19th CENTURY FOREIGN MAIL (NO FRANCE); Range with 1859 cash-paid '11½'(d) env. to Finland ex Shrewsbury, 1859 env. to The Hague franked 1d Red (4) with "INSUFFICIENTLY/STAMPED" h.s. on front, 1860 env. to Thurn & Taxis franked 4d pair and subsequently redirected, 1867 mourning env. to Montreal ex London franked 1d Red (6) with "INSUFFICIENTLY/PREPAID" and "UNPAID 5" h.s. on front, 1869 EL to Brussels ex Huddersfield franked 1d Red (3), 1873 env. to Madrid ex London franked 1d Red (3) with "INSUFFICIENTLY/PREPAID" and "MM/1 Ps" h.s. on front, 1873 front franked 6d pair + 3d to H.M.S Barossa China Station, 1881 env. to St Petersburg ex Dublin franked 1d Venetian pair + ½d, with multiple attempts to trace the addressee on front & rear, 1898 illustrated PC (London Bridge) to Jerusalem ex London franked 1d Lilac and other various examples. (27 items) Cross Reference: RUSSIA, POSTAGE DUE MARKS, CANADA, REDIRECTED MAIL (Image)

c1880-1902 MIXED DESTINATION RANGE OF MOSTLY STATIONERY - inc. c1880 ¼d brown PC to Dresden sent uncancelled & with London "TOO-LATE/G.P.O." below; 1881 env. to Germany franked 1d venetian red (2) so underpaid ½d and taxed '5' and '10'; undated (c1885?) ½d brown wrapper, with 'CR' perfin, to Frankfurt cancelled with London "FB"; 1902 2d reg. env. to Holland with 3d & 5d jubilee values plus KEVII 1d paying the postage and 4d late fee (faint "LATE FEE 4d" below left), all perfinned 'R.B.'. Mixed condition. (66)Cross Reference: POSTAL STATIONERY, QV, REGISTERED MAIL, LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL, PHQ CARDS (Image)

CANADA & FRANCE - EMBOSSED ISSUES FRANKINGS - Sep. 1856 to Quebec franked 6d lilac (two margins) cancelled with what is probably the 398 numeral of Hythe, "2½" and "d1" on the front along with Liverpool dispatch, HYTHE(?), London and QUEBEC cds on the back; and 1853 env. to Paris with 10d brown (three very large margins) just barely tied by 36 Irish numeral of Ballinarobe, red oval "PD", CALAIS cds and small oval "1/7" on the front, then redirected to Caen, with Dublin, London, PARIS and CAEN marks on the back. (2)Cross Reference: FRANCE, CANADA, IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY, REDIRECTED AND TURNED MAIL (Image)

QV FRANKINGS TO CAPE OF GOOD HOPE; Range with 1872 env. 'by private ship' to Mowbray franked 1d Red strip of four tied by Ventnor duplexes, 1877 env. 'per S.S Caldeira' to Cape Town franked 3d pair, 1879 env. (with contents) 'per City of Cambridge' franked 1d Red (8 inc.two pairs) and four others. (6 covers + 1 card) Cross Reference: CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, ISLE OF WIGHT, SHIPS/SHIPPING (Image)

EUROPE - FRANCE, SPAIN & GERMAN STATES - 1855-75 range inc. c1855 front to Berlin franked 2d blue plate 5 LC14 & 6d lilac embossed (trimmed on three sides) tied by London numerals and AACHEN cds (on the 2d blue); 1860 ELs (2) to Barcelona franked 6d lilac plate 1 tied MANCHESTER or GLASGOW duplex; 1873 E to Prussia franked 3d rose plate 10 tied "EXCHANGE/LIVERPOOL" duplex; and 1874 E to Freiburg franked 2d blue plate 14 & 3d rose plate 12 tied London duplexes and with scarce red boxed "L2" late fee mark. (7)Cross Reference: LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL (Image)

19th CENTURY MAIL TO FRANCE; Range with 1817 printed EL to Paris ex Liverpool rated '1/11'(d) rated a further '13' decimes on arrival with "ANGLETERRE" h.s. on front and London Foreign Office d.s. on rear, 1832 EL to Boulogne-Sur-Mer ex Paisley and rated '2'2½'(d) with "ANGLETERRE/PAR CALAIS" h.s. on front, 1868 env. to Planche les Mines ex London franked 1d Red (4) 1876 env. to St Peray franked 1/- & 1d for the quadruple registered rate plus 1d late fee and unusual thus, 1895 env. to Lille franked QV 2d plus 1d Lilac for a late fee and other related examples. (20 covers) Cross Reference: LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL, SCOTLAND, PRINTED MATTER (Image)

19th CENTURY MAIL TO FRANCE; Range inc. 1832 E to Nates ex London with framed "Returned/for Postage" h.s. on front, 1840 E to Boulogne-sur-Mer ex London rated '1/3'(d) prepaid, 1857 mourning env. to Versailles ex Torrington franked 4d tied by "806" b/n, 1861 Newspaper to Bordeaux franked 1d Red pair, 1863 env. to Nancy ex London franked 1d with oval "PD" mark overstruck by diamond "50" b/n with "INSUFFICIENTLY/PREPAID" h.s. on front, 1863/66 envs. to Boulogne-sur-Mer ex London franked 1d Red block of four, 1867/70 envs. to Paris or Mentone ex London or franked 1d with "INSUFFICIENTLY/STAMPED" h.s. on front and other related examples.(23 covers) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE MARKS, FRANCE, MOURNING ENVELOPES, DEVON (Image)

