Ethiopia 1917 envelope to the Director of the French Railway
Cover headed Franco-Ethiopian Railway Djibouti to Addis Abeba, bearing Scott 108, 1/4 gr Green (pair) with Blue 1917 overprint and Scott 111, 2 gr Blue with Red 1917 overprint, tied by Dire-Daoua datestamp in Blue. Very Scarce stamp on cover. (pt)
Ethiopia 1917 Cover headed Franco-Ethiopian Railway Djibouti to Addis Abeba
envelope bearing Scott 105, 4 gur Green and Carmine (Block of 4) with 1917 overprint in Black tied by Dire-Daoua datestamp in Blue, addressed to the Director of the French Railway. Very Scarce stamps on cover. (pt)
New Zealand 1898 Registered Pictorial Postal Stationery Letter Card 1 1/2d Violet
upgraded with SG237, 1d Rose, SG247, 1d Blue & Brown, and SG248, 2d Lilac tied by octagonal Wellington registered in Red addressed to Switzerland and forwarded to France. Attractive item. (pt)
INDIA used in BURMA 1901 Indian 1/2 anna Green PSE
Postal Stationery Envelope upgraded with SG84, 1/2 anna Green tied by Toungoo datestamp, addressed to the German Consulate Singapore with arrival. Fine and scarce cover. (pt)
India / Indian Postal Agencies in Persia 1907 envelope to India
cover bearing SG155, 1/2 anna Yellow Green (5) tied by Bushire squared circle with Bombay Passed Censor 2 cachet and Opened by Censor label. (pt)
India / Indian Postal Agencies in Persia 1907 envelope to Constantinople
cover from the French Consulate Bushire bearing India SG121, 1/2 anna Yellow Green (10) tied by Bushire squared circle with arrival of the British Post Offices Constantinople. (pt)
India / Indian Postal Agencies in Persia 1922 envelope to England
cover bearing India SG155, 1/2 anna Green (2), and SG168, 2 anna Violet tied by Bushire squared circle datestamp, Nice item. (pt)
India / Indian Postal Agencies in Persia 1922 envelope to England
cover bearing India SG172, 3 annas Dull Orange, tied by Bushire squared circle datestamp, Nice item. (pt)
India / Indian Postal Agencies in Persia 1922 envelope to England
cover bearing India SG172, 3 annas Dull Orange, tied by Bushire squared circle datestamp, Nice item. (pt)
India / Indian Postal Agencies in Persia 1922 envelope to England
cover bearing India SG155, 1/2 anna Green (6), tied by Bushire squared circle datestamp, Nice item. (pt)
India / Indian Postal Agencies in Persia 1922 envelope to England
cover bearing India SG152, 3 pie Grey (2), and SG170, 2 1/2 anna Blue, tied by Bushire squared circle datestamp, Nice item. (pt)
India / Indian Postal Agencies in Persia 1922 envelope to England
cover bearing India SG160, 1 anna Carmine, and SG168, 2 anna Violet, tied by Bushire squared circle datestamp, Nice item. (pt)
Malaya / Straits Settlements 1910 PPC (Malay Village) to France
Picture Postcard bearing SG128, 3c Purple tied by octagonal French Paquebot "Ligne N Paq.Fr.No.5" datestamp. Very fine. (pt)
Malaya / Singapore 1869 Stampless envelope to France
cancelled by Singapore datestamp with oval firm's cachet "Altenbach Engler & Co Singapore & Saigon" in Blue, sent on mail steamer with French entry cachet in Red and TAXED 10 on arrival with Marseille arrival. Superb item. (pt)
Malaya / Straits Settlements 1915 PPC of Chinese Temple, Singapore to France
Picture Postcard endorsed "Division Navel D'Indo-China' bearing SG197, 4c Purple tied by Singapore double-ring with handstruck "Passed by Censor" and French Military cachet Marine Francaise Service a la Mer. Very fine combination on Malaysian mail. (pt)
