GB USED ABROAD: POSTAL HISTORY: CRIMEAN WAR; 1855 envelope endorsed 'via Marseilles' and 'From Army in the East' to Tunbridge Wells franked with 1d and 2d tied by good strike of the barred '0*0' cancellation, the reverse with British Army PO, London and part Tunbridge Wells ds; envelope with faults and repaired. Ex Major Hood collection. Scarce (Image)

GB USED ABROAD: 1871 Pair of covers with C28 numeral of Montevideo addressed to Thurso, New Brunswick, first with a pair of 1867 6d issues with a central clear strike and Montevideo Paid cds. Second with 1867 1s with left wing margin, smudged cancel with Montevideo cds. Both with Thurso arrivals on reverse. SG Z13, Z22 (Image)

GB USED ABROAD: 1877-80 pair of covers with C59 numeral of Jacmel, first with a strip of three 1858 2d blue tied by fair strikes of the C59 numeral (inverted), with Jacmel Paid cds in red (23 DE 1877) alongside, addressed to St Thomas with full receiver cds on reverse, horizontal crease not affecting stamps. Second with 1877 4d sage-green tied by a clear C59 numeral, Jacmel Paid cds in red (25 JY 1860), addressed to St Thomas with full receiver cds on reverse, horizontal crease not affecting stamps. SG Z4, Z11 (Image)

GB USED ABROAD: 1866-68 Pair of covers franked with 1865 1s and 1867 1s respectively, both tied by clear C51 numeral of St. Thomas, both addressed to the same company in Glasgow, with arrival cds etc. on reverse, the 1868 cover with St Thomas Paid cds on face (13 JY 1868), also a 5s plate 2 with a fine C51 numeral, (stamp defective) SG Z28, Z29, Z32 (Image)