Danish West Indies 1867 Stampless Envelope to France
cancelled by St. Thomas date stamp, charged 10 with octagonal French Paquebot St. Thomas Paq. Fr. B. No 2 (Salles 1444) date stamp with French entry cachet in red and Nantes arrival on reverse. Very fine.
Danish West Indies 1865 Envelope to France
St. Thomas-La Guaina-Puerto Cabello private ship letter stamp 2 reales green on envelope to France tied by La Guaina double ring, charged 8 with boxed Anglo-French accountancy G.B. 1f 60c routed via London with French entry cachet and Bordeaux arrival. Very rare item on overseas mail.
Danish West Indies 1915 Picture post card to Italy
bearing Facit 41, 5 bit green (pair) tied by Kingshill c.d.s. with Frederiksted transit.
Danish West Indies 1908 Picture post card to France
bearing Daka 31, 5 cent green tied by St. Thomas date stamp
Danish West Indies 1908 Picture post card to France
bearing Daka 31, 5 cent green tied by St. Thomas date stamp
Hong Kong 1904 Postal Stationery Card 4c Red
written from the Catholic Mission at Hoei-Nan to France, cancelled by Huai-An Post Office native tombstone, routed via the Chinese and British Post Office Shanghai. A fine example of mail exempt from postage for mail passing south of Wenchow. Rare. (pt)
Hong Kong 1894 Postal Stationery Card 1c Green
cancelled by Hong Kong datestamp, addressed to Hiogo Japan with receiver on front. (pt)
Hong Kong 1879 Postal Stationery Card + "5c on 18c"
SGP2,"5c on 18c" Lilac, (with the "short T" Variety in cents). On white card with Blue printing. cat £300 for the normal stamp on the postcard, this variety is not listed by Gibbons, but Yang suggests an extra 20% to the value. (pt)
Hong Kong 1902 envelope to Germany bearing 10c Blue SG59
(Pair) tied by Victoria, Hong Kong double-ring with Boxed I.P.O. (Tie Print) in Black with arrival cachet on reverse. Very fine. (pt)
British Levant 1894 Circular Mail to Patras
bearing Great Britain Queen Victoria Jubilee 1/2d Orange SG197, tied by F87 Smyrne with Patras arrival on reverse. Scarce single franking Paying Printed Matter Rate. (pt)
British Levant 1891 Austrian Postal Stationery Card 5kr Red
cancelled by Prague (Bohemia) datestamp, addressed to the British Post Office Constantinople with Austrian and British arrival cachets and handstruck instructional Not-Called-For with Boxed Retour. A fine item for the exhibitor. (pt)
British Levant 1893 Returned Paid Letter OHMS envelope
headed On Her Majesty's Service O.H.M.S., addressed to Constantinople with British Post Office receiver on reverse in Red. Very fine. (pt)
China / Indo-China 1896 Occupation Mail envelope to France
cancelled by Caobang Tonkin datestamp with Military Cachet 3rd Regiment de Trailieurs Tonkinois / 2nd Compangnie / Capitaine Commandant in Blue with Tonkin Corps Exped. double-ring. (pt)
China / French China 1888 Military Mail envelope to France
bearing French General Colonies 25c Black on Rose Yvert 54, tied by Quang-Yen Tonkin datestamp with Military Cachet Corps Expre. Annam Tonkin in Blue, routed via Haiphong with Modane a Paris ambulant in Red and French arrival. Superb. (pt)
China / Indo-China 1903 Occupation Mail envelope to France
cancelled by Langson Tonkin datestamp with Military Cachet Infirmerie Ambulance / le Medecin Chef / Lang-Son in Blue, routed via Tonkin with French Paquebot on reverse and Toulon arrival. Fine item. (pt)
China / Indo-China 1894 Occupation Mail envelope to France
cancelled by Ha-Noi Tonkin double-ring with Tonkin Corps Expedit. datestamp and Military Cachet 5th Regiment D'Infanterie de Marine Le Colonel in Blue with Nevers arrival. (pt)
China / Indo-China 1898 Occupation Mail envelope to France
cancelled by Hanoi Tonkin datestamp with Military Cachet Troupes de L'Indo-Chine / Le General en Chef in Green with Tonkin Corps Exped double-ring and Paris arrival. Very fine item. (pt)
China / Indo-China 1894 Occupation mail envelope to France
cancelled by Thuan-An Annam datestamp with Military Cachet and Corps Expeditionaire double-ring, routed via via Saigon. (pt)
GB 1866 envelope to Messina (Sicily), Rare
