Important Stamps and Covers of the World

1898 Registered cover from Ponte Delgada to Munich franked by Azores April 1898 Vasco Da Gama issue complete set of eight all tied by neat cds´...

1889 S. VICENTE a ITALIA. 20 reis rosa (2) y 50 reis azul (defecto en una esquina). Muy raro franqueo.

1890 Cover to New York franked by 1886 pair of 40 reis chocolate tied by oval ´Correio de San Vicente´ in black (Oct 16) with arrival on r...

1893 Cover to New Bedford, USA franked by 1886 50 r. blue pair somewhat smudgily cancelled and toned, with reverse showing S. Vicente cds, London tran

1918 (30-Enero) KIONGA a KEETMANSHOOP (Africa del Sur) y reexpedida a KARIBIB. Carta certificada franqueada con sellos de Mozambique de 5 cts. (2) y L

1915 Registered imprinted Posts & Telegraphs envelope to Porto franked by 1903 50 r. brown, 1911 20 r. dull violet, and three provisional 1914 1...

1854 (Aug 3) Entire letter from MACAU to Gibraltar with fine HONG KONG cds in black on reverse with slug error reading: ´6A U6/1854´ for 6...

1911 MACAO a HONG KONG. 2 avos, 4 avos y 6 avos. s. 10 reis. Raro franqueo.

1911 Registered envelope to the Maritime Agency Hong Kong bearing Republica 2 avos green (strip of six) (SG 190) tied by MACAU datestamp with boxed ha

1911 Registered envelope to GERMANY cancelled on reverse by CUSTOMS LAPPA double ring with Lappa Customs wax seal routed via Macao bearing 5 avos brow

1912 Registered envelope to GERMANY cancelled on reverse by CUSTOMS LAPPA double ring routed via Macao bearing SG 120, 10 avos blue (2) and SG 148, 6

1912 Registered envelope to CANTON bearing 10 avos green and 6 on 10 avos mauve (SG 120,143) tied by MACAU datestamp with registered label and boxed

1932 Registered cover to Chicago franked by 1911 16 a. blue and Ceres 1923 10 a. Pale grey blue pair tied by Macau datestamps (March 14). Reverse wit

14 1868 FUNCHAL a GRAN BRETAÑA. 120 reis azul, tránsito de LIVERPOOL y llegada a INVERNESS (Escocia).

1884 INHAMBANE a USA. Sobre circulado con sello de 50 reis azul, mat. fechador CORREIO/INHAMBANE. Carta reexpedida en el interior de USA. y tasada en

58,59 1902 MOZAMBIQUE a QUELIMANE. TELEGRAMA de la EASTERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY franqueado con sellos de 25 y 50 reis. Al dorso, marca del correo certifi

1890 Registered envelope to SWITZERLAND bearing 50 reis blue (strip of four) (SG 46) tied by ST. THOME datestamp in blue with registered label, routed

1895 Registered postal stationary double reply card addressed to the Netherlands Indies bearing 30 on 300 r orange (SG 31) tied by TIMOR datestamp wit

1903 Postal stationary card 3 avos overprinted PROVISORIO upgraded with 1 avos orange (SG 69) tied by TIMOR datestamp routed via Soerabaja and Weltevr

1921 Registered cover to France franked on reverse with 1911 2 a. green, 1913 9 a. on 15 a. chocolate pair and single 5 a. on 25 a. green all showing

1876 MAYAGUEZ a FRANCIA. Circulada por el correo francés con sellos de 10 cts. (2) y 40 cts. (2) para completar la tarifa de 1 Fr. mat. octogon...

52 1882 PONCE a FRANCIA. Carta franqueada con sello de 8 ctvos. castaño circulada por el correo francés. Fechador marítimo en rojo PO...

1883 S. JUAN a FRANCIA. Carta enviada desde el Consulado Francés y franqueada con sello de 8 ctvos. castaño mat. octogonal ST. JEAN-PORTO ...

