French Colonies. (Inini - Trinidad). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to New York bearing Inini Yvert 21, 1f 50 blue, Yvert 26, 5f violet and green and Yvert 27, 10f olive and blue tied by St. Elie/ Territoire de Inini date stamp '7th May 41', routed via Cayenne '8/5' with circular 'Controle Postal/ Guyane Francaise' on reverse, intercepted in Trinidad with 'Opened by Examiner 94' label with hand-struck 'May 12 1941' in violet on face.

Inini was an inland territory of French Guiana administered separately between 6 June 1930 and 19 March 1946 after which all of French Guiana became a department of France.

French Levant. (Cameroun). 1943. Registered Air mail envelope addressed to Bangante, French Cameroun bearing 'French Levant Yvert 44, 1f rose/ yellow (strip of five on face and three on reverse) tied by 'Poste Aux Armees/ F.F.L./ B.C.M. 1.' double ring '20th Dec 1943' with Free French registration label on reverse and 'Poste Aux Armees/ F.F.L./ B.M.P. 2' transit '22/12' with 'Contole' censor label in pink tied by 'Poste Aux Armees' double ring and circular 'Croix de Lorraine/ C.M.' censor with circular 'Controle Postal/ Commission A/ Terrotoire du Cameroun' double ring on reverse and 'Douala/ Chargements' transit dated '17 Jan 44' on reverse.

France. (Italy). 1869. Envelope written from Marseille dated '2nd Feb 1869' addressed to Naples, Italy bearing French 'Napoleon' Yvert 22, 20c blue (pair) tied by 'Francia/ via de Mer' hand-stamp and endorsed 'vie de Mare' with Napoli arrival on reverse '6th Feb 69'. Very nice item.

France. (Netherlands). 1863. Envelope addressed to the Netherlands bearing Napoleon Yvert 16, 40c orange (imperf) and Yvert 22, 20c blue tied by '3325' in lozenge with adjacent Naomur date stamp, underpaid with boxed 'Affranchissement/Insuffisent' in red with framed 'PD' both erased in ink and boxed 'PD' replaced and Rotterdam arrival on reverse. Very attractive mixed franking of perf and imperf.

Great Britain (Russia). 1868. Envelope addressed to St, Petersburg, Russia bearing SG 103, 3d rose and SG 105, 6d mauve tied by Manchester/ 498 duplex '15th July 68' with oval 'PD', routed via London and Belgium with 'Aus England Per Aachen/ Franco' in blue/green on face and hand-struck 'Franko' in red and rated '1' on reverse in violet ink m/s , for the local delivery.

The 1866 rate for prepaid letters to Russia or Finland, via Belgium was 9d. / 1/2 oz.

The blue circular mark was applied on the T.P.O. on train No 1.

Great Britain. (France). 1858. Registered and Charged envelope addressed to France bearing SG 66, 4d carmine and SG 72, 1s green tied by '194' numeral with adjacent Bristol date stamp 'Nov 6 1858', with hand-struck 'Charge' in black and an additional strike in red with framed accountancy on reverse with 'Postes/ Paris a Calais' wax seals in red (four) on reverse, routed via London with oval 'Registered/ London' and large hand-struck 'Crown/ Registered' in red on face, circular 'PD' and French entry cachet and Nantes arrival '10th Nov' on reverse.

Unusual example of the large Crown/ Registered hand-stamp normally seen on mail via Aachen.

Great Britain. (Air Mail Express). 1919. Registered Air Mail Express envelope addressed to Paris bearing SG 351, 1/2d green, SG 379, 4d grey-green and 'Seahorse' SG 414, 2/6d chocolate brown tied by London (Chief Office) date stamp '10th Nov 19' with registration label and endorsed 'By Aeroplane Express'.

Great Britain. (Trans - Atlantic Mail). 1859. Folded letter sheet addressed to New York bearing SG 71, 1s deep green tied by Liverpool/ 466 duplex '27th Sp 59' with oval 'L/ Sp 27/ D' (noted by Robertson to be a 'transit' stamp applied to outgoing packet letters) with 'Crown/ Ship Letter/ Liverpool' on reverse dated 'Sp 28' (Robertson S.15), endorsed 'City of Washington" and rated '6' in circle applied on arrival in New York, the 'Inman Line "City of Washington" not being under mail contract with the Post Office.

The Inman Line "City of Washington" in service from 1856, was wrecked at Cape Sable, Nova Scotia '5th July 1873.'