FRANCE/GIBRALTAR & TURKEY ETC: 1856-82 covers (9) and fronts (4) inc 1856 E from London to Paris with a single Large Garter 4d. 1856 env. from Southampton "via Marseilles French packet" to Smyrna with 6d lilac. 1858 env. from London to Switzerland with 6d lilac pair, red oval "PD" alongside. 1866 env from London "via France & Spain" to Gibraltar bearing a single 6d lilac GG, with oval framed "PD" and circular framed "S" h.s.. Some faults but collectable. Cross Reference: GIBRALTAR, FRANCE, TURKEY (Image)

GERMANY & USA - LATE FEE COVERS - 1877 legal-sized env. (reduced along top, sides folded in) to Hannover franked 4d vermilion plate 15 (SG £1100 on cover), 3d rose plate 17, 1d red plate 150 & ½d rose-red plate 10 all tied by London duplexes paying the triple rate plus 1d late fee and red boxed "L1" below. Also Apr. 1851 EL (toned, edge splits) to New Orleans franked 1/- green embossed (heavily cut to shape) plus four margin 1d red, PL plate 115, paying a late fee, both tied by LIVERPOOL (2 cds on the top flap) numerals, the 1d also tied US cds and "5/CENTS" on arrival. (2) Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL, LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL, GERMAN STATES (Image)

19th CENTURY MAIL TO ITALIAN STATES/ITALY; Range with 30 Aug. 1828 EL to Gandino ex London with a f/a/c in Calais on rear, 10 Feb. 1845 EL to Genoa ex London rated '10'(d) prepaid and a further '12' decimes on front, 6 Feb. 1858 unpaid EL to Florence ex London rated '28'(s) on front, 25 Jan. 1871 env. Tuscany ex Reading franked 6d & 1d (4) for the double 5d via Ostend rate, 30 Apr. 1872 EL to Leghorn franked 67d Chestnut tied by London duplex and other related examples plus a 19 Jan. 1836 E to Basel ex Liverpool prepaid '2/5'(d) on front. Cross Reference: ITALIAN STATES, ITALY, FORWARDING AGENTS, SWITZERLAND (Image)

ITALY & USA - EMBOSSED ISSUES FRANKINGS - Sep. 1852 E to NY franked 1/- green (two margins, just shaved the other sides) tied by Liverpool 466 and red "21/CENTS" applied in NY and red PAID on the front, LIVERPOOL cds on thew back; and 1855 E (toned) to Naples with cut-to-shape 1/- green and 2d blue plate 5 SC16 tied by London numerals and paying the 1/1 postage plus 1d late fee, red oval "PD" and CALAIS transit on the front, Lombard Street ds on the back. (2)Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL, ITALIAN STATES (Image)

MAIL TO THE AMERICAS; 1856-69 range inc. 1856 EL Ex Buenos Ayres to NY via London, sent unpaid and with "45" (cents) mark on front, 1859 env. to Cuba care of an NY agent franked 1/- Green tied by a London E duplex and with a "STRATFORD/FOREST GATE" UDC on rear, 1859 EL to Philadelphia franked 1/- (defective) ex Bath with Liverpool d.s. overstruck by a Liverpool numeral as presumably too late and the same d.s. applied the next day, 1865 EL to NY ex Liverpool franked 1/- Green with "PAID" and "5/CENTS" h.s. on front, 1869 EL 'City of New York/via Queenstown' to NY franked 6d Lilac ex London and a few others; UPU period range inc. 1874 EL 'via Queenstown' to USA franked 3d ex London, 1876/81 envs. to USA ex London or Liverpool franked 2½d Rosy-Mauve or Blue, 1889/91 2d QV reg. envs. to USA franked 2½d or 6d & 1½d Jubilee, one with framed "SUPPOSED LIABLE TO/UNITED STATES/CUSTOMS DUTIES", 1906 env. to Canal Zone franked KEVII 1d & 6d with remnants of NY reg. label on front and with London, NY and Canal Zone reg. d.s. on front or rear and a few others. Also pair with 1 July 1865 E 'via Queenstown' franked pair 1/- Green tied by London EC duplexes and with '10' internal rate charge on front and an oval 'FORWARDED BY/BLOW & RAECKE/LONDON' f/a/c on front and 5 Sep. 1865 E (small faults) franked 1/- + 1d tied by London '46' numerals with "PAId" and "21/CENTS" h.s. on front and oval 'FORWARDED BY/London/FRUHLING & GROSCHEN' f/a/c on rear. (17 covers) Cross Reference: LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL, TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, CUBA, ARGENTINA (Image)

19th CENTURY RANGE; Small group with 1876 env. to Holland franked 1d Red pair + ½d, 1877 env. to Paris (and redirected) franked 1d Red (3) tied by Merton duplexes, 1877/79 fronts to Argentine franked 6d or 1/- tied by Hitchin duplexes plus an 1874 env. to London ex Paris franked France 30c and redirected to Hitchin with 1d Red tied by London SW duplex and a few others. (13 covers/fronts) Cross Reference: FRANCE, INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL, COMBINATION COVERS, REDIRECTED AND TURNED MAIL (Image)