French Colonies TOGO 1939 Air Cover to Lagos
Printed Envelope bearing Yvert 152, 1f25 on 1f blue (7) tied by Lome Togo double-ring routed via Cotonou and Porto Novo Dahomy with Lagos arrival. (pt)
Russia Japan 1920 Censored P.O.W. Postcard
Japanese Prisoners of War Card written from POW at Pervaya Rietschka Camp with boxed "Service des Prisonniers de Guerre" in Violet with boxed Russian Censor, routed via Vladevostok and Moji Japan with circular Japanese censor. The Camp near Vladevostok housed German, Czech (Czechoslovakia) and Austrian Prisoners. Very fine. (pt)
Russia 1915 Postcard Postage Free / Red Cross
Picture Postcard (TRAM, railway), written from the American Red Cross in KIEV to Wheaton Ill. Cancelled "Postage Free This frank is authorized by the Imperial Russian Government for the use of the members of the Red Cross" with double-ring "American Red Cross in Russia" in Russian with handstruck censor cachet in violet routed via New York with United States Postage Dues Scott J53, 2c red (Pair) applied on arrival in Wheaton. Very fine and attractive item. (pt)
USA 1875 Cover to South Africa TAXED via N.Y.
United States envelope bearing Scott 161, 10c brown and Scott 163, 15c orange yellow tied by cork cancel with adjacent Lower Waterford Vt. Datestamp, routed via New York with New York 24 transit in red and London Paid, taxed 1d on arrival with Cape Town, Wellington and Mountain Bridge arrivals and forwarded to Wynberg with arrival on front. Very fine item. (pt)
Russia 1918 Registered Cover Military Cachet
envelope from the Russian Troops in France cancelled by Tresor et Postes 189 with Registration label Secteur 189a / No.302 with Military cachet "Interdance des Troupes Imperiales Russes en France" double-ring in blue. Scarce. (pt)
Russia Siberia 1919 P.O.W. Card via Red Cross
Prisoners of War correspondance card written from Pervaya Rietschka POW CAMP near Vladevostok addressed to Wien and sent via the Danish Red Cross with cachet "Croix Rouge Danoise / Copenhague Agence des Prisonniers de Guerre". Very fine. (pt)
Russia USA 1920 Prisoners of War PSC New York
Russian P.O.W. Postal Stationery Card written from Nikolsk via Vladivostok with Military cachet "Zentralst Sieb. Fursorge / U.D. Kgscef in Sibirien" routed via San Francisco with 1c green applied for the domestic rate to New York, the United States, Nice item. (pt)
Russia 1915 Postcard to USA Railway, Censored
Picture Postcard (horse), to the United States bearing SG129, 4 kop red tied by Zhlobin 192 Petrograd oval railway cachet with circular censor in violet. Very fine. (pt)
Russia 1897 PSC to Mozambique via Japan India
Postal Stationery Card 3 kop red upgraded with SG50, 1 kop orange addressed to Portuguese Mozanbique via Japan with Tuticorn India transit. Nice item. (pt)
Russia 1915 Postcard from Red Cross in Kiev
Picture Postcard written from the American Red Cross in Kiev to Wheaton Ill. Bearing SG129, 4 kop carmine tied by Kiev datestamp with "American Red Cross in Russia" double-ring cachet in Russian and handstruck straight-line with censor cachet in violet. Very fine & attractive item. (pt)
Russia 1915 Postcard from American Red Cross
Picture Postcard of Kiev, written from the American Red Cross in Kiev to Wheaton Ill. Bearing United States Scott 405, 1c green tied by Kiev double-ring with "American Red Cross in Russia" double-ring cachet in Russian and handstruck censor cachet in violet. Very fine and attractive item. (pt)
Russia Siberia Prisoners of War Card Censored
