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Mexico 1914 (Sept 19) cover to Victoria, Texas franked 2c. and 3c. Constitucionalista Revenues tied by Matehuala S.Luis Potosi cds, underfanked and framed “5” charge handstamp raised, arrival cds at base of Sep 14, handstamped ‘Unclaimed’ and ‘Advertised’ plus two-line date stamp of OCT 14, reverse with Victoria duplex cancel of Oct 12; roughly opened at top with part missing, stamp affected by crease.

Mexico

Covers and stamps / Mexico / Instructional Handstamps / Revenues

1914 (Sept 19) cover to Victoria, Texas franked 2c. and 3c. Constitucionalista Revenues tied by Matehuala S.Luis Potosi cds, underfanked and framed “5” charge handstamp raised, arrival cds at base of Sep 14, handstamped ‘Unclaimed’ and ‘Advertised’ plus two-line date stamp of OCT 14, reverse with Victoria duplex cancel of Oct 12; roughly opened at top with part missing, stamp affected by crease.

£55

Turkey 1915 (22.10.) plain card to Lausanne, Switzerland, franked 20 paras tied by bilingual Pera Depart cds, Stamboul Depart below and fine, albeit upside down framed handstamp ‘TROUVE DANS LA BOITE’; fine condition.

Turkey

Covers and stamps / Türkiye / Instructional Handstamps

1915 (22.10.) plain card to Lausanne, Switzerland, franked 20 paras tied by bilingual Pera Depart cds, Stamboul Depart below and fine, albeit upside down framed handstamp ‘TROUVE DANS LA BOITE’; fine condition.

£65

Japan 1919 envelope from Osaka to Zurich, Switzerland franked on reverse with 1914-25 watermarked ‘Tazawa’ 2s., 3s. and 5s. not cancelled though despatch cancels appear front and back, cancelled instead on arrival in Switzerland with (inappropriate ?) two-line TIMBRE AU DOS/ MARKE RUCKSEITIG, Oberrieden arrival on reverse.Japan 1919 envelope from Osaka to Zurich, Switzerland franked on reverse with 1914-25 watermarked ‘Tazawa’ 2s., 3s. and 5s. not cancelled though despatch cancels appear front and back, cancelled instead on arrival in Switzerland with (inappropriate ?) two-line TIMBRE AU DOS/ MARKE RUCKSEITIG, Oberrieden arrival on reverse.

Japan

Covers and stamps / Japan / Switzerland / Switzerland Incoming Mail / Instructional Handstamps

1919 envelope from Osaka to Zurich, Switzerland franked on reverse with 1914-25 watermarked ‘Tazawa’ 2s., 3s. and 5s. not cancelled though despatch cancels appear front and back, cancelled instead on arrival in Switzerland with (inappropriate ?) two-line TIMBRE AU DOS/ MARKE RUCKSEITIG, Oberrieden arrival on reverse.

£85

China 1920 incoming wrapper ‘L’Echo Du Daube’ from Hungary to Canton with straight-line ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN handstamp and REBUTS at top, at left good clear handstamp in red Returned Letter Office Canton, faint Canton backstamp. Broken bottom right corner otherwise good example of this handstamp.China 1920 incoming wrapper ‘L’Echo Du Daube’ from Hungary to Canton with straight-line ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN handstamp and REBUTS at top, at left good clear handstamp in red Returned Letter Office Canton, faint Canton backstamp. Broken bottom right corner otherwise good example of this handstamp.

China

Covers and stamps / China / Hungary / Returned mail / Instructional Handstamps

1920 incoming wrapper ‘L’Echo Du Daube’ from Hungary to Canton with straight-line ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN handstamp and REBUTS at top, at left good clear handstamp in red Returned Letter Office Canton, faint Canton backstamp. Broken bottom right corner otherwise good example of this handstamp.

£295

Thailand 1921 incoming plain card with full message to Bangkok with address scored out in blue crayon with arrow to return address and at centre fine framed PARTI/ LEFT BANGKOK.

Thailand

Covers and stamps / Thailand / Instructional Handstamps

1921 incoming plain card with full message to Bangkok with address scored out in blue crayon with arrow to return address and at centre fine framed PARTI/ LEFT BANGKOK.

