

(East Africa) 1901 3 pesa stationery card to Germany cancelled Langenburg D-OA cds (22/4), Dar-es-Salaam transit (29/4), insufficiently addressed and not found with blue manuscript “Zuruck 21/5”, German cancels at bottom right for arrival and despatch of card and at left Dar-es-Salaam cds of 19/6.


(East Africa) 1904 5 pesa stationery card to Cincinnati cancelled Amani D-OA cds of 17/8, Tanga transit 19/3 and Dar-es-Salaam transit 24/3. With message about Mushrooms.


(East Africa) 1906 incoming uprated Great Britain King Edward VII ½d. postal stationery envelope from Manchester to German Post Office at Mahenge, with Dar-es-Salaam transit of 29/5 and arrival of 29/6.

(East Africa) 1914 (2.11.) registered cover to Amani bearing single franking watermarked 30h. tied Taveta Deutsche Feldpost cds, to left a registered label with manuscript Taveta/ Deutsche Feldpost, reverse with arrival cds of 16th. Fine condition.


(Eastern Anatolia) 1921 envelope to Istanbul franked Ministry of Finance 5 piastre rose overprinted Ottoman Posts 1337 and tied Malatya native date stamp, at centre good strike of blue negative Malatya censor, arrival backstamps; a couple of slight stains and torn backflap, good clear cancels.

(Eritrea) 1892 (April) folded ‘Corriere Eritreo’ four page newspaper addressed to Treviso bearing single franking unoverprinted 2c , tied by Massaua Eritrea cds, newspaper folded for display, signed Sorani.

(Eritrea) 1892 (Decembre) folded ‘Corriere Eritreo’ four page newspaper addressed to Milan bearing two pairs of unoverprinted 2c , each tied by Massaua Eritrea cds, the horizontal pair showing slightly rounded corner, some faults to the newspaper that has been folded for display; a rare franking.

(Eritrea) 1900 folded printed circular ‘Supplemento al Bullettino Ufficiale N.32’ sent locally, bearing single franking 1893 ‘Colonia Eritrea’ overprinted 2c. brown-red tie by double-ring Ghinda (Massaua) date stamp. Folded for display, still a complete 4 side publication, 250 x 350 mm when opened out.

(Eritrea) 1902 registered picture postcard to Kamenice nad Lipou, Czechoslovakia franked 10c. and 25c. tied Massaua (Eritrea) cds, ‘R hand stamp with manuscript number.


(Eritrea) 1923 registered cover to West New York, USA franked overprinted 5c. pair and vertical strip of four 60c. tied Asmara Eritrea registered cds, reverse with Naploi Porto transit and New York transits plus West New York arrival; some aging and faults at periphery of envelope, an unusual franking.

(Eritrea) 1928 ‘Il Quotidiano Eritreo’ two page publication addressed ro Rome bearing single franking 1924 10c on 1a. Lion tied by fine Asmara Eritrea * Partenze; fine usage and condition.

(Eritrea) 1929 ‘Il Quotidiano Eritreo’ four page publication addressed ro Rome bearing single franking 1928 10c ‘Ploughing’ tied by fine Asmara Eritrea * Partenze cds; a couple of light stains, newspaper folded for display. A scarce stamp used on newspaper.

(ERitrea) 1930 Soggetti africani group of four imperforated proofs affixed to card with 10c. Postman, 15c. Telegraphist, unissued 75c. Portrait and 2L Lancer

(Eritrea) 1930 Soggetti africani group of three imperforated proofs affixed to thick card with 35c. Lancer, 5L. Asmara Parliament and 10L. Camels.


(Eritrea) 1936 (4.7.) airmail cover to Rome bearing single franking 50c. tied Posta Militare N. 105 – Emissione B cds with another strike below, arrival backstamp of 19.VII. Franked at ordinary rate, not airmail; fine strike of a scarce cancel.

(Eritrea) 1951 (21.10.) telegramme stamped on reverse with 1950 1 Shilling on 1s. vertical pair and 10 Shilling on 10/- plus 1951 10 Cents on 1d. light ultramarine tied by two Asmara Central date stamps. Slight tear in margin top right otherwise fine.


(Eritrea) 1951 (21.11.) telegramme stamped on reverse with 1950 1s on 1/- (2), 5s. on 5s. and two 10s. on 10s. tied Massaua Vaglia (A) datestamps, each stamp with usual small punch holes.

(Eritrea) 1951 (25.10.) telegramme stamped on reverse with 1950 40 Cents on 5d. (2), 50 Cents on 6d., 1 Shilling on 1s. vertical strip of four and 10 Shilling on 10/- vertical pair, tied by two Asmara Telegrafo date stamps and with series of punch holes as normal.

(Estonia) 1900s 3k postal stationery card bearing a fine mute handstamp, used to disguise provenance, but message talks about leaving Dorpat en route to Reval; fine condition.


(Far East Republics) 1921 (20.5.) envelope addressed to someone on board “S.S. Fule”, Russian Volunteer Fleet, Constantinople, franked Vladivostok issue 10k. imperf tied by Vladivostok cds, reverse with Egypt transit and Galata arrival; fine