1838-63 STAMPLESS GROUP OF MIXED DESTINATIONS - inc. 1838 EL to Paris with red boxed "PAID AT/LIVERPOOL", 1840 EL to Liege paid "1/4" the full double rate though apparently charged "11" on arrival?, 1844 EL to Bombay with "LONDON/PAID" ds though no Indian marks, 1851 EL to Switzerland sent unpaid and charged "18", 1855/56 pair of EL to Galatz Romania sent ex Manchester/Liverpool and paid "1/1" or unpaid and charged "21" on arrival. (11)Cross Reference: INDIA, ROMANIA, BELGIUM (Image)

1863-1905 GROUP OF MIXED DESTINATIONS - inc. 1863-68 group (5) of covers to France (3), Germany or Messina franked with 4d vermilion or 6d lilac surface-printed issues, 1891/95 pair of envs. to Germany with "JOHN OAKEY & SONS" advert imprint at left, scarce 1898 env. to Vienna underpaid with 1d lilac tied by London fancy geometric ds and with 10kr & 1kr (2) due stamps, and 1905 2d brown reg. env. Scotland to Lithuania uprated with 1½d & 2½d adhesives. Also includes a group of PCs uprated for overseas use. (c53)Cross Reference: ADVERTISING COVERS, POSTAL STATIONERY, Q.V., REGISTERED MAIL, LITHUANIA (Image)

MAIL TO RUSSIA & ITALY; Trio to Italy with 1857 E to Genoa franked 1/-, 1859 part E to Ferrara franked 2d tied by Enniskillen spoon with "INSUFFICIENTLY/PRE-PAID" h.s. on front, 1872 El to Russia franked 6d, 1876 env. to Genoa franked 4d, redirected to England with framed "RIFIUTO" h.s. on front plus a domestic cover and line-engraved loose stamps with range of cancels. (5 covers + 16 stamps) Cross Reference: IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY, RETURNED MAIL, POSTAGE DUE MARKS, SCOTLAND (Image)

SURFACE PRINTED FRANKINGS TO RUSSIA & INDIA; 25 Sep. 1862 E to St Petersburg franked pair 6d Lilac tied by London '12' numerals with Aachen transit datestamp on face and 29 May 1868 E (small stain at top) to St Petersburg franked 6d (HI) + 3d (QF) tied by London SE duplexes with Aachen transit datestamp and framed "FRANCO" h.s. on face plus 24 Sep. 1880 E (partially toned) to Calcutta franked 4d Grey-Brown Pl. 17 wmk garter & 1d Red tied by two London/15 duplexes. The 4d only on issue for four months before being changed to the Imperial Crown wmk. Rear with Indian Sea Post Office d.s Elusive franking. SG (on cover) £1700. (3 covers) Cross Reference: SURFACE-PRINTED ISSUES (Image)

EMBOSSED FRANKINGS TO USA; Pair with 2 Apr. 1856 env. to Cincinnati franked 1/- Embossed tied by London '1' barred numerals and with Liverpool & NY transit d.s. on front and "10/CENTS" h.s. on front and carried on the Africa and 29 Aug. 1856 EL to NY franked 1/- Embossed & 1d Red (slightly overlapped) tied by London '14' barred numerals and with "5/CENTS" and "PAID" h.s. on front and carried on the Cambria. Good pair representing the single + late fee & double rates. (2 covers) Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Image)