1668 (3 Agosto). Entire from Malaga to Lille, France, "10Pt" manuscript charge in different ink from address. Very clean condition.
1850 Outer letter sheet from Moisekull via Volmar to Riga, bearing straight line MOISEKULL handstamp with date entered below in manuscript (Dobin 1.01) boxed WOLMAR date handstamp and arrival POLUCHENO with date receiver.
1901 Value Declared envelope for 30 rubles addressed to Jerusalem, Palestine and bearing violet framed cyrillic LIBAU handstamp, reverse with five fine red wax seals and Odessa transit; small peripheral envelope faults.
1938 (15.2.) stampless envelope from Puerto Cabello to USA endorsed in Spanish that there is a shortage of 25c. stamps (signed and dated), at left violet straight-line FUERA DE VALIJAS; good condition.
BRITISH HONDURAS: 1861 (OCT 31) Stampless envelope originating in Guatemala with red dispatch c.d.s., rated 4 handstamp, manuscript ‘Via de Belice’ with BELIZE double arc backstamp, addressed to Belgium with Bruxelles arrival backstamp, French TPO and red London Transit, fine
Circa 1920 stampless cover to Maracaibo bearing manuscript “Pactieniao El Admr B Ortiz”, undated ASMINISTRACION DE CORREOS COCOROTE ESTADO YARACUY ‘Arms’ cachet in black alongside, undated arrival cancel also at top right. A horizontal crease at top has caused some splitting but still good example of Stamp Shortage envelope.
GIBRALTAR: 1766 (13 June) Entire to Edinburgh sent overland via Seville (Andalucia Alta) to Lisbon where it boarded the Falmouth packet (King George) arriving July 4th, endorsed ‘to be left at Forrests Coffee House via London’, London July 7 Bishop mark, single letter rate 1/6 to London, further 6d. to Edinburgh (Ref. Lloyds List 3180 8 July 1766). Fine.
GIBRALTAR: 1829 (Dec) Entire from Sardisian consul to his French counterpart in Marseille with red GIB / S.ROQUE / AND a BAXA handstamp and 8. ROQUE FRANCA on front with ESPAGNE PAR/ ST JEAN DE LUZ in black, rated ‘12’ and ‘3’ handstamp alongside, arrival backstamps, fine
GREAT BRITAIN - POST OFFICES USED ABROAD - PUERTO RICO: 1876 (JY 24) Folded cover to France handstamped on reverse very scarce ARROYO.PORTO.RICO UNPAID, fine strike, with rate marks 17 and T 1-10 on obverse, London and Paris transits and La Rochelle backstamps, fine.
GREAT BRITAIN: 1848 (17 MY) Entire from London to Loughborough with blue straight line Red Lion St. / 1d. - PAID, red Paid c.d.s. alongside, good thematic item, ref, mammals, cats.
GREAT BRITAIN: 1858 (4 Dec) Registered incoming folded cover from Hamburg to London, very fine Hamburg Crown Registered, Hamburg Paid, London Paid and Charge all in red on reverse, horizontal filing crease with some discolouration otherwise fine and attractive, ex Rothschild correspondence.
IRELAND: 1939 (14 SEPT) Entire originating in Sydney, Australia with Crown Paid Ship Letter Sydney in red (OC 14), addressed to London (Hath Correspondence) with red DUBLIN / SHIP letter applied, manuscript ‘P William Mitchell, various rate marks, vertical crease at left.
JAMAICA: 1784 Internal folded cover to Simon Taylor Lyssons St Tho. (Thomas) in the East with 2 line KINGSTON on the back, aged and creased with small paper loss.
JAMAICA: 1812 (May 6th) Entire to London endorsed ‘P HMS Racoon’ with oval Crown Ship Letter Jamaica (a little smudged) and light Crown Ship Letter Portsmouth, arrival backstamp, fine.
LIBERIA: 1870 Stampless envelope to Germany, forwarded through London by MALLALIEU whose company cachet appears twice on the front, fine and scarce HARPER PAID LIBERIA in black and Paid Liverpool BR. Packet in red alongside, rated ‘4/2’, various London backstamps, fine. Ex Sacher
MAURITIUS: 1847 (10 Mars) Entire to France with boxed INDIA PAID in red, Bordeaux arrival backstamp, endorsed at front ‘Overland via Marseilles’, ‘Victoria’ and forwarding notation on reverse, various rate charges.
MAURITIUS: 1848 (9 Juil) Entire with ‘Providence’ dateline to France ‘Par Londres with red boxed COLONIES .. ART13’, on reverse Mauritius Post Office dispatch, red London transit and Fleche arrival, fine.
SINGAPORE: 1851 (14 April) Entire to USA forwarded through Baring Brothers London, various rate marks and Galle in Ceylon with Galle steamer letter backstamp (29 April), rated ‘48’ in US, fine.
ST LUCIA: 1834 (10 AU) Entire from Castries to France forward through London with transit backstamp, Aix arrival, rated 1/2 and 90 centimes.
SWITZERLAND: 1703 (8 JUIL) Entire from Geneva to Malta without postal markings, fine and rare.