1876 PONCE a FRANCIA. Circulada con sellos Britanicos de 1 p. rojo, 4 p. naranja (2) y 1 sh. verde, mat. F-88 de la B.P.O. de Ponce y fechador al lado

1876 Registered envelope to TRIESTE bearing 5 bani bistre and 50 bani rose (SG 111) tied by BUCUREST GARE datestamp with boxed RECOM and oval TRIESTE

1899 Postal Stationary reply card 10 bani red used back from BELGIUM bearing Belgium 10 cent brown (SG 82) tied by ANVERS DEPART datestamp addressed t

1805 ODESSA a TARRAGONA (España). Encaminador manuscrito al dorso "Par Hausner, Violland Brody" y manuscrito en el frente "Brody...

1805 TULEZYN (Ucrania) a TARRAGONA (España). Encaminador manuscrito al dorso "Hausner, Violland Brody" y en el frente támbien ma...

1805 TULEZYN (Ucrania) a TARRAGONA (España). Encaminador al dorso HAUGNER.VIOLLAND/IN BRODY y marca en el frente BRODY. Tasada a la llegada con...

1871 Envelope to FRANCE bearing 1 kop yellow and black (3) (SG 18), 5 kop black and purple (SG 20) and 10 kop brown and blue (2) (SG 21) tied by ODESS

1874 Entire to METELIN franked four 5k. tied by instinct date stamp in blue.

1884 Entero Postal de 7 kp negro circulado a ALEMANIA y de allí reexpedido a Noruega con sellos alemanes de 20 pf azul (2). Magnífico y r...

1923 Envelope to Halle, Germany, franked 1922 Soviet Republic strip of three 5.000r 1923 Transcaucasian Republic "10,000r"" on 1000r ...

1884 Envelope to EGYPT bearing Levant 1 kop yellow/black (strip of four) (Yvert 22) cancelled by Retta diamond with RUSSIAN POST OFFICE LATAKIA datest

1898 Envelope to Constantinople franked 1k, 2k & 7k tied by TREBIZONDE date stamp of Russian Post Office. On reverse, similar arrival cds.

1909 Envelope to Vienna franked Levant 1k overprinted "Constantinople 5 para"(2) + another two without town name; also similar with and w...

1913 Registered envelope to Ulm, Germany, franked "10 piastres" on 1r., and "20 Piastres" on 2r Romanov, tied by R.O.P.I.T. SMYR...

7 1875 SAN SALVADOR a PARIS. Circulada con sello de 2 reales verde con habilitación tipo pequeño CONTRA SELLO, mat. FRANCO dentro de un ca...

1861 Envelope to FRANCE bearing 24 ore yellow orange (3) (Facit 10) tied by STOCKHOLM datestamp with oval PD, French entry cachet and SAVOIE arrival o

1886 12 ore postal stationery envelope, uprated 4 ore(2) tied by Lund date stamp and addressed to Vienna. Malmo transit cds on reverse.

1834 Entire letter from Basel to Madrid with red strikes of Basel cds (Sept 24) and circular ´PP´ and framed ´Suisse/Par/Belfort´...

1855 FRIBOURG a FRANCIA. 40 Rp. verde. Sobre ornamentado. ESPECTACULAR y MUY RARO.

1857 Stamp-less envelope to ALEPPO, Syria cancelled by WINTERTHUR datestamp routed via Zurich, Mulhouse, Paris, Marseille and Alexandria with French P

46(3) 1874 GENEVE a FRANCIA. Entero postal de 30 cts. gris con franqueo complementario de tres sellos de 30 cts. ultramar. Valor Declarado de 63F.S. M

1894 Entero Postal de 5rp. con franqueo complementario de 5rp. lila. Circulada a CANTON (China).

(1920 CA) 1/6 t. olive, shiny print, tied by Lhasa marking to reverse of large size cover with coloured crest of Tschape Tsarong, Secretary and Chief

1895 BANGKOK a TELEGRAMA enviado al Consul General de los Estados Unidos con sello de 1 bat s. 64 bat.

1899 Military mail envelope to PARIS endorsed Troupes D´Occupation de Chantboun and cancelled CORPS. EXPED. SAIGON COCHIN. datestamp with milit...

1900 Picture post card to FRANCE written from KRUNG KAO with CHULA SAKARAT datestamp bearing 4 on 12 a purple and carmine (SG 59) tied by PAK PHRIEO d

1901 Siamese postal stationary letter card 12 att green written from the Bank of Indo-China, Pnom Penh bearing Indo-China 15 cent grey (Yvert 19) tied

1902 Postal stationary card 4 att red written from BANGKOK to GERMANY cancelled in transit by SINGAPORE double ring with GOSLAR arrival. Fine and rare

1902 Envelope to CEYLON bearing 4 att carmine (pair) (SG 72) tied by BANGKOK 2 cds, underpaid, handstruck "T" in diamond applied with manu...