Paul Ambrose Oliver was a shipping merchant, Union Army hero and inventor after the Civil War.

Great Britain. (Cape Verde Islands). 1877. Folded letter sheet addressed to 'Anthony Smalley, St. Vincent, Cape de Verds' bearing Great Britain SG 147, 6d grey (plate 15) tied by London duplex '8th May 77', sent on the steamer "Elbe".

Anthony Smalley was a shipmaster and agent of Nantucket, Mass.. His papers and manuscripts are in the 'G.W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport.'

India. (French Settlements in India). 1900. Mourning envelope addressed to Switzerland bearing French India Yvert 4, 5c green tied by Inde/ Pondichery double ring '4th Avril', endorsed 'via Bombay and Brindisi'.

A death notice paying the Printed Matter rate. Rarely seen from the French Settlement in Pondichery .

Illustrated in the 'Collectors Club' journal on French India, Volume 95, No 6.'

India. (French Settlements in India). 1900. French India postal stationery envelope 15 cents blue cancelled by Chandernagor double ring '25th Jan 00' addressed to France, endorsed 'via Bombay and Brindisi' with octagonal French paquebot 'Marseille a Reunion L.V. No 3' on face '7th Feb 00' and octagonal 'Reunion a Marseille' on reverse '21st Feb' with Paris arrival '1st Mar'.

Nice item of stationery from Chandernagor French Settlement in India.

India. (French Settlements in India). 1907. French India postal stationery envelope 10 cent carmine cancelled by Chadernagor/ Inde double ring '21st Mars 07' addressed to Paris with arrival on reverse.

Nice item from Chandernagor French Settlement in India.

India. (French India - Switzerland). 1904. Registered French India postal stationery envelope 5c green upgraded with Yvert 8, 25c black/ rose and Yvert 11, 50c rose tied by Pondichery/ Inde double ring '11th Nov' (date plug inverted) with framed hand-struck 'R' in red on face and endorsed '5grs' and Wattwill arrival on reverse '3rd Dec' Very attractive item of registered postal stationery from French Pondichery.

South Africa. (Basutoland - India). 1901. India postal stationery envelope 'one anna on 2a 6p' yellow tied by Bombay date stamp '26th July 1901' addressed to Basutoland via Museru.

Scarce destination from India and very nice item of incoming mail.

Malaya. (Straits Settlements - French Indo-China). 1901. Envelope addressed to Saigon, Cochinchina bearing Straits Settlements SG 109, 4c on 5c red tied by Singapore double ring with second strike adjacent '1st April 01', underpaid with triangular 'T' hand-stamp and bearing French General Colonies postage dues Yvert 22, 30c carmine (imperf) applied and tied by Saigon Central arrival '6th Avril 01.' Lovely combination.

Turkey. 1901. Registered envelope addressed to France bearing Turkey Yvert 84, 20p lilac (two pairs) tied by Constantinople - Gare date stamp '25th Feb' with Bur. Ambul./ Cons/ Ple. M. Pachia date stamp '25th Feb 01' and hand-stamp 'Recommande' in blue and framed 'U.P.U./ Turquie/ R' on face. Superb quality.

Turkey. (Turkey used in Syria). 1899. Registered and Advice of Receipt envelope addressed to Paris bearing Turkey Yvert 84, 20p lilac tied by bilingual Alep date stamp in green (Coles & Walker Type 12) dated '1st Nov 99' with framed hand-struck 'A.R./ No (74) de ALEP' on face, endorsed 'Recommandre' with Paris arrival 'Nov 15' on reverse. Very fine and attractive item.

Netherlands. (Prices Current - Elephants Teeth For Sale). 1826. Pre-stamp envelope headed 'Prices Current' dated 'Amsterdam 8th December 1826' addressed to Sampson Batard & Co, London' with hand-struck 'Amsterdam' in red on face and rated '4/-' in m/s.

Interesting 'Prices Current' listing the sale of 'ELEPHANTS TEETH' and sugar price from China and Siam'.

Czechoslovakia. (Czech Forces in France). 1919. Picture postcard of 'Les Quais, Cognac' endorsed 'Correspondence d' Armee Cchecoslov' addressed to Nantes cancelled by Cognac/ Charente date stamp '16/8/19' with circular 'Depot Des Regiments Tcheco - Slovaques/ Francaise Militaire' in violet.

