
1908 25r. milky blue stationery envelope with fine brownish image at left entitled ‘Margens do Tejo (Santarem); fresh unused


1908 4kop stationery card sent from Vladivostok to Osaka via Tsuruga, cancelled by Japanese Tsduruga cds, alongside boxed "PAQUEBOT" handstamp and arrival Osaka cds. Nice and attractive maritime card

1908 5pf. postal stationery card to Berlin cancelled by good strike of rare Gross Witvley cds, arrival cancel at left. Crease at bottom of card not unduly detracting.


1908 commercial envelope from a E. Oldenburg at Ibo (Nyasa) to Hamburg, endorsed “via Daressalaam/ & Neapel”. The envelope has been carried by a coastal mail paquebot to Dar Es Salaam where the 10pf Germania has been tied by unclear DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/OST-/AFRIKA-/ LINIE q date stamp and overstruck on arrival ‘Deutsche Schutzgebiet’ handstamp.

1908 incoming illustrated commercial cover from Bologna, Italy under-franked 15c, tied squared-circle date stamp, 'T' handstamp and '2d' handstamp; arrival cds on reverse.

1908 multifranked King Edward VII registered cover to Slough, England bearing ¼d. pair, ½d., both 1d. snf 2d. to 4d., tied oval registered date stamps, arrival backstamps.

1908 registered cover to USA bearing KEVII 2½d. (2), 4d. (2) and 1s. tied cds, manuscript registration and ‘R’ handstamp, Kingston Jamaica Registration transit, reverse with New York transits and El Paso arrival cancels.


1908 unfranked postcard from Slovenia to Banjaluka with scarce TPO 335 STEIN-LAIBACH, taxed on arrival with 10h Postage Due; fine condition.


1908 Visit of United States Fleet 1d. red stationery card bearing very fine colourful image on front with Australian and American Flags and Coats of Arms, inscribed Australians Welcome Americans; fine unused

1909 (2 Jun) 5c.postal stationery envelope to San Jose cancelled by violet double-ring Mojon cds with another strike at left and blue arrival cds at right; fine clean condition.


1909 (21 Mai) picture postcard of Ruins of Bondhiste Temple, franked Indo-China 2c tied by Vapeur No1 cds (Salles 2013), similar cancel on other side together with negative Vapeur No 1 Postes Cochinchine cachet alongside, fine and rare item of mail from the Mekong.


1909 (24/2) registered cover to Dresden franked at correct 30pfg rate with a 5pf. and 25pf. each tied by Saipan Marianen cds, redirected upon arrival with two cds; backflap missing otherwise a good attractive example in fresh condition.


1909 1c green square ‘Dragon’ postal stationery card with printed message from The Canton Swimming Bath Club’ used within Shameen with unclear cancel, small hexagonal postman's route handstamp; fine condition.

1909 2m posta stationery wrapper to African Missionary at Verona, Italy, uprated with further 2m. 'Arab Postman' tied Khartoum date stamps; fine and clean condition.

1909 3K. postal stationery card cancelled Station Vexmal date stamp of the Pernau-Reval railway, the front also bearing Ollustder, Lifland arrival cds. Fine condition.

1909 cover to Germany bearing single franking 5c. 'MONKEY' tied oval 'DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/LINIE/HAMBURG/WESTAFRIKA/XXXI' date stamp; arrival backstamp.


1909 cover to New York franked by 2½d. postal stationery cutout tied Road-Town Tortola V.I. date stamp, repeated at right, St Thomas transit backstamp; vertical filing crease and some stining, scarce item

1909 iL. postal stationery parcel card to unclear destination cancelled 'CONSTANTINOPOLI' cds, the label at top with handstamp 'CONSTANTINOPOLI I/POSTE ITALIANE'; vertical filing crease through label otherwise fine.

1909 internal registeredcover from Sophia franked 1909 10 on 50st. red surcharge in irregular block of five, the top central stamp shows date error ‘1990’. Faults to the envelope, rare variety on cover.


1909 picture postcard of Smyrne to Germany where the stamp has become missing and a red illustration in its place, two Alexandria-Constanta maritime cancels, circular framed 'T' handstamp applied in Turkey and blue manuscript charge on arrival