1810-47 Collection of postal history neatly mounted and written up on six album pages, from "BERBICE" 1810, large horseshoe of Demerara (2, one with date error), Demerara fleurons (2), Berbice 2-line datestamps (3), rare "DEMERARY" 2-line datestamp (illustrated in Townsend and Howe), rare "DEMERARA SHIP LETTER", rare Packet Rate hs "1/2", generally fine strikes (11 items). Provenance: John E. du Pont (Image)

1818-60 Accumulation of postal history neatly mounted and written up on thirteen album pages, including covers carried outside the mails, Missionary letters from Berbice and Georgetown with "SHIP LETTER" markings, Demerara horseshoe error of year, Berbice straight-line datestamp, Demerara Fleurons etc, fair to fine, a good lot (24 items). Provenance: John E. du Pont (Image)

1821 Folded letter sheet from Demerara to London, bearing a fine strike of the "DEMERARA/NO.22.1821" fleuron, with red London arrival alongside; a scarce example of this strike in this quality. (Image)

1837 Folded disinfected entire from Demerara via London to France, dated 27th April 1837, bearing a fine strike of the undated "DEMERARA" small fleuron, with various London transit and arrival markings alongside and on reverse; a rare, disinfected usage from British Guiana. (Image)

1850 Folded entire to France showing markings of all three Guianas: "GUYANE FRANCAISE" from Cayenne in French Guiana, transit of "PARAMARIBO" in Dutch Guiana, and 9 December 1850 "DEMERARA" of British Guiana, sent by Royal Mail service and with "ART 13" accounting hs on face, charged 15 decimes in France on arrival; very rare and unusual, mentioned in Townsend and Howe on pages 202-203 and stated that only two such covers are known. Provenance: John E. du Pont (Lot 60122, David Feldman SA, June 2014) (Image)

1869 Incoming stampless envelope from Edinburgh to Georgetown, redirected to Montreal, Canada, showing rare black boxed "ADV. NOT CALLED FOR" and "ADV", plus a host of transit, arrival and manuscript markings on front and reverse including Georgetown bs; attractive and full of character. (Image)

1879 Envelope sent from Georgetown via French packet "Venezuela" to Bordeaux, France, franked Peace & Commerce (type Sage) 35c pair, paying the double rate, tied by octagonal "DEMERARI/5.DEC.79/PAQ.C No.1" maritime ds, Bordeaux arrival bs; an important postal history rarity with this maritime marking with only five items recorded; (Salles fig. 1531a, rated 'RR'). Provenance: "François" collection, Sale no.3, important French postal history sales (ms notation on reverse) T. V. Roberts John E. du Pont Expertise: Signed Calves and Goebel (Image)