(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.
(Postal Stationery) 1880 Great Britain 1d. stationery card to British Post Office, Cairo cancelled by full and fine ‘C’ obliterator, British Post Office Constantinople index A cds alongside, reverse with Alexandria and Suez cancels; some pinholes.
(Postal Stationery) 1883 Great Britain 1d. stationery card to Brighton cancelled by full and fine ‘C’ obliterator, British Post Office Constantinople index A cds at base
(Postal Stationery) 1894 Great Britain 1d. part printed stationery card to London cancelled by fine British Post Office Constantinople index C cds, arrival to left; fine condition
1875 (SP 7) cover to Manchester, endorsed "Via Varna" bearing Great Britain unoverprinted 2 1/2d. mauve on blue, JC, plate 1, tied 'C' obliterator with red British Post Office Constantinople code A cds in association,arrival backstamps; slight fault to envelope at top and opened-out for display.
1876 outer letter sheet to Glarus, Switzerland bearing Great Britain 1873-80, Watermark Small Anchor, plate 3, PA cancelled by ‘G06’ obliterator with British Post Office Beyrout cds in association, unclear Italian transit backstamp together with fine arrival cancels; good clean example.
1878 (SP 30) envelope of H.M.S. HELICON to Surrey franked Wmk Orb 2½d. rosy-mauve, plate 9, BK cancelled ‘C’ obliterator with red British Post Office Constantinople index A cds, redirected upon arrival from Twickenham to Isleworth. The “Helicon” was part of fleet operating during the Russo -Turkish War 1877-78.
1883 (AU 19) cover to Belfast, Ireland franked pair Great Britain 1880-83 2½d. blue pair, RI-RJ, cancelled by two ‘C’ obliterators with red British Post Office Constantinople index A cds, reverse with Clandeboye arrival.
1883 Great Britain unoverprinted 1d. stationery card to London cancelled by fine ‘C’ obliterator and equally fine British Post Office Constantinople cds; a fine example.
1884 (FE 2) 1d. postal stationery card to Lake Superior, Michigan, USA, cancelled by barred'C' with very fine red British Post Office Constantinople code C cds; long message on reverse.
1885 (JY 18) cover to Galveston, Texas, franked by 2 1/2d. cancelled by barred 'C' with red British Post Office Constantinople code C in association, envelope endorsed "via Varna", reverse with London and New York transits and arrival cds.
1885 (JY 7) cover to London,franked by 2 1/2d. cancelled barred 'C' with red British Post Office Constantinople code C cds,arrival backstamp, stamp proud of envelope
1885 12 PIASTRES on 2/6d lilac/bluish top right corner block of four, AG-BH, two stamps hinged and two never hinged ; a fine and fresh multiple.
1885 40 PARAS on 2½d. block of eight, HQ-IT, each stamp handstamped SPECIMEN. The stamps were surcharged from a horizontal setting of eight clichés, of which 3 showed a small ‘S’. The four stamps at right of this block are with the small ‘S’; fresh hinged mint.
1886 cover to Wimbledon, franked vertical strip of three '40 paras' on 2 1/2d. lilac, GB-IB, tied barred oval 'C' with a black British Post Office Constantinople code A cds on reverse which is overstruck by the arrival.
1891 Great Britain 1d. stationery card to Japan cancelled by full ‘C’ obliterator, a rather smudged “Kobe Japan” added on front to ease delivery, reverse with British Post Office Constantinople despatch cds, Alexandria transit and, on front Suez transit of Egypt, arrival backstamp; some slight edge bumps, an unusual destination.
1892 Great Britain 1d. stationery card to Esher, Surrey cancelled by fine British Post Office Constantinople index c cds that is repeated on reverse, with full message.
1897 cover to Pernambuco, Brazil, franked '80 paras' on 5d. tied by British Post Office Constantinople code B cds, annotated to go via Southampton, London transit and arrival backstamps; some faults to envelope at top, a scarce destination.
1906 '40 Paras' registered postal stationery envelope to Upsal, Sweden uprated pair 'LEVANT' overprinted 2 1/2d. and tied oval Smyrna date stamps, Constantinople transit on reverse, without arrival; good condition.
1910 (MY 14) '1 piastre' on 1d. postal stationery registration envelope, uprated two KEVII 1pi tied British Post Office Constantinople code D cds, red arrival backstamp.