1837-65 collection on pages, 150+ FLs, including incoming letters from Beirut, 1864 via Alexandria to Genova, with English ship endorsements; Constantinople, 1856 to Palermo, with attractive "Michele Berzolese Agente del Vapori Sardi in Constantinopoli" cachet, Marseilles to Naples, with oval "Claude Clerc & Cie" agent's cachet, many others, usually with "Via die Mare" in red or black, 1862 FL mixed franking Italy and Sardinia addressed to Genova, two FLs with French franking and "Francia via di Mare", also "Da Sicilia" and "Sardegna", Palermo to Naples with Two-Sicilies franking, many better items, same marked "very rare", too numerous to list, mixed condition, generally fine (Image)

Est.US$2,500