Isle of Man. (Great Britain). 1847. Pre-stamp envelope written from Ballamoar' dated '23rd Jan 1847' addressed to Douglas cancelled by by framed 'Ramsey/ Isle of Man' on reverse, endorsed 'Paid' and rated 'P/ 1' in red m/s on face with faint Douglas arrival.

Isle of Man. (Great Britain). 1859. Envelope addressed to London canceled by Peel double arc on reverse 'Ap 29 1859', sent by direct bag to Liverpool with 1d rose cancelled by '466' numeral and London arrival 'Ap 30' on reverse. Lovely item of quality.

Isle of Man. (Great Britain). 1859. Folded letter sheet written Ramsey dated '8th April 1859' addressed to Douglas bearing SG 40, 1d red-rose tied by '086' bar obliteration with Ramsey single ring date stamp on reverse (Whitney 338) and Douglas/ Isle of Man arrival on reverse (Whitney 51). Attractive item.

Isle of Man. (Great Britain). 1857. Folded letter sheet written from Ramsey dated '25th March 1857' addressed to Douglas bearing SG 32, 1d red-brown tied by '086' bar obliterator with 'Ramsey/ I.M. double arc (code B) in green on reverse (Whitney 337) with Douglas-Isle of Man arrival inn green on reverse. Superb.

Isle of Man. (Great Britain). 1849. Pre-stamp envelope written from Peel dated 'June 21st 1849' addressed to Douglas cancelled by framed 'Peeltown/ Isle of Man' on reverse, rated '1' in m/s and endorsed 'Paid' with 'Douglas-Isle-of-Man' receiver 'Jy 4 1849' on face in blue. Very fine item from Peel.

Isle of Man. (Great Britain). 1881. Official mail envelope addressed to Ballamoar, Jurby headed 'On Her Majesty's Service' with Board of Education/ Isle of Man' bearing SG 172, 1d lilac tied by Douglas/ Isle of Man/ 407 duplex with Ramsey transit. Nice item of Official Mail.

Isle of Man. (Internment Camp Mail). 1942. Stamp-less Air Mail envelope addressed to an Italian P.O.W. 'House O Camp, Isle of Man' cancelled by Panna/ Udine date stamp '6th May 42' endorsed 'Interne de Guerre' with 'Verificato Per Censura' label on reverse tied by double ring censor cachet with circular '332/1' in violet and framed 'Posta Aerea Per Internati Civil de Guerre/ via Roma' on face in violet with oval 'Headquarters, Post Office/ Intern. Camps Douglas I.O.M.', received '8 Jun 1942' at Central Camp and forwarded to 'O. Camp' with 'O. Camp Post Office/ Onchan. I.O.M.' dated '12th June 42' on reverse and re-directed to Somerset with 'Opened by Examiner/ 5773' label. Scarce item sent from Italy Air Mail to Italian Internee at O. Camp, Isle of Man.

Isle of Man. (India). 1829. Pre stamp envelope written from 'Neemuch, India' dated '16th July 1829' addressed to Douglas, Isle of Man, rated '2/4', sent on the steamer 'Ontario' via Liverpool with framed 'India Letter/ Liverpool' on reverse (Robertson In 4a).

Isle of Man. (Great Britain). 1923. Picture post card of 'Lynch Gate, Kirk Michael' addressed to Manchester bearing Great Britain SG 337, 1d scarlet tied by Kirk Michael 'skeleton' (Whitney 5806). Very rare skeleton from Kirk Michael, the only one of this type recorded by Whitney.

Isle of Man. (Palestine). 1942. Air Mail letter sheet written from Palestine by 'Capt. Nathan, Field Censor, Haifa, M.E.F.' addressed to 'Capt. H.A. Piehler, Intelligence Officer, Peveril Camp, Peel, Isle of Man' bearing Great Britain SG 467, 3d violet tied by 'Field Post Office/ 149' double ring with 'Examined by Base Censor' label tied by circular 'Deputy Chief Field Censor' in violet with triangle hand-stamp 'Passed by Censor/ Crown/ No' on face and circular '39' censor cachet on reverse. very fine incoming mail to the Peveril Camp from Palestine. Rare.

