China Manchuria Censored Envelope 2f yellow
Censored Cover bearing SG82, 2f yellow green (2), SG83, 3f brown (2), SG84, 4f olive and SG130, 4f blackish green (5) tied by Moukden datestamp with boxed censor hand-stamp with Express Letter label on reverse. Nice high value franking. (pt)
Cambodia 1885 Royal Mail Envelope 25c yellow
Envelope bearing General French Colonies Yvert 53, 25c yellow tied by Cambodge Pnom Penh double-ring addressed to His Majesty of Cambodia at Pnom Penh. Very rare item of mail. (pt)
Cambodia 1900 Stationery Card France
French General Colonies Postal Stationery Card 10c black cancelled by Banam Cambodge double-ring addressed to France. Very early item of stationery from Cambodia. (pt)
China 1926 Stationery Card 4c red upgraded
Postal Stationery Card 4c red upgraded with SG270, 2c yellow green tied by Chaoyang datestamp from Chihli Province (Hebei Province) with Chinese boxed instructional in violet, routed via Siberia addressed to France. Very fine. (pt)
China Canton 1902 Red Band Cover to Shanghai
Registered Envelope bearing Canton Yvert 8, 15c grey and Yvert 10, 25c black / rose tied by Canton double-ring with boxed hand-struck registered with French Post Office Shanghai arrival. Very scarce item of registered mail from Canton. (pt)
China Yunnan 1904 Illustrated Envelope France
Registered hand illustrated Envelope to France bearing Yunnan Yvert 6, 15c grey, Yvert 7, 20c green / orange and Yvert 8, 25c blue tied by Mongtze Chine double ring with boxed hand-struck registered routed via Haiphong with Gers arrival on reverse. Very rare item from Yunnan Province. (pt)
China 1908 Picture Postcard Lofao Tonghing
Picture Postcard from Lofao near Tonghing (China) cancelled by "Tonghing Chine / P & I Poste Moncay Tonkin" in blue routed west via Indo-China bearing Indo-China Yvert 24, 1c olive and Yvert 25, 2c brown (2) tied by Moncay Tonkin double-ring routed via Haiphong with Besancon arrival. The mail was posted in China and cancelled by the Post Local cachet and forwarded via the Indo-China post as the most convenient route to France. (pt)
China 1908 Picture Postcard 1c olive 2c brown
Picture Postcard from Lofao near Tonghing (China) cancelled by "Tonghing Chine / P & I Poste Moncay Tonkin" in red routed west via Indo-China bearing Indo-China Yvert 24, 1c olive and Yvert 25, 2c brown (2) tied by Moncay Tonkin double-ring routed via Haiphong with Besancon arrival. The mail was posted in China and cancelled by the Post Local cachet and forwarded via the Indo-China post as the most convenient route to France. (pt)
China 1908 Picture Postcard Lofao Tonghing
Picture Postcard from Lofao near Tonghing (China) cancelled by "Tonghing Chine / P & I Poste Moncay Tonkin" in red routed west via Indo-China bearing Indo-China Yvert 27, 5c green tied by Moncay Tonkin double-ring routed via Haiphong with Besancon arrival. The mail was posted in China and cancelled by the Post Local cachet and forwarded via the Indo-China post as the most convenient route to France. (pt)
China 1903 Reg. Envelope to France 5 kop
Russian Post Office. Registered Envelope to France bearing SG4, 5 kop purple (Block of 6) tied by Peking datestamp with Peking registered label and circular registered with handstruck registered in violet with Paris arrival on reverse. Very fine item. (pt)
China 1918 Military Mail Postcard Tientsin
Italian Post Office, Military Mail Postcard printed for the Italian Troops in the Far East written from Tientsin with "R.R. Poste Italiane Tientsin Cina" datestamp and boxed "Militaire Censura" applied in red. Addressed to Bergamo. Very fine and scarce. (pt)
