Important Stamps and Covers of the World

1861 (Oct 15) Entire letter to Cadiz via Gibraltar with fine despatch cds of HONG KONG in black, Gibraltar cds in black (Nov 28), thence via San Roque

1865 Registered envelope to a LIEUTENANT on the French Navy ship "La Gloire" at Toulon bearing 8 cent pale orange (SG 11), 12 cent pale bl...

1882 HONG KONG a FRANCIA. Sobre enviado por un militar francés desde Hong kong. Indicación manuscrita en el frente "Hong Kong-8 juill...

1896 1c. postal stationery card uprated pair 2c. tied by cds and addressed to Basle, Switzerland. Obverse also bears French maritime date stamp
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1898 Envelope to London bearing Chinese Foochow "dollar" date stamp, + QV 10c. tied by Hong Kong cds. Redirected to Brighton on arrival.

1902 Decorative envelope with full contents to FRANCE written from the French Catholic Mission in Kouang-Kong bearing Chinese Imperial Post 10 cent gr

1904 Postal stationary card 4 cent red written from the Catholic Mission at Hoeinan to France cancelled by Huai-An Post Office native tombstone routed

1847 (March 10) Entire Soldier´s Letter from LAHORE to Gibraltar from a Private in the 10th Foot, countersigned by Commanding Officer at lower ...

1855 CALCUTTA a CANTON (China). 1 anna rojo, circulada via Honk-Kong. Tasada con 4p. para el pago del correo de Hong-Kong a Canton. Muy rara destinaci

1858 (FRENCH SETTLEMENTS). Envelope written to Captain Bellamy commnader of the Berthe at Gopalpore bearing 1/2 anna pale blue (block of four) (SG 37)

1872 (Aug 13) Printed Matter entire from Calcutta to Barcelona (Spain) via Gibraltar. Franked by 1865 2 anna yellow tied by blue ´B/1´and ...

1875 Printed circular newsband wrapper written from BOMBAY to FRANCE with Anglo French accountancy GB/1F90C (Salles 1914) routed via Calcutta and Brin

1888 Trial Speciment from the Postmaster issued on card headed INDIA POSTAL NOTE FOR ONE RUPEE and cancelled surcharge 1/- bearing India 1 r grey (SG

1887 Registered envelope to FRANCE bearing Jammu 1/4 anna sepia (pair) (SG 140), 1 anna greenish grey (2) (SG 148) and 2 anna red/yellow (SG 152) tied

1774 Pre stamp envelope to FRANCE written from CRADOXTOWN with NAAS handstruck in black, charged "7d" and routed via Dublin with circular ...

1840 FREDERICKS PLACE (Jamaica) a ITALIA. Circulada privadamente hasta Londres y por el correo hasta Italia, diversas tarifas manuscritas.

1906 Registered cover to London via New York with Aug 1902 provisionals 1 d. on 4 d., 1 d. on 6 d. and 1 d. on 7 d., all tied by Nevis duplexes. New Y

1905 Registered envelope to Berlin franked 3c., 15c. overprinted O.S.´ and "Ten Cents" on 16c. tied by Harper date stamp.

1769 Pre stamp envelope written from the KNIGHTS OF ST. JOHN, Malta addressed to De Lordat at Toulouse with manuscript "14" and hand-struc...

1770 Pre stamp envelope to FRANCE with MARSEILLE/DE MALTHE French entry cachet with LILLE arrival redirected to Brest and forwarded to St Domingue in

1838 Stampless envelope addressed to PARIS written from "La Hauteur de Stromboli" at Malta with manuscript "MALTA" and boxed PA...

1887 Envelope to JAPAN bearing 2d grey (SG23) tied by "A25" duplex routed via Port Said with YOKOHAMA JAPAN cds and native TOKYO arrival....

1790 (9-Junio) MALTA a CALAF (España). Circulada por buque Español via Barcelona, tasa manuscrita a la llegada "7" (reales). MUY...

1809 JERUSALEM a MADRID. Carta circulada por el CORREO ESPAÑOL DEL LEVANTE via Malta. Indicación manuscrita "POR MALTA" y tasa d...

1814 (19-Nov.). MALTA a MADRID. Carta de Alberto de Nigino del Consulado Español en MALTA (Dirección General del Correo para todo el Levan...