bearing 6d Lilac (Plate 5 with Hyphen) SG97, and 1/- Green SG101 (4), tied by Liverpool duplex, oval PD in Red, endorsed by French packet via Marseille and Boxed handstamp PIROSCAFI POSTALI FRANCESI in Black with transit and arrival backstamp. Scarce combination. (pt)
GB 1865 envelope to Messina (Sicily), Rare
bearing 6d Lilac (Plate 5 with Hyphen) SG97, and 1/- Green SG101 (4), tied by Liverpool duplex, oval PD in Red, endorsed by French packet via Marseille and Boxed handstamp PIROSCAFI POSTALI FRANCESI in Black with transit and arrival backstamp. Scarce combination. (pt)
GB 1873 envelope to Ragusa (Austria) + 3d
bearing 3d Rose (Plate 10) SG103, tied by Liverpool duplex, routed via Wien, Triest and Zara with Austrialn Post Office Ragusa arrival. Superb quality. (pt)
GB 1873 envelope to Ragusa (Austria) + SG43
bearing 1d Red SG43 (Strip of 3), tied by Liverpool duplex routed via Wien, Triest and Zara with Australian Post Office Ragusa arrival. Superb quality. (pt)
GB 1868 envelope to France, routed via London
bearing 4d Deep Vermilion Plate 10 SG95, tied by Liverpool 466 duplex with Red PD and oval Paid B in Red, with French entry cachet and Paris arrival. Scarce Paid handstamp . (pt)
GB 1868 envelope to France routed via London
bearing 2d Blue SG45, and 6d Bright Purple SG107, tied by Liverpool 466 duplex with Red Paid C in Red, with French entry cachet and Paris arrival. Scarce Paid handstamp . (pt)
Yemen 1911 Incoming mail from the French Island of Madagascar
Postal Stationery Envelope 5c Green cancelled by Fort Dauphin datestamp routed via Tananarive to Egypt with Alexandria transit and Aden with bilingual Hodeida 6 (Coles & Walker 71) arrival datestamp in Blue address erased and envelope forwarded to Switzerland. Very interesting item of incoming mail. (pt)
Portuguese Colonies (Madeira) 1855 Pre-stamp envelope
to France, cancelled on reverse by British Post Offices Madeira in Red, charged 45 with Boxed accountancy Colonies & c. Art. 13 in Red routed via London with French entry cachet and La Havre arrival. (pt)
Portuguese Colonies (Madeira) 1852 Pre-Stamp envelope
to France, cancelled on reverse by British Post Offices Madeira in Red, charged 30 with Boxed accountancy Colonies & c. Art. 13 in Red, routed via London with French entry cachet endorsed 15 with HAVRE arrival. (pt)
China 1932 Military envelope envelope to France via Siberia
bearing 5c Mauve SG273, and 20c Lake SG280, tied by Shanghai datestamp with Military Cachet Troupes Colonials de Shanghai in Violet, with arrival in Marseille. Scarce combination. (pt)
Malaya Straits Settlements 1930 Advertising envelope
For Medicinal Brandy, bearing 12c Blue SG232, tied by Sepoy Lines Singapore datestamp addressed top France with Cognac arrival on reverse. Attractive item. (pt)
China (French) 1866 Envelope to France (Paquebot)
bearing French General Colony 10c Bistre Yvert 3, 40c Orange Yvert 5, tied by dotted CCH in Lozenge with Cochin-Chine Saigon datestamp in Blue and octagonal French Paquebot Col. Fr. Suez Paq. F. Amb. Mars. in Red, Boxed PD and various French transit entry cachets on reverse. Very fine. (pt)
China (French) 1867 Envelope to France sent via Suez
bearing French General Colony 20c Blue Yvert 4, tied by dotted CCH in Lozenge with Octagonal Corr. D. Armees Saigon datestamp and Boxed PD with Lyon arrival on reverse. Very fine early item from French China. (pt)
China (French) 1908 Registered envelope to Hanoi
bearing Pak-Hoi 75c Brown on Yellow Yvert 14, tied by Pak-Hoi-Chine double-ring with Boxed registered routed via Haiphong with Hanoi Tonkin arrival. Superb single franking. (pt)
Thailand French Occupation Mail 1899 Military Mail
to Paris, endorsed Troupes D'Occupation de Chantboun and cancelled Corps Exped. Saigon Cochin. datestamp with Military Cachet Regiment de Tirailleurs Annammites. 2nd.Bon.7e C.c./Le Capitaine Commandant in Blue and signed by the Commander. A rare item of Military mail, the FIRST RECORDED example of this cachet on Siam Occupation mail. (pt)
China (Yunnan) 1920 Registered Illustrated Advertising envelope
cover to the Chemin de Fer French Railway, Mong-Tseu bearing 4c Scarlet SG272 (2) tied by Vietnam to Mengtze Railway No.2 datestamp with Boxed handstruck registered, routed via Lungchow with Mengtze arrival. Superb item for the exhibitor. (pt)