Isle of Man. (United States). 1892. Envelope addressed to California bearing Great Britain SG 201, 2 1/2d purple/blue tied by Ramsey squared circle (Whitney 357), routed via New York with San Bernardino arrival. Lovely example of the Ramsey squared circle going overseas. A scarce item in lovely condition.

Isle of Man. (Internment Camp Mail). Circa 1916. Stamp-less envelope headed 'Prisoner of War' addressed to Konstantinople, Pera, Turkey' endorsed on reverse 'Hut 6a, Camp 11, Compound IV, Knockaloe Aliens Camp, Isle of Man' with 'Opened by Censor/ P.W. 120' label, routed via Austria with framed 'Zensuriert/ K.U.K. Zensurstalle Wien' on face in red and circular censor arrival with bilingual 'Pera Arrive' date stamp. Mail from Knockaloe Camp to Turkey must be scarce.

Isle of Man. (Village Postmarks). 1905. Picture post card of 'Kirk Braddan Church, Sunday morning' written from Santon addressed to Manchester bearing Great Britain SG 216, 1/2d blue-green tied by St. Ann's S.O./ Isle of Man single ring (Whitney 631). Very scarce village cancel from St. Ann's (Santon Parish).

Isle of Man. (Great Britain). 1896. Envelope addressed to Union Mills, Douglas bearing SG 172, 1d lilac tied by Union Mills date stamp 'Ja 20 96'. very fine local usage.

Isle of Man. (Great Britain). 'One Penny' pink postal stationery envelope written from Douglas dated '1st June 1842' (with letter) addressed to Brighton cancelled by Douglas 'Maltese Cross' with 'Isle-of-Man' double arc on reverse 'June 1st' and Brighton receiver 'Ju 3 1842' on reverse. A lovely item with Douglas Maltese Cross.

Isle of Man. (Internment Camp Mail). 1941. Stamp-less folded letter letter sheet written by an Italian Internee 'House 11, Granville Camp, Isle of Man', endorsed 'c/o Chief Postal Censor, Liverpool' addressed to Liverpool cancelled by violet oval 'Granville Internment Camp/ Douglas, I.O.M./ 1ST Mar 1941' with circular 'Official Paid' date stamp in red on face with 'Opened by Examiner/ 6737' label on reverse.

Isle of Man. (Internment Camp Mail). 1941. Stamp-less folded letter sheet written by Italian P.O.W. in Palace Internment Camp, Douglas dated '29th Jan 1941' addressed to Italy with circular 'Palace Internment Camp/ Douglas' endorsed 'c/o/ Chief Postal Censorship, Liverpool' with Opened by Examiner/ 6740' label and 'Verificato per Censura' label aplied on arrival. Very fine.

Isle of Man. (Great Britain). 1846. Pre-stamp envelope written from 'Milntown' dated 'Jan 19th 1846' addressed to Douglas cancelled by framed 'Ramsey/ Isle of Man' on reverse with Isle-of-Man double arc applied in Douglas. Displays very well for an Exhibit.

Isle of Man. (Great Britain). 1837. Pre-stamp envelope written from 'Andreas Rectory' dated 'June 15 1837' addressed to Douglas with hand-struck 'Ramsey' in black on reverse, endorsed 'To be Delivered without Delay' and rated '5' in m/s. A very rare town cancel only in use 1835 to 1837 and perhaps an early example of Manx Express mail !

Isle of Man. (Great Britain). 1850. Pre stamp envelope written from Castletown dated 'June 21st 1850' addressed to Douglas cancelled by 'Castletown-Isle-of-Man' undated circle in blue, rated '1' in m/s and endorsed 'Paid' with 'Douglas-Isle-of-Man' receiver 'June 22' on face. The Castletown in blue is scarce.

Isle of Man. (Great Britain). 1842. Pre-stamp envelope written from 'Ballamoar, Jurby' dated 'June 11th 1842' addressed to Brighton cancelled by framed 'Ramsey/ Isle of Man' on reverse with Isle of Man double arc transit and rated ''P/4' in red m/s on face with London tombstone 'Paid' in red on face and Brighton arrival. Nice item of mail from Jurby Parish.

