
1913 (5.5.) stampless Official envelope addressed to “Ministri tellagrafes” Vellanis bearing Krua Shqipenie date stamp, central filing crease, without cancels on reverse.

1913 (6 Sept) registered cover to Cotonou franked 1912 ‘05’ on 15c. pair and ‘05’ on 30c. strip of five, the last stamp with wide spacing, all tied Porto-Novo cds, arrival backstamp


1913 (AP 10) registered cover to Bridgnorth franked 1907-09 1/- black/green and 1913 1d., cancelled by double circle Georgetown Grand Cayman date stamps, blue framed manuscript registration at bottom left, reverse with Jamaica transit, Bristol and Birmingham transits and arrival cancel; some slight staining on front.

1913 (FE 4) registered cover to Apolda, Germany, franked Queen Victoria 10c and 48c tied cds, reverse with BOMBAY transit and arrival cds.


1913 (JU 11) registered ‘Kiderlen’ cover franked 1906 Wmk Mult Crown CA 6c and 12c vertical strips of three plus 1912-16 3c green (2) tied by six codeless cds, German Railway registration label at centre, reverse with Strassburg (Els) – Stuttgart Zug 668 transit and arrival cds


1913 1d. postal stationery envelope registered uprated to U.S.A. with 1912 ½d. (2) and 1d. on front plus on reverse two horizontal strips of three ¼d., one a plate marginal, tied Georgetown cds. The envelope has been repaired at left under the ½d. pair; a scarce correctly rated 4½d. stationery.


1913 Hannover XXV German Stamp Day card depicting Aegidientorplatz showing Trams, Horse-drawn Carriages and various bicycles plus some soldiers marching down a street, cancelled with special cancel of 2nd day; fine condition.


1913 Labels Official Seal of PTT, 2gr and 5gr, each as single franking on registered cover from 'VLONE/23 11' resp. '23.11' to Munich (Bickel correspondence) with arrival marks on reverse. (Scott 24/25)

1913 picture post card to Anglesea, Wales franked 1d, tied good strike of scarce 'BOM-YONNIE' T.P.O.; fine condition.

1913 picture postcard of Fort St. Angelo registered to Cologne, Germany franked corner marginal ¼d.block of four and a 5d. tied Maltese Cross GPO handstamps, oval-framed R and Coln arrival cds; scarce registered postcard.


1913 Port Said picture postcard to Sliema, Malta franked 2m tied Suez cds, underfranked with framed ‘T/10’ handstamp, Port Said transit, Malta entry cds and arrival cds with further ‘T’ handstamp and circular framed ‘1d’; fine quality with mixed due handstamps.

1913 postcard to Belgium franked 1d, tied by good example of scarce "MISIDA" cds.

1913 registered cover to Burstwick, Hull franked Leeward Islands 1890 1d. horizontal strip of four tied Road-Town cds, registration handstamp at left, Danish St Thoma registration below and cds on reverse together with London and Hull transits and arrival cds.

1913 registered cover to Lyon with ‘05’ on 4c. (2, one with wide spacing) ‘05’ on 15c. pair and single plus ‘05’ on 25c. pair all tied with Porto-Novo cds with matching registration etiquette; slightly reduced at base with small part of bottom flap missing.

1913 registered cover to Paris franked ½d., 2d., 3d. and 1s. tied G.P.O. cds, red registration label at left, London transit backstamp. With contents, a letter from Post Office detailing the stamps enclosed.

1913 Romanov Tercentenary 5 Ruble frame only, state 1 die proof in black on card, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, pencil “9” on reverse. Possibly from the Tsar collection published in the Yamschik-Post rider 1983, No 12 page 15.

1913 Romanov Tercentenary 5 Ruble frame only, state 14 complete die proof in brown on wove paper, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, pencil “14” on reverse. Possibly from the Tsar collection published in the Yamschik-Post rider 1983, No 12 page 15.


1913 ‘Victoria Hotel/ Shameen’ envelope to Nanking franked by Republic 1c. and Commemorating Revolution 2c. and Republic 1c and 2c. tied bilingual Canton cds, transit and arrival backstamps; fine condition.


1914 (16 JL) picture postal stationery card titled ‘Three Headed Cocoanut’ used to Auckland and uprated with 1897 5d. King George II, cancelled Haapai cds; some slight staining around stamp.

1914 (23.12.) winter picture postcard addressed to a ship at Shanghai, China, redirected to Hong Kong and then on to Bangkok, with a series of cancels including Molde machine despatch, Chinese Shanghai cds and Shanghai B.P.O. of British Post Office together with violet bilingual oval of shipping company, a larger double oval handstamp of Horesen & Co/ Steamship Agents Hong Kong and final Bangkok arrival.