
(Oltre Giuba) 1926 money order franked Segnatasse per vaglia 2L. brown cancelled Chisimaio cds; fine and rare.

(Oltre Giuba) 1926 money order franked Segnatasse per vaglia 40c. green pair cancelled Chisimaio cds; fine and rare.

(Oltre Giuba) 1926 money order franked Segnatasse per vaglia 50c. violet and 3L. carmine cancelled Chisimaio cds; fine and rare.


(Olympics) 1780 Map of ancient Olympic site from a book ‘Pour le Voyage du Jeune Anacharsis’, a fictional work abouth the travels of the Scythian sage Anacharsis in Greece in the middle of the 4th Century, written by Jacques Barthelemy and published in 1788; with vertical fold


(Olympics) 1924 Paris Olympics 15c. 'Type Pasteur# stationery card with black and brown Boxing image; good unused

(Olympics) 1924 Paris Olympics 25c die proof in red and blue (unshaded background) on glossy paper with surround in both colours; small internal crease at top through ‘Olympia’, fresh hinged.


(Orange Free State) 1900 (MY 28) registered cover to Grahamstown franked British Occupation V.R.I. overprinted ½d. on ½d. (6), 1d. on 1d. (2) 2 ½d. on 3d., 6d. on 6d. blue and 1s on 1s tied Bloemfontein cds. Reverse with Midland Down and Midland T.P.O. Up cds and arrival cds; small piece bottom flap missing not detracting from generally good appearance.


(Orange Free State) 1910 V.R.!. ½d. on Half Penny postal stationery card to Huddersfield uprated Orange River Colony ½d., tied Bloemfontein cds, straight-line N P R handstamp, reverse with fine Army Telegraphs date stamp of same despatch date on reverse.

(Orange River Colony) 1900s 1d. postal stationery envelope to Germany additionally franked ½d. and 1d. tied by clear ‘30’ numeral obliterator, unclear backstamp.

(Orange River Colony) 1904 4d. postal stationery registration envelope, uprated block of four 2 1/2d.tied by Reddersburg date stamp, addressed to Chemnitz, Germany, red London transit, arrival backstamp.


(Orange River Colony) 1914 4d. postal stationery registration envelope of South Africa to Leipzig, uprated with three 2 ½d. tied Tzaneen cds, arrival backstamp tying stamp image. The top stamp overlays a 1d. South African stamp. Good condition.

(Ottoman Empire - Greece) 1912 20pa. postal stationery card to Sophia, Bulgaria cancelled bilingual VODINA cds, not found and showing manuscript notations “parti” and “Retur”.

(Ottoman Empire - Syria) 1907 20 paras postal stationery card to Modling, Austria cancelled bilingual Hamidie (Damas) cds, arrival cancel on front. Good clean example.

(Ottoman Empire) 1847 folded flimsy cover addressed to Vice Consul of Sardinia from Alexandrette with Alep blue-green negative seal; fine appearance.


(Ottoman Empire) 1901 Lebanese picture postcard of ‘Palais de Betddin’ to Lyon, franked two 10pa. yellow-green tied by negative seal of SAM-HAMA-SEYYARGIGI DAMAS HAMA tpo (RRR); small teat at side not detracting.


(Ottoman Empire) 1908 cover to Shiraz, Persia, franked 1pi. tied by Kerbela bilingual date stamp, reverse with bilingual Baghdad transit cds and also with cds of British Post Office at Bagdad and Bushire together with Persian Boushir cds; slightly reduced at left and small stain.


(Ottoman Empire) 1909 (19.11.) cover franked on reverse by two pairs of 5 paras tied by violet bilingual Camaran date stamp; some slight faults to envelope but very good quality strikes.

(Ottoman Empire) 1911 (14/9) picture postcard of Alep addressed to Pera franked 1909 10pa. green (2) tied by DAMAS – BEYROUTH 3 TPO cds (RRR), some toning around stamp perfs

(Ottoman Empire) 1911 commercial envelope from Misratah to Benghazi franked pair 5pa. and a 10pa. tied bilingual date stamps, reverse with arrival backstamp; some slight faults to envelope, a rare internal cover.

(Ottoman Empire) 1911 commercial printed envelope unsealed and sent at printed matter rate to Richtersweil, Switzerland ,franked two 5pa. (one defective) tied by bilingual Haleb (Stuk-Ul-Habil), arrival backstamp; light vertical filing crease, a rare postmark on cover.