New Zealand 1940 Envelope 1d red Red Cross
Postal Stationery Envelope two pence on 1d red cancelled by Wellington slogan addressed to the Swiss Red Cross, underpaid with "To Pay Tax 20c / Deficient Postage" with censor label and "Passed by Censor N.Z. / 17" in violet. (pt)
New Zealand 1894 Stationery Card 1d blue
Postal Stationery Card upgraded with SG218, 1d rose tied by Cambridge datestamp routed via Auckland and London addressed to Switzerland with Vevey arrival. (pt)
China Russian Post Office 1917 Reg. Cover
registered Envelope to Switzerland to Sweden bearing SG14, 20 kop blue and red tied by Shanghai Poste Russe double-ring with registered label and boxed censor H.B.O. No. 85 with censor tape and Stockholm arrival. Very fine. (pt)
China Russian Post Office 1914 Cover Swiss
registered Envelope to Switzerland bearing SG27, 4 kop rose, SG28, 7 kop blue and SG31, 15 kop brown and blue tied by Shanghai Poste Russe double-ring with matching registered label and registered handstamp routed via Siberia with Neuchatel arrival on reverse. Very fine three colour franking. (pt)
China 1901 Chinese Imperial Post 1c red
Stationery Card written from Weihaiwei upgraded with SG108, 1/2c brown (pair) and SG109, 1c ochre (pair) tied by Weihaiwei double-ring routed via the Imperial and French Post Office Shanghai bearing French China Yvert 4, 10c black tied by Shanghai datestamp addressed to England. Very fine exhibition item. (pt)
China 1898 Chinese Imperial Postcard
"Grusse aus Kiaotschau" from Hirsbrunner & Co, Shanghai bearing SG108, 1/2 brown tied by Pa Kau obliterator with Shanghai Local Post arrival on front. Very rare card. (pt)
China Russian 1901 Picture Postcard "Lian"
Picture Postcard written on on board the French Navy ship "Lian" off Nagasaki endorsed "Corps D'Expedition de Chine" with Marine Francaise Service de la Mer cahet addressed to France. Very rare card. (pt)
China Russian 1901 Picture Postcard "Lian"
Picture Postcard written on on board the French Navy ship "Lian" off Nagasaki endorsed "Corps D'Expedition de Chine" with Marine Francaise Service de la Mer cahet addressed to France. Very rare card. (pt)
China Russian 1901 Picture Postcard Nagasaki
Written on board the French Navy ship "Lian" off Nagasaki endorsed "Corps D'Expedition de Chine" with Marine Francaise Service a la Mer cahet addressed to France. Very rare card. (pt)
Seychelles 1905 Picture Postcard Coco-de-Mer
Mahe addressed to France bearing SG 47, 3c green tied by Seychelles cds. Very fine. (pt)
Seychelles 1905 Picture Postcard of Turtle
Large Turtle, Mahe addressed to France bearing SG46, 2c brown and green (pair) tied by Seychelles cds. Very fine. (pt)
Albania Italian Occupation 1916 Reg. Postcard
registered Postcard from the President of the Society of the Serbian Red Cross bearing Yvert 95, 2 piastre on 50c violet tied by Scutari D'Albania Poste Italiane double-ring with registered label and Censura hand-stamp routed via Milano to the International Red Cross in Geneva. Very fine and rare franking. (pt)
Albania Italian Occupation 1943 Censored Env
Censored cover to France bearing SG357, 25q blue tied by Gjinokaster double-ring with various censor cachet and Italian and German censor labels. Very nice item of Occupation Mail. (pt)
Albania Italian Occupation 1943 Envelope
registered and censored Envelope to France bearing SG354, 5q green and SG358, 30q violet (2) tied by Gjinokaster double-ring with registered label, various censor cachet and Italian and German censor labels. Very nice item of Occupation Mail. (pt)
China 1901 Picture Postcard from Navy Ship
