TWO CARTONS & SHOE BOX - containing a wide range of covers, cards & stationery. One box is mainly of Bermuda, another linked with Freemasonry and the remainder, an eclectic mix of covers including 'frees', (c1839, signed Baron Bogle, 1st Earl of Glasgow; also Lord Brangham) along with many FDC. (Many 100s)Cross Reference: MASONIC, FIRST DAY COVERS, METER FRANKS, BERMUDA (Image)

MOSTLY EARLY 20th CENTURY GROUP OF MAIL - inc. India 1893 2½a p.stat. env. to London with SHILLONG cancel, Australia 1912 regd. env. to London franked with Tasmania 2d blue-green & Queensland 2d blue tied by Adelaide cds, 1918 censored and regd. env. from "BASRA BASE" to GB, c1880 Japan 5r PC used locally, and 1911/13 pair of envs. to London franked with 1898 20 claret (regd.) or 1912 rep. 5c violet ovptd. issue (2). (28) Cross Reference: CHINA, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL (Image)

EARLY LETTERS - BOLOGNA TRIO (1459/1629/1684) TO VENICE, FLORENCE OR FRANCE (M/S "d'Italie" ON FLAP); Attractive and fine 30 Apr. 1459 EL (faint c.1960 embossed mark on address does not detract) from "Bolog[n]a" to "Giovanni d'Agnioli Baldesi In Venezia" with fine sender's Merchant's Guild-Mark on the front, very fine 26 Nov. 1629 EL from "Bologna" to "Nicolo Gianni & Lor[enz]o. Segni, Firenze", and very fine 22 Nov. 1684 EL from "Bologna" to "Picaro & Gio. Batta.... Valentiane" charged "8 [sous]" with very early Manuscript "d'Italie" French Entry-mark. Fine early trio; early mail from Bologna is not so often seen. (3 covers)Cross Reference: ITALIAN STATES, FRANCE, EARLY LETTERS (Image)

CANADA/C.G.H./N.S.W. PRESTAMP - 'CROSS-BORDER' U.S. MAIL, C.G.H. 2nd OCCUPATION + MAIL TO PHOTOGRAPHER; 1807-37 ELs/E; 1807 EL (faults) ex C.G.H. (fair oval Cape Town 'Arms' mark; early use) ex British officer who took prominent role in 2nd Occupation the previous year (with research notes), and 1837 E (side-flaps removed; typed transcript & translation from French of the part contents) from London (red oval PAID SHIP LETTER d.s.) to "[D.] N. Joubert" in Sydney (fine black crowned oval d.s.) who took the first ever photograph on Australian soil; plus 1832/5 Canada/US Cross-Border ELs (4) with red oval "DERBY LINE/VT" marks with m/s dates ex "Stanstead" to NY/W. Plymouth (NH; m/s-dated "SHERBROOKE" UDC), m/s-dated "GEORGEVILLE" UDC endorsed "Free" and "C.B. P[ost]M[aste]r.", or to Hanover (NH; 2-ring "BROME/U.C" UDC. Interesting group. (6 covers) (Image)

ECLECTIC MIX INC. BALLON MONTE, REG, PRINTED MATTER ETC; Range on leaves in box file inc. 1857 local env. to Lisbon franked Portugal 25r, 29 Oct. 1870 'Ballon Monte' EL to Dieppe carried on Le Fulton, 1886 Argentine 12c env. to Russia, Russia 1899 7k printed advert. lettersheet to India uprated 4k, 1k (2) + 2k with printed Moscow reg. label; on front, 1901 env. to St Helena franked Cape of Good Hope 1d tied by Simons Town d.s. with POW Censor mark on front, 1911 PPC to Belgium franked German PO in China 1c (2) tied by Peking cds, 1914 printed matter to USA franked Mexico 1c, 1920 Express card to London franked Germany 10pf (6) + 5pf and several others. (c100 items) Cross Reference: PRINTED MATTER BY POST, AIRSHIPS/BALLOONS, POSTAL STATIONERY, REGISTERED MAIL (Image)

19th & 20th CENTURY MIXED GROUP: Range of 19th & 20th Century cards & covers inc. 1864 unfranked E ex Constantinople to France with fine boxed "PAQUEBOTS/DE LA/MEDITERRANNEE" h.s. in red & "AMERIQUE" cds in black, attractive 1868 EL ex Constantinople to Paris franked France 40c tied anchor lozenge with boxed "PAQUEBOTS/DE LA/MEDITERRANNEE" h.s. in red & octagonal "CONSTANTINOPLE/P. FR. U. No 4" d.s in blue alongside, 1900 env to Khambhalia franked India ½a tied Muscat cds, 1929 air mail env to Panama franked Curacao 25c (pair) tied Curacao cds with fine boxed "JUN 1/1929/EERSTE ZENDING LUCHTPOST/CURACAO/CRISTOBAL/NEW YORK." flight cachet in purple, etc. (15 cards/covers)Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS, PAQUEBOTS, REGISTERED MAIL, FRENCH POST OFFICES ABROAD (Image)