£275

China 1923 incoming card Berlin to Shanghai bearing various instructional handstamps and manuscript notes with UNKNOWN AT and Addresse/ Incomplete towards base and just tying stamps ‘Please Advise Sender Your/ Correct Address’.China 1923 incoming card Berlin to Shanghai bearing various instructional handstamps and manuscript notes with UNKNOWN AT and Addresse/ Incomplete towards base and just tying stamps ‘Please Advise Sender Your/ Correct Address’.

China

Covers and stamps / China / Instructional Handstamps

1923 incoming card Berlin to Shanghai bearing various instructional handstamps and manuscript notes with UNKNOWN AT and Addresse/ Incomplete towards base and just tying stamps ‘Please Advise Sender Your/ Correct Address’.

£145

China 1930 incoming cover to Hankow from West Bromwich with framed ADDRESSEE LEFT PRESENT/ADDRESS UNKNOWN and bilingual RETURN TO SENDER, a rice paper sheet has been added which bears the same two handstamps and a red Shanghai cds, Hankow cds on reverse.China 1930 incoming cover to Hankow from West Bromwich with framed ADDRESSEE LEFT PRESENT/ADDRESS UNKNOWN and bilingual RETURN TO SENDER, a rice paper sheet has been added which bears the same two handstamps and a red Shanghai cds, Hankow cds on reverse.

China

Covers and stamps / China / Instructional Handstamps

1930 incoming cover to Hankow from West Bromwich with framed ADDRESSEE LEFT PRESENT/ADDRESS UNKNOWN and bilingual RETURN TO SENDER, a rice paper sheet has been added which bears the same two handstamps and a red Shanghai cds, Hankow cds on reverse.

£245

China 1930 incoming cover to Shanghai from Berlin bearing fine instructional handstamp FIRM EXTINCT at centre, framed Fermee/Closed hand stamp to left, reverse with red Shanghai cds and roller cancel; light vertical filing crease.China 1930 incoming cover to Shanghai from Berlin bearing fine instructional handstamp FIRM EXTINCT at centre, framed Fermee/Closed hand stamp to left, reverse with red Shanghai cds and roller cancel; light vertical filing crease.

China

Covers and stamps / China / Instructional Handstamps

1930 incoming cover to Shanghai from Berlin bearing fine instructional handstamp FIRM EXTINCT at centre, framed Fermee/Closed hand stamp to left, reverse with red Shanghai cds and roller cancel; light vertical filing crease.

£115

North Borneo 1932 (Mar 20) United States postal stationery envelope from Pittsburg to Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia, forwarded as instructed (in manuscript top left) to North borneo, with large framed Rhodesian instructional handstamp and hand illustrated handstamp and two framed OVER handstamps, reverse with Salisbury cancel of 28 Apr, Bandojermasin transit of 9.6. and Jesselton B.N.B. cds of 22 Jun, red oval DEAD LETTER OFFICE/ SINGAPORE handstamp, two U.S. Dead Letter Office cancels of Aug 16 ad Nov 5.North Borneo 1932 (Mar 20) United States postal stationery envelope from Pittsburg to Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia, forwarded as instructed (in manuscript top left) to North borneo, with large framed Rhodesian instructional handstamp and hand illustrated handstamp and two framed OVER handstamps, reverse with Salisbury cancel of 28 Apr, Bandojermasin transit of 9.6. and Jesselton B.N.B. cds of 22 Jun, red oval DEAD LETTER OFFICE/ SINGAPORE handstamp, two U.S. Dead Letter Office cancels of Aug 16 ad Nov 5.

North Borneo

Covers and stamps / USA / Rhodesia / North Borneo / Redirected mail / Picture Stationery / Instructional Handstamps

1932 (Mar 20) United States postal stationery envelope from Pittsburg to Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia, forwarded as instructed (in manuscript top left) to North borneo, with large framed Rhodesian instructional handstamp and hand illustrated handstamp and two framed OVER handstamps, reverse with Salisbury cancel of 28 Apr, Bandojermasin transit of 9.6. and Jesselton B.N.B. cds of 22 Jun, red oval DEAD LETTER OFFICE/ SINGAPORE handstamp, two U.S. Dead Letter Office cancels of Aug 16 ad Nov 5.

£145

China 1936 incoming airmail cover from Ireland, endorsed “Via Hong Kong” to a Poste Restante address at Canton, arrival backstamp, with series of red instructional handstamps UNCLAIMED, framed REBUT and ornate-framed Returned/ Letter Office/ Canton/ China, the second of these overstruck with violet UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATED/ RETURN TO SENDER, red Canton backstamp; fine and attractive.China 1936 incoming airmail cover from Ireland, endorsed “Via Hong Kong” to a Poste Restante address at Canton, arrival backstamp, with series of red instructional handstamps UNCLAIMED, framed REBUT and ornate-framed Returned/ Letter Office/ Canton/ China, the second of these overstruck with violet UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATED/ RETURN TO SENDER, red Canton backstamp; fine and attractive.

