(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.
(Post Office in Turkish Empire) 1904 (22 Oct) parcel card to Trieste, Austria franked 1900-04 Reichpost 4 Piaster on 80pf. and 10 Piaster on 2mk tied Smyrna Deutsche Post cds, reverse with transits of Constantinopel (24/10) Constanta 26/Oct and Orsova 28/Oct plue arrival cancel of 31.10. A couple of slight faults.
(Post Offices in Turkish Empire) 1908 5 Centimes on 5pf. diagonal overprint postal stationery wrapper overprinted Specimen. Good condition.
1874 (1 5) cover to Greiz franked 1872 Large Shield 2½Gr. forerunner tied Kaiserl. Deutsche P.A. Constantinopel cds with another strike to right, envelope endorsed “Via Varna”, arrival backstamp. One short perf top right otherwise fine, R. Steuer certificate.
1901 10o. postal stationery reply card used from Constantinople to Stockholm bearing company handstamps front and back cancelled Constantinopel Deutsche Post cds of 30/4 that is overstruck by blue Stockholm arrival of 5/5; fine and rare.
: (German Post Offices) 1911 registered cover to Halle franked unwatermarked 4c on 10pf. and 10c. on 20pf. tied Peking Deutsche Post cds, registration label bottom left and arrival backstamp.