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Portuguese Colonies (Mozambique) 1906 (1 Ago) 10r green postal stationery card with photographic image on reverse of native soldiers with colonial officer, used from Chinde to Lisbon; good condition.Portuguese Colonies (Mozambique) 1906 (1 Ago) 10r green postal stationery card with photographic image on reverse of native soldiers with colonial officer, used from Chinde to Lisbon; good condition.

Portuguese Colonies

Covers and stamps / Mozambique / Portuguese Colonies / Picture Stationery

(Mozambique) 1906 (1 Ago) 10r green postal stationery card with photographic image on reverse of native soldiers with colonial officer, used from Chinde to Lisbon; good condition.

£125

Portuguese Guinea 1878 outer letter sheet to Georgetown, British Guiana franked pair perf 12½ 50r yellow-green Crowns of Cabo Verde cancelled by blue target handstamp, which was in use at Portuguese Guinea, London PAID transit, reverse with JU 3 78 arrival cds. Fine and very rare to a most unusual destination.Portuguese Guinea 1878 outer letter sheet to Georgetown, British Guiana franked pair perf 12½ 50r yellow-green Crowns of Cabo Verde cancelled by blue target handstamp, which was in use at Portuguese Guinea, London PAID transit, reverse with JU 3 78 arrival cds. Fine and very rare to a most unusual destination.

Portuguese Guinea

Covers and stamps / British Guiana / Portuguese Colonies

1878 outer letter sheet to Georgetown, British Guiana franked pair perf 12½ 50r yellow-green Crowns of Cabo Verde cancelled by blue target handstamp, which was in use at Portuguese Guinea, London PAID transit, reverse with JU 3 78 arrival cds. Fine and very rare to a most unusual destination.

£2750

Macau 1883 (MY 1) small envelope to Lisbon showing framed ‘PER FR. PACKET’ handstamp at top on front, whilst on reverse fine condition double-ring Macao cds and PAGO/ EM/ MACAO crown circle plus arrival cds of 11 Jun. The vast majority of mail from Macao to Europe was routed via Hong Kong, and transported in one of the P&O Steamers, only occasionally was mail handed to the French packets. Macau 1883 (MY 1) small envelope to Lisbon showing framed ‘PER FR. PACKET’ handstamp at top on front, whilst on reverse fine condition double-ring Macao cds and PAGO/ EM/ MACAO crown circle plus arrival cds of 11 Jun. The vast majority of mail from Macao to Europe was routed via Hong Kong, and transported in one of the P&O Steamers, only occasionally was mail handed to the French packets.

Macau

Covers and stamps / Macau / Portuguese Colonies / Crown Circles

1883 (MY 1) small envelope to Lisbon showing framed ‘PER FR. PACKET’ handstamp at top on front, whilst on reverse fine condition double-ring Macao cds and PAGO/ EM/ MACAO crown circle plus arrival cds of 11 Jun. The vast majority of mail from Macao to Europe was routed via Hong Kong, and transported in one of the P&O Steamers, only occasionally was mail handed to the French packets.

£9750

Great Britain 1885 (30 MR) 2d. postal stationery registration envelope to Bissau, Portuguese Guinea franked 1883 3d. and 5d. tied ‘498’ numeral obliterators with Manchester Registered cds in association and Brooks-Bar Manchester cds, red London transit, endorsed “Via Lisbon” on front with their cds on reverse. The 3d. with rounded NW corner, a most unusual destination.Great Britain 1885 (30 MR) 2d. postal stationery registration envelope to Bissau, Portuguese Guinea franked 1883 3d. and 5d. tied ‘498’ numeral obliterators with Manchester Registered cds in association and Brooks-Bar Manchester cds, red London transit, endorsed “Via Lisbon” on front with their cds on reverse. The 3d. with rounded NW corner, a most unusual destination.

Great Britain

Covers and stamps / Portuguese Colonies / Postal Stationery

1885 (30 MR) 2d. postal stationery registration envelope to Bissau, Portuguese Guinea franked 1883 3d. and 5d. tied ‘498’ numeral obliterators with Manchester Registered cds in association and Brooks-Bar Manchester cds, red London transit, endorsed “Via Lisbon” on front with their cds on reverse. The 3d. with rounded NW corner, a most unusual destination.

