

(Tunisia) 1868 (12 Feb) thick entire to Genova franked at double rate with London printing 10c. pair and a 20c. cancelled by dotted ‘235’ handstamps, Tunisi Poste Italiane transit at right, reverse with Cagliari transit and arrival cds.


(Tunisia) 1868 (12 Nov) entire to Genova bearing single franking 1863 40c rose-carmine cancelled with dotted lozenge ‘235’ with double-ring Tunisi Poste Italiane cds in association to left, reverse with Cagliari transit and arrival cancel, fine clean condition.

(Tunisia) 1869 (24 Nov) entire to Genova bearing pair 1863 40c rose-carmine pair cancelled with ‘235’ dotted lozenge, double-ring Tunisi Poste Italiane cds top right, reverse without trsnit or arrival cancels, 80c being the double rate for travel by Cagliari – Genova route.


(Tunisia) 1872 outer letter sheet to Genova franked two 1867 20c blue in different shades, each with fine legible ‘235’ dotted lozenge, to right Tunisi Poste Italiane cds, italic P.D. handstamp at centre and, at right, straight-line ‘coi Postali Italiani’ handstamp, reverse with Cagliari transit and arrival cds.


(Tunisia) 1873 (12 Feb) thick entire to Palermo franked at double rate with two pairs of 10c. cancelled by dotted ‘235’ handstamps, Tunisi Poste Italiane transit at right, ‘coi Postali Italiani’ bottom left, reverse with Cagliari transit and arrival cds.


(Tunisia) 1874 (16 Sept) outer letter sheet to Livorno bearing single franking Emissioni Generali 40c rose tied by fine framed PIROSCAFI/ POSTALI/ ITALIANI, P.D. handstamp to left and in between the two, reading up ‘Da Tunisi’, reverse with Cagliari transit and arrival cds; fine clean condition with fine quality cancels.

(Tunisia) 1875 outer letter sheet to Napoli franked Estero overprinted 40c. tied 235 numeral cancel with Tunisi Poste Italiane cds alongside and showing straight-line maritime Coi Postali Italiani handstamp, transit and arrival backstamps.

(Tunisia) 1876 cover to Genova franked Estero overprinted 30c. tied unclear numeral cancel with Tunisi Poste Italiane cds alongside and partial strike of straight-line maritime Coi Postali Italiani, transit and arrival backstamps.


(Tunisia) 1876 outer letter sheet from Sfax to Genova franked 1874 Levant ‘Estero’ overprinted 10c. (2, one with slightly rounded corner) and 20c. tied by two framed ‘Piroscafo/ Postali/ Italiani’ handstamps, ‘Da Tunisi’ origin handstamp, reverse with arrival cds. G.C. Asinelli Certificate.


(Tunisia) 1878 (29 MAG) outer letter sheet to Livorno bearing single franking 30c ESTERO tied ‘235’ barred cancel, Tunisi Poste Italiane double-ring cds, below straight-line coi Postali Italiani handstamp, reverse with Cagliari transit and arrival cds. N. Pariente company chop bottom left from Susa but sent from Tunis with company handstamp at right.


(Tunisia) 1879 part printed entire to Genova bearing pair 10c ESTERO tied framed PIROSCAFI/ POSTALI/ ITALIANI handstamp, at right straight-line origin handstamp Da Tunisi, reverse with Cagliari transit and arrival cds. A very early usage (28 Fevr) for these stamps issued in January.


(Tunisia) 1883 cover to Malta franked ‘Estero’ overprinted 50c. violet cancelled with unclear lozenge, alongside Tripoli Di Berberia Poste Ital. Cds, arrival backstamp. Various signatures and Dienna Certificate. Fine and scarce.


(Tunisia) 1885 manila envelope to Genova franked pair ESTERO 1881-83 Umberto 10c carmine cancelled by ‘235’ barred numeral, Tunisi Poste Italiane cds to left, reverse with Cagliari transit and arrival cds; small fault to top left of envelope and small hole by ‘G’ of ‘Genova’, a pleasing aspect none-the-less.


(Tunisia) 1890 (5.2.) 10c postal stationery card addressed to Tripoli with Tunisi Poste Italiane, arrival backstamp. With message about stamps.

(Turkey) 1895 (18 X) 20pa postal stationery card written from Adrinopel and addressed to Switzerland cancelled en route in Bulgaria with bilingual Tzaribad tpo, Oerlikon arrival cds at left. Good condition.


(Tuscany) 1860 (12.7.) outer letter sheet to Genova bearing single franking 20c light greenish grey-blue, just touched, tied by Livorno cds with further strike alongside, underpaid with P.D. obliterated with five bar cancel, italic ‘Insufficiente’ handstamp applied at top, manuscript “3” and red ‘Da Livorno/ VIA DI MARE’, arrival backstamp. A very fine and scarce usage, Raybaudi Cert.


(Uganda) 1898 cover to Birmingham bearing combination franking British East Africa 2 ½a. tied square circle paying the external postage, together with Uganda Protectorate 1896 Typeset 4a (SG 58) with blue manuscript cancel plus by the Mombasa despatch; some slight faults as usual.


(Ukraine) 1904 (17 Mar) charity envelope ‘Help Suffering Children’ with illustration at left with red cross showing crown at centre, addressed to Austria and franked on reverse with vertically line paper 1k. and 10k.


(Ukraine) 1935 (23.4.) registered express cover to Switzerland franked 1929-31 5k (corner damaged prior to being affixed) and 70k Guardsman tied Kiev cds, manuscript “Express” in Cyrillic, registration handstamp with manuscript number to left of this, flesh coloured bilingual label and red English language Express labels tied by Hoffmann La Roche company arrival handstamp, Basel backstamp.


(United States Postal Agency in Shanghai) 1894 (May 15) cash paid envelope addressed to “U.S.S. Monocacy” at Nanking showing a good strike of double-ring U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai China cds, red circular framed PAID handstamp, reverse with index D Shanghai Local Post cds of same date; a fine and rare item, ex Mizuhara.