(Insured Letter) 1938 cover to Vienna, insured at 2£ with red V label at base, franked 3d. and 6d. tied registered date stamps, reverse with Napoli Ferrovia Estero cds and framed insurance handstamp, Udine Ferrovia cds of following day and Amb Roma Trieste 137 cds incorrectly dated; fine and fresh.
(Poland) 1914 (22.2.) insured cover, for 5,000 roubles from Warsaw to St Petersburg, between Electrification Departments, franked 7 roubles 74 kopecs, the franking including 2r. Romanov, reverse with remains of five wax seals and Postal Wagon 2 transit; two vertical filing creases clear of stamps.
(Sinkiang Russian Post Offices Kuldja Post Office) 1918 (24.5) registered insured cover to Tientsin franked at 950k (inclusive of insurance for 500 roubles in banknotes enclosed) cancelled by Kuldja P.O. datestamps (Tchillinghirian Type 7), endorsed “Par Harbin” but delayed and interrupted by the Russian Revolution and arriving at Changchun I.J.P.O. on 18 Oct, some 5 months later, transferring to Tientsin I.J.P.O. on 20.10 and then to Russian Post Office on 21.10. for eventual delivery. A very fine item travelling through two different Foreign Post Offices.
1898 insured cover for 134 marks to Toulouse, France franked 20pf. and 50pf. tied Ottlotschim cds, straight-line CHARGE and the insured amount amended into francs, reverse with five red wax seals, Paris transit and framed insurance handstamp.
1906 (13 JA) 3d. registered postal stationery envelope to Berlin, insured for £100 and uprated with 1902-10 De La Rue 3d. and vertical pair of 1s, cancelled with oval Registered Barbican date stamps; three fine red wax seals, London transit and arrival backstamps.
1928 (DE 6) 4½d. registered postal stationery envelope with manuscript endorsement for £20 and red label affixed at top, further endorsed “Deficiency reported” and signed, uprated then with two 1d. tied Steeles Road, Haverstock Hill cds, reverse with Registered date stamp.
1936 (4. IV.) registered insured envelope for 2350 Lt to Manchester, the value interpreted in manuscript to “Valeur declaree 1175 fr. d’or”, franked front and back with 5c., 40c. and 1L (5) tied Kaunas cds, ‘Valeur declaree’ bilingual pink label, black on red INSURED label applied in England, framed registration handstamp, five fine red wax seals on reverse; envelope opened out for display.
1939 A.R. registered money letter envelope to Shanghai franked Japan white paper 50s pair and 6s pair tied Keizyo TyoSen cds, insured for the maximum admitted amount of 1000Y, large bold framed A.R. at centre, Shanghai arrival cds backstamp of 3.7.39. A fine and attractive cover.
1944 registered insured cover for 125 rupees to Calcutta franked on reverse with India 1a. (2) and 12a. tied British Legation (Nepal) date stamps, various wax seals and arrival, front bears handstamped registration label, a list of contents added later.
Perak: 1934 registered 15c. postal stationery envelope to India additionally franked 1c., 10c. and 12c. FMS tied Parit Buntar cds, front with registration handstamp with manuscript town name, Insured label with manuscript $65; some slight faults.
Selangor: 1931 5c registered postal stationery card sent insured from Klang to India, additionally franked 1c. and 20c. tied cds, transit and arrival cds, Insured label on front; some slight faults