383. Auktion

1856, folded letter, with black St. Thomas double-arc despatch backstamp (1 Oct), carried via London, with red c.d.s. transit backstamp (18 Oct), thence across the Channel  with ANGL AMB CALAIS c.d.s. (18 Oct) and boxed red “COLONIES / ART - 18” on front, “15” (decimes) in black due marking, backstamped Paris A Bordeaux (19 Oct) and Bordeaux (20 Oct), typical filing folds and light wrinkles, an unusual usage to France via London.

The “COLONIES / ART-18” marking is scarce, and is recorded as used only between 1 January and 31 December 1856.

1876, folded cover, docketed “Miragoane, le 8 Aout”, struck with blue oval forwarding agent handstamp of G. Serre & Cie, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, to Havre, France, endorsed “per Royal Mail Steamer”, carried via St. Thomas with c.d.s. transit backstamp (13 Aug), and London, where struck with black “T/1-10” postage due marking, ANGL. AMB CALAIS (28 Aug) c.d.s. entry mark, Paris Au Havre transit an Le Havre c.d.s. arrival backstamps (29 Aug), “17” (decimes) struck in black indicating amount due from recipient, light filing folds, a scarce unpaid cover from Haiti routed via the British Post Office in St. Thomas.

1850/66, Ausgehende Post, 26 gefaltete Briefe meist aus St. Petersburg, Mitava, Libava oder Warschau nach Frankreich oder Deutschland, breite Auswahl an Transit- und Eintragungszeichen, Portovermerke, etc., zusammen mit zwei amtlichen Briefen nach Tiflis; gut bis sehr gut, eine ausgezeichnete Partie