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Great Britain 1860(30 April) stampless registered outer letter sheet prepaid in cash from Hamburg to London bearing red HAMBURG/ PAID cds and HAMBURG/ CROWN/ REGISTERED, Registered arrival below, at top left Charge handstamp. A good example of this scarce London Foreign Branch handstamp despite light filing creases.

Great Britain

Covers and stamps / Germany / Great Britain Incoming / Hamburg / Registered mail

1860(30 April) stampless registered outer letter sheet prepaid in cash from Hamburg to London bearing red HAMBURG/ PAID cds and HAMBURG/ CROWN/ REGISTERED, Registered arrival below, at top left Charge handstamp. A good example of this scarce London Foreign Branch handstamp despite light filing creases.

£645

AUSTRIA 1860s 15kr postal stationery envelope to Belgrad, Serbia, cancelled with WIEN cds; arrival backstamp.

AUSTRIA

Covers and stamps / Austria / Postal Stationery

1860s 15kr postal stationery envelope to Belgrad, Serbia, cancelled with 'WIEN' cds; arrival backstamp.

£125

French Levant

Covers and stamps / Constantinople / French Levant / French Maritime

1861 (14 Aout) entire to Lyon franked 1853 Napoleon 10c. and 40c. tied with unclear lozenge, Sinai ship cds at base, framed PAQUEBOTS/ DE LA/ MEDITERRANEE; small fault top left of entire and stamps with variable margins.

£75

French Levant 1861 (28 Aout) cover to Marseille franked 1853 Imperf Napoleon 10c. and 40c. (close to good margins) tied petits chiffres ‘3707’ with at right Constantinople Turquie cds, red framed PAQUEBOTS/ DE LA/ MEDITERRANEE and PD, arrival backstamp.

French Levant

Covers and stamps / Constantinople / French Levant / French Maritime

1861 (28 Aout) cover to Marseille franked 1853 Imperf Napoleon 10c. and 40c. (close to good margins) tied petits chiffres ‘3707’ with at right Constantinople Turquie cds, red framed PAQUEBOTS/ DE LA/ MEDITERRANEE and PD, arrival backstamp.

£65

United States 1861 (Mar 2) envelope to Marseille, France franked 1857-61 1c. pair, 3c. and 10c. (rounded top right corner) cancelled with dots in a circle handstamp, large Superior Wis. Despatch at left, three stamps also tied by red New York PAID 12 date stamp denoting amount due from France for a letter carried by a British Packet, red octagonal French maritime date stamp and framed PD, reverse with French tpo transits and arrival. United States 1861 (Mar 2) envelope to Marseille, France franked 1857-61 1c. pair, 3c. and 10c. (rounded top right corner) cancelled with dots in a circle handstamp, large Superior Wis. Despatch at left, three stamps also tied by red New York PAID 12 date stamp denoting amount due from France for a letter carried by a British Packet, red octagonal French maritime date stamp and framed PD, reverse with French tpo transits and arrival. United States 1861 (Mar 2) envelope to Marseille, France franked 1857-61 1c. pair, 3c. and 10c. (rounded top right corner) cancelled with dots in a circle handstamp, large Superior Wis. Despatch at left, three stamps also tied by red New York PAID 12 date stamp denoting amount due from France for a letter carried by a British Packet, red octagonal French maritime date stamp and framed PD, reverse with French tpo transits and arrival.

United States

Covers and stamps / USA / Transatlantic Mail

1861 (Mar 2) envelope to Marseille, France franked 1857-61 1c. pair, 3c. and 10c. (rounded top right corner) cancelled with dots in a circle handstamp, large Superior Wis. Despatch at left, three stamps also tied by red New York PAID 12 date stamp denoting amount due from France for a letter carried by a British Packet, red octagonal French maritime date stamp and framed PD, reverse with French tpo transits and arrival.

£325

United States 1861 (Oct 9) cover addressed “Care of Consul of U.S America, Havre” franked with 5c brown-yellow and 10c. unclear cork cancels and Williamsburgh cds, paying the ¼ oz rate, 3c credit to France handstamp as carried on American liner “Fulton”. This was her last voyage before being withdrawn because of the Civil War.United States 1861 (Oct 9) cover addressed “Care of Consul of U.S America, Havre” franked with 5c brown-yellow and 10c. unclear cork cancels and Williamsburgh cds, paying the ¼ oz rate, 3c credit to France handstamp as carried on American liner “Fulton”. This was her last voyage before being withdrawn because of the Civil War.

United States

Covers and stamps / USA / Consular Mail

1861 (Oct 9) cover addressed “Care of Consul of U.S America, Havre” franked with 5c brown-yellow and 10c. unclear cork cancels and Williamsburgh cds, paying the ¼ oz rate, 3c credit to France handstamp as carried on American liner “Fulton”. This was her last voyage before being withdrawn because of the Civil War.

