1869-74 group of four covers to Stuttgart, Germany, the 1874 cover with HARPER PAID date stamp, the others carried privately and entering the posts in Liverpool or London.
1882 (Jan 10) cover to Salem, NJ, USA franked 1880 2c. and 6c. ‘Liberia’ with frame lines all round cancelled with narrow six bar handstamps, Monrovia transit cds to left, below this red Paid Liverpool transit (31 JA), reverse with New York ‘opera glasses’ transit; some slight tones but generally clean and attractive.
1890 (NO 10) 3 Halfpenny stationery card written from Cape Mount, Liberia but posted across the border at Sulijah whose unclear red cancel ties the stamp image, Freetown transit at left and Berlin arrivals of 10/12. Fine cross border card, using the faster mail service.
1891 (31 Aug) envelope to Birmingham, endorsed “Per s.s. angola” and franked 6c. Numeral cancelled six bar handstamp and also by two-line POSTAGE DUE/ PAID handstamp, Monrovia cds alongside that shows inverted ‘31’in date, Paid Liverpool Br Packet entry cds in red at bottom left, arrival backstamp (SP 19); fine and scarce.
1892 (Apr 7) stampless printed envelope to London bearing straight-line ‘POSTAGE PAID’ handstamp, to right a little unclear Bassa Liberia cds, PAID/ LIVERPOOL/ Br PACKET transit at left; good example from this correspondence.
1892 (Oct 3) stampless envelope to London bearing straight-line ‘Postage Paid’ and at left, Bassa Liberia date stamp, two red PAID/ Liverpool/ Br. Packet date stamps of the same date; fine and attractive.
1892 3c. defaced internal postal stationery envelope cto with Monrovia date stamp, unusually used to Germany with two-line POSTAGE/ PAID handstamp; fine and clean condition.
1894 (7 Jul) 3c. postal stationery envelope registered to Switzerland, additionally franked with 5c. and registration 10c. red on yellow (uncancelled as usual, small surface rubs), cancelled Monrovia, London ad Liverpool transits, arrival backstamp. Fine item
1903 President Gibson set of five Registration stamps, each with inverted centre, fresh hinged mint.
1904 3c. postal stationery card to Germany cancelled by oval 'DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/LINIE/HAMBURG/WESTAFRIKA/04/XXVII' date stamp, BREMEN arrival cds at left. The card is datelined "S.S. Gretchen Bohlen". Cockerill does not record this date stamp tied to the 'S.S. Gretchen Bohlen'.
1904 picture post card of Monrovia troops addressed to Germany, endorsed "Feldpost" with oval 'DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/LINIE/HAMBURG/WESTAFRIKA/27/11.04/XXXVII' date stamp, MUNICH arrival cds to left; good condition.
1905 'Woermann Line "Eleonore Woermann" picture post card to Germany with adhesives tied by oval 'DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/LINE/HAMBURG/WESTAFRIKA/XXV' date stamps; re-directed on arrival.
1906 3c. postal stationery card to Germany up-rated 20c., tied 'MONROVIA' cds, oval 'DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/LINIE/HAMBURG/WESTAFRIKA/VII' date stamp alongside; arrival cds at left.
1907 10c. registered postal stationery envelope to Germany with image tied by oval 'DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/LINIE/HAMBURG/WESTAFRIKA/31/7.07/XIII' date stamp, re-directed from Bremen to Hannover.
1907 3c. postal stationery card to DAHOMEY cancelled violet 'HARPER' cds, LAGOS, Southern Nigeria transit and PORTO NOVO arrival cds also over stamp image; generally good condition.
1909 cover to Germany bearing single franking 5c. 'MONKEY' tied oval 'DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/LINIE/HAMBURG/WESTAFRIKA/XXXI' date stamp; arrival backstamp.
1909-12 15c 'Woman Spinning Cotton' in unissued colours, imperf proof on lined paper without gum
1909-12 20c. ‘Pepper Plants’ imperf proofs on lined paper without gum, three examples in different colours, one rose and green issued colours, the others ochre and black and orange and green unissued. Fine and attractive.
1912 cover to Germany endorsed "per Alexandra Woermann" bearing multiple franking 5c. Monkey tied oval 'DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/LINIE/HAMBURG/WESTAFRIKA/LIII' date stamp.
1928 (19.6.) part printed envelope to London franked Official/ Service 3c Providence Island tied by single strike of oval German maritime date stamp Deutsche Seepost/ Linie/ Hamburg/ Westafrika/ XXXIV; crease at left of envelope well clear of adhesive.