
1893 cover to Middlesborough bearing single franking '40 PARAS' on 12d. tied by 'C' obliterator, reverse with British Post Office Constantinople cds of FE 25 which was first day of issue. Arrival backstamp. The stamp shows variety in surcharge 'broken 'S' in 'Paras'.

1893 German Philatelic Newspaper sent registered to Drome, France, endorsed “imprimes” franked 1886 1c. ‘Sun’ and 2c. ‘Arms’ (9, pair and strips of three and four) tied Lima date stamps, registration handstamp top right and arrival at left. The newspaper maybe being used as wrapping paper with noted two lengths of string under the adhered label, rare registered printed matter.

1893 Great Britain overprinted 1d postal stationery card to Liverpool, with message, written from Dejimna, not cancelled on despatch but on arrival at Liverpool with '466' obliterator over stamp image, red 'PAID/LIVERPOOL' cds at left.

1893 parcel receipt to Znaim bearing 4n tied 'K.und K. MILIT. POST 2/DOMANOVIC' cds, arrival backstamp; vertical filing crease otherwise fine condition.


1893 registered cover to Berlin franked 1877 ‘Sage’ 25c. blue and 1886 25c. black/rose (3) tied by Paris 5 Affranchisement date stamps; unusual usage of the same value from different printings.

1893 registered OHMS envelope to Colchester bearing fine single franking of surcharged 5d on 4d tied 'KINGSTOWN' cds, LONDON registered transit below; arrival backstamp.

1893 stampless 'Gallusser' cover with oval-framed FRANCA ad Posta Local octagonal date stamp; fine quality cancel and the earliest recorded cover from this correspondence.




1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, Third Edition, set of 12 designs, not numbered and all inscribed ‘Series No.1, Twelve Designs’; fine unused condition.

1893 wrapper used locally to "Capt Bass/ Pacific Steam Nav. Co./ Panama" with company chop bottom left, Agencia Postal Nacional Colon date stamp overstruck framed TARDE hanstamp

1893 ½d stationery wrapper used within Kingston bearing good strike at left of small Too Late handstamp; fine condition

1894 (12 Avril) cover to Paris bearing single franking 15c. tied blue octagonal Corr D’Armees Fort De France date stamp with arrival cancel to right with four-line military cachet on reverse. Ex. Grabowski.


1894 (14 SE) Quarter Anna incoming postal stationery card from Bombay to Fort Stedman via Thazi (Meiktila Road) arriving 23 Sep (Latest Recorded Date) passed to Deposit Room 26 Sep (only recorded example). Readdressed to Lashio via Maymo arriving OC 7 – 8 (Latest Recorded Date), readdressed to Bangkok, Thailand via Singapore with arrival backstamp of 6/11. Reverse of card bears printed message from The Anthropological Society of Bombay for a meeting on 26th Sept.

1894 (23 Dic) 5c. internal postal stationery envelope to La Concepcion uprated 1c. ‘Arms’ (some shaved perfs) tied by two violet ‘4’ numeral handstamps and with octagonal Antigua date stamp to left; light vertical creasing running through design.

1894 (24/10) ’20 PARA 20’ on 5k stationery card tied fine Kerassunde Osterr. Post cds to Constantinople with arrival cancel of Austrian Office at left; good commercial item.


1894 (29 VI) cover to San Francisco franked 1888 Koban 5s. tied by red-brown native chop and with large Tokio Japan Meiji 27 cds in same ink to left, reverse with Yokohama Japan Meiji 27 cds and arrival cancel.


1894 (5 Mar) registered AR cover to Boizenburg, Germany franked 1885-91 5c. and 20c. (one 5c. added without cancel) tied by barred ’M’ with CORREOS MONTE CRISTY date stamp in association showing inverted ‘5’ in date, blue ‘Avis De Reception’ label at left, New York registration etiquette over stamps, reverse with New York transits and arrival plus large red-violet ‘J. Stafelfel Monte Cristy Kaiserl. Deutscher Consular Agent.’; small tear at side and small paper adhesion on back. Ex Krug

1894 (7 Jul) 3c. postal stationery envelope registered to Switzerland, additionally franked with 5c. and registration 10c. red on yellow (uncancelled as usual, small surface rubs), cancelled Monrovia, London ad Liverpool transits, arrival backstamp. Fine item


1894 (Abr 2) cover to Bruxelles, Belgium franked 1893 5c. and 40c. tied by violet circular negative ‘star’ in violet and 40c. additionally by red London cds (of return journey), oval Republique de Honduras/ Bureau/ Postal D’Exchange/ PUERTO CORTEZ dated cachet, undelivered with a fine range of instructional handstamps ‘retour a l’auteur’, ‘REBUT’ on front and on reverse framed ‘PARTI/ Vertrokken’ and manuscript “Parti sans laisser l’addresse/ Le factuer” and signed by him, Bruxelles 1 and 5 cancels of 22 Avril, Bruxelles 1 new despatch of 24th, New York cancels of outward journey, red ‘3’ handstamp applied on arrival back.

1894 (AGO 13) 10c stationery envelope uprated 5c. (2) and 10c. to Paris, two Sonsonate target duplex, Paris Etranger arrival at top, New York transit backstamp. Light vertical filing crease clear of stamps at left and a couple of light tones.

1894 (AP 2) registered cover to Wimbledon franked 3d together with postage ½d and 1d tied oval date stamps, LONDON arrival to left.