IMPORTANT STAMPS AND COVERS OF THE WORLD

1873 BRITISH POST OFFICE. Stampless envelope to Bordeaux cancelled by ST PIERRE MARTINIQUE double ring, endorsed "Voi Anglaise" with BRITI...

1875 BRITISH POST OFFICE. Envelope to New Orleans, United States bearing French General Colonies 25 cents blue (imperf pair) (Yvert 23) tied by MQE in

1891 Envelope to France bearing French General Colonies 20 cent yellow/green (Yvert 52) mixed with Martinique 05 on 10 cent black (Yvert 23) tied by F

1893 Envelope to France bearing French Type Sage 30 cents brown (perforation cut) (Yvert 80) tied by FORT DE FRANCE double ring with octagonal French

1895 Military mail envelope to France bearing 5 c green (Yvert 34) and 10 c black (Yvert 35) tied by octagonal CORRES D´ARMEES FORT DE FRANCE d...

1895 Registered postal stationary envelope 15 cent blue upgraded with 15 cent blue (pair) (Yvert 36) and 25 cent black on rose (Yvert 38) tied by FORT

1907 Picture post card of Rufisque, Senegal addressed to Mauritania with TAX handstamp and Mauritania postage due 10 cent red brown (Yvert 10) applied

1876 (June 21) Stampless cover prepaid to PARIS with NOUMEA despatch cds in black and triangular PD-AFFRANCHIE-EN NUMERAIRE-FAUTE DE-TIMBRES COLONIAUX

1895 Postal stationary envelope 15 c blue upgraded with 2 c lilac/brown (5) (Yvert 42) tied by NOUMEA NOUVELLE CALEDONIE double ring addressed to Swit

1895 Postal stationary envelope 5 c green upgraded with 5s on 75c rose (Yvert 7), 5s on 20 c yellow/green (surcharge inverted) (Yvert 36), 5s on 75 c

1898 Envelope to Noumea bearing 5 c green (Yvert 44) and 10 c black/rose (pair) (Yvert 45) tied by OUECOA NLLE CALEDONIE datestamp in blue. Fine and s

1909 (Dec 27) Registered cover from Port Vila to Lille, France franked by French New Hebrides 25c. and British New Hebrides 1s. and 2s. all tied by N.

1932 Envelope from New Hebrides addressed to Cochinchine bearing 40 c (4d) red/yellow (SG F47) tied by PORT VILLA datestamp, underpaid with NEW HEBRID

1883 (Feb 27) Stampless cover to Paris with triangular ´T´ marking and St.Denis cds in black, reverse with Paris arrival cds and Postage D...

1862 Stampless envelope to France cancelled by double ring ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON datestamp (Jamet 4) charged "6" with adjacent French en...

1893 Unpaid envelope to France cancelled by ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON double ring with handstruck TAX, Paris entry cachet in blue and French postage...

1893 Registered cover franked with provisionally overprinted 1 Franc postage due (Yv 56), prepaying the multiple UPU letter rate plus Registry fee to

1859 10 c. bister, horiz. pair tied by blue GOR dotted lozenge cancel on an 1868 folded letter, used locally within SENEGAL, with blue SENEGAL et DEPE

1881 30 c. brown, tied by octagonal DAKAR, SENEGAL postmark on a small cover to KEBENER. Fine, a rare local usage. Yv. 55, Sc. 55.

1885 Usage of 1884 green Formula Card with Commerce 10 c. tied by French Paquebot LIGNE J-PAQ FR No 6 cds in black with arrival cds at left. A very ra

1889 Military mail envelope with full contents written from Dakar cancelled DIVISION NAVALE FRANCAISE DE L´ATLANTIQUE/CROISEUR LE SANE bearing ...

1894 Envelope to San Francisco bearing 25 c black (pair) (Yvert 15) tied by PAPEETE TAITI double ring with official cahet ETABLISSEMENT FRANCAISE DE O

1898 Envelope to France bearing Oceanie 50 cents rose (Yvert 11) tied by TAIOHAE TAITI double ring routed via Papeete with French paquebot LIGNE T PAQ

1906 Registered mourning envelope to Germany bearing 10 on 40 c orange (Yvert 32) tied by PAPEETE TAHITI double ring in violet with manuscript "...

