Saint Helena: 1881 (Mar. 20) envelope to whaling captain Gilbert L. Smith at Vineyard Haven, Massachuetts franked at 2s.3d. double Foreign rate by 1876 1d., 2d., 1s. (2) with 'sunburst of eight wedges' type 04.06 dumb cancellations, despatch c.d.s., London and New York Paid transit marks and noted "1/3" for British share. Ex Groten, Montrose, Lampart and Heijtz. Photo. The general foreign rate was reduced to 1s.11/2d. per 1/2oz. but due to the absence of 1/2d. stamps, unavailable until 1884, the single rate was rounded to 1s.2d. whereas the double rate could be charged correctly at 2s.3d. This the only known example of the 2s.3d. rate. (Image1)

Saint Helena: 1866 (Aug. 27) packet letter envelope to Pennsylvania, U.S.A. at rare 1s.8d. rate paid franked by type A 1864 4d. carmine pair and 1s. deep yellow-green with "H" type 02.01 dumb cancellations, oval datestamp in blue and noted "9" in ms. for postage share, carried on the "Celt" with London Paid Sept. 22 transit and to New York on the "City of New York II" with New York Pkt. Oct. 5 receiving mark and red "16/CENTS" added. Large sender's endorsement on reverse "U.S. Steamer "Juniata"/St. Helena Aug. 27th 1'66". The sloop of war "Juniata" was transferred to the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron in Jan. 1865 and received orders to cruise as far south as Buenos Aires in protection of the interests of American citizens. She remained in South American waters until heading home to Philadelphia in Apr. 1867 with the exception of this cruise from June to Sept. 1866 which took her to the coast of Africa. The 1s.8d. rate was applicable to mail that was not endorsed by the sender by which method they wished their letter to go -- i.e. 'Ship Letter' or 'Packet Letter'. Photo. (Image1)

Saint Helena: 1870 (June 16) packet letter envelope to London from the first period of the 1s. rate to Great Britain (1863 to 1876) franked 1868 1s. with dumb cancellation, the oval datestamp and ms. "1"(d.) (St. Helena's share) in red, carried on the "Roman" with July 11 London Paid arrival at left. Ex Heijtz. Photo. (Image1)

Saint Helena: 1870 (Sept. 10) a good strike of the type HS 2 oval datestamp, unusually in black, on unpaid Solomon Moss Gideon & Co. envelope to France charged "10"(d̩cimes) for 8d. rate to France + 2 d̩cimes French charge for non-prepayment and showing scarce boxed "G.B./1F.60c." accountancy mark, with London Oct. 8 transit, Bordeaux Oct. 11 arrival datestamps. Rare, this the latest recorded example of the oval datestamp. Ex Heijtz. Photo. (Image1)

Saint Helena: 1870 (Oct. 26) packet letter envelope to Massachussetts, U.S.A. at 1s.2d. rate paid franked by type B 1868 2d. yellow type B and 1s. deep yellow-green with 'long bars' type 05.02 dumb cancellations, despatch c.d.s. in red and noted "3" in ms., carried on the "Northiam" with London Paid Nov. 19 transit, the 1s. additionally tied by Boston Dec. 5 arrival and handstruck "2/CENTS". Photo. (Image1)

Saint Helena: 1874 (July 11) entire to France, a rare early example of the 7d. rate paid by 1871 1d. and 6d. with dumb cancellations and despatch c.d.s., carried on the "European" with London Paid, Angl. Amb. Calais and Bordeaux ÌÊ Paris transit datestamps, Aug. 2 Nantes arrival, noted "3"(d.) for British share of postage. In 1870 the rate to France was reduced from 8d. to 7d. per 1/4oz. in accordance with the new general foreign rate of 1s.2d. per 1/2oz. Ex Heijtz. Photo. (Image1)

Saint Helena: "SOLOMON, MOSS, GIDEON & Co./St. HELENA" type CC.2 forwarding agents' cachet, the unique example on 1876 (Apr. 21) envelope franked 1s. at 1/2oz. packet rate, with rectangle of blocks dumb cancellation and despatch c.d.s., carried on the "Nyanza" with Swaffham May 10 arrival backstamp, light vertical folds. In 1814 Saul Solomon's brother Joseph had married Hannah Moss, daughter of boot and shoemaker Isaac Moss and after Saul's brother Lewis Gideon adopted an abbreviation the new company name was adopted. Illustrated on p. 13 of "Saint Helena: The Postal, Instructional and Censor Markings 1815-2000" ed. B. Mabbett (2000). Ex Deakin and Heijtz. Photo. (Image1)

