POW Stampless cover addressed to Malta endorsed 'c/o American Military Relief Mission' with violet boxed 'Internee mail free/of postage/Shanghai P.O.', Shanghai transit and Valetta arrival backstamps, endorsed 'From Sacred Heart Internment Camp' fair. Good destination.
1899 (AP23) Combination envelope to New Zealand franked on front HK 10c tied by SHANGHAI C cds an small boxed I.P.O. tieprint in blue, Tientsin cds alongside in same colour, endorsed 'via Torres Straits', on reverse franked CIP 10c green tied by blue grill and Hongkong cds with Shanghai large dollar chop alondside, Wellington arrival backstamp, fine
Municipal Post of Treaty Port SHANGHAI 1888 marginal 20 cash on 40 cash brown (SG103a) INVERTED SURCHARGE in greenish blue tied by Local Post Shanghai cds in red, endorsed 'Local Post', addressed to Customs Shanghai with dollar chop on reverse + SHANGHAI LOCAL POST MY 17 89 backstamp in blue, rare
1901 (22 Aug) Registered combination cover from Tientsin to Germany (Alsace) franked 1898 CIP 20c on obverse + 10c pair on reverse tied by blue Tientsin cds's, additionally franked on front Hongkong 20/CENTS on 30c + 10c blue tied by Hongkong C AU 27 cds's, red 'R' and black 'R' in circle alongside
Municipal Post of Treaty Port KEWKIANG 1896 1/2c Red/yellow INVERTED postage due mint o.g.. *
1898 (18 FEB) Envelope franked 2c orange-buff (2) tied on reverse by HANKOW large dollar chop, Tientsin 28 Feb arrival dollar chop alongside.
1906 Two illustrated 2c postal stationery cards, both uprated 1c (2) + 2c to same addressee in Germany with illustrations in blue on reverse, both written from Cochabamba, both with small scuffs leading to loss of image
1897? 2kr Illustrated picture stationery card with elaborate design dominated by Father Christmas, also depicting a clown, hammers, factory, tower etc. Very fine.
1914 KGV 2d postal stationery registered envelope to Germany uprated KEVII 2 1/2d (late use) tied Valetta cds, with K.B.Postamt/Furth label, further hs 'POSTED OUT OF COURSE', envelope with small flap fault
1923 (5 JAN) ABADAN fragment franked GV 2r strip of 3 + 2 + 1r + 4a tied by Abadan cds's, fine
1922 ABADAN 3 fragments franked KGV high values tied by Abadan cds, franked respectively 2r (2), 2r +1r + 6a, 5r + 2r (2) + 2a6p
UP Exhibition Allahabad First Aerial Post cachet in violet tying India KE7 6a to 1911 (18 FE) envelope with Allahabad dispatch, Dehra Dun arrival and registration label on reverse. Fine.CS
1852 (My 26) Folded cover to Halifax, Nova Scotia with Ulverstone dispatch cds in blue, manuscript notation 'Missent to/Fredericton', rated 10 and 1/3 with Fredericton and Liverpool backstamps, fine.
1932 (JY13) Incoming 'Panton' envelope from Jamaica franked Child Welfare 1/2d + 1/2d, taxed with opera glass double circle T Jamaica/Centimes 20 in violet. Cayman Is. GV 1d pair applied and tied by Georgetown cds, fine.
1877 (Apr 24) envelope to Delaware, USA franked 4d rose pair cancelled 'A05', left stamp with rounded corner, blue Savannah Ap 27 cds alongside with DUE/6 in circle in the same ink, manuscript notations 'S.S.Cleopatra', minor envelope fault bottom right.
1861? Reduced outer lettersheet to India franked 1857 1d blue, 3 good margins including portion of adjoining stamp, touched at top, tied by grill cancel, with manuscript 'per Steamer Nemesis' and rated '4' on obverse, blue cachet FORWARDED BY/H.SONNENKALE/GALLE on obverse, segmented Calcutta/Steamer Letter on reverse, some staining to reverse.
1858 (MR 1) Outer lettersheet to India franked 1857-59 5d chestnut imperf, just touched at left, tied by grill cancel, Kandy Post Paid and Kandy Steamer Letter backstamps, Bombay arrival, rated '3/2' in blue crayon.
1864 (Mr 14) Envelope to USA franked 4d rose pair tied by New Providence cds, manuscript notation 'Per Str Corsica', New York transit alongside, envelope with fault bottom right.
1927 (5 AU) 30c (Giraffe) registered stationery to USA uprated 25c tied Dar Es Salaam cds with smudged small 'A.R.' in circle (advice of receipt), London registered transit backstamp in red and violet Boston arrival, few minor peripheral faults.
1875 (Ap 23) Entire to Metelino franked Austrian Levant 10s blue tied by red-brown Larnaca di Cipro cds, backstamped Lloyd Agenzie Smirne (fair), negligible cover defect bottom right .