P.O.W. Coloured Picture Postcard Bridge, from Altai with double-ring Omsk censor in blue with handstamp "Correspondance des Prisonniers de Guerre", addressed to Prague (Czechoslovakia) with wien censor applied in transit. (pt)
Russia / UK 1891 Registered PSE Hooded London
Postal Stationery Envelope 7 kop blue upgraded with SG57, 14 kop rose & blue tied by St. Petersburg double-ring with boxed registered handstamp addressed to England UK with hooded London Registered transit and Bath arrival. Very fine. (pt)
Australian States New South Wales 1887 PSE 1d
Postal Stationery Envelope Queen Victoria 1d Rose upgraded with SG224a, 2d blue (bi-sected) tied by 329 sunburst with adjacent Acaminely datestamp. Unusual item paying the 2d letter rate. (pt)
GB Used in Ireland 1880 PSE 1d Pink to France
Postal Stationery Envelope upgraded with SG43, 1d red (2), tied by Dublin 186 duplex, addressed to France. (pt)
GB 1858 QV PLATE 7 on envelope PD to France
Cover bearing SG45, 2d blue Plate 7 (Pair), tied by London obliterator with oval PD, French entry cachet and Romaneche arrival on reverse. Very fine. (pt)
GB 1900 Postcard of "SS Australia" Ship Boat
Picture Postcard bearing SG172, 1d lilac tied by Port Said datestamp with adjacent boxed Paquebot addressed to Scotland. Very fine. (pt)
GB 1875 Registered Cover to France
Reg. Envelope bearing SG147, 6d grey (Pair) tied by London obliterator with boxed handstruck Registered & London, Registered CDS in red with Paris arrival on reverse. (pt)
Mauritius 1898 Postal Stationery Wrapper
PS Wrapper 4 on 2c green cancelled by Mauritius datestamp addressed to Reunion with St. Denis arrival on reverse. (pt)
Mauritius 1863 Cover to Reunion B63 TAXED
envelope bearing SG48, 4d rose tied by Mauritius B53 duplex sent on the "SS Bourginville" with boxed M&I on reverse in blue and double-ring ST. Denis arrival with manuscript taxed 40 in red. Fine item. (pt)
Mauritius 1863 Cover to Reunion M & I TAXED
envelope bearing SG48, 4d rose tied by Mauritius B53 duplex sent on the "SS Ville de Nancy" with boxed M & I on reverse in black and double-ring St. Denis arrival with manuscript tax 40 in red. Very fine item. (pt)
Cape of Good Hope France 1850 Stampless Cover
Stamp-less envelope to France written from Cape Town with "Crown / General Post Office / Cape Town" on reverse, sent by first steamer via London with boxed Anglo-French Accountancy "Colonies & Art 13" in Red with London transit and Lyon arrival. Very fine. (pt)
Sweden 1907 Registered Hotel Cover to France
illustrated envelope from the Hotel Continental, Stockholm, bearing Yvert 41, 5 ore green and Yvert 48, 50 ore grey tied by Stockholm datestamp with matching registered label. Attractive item. (pt)
Spanish Colonies Fernando Poo 1907 Postcard
Picture Postcard Santa Isabel Natural Coco tree, to Portuguese Congo bearing SG192, 5c orange (2) tied by boxed St. Isabel datestamp in blue, routed via St. Thome with Cabina and Landana Portuguese Congo arrival. Nice item. (pt)
Spanish Colonies Fernando Poo 1907 Postcard
Picture Postcard (little girl, trees) to Portuguese Congo bearing SG192, 5c orange (2) tied by boxed St. Isabel datestamp in blue routed via St. Thome with Cabina and Landana Portuguese Congo arrival. Nice item. (pt)
Saudi Arabia Turkish Post Office 1895 PSC 20p
Postal Stationery Card 20 para rose written from the Netherlands Consulate / Djeddah with cachet in blue on reverse and cancelled by bilingual Djeddah datestamp in Blue addressed to Holland with Gravenhage arrival. Nice item. (pt)
