(Italy) 1700 (30th mars) entire to Paris bearing good example of the first recorded French mark used in Italy ‘De Rome’, manuscript “10” decimes charge; very rare.
(Italy) 1855 entire to France franked 1853 20c. pale blue with full even margins tied by grill cancel with Corps Exped...d’Italie 2e Division cds above, various French transit backstamps, fine condition.
(Jammu and Kashmir) 1887 cover to Stradbally, Ireland franked India 1862-90 4a6p in combination with Jammu and Kashmir 1a. dull green both cancelled by ‘L’ obliterators, reverse with Kashmir cds, Bombay transit and part arrival partly lost with backflap.
(Janina) 1910 ’20 Para 20’ on 10c. postal stationery card with two cds, addressed with message to Germany but no further cancels.
(Janina) 1913 ’20 Para 20’ on 10c. postal stationery card with square circle date stamp, addressed with message to Solingen but no transit or arrival cancels.
(Japanese Occupation Nanking and Shanghai) 1945 envelope addressed to a Mme Jeanete Neiditsch, Missionstr, Basel, Switzerland franked on reverse by four $200 on $5 Purple Mountains, Nanking each tied by single Shanghai cds, return address of HICEM company. Fine and scarce overseas destination of these stamps.
(Japanese Occupation) 1928 (30.10.) part thick parcel front to England franked 1914-25 3s., 5s. and two 30s tied by fine Keijo Chosen cds, handstamped registration label top left, Changchun I.J.P.O. cds of following day; vertical crease clear of stamps, scarce usage of higher values.
(Japanese Occupation) 1930 picture postcard of 'Temple of Heaven' at grounds of Chosen Hotel to Newquay, Cornwall franked two Jaan 1913 3s. tied by single Keijo Chosen cds, one stamp additionally tied by violet Changchun I.J.P.O. transit; good example.
(Japanese Occupation) 1940s postal advice card to Padang bearing single franking overprinted 10c. tied by native date stamp.
(Japanese Occupation) 1943 Official printed entire used within Soerabaja bearing despatch cds top right and series of handstamps in reddish violet ink; some slight staining at corners of no real consequence.
(Japanese Occupation) Circa 1930 cover to Switzerland franked 1926 Nagoya Castle 10s. deep blue tied by Keijo Chosen cds, endorsed “Via Siberien”; good clean condition.
(Japanese Post Offices) 1878 (Sep 11) cover to Conn., USA franked 1876-86 Koban 5 sen brown top marginal cancelled by crossroads cork, I.J. Postal Agency Shanghai cds alongside, good strike of rare double-ring violet Yokohama Japan of Sep 21, redirected upon arrival with Greenwich cds top left, reverse with San Francisco transit (Oct 11). A fine cover.
(Japanese Post Offices) 1888 2Sen postal stationery card to Tokio cancelled with over-inked bars, small I.J.P.A. Shanghai despatch to left and arrival to left of this; long message, a good sound example.
(Japanese Post Offices) 1889 3Sen postal stationery card to Nagasaki cancelled with cork segmented handstamp, small Shanghai I.J.P.A. despatch at left and arrival to left of this; message in English.
(Japanese Post Offices) 1896 (25 Dec) 4k Russian postal stationery card bearing good strike of the rare framed PAQUEBOT handstamp (Hosking type 3089), cancelled Gensan I.J.P.O.; some overall ageing to card, rare, especially with such clear cancels.
(Japanese Post Offices) 1899 (1 Jul) 4k Russian postal stationery card bearing rare framed PAQUEBOT handstamp (Hosking type 3089), cancelled Gensan I.J.P.O. and showing arrival cancel; overall ageing to card with usual unclear cancels, rare.
(Japanese Post Offices) 1900 (7 Oct) unoverprinted 1½Sn stationery card, uprated with overprinted 1Sn. and 1½Sn. to make 4sen rate to Erfurt, Germany, cancelled fine single Tientsin I.J.P.O. cds, transits of Moji (17 Oct) and Yokohama (19 Oct) plus arrival of 25.11; small tear in margin at top otherwise fine.
(Japanese Post Offices) Late 1930s printed matter rate cover to Denmark, endorsed ‘Via Siberia’ franked 1926-31 Small Die 1s. and 1937-40 ½s Ship pair and 2s. Gen. Nogi cancelled with violet Dairen I.N.P.O.; some slight faults at top of envelope.
(Jordan Administration) 1952 cover to Paris franked with five stamps making up 20f. rate, tied bilingual 'BEIT JALA' double-ring date stamps, Jerusalem transit backstamp. With Certificate.
(Jordan Administration) 1952 formula registration stationery envelope to England bearing multi-franking tied 'JERUSALEM' cds, re-directed on arrival with arrival backstamps.