1915 Local mail envelope to Haapape cancelled by PAPEETE TAHITI double ring with military cachet TROUPES MOBILSEES DE TAHITI in blue. Very fine and sc

1923 Unstamped Red Band envelope to Papeete cancelled by MOOREA OCEANIE double ring, with TAX handstamp and bearing French General Colonies postage du

1935 Incoming mail from Saar bearing 25 c deep blue (SG 179) and 40 c brown (SG 181) tied by HOMBURG datestamp, underpaid with boxed TAX handstamp and

1870 (May 28) Cover to Marseille franked by rare usage of Bordeaux Issue imperforate 40c orange tied by blue 5107 gros chiffres with corresponding Tun

1892(June 13) Registered Value Declared cover for 1200 francs, mailed to Tunis from GABES carried at 1fr 85c rate, bearing 2x4c deep green, 1fr olive

1904 (Jan 30) Registered Printed Matter rate cover to Tunis at 15c rate (5c postage + reduced registration tariff of 10c) franked by single 1901 15c g

1932 Envelope from Indo-China addressed to Mata-Utu, Wallis Island bearing 1/10 cents blue green (pair) (Yvert 150) and 2/5 orange (pair) (Yvert 152)

1840 Mulready envelope one penny cancelled by red MALTESE CROSS with NUTHURST PENNY POST hand-stamp and HORSHAM datestamp in blue on reverse addressed

1841(Dec 20th) Entire letter from Forres to Ancaster, Upper CANADA endorsed ´Care ofBrown Shipley & Co, London´franked by 1841 1d red ...

1852(March 24th) Cover to Toronto, CANADA West franked at 1s 2d rate for under 1 ounce, bearing 1841 2d blue and Embossed 1847 1s green tied by Annan

1854(April 21st) Cover to Post Office, New York, USA franked by single Embossed 1847-54 1s green tied by ´385´ Exeter obliterator paying 1...

1854 Envelope to INDIA bearing embossed issue SG 54, 1/- green (cut) and SG 57, 10d brown (superb margins) tied by LONDON obliterator, routed via Mars

1856 Entire letter per Cunard ´Asia´ to NEW YORK bearing 1855 1 s. green Embossed cancelled DEWSBURY 353 obliterator and red paid. NEW YOR...

1857(May 16) Cover to Amsterdam franked by very fine strip of four 1857 4d rose all tied by London ´14´ numeral obliterators. Reverse with...

1859 (6-IV) LONDON a OPORTO (Portugal). 1 sh. verde bloque de cuatro (un sello dentado cortado a tijera). Marcas en rojo REGISTERED. Carta tasada a la

1866 Wrapper from LONDON to GOTHEBURG, Sweden, franked pair 6d. plate 5, tied by barred numeral cancel. Obverse bears 2-line Insufficiently Prepaid +

1868(Jan 23rd) Registered cover to Draboff, Kiev Government, UKRAINE franked for rate via Aachen (98d postage and 4d registration) with 1864 1d red pl

1870(Dec 1st) Cover endorsed ´Via Southampton & Bombay´ to Calcutta, INDIA franked at 9d rate (under ½ ounce) bearing strip of th...

1874(Nov 21st) Cover, somewhat tropicalised from Liverpool to Honolulu, HAWAII franked at 6d rate with single 1874 6d grey plate 13 (marginal imprint

1874(Dec 23rd) Cover endorsed ´Via Italy´ franked at 8d rate per ½ ounce to GREECE with 1872-73 4d vermilion plates 13 and 14 tied by...

1875(May 28th) Cover endorsed ´Via Brindisi´ addressed to Samarang, JAVA franked at 1s 3d rate introduced on 16th Dec 1870, with 1874 3d r...

1878 (March 28th) Entire letter to London from Lima franked by 1878 20c carmine tied by cds. One stamp apparently having fallen off the cover, the ite

1884 (April 25) Large part of printed matter letter to Triest franked by 1883 ½d pale green tied by Glasgow duplex. Underpaid for foreign usage...

1886 1 d. Postal stationery envelope with advertising collar of W&T AVERY/BIRMINGHAM, cancelled by BIRMINGHAM squared circle datestamp, and addr...

1900 Cover from H.M.S. BRITANNIA franked with 1 p. lilac, tied by DARTMOUTH cds. Cover addressed to LT. COL. BRIGGS 2nd HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT, and bears

1904(April 21) India 1a blue stationery card used from ADEN to Germany carried on German Steamer and additionally franked by 1902 10pf carmine tied by

1895 Registered cover used to ZANZIBAR bearing 3 anna. black/dull red (SG 37) cancelled by the MOMBASSA squared circle ds¦s.