Isle of Man. (Village Postmarks). 1850. Envelope addressed to Ballasalla bearing Great Britain SG 8, 1d red-brown tied by Douglas '407' bar obliteration with Douglas-Isle of Man (Whitney 29) in green on reverse and Ballasalla undated circle arrival on reverse (Whitney 517). This hand-stamp had been issued on the opening of the Ballasalla Sub-Office, June 3rd 1848. A very scarce undated circle from this small Manx village.

Mauritius. (France). 1851. Stamp-less envelope written from 'Bel-Air' dated '15th Oct 1851' addressed to France with framed 'Souillac/ Oct 18 1851' hand-stamp with framed 'Paid' and endorsed 'Ship 6d' and 'Crown/ Mauritius/ GPO' on face, routed via Great Britain with boxed 'Colonies/ &c Art 13' accountancy with 'Angl. 2 Calais' French entry cachet on face, taxed '15' on arrival with Fleche receiver. Only a few 1st Type boxed Souillac covers known. Exhibition item.

Mauritius. (France). 1850. Stamp-less envelope written from 'Bel-Air' dated '5th Mars 1850' addressed to France with framed 'Souillac/ Ma 12 1850' hand-stamp with framed 'Paid' and endorsed 'Ship 1/-' in black m/s with 'Crown/ Mauritius' date stamp on face, routed via Great Britain with boxed accountancy 'Colonies/ &c Art 13' with hand-struck 'Ship-Letter' on reverse in red, charged '8' for the ship and taxed '6f 0' (six francs) in m/s with La Fleche receiver '7th June' on reverse. Very rare 1st Type boxed Souillac. Superb item with very high French Charge.

Ireland. (Great Britain used in Ireland). 1870. Envelope addressed to New York bearing Great Britain SG 92, 3d carmine rose (plate 6) tied by Belfast/ 62 duplex with 'New York/ Br. Pkt' arrival in red on face. Lovely quality.

Isle of Man. (Internment Camp Mail). 1942. Envelope written from Lytham St. Annes addressed to an Italian Internee 'House No 50, "O" Camp, Isle of Man' bearing Great Britain SG 489, 2 1/2d pale ultramarine tied by Lytham roller with oval 'Headquarters, Post Office/ Intern Camps, Douglas, I.O.M./ 12 Mar 1942' (Whitney 655) on face in violet, endorsed 'Chef Postal Censor, Liverpool' bearing 'Opened by / Examiner 3687' censor label. Very fine and scarce.

Great Britain. 1837. Stamp-less envelope addressed to France written from London dated '23rd Jan 37' with London dispatch and circular 'G.P./ Paid' in red, charged '10' in m/s with oval 'P-F' (Paid to Frontier) with 'Angleterre Par Calais' and Mousson receiver and rated '1/8' on arrival. Very fine.

Great Britain. (Spain). 1853. Stamp-less envelope written from Leith dated '9th July 1853' addressed to Cadiz cancelled by 'Leith/ Paid', rated '1s' in m/s erased and rated '10', endorsed 'via France' and routed via London with circular 'Too-Late/ GBO' on face, French entry cachet and oval 'P-F' (Paid to Frontier) and charged with hand-struck '11 R' in red and Cadiz arrival. Nice item of Too Late mail from Scotland.

Great Britain. (Spain). 1857. Stamp-less envelope written from Leith dated '4th Aug 1857' addressed to Spain cancelled by 'Leith/ Paid' with adjacent 'Paid at Edinburgh' with circular 'PP' in red on face, rated '11' in m/s, endorsed 'via France' with French entry cachet and charged '11' (reales), corrected to 1o R with hand-struck 'MP' (Medio-Porte) in blue on reverse (showing the cover was allowed at Printed Matter rate), Cadiz arrival '15th Aug' and disinfected in vinegar against cholera. Very interesting item.

Great Britain. (Spain). 1857. Stamp-less envelope written from London dated '15th Aug 1857' addressed to Spain cancelled by 'London Paid' in red, rated '1s in top right with '2/2' rate m/s in red, endorsed 'per "Sultan" and sent direct by 'P & O' from Southampton, charged '4R' in blue with hand-struck 'MP' (Medio-Porte) in blue on reverse (showing the cover was allowed at Printed Matter rate) and Cadiz arrival '23rd Aug'. Very nice item with scarce Medio-Porte hand-struck mark.

