(British Occupation – Napoleonic War) 1812 (1 July) entire to London bearing framed MARTINIQUE handstamp of British Packet Agent, manuscript “2/2” charge (1/3d. packet rate West Indies to Falmouth pus 1/- to London less 1d rebate). Reverse with manuscript “not known at the Spanish Ambassadors/ not Spanish Consul” and re-addressed to Upper Berkley St, Portman Sq. From the Third British Occupation 1809-14.
(Kewkiang Local Post) 1895 ‘On Her Britannic Majesty’s Servive’ cover to H.M’s Consulate General at Shanghai franked at quadruple 4c rate with ½c. black/pink pair and two ½c. red/yellow in two singles and a pair of 1c. black, tied vilet double framed oval Kewkiang Local Post 7 Apr 95, reverse with faint Shanghai Local Post cds. Horizontal creasing at top affecting two stamps. The only known cover bearing the double framed oval dater of Kewkiang, used between March and April of 1895.
(Lebanon) 1875 (NO 11) printed ‘United States Consulate at/ “Beirut, Syria”’ (added in manuscript) envelope to Omaha, Nebraska, USA franked Great Britain 1873-80 2½d. rosy-mauve (blued paper), plate 1, KC-LC vertical pair tied by G06 obliterator, British Post Office Beyrout cds alongside, London transit, reverse with New York Paid All cds. Envelope disinfected with solitary slit. Stamp LC with perf damage towards top left and envelope slightly reduced at right.
(Maritime) Undated stampless insured envelope to Verona cancelled Spalato cds (Croatia), straight-line FRANCA handstamp and two-line VAPORE/ DE SPALATO handstamp. Reverse with five, very fine large red wax seals of Italian Consulate at Spalato.
(Picture Postal Stationery) 1898 (31.12.) ½ Penny green card with blue unidentified image (but believed to be the premises of the German Consulate in Pretoria) used within Pretoria with New Year message.
(Spanish Civil War) 1937 (14.1.) ‘Legacion Del Japon/ Madrid’ envelope to Consulate of Japan, Cape Town, carried outside of the mails to St Jean de Luz because of disruptions caused by the War, there franked with French adhesives tied St Jean de Lux Basses Pyrennie. Reverse with fine wax seal Legation Du Japon Madrid. Without arrival, some toning.
1826 entire from London to Boston with, on revere five-line forwarders details 'Received and Forwarded By/ Your obedient servant/ ROBERT R. HUNTER/ Consul U.S.A./ cowes' on Isle of Wight, front bears cursive framed SHIP/6; fine and scarce
1836 entire to Sardinian Consul at Alexandria, Egypt bearing fine straight-line MALTA POST OFFICE handstamp, without backstamps, slight damage above cancel.
1844 part entire to the Portuguese Resident Minister in New York, care of the forwarding agent “P.N. Searle Esq”, bearing red Washington DC date stamp and manuscript annotation in blue “1½ oz $1.12c”.
1860 entire sent via Pancevo to Vienna, bearing Austrian Consular P.O. at Belgrade date handstamp. Reverse shows Pancevo quarantine station cachet where letter was treated. Arrival Vienna.
1897 Central American Exhibition 2c. postal stationery envelope used to Belgium, uprated 2c. and 6c. of same design tied by violet cork handstamps and unclear octagonal despatch, reverse with Dison transit and arrival cds plus violet cachet 'Legation De Belgique Centre-Amerique'.
1898 (4 Ene) Official cover to “Consul de Guatemala, Bergerac, France” bearing single franking ‘Arms’ 10c. tied four bar handstamp, to left Oficial Direccion General date stamp with larger octagonal Correos date stamp below. Rever with printed State Arms on backflap and arrival cds; some creasing at top of envelope.
1900 registered cover to “Postes Francaise/ Zanzibar” franked by four 5m. tied Caire cds, registration handstamp at base, fine consular handstamp Consulat De La Republique deHaiti, Caire, reverse with Suez transit and arrival cds. Faults and staining at base and no backfap.
1901 Front only of cover addressed to Sir Arthur Hardinge, who had been Consul General in Zanzibar from 1894 and became Commissioner and Consul-General of the East Africa Protectorate. He left Mombassa on 7 Oct 1900 for his new post in Teheran. Ex Rossiter.
1907 newspaper wrapper to Consul at Masreille, franked 1898 Official 2c. tied by Managua date stamp, Official cachet on reverse, opened out for display.
1944 registered cover to Bombay franked on reverse block of six 9ps. tied by British Legation (Nepal) cds, the front with hand-made registration label.
1945 registered stationery envelope uprated with two 3a., insured for Rs. 100 to Bombay, British Legation (Nepal) cds, front bearing two-line registration handstamp.
circa 1900 cover from Bombay to Regional Judge at Tanga, German East Africa franked 2a. violet and three 2½a blue cancelled Apollo Bandar cds with registration handstamp to left, reverse with blue scallop seal of German Consulate and arrival cds; vertical filing crease clear of stamps.
GREECE 1929 registered airmail cover from Argentinian Consul General at Athens to his counterpart at Rotterdam, Holland, franked on reverse pairs of 40 lepts, 2 drachma and two pairs of 25 drachma. The envelope is a reused, refolded cover from Argentina.