** 1866-87 MIXED DESTINATION GROUP OF MAIL - inc. July 1866 env. to USA with 1/- green plate 4, 1871 EL to Massachusetts with 3d rose plate 6, 1884 env. to Australia with 1884 6d dull green, Mar. 1885 env. (small faults) to Assam, India with 1884 5d dull green and Oct. 1885 regd. env. to Cologne with 1884 5d having perfin H1650.01 (new EKU for this perfin). (10) Cross Reference : INDIA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, MEXICO, PERFINS (Image)

** 1895-1938 MIXED DESTINATION GROUP OF MAIL - inc. 1895 OHMS env. sent registered and AR to USA, 1911 regd. env. to 'HMS WATERWITCH, CHINA STATION', 1917 censored env. to Athens, 1934 Dunlop env. to Cape Town, 1942 censored env. to Demerara, 1947 airmail env. to Lima. (18) Cross Reference : ADVERTISING COVERS, REGISTERED MAIL, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL (Image)

** CANADA - 1857 6d LILAC EMBOSSED FRANKING - Dec. 1857 env. (soiled, file notes on the back) to '17th Regiment' Montreal with 6d lilac embossed issue, almost four margins, tied by scarcer BURTON-UPON-TRENT spoon, overstruck '1' and '2½' alongside. Cross Reference : CANADA, SPOONS & SIDEWAYS DUPLEXES, ETC., STAFFORDSHIRE, EMBOSSED ISSUES (Image)

CROATIA - 1872 IRISH COVER TO THE ISLAND OF LUSSINO - Oct. 1872 env. to the district judge of Lussino (variously part of Venice, Italy, or Austria, now part of Croatia) franked with 6d chestnut plate 11 paying the double rate to Austria and tied by QUEENSTOWN duplex, red oval underlined PD alongside and TRIESTE and LUSSINPICCOLO cds on the back. Very scarce destination. Cross Reference : CROATIA, COUNTY CORK (Image)

EUROPE - PRE-1800 MAIL INC. EARLY PAID MAIL, CONCAVE "MANCHES/TER", ETC.; 1675-1792 ELs inc. 1675 London to Livorno (faint FRANCHES mark), 1687 London to Lille charged "6", 1763/5 "D/ANGLETERRE" pair to Lyons, 1763 to Lyons with fair "ISLEWORTH" and v. fine London "PD" in circle and Bishop Marks, 1771/89 "D'ANGLETERRE" pair to Meaux/Bordeaux, fine 1783/92 quartet to varied French towns with London transit "PAID" marks ex "HULL" (v. fine convex), "YAR/MOUTH" (Norf.), "BATH" or "MANCHES/TER" (fine scarce concave 2-line), and 1789/90 pair to Madeira/Genoa (latter unusually endorsed "Invoice & Patterns"). Hand-picked lot. (15 covers) Cross Reference : FRANCE, ITALIAN STATES, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, LANCASHIRE - MANCHESTER (Image)

** ITALIAN STATES - 1851 10d EMBOSSED COVER TO FLORENCE - June 1851 E to Florence (address partly inked over) franked with fine 10d red-brown with virtually four margins, possibly just shaved at base, tied by London Chief Office numeral and CALAIS transit mark, red oval 'PF' and GENOVA transit marks on the front and FIRENZE receiver on the back, charged on arrival 12 crazie (6cr Sardinia, 6cr Tuscany). Ex Henry C. Gibson 1944 sale; 1999 Holcombe cert. Cross Reference : EMBOSSED ISSUES, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, ITALIAN STATES (Image)

MAURITIUS - SCARCE SOLO USAGE OF 1867 10d BROWN - 1868 env. to Mauritius franked with 1867 10d red-brown plate 1 and tied by London double 47 Chief Office numeral, red manuscript '1' accounting mark and LONDON & MAURITIUS backstamps. Scarce solo of this issue; SG112 £825. Cross Reference : MAURITIUS (Image)

URUGUAY & VENEZUELA - Nov. 1865 registered EL to Monte Video franked with 6d lilac plate 6 and 1/- green plate 4 pair all tied by scarce thick-lined 498 Manchester numerals (F-rated by Parmenter) and with red oval registered ds of Manchester and London; and 1884 EL to Caracas with 4d lilac & green issue tied by manchester duplex. Also 2/- pale blue tied to piece by Manchester duplex and with large foreign-applied '20' below. (3 items) Cross Reference : LANCASHIRE - MANCHESTER, URUGUAY, VENEZUELA, REGISTERED MAIL (Image)

US, FRANCE & CANADA - 1859-75 group to US (10, mostly to Philadelphia) inc. 1864 mourning env. with 1/- green plate 2 and 1869 env. with 3d rose plate 5 pair; to France (3) inc. 1859 env. with 4d carmine ordinary white paper; and 1872/76 envs. to Montreal. All with faults to more or less degree. (15) Cross Reference : FRANCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CANADA (Image)

** US - SCARCE 1850 1/- LIVERPOOL LATE FEE COVER - Apr. 1850 printed circular to Philadelphia franked with 1/- green embossed (partially severed) pair, paying the postage plus 1/- late fee, just tied by 466 Liverpool numerals and additionally tied by US red circular PAID cds, LIVERPOOL/F.R.H. cds on the top flap. The Floating Receiving House on the Liverpool docks could receive mail up to almost 2 hours later than otherwise allowed, upon payment of a shilling late fee. Scarce; 2016 Karl Louis cert. Cross Reference : EMBOSSED ISSUES, LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL, LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Image)

** US - 1/- EMBOSSED PAIR INC. WITH ONE SILK THREAD - Dec. 1854 part E to New York franked with attractive 1/- green pair with good margins all around tied by LIVERPOOL spoons. The right hand stamp with variety 'one silk thread' though this has been pulled out through the front of the stamp so is missing, still presents well. Cross Reference : UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, EMBOSSED ISSUES, SPOONS & SIDEWAYS DUPLEXES, ETC., LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL (Image)