(German Post Offices) 1905 registered cover to Wiesbaden bearing single franking no watermark 40pf. tied Tientsin Deutsche Post cds, registration label at left. At bottom left very fine S. B./ Ostas. Besatzbrigade/ DEPOT DIREKTOR cachet.
(German Post Offices) 1906 (24/11) cover to Hannover franked four watermarked 1c. on 3pf. tied Peking Deutsche Post, unclear violet military handstamp bottom left, arrival backstamp of 2/1/07
(German Post Offices) 1915 (13/12) large registered AR envelope to Tientsin with franking including a $½ on 1m, stamps tie Peking Deutsche Post cds, arrival backstamp. A scarce commercial franking with a high value, some faults to envelope and reduced at left.
(German Post Offices) 1917 registered cover from a German Consulate to Buxtehude, Germany bearing single franking 20 Cents 20 on 40pf tied Schanghai Deutsche Post cds, New York transit backstamps (2.7. and 2.8.) where the cover was intercepted and two-line ’Mail service suspended/ to country addressed’ and two ‘RETURN TO WRITER’ handstamps applied, envelope opened for return address and sealed by three perf 12 Officially Sealed labels, duly returned via Tientsin (6 Mar 18) to Shanghai (9 Mar) where censored with the rare bilingual label tied by two red seals of censor and bilingual Shanghai cds; small ink stain at left otherwise a fine and rare item.
(German Prisoner of War – Bando Camp) 1918 (9.3.) illustrated stampless card to Tientsin, China bearing cds and large red Sce DES PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE handstamp, violet Deutsche Austellung Bando handstamp at left; good condition.
(Golf) 1947 (3 Feb) souvenir postcard for Australia’s first fieldpost office at University of Melbourne, depicting scene of postal officials clearing mail at the FPO. Special handstamps for PICAO’s meeting (Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization), autographed by H.A.Robertson, Postmaster. Good condition.
(Greek Occupation) 1921 envelope franked on reverse 1914 20pa red (10) tied by Brousse 2 bilingual cds, Greek censor cachet at top; two vertical filing creases and some slight perf toning.
(Guatemala) 1866 (NO 1) stampless entire to Lima, Peru bearing 6d., JG, plate 5 tied by 'C35' Panama duplex applied in transit, CORREOS GUATEMALA despatch date stamp, with large Compagnie Generale Transatlantique Agence De Guatemala in darker shade of blue on reverse, obverse with framed FRANCO, reverse with manuscript "2" and black handstamped '2' that has been obliterated and replaced below with handstamped '1'; a fine and extremely rare usage of Great Britain stamps.
(Guernsey) 1865 SP 25) entire to St Malo franked 1865-73 4d. vertical pair, CI-CI, plate 7 tied two ‘324’ barred numerals and a Guernsey cds, circular framed PD at left and red arrival below stamps of 28th. Roumet Certificate.
(Guernsey) 1871 (AU 3) entire to St. Malo franked 1867-80 9d straw, AJ, plate 4 tied by ‘324’ Guernsey duplex, at base two circular-framed PD and a red arrival, reverse with further PD and Jersey transit of AU 4.
(Hamburg - Prussia) 1859 (2/4) entire to Pesth, Hungary bearing single franking right-hand marginal 1857 3 Sgr orange-yellow tied bt very fine Hamburg Bahnhof double-ring date stamp, arrival backstamp of 4/4; fine and attractive.
(Hamburg) 1823 entire to Portugal bearing framed Hamburg Paid cursive framed handstamp of the British Post Office and stated to be the last recorded date of use, oval-framed Lisboa arrival and manuscript 280 reis charge, reverse with London FPO transit; fine and rare
(Hamburg) 1858 (22 May) small envelope addressed to Ballarat, Victoria, Australia with ‘gull wing’ despatch date stamp, London Paid transit of MY 24, at top an unclear UNCLAIMED handstamp and at left fine red three-line ‘SENT BACK TO ENGLAND/ WITHOUT A REASON/ FOR NON DELIVERY’, reverse with unclearly dated Melbourne cds; slight fault at centre of envelope.
(Hamburg) 1861 cover to Cuxhaven franked by two 1860 imperf 1Sch. brown, each with good to large margins, cancelled by short four-line cancel, oval date stamp to left; without any backstamps, fine and fresh.
(Hand Painted Envelope) 1907 (SP 14) ‘Lingerman’ envelope from Paddington to Malvern, redirected on arrival with cds on front, showing scene of a coastal town with Windmill, initialled by artist. Franked on reverse pair ½d. tied cds.
(Hand Painted Envelope) 1907 (SP 9) ‘Lingeman’ envelope from Paddington to Malvern, showing scene of a fishing vessel, initialled by artist. Franked on reverse 1d. tied machine cancel.
(Hand Painted Envelopes) 1910-12 group of five from the Daisy Theakston correspondence, addressed to Manor Park, Essex with illustrations of lighthouse, ship at sea, forest scene, sailing barge and rough sea. Envelopes with faults from mounting.
(Hankow Local Post) 1896 (AU 13) cover to Shanghai franked redrawn 1c. on 30c. pair tied Hankow cds which is repeated on reverse together with arrival cds of 17th . An extremely rare multiple on cover.
(Hannover – Thurn Taxis) 1806 long entire to France bering very fine red straight-line PAYS D’HANNOVRE R4 and straight-line BASSE-SAXE; a fine cover during the French Occupation.
(Hannover) late 1860s outer letter sheet registered to Bremervorde franked by three watermarked 1Ggr, a single and horizontal pair) tied by blue BREMEN 29/12 cds, RECOMMANDIRT handstamp at top in same ink, also showing manuscript “Charge” , framed arrival backstamp of the next day.