

ALBANIA / AUSTRIAN LEVANT: 1869 (Sept 9) Entire from Preveza (then in the Vilayet of Janina in Ottoman Albania, now in Greece), franked 1867 10s blue tied by PREVESA 2nd type cds, "P.P." marking on departure alongside, taxed '20' in blue crayon on arrival with Greece 20L blue applied tied by Kerkyra cds. Fine combination cover and rare (less than 10 known). Signed Holcombe. ex Cihangir collection and Markus GMahle.

ALBANIA: 1913 10 pa blue-green with Behie red ovpt. with INVERTED Eagle used

ALBANIA: 1913 Surch '2' (paras) on 5pa ochre with INVERTED Eagle ovpt. used, fine (Cat. €2000)


ALBANIA: 1914 Stampless envelope to France annotated ‘Division INternationale Detailee a Darazzo’ with faint French naval cachet CROISEUR-CUIRASSE EDGARQUINET with anchor emblem, further hs ESCADRE/ INTERNATIONALE/ DURAZZO in blue, various French markings, missing backflap and tear at top to front, scarce.



ALGERIA: 1851 (20 MA) France 1849 four margined 40c. orange red tied by ‘grille’ cancel to entire to Belgium with dispatch cancel and company cachet alongside, various transit backstamps, particularly fine, Cert Buhler


ALGERIA: 1898 (Dec 22): Registered envelope to Quelimane, Mozambique, endorsed "via Marseille - Diego Suarez", franked on reverse with Sage 5 c. green, 10 c. black, pair and interpanneau single & 15 c. blue tied by ORAN cds, MARSEILLE and Mocambique transit as well as arrival cds's alongside. Rare destination.


ANTIGUA: 1874 (27 Feb) Entire to Liverpool, bearing 6d. blue green pair neatly tied by ‘A02’ obliterator and showing, on reverse, despatch and arrival (16.3) datestamps. A neat and attractive franking. S.G. 15. Ex Simon Greenwood.


ANTIGUA: 1874 (31 Mar.) Envelope to St John, New Brunswick bearing, on reverse, 1d. lake vertical strip of five, each neatly cancelled ‘A02’ and showing despatch, St. Thomas (2.4) and Halifax (11.4) datestamps alongside; top half of face panel tornaway. A scarce and attractive franking. S.G. 13. Provenance: Charlton Henry (April 1961), Dale Lichtenstein (Sept 1990) and Simon Greenwood.


ANTIGUA: 1921 (AP 11) Long printed OHMS printed envelope from Post Office Antigua to USA franked 1908-17 1s. blue and dull purple (SG49) paying the registration rate to USA with New York transit and Providence R.I. arrival backstamps, fine.


ANTIGUA: 1925 (JA 17) Envelope to British Guiana franked Leeward Islands 1d. bright violet (SG61) tied by St Johns cds with ‘T’ tax marking applied, and boxed violet POSTAGE DUE applied on arrival with blue crayon ‘4’ inserted Georgetown arrival (JA 25)

ARGENTINA - Airmail: 1931 (7 Nov) envelope addressed to the Postmaster in Porto Rico franked various stamps cancelled Aeropostal Buenos Aires cds’s and blackish purple PRIMER VUELO FAM-10 / ARGENTINA-EST DOS UNIDOS VIA RUTA ATLANTICA, rare (22 flown), fine.


ARGENTINA: 1830 (13 Jan) Entire to England with fine BEUNOS AYRES O in green on backflap, rated 10/3, endorsed ‘P Hopepkt’


ARGENTINA: 1874 (10 maggio) Folded cover to Italy franked 1867-74 5c Rivadavia tied by B.A cds with French Accountancy mark F 57 struck in error, and F 56 struck on top, both in blue green, Buenos Ayres Paq J. No 3 Maritime octagonal datestamp alongside, rated 10 decimes, 1l. postage due stamp applied on arrival tied by Genova cds, annotated to go ‘Per str. Senegal via Bordeaux’, fine.


ARGENTINA: 1877 (8 JUIL) Orange advertising envelope for a Chemisier in Bordeaux franked 1877 8c lake rouletted tied by Buenos Aires cds, France 1f green Sage in combination tied by octagonal maritimes BUENOS-AYRES J No 3 cds, French transit backstamps, part of 1 backflap missing otherwise fine and attractive.


ARGENTINA: CA 1900 2c brown advertising stationery lettercard unused with 2 ½ sides of advertising including coffee, chocolate, cigars, wine, jockey club, champagne, butcher, hats, lingerie etc, fine.


ASCENSION: 1917 (March 30): Registered censored envelope to London bearing a very fine philatelic franking of British King George V values in pairs with ½ d., 1 d., 2 d., 3 d., 6 d. and I s. mostly tied by "ASCENSION 13 MR 17" cds, one 1 d., 2½ d. and 3 d. tied by cds of March 30, at left two-line "PASSED CENSOR / ASCENSION" handstamp with initials above. A spectacular cover with high catalogue value. SG Z39+Z40+Z42+Z43+Z44+Z47+Z51


ASCENSION: 1926 (20 OC) Envelope to Scotland franked 1924-33 1 1/2d rose-res pair (pos. 21/22) tied by Ascension cds, fine.


ASCENSION: 1934 (11 JU) Registered envelope to London franked Badge of St Helena 1s grey-black & brown tied by oval registered Ascension ds with reg. label alongside (SG18)


AUSTRALIA - VICTORIA: 1856 (May 3): Entire from London to Melbourne, dated 3 May 1856 and franked initially with cut-to-shape 1854 6 d. Embossed, endorsed "Pr Lightning", redirected upon arrival with Victoria 1854/57 Half Lengths added, a 1 d. with two large margins and a four margined 3 d. tied by 'l' numeral cancel of Melbourne. Reverse with red "SHIP LETTER / FREE / G.P.O. VICTORIA" datestamp (July 16). Some faults to entire and stamps with variable margins, light vertical creasing, scarce item.


AUSTRALIA - WESTERN AUSTRALIA: 1854/55 Lithographed 4 d. pale blue imperforate, an irregular block of three, bottom left adhesive showing variety: 'T' of 'POSTAGE' shaved to a point, the right hand stamp with dot on swan's neck, unused without gum. Cert. RPSL (2023). SG 3+3d Cat £3,000