
1905 large printed envelope from Italian Consulte to Foreign Affairs Ministry at Rome with Consular cachet at lower left, franked 1896-99 50c. and 1903 ‘Zebu’ 1f. horizontal strip of three tied blue Tamatave cds with framed ‘R’ handstamp in same ink; peripheral faults to envelope with creasing affecting stamps, franked at 13th weight level (13 x 15c. postage plus 25c. registration = 3f50)


1905 Penny Half Penny card used to Hamburg with Levuka despatch cds, reverse with Suva transit and arrival cds on front. With long message on reverse.


1905 registered cover from Sandakan to New York franked at 18c. rate by 1897-1902 3c. green and rosy mauve, perf 13½ -14, and 1901-05 ‘BRITISH PROTECTORATE’ 5c. black and orange-vermilion, strip of three, perf 14½-15, tied by two fine strikes of despatch cds, with very fine type R5 registration cachet at lower left. Backstamps of Singapore, London, New York and Syracuse. Some slight inconsequential toning.


1905 registered Norwegian picture postcard of ‘Nordlandfahrt der Hamburg-Amerika Linie’, written from Accra to Germany bearing single franking 1s., blue manuscript and black handstamped ‘R’, Plymouth and London registered transits at bottom left and arrival cds by stamp; some slight corner bumbps, mostly fine and unusual.

1905 up-rated 1d postal stationery envelope from Trappist Monastery to Freiburg, Germany tied fine 'P.O.A./51' handstamps, reverse with PINETOWN cds and arrival cancel.


1905 ‘Hamburg – Amerika Linie’ postcard registered to Munnerstadt, Germany, franked King Edward VII 1d., 2d., 2½d. and 6d. tied Accra cds, small ‘R’ handstamp, Registered Plymouth and London transits and arrival cds; fine condition.


1906 (13 JA) 3d. registered postal stationery envelope to Berlin, insured for £100 and uprated with 1902-10 De La Rue 3d. and vertical pair of 1s, cancelled with oval Registered Barbican date stamps; three fine red wax seals, London transit and arrival backstamps.

1906 (19.10.) Smyrne picture postcard to Charlotte, USA franked 20pa. and cancelled PAQUEBOT/ARRIVE handstamp in transit, Smyrne 1 bilingual despatch at right and arrival cds at left of 5 Nov.

1906 (5 Oct) picture postcard ‘Vue de Raiatea’ to Belgium franked at 5c. rate with 1c. and 4c. tied scarce Huahine cds. 1c. slightly rounded corner otherwise fine.

1906 (7 Nov) unfranked cover to Boghe with SENEGAL St. LOUIS despatch cds, taxed on arrival with blue manuscript ”0,60” and franked ‘Faidherbe’ 10c. and ‘Palms’ 50c. cancelled with blue triangular framed ‘T’ handstamp, BOGHE MAURITANIE cds at left, very rare commercial usage of Mauritania provisional postage dues. Ex. Grabowski.

1906 (9 DE) 2d. registered postal stationery envelope uprated Nelson Centenary 1d. (2) and 2d. tied by despatch cds, London transit and arrival cancels; some slight tone spotting at right edge.


1906 (AU 13) 2d. registered postal stationery envelope uprated 2½d. Nelson Centenary to Hendersonville, North Carolina, USA, redirected to Digby, Nova Scotia, tied single cds, registration etiquette alongside tied by American cancel, reverse with New York transits and arrival cds; fine commercial usage.

1906 (MR 5) registered cove to Germany franked ‘Nelson Centenary’ 2d. black and yellow plus three 2½d. each with small cds, registration handstamp and etiquette label bottom left, arrival backstamp.

1906 (MY 31) registered cover from Colonial Postmaster to London bearing single franking 1904-06 1s tied G.P.O. cds; roughly opened at top with slight faults, the stamp showing fine original colour.


1906 1d. colour picture card 'A Native Village'; unused.


1906 1d. colour picture card 'Blow Holes, Houma'. used to Queensland.


1906 1d. colour picture card 'Blow Holes, Houma'; unused.


1906 1d. colour picture card 'Nukualofa'; unused.


1906 1d. colour picture card 'Nukualofa'; unused.


1906 1d. colour picture card 'Pine-Apple Plantation'; unused.