
1876 (22 Sept) formula postcard to London bearing mixed franking 1875 Ceres 10c. and 1876 ‘Sage’ 5c. tied Paris cds; scarce mixed franking on formula stationery.

1876 (23 Janv) ‘Le Progres’ newspaper bearing 1871-75 2c. Ceres tied by four-line handstamp ‘UN NUMERO/ Affranchi par la Poste/ 15/ Centimes’; stamp with some short perfs at base.

1876 (23/II) stampless Official entire bearing fine 'thimble' Vaduz dispatch cds and on reverse Nendeln arrival cds; fine and scarce.

1876 (26 Aout) outer letter sheet to Naples, Italy, with mixed franking of 1871-75 5c. Ceres and 1876 25c. Sage tied Bordeaux date stamps, Bordeaux a Paris transit and red arrival backstamps.


1876 (3 MARS) Entire from France to Portugal franked 30c Ceres tied 'Gros chiffres' 532 of Bordeaux, endorsed 'Par Orenogue' with oval FRANCA alongside and with v.fine maritime backstamp VIA DE MAR LISBOA, v.fine

1876 (31 Oct) folded invoice to Metz franked 1871-75 Ceres 15c. in combination with 1876-77 Sage 25c. blue tied by Bordeaux A Paris tpo cds, reverse with Paris A Avricourt tpo and arrival cds.


1876 (4 Aout) local Paris envelope franked 1876 15c. ‘Sage’ tied Paris Depart cds, redirected to Neuilly-s-Seine and refranked 1871-75 10c. Ceres cancelled Paris Montaigne 7 Levee date stamp.

1876 (Ja 13) entire to Bordeaux franked 2 1/2d., AC, plate 3 tied London numeral duplex, red framed 'L 1' handstamp and 1d., TC, plate 156 tied by same duplex, red French entry cds and arrival backstamp

1876 (JA 14) cover to Ashburton franked two pairs ½d., DX-EX and FX-GX, plate 11, tied Charring Cross ‘CX 81’ duplex, one pair paying the late fee, the front also showing framed diamond ‘L.& E./ TPO’ handstamp of London to Exeter line; some slight defects to stamps.

1876 (JU 26) entire to Bordeaux bearing 2 1/2d. on blued paper, CL, plate 1, tied London SV duplex, at base red framed L2 handstamp, French entry cds at top and arrival backstamp

1876 (MR 17) outer letter sheet to Tenerife franked pair 2 1/2d. on bluish paper, plate 1, tied London '95' duplex, endorsed "p Loanda", Las Palmas Canarias backstamp

1876 (MY 6) thick entire to New Orleans franked by pair of blued paper 2 1/2d., plate 1, IK-IL, tied Lombard St duplex, New York Paid All cds at left, arrival backstamp


1876 cover to Kassau franked three 2Kr. and three 3Kr, two of each on reverse, each group tied by Budapest cds, registration handstamp top right; small fault top left of envelope not unduly detracting from appearance, opened-out for display.


1876 cover to Paris franked pair and single 1874-75 'Penasson' 20 para tied Poste Egiziane Ismailia cds, Alexandrie Egypte transit at base, Poste Egiziane Alessandria transit and arrival back stamps; fine and attractive.

1876 envelope to France bearing single franking 1872-77 80c. Ceres, four good to large margins, lightly cancelled lozenge with SPM at centre, cds in association bottom left. As the cancel was unclear the stamp was given a new lozenge with AR P at centre on arrival in France, French transit backstamps. The envelope with central vertical filing crease and front used to make a note.

1876 registered cover to Bauske bearing, on reverse, very fine red wax seal of RIGA Control Office for money letters and fine blue cachet of LIFLAND Control Office.

1876 registered envelope to Viatka franked on reverse 1866-75 pair 1k. and a 5k. plus 1875-82 20k. (2, one with torn corner) tied by Kazan date stamp.


1876 unpaid entire to Bordeaux bearing blue company handstamp from La Guaira, double circle CORROS LA GUAIRA despatch, French maritime octagonal La GUAIRA date stamp, reverse with further maritime Venezuela PAQ.FR.A.No.3 date stamp and arrival cancel. The front bears triangular framed 'T' and rate handstamp

1876-84 1d Blue bisect on smal fragment with 1879 2d green cancelled 'B27' and large part QUITTAH AU 3 84 cds, fine

1877 (12 Mai) stampless entire to Bordeaux endorsed “Voie anglaise” with very fine Martinique St. Pierre cds, triangular-framed ‘T’ handstamp and manuscript rate “7” in blue which has been crossed out in blue crayon, fine blue Colonies Fra.V.Angl cds, arrival backstamp.