(German Post Offices) 1901 stampless picture postcard of Astor House, Tientsin to Germany bearing fine K.D.Feldpostexped/ Des/ Ostasiatischen/ Expeditionscorps a, unclear red Reiter Regiment; fine clean condition.
(German Post Offices) 1901 stampless ‘Feld-Postkarte’ plain card to Immendingen bearing very fine Shanhaikuan * Deutsche Post cancel, two Marine Schiffspost No.46 date stamps and arrival cds; fine condition.
(German Post Offices) 1902 5pf Kiautschou postal stationery card in combination with 10pf Germania cancelled oval Tsingtau – Weihsien Bahnpost Zug 2 date stamps, arrival cds bottom left. Mansfeld handstamp bottom right.
(German Post Offices) 1902 5pf postal stationery card pencil addressed to Berlin bearing fine strike of oval Tsingtau – Weihsien Bahnpost Zug 1, arrival cds bottom left.
(German Post Offices) 1902 cover to Oldenburg franked Reichpost 40pf tied Tientsin Deutsche Post cds, arrival backstamp. No sign of registration that the rate would indicate. Very fine cachet bottom left of the Clothing Depot, an unusual handstamp.
(German Post Offices) 1903 (29/7) 5pf postal stationery card addressed to Shanghai and tied by Hankau Deutsche Post cds, redirected on arrival to Tsingtau with China 1c. Coiling Dragon applied and tied bilingual cds, Shanghai b Deutsche Post cds bottom right, arrival cds at left; a fine condition combination card.
(German Post Offices) 1903 (9/11) wrapper to Berlin endorsed “drucksache” bearing 1901 3pf Reichspost Germania tied Tientsin a Deutsche Post cds, blue military cachet at left, no backstamps.
(German Post Offices) 1904 home-made wrapper to Cassel franked vertical pair 3pf Reichpost tied Tientsin Deutsche Post cds, some slight staining.
(German Post Offices) 1905 registered cover to Wiesbaden bearing single franking no watermark 40pf. tied Tientsin Deutsche Post cds, registration label at left. At bottom left very fine S. B./ Ostas. Besatzbrigade/ DEPOT DIREKTOR cachet.
(German Post Offices) 1906 (24/11) cover to Hannover franked four watermarked 1c. on 3pf. tied Peking Deutsche Post, unclear violet military handstamp bottom left, arrival backstamp of 2/1/07
(German Post Offices) 1915 (13/12) large registered AR envelope to Tientsin with franking including a $½ on 1m, stamps tie Peking Deutsche Post cds, arrival backstamp. A scarce commercial franking with a high value, some faults to envelope and reduced at left.
(German Post Offices) 1917 registered cover from a German Consulate to Buxtehude, Germany bearing single franking 20 Cents 20 on 40pf tied Schanghai Deutsche Post cds, New York transit backstamps (2.7. and 2.8.) where the cover was intercepted and two-line ’Mail service suspended/ to country addressed’ and two ‘RETURN TO WRITER’ handstamps applied, envelope opened for return address and sealed by three perf 12 Officially Sealed labels, duly returned via Tientsin (6 Mar 18) to Shanghai (9 Mar) where censored with the rare bilingual label tied by two red seals of censor and bilingual Shanghai cds; small ink stain at left otherwise a fine and rare item.
(German Prisoner of War – Bando Camp) 1918 (2.12.) illustrated stampless Christmas card to Tientsin, China bearing cds and large red Sce DES PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE handstamp; good condition
(German Prisoner of War – Bando Camp) 1918 (7.12.) illustrated stampless Christmas card to Tientsin, China bearing cds and large red Sce DES PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE handstamp; good condition.
(German Prisoner of War – Bando Camp) 1918 (9.3.) illustrated stampless card to Tientsin, China bearing cds and large red Sce DES PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE handstamp, violet Deutsche Austellung Bando handstamp at left; good condition.
(German Prisoner of War – Bando Camp) WW1 ‘SERVICE DES PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE’ printed stampless envelope to Germany with large red cachet at left and as redirected a violet Freigegeben/ Auslandstelle Coln-Deutz applied, reverse with British ‘OPENED BY CENSOR/ P.W. 1105’ censor tape; with content letters.
(Golf) 1947 (3 Feb) souvenir postcard for Australia’s first fieldpost office at University of Melbourne, depicting scene of postal officials clearing mail at the FPO. Special handstamps for PICAO’s meeting (Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization), autographed by H.A.Robertson, Postmaster. Good condition.
(Greek Occupation) 1921 envelope franked on reverse 1914 20pa red (10) tied by Brousse 2 bilingual cds, Greek censor cachet at top; two vertical filing creases and some slight perf toning.
(Guernsey) 1871 (AU 3) entire to St. Malo franked 1867-80 9d straw, AJ, plate 4 tied by ‘324’ Guernsey duplex, at base two circular-framed PD and a red arrival, reverse with further PD and Jersey transit of AU 4.
(Hamburg - Prussia) 1859 (2/4) entire to Pesth, Hungary bearing single franking right-hand marginal 1857 3 Sgr orange-yellow tied bt very fine Hamburg Bahnhof double-ring date stamp, arrival backstamp of 4/4; fine and attractive.