1879 (10 JU) 1d. pink stationery envelope to Hamburg, endorsed “Via Ostend” and uprated 1870 1½d., JE, plate 3, tied by two Manchester ‘498’ duplex, arrival backstamp; a couple of pinhole towards base otherwise fine.
1879 (AP 3) outer letter sheet to Buenos Aires, Argentina, endorsed “Per French Packet” and franked 1873-80 4d. sage-green wing marginal MF, plate 16, tied E.C./ 53 London E.C. numeral duplex, stamp additionally tied with framed arrival date stamp, reverse with violet Correos De Buenos Aires, fine and clean condition.
1879 (Dic 28) stampless official cover to Constantinople with printed ‘Correspondencia particular/ del/ Director General de Correos’ and on reverse the associated printed seal, octagonal date stamp bottom left and on transit at London with two 1873-80 1/- green, plate 14, GE and HH, tied ‘10’ numeral obliterators, reverse with London transit and fine British Post Office Constantinople index A cds of FE 5/ 80; a fine and most unusual cover.
1879 (NO 28) folded long entire to Rhodes, then Turkish endorsed “Via Marseilles” and franked 1873-80 2½d., NB, plate 16 tied Bristol ‘134’ duplex, reverse with Smyrne Turquie D’Asie French Post Office cds and blue dotted circle arrival cds.
1879 (SP 1) cover to Singapore franked 1873-80 6d., PJ, plate 16 tied London/N18 duplex, reverse with red Singapore Paid cds of OC 6. Small part of envelope now missing above stamp and a litlle ageing.
1880 (MR 23) 1d. pink stationery envelope on pale blue paper stock, to Copenhagen, Denmark additionally franked 1870 1½d., JE (damaged bottom right corner) and 1873-80 2½d. , plate 16 tied St Austell ‘670’ duplex, arrival backstamp. Senders backflap details removed.
1880 cover from Arundel, England, franked pair 2½d addressed to Shanghai. Reverse 'Hong Kong' transit (JA 20) and 'SHANGHAE' index A cds of British Post Offices, re-directed back to England with Hong Kong transit, London transit and final arrival cds; some toning, a well travelled cover.
1881 (1 AP) uprated 1d. postal stationery card to manager ‘Colonial Bank’, Trinidad, uprated ½d. tied London ‘5’ duplex, two Trinidad double arc arrivals of AP 20. The card with part printed message from The West India and Panama Telegraph Company, Limited.
1881 (8 FE) 1d. pink postal stationery envelope to Berlin, uprated with 1880-81 Three Half Pence venetian red tied Alderley duplex, arrival backstamp
1881 (AU 31) entire to Pernau, Estonia, franked pair 2½d. and a ½d. cancelled hexagonal L 3d London ‘80’ Late Fee duplex, reverse with a series of cyrillic transit and arrival cancels.
1881 (AU 9) cover to Hambourg, Germany franked 1878 Watermark Small Anchor, Die 4 1d. Inland Revenue on bluish paper cancelled by two fine Dalbeattie ‘378’ date stamps, arrival backstamp.
1881 (JA 17) entire to Santa Ana, Salvador, franked 1873-80 4d. grey-brown, ML, plate 17 tied by London ‘84’ duplex, annotated “Via Panama”. Light vertical filing crease affecting stamp, without backstamps.
1881 small envelope to London, endorsed across top “From Gibbs Seaman H.M Ship CarysfortFlying Squadron Sidney New South Wales Australia”, initialled bottom left corner by Commanding Officer, franked 1880-81 1d venetian-red cancelled by ‘FB’ obliterator. Reverse with red London cancels of 6th and 7th Sept.
1882 (AU 10) registered cover to Cape Town franked 1880-83 1s orange-brown, plate 13 and 1880-81 2d. both tied by blue ‘75’ obliterators with Birmingham Registered in association, routed via Plymouth with AU 11 cds on reverse together with arrival cds of AU 30; an attractive envelope with unusual franking
1882 (JA 12) cover to Mowbray, Cape of Good Hope, franked 1880-83 Wmk Crown 6d. grey, GC, plate 17, 1880-81 2d. deep rose vertical pair and 1881 1d. lilac (2), Die II tied by four Earl Court SW 34 duplex, reverse with Cape Town transit cds of FE 2, some slight toning, a scarce, very unusual franking.
1883 (26 JY) underfranked cover to Natal, South Africa franked 1880-83 ‘3d’ on 3d., OK and 1880-81 2d. deep rose tied by two London G.W cds, blue manuscript “3” below surcharge stamp and ‘3d’ charge handstamp below this, to left of stamps large circular framed ‘7d’, arrival backstamp of 24.8. Some pinholes at left, an attractive cover.
1884 (MY 30) entire to Puebla, Mexico franked 1880-83 4d. grey-brown, JI, plate 18 and 1881 1d. lilac, Die II, paying the late fee tied ‘L.S./5’ L1 Lombard St. London duplex, reverse with New York F.D. transit and Correos Puebla arrival; light vertical and horizontal filing creases clear of adhesives.
1884 (SP 23) 1d. postal stationery envelope to Philadelphia, uprated 1883 1 1/2d. lilac tied '134' Bristol duplex, redirected upon arrival with Philadelphia cds also tying stamp image, arrival backstamps.
1884 2d. registered postal stationery envelope to Berlin, uprated 2 1/2d. lilac tied '498' numeral with Manchester High-Town cds in association, Registered Manchester and London date stamps, arrival backstamp; some damage to stamp image
1885 (25 AU) registered cover to Konigsberg franked two 1d. lilac plus 1883 2 1/2d. tied '498' obliterators of Manchester whose registered oval date stamp appears at top, London transit at right, arrival backstamp.