Great Britain. (Spain). 1857. Stamp-less envelope written from Liverpool dated '1st Nov 1857' addressed to Spain cancelled by 'Liverpool/ Paid' in red with London transit, circular 'PP' in red on face, rated '8' in m/s (ship-letter), endorsed 'via France' and 'Paquebot Victoria', French entry cachet and charged '4R' in blue with hand-struck 'MP' (Medio-Porte) in blue on reverse (showing the cover was allowed at Printed Matter rate) and Cadiz arrival '11th Nov'. A very attractive cover showing the scarce Medio-Porte mark.

Great Britain. (Spain). 1851. Stamp-less envelope written from Leith dated '7th Aug 1851' addressed to Cadiz, cancelled by framed 'Castle Street' with 'Paid at Edinburgh' date stamp, rated '1.0/ 1,8 = 2/6d' in red m/s, endorsed 'via France' and routed via London with French entry cachet and oval 'P-F' (Paid to Frontier) and charged with hand-struck '36R' in red with Cadiz arrival on reverse.

Great Britain. (Spain). 1853. Stamp-less envelope written from London dated '26th Feb 1853' cancelled by London/ Paid' double arc, rated '4/4' in m/s and endorsed 'Per Steamer' and charged with hand-struck '33 1/2 R' on face in red and received in Cadiz '8th March.' Very attractive item of mail sent on the 'P & O Packet "Iberia" from Southampton.

Great Britain. (Spain). 1850. Stamp-less envelope written from London dated '26th Jan 1850' addressed to Cadiz, cancelled by 'Fenchurch St.' hand-stamp in blue on face and reverse, with 'London/ Paid' date stamp, rated '2/2' in m/s and endorsed 'Per Packet via Southampton' and charged with hand-struck '13 1/2 R' on face in with Cadiz arrival '5th Feb'. Nice item of mail sent on the 'P & O Packet "Pacha" from Southampton.

Great Britain. (Spain). 1848. Stamp-less envelope written from London dated '16th Mars 1849' addressed to Cadiz cancelled by 'London/ Paid' arc, rated '4/8' in m/s and endorsed 'via Southampton', and charged with hand-struck '38 R' in red with Cadiz receiver '24th March' on reverse. Lovely item sent by 'P & 0 Packet' from Southampton.

Great Britain. (Finland). 1857. Stamp-less unpaid envelope addressed to Finland canceled by Newcastle on Tyne date stamp, routed via London, endorsed 'via Ostende' with '4' and '3' in blue ink, Prussian claims for Belgian and Prussian transit (4 silbergroschen) and forwarding charge to Russia (3 silbergroschen) with 'Aus England Per Aachen/ B' in red on reverse and rated '33' (33 silver kopecks) in mauve ink payable on delivery in Finland. The 1852 rate for letters to Finland via Belgium was 11 1/2d per 1/2 oz. Lovely item.

Great Britain. (Sweden). 1859. Unpaid envelope addressed to Sweden cancelled by boxed London date stamp, endorsed 'via Ostende', routed via Hamburg with 'K.D.O.P.A./ Hamburg' of the Royal Danish Post and 'K.S.P.A./ Hamburg' of the Royal Swedish Post Office, Hamburg, rated '7' in blue ink claimed by Prussia for the British and Belgian transit charge and hand-stamped '108' on face, taxed at 108 ore. Nice item.

Great Britain. (Finland). 1857. Stamp-less unpaid envelope addressed to Christinestad, Finland cancelled by London/ Crown, endorsed 'via Ostende & St. Petersburg' with '4' and '3' in blue ink, Prussian claims for Belgian and Prussian transit (4 silbergroshen) and forwarding charge to Russia (3 silbergroschen) with 'Aus England Per Aachen/ B' in red on reverse and rated '33' (33 silver kopecks) in mauve ink payable on delivery in Finland. The 1852 rate for letters to Finalnd via Belgium was 11 1/2d per 1/2 oz. Very fine.

Ireland. (Great Britain used in Ireland). 1870. Envelope addressed to 'Lieutenant Macgregor Geer, Royal Engineers, 8th Division, Madras Presidency' bearing Great Britain SG 43, 1d rose and SG 6d purple (pair) tied by Dublin/ 186 duplex 'Mr 30th 70', endorsed 'via Marseille' with London transit and oval 'Sea Post Office' dated '10/4' with Madura/ 1st Dy' in red '30th Ap 70' on reverse. Lovely looking item from Ireland in very fine quality for mail surviving into India.

