PORTUGAL & COLONIES, MINT & USED ACCUMULATION: Six stock books housing an early to modern, mint and used accumulation, including many highly catalogued mint early 20th C. issues. Some duplication throughout. (Many 100s)Cross Reference: PORTUGUESE COLONIES (Image)

BRITISH POSTAL AGENCY IN LISBON; Range on annotated leaves inc. 1797 EL to London with v.fine s/l "LISBON" h.s. on front, rated '4/-' and with equally fine double-ring "FOREIGN-OFFICE" d.s. on rear, internally datelined 'p Walsingham Packet.....', 1803 EL (datelined on the Tagus) to London with large-part double oval "SHIP-LETTER/[CROWN]/FALMOUTH" h.s. on front and rated '1/2'(d) on front, 1811 E/EL to Guernsey or Scotland with "LISBON/F" skeleton d.s. on front and rated '2/8'(d) or '7/3'(d) for the treble rate, former datelined 'Camp near Elvas' by a Thomas Campbell informing his brother of promotion to Major, 1847 EL to Paris with framed "LISBON" h.s. on front, rated '1/9'(d) sent via and paid to London on the Jupitor with London d.s. on rear and framed "COLONIES/&cART.13" h.s. on front, 1859/61 EL's to Genoa or Paris with circular "GB/1F" accountancy h.s. on front and s/l "LISBON" or "LISBOA" d.s. on front, 1824 EL's to Lisbon ex London rated '2/6'(d) for the '5/' for the single & double rates and other related examples. (26 covers) Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, INCOMING OVERSEAS MAIL, SHIP LETTERS, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS (Image)

EARLY USED CLASSICS & BETTER MIDDLE PERIOD ISSUES INC. MINI SHEET: Selection on stock sheets includes 1853 25r, 1855 5r, 25r blue (5), 25r pink (3). 1862 5r, 10r (2), 25r (4). 1866 5r & 25r, and 1867 120r. All fine with numeral cancellations. SG £700. Also, a range of early 20thC. 'back of book' types and fine unmounted mint 1945 'Navigators' mini sheet. (c.65 plus mini sheet) (Image)