Gold Coast 1942 KGVI Censored Cover to TOGO
envelope bearing King George 6th SG121, 1d red brown (3) tied by Keta double-ring with boxed "Passed by Censor Gold Coast / 18" in violet with red censor label routed via Dahomey with oval Opened Censor cachet and "Controle Postal" label applied with circular A/4 censor, Lome transit and Anecho Togo applied on arrival. Scarce. (pt)
Seychelles 1906 KG7 Paquebot Cover to France
envelope written from the French Paquebot "Le Natal" off Mahe bearing SG47, King Edward 7th 3c dull green and SG49, 12c olive tied by Seychelles datestamp with octagonal French Paquebot "Marseille a Reunion L.V. No.1" datestamp with Aix arrival on reverse. Very fine. (pt)
Spain 1940 Military Mail Cover to Tarn CAMP
envelope written from the Spanish CAMP at Sillard cancelled by Sillard Vienne datestamp with Camp Cachet "131 eme Cie de Travailleurs Espagnols / Le Commandant" in Violet with Tarn arrival on reverse. Scarce item. (pt)
Ethiopia 1897 Cover to France Paquebot No.3
envelope cancelled by Harar datestamp with Ethiopia Scott 5, 4g brown lilac (4) un-cancelled routed via Djibouti bearing Cote de Somalis Yvert 12, 25c rose and blue tied by Djibouti circular in blue sent by French Paquebot with octagonal "La Reunion a Marseille L.V. No.3" datestamp with Paris arrival on reverse. Very fine mixed franking cover. (pt)
Ethiopia Somalia Coast 1905 Postcard Natives
Picture Postcard (Women) Abyssinie to France written from Ethiopia bearing Scott 43, 5c on 1/4g green tied by Harar datestamp in blue routed via Djibouti bearing Cote de Somalis Yvert 56, 5c green & black (pair) tied by Djibouti / Cote Francaise des Somalis double-ring with Marne arrival. (pt)
Spain CUBA 1866 Stampless Cover to France TAX
envelope written from Havana with consul octagonal French Paquebot "La Havane" datestamp (Salles 1365) and on reverse "Ligne B Paq. Fr. No.4" double-ring (Salles 1431) with TAX handstamp 10 and Cognac arrival on reverse. Very fine item of quality. (pt)
Mauritius 1933 Registered Insured Env. France
Registered and Insured mail envelope to France bearing SG236, 25c black on yellow (3) tied by General Post Office datestamp with Port Louis registered label and Insured (valeur declaree) label with manuscript valeur declaree 150 francs. Rare Item of insured mail cover from Mauritius. (pt)
Mauritius 1883 Cover to France Steamer Sydney
envelope bearing SG115, 16 on 17c rose (Pair) tied by B53 cachet, sent on the steamer "Sydney" with octagonal French Paquebot "Pos Ang Paq. Fr T No.3" datestamp in red (Salles 2152) with Marseilles and Paris backstamps. Rare French Paquebot cachet. (pt)
Gibraltar 1846 Stampess envelope GENOVA TAXED
Cover to the Sardinian Consulate Gibraltar written from the Consulate in Genova with handstruck Genova 28 / Febb. In Red and Black sent by italian Steamer with oval "Prog. Gen. Fisc. Per La Navigazione" in Red. Routed via France with transits on reverse and TAXED 10r on arrival. Very fine item of mail. (pt)
Ethiopia 1942 Censored Cover to USA via Sudan
envelope to the United States bearing 20c blue and black (3) tied by Addis Baba double-ring routed via Sudan with "Passed Censor Sudan / 2" cachet and Opened by Examiner 22 label with Lagos Nigeria transit cachet and boxed "Censor" in violet. Fine item of transit mail. (pt)
Austrian Levant 1895 PSC via ITALY to BELGIUM
(Austria) Postal Stationery Letter card 10kr blue cancelled by "Lloyd Austriaco LXX" datestamp of the Steamer "SS Vorwaets" addressed to Belgium routed via Italy with French entry cachet and Anvers arrival on front. Fine & Scarce. (pt)