Picture Postcard written from the Austrian Military Detachment Navy Ship at Shanghai cancelled by military circular "K.U.K. Maria Theresia S.M.S" in violet with hand-struck ship cancel "S.M. Schiff Kaiser in & Koenigin Maria Theresia" routed via Trieste with Laxenburg arrival. Very fine and rare. (pt)
French Colonies Reunion 1886 Cover to France
registered Envelope bearing Yvert 4, 25 on 40c orange, Yvert 5, 5 on 30c brown (3) and Yvert 8, 10 on 40c orange tied by St. Denis datestamp in blue with hand-struck registered routed via Nice with St Raphael arrival. Superb three colour combination. (pt)
French Colonies 1935 Reunion Mail from France
Underpaid and taxed on arrival with Reunion Postage dues Yvert 13, 1 franc violet tied by St. Denis datestamp with tax hand stamp. Scarce. (pt)
China 1916 Feldpost card (Austria) Scarce
from the Austrian Military Detachment cancelled by "K. un K. Feldpostamt 88 double-ring with military cachet "K.U.K. China-Gebirgskanonenbatterie Nr. 3 / G.A.R. 2" in blue. Scarce and rare item from the small Austrian military post. (pt)
China 1904 Picture Postcard from Vienna
Austrian Military Detachment, registered Picture Postcard written from Wien and addressed to the Austrian Military Detachment in Peking bearing Yvert 73, 30 heller violet tied by Wien datestamp with registered label. Rare incoming mail from the small Austrian military post. (pt)
China 1915 Letter card addressed to Krizevci
from the Austrian Military Detachment cancelled by "K. un K. Feldpostamt 78 double-ring with military cachet "K.U.K. China Munitions Kolonne 2/3 Zensuriert" in violet with arrival on reverse. Superb and rare item from the small Austrian military post. (pt)
Trinidad 1941 Cover to England French Libre
Envelope to England from the French Libre in Trinidad cancelled "France Libre / Port of Spain, Trinidad. BWI" on reverse in blue bearing SG250, 6c sepia and blue and SG253, 24c black and olive tied by Port of Spain datestamp. Rare item of French Libre mail. (pt)
Gold Coast 1944 cover French Military Mission
Envelope from the French Military mission in Accra cancelled "Mission Militaire de L'Ouest Affrica/Mission Centrale Accra" in violet on reverse bearing SG124, 3d blue, SG126, 6d purple and SG128, 1/- olive and black tied by Accra datestamp addressed to Elbiar Algeria sent by Airmail. Very fine. (pt)
Great Britain 1864 Envelope to Jamaica
Destination Mail, Envelope to Kingston Jamaica bearing SG90, 1/- green tied by London duplex with Kingston arrival on front. Attractive and neat small lady's envelope. (pt)
GB 1857 Envelope to Shanghai China 1d rose
Used in Ireland. Envelope bearing SG40, 1d rose red (2) and SG66, 4d rose tied by diamond 304 of Lisburn with datestamp on reverse routed via London with Hong Kong transit on reverse. (pt)
Great Britain 1943 Censored Envelope 3d
Censored Envelope written on board the French Navy Ship "Croiseur Duquesne" bearing 3d pale violet (not tied) with Marine Francaise Service a la Mer double-ring and boxed "Marine Francaise / Censure au Depart" in red. Scarce and unusual item. (pt)
Great Britain 1938 Parcel card to France
addressed to France bearing SG424, 4d grey green and Seahorse SG452, 10/- indigo tied by London double-ring. Nice item of mail. (pt)
Great Britain 1909 Insured Stationery Cover
registered and insured postal stationery Envelope 3d brown upgraded with SG218, 1/2d yellow green and SG257, 1/- green and red tied by Fulham datestamp with registered and insured (valeur declared) label endorsed "Insured for £60" with hand-struck Charge addressed to France. Fine and attractive cover. (pt)
India 1940 Censored Envelope to England