Labuan 1893 PSC 1c+1c Reply Card Violet "SPECIMEN"
Postal Stationery Card + Reply Card overprint Specimen. Very fine quality. (pt)
Labuan 1893 PSC 3c+3c Green Reply Card "SPECIMEN"
Postal Stationery Card + Reply card overprint Specimen. Very fine quality. (pt)
Canada / Destination Mail 1893 PSC / Sea Post Office
Postal Stationery Card 2c Green cancelled by Neustad datestamp, routed via Hamilton sent transatlantic with London transit and Sea Post Office datestamp and Kotagiri arrival on front. Very fine item. (pt)
Canada 1911 Canadian Pacific Railway Co's Hotel Illustrated PSC
(Hot Springs Hotel BANFF Canadian National Park) Postal Stationery Card 1c Rose cancelled by Montreal datestamp addressed to France with Dordogne arrival. Attractive. (pt)
Mauritius / Reunion Postage Dues 1893 Large Part of envelope
bearing Mauritius SG101, 1c Pale Violet (Pair) and SG123, "1 on 2c" Pale Violet (Pair) tied by Port Louis datestamp, sent by French Paquebot to Reunion with octagonal Marseille a La Reunion L.V. No.2 datestamp, underpaid and taxed on arrival with Reunion Postage Dues Yvert 2, 10c Black on White (3), tied by Pointe des Galets arrival in Blue, Very fine and attractive combination. (pt)
China / German 1908 PPC to the French 16th
Picture Postcard (Lady with musical instrument), bearing German China SG47, "2c on 5pf" Green and SG48, "4c on 10pf" Red tied by Peking datestamp with French Military arrival cachet Corres Aux Armees Pekin. Nice item. (pt)
China 1903 PSC of Indo-China written from Tchan-Tse (North Yunnan)
cancelled by Mongtze B (Yunnan) datestamp, routed via Mongtze and overland via Teng-Yueh and Burma to Geneva Switzerland with arrival cachet. Very fine and scarce mail from the rare overland route. (pt)
French Colonies (Guadeloupe) 1878 envelope to France
bearing French General Colonies Ceres Yvert 17, 5c Green and Yvert 18, 10c Brown on Rose mixed with Type Sage Yvert 34, 20c Brown tied by "Paq. Fr. Pointe-a-Pitre Guad" datestamp with octagonal French Paquebot "Col Fr. Paq.Fr.B.No.4" datestamp in Red, sent by French Steamer with Nantes arrival on reverse. Superb 3 colour franking. (pt)
French Colonies (Guadeloupe) 1878 envelope to France
bearing French General Colonies Ceres Yvert 17, 5c Green mixed with Type Sage Yvert 34, 20c Brown tied by "Paq. Fr. Pointe-a-Pitre Guad" datestamp with octagonal French Paquebot "Ligne A Paq.Fr.No.1", sent by French Steamer with double-ring "Col Fr. Paq.Fr.St. Nazare" in Red with Nantes arrival on reverse. Superb Colourful franking. (pt)
French Colonies (Equatorial Africa) 1939 Internal mail envelope
cover bearing Yvert 51, 1fr Violet and Yvert 57, 2fr Green tied by Fort Lamy A.E.F. double-ring addressed to a missionary at Doba, underpaid with TAX handstamp and Equatorial Africa Postage Dues Yvert 5, 30c Red and Blue, Yvert 7, 50c Black & Pink and Yvert 9, 1fr Brown and Orange applied and tied on arrival by A.E.F. Tchad / Fort Archambaul double-ring. Scarce item of Postage Due mail. (pt)
French Colonies (Wallis et Futuna) 1913 Local Mail envelope
cover bearing New Caledonia Yvert 91, 5c Green tied by Prot Francaise Wallis double-ring. Nice cover paying the printed matter rate. (pt)
French Colonies (Congo) 1895 French Congo Stationery
Postal Stationery Envelope 5c Green cancelled by Iguela Congo-Francaise double-ring routed via Liberville addressed to France with Soissons arrival on reverse. A rare village postmark paying the printed matter rate. (pt)