Very fine and scarce item from the Czech Forces in France in WW1.

Egypt. (Kenya). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Nairobi bearing Yvert 287, 1m bistre (2), Yvert 191, 5m brown and Air Mail 14, 10m mauve and grey and Yvert 16, 30m green tied by Cairo date stamp with 'Egyptian Censorship/ Opened By Censor' label tied by circular 'Censorship/ Dept/ 5' cachet.

Egypt. (Sudan - French Colonies). 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to 'Liet. Leleu, C.M.T.A.F.L.' Camp du Kanai, Bangui, (Afrique Equatorial Francaise), bearing Egypt Yvert 187, 1m orange, Yvert 189, 3m brown (2) and Yvert 215, 50m blue/ grey tied by Cairo date stamp '9th Jan', with 'Air Mail' hand-stamp, routed via Sudan with 'Opened By Examiner/ 18' censor tape (green on white) tied by circular 'Controle Postal/ Commision G/ Afrique Equatorial Francais' censor on face, routed via Fort Lamy/ Tchad' '17th Feb 42' with Bangai/ Oubangi Chari arrival '23/2' on reverse.

Egypt. (German Sea Post - Japan). 1895. German 'Reichpost' postal stationery card 10pf carmine written on board the 'S.S. "Bayern' at Port Said, Red Sea' dated 'April 27 1895' cancelled 'Deutsche Seepost/ Ost/ Asiatische/ Hauptlinie/ e' date stamp '28/4' with adjacent Egyptian Post Office Suez '29/4', addressed to 'Mrs Evington, Bishops Lodge, Nagasaki, Japan', routed via Colombo 'My 10' and Hong Kong 'May 20' with Yokohama vernacular date stamp and Nagasaki arrival '1st June.'

Bishop Evington and family made three journeys to Japan between 1874 - 1908.

The 'S.S. "Bayern" (Norddeuscher Lloyd) departed Shanghai December 2nd 1894 for Southampton via Yokohama, Nagasaki, Hong Kong, Singapore, Colombo, Port Said, Naples and Genoa.

Egypt. (British Post Office in Egypt). 1875. Envelope addressed to England bearing Great Britain SG 94, 4d vermilion (pair of plate 14) tied by 'B/01' obliterator with adjacent Alexandria date stamp 'Ap 3rd', routed via Brindisi with London/ Paid' arrival on face 'Ap 10th. Fine item.

Egypt. (Via Trieste - Germany). 1873. Envelope addressed to Germany bearing SG 33, 2 1/2pi violet tied by Poste Egiziane/ Porto Said date stamp with 'Franca' hand-stamp, endorsed 'via Trieste' with Alessandria and Wien transits on reverse with Heidelberg receiver.

Lovely item routed via Trieste.

Seychelles. (Postmarks). 1901. Seychelles QV SG 36, 2r 25 violet and green cancelled by Anse Royale date stamp 'De 7 01'.

Very nice village cancel on this high value Seychelles adhesive.

Seychelles. (Postmarks). 1901. Seychelles KEV11 '4 cents on 30c' violet and green surcharged 'REVENUE' cancelled by Anse Royale date stamp. Very fine.

Seychelles. 1908. Seychelles SG 48, 6c carmine cancelled by CASCADE date stamp dated 'Jan 18 1908'.

Proud (1.1.1901) - (8.11.08). Very scarce village cancel.

Mauritius. (Mauritius used on Rodrigues Island). 1863 - 1880. Mauritius SG 62, 4d rose and SG 94, 8c blue cancelled by 'B/ 65' obliterator of Rodrigues.

Scarce postmarks from this small island 560 kilometers east of Mauritius.

Mauritius. (Mauritius used on Rodrigues Island). 1907. Mauritius SG 143, 4c black and carmine cancelled by Rodrigues/ A date stamp 'Ja 7 07'.

Fine item from this small island 560 kilometers east of Mauritius. In 1906/07 only 7 mail steamers arrived on the island and the boats stopped calling from December to May on account of severe storms, which makes this January date rather elusive.

Thailand. (India). 1894. Siamese postal stationery card 4 att carmine cancelled by Bangkok date stamp '27th March 94' addressed to 'Captain Delamain, 11th Bengal Lancers, Nowshera, Punjab, India', routed via Singapore '1st April' with Calcutta 'Ap 13th' and Nowshera arrival '16th April' on face.

