(Madeira) 1873 envelope to New York, endorsed “via England” and franked vertical pair and horizontal pairs of 1870 80r. orange with thin 3mm high letters tied numeral obliterators with Funchal cds in association, framed PD and London PAID trnsit, reverse bearing New York Paid All entry cds; tear in front of envelope and part of bottom backflap missing, still a scarce and attractive multiple franking.
(Madeira) 1880 (3/8) envelope to Birkenhead bearing mixed issues franking 1875-76 15r brown (p.13½), 1879-80 10r green (p.13½), 1880 5r and two 25r lilac (p.13½) tied three Funchal datestamps, Southampton Ship Letter transit of AU 14, arrival backstamps; three of the stamps affixed over the top of the envelope with some resultant damage, large part of backflap missing. Still an attractive franking.
1768 thick entire with wine order to Madeira, date-lined as written from St Eustatia, carried privately without postal cancels; entire with faults with the right hand panel detached from the rest of entire; a rare early item.