French Colonies (Martinique) 1896 Registered envelope to Egypt
cover bearing Yvert 12, "05 on 30c" Brown, Yvert 30b, "15 on 25c" black with error 1882 for 1892 mixed with Groupe Type Yvert 40, 40c Orange tied by St. Pierre Martinique double-ring with Boxed registered and Boxed handstruck A.R. with Ismalia arrival on reverse. Very rare stamp on cover. (pt)
French Colonies Martinique 1941 Reg Censored
Registered & Censored envelope to Morocco, bearing Yvert 148a, 1f rose, Yvert 153, 10f blue and Yvert 154, 20f orange (2) tied by Fort de France datestamp with registered label, doublering "Controle Postal Martinique / 4" censor in red with "Opened by Examiner 1894 (I.B.)" censor label applied in transit in St. Kitts, routed via New York and France sent Air Mail with Casablanca arrival. (pt)
French Colonies (Martinique) 1879 envelope to France
bearing French General Colonies Ceres Yvert 9, 30c Brown mixed with Type Sage Yvert 27, 40c Orange tied by Martinique St. Pierre double-ring with octagonal French Paquebot "Col Fr. Paq. Fr.A.No.2" datestamp in Red, sent by French Steamer with Nantes arrival on reverse. Superb colourful mixed franking. (pt)
French Colonies (Saint Pierre-Et-Miquelon) 1942 Incoming mail
from Montreal addressed to the Norwegian Consulate at St. Pierre unstamped with St. Pierre Postage Dues Yvert 60, 20c Blue and Yvert 70, 1 franc Red applied and tied on arrival by St. Pierre and Miquelon datestamp. Boxed "Help The Red Cross AIDEZ La Croix Rouge" slogan in Black(pt)
French Colonies (Saint Pierre-Et-Miquelon) 1942 Incoming mail from Montreal
addressed to St Pierre unstamped with TAX 30 centimes handstamp and St. Pierre Postage Dues Yvert 63, 60c Grey Blue (Pair) applied and tied on arrival by St. Pierre and Miquelon datestamp. (pt)
French Colonies (Senegal) 1938 Incoming mail envelope from France / Postage Dues
cover bearing Yvert 514, 1f Red and Yvert 521a, 4f Blue tied by Paris datestamp, underpaid with TAX handstamp and Senegal Postage Dues Yvert 19, 1 franc Violet and Yvert 31, 2 franc Grey (3) applied and tied on arrival by Kaolach datestamp in Blue. Scarce item of Postage Due mail. (pt)
French Colonies (Senegal) 1915 Censored mail mail envelope
cover cancelled by Daker Senegal datestamp with Military cachet "Gouvernement General de L'Afrique Occidentalle Francaise / Commandant Superieur des Troupes" in Violet with Boxed Opened Censor cachet and Opened by Censor label applied in Daker. Addressed to France. (pt)
French Colonies (Gabon) 1910 Internal mail envelope, taxed
cover bearing Yvert 36, 10c Green & Black tied by Liberaville Gabon double-ring in Blue, addressed to Oloumi Village, underpaid with TAX handstamp and French General Colony Yvert 21, 20c Olive (bi-sect) tied by "Taxe Avec Moitie / Faute de 10" handstamp with arrival cachet. Scarce item of Postage Due mail. (pt)
French Colonies (Guyane) 1898 Military mail envelope
French Guiana cover to France bearing French Guyane Yvert 35, 15c Blue tied by octagonal "Corr D'Armees Cayenne" datestamp with Military cachet "Commandant des Troupes / Guyane Francaise" in Blue with Paris arrival on reverse. Fine item paying the soldiers concessionaire 15c rate. (pt)
United States 1896 Postal Stationery Card / Austrian Postage Dues
USA PSC 1c Grey cancelled by Milwaukee Wis. Duplex addressed to Austria, underpaid with New York Tax 5 centimes duplex and Austrian Postage Dues Yvert 2, 2kr Brown (Pair) tied on arrival by Reichenberg Stadt double-ring. Attractive combination. (pt)
