1767 (20 Fe) Entire written from 'Cap' addressed to Gand (Belgium) with ms 'Colonie' notation on front, rated '6', fine and early
1897 ca. SHANGHAI MUNICIPALITY Local Post 1c stationery card with coloured illustration of 'Chinese Prayer' on front, printed 'SHANGHAI ….18…' and printer's name 'HIRSBRUNNER & Co, DHANGHAI', fine
from PANAMA to London prepaid at the 4d per 1/2oz rate by four 1d rose-red Pl. 191, tied by Panama type Z4 'C35' numerals and 'Panama/Transit' three line datestamp for JY.26.80, London arrival bs (AU 25 1880)
1877 Envelope to Paris franked 1870-74 1 1/2d + 8d orange + 10d red-brown tied by 'C30' with CALPARAISO cds in association, endorsed 'Voie de Panama' alongside, faint arrival bs, London Paid transit cds in red. A rarity. Unique usage of 8d in Chile. Ex Glassco
1862 (NO 18) Envelope from Alexandria to Madras, endorsed "By Steamer to Madras", franked 1862 GB 3d carmine-rose + 9d straw, tied by individual fine to very fine strikes of 'B01' numeral, backstamped at Alexandria, Madras (DE 8) and Rajahmundry (DE 12). Minor blemishes. Still very fine, attractive and scarce.
1862 (MR 17) Envelope from Cairo to Oxford correctly franked by 1862 GB 9d bistre (wing margin at right) tied by mostly fine strike of 'B01' numeral of Alexandria with very fine Cairo dispatch and London transit (MR30) cds alongside. Oxford arrival (MR 31) backstamp. The adhesive with odd short perfs. Exceptional colour and minor opening blemishes. Fine and rare usage, the 9d being issued just 2 months previously.
1910 (17 Oct) Unissued essay with black & mauve design with arch inscribed Portugal 65®, designed by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. Ltd, London. 12 days after the Revolution on October 5th. Eyecatching & superb.
1900 ca. 2c Blue postal stationery card with vignette of MANICOMIO (Montevideo) alongside, on reverse illustration of Gaucho with cows at waterhole, unused
1911 (24 2) 10c Semeuse (Sower) illustrated on front a full illustration of a factory with ms ' Etablisement Gustav Ullrich, Chalon's s. Marne', faint corner crease.
1899 (15 4) Illustrated 10c postal stationery card to Austria depicting vignette of KRAFT'S Gd Hotel de Nice, a NICE (Nizza), faint corner crease
1899 (12 Fev) Illustrated 10c postal stationery card to Belgium depicting vignette of Grand Hotel Noailles & Metropole, Marseilles, Bruxelles arrival, light corner crease not visible from front.
1899 Envelope to England franked QV 1s yellow-brown cancelled on arrival by oval REGISTERED LONDON X 1 ds with oval registered Leicester arrival bs, few small stains on reverse not affecting front. Envelope with some wrinkles.
1900 (FE 7) Registration envelope uprated QV 1/2d + 1d (pair + single) + 1884 4d deep mauve tied by rectangular Accra ds with cds alongside, addressed to Austria with Gablonz arrival bs, some glue residue, light fold affecting 1/2d
1892 (Sep) Envelope to Germany franked Gibraltar 40c BISECT + 5c tied by Tangier duplex, with Gibraltar & Madrid transits + Germany arrival bs's, corner of 5c creased where overlapping
1903 (20 Nov) Postcard showing vignette of Cargo Junks sent to England franked KEVII 4c tied by Victoria HK cds, with violet s/l LEIGH & GRANGE security chop, fine
1794 (16 June) Entire to London with s/l PORTSMOUTH/SHIPLRE with Montserrat dateline concerning wine shipment from Madeira commenting on the stagnation of the market forcing them to offload some to Guadeloupe
1781 Internal entire to Port au Prince hs cursive ST MARC, ms dateline in letter heading, fine
1778 (10 Sep) Entire to 'Cap' from Mole with v.fine MOIE (error for MOLE) hs
ca 1900 Unfranked envelope hs on obverse 'Franco' in violet with various bs's incl. TEOPAN?, RECEBIDA GUATEMALA and scroll Cartero No. 11 in violet, fine
1900 (JUN 2) Unfranked internal envelope with octagonal RETALHULEU ds and s/l FRANCO alongside both in violet, various bs's incl. s/l RETALHULEU RECEBIDA GUATEMALA (JUN 5), scroll Cartero No 5 etc., all in violet, fine