CORFU/ZANTE - UNPAID MAIL TO G.B. WITH ARMS/OVAL MARKS - ONE FORWARDED TO U.S.; Fine 24 May 1832 E to Scotland charged "6/10" with very fine large oval "CORFU" Arms mark on the front; plus 1847 EL with partly fine fancy blue oval "ZANTE" d.s. on the front to London sent via Austria with "AUTRICHE/2 Beau DE BALE" d.s. applied en route at Paris and forwarded by "Baring Bros" to "Boston [U.S.A.]"! prepaid a further 1/-. Ex Janssen and sold for £160 in our Sep. 2015 sale. (2 covers) [Both illust. in 'Parity of Currencies', 2001, p.163.]Cross Reference: AUSTRIA, REDIRECTED MAIL, SCOTLAND, INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL (Image)

CEFALONIA/CORFU - MAIL TO GB WITH BLACK "CORFU" CROWN CIRCLE OR FANCY "CEFALONIA" D.S.: Sept. 1854 EL (an order for tartan for the 71st Regiment) from Corfu to Scotland "via Malta" endorsed OHMS with mainly v. fine black 2-ring "PAID/AT/CORFU" Crowned Circle (filing fold) over red crayon "1/-" and fair small "CORFU" cds on the front; plus attractive Dec. 1842 EL (interesting letter ref. supplies of tartan for the 42nd Regiment) from "Cefalonia" to Scotland with v.fine fancy "CEFALONIA" d.s. on the front beside small red m/s "3" but charged "1/-" on delivery. (2 covers)Cross Reference: MILITARY (Image)