United States 1892 Postal Stationery Card / Sea Post Office
USA PSC 2c Blue cancelled by Quincy Ill. Duplex addressed to the East Indies with Sea Post Office transit and Kotagiri arrival. Nice destination item. (pt)
United States 1893 Postal Stationery Card / Sea Post Office
USA PSC 1c Black cancelled by Naperville Ill. Datestamp with cork cancel addressed to the East Indies with Sea Post Office transit and Kotagiri arrival. Nice destination item. (pt)
Syria 1943 Censored envelope to Egypt by Airmail
cover bearing Air Mail Yvert 80, 2pi Green and SG364, 6pi Claret (3) tied by Saidnaya datestamp with Syrian Censor cachet and "controle" censor label in Red, routed via Damas to Mansura with Egyptian censor cachet. Very fine item of Censored mail from Syria. (pt)
Syria 1945 Censored envelope to France (Fiscal)
cover bearing Fiscal stamp 40c Pink mixed with Yvert 246a, 10pi Blue (3) and Yvert 256, 2pi 50 Green tied by Alep datestamp with Syrian Censor cachet and "controle" censor label in white routed via Damas with Air Mail label. (pt)
Syria 1945 Censored envelope to France (Fiscal)
cover bearing Fiscal stamp 5pi Blue mixed with Yvert 246a, 10pi Blue (3) and Yvert 256, 2pi 50 Green tied by Alep datestamp with Syrian Censor cachet and "controle" censor label in white routed via Damas with Air Mail label. (pt)
Syria 1943 Censored envelope to France by Airmail
cover bearing Air Mail Yvert 84, 15pi Orange, Yvert 87, 0pi 25 Black, and Yvert 258, 7pi 50 Orange and SG365, 15pi Blue (2) tied by bilingual Alep datestamp with Syrian censor cachet and "Controle" censor label in Green routed via Damas. (pt)
Syria 1945 Censored envelope to Turkey Adana arrival
cover bearing Yvert 257, 5pi Violet (Pair) and Yvert 258, 7pi 50 Orange (Pair) tied by Alep datestamp with Syrian Censor cachet and "controle" censor label in Green Blue with Adana arrival on reverse. Fine item of Censored mail. (pt)
Syria 1944 Censored envelope to Turkey "Controle"
cover bearing Yvert 256, 2pi 50 Green (2) and SG365, 15pi Blue tied by Alep datestamp with Syrian Censor cachet and "Controle" censor label in Red. Fine item of Censored mail. (pt)
Syria 1945 Censored Postal Stationery Card to France
PSC 3 piastres Green upgraded with Yvert 254, 1pi Blue Green and SG364, 6pi Claret tied by bilingual Alep datestamp with Censor cachet addressed to France. Scarce item of censored Postal Stationery. (pt)
Syria 1944 Censored mail incoming from Mardin Turkey to Alep
cover bearing Turkey SG1125a, 2k Green (2) with War Tax SGT1290, 2k Blue and SG1316, 4 1/2k Black (2) tied by Mardin datestamp with Violet Censor cachet and "Controle Postal" label in Brown. (pt)
Syria 1942 Censored mail incoming envelope from Palestine
cover bearing SG108, 15 mil Slate Blue tied by Mount Carmel datestamp addressed to Damas with Censor cachet and double controle censor label in buff and red. Very fine. (pt)
Syria 1923 Registered envelope from French Occupation
cover bearing O.M.F. Syrie overprinted Yvert 60, "Piastre on 20c" Lilac Brown and Yvert 63, "2 piastres on 40c" Orange (2) tied by Beyrouth datestamp with handstruck registered and Marseille arrival. (pt)
Syria 1944 Censored envelope to Mansura Egypt
cover bearing Yvert 248, 20 pia Sepia tied by bilingual Chabah datestamp with Censored cachet and "Controle" Censored label, routed via Soueida and Damas to Mansura Egypt with arrival and Censored cachet. (pt)