(Italian Post Offices) 1922 registered express cover to Greenville, Ill, USA franked Tientsin 20 Cents on 50c. together with Express 12 Cents on 30c. tied R..R. Poste Italiane Tientsin – Cina, fine registration handstamp to left with manuscript number, four-line violet Non Fineable handstamp, reverse with Italian backstamps, Chicago transits and arrival. Fine and clean condition.
(Libia) 1921 registered express cover to Brugg, Switzerland franked overprinted 10c. (2) and 1L., plus on reverse with two vertical pairs of 30c. blue and red, tied Tripoli cds, arrival backstamp; small fault at top of envelope, scarce.
(Libia) 1941 express cover to Catanzaro franked 30c. and 50c. definitives together with Express 1.25 on 60c., censor tape at left with cachet on front; arrival backstamp.
(Thurn u. Taxis) 1768 thick entire from Cassel to Hamburg with manuscript “Cito” (express) at bottom left, faint red manuscript “7” top right. An early express cover.
(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.
1921 (18.5.) registered express cover to Leipzig franked with four 10m Union tied by Wilno cds, registration handstamp at top centre, reverse with fineCENZUPOWANE censor cachet in violet; central vertical filing crease, scarce express envelope with a multi and not mixed franking
1922 (5.9.) registered express cover to Braunschweig, Germany franked pair ‘PIASTRE/ 7,50’ on 60c. top right whilst at bottom left 15pi on 1,20 Express stamp (issued in August 1922), tied Poste Italiane Constantinopoli date stamps, an express label has been added whilst in transit in Germany, reverse with Frankfurt transits and arrival cds. A very early date for these locally surcharged issues. Mario Merone Certificate.
1928 registered express cover from Wien to Berlin franked 'War Orphans Fund' set of four tied single cds of unclear date; arrival backstamp of 21.11.
1939 (20.6.) air express cover to Switzerland franked 1939 Anniversary 20s and Seal 1L each tied by Riga cds, Expres label alongside; part of backflap missing.