1889 6ch. postal stationery envelope (150 x 120mm) to Frankfurt tied Kaschan date stamp, reverse with Teheran transit plus two further unclear transits and arrival cds; some slight creasing.
1889 cover to Falmouth franked 1882-86 20c. tied by faint Jacmel cds, reverse with Redruth and Plymouth transits plus arrival cds of following day.
1889 local cover bearing on reverse cut-to-shape 1ab violet on thin wove paper, tied by pen crosses. Good condition.
1889 Penny Halfpenny stationery card to Horsham, Sussex bearing full message about buying jewellery and sending stamps, cancelled by barred ‘A09’ handstamp with Nevis cds at bottom left.
1889 registered cover to Munich bearing Great Britain overprinted 1d., 3d., 4d. and 6d. pair together with Natal overprinted ½d. (with stop after Zululand, SG 12) all tied by four double-ring cds, arrival backstamp. Very fine and attractive franking.
1889 registered home-made entire to Smederevo franked New Currency 5p. blue-green and 25p. blue tied Vranja cds, framed registration to right.
1889 stampless envelope to St Thomas showing good strike of negative seal of Cap Haitien, light filing crease at left otherwise good condition. This cancel was used between March and October 1889 only during the short lived Republique Septentrionale.
1890 '50 Ct' on 10c. private postal stationery envelope to Paris with pen cross and four-line date stamp of Santo Domingo, registration handstamp at centre with manuscript number, Paris Chargements arrival cds on front; fine and scarce.
1890 (10 Oct) registered cover to ‘Winch Brothers’, Colchester bearing 1881-84 ‘SIX PENCE’ surcharge tied by ‘A11’ obliterator and St. Lucia cds, with another strike to left and Registered London transit, arrival backstamp.
1890 (12 Nov) envelope (250 x 110mm) registered from Sandakan to London, bearing 1886-87 1c. block of 6 and two pairs (both on reverse), 2c. (9 including 2 pairs), 5c (4, a pair on reverse), 8c strip of four and 1889 3c. (5, a pair on reverse) and 5c. (5, three on reverse), all cancelled by 14 bar oval, showing red depatch and arrival datestamp (20.12.) on reverse, framed "registered no" handstamp; some small faults and the envelope with vertical fold (crosses an 8c.) and with piece missing from top left corner. A most remarkable franking at a rate for registered mail via London, overfranked for mail to London
1890 (17 Oct) envelope from the Swedish Consulate at Santo Domingo to the Foreign Minister, Stockholm, Sweden, endorsed “pr vapor Ingles/ via Jamaica” and franked 1885-91 10c. Arms (2) tied single blue despatch cds, JAMAICA/TRANSIT handstamo below, reverse with Kingstn (OC19) and London (NO 6) transits, also showing the handstamp of Consulate in blue.
1890 (20 SEP) envelope to Southport franked Great Britain Jubilee 6d. tied by vertical '466' Numeral, to left violet oval-framed THE NIGER TERRITORY/POST/ OFFICE/ AKASSA date stamp, red Liverpool entry at left of 2 Nov, reverse with arrival cds of next day.
1890 (24 Feb) 2c. postal stationery card, type 1A, to Florida tied by single Habana cds. Fine and fresh condition with a full message.
1890 (28 Avril) 10c. postal stationery card to Belgrade, Serbia, from Caracas only cancelled by French maritime octagonal date stamp Ligne D. Paq.Fr.No.1, arrival backstamp.
1890 (9 Aout) registered cover to Budapest, Hungary bearing mixed franked of General Colony 1881-86 ‘Commerce’ 5c. and 15c. plus 1889 5c. on 1c., 10c. on 40c. and 15c. on 20c. tied Pointe a Pitre cds, redirected internally on arrival. A fine cover.
1890 (9 Jan) King Luis 50r red postal stationery envelope registered to Manheim, Germany uprated with 1882-86 50r. tied by Lisboa cds, registration label to left, arrival backstamp. Some slight paper ageing.
1890 (DE 29) cover to Magdeburg, Germany franked 1882-96 Wmk Crown CA 5c. vertical pair at bottom left of envelope and cancelled by two B62 obliterators, Hong Kong index C cds above, arrival backstamp of 1.2.91; fine condition.
1890 (Jun 18) 10c. postal stationery envelope to Hamburg, endorsed ‘Via Livingston & New Orleans’, cancelled ‘1’ numeral with Correos de Guatemala date stamp to left, arrival backstamp. Small tear at top of envelope, good correct usage.
1890 (JY 30) envelope to Munich, Germany bearing a fine franking of 1879 1d. rose, 1883 2½d. ultramarine, 1885-96 4d. yellow-green, 1886 ½d. on 2½d. dull blue (2) and ½d. on 6d. stone, tied by four very fin strikes of ‘A14’ obliterators, Tobago cds alongside, arrival backstamps. A scarce and most attractive cover. Ex Doolittle (1980) and Besancon.
1890 (JY 6) registered cover to Brighton, England franked two 5pf (¾d.), 10pf (1½d.) and 20pf (2½d.) tied by three Helgoland date stamps, Registered London transit and arrival backstamp; vertical filing crease at left clear of adhesives, attractive cover used about a month before end of British administration.