

(Russia Japanese War) 1904 cover from Swiss Military Observer, Colonel Fritz Goetsch, Japanese 1st Army HQ, Manchuria, to Switzerland franked 10s. , reverse with Yokohama transit and arrival cds.




(Russian Post Offices) 1909 (AU 9) incoming postcard to French troops at Peking from Edmonton, Canada ,franking on front, both front and back with violet oval Shanghaikwan I.J.T.O. date stamps of Imperial Japanese Telegraph Office. Fine and most unusual.

(Russian Post Offices) 1916 (Jul 14) 3k. Russian postal stationery card cancelled at Harbin with ‘Station Fulyaerdi’ arrival cds of the Chinese Eastern Railway, fine. Unrecorded by Tchillinghirian.


(Salonicco) 1913 (18/11) registered cover to Milano franked vertical pair ‘Salonicco’ 1 Piastra 1 on 25c. tied by cds, violet handstamped registration label bottom left, registered arrival backsatmp of 22.11; horizontal cease at base, fresh clean condition.

(Samos) 1913 (5 Feb) commercial cover to Vienna franked pair overprinted 25 lepta cancelled Carlovassi date stamp, arrival backstamp

(Sardinia) 1820s outer letter sheet to “Minister of Interior”, Torino with at left oval colourless embossed 25c., at right straight-line FINALE handstamp; good condition.

(Sardinia) 1853 colourless embossed 20c. blue and 40c. rose both with large part double-ring Seyssel date stamps, the 20c. with four close margins, the 40c. a bottom right corner marginal; fine condition.


(Sardinia) 1862 (17 Mag.) outer letter sheet to Napoli franked four margined 20c. tied by Lastra A Signa date stamp (A municipality within Florence) with another fine strike at left, reverse with Livorno cds and tpo, arrival cds and local charge handstamp.


(Sardinia) 1867 (31 Ago) bluish envelope registered to London franked by three 60c. (Sa T21) with each stamp cancelled by ‘187’ numerals, endorsed in manuscript “Raccomandata” and with framed Raccomandato handstamp, Palermo despatch cds bottom left, at base two-line Dopo La/ Partenza, red London arrival together with fair strike of rare SARDINIA/ crown/ REGISTERED handstamp. Some peripheral distress to envelope, only a few examples are known. Ex Holyoake.


(Saxony) 1862 (19/XI) 3Ngr larger size first issue postal stationery envelope to Berlin cancelled Pirna Bahnh. cds, repeated at right, arrival backstamp; tear in backflap, otherwise fine.


(Saxony) 1862 entire to Amsterdam bearing single franking 1856 5Ngr with four close to good margins tied by ‘8’ Numeral cancel with Chemnitz cds in association at right, blue manuscript accountancy, red arrival backstamp.

(Scarpanto) 1943 Government envelope with hand stamp Stazione Carabinieri Reali/ Scarpanto to National Fascist Institute with 50c. and 1L. Postage Dues tied Rodi cds; light central vertical filing crease, unusual item.



(Schleswig) 1920 set of three C.I.S. overprinted cards for Official Business of the International Commission at Flensburg; very fine unused.


(Schleswig-Holstein) 1866 (28 9) entire franked 1865 1¼S tied Kellinghusen double-ring cds, reverse with various transits including Deetzbull, Neumunster and Leck together with large framed Schlesw.Post-Sped.Bur./ Zug No. 2 two-line tpo


(Schleswig-Holstein) 1867 (20 9) cover to Eckernforde bearing single franking 1867 1 ¼ S grey tied by two very fine strikes of Kiel Bahnhof cds, arrival backstamp of same date

(Scotland) 1835 Missent to Falmouth Packet: Entire addressed to Pickering, Canada, endorsed “By Liverpool and New York” but forwarded in error to Falmouth where framed ‘Mifsent to/FALMOUTH’ applied and returned to Liverpool, at New York ‘SHIP’ and ‘FORWARDED’ handstamps added plus cds, reverse with red Upper Canada and Haddington date stamps, two green Queenston cds on front, manuscript “2/5 ½“ charge at right; fine and unusual.

(Scotland) 1862 (FE 1) envelope to Kandy, Ceylon franked 1854-57 1d. in two horizontal strips of three, LD-LF and MD-MF cancelled by ‘183’ Inverness duplex, endorsed “via Southampton”, red London transit backstamp and weak red and black arrivals; envelope with corner and edge faults, incomplete backflap and tear at right running just under stamp at right.

(Second Balkan War - Thrace)1913 registered envelope to London franked Bulgarian 25st pair tied by bilingual 'SKETCHA' date stamp. Obverse also bears bilingual boxed 'Registered' censor cachet.


(Shanghai Local Post) 1877 ‘For Use of Volunteers Only’ privilige stationery card calling a member of No.2 Company to a Drill at Consular Compound in Winter Uniform with Rifle, fine used example with blue Shanghai Local Post index J. A fine example of this rare card.