Independent Belgium Period

Lot number 584 Quality: ✉

1837, forerunner without contents, but info (Nevele - 22 June 1837) on margin, cancelled Deynze (Herlant 9), with post box mark "R" in circle black (Nevele), addressed to Mons, "SR" in box red and charge is 5 decimes, nice forerunner, vf

Lot number 585 Quality: ✉

1838, forerunner with contents, from Gand, dd. 2 November 1838, to addressee "Monsieur Emmanuel Pottiez au Château de Rouveroy - par le pont de Sambre" (Rouveroy pres Mons) on reverse two arrival postmarks of Mons (red) and Solre-sur-Sambre (Type 18), manuscript "10" (gram) - 3 decimen of postage, vf/f

Lot number 586 Quality: ✉

1839 Forerunner with contents, sent from Florenne, type 18, dated 18/10/1839 to Furiée, vf

Lot number 587 Quality: ✉

1839, forerunner without contents, but info (Hansbeke - 6 mai 1839) on margin, cancelled Deynze (Herlant 9), with post box mark "Q" in circle black (Hansbeke - only described in La Poste Rurale for period 1836, but not in period 1840) but there is a trace of other stamp present, probably "W" (Nazareth - La Poste Rurale 1836 and 1840), supposition that this was in the transitional period both cancelled, forerunner cancelled to Mons, cancellation is 5 decimes, beautiful document, vf

Lot number 588 Quality: ✉

1839, forerunner with contents Latin, with info of the Gislenis family and mention of St. Nicolai in Flandria (Sint-Niklaas), dd. 23 June 1839, letter address is Weerde (near Vilvoorde), departure stamp Vilvorde (Herlant 14), with post box mark "O" in circle black (Elewijt), while Weerde has assigned post box "F" in the La poste Rurale, nice research work for the specialist, forerunner was sent to Chimay, "SR" in box mark red, with charge of 5 decimes, vf/f

Lot number 589 Quality: ✉

1842, forerunner with contents, from Carlsruhe (Germany) with 8-corner stamp, dated 27 November 1842, to Strassburg (France), manuscript "#665" and "recommande", with stamp "Chargé" italic in red, oval stamp "11/A.E.D." in red, multiple postage marks on the back, very nice letter, vf

Lot number 590 Quality: ✉

1842 Forerunner with contents, from Bruxelles, dated 5 April 1842, to Duffel, with arrival postmark Type 18. Beautiful blue cancellation CA (Correspondance Arrondisement) in box and the letter C (These are marks that occur only on cancelled letters to or from a municipality of the postal district of Brussels, or even rarer, passing through in transit. - Normally on reverse, but for this letter it is on the front. Used, period 10 February 1838 to 20 May 1848. Its meaning is also unproven but may be the mark of an inspector when checking the tax), both are rare. Charge of 2 decimes, vf.

Lot number 591 Quality: ✉

1843, forerunner with contents, from Gand, dated 9 April 1843, reference in the letter to "F. De Caesttrekere Candidate Notary at Oostacker Sint Amandsberg", to St. Gillis Waes, with charge of 3 decimes, vf.

Lot number 592 Quality: ✉

1843, French forerunner with contents, letter head is Orbais (stamp 49 Orbais), dated 28 January 1843, to Beaumont (Manuscript "Pays bas", which is NOT correct), several cancellations present such as Epernay, Reims, Charlons-S-Marne, but especially the frontier stamp is interesting "France par Quievrain-Chemin de fer-30 janv" in green (RRR), arrival postmark "Baumont on 30 January" on reverse, vf

Lot number 593 Quality: ✉

1844, forerunner with contents, from Bruxelles (type d), dated 6 May 1844, with oval cancellation "Franco Ostende" in blue, to Cumberland (England), more info with the lot, see photo, vf

Lot number 594 Quality: ✉

1845, forerunner with contents, from Bruxelles, dated 12 May 1945, to Furnes (Veurne), with charge of 5 decimes, vf.

