German Colonies
Covers and stamps / German East Africa / Printed Mattar
(East Africa) 1899 2 Pesa on 3pf. printed matter rate cover to Wiesbaden with Iringa DOA, reverse with Dar-es-Salaam transit; good single franking.
£125
German Colonies
Covers and stamps / German East Africa / Printed Mattar
(East Africa) 1903 unsealed cover to Potsdam sent at printed matter rate with single franking 2 pesa tied Iringa D-OA, arrival backstamp.45
£45
Egypt
Covers and stamps / Egypt / Italian PO Egypt / Printed Mattar
(Italian Post Office) 1872 printed entire ‘Collegio Italiano D’Alessandria’ to Genova franked by Italy 15c. tied by numeral lozenge, a little unclear but to right a very fine Alessandria D’Egitto Poste Itaiane, unclear College handstamp bottom left; fine and rare printed matter rate
£385
Egypt
Covers and stamps / Egypt / Italian PO Egypt / Printed Mattar
(Italian Post Office) 1880 printed entire to Torino franked by Italian Estero overprinted 5c. tied by Alessandria D’Egitto Poste Italiane, arrival backstamp; heavy vertical crease.
£195
Manchuria
Covers and stamps / Japan / China / Printed Mattar
(Japanese Post Offices) Late 1930s printed matter rate cover to Denmark, endorsed ‘Via Siberia’ franked 1926-31 Small Die 1s. and 1937-40 ½s Ship pair and 2s. Gen. Nogi cancelled with violet Dairen I.N.P.O.; some slight faults at top of envelope.
£50
Greece
Covers and stamps / Greece / Samos / Bisects / Tobacco / Printed Mattar
(Samos) 1918 Turkish Cigarette Manufacturer cover to Bremen, Germany franked at printed matter rate of 5 lepta with a diagonally bisectd 10 lepta. Light vertical filing crease otherwise fine commercial cover.
£125
Greece
Covers and stamps / Greece / Switzerland Incoming Mail / Samos / Printed Mattar
(Samos) 1919 (20 May) Cigarette manufacturers envelope to Gersau, Switzerland sent at foreign printed matter rate with envelope unsealed, bearing single franking 5 lepta tied blue Vathy cds
£75
Italy
Covers and stamps / Italy / Tunisia / Printed Mattar
(Tunisia) 1896 unsealed printed matter rate cover to Elberfeld, Germany franked 5c. tied Tripoli Di Barbera cds; a fine calling card cover.
£75
Great Britain
Covers and stamps / Egypt / Great Britain / Printed Mattar
1868 (25 SP) ‘The Liverpool Cotton Brokers’ Association Weekly Circular’ to Alexandria, Egypt, endorsed “open printed circular Reg” franked 1858-79 1d., plate 102, ID and HC, tied 166 Liverpool duplex, central arrival cds of British Office; tear at right under stamp.
£75
India
Covers and stamps / India / Brindisi tranit mail / Printed Mattar
1874 ‘Finlay, Scott and Co’s/ East India Price Current’ folded printed document from Bombay to Amsterdam, endorsed ‘Via Brindisi’, franked 1860 8p. and 1865 watermarked 2a yellow tied Bombay/Outw duplex and by sender’s chop, reverse with black PD and unusually with arrival cds.
£85
Serbia
Covers and stamps / Serbia / Switzerland Incoming Mail / Printed Mattar
1874, Pre U.P.U. 15 para printed matter rate from Serbia to Switzerland, paid by 15 para Prince Milan (First printing, perf. 9 1/2:12) tied by Belgrade cds. Reverse shows Neuchatel arrival cds. Extremely rare Serbia’s pre U.P.U. foreign 15para printed matter rate up to 31gr to Switzerland, only three prospectuses are recorded.
£2150
RUSSIA - Ukraine
Covers and stamps / Russia / Ukraine / Odessa / Printed Mattar
1880 printed sample posted from Odessa to Switzerland, correctly franked with 2kop 1875 issue (horizontally laid paper) tied by Odessa cds, reverse shows Langnau arrival cds
£55
ITALY: (Tunisia)
Covers and stamps / Italy / Tunisia / Printed Mattar
1881 wrapper to TRAPANI franked with 'Estero' overprinted 2c. tied '235' numeral with 'TUNISI/POSTE ITALIANE' cds in association to left, arrival backstamp. Fine printed matter rate item.
£395
Rhodesia
Covers and stamps / Rhodesia / Postal Stationery / Printed Mattar / Wrapper
1910 (2 Jun) 1d. postal stationery wrapper, endorsed “Papers only” to Doesburg, Holland cancelled Penhalonga S. Rhodesia, arrival backstamp; fine condition.
£65
Gabon
Covers and stamps / French Colonies / Gabon / Printed Mattar
1916 (4 Janv) unsealed printed matter rate envelope from a French Evangelical Missionary to Halifax, Nova Scotia bearing single franking 1912 05 on 15c. tied N’Gomo cds. Canadian Customs Duty Free handstamp. The cancel shows both month and year slugs inverted.
£65
Egypt
Covers and stamps / Egypt / Paquebot / Printed Mattar
1924 folded bilingually printed bankruptcy notice from Alexandria to Constantinople franked 1922 ‘crown’ overprint 2m. vertical pair tied by framed bilingual PAQUEBOT handstamp, reverse with arrival cancels; a stain inside entire and some worm holes, unusual.
£95
Italy
Covers and stamps / Italy / Illustrated / Printed Mattar / Volcano
1930s fine colour unsealed illustrated envelope of Mount Etna to Czechoslovakia franked 25c. tied Messina Ferrovia slogan Mostra Rivoluzione Fascista Roma; fine and attractive.
£65
North Borneo
Covers and stamps / North Borneo / Printed Mattar
1950 cover used within Jesselton franked at three cent printed matter rate with monogram overprinted 3c. ‘Native’ tied double-ring cds, fine condition.
£95
SOUTH AFRICA (Natal)
Covers and stamps / / Natal / Printed Mattar
Internal undated 1d postal stationery wrapper to Trappist Mission, Dronk Vlei, cancelled by fine 'P.O.A./51' handstamp; no backstamps.