(Benin) 1898 (5 Juil) Value Declared for 600 francs on Golfe De Benin 15c. postal stationery envelope to Besancon additionally franked Golfe de Benin 2c., 20c. and 75c. in combination with Benin 1c. and 2c. all tied Porto Novo Dahomey cds, straight-line CHARGE at left and octagonal maritime date stamp at base, reverse with framed segmented handstamp, arrival cds and five red wx seals. A rare franking made up of 50c. postage, 25c. registration and 40c. insurance. Ex. Grabowski.
1892 Value Declared CHARGE envelope for 200 francs to Sonvico, Switzerland franked ‘Sage’ 10c. (damaged corner), 25c. and 50c. tied Boghari Alger cds, revere with framed segmented handstamp (number 5142), Lugano transit and five red wax seals.
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.
1903 value declared envelope to Rome, Italy for 100 francs, franked 1901 10c. and 1891-94 50c. tied by faint cds, similarly faint segmented framed charge handstamp, reverse with five largely complete wax seals and Italian transits and arrival cancels.
1908 Value Declared registered cover to London, endorsed “Insurance £45 fourty five pounds only” franked 2a., 12a. and 1r. tied unclear cds, blue manuscript registration number of Indian Sea Post Office, red on yellowish Valeur declare label, reverse with red wax seals and arrival cancel; small corner fault to envelope, rare.
1915 1pi. postal stationery registration envelope, value declared at 500c., from Constantinople to Leipzig and additionally franked 20pa., 1pi., 2pi. with transit and arrival cancels; small fault top right of envelope.
1926 (17.X.) registered Value Declared envelope for 200L. to Konigsberg, Germany franked three 60c. on front tied Kaunas cds, Valeur declaree label at top reduced to just leave the international French language, registration handstamp bottom right and five fine Lithuanian wax seals on reverse with arrival cds; a fine cover.
1926 long registered stationery envelope, endorsed "Insured for £10/ ten only" uprated with 1a. pair and a 6a. to Altenburg, Germany with reddish-pink Valeur Declaree label at right overstruck by German Official Post Office red wax seal, the German Office removing the seals applied at Aden on checking the contents; central vertical filing crease.
1935 (10 VII) registered Value Declared envelope for 120L. to Hannover franked 60c. and 1L. tied Kaunas cds, bilingual Valeur declaree label on front, five Lithuanian wax seals on reverse with arrival cds; a fine cover.
1935 2a stationery registration envelope, size H, sent value declared (insured for £12) to Vienna, uprated on reverse with four 2 1/2a. tied Aden Camp cds, labels and wax seals on front, arrival backstamp
1936 (1 IV) registered Value Declared envelope for 15L. to Cesis, Latvia franked 1934 15c. plus 1934-35 1L tied by Panevezys cds, bilingual Valeur Declaree label at centre above red registration handstamp, reverse with five wx seals, Kaunas transit and arrival cds.