Lot no. 6097

1889, "Correo del Comercio/Entre Coro y La Vela", "Port Libre - Bird carrying a letter" black on yellow, large balanced margins all round, with violet three-line handstamp "Anotada/Correo Del/Komercio" on envelope to New York with arrival mark. Carried by sea from La Vela to Curaçao, where Curaçao 1873 Willem III 25c. yellowish brown with cds. "CURAÇAO 25 9 1890" was added, paying the single weight up to 15 gr., the envelope and Curaçao stamp with faults, otherwise a fine, attractive, extremely rare and fascinating usage of which only three covers are recorded, signed Holcombe with certificate (1995)