£455

Cape Verde Islands 1889 (22 Apr) envelope to Helsingfors, Finland franked 1886 10r., 20r. and 50r. (slightly rounded top right corner) cancelled by two large oval CORREIO/ DE S.VICENTE date stamps, reverse with Genova and Venezia transits, St Petersburg transit and arrival cds of 10.V.; fine cover to an unusual destination by an unusual route.Cape Verde Islands 1889 (22 Apr) envelope to Helsingfors, Finland franked 1886 10r., 20r. and 50r. (slightly rounded top right corner) cancelled by two large oval CORREIO/ DE S.VICENTE date stamps, reverse with Genova and Venezia transits, St Petersburg transit and arrival cds of 10.V.; fine cover to an unusual destination by an unusual route.

Cape Verde Islands

Covers and stamps / Cape Verde Islands / Finland incoming Mail / Italy incoming mail / Portuguese Colonies

1889 (22 Apr) envelope to Helsingfors, Finland franked 1886 10r., 20r. and 50r. (slightly rounded top right corner) cancelled by two large oval CORREIO/ DE S.VICENTE date stamps, reverse with Genova and Venezia transits, St Petersburg transit and arrival cds of 10.V.; fine cover to an unusual destination by an unusual route.

£935

United States 1903 picture postcard of Milwaukee, sent from there to Angra, Azores with faint despatch, also showing Libreville Congo Francaise transits, French maritime Loango A Marseille L.M. No.2 date stamp and unclearly dated Accra Gold Coast cds, plus arrival cds. An unusual routing.

United States

Covers and stamps / USA / French Colonies / Gold Coast / Portuguese Colonies / French Maritime / Azores / Maritime

1903 picture postcard of Milwaukee, sent from there to Angra, Azores with faint despatch, also showing Libreville Congo Francaise transits, French maritime Loango A Marseille L.M. No.2 date stamp and unclearly dated Accra Gold Coast cds, plus arrival cds. An unusual routing.

£125

German East Africa 1904 (21.1.) 5p postal stationery reply card to Mwaya (Muaja) before the opening of the local post office, regarding a Lloyd agency from Chinde, Mozambique, unnecessarily additionally franked with 25r of Portuguese Zambezia, tied single Deutsche Seepost Ostafrika Linie p cds, Tanga transit of 9/3, Dar es Salaam 11.3 and Langenburg cds of 11/4. The reverse with a Fort Johnson, Nyasaland transit that must have been applied on the outward journey. The lengthy delay in forwarding from Tanga remains unexplained. Fine and unusual, rare reply card.German East Africa 1904 (21.1.) 5p postal stationery reply card to Mwaya (Muaja) before the opening of the local post office, regarding a Lloyd agency from Chinde, Mozambique, unnecessarily additionally franked with 25r of Portuguese Zambezia, tied single Deutsche Seepost Ostafrika Linie p cds, Tanga transit of 9/3, Dar es Salaam 11.3 and Langenburg cds of 11/4. The reverse with a Fort Johnson, Nyasaland transit that must have been applied on the outward journey. The lengthy delay in forwarding from Tanga remains unexplained. Fine and unusual, rare reply card.

German East Africa

Covers and stamps / German East Africa / Germany Seepost / Portuguese Colonies / Reply Stationery

1904 (21.1.) 5p postal stationery reply card to Mwaya (Muaja) before the opening of the local post office, regarding a Lloyd agency from Chinde, Mozambique, unnecessarily additionally franked with 25r of Portuguese Zambezia, tied single Deutsche Seepost Ostafrika Linie p cds, Tanga transit of 9/3, Dar es Salaam 11.3 and Langenburg cds of 11/4. The reverse with a Fort Johnson, Nyasaland transit that must have been applied on the outward journey. The lengthy delay in forwarding from Tanga remains unexplained. Fine and unusual, rare reply card.