1930 Underpaid envelope from the United States bearing 2 cents red (Scott 332) tied by WINNETKA datestamp addressed to Kenya with Kenya postage dues 5

1879 (July 10) Cover to Lisbon, Portugal with GUNDACI-NSW cds of despatch on reverse and franked by strip of three 2 d. blue lightly tied, SYDNEY tran

1835 Entire letter from BARBADOS sent by Ship¦s Captain and mailed on arrival in BRISTOL with PAID AT BRISTOL in black; three line PENNY POST o...

1888 Envelope to Wellington, Cape Colony, franked CGH 2d. tied by MORIJA datestamp. On reverse, Aliwai North transit cds.

1915 (March 26) 2pi. blue registered stationery envelope used to Paris Plage up-rated with 1912 10pa. orange & green (2) and 1pi. rose red &...

1895 (May 13) (BOER WAR). Registered cover to London, readdressed on arrival, franked by 1892 1d., 1½d., 2½d and 10d. (Sg 1-4) all tied by...

1926 Unstamped envelope from Evanston Ill addressed to Sekondi Gold Coast with manuscript ´Stamp must have fallen off in transit´ with New...

1934 Registered postal stationary envelope 3d brown upgraded with SG 106, 2d slate (3), SG 107, 2 1/2d orange (2) and SG 108, 3d blue tied by T.P.O. W

1867 (29-Oct.) DOMINICA a ESCOCIA. Marca PAID/AT/DOMINICA y tarifa manuscrita ´1/-´.

1913 (Feb 10) Registered cover to Paris franked by 1904 ½d. green and 1d. vermilion (2) with lower marginal 1912 2d. maroon all tied by fine st...

1894 REGISTERED envelope to Stadthagen, Germany, franked five 25 centimos on QV 2 d. tied by oval GIBRALTAR REGISTERED datestamp. Obverse also bears s

1897 10 c. illustrated postal stationary card to Columbus, Ohio, cancelled Gibraltar A26 datestamp. Written on board ss. "Fulda" when 50 m...

1878 (June 8) TREATY PORTS/CHINA. Cover from Shanghai via Brindisi to Madrid at 12 cent rate; franked by pair of 1863 6c mauve cancelled by bold
...

1892 Registered cover to GB franked by 1882 3x2 c. rose, 5 c. ultramarine and 10 c. violet on red all tied B 62 obliterators with HONG KONG cds in bla

1902 Registered cover to LONDON bearing 2 c. strip of thre & 10 c. pair, cancelled by the SHANGHAI cds supported by the ´R´ in circle ...

1846 (Feb 18) Cover from Cochin to Lisbon with red framed datestamp of despatch on reverse, oval ´India´ in red on front and endorsed ...

1898 (Nov 24) 1a. on 1½a. postal stationery card cancelled at Chandernagor and mailed to Cayenne/French Guiana (Jan 17). Transits of ´Sea ...

1855 Stampless envelope to SCOTLAND charged "2/6d" in manuscript with boxed BEARING in black sent overland via Marseille with LONDON trans...

1868 (March 12) Registered cover to ADEN franked by fine pair of 1867 12 c. blue tied by bold SINGAPORE-D 14 duplex in black, framed REGISTERED No. ca

1873 (Feb 5) Cover to SAIGON franked by pair of 1867 6 c. violet tied in black with red SINGAPORE-PAID cds alongside, reverse with COCHINCHINE-SAIGON

1890 Registered envelope to LONDON bearing SG 98, 4d carmine and SG 100, 5c magenta tied by SINGAPORE double ring with boxed hand-struck registered, e

1897 (April 4) Registered cover from Singapore to Belleville/ Canada franked by 1884 6c. lilac, 1894 5c. brown and 1891 10c. on 24c. green all tied by

1908 Registered postal stationary envelope 10 cent blue upgraded with SG 28, 1 cent green (strip of four) tied by KUALA LUMPUR datestamp, routed via P

1922 Incoming mail from KOUANG-TCHEOU. Chinese red band envelope bearing Kouang-Tcheou Yvert 39, 4 on 10 cent orange (4) tied by INDOCHINA datestamp r

1943 Registered envelope to SYANAN bearing SG J 299, 3 cent grey and Japan SG 328, 50 cent olive tied by native double ring of Penang with REGISTERED

1822 Entire letter written from LIVERPOOL, Jan 8 1822, addressed to CORFU endorsed on the front ´Pr FRIENDSHIP, CAPT SENNU TO MALTA AND TO THE ...

