

1894 registered cover to England franked vertical pair 1/2d. on 1d. and two pairs of 2 1/2d. on 2d. in red and in black tied by neat cds, violet oval registration at centre, London Registration transit, reverse with Registered Auckland transit and Ipswich arrival cancels. The 11d. rate paying 6d. registration and 5d for double weight postage. Light vertical crease otherwise fine condition.

1894 stampless envelope from London Post Office addressed ‘Bulletin de Verification/ pour/ “Tahiti”, red oval despatch date stamp, San Francisco transit registration label top left, reverse with New York transit and Papeete arrival backstamp. Fine and unusual.

1895 (Aug) '1895' 6c. on 5c. postal stationery envelope A.R. registered to Essen, Germany additionally franked on reverse with 'Arms' 1c (straight edge) and strip of three 6c.cancelled registration handstamp; fine condition.

1895 (MAR 27) registered cover to Rostock, Germany, franked two 'Surcharged/1½d' on 2d and 'R 3d' on 2d tied two double-ring 'APIA/SAMOA' cds, black "R" registration handstamp and red LONDON transit, arrival backstamp; some slight toning of little significance.


1896 12½c. postal stationery envelope sent registered to Wurtemberg, Germany additionally franked 1870-88 12½c. grey and 1892-97 10c. Queen Wilhelmina all tied by square circle Besoeki date stamps, unframed ‘R’ handstamp at top centre, reverse with local transits and Unterturkheim arrival cds.


1896 registered cover to Hannover franked 25c. (3) and 50c. paying the quadruple weight (1F postage plus 25c registration) cancelled Moindou cds, transit and arrival backstamps; a couple of slight faults to home-made envelope, a remarkable franking for a small village.

1897 (MR 2) registered cover to Leicester, England bearing single franking 1898 1s. blue-green, wmk Crown CA, cancelled by ‘A05’ obliterator, fine red Registered Nassau and oval framed ‘R’, hooded London transit bottom right, arrival backstamp; fine example of quadruple rate, ex Davis.

1899 legal size registered cover to London bearing mixed issue franking of 1888 3d. (4), 1893 1d. Cape of Good Hope overprint and Protectorate 1897 ½d. (4), tied Francestown cds, hooded London cds at centre; vertical crease at left.


1899 (Dec 29) registered multifranked cover to Leipzig, Germany including 3d Registration stamp, two 2½d. on 1s. surcharges and a Provisional Govt 1d. tied Apia date stamps, straight line REGISTERED, London transit, reverse with N.Z. Marine P.O. / R.M.S. Alameda date stamp; fine condition.

1899 2d. postal stationery envelope to New York uprated thee 2 1/2d. tied cds, clean condition with arrival cancels.

1899 2d. registered stationery envelope, size H, to Boston, USA, additionally franked 6d. and 1/- tied oval datestamps, London transit, arrival backstamp; vertical filing creases not unduly detracting.

1900 (27/1) 5pf 1900 illustrated stationery card sebt registered from Hamburg to Shanklin, Isle of Wight additionally franked 25pf Arms tied cds, London transit. With message in English “this card must be registered because it is very likely that it else gets stolen. It’s given out only a few weeks”.

1900 (JY 7) registered cover to HULL bearing mixed franking of Orange Free State and Great Britain tied 'ARMY P.O. 43/S. AFRICA' cds, repeated on reverse and with arrival cancels.

1900 2d postal stationery registration envelope, up-rated 4d & 6d, tied by barred 'T1' cancel and part by oval 'Registered/Turks Island' date stamp, addressed to Philadelphia, New York transit on reverse.

1900 registered envelope to Vienna, Austria, franked 500r Newspaper stamp surcharged ‘700 1898 700’ and cancelled Sao Paolo date stamp, German TPO registration etiquette for Verviers-Coln, reverse with Rio de Janeiro transit and arrival cds.

1901 (12/8) 5h. postal stationery card sent registered to Mladetzko (Moravia) uprated with 5h green and 10h red pair, tied K.und K.Milit.Post 12 Ljubuski cds, straight-line RECOM with blue manuscript number, arrival cds additionally tying a 10h. Scarce usage for a domestic stationery card, fine condition.

1901 (26 Juil) registered cover to Alger franked ‘Group Type’ 10c. and 30c. tied by very fine red Haiphong Tonkin cds with framed ‘R’ in same colour at left, reverse with Marseille transit and alger arrival cds. A fine and attractive cover.


1901 (7 Aout) registered cover to Alger, endorsed “Via Hong Kong & Naples” and in red-violet ink that underlines the former “per Germany Steamer”, franked 10c. and two 20c. tied Haiphong Tonkin in red with framed registration in same colour, reverse with Hong Kong transit, Marseille transit and arrival cds.


1902 (30 Apr) “On Postal Service” registered envelope (embossed “Custom House, Wuhu” seal on flap) addressed to British Post Office Shanghai, showing Service des Postes circular cachet, unframed ‘R’ handstamp at left and Wuhu bilingual cds, reverse with black Shanghai Registered square circle of MA 2. Some slight ageing and mount marks on reverse. A rare envelope.


1902 (4 Sep) registered cover to Hanoi bearing combination franking with coiling Dragons 10c. on front and, on reverse 1c. (4) and 2c. each tied by Lungchow cds, together with Indo China 40c. tied double-ring Lannkchow cds with another clearer strike alongside, very fine Chinese registration handstamp top left. Envelope opened-out for display, a fine and scarce cover.