

1819 outer letter sheet to London with manuscript charge “2/2”, reverse with two-line yellow NEVIS date stamp which is overstruck by the arrival cds; good clean condition.

1820 entire to Lisbon, Portugal, bearing red P.P./ AMSTERDAM/ * * handstamp, framed ‘Pays Bas/ Par/ Valencienne’ French transit cachet and manuscript “480” reis charge on arrival; fine condition.

1820 entire to Lisbon, Portugal, bearing red P.P./ ROTTERDAM handstamp, framed ‘Pays Bas/ Par/ Valencienne’ French transit cachet and manuscript “240” reis charge on arrival; fine condition.


1821 outer letter sheet from Boston, USA to Rochelle, France, annotated to go on the "Caravan / via MAsterdam2 boxed French entry 'Pays Bas / Par / Valenciennes' and faint red L.P.B.R.? The reverse with two line italic 'Den Helder / Seebrief' cachet.

1822 entire to Edinburgh bearing cursive 'GIBRALTAR' handstamp, manuscript rate marking, red octagonal arrival and faint framed ½d local delivery handstamp; the entire now stuck together.

1823 outer letter sheet to Reval, Estonia bearing Cyrillic SANKT PETERBURG with single small star at the bottom (Dobin 1.05; Baille & Peel 1B(RT) 2v1). This rare cancellation was used in late 1822 and 1823; very fine and scarce.


1823 unpaid incoming entire from Gibraltar with arrival charge handstamp ’12 T.2’, the ‘12’ changed in manuscript to “14”; fine condition.

1824 (Jan) entire to Cadiz from Havana with straight-line ISLAS DE/ BARLOVENTO handstamp, superimposed with red ‘5R’ rate handstamp; fine condition.

1824 entire to Bordeaux bearing cursive despatch date stamp, ‘C.P.R.5.’ accountancy handstamp, incorrect French framed entry ‘BAVIERE/ PAR/ FORBACH’ applied and overstruck by FORBACH straight-line handstamp, the correct French entry handstamp applied below. An unusual item.

1824-1827 series of five entires from Scotland to a Midshipman, later Lieutenant, on board either H.M.S. Thracian, H.M.S. Magnificent or H.M.S. Tweed in Port Royal, Jamaica. Various rate markings and inscriptions including "Ship gone home"; re-addressed back to Portsmouth. A fascinating group.


1826 (Feb 13) entire letter from Basse Terre to Paris, bearing red two-line COLONIES PAR/ LE HAVRE handstamp, charged “6” decimes including the local delivery for 5 decimes, with arrival on reverse of 16 April and ornate cachet ‘COMMANDANT DE PLACE A BASSE TERRE’

1826 entire from London to Boston with, on revere five-line forwarders details 'Received and Forwarded By/ Your obedient servant/ ROBERT R. HUNTER/ Consul U.S.A./ cowes' on Isle of Wight, front bears cursive framed SHIP/6; fine and scarce

1826 entire to Amsterdam bearing manuscript rate markings and stepped 'WEYMOUTH/SHIP LETTER' handstamp, forwarded through London by "Baring Brothers". The reverse of entire suggests that the entire was forwarded from Amsterdam to Batavia, Netherlands Indies.

1826 entire to London endorsed “packet” on front and on reverse with fine two-line SPANISH- Town/ JA despatch handstamp, red London arrival partly overstriking; fine and clean condition with both the entire and a extra letter within.





1828-44 group of five entires or outer letter sheets, each stampless incoming with charge handstamps showing 1d to 5d. usages, all are good to fine examples of these scarce handstamps, please examine.


1829 entire from Rouen, France to Shiedam, near Rotterdam bearing straight-line ROUEN and red accountancy C.F.3.R (Correspondence Francaise 3rd Rayon), reverse with Rotterdam cds and two-line DEB/ ROTTERDAM.

1829 entire from St Pierre to Bordeaux annotated at base “par La Rose Julienne” and bearing straight-line MARTINIQUE handstamp and red framed ‘Pays Outremer/ Par Le Havre’ applied on arrival, rated 15 decimes


1830 entire to Le Havre bearing fin framed PAYS D'OUTREMER/ PAR NANTES handstamp with unclear cds alongside, reverse with straight-line MARTINIQUE and red arrival cds; fine and fresh condition.

1830 outer letter sheet to London bearing Frankfurt despatch cds, straight-line FRANCO handstamp and endorsed "via Rotterdam/ per Stemboat", on arrival dotted-framed 'OZ at 6s/8d per Oz' handstamp applied

1831 (Ja 18) entire to London, endorsed “Pr Packet” and rated “2/2” and bearing double-arc despatch datestamp on reverse; vertical filing crease affecting date stamp, clean condition.