1839-55 Use of Unpaid Postal Markings on Entires. with straight-line 'Malta Post Office' (3) used on 1839 entire to Tunis, 1840 to Leghorn per "Tancredi", rated "12" and 1840 to Livorno marked in mss "col Vapore"; straight-line 'MALTA POST OFFICE' (length 49mm or 56mm) on 1843 or 1846 entires to Tunis; plus circular 'MALTA' double-arc handstamps on 1841 cover to Edinburgh rated "1/8"(d), 1845 entire to Ireland "per Polyphemus", rate "1/-", with Malahide arrival datestamp, and 1855 entire to Greece with Piraeus arrival datestamp; also Gibraltar 1850 entire to Genoa with fine 'GIBRALTAR/SP14/1850' double-arc datestamp in blue. Few faults, generally fine. (9) (Image1)

Estimate AU$170

1841-57 Use of 'PAID' Handstamps on Entire comprising 1841 to Marseilles with clear strike of 'Malta Post Paid' seriffed one-line handstamp in black, and boxed 'PAQUEBOTS/DE LA/MEDITERRANEE' handstamp in red, Marseilles arrival backstamp; 1851 to England at "1/9"(d) rate for overland route via Marseilles with fine strike of 'MALTA/PAID' double-arc datestamp in black, 'PAID' arrival datestamp in red; 1856 to Marseilles rated "10½"(d) in red, 'PD' handstamps in black, 'MALTA/PAID' double-arc handstamp in black, 'POSS ANGL/MARSEILLE' arrival datestamp. 1857 to Marseilles with 'MALTA/PAID' double-arc handstamp unusually in red, sent at "4"(d) revised rate, 'POSS ANGL/MARSEILLE' arrival datestamp; also 1857 inwards from Marseilles with imperf 40c Napoleon tied by '1896' lozenge cancel, 'PD' handstamp in red, 'MALTA' double-arc arrival handstamp in black. Condition variable. (5) (Image1)

Estimate AU$130