1904 Envelope headed Troupes D´Occupation du Siam with military cachet POSTE DE PAK-NAM/LE COMMANDANT D´ARMEES SIAM in blue with SAIGON CO...

1904 Envelope to Indo-China endorsed Troupes du Occupation du Siam cancelled by SAIGON COCHINCHINE CORPS EXPD. datestamp with military cachet DETACHEM

1905 Postal stationary card King Chulalongkorn 1 att orange written from the military hospital Saigon and cancelled in the former Cambodian island of

1906 BANKOK a NUEVA GUINEA. Entero Postal de 4 bat azul con franqueo complementario 8 bat. Rara destinación.

1906 Picture post card of the WILD ELEPHANTS AT AJUTHIA written from CAMBODIA and bearing Indo-China 10 cent red (Yvert 28) tied by PNOMPENH CAMBODGE

1908 Postal stationary card 2 att on 1 1/2 att red upgraded for mail to FRANCE with 1 att green (pair) (SG 67) tied by bilingual BANGKOK 2 cds with F

1806 CONSTANTINOPLA a TARRAGONA (España). Circulada via Austria. Encaminador manuscrito "Vienne le 22 8bre 1806 per freres Switmer". ...

1897 Envelope to Pont De Cherni, France, franked 10 paras tied by BROUSSE date stamp, with Constantinople transit alongside. Insufficient postage and

1901 20 para postal stationery card, uprated 5 para(2); 10 para & 20 para tied by boxed native cancel together with bilingual ERTOGHPOUL despatc...

1912 Envelope to Turkish Consul General at BOMBAY, franked 1 piastre. Posted at sea and bears large framed ´Paquebot´ handstamp. On reve...

1786 NEW YORK a BARCELONA (España). Indicación manuscrita "Paquebot Francisco de Paula". Muy rara y antigua circulación tra...

1805 BOSTON a TARRAGONA (España). Circulada via Francia, marca COLONIES PAR/BORDEAUX. Tasada a la llegada con "7 reales".

1807 (17-Nov) PHILADELPHIA a ESPAÑA. Circulada por buque francés via Holanda debido al bloqueo de los puertos franceses debido a las Guerr...

1850 Entire from LOUISVILLE to GEORGETOWN in the state of Kentucky franked imperf 5c. Franklin. Full Diena certificate (1979) also signed Sorani.

1858 Envelope to IRELAND bearing 12 cents black (2) (Scott 36) plate 1 tied by HUNTINGTON IND. datestamp sent on the steamer "Europa" via ...

29 1860 NEW YORK a ESPAÑA. 5 cts. castaño. Tasada a la llegada con 4 Reales. Magnífica y muy temprana carta dirigida a España co...

(1860 CA) 10c. postal stationery envelope uprated imperf pair 1c. Franklin (faults) + perfd 3c. Washington tied by DALTON date stamp and addressed to

(1863 CA) Envelope to DARMSTADT, Germany, franked 2c. "Black Jack" (fault) tied by dumb cancel with N.Y. CITY cds alongside. Obverse also...

1865 NEW YORK a SUIZA. 1 cto. azul (defecto) y 10 cents verde (2). Marca de intercambio GB/1F40c corregido a GB/40c. Tasada a la llegada con 1F20c. Ra

1866 (Feb 19) Delightful cover to Mauritius from New Bedford/Mass. Franked by 1861-62 3 c. rose and rare usage of 30 c. orange tied by black ´...

1866 (Feb. 26) NEW YORK to HONG KONG (China), dateline on folded letter with blue handstamp NEW YORK RETURN address, bearing 30 c. orange (71) pair an

1867 (Nov. 12) SAVANNAH, GA. to HOLSTEIN, (Germany), blue cds with matching open grids tying two 30 c. orange (71) vertical pairs and 5 c. brown (76)

1867 Postal stationary envelope 2 cents back on orange (Scott U20) cancelled by cork cachet addressed to France, sent by French paquebot EUROPE with 3

(1870 CA) Sobre con publicidad de MINNE HA-HA FALLS en Minneapolis con estampación en seco del marco y FOTOGRAFIA (albumina sobre papel) de las...

