(Azores) 1918 stampless envelope to “Bureau International Paix, Section civile” at Berne, Switzerland with faint Angra despatch cds bottom right, reddish violet two line dated CENSURADO, censor tape at left tied front and back by ‘203’ cachet, reverse with senders details and ornately framed oval DEPOSITO/ DE/ CONCENTADOS ALEMAES/ NA/ ILHA TERCEIRA; fine.
(Azores) 1943 stampless envelope from a soldier to Lisbon with contents bearing three different violet handstamps, one indicating from the Military and two censors, Lisboa machine backstamp.
(Baden) late 1860s entire franked 1862 perf 10 1k and 3k cancelled with four-ring ‘19’ numerals, two Bruchsal cds below, at left oval framed Bruchsal/ Postabl/ Odenheim handstamp; vertical and horizontal filing creases.
(Balearics) 1799 entire to Zaragoza written from Palma and bearing circular-framed MA/LLOR/CA handstamp, central ‘10’ handstamp and ‘8’ handstamp at right.
(Balearics) 1819 (31 Oct) entire with printed ‘REGIO/ Consolato Generale/ Di S.M.Sarda/ in Mahone’ to Torino, Italy with straight-line MENORCA handstamp and, at top an interweaved SG (Sanita Genoa – in use 1819-20). Fine and scarce.
(Balearics) 1829 small entire to Barcelona written from Palma bearing red straight-line MALLORCA handstamp and ‘8’ charge handstamp. Fine and clean condition.
(Balearics) Undated (ca. 1800) Napoleonic entire headed “Liberte” and “Egalite” to Marseille from Palma with circular-framed MA/LLOR/CA handstamp. Wafer seal on reverse.
(Balkan War) 1913 Telegram envelope to Stara-Zagora, Eastern Roumelia with bilingual arrival date stamp on reverse.
(Ballon Monte) 1870 (26 Oct) small entire to St Petersbourg, Russia franked 1863-71 Laureated Napoleon 80c. tied ‘18’ Paris Star with Paris, A. D’Amsterdam cds in association, framed PD and red manuscript rates in transit. Small tear at back, fine and fresh to rare destination. The letter was sent to Councellor of State Mr Alexandre de Schulz denying any involvement of Prince Napoleon in scandal with forger of Russia’s banknotes made by Mr. Dombrowsky.
(Bando Prison Camp) 1917 registered money letter to Shanghai bearing three label tied with usual unclear violet Prisoner of War handstamps, Shanghai I.J.P.O. arrival backstamp; vertical filing crease affecting one label, rare.
(Barbuda) 1924 (JU 16) registered cover to Manchester bearing single franking 1922 1s black/emerald tied by Barbuda B.W.I. cds, reddish pink registration handstamp, oval-framed R and St John’s transit backstamp, a coupe of vertical creases at right
(Barbuda) 1925 registered cover to Banbury, England franked seven ‘BARBUDA’ overprinted Leeward Island 3d. tied cds, red registration bottom left, reverse with St John’s Antigua transit and Registered Plymouth transits.
(Barbuda) 1936 registered cover to England franked by three 1935 Silver Jubilee values tied Barbuda B.V.I. cds of MR 30 without year, reverse with St Johns transit. Registration label bottom left, the earliest recorded date for this, good condition.
(Bavaria - Picture Stationery) 1901 5pf. ’15. Mittelfrankisches Bundesschiessen in Lauf’, used from Lauf to Hamburg; top right corner crease, generally good used condition.
(Bavaria Picture Stationery) 1910s 3pf double stationery card bearing images of two Trains, the reverse of one with text entitled (translated) “The Locomotives of the former Palatinate Railways”; fine unused.
(Belarus) Undated envelope without flap from the Military HQ in Minsk whose cachet appears on reverse with 10k. blue to Geneva, cancelled by pen cross and LAUSANNE GARE/ EXPEDITION handstamp; slight envelope faults, unusual.
(Benin) 1900 (31 Dec) 10c. postal stationery card to Porto Novo cancelled Cotonou Dahomey cds with another strike at left, at bottom right straight-line APRES LE DEPART handstamp, arrival cd at base. With New Years message.
(Berlin Olympics) 1936 (31.7.) registered cover to Schona at 54pf rate with stamps tied Hellendorf cds at left with framed Olympic Torch Relay 1936 handstamp, below this double oval date stamp and below this just the Olympic Rings with date of 31.7.36 within those rings, a rarer cancel. Light vertical filing crease, arrival backstamps.
(Berlin Olympics) 1936 (4.8.) 6+4pfg picture postal stationery card for Olympic Sailing at Kiel from 4th August, with special circular vignette for Kiel Navy with illustrated date stamp for Kiel Sailing; with message, unusual composition.
(Bhopal) 1930s ½ on ¼a SERVICE picture stationery card with a general view in violet slate shade unused. Slightly rounded corners and a little staining. Scarce stationery.