

1897 under-franked cover to Sudan bearing 1m on reverse tied 'MAHALLA' cds, repeated on front together with framed 'T' handstamp. ASSOUAN and WADI HALFA backstamps.

1897 ‘Mashonaland’ Three Halfpence internal postal stationery card to Scotland additionally franked 1892-94 ½d. pair tied by Salisbury Mashonaland cds, arrival cancel at left, some paper ageing.

1897 ‘Rejected Design’ 1½a. postal stationery card very fine unused.

1898 'Train' 1c. picture stationery card to Hildburghausen, Germany uprated pair '1898/ 1/ Centavo' on 75c. tied violet date stamp, arrival cds at base; an early 10th August usage.

1898 (14.XI.) parcel card to Copenhagen franked ‘Standing Helvetia’ 50c. and 1f. tied by Zurich Fahrp. Aufgabe R III cds, reverse with Hamburg transit and arrival cancel, repeated on front with instructional handstamps. A couple of pinholes at left.


1898 (15 Juil) 25c. postal stationery envelope, 146 x 112mm, used to Melbourne, Australia tied double ring Papeete Taiti cds with another clear cds alongside, reverse with fine strike M.O. & S.B St. Kilda Ry Stn of AU 6.


1898 (18 FEB) Envelope franked 2c orange-buff (2) tied on reverse by HANKOW large dollar chop, Tientsin 28 Feb arrival dollar chop alongside.


1898 (2 Feb) “On Postal Service” envelope (embossed “Custom House, Chefoo” seal on flap) addressed to Wuhu, showing Service des Postes circular cachet and Chefoo dollar chop, reverse with black Shanghai (4.2.) and brown Wuhu (6.2.) dollar chops. Envelope slightly reduced at top. A rare stampless inter office item.


1898 (21 Apr) envelope to Vienna franked ICP 5c. (2) tied dark brownish HANKOW brownish dollar chop, routed via Hong Kong with pair 5c. tied cds, to right and blue Wien arrival; slight top right corner fault to envelope that has not been opened out.


1898 (24 Oct) 1 Penny carmine and green card entitled Greeting from South Africa with image of Aapies River near Pretoria, used to Dresden; fine condition.

1898 (25 May) registered cover to Greenock, Scotland franked 1878-99 4d. and 6d. perf 11 x 11½ plus 1893 5d. perf 11 x 10 tied Suva cds, oval framed ‘R’ at left and manuscript number, oval REGISTERED LIVERPOOL at centre, part arrival backstamp; some slight perf tonings, generally fine appearance.


1898 (26 JY) registered cover to Birmingham, franked first overprints 20c. and 25c. tied Casablanca duplex, the cancel showing inverted month ‘JY’ , London transit below, reverse with Tangier transit and arrival; fine and clean condition.

1898 (26 Set) cover to Guatemala City bearing single franking ‘6 Centavos’ on 20c. tied Siquinana duplex, Escuinta transit and arrival backstamp with scoroll framed CARTERO NO. 3 alongside.


1898 (3 II) 5m. postal stationery letter card to Selangor, Straits Settlements additionally franked 1m. and two 2m. tied Alexandrie cds, reverse with red London transit of MR 1, Singapore transit (MR 1) and Klang and Kuala Lumpur arrivals; some overall toning.

1898 (7 Avril) internal cover to Noumea franked 10c. and 15c. tied by fine Nlle Caledonie GOMEN cds, arrival backstamp of 10 Avril; fine quality, Ex Grabowski.


1898 (8 July) 3c Red postal stationery card with illustration of women carrying pots in sepia, visible but not clear, addressed to Germany with Frankfurt arrival, cancelled circular Guatemala 2


1898 (AP 13) registered 2d stationery envelope to Scotland bearing single franking Five shillings tied small cds, reverse with Birmingham transit and Montrose arrival cds. The stamp a little faded, rare on any type of cover.

1898 (AP 13) local cover to St Joseph bearing single franking blued paper Diamond Jubilee 1d. with single cds, to left arrival cds of same date; fine commercial usage.

1898 (Mar 17) registered ‘AR’ envelope to Paris franked ‘Union of Central America’ 3c. and pair of 12c. each cancelled by violet ‘star’ in circle handstamp, San Salvador cds in association. The 3c overlaid with New York registration label, violet registration handstamp and A.R. handstamp, reverse with New York transit and arrival cds. Corner faults to envelope.


1898 (Oct)registered cover to Sioux City, Iowa, USA franked two 1888 10s Kobans tied by native date stamps in red-brown, two different registration labels at left both tied by a Tokio cds, reverse with San Francisco transit and arrival registered cancels.