(Eastern Anatolia) 1921 envelope to Istanbul franked Ministry of Finance 5 piastre rose overprinted Ottoman Posts 1337 and tied Malatya native date stamp, at centre good strike of blue negative Malatya censor, arrival backstamps; a couple of slight stains and torn backflap, good clear cancels.
(Kosovo) 1905 20pa. postal stationery card to Schneeberg, Germany cancelled by blue negative seal of Prizrend with bilingual cds at left, above the arrival cds; small pinhole top left otherwise fine.
(Ottoman Empire) 1847 folded flimsy cover addressed to Vice Consul of Sardinia from Alexandrette with Alep blue-green negative seal; fine appearance.
(Ottoman Empire) 1901 Lebanese picture postcard of ‘Palais de Betddin’ to Lyon, franked two 10pa. yellow-green tied by negative seal of SAM-HAMA-SEYYARGIGI DAMAS HAMA tpo (RRR); small teat at side not detracting.
(Postal Stationery) 1879-80 Mauritius 6c green card struck at bottom left corner with POST OFFICE SEYCHELLES black intaglio seal. Some very slight soiling One of two known, considered to be a trial of the Seychelles mailbag seal
(Thrace) 1913 Autonomous Region 1913 1pi and 2pi stationery envelopes, 143 x 110 mm and 183 x 110mm both with negative seals, the 2pi addressed to Paris but without backstamps.
(Thrace) 1913 Autonomous Region 1913 2pi. stationery envelope, 181 x 115mm to Constantinople tied by Dedeagh negative seal, reverse with arrival cds.
(Thrace) 1913 Provisional Region 1pi stationery envelope, 143 x 110 mm to Constantinople tied by Dedeagh negative seal, reverse with arrival cds. Vertical filing crease.
1745 incoming entire to Venezia from Constantinople with fine negative handstamp, very clean condition.
1877 cover to Hamburg bearing very fine negative Correos de la Chimba Bolivia with illustrated Ship centre, framed FRANCA and oval-framed fancy CANCELADO, the reverse with three-line La Chimba/ Enero date stamp, routed via British Post Office at Panama with three-line handstamp on front, London transit and arrival backstamps, receiving in Hamburg a handstamped 'T' and manuscript "360" charge. Peter Holcombe Certificate.
1877 cover to Valparaiso, Chile handstamped with strikes of oval negative Correos De La Chimba * Bolivia * showing design of ship at centre, straight-line FRANCA in same ink, arrival backstamp; small part of backflap missing, a striking orange-brown envelope.
1889 (5 Aout) cover to St. Thomas, Danish West Indies bearing fine negative seal Haiti/ Postes/ Cap Haitien with cds in association alongside, arrival backstamp. Fine and clean condition.
1889 stampless envelope to St Thomas showing good strike of negative seal of Cap Haitien, light filing crease at left otherwise good condition. This cancel was used between March and October 1889 only during the short lived Republique Septentrionale.
1890 20 paras postal stationery card with heavy reinforced central crease to Alexandria cancelled by fair strike of the rare blue negative seal of Buyukdere Posta Subesi (ASP type 5, rated RRR), oval date stamp in association at left, Constantinople transit and arrival cds. Some faults but a rare item.
1891 3m. on 5m. postal stationery card with a range of instructional hand stamps and cancellations of Samanoud including three negative handstamps and a Samanoud Caisse cds, Registration and T handstamps, AR and Return cancels. Very fine and unusual.
1902 picture postcard of Egypt addressed to London franked 1901 20pa. cancelled blue negative seal of Klazomen (RRR); good condition.
1904 picture postcard ‘Klong Balangpoo – Bangkok’ to Paris, franked 1899-1904 1a. olive-green tied large bilingual Chantaburi bilingual date stamp, to left a good example of the negative seal; a couple of small stains but generally good example.
1909 (21 Mai) picture postcard of Ruins of Bondhiste Temple, franked Indo-China 2c tied by Vapeur No1 cds (Salles 2013), similar cancel on other side together with negative Vapeur No 1 Postes Cochinchine cachet alongside, fine and rare item of mail from the Mekong.
1914 (31.10.) cover to Riga bearing single-franking 7k Romanov tied by a very fine strike of negative PERNOV MUTE SCULL AND CROSSBONES in black, double circle Pernov date stamp alongside. A very fine example, seldom seen.
1918 accumulation of current cancels on two pieces, with reference to F.P.O. No. 316, a framed JN. and I.E. Force D. Good condition. A collector had probably written to the FPO 316 post office requesting some sample cancels.