China 1902 Steamer Postal Stationery Card to France
PSC 1 cent red mixed with French Post Office Yvert 4, 10c black tied by Shanghai Chine double ring addressed to France sent on the French steamer "Manilia". Very fine. (pt)
Trinidad & Tobago 1846 Pre-stamp cover to London
Pre-stamp envelope to London cancelled by Trinidad double ring, m/s/2 and London receiving. (pt)
Trinidad 1916 Censored cover to France
Censored envelope to France headed Correspondance Militaire bearing SG148, 2 1/2d blue tied by Port of Spain c.d.s. with censor cachet and instructional Inconnu a L'Electro a Drancy et aux Isoles. Unusual. (pt)
Saudi Arabia 1932 Registered Cover to France
Registered envelope to France from the French Legation in Djiddah bearing SG336, 3g blue (pair) and Mecca Hospital Fund SG346, 1/3g red tied by Djeddah c.d.s. with matching registration label and Paris backstamp. (pt)
japan Miss-sent Mail 1902 Postal stationary to Brisbane
Postal stationary envelope 2sen olive upgraded with SG140, 4sen rose (pair) tied by native c.d.s. routed via Tokio to Bangor North Wales but miss-sent to Brisbane, New South Wales with scarce hand-stamp missent to Brisbane. Rare item. (pt)
Japan 1909 Cover with Japanese fiscal stamp to Belgium
Envelope bearing Japanese fiscal stamp used for postage, sent from small village but not accepted on arrival in Nagasaki and taxed 50cents various boxed Japanese instructional marketings and m/s registered crossed out. Moji transit via Siberia to Belgium. A scarce item of Japanese postal history. (pt)
Austria Levant 1805 Pre-stamp Cover to Marseille
Pre-stamp envelope from Constantinople to Marseille, charged 40, routed via Austria with D'Austrich hand stamp and desinfection cachet on reverse. Fine early mail. (pt)
Jamaica 1835 Pre-stamp Cover to London
Pre-stamp to London cancelled by Kingston Jamaica c.d.s., cahrged 21-with London receiver. (pt)
Great Britain 1876 Cover to TUNIS North Africa
Envelope to TUNIS (North Africa) bearing SG152, 4d orange (plate 15) tied by London duplex, sent on French packet via marseille with Tunis arrival on reverse. A scarce stamp on cover. (pt)
Norway Spitzbergen 1902 Postcard of Andree Expedition
Picture Postcard of the Andree Expedition to the North Pole "Le Ballon Gonfli" bearing France Yvert 107, 1c grey tied by Pyrennes datestamp addressed to Dieppe. Nice item of Polar mail paying the printed matter rate. (pt)
Norway Spitzbergen 1902 Postcard of Andree Expedition
Picture Postcard of the Andree Expedition to the North Pole "Arriving at the Pole" bearing France Yvert 107, 1c grey tied by Pyrennes datestamp addressed to Dieppe. Nice item of Polar mail paying the printed matter rate. (pt)
Norway Spitzbergen 1902 Postcard of Andree Expedition
Picture Postcard of the Andree Expeditin to the North Pole "Ballon Quittant departing, Ile des Danois" bearing France Yvert 107, 1c grey tied by Pyrennes datestamp (stamp damaged) addressed to Dieppe. Nice item of Polar mail paying the printed matter rate. (pt)
New Guinea 1922 Registered Envelope to Germany
Cover bearing SG109, 3d greenish olive (pair) tied by Rabaul New Britain datestamp with registered label and Bremen arrival on reverse. Very fine. (pt)
Mauritius 1844 Steamer Stampless Envelope to France
Cover written from Port Louis sent on the steamer "Tartar" with boxed accountancy " Colonies & c Art 12", routed via London with boxed "India Letter Falmouth" in red (Robertson In1), charged 8 erased and taxed 21 in m/s with Bordeaux receiver. Very fine. (pt)
Mauritius 1847 Steamer Handstruck Stampless Envelope
Cover written from Post Louis cancelled Mauritius Post Office double ring, sent on the steamer "Paulin Houghton" with boxed accountancy "Colonies & c Art 13", routed via Ireland and London with handstruck "Cover Ship Letter" in blue (Robertson S2), charged 20 erased and taxed 8 in m/s with Bordeaux receiver on reverse. Very fine. (pt)
Mauritius 1875 Handstruck Stampless Envelope to France
Cover written from Port Louis with Anglo French occountancy GB / 40c and handstruck instructional "Insufficiently Prepaid" in red, routed via Suez with French entry cachet and taxed handstamp 12 on arrival in St Malo. Very fine item of accountacy mail. (pt)
Japan 1890 Postal Stationery Card to France via H.K.
