Great Britain Postal Agency at Vigo Spain 1850 Stampless Folded Cover to London
Stampless folded cover, rated 4/8 in black, postmarked with neatly-struck VIGO double split-ring (May 30), used at the British Postal Agency, to London, with c.d.s. arrival backstamp (June 4), filing folds, yet a nice example of this scarce strike; the consular office at Vigo, as well as those in Lisbon, Cadiz, and Corunna, handled British mails despatched by sea. In 1837, a contract was signed with the Peninsular Steam Navigation Co. to provide a weekly service between Falmouth (later Southampton) and Vigo,, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar.
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Great Britain Used in Gibraltar 1878 A26 Folded Cover to Palermo Italy
Folded cover franked with 2-1/2d rosy mauve, Plate 10, tied by superior strike of Gibraltar A26 duplex (Type Z5), to Palermo, Italy, with c.d.s. arrival backstamp (10.78), a lovely cover.
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India 1866 Calcutta to Mauritius VIA GALLE Stampless Postage Due Letter SFL
Stampless folded letter, with contents datelined 8 December, with crisp oval handstamp of Calcutta merchants Camin Lamouroux & Co, to Port Louis, Mauritius, struck with ideal example of the scarce VIA GALLE straight-line, struck "6d / TO PAY" in blue, with Calcutta / India Paid despatch and Port Louis c.d.s. arrival backstamps ( Dec 31), chiefly very fine strikes, a most attractive entire.
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Ionian Islands 1823 Cefalonia to Corfu Inter-Island Stampless Folded Letter SFL
1823 (August 14), stampless folded letter, with contents, postmarked with superbly-struck ISOLA DI / CEFALONIA double-circle in red, to Corfu, with adjacent ISOLE / IONIE arrival postmark in green, exceptional quality, and a choice example of inter-island mail.
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Martinique 1825 St. Pierre to France Via Le Havre Straight-Line Stampless Letter
Stampless folded letter, with contents datelined St. Pierre, 14 February, 1825, to Montpellier, France, rated 11 in black manuscript, fair strike of straight-line MARTINIQUE in black, rd "COLONIES PAR / LE HAVRE" entry mark, no backstamps, some light wrinkles, a scarce straight-line.
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Reunion 1870 St. Denis to Port Louis Mauritius Stampless Folded Letter SFL
Stampless folded letter, with contents datelined 5 June, written from St. Denis, with oval cachet of merchants Leopold Lalanne, endorsed "per Michel" and struck with blue "3d." charge mark, Mauritius "A" c.d.s. arrival backstamp (22 Jun), a remarkably fresh and fine entire.
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