Other Empire & Foreign Countries. 1856-1917 Covers and cards from or to forces in various empire countries including 1877 cover from the "Miss Young" correspondence posted in Malta with G.B 2½d; 1882 cover from Singapore with Inniskilling Fusiliers crest franked 10c, superb red Singapore Paid c.d.s; 1869 cover from G.B to New Zealand redirected to "Colonial Defence Forces, Patta"; 1904-17 series of interesting letters from an officer in West Africa (8, covers missing or with stamps torn away); 1913 cover from Cap-Lope, Gabon to Sierra Leone redirected to London with Garrison Mail Sierra Leone c.d.s, etc. (30).

1848-1914 Covers and cards (and a few fronts) from various foreign forces including 1896 stampless cover to Orvieda in Spain with "BATALLON PROVISIONAL DE PUERTO-RICO / No. 2" and arrival backstamp; US forces in Mexico (5) and U.S ship cancels; Guatemala covers and fronts; 1848 entire sent within Venice whilst besieged by the Austrians with "COMMISSARIATO DI GUERRA IN VENEZIA"; Belgian and Dutch camp cancels; Norwegian Feltpostkontor datestamps (2); Italian forces in Libya (3); French forces in Madagascar, Indo-China, Martinique, North Africa or French Sudan, etc. (41).

France. 1758-1814 Entire letters including 1758 letter from an officer in the Regt. de Bretagne Infanterie during the Seven Years War, posted at Gennep; 1800 letter from Milan with "No. 1 / ARM. DU ITALIE" handstamp; 1807 letter from Pillau with fine red "No. 22 / GRANDE ARMEE" handstamp, etc. (8).

France. 1848 (Sep 30) Handwritten petition signed by Gerard Elisee and six others, all political prisoners on the prison ship "Criton" in Cherbourg harbour, addressed to the President of the Commission for Political Detainees, the prisoners detained following the failed workers rebellion of February 1848 which led to the Second Republic, hand delivered; and 1856 stampless entire letter posted within Paris to a Zouave soldier detained in a military prison, with Paris c.d.s showing a 15c charge. (2).

Germany. 1881-1911 Covers and cards (24) and a front including camp cancels, naval mail (6, with 1897 Russian cover posted at Baltiski, Estonia, written from S.M.S "Charlotte"), forces mail from the Boxer Rebellion in China (3), Herero Rebellion in South West Africa (8), etc. (25).

Italy - Naval Mail. 1906-13 Covers and cards (18) and a part card all with named ship datestamps or cachets (some used as cancellations) including mail sent during the Italo-Turkish War, mail from Queensland, Peru, Japan, Egypt, etc, a few philatelic or with faults but most fine. (19).