1668 (3 Agosto). Entire from Malaga to Lille, France, "10Pt" manuscript charge in different ink from address. Very clean condition.
1901 printed stampless OHMS envelope addressed to Southampton, England with OHMS erased and manuscript “Obiom Expeditionary Force” above and below “In Obiom Country. No stamps available” endorsements, Old Calabar River cds (FE 9/ 01) on front, repeated on reverse, Officers initials bottom left, Plymouth arrival duplex top right. Vertical filing creases, fresh condition, Ex Col Danson.
1901 Value Declared envelope for 30 rubles addressed to Jerusalem, Palestine and bearing violet framed cyrillic LIBAU handstamp, reverse with five fine red wax seals and Odessa transit; small peripheral envelope faults.
1938 (15.2.) stampless envelope from Puerto Cabello to USA endorsed in Spanish that there is a shortage of 25c. stamps (signed and dated), at left violet straight-line FUERA DE VALIJAS; good condition.
Circa 1920 stampless cover to Maracaibo bearing manuscript “Pactieniao El Admr B Ortiz”, undated ASMINISTRACION DE CORREOS COCOROTE ESTADO YARACUY ‘Arms’ cachet in black alongside, undated arrival cancel also at top right. A horizontal crease at top has caused some splitting but still good example of Stamp Shortage envelope.