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Auction: SW1020 - Maritime Mail of Spanish Colonies in America
Lot: 202

PanamaOutgoing Mail1798, Nov. 28. Ship's register envelope of the packet boat "Nuestra Señora de los Dolores", following the maritime route from Panama to Guayaquil, very attractively handstamped by Italic "Panamá." & "Franca." postmarks in red, rated "18" reales in manuscript which were paid by the sender, as per postal rules for this document, and postal clerk's signature in centre. Small portions of back flaps lacking, some wrinkles and closed vertical tear, of no significance for this, the only ship's register cover recorded emanating from Panama; it should be additionally noted that stampless ship's register covers are very rare transatlantic postal document having origin in American territories, with less than 20 recorded in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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