1747 Samuel Bowen colour map showing west coast of Africa describing the entire course of the River Gambia and 600 miles of River Senegal. Fine condition 115 190mm
1859-1860 Three items with entire to Bordeaux with OUTRE-MER PAVILLAC date stamp, charged at 60c. as no indication of origin, so charge international rate, envelope with Direction De La Poste Aux Lettres St Louis Senegal hand stamp and ‘COL FR ANGL AMB CALAIS’ date stamp and entire similarly handstamped, without the PD but same maritime cancel.
1867 envelope to Bordeaux franked ‘Eagle’ 10c. (touched margin) and a 40c. cancelled lozenge GOR in a blue-grey shade, Senegal Et Dept Gorce date stamp in same ink, Bordeaux maritime cancel below, the envelope being endorsed “paket francais”. With contents. Behr Certificate.
1874 (9 Oct) stampless outer sheet used within St Louis and bearing blue Senegal et Dep St. Louis, straight-line CHARGE and framed P.P., reverse with cachet TRIBUNAL DE 1re INSTANCE DE ST Louis. Ex Sacher.
1876 (12 Dec) envelope to Saurat franked 1872-73 General Colony 10c brown/rose and 30c brown, good to clear margins, cancelled SNG in lozenge with St Louis cds in association at left, reverse with octagonal Col Fr. Paq. Fr. J No.6 date stamp, various local transits and arrival cds; small fault at base of envelope. A fine cover, Ex. Sacher.
1880 (7 Nov) cover to France franked General Colony 15c. ‘Sage’ imperf top marginal, margin bumped at right, tied scarce blue octagonal Corr d’Armee St Louis date stamp, repeated at top with Paq Fr. J. No.5 octagonal date stamp, reverse with Officers signature.
1881 (7 Sept) cover to Verviers franked General Colony 15c. tied scarce blue octagonal Corr d’Armee St Louis date stamp showing inverted month within cancel, reverse with Officers signature and maritime Corr. D. Arm. Lig.J Paq. Fr. No.6 plus arrival cancels.
1884 (18 Avril) cover to Hamburg franked mixed issue franking of General Colony issues with 1872-77 30c Ceres imperf vertical pair with good margins and Allegory 15c. tied Rufisque Senegal date stamps with another strike to left, unclear maritime date stamp on front, arrival backstamp; heavy central filing crease otherwise a fine mixed issue commercial cover.
1885 cover to Maine, USA franked 25c. General Colony tied violet Dakar cds with another strike to left, Ligne J Paq. Fr. No.1 maritime cds and Boston F.D. Paid date stamp at left, Paris Etranger Paris backstamp, the backflap of envelope with printed FLAGSHIP LANCASTER
1885 cover to Nice franked 25c. General Colony tied COL.FR.PAQ.FR. J No.1 octagonal maritime date stamp with another strike to left, reverse with Bordeaux Cette Papide date stamp and arrival cds, the backflap of envelope with printed FLAGSHIP LANCASTER.
1892 (17 Nov) registered envelope to Gaillac bearing single franking marginal ‘1f’ on 5c. tied by Dakar cds repeated to left, red framed ‘R’ and unclear octagonal maritime date stamp, reverse with transit and arrival backstamps; rare stamps on cover with 2000 issued.
1892 registered cover to France franked '75' on 15c. tied Senegal St Louis cds with another strike alongside, red framed R handstamp and very fine Loango A Bordeaux *L.L.No.2* maritime date stamp, arrival backstamps, scarce.
1894 cover to Marseille franked 25c. tied by St. Louis cds, framed APRES/ LE/ DEPART at centre, Ligne J PAQ.FR.No.6 octagonal date stamp, manuscript “par le Stamboul”, arrival backstamp, slightly trimmed at top.
1896 (2 Sept) printed envelope to Fez, Morocco franked 25c. gutter pair with number ‘3’ in gutter tied St Louis cds, blue French maritime cds, reverse with Tanger transit and arrival cds, envelope trimmed at left with some peripheral wear.
1898 and 1899 wrapper and envelope from Goree to Dakar, both stampless and endorsed “S.a” and with large SERVICE ADMINISTATIE GOREE handstamp with Officials signature. Ex Grabowski, on his album page.
1902 (10 Dec) printed invitation to American Consul within stampless envelope to Dakar bearing privilege cachet of Governor General at right and St. Louis despatch . Ex Grabowski, on his album page.
1902 (26 Nov) registered picture postcard to Paris franked 5c. (2) and 25c. tied St. Louis cds, framed ‘R’ handtamp and maritime cancel at base, arrival cds at left. The image of ‘Hotel du Conseil General’; fine condition. Ex Grabowski.
1904 5c printed matter rate cover to Toulouse with octagonal Buenos Ayres A Bordeaux and postcard to Cayenne, French Guiana cancelled Bordeaux A Loango. Good examples of the two lines that regularly called at Dakar. Ex Grabowski, on his album page.
1906 (7 Nov) unfranked cover to Boghe with SENEGAL St. LOUIS despatch cds, taxed on arrival with blue manuscript ”0,60” and franked ‘Faidherbe’ 10c. and ‘Palms’ 50c. cancelled with blue triangular framed ‘T’ handstamp, BOGHE MAURITANIE cds at left, very rare commercial usage of Mauritania provisional postage dues. Ex. Grabowski.
1910 picture postcard franked 1906 ‘General Faidherbe’ 15c. tied unclear cds, to Belgian Congo with transits of Matadi (14 Janv), Leopoldville (17 Janv),Stanleyville (10 Fevr) and Avakup (27 Fevr). Good condition.