Independent Belgium Period

Lot number 489 Quality: ✉

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1837 Forerunner with contents, from Lokeren (Herlant 40), dated 31 July 1837, to Wachtebeke, fine red CA cancellation in a frame and ‘Après le Départ’, postbox V (Moerbeke, as indicated in the letter’s salutation), charge 2 deciemen, very fine

Lot number 490 Quality: ✉

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1846 Forerunner with contents, from Brussels (Herlant Figure N), dated 7 March 1846, to Brussels. Attractive secondary postmark ‘C’ in blue (Herlant Figure ad), used between 10 February 1838 and 20 May 1848, its meaning is unproven but may be the mark of an inspector checking the tax, charge 1 deciem, a splendid letter

Lot number 491 Quality: ✉

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1846 Forerunner with contents, from Brussels, dated 30 August 1846, with ‘PD’ cancellation in blue, to Paris (France), fine office cancellation ‘Beau C’ in blue, very fine/fine

Lot number 492 Quality: ✉

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1846 Forerunner with contents, from Brussels, dated 31 January 1846, with ‘PD’ (‘Après le départ’) and ‘C’ cancellation in blue, to Brussels, fine office cancellation ‘Beau D’ in blue; the ‘C’ cancellation indicates that the addressee is in the same canton, very fine

Lot number 493 Quality: ✉

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1846 Forerunner letter with contents, from Brussels, dated 8 April 1846, with “P.P.” cancellation in blue within a blue parallelogram, to Sint-Niklaas. Fine office cancellation “Beau D” in blue, very fine

Lot number 494 Quality: ✉

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1847 Forerunner letter with contents, from Brussels, dated 10 February 1847, with a blue ‘P.P.’ cancellation within a blue parallelogram, to Bruges; a fine office cancellation ‘Beau A’ in blue, very fine

Lot number 495 Quality: ✉

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1847 Forerunner letter with contents, from Brussels, dated 1 July 1847, with a green ‘P.P.’ cancellation in a parallelogram, to Bruges, fine office cancellation ‘Beau A’ in green, very fine

Lot number 496 Quality: ✉

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1847 Forerunner with contents, from Brussels, dated 13 July 1847, with a blue ‘PD’ cancellation, to London (England), fine office cancellation ‘Beau D’ in blue, very fine

Lot number 497 Quality: ✉

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1847 Forerunner with contents, from Brussels, dated 11 March 1847, to Paris (France), fine office cancellation ‘Beau E’ in green, very fine

Lot number 498 Quality: ✉

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1848 Forerunner with contents, from Brussels (Herland type 15), dated 25 November 1848, to Gilly (Charleroi arrival postmark), with blue ‘Bureau E’ cancellation in a blue frame (Herlant 125 – in use between 1845 and 1851), charge 3 decimes, a splendid letter

Lot number 499 Quality: ✉

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1848 Forerunner with contents, from Brussels (Herland type 15), dated 14 November 1848, to Gilly (Charleroi arrival postmark), with blue ‘Bureau D’ cancellation in a blue frame (Herlant 124 – used between 1845 and 1851), charge 3 decimes, superb letter

Lot number 500 Quality: ✉

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1849 Forerunner with contents, from Brussels, dated 1 October 1849, with ‘PD’ cancellation in blue-green, to Bordeaux (France), fine office cancellation ‘Beau C’ in blue-green, very fine

Lot number 501 Quality: ✉

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1854, letter with contents, from Furnes, dated 3 February 1854, to Brussels, ‘après le départ’ (in large letters), postman’s stamp 27 in a black circle, charge 3 décimes, very fine

Lot number 502 Quality: ✉

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Envelope from Brussels (Herlant 107 – Brussels P.P., in a double circle), dated 3 April, to Pont-à-Celles, via Luttre, very fine