French Levant
Covers and stamps / French Levant
(Bulgaria) 1865 outer letter sheet to Constantinople franked France 1862 10c. (2) and 40c. (2) Napoleon tied blue ‘5103’ gros chiffres with Varna Turq. D’Europe and framed PD in same ink, arrival backstamp.
£545
French Levant
Covers and stamps / Bulgaria / French Levant / Via Varna
(Bulgaria) 1865 outer letter sheet to Constantinople franked France perforated Napoleon 10c. (2), 20c. (2, one creased with straight edge) and 40c. tied by blue ‘5103’ gri=os chiffres with Varna Turq. D’Europe cds in association, framed PD in same ink, arrival backstamp; some slight toning not unduly detracting from attractive three colour franking
£945
Austrian Levant
Covers and stamps / Austrian Levant / Bulgaria / Postal Stationery
(Bulgaria) 1875 5sld postal stationery card with frame to Vienna cancelled by fine thimble WIDDIN cds (21/12/75), double-ring Wien arrival at left; a fine clean example. G. Todd A.I.E.P. Cert.
£365
Austrian Levant
Covers and stamps / Austrian Levant / Bulgaria
(Bulgaria) 1886 cover to Tesi, Italy franked by two 1883 10s blue tied by a single Filippopel cds, reverse with transit cds, one of which is affected by partial loss of backflap, some other peripheral faults to envelope.
£85
Austrian Levant
Covers and stamps / Austrian Levant / Bulgaria
(Bulgaria) 1888 5sld postal stationery card used to Budapest, cancelled by Filippopli cds, arrival cancel alongside and company chop at top left.
£55
South Africa
Covers and stamps / Basutoland / Cape of Good Hope / South Africa / Censored mail
(Cape of Good Hope - Basutoland) 1901 internal Cape Colony cover franked 1d. ‘Hope’ tied Leribe C.G.H. cds, two blue PR handstamps and part of ‘Opened Under Martial Law’ tape at top.
£65
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Covers and stamps / Cape of Good Hope / Hotel / Picture Stationery
(Cape of Good Hope - Picture Stationery) 1899 1d. card entitled 'Queen's Hotel, Sea Point, Capetown'; used to Vienna
£75
South Africa
Covers and stamps / South Africa / Picture Stationery
(Cape of Good Hope – Picture Stationery) 1898 One Penny surcharge card with blue-black image entitled Table Bay used from Cape Colony to Holland; name erased.
£55
South Africa
Covers and stamps / Cape of Good Hope / South Africa
(Cape of Good Hope – Picture Stationery) 1898 One Penny surcharge card with rose-pink image entitled House of Assembly. Cape Town used from Cape Colony to Jauer, Germany.
£75
South Africa
Covers and stamps / Cape of Good Hope / South Africa / Ships
(Cape of Good Hope – Picture Stationery) 1899 One Penny red card entitled ‘SOUTH AFRICAN ROYAL MAIL SERVICE’ R.M.S. “Dunvegan Castle’ used Port Elizabeth to Hamburg; slight overall ageing.
£75
Cape of Good Hope
Covers and stamps / Cape of Good Hope / Picture Stationery
(Cape of Good Hope – Picture Stationery) 1900 One Penny surcharged card ‘Greetings from Cape Town’ with three colour images of Docks, Government House and Adderley Street, used from Kloof St Gardens to Lausanne, Switzerland; some slight tone spotting on reverse.
£85
South Africa
Covers and stamps / Cape of Good Hope / South Africa / Picture Stationery
(Cape of Good Hope – Picture Stationery) 1900 One Penny surcharged card ‘Greetings from Cape Town’ with three colour images of Docks, Government House and Adderley Street, used from Kloof St Gardens to Lausanne, Switzerland; some slight tone spotting on reverse.
£85
South Africa
Covers and stamps / Cape of Good Hope / South Africa / Picture Stationery
(Cape of Good Hope – Picture Stationery) 1900s ‘One Penny’ surcharge card with image of ‘House of Assembly, Cape Town’ in green, fine unused.
£65
South Africa
Covers and stamps / Cape of Good Hope / South Africa / Fish / Picture Stationery
(Cape of Good Hope – Picture Stationery) 1903 1d carmine card ‘Mertens & Sichel’s Store – Walfish Bay’ in green used with Walfish Bay cds to Vienna. Fine and scarce used from here.
£145
South Africa
Covers and stamps / Cape of Good Hope / Mourning
(Cape of Good Hope) 1880 (OC 31) franked mourning cover to San Francisco franked ‘3’ on 3d pale dull rose and 1871-76 1d. horizontal strip of five folded over to back, one stamp split on opening and tied by cancels that have been deliberately obliterated, Swellendam cds on reverse, Capetown cds on front, London transit backstamp, arrival cancels of Dec 14 front and back. Some faults to envelope, an interesting item.
£275
South Africa
Covers and stamps / South Africa / Cape of Good Hope
(Cape of Good Hope) Undated outer letter sheet to Colonial Secretary, Cape Town bearing oval handstamp ‘Post Office Cape of Good Hope’ with ‘GR’ initials at centre. In 1805 on occasion of the second British Occupation prepayment of mail became compulsory and handstamped.
£175
South Africa
Covers and stamps / Cape of Good Hope / Postal Stationery
(Capeof Good Hope) 1896 1d. postal stationery envelope to Amsterdam, undefranked with hexagonal framed ‘T/ 15c.’ handstamp just below stamp image and a 15c postage due applied on arrival , arrival backstamp; fine and clean condition.
£65
Aegean Islands
Covers and stamps / Aegean Islands
(Cassos) 1912 (13.5.) stampless picture postcard with violet Comando Presidio Militare Casos (Egeo) cachet and Poste Italiane Cassos (Egeo) date stamp, repeated on front; fine condition.
£55
Russian Levant
Covers and stamps / Russian Levant / Maritime
(Cavalla) 1907 picture postcard of Constantinople to United States franked on picture side with damaged 2k green tied by part violet oval ‘ROPIT AG KAVALLA’ with a further very fine strike on reverse, ROPIT SALONIKI transit cds at top applied in transit, Monongahela, PA arrival cds at top. Tchilinghirian records no cover known with this oval date stamp, the stamp is unfortunately damage but still an important item.
£595
Lithuania
Covers and stamps / Lithuania
(Central) 1922 registered cover to Leipzig franked 10m and pair 20m tied by Wilna 1 cds, violet registration handstamp at top, reverse without backflap but showing part of violet oval Berlin handstamp; scarce commercial cover.