MIXED DESTINATIONS - 1d RED FRANKINGS INC. LATE FEE - Jan. 1855 env. to Paris with C1 strip of four tied by 357 numerals of Hereford; 1857 E to Nice, Sardinia with C8 1d red paying a late fee, otherwise unpaid with "8" centimes due; 1859 E to Osnabruck with C10 1d red tied London 51 and cds paying a late fee, '8' paid in cash; Sep. 1860 env. (ex Duke of Argyll, Lord Privy Seal) to Providence with C10 1d red tied Inverary numeral treated as fully unpaid and taxed 24c on arrival; Dec. 1860 E to Buenos Aires with C10 1d red paying a late fee, '6' paid in cash; and 1862 env. (poor) to Paris with C10 block of four tied 950 numerals of Kenilworth "INSUFFICIENTLY/PREPAID" and "PD" overstruck with red London 51 numeral, taxed "12" centimes on arrival. (6)Cross Reference: LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL, 1854-65 1d REDS (Image)

ALGERIA, FRANCE, NETHERLANDS - 1865 E to Algeria franked 2d blue pl 9 pair tied BIRMINGHAM duplexes with red "PD" & CALAIS cds on the front and PARIS, MARSEILLE & ALGERIA cds on the back; 1867/71 pair of E to Amsterdam each franked 2d blue pl 9/13 & 1d red pl 109/129 tied london cancels and with 'CHARLES KEKULE' or 'WATTENBACH' cachets on the from in blue; and 1872 EL to Paris with 2d blue & 1d red tied London duplex. (4)Cross Reference: FRANCE, ALGERIA, NETHERLANDS, FORWARDING AGENTS (Image)

AUSTRALIA - 1842/45 2d BLUE IMPERF FRANKINGS - Sep. 1842 front to Sydney franked 2d blue plate 3 NG-NJ strip of four (near four margins, NH creased) tied by MX cancels, endorsed 'Try Moreton Bay' & initially charged '3' but altered to '7' to inc. the intracolonial ship letter rate; and Sep. 1845 part E (front plus most of the top flap that is partially detached, soiled and other faults, inc. to the stamps) to Hobart with 2d blue plate 3 SG-SL strip of six tied indistinct numerals. Both with red "PAID SHIP LETTER/ [crown]/LONDON". (2) Cross Reference: SHIP LETTERS, 1841 2d BLUES, AUSTRALIA (Image)

FRANCE - 1855-57 2d BLUE FRANKINGS INC. DOUBLE RATE PLUS LATE FEE - Sep. 1857 EL to Paris with 2d blue plate 6 perf 14 (4 singles) plus 1d red C10 plate 34 paying the double rate plus late fee, all tied by London numerals or CALAIS cds; plus 1855/56 trio to Paris or Lyon each with 2d blue plate 5 LC14 pair ex London or Manchester. (4)Cross Reference: 1854-61 2d BLUES, 1854-65 1d REDS, LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL (Image)

FRANCE - 1855 TRIO OF 2d PLATE 4 FRANKINGS - Feb. 1855 EL to Lyon with MI-MJ perf 16 pair (MJ torn) tied London numerals and CALAIS cds; and May/June 1855 pair of EL/env. to Paris with perf 14 KC-LC pair or DC (torn) & EB singles tied 132 of Brighton or London numerals. (3)Cross Reference: FRANCE, 1854-61 2d BLUES, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, SUSSEX (Image)

FRANCE - SCARCE 1873 PARCEL TAG TO CAEN - June 1873 linen parcel tag franked 2d blue plate 14 + 4d vermilion plate 13 tied London NPB cancels, CALAIS cds on the front and CAEN cds on the back. Scarce.Cross Reference: FRANCE, PARCEL POST COVERS/LABELS, NEWSPAPER MAIL (Image)

ITALY - FINE 1859 DOUBLE-RATE COVER TO NAPLES - 26 Mar. 1859 E ex Falmouth franked 2d blue plate 7 (two pairs & single) + 1/- green plate 1, paying the 1/10d double rate, all tied or cancelled by neat "290" numerals, "FALMOUTH" cds, red circular "PD" & CALAIS transit all on the front, "LONDON", "PARIS" & "MARSEILLE" (2) cds on the back. Attractive cover.Cross Reference: 1858-69 2d PLATES, SURFACE-PRINTED ISSUES, CORNWALL (Image)

SWITZERLAND - 1856/57 PAIR OF COVERS - Nov. 1856/June 1857 EL/env. to Yverdon or Geneva franked 6d lilac plate 1 & 2d blue or 4d rose plate 1 & 2d blue, ex London or Stourport. Reflecting the rate change from 8d to 6d at the end of 1856. (2)Cross Reference: SWITZERLAND, WORCESTERSHIRE, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY (Image)

UNITED STATES - 1852/54 DUO TO BOSTON INC. WITH FULL ROW OF TWELVE 1d REDS - Apr. 1852 EL with CA-CL plate 122 complete row of 1841 1d red (close to full margins, originally folded around to the back, now opened out for display) tied by 545 numerals, "NEWCASTLE·ON·TYNE" and LIVERPOOL (2) cds on the top flap, red "PAID" and "5/CENTS" on the front; 2010 Brandon cert. Also neat 1854 env. from LEDBURY (faint cds on the back) with cut-to-shape 1/- green embossed. (2)Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 1841 1d REDS (Image)

UNITED STATES - 1859-71 2d BLUE FRANKED TRIO - 1859 env. (opened flat, lightly soiled) to New Haven franked 2d blue pl 7 strips of three (2, perf faults along top) tied MANCHESTER spoons with another strike on the back along with "WINDSOR-BRIDGE" udc and London transit; 1865? env. (soiled) to Delaware franked 2d blue pl 9 strip of five & single tied London duplexes; and 1871 EL to NY franked 2d blue pl 13 pair & single tied LIVERPOOL duplexes. (3)Cross Reference: TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, 1858-69 2d PLATES, SPOONS & SIDEWAYS DUPLEXES, ETC. (Image)