(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) 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.
(Postal Stationery) 1892 6c green card to Brusells, endorsed with handstamp ‘Via Marseille’ and cancelled on board with French maritime Ligne T Paq. Fr. No.3 date stamp partially overstruck by arrival cds, two words greetings message.
(South) 1867 (MY 29) ‘Overland via Marseilles’ special envelope bearing single franking rouletted 10d on 9d. blue surcharge SG 35; somewhat off centre otherwise fine and attractive.
1782 entire to a Captain of the Royal Regiment residing in a hotel in Niort, France bearing a good example of the combined handstamp ‘MARSEILLE/ DE MALTHE’, “25” manuscript charge.
1838 incoming entire from , with printed list of new books in English and manuscript message, endorsed”par Bateau a Vapeur de Marseille”, Paris despatch cds and framed PD, reverse with good strike across flap of Local Post ’27 March 3d’ applied on arrival.
1841 incoming entire from London,endorsed "via Marseille" with despatch cds and French entry cds,reverse with Marseille transit. The top right showing fair example of rare LocalPost '2 Mar Free' applied on arrival.
1848 entire from Zante to Boston, United States endorsed “Via Marseilles” without any clear indication of despatch except for commercial chop top right, addressed care of forwarding agents in London whose blue ornate handstamp appears at base, red PAID date stamp of London and red ‘29’ US accountancy.
1863 cover to London franked pair 1861-64, perf 14 5d. tied bar grid cancels, red Calle Paid cds at left, endorsed "via Marseilles", arrival backstamp;slight faults to envelope at left, fresh condition.
1872 (20 Juil) entire to Grenoble franked 1863-71 40c. tied ‘anchor’ lozenge with octagonal Constantinople P. Fr U. No. 2, red French maritime entry cds of Marseille, arrival backstamp.
New South Wales: 1867 outer letter sheet to Nantes, France bearing Melbourne despatch cds, annotated to go “Via Marseille”, faint red Paris transit, diamond-framed accountancy ‘G.B./ 1f.62 4/10th c’ applied and rated ‘10’ decimes, reverse with Paris a Nantes tpo and Chanternay S Loire arrival cds