

USA: 1868 (No 28) folded cover to Switzerland franked 1867-75 Lincoln 15c black tied by cork cancel, New York Paid All in red, fine Zurich arrival bs (12 XII), ms notation 'pr City of Baltimore', horizontal crease clear of adhesives


USA: 1872 (Nov 18) yellow envelope to Switzerland franked Lincoln 6c carmine with cork cancel with New York dispatches in red & black (Nov 20), hs 'INSUFFICIENTLY PAID' & 'VIA OSTENDE', Swiss transits on reverse incl. Basel (3 XII), Bern arr. (14 12)


USA: 1890? Mint illustrated lettercard 1c. postal card illustrating ship on reverse in blue-grey with inscription ‘on board the express steamer ”EMS” 189..., titled NORTH GERMAN LLOYD BREMEN / Oelrichs & Co New York General-Agents, fine.

USA: 1898 (Oc 27) Jefferson 1c. Postal stationery uprated 1c. green to Germany with arrival cds, illustrated on reverse S.S “TEUTONIC” in colour, with inscription Universal Postal Card Co. New York, fine.

USA: OIL Thematic 1883-88 Two postal advertising envelopes (2c red/2c green respectively) on exhibition page, both illustrating oil drums, splendid pair


VENEZUELA 1866c: Undated outer letter sheet from La Guaira to Caracas, bearing 1866/69 1 r. vermilion, two single examples, one of which showing top sheet margin, additionally a diagonal bisect, all very attractive with large margins for the most part, paying a 2½ Reales rate which corresponds to the weight from 1½ to 1¾ ounces for the first distance, tied by several strikes of "CORREOS / LA GUAIRA," double circle without date. Filing fold at left which just impinges on the left-hand adhesive, being hardly visible, a visuually striking franking, which is the only combination recorded of this kind, signed Roura, cert. Moorhouse (2011). Provenance: Collections Villasmil & Knut Heister Spink America Sale 163, December 2017, lot 1423


VENEZUELA: 1844-50 3 Folded cover from La Guayra, 2 to London, 1 to Barcelona, all with ST THOMAS double arc transit backstamps, GUAYRA FRANCA dispatch in red, green and black, mixed, somelight vertical creasing.

VENEZUELA: 1865 (3 JUN) Entire to Caracas franked 1865 ½r orange-yellow with clear to huge margins tied by GUAIRA cds, showing portion of stamp at right, corner creases not affecting adhesive, fine and scarce.

Victoria 1861 cover to Tewkesbury, England bearing single franking imperf 6d., tied by '5' numeral handstamp, reverse with Ballarat oval despatch, Geelong oval transit and arrival cds, routed via suez.

Victoria 1870 cover to London, redirected on arrival to "Conservative Club", bearing single franking 10d. blackish brown/pink tied Melbourne duplex, small circular framed 'R' handstamp with crown at top applied in London, arrival backstamps. The stamp has been lifted from envelope and hinged in place

Victoria 1872 cover to London bearing single franking 9d. on 10d. tied Melbourne duplex, arrival backstamp. Endorsed "Via Brindisi", envelope opened-out for display.


Victoria 1891 4d. registration envelope that has been uprated to Richmond with 1d. postal stationery cut out cancelled ovl despatch cds, the stamp image with pen cancel.

Victoria 1893 1d. postal stationery envelope to Brunswick cancelled Melbourne 'Victoria' duplex, arrival cds below this and framed UNCLAIMED AT BRUNSWICK and NOT KNOWN BY/ LETTER CARRIERS/ BRUNSWICK, reverse with manuscript "no such number West" and initialed; the backflap has been stuck down.


Victoria: 1857 internal mourning cover bearing mixed franking of ‘Half Length’ 3d (two touched margins) and 1856 1d yellow-green ‘Queen on Throne’ (two touched margins). Envelope written across on reverse, despite these issues still an attractive item.


Victoria: 1907 (SE 9) envelope to Tattersalls in Tasmania bearing a single franking watermark Crown over A, perf 12, 9d. orange-brown paying the triple weight with registration, tied Telegraph Office Rialto cds. Stamp with Inverted Watermark. Usual slight faults associated with Tattersall covers.

Victoria: 1908 (JA 29) ‘Inland Parcel Post’ label franked with a pair of watermark V over crown 2/- blue/rose plus a 1/- orange, 5d. brown and 3d. yellow-brown, all perforated OS, making a total of 5s8d postage, tied Telegraph Office Rialto cds.


VIETNAM: 1858 (18 1) Airmail envelope franked to Czechoslovakia franked 1953 500d. brown + 1954 victory 150d. tied by Hai-Phong cds, Hanoi transit alongside, fine.


VIRGIN ISLANDS: 1808 Entire datelined "St Croix, 19th June" in the Danish West Indies and directed to London, endorsed "Pr Packet", bearing Virgin Islands two-line "TORTOLA / 17 JUL 1808" handstamp, arrival backstamp (Aug 24).

Volunteer Contingent in France 1917 (Mar) envelope endorsed at top "OAS" to Paget East cancelled Field Post Office H.W. (located Arras area) with red British Field censor 2781 and violet P.C. Bermuda handstamp; a little roughly opened at top.


YEMEN Ottoman Post Office: 1875ca Envelope franked Turkey 2pi. orange brown marginal pair, 1 stamp bisected, tied by Arabic double ring datestamp of Hodeida, some creasing not affecting stamps, early and very scarce.