Cameroons French 1916 CHARGE 1st RECORDED ENV
French Colonies, Registered and Charged Cover to France. Envelope bearing Yvert 41, 5c grey and green (2), Yvert 42, 10c red, Yvert 44, 25c blue and brown, and Yvert 46, 35c violet and green tied by Duala (Kamerun) datestamp in Violet with boxed handstruck Registered and Boxed Charge with arrival in NICE on reverse. Superb item of mail from the French Occupation of Cameroons. THE FIRST CHARGE COVER RECORDED. (pt)
Saudi Arabia Turkish Post Office 1901 HOLLAND
Postal Stationery Card 20 para rose cancelled by bilingual Djidde datestamp (Coles & Walker 12), routed via Egypt with Suez addressed to Holland with Den Hague arrival. Very fine. (pt)
Danish West Indies 1908 Postcard SHIPS BOATS
Picture Postcard of "Town and Harbour, St. Thomas", addressed to France bearing Daka 44, 10 bit red tied by St. Thomas CDS. Attractive. (pt)
Ceylon 1856 Stampless envelope Packet TAXED
Env to France written from Point de Galle cancelled on reverse by Galle Steamer - Letter with British Packet Postage / Paid, charged 1/- in manuscript with French entry cachet and TAXED 10 on arrival in Marseille. (pt)
Canada Newfounland 1837 Prestamp Env Portugal
Pre-stamp envelope written from St. Johns to Oporto Portugal with maritime entry cachet and oval Lisboa transit with Accountancy 160/40=200 TAX applied on arrival in Oporto. Very fine. (pt)
Cyprus 1941 Registered Censored Cover - Egypt
envelope bearing SG154, King George 6th 1pi orange (3) tied by oval Registered Kyrenia datestamp with registered label and "Passed Cyprus / 4" cachet in Red with "Opened by Censor" label with Egypt Censorship applied on arrival. Nice item. (pt)
Cyprus 1915 MARTIAL LAW Censor Military mail
envelope to France bearing SG77, King George 5th 1pi rose & blue tied by Limassol datestamp with boxed "Martial Law / Passed Censor Cyprus" in violet on reverse. VERY FEW items RECORDED of this rare cachet. (pt)
Cyprus 1917 Registered KGV 2pi PSE to France
Reg. Postal Stationery Envelope King George 5th 2pi blue upgraded with SG78, 2pi blue and purple tied by Morphou CDS with matching registered label addressed to France with Strasbourg arrival. Rare item of registered mail. (pt)
St. Helena BOAR WAR 1901 POW Censor Env. Cape
St. Helena envelope to the Cape Colony bearing Queen Victoria SG7, 1d on 6d lake bycork cachet with adjacent St. Helena datestamp with circular "Censor / Prisoner of War" in violet and Barrydale arrival on reverse. (pt)
Jamaica 1846 Stampless Cover to Corsica TAXED
envelope cancelled on reverse by Kingston datestamp with manuscript Accountancy 2/6 routed via London with boxed Anglo-French Accountancy "Colonies & Art 13" in red and taxed 18 on arrival with Roglano arrival in Corsica. (pt)
Sweden 1861 Stampess Env Hamburg / K.S.P.A. D
envelope to France cancelled by Stockholm datestamp with boxed transit "Hamburg / K.S.P.A. (D) / 11 2 1861" datestamp on reverse, French entry cachet and TAXED 10 on arrival with Cognac receiver on reverse. (pt)
Sweden 1866 Stampless Env Sodra.St.Bana TAXED
envelope cancelled by Goteborg datestamp with transit "Sodra.St.Bana" datestamp on reverse. French entry cachet and taxed 20 on arrival with Bordeaux receiver on reverse. (pt)
Sweden 1872 Stampless Envelope PRXPN.r2 Taxed
Cover cancelled by Goteborg datestamp with transit "PRXP. N.r2" datestamp on reverse, French entry cachet and taxed 8 on arrival with Cgnax receiver on reverse. (pt)