ANTIGUA: 1857 (Apr 12) Entire to England with clear strike of the red type CC1 “PAID / AT / ANTIGUA” crown circle hs, with ms “6” rate and arrival cds adjacent, reverse with despatch and London ds, very fine, about 90 covers recorded by Freeland (SG £650) (Image)

ARGENTINA: 1856 (May 23) Wrapper to Brazil with clear strike of the black type CC1 “PAID / AT / BUENOS AYRES” crown circle hs, with ms “1/-” rate adjacent, reverse with despatch cds, fine (SG £850) (Image)

BAHAMAS: 1864 (Dec 16) Large linen envelope sent registered to England with red type CC2 “PAID / AT / BAHAMAS” crown circle hs, with Nassau and London registered ds and crown reg’d hs adjacent, edges of envelope folded behind to dosplay, some ageing, fine and rare especially registered, described by Christie’s in Nov 1992 as “probably a blockade run cover from the Confederate States”, not more than 45 recorded according to Freeland, and one of very few known registered, ex Vivien Sussex (SG £2’250) (Image)

BARBADOS: 1855 (Nov 11) Entire to the USA with 1852-55 (1d) blue, just touched at top left, tied by “1” numeral with the red type CC1 “PAID / AT / BARBADOES” crown circle hs and Charleston arrival cds adjacent, with ms “2/-” rate and London cds adjacent, reverse with despatch and St. Thomas cds, fine and scarce combination of CC and stamp, ex Olive Blossom, around 150 covers recorded by Freeland (SG £475) (Image)

BARBADOS: 1858 (Oct 12) Entire to England with clear strike of the red type CC1 “PAID / AT / BARBADOES” crown circle hs, with ms “2/-” rate and London cds adjacent, reverse with despatch cds, portion of front missing after opening, around 150 covers recorded by Freeland (SG £475) (Image)

BARBADOS: 1893 (Feb 25) Envelope sent locally with the black type CC1 “PAID / AT / BARBADOES” crown circle hs and despatch cds adjacent, some minor foxing, incl. interesting printed contents taken from a small magazine about the price of gold and wine, a late usage (cause during a temporary shortage of 1/2d stamps) (SG £475) (Image)

BERMUDA: 1850 (Feb 5) Envelope to Ireland with red type CC1 “PAID / AT / HAMILTON BERMUDA” crown circle hs (overwritten with filing notes), Lisburn arrival cds adjacent, reverse with despatch and Dublin cds, fine, ex Baron Stig Leuhusen (hammer £950), only 34 recorded according to Freeland (SG £4’000) (Image)

BERMUDA: 1860 (Mar 26) Envelope to England with red type CC1 “PAID / AT / IRELAND ISLE BERMUDA” crown circle hs, with hs “6d” adjacent, reverse with despatch and arrival cds, incl. original contents (headed “Somers Isles”), fine with a super strike of this rare hs, ex Baron Stig Leuhusen (hammer £4’500), only 24 known according to Freeland (SG £7’500) (Image)

BRAZIL: 1865 (Dec 29) Wrapper to Argentina with blue type CC7 “PAID / AT / BAHIA” crown circle hs, Lisburn arrival cds adjacent, very minor foxing, fine and very rare hs in blue, ex Beaver Creek (SG £3’500) (Image)

BRAZIL: 1852 (Sep 13) Entire to Madeira with black type CC7 “PAID / AT / RIO DE JANEIRO” crown circle hs, rated “2/-“, reverse with despatch cds in same colour, fine, ex Beaver Creek (SG £800) (Image)

BRAZIL: 1864 (May 6) Entire to Uruguay with green type CC7 “PAID / AT / RIO DE JANEIRO” crown circle hs, endorsed “Mersey” and rated “4/-“, reverse with despatch cds in same colour, fine, exHicks (SG £800) (Image)

BRAZIL: 1865 (Oct 6) Wrapper to Argentina with blue type CC7 “PAID / AT / RIO DE JANEIRO” crown circle hs, endorsed “Per Mersey” and rated “1/-“, reverse with despatch cds in same colour, fine (SG £800) (Image)

