
1902 (11 Juin) cover to “Chef du Material de Guerre, Versailles” franked 15c. tied by COLON A ST NAZAIRE LA No.1 octagonal date stamp, arrival backstamp.


1902 (2 June) AR registered envelope to St Petersburg, Russia which has been opened-out for display, the front bears 1900-03 New Currency 2ch., 5ch., 10ch., 15ch. (2), 20ch. pair, the reverse with 2re pair and 1895-98 2nd printings 5p., 10p. horizontal strip of three and a 25p. plus red handstamped 5p. 2nd printing and 1899-1900 1p on 25p red overprinted 25p., each stamp cancelled Seoul cds, the front bears registration handstamp and framed ‘A R’ , reverse with Shanghai transit and arrival cds; a couple of light stains not detracting from a remarkable cover.


1902 (23.12.) 1d postal stationery card with photographic image adhered to reverse, titled ‘Wishing You/ A Merry Christmas’ and short message, to Berlin with despatch and arrival cancels.


1902 (26 Nov) registered picture postcard to Paris franked 5c. (2) and 25c. tied St. Louis cds, framed ‘R’ handtamp and maritime cancel at base, arrival cds at left. The image of ‘Hotel du Conseil General’; fine condition. Ex Grabowski.


1902 (28 Avril) cover to Marseille franked '1 Piastre 1' on 25c. tied Dardanelles Turquie cds, redirected on arrival to Annonay; some faults to backflap.


1902 (29 Avril) registered cover to Jaffa, Palestine franked 1pi. on 25c. and pair 2pi. on 50c. tied Samsoun Turquie cds, reverse with transits of Constantinople - Galata Poste Francaise, Smyrne Turquie D'Asie and Beyrouth Syrie. Reverse also bears fine scallop seal of Banque Imperiale Ottomane.

1902 (3 MA) registered cover to Bombay franked five 1a tied 'DEVL ALI CAMP' cds with 'REGISTERED/DEOLALICAMP' handstamp, arrival backstamp; some slight faults.


1902 (30 Apr) “On Postal Service” registered envelope (embossed “Custom House, Wuhu” seal on flap) addressed to British Post Office Shanghai, showing Service des Postes circular cachet, unframed ‘R’ handstamp at left and Wuhu bilingual cds, reverse with black Shanghai Registered square circle of MA 2. Some slight ageing and mount marks on reverse. A rare envelope.

1902 (30 Juin) unpaid envelope sent internally to soldier with triangular framed ‘T’ handstamp and blue manuscript “0.30” charge and horizontal strip of three 10c. postage dues apllied, with large margins and tied Diego Suarez cds; signed Calves. Ex Grabowski.

1902 (31/3) 5pf ‘1900’ stationery card uprated 5pf. to Hong Kong cancelled Deutsch-Nettkow cds with two Victoria Hong Kong cancels, the card bears an endorsement that the addressee was travelling to Adelaide, Australia and Pretoria, Transvaal, Adelaide cds bottom left overstruck by bold Pretoria cds, repeated at right, Return Letter Office Johannesburg cds, returned and redirected to Clettwitz with final arrival of 30/12 02. Various instructional handstamps, not all clear.


1902 (4 Sep) registered cover to Hanoi bearing combination franking with coiling Dragons 10c. on front and, on reverse 1c. (4) and 2c. each tied by Lungchow cds, together with Indo China 40c. tied double-ring Lannkchow cds with another clearer strike alongside, very fine Chinese registration handstamp top left. Envelope opened-out for display, a fine and scarce cover.

1902 (AP 25) cover to Newark, NJ, U.S.A. franked ‘Tall Ships’ ½d., 1d. and 2d. in horizontal pairs cancelled with unclear obliterators, Turks Island cds in association, New York transit and arrival backstamp; vertical crease at left side. First issue cover.


1902 (April) 4d registered stationery envelope, size H2, additionally franked 2½d. King George II tied by unclear cds, addressed to New York, reverse with Registered Auckland transit 3 May, various Dead Letter Office and other instructional handstamps of New York, fine violet Dead Letter Office N.Z. cds on return.

1902 (AU 11) local cover franked ‘One Penny’ on 7d. tied neat cds of first day of issue; fine condition


1902 (FE 15) envelope to Chicago underfranked with 1895-99 ½d. vertical strip of three tied by three Grenada D date stamps, reverse with St Georges cds and Chicago arrival (Mar 4), obverse shows partly visible ‘T’ handstamp, COLLECT POSTAGE 4 CENTS handstamp and a pair of 2c postage due applied. Ex D Walker.


1902 (Feb. 28) registered envelope from the German Consulate in Canton to Berlin, “Kaiserlich Deutsches Konsulat/in Canton” paper seal on flap, bearing C.I.P. 5c salmon vertical pair, cancelled by R unframed handstamps, and 10c (3), cancelled by Canton bilingual cds, in combination with Hong Kong Chinese character surcharge 20c on 30c pair with I.P.O. framed tie-print (type 2) and Registered G.P.O. cds; the 5c. slightly oxidised and a few tones at left.


1902 (MR 13) 2½d. postal stationery envelope registered and uprated with ½d., 2½d. and 1/- ‘Madonna’ to Berlin tied TORTOLA cds, black ‘R’ in oval handstamp with blue crayon manuscript number which is overstruck with blue Danish West Indies registration handstamp with black manuscript number, St Thomas transit backstamp and arrival cds (9/4)


1902 (MR 25) On His Majesty's Service printed registered envelope to USA franked 1/2d pair + 1d + 3d + 4d tied by Castries cds with New York transit backstamp, written from P.O. St Lucia, very fine


1902 1d. overprinted card 'Mertens & Sichel's Store - Walfish Bay' in blue; used to Germany.


1902 1d. overprinted card 'Mertens & Sichel's Store- Walfish Bay' in deep violet; used to Germany.