EARLY LETTER WITH A FLORENTINE SEAL: 20 Sep. 1520 EL (minor faults) to Raffaello de Medici in Anversa (Antwerp) from Lyon written by Luigi Godroni Rear with paper Florentine seal adhered by wax. Scarce. Cross Reference : EARLY LETTERS, BELGIUM (Image)

EARLY INTERNAL LETTER WITH RATE ENDORSEMENT; 10 Mar. 1601 EL (minor faults; red wax seal remnants at left) to Bourg-en-Bresse ex Dijon and endorsed with mention of a 2 sols rate charge. Scarce. (Image)

EARLY RATE ENDORSEMENT; 13 May 1655 EL (folded as an env. with flap) to Paris ex Moulins with red wax seal on rear and endorsed '3S' (3 sols) p.due on front. Fine and attractive. (Image)

MOUNTED COURIER EXPRESS SERVICE; 25 June 1657 EL to Quinton ex Gudon without any markings and endorsed 'par expres' at lower left. Unusually early annotation for urgent mail. Cross Reference : EXPRESS MAIL (Image)

INTERNAL MAIL CARRIED BY LOCAL MESSENGERS; 18 Apr. 1671 EL to Guingamp ex Rennes (Brittany) and rated '3' sols for a journey of about 30 leagues and 21 Jan. 1672 'Requiscat in Pace' EL to Beaune ex Chalons-sur-Saone and rated '2' sols for a journey of about 11 leagues. (2 covers) (Image)

PRIVATE SHIP MAIL TO TUSCANY; Range with 1694/98 EL's (most with red wax seals) to Leghorn ex Marseilles, each endorsed with the Captain's name on front at lower left with journey times of 6-10 days each, one mentioning the name of the vessel The Immaculate Conception in the text and the majority with double crossed lines on the rear to indicate postage paid. (7 covers) (Image)

MAIL TO ANTWERP UNDER THE 1679 PARIS AGREEMENT; Trio with 13 Oct. 1694, 6 July 1695 and 22 July 1703 EL's to Antwerp ex Lille with 'd8' (8 deniers) or '4' (deniers) corrected from '3' one with "DE LILLE" (Lenain 2) h.s., another with mss. 'del' (Lenain 1) or 'Endilligence' for a speedy transmission. (3 covers) (Image)

STATE SYSTEM & TOWN MESSENGER COMBINATION SERVICE; 7 Sep. 1694 EL to a Monastery on the banks of the River Arvieres rated '2' sols on front for the Poste aux Chevaux (Mounted Couriers) 1st distance probably from Dijon to Macon and from there endorsed to be carried by a town messenger to Belley. Unusual combination of services. 1989 Jamet (Paris) Cert. (Image)

EARLY TOWN MARKINGS GROUP; Range with Sep. 1695 EL to Valenciennes with v.early strike of the "DE.LYON" (Lenain 1 - used 1695/1701) h.s. on front and rated a total of '8' patars on front, 1698/1703 EL's to or from Paris and Toulouse each rated '5' sols on front - one in Red and one with "DE TOVLOVSE" (Lenain 2a) h.s. on front, 1699 EL to St Symphorien with faint "DE.FONTAINBLEAV" (Lenain 2a) h.s. on front, 1702 EL to Brussels (redirected to Tournai) with "VERSAILLES" h.s. on front and rated a total of '8' sols on front and 1703 EL to Reims with "D'AVENES" (Lenain 3) h.s. on front and rated '4' sols on front. (6 covers) Cross Reference : BELGIUM, REDIRECTED MAIL (Image)