Lot
1569 
Cuba, 1842 (Oct. 12) Santiago de Cuba, Cuba to London, England, gray folded letter with sharp ornate "J. Abad" forwarder's handstamp and fancy oily "CUBA" oval postmark, flap with sharp "St. Jago-De-Cuba, OC 12, 1842" cds, endorsed "Paquetes de Vapor de la Comp. Rs. Inglesa" at bottom left, privately carried to Boston, then by Cunard Line Britannia from Boston Nov. 1st to Liverpool arriving Nov. 16th, red London (11.19) arrival cds and "2/" shilling due rating, Very Fine. Estimate $400 - 600.