1879 (Nov 15) Envelope to England franked 1a + 4a tied Rangoon R-1 duplex and Bank of India..red oval cachet addressed to Messrs Grindlays (inter bank correspondence). Intact seal on reverse and London arrival backstamp, minor patchy discolouration to blue envelope, otherwise fine.
1926 (No 9) Registered OHMS printed envelope to USA franked Leeward Is KGV 1 1/2d + 3d tied by Barbuda B.W.I. cds with boxed Barbuda registration handstamp and double oval Crown Post Office/Barbuda handstamp in black alongside, St John's Antigua and New York transit backstamps, San Jose Calif. arrival, fine.
1926 (Ap 6) Registered OHMS envelope to Bahamas franked KGV 1d (2) + 1s tied by crisp Barbuda cds's, boxed Barbuda registered handstamp in red, St John's and New York transit backstamps, Nassau arrival, fine and scarce destination.
1922 (Oc 10) Registered OHMS printed envelope to South Africa franked KGV 2d grey + 3d purple and yellow tied by Barbuda cds's, printed 'Manager/Barbuda' bottom left, transit New York backstamp, fine and scarce destination.
1934 (3 Oct) Registered India 1a + 3p stationery envelope uprated KGV 9p + 2a6p (2) tied by Aden Reg. double cds, Insured for £1 with 2 different Insured labels, London arrival backstamp, fine and full of character
1901 (25 Juil) Illustrated 10c postal stationery addressed to Germany with hotel advertising (Grand Hotel Pauwels d'Hondt Blankenberghe), Coln arrival cds, fine.
Channel Islands: 1881 (Nov 25). Envelope from France franked Peace & Commerce 25c tied by octagonal boxed JERSEY / FRANCE / M B datestamp. similar alongside, envelope with printed company cachet from St Malo / et/ Granville. tear to top of envelope and backflap is repaired.
Malta: 1767 entire to Grenoble struck with a very fine example of the rare two lines MARSEILLE / DE MARTHE, rated "10", fine and clean.
1895 (2. XII) advertising envelope registered to Christiania bearing mixed franking 1867 2sk. horizontal strip of 3 and 1873 1sk. (3) tied by Lillehammer cds, registration handstamp at left; some damage to reverse
(Ionian Islands) 1883 outer letter sheet to Trieste franked 30 lepta deep ultramarine Hermes Head with four good to large margins, tied by Zakynthos (Zante) cds, repeted bottom left, arrival backstamp.
1879/80 'TWENTY FIVE CENTS' Die Proof in black on glazed card, dated at top 'NOV 1 1877'
1927 large registered cover to Germany franked 1924 ‘Nipa House’ 25c., 40c vertical pair (bottom stamp surface fault) and 1p single and vertical strip of three tied Santa Isabel framed date stamps, registration label to left, reverse with Madrid transit and arrival cancels. Some vertical folds, still a fine cover.
June 1925 stampless envelope bearing grey-blue cds of MECCA and at top right a fine violet handstamp. The Arabic Revolt against the Ottomans started with the battle of Mecca and during this period the postal services collapsed; a scarce survivor from this period with inconsequential small faults to envelope.
1906 Portrait of Tsar Nicholas II, by Mouchon, Zarrinch Essay, in blue-black, ‘full face’ Tsar in military uniform, laureated frame, 1 Rouble value, very fine and scarce, signed “PMD”.
1906 Portrait of Tsar Nicholas II, by Mouchon, Zarrinch Essay, vignette die in red-brown, ‘full face’ Tsar in military uniform, faint toning otherwise fine and scarce.
1906 Portrait of Tsar Nicholas II, a Mouchon Essay, profile facing right, bicoloured die on small card with dark green centre and reddish frame, without denomination, laureated frame with Cyrillic inscription above, superb and extremely rare, ex Cherrystone 2008, Rev L.L. Tann collection lot 5048 – US$9,000.
1913 Romanov Tercentenary 5 Ruble frame only, state 17 complete die proof in black on wove paper, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, pencil “17” on reverse. Possibly from the Tsar collection published in the Yamschik-Post rider 1983, No 12 page 15.
1913 Romanov Tercentenary 5 Ruble frame only, state 14 complete die proof in brown on wove paper, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, pencil “14” on reverse. Possibly from the Tsar collection published in the Yamschik-Post rider 1983, No 12 page 15.
1913 Romanov Tercentenary 5 Ruble frame only, state 4 complete die proof in dark blue on wove paper, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, pencil “10” on reverse. Possibly from the Tsar collection published in the Yamschik-Post rider 1983, No 12 page 15.
1913 Romanov Tercentenary 5 Ruble frame only, state 1 die proof in black on card, without the names of designer and engraver beneath the picture, pencil “9” on reverse. Possibly from the Tsar collection published in the Yamschik-Post rider 1983, No 12 page 15.