1887 - 1898 POSTAL ENVELOPES

The 1890 - 1898 "Seebeck" Issues

1892 COLUMBUS ISSUE

Colorless Embossing of the Landing of Columbus.
Shield Design With Colored Border Surrounding the Shield.
Uniform 153 x  90 mm Envelope Size.
 

Left and Right:  22c and 5c Engraved Proofs in Blue and Black
Center: 3c and 6c Composite Proof in Red

SAN SALVADOR to BERLIN                   NOVEMBER 17
1c Green on white wove paper intended for department and local mail
uprated to 11c single outbound rate.

LA LIBERTAD to SAN SALVADOR                MARCH 12
5c Gray on blue wove paper interior rate envelope.

SANTA ANA to PARIS                                 DECEMBER 25
5c Gray on blue wove paper uprated to 11c with 5c x 2 Columbus
issues.  Received January 30, 1893.

SAN SALVADOR to SAN FRANCISCO
10c Brown on light yellow wove paper port rate envelope, received January 13, 1893.

SAN SALVADOR to HVALSO, DENMARK         JUNE 27
11c Brown on salmon outbound rate envelope, via NEW YORK,
July 20. Received HVALSO, August 3.

SAN SALVADOR to GERMANY                          JUNE 10
22c Dark blue on salmon double outbound rate envelope.


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