The addressee 'Captain Delamain' was the Commander of the Bengal Lancers of the Malakand Field Force which participated in the Waziristan Campaign.

Thailand. (Stamp Dealer Mail). 1912. Registered envelope written from 'The Siam Stamp Co. Bangkok' (with International exchange label on reverse) addressed to 'H.E. Thain, Stamp Dealer, Norfolk, England' bearing SG 146, 28s red-brown tied by Bangkok/ 1 date stamp '21st June 1912' with matching registration label and oval London transit on reverse.

Scarce single franking 'twenty eight' baht on cover.

Thailand. (French Occupation of Siam). 1897. Stamp-less envelope endorsed 'Troupes d' Occupation du Chantaboun Siam' addressed to France cancelled by 'Saigon Cochin. Corps Exped' double ring '6th Feb 97' with circular 'Detachement D' Occupation de Chantaboun - Siam/ Le Commandant' and counter signed by the Commanding Officer with Chatou receiver on reverse.

Scarce item from the French Occupation of Chantaboon, Siam.

Thailand. (Provincial Postmarks). 1909. Picture post card of 'Working Elephants' addressed to London bearing Siam SG 132, 6a on 4 satang carmine tied by bilingual Paknampo date stamp in blue with Bangkok/ 1 and Bangkok/ 2 transits. Lovely item from Nakhon Sawon Province.

Thailand. 1908. Envelope addressed to England bearing Siam SG 75, 8a green and orange and SG 109, 1a on 24a purple and blue tied by bilingual Bangkok/ 1 date stamp with blue Bangkok/ 2 transit on reverse. Lovely mixed franking.

Ethiopia. (French Post Office). 1909. Picture post card of 'The Emperor and Princess Rass and the Fete de la Mascale Croix' addressed to France bearing Ethiopia Yvert 86, 1/2g green tied by Dirre Daoua/ Abyssinie date stamp.

Nice Royalty card depicting the Christian Festival of the Mascale Cross the Holy Ethiopian Orthodox Church Festival'.

Mail carried by the French Post Office is Ethiopia is scarce.

Ethiopia. (British Military Mission in Ethiopia). 1948. Air Mail envelope headed 'Forces Mail' , written from 'Sgt. Pomfret, British Military Mission to Ethiopia, Middle East Land Forces' addressed to England bearing Channel Islands, General Issue SG C1, 1d scarlet and SG C2, 2 1/2d ultramarine tied by 'Army Field Post Office/ 4' double ring '31st July 48' with circular 'Headquarters Army Military/ Mission To Ethiopia' on face in violet and hand-stamped 'Air Mail'.

Ethiopia. 1911. Registered picture post card of 'Le Grand Marche de Addis - Abeba' addressed to England bearing Ethiopia Yvert 86, 1/4g green and Yvert 90, 4g green and carmine tied by Adis Abeba date stamp '21st Juin' with hand-struck 'R', routed via London with oval 'Oxford/ Registered' receiver '16th July'.

Registered post-cards are very scare and this is a rare example from Ethiopia.

Ethiopia. 1943. Registered envelope headed 'The Arabian Trading Company Limited/ Addis-Abeba' addressed to London bearing Ethiopia Yvert 184, 8ch green and 'Air Mail' Yvert 12, 2ch blue tied by Addis Abeba date stamp with matching registered label with blank censor tape tied by 'Empire D' Ethiopia/ Censure Militaire' hand-stamp in violet on face and reverse with framed '3' hand-stamp censor in violet.

Ethiopia. (Aden - Tripolitania). 1943/44. Envelope addressed to Ohio, United States bearing Ethiopia 20g blue tied by Addis Ababa date stamp, routed via Aden with 'P.C. 90/ Opened By/ Examiner F' tied by circular '116' hand-stamp in violet, forwarded via Tripoli with Tripolitania 'P.C. 66/ Opened By Examiner/ ZA/ 17812' label. Lovely item of censored mail from Ethiopia, routed via Aden and Tripolitania.

Greece. (French Indo - China). 1931. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Saigon, French Indo-China, endorsed '1ST Vol Athens - Saigon/ Air Orient' bearing Greece Yvert 191. 3l carmine, Yvert 355, 1f blue and brown and Yvert 360, 15l green and grey tied by Athens double ring '16th July' with registered label, framed 'Par Avion' and bilingual boxed 'Par Avion' in violet on face, routed via Port Said with transit on reverse and Saigon Central arrival '25th July 31' with framed 'NON RECLAME' and returned to Athens with arrival '29th Aout' in Athens.

