19th CENTURY USA STAMPLESS MAIL TO FRANCE; Range on leaves inc. 1832 EL to Nantes with "COLONIES/PAR LE HAVRE" h.s. on front and rated '9' decimes, 1842 EL to Lyon with "HARDEN & CO/EXPRESS/NEW YORK" f/a/c, NY, Calais and framed "Packet Letter" h.s. on front, 1856 EL to Reims 'p Baltic' with NY and Calais d.s. on front and rated "8" decimes on front, 1872/73 E's 'per Steamer Donau' or 'per Steamer Adriatic' to Reims ex NY with diamond-framed "GB/3F60c" or framed "GB/2F...".accountancy marks on front and other related examples. (18 covers) Cross Reference : FRANCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, FORWARDING AGENTS (Image)

ARTICLE 12 MARKINGS ON MAIL FROM THE AMERICAS; Range with framed "COLONIES/&c. ART.12" h.s. on front of each inc. Aug. 1843 EL to Niort ex NY with Liverpool, London and Paris d.s. on rear Dec. 1844 EL to Paris with Trinidad and London d.s. on rear and Calais transit d.s. on front, Jan. 1845 EL to Bordeaux with "VERA-CRUZ" double -arc d.s. on rear and rated '30' decimes, Dec. 1845 EL to Le Havre with Basse Terre and Pointe-a-Pitre d.s. on front and demonstrating last-day use of this accountancy mark plus an Apr. 1845 EL to Paris with "LISBON" s/l h.s. on front endorsed 'pr Packet Steamer via England' on front. (5 covers) Cross Reference : ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, GUADELOUPE, FRANCE, TRINIDAD (Image)

USA MAIL TO EUROPE; Range on leaves inc. 1843/45 EL's to Holland 'per Argo' or 'Ville de Lyon' ex NY, 1865 E 'per Cuba' to Switzerland franked 10c (2) + 1c ex NY, 1865/69 env. to Bordeaux or Paris franked 15c ex Tarrytown or Walpole, 1870 env. to Bordeaux franked 10c with "ETATS-UNIS/PAQ.FR.H.No.4" d.s. on front plus 1848/65 EL's to USA ex France cash-Paid or sent unpaid with "IN U.S.NOTES" and "36" h.s. on front. (9 covers) Cross Reference : FRANCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SWITZERLAND (Image)

ARTICLE 13 MARKINGS ON MAIL FROM THE AMERICAS; Range with framed "COLONIES/&c. ART.13" h.s. inc. July 1846 E to Bordeaux with intaglio oval "GONAIVES/PAYE" h.s. on front, 1847/48 E's to Cognac ex NY rated '15' or '19' decimes and both carried on the Cambria, 1849/55 EL's to Paris ex Cuba via London and Calais or London and Boulogne and each rated ;15' decimes, Jan. 1852 EL to Cette ex Buenos Ayres and rated '30' decimes plus a May 1854 E to Paris ex British PO in Vigo with "VIGO" double-arc d.s. and oval "PORTO" d.s. on front. (8 covers) Cross Reference : ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, HAITI, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CUBA (Image)

WASHINGTON FRANKINGS TO FRANCE; June/Dec. 1856 E/EL to Nantes each franked imperf 3c + pair 1c ex New Orleans or Charlestown, carried on the America or Africa the latter with additional framed "GB/1F60c" accountancy marks and both with "NEW-YORK/BR PKT" d.s. on front. Attractive pair (2 covers) Cross Reference : UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FRANCE, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS (Image)

STAMPED FRENCH MAILS TO USA; Range on leaves with 1856 EL to NY franked 80c (3) + 20c ex Havre and carried on the Persia, 1856/58 EL's to NY franked 20c + 10c ex Havre or Bordeaux carried on the private ships Cadix, Bavaria or Austins two with circular "6" and framed "P.P." h.s. on front of each and other with circular "NEW-YORK/SHIP/5 cts" d.s. on front and July 1870 mourning env. 'per Scotia' to Long I. franked 30c + 40c ex Paris with London transit d.s. and "2/CENTS" accountancy mark on front. (5 covers) Cross Reference : FRANCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, MOURNING ENVELOPES (Image)

ARTICLE 18 MARKINGS ON S.AMERICAN MAIL; Trio with Feb./Mar. 1856 EL's to Bordeaux or Reims ex Mexico, Brazil or Venezuela with Calais transit and framed "COLONIES/ART-18" h.s. (only in use in 1856) on front of each and London and Paris transit d.s. on each. (3 covers) Cross Reference : VENEZUELA, FRANCE, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, BRAZIL (Image)