1857 Entire to MALLORCA franked 1857 1 d. red-brown + 1855 2 d. pair tied ´M´ in bars, with red PF, 4 & R handstamps, very fine & ...

1872 (19.10) Folded entire to BARCELONA franked 1867-73 1 s. pl. 5 plus 3 d. pl.8 tied clear ´A25´ duplex (3CD), being triple ship rate, w...

1888 MALTA a MODENA. 2 p. gris y 2 1/2 p. azul (3). Carta certificada. PRECIOSA.

1863 Envelope to FRANCE bearing SG 48, 4d rose and SG 52, 1/- buff tied by B53 obliterator with MAURITIUS datestamp in blue on reverse routed via Suez

1867 Stampless envelope written from CALCUTTA sent on the steamer "Hurse" with SHIP LETTER handstamp in blue with handstruck 6d/TO PAY and...

1869 MAURICIO a LISBOA (Portugal). 1 p. castaño y 9 p. castaño violeta, tasada con 9 p. posterioremente rectificados con el P.D. Marca de ...

1887 (March 12) 8c. pale grey blue stationery envelope sent registered to Paris franked additionally by pair of 1885 4c. red tied by ´B53´...

104,105,109 1887 MAURICIO a HALIFAF (N. Scotia - Canada). 4 p. rosa, 4 p. amarillo y 16 cents. castaño rojo, carta certificada. Excepcional des...

1893 Large part of envelope bearing Mauritius SG 101, 1 cent pale violet (pair) and SG 123, 1 on 2 cents pale violet (pair) tied by PORT LOUIS datesta

1885 (March 3) Registered cover to Modena, Italy with delightful four colour franking of 1882-89 ½d grey green, 1d rose, 4d brown & 6d viol...

1897 (Oc. 4) Front WARRI (sender¦s endorsement at lower left) to WOLVERHAMPTON, franked by 1894 2 1/2 d. pale blue, perf 13 1/2-14, tied by two...

1901 Registered cover used to LONDON bearing 5 d., 6 d. & 1/- (SG 70-72) tied by the oval ´REGISTERED OLD CALABAR´ d/stamps & back...

1922 Registered cover to CANADA, franked with horizontal pairs of 1 d. and 2 1/2 d. (SG 103, 107), all tied by RABAUL/NEW BRITAIN cds. Front shows bla

1890 NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAPHIC MESSAGE envelope bearing 6 d. cancelled by the AUCKLAND squeared circle, used to SCOTLAND. Scarce overseas usage.

1903 Registered cover to LONDON franked by strips of three 1902 first issue 1/2 d., 1 d. and 2 1/2 d. all tied by PENRHYN ISLAND cds´s, backsta...

1908 Registered cover to MYSORE, India with uncancelled 1903 1/2 d., 1 d., 2 1/2 d., 3 d. and 6 d. (SG 1, 2, 4-6) with red registered AITUTAKI handsta

1909 Registered cover to HALIFAX, Yorkshire franked by 1907 overprinted ¦PAPUA¦ 2 1/2 d. black & ultramarine pair and single 6 d. blac...

1885 Cover used to PARIS franked by 1884-94 1/2 d. green, 1864-80 1 d. lake & 3 d. pair ovpts (SG 34, 7, 11) all cancelled by the CORK h/stamps ...

1901 Registered Boer War POW cover to the NETHERLANDS, franked with Provisional 1 d. on 6 d. carmine and 2 d. on 6 d. yellow (SG 7, 10). Stamps cancel

1836 Entire letter written at CASTRIES endorsed ´Par Emilie cap. Lajeunie. St. Pierre Mque" with framed ´Pays D´Outremer´ i...

1896(Dec 3) Cover to Sherbro from Freetown franked by 1893 2x1½d violet and remarkable usage of two strips of four and two strips of five 1892 ...

1898 (May 7) Registered cover to London franked by pair and block of 12 1897 ½d. dull mauve and green all tied by Freetown cds´s. An unusu...

1907 Cover to Palermo franked by Camel Postman 1m., 2m., 3m. and 4m. values all tied by straight line ´Paquebot´ handstamps in black. Some...