China

Covers and stamps / China / Ireland / Instructional Handstamps / Returned mail

1936 incoming airmail cover from Ireland, endorsed “Via Hong Kong” to a Poste Restante address at Canton, arrival backstamp, with series of red instructional handstamps UNCLAIMED, framed REBUT and ornate-framed Returned/ Letter Office/ Canton/ China, the second of these overstruck with violet UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATED/ RETURN TO SENDER, red Canton backstamp; fine and attractive.

£275

Hong Kong 1937 incoming registered cover from Shipbourne, Kent bearing mixed Reign franking KGV and KEVIII, red manuscript”Unknown” and framed black handstamps RETOUR and INCONNU/ NOT KNOWN, reverse with two Hong Kong cds and Shipbourne and Tonbridge cancels of outward journey only.Hong Kong 1937 incoming registered cover from Shipbourne, Kent bearing mixed Reign franking KGV and KEVIII, red manuscript”Unknown” and framed black handstamps RETOUR and INCONNU/ NOT KNOWN, reverse with two Hong Kong cds and Shipbourne and Tonbridge cancels of outward journey only.

Hong Kong

Covers and stamps / Hong Kong / Great Britain / Returned mail / Instructional Handstamps / Kent

1937 incoming registered cover from Shipbourne, Kent bearing mixed Reign franking KGV and KEVIII, red manuscript”Unknown” and framed black handstamps RETOUR and INCONNU/ NOT KNOWN, reverse with two Hong Kong cds and Shipbourne and Tonbridge cancels of outward journey only.

£75

China 1939 incoming cover from Frinton, England to ‘The Shanghai Butchery Co.’ With arrival backstamps, front bearing violet framed FIRM EXTINCT and two-line framed Returned for Reasons Stated/Return To Sender, various Chinese manuscript marks and violet Shanghai cds on reverse, German censorship has been applied en route back, without any final arrival.

China

Covers and stamps / China / Returned mail / Instructional Handstamps

1939 incoming cover from Frinton, England to ‘The Shanghai Butchery Co.’ With arrival backstamps, front bearing violet framed FIRM EXTINCT and two-line framed Returned for Reasons Stated/Return To Sender, various Chinese manuscript marks and violet Shanghai cds on reverse, German censorship has been applied en route back, without any final arrival.

£175

Australia 1941 (5 Dec) airmail cover addressed to Hong Kong bearing single franking 9d. ‘Platypus’ tied Melbourne ‘BUY WAR SAVINGS CERTIFICATES’ machine slogan, censor handstamp at left tying tape, two-line violet NOT TRANSMISSIBLE/ SERVICE SUSPENDED handstamp at centre, reverse with red Dead Letter Office Sydney cds of 26.JA.42 and red ‘hand’ front and back. The Battle of Hong Kong started on 8th December so the mail became undeliverable whilst in transit.Australia 1941 (5 Dec) airmail cover addressed to Hong Kong bearing single franking 9d. ‘Platypus’ tied Melbourne ‘BUY WAR SAVINGS CERTIFICATES’ machine slogan, censor handstamp at left tying tape, two-line violet NOT TRANSMISSIBLE/ SERVICE SUSPENDED handstamp at centre, reverse with red Dead Letter Office Sydney cds of 26.JA.42 and red ‘hand’ front and back. The Battle of Hong Kong started on 8th December so the mail became undeliverable whilst in transit.

Australia

Covers and stamps / Australia / Hong Kong / Censored mail / Disrupted Mail / Instructional Handstamps / Interrupted Mail

1941 (5 Dec) airmail cover addressed to Hong Kong bearing single franking 9d. ‘Platypus’ tied Melbourne ‘BUY WAR SAVINGS CERTIFICATES’ machine slogan, censor handstamp at left tying tape, two-line violet NOT TRANSMISSIBLE/ SERVICE SUSPENDED handstamp at centre, reverse with red Dead Letter Office Sydney cds of 26.JA.42 and red ‘hand’ front and back. The Battle of Hong Kong started on 8th December so the mail became undeliverable whilst in transit.