Ireland. (Great Britain used in Ireland). 1847. Envelope addressed to Dripsey Castle, Coachford' bearing Great Britain SG 8, 1d brown tied by '161' Irish diamond with Cork date stamp 'June 29 1847' and 'Crookstown' hand-stamp on reverse. Very fine.

Ireland. (Great Britain used in Ireland). 1858. Envelope written from the 'Bank of Ireland, London' addressed to Dripsey Castle, Cork bearing Great Britain SG 40, 1d rose-red tied by London obliteration, routed via Dublin and Cork with Dripsey undated circle. Superb.

Ireland. (Great Britain used in Ireland). 1879. Great Britain postal stationery card 1/2d brown upgraded with SG 43, 1d red tied by Edgeworthstown/ 206 diamond duplex addressed to Switzerland with Aabourg arrival on face. Very fine.

Ireland. (United States). 1905. Picture post card of 'White Star Line' written from "H.M.S. Baltic" at Queenstown' addressed to New York bearing Great Britain SG 218, 1/2d yellow/ green (pair) tied by 'Paqubot' hand-stamp with adjacent 'Dublin & Queenstown/ T.P.O.' date stamp (Robertson P/1), underpaid with boxed 'T' hand-stamp and bearing United States postage dues Yvert 31, 3c carmine (pair) with 'N.Y./ Due 6 Cents' duplex. Very attractive item.

Ireland. (Great Britain used in Ireland). 1847. Envelope addressed to Cork bearing Great Britain SG 8, 1d brown tied by '193' in diamond with hand-struck 'Tullyhogue/ Dungannon' on face and Dungannon date stamp in blue on reverse 'Oct 6th' and Cork receiver.

Great Britain. (Spain). 1853. Stamp-less envelope written from Grangemouth dated '9th June 1853' addressed to Cadiz, cancelled by Grangemouth date stamp, routed via Falkirk and Edinburgh and London/ Paid transits with '2/2' in m/s and endorsed 'Paid' and charged with hand-struck '13 1/2 R' in red and Cadiz arrival on reverse.

Channel Islands. (Guernsey). 1838. Pre-stamp envelope written from Guernsey dated '12th May 1838' addressed to Paris cancelled by Guernsey arc on reverse with oval 'PD', m/s 'Paid' and endorsed accountancy '3/5', routed via London with tombstone 'Paid' '15th May' and circular French entry cachet 'via Calais' and rated '20' in m/s on arrival. Attractive item.

Channel Islands. (Jersey). 1853. Stamp-less envelope written from Jersey dated '15th Sept 1853' addressed to France cancelled by Jersey date stamp in red on reverse, endorsed 'via Southampton' with 'Port Paye' in m/s, routed via London with circular 'Paid; and 'Ship Letter/ London' in red 'Sept 17' (Robertson S29) and 'Angl/ Par Le Havre' French entry cachet '20th Sept' in red on face. Very fine.

Great Britain. 1882. Registered envelope addressed to France bearing SG 157, 2 1/2d blue (3) and SG 160, 4d brown tied by oval Registered/ Mark Lane date stamp in blue, endorsed 'Registered' with Bordeaux arrival on reverse. Attractive and scarce franking.

Great Britain. (Great Britain used in Ireland). 1849. Great Britain postal stationery 'one penny pink' morning envelope addressed to London cancelled by '65' in diamond with hand-struck 'Ardlohur/ Belturbet' in blue on reverse with Belturbet date stamp 'Dec 30 1849' with hand-struck '1' charge on face. Lovely looking item.

Russia. (France). 1844. Folded entire written from Moscow dated '9th Juin 44' addressed to France cancelled by 'Moscow 1844 Juin 10' hand-stamp in red with hand-struck 'Aus Russland/ Franco-Tout' (Van der Linden 326) and 'P.P.' in black with oval 'A.E.D.' in red (Affranchissement Etranger Destination) and Tilsit transit '28/6' on reverse with 'Prusse/ Givet 3' French entry cachet in red and Paris arrival. Nice item of transit mail via Tilset.