

(Crete) 1906 picture postcard 'English Camp KANDIA' to England franked 10 lepta tied unclear cds with, at centre, fine blue framed CAMP POST OFFICE/ CANDIA handstamp

(Crete) 1910 10 lepta outward section of postal stationery card to Dresden, Germany cancelled by Sitia Harbour cds; some overall toning.


(Crimean War) 1855 (JA 22) stamped envelope to Regents Park, London franked 1854-57 Wmk Small Crown, perf 16 1d. pair on blued paper, OG-OH and single HH cancelled by two *(crown)* barred cancels, reverse with greenish POST OFFICE BRITISH ARMY A cds and arrival cds; good sound example. Z2 unpriced in S.G., Ex Alan Brown


(Crimean War) 1855 envelope to England, endorsed “Via Marseilles/ From the Black Sea Fleet” with manuscript “3” rating, reverse with British Army Post Office cds (used in Constantinople) and English transit and arrival cancels


(Crimean War) 1855 stampless ‘On Her Majesty’s Service’ envelope with embossed back flap to England, endorsed “via Marseille”, POST OFFICE BRITISH ARMY A cds of Constantinople. The cover has been charged “6” in spite of the heading.


(Croatia) 1898 5k. stationery letter card to Trieste with stamp image cancelled by straight-line COL VAPORE, reverse with Triest arrival of 20/4. The message has been inked out except for date line “Slano 16/4”.

(Curacao) 1891 (23/10) cover to New York bearing single franking 25 CENT on 30c. pearl grey (perf fault at top) paying the double rate, tied square circle Curacao date stamp. At top annotation “Per SS Philadelphia” of the Red D Line. Opera Glasses arrival backstamp.

(Curacao) 1891 (23/10) cover to New York bearing single franking 25 CENT on 30c. pearl grey (perf fault at top) paying the double rate, tied square circle Curacao date stamp. At top annotation “Per SS Philadelphia” of the Red D Line. Opera Glasses arrival backstamp.

(Dalmatia) 1857 outer letter sheet to Pordenone, Italy bearing single franking 1854 9Kr blue (Type III) with four good even margins tied by framed ZARA 15/5 V.L.A. date stamp, reverse with Trieste transit of the following day and two-line arrival of the day after that; good clean example.

(Danzig) 1934 10pf. Schopenhauer illustrated stationery card sent registered airmail cover to London, additionally franked set of three tied Danzig Schopenhauer Gedenkfeier cancels of first day of issue. Without message or arrival.

(Danzig) 1936 (31.7.) plain card with long message to England franked two 10pf. cancelled Danzig- Oliva d cds, charge handstamp for ‘1/2d.’ applied in London with Postage due applied and tied cds. Some paper abrasion on reverse.

(Danzig) 1939 (25.11.) plain card with type-written message to Copenhagen, Denmark franked at 15pf overseas postcard rate with Deutsches Reich overprinted 15pf. tied slogan cancel. A rare single franking.


(Disinfected Mail) 17/9 cover to Cattaro, in Dalmatien franked pair perf 9½ 5kr with Agram cds, reverse with Triest transit of 18/9 and two-line arrival of 24 Set. The envelope shows two vertical disinfection slits, the one at left passing through stamp. The cover was disinfected at Castel Lastra in Cattaro Bay during a short outbreak of Cholera.


(Disinfected Mail) 1744 (20 Mazo) folded entire from Tripoli to Consul at Naples, disinfected with heavy diagonal slitting and signs of vinegar staining, a good early example.


(Disinfected Mail) 1833 entire to Marseille with framed ‘PAYS D’OUTREMER’ handstamp and Marseille cds alongside, reverse with straight-line MARTINIQUE despatch and italic ‘Purifiee a Marseille’ (partly missing) and another arrival cancel. Deisinfected with rastel punching.

(Disinfected Mail) 1836 entire to Odessa bearing framed Gavano disinfection handstamp, the entire without slits or hole, vertical filing fold, fine and fresh.

(Disinfected Mail) 1839 (17 Mai) entire to Marseille with manuscript “La Montagne” dateline, red Outre Mer Marseille cds on front with manuscript rate, reverse with straight-line MARTINIQUE handstamp and italic ‘Purifie a Marseille’ disinfection handstamp, with two vertical slits; fine and fresh.


(Disinfected Mail) 1843 entire from Candia to France, forwarded by Cavalli & Sons of Syra, with horizontal slits and good PURIFIE AU LAZARET/ MALTE handstamp on reverse, Marseille arrival backstamp


(Disinfected Mail) 1847 entire from Monastir (Bitola) to Belgrade, redirected to Pest, Hungary, with negative Monastir despatch handstamp, entering into Serbian disinfection station at Aleksinac with large part red wax seal, transferred into the Serbian postal system, redirected and on entry in Austria Hungarian Empire disinfected at Semlin whose handstamp and two wax seals appear on reverse A rare double disinfection.


(Disinfected Mail) 1847 entire to Paris with various manuscript rates, Constantinople/ 30 JUIN two-line handstamp, T.A. (Austrian transit) and red French entry cds, reverse with disinfection cachet across flap; filing crease at base.