£245

China 1946 (16.6.) Germany 6pf uprated stationery card with good mixed franking, addressed to Tientsin with address erased in red manuscript and two violet framed bilingual handstamps applied Parti/ Gone Away and Retour/ Returned to, a couple of small tears in margin and vertical filing crease.

China

Covers and stamps / China / Germany post 1945 / Instructional Handstamps / Returned mail

1946 (16.6.) Germany 6pf uprated stationery card with good mixed franking, addressed to Tientsin with address erased in red manuscript and two violet framed bilingual handstamps applied Parti/ Gone Away and Retour/ Returned to, a couple of small tears in margin and vertical filing crease.

£175

Great Britain GREAT BRITAIN: 1937 (11 SP) airmail cover to Yokohama, Japan franked KGV 4d. and to KEVIII 1d. tied Taunton Somerset cds and showing very fine example of the framed instructional handstamp TRANSMISSION BY AIR/ MAIL BEYOND LENINGRAD/ AND MOSCOW NOT REQUIRED, reverse with Berlin Zentralflughafen transit. Rare so fine.Great Britain GREAT BRITAIN: 1937 (11 SP) airmail cover to Yokohama, Japan franked KGV 4d. and to KEVIII 1d. tied Taunton Somerset cds and showing very fine example of the framed instructional handstamp TRANSMISSION BY AIR/ MAIL BEYOND LENINGRAD/ AND MOSCOW NOT REQUIRED, reverse with Berlin Zentralflughafen transit. Rare so fine.

Great Britain

Covers and stamps / Japan / Russia / Great Britain / Airmail / Instructional Handstamps

GREAT BRITAIN: 1937 (11 SP) airmail cover to Yokohama, Japan franked KGV 4d. and to KEVIII 1d. tied Taunton Somerset cds and showing very fine example of the framed instructional handstamp TRANSMISSION BY AIR/ MAIL BEYOND LENINGRAD/ AND MOSCOW NOT REQUIRED, reverse with Berlin Zentralflughafen transit. Rare so fine.

£695

New Zealand Incoming cover from London on DE 23/ 79 franked wing marginal 6d. gray, addressed to Dunedin and endorsed “Till called for”, arrival backstamp of 24 FE 80, UNCLAIMED straight-line handstamp and cds of same colour dated 9 JU and sent to Dead Letter Office at Wellington arriving JU 19 80. Some creasing at top affecting the stamp but still attractive.New Zealand Incoming cover from London on DE 23/ 79 franked wing marginal 6d. gray, addressed to Dunedin and endorsed “Till called for”, arrival backstamp of 24 FE 80, UNCLAIMED straight-line handstamp and cds of same colour dated 9 JU and sent to Dead Letter Office at Wellington arriving JU 19 80. Some creasing at top affecting the stamp but still attractive.

New Zealand

Covers and stamps / Tonga / German Colonies / New Zealand / Samoa / Great Britain / Instructional Handstamps

Incoming cover from London on DE 23/ 79 franked wing marginal 6d. gray, addressed to Dunedin and endorsed “Till called for”, arrival backstamp of 24 FE 80, UNCLAIMED straight-line handstamp and cds of same colour dated 9 JU and sent to Dead Letter Office at Wellington arriving JU 19 80. Some creasing at top affecting the stamp but still attractive.

£55

CHINA Undated cover from CHEFOO to United States. The stamp had gone missing in transit and a three-line handstamp applied at Chicago reading

CHINA

Covers and stamps / USA / China / Instructional Handstamps

Undated cover from CHEFOO to United States. The stamp had gone missing in transit and a three-line handstamp applied at Chicago reading "Postage Stamps Detached/Before Receipt at Foreign/Chicago, Ill P.O." Without backstamps. An unusual cover.

£55

Australia Victoria 1893 1d. postal stationery envelope to Brunswick cancelled Melbourne Victoria duplex, arrival cds below this and framed UNCLAIMED AT BRUNSWICK and NOT KNOWN BY/ LETTER CARRIERS/ BRUNSWICK, reverse with manuscript

Australia

Covers and stamps / Australian States / Instructional Handstamps

Victoria 1893 1d. postal stationery envelope to Brunswick cancelled Melbourne 'Victoria' duplex, arrival cds below this and framed UNCLAIMED AT BRUNSWICK and NOT KNOWN BY/ LETTER CARRIERS/ BRUNSWICK, reverse with manuscript "no such number West" and initialed; the backflap has been stuck down.

£75