PSC 1 sen red with reply attached upgraded with Koban SG114, 2 sen rose tied by Kobe P & T.O. small datestamp address to France routed via Hong Kong with transit cachet and Tarbes arrival on reverse. Scarce item of mail. (pt)
Aden India 1874 Steamer Envelope with boxed Postage Due
Cover written from Coffe Works, Tellicherry, Malabar Coast bearing India SG 69, 4a green tied by Tellicherry duplex addressed to the French Message Maritime Agent on the steamer "Traouaddy" between Galle and Marseille at Aden, routed via Salem and Bombay with Aden Steamer Point arrival and boxed tax "Postage Due" applied, forwarded to Marseille with French entry cachet, charged 24 with boxed accountancy "Reexpedie / Taxe Etrangere 1f/Taxe Francaise 1f40 / total 2f40" in red and forwarded back to Bombay with boxed "D.L.O. Bombay Free" and Madras D.L.O. / Oct 31" A superb item for the exhibitor. (pt)
Great Britain 1858 Hand Illustrated Envelope to Peckham
Cover bearing SG40, 1d rose tied by Lewes 451 duplex with London transit on reverse. Very fine. (pt)
Great Britain 1879 Post office Telegraph Form
Post Office Telegraph Form written from French Consulate, Yarmouth Norfolk bearing Telegraph SG L202, 1d brown (pair) tied by Dover datestamp. Very fine. (pt)
India 1855 Cover with Boxed Bood Bood Paid
Envelope bearing SG13, 1a pale red and SG 22, 4a blue and red (2 cut to shape) tied by dotted lozange with boxed "Bood Bood Paid" on reverse, routed via Calcutta charged 1 /- in m/s with boxed India Paid and taxed handstamp 10 on arrival in Boulogne. A scarce rate paying the 1 anna to Calcutta and 8 annas for France. (pt)
France 1872 Steamer Mourning Mail Envelope
Cover addressed to the "Captain of the Frigate La Seine" Aden bearing Napoleon Yvert 32a, 80c rose (pair) and Ceres Yvert 38, 40c orange Marseille with Aden Steamer Point arrival on reverse in red. Very fine item of destination mail paying the double letter rate. (pt)
China Yunnan 1907 Chinese Constuction Workers Postcard
Picture Postcard of the "Chinese Construction Workers for the Yunnan Railway" addressed to Canada bearing French China Yvert 65, 5c green (pair) tied by Mong-Tseu Chine double ring with Hong Kong transit. Very nice item. (pt)
Phillipines 1840 Stampless Envelope to France
Cover to France written from Lucon Island with French entry cachet "Outre-Mer Pauillac" and taxed 6 in m/s. A rare early item of mail from the Philippines to France over 7 months in transit. (pt)
China 1929 Registered Envelope to France
Registered Cover bearing SG382, 10c blue (strip of 3) tied by Tientsin dat stamp with registered label and boxed Chinese / English instructional "At Senders Risk" routed via Moukden, Shanghai and Kobe Japan with "via Siberia" label. Very fine item. (pt)
Japan Kobe 1892 Postal Stationery Card to France
PSC with reply half attached 2 sen red upgraded with koban SG113, 1s green tied by Kobe datestamp addressed to France, routed via yokohama with London transit on reverse and Audeche arrival. Very fine item. (pt)
Laos 1904 Picture Postcard of "Elephant Laos" to France
Postcard addressed to France bearing Indo-China Yvert 17, 5c yellow green tied by Singapore datestamp applied in transit with Garenne arrival. Very fine. (pt)
Liberia 1897 Envelope to France with Difficult Stamps
Cover bearing Yvert 40, 5c lilac and black (2) tied by Monrovia datestamp, routed via England with "Paid Liverpool Br Packet 10 My 97" datestamp in red (Robertson P18) with Rennes arrival on reverse. Difficult stamps on cover. (pt)
Korea 1902 News Band Wrapper to London Very Rare
News band wrapper to London bearing SG23, 1ch green and SG26, 3ch orange tied by Seoul Coreee double ring. Very fine and rare. (pt)
Malaya Straits Settlements 1896 Registered PSC Scarce
Registered Postal Stationery Card 3 cents red upgraded with SG65 , 5c blue (pair) tied by Singapore datestamp with boxed handstruck registered and handstamp A.R. (Advice of Reciept) addressed to Holland with Amsterdam arrival. Very fine and scarce item. (pt)
Danish West Indies 1904 Boat Picture Postcard to France
Picture Postcard to France bearing Daka 29, 2c red tied by St Thomas datestamp with Merdrignac arrival in France. Very fine. (pt)
Germany Franco-Prussian War 1871 Stampless Envelope
Cover headed "Feldpost-Brief" cancelled by boxed Zossen datestamp with "K.P.R." Feld-Post-Exp.D. Avantgarde / Garde Corps" circular on reverse. (pt)
Germany Franco-Prussian War 1870 Stampless Cover
Envelope headed "Feldpost-Brief" cancelled by boxed Konigsberg / Stadt-Post datestamp sent from the 2nd Division Ary Corps 5th Company. (pt)
Germany 1919 Military Mail Picture Postcard to Paris
