
1842 printed entire to The Hague bearing large black Ongefrankeerd/ Zee Brief/ Sourabaya handstamp, to right red Zeebrief Den Helder date stamp, Batavia transit at centre, rated "60", red arrival backstamp; good condition.

1842 wrapper to WOLMAR bearing, on reverse, oval-framed 'POST LENZENHOF' handstamp with manuscript date.


1843 entire detailing goods carried by ship Leonora, from Demerara, British Guiana to Liverpool, rated “8” ship letter rate and bearing two-line DUBLIN/Ship Letter handstamp, reverse with red Dublin diamond date stamp and arrival cancel of next day.


1843 entire to London with manuscript “2/-“ rate marking on front, reverse with fine unframed Spanish Town date stamp, Proud D3, red arrival cds; fine and clean condition.

1844 (31/8) entire from Habana to Madrid bearing blue handstamp Correo Maritimo No.3 and framed arc FRANCO in same ink, annotated at base "Correp de la Empresa", disinfected with small slitting. Some wormholes and internal faults to entire, fine appearance.

1844 long cross-written entire from Spring Grove to Yorkshire bearing various manuscript rate markings, 'crown' framed oval CAPE OF GOOD HOPE date stamp, re-directed upon arrival to "Post Office, Filey" whose date stamp appears above, reverse with straight-line SHIP LETTER handstamp, red entry cds and green 'HULL' date stamp.

1845 (4th June) thick entire from Columbia, South Carolina, USA via Philadelphia via private ship, rated “1/6” for a double Ship Letter rate plus inland postage from St Ann’s to Mandeville of 2d. for a total charge of “1/8”, showing the only recorded ‘SHIP LETTER/ St ANNS’ handstamp that is not recorded in foster but in Proud SL1. Ex H. Wood

1845 entire to Naples bearing fine straight-line MALTA POST OFFICE handstamp (55 x 3mm), with various rate markings, two disinfection slits, arrival backstamp.

1845 printed entire bearing fine cyrillic two-line Jacobstadt date stamp and with large Riga transit cachet on reverse.


1846 (14 May) outer letter sheet to Habana with red Pinar D.Rio Isla De Cuba despatch cds, ‘4’ rate handstamp, arrival backstamp and a long endorsement on reverse with signature.


1846 and 1851 pair of outer letter sheets used locally with red and blue Habana date stamps with similar framed FRANCO handstamps, one with some overall toning.

1846 outer letter sheet to Jerez de la Frontera with straight-line YNDIAS handstamp and unaligned '5R' rating, reverse with Cadiz transit. Disinfected with large diagonal slit on reverse.

1846 outer letter sheet, provenance unknown, to Amsterdam bearing red oval maritime handstamp Zee Brief Den Helder, annotated “Per Maria Elisabeth/ Capt H.C. Wriborg/D.G.G.” (Whom God Guide), arrival backstamp.

1847 (14.10.) entire to Patras bearing circular framed ornate P.P., reverse with Syra transit and arrival cancels; a couple of light vertical filing creases otherwise fine

1847 (26 July) entire to Boston, endorsed bottom left “pr Schr Cutter”, sent unpaid with red New-York SHIP 7cts date stamp of Sep 17 (representing 5c. delivery to Boston and 2c, ship letter charge); light vertical filing crese, fine and fresh.


1847 and 1850 outer letter sheets to Habana both with Cardenas Isla De Cuba despatch date stamps in red and blue, both with matching ‘1’ handstamps.


1847 entire to Bordeaux, put into the British Post Office and bearing on reverse red unframed Porto Cabello date stamp, annotated to go via West Indies Packet. Front with framed London accountancy COLONIES/ &c ART.13, French entry cds for Boulogne, arrival backstamp.

1847 outer letter sheet to Trieste bearing two-lined ‘CONSTANTINOPLE’ handstamp, St Andrews Cross indicating payment to destination.


1848 (23 May) outer letter sheet to Habana with red Mariel Ila De Cuba despatch, rated ‘3’. Long endorsement on reverse with signature and unclear arrival cds; a scarce cancel.


1848 entire from Zante to Boston, United States endorsed “Via Marseilles” without any clear indication of despatch except for commercial chop top right, addressed care of forwarding agents in London whose blue ornate handstamp appears at base, red PAID date stamp of London and red ‘29’ US accountancy.