Lot number 595 Quality: ✉

1845, forerunner with contents, from Somergem (Type 18), with letter addressed Lovendegem, dated 5 November 1845, with post box mark "AF" in circle black, not described in La poste Rurale, to Lessines, "SR" in box red, with charge of 4 decimes, for the specialist, vf/f

Lot number 596 Quality: ✉

1847, forerunner with contents, from Brasschaet (Type 18) both on obverse and reverse, dated 23 May 1847, to Lessines, trace of post box mark "B" in circle black (Stabroeck), as well as the letter heading. Stamp "apres le depart" in black (32 x 2 MM), charge 5 decimes, despite letter damage, nice document, vf/f

Lot number 597 Quality: ✉

1847 Forerunner, from Bruxelles, dd. 30 August 1847, to Boorsheim, near Mechelen ( Mechelen aan de Maas), with arrival postmark T18 (dd. 1 IX ). On front the cancellation 'Service du Roi', and Apres le Depart (Blue). There is a black closing stamp on the back with 'Secretariat Cabinet Du Roi', vf.

Lot number 598 Quality: ✉

1848 Forerunner from Marchienne-au-point, Herlant not described, type 16 red, dated 25 May 1848, to St.-Ghislain, charge 3 deciemen, nice firm letter head in letter, vf

Lot number 599 Quality: ✉

1848, forerunner without contents, from Poperinghe, dated 21 December 1848, with post box mark "F" in circle black (Proven), to Saint Ghislain. (trace of "Apres le Depart" in red) and charge of 4 decimen, vf/f

Lot number 600 Quality: ✉

1848, forerunner with no contents, from St Ghislain (Type 16, red, not described in Herlant), dated 20 September 1848, with post box mark "K" in circle cancel black (Baudour), nice "CC" stamp in red with only a trace of box, nice manuscript "Poste restante", vf 1 decimen, vf

Lot number 601 Quality: ✉

1849 Forerunner with contents sent from Dour (type 18) 25/5/1849 to Mons 25/5/1849, vf/f

Lot number 602 Quality: ✉

Mechelen (Type 18 stamp - Mechelen aan de Maas), cancellation on newspaper "Gazette de Liege", dated 11 September 1849, vf

Lot number 603 Quality: ✉

1855, French forerunner with contents, letter head is Valenciennes, dated 6 April 1855, to Marchienne-au-Pont, beautiful ambulantory cancelled, "Ambulantory du Midi 2 - 6 avril 55", diameter of 1.8 cm (small type), vf

Lot number 604 Quality: ✉

1857 Belgian passport for abroad, beautiful letter with the logo of Belgium, "Au nom du Roi des Belges", for Mr Blankenstein André, born in Germany, gets permission to go to France with his family and luggage, date of issue of 21 November 1857 and for a duration of 1 hour, document is very fragile, vf/f

Lot number 605 Quality: ✉

Independent Belgium, small study of 15 letters, mostly with contents, from different municipalities, with different postmarks. Very nice accumulation.

Lot number 606 Quality: ✉

Forerunners, small collection of 10 items, from Belgian independence, vf/f

Lot number 607 Quality: ✉

Belgium independence, 26 forerunners from Anvers, Bruges, Bruxelles, Huy and Verviers, many letters to Tellin and Rochefort (including Type 18 arrival postmarks). One document has a "Debourse Mons" cancellation in red, vf/f.

Lot number 608 Quality: ✉

Belgium independence, 75 forerunners from Mons, to various destinations, multiple charges, archive Degorge, vf

Lot number 609 Quality: ✉

Belgium independence, 75 forerunners from Mons, to various destinations, multiple charges, archive De Gorge, vf/f

Lot number 610 Quality: ✉

Belgium independence, 33 forerunners from Gand, Binche, Ath, Anvers, etc., to various destinations, multiple charges, vf

Lot number 611 Quality: ✉

10 forerunners from Solre-sur-Sambre (with Type 18), vf/f.