£595

Portuguese Guinea 1907 (30 Ago) registered printed cover to Hamburg bearing multi Carlos franking tied Correio Bissau cds, registration handstamp in same colour, reverse with Lisboa transit and arrival cancel

Portuguese Guinea

Covers and stamps / Portuguese Colonies

1907 (30 Ago) registered printed cover to Hamburg bearing multi Carlos franking tied Correio Bissau cds, registration handstamp in same colour, reverse with Lisboa transit and arrival cancel

£135

German East Africa 1908 commercial envelope from a E. Oldenburg at Ibo (Nyasa) to Hamburg, endorsed “via Daressalaam/ & Neapel”. The envelope has been carried by a coastal mail paquebot to Dar Es Salaam where the 10pf Germania has been tied by unclear DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/OST-/AFRIKA-/ LINIE q date stamp and overstruck on arrival ‘Deutsche Schutzgebiet’ handstamp.German East Africa 1908 commercial envelope from a E. Oldenburg at Ibo (Nyasa) to Hamburg, endorsed “via Daressalaam/ & Neapel”. The envelope has been carried by a coastal mail paquebot to Dar Es Salaam where the 10pf Germania has been tied by unclear DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/OST-/AFRIKA-/ LINIE q date stamp and overstruck on arrival ‘Deutsche Schutzgebiet’ handstamp.

German East Africa

Covers and stamps / German East Africa / Germany Seepost / Nyasa / Portuguese Colonies / Maritime

1908 commercial envelope from a E. Oldenburg at Ibo (Nyasa) to Hamburg, endorsed “via Daressalaam/ & Neapel”. The envelope has been carried by a coastal mail paquebot to Dar Es Salaam where the 10pf Germania has been tied by unclear DEUTSCHE SEEPOST/OST-/AFRIKA-/ LINIE q date stamp and overstruck on arrival ‘Deutsche Schutzgebiet’ handstamp.

£195

Portuguese India

Covers and stamps / Portuguese Colonies

1916 cover to Bombay franked with three unsevered surcharge pairs tied Loutulim cds, arrival backstamp; some slight staining.

£95

Portuguese Colonies - Mozambique 1917 stampless cover to South Africa bearing blue double-ring P.O.W. cachet, dispatch hexagonal cancel below and red South African censorship; light vertical filing crease.

Portuguese Colonies - Mozambique

Covers and stamps / Portuguese Colonies / Mozambique / Censored mail / Prisoner of War

1917 stampless cover to South Africa bearing blue double-ring P.O.W. cachet, dispatch hexagonal cancel below and red South African censorship; light vertical filing crease.

£95

Angola 1951 Birds set of 24 on Courvoisier Archive pages, all imperf in finished or colour stages, a few values are duplicated and also on first page, No. 66, there are three photographic proofs of unissued values and colour trials for an unissued 40c. value. All in fine condition on the company’s archival pages, 137 examples. A unique item.Angola 1951 Birds set of 24 on Courvoisier Archive pages, all imperf in finished or colour stages, a few values are duplicated and also on first page, No. 66, there are three photographic proofs of unissued values and colour trials for an unissued 40c. value. All in fine condition on the company’s archival pages, 137 examples. A unique item.Angola 1951 Birds set of 24 on Courvoisier Archive pages, all imperf in finished or colour stages, a few values are duplicated and also on first page, No. 66, there are three photographic proofs of unissued values and colour trials for an unissued 40c. value. All in fine condition on the company’s archival pages, 137 examples. A unique item.Angola 1951 Birds set of 24 on Courvoisier Archive pages, all imperf in finished or colour stages, a few values are duplicated and also on first page, No. 66, there are three photographic proofs of unissued values and colour trials for an unissued 40c. value. All in fine condition on the company’s archival pages, 137 examples. A unique item.Angola 1951 Birds set of 24 on Courvoisier Archive pages, all imperf in finished or colour stages, a few values are duplicated and also on first page, No. 66, there are three photographic proofs of unissued values and colour trials for an unissued 40c. value. All in fine condition on the company’s archival pages, 137 examples. A unique item.Angola 1951 Birds set of 24 on Courvoisier Archive pages, all imperf in finished or colour stages, a few values are duplicated and also on first page, No. 66, there are three photographic proofs of unissued values and colour trials for an unissued 40c. value. All in fine condition on the company’s archival pages, 137 examples. A unique item.Angola 1951 Birds set of 24 on Courvoisier Archive pages, all imperf in finished or colour stages, a few values are duplicated and also on first page, No. 66, there are three photographic proofs of unissued values and colour trials for an unissued 40c. value. All in fine condition on the company’s archival pages, 137 examples. A unique item.Angola 1951 Birds set of 24 on Courvoisier Archive pages, all imperf in finished or colour stages, a few values are duplicated and also on first page, No. 66, there are three photographic proofs of unissued values and colour trials for an unissued 40c. value. All in fine condition on the company’s archival pages, 137 examples. A unique item.Angola 1951 Birds set of 24 on Courvoisier Archive pages, all imperf in finished or colour stages, a few values are duplicated and also on first page, No. 66, there are three photographic proofs of unissued values and colour trials for an unissued 40c. value. All in fine condition on the company’s archival pages, 137 examples. A unique item.Angola 1951 Birds set of 24 on Courvoisier Archive pages, all imperf in finished or colour stages, a few values are duplicated and also on first page, No. 66, there are three photographic proofs of unissued values and colour trials for an unissued 40c. value. All in fine condition on the company’s archival pages, 137 examples. A unique item.Angola 1951 Birds set of 24 on Courvoisier Archive pages, all imperf in finished or colour stages, a few values are duplicated and also on first page, No. 66, there are three photographic proofs of unissued values and colour trials for an unissued 40c. value. All in fine condition on the company’s archival pages, 137 examples. A unique item.Angola 1951 Birds set of 24 on Courvoisier Archive pages, all imperf in finished or colour stages, a few values are duplicated and also on first page, No. 66, there are three photographic proofs of unissued values and colour trials for an unissued 40c. value. All in fine condition on the company’s archival pages, 137 examples. A unique item.Angola 1951 Birds set of 24 on Courvoisier Archive pages, all imperf in finished or colour stages, a few values are duplicated and also on first page, No. 66, there are three photographic proofs of unissued values and colour trials for an unissued 40c. value. All in fine condition on the company’s archival pages, 137 examples. A unique item.

