368. Auction

1642, 18.12., entire letter from Brussels to Antwerp with handwritten order for a higher fee in case of fast delivery “Port vyf Stuy Cito bestelt”, 5 Stuiver fee in red chalk

1686 -1687, 2 entire letters from Ghent to Antwerp with handwritten orders for the messengers, to bring these letters to the addressee on special days. 2 Stuiver fee-markings abnormally in black ink i...

1698, 23.5., entire letter from Antwerp to Brussels. 2 Stuiver fee in red chalk, but unusual not in roman but in arabic numeral

1633, 2 entire letters from Cologne to “Antorff” (Antwerp), 6 Stuiver fee, and from Hamburg to Antwerp using the “Hamburg Ritt”, partly paid “1/2 port”

1637-1701, 3 entire incoming letters, Dover-Antwerp, London – Antwerp and London-Brussels with different kinds of fees. From 1633 there was a fixed postal course from Brussels via Antwerp and Calais t...

1662, 2.7., entire letter from Hamburg to Lille, via the “Hamburger Ritt” with early handwritten entry mark from Antwerp „dhamb” = de Hamburg (vdL 3376 – noted from 1692 only), 8 Stuiver fee

1666, 12.11., entire letter from Paris to Ghent, on the backside the rare initial stamp “IR” (vdL 1773), 6 Stuiver fee

1668/1670, 3 entire letters from Ghent, Ypres and Bruges all to Lille, which was as of Mai 1668 French territory. Entry marks from Lille in red chalk “g”(vdL 3419), “j”(vdL 3420) and “b” (vdL 3344), n...

1672 – 1697, 2 entire letters from and to Amsterdam with different kinds of fees

1673, 15.8., entire letter from Nuremberg to Antwerp with handwritten entry mark „franco Colonia“ (not listed in vdL),  “D 8” = 8 Grooten fee

1676/1680, 2 entire incoming heavy letters from Cadiz and Sevilla (E) to Antwerp, “ß2:6” and “ß 3” fees = 15 and 18 Stuiver

1677, 10.12., partly-paid entire letter from Antwerp to Vienna with handwritten order “franca per aug ta” = paid until Augsburg (similar to JvdL 3394) . The addressee had to pay 3 Kreuzer

1679, 4.3., entire letter from Genua to Antwerp, “S 2:2” mentioned fee (2 Shelling and 2 Groote = 13 Stuiver)

1683, 18.2., entire letter from Nuremberg to Antwerp with handwritten entry mark „franche P Colna“ = paid until Cologne (not listed in vdL),  “D 6” = 6 Grooten fee, because the addressee had to pay th...

1685, 24.2., entire letter from Munich to Antwerp with handwritten entry mark „fra. P. AugSP:“ = paid until Augsburg (not listed in vdL),  1 Shelling Brabant fee

1686, 16.9., entire mechant-letter from Vienna to Antwerp. A very early partly-paid registered letter with the Austrian marking “NB #” for “Nota-Bene”, confirmed in Antwerp again with “NNB”, 1 Shellin...

1687, 23.11., entire incoming very heavy letter from Cadiz (E) to Antwerp, “ß 5:4” = 64 Grooten = 32 Stuiver

1689, 24.9. and 8.10., 2 entire letters from Genua to the bankers Aronio in Antwerp, but forwarded to their main office in Lille and therefore changed postal rate. One letter with handwritten “d’Itali...

1691, 2.7., entire letter from Cologne to Ghent with handwritten entry mark „frpAnvers“ = Franco par Antwerp (vdL 3390), 2 Stuiver fee, Certificate J. Van der Linden

1693/1700, 2entire incoming letters from Alicante and Sevilla (E) to Antwerp, “ß 1:4” = 1 Shelling and 4 Groote fee = 8 Stuiver

1694, 23.11., entire letter from Lisboa to Antwerp, 1 Shelling and 4 Groote fee

1694-1699, 3 entire merchant-letters, one from Hamburg to Antwerp and two from Hannover to Brussels with different kinds to indicate the fees

1696, 18.5., entire letter from Venice to Brussels with handwritten entry mark „franca p trento“ (vdL 3397), paid until Trent, the addressee had to pay 4 Stuiver

1697, 4.3., entire incoming letter from Amsterdam to Antwerp, handwritten marking “Dhol” (de Hollande), 8 Deniers or 4 Stuiver fee

1697, 25.12., entire letter from Cologne to Antwerp with handwirtten entry mark „ franco pxxxx“ (not listed in vdL), no fees mentioned