Picture Postcard written from Villefranche addressed to Paris cancelled by oval Military cachet "Austros-allemands Internes Civils / Villefranche (Aveyron) Le Chef de Poste" in blue. Scarce. (pt)
Italy 1918 Military Mail Picture Postcard to France
Picture Postcard written from Foggia addressed to France cancelled by Military cachet "108 Regt. Inf. Mission Francaise Foggia (Italle) / Le Commandant du Detachement". Very fine and scarce item from the French Detachment in Italy. (pt)
Italy 1916 Military Mail Picture Postcard to France
Picture Postcard written from Venice addressed to France cancelled by "Aviation Francaise Venise / Le Commandant" in violet with handstamp "Detachement de L'Aiation Francaise a Venise". Very fine. (pt)
Italy 1917 Military Mail Picture Postcard to France
Postcard written from Livourne addressed to French cancelled by Military cachet "Mission Militaire Francaise / Hopital D'Evacuation de Livourne" in violet with handstamp "Franchise Postale". Very fine. (pt)
Uruguay 1879 Steamter Paquebot Postal Stationery Cover
Postal Stationery Envelope 10c blue cancelled by Montevideo double ring sent on the French steamer "Congo" with octagonal French Paquebot "Montevideo Paq Fr. J. No 4" datestamp, underpaid with tax handstamp and charged 1 2 on arrival in Bordeaux. Very fine.(pt) (pt)
Indo-China 1917 Postcard of Annam Family Near House
Picture Postcard addressed to France bearing Yvert 45, 10c red tied by Hue Annam datestamp with adjacent "Poste Rurale Province de Thua-Thien / Lai-An" cachet in blue. Very fine item of rural post mail. (pt)
Indo-China 1912 Envelope to Gocong Cochinchine
Cover bearing Yvert 45, 10c red tied by "Poste Rurale de Sadec / Tan Pnu Dong" cachet in blue, routed via Sadec with Gocong arrival on reverse. Superb item of rural post mail. (pt)
Indo-China 1931 Incoming Mail From France to the Bank
Mail addressed to the Bank of Indo-China Can-Tho bearing Yvert 272, 50c red tied by Jugon datestamp, routed via Saigon, underpaid with tax handstamp and bearing Indo-China postage dues Yvert 31, 2 /5 black, Yvert 32, 4 / 5 vermilion (pair) and Yvert 37, 6c olive tied by tax cachet on arrival. Nice combination. (pt)
Indo-China 1903 Paquebot Postcard of Nam-Ding Women
Picture Postcard addressed to Saigon bearing Yvert 17, 5c yellow green (pair) tied by Thainguyen Tonki double ring with "Saigon-Cochinichine Paquebot" datestamp and Bac-Taunh arrival. (pt)
Indo-China 1919 Envelope to Rachcau Cochinchine
Cover bearing Yvert 76, 4 on 10c red tied by "Poste Rurale Province de Travinh / Bai-Xan" with adjacent "Poste Rurale Province de Gocong / Long-Huu" routed via Gocong with Mytho arrival on reverse. Superb item of rural post mail. (pt)
Indo-China 1932 Unpaid Envelope to the Bank
Cover to the bank of Indo-China Cochinchine canceled by Indre datestamp, routed via Saigon with transit on reverse, unpaid with tax handstamp and bearing Indo-China postage dues Yvert 61, 2c red / yellow and Yvert 67, 10c red / yellow tied by Cantho Cochinchine datestamp. Very fine. (pt)
Cambodia 1905 Postcard of Bureau de Post Xieng-Kouang
Picture Postcard, Upper Laos "Bearing Indo-China Yvert 27, 5c green tied by Sambor Cambodge double ring addressed to France. Scarce village cancel. (pt)
India 1894 Registered postal stationary to Madagascar
Registered postal stationary envelope 2a blue upgraded with SG85, 1/2a green and SG100, 12a purple tied by Mandvi squared circle with boxed handstruck registered addressed to the small French island of Nossi-Be off Madagascar with octagonal French paquebot 'Marseille a La Reunion L.V.No2' datestamp and Nossi-Be/Ile de Nossi-Be arrival. Nice item of destination mail. (pt)
India Aden 1895 Postal stationary cover to Austria
Postal stationary envelope 2a 6p yellow upgraded with SG89, 1a plum tied by Aden squared circle addressed to Austria. Very fine quality. (pt)
India 1895 Postal stationary cover to Colombo & Sydney
Postal stationary envelope 2a 6p yellow cancelled by Nagpur datestamp addressed to '1st class Passanger on the Orient Line Mail packet Austral at Aden' with receiver on reverse and forwarded via the French Post Office Port Said to Colombo and Sydney with octagonal French paquebot 'Ligne T Paw Fr No3' datestamp on front. Very fine. (pt)
Palestine French Military Detachment 1917 Postcard
Picture Postcard to France cancelled by Tresor et Postes 601a datestamp with military cachet 'Detachement Francaise de Palestine/Conseil de Guerre' in blue. Very fine and rare item from the War Council in Palestine. (pt)
Switzerland 1870 Fribourg Newsband wrapper to Gersan
Fribourf Newsband wrapper bearing Yvert 33, 2c grey and Yvert43, 10c rose tied by Fribourg datestamp addressed to Gersan.Very fine. (pt)