Antwerp

Lot number 1019 Quality: ✉

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1815 Forerunner without content, from Antwerp, with black ‘Anvers’ postmark, Herlant 37 (only briefly used), to ‘s-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands), with a diagonally red chalk line and a postage indication (probably 4 decimes – difficult to read), very fine

Lot number 1020 Quality: ✉

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1820 Forerunner with contents, from Brasschaat, postmark "Antwerp", Herlant 43, with letter heading "Brasschaet", dated 19 June 1820, to Ghent, charge 3 decimes (between 30 and 60 km and < 10 grams=3 decimes), very fine

Lot number 1021 Quality: ✉

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1832 Letter with contents, no postmarks, dated 4 April 1832, letter addressed to the Mayor of Ekeren from Mr Langlois, "controleur des Douanes", requesting accommodation for 16 servants, half of whom were to be placed in Ekeren and the others in Donck, historical value, very fine

Lot number 1022 Quality: ✉

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1832 Letter with contents, no postmarks, dated 29 December 1832, letter addressed to Mr Gerard Le Grelle, Mayor of the City of Antwerp, regarding the handover of a sum of money with a value of 234 francs and 9 centimes to be presented to Marshal Gerard, for the benefit of the French soldiers, the "defenders of our rights, liberators and wounded soldiers", during the attacks on the Citadel of Antwerp in November and December 1832, historical document, very fine

Lot number 1023 Quality: ✉

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1833 Letter with contents, no postmarks, dated 31 January 1833, letter from the Antwerp city council addressed to the inspector of "the First Division of the Post Office" regarding the installation of three post boxes, historical value, very fine

Lot number 1024 Quality: ✉

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1836 Forerunner with contents, from Brasschaat, dispatch mark "Anvers", Herlant 56, diameter 29 mm, dated 10 September 1837, to Antwerp, charge 2 decimes (<30km <10g=2 decimes), very fine

Lot number 1025 Quality: ✉

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1837 Forerunner with contents, from Brasschaat, Type 18 "Brasschaet" cancellation, with black "CA" cancellation (Correspondance Arrondissement – posted in Brasschaet) and red "CA" cancellation (applied in Antwerp), dated 29 July 1837, to Antwerp, charge 2 decimes (<30km <10g=2 decimes), very fine

Lot number 1026 Quality: ✉

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1841 Forerunner with contents, from Berchem, postmark "Anvers", Herlant 115 (diameter 23 mm), with post box mark "C" (Berchem) and letter heading is "Berchem", dated 16 April 1841, to Brussels, red "SR" cancellation in a frame, charge 4 decimes (between 30 and 60 km and < 10 grams=3 decimes and 1 decime Service Rural), very fine

Lot number 1027 Quality: ✉

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1843 Forerunner with contents, from Antwerp, postmark "Anvers", post box mark A (Deurne) and letter heading "Borgerhout", dated 17 February 1843, to Lier, red ‘SR’ cancellation in a frame, charge 3 decimes (<30km <10g=2 decimes and 1 decime Service Rural), very fine

Lot number 1028 Quality: ✉

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1843 Forerunner with contents, from Ekeren, departure postmark "Anvers", Herlant 58 (diameter 23 mm), post box mark "H" (Ekeren) and letter heading "Eekeren", dated 16 December 1843, to Antwerp, red cancellation "CA" (Correspondance de l'Arrondissement) in a frame, charge 2 decimes (single letter charge to and from a municipality under the jurisdiction of the same post office up to 30 kilometres is 2 decimes), very fine

Lot number 1029 Quality: ✉

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1843 Forerunner with contents, from Borgerhout, post cancellation "Anvers", Herlant 59, post box mark "B" (Borgerhout) and letter heading "Borgerhout", dated 4 January 1843, to Lier, red stamp "SR" (Service Rural) in a frame, charge 3 decimes (<30 km <10g=2 decimes and 1 decime "Service Rural" ), very fine

Lot number 1030 Quality: ✉

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1844 Forerunner with contents, from Antwerp, dispatch mark "Anvers", post box mark "S" (Mortsel) and letter heading is "Mortsel", dated 12 July 1844, to Lisp near Lier, red "SR" cancellation in a frame, charge 3 decimes (<30km <10g=2 decimes and 1 decime Service Rural), very fine

Lot number 1031 Quality: ✉

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1847 Forerunner with contents, from Santvliet, Type 18 "Brasschaet" postmark, post box mark "D" (Zandvliet) and letter heading "Santvliet", dated 1 January 1847, to Sint-Niklaas, red "SR" cancellation in a frame, charge 3 decimes (<30 km <10g=2 decimes and 1 decime "Service Rural" ), very fine

Lot number 1032 Quality: ✉

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1848 Forerunner with contents, from Stabroek, Type 18 "Brasschaet" postmark, with post box mark "B" (Stabroek) and the letter heading is "Stabroek", dated 1 February 1848, to Lessines, charge 4 decimes (between 60 and 80 km and < 10 grams=4 decimes), very fine

Lot number 1033 Quality: ✉

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1848 Forerunner with contents, from Kapellen, Type 18 "Brasschaet" post mark, with post box mark "A" (Kapellen) and letter heading "Kapellen", dated 25 October 1848, to Vorselaar, charge 2 decimes (<30km <10g=2 decimes), very fine

Lot number 1034 Quality: ✉

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1848 Forerunner without contents, from Brasschaat, Type 18 "Brasschaet" postmark, with post box mark "Z" (Putte), dated 19 June 1848, to Antwerp, charge 2 decimes (<30km <10g=2 decimes), very fine

Lot number 1035 Quality: ✉

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1848 Forerunner with contents, from 's-Gravenwezel, dispatch post mark "Anvers", Herlant 58 (diameter 23 mm), with post box mark "D" (Austruweel) and letter heading "Wezel", dated 4 July 1848, to Antwerp, red cancellation "CC" (Correspondance Cantonale) in a frame, charge 1 decime (letter charge from 1 January 1848 for municipalities under the same post office (postal district) is 1 decime), very fine

Lot number 1036 Quality: ✉

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1849 Forerunner with contents, from Ekeren, dispatch cancellation "Anvers", Herlant 58 (diameter 23mm), post box mark "Z" (Putte) and letter heading "Eekeren", dated 7 January 1849, to Antwerp, red cancellation "CC" (Correspondance Cantonale) in a frame, charge 1 decime (letter charge from 1 January 1848 for letters to municipalities belonging to the same post office (postal district) is 1 decime), very fine

Lot number 1037 Quality: ✉

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1849 Forerunner with contents, from 'S-Gravenwezel, departure postmark "Anvers", Herlant 58 (diameter 23 mm), with post box mark "F" (Wilmarsdonk) and letter heading is "'s-Gravelwezel", dated 22 January 1849, to Antwerp, charge 1 decimen (letter charge as of 1 January 1848 for municipalities under the same post office (postal district) is 1 decimen), very fine