1815 (12 May) FL to Bordeaux, red "Ship Letter London Paid" (crown) and Angleterre Par Calais straight line handstamps, "7" (postage paid across the Channel) and "19" (decimes) charge on arrival, with manuscript "forwarded London 31 May 1815" on back, fine usage across the North Sea from Hamburg to London and from there to France, avoiding the War in Low Countries between England and Prussia against Napoleon (Image)

Est.US$200

1840 (10 Oct) FL to Norway, ms "Von Havre pr Dampfschiff", framed Hamburg departure datestamps on back, charged "10" in red crayon, fine and interesting letter posted at Le Havre and sent to Hamburg by steamship. Postage at Hamburg was 10 schillings courant as marked by the T&T post office there. Transferred to the Swedish and Norwegian post offices, the debit of 10 schillings was marked in the upper left corner, with corresponding date stamp on back (Image)

Est.US$250