Martinique
Covers and stamps / French Colonies / Great Britain Used Abroad / Martinique / Napoleonic
(British Occupation) 1811 (18th April) entire to Philadelphia endorsed "Via Baltimore" and with accounting at top, entire headed as written from St. Pierre, without postal markings and sent during period of British Blockade and Occupation during Napoleonic Wars; fine and clean.
£375
Martinique
Covers and stamps / French Maritime / Martinique / Disinfected mail / Via Marseille
(Disinfected Mail) 1833 entire to Marseille with framed ‘PAYS D’OUTREMER’ handstamp and Marseille cds alongside, reverse with straight-line MARTINIQUE despatch and italic ‘Purifiee a Marseille’ (partly missing) and another arrival cancel. Deisinfected with rastel punching.
£75
Martinique
Covers and stamps / Martinique / Maritime
1787 (5 Nov) entire to Bordeaux prepaid at 20 sols, under 1oz. rate by Paquebot royal from French colonies, bearing rare LA MARTINIQUE handstamp used only between 1787-88. Endorsed on reverse "Par La Jeune Marianne Cape Labrouche, Q.D.C."
£565
Martinique
Covers and stamps / Argentina / Danish West Indies / Martinique / Registered mail
1893 (17 Janv) 15c. postal stationery envelope registered to Buenos Aires, Argentina uprated 15c. and 20c. tied St Pierre cds, red framed registration top left, at base red framed Dansk Vestindien/R segmented handstamp with St. Thomas cds in association on reverse, Certificados arrival backstamp. Ex Grabowski.
£165
Martinique
Covers and stamps / French Colonies / Martinique / gutter/millesimes
1893 (21 Sept) printed envelope, 230 x 158mm, to Paris franked 1892 25c. horizontal strip of four with gutter, numbered ‘2’ tied by double ring Saint Pierre cds, the envelope is endorsed by date of ships departure and “Voie Anglaise”, vertical filing crease and stain at centre, no backstamps.