(Balearics) 1819 (31 Oct) entire with printed ‘REGIO/ Consolato Generale/ Di S.M.Sarda/ in Mahone’ to Torino, Italy with straight-line MENORCA handstamp and, at top an interweaved SG (Sanita Genoa – in use 1819-20). Fine and scarce.
(British Post Office - Disinfected) 1853 outer letter sheet to Barcelona, rated “1/-“ in manuscript, also bearing black crown circle Paid At Buenos Ayres that is overstruck by circular framed 7.R handstamp, endorsed at top “Via Canarias” with on reverse red Canarias (3 Ago) cds and Barcelona (18.8.)arrival, rated. The wrapper also shows four small diagonal slits for fumigation.
(British Post Office) 1846 (NO 21) thin paper, disinfected cover to London, endorsed “Via Marseilles”, bearing fine strike of the rare red crown circle PAID/ AT/ ALEXANDRIA, reddish crayon “1/8(d)” at left, black Alexandria double arc, two diagonal disinfection slits and Maltese Lazaret handstamp, London arrival at top, without any backstamps; fine and clean condition.
(Disinfected Mail) 17/9 cover to Cattaro, in Dalmatien franked pair perf 9½ 5kr with Agram cds, reverse with Triest transit of 18/9 and two-line arrival of 24 Set. The envelope shows two vertical disinfection slits, the one at left passing through stamp. The cover was disinfected at Castel Lastra in Cattaro Bay during a short outbreak of Cholera.
(Disinfected Mail) 1744 (20 Mazo) folded entire from Tripoli to Consul at Naples, disinfected with heavy diagonal slitting and signs of vinegar staining, a good early example.
(Disinfected Mail) 1833 entire to Marseille with framed ‘PAYS D’OUTREMER’ handstamp and Marseille cds alongside, reverse with straight-line MARTINIQUE despatch and italic ‘Purifiee a Marseille’ (partly missing) and another arrival cancel. Deisinfected with rastel punching.
(Disinfected Mail) 1836 entire to Odessa bearing framed Gavano disinfection handstamp, the entire without slits or hole, vertical filing fold, fine and fresh.
(Disinfected Mail) 1839 (17 Mai) entire to Marseille with manuscript “La Montagne” dateline, red Outre Mer Marseille cds on front with manuscript rate, reverse with straight-line MARTINIQUE handstamp and italic ‘Purifie a Marseille’ disinfection handstamp, with two vertical slits; fine and fresh.
(Disinfected Mail) 1843 entire from Candia to France, forwarded by Cavalli & Sons of Syra, with horizontal slits and good PURIFIE AU LAZARET/ MALTE handstamp on reverse, Marseille arrival backstamp
(Disinfected Mail) 1847 entire from Monastir (Bitola) to Belgrade, redirected to Pest, Hungary, with negative Monastir despatch handstamp, entering into Serbian disinfection station at Aleksinac with large part red wax seal, transferred into the Serbian postal system, redirected and on entry in Austria Hungarian Empire disinfected at Semlin whose handstamp and two wax seals appear on reverse A rare double disinfection.
(Disinfected Mail) 1847 entire to Paris with various manuscript rates, Constantinople/ 30 JUIN two-line handstamp, T.A. (Austrian transit) and red French entry cds, reverse with disinfection cachet across flap; filing crease at base.
(Disinfected Mail) 1848 entire to Trieste from Sarajevo taken across the northern border and disinfected at the quarantine station at Brod whose cachet Pulito Di Dentro E Di Fuori appears on the reverse, put into the post office there with two-line Brood handstamp.
(Disinfected Mail) 1848 outer letter from Plovdiv to Pest, entering into Serbian disinfection station at Aleksinac with reasonably full was seal, transferred into the Serbian postal system and on entry in Austria Hungarian Empire disinfected at Semlin whose handstamp appear on reverse next to the Aleksinac seal. A fine example of rare double disinfection.
(Disinfected Mail) 1850 (Aug 10) entire from Naples to Odessa, disinfected on arrival by rastel punching and slits to the side with Cyrillic cachet ‘Clean in the Odessa/ 6 Oct 1850’; fine.
(Disinfected Mail) 1850 (Aug 10) entire from Naples to Odessa, disinfected on arrival by rastel punching and slits to the side with Cyrillic cachet ‘Clean in the Odessa/ 6 Oct 1850’; fine.
(Disinfected Mail) 1852 entire addressed locally to the Sardinian Consul at Odessa where disinfected by slitting and rastel punching at quarantine station, oval dated handstamp on reverse ‘Cleaned in the Odessa/..../....’ , a good strike for this.
(Disinfected Mail) 1871 outer letter sheet to Genova, franked ‘Bordeaux’ 20c. and 40c. with close to large margins, cancelled by ‘anchor’ lozenge, octagonal maritime Constantinople Paq. Fr. No.3 date stamp, framed PD, with two disinfection slits, reverse with Messina transit. A rare cover with a heavy central horizontal creasing.
(Disinfected Mail) Austria 1876 entire from Triest franked 15Kr., endorsed “Vapore”, disinfected with three vertical slits; without arrival markings, light filing creases.
(Disinfected Mail) Circa 1850 front bearing fine blue handstamp ALCAYDIA DAL LAZARETO/ DE St SIMON, twp disinfection slits, to Pontevdra. Of the few examples of this large cachet, all are recorded on fronts only.
(Ship Mail) 1865 entire to Piraeus, Greece, endorsed in Russian “Via Odessa Steamship” franked with three 10k. (some trimmed perfs) tied by Taganrog 15 Apr 65 cds with circular FRANCO handstamp alongside, disinfected in Odessa with fumigation slits and released 21 Apr, “50” in red crayon denoting charge of 50 lepta for French ship letter fee with Greece Large Hermes Heads 10l. and 40l. applied and tied by Piraeus cds, a very attractive combination franking, Ex Dr. Casey.