
1913 (1gr) Official seal of PTT, without Coat of Arms, rouletted label (hoirzontal crease before attaching), single franking on cover (vertical fold) from 'ELBASAN/2 10 1913' to Vlone with 'QUKES' transit '3 10 1913' on reverse. Michel names 14 Oct. as the first day of usage.


1913 (2.7.) printed Telegram envelope to Berlin franked on reverse with Romanov 1k. marginal block of ten with St Petersburg date stamps; unevenly cut at side of envelope.


1913 (20.X.) insured parcel card to Budapest franked 1908-14 2pi red/yellow and5pi deep brown/greyish tied double-ring Constantinopel I Oesterr. Post cds, Alexandria-Constant transit cds; good condition.


1913 (24.11.) registered cover to employee of Siemssen & Co., Hong Kong bearing single franking green REPUBLICA overprinted 18 avos on 75r. tied by somewhat unclear hexagonal date stamps, Registration handstamp, Registered arrival backstamp


1913 (24.6.) registered cover from Kerrasunde to Berlin franked on reverse ‘type Blanc’ 5c. irregular block of six and pair Mouchon 1pi. on 25c. pair tied broken circle Kerrasunde Turquie D’Asie cds, obverse with handstamped registration label, reverse with five wax seals and arrival cds, slightly reduced at side.

1913 (24.7.) stampless Official envelope addressed to Ministri tellagrafes Vellanis bearing Berat Shqipenie date stamp, slightly reduced at left without further postal markings.

1913 (26/IV) philatelic cover to Bern, Switzerland franked Romanov 20p. 0n 2r. red-brown and 30pi. on 3r. deep violet tied by cyrillic Constantinople cds; fine and clean condition

1913 (27.7.) stampless Official envelope addressed to Durres bearing two-ring violet SHIJAK cds front and back, arrival cds at left; good condition.

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.