(Post Offices in China) 1907 (13.1.) cover to Helmond, Netherlands bearing single franking 10k. ‘Kitai’ overprint tied by small double-ring Shanghai Zagar PK cds (Tchil. Fig. 497), red stright-line Par Transsiberien handstamp at centre, arrival backstamp.
(Post Offices in China) 1907 (30.3.) 7k. ‘Kitai’ overprinted postal stationery envelope uprated 3k. to M. Gladbach, Germany cancelled by two fine double-ring cyrillic Shanghai cds (Tchil. Fig. 497), arrival backstamp. Fine and clear cancels.
(Post Offices in China) 1908 (15.5.) 4k. ‘Kitai’ overprinted postal stationery card to Burgstadt, Germany cancelled by cyrillic Peking, index a cds with another strike to left, arrival cancel of 15.6. at bottom left; good condition with full message.
(Post Offices in China) 1918 (21.3.) 4k. stationery card to Shanghai uprated with 3k vertical pair tied by Chita index ‘b’ cds, centre of card with fine example of rare Shanghai censor in red, reverse of card datelined Pelschanka (bei Tschita)on origin; some heavy folding creases at left not affecting the stamps.
(Post Offices in Crete) 1898 (24 Nov) printed soldier’s envelope ‘From’ “Lca Sgt F. Pagett 5th Fusiliers Crete”, endorsed bottom left corner “British Forces Crete” , stamp cancelled Candia Oesterreichische Post cds, reverse with Dover Station Office cds; some slight faults to envelope, opened-out for display a rare and unusual item of mail from the International Peace-Keeping Force in Crete.
(Post Offices in Egypt) 1873 entire to Trieste bearing single franking 15Kr tied 'ALEXANDRIEN' cds, arrival backstamp, manuscript note alongside stamp "non valerati dell Egito" and blue crayon "20" charge raised, arrival backstamp. Fine example of invalid use of Kreuzer currency stamp of Austria and not the correct Soldi currency stamp.
(Postage Due) 1942 (1 AU) incoming censored stampless cover written in arabic and translated on arrival, maybe carried by private ship, charged “60” in pencil which would equate double deficiency of 3a6p (x2) the rate from the Gulf, and paid by 1936 Due 30c. brown vertical pair tied cds. Censorship on arrival with Opened by Examiner/ U tape. Ex Griffith-Jones.
(Postal Stationery) 1861 30kop red envelope, WMK 2 – MIRROR image, back side flaps III, size 143x115mm; good unused
(Postal Stationery) 1916 1d. envelope to Herisau, Switzerland uprated with horizontal strip of three ½d. tied Akropong cds, Dodowa transit cds to left showing inverted year, Accra transit backstamp that has been overlaid with the censor tape which is itself cancelled with arrival cds.
(Postal Stationery) 1940 2½c. S.Y.S. card endorsed “By best route” and addressed to Norway with 2½c. Martyr and pair 5c. SYS added tied dotted framed local cds, three-line violet censor handstamp bottom right; horizontal crease, a fine wartime card.
(Priamur and Maritime Provinces) 1922 (1.11) registered cover to Troy, N.Y., USA franked Sept 1922 1k on 2k., 2k., 3k on 4k., 4k. and 10k. (2) plus two 15k. without frame, Vladivostok despatch cancels and both Cyrillic and English registration labels, reverse with Seattle transit and arrival cancel.
(Priamur and Maritime Provinces) 1922 (13.5.) registered cover to Troy, N.Y., USA franked 1921 unoverprinted 2k. (2), 4k. (2) and 10k. (2) plus Far Eastern Republics 1920-21 perf 7k. on 15k. (4), Vladivostok despatch cancels and both Cyrillic and English registration labels, reverse with Seattle transit and arrival cancel. Ex Dick Scheper.
(Prisoner of War) 1918 (18 Jun) 1c Ceres postal stationery card to Rastadt, Germany cancelled by fine Santarem cds, Censura N39 handstamp and four-line violet Commission Portugaise/ des/ Prisonniers de Guerre/ LISBONNE; good condition for these.
(Puerto Rico) 1918 registered envelope to La Romana, Dominican Republic, franked U.S. 1c. and 12c. tied by unclear black Mayaguez date stamp, reverse with two violet cds of Set 27 one that has been overlaid by censor tape, maybe kept by censor as next backstamp is from La Romana date Oct 2 1918, front with blue m/s “no reclamado”, various registration handstamps and final return Mayauezcds of Abr 15 1920. A repair was made to the envelope at La Romana with the paper used tied by light blue-green handstamp, on return violet three-line ‘Received in bad condition at Dead Letter Office, San Juan, Porto Rico’.
(Registration Stamp) 1915(12 18) cover to Tving, Sweden from Jamestown, N Dak. Franked at 5c rate plus 10c. ‘Eagle’, the two on front cancelled by segmented cork and 3c on reverse in transit at New York, Jamestown N.Dak. despatch backstamps, Christianstad transit and arrival cds (14/1/1916).
(Russian Post Offices) 1909 (AU 9) incoming postcard to French troops at Peking from Edmonton, Canada ,franking on front, both front and back with violet oval Shanghaikwan I.J.T.O. date stamps of Imperial Japanese Telegraph Office. Fine and most unusual.
(Russian Post Offices) 1916 (Jul 14) 3k. Russian postal stationery card cancelled at Harbin with ‘Station Fulyaerdi’ arrival cds of the Chinese Eastern Railway, fine. Unrecorded by Tchillinghirian.
(Second Balkan War - Thrace)1913 registered envelope to London franked Bulgarian 25st pair tied by bilingual 'SKETCHA' date stamp. Obverse also bears bilingual boxed 'Registered' censor cachet.
(Ship Letter) 1837 (24 July) entire from New York to London, endorsed “P St Andrews”, rated “4/2” showing a very fin framed CORK/ SHIP LETTER, reverse with Cork (18.8.), Dublin (19.8.) and arrival (21.8.) date stamps; a fine example. Ex G Booth