Saint Helena: 1880 (Mar. 27) packet letter entire to Nantes, France bearing perf. 121/2 2d. yellow type C and perf. 14 x 121/2 1s. deep green with dumb cancellations, despatch c.d.s. below, noted "71/2" in ms. and carried on the "Warwick Castle", French transit backstamp. The 1s.11/2d. per 1/2oz. general foreign rate was introduced on Apr. 1 1877 but due to the unavailability of 1/2d. stamps until 1884 this was rounded upward to 1s.2d. for single rate, the double rate charged correctly as 2s.3d. Photo. (Image1)

Saint Helena: 1880 (June 14) packet letter envelope to England, rated "6" for postage shared and franked 1876 1s. cancelled by 'circle of bars' dumb cancellation with despatch c.d.s. at left, backstamped Cheltenham July 3 arrival. Photo. (Image1)

Saint Helena: 1881 (Aug. 6) long packet letter envelope to England, rated "6" for postage shared and franked 1876 1s. just tied by dumb cancellation with despatch c.d.s. and backstamped London Aug. 22 arrival. Photo. (Image1)

Saint Helena: First type "T" (T.1) tax marking on 1886 incoming cover most unusually from Uruguay and addressed to Naval doctor S.H. Griffiths on the U.S. flagship "Lancaster" sent underpaid from Montevideo Apr. 23 and missent to New York with May 28 transit backstamp and returned for re-despatch on the "Tartar" on June 2, finally receiving July 2 arrival c.d.s. The 10c. (1d.) stamp only affixed led to a consequent charge of 1s.1d., being double the 61/2d. underpayment. Very few examples of this mark are recorded between 1878 and 1886. Ex Groten and Heijtz. Photo. (Image1)

Saint Helena: 1893 (Mar. 21) packet letter envelope addressed to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Stockholm franked at 1s.3d. for 1oz. rate by 1887 3d. and 1880 1s. tied by 'circle of arrows' type 06.04 cancellations with despatch c.d.s. and violet "UTRIKES DEPT./11 APR. 93" receiving datestamp at left, carried on the "Athenian" with London transit and arrival backstamps. Photo. (Image1)

Saint Helena: 1893 (Oct. 7) envelope to U.S.A. at 71/2d. foreign rate franked 1887 6d. and 1890 11/2d. with 'circle of arrows' type 06.04 cancellations and despatch c.d.s. at left, "11/2" noted in red for postage share, carried on the "Drummond Castle" with New York Paid All Nov. 10 transit and same day Boston, Mass. arrival. Photo. (Image1)

Saint Helena: Early Incoming Mail, 1896 Russian 3k. postal stationery card addressed to Solomon Hogg & Co., sent from Moscow Feb. 24, uprated by 1k. for 4k. rate and showing fine strike of "SOLOMON, HOGG/-9 MAY 96/ST. HELENA" double oval receiving datestamp on reverse. Sent shortly before Saint Helena's entry into the U.P.U. with resulting simplification of rates to and from the island. Ex Heijtz. Photo. (Image1)

Saint Helena: 1897, 21/2d. rate, (Mar. 20) envelope endorsed "Very urgent" to London bearing 1897 1/2d. and 1896 2d. with '9 bar diamond/oval' dumb cancellations, despatch c.d.s. and Apr. 6 arrival backstamp, (Aug. 27) repaired envelope to Glasgow franked 21/2d. (faded) tied by fine '4 triangles in diamond' type 06.11, with despatch and Oct. 2 arrival backstamp. (2 items) (Image1)

Saint Helena: 1898 (Apr. 12) envelope registered to Canada at 41/2d. rate franked by 1896 2d. and 21/2d. tied by 'circle of bars' type 05.20 dumb cancellations, with registered oval in red, London May 1 transit and backstamped Winnipeg May 13 arrival. Photo. (Image1)

Saint Helena: 1900 (Nov. 5) O.H.M.S. envelope registered to Glasgow franked at 3d. rate by 1890 1d. and 1894 2d. with large "R" in circle and registered oval both in violet, London Nov. 27 registered oval transit in red, backstamped same day arrival, slight creasing but attractive. Photo. (Image1)