

(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.


(Disinfected Mail) 1848 entire to Trieste from Sarajevo taken across the northern border and disinfected at the quarantine station at Brod whose cachet Pulito Di Dentro E Di Fuori appears on the reverse, put into the post office there with two-line Brood handstamp.


(Disinfected Mail) 1848 outer letter from Plovdiv to Pest, entering into Serbian disinfection station at Aleksinac with reasonably full was seal, transferred into the Serbian postal system and on entry in Austria Hungarian Empire disinfected at Semlin whose handstamp appear on reverse next to the Aleksinac seal. A fine example of rare double disinfection.


(Disinfected Mail) 1852 entire addressed locally to the Sardinian Consul at Odessa where disinfected by slitting and rastel punching at quarantine station, oval dated handstamp on reverse ‘Cleaned in the Odessa/..../....’ , a good strike for this.


(Disinfected Mail) 1871 outer letter sheet to Genova, franked ‘Bordeaux’ 20c. and 40c. with close to large margins, cancelled by ‘anchor’ lozenge, octagonal maritime Constantinople Paq. Fr. No.3 date stamp, framed PD, with two disinfection slits, reverse with Messina transit. A rare cover with a heavy central horizontal creasing.

(Disinfected Mail) Circa 1850 front bearing fine blue handstamp ALCAYDIA DAL LAZARETO/ DE St SIMON, twp disinfection slits, to Pontevdra. Of the few examples of this large cachet, all are recorded on fronts only.


(Djibouti) 1897 (14 Juil) registered cover to Poste restante, Cairo, franked on reverse with bottom marginal 50c. cancelled by multi-faceted Djibouti Postes date stamp which is repeated on front, La Reunion A Marseille L.V.No2 transit, arrival backstamp.

(Djibouti) 1899 (2 Nov) cover to Paris franked 1899-1900 30c. tied Cote Francais de Somalis Djibouti cds in blue, repeated on front, arrival backstamp; filing creases clear of stamp and envelope reduced at right.


(Djibouti) 1901 (31 Dec) registered “Compagnie Imperiale Des Chemins De Fer Ethiopiens” printed envelope to France franked on reverse 1894-1900 10c. (creased) and 30c. tied blue Cote Francais de Somalis Djibouti, arrival backstamps; light vertical filing crease clear of stamps.

(Djibouti) 1902 printed headed envelope to France franked Obock 1894 15c. tied by blue Cote Francais de Somalis Djibouti with a further strike alongside, arrival backstamp.


(Djibouti) 1902 ‘0,05’ on 75c. applied on printed newspaper wrapper “Journal Franco-Ethiopien Djibouti” to Paris cancelled by blue Cote Francaise des Somalis Djibouti cds.


(Djibouti) 1903 (2 Juin) registered cover to Jera, France franked on reverse 1900 40c. tied Cote Francais de Somalis Djibouti cds in blue, arrival cancel on the stamp and maritime Ligne T Paq.Fr.No.5 date stamp to right; teo light vertical creases clear of the stamp.


(Djibouti)1902 (3 Janv) complete newspaper with intact wrapper cancelled Cote Francaise Des Somalis Djibouti and framed P.P.; fine condition.

(East Africa) 1908 2½h. Yacht picture stationery card bearing fine photographic image of Palm Trees, cto with Tanga cds, Mansfeld guarantee handstamp.


(East Africa & Somalia) 1940 express striking orange-red cover to Milano franked East Africa 1L Bateleur Eagle in combination with Somalia 3L. tied Mogadiscio Somalia Italiana cds, blue ESPRESSO (Expres) label bottom left; slight water staining bottom right, still a striking combination cover.