£385

Romania 1861 entire bearing two-line KPAIOBA/ AP 19 date stamp of Craiova; light vertical filing creases otherwise fine and clean condition.

Romania

Covers and stamps / Romania

1861 entire bearing two-line KPAIOBA/ AP 19 date stamp of Craiova; light vertical filing creases otherwise fine and clean condition.

£65

LATVIA 1861 outer letter sheet to WOLMAR with, on reverse, fine strike of oval POST ENGELHARDSHOF despatch date stamp with dates added in manuscript, Cyrillic arrival cds above this; slight fault at right of cover.

LATVIA

Covers and stamps / Latvia / Pre stamp

1861 outer letter sheet to WOLMAR with, on reverse, fine strike of oval 'POST ENGELHARDSHOF' despatch date stamp with dates added in manuscript, Cyrillic arrival cds above this; slight fault at right of cover.

£65

United States 1861-66 2c Andrew Jackson with grill tied by segmented cork cancel on newspaper wrapper ‘Le Messager Franco-Americain’ to Paris, red French accountancy 15c. stamp has been lifted to check grill size.

United States

Covers and stamps / USA / Wrapper

1861-66 2c Andrew Jackson with grill tied by segmented cork cancel on newspaper wrapper ‘Le Messager Franco-Americain’ to Paris, red French accountancy 15c. stamp has been lifted to check grill size.

£125

Egypt / Great Britain

Covers and stamps / Egypt / Great Britain Used Abroad

1862 (MR 17) Envelope from Cairo to Oxford correctly franked by 1862 GB 9d bistre (wing margin at right) tied by mostly fine strike of 'B01' numeral of Alexandria with very fine Cairo dispatch and London transit (MR30) cds alongside. Oxford arrival (MR 31) backstamp. The adhesive with odd short perfs. Exceptional colour and minor opening blemishes. Fine and rare usage, the 9d being issued just 2 months previously.

£1125

Egypt / Great Britain 1862 (NO 18) Envelope from Alexandria to Madras, endorsed Egypt / Great Britain 1862 (NO 18) Envelope from Alexandria to Madras, endorsed

Egypt / Great Britain

Covers and stamps / Egypt / Great Britain Used Abroad

1862 (NO 18) Envelope from Alexandria to Madras, endorsed "By Steamer to Madras", franked 1862 GB 3d carmine-rose + 9d straw, tied by individual fine to very fine strikes of 'B01' numeral, backstamped at Alexandria, Madras (DE 8) and Rajahmundry (DE 12). Minor blemishes. Still very fine, attractive and scarce.

£1125

Great Britain 1862 1d. Nestle Price Current private postal stationery wrapper to Basle, Switzerland, cancelled barred diamond ‘36’ of London, endorsed “pr Calais” and red circular-framed ‘PP’ and Angl. Amb Calais B French entry cds, red crayon “05” arrival charge, reverse with Basel cds.

Great Britain

Covers and stamps / Great Britain / Switzerland Incoming Mail / Wrapper

1862 1d. Nestle Price Current private postal stationery wrapper to Basle, Switzerland, cancelled barred diamond ‘36’ of London, endorsed “pr Calais” and red circular-framed ‘PP’ and Angl. Amb Calais B French entry cds, red crayon “05” arrival charge, reverse with Basel cds.

£65

Egypt 1862 stampless entire Mansura to Boulac with pen endorsement at top “Favored by Sig. Bagnara”, without postal markings; light vertical filing crease.

Egypt

Covers and stamps / Egypt

1862 stampless entire Mansura to Boulac with pen endorsement at top “Favored by Sig. Bagnara”, without postal markings; light vertical filing crease.

£115

Saint Vincent 1863 (8 Jan) double rate entire to London, bearing 1862 (Sept) rough perf 14 to 16 6d. deep green pair tied by ‘A10’ obliterator, red crayon “19”, unclear despatch cds and red London Paid arrival date stamp of 31.1., the right-hand stamp with ironed-out filing crease. B.P.A. Cert (1971). Ex Bessemer 1970, Ex Jaffe 2006.

Saint Vincent

Covers and stamps / St Vincent

1863 (8 Jan) double rate entire to London, bearing 1862 (Sept) rough perf 14 to 16 6d. deep green pair tied by ‘A10’ obliterator, red crayon “19”, unclear despatch cds and red London Paid arrival date stamp of 31.1., the right-hand stamp with ironed-out filing crease. B.P.A. Cert (1971). Ex Bessemer 1970, Ex Jaffe 2006.

