Great Britain 1881 Folded Letter Dundee Scotland Caracas Venezuela French Mail
Folded letter, with commercial contents, franked with 4d gray brown (Plate 17), tied by Dundee 114 duplex (OC 4), to Caracas, Venezuela, endorsed "Per French Mail", backstamped with blue Paris Etranger transit (5 OCT) and LIGNE A PAQ FR NO 2 (6 OCT) paquebot c.d.s., some ink smuding to postmark, else a remarkably fresh and attractive cover. (Sc. 84, S.G. 160)
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Great Britain 1882 Isle of Wight to Ahmedabad India Sea Post Military Cover
Cover franked with 5d indigo, tied to cover by Shanklin squared circle (January 5), to Colonel Harpur at Camp Ahmedabad, Bombay, with "SEA / POST OFFICE / D / JAN. 12." c.d.s. and AHMEDABAD CAMP (Jan 21) backstamps, small central mark due to wax seal on reverse, else quite fresh and a rare usage from the Isle of Wight.
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Great Britain 1883 Switzerland Postage Due Forwarded Agent Stationery Card Geneva
1/2d postal stationery card, postmarked London (31 Aug), address crossed-out and redirected to Geneva (Hotel National), with c.d.s. receiver (2 Sep), affixed with 5c Swiss postage due, futher tied by Geneva c.d.s., reverse with oval "Forwarded by / Mr. Burr / London" travel agency cachet, though appearance of a forwarding agent cachet, a striking and attractive card, and late use of a forwarding agent.
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Great Britain 1884 4d Pair Folded Letter Manchester to Montevideo Uruguay
Folded letter, with contents, franked with 4d dull green horizontal pair (S.G. 192, Sc. 103), tied by Manchester duplex (JY 4), to Monte Video, Uruguay, endorsed "via Lisbon". With c.d.s. arrival backstamp, some light perf toning to stamps, else a fine an uncommon franking.
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Great Britain 1885 10d Rate Cover Helston to Hong Kong & Returned to Sender
Cover franked with 3 lilac (pair and single) and 1d lilac (Die II) paying the rate for the second weight group (1/2 - 1oz) to Hong Kong, likely sent via Brindisi, Hong Kong receiver (SP 7), address crossed-out and readdressed to Cornwall, where it was returned to sender, Hong Kong despatch c.d.s. struck on front (SP 7), Holston receiver backstamp (DE 21), light edge creasing and some pieces removed from back flap, a desirable example.
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Great Britain 1885 5d dull green Cover St. Johns Wood to Thayetmyo Burma
Cover franked with 5d dull green, paying the single rate to Thayetmyo, Burma, endorsed "B. Burmah" at top, postmarked with clar St. Johns Wood "41/B" duplex (May 29), equally crisp receiver strike of Thayetmyo at lower left (July 8), with Sea Post Office transit c.d.s. on reverse (June 4), a choice cover to a desirable destination.
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