
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.


1898 1d. stationery card 'Greeting from Johannesburg' with four images - Cattle Market, Street Scene, Law Courts and Wanderers Stadium (Cricket Ground); good used to Germany.


1898 1d. stationery card entitled 'Greetings from Johannesburg' - Loveday Street; fine multi-coloured card used to Germany.


1898 1d. stationery card entitled 'Greetings From Johannesburg- - Loveday Street; used single colour card.

1898 20 reis postal stationery wrapper, uprated 10r. (3, in various shades) and ‘300’ on 200 reis Newspaper stamp, tied by Ambulante date stamp and addressed to Berlin; a scarce usage.


1898 20c registration postal stationery envelope, size G, to Belgium, uprated 40c on front tied by oval Registered date stamps, Belgian Postman’s routing handstamp, arrival backstamp. Fine condition.

1898 2d registration postal stationery envelope, up-rated 2½d, to London tied 'BRASS RIVER' cds, LIVERPOOL transit and arrival backstamp.

1898 4k. postal stationery card to Holland cancelled by large violet double oval ROPIT/ AGENT YAFFA date stamp, arrival cancel at left. With message, slight overall toning but a good example of this usually illegible, rare date stamp.


1898 5pf ‘Gruss aus Togo’ picture stationery card fresh unused.

1898 and 1899 wrapper and envelope from Goree to Dakar, both stampless and endorsed “S.a” and with large SERVICE ADMINISTATIE GOREE handstamp with Officials signature. Ex Grabowski, on his album page.


1898 Arabesque Control Handstamp issue cover to New York, endorsed “Via Tiflis” franked 2ch. with vertical violet handstamp and pair 5ch. with horizontal violet handstamps, reverse with Tauris transit and arrival cds

1898 Arabesque Control Handstamp issue internal cover franked on reverse with 1ch. and pair 2ch. with violet handstamps tied Kum cds.


1898 cover from Vladivostok addressed in English to Copenhagen, Denmark, placed in ship’s letter-box and the 10k. Russian stamp cancelled on landing at Niigata Japan, framed PAQUEBOT (Hosking type 3268) alongside, Tokio transit, reverse with San Francisco transit and arrival cds. THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE NIIGATA PAQUEBOT MARK. Ex Hosking and Dr. Casey.

1898 cover to Auckland franked strip of three 1d. cancelled by framed LOOSE LETTER handstamp - provenance not indicated, arrival backstamp.

1898 cover to Manchester endorse "S.S Congo" franked 2½d tied 'FREETOWN' cds, small straight-line 'LATE' handstamp, at left red 'PAID/LIVERPOOL/BR PACKET' cds; arrival backstamp.


1898 envelope from Guatemala City to Quezaltenango franked on reverse ‘1898/ 1/ Centavo’ on 25c. pair and fiscal ‘2 Centavos’ on 5c. pair tied target cancels, despatch and arrival cancels on front; envelope slightly reduced at right.


1898 envelope to Ersines, France, franked two pairs 1898 ‘Provisorio 10 Centavos’ on 40c. (bottom right corner of second stamp in first pair damaged) cancelled by indistinct cd, to left French maritime Buenos Ayres A Bordeaux date stamp . Reverse with Buenos Aires transit and arrival cancels.

1898 illustrated 'Grand Hotel' envelope bearing eight colour franking tied code C cds; extremely fine and attractive.