Envelope bearing SG270, 2a vermilion and SG275, 8a violet tied by Bombay Office of Exchange double-ring with military cachet "Ouvert Par L' Aurite Militaire Francaise / Passed by French Military Censor" in violet with Field Censor and censor label sent Airmail. A very rare item of censored mail. (pt)
India 1945 registered Cover to South Africa
registered Envelope to South Africa bearing SG268, 1a carmine, SG271, 3a violet (pair) and SG275, 8a violet (3) tied by Base Post Office double-ring with hand-struck R/No "C" Base P.O. in violet with Indian and South Africa censor applied. Scarce registered hand-stamp. (pt)
India French 1836 Pre Stamp Envelope
Written from Pondicherry with boxed "Pondicherry Post Paid" in red routed via Madras with oval "Out Station / Madras / Ship Letter" with endorsed accountancy "Ship Letter 4 / Inland 5 to Madras" addressed to London with boxed "India Letter Liverpool (Robertson In I) applied in transit with tax erased and forwarded in m/s by Deveax & Co London via Calais to Nantes and taxed 22 on arrival. A superb item of French Pondicherry for the exhibitor. (pt)
Togo French Colonies 1915 Military Mail Cover
French Military mail Envelope endorsed F.M. cancelled by Anacho (Togo) datestamp with occupation cachet "Commandant Militaire Troupes Francaises D'Occupation du Togo" in blue addressed to Dahomy with Grand Popo transit and Cotonou arrival on reverse. Very fine. (pt)
French Colonies Togo 1944 Censored Envelope
Cover to the French Levant bearing Yvert 173, 2f lilac tied by Lome double-ring with Controle Postal censor / Togo routed via Egypt with Crown / censor in violet and Poste Aux Armees F.F.L. / B.C.M. 4 arrival with Free French censor label applied in green. Nice item of censored mail. (pt)
Egypt 1908 Official Mail news band wrapper
Wrapper for the Ministry of the Interior addressed to Konigsburg, Germany headed Service and bearing Official Stamps SGO73, 1m brown (pair) tied by Dawao datestamp. Scarce item of mail. (pt)
Ceylon 1930 Parcel tag to France 20c blue
Insured parcel tag to France bearing SG345, 20c bright blue (pair), SG348, 50c black and scarlet and SG364, 2r green and carmine tied by Kalutara datestamp with Insured (valeur declared) label and endorsed Insured for 70 / 57 rupees. Scarce item. (pt)
South Africa 1915 Transvaal POW from Berlin
Prisoner of War mail sent from Berlin with Post Free / Prisoner of War / P.C. circular and Berlin dispatch with Auslandstelle / Freigegeben double-ring addressed to Aus, South West Africa with Passed Censor 14 cachet in blue, taxed on arrival with Transvaal postage due SGD5, 5d violet and black applied and tied in Windhuk and forwarded to Swakopmund. Very nice item of postage due mail. (pt)
Brunei 1956 Registered Airmail Envelope
Sent to Singapore bearing SG106, 10c brown and black and SG108, 15c blue and black tied by Kuala Belait cds with registered label, underpaid with Tax hand-stamp "T/4 Centimes" applied in Brunei. (pt)
Hong Kong 1900 Postal Stationery Envelope 4c
Cover 4c red overprinted "Specimen" (pt)
Malaya 1940 Airmail Envelope from Palestine
Cover from Palestine bearing SG100, 50m purple and SG102, 100m turquoise tied by Tel Aviv double-ring addressed to England, endorsed "via Atlantic Clipper" routed via Singapore with "Passed for Transmission Singapore 1" censor cachet and hand-struck instructional "To be Forwarded by Air from Singapore" in violet. Very fine. (pt)
Jamaica 1873 Envelope from HMS Endymion
Envelope written from "H.M.S. Endymion" stationed at Jamaica with m/s Jamaica May 20/73, charged 2/- with London and Paddington receivers. Nice item. (pt)