

1877 (JY 21) mourning cover to Liverpool franked pair 3d. saffron-yellow, Wmk Crown CC, perf 12.5 tied ‘B31’ obliterators, reverse with Paid At Sierra Leone date stamp on reverse, Liverpool entry cancel of 8 Au; very fine, Ex. Sacher.


1877 (MY 12) cover to New York franked 1867-76 4d. orange (SG 11) tied by ‘A09’ obliterators with Nevis cds in association at left, New York Dur 5 Cts date stamp alongside stamp, reverse with transit cds of St Thomas of MY 14; fine and attractive.

1877 5pfge postal stationery card to Bielefeld bearing good strike of Herford horseshoe cancel.


1877 cover to Hamburg bearing very fine negative Correos de la Chimba Bolivia with illustrated Ship centre, framed FRANCA and oval-framed fancy CANCELADO, the reverse with three-line La Chimba/ Enero date stamp, routed via British Post Office at Panama with three-line handstamp on front, London transit and arrival backstamps, receiving in Hamburg a handstamped 'T' and manuscript "360" charge. Peter Holcombe Certificate.

1877 cover to Valparaiso, Chile handstamped with strikes of oval negative Correos De La Chimba * Bolivia * showing design of ship at centre, straight-line FRANCA in same ink, arrival backstamp; small part of backflap missing, a striking orange-brown envelope.

1877 entire to London bearing single-franking 1s. deep orange, perf 14, tied usual unclear 'A11' obliterator, St Lucia bottom left and arrival cds; fine and attractive. BPA Certificate.


1877 entire to Wolmar bearing church privilege handstamp “Aux d IV Rigaschen/ Kirchspielsycruht”, on reverse straight-line and arrival cds in cyrillic and Riga red wax seal.


1877 German parcel card from Berlin to Gothenburg franked on reverse with 1874 Postage Dues 1o. black (2) and 24o. grey in block of eight and irregular block of three tied by Goteborg cds, card with small tear at top. Nils Svensson Certificate.

1877 internal envelope from Freetown to Sherbo franked 1d tied by 'B31' barred cancel, also with red manuscript "1", reverse with fine 'PAID-AT-SIERRA LEONE'; fine and clean.

1877 Official double weight outer letter sheet used from Ischia Di Castro to Civitavechia at concessionary 20c rate, franked 1866 Torino printing 2c block of ten cancelled by six ‘2896’ numerals, COMMUNE D’ISCHIA DI CASTRO circular framed handstamp, arrival backstamp.

1877 printed company envelope to Barcelona franked 1876-77 Sage 30c cancelled on arrival with Admon De Cambio Barcelona 010 handstamp, Pothion guarantee handstamp on reverse.

1877 Russian formula card to Mitau franked with two 2k. tied two-line Station Candau date stamp, arrival cds bottom left; central vertical filing crease.

1877 Ship’s mail bag cover (flap missing) to Kent bearing Great Britain 1d red plates 178, 179 (5) and 182 (3), some apparently re-used with previous fragments beneath. This 9d, was equivalent of 36c. rate, cancelled by ‘43’ numeral obliterators, endorsed “Via Brandesi” but carried via Southampton rather than Brindisi with Feb 26 1877 transit backstamp. Ex Scott-Archer.


1878 (10/10) stampless ‘Feldpost’ envelope to Vienna cancelled K.u.K. Feldpostexpositur No.51 cds, based at Brod with straight-line FRANCO below; fine and attractive.

1878 (15 Juin) outer letter sheet to Oran, Algeria bearing mixed franking of 1871-75 Ceres 10c. large figures and 1876-77 5c. ‘Sage’ tied by Lyon cds, transit and arrival backstamp.

1878 (16/12) stampless military letter cancelled Feldpost-Expositur No.18 based at Mostar, reverse with Zara arrival cds. Repaired tear in envelope, an unusual usage of this second type military cds.

1878 (18 Nov) formula postcard used within St Germain En Laye bearing mixed franking 1875 Ceres 10c. and 1876 ‘Sage’ 5c. tied cds; scarce mixed franking on formula stationery.


1878 (2/11) stampless military envelope to Innsbruck bearing Feldpost Expositur No.6 cds, reverse with Wien transit and Innsbruck arrivals. Part of the Balkan Blockade forces it is No. 6 and not ‘5’. Ex J. Volny.


1878 (21/3) cover to Switzerland franked 2s., 3s. and 8s. each cancelled by ‘1’ three ring numerals, Kjobenhavn cds in association, reverse with Kiel/Hamburg tpo and Swiss arrival cancels; repaired tear in backflap, clean condition.


1878 (27/11) military cover to Chodau bearing fine strike FELDPOST EXPOSITUR No.7, straight-line ‘FRANCO’, reverse with Wien transit and arrival cds. A Rare military cancel.