1850 cover from Derby to Corfu, endorsed "Via Ostend Vienne Trieste" bearing despatch cds, London transit, framed Aus England/ per Aachen franco handstamp and vertical accountancy handstamp 'd/53/8', disinfected with three slits; fine and scarce.
1850 entire to Rheims, France struck with the small WARSZAWA red cds and fine two-line ‘FRANCO/ POLN:PREUSS:GRZ:’ handstamp applied at Berlin, German tpo, Valenciennes and St Quentin transits and arrival cs on reverse.
1850 outer letter sheet to Genova bearing fine two-line GIBRALTAR/ SHIP LETTER with double arc date stampin association in same colour below, red two-line VIA DI MARE/ G.P.O., various manuscript marks and arrival backstamp; good condition.
1850s large part outer letter sheet to Libau franked Russia 10kop. with close margins tied '235' dotted lozenge, sideflap with bilingual Windau despatch cds. Fine early example of first stamp of Russia used in Latvia.
1850s outer letter sheet to Brod franked 1k citron yellow, type III, four good margins, tied 'WIEN' cds, arrival backstamp. Fine and clean condition, with certificate.
1850s small piece bearing five examples of 30c brown, type III, each with good margins and cancelled by three two-line SONDRIO date stamps; initialled AD, fine condition.
1851 (11 Mar) cover to Ireland bearing 'crown circle' Paid at Corfu, Corfu cds in association, red Paid cds of 27MR on front and red cds of next day on reverse together with ennis arrival cds of next day.
1851 (14 Mai) mourning cover to England franked horizontal pair of 1849-50 40c. with close to good margins all round cancelled by two grille handstamps and British Paid cds, Boulogne S Mer cds at left, arrival backstamp; some very slight toning but still a fine and attractive first issues cover.
1851 (23 Juil) entire to Baltimore franked 1849-50 Ceres 25c. horizontal pair (small fault bottom right corner) and 1f. with four large margins tied by ‘roller grill’, Paris cds in association at right, red framed PD and BR PACKET ‘5’ BOSTON date stamp at centre, annotated “by/ steamer/ from Liverpool”; a small closed tear runs down through to 'C' of 'Franc' on the 1f. an attractive first issue transatlantic cover.
1851 (FE 17) entire to London showing red crowned circle PAID Auckland New Zealand at top right, manuscript “8” rating, Auckland New-Zealand unframed circular date stamp o reverse together with arrival cancel; slight ageing with horizontal filing crease.
1851 (OCT 1) entire to Franklin, Oakland Co., Michighan bearing Toronto Canada Paid date stamp together with cursive framed CANADA/ PAID 10Cts as well as American PAID 10 cursive handstamp; good quality strikes on small neat entire.
1851 cover to London cancelled on reverse with 'GENERAL POST OFFICE/CROWN/CAPETOWN' handstamp; red arrival cds.
1851-57 10c. Washington, type III (Sc 14) with close to full margins tied by blueBerkley Mass. date stamp, addressed to Carlton Place, Canada West. At left red two-line UNITED STATES/ PAID 6 accountancy. Reverse with faint Toronto transit and arrival cds.
1852 (20 Fevr) ‘Presidence’ 25c. blue close to large margins tied by ‘gros points’ on envelope to New Orleans with two strikes of framed ‘affrancht- Insuffisant’, a most unusual underfranked cover with this issue.
1852 (JY 22) entire to Quebec, Canada endorsed “Via Steamship/ to/ New York” bottom left and “Paid Ship 4d/ Inland 8d” top right, with Jamaica Paid (JY 24) double-arc date stamp, reverse with Montego Bay Jamaica date stamp, St Thomas transit (JY 31) and various arrivals. Entire from “Providence Estate, St James” addressed to a member of the Legislative Council with both Quebec and Toronto included in address and forwarded between them with a 3d. charge at Quebec but no further charges raised; light vertical filing crease.
1852 (March 20) entire date lined from Moscow to Mobile, Ala bearing oval framed ‘Steam/ 5’ handstamp, at centre a good example of red oval Frank Lyon handstamp illustrated with a lion. A fine example of this handstamp used on the Tombigbee River, Ex. Eggen.
1852 (May 26) entire to Plainfield, Mass bearing single franking 3c. deep orange brown tied by New York cds; stamp with one touched margin and damaged bottom left corner. A distinctive fresh shade.
1852 (My 26) Folded cover to Halifax, Nova Scotia with Ulverstone dispatch cds in blue, manuscript notation 'Missent to/Fredericton', rated 10 and 1/3 with Fredericton and Liverpool backstamps, fine.
1852 cover to Edinburgh endorsed "pr First December Packet", manuscript rate, reverse with "MONEAGUE" despatch date stamp, KINGSTON transit and arrival cancels; with contents.
1852 entire to Trieste bearing two-line Smyrne handstamp, St Andrews Cross indicating payment to destination, annotated to go via Lloyd Austriaco line.