1886 incoming cover from Liverpool to Larnaca, underfranked with a fine charge handstamp '4 C.P.', Larnaca arrival backstamp. A previously unrecorded handstamp.
1888 underfranked envelope to Ohio, USA franked two 1883-97 wmk Crown CA 2d. slate cancelled with unclear square circles, triangular framed ‘T’ handstamp, U.S. CHARGE/ TO/ COLLECT handstamp with ’16 Cents’ charge alongside and franked 1884 1c., 5c. and 10c. red brown each with pen initials, reverse with Kingston and New York transits.
1891 (18 OCT.) envelope to Stockholm, Sweden endorsed (Postage stamps not prounable/ in the Territories) bearing double line violet oval The Niger Territories/ Post/ Office/ AKASSA date stamp, hexagonal framed ‘T’ applied in transit at Liverpool whose cds (18 Nov) appears on reverse, blue manuscript “40” applied on arrival and on reverse pair of 20opostage dues applied and tied Stockholm cds. A fine cover, opened out for display.
1891 stampless cover from Paris to Tunis, endorsed "affaire de service/ Colis postaux", straight-line handstamp 'a percevoir' applied on arrival and pair 15c. applied with large 'T' perfin, one upright and the other inverted, reverse with tunis cds
1893 5c postal stationery card with “Bekalta” dateline bearing fine Mahdia cancels, oval-framed ‘B M’ handstamp at top, under-franked and triangular-framed ‘T’ applied together with straight-line ‘a percevoir’ handstamp, 10c. ‘T’ perfin affixed; fine condition.
1895 ½d. postal stationery wrapper to Montenegro cancelled Mafeking cds, blue manuscript “T” and octagonal-framed ‘T/ 15c’ charge handstamp, Cetinje arrival backstamp.
1896 Unfranked cover posted from Varna to Shumen, taxed on arrival by imperforated 30st/50st 1895 surcharged postage due issue. Very rare commercial usage of this imperforated stamp.
1897 (21 June) incoming unfranked opened-out envelope from Caulnes, Cotes du Nord via Paris addressed to a prisoner at “Ile desPins”taxed on arrival with 50c. Postage Due tied arrival cds with Noumea cds alongside. The prison was closed at this date and envelope bears blue manuscript “Ferme”. Fine and scarce with Roumet certificate (2012). Ex. Grabowski.
1897 cover to Auckland franked 1882-1900 1d. (2) and 3d. cancelled with ornately framed LOOSE LETTER handstamps, to left a circular handstamp TO PAY/ 4d/ Double Deficienct Postage, arrival backstamp; small bottom right corner fault, unusual.
1897 cover to Manchester franked 20c and bisected 10c, tied by 'A26' obliterator, the bisect being unauthorised a 'T' handstamp was applied and upon arrival in England a '1d/F.B./C/' handstamp charge raised, reverse with London and Manchester cds.
1898 picture postcard of Nice Casino franked 5c. Peace and Commerce, disallowed and Monte Carlo cds placed below, taxed on arrival with two France 5c. postage dues and cancelled on arrival at Mezidon.
1898 Postage Due Die Proof without value in grey-black. Depicting Vasco da Gama at Calicut, India. On normal paper in actual size, hinged, fine condition.
1899 (15 Apr) large part cover to Scotland bearing manuscript "No Stamps obtained" and signed, framed Burutu date stamp, incorrectly taxed at 2d. and actually paid 1d.. On reverse Liverpool transit. Some faults to envelope, still a worthwhile example of West African Frontier Force mail.
1899 (8 Juin) cover to Basle, Switzerland under franked at 15c. rate for France and Colonies, tied three-line TALAGOUGA date stamp, octagonal maritime Loango A Marseille L.M. No.1 date stamp at base, blue manuscript”20” charge with 1897 20c. Postage Due, type II inverted, applied and tied Basel cds. Fine and rare.
1899 incoming stampless cover from Karaikudi, India via Negapatam bearing on reverse these cancels, '8' charge handstamp and Singapore cds, the front with framed Postage Due handstamp on despatch and 'T' on arrival. Some faults to envelope.
1899 underfranked cover to New York bearing single franking 1d. tied ‘556’ obliterators with Cape Coast cds in association, black ‘T’ handstamp and blue “3d” charge raised, reverse has 10c. Postage due applied and cancelled with Brooklyn handstamp; reverse of envelope affected by toning from another, fine from front.
1900 1/2d. stationery card underfranked from Battery Rock to United States bearing Barbados despatch cds, framed 'T' handstamp top left, COLLECT/POSTAGE 2 CENTS handstamp with pre cancelled 2c. postage due applied, New York transit and Beverly Mass flag machine cancel.
1900 ‘Street of Stairs’ postcard to Clermont Ferrand, France franked by two ½ d. tied index H cds with scarce double circles ‘T 15c’ charge handstamp at centre, arrival cds to left with no sign of charge collected.
1901 unfranked printed envelope, reduced at top, to Sfax with Tunis despatch cds, ‘a percevoir’ and triangular-framed ‘T’ handstamps applied on arrival and perforated ‘T’ 10c. (2), 15c. (2) and 25c (2) applied and each neatly tied by pen cross
1902 (30 Juin) unpaid envelope sent internally to soldier with triangular framed ‘T’ handstamp and blue manuscript “0.30” charge and horizontal strip of three 10c. postage dues apllied, with large margins and tied Diego Suarez cds; signed Calves. Ex Grabowski.