1869 (22 Nov) entire to New York franked 1868-69 Isabel II 200m. green pair tied Carinena cds, red ‘PD’ , London PAID transit, ‘3’ accountancy handstamp for internal U.S. postage, arrival backstamp.
1869 (May 13) cover to France bearing single franking 1866 Lincoln tied by mute cancel with Newark N.J. cds in association, red New York Paid 12 cds, red framed PD and good strike of red French octagonal maritime Etats Unis Paq.Fr. H. No.2, reverse with French top’s and arrival cds.
1870 (Sept 5) orange-brown envelope to Norway franked 1870-71 two 2c. brown ‘Jackson’ and 1869 12c. ‘S.S. Adriatic’ with violet pen crosse and annotated in same ink at side “Shabbona Ill/ Sept 5/ 70”, the stamps additionally tied by large red ‘Wfro 2’ accountancy handstamp, New York 5 transit and Christiania cds of 25/9, reverse with red Sandosund arrival.
1870 entire to France bearing 2c ‘Post Horse and Rider’ pair tied segmented cork handstamp, a blue dated company handstamp at left and a red New York cds at right, oval-framed ‘GB/ 40c’ accountancy handstamp, London transit on reverse together with various French cds.
1870 entire to France bearing single franking 6c ‘Washington’ tied segmented cork handstamp, New Orleans despatch cds to left oversturck with oval framed accountancy ‘GB/40c’, New York transit bottom right and French entry cds from England at left, reverse with arrival backstamps; Attractive appearance but the stamp is creased.
1870 mourning wrapper from unknown South American provenance addressed to Paris, France, annotated to travel via the United States, the front bearing New York ‘12’ transit and faint London cds as well as fine diamond-framed accountancy ‘G.B./ 3f.60c., Calais A Paris tpo and rated ‘12’ decimes on arrival. Some damage to rear.
1872 entire to Nueva York, endorsed “Via de Inglaterra” franked 1870 ‘Espana’ 400m. tied rhomboid of dots, Barcelona cds alonside partly overstruck by London PAID transit, N.Y. Steamship 3 cds below for local carriage.
1873 (13/1) cover to Andover, Mass., USA bearing single franking 2½Gr. tied double-ring Tharant cds, red straight-line FRANCO and New York Paid All cds; some slight faults to edges of envelope.
1874 (May 8) outer letter sheet to Charleston, USA franked 1873 ‘Peace’ 5c., 25c. and 50c. cancelled by diamond of dots (Rombo de puntas), dark blue oval-framed P.D. , weak Barcelona cds at right, routed through England with red London PAID cds of 12 MY partly overstruck by New York U.S. Currency/ Due 3 accountancy datestamp of May 23.
1885 cover to Maine, USA franked 25c. General Colony tied violet Dakar cds with another strike to left, Ligne J Paq. Fr. No.1 maritime cds and Boston F.D. Paid date stamp at left, Paris Etranger Paris backstamp, the backflap of envelope with printed FLAGSHIP LANCASTER
1897 cover to St Petersburg, posted on ship, 2k. and pair 4k. cancelled at Korean port Gensan I.J.P.O. (3 Dec) and framed PAQUEBOT handstamp on reverse. The envelope is endorsed “Via San Francisco” and shows transit of Yokohama (6 Dec) and arrival cds of 27 XII (8.1.98 New Style) indicating a journey of 36 days. Before the construction of Trans-Siberian Railway it was quicker to send mail via Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, especially during winter.
1906 registered cover to Boston, USA bearing mixed reign issues tied Maltese Cross datestamps, reverse with London transit and arrival cds; good condition.
HONG KONG : 1851 entire written from Canton to Georgetown, D.C., USA endorsed “Via Southampton” bearing central , somewhat faint Paid Crown Circle, to left of this two-line ‘SHIP LETTER/ VICTORIA-HONGKONG’, Red British PAID cds overstruck New-York 5cts cds, reverse with faint Hong Kong cancel; some oxidised reddish ink staining, an unusual combination of Ship Letter and Crown circle.
Nova Scotia: post 1860 cover to Jedburgh, Scotland bearing single franking 12½c. black tied ‘H’ obliterator of Halifax, transit and arrival backstamps affected by missing part of backflap.