(Ottoman Empire) 1918 picture postcard of Damas to Lausanne franked 10para ‘Off to the Front’ and 20para Post Office tied by Damas bilingual date stamp, to right Beyrouth transit, reverse with Stamboul Depart cancels and censor cachets front and back.
(Ottoman Post Offices) 1870 incoming outer letter sheet to Scutari , endorsed “Via Trieste” and “Vapore Antivari”, franked 20c and damaged 40c tied by numerals with Venezia cds in association to left, Ottoman 1869 1pi yellow, perf 5-11 applied and tied ‘Scutari’ double ring handstamp, Triest transit backstamp; despite the damaged stamp an attractive combination cover.
(Ottoman) 1896 (Avril 3) 20pa postal stationery card to Zittau, Germany with bilingual NASRIE cds, arrival cds of 17.4. at left; a good strike of a scarce cancel.
(Ottoman) 1905 cover to Jerusalem franked 20pa. tied bilingual Gaza despatch cds, some slight toning, a scarce despatch cancel.
(Ottoman) 1916 10p. postal stationery card to Leipzig, uprated 20pa. which is tied by bilingual TIBERIADE date stamp, top left with censor cachet; fine condition with full message
(Ottoman) 1916 20pa postal stationery envelope to Vienna uprated pair 10pa. tied by two Med-Charem bilingual cds, censored on arrival, Beyrouth transit backstamps.
(Ottoman) Small piece bearing 1909 5pa. and 10pa. with local overprints applied at Jaffa for accession of Sultan Mehmed Resads tied by bilingual Jaffa date stamp of first day of issue, bilingual Beyrouth cds to left; some slight tones on 10pa, Sorani signature.
(P.O. Yokohama) 1872 (31 Mai) envelope to a “Capitaine d’Artillerie/ Membre de la Mission militaire au Japon” at Yeddo (the name for Tokyo before Meiji Restoration) franked 1871-75 25c. horizontal pair and Laureated Napoleon 80c. tied ‘15’ Paris Star with cds in association to left, the red framed ‘P.P.’ overstruck with red framed ‘PD’, reverse with Paris a Modane tpo (1 Juin) and very fine Yokohama Bau Francais cds of 13 Juil
(Palestine) 1906 parcel card to Trieste bearing single franking 10pi. surcharge tied Jerusalem Osterr. Post cds, reverse with cyrillic transit and arrival cds; left-hand portion of card removed, a scarce single franking
(Palestine) 1908 parcel card to Hungary franked 1900-01 Without varnish bars 1pi. on 25h. pair on front and strip of three on reverse plus a 10pi. on 2k. tied Jerusalem date stamps, Budapest backstamp.
(Palestine) 1908 Value Declared parcel card to Jerusalem from Staraia Ouchitza franked 14k. and 1r., endorsed “Via Odessa”, reverse with violet ROPIT JAFFA and ROPIT JERUSALEM cancels; a repair at top of form and central vertical crease; very unusual
(Palestine) 1911 ‘Banque Imperiale Ottomane’ envelope to Vienna franked 1 Piastre 1 on 25c. tied Gerusalemme square circle date stamp with another strike to left; good condition.
(Palestine) 1914 (23/1) cover to Firenze bearing single franking Gerusalemme/ 1 Piastra 1 on 25c. tied by fine square circle GERUSALEMME date stamp, with another strike alongside, arrival backstamp; slightly reduced at left.
(Palestine) 1914 (4/4) 20 Para 20 on 10c postal stationery card used to Genova cancelled by Gerusalemme square circle date stamps, Rappallo arrival cds to left; small corner crease otherwise fine and fresh used with long message.
(Palestine) 1962 (20 Dec) parcel card to Bavaria, West Germany bearing mixed franking of Transjordan 1943-44 1L.P. (2) and Kingdom 10f. tied by single bilingual Bethlehem 2 cds, with a customs charge raised on arrival; horizontal and vertical creasing clear of stamps.
(Panama) 1844 outer letter sheet to Tours, France endorsed “Via Panama”, from an unknown country bearing undated circular SOUTH AMERICA VIA PANAMA handstamp (only mentioned as dated in Robson Lowe) overstruck with very fine Panama Forwarding Agents, Louis Lewis (not listed in Rowe), red framed accountancy handstamp, reverse with double-arc Kingston Jamaica, red London transit, red French entry on front, reverse Paris transit and arrival; fine and attractive.
(Papal States) 1853 entire to Geneva, Switzrland bearing single franking four margined 5 baj. tied Roma cds, two-line VIA DE/SALZANA and single-line T.S.2., reverse with blue Carouge and Geneve cds; good condition.
(Papal States) 1855 entire to Palma franked 1b and 7b with touched to close margins, the 1b with both frame lines at base handstamped with blue CENTO handstamp with matching small cds top left, each stamp additionally cancelled by Ferrara cross, framed Stati Pontificio handstamp to left, arrival backstamp.
(Papal States) 1866 ladies mourning envelope to Gourock, Scotland bearing three colour imperf franking, reverse with Edinburgh tarnsit and arrival cds.
(Papal States) 1868 mourning envelope addressed to a “Chevalier de la Legion d’honneur/ Mayor of Chinon”, franked imperf 40c. and perforated 10c.; fine and attractive.