IMPORTANT STAMPS AND COVERS OF THE WORLD

1863 Entire from PALERMO to MILAN franked two 15c. imperf, tied by red two-line VIA DI MARE applied on arrival at GENOVA. Annotated "p. diretto...

1864 Entire from PALERMO to ROME franked two 10c. VEII posted on board ship and cancelled red two-line PIROSCAFI-POSTALI NAZIONALI (Type I) + NAPOLI c

1864 Entire to the Papal States franked 5c (2) + 15c (2) -double weight rate- cancelled GENOVA cds of the Port Office. Landed first at Livorno where s

1864 Entire from CATANIA to MESSINA franked two 10 c. VEII posted on board and cancelled with the ship´s "Keyhole"-type datestamp MAL...

1864 Entire to NICE from GENOVA, franked 40c. V.E. II, De la Rue London printing, cancelled red French entry cds GENES BAT. (eau) A VAPEUR on arrival.

1865 Entire from MARSEILLE franked 40c Napoleon Empire Franc. cancelled on arrival by a NAPOLI cds. Obverse also bears rare two-line PIROSCAFI MERCANT

1865 Wrapper to LYON from NAPOLI franked double rate with VEII 10c., 30c. & 40c. and endorsed "Via Genova". Posted on board ship, the ...

1865 Entire from MARSEILLE franked 40c. Napoleon cancelled "2240" gros chiffres and bearing boxed AFFRANCHISEMENT INSUFFISANT. Obverse als...

1865 Mourning cover to SIDMOUTH, Devon, from someone serving on H.M.S. "Surprise" and put into the Italian Post Office at Tunis. Franked 4...

1866 Entire to GENOVA bearing green cachet SERVIZIO POSTALI MARITTIMO R. RUBATTINO & Co. AGENZIA DI LIVORNO.

1868 Entire to ROME from PALERMO franked 20c. cancelled "184" a punti with NAPOLI UFF. SUCC. DI PORTO datestamp in association. Obverse al...

1869 Envelope to LOCARNO, Switzerland, from PALERMO, Sicily, franked 5c(2) and 20c. VEII, cancelled in transit at Naples where the two-line maritime t

1869 Entire to MESSINA from NAPOLI franked 20c. tied by dotted numeral cancel. Obverse bears boxed maritime arrival handstamp PIROSCAFI POSTALI with t

1874 Entire to NAPLES from PIZZO, a small coastal town on the instep of the toe of Italy. Posted on board having been franked 20c. and cancelled on ar

1894 10c. postal stationery card to DOUAI, France cancelled dated boxed MASSAUA / SERVIZIO ITALIANO / DEL MAR ROSSO. Date-lined SABDERAT-KASSALA and w

1870(Oct 2) Registered cover to Merisor, Transylvania with Lombardy type Longarone datestamps of despatch and 1863 30c brown and 40c carmine tied by...

1877 Wrapper to VOLTRI, Piedmont, franked 5 c. Argentina internal rate, cancelled BUENOS AIRES cds. Carried by the "Nord America". Observe...

1878(July 30) Cover from Paris to Milan franked by Type Sage 25c blue tied by Paris cds, forwarded on arrival in Milan to Divonne, France and mailed b

1892(Feb 5) Wurttemberg 5pf green postal stationery reply card used back to Heilbronn from BRESCIA with Italy 1890 Parcel Post 2c on 75c blue green an

1922 (Oct 10) Cover to MILAN franked (and accepted) with 1906 10 c., 2x 2 c. orange brown of 1901 and MARCA DA BOLLO1 c. blue all tied PADOVA cds
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1925 (June 15) Cover to Alexandria franked by Italy ´Marca Da Bollo´ 1 lire brown, apparently accepted for payment and tied on arrival by ...

1930 Cover prepaid Airmail to PASADENA, California franked by USA Airmail 5 c. violet (Scott C12) used together with Italy Airmail 1928 80 c. red brow

1939 RODI Wreck cover addressed to ALESSANDRIA, ITALY from LIBYA, stamps floated off with TOBRUCH cds of despatch, and Italian cachet RICUPERATA INCEN

1920 Registered envelope to Smyrne bearing 1 cent grey (block of 15) (Yvert 14), 5 cents green (Yvert 17) and 40 cents red (Yvert 23) tied by CASTELLO

1908 Picture post card to the 16th Regiment of French Troops at Peking bearing Italy 5 cent green (Yvert 66) and 15 cent grey (Yvert 78) tied by Itali

1936 Registered Air Mail envelope to London bearing Rhodes 25 c green (pair) (SG 20) and 5 l claret (SG 24) tied by POSTA AEREA RODI (EGEO) double rin

1912 Picture post card from Homs of the Turkish Artillery Division bearing Italy 5 cent green (Yvert 76) tied HOMS TRIPOLITANIA datestamp (Tchil 134)

1912 Military mail from the Italian-Turkish war. Envelope to Italy cancelled by handstruck COMANDO DEL CORPO D´OCCUPAZIONE DELLA TRIPOLITANIA w...