Angola

Covers and stamps / Portuguese Colonies / Bird

1951 Birds set of 24 on Courvoisier Archive pages, all imperf in finished or colour stages, a few values are duplicated and also on first page, No. 66, there are three photographic proofs of unissued values and colour trials for an unissued 40c. value. All in fine condition on the company’s archival pages, 137 examples. A unique item.

£9750

Cape Verde Islands : 1886 (12 June) stampless cover to Valparaiso, Chile bearing oval-framed Correio De St. Vincente CABO VERDE date stamp, ‘T’ in circular handstamp and also bearing arrival charge handstamp VALPARAISO MULTADA 20c, reverse with Buenos Aires transit and arrival cds. A rare and extremely fine cover. Cape Verde Islands : 1886 (12 June) stampless cover to Valparaiso, Chile bearing oval-framed Correio De St. Vincente CABO VERDE date stamp, ‘T’ in circular handstamp and also bearing arrival charge handstamp VALPARAISO MULTADA 20c, reverse with Buenos Aires transit and arrival cds. A rare and extremely fine cover.

Cape Verde Islands

Covers and stamps / Cape Verde Islands / Chile / Portuguese Colonies / Postage dues

: 1886 (12 June) stampless cover to Valparaiso, Chile bearing oval-framed Correio De St. Vincente CABO VERDE date stamp, ‘T’ in circular handstamp and also bearing arrival charge handstamp VALPARAISO MULTADA 20c, reverse with Buenos Aires transit and arrival cds. A rare and extremely fine cover.

£1850

Spanish Guinea Circa 1600 black and white Map (123 x 88mm) entitled ‘La Guinee’ showing the Island of Fernando Poo, with description of Guinee on reverseSpanish Guinea Circa 1600 black and white Map (123 x 88mm) entitled ‘La Guinee’ showing the Island of Fernando Poo, with description of Guinee on reverse

Spanish Guinea

Covers and stamps / French Colonies / Portuguese Colonies / Spanish Giunea / Maps

Circa 1600 black and white Map (123 x 88mm) entitled ‘La Guinee’ showing the Island of Fernando Poo, with description of Guinee on reverse

£85

Portuguese Colonies Mozambique: 1917 1c Ceres postal stationery card to Switzerland bearing double-ring P.O.W. cachets, dispatch hexagonal cancel at centre and black South African censorship

Portuguese Colonies

Covers and stamps / Mozambique / Portuguese Colonies / Censored mail / Postal Stationery / Prisoner of War

Mozambique: 1917 1c Ceres postal stationery card to Switzerland bearing double-ring P.O.W. cachets, dispatch hexagonal cancel at centre and black South African censorship

£115