ALGERIA COLLECTION - PORT VENDRES, LA CALLE, DOCUMENTS, ETC.: c.1790-c.1900 range of mail inc. 1838 EL to Marseille via lazaret with v. fine red oval "Purifié/à/Port Vendres" hs on front and chisel slit; 1854 EL ex Consul of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies to the Vice Consul with fine consulate hs on seal over flap (cut into) adjacent to a mostly fine "La Calle/ALGERIE" hs; 1824 EL to G.B. with 3 chisel slits with an account of a sea battle and peace treaty; plus others to France with chisel slits and/or various "Purifié" hs's, a small group of hospital documents/Bills of Health & 1834 edition of "Moniteur Algerién". (10 covers, 7 documents) Cross Reference: ALGERIA, FRANCE (Image)

FRENCH ALGERIA - TOULON DISINFECTED CACHET COVERS: 1835-40 group of covers inc. 1838 EL ex Oran to Livorno slit with boxed "Purifé/à Toulon" hs, closed with a wax seal for the "LAZZARETTO DI S. ROCCO" and faint boxed cachet of the same on front; 1840 EL with a Customs Office cachet across flap adjacent to a v. fine oval "Purifée/à Toulon" hs, and 4 awl-holes; plus others with similar oval or red s/l cachets, mainly to destintions in France, inc. 1840 military hospital mortuary record. (9 covers) Cross Reference: ALGERIA, FRANCE (Image)

EGYPT - INC. CONTENTS REGARDING DISINFECTION METHODS, UNRECORDED HS, ETC.: 1825-1947 range inc. 1825 EL ex Cairo to Bradford via Milford Haven quarantine station, contents read "The smoaked [sic] or faded appearance of the ink is caused by the acid they plunge the letters into...in England they merely place them over a pan of charcoal."; 1900 PPC of the S.S. Singapore posted on board by a passenger from Egypt while in quarantine at the Nisida lazaretto in Italy sending an "...embrace from quarantine..." ; 1940 env. (faults) ex British Military P.O. in Egypt to Plymouth with a partial dark violet "DISINFECTED" hs (previously unrecorded); plus other ELs, envs., or PCs with signs of disinfection, or contents relating to quarantine or epidemic, PPCs of quarantine stations, and documents such as health passports & town plan of Alexandria showing quarantine station, etc. An informative lot. (17 covers/cards, 15 PPCs, 11 documents) Cross Reference: EGYPT (Image)

MOROCCO: 1756 EL ex Safi to Marseille splashed with vinegar (very early disinfection); 1836 EL ex Tangier to Saluzzo (Italy) with four raster holes punched for fumigation; and 1843 "NOTICE TO MARINERS" warning captains of ships not to land anywhere other than ports or harbours. (3 covers)Cross Reference: MOROCCO (Image)

FRENCH TUNISIA - MARSEILLE SANITATION CACHETS, ETC.: 1832-67 range of covers ex Tunis inc. 1835 EL to Genoa via Marseille with slits, faint "PURIFIE LAZARET/MARSEILLE" hs & fine circular "SANITA/DI/VENTIMIGLIA"; plus others to Marseille or Italy slit or with "Sanitaria", "Lazareto", or "Purifie" cachets & 3 quarantine receipts issued in Tunisia. (6 covers, 3 receipts) Cross Reference: FRENCH COLS. - TUNISIA, FRANCE (Image)

SOUTH & WEST AFRICA MIX - INC. UNRECORDED HS & DOCUMENTS: 1828 EL ex Cape of Good Hope to G.B. sprinkled with disinfectant; 1835 EL ex Senegal to France slashed & fumigated; 1893 postal stationery PC ex Gold Coast to U.S.A. with unrecorded "DISINFECTED" hs; also PPCs of various lazarettos (7), passenger quarantine inspection cards (3), 1911/12 government reports relating to quarantine for Gambia, Gold Coast, Sierra Leone, and West Africa. (6 covers/cards, 7 PPCs, 8 documents) (Image)