1883 Cover bearing Old Koban 10 s. (Sc 62) tied by flower type mute cancel and FRENCH transit cds in blue, from TOKIO ( first Jul 28 cds obliterated a

1888 (15-I) CARTA escrita desde un buque de la armada sueca en la Rada de Yokohama, texto interior ´W.S.S. MONACARY´ circulada con sello d...

1893 (June 22) 3 s. green stationery card cancelled KOBE-MEIJI 26 cds in black, used via Hong Kong (July 1) to MANILA. Creased but scarce destination.

1896 Envelope to France bearing 2 s carmine (SG 128), 2 s carmine (SG 129), 5 s violet (SG 130) and 5 s violet (SG 131) tied by YOKOHAMA datestamp wit

1896 (March 23) Cover from Tokio to Madeira franked by Koban 10s. brown (2) with octagonal ´Ligne N´ datestamp alongside. Reverse with Par...

1896 Registered cover to FRANCE franked by Koban 2 x 5 s. ultramarine & 2 x 10 c. brown tied by superb KIOTO-JAPAN cds´s in black, register...

1899 (May 21) Reply half of 5pf blue green stationery card used back to Berlin from Tokyo: mailed back with JAPAN Chrysanthemum 2x2s rose red tied by

1899 YOKOHAMA a WIEN. Entero postal de 1 sen con franqueo complementario de 3 sen reexpedido a NIERCER (Austria) con sello de 2 kr. Precioso y raro fr

1900 (Sept 25) USA 1c. green postal stationery envelope, flap missing, locally used to Nagasaki with Yokohama/Japan cds in black and framed ´Pa...

1865 Tira de cuatro sellos del 10 c. sin dentar (Yv 6) algún margen corto. A METZ. MUY RARA.

1898 TANGER a VIENA (Austria). Entero Postal de 10 cents. rosa del Servicio Local MAZAGAN-MARRAKESH con sello de 10 cents. de GIBRALTAR para el pago d

1831 (Feb 24) Entire letter to London with two strikes of red despatch ´FRANCO EN-VERA CRUZ´ handstamps in red, reverse with unusual ´...

1831 (2-Julio) S. LUIS DE POTOSI a MEXICO. Marca S. LVIS POTOSI en negro (PE 5). Marca Colonial usada con posterioridad a la Independencia.

1847 (Oct 23) Entire letter to VERA CRUZ from TAMPICO endorsed ´per Str Forth´ with superb strikes of Crown Circle PAID AT TAMPICO and TAM...

1854 TAMPICO a VERACRUZ. Marca PAID/AT/TAMPICO en rojo, porte manuscrito ´1/-´.

1862 MEXICO a FRANCIA. Circulada con dos sellos de 2 reales negro s. rosa (Sc.8) para el pago del porte interno hasta Veracruz y entregada al correo f

1864 (December) Cover to GUADALAJARA franked by Eagle issue 3rd period 2 r. yellow and 4 r. green (both invoice 229-1864, 3000 of 2 r. consigned and 8

1864 VERACRUZ a NEW YORK. Marca PAID/AT/VERACRUZ y tarifa manuscrita "1/-". MAGNIFICA.

1865 (Jan 20) Entire letter to Madrid from Mexico City franked by Eagle 4r. green (6-1865) tied by Mexico cds with Madrid arrival (March 10) on revers

20d(2), 23 1866 (16 Agosto) ZAPOTLAN a GUADALAJARA. 1/2 real gris (2) y 2 reales naranja. Raro franqueo, circulada el mismo dia de la emisión d...

1866 MEXICO a PARIS. 4 reales verde, circulada por el correo francés. Fechador octogonal MEXICO/*.

1866 MEXICO a GENOVA. 4 reales verde (Sc. 24). Circulada por el correo inglés, marca de intercambio Franco-Britanica GB/1F 60c. Rara destinaci&...