Scarce First Flight from Athens to Saigon, French Indo-China routed via India. Only 22 flown.

Ex Desrousseaux.

Greece. (Austrian Levant). 1882. Envelope addressed to Smyrne bearing Austrian Levant 'Franz Joseph' Yvert 3, 5 soldi red (pair) tied by Salonicco date stamp with Smryne arrival. Very fine quality.

Greece. (United States). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Salonique, Greece bearing United States Yvert 242, 20c rose and Yvert 245, 50c violet tied by Pine Bluff/ Ark duplex 'Apr 3rd 1941', carried over the Pacific via San Francisco with 'Via Air Mail' label, framed '36' censorship on reverse (applied in India) with 'Geoffnet' German censor tape (g for Wien) tied by German censor in orange with hand-stamp instructional 'Return To Sender/ Service Suspended' in carmine on face and returned via New York '1st Dec 41' slogan on reverse.

Greece was invaded by the Germans at the beginning of April 1941 and effectively occupied by the end of that month. This letter posted on the 3rd April 1941 was paid to go to Greece on the Transpacific service via San Francisco and onward via India and Iraq to Egypt and then Greece (70 cents Air Mail rate). Censored by the German authorities. Place of censorship Vienna (code g on the German censor label). Arrived back in New York '1st December 1941.

Greece. (Turkish Occupation of the Greek Aegean Islands). 1903. Envelope written from Ploumari, Metelin bearing Turkey Yvert 101, 1p blue tied by bilingual Pelmar double ring (Coles & Walker 52), routed via Constantinople with Chambery arrival on reverse. Very rare item from Metelin.

Coles and Walker do not list Pelmar postmark with stars.

Greece. (Greek Occupation of Mytilene). 1912. Turkish postal stationery card 20p carmine overprinted 'Greek Occupation/ Mytilene'. Scarce mint card.

Italian States. (Papal States). 1866. Envelope addressed to Firenze bearing Papal States Yvert 6, 5b rose/ black tied by Roma date stamp, underpaid bearing Italy postage dues Yvert 1, 10c yellow (imperf pair).

Italian Colonies. (Eritrea). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Germany bearing Eritrea 90c blue and 'Air Mail' Yvert 22, 1l blue (pair) tied by Massaua date stamp '16th Feb 40', endorsed 'via Air Littoria' with 'T' due hand-stamp, boxed parallel bar and framed number '4104' in carmine and German censor label on reverse.

Italy. (Vatican). 1940. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Germany bearing Vatican 'Air Mail' Yvert 7, 5l grey and Yvert 8, 10l purple tied by Vatican Poste/ Aera double ring '23/12' with matching registered label 'Citta Del Vaticano' with 'Posta Aerea/ Per Avion' hand-stamp with Lindau arrival '28th Dec' and German censor tape tied by circular German censor on reverse. Very fine.

Air Mail hand-stamp not listed in McQueen 'Airmail Directional Handstamps'.

Hungary. (France). 1875. Envelope addressed to France bearing Yvert 15, 5kr pale carmine (pair) tied by Fushan date stamp '20th Juil' with Brasso and Wien transits on reverse, underpaid with hand-struck instructional 'Jnsuffisament/ Affranchie' on face (Van der Linden 1836) with 'Autr Avriciurt 3' French entry cachet in blue '25th Juil 75', Macon arrival and charged with '6'in m/s on arrival.

Nice item of underpaid early mail from Hungary to France.

Germany. 1835. Pre-stamp folded letter addressed to Rostock cancelled by hand-struck Neubrandenburg/ 15 Juli 1835', rated '25' in ink top left and charged '16' in carmine ink and '1' on arrival.

Netherlands East Indies. (Forwarding Agents Mail - Belgium). 1834. Stamp-less folded letter addressed to France written from Batavia dated '25th Jan 1834', rated '60' styvers in m/s with oval 'Zee - Brief/ Hellvoetsluis' in red '8th Juin' and Amsterdam transit with 'Na Posttyd' in red, endorsed 'Care of Messer's Hope & Co/ Amsterdam' and forwarded with framed 'Holland/Par/ Thonnville' and instructional 'L.P.B. 5.R' in red (Ven der Linden 1940) and charged '38'in green ink with Nantes arrival '19th Juin' on reverse. Lovely item full of character.