
1887 cover to Danzig franked 1d (2) and 2d tied unclear despatch cancels, reverse with BLOEMFONTEIN transit and further unclear cds. An unusual destination.

1887 cover to New York bearing single franking 4d., perf 12, tied by 'B' obliterator, reverse with Bahamas cds and New York Paid All 'opera glasses'arrival; very slightly reduced at right otherwise good clean example.

1887 ‘Penny Halfpenny’ grey postal stationery card to England cancelled GAMBIA PAID cds with another strike bottom left which is overstruck by Paid/ Liverpool, Br. Packet datestamp. A short message requesting a Jewellery catalogue, good condition.


1888 (21/3) ‘Telegram’ envelope registered to “United States Steamer, Atlanta, Port au Prince” franked 3c., 4c. and 10c. (repaired corner) tied St Thomas cds, registration handstamp at left alongside manuscript arrival note for Mar 31st, reverse with Port Au Prince Haiti cds of 29 Mars. Rare registered stamped telegramme.


1888 (4.23.) registered cover to Brescia, Italy bearing single franking 1879 15c. red-orange cancelled with oval New York Reg date stamp and and similar dated cancel, registration label to left, reverse with Italian tpo and arrival cds; some slight ageing.


1888 (Ago 21) printed envelope to Dresden franked 10c. 'Arms' tied ornate four pointed star handstamp, violet cds to left, reverse with London transit and arrival cds

1888 5c. postal stationery card used from Delft to Padang with despatch and arrival cds, at bottom left fine unframed NED:INDIE/ STOOMSCHEPEN/ REGTSTREEKS maritime handstamp


1888 5c. postal stationery envelope endorsed “Impresos” to Bremen cancelled by oval violet FRANCA handstamp, Correos Puerto Plata cds at left, reverse with New York transit and arrival; a fine condition printed matter rate item, Ex Krug.

1888 cover to MISSION RIDGE, Tennessee franked 5s, tied native cds, KOBE and YOKOHAMA transits on front and SAN FRANCISCO transit on reverse, with recipient's manuscript notes.


1888(SP 3) 1 ½d. postal stationery card with Kingstown cds repeated at centre, framed TOO LATE handstamp at right, blue Transito Panama and Transito Colon date stamps of 26 Set, Valparaiso Chile cds of 21 Oct bottom right and Rio De Janeiro date stamps front and back of 14 Nov, the front Tarde and reverse Manha, ornate framed Domicilio date stamp of 22 Nove; interesting item.

1889 (2 Avril) 1c. postal stationery newspaper wrapper, uprated 1885 10c. to Berlin; fine condition.

1889 (23/9) 2Kr postal stationery card sent registered to Brno uprated with vertical pair Coat of Arms 5k. red, litho printing, perf 10½, cancelled K.K.Milit Post V ZENICA, straight-line RECOM bottom left, fine arrival date stamp at right. A small tear it top margin otherwise fine early registered item.


1889 (26 Oct) registered cover to Copenhagen, Denmark, franked 1870 Bordeaux 30c. (cut into at base) together with ‘Sage’ 5c. and 15c. cancelled with Paris date stamps. Arrival backstamp, some pen annotations on reverse. A very unusual combination.


1889 (5 Aout) cover to St. Thomas, Danish West Indies bearing fine negative seal Haiti/ Postes/ Cap Haitien with cds in association alongside, arrival backstamp. Fine and clean condition.

1889 (AP 4) cover to Montpellier, France, franked ½pi. and pair 30pa. tied Larnaca square circles, reverse with Brindisi transit and arrival cancel; light vertical crease at left.


1889 2d. registration envelope, size G, Thos. De La Rue & co. Patent, to London uprated 4d. tied by blue GRENADA 26 OC 68/ D, red London arrival also tying stamp, reverse with Grenada cds.


1889 6ch. postal stationery envelope (150 x 120mm) to Frankfurt tied Kaschan date stamp, reverse with Teheran transit plus two further unclear transits and arrival cds; some slight creasing.

1889 cover to Falmouth franked 1882-86 20c. tied by faint Jacmel cds, reverse with Redruth and Plymouth transits plus arrival cds of following day.


1889 local cover bearing on reverse cut-to-shape 1ab violet on thin wove paper, tied by pen crosses. Good condition.


1889 Penny Halfpenny stationery card to Horsham, Sussex bearing full message about buying jewellery and sending stamps, cancelled by barred ‘A09’ handstamp with Nevis cds at bottom left.