

1872 (28/6) outer letter sheet from Copenhagen to Landskrona, Sweden franked by pair 1871 3sk lilac and grey, perf 14 x 13½, only cancelled on arrival; very fine quality with Lasse Nielsen Certificate.

1872 (3 Aug) cover to Switzerland bearing single franking Small Shield 7Kr. tied Carlsruhe cds, arrival backstamp; slight ageing at left side and stamp with rounded top left corner.


1872 (5 Janv) folded entire to Berlin franked by two Small Shield ½Gr. orange-red tied by single three-line BREMEN/ -5/1 III/ GM.-HVR train post cancel for the Bremen – Hannover line, arrival backstamp; central vertical filing crease clear of stamps, one with slightly rounded corner and slight oxidisation, an unrecorded cancel on this issue. H Krug Cert (2012)

1872 cover to LONDON franked 2 x 10k. tied oval-framed 'POST SEGEWOLD/18' date stamp without manuscript centre, this handstamp repeated on reverse but with the manuscript date. RIGA transit cds and red oxidised 'PD' and 'AUS RUSSLAND uber BUR.XI EDK.BRG'., LONDON arrival cds; small fault at top of envelope and without backflap.

1872 entire to Nueva York, endorsed “Via de Inglaterra” franked 1870 ‘Espana’ 400m. tied rhomboid of dots, Barcelona cds alonside partly overstruck by London PAID transit, N.Y. Steamship 3 cds below for local carriage.

1872 outer letter sheet to Alexandrie ( refolded to show backstamps) franked 1872-90 5r. blue with light blue unclear cancel, Lattakia cds in blue on reverse; with some faults.

1872 outer letter sheet to Berlin franked 20r. and 120r. tied '1' numerals with Lisboa cds in association, arrival backstamp; light vertical filing crease otherwise good condition

1872 printed matter sent internally with 1863-71 Laureated Napoleon 1c. in combination with 1871-75 Ceres 5c. pair tied to part address panel by Lyon Les Terreaux cds; a scarce franking.


1872 small envelope to Galsgow, Scotland franked Small Shield 2Kr orange and 7Kr blue tied by single framed Carlsruhe in Baden/ Bahnhof date stamp, red framed P. D. handstamp at left, Glasgow backstamp of OC22 and Hillhead arrival; some slight overall ageing and minor envelope faults.

1873 (13/1) cover to Andover, Mass., USA bearing single franking 2½Gr. tied double-ring Tharant cds, red straight-line FRANCO and New York Paid All cds; some slight faults to edges of envelope.


1873 (2 Avril) charge cover to Marseille franked 1871-76 Ceres 5c. block of four and 40c. horizontal pair cancelled/tied by four dotted lozenges with Guadeloupe Moule cds alongside, two CHARGE handstamps and framed handstamp on reverse, maritime cancels front and back, Paris transit and arrival backstamps; some faults with horizontal filing crease affecting one 40c., the other 40c with rounded bottom left corner and top right 5c. with rounded corner, still a fine franking.


1873 (24 Oct) cover to Aden, endorsed “Via Brindisi” franked 1871-75 Ceres 25c. pair and 80c. tied gros chiffres ‘549’ with Boulogne-S-Mer cds in association, red framed PD, reverse with French transits and Aden .Steamer.Point arrival cds.


1873 (24th Oct) entire to Genova annotated to be carried by the “Liguria”, this ship had left Buenos Aires on Sept 15th and passed through Gibraltar. The cover has been prepaid in Gibraltar by ½d. and 1d. Great Britain that remained uncancelled and not considered valid by the Italian Post Office who applied a 40c postage due charge. Fine and unusual.

1873 (25 2) insured cover for 30 Thaler bearing single franking Small Shield 5Gr. tied Stargard I. Pomm. Cds, arrival backstamp on next day; some slight faults to envelope with red wax seals removed.


1873 (26 9) envelope to Antwerp, Belgium franked 1870-74 20r.(2, one defective) and 80r. tied by barred ‘1’ of Lisbon whose oval cancel appears at top alongside red framed P.D., reverse with Portugal Midi II cds and arrival cancel; some slight wrinkling.

1873 (3 Dec) entire from Lisbon to Bordeaux with ship endorsement at top that has been amended to be carried on the “Senegal” and bearing scarce French maritime Lisbonne Paq. Fr. J. No.3, handstamp ‘6’ rate marking, arrival backstamp; a fine example of this scarce cds.

1873 (JA 7) envelope to London bearing 4th Setting, type B, perf 10 XXIV Cents tied by Georgetown duplex, arrival cds to left in red of JA 29; good relatively clean condition.


1873 5Kr. postal stationery envelope cancelled Bellovar date stamp and registered to Vienna by addition of two further 5Kr. on reverse and similarly cancelled.

1873 envelope to Antwerp, Belgium franked 3k (vertically laid paper) and 5k. and 20k. tied by Riga date stamp, rated “3” decimes on arrival and with Anvers arrival cds on reverse.

1873 outer letter sheet to Cadiz franked 50c. tied by Habana cds, Santiago De Cuba company chop at left, endorsed at top "pr vapor Correo", arrival backstamp.