(Disinfected Mail) 1843 entire from Candia to France, forwarded by Cavalli & Sons of Syra, with horizontal slits and good PURIFIE AU LAZARET/ MALTE handstamp on reverse, Marseille arrival backstamp
(Libia) 1889 commercial envelope addressed to Livorno franked ‘Estero’ overprinted Umberto I 5c. (2) and 10c., not cancelled on despatch but in transit at Malta with A25 obliterators, reverse with backflap missing with small part Malts cds remaining and Napoli transit, scarce.
(Maritime Mail) 1859 commercial entire from Constantinople to “Tagliaferro & figli”, Malta with company chop across reverse, the front bearing fine blue strike of Borysthene cds; good clean condition.
(Soldier's Letter) 1882 envelope FRONT ONLY to London franked Great Britain 1d. lilac tied A25 duplex, the envelope part printed for '3 Bn. King's Roayl Rifles'.
(Village Postmark) 1913 picture postcard to Sweden franked by four Farthings tied by three Misida cds.
(Village Postmark) 1917 local cover franked on reverse ½d. tied by good strike of Melleha cds, postman’s handstamp alongside.
(Village Postmark) 1918 local cover franked on reverse 1/2d. together with 1'2d. WarTax tied by Melleha cds, particularly fine on regular stamp.
(Village Postmark) Small 1910s local mourning envelope franked on reverse ½d. tied Melleha cds.
1690 (10 Oct) Incoming entire from Marseille to a banker with very fine heraldic seal intact. 2 wormholes otherwise fine.
1694 incoming entire from Lyon, France to “Malthe” without postal markings, light vertical and horizontal filing creases, good clean condition early incoming entire.
1774 incoming entire from Palermo, Sicily endorsed “Siracusa/ per Malta” to a Pioroio Fournier. A fine early entire.
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.
1816 unpaid incoming disinfected entire from Ionian Islands bearing a fine accountancy ‘May: 28-?:2’ handstamp that is the earliest known usage, large Isole Ionie circular handstamp on front. An important item.
1823 unpaid incoming entire from Gibraltar with arrival charge handstamp ’12 T.2’, the ‘12’ changed in manuscript to “14”; fine condition.
1828-44 group of five entires or outer letter sheets, each stampless incoming with charge handstamps showing 1d to 5d. usages, all are good to fine examples of these scarce handstamps, please examine.
1837 entire to Alessandria, Italy bearing an apparently unrecorded two-line handstamp of Malta Post Office (48 x 5mm), without any further cancels.
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.
1839 entire to Genova bearing good strike of straight-line Malta post Office handstamp, arrival backstamp; light horizontal filing crease, a good legible example.
1840 (13 Marzo) entire to Firenze bearing fine 'Coat of Arms' handstamp on front and ornate framed 'CORFU' date stamp on reverse, disinfected in transit with two slits, straight-line 'Malta Post Office' handstamp, reverse with straight-line 'LIVORNO' and two-line 'APRILE/1840' handstamp. Small part of entire missing but generally fine appearance.
1840 entire to Livorno bearing fine straight-line MALTA POST OFFICE handstamp (50 x 5mm), large manuscript rating, arrival backstamp; fine, clean example