Japan
Covers and stamps / Germany / Japan / Christmas / Prisoner of War
(German Prisoner of War – Bando Camp) 1918 (7.12.) illustrated stampless Christmas card to Tientsin, China bearing cds and large red Sce DES PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE handstamp; good condition.
£85
Transvaal
Covers and stamps / Transvaal / Picture Stationery / Christmas
(Picture Postal Stationery) 1897 (6 Dec) ½ Penny green card with additional ½d. added at left with general view of Johannesburg, entitled ‘Greetings from Johannesburg’ and in addition ‘Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year’. This is the EARLIEST KNOWN usage of this card with the Christmas message. Used to London, good condition.
£115
Transvaal
Covers and stamps / Transvaal / Picture Stationery / Christmas
(Picture Postal Stationery) 1897 1 Penny rose-carmine card entitled Greetings/ from Johannesburg/ South Africa bearing four small images entitled Cyanide Works, Between the Chains, Joubert’s Park and Market Square. With additional printed Christmas and New Years greetings, used 13 Dec 1897 to Helder, Holland arriving 3 Jan. Fine and scarce.
£95
Transvaal
Covers and stamps / Transvaal / Picture Stationery / Umbrella / Christmas
(Picture Postal Stationery) 1898 1 Penny carmine and green card, home made printed with Christmas and New Year Greetings and two images, Xmas in the Transvaal (two men under umbrella) and Xmas at home (cooking); good condition.
£65
Germany
Covers and stamps / Germany / Christmas / Picture Stationery / Toys
(Picture Stationery) 1900 2pf and 3pf combination Reichspost Germania card used to Switzerland, uprated 5pf with Leipzig cds. Entitled ‘Frohliche Weihnachten’ depicting Father Christmas and ‘Christkindl’ with Lantern and puppets, with Deer looking on; good condition
£65
Germany
Covers and stamps / Germany / Christmas / Picture Stationery
(Picture Stationery) 1912 5pf Offizielle Postkarte 1 titled ‘Erzebirgs Austellung’ Freiburg depicting wooden Christmas Angle with candles, the other side with full image of Freiburg; light corner creasing and bumps.
£55
Zanzibar
Covers and stamps / Zanzibar / Postage dues / Christmas
(Postage Due) 1931 (Dec 10) unpaid ‘Cutress’ cover from London with Post Early for Christmas slogan cancel, blue “T.30” to indicate double deficiency of 1 ½d. x 2 (= 30 gold centimes), arrival backstamp of 30 DE, with 1930-33 6c. black/yellow and 12c. black/bue applied on face and tied by Zanzibar cds of following day. Fine and scarce. Ex Griffith-Jones.
£375
German Colonies
Covers and stamps / German Colonies / South West Africa / Military / Railways / Christmas
(South West Africa) 1905 violet lithographed Christmas card, stampless to Magdeburg with violet military cachet for Railways battalion, Luderitzbucht cds top right and arrival bottom left.
£95
Austria
Covers and stamps / Austria / Christmas
1897? 2kr Illustrated picture stationery card with elaborate design dominated by Father Christmas, also depicting a clown, hammers, factory, tower etc. Very fine.
£115
Gibraltar
Covers and stamps / Gibraltar / Christmas
1902 (23.12.) 1d postal stationery card with photographic image adhered to reverse, titled ‘Wishing You/ A Merry Christmas’ and short message, to Berlin with despatch and arrival cancels.
£65
Hong Kong
Covers and stamps / Hong Kong / Advertising stationery / Christmas / Toys
1910s 1c. brown KGV postal stationery card with fine advertisement on reverse for TOYS and XMAS GOODS; fine unused.
£95
Norway
Covers and stamps / Norway / Advertising stationery / Christmas / Picture Stationery
1912 (24.XII.) 3ore uprated stationery card Stavanger to Switzerland with printed message thanking recipient for business of the last year and wishing a Happy Christmas and New Year, the front bearing blue image of a Clock Shop; fine and unusual.