
1898 picture postcard of Nice Casino franked 5c. Peace and Commerce, disallowed and Monte Carlo cds placed below, taxed on arrival with two France 5c. postage dues and cancelled on arrival at Mezidon.

1898 Postage Due Die Proof without value in grey-black. Depicting Vasco da Gama at Calicut, India. On normal paper in actual size, hinged, fine condition.


1899 (15 Apr) large part cover to Scotland bearing manuscript "No Stamps obtained" and signed, framed Burutu date stamp, incorrectly taxed at 2d. and actually paid 1d.. On reverse Liverpool transit. Some faults to envelope, still a worthwhile example of West African Frontier Force mail.


1899 incoming stampless cover from Karaikudi, India via Negapatam bearing on reverse these cancels, '8' charge handstamp and Singapore cds, the front with framed Postage Due handstamp on despatch and 'T' on arrival. Some faults to envelope.


1899 underfranked cover to New York bearing single franking 1d. tied ‘556’ obliterators with Cape Coast cds in association, black ‘T’ handstamp and blue “3d” charge raised, reverse has 10c. Postage due applied and cancelled with Brooklyn handstamp; reverse of envelope affected by toning from another, fine from front.

1900 1/2d. stationery card underfranked from Battery Rock to United States bearing Barbados despatch cds, framed 'T' handstamp top left, COLLECT/POSTAGE 2 CENTS handstamp with pre cancelled 2c. postage due applied, New York transit and Beverly Mass flag machine cancel.

1900 ‘Street of Stairs’ postcard to Clermont Ferrand, France franked by two ½ d. tied index H cds with scarce double circles ‘T 15c’ charge handstamp at centre, arrival cds to left with no sign of charge collected.

1901 unfranked printed envelope, reduced at top, to Sfax with Tunis despatch cds, ‘a percevoir’ and triangular-framed ‘T’ handstamps applied on arrival and perforated ‘T’ 10c. (2), 15c. (2) and 25c (2) applied and each neatly tied by pen cross

1902 (30 Juin) unpaid envelope sent internally to soldier with triangular framed ‘T’ handstamp and blue manuscript “0.30” charge and horizontal strip of three 10c. postage dues apllied, with large margins and tied Diego Suarez cds; signed Calves. Ex Grabowski.


1902 (FE 15) envelope to Chicago underfranked with 1895-99 ½d. vertical strip of three tied by three Grenada D date stamps, reverse with St Georges cds and Chicago arrival (Mar 4), obverse shows partly visible ‘T’ handstamp, COLLECT POSTAGE 4 CENTS handstamp and a pair of 2c postage due applied. Ex D Walker.

1903 ½d postal stationery card to London with 'OBUASSI' despatch cds, under-franked with irregular framed 'T' handstamp, 'Sekondi' transit, London arrival and '1d/F.B.' handstamp applied.

1904 picture postcard (half of double Sarajevo view card) to Geneva franked 20h. pink and black tied Sarajevo cds, underfranked (should have been 25h.) with blue manuscript charges and 10c. Postage Due applied with Geneva cds.

1905 (11/6) Austria 5h postal stationery card to Jajce without additional 5h., Sarajevo despatch cds, black ‘T’ handstamp, blue manuscript charge and 10h postage Due applied and tied Jajce cds. Message being a reservation at the Grand Hotel.

1905 incoming picture postcard from Bengasi, Libia underfranked with Italy 5c. tied square-circle date stamp, black handstamped 'T' at left and circular framed '4d' charge handstamp which has been cancelled by overstriking with A25 obliterator, oval Valetta date stamp and Retn Letter Branch G.P.O. Malta cds; some slight staining of little importance.

1905 incoming underfranked cover from Austria with manuscript "2.40" charged raised with Postage Dues 5c. (2), 30c. and 50c. (4) affixed and tied cds

1906 (7 Nov) unfranked cover to Boghe with SENEGAL St. LOUIS despatch cds, taxed on arrival with blue manuscript ”0,60” and franked ‘Faidherbe’ 10c. and ‘Palms’ 50c. cancelled with blue triangular framed ‘T’ handstamp, BOGHE MAURITANIE cds at left, very rare commercial usage of Mauritania provisional postage dues. Ex. Grabowski.

1906 under-franked cover from Ancona, Italy, bearing manuscript "Insufficiente/2d" with circular-framed 'T' and '2d' handstamps, arrival backstamp.


1906 underfranked incoming mourning cover from Cotrone, Calabria bearing 15. on 20c. with square circle despatch cancels, black handstamped ‘T’ and unframed ‘2d’ charge, Valetta backstamp.


1907 (25 Avril) cover to Vatomondry franked at printed matter rate with 1900-01 Sage 5c. yellow-green tied by Tananarive cds, addressee no found and straight-line INCONNU and two-line RETOUR/ A L’ENVOYEUR hand stamps applied, as a printed matter rate item, the return postage had to be paid for, so triangular framed ‘T’ handstamp applied and framed AFFRANCHISEMENT/ INSUFFISANT with imperf 10c. Postage Due applied and tied Tananarive cds; fine and rare usage, Ex Grabowski.

1907 (28 Janv) internal envelope addressed to “Infanterie Coloniale” franked 1900-01 10c. and 19034c. tied by blue Diego Suarez cds with matching triangular framed ‘T’, at left a telegramme receipt label affixed to envelope with the same cancel used as a postage due notice for 12c., a scarce usage.