368. Auction

1664, 19.4., entire letter from Malines to Bruges with handwritten departure-marking “M” in red chalk. 4 Stuiver fee

1666, 20.4., entire letter from Mechelen to Bruges with handwritten inky departure-marking “van mechelen” at the front. 4 Stuiver fee

1666, 6.10., entire letter from Namur to Antwerp with handwritten departure-marking “N” in red chalk. 3 Stuiver fee

1668, 1.10., entire letter from Dendermonde to Antwerp with handwritten departure-marking “dend” in red chalk. 1 ½ Stuiver fee

1675, 8.2., entire letter from Antwerp to Ghent with handwritten departure-marking “a” in red chalk. 4 Stuiver fee

1678, entire merchant-letter, dated 28.11., from Cologne to Antwerp. Backside very early handwritten inky marking “Ceulen”, placed at the Taxis-office in Antwerp, “d 6” for 6 Grooten (deniers) or 3 St...

1679, 29.12., entire letter from Cologne to Antwerp with scarce handwritten inky marking “14 de Cologne”. Only one letter of the bundle of each transport got a marking like this on the backside. “d 6”...

1685, 10.5., entire messenger- letter from Namur to Antwerp with handwritten departure-marking “de namur A” on the back. The “A” is the initial of the messenger. 4 Stuiver fee

1686, 4.7., entire letter from Furnes to Ghent with handwritten departure-marking “De furnes” on the front. On the back “2: de furnes” means: 2 letters carried as a bundle. 5 Stuiver fee

1687, entire letter from Poperinghe to Tournay with handwritten inky departure-marking “de poperingh” at the front. Poperinghe was occupied by the French as of 1678, 4 Patars fee

1688, 1.5., entire letter from the French occupied Roulers to Tournay with very early handwritten departure-marking “Roullers” on the front. 2 Stuiver fee mentioned by ink

1695, 8.11., entire letter from Tournay to the Taxis-office in Ghent, early mark TOUNRAY, 2 Stuiver fee

1695, 16.11., entire letter from Honschot via Yperen (handwritten departure-marking “D’Ypre” at the front) to Lille, 2 patars fee

1695, 26.4., entire letter from Ostend to Antwerp with handwritten ink-marking “JvG 26/4 ost” on the back, showing the initials of the messenger, the date and Ostend. 4 Stuiver fee

1697, 14.7., entire letter from Courtray to Lille, early mark COURTRAY, 2 Patars fee

1699, 28.3., entire letter from Vienna to Antwerp with rare handwritten inky marking “12 de Vienne” via the Taxis’ postal route Vienna-Antwerp. Only one letter of the bundle of each transport got a ma...

1628, 4.4., entire letter from Arras to Antwerp. 1 Stuiver fee (red chalk) for a local letter modified to 4 Stuiver (blue chalk !) correct fees for the distance. Blue chalk is very scarce!

1635, 11.11., entire letter from Liège to Antwerp. Multiple altered fees because the addressee had to pay the fees periodical summarized, here at last 8 Deniers

1664-1698, 3 entire messenger-letters from Mechelen, Leuven to Antwerp with 3 different fees for the delivery according to the weight

1677, November, very heavy entire letter from the president of justice in Ghent to a lay judge in Nieupoort, 12 Stuiver fee because of enclosure of files

1681/82, 2 entire letters from Lille and Cologne to Antwerp with altered fees because of wrong calculation, interesting pair

1692, 9.12., entire letter from Rotterdam to the Taxis-office in Antwerp. First correctly mentioned 5 Stuiver but because the addressee had to pay the fees periodical summarized, here at last “d 10” =...

1693, 6.5., entire letter from Frankfurt to Lille (as of 1658 under French postal administration) via Cologne and Antwerp, where the handwritten marking “de Cologne” was added. Multiple altered fees t...

1695, 17.11, very heavy entire letter from the president of justice in Ghent to a lay judge in Nieupoort, 20 Stuiver fee because of enclosure of files

1634, 22.10., entire letter from Antwerp to Brussels, handwritten order for the messenger “Preseta 24. Octob 1634” to bring this letter to the addressee on this day. 1 Stuiver fee in red chalk