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Cuba 1856 (23 Dic) outer letter sheet to Habana with blue-green Guanajay 30 Isl de Cuba cds with ‘9’ rate handstamp in same ink and also a’0’ in blue at top right, arrival backstamp.

Cuba

Covers and stamps / Cuba

1856 (23 Dic) outer letter sheet to Habana with blue-green Guanajay 30 Isl de Cuba cds with ‘9’ rate handstamp in same ink and also a’0’ in blue at top right, arrival backstamp.

£85

Finland 1856 (3/10) entire to Borga franked 10k. lilac-carmine with good to large margins tied framed Helsingfors date stamp with a cleare strike at right; light vertical filing crease well clear of stamp. Franked at the long distance internal rate of 10k despite being a short distance and this one is the only such overfranked cover recorded.

Finland

Covers and stamps / Finland

1856 (3/10) entire to Borga franked 10k. lilac-carmine with good to large margins tied framed Helsingfors date stamp with a cleare strike at right; light vertical filing crease well clear of stamp. Franked at the long distance internal rate of 10k despite being a short distance and this one is the only such overfranked cover recorded.

£3150

Portugal 1856 (4 Jan) entire to Paris franked 1855-56 25r. blue, clear to large margins tied by blue-green ‘70’ within barred circle with straight-line PENAFIEL in association in same colour, reverse with Porto transit and arrival cds.Portugal 1856 (4 Jan) entire to Paris franked 1855-56 25r. blue, clear to large margins tied by blue-green ‘70’ within barred circle with straight-line PENAFIEL in association in same colour, reverse with Porto transit and arrival cds.

Portugal

Covers and stamps / Portugal

1856 (4 Jan) entire to Paris franked 1855-56 25r. blue, clear to large margins tied by blue-green ‘70’ within barred circle with straight-line PENAFIEL in association in same colour, reverse with Porto transit and arrival cds.

£85

Great Britain 1856 entire to Vienna, Austria, franked pair 4d. on blue paper, watermark medium garter, tied 634 numeral obliterators, red Aus England Per Aachen Franco date stamp, reverse with blue OLDBURY cds, Birmingham and London transits and arrival cds.Great Britain 1856 entire to Vienna, Austria, franked pair 4d. on blue paper, watermark medium garter, tied 634 numeral obliterators, red Aus England Per Aachen Franco date stamp, reverse with blue OLDBURY cds, Birmingham and London transits and arrival cds.

Great Britain

Covers and stamps / Great Britain / European Transits

1856 entire to Vienna, Austria, franked pair 4d. on blue paper, watermark medium garter, tied '634' numeral obliterators, red Aus England Per Aachen Franco date stamp, reverse with blue OLDBURY cds, Birmingham and London transits and arrival cds.

£295

Great Britain 1856 envelope to Sydney franked 6d. Embossed, margins clear to touched, with barred numeral ‘23’ cancel, tied by ‘1d’ handstamp for local fee to Singleton. Manuscript note at left “3rd Secry. Mr. Russell, Paris” could indicate carried privately to UK. Full Oliva certificate.Great Britain 1856 envelope to Sydney franked 6d. Embossed, margins clear to touched, with barred numeral ‘23’ cancel, tied by ‘1d’ handstamp for local fee to Singleton. Manuscript note at left “3rd Secry. Mr. Russell, Paris” could indicate carried privately to UK. Full Oliva certificate.

Great Britain

Covers and stamps / Australia

1856 envelope to Sydney franked 6d. Embossed, margins clear to touched, with barred numeral ‘23’ cancel, tied by ‘1d’ handstamp for local fee to Singleton. Manuscript note at left “3rd Secry. Mr. Russell, Paris” could indicate carried privately to UK. Full Oliva certificate.

£325

Switzerland 1857 (23 Dec) unpaid entire with part contents to Constantinople, endorsed “voie de Trieste” bearing central St Gallen cds and a very fine strike of rare framed tax mark ‘3 – 5/ 2 – 20’ for 3 piastres 5 paras Swiss/Postal Union fee and 2 piastres 20 para postage beyond Trieste, to be paid by the recipient, reverse with Trieste Abends transit (26/12) and arrival cds of 8/1.Switzerland 1857 (23 Dec) unpaid entire with part contents to Constantinople, endorsed “voie de Trieste” bearing central St Gallen cds and a very fine strike of rare framed tax mark ‘3 – 5/ 2 – 20’ for 3 piastres 5 paras Swiss/Postal Union fee and 2 piastres 20 para postage beyond Trieste, to be paid by the recipient, reverse with Trieste Abends transit (26/12) and arrival cds of 8/1.

