Lot 42044 – Stampless Maritime Mail balance collection, 1813-81, mounted on exhibition pages and comprising over 100 covers

Stampless Maritime Mail balance collection. 1813-81, mounted on exhibition pages and comprising over 100 covers mainly sent to France, Great Britain and Portugal, good ranges of usages including British P.O. postmarks, the sole voyage of the « Lady Eglinton », « Ship Letter » markings, consular mail, private-ship carriages, a very interesting 1817 early usage with « Maranhao » oval hs, three covers with unusual « Cor° Maritimo » straight-line applied in Portugal on arrival on mail without postmarks delivered by hand, etc, in addition one franked cover with G.B. 3d strip of four from the British P.O. at Rio; fine-very fine, viewing essential.