1864 (Oct 22) Envelope from Seychelles to the UK with 1863-72 4d and 6d tied by B64 numerals, reverse with despatch and Calne arrival cds, attractive and rare franking, cert. BPA (2012) (Image)

1869 Envelope from the Annie Jones correspondence, originating in Zanzibar with ms notation at left, carried to Seychelles and franked with Mauritius 1860-63 9d and 1863-72 1d purple-brown cancelled by B64 numerals and left stamp tied by London arrival cds, reverse with Seychelles 15 MR despatch, minor cover faults, an important postal history item from Zanzibar and the Seychelles, ex Farmer and Weiss, cert. BPA (1977) (Image)

1870 (Apr 13) Entire from Mahé to France paid in cash with ms "Paid" underneath B64 numeral, "P.D" and French transit adjacent, reverse with despatch and arrival cds, sellotape strengthening bottom left corner, thought to be a unique stampless with the B64 numeral (Image)

1870 (Oct 23) Entire from Mahé to France with Mauritius 1863-72 4d rose strip of four tied to lower backflap by B64 numerals, obverse with despatch, "P.D." boxed hs and French transit, arrival bs, scarce franking, cert. BPA (2014) (Image)

1872 (May 7) Envelope from Seychelles to France with Mauritius 1863-72 4d rose pair cancelled by B64 numerals, "P.D" and French transit adjacent, reverse with despatch and arrival cds, small tear to top of one stamp (not mentioned on cert.) and contemporary ink mark at foot, fine and scarce, cert. BPA (2014) (Image)

1879 (Jan 23) Envelope from Seychelles to the USA with 1878 25c on 6d tied by B64 numeral and London transit, reverse with despatch and New York arrival, fine and scarce (Image)

1881 (Sep 26) Envelope from the famous General Gordon Seychelles to the UK with Mauritius 1878 17c on 4c rose tied by B64 numeral, despatch cds adjacent, addressed in his distinctive handwriting and docketed "Col. C. G. Gordon" by the recipient at left, Thrapston arrival bs, a lovely cover with historical interest, cert. BPA (2004) Note: Gordon volunteered to go as commanding royal engineer to Mauritius in order to prevent the retirement of Colonel Sir Howard Elphinstone. He reached Mauritius in July 1881, and paid a short visit to the Seychelles to report on their defence in connection with that of Mauritius and the general scheme for the coaling stations (Image)

1882 (Mar 25) Govt. House envelope (embossed logo on backflap) sent to the UK with two 1879-80 17c rose tied by B64 numerals, despatch cds below, arrival bs, portion of backflap missing and slight soiling, scarce (Image)

1882 (Mar 26) Mauritius 6c green stationery card cancelled B64 with Seychelles MR 26 82 cds alongside, sent to Mauritius with arrival cds of AP 1, message on reverse scrawled out, light central vertical crease and light ageing, rare and attractive appearance (Image)

1883 (Oct 12) Envelope from Seychelles to Germany with Mauritius 1883 16c on 17c tied by B64 numeral, despatch cds adjacent, arrival bs, minor cover faults, scarce, cert. BPA (2009) (Image)

1887 (Mar 23) Envelope sent registered from Seychelles to Mauritius with Mauritius 1883-94 16c chestnut tied by B64 numeral, with despatch, "R" in oval and Mauritius reg'd oval ds adjacent, fine and very rare registered cover with only a handful known, cert. BPA (2013) (Image)

1887 (Apr 13) Govt. House (embossed logo on backflap) envelope from Seychelles to the UK with 1883-94 8c left wing marginal block of four cancelled by B64 numerals, despatch cds adjacent, London arrival bs, faint horizontal bend at top and some minor toning around stamps, a rare franking, signed Calves, ex Muller and Weiss (Image)

1890 (Jan 14) Commercial envelope sent registered to England with Mauritius 1883-94 8c strip of three cancelled by light B64 numeral, with Seychelles cds and commercial cachet adjacent, London registered oval arrival ds, minor soiling, very rare with only a handful of registered covers with a Mauritius franking from the Seychelles known, ex Winchester, cert. RPS (2013) (Image)

1890 (Feb 14) Commercial envelope to the UK with 1883-94 4c strip of four tied by B64 numerals and despatch cds, endorsed "per Steamer Sydney", London arrival, cover faults incl. portion of reverse missing, scarce (Image)