Independent Belgium Period

Lot number 593 Quality: ✉

1830 Forerunner with contents, from Anvers, dated 13 December 1830, to Gand, charge "20c.", this letter was delivered by coach service (dilligence), vf

Lot number 594 Quality: ✉

1831 Forerunner with contents, from Mons, with two postmarks ("P P Mons" and Type 13 Mons - this combination not listed in Herlant), with manuscript of origin "Pont de Sambre", dated 20 December 1831, to Fontaine-l'Évêque, prepaid (crossed front), with charge of "10c." on reverse, vf

Lot number 595 Quality: ✉

1832 Forerunner with limited contents, from Verviers, dated 19 January 1832, Herlant 35, together with Dolhain, type 18, this combination is not described in "la poste rurale", letter was sent to Bilstein, forwarded to Liège (with manuscript on front), receipt date of 22 January 1832, beautiful "CA" cancelled is frame red, cancellation 5 decimes, vf

Lot number 596 Quality: ✉

1832 Forerunner as a letter envelope, from Rotterdam, type 11, to Longchamps, arrival postmark "Éghezée", type 18, Herlant 1, nice transit postmark on reverse "PAYS-BAS par ANVERS", charge 15 decimes cancelled and rate valued by 8 decimes, vf

Lot number 597 Quality: ✉

1832 Forerunner with contents, from Boussu, black name stamp, together with type 13 from Mons in black, this combination is not listed in Herlant's catalogue, dated 27 March 1832, charge of "10c.", vf

Lot number 598 Quality: ✉

1833 Forerunner without contents, from Enghien, dated 9 May 1833, type 13, Herlant 25, to Mons, arrival postmark type 13, dated 10 May 1833, "P.P." cancellation in black frame, on the reverse there is the charge indication of "10c.", vf

Lot number 599 Quality: ✉

1833 Forerunner with contents, with departure stamp "Ath", Herlant 55, but with beautiful manuscript "Peruwelz", the letter heading is also "Peruwelz", to Bruxelles, charge 15 decimen, vf

Lot number 600 Quality: ✉

1833 Forerunner with contents, with departure stamp Anvers, Herlant 56, dated 15 November 1833, to Paris (France), nice red stamp in frame of "Par Estafette", this service was only available between 1832 and December 1835, nice cancellation red in three lines "Belgique / par/ Valenciennes", vf

Lot number 601 Quality: ✉

1834 Forerunner with contents, with manuscript "Fayt" and postmark Binche, type 13, together Herlant 1, letter address is Mariemont, dated 27 September 1834, to Fontaine-l'Évêque, charge 10 decimen, vf

Lot number 602 Quality: ✉

1835 Forerunner with contents, from "Virginal" (borough of Ittre), sent by the subpost office cancel with the oval stamp "La GENETTE", dated 5 March 1835, to Bruxelles, nice red stamp in box "VU" (Herlant 137), these stamps are only found on letters to or from a borough of the postal district of Brussels, or even rarer, coming through in transit, more information available with the lot (Ref. sale at Williame and Feldman), rare, vf

Lot number 603 Quality: ✉

1836 Forerunner with contents, from Florenne, dated 29 December 1836, type 18, Herlant 1, to the address "Cantonille", which indicates in the same municipality, with "CA" cancellation black in frame, charge 2 decimen, vf

Lot number 604 Quality: ✉

1836 Forerunner with contents, from Fontaine-l'Évêque, two lines red, together with Charleroi, type 14, Herlant 11, dated 23 July 1836, to Marchienne-au-Pont, charge 2 decimen, vf

Lot number 605 Quality: ✉

1836 Forerunner with contents, from Neufchateau, Herlant 15, dated 12 September 1836, to Sedan (France), nice cancellations on front like "P.P." in parallelogram red, "Belgique par Sedan" (3 lines) frame red, "10/A.E.D" oval red (2x), "Affranchissement Etranger Destination(AED) office 10" was Sedan, nice letter, vf

Lot number 606 Quality: ✉

1838 Forerunner with contents, from Iseghem, type 18, Herlant 2, letter address is Iseghem, dated 16 December 1838, to Gand, charge 3 decimen, vf

Lot number 607 Quality: ✉

1840 Forerunner with contents, from Mechelen, type 18, Herlant 2, letter address is Neerhaeren, dated 15 February 1840, to Versailles (France), cancellation on front "B.3.R." in 8 corner blue, charge 9 decimes, vf

Lot number 608 Quality: ✉

1840 Forerunner with contents, from Vielsalm, dated 19 September 1840, type 18, Herlant 2, to Theux, arrival postmark Verviers, charge 3 decimes, vf

Lot number 609 Quality: ✉

1840 Forerunner with contents, from Vilvoorde, dated 30 January 1840, to Gosselies (arrival postmark Charleroi, dated 1 February 1840), on front, manuscript of "Gosselies", blue circle cancel of "CA" and red stamp "Apres le depart", reverse "debourse" stamp of both Charleroy and Mons, multiple cancellation indications, vf/f

Lot number 610 Quality: ✉

1843 Forerunner without contents, from Riemst, dated 6 April 1843, type 18, Herlant 1, to Jemeppe, with receipt mark of Liège, charge 2 decimes, vf

Lot number 611 Quality: ✉

1846 Forerunner with contents, from Amay, type 18, Herlant 1, letter address is Amay, dated 12 December 1846, to Liège, charge 2 decimen, vf

Lot number 612 Quality: ✉

Nice and detailed collection of forerunners in the period of Belgian independence, representative set of different postal marks (47x) active in the period, provided with explanation of forerunner, vf/f/to be checked