

(Japanese Post Offices) 1878 (Sep 11) cover to Conn., USA franked 1876-86 Koban 5 sen brown top marginal cancelled by crossroads cork, I.J. Postal Agency Shanghai cds alongside, good strike of rare double-ring violet Yokohama Japan of Sep 21, redirected upon arrival with Greenwich cds top left, reverse with San Francisco transit (Oct 11). A fine cover.

(Japanese Post Offices) 1888 2Sen postal stationery card to Tokio cancelled with over-inked bars, small I.J.P.A. Shanghai despatch to left and arrival to left of this; long message, a good sound example.

(Japanese Post Offices) 1889 3Sen postal stationery card to Nagasaki cancelled with cork segmented handstamp, small Shanghai I.J.P.A. despatch at left and arrival to left of this; message in English.

(Japanese Post Offices) 1896 (25 Dec) 4k Russian postal stationery card bearing good strike of the rare framed PAQUEBOT handstamp (Hosking type 3089), cancelled Gensan I.J.P.O.; some overall ageing to card, rare, especially with such clear cancels.

(Japanese Post Offices) 1899 (1 Jul) 4k Russian postal stationery card bearing rare framed PAQUEBOT handstamp (Hosking type 3089), cancelled Gensan I.J.P.O. and showing arrival cancel; overall ageing to card with usual unclear cancels, rare.

(Japanese Post Offices) 1900 (7 Oct) unoverprinted 1½Sn stationery card, uprated with overprinted 1Sn. and 1½Sn. to make 4sen rate to Erfurt, Germany, cancelled fine single Tientsin I.J.P.O. cds, transits of Moji (17 Oct) and Yokohama (19 Oct) plus arrival of 25.11; small tear in margin at top otherwise fine.

(Japanese Post Offices) Late 1930s printed matter rate cover to Denmark, endorsed ‘Via Siberia’ franked 1926-31 Small Die 1s. and 1937-40 ½s Ship pair and 2s. Gen. Nogi cancelled with violet Dairen I.N.P.O.; some slight faults at top of envelope.

(Jordan Administration) 1952 cover to Paris franked with five stamps making up 20f. rate, tied bilingual 'BEIT JALA' double-ring date stamps, Jerusalem transit backstamp. With Certificate.

(Jordan Administration) 1952 formula registration stationery envelope to England bearing multi-franking tied 'JERUSALEM' cds, re-directed on arrival with arrival backstamps.

(Kamerun) 1892 (29 4) German forerunner 3pf. postal stationery wrapper to Rosenthal uprated 3pf. and 5pf. tied by two Kamerun cds, arrival backstamp; fine condition.


(Kamerun) 1898 (16/2) 10pf postal stationery card to Lubeck, redirected to Ludwigslust, cancelled by good strike of Kamerun cds. The writer gives his forthcoming address as Cap Lopez (Congo francais) factorei Woermann.


(Kamerun) 1898 10pf ‘Gruss aus Kamerun’ picture stationery card fine unused.

(Kamerun) 1902 5pf Yacht picture stationery card with fine colour image of native and German boats landing and unloading, fine unused


(Kamerun) 1903 3pf Yacht photographic picture stationery card with image of two local women with water gourds, c.t.o. in Berlin with Duala cds; top left corner crease.


(Kamerun) 1906 picture postcard to England franked unwatermarked 10pf. tied Jaunde cds, correctly rated with a handstamped framed ‘T.’ Applied in error and crossed-out in blue manuscript, arrival cds bottom left.

(Kerassunde) 1912 (16 VII) 20para on 4k. postal stationery card addressed to Stockholm, Sweden with violet ROPIT KERASSUNDE cds, repeated to left; fine and clean condition.


(Kiautschou) 1913 (1/8) registered cover to Bremen franked 2c. and vertical strip of three 4c. tied Tsingtau-Tapautau cds. The month slug ‘8’ is inverted.

(Kosovo) 1905 20pa. postal stationery card to Schneeberg, Germany cancelled by blue negative seal of Prizrend with bilingual cds at left, above the arrival cds; small pinhole top left otherwise fine.

(Labuan) 1894 (AU 15) cover to a Captain Taylor at Camberley, Surrey bearing single franking 18c. ‘Mount Kinabalu’ tied Labuan cds, arrival backstamp; small paper clip rust mark otherwise fine.

(Labuan) 1897 registered cover to Ulm, Germany franked 1897-1901 18c. and 24c. tied blue Labuan cds, cursive registration handstamp in same ink with manuscript number, reverse with arrival cds.