ChinaVenezuela 1856 Stampless Envelope to Bordeaux
cover from La Guaira, charged 15 erased with m/s 30 and handstruck charged 2 in black, endorsed per West Indian Steam Packet with boxed Anglo French accountancy Colonies Art-18 in red routed via London and Paris with arrival on reverse. The article 18 hand stamp was only in use during 1856. Rare. (pt)