BRITISH HONDURAS: 1854 (Feb 17) Envelope to England with red type CC1 “PAID / AT / BELIZE” crown circle hs, rated “2/-“, reverse with despatch and transit cds, fine and very rare, only about 25 covers recorded by Freeland, ex Dr. Harper (SG £4’000) (Image)

CANADA: 1848 (Aug 15) Wrapper to Ireland with the red type CC1 “PAID / AT / QUEBEC” crown circle hs, with despatch and arrival cds adjacent, average condition, ex “Emerald” (SG £150) (Image)

CHILE: 1854 (Aug 15) Entire to the USA with the red type CC1 “PAID / AT / VALPARAISO” (without stop) crown circle hs, with Steamship hs adjacent and despatch bs, very fine (SG £450) (Image)

CHILE: 1868 (May 3) Envelope to Scotland with the red type CC1 “PAID / AT / VALPARAISO.” (with stop) crown circle hs, reverse with despatch and arrival cds, slight peripheral ageing, fine (SG £500) (Image)

COLOMBIA, CARTHAGENA: 1855 (Aug 25) Mourning entire to St. Thomas with black type CC1 “PAID / AT / CARTHAGENA” crown circle hs, rated “4d”, reverse with despatch and cds, fine, ex Beaver Creek (SG £1’000) (Image)

COLOMBIA, CARTHAGENA: 1871 (Jun) Envelope to the USA with RED type CC1 “PAID / AT / CARTHAGENA” crown circle hs, with Colon and US Steamship hs overlapping, reverse with despatch and cds, fine and very rare, only two recorded in red, cert. BPA (2010) (Image)

COLOMBIA, COLON: 1868 (Apr 22) Envelope from the Panama Railroad Co. to the USA with red type CC1 “PAID / AT / COLON” crown circle hs, rated 2s 8d which corresponds to an exceptional eight times the standard rate, with the Colombian post charging six times, i.e. 6 reales, with due hs in blue, forwarded in the last section of its journey by The Intertropical Co. at Monteria with cds at left, reverse with despatch cds, fine and very rare with only a handful of examples recorded, ex Malcolm Bentley (realised €3’600), cert. RPS (2007) (SG £4’750) (Image)

COLOMBIA, SANTA MARTHA: 1853 (Jan 23) Entire to the USA with red type CC1b “PAID / AT / PANAMA” crown circle hs, rated “1/-” with US Steamship hs adjacent, reverse with despatch and St. Thomas cds, minor foxing, fine (SG £1’900) (Image)

COLOMBIA, PANAMA: 1849 (Mar 27) Entire to Peru with red type CC1 “PAID / AT / PANAMA” crown circle hs, rated “2/-“, reverse with despatch cds, fine (SG £4’750) (Image)

CUBA, HAVANA: 1846 (Mar 31) Wrapper to Peru with clear black type CC1b “PAID / AT / HAVANA” crown circle hs, rated “1/-“, reverse with despatch and Kingston, Jamaica transit cds, fine (SG £1’200) (Image)

CUBA, HAVANA: 1848 (Dec 30) Entire (printed prices current) to the USA with black type CC1c “PAID / AT / HAVANA” crown circle hs, rated “1/-” with New York cds adjacent, reverse with despatch cds and offset of the CC, fine (SG £1’200) (Image)

CUBA, HAVANA: 1863 (Dec 7) Entire to St. Thomas with clear black type CC2 “PAID / AT / HAVANA” crown circle hs, rated “1/-“, reverse with despatch and arrival cds, fine (SG £1’000) (Image)

CUBA, ST. JAGO DE CUBA: 1847 (Mar 7) Entire to Venezuela with red type CC1b “PAID / AT / ST. JAGO DE-CUBA” crown circle hs, reverse with despatch cds and Kingston, Jamaica cds, soiled, extremely rare (SG £6’000) (Image)