
(Ship Mail) 1902 Money transfer card for 100r to Solombala, Arkhangelsk, received by P.O. of ship plying the Norwegian port of Vardo to Arkhangelsk, imprinted 25k. cancelled by ARKHANGELSK-VARDE/ 1/ 2nd STEAMSHIP POSTAL BRANCH/ 30 VIII 1902 cds with further strike dated 4.IX applied when unloaded at Arkhangelsk; a rare usage of this formula card, ex Dr, Casey


(Ship Mail) 1908 picture postcard of an execution franked 4k. with superb blue oval Russian East Adriatic Steamship Company code ‘e’ date stamp, addressed to Hong Kong with Shanghai Poste Russe transit, very fine.


(Ship Mail) 1914 (23.5.) picture postcard from Solovki Island to Saint Petersburg franked 3k. tied by oval 3rd Belomorsk Steamship co. date stamp, serial “a”; a fine strike repeated below.

(Ship Mail) Undated circa 1870 company envelope from Odessa to Constantinople with 1866-75 3k. and 10k. cancelled by blur retta cancels in transit.

(Ship Mail) Undated picture postcard (Arab de la Plaine) to France with violet two-lined handstamp ‘Transport Petrolier/ Czar Nicolas II’ with at left large circular MARINE FRANCAISE SERVICE DE LA MER; good quality strikes but postcard with surface faults.

(Sicily) 1860 entire to Torino franked 2 gr., plate III and 20 gr. dark slate (Sass 8 & 13c) tied ornate framed handstamp with fine strike of Messina date stamp to reight, red three-line POROSCAFI/ POSTALI/ FRANCESCI alongside, reverse with Genova transit and arrival date stamps. Both stamps with four margins; fine and clean condition. E. Dienna Certificate.


(Straits Settlements) 1878 cover to Madrid bearing single franking 12c. blue tied by blue company initials, the full name of company on chop on reverse, also tied by a smudged cork, endorsed ‘VIA MARSEILLE’ at left, red Singapore Paid cds front and back, French maritime ‘Poss. Angl. Paq. Fr. N No8, reverse with French tpo transits and arrival cds.

(Suriname) 1846 (16 Oct) entire to Schiedam annotated “Per Kapitan/ A. Hendriks/ D.G.G.” (Whom God Guide), rated ‘60’c, bearing red oval ZEE BRIEF * Den Helder * date stamp on arrival in Holland, arrival backstamp.

(Syria) 1857 stampless entire to Marseille with two-line handstamp POSTE FRANCAISE/ D'ALEP, Alexandrette Syrie cds bottom left, red framed maritime handstamp and rated '10' decimes on arrival, reverse with arrival cds

(Syria) 1872 part entire to Marseille, ship endorsement top left, franked pair Laureated Napoleon 40c. tied '5079' large numeral lozenges, Alexandrette cds below, framed PD and red framed maritime handstamp, reverse with Smyrne transit and arrival cds


(Temporary Steamship Line) 1915 picture postcard to Arkhangelsk franked Romanov 3k. tied double-ring oval cancel 2nd Murmansk Steamship Company, serial a, another strike alongside and arrival below at right. A rare cancel.

(Tunisia) 1875 outer letter sheet to Napoli franked Estero overprinted 40c. tied 235 numeral cancel with Tunisi Poste Italiane cds alongside and showing straight-line maritime Coi Postali Italiani handstamp, transit and arrival backstamps.

(Tunisia) 1876 cover to Genova franked Estero overprinted 30c. tied unclear numeral cancel with Tunisi Poste Italiane cds alongside and partial strike of straight-line maritime Coi Postali Italiani, transit and arrival backstamps.


(Tuscany) 1860 (12.7.) outer letter sheet to Genova bearing single franking 20c light greenish grey-blue, just touched, tied by Livorno cds with further strike alongside, underpaid with P.D. obliterated with five bar cancel, italic ‘Insufficiente’ handstamp applied at top, manuscript “3” and red ‘Da Livorno/ VIA DI MARE’, arrival backstamp. A very fine and scarce usage, Raybaudi Cert.

(Used Abroad) 1870 (29 Oct) part entire to London, endorsed “St Thomas/ 29 Oct 70” franked strip of three 1865-73 4d., plate 12, LB-LD, cancelled by ‘B16’ mail boat obliterators, red London arrival below of 14 NO, only with part of back.


(West Africa – Gold Coast) 1888 (26/5) cat illustrated cover to Frankfurt bearing framed Aus/ West – Africa/ mit/ Hamburger Dampfer handstamp tying a 20pf., reverse with Verviers Coln tpo and arrival cancels, front with manuscript Quittah, den 26/5 88; fine and scarce.


(West Africa – Gold Coast) 1890 (23/6) cover to Berlin bearing framed AUS/ WESTAFRIKA handstamp, franked on arrival at Hamburg with 20pf. tied cds, the envelope endorsed at top “Accra 22.5.90”, arrival backstamp with company address at Accra.

1812 entire datelined “Real Cuidad Rodrigo” to Birmingham, rated “2/6” and bearing green Lisbon F unclear date stamp applied on the Falmouth Packet. The entire mentions battle of Salamanca (Peninsular War) and the appalling conditions sustained during the campaign

1815 (18 Aug) entire from John Fergus to Falmouth with some interesting content, with a N.B. addition reading "I am sorry to say that Port Royale is most all burnt down about four weeks before our arrival here". Ship Letter Jamaica oval crown handstamp, rate markings and "1/2" local carriage charge handstamp. Some peripheral faults to entire.

1841 entire to Bath, rated “1/9” and bearing green undated Lisbon F handstamp applied on the Falmouth Packet, arrival backstamp; some slight faults to entire.