
1873 outer letter sheet to Livorno franked two 30c. ‘Ceres’ tied gros chiffres ‘5905’ with Salonique Turquie cds in association, framed PD at base and with straight-line ‘Col Postali Francesi’ handstamp, reverse with Napoli transit and arrival cds.


1873 stampless outer letter sheet to Genova bearing Buenos Aires company handstamp, rate handstamp '10' and framed 'F.*56' acountancy, somewhat unclear French octagonal maritime Buenos Aires date stamp, reverse with Paris transit and upon arrival 1L. Postage due applied and tied cds; fine condition.


1873 Stampless registered envelope from Elgonskov to Leipzig, postage paid in cash - annotation at the back side. Front shows Prussian RECOMANDIRT and "AUS RUSSLAN / FRANCO - TOUT" handstamp. Nice and attractive cover

1874 (1 5) cover to Greiz franked 1872 Large Shield 2½Gr. forerunner tied Kaiserl. Deutsche P.A. Constantinopel cds with another strike to right, envelope endorsed “Via Varna”, arrival backstamp. One short perf top right otherwise fine, R. Steuer certificate.


1874 (1 JU) Envelope addressed to Hongkong franked India 1866 4a Green tied by OUT BOMBAY/B-1 duplex, on reverse fine HONGKONG MARINE-SORTER, SINGAPORE TO HONGKONG


1874 (14 Okt) registered cover to Court Chambers in Arkhangelsk, franked 1866 30k rose/green, vertically laid paper and 5k black/lilac, horizontally laid paper, tied by clear Shenkursk cds, repeated on reverse, manuscript registration number N171 at top, arrival backstamp with nobility wax seal. A fine 30k franking cover.

1874 (JA 7) envelope to London bearing crner marginal XXIV Cents tied by ‘A03 Georgetown’ duplex showing incorrect year ‘73’, red arrival cds of 17 JA 74. A scarce cancel error.

1874 (May 8) outer letter sheet to Buenos Aires franked 1873 ‘Peace’ 2c., 10c., 25c. and 50c. cancelled with diamond of dots (Rombo de puntas), Barcelona cds at right overstriking manuscript “Via Lisboa”; some slight fault to backflap, a fine four colour franking.

1874 (May 8) outer letter sheet to Charleston, USA franked 1873 ‘Peace’ 5c., 25c. and 50c. cancelled by diamond of dots (Rombo de puntas), dark blue oval-framed P.D. , weak Barcelona cds at right, routed through England with red London PAID cds of 12 MY partly overstruck by New York U.S. Currency/ Due 3 accountancy datestamp of May 23.

1874 cover to London franked 3Kr. and two 5Kr. tied Wien cds, small red framed 'W.Fr/ 8.x' accountancy handstamp overstruck by arrival cds.

1874 entire to Agran franked engraved 2Kr. and 3Kr. tied Szluin cds,Klovac-Karlstadt transit and Zagreb Agram arrival; fine colour and appearance.


1874 entire to Cushendall, Ireland, franked 10d. tied very fine 'B53' Mauritius duplex, reverse with Larne transit cds.


1874 registered outer letter sheet to Unghvar bearing single franking 15Kr. tied Joseffalu cds, AJANLOTT straight-line registration handstamp; good condition.

1874 Wmk Crown CC 4d. brown imperf with four close to good margins, fresh used with red Gambia Paid cds of FE 23 82.


1875 (19 Juin) envelope to Orizaba, Mexico franked 1871-75 25c. in two pairs cancelled ‘28’ Paris Star with Paris R. Cardinal-Lemoine cds in association, framed P.P., endorsed at top “Par St Nazaire et les Paquebots Poste”, on reverse fine octagonal Ligne D Paq.Fr. No.4 of 20 Juin.


1875 (25 Juin) cover to Paris, franked General Colony 1871-76 ‘Ceres’ 15c pair and a 40c. with close to mostly large margins lightly cancelled with grille handstamps, Guadeloupe Port Louis cds to right, framed PD and blue 3 Col. Fr.Paq F? 3 St NAZAIRE date stamp, reverse with *PAQ.FR.* Pointe A Pitre Guad cds and arrival cds. Fine and fresh condition. Ex. Grabowski.


1875 (7 Nov) 5b. postal stationery card, uprated 5b. to Trebnowitz cancelled by Bacau cds that does not tie the stamp which has been tied on arrival


1875 (DE 21) entire to Athens endorsed “Via Syra”, despatch cds at top right, black ‘T’ applied, ‘60’ accountancy handstamp, reverse with transits of Siracusa, Messina, Brindisi and Bari of 22nd and 24th , Syra transit and arrival cancels in Julian calendar; fine and clean condition.

1875 (JA 7) entire to Oporto, endorsed “Portugal via France & Spain” franked four 1873-80 Large coloured letters 1/-, plate 10 tied ‘88’ London duplex, two red oval-framed PD and oval-framed FRANCA, arrival backstamp; horizontal filing crease.


1875 (July) small cover addressed to Umritsur, India, franked 1 shahi black Tiger’s Head, plate VI, pos. 14, dated 1290 with a cut cancel and a tear cancel. Peshawar, Peshawar City, Rawulpindee transits and arrival, framed Postage Due as Afghan stamp only paid for local carriage.