Netherlands West Indies. (Curacao). 1872. Stamp-less envelope written from Maracaibo dated '15th Dec 1872' addressed to Germany with Curacao transit '7th Jan 1873' on face, rated '12 1/2' in blue crayon erased and charged '14 1/2' with London transit 'Jan 29' and charged with hand-struck '11d' on face with Hamburg receiver. Scarce item with rare charge.