1874 (Nov 13) Entire letter to San Jose, Costa Rica franked by Banknote 10 c. brown tied by cork cancel in black with purple San Francisco cds alongsi

1878 (March 20) Cover addressed to Italy with Taylor 1875 5 c. blue from Springfield/Mass. Reverse with Naples Forwarding Agent´s handstamp of ...

1884 Cover franked by 1882 Garfield 5 c. brown used from San Francisco to London. On arrival (March 24) readdressed to Cannes, France with 1883 ...

1884 (May 8) 2 c. rose red postal stationery envelope used to Constantinople/Turkey additionally franked by 1881-82 defective 1 c. blue, 2 c. brown an

1885 (Sept 14) 5 c. blue postal stationery envelope sent registered to Hannover, Germany and up-rated with 1881-82 1 c. blue and pair of 2 c. red brow

1888 Opened out envelope to CONSTANTINOPLE franked U.S. 5c. cancelled ROXBURY, Mass., duplex date stamp and bearing "opera glass" ´T-...

1889 (May 20) Cover from Boston to Rangoon, Burma bearing Garfield 5 c. blue, underpaid for this destination with ´T´ and ´25´ m...

1892 Postal stationary card, 1 cent. black (Scott UX10) cancelled by Dayton, Ohio duplex routed via San Francisco addressed to Japan, underpaid with h

1900 (May) Cover endorsed "Eclipse Expedition" franked by 1894 1 c. deep blue and pair of 2 c. red from Whitinsville/Mass. addressed to T...

1908 2c. stationery card reply half to Ohio,uprated Ottoman Empire 20 paras, with effigy & stamp tied by violetbilingual MERZIFOUN date stamp. ...

1918 (March 23) Cover with 5 c. blue from Kokomo/Ind. Addressed to Coquilhatville, Belgian Congo; with Allied Censor Reseal at left and private arriva

1919 ALLIED INTERVENTION FORCES IN SIBERIA. Japanese postal stationary letter sheet in red written from Vtkhne Udinsk, Siberia and cancelled by U.S. P

1901 Envelope to Washington, franked overprinted 2c. tied by blue straight-line "Agana, Guam". Redirected to West Virginia. On reverse, ...

1900 Envelope to Altoona, PA, USA, franked over-printed 1c,. 2c. & 5c. tied by 2-line ´San Luis D´Apra Guam/Feb 24 1900.

1874 Envelope to FRANCE bearing Uruguay 10 cent green (SG 30) tied by bar obliterator with MONTEVIDEO datestamp, boxed P.D. and French entry cachet in

1877 (April 6) Entire letter from Montevideo to Marseille franked by 1876 10c. vermilion tied in black, carried on the ´Europa´ and landed...

1879 MONTEVIDEO a FRANCIA. 10 cts. rojo y fechador octogonal francés MONTEVIDEO/PAQ. FR. J Nº2. Tasada a la llegada con "12" d&#...

1886 MONTEVIDEO a CORFU (Islas Griegas de Mar Egeo). Entero postal de 2 ctvos. negro. Excepcional destinación.

1864 CARACAS a COLN (Alemania). Circulada via La Guayra, San Thomas y Londres. Rara destinación en esta época.

1882 Envelope to Paris franked 25c. tied by Caracas date stamp. Obverse also bears red octagonal maritime date stamp of France ´Venezuela * Pa...

1846 Stampless envelope to FRANCE written from HUADEA on the 2nd December 1846, endorsed "to the care of James Black Esq, Beyrouth" with t...

1884 HODEIDA a BOMBAY. Circulada con sellos de Turquia de 20 pa. rosa (bloque de cuatro) (Sc. 68) mat. HODEIDA/TURQUIA, fechadores de TRANSITO de Aden

1885 HODEIDA a BOMBAY. Circulada con sellos de Turquia de 20 par. rosa (2) y 1 pi. azul (2) (Sc. 98,99) mat. HODEIDA/TURQUIE, fechadores de transito d

1886 HODEIDA a BOMBAY. Circulada con sello de Turquia de 1 pi. gris azul (Sc. 6a) mat. HODEIDA/TURQUIA. Fechador de llegada a Bombay. MUY RARA. Cert.