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