1820 MALTA a BARCELONA (España). Circulada por buque Español via Tarragona, marca T 39/CATALUÑA y porteo manuscrito de "8 reales...

1898 20 c. red registered postal stationery envelope used to Berlin, up-rated with five 1902 optd. Gibraltar 40 c. orange brown (SG 13) all tied by Ta

1900 Registered cover to Hamburg franked by optd. values in Spanish currency (eight, incl. 2 peseta) all tied by oval Registered/Tangier datestamps (J

1903 Cover with ´Hotel Cecil´ cachet used to Milan with 1898-99 5 c. green and 20 c. olive green and brown tied by poor A26 and Tangier cd...

1842 Stampless envelope to FRANCE written from PORT LOUIS charged "1/6" in manuscript routed via London with boxed INDIA LETTER/HASTINGS i...

1842 Stampless envelope to FRANCE written from PORT LOUIS cancelled MAURITIUS POST OFFICE double ring, charged "1/6" in manuscript routed ...

1842 Stampless envelope to FRANCE written from PORT LOUIS cancelled MAURITIUS POST OFFICE double ring, charged "1/6" in manuscript routed ...

1843 Stampless envelope to FRANCE written from PORT LOUIS sent on the steamer "Margart" with hand-stamp SHIP LETTER on reverse, boxed Angl...

1844 Stampless envelope written from PORT LOUIS sent on the steamer "Tartar" with boxed accountancy COLONIES & c ART 12, routed via Lo...

1844 Stampless envelope written from PORT LOUIS cancelled MAURITIUS POST OFFICE double ring, sent on the steamer "Paulin Houghton" with bo...

1844 Stampless envelope to FRANCE written from PORT LOUIS sent on the steamer "Bellecrevle" with boxed accountancy COLONIES & c ART 12...

1847 Stampless envelope written from PORT LOUIS cancelled MAURITIUS POST OFFICE double ring, sent on the steamer "Paulin Houghton" with bo...

1861 Envelope to FRANCE bearing 4 d rose (2) (SG 48) tied by "B53" cancel with MAURITIUS datestamp on reverse routed via Suez with Anglo-F...

1865 Envelope to REUNION bearing 2 d pale blue (2) (SG 59) tied by Mauritius "B53" duplex sent on the "SS Pumanguet", charged &q...

1867 Printed circular wrapper to FRANCE written from PORT LOUIS with cachet FORWARDED BY J. VINCENT-GEORGES/MAURITIUS bearing 1 d purple brown (SG 56)

1868 Envelope to REUINON bearing 4 d. rose (pair) (SG 62) tied bu "B53" obliterator with oval P.D. and forwarding cachet FORWARDED BY J. V...

1868 MAURITIUS a PARIS. 4 p. rosa, seis sellos . Mat. B53 al dorso fechador MAURITIUS y llegada a Paris. Espectacular franqueo.

1875 Stampless envelope to FRANCE written from PORT LOUIS with Anglo French accountancy GB/40c and hand-struck instructional INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID in

1878 News band wrapper to NORFOLK bearing 4 cents on 1d bistre (SG 84) tied by "B53" obliterator with oval FORWARDED BY RICHARDSON & C...

1884 Stampless envelope from the Bank of Egypt sent unpaid to MAURITIUS cancelled by ALEXANDRIE DEPART datestamp, routed via Suez, sent by French paqu

1895 Registered envelope to CURE-PIPE bearing 1 c pale violet, 2 c green, 2 on 4 c carmine, 2 on 38 c on 9 d violet, 2 on 38 c violet, 1 on 2 c pal

1897 Postal stationary card 6 c. violet upgraded with 2 c. green (SG 103) tied by CURE PIPE datestamp addressed to JAVA, Netherlands Indies sent by Fr

1905 Registered envelope to FRANCE bearing 25 c. olive yellow (SG 160) and 2 c. purple (SG 165) tied by ROSE HILL datestamp with circular registered h

1866 Envelope + original letter to London franked strip of four 3d. Challon heads tied by laurel-leafed cancel with PIETER-MARITZBURG (crown) date sta

1894 Postal stationary card 3 cents brown upgraded with 1 on 5 cent grey (5) (SG 64) tied by bar cancel with adjacent SANDAKAN datestamp in red, addre

1908 Postal stationary card 1 cent yellow written from LANGKON and upgraded with 3 cent mauve and green (SG 129) tied by KUDAT datestamp, routed via S

1939 Envelope from the FAIRCHILD AERIAL SURVEY addressed to HOLLAND bearing 5 d deep green (SG 218), 6 d bistre (pair) (SG 219) and 1/- blue green (pa

1899 Entero postal de 1 1/2p. rosa, en anverso cromolitografía Mt. Egmont, circulada a INGLATERRA, redirigida a SUIZA con sello GB. 1 1/2p. Alg...