Switzerland

Covers and stamps / Austria / Constantinople / Switzerland / Trieste / Accountancy

1857 (23 Dec) unpaid entire with part contents to Constantinople, endorsed “voie de Trieste” bearing central St Gallen cds and a very fine strike of rare framed tax mark ‘3 – 5/ 2 – 20’ for 3 piastres 5 paras Swiss/Postal Union fee and 2 piastres 20 para postage beyond Trieste, to be paid by the recipient, reverse with Trieste Abends transit (26/12) and arrival cds of 8/1.

£675

Portugal 1857 (25-2) outer letter sheet to Paris franked 1856-58 25r. with good large margins cancelled ‘1’ in horizontal bars with framed Lisboa date stamp to left, French rate handstamp and entry cds, reverse with Pyrennes A Paris tpo and arrival cds.

Portugal

Covers and stamps / Portugal / European Transits / TPO

1857 (25-2) outer letter sheet to Paris franked 1856-58 25r. with good large margins cancelled ‘1’ in horizontal bars with framed Lisboa date stamp to left, French rate handstamp and entry cds, reverse with Pyrennes A Paris tpo and arrival cds.

£65

United States 1857 (Apr 16) orange-buff envelope addressed to “Secretary of Legation of the U.S., Madrid, Spain” franked with 1853-55 3c. dull red (Sc 11) in two vertical pairs (left-hand pair with touched margins at right), blue cork cancels and matching Picolata Fla date stamp, circular framed PP and red London Paid, double-ring Madrid cds, various manuscript rate markings including “2 pesetas”. The envelope is rebacked front with repaired corners, The Philatelic Foundation certificate.

United States

Covers and stamps / Spain / USA / Transatlantic Mail

1857 (Apr 16) orange-buff envelope addressed to “Secretary of Legation of the U.S., Madrid, Spain” franked with 1853-55 3c. dull red (Sc 11) in two vertical pairs (left-hand pair with touched margins at right), blue cork cancels and matching Picolata Fla date stamp, circular framed PP and red London Paid, double-ring Madrid cds, various manuscript rate markings including “2 pesetas”. The envelope is rebacked front with repaired corners, The Philatelic Foundation certificate.

£635

Great Britain 1857 (JU 16) entire to France franked 1855-57 watermark large Garter 4d. rose horizontal strip of three from Newcastle and cancelled 545 duplex, red circular framed PD, French entry cds, reverse with Paris andyon cancels

Great Britain

Covers and stamps / Great Britain

1857 (JU 16) entire to France franked 1855-57 watermark large Garter 4d. rose horizontal strip of three from Newcastle and cancelled '545' duplex, red circular framed PD, French entry cds, reverse with Paris andyon cancels

£95

United States 1857 (Jun 17) entire to Neustadt endorsed “Postage Paid” and “pr prussian closed mail” franked 1851 12c. pair (with margins touched at left) and 1853-55 3c. pair (good to large margins) tied by Hannibal Mo. Cds, red N.York 7 Br. Pkt PAID cds, at top framed AACHEN 3/7/ FRANCO entry cancel, reverse with Altona transit and arrival cds. A fine and rare cover with Philatelic Foundation Cert (1999).United States 1857 (Jun 17) entire to Neustadt endorsed “Postage Paid” and “pr prussian closed mail” franked 1851 12c. pair (with margins touched at left) and 1853-55 3c. pair (good to large margins) tied by Hannibal Mo. Cds, red N.York 7 Br. Pkt PAID cds, at top framed AACHEN 3/7/ FRANCO entry cancel, reverse with Altona transit and arrival cds. A fine and rare cover with Philatelic Foundation Cert (1999).