China 1917 Censored to Switzerland 2 TPO Cancels (Railway)
bearing 10c Blue SG277 tied by Shanghai datestamp, routed via Manchuria and Russia with Train cachet Pukow Ku-Tientsin Bureau Ambulant No.2 and Peking-Harbin Bureau Ambulant No.1 datestamp with Harbin 11 transit, Russian Censor Label and Boxed cachet, St. Petersburg transit and French Opened Censor 906 with Controle Postal Militaire Label and Swiss arrival. Very nice item. (pt)
China (French) 1934 Military Mail Cover
cancelled by Military Mail Cachet Direction D'Artillerie de Tien-Tsin / Le Director with Corps D'Occupation Le Vaguemestre cancel in Violet, sent by French Paquebot KOBE a MARSEILLE No.1 datestamp. (pt)
China (Yunnan) 1914 Red Band envelope to France
bearing 1/2c Brown SG268, and 2c Yellow Green SG270, tied by Ning-Youhgu datestamp, routed via Hweilighow and Yunnan with Tarn arrival in France. Scarce printed matter rate to France. (pt)
China (Yunnan) 1920 Registered envelope to French Railway Mong-Tseu
bearing 1c Orange SG288, and 13c Brown SG298, tied by Yunnanfu datestamp with Boxed handstruck registered and Mengtze arrival. Very fine item. (pt)
Hong Kong / China Combination Cover / P.O. Seal 1894
E.L. to France, bearing 10c COILING DRAGON, tied by Boxed Tombstone of "PAO-TING-FU POST OFFICE". Routed via PEKING & SHANGHAI, forwarded with Hong Kong 5c Blue (PAIR), tied by BRITISH P.O. / SHANGHAI cds, & boxed "I.P.O." Tie-Print, of SHANGHAI. Routed via HONG KONG sent on FRENCH PAQUEBOT with Octagonal "LIGNE PAQ. FR. No.4" date stamp. French Post Office seal "Art.380" applied on arrival. Very Rare. (pt)
Dutch East Indies / P.O.W. / THAILAND / ELEPHANTS.
1945 INTERNEE MAIL from Denpassar, BALI, sent airmail "ON ACTIVE SERVICE", to BEATRIX CAMP, NONKORN PATHON, SIAM. Cancelled by the camp cachet "VELDPOST / RED ELEPHANT / DENPASSAR", cancel for the internee's mail. (This cancel exists for 3 Camps on Bali, & a WHITE ELEPHANT for Civilian Internee's). Very Rare on Cover. Signed by the 1st Lieutenant. (pt)
China (Kewkiang Local Posts) 1894 Red Band Cover to Shanghai
envelope bearing Kewkiang 15c Red Yellow SG8, tied by oval Kewkiang Local Post in Violet with Shanghai Local Post datestamp on reverse in Blue. (pt)
China 1921 Reg. Cover to Paris via Shanghai
bearing 1c Orange SG269, and 16c Olive SG282, tied by Wenchow CDS with adjacent handstruck registered 9 Grammes handstamp , routed via Shanghai with transit on reverse. Scarce registered handstamp . (pt)
China 1941 Shanghai Censored envelope to Japan
bearing 8c Turquoise SG588, tied by Shanghai datestamp with Censor Label and Yokohama arrival. (pt)
China 1901 PPC of Chinese Street Vendors, sent to France
bearing Chinese Imperial Post 4c Brown SG124, tied by Shanghai datestamp routed via the French Post Office bearing 10c Black Yvert 4, tied by Shang-Hai Chine double-ring paying the overseas postage. Nice combination. (pt)
China (Hankow Local Posts) 1894 Red Band Env
bearing Hankow 5c Yellow Green SG5, tied by Hankow Local Post CDS in Blue addressed to Shanghai with Shanghai Local Post arrival. Very fine. (pt)
China 1902 Military Mail Picture Postcard - Scarce mixture
PPC (Shan-Hai-Kwan), bearing Chinese Imperial Post 1ct Ochre SG122 (2) tied by Tientsin CDS with French Military cachet Detachement de Shan-Hai-Koua 16th Colonial La Vaguemestre in Violet, addressed to the French Troops at Tientsin with French Post Office arrival. (pt)
China (Wuhu Local Posts) 1894 Newsband Wrapper to Shanghai
bearing Wuhu 1/2c Yellow Green SG2 tied by Wuhu Local Post CDS in Blue with Shanghai Local Post receiver on reverse. (pt)
China (Local Post) 1894 Unpaid Red Band Cover
envelope cancelled by Boxed handstruck TO PAY in Blue with manuscript Charge 1c in Blue an dsha; Local Post receiver on reverse. Very fine. (pt)
China 1915 Postal Stationery Card 1 1/2c Blue upgraded
with 1/2c Brown SG268 tied by Tsinetao datestamp addressed to Shanghai. (pt)
China (Wuhu Local Posts) 1894 Newsband envelope to Shanghai
bearing Wuhu 1c Brown SG3, tied by Wuhu Local Post in Blue with Shanghai Local Post receiving in Blue on reverse. (pt)