

LEEWARD ISLANDS / ST KITTS: 1946 (31 JA) Registered printed envelope to England franked 1938- 51 KGVI 2s. = 5s. + 10s. tied by St Kitts c.d.s., Registered Kingston Jamaica oval datestamp, fine high philatelic franking.


LIBERIA: 1846 (Dec 29) Missionary letter with Ling Will Town dateline to New York with blue BALTIMORE MP cds, SHIP and '7' hs all in the same blue ink, some interior splitting


LIBERIA: 1869 Envelope to Rotterdam showing ‘ MONROVIA/LIBERIA’ circular handstamp with ‘ PAID’ handstamp inserted in blue, red ink ‘10d. paid’ and red crayon ‘5’, circular-framed ‘PD’ and London Paid transit c.d.s. (29.10) in red with arrival datestamp (30.12) on reverse; the envelope with small part of flap missing, ex Sacher.


LIBERIA: 1869 Envelope to Rotterdam showing ‘HARPER/PAID/LIBERIA’ circular handstamp in blue- green, blue crayon ‘5’ with red crayon ‘7’, London Paid transit c.d.s. (2.4) in red with arrival datestamp (30.12) in claret on reverse. Top of cover slightly shaved, ex Sacher.


LIBERIA: 1870 Stampless envelope to Germany, forwarded through London by MALLALIEU whose company cachet appears twice on the front, fine and scarce HARPER PAID LIBERIA in black and Paid Liverpool BR. Packet in red alongside, rated ‘4/2’, various London backstamps, fine. Ex Sacher


LIBERIA: 1890 (Aug 21) 10c. blue registered stationery envelope to London uprated 1882 16c red + 1885 1c + 3c + 4c + 8c all tied by barred cancels with MONROVIA and boxed REGISTERED alongside, London arrivals, spectacular 5 colour franking, very fine.


LIBERIA: 1891 (MY 12) blue 10c. registered stationery envelope to England uprated 1889 8c. blue with barred cancel MONROVIA cds and boxed Registered hs alongside, additionally tied by hooded London registered cds for JUN 6, fine.


LIBERIA: 1892 (SEP 1) Registered blue 10. stationery envelope uprated 1892-6 2c + 12c tied by BASSA cds’s, three violet AR handstamps and hooded London registered ‘7’ cds’s in red and black alongside, Liverpool Registered oval backstamp, fine.


LIBERIA: 1893 (24 APR) Envelope registered to South Africa franked 1880 1c. ultramarine 2 strips of 3 + single + 2c. strips of 3 and 4 all cancelled MONROVIA LIBERIA c.d.s’s, Philatelic address, some gum staining, still a spectacular franking.


LIBERIA: 1893 (24 Jul) 10c long registration stationery envelope to Germany uprated 1c (2) + 8c tied by Monrovia cds with red hooded London registered cds (17 Aug) alongside, Jena arrival (18 8), central vertical folds and backflap torn, scarce


LIBYA: 1750c: Undated entire written in Arabic and apparently carried privately by courier, with merchant's mark on front, a few slight faults but still a good example of an early letter.


LITHUANIA - Polish Occupation of Central Lithuania: 1921 (16 VII) Small envelope addressed to Warsaw franked 1921 5m. red-brown tied by WILNO cds, arrival backstamp, fine.


LITHUANIA: 1941 (20 1) Registered express internal envelope franked 1934 Air 3l. orange and green marginal single tied by SEIRIJAI cds with EXPRESS pink label alongside, redirected, Kaunas backstamp, fine.


LUXEMBOURG: 1856 (Nov 18): Outer letter sheet to Frankfurt franked by 1852 1 sgr. dull red in a horizontal strip of three, clear to good margins all round, tied by grid of horizontal bars, LUXEMBOURG despatch cds at right and framed PD at base, reverse with framed TRIER transit (Nov 21) and distribution datestamp.



LUXEMBOURG: 1883 (19 8) 30c red-lilac postal mandat registered envelope uprated 1880 10c and 1882 5c all tied by Luxembourg Ville cds with Merzig 27 8 arrival and corresponding reg. label, v.fine with cert.


MACAU: 1836 (11 Jan) Entire written by Russell Sturgis to his wife in Macau, showing ‘St George’ annotation on front, scarce circular ‘BOAT OFFICE / 10 Cents / MACAO’ postmark in red and ink- brush delivery characters on the flap. This cancel was used on boats of Markwick Edwards & Co. St. George was one of the three boats between Canton and Macoa.


MACAU: 1883 (May 1): Small envelope to Lisbon, showing on reverse very fine “PAGO / EM / MACAO" Crowned Circle in black, with double-ring "Crown / MACAO" eds plus LISBON arrival cds (June 11), on front framed "PER FR. PACKET" handstamp. Envelope a little trimmed at top, couple small light ink marks and very slight ageing on address panel, opened out for display. A fine, late usage of the very rare crowned circle on envelope unusually carried to Europe by French packet rather than P&O Steamer. A neat and splendid exhibition item. Provenance: Interasia sale 10, lot 1804


MACEDONIA / OTTOMAN POST OFFICES: 1896 cover imprinted 'Johann Jovanovic, Belgrade' to Dresden, Germany franked with 1pi of 1892 coat of arms stamps tied by USKUB POSTA SUBESI 1307 (vilayet Kosovo, NMK #139() negative seal in blue. Reverse 7 August arrival cds.

MADAGASCAR - British Inland Mail: 1895 Long 'On Her Britannic Majesty's Service' cover front, endorsed “Per British Mail”, addressed to the British Consul in Tamatave during the French Fleet's blockade, franked with British Inland Mail March 1895 Malagasy Runners 2 s. brown LOSO, cancelled with thimble violet "BRITISH / MAIL / ANTANARIVO" cds dated Sept 23, information strike and violet British vice consulate part cachet alongside. Small paper loss left hand side, unique.


MADAGASCAR: 1871 (April 24): Entire from Tamatave to Mauritius with manuscript "Per Louisa", on arrival "ship letter" and "6d / TO PAY" both in blue applied on front, crisp MAURITIUS arrival (May 13) backstamp. Fine.