1923 Registered envelope (no flap) to Livorno, Italy, franked ½d(2), 1d., 2d. & 3d. "Admirals" tied by BROMLEY date stamp. On rev...

1889 Envelope to FRANCE bearing Mauritius 16 cent brown (SG 109) tied by B64 obliterator with adjacent SEYCHELLES cds and octagonal French paquebot LI

1851 (July 24) Cover to Corsica, France with fine despatch cds of ST LUCIA double ring cds in black, sent via London and Calais with Fogliano cds on r

1911 Envelope written from BATIMA with despatch double ring bearing 2 1/2 d blue (SG 103) tied by FREETOWN datestamp addressed to France with PARIS ar

1900 Indian postal stationary card one anna blue written from ZEILAH to FRANCE cancelled by B in bars obliterator with adjacent ZAILA SOMALI COAST dat

1849 (Aug 4) Entire letter from SINGAPORE to Spain via Gibraltar, reverse with fine strikes of British Post Office ALEXANDRIA cds (Sept 15) and Malta

1850 Stampless envelope to LONDON charged "2/-" in manuscript with boxed BEARING in black sent overland with LONDON arrival. Very fine.

1851 (Aug 30) Entire letter from SINGAPORE to Cadiz via Gibraltar, reverse with fine British Post Office ALEXANDRIA cds (Oct 8) and front with Malta...

1852 (Sept 29) Entire letter from SINGAPORE to Cadiz via Gibraltar with fine strike of British PO in Alexandria cds on reverse (Nov 5) and thence via

1857 Seaman´s envelope written on board H.M.S. Amethyst in Singapore (manuscript on reverse) and endorsed "From W.J. Willis R.M. on board ...

1859 Stampless envelope to FRANCE from MATHIEU & Co PINANG routed via India with boxed INDIA UNPAID, French entry cachet and charged "8&quo...

1859 Stampless envelope to FRANCE from MATHIEU & Co PULO-PINANG with PENANG double ring routed via Suez with French entry cachet and taxed "...

1864 Unpaid envelope to FRANCE cancelled by SINGAPORE double ring, charged "8" in manuscript routed via Suez with octagonal French paqueb...

1865 Stampless envelope to HOLLAND cancelled by double ring SINGAPORE datestamp endorsed "Overland Mail" sent by French Paquebot with octa...

1869 Stampless envelope to FRANCE cancelled by SINGAPORE datestamp with oval firms cachet ALTENBACH ENGLER & Co SINGAPORE & SAIGON in blue, ...

1870 Stampless envelope to FRANCE cancelled by SINGAPORE datestamp, charged with hand-struck "10" on arrival with DUNKERQUE receiver. Very...

1892 Red Band envelope to the Netherlands Indies bearing 5 cent blue (SG 65), tied by SINGAPORE datestamp with N.I. AGENT SINGAPORE transit and LABOEN

1893 PENANG a BANGKOK (Siam). 3 ctvos. azul. Rara destinación.

1899 Envelope from the INDIA bearing 1/2 cent. underpaid, routed overland via Gapatam and Penang with N.I. POST AGENT PENANG squared circle with Nethe

1904 Registered postal stationary envelope 5 cents blue upgraded with 1 cent green and black (SG 15), 8 cents blue and black (SG 19), 10 cents purple

1913 Picture post card to ZAGREB bearing 1 cent green (strip of three) (SG 28), tied by TANJONG RAMBUTAN oval datestamp in violet with transit and arr

1899 ANGLO-EGYPTIAN-FRENCH OCCUPATION. Military cover "troupes du Haut-oubangi" endorsed on face "le capitaine Ct la 10º Cie-dem...

