Malta
Covers and stamps / Malta / Pre stamp
1690 (10 Oct) Incoming entire from Marseille to a banker with very fine heraldic seal intact. 2 wormholes otherwise fine.
£235
LATVIA
Covers and stamps / Latvia / Pre stamp
1743 entire to WINDAU, without postal markings but with manuscript "Franco"; small tear at base otherwise fine and early item.
£225
LATVIA
Covers and stamps / German States / Pre stamp
1775 entire to NARVA bearing small framed 'RIGA' despatch handstamp; fine condition early cover.
£265
LATVIA
Covers and stamps / Latvia / Pre stamp
1779 entire to RIGA bearing good example of small circle 'crown/MITAU' handstamp; good quality early item.
£375
Russia
Covers and stamps / Russia / St Petersburg / Pre stamp
1780 Entire to Herrnhut, Germany bearing straight line ST.PETERSBOVRG handstamp. various manuscript rate markings. Fine and clean condition of this scarce cancel.
£355
LATVIA
Covers and stamps / Latvia / Pre stamp
1783 entire bearing good strike of circular framed 'crown/posthorn/MITAU' handstamp, manuscript rates and black wax seal; fresh condition.
£225
LATVIA
Covers and stamps / Latvia / Pre stamp
1786 entire to NARVA bearing small decorative framed 'RIGA' despatch handstamp; fine condition early cover.
£215
LATVIA
Covers and stamps / Latvia / Pre stamp
1791 outer letter sheet to PERNAU bearing large 'RIGA' despatch handstamp, manuscript "fco" bottom left; fine and clean condition.
£115
Russia
Covers and stamps / Russia / Pre stamp / St Petersburg
1792 (7 may) entire to Hodimont, Belgium showing straight-line “ST.PETERSBOVRG” handstamp length 40mm (Dobin 0.01v) - Exceptional quality
£245
LATVIA
Covers and stamps / Latvia / Pre stamp
1794 "Popen en Courlande" headed entire to BRUGGE with unclear red handstamp, various manuscript rate markings including "9 -fr West" on side flap; fresh condition.
£65
LATVIA
Covers and stamps / Latvia / Pre stamp
1804 entire to HODIMONT, Belgium bearing rare small 'MITAU' handstamp and two-line 'PRUSSE/PAR MAASEYCK' French entry handstamp; fine quality.
£95
LATVIA
Covers and stamps / Latvia / Pre stamp / Wrapper
1806 local wrapper bearing fine straight-line 'JACOBSTADT' handstamp, very scarce.
£135
Russia
Covers and stamps / Russia / Pre stamp / St Petersburg
1812 entire to Pernau bearing straight-line SANCT.PETERSBOURG handstamp. A fine early example of this cancel.
£285
Russia
Covers and stamps / Russia / Pre stamp / St Petersburg
1823 outer letter sheet to Reval, Estonia bearing Cyrillic SANKT PETERBURG with single small star at the bottom (Dobin 1.05; Baille & Peel 1B(RT) 2v1). This rare cancellation was used in late 1822 and 1823; very fine and scarce.
£425
LATVIA
Covers and stamps / Latvia / Pre stamp / Wrapper
1838 wrapper to Riga bearing, on reverse, oval-framed Post Hilchenstehr handstamp with manuscript date, faint Riga arrival.
£75
LATVIA
Covers and stamps / Latvia / Pre stamp
1840 outer letter sheet to WALK with, on reverse, very fine 'KOKENHUSEN' despatch date stamp with the date added in manuscript, to right double-ring bilingual 'RIGA' transit; fine and attractive.
£95
LATVIA
Covers and stamps / Latvia / Pre stamp / Wrapper
1840 wrapper to RIGA bearing, on reverse, very fine oval-framed 'POST MENZEN' handstamp with manuscript date, light Riga arrival alongside together with fine religious seal.
£85
LATVIA
Covers and stamps / Latvia / Pre stamp / Wrapper
1841 (2 April) wrapper to Riga bearing, on reverse, bilingual oval-framed Kuikatz handstamp with manuscript date, together with Dorpat transit and Riga arrival cds.
£85
LATVIA
Covers and stamps / Latvia / Pre stamp / Wrapper
1842 wrapper to WOLMAR bearing, on reverse, oval-framed 'POST LENZENHOF' handstamp with manuscript date.
£75
LATVIA
Covers and stamps / Latvia / Pre stamp
1845 printed entire bearing fine cyrillic two-line Jacobstadt date stamp and with large Riga transit cachet on reverse.