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We are specialized in worldwide postal history from prestamp to 1940s'

We also have an extensive, mainly topographical postcard stock that is not yet fully uploaded to the website, scans on request.

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AUSTRIAN POST OFFICE IN SMYRNA AUSTRIAN POST OFFICE IN SMIRNA: 1864 (12 9) Folded cover from Smirna to Stankowitz, Bohemia via Prague struck with fine SMIRNE datestamp of Consular P.O in black (Tchilinghirian fig 4) sent unpaid with erroneous usage of framed “6 ¼” Silbergroschen marking at Trieste and deleted with further strike (Van Der Linden fig. 3092), replaced by fine strike of framed “7 ¼” (sgr) hs in blue (Van Der Linden 3107), Prague transit and Stankowitz Sept 22 arrival, fine.

AUSTRIAN POST OFFICE IN SMYRNA

Covers and stamps / Austrian Levant / Smyrna

£175

CUBA CUBA: 1815 (5 Fev) Entire from St Jago De Cuba to Elisabeth Town in Guadeloupe with red LANCASTER MAR 2 and small ‘SHIP’ both in the same colour, fine and rare.

CUBA

Covers and stamps / Cuba

£575

DOMINICA DOMINICA: 1883 (July 25): Registered circular envelope to Scotland franked with 1882 bisect ½ in red on 1 d. lilac in four severed pairs consisting of stamps from right and left, tied by A07 obliterators, DOMINICA cds at base. The envelope was originally addressed and unsealed with flap tucked in to Edinburgh whose arrival cds appears on reverse and re-addressed to London and sealed, the old address carefully removed and new one added. Fine and fresh. SG 11

DOMINICA

Covers and stamps / Dominica

£695

CYPRUS CYPRUS: 1897 (Oct 27): 2 pi. registration stationery envelope to Beyrouth, Lebanon uprated 12 pi. orange-brown & black, tied by

CYPRUS

Covers and stamps / Cyprus

£475

CANADA CANADA: BRITISH COLUMBIA & VANCOUVER ISLAND: 1864 (Jan 14): Registered cover to Glasgow, endorsed

CANADA

Covers and stamps / Canada

£235

CANADA CANADA: 1859 (April 18): Cover to England franked pair 10 d. Jacques Cartier tied by two bar obliterators with crown framed

CANADA

Covers and stamps / Canada

£4850

BRITISH OCCUPATION OF FORMER ITALIAN COLONIES BRITISH OCCUPATION OF FORMER ITALIAN COLONIES: 1948 (March 1): Registered airmail cover to England franked M.E.F. overprinted 6 d. and 2/6s. tied by

BRITISH OCCUPATION OF FORMER ITALIAN COLONIES

Covers and stamps / British Occupation of Former Italian Colonies

£650

BERMUDA BERMUDA: 1883 (Feb 1): Soldiers concessionary envelope to London endorsed

BERMUDA

Covers and stamps / Bermuda

£2875

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