1893 Registered postal stationary envelope 2 d grey upgraded with 1/- yellow ochre (SG 12) and 4 d grey (SG 22) tied by TOBAGO datestamp routed via Lo

1924 Registered envelope to EGYPT bearing 3 mill brown (SG 39) and 5 p olive (SG 95) tied by AMMAN rubber datestamp in violet with handstruck registe

1901 Registered envelope from FRANCE bearing Type Mouchon 25 cents blue (pair) (Yvert 127) tied by PARIS double ring with boxed handstruck registered

1906 Pre-paid Post card from the Parliamentry Election in London for suport of Sir Philip Magnus, returned by J. Hine, Mkunazine, Zanzibar bearing Gre

1838 Stampless envelope written from the "Brig, La Surprise off the Dardenalles" addressed to the "Conservator of the Museum des Mied...

1868 Stampless envelope written from the island of Milos addressed to the Austrian Maritime Agency London, routed via Syros with boxed ANGLO-FRENCH ac

1874 Envelope bearing 30 cent ceras pair (Yvert 56) tied by the scarce straight line COI POSTALI FRANCESI at Salonique cds addressed to Torino, Italy.

1899 Registered envelope to CONSTANTINOPLE bearing Turkey 20 para lilac (pair) (Yvert 84) and 2 pi bistre (Yvert 86) tied by bilingual ISKETCHE datest

1899 Envelope to CONSTANTINOPLE bearing Turkey 20 para lilac (pair) (Yvert 84) tied by bilingual LOROS datestamp in violet (Coles & Walker unlis...

1899 Registered envelope to CONSTANTINOPLE bearing Turkey 20 para lilac (strip of 5) (Yvert 84) tied by bilingual PORT- LAGOS datestamp in violet (Col

1913 Picture post card to HOLLAND bearing 5 centimes yellow green tied by PREVESE OESTERR. POST double ring (Tchil Fig. 518) with AMBULANCE DE LA CROI

1898 Tarjeta Postal LA CANÉE, CRETE circulada a TRIESTE con sello de Turquia de 20p. mat. bilingue HANIA.

(1914 CA.) PANORMOS a GALATA. Circulada con sellos Turcos 20pa. (4) y 3pi. Mat. circular y etiqueta CENSURA MILITAR GRIEGA. ESPECTACULAR Y RARA.

1805 CORFU a TARRAGONA (España). Circulada por el correo italiano via Napoles, marca NAPOLI en color lila y tasada a la llegada con "7 rea...

23(2) 1884 ZACAPA a LONDRES. 5 ctvos. rojo y verde (2).

1896 Entero postal de 3 ctvos. rosa circulado a SUIZA. Mat. AGENCIA POSTAL AMBULANTE/GUATEMALA Y ESCUINTLA. MAGNIFICA.

1724 CAP a BORDEAUX. Manuscrito en anverso "DU CAP". Magnífica y muy antigua carta transatlantica.

1870 Envelope to ITALY cancelled by Bristish Post Office JACMEL on reverse, charged "10" with boxed Anglo French accountancy GB/1 F 60 C a...

1873 Un-stamped envelope to FRANCE written from PORT-AU-PRINCE sent on the steamer "West Indian", charged "36" with TAX handstam...

1877 Envelope written from PORT-AU-PRINCE to ST. THOMAS bearing Great Britain 4 d. sage green (SG 153) tied by C59 obliterator with adjacent JACMEL PA

1903 2c. postal stationery card to Paris cancelled Port-Au-Prince date stamp. Taxed and 10c. postage due affixed on arrival. Annotated to be carried

1902 Envelope to Paris fraked 3c + 7c. Pres.Sam cancelled Gonaives date stamp. Taxed on arrival and pair 50c. postage dues affixed tied triangular ha

1905 2c. postal stationery card to New York cancelled Jacmel date stamp. Obverse also bears large pencilled ´T´, "Collect Postage –2...

1861 ARNHEM a BOCKENHEIM (Alemania). 5 cts. azul y 10 cts. carmín (2). Sellos despegados para examen. MAGNIFICA. Cert. W. MOEIJES.

1(4), 2(2) 1862 FRONTAL. ROTTERDAM a LIVERPOOL. 5 cts. azul tira de cuatro y 10 cts. carmín pareja. Rara combinación de franqueo.