Cover Story Ltd

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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SWITZERLAND SWITZERLAND: 1854 (2 JUIL) Large Charge envelope to Estavayer franked 1852 Rayon III (T3 & 9) both with 3 large margins only, cancelled and tied by blue grill, with FRIBOURG . SUISSE 3 JUIL 1854 cds crossed out in red crayon, reinstated the following day, with matching oval CHARGE, all in blue, 2 vertical folds not affecting cancels or stamps, fine and good appearance. Cert Marchand.

SWITZERLAND

Covers and stamps / Switzerland

£275

EGYPT EGYPT: 1874 (8 Ago) Entire to Trieste franked 1872 20pa blue + 2pi yellow tied by fine PORTO SAID cds, another strike and cursive ‘FRANCA’ alongside, Alessandria transit and Trieste arrival backstamps, fine, expertised Bolaffi.

EGYPT

Covers and stamps / Egypt

£475

POLAND AUSTRIA-RUSSIAN POLAND: 1883 Registered entire letter franked with 1867-84 10kr blue on front and reverse, (10kr postage, 10kr registration) tied SCHATZLAR cds’s. On arrival the cover was readdressed to sender, with manuscript in Cyrillic ‘if document’. Extraordinary cover with many markings and Schatzlar seal in green on reverse.

POLAND

Covers and stamps / Poland

£475

DENMARK DENMARK: 1870 (Apr) Folded cover to England franked 1864-70 2sk + 4sk + 8sk tied by N SJ.JB.B.P 229 duplex cancels, ex Westenkoff archive, London arrival cds in red, 1 of the backflaps reduced, attarctive 3 colour franking.

DENMARK

Covers and stamps / Denmark

£225

SWEDEN SWEDEN: 1857 (20/3) Folded cover to Upsala franked 1887 8sk. dull yellow orange (Facit 4f) tied by Stockholm cds, centered to the left, fine and fresh, cert. Obermuller.

SWEDEN

Covers and stamps / Sweden

£575

MONTENEGRO MONTENEGRO - Ottoman Post Office: 1910 (16 7) 20pa stationery card addressed to Austria with a fine bilingual cancel METALKA.

MONTENEGRO

Covers and stamps / Montenegro

£125

TURKEY TURKEY - OTTOMAN POST OFFICE: 1910 (11 8) 20pa stationery card cancelled bilingual PALIK - PAZARI cds (RRR), fine.

TURKEY

Covers and stamps / Türkiye

£115

SPAIN SPAIN CANARY IS.: 1900 (26 JUL) envelope to Tasmania, Australia franked 5c + 10c tied by blue LAGUNA (CANARIAS) cds, transit Hobart (SE 5) and CAMBBELL TOWN arrival backstamps, few minor perf faults where overapping and small part of backflap missing, otherwise very scarce origin to equally scarce destination.

SPAIN

Covers and stamps / Spain

£115

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