United States

Covers and stamps / German States / USA / Transatlantic Mail

1857 (Jun 17) entire to Neustadt endorsed “Postage Paid” and “pr prussian closed mail” franked 1851 12c. pair (with margins touched at left) and 1853-55 3c. pair (good to large margins) tied by Hannibal Mo. Cds, red N.York 7 Br. Pkt PAID cds, at top framed AACHEN 3/7/ FRANCO entry cancel, reverse with Altona transit and arrival cds. A fine and rare cover with Philatelic Foundation Cert (1999).

£1575

Russia 1857 10k. pl. II with large even margins cancelled by ‘237’ dotted oval numeral of Hasenpot, very fine.

Russia

Covers and stamps / Russia / No. 1s

1857 10k. pl. II with large even margins cancelled by ‘237’ dotted oval numeral of Hasenpot, very fine.

£475

Russia 1857 10k. pl.I with good to huge margins, cancelled by well centred ‘112’ dotted box numeral of Bahmut, corner crease at lower left

Russia

Covers and stamps / Russia / No. 1s

1857 10k. pl.I with good to huge margins, cancelled by well centred ‘112’ dotted box numeral of Bahmut, corner crease at lower left

£425

Russia 1857 10k. pl.I with good to large margins, cancelled by complete and well centred ‘353’ dotted box numeral of Nemirov; very fine, signed Richter.Russia 1857 10k. pl.I with good to large margins, cancelled by complete and well centred ‘353’ dotted box numeral of Nemirov; very fine, signed Richter.

Russia

Covers and stamps / Russia / No. 1s

1857 10k. pl.I with good to large margins, cancelled by complete and well centred ‘353’ dotted box numeral of Nemirov; very fine, signed Richter.

£575

Russia

Covers and stamps / Latvia / Russia / No. 1s

1857 10k. pl.I with large even margins, tied to small piece by framed ‘RIGA’ date stamp, very fine and surprisingly scarce cancel on this issue.

£475

Russia 1857 10k. pl.II with broken ‘K’ in ‘Kop’ in inner oval variety, with close to fine margins tied to small piece by pen cross; fine

Russia

Covers and stamps / Russia / No. 1s

1857 10k. pl.II with broken ‘K’ in ‘Kop’ in inner oval variety, with close to fine margins tied to small piece by pen cross; fine

£475

Russia 1857 10k. pl.II with close to very large margins, cancelled by illegible straight-line cancel and pen cross, very fine. Raybaudi Cert.

Russia

Covers and stamps / Russia / No. 1s

1857 10k. pl.II with close to very large margins, cancelled by illegible straight-line cancel and pen cross, very fine. Raybaudi Cert.

£295

Russia 1857 10k. pl.II with fine to good margins, tied to small piece by two-line dated cancel, possibly of Rinjavki, very fine. Hovest Cert (2013)

Russia

Covers and stamps / Russia / No. 1s

1857 10k. pl.II with fine to good margins, tied to small piece by two-line dated cancel, possibly of Rinjavki, very fine. Hovest Cert (2013)

£465

Russia 1857 10k. pl.II with fine to good margins, tied to small piece by Kovno dotted circle, very fine, signed Richter, Thier and Buhler.

Russia

Covers and stamps / Russia / No. 1s

1857 10k. pl.II with fine to good margins, tied to small piece by Kovno dotted circle, very fine, signed Richter, Thier and Buhler.

£395

Russia 1857 10k. pl.II with fine to large margins, cancelled by neat ‘47’ dotted circle of Tambov, small corner crease at top left.

Russia

Covers and stamps / Russia / No. 1s

1857 10k. pl.II with fine to large margins, cancelled by neat ‘47’ dotted circle of Tambov, small corner crease at top left.

£425

Russia 1857 10k. pl.II with good to huge margins, cancelled by complete ‘234’ dotted box numeral of Bauske (Latvia), very fine. Ex. Von. Hoffmann, cert Mikulski which states that the stamp was fraudulently used twice as it shows a light cds at lower right.

Russia

Covers and stamps / Russia / No. 1s

1857 10k. pl.II with good to huge margins, cancelled by complete ‘234’ dotted box numeral of Bauske (Latvia), very fine. Ex. Von. Hoffmann, cert Mikulski which states that the stamp was fraudulently used twice as it shows a light cds at lower right.

£495