£795

Norway 1863 (9/4) outer letter sheet to Bilbao, Spain franked 1856-57 Oscar 2sk. and horizontal strip of three 8sk. tied Aalesund cds, to left black Norwege Quievrain Amb tpo, red framed P.P. and ‘4R.’ local charge, reverse with Sandosund and Paris transits. Horizontal filing crease affecting middle 8sk. from stripNorway 1863 (9/4) outer letter sheet to Bilbao, Spain franked 1856-57 Oscar 2sk. and horizontal strip of three 8sk. tied Aalesund cds, to left black Norwege Quievrain Amb tpo, red framed P.P. and ‘4R.’ local charge, reverse with Sandosund and Paris transits. Horizontal filing crease affecting middle 8sk. from strip

Norway

Covers and stamps / Norway / TPO

1863 (9/4) outer letter sheet to Bilbao, Spain franked 1856-57 Oscar 2sk. and horizontal strip of three 8sk. tied Aalesund cds, to left black Norwege Quievrain Amb tpo, red framed P.P. and ‘4R.’ local charge, reverse with Sandosund and Paris transits. Horizontal filing crease affecting middle 8sk. from strip

£675

Great Britain 1863 (MR 26) registered cover to London franked 1862-64 6d. lilac, MA, plate 3 tied clear ‘330’ Halifax duplex, red oval Registered London arrival of following day, reverse with Queenshead cds; light vertical crease clear of stamp.

Great Britain

Covers and stamps / Great Britain / Registered mail

1863 (MR 26) registered cover to London franked 1862-64 6d. lilac, MA, plate 3 tied clear ‘330’ Halifax duplex, red oval Registered London arrival of following day, reverse with Queenshead cds; light vertical crease clear of stamp.

£65

Great Britain 1863 (OC 2) outer letter sheet to St Petersburg, Russia, franked 1862-64 4d. and 6d. tied by Liverpool ‘466’ duplex date stamp, red circular-framed PD and red Aus England Per Aachen Franco handstamp, blue manuscript accountancy, without backstamps.

Great Britain

Covers and stamps / Great Britain / European Transits

1863 (OC 2) outer letter sheet to St Petersburg, Russia, franked 1862-64 4d. and 6d. tied by Liverpool ‘466’ duplex date stamp, red circular-framed PD and red Aus England Per Aachen Franco handstamp, blue manuscript accountancy, without backstamps.

£70

Great Britain 1863 copy entire that originated in Copenhagen, from London, endorsed “via Belgium” to Pernau, Estonia franked 4d. and 6d. tied by barred ‘12’ numeral and by red Aus England Per Aachen * Franco date stamp, reverse with octagonal London date stamp, Cyrillic Riga transit and arrival cds.Great Britain 1863 copy entire that originated in Copenhagen, from London, endorsed “via Belgium” to Pernau, Estonia franked 4d. and 6d. tied by barred ‘12’ numeral and by red Aus England Per Aachen * Franco date stamp, reverse with octagonal London date stamp, Cyrillic Riga transit and arrival cds.

Great Britain

Covers and stamps / Estonia / Great Britain / European Transits

1863 copy entire that originated in Copenhagen, from London, endorsed “via Belgium” to Pernau, Estonia franked 4d. and 6d. tied by barred ‘12’ numeral and by red Aus England Per Aachen * Franco date stamp, reverse with octagonal London date stamp, Cyrillic Riga transit and arrival cds.

£75

France 1863 cover addressed to “au gabon, Station Navale de Cotes occidentales d’Afrique” with letters dated Toulon 26 Juin and Port d’Arpaillargny 12 Juillet, franked perforated Napoleon 80c. cancelled gros chiffres ‘4060’ with Uzes cds, th envelope endorsed “Voie anglais par Liverpool & Fernando Po”. A fine cover, ex. Sacher.

France

Covers and stamps / France / Gabon / Liverpool

1863 cover addressed to “au gabon, Station Navale de Cotes occidentales d’Afrique” with letters dated Toulon 26 Juin and Port d’Arpaillargny 12 Juillet, franked perforated Napoleon 80c. cancelled gros chiffres ‘4060’ with Uzes cds, th envelope endorsed “Voie anglais par Liverpool & Fernando Po”. A fine cover, ex. Sacher.

£535

Canada 1863 cover and original letter to Honeye, Ontario Co., NY, USA, bearing Aurora cds and two-line PAID/ CANADA-10-CENTS handstamp, slight faults to envelope.

Canada

Covers and stamps / Canada

1863 cover and original letter to Honeye, Ontario Co., NY, USA, bearing Aurora cds and two-line PAID/ CANADA-10-CENTS handstamp, slight faults to envelope.

£65