Portuguese Colonies. (Funchal). 1946. Mourning envelope addressed to Porto written from Savoy, Maderia cancelled by Funchal date stamp with framed 'Expedicao Militair a Madeira/ Isento de Eranquia' with Porto arrival on reverse.

Portuguese Colonies. (Lorenzo Marques). 1904 Envelope addressed to France bearing Yvert 53, 65r on 5c yellow tied by octagonal Lourenco Marques/ Central date stamp with Commentry arrival. Very fine.

Portuguese Colonies. (India). 1915. Censored envelope to Bangalore bearing Yvert 274, 3r on 1t rose (corner marginal pair) tied by Nova Goa date stamp with 'Passed/ 24 Dec. 1915/ Censor Belgam' hand-stamp in violet and receiver on reverse.

Cuba. (Spanish Cuba-French Sudan). 1908. Envelope addressed to Kati, Soudan Francais bearing United States Occupation Yvert 143, 2c carmine and Yvert 144, 3c violet tied by Habana duplex routed via France '30th Jan 08' with Bamake '22nd Feb' and Kayes/ Haut Senegal et Niger' transit '30th Feb' on reverse. Very rare item of destination mail into French Soudan/ Upper Senegal Niger.

Germany. (France). 1946. Picture post card written from Nuremberg dated '20th March 1946' addressed to Casablanca, French Maroc' cancelled by ''Tribunal Militaire International des Grands Criminels de Guerre' circular in violet with Paris transit. Very rare item from a French Observer at the Nuremberg War trials. Superb.

Germany. (British Army Post Office in Germany). 1924. Registered envelope addressed to England bearing Great Britain SG 351, 1/2d green and SG 379, 4d grey-green tied by 'Army Post Office/ S.40' date stamp '1st May 24' with 'A.P.O. S. 40' registration label and Huddersfield arrival. Very nice item of registered mail from the British Army in Berlin.

Germany. 1872. Envelope addressed to England bearing 'Small Eagle' Yvert 3, 1/2g orange and Yvert 5, 2g blue tied by boxed 'Deutz' date stamp with framed 'PD' in red and Bristol arrival. Nice looking.

German States. (Prussia). 1861. Prussia postal stationery envelope 2gr yellow upgraded with Yvert 2, 6p orange and Yvert 11, 1p rose tied by boxed Neisse hand-stamp with framed 'P.D.' addressed to Lyon with 'Prusse-Forbach/ Amb B' French entry cachet and Lyon arrival on reverse. Very attractive German State franking

German Colonies. (German East Africa). 1908. Registered picture post card of 'Girl carrying water' addressed to Belgium bearing German East Africa Yvert 32, 7 1/2h carmine and Yvert 33, 15h blue tied by Usumbura/ Deutsch/ Ost Afrika date stamp '6/1/08' with 'Usumbura (Deutsche Ostafrika)' registered label, Bruxelles arrival and Anvers receiver 'Mars 9' on face. Scarce use of a postcard paying the registered post card rate from German East Africa.

United States. (Germany). 1895. Registered envelope addressed to Germany bearing SG 2228, 5c brown and 'Columbus' SG 241, 8c claret tied by cork cachet with adjacent Belleville Ill. date stamp 'Sept 4 1895' and hand-struck 'Registered', routed via New York with Registration label and Baden receiver. Very attractive mixed franking.

United States. 1919. Registered and Advice of Receipt envelope addressed to London bearing 'Omaha' SG 294, 5c blue 'Registration' SG R404, 10c ultramarine and SG 406, 1c green tied by oval Chicago/ Ill with boxed 'Registered' and Chicago/ Reg Div in violet on reverse 'may 24 1919' and oval 'A.R.' (Advice of Receipt), routed via New York with Strand arrival. Nice combination paying the Registered Advice of Receipt.

United States. 1866. United States postal stationary envelope 3c pink upgraded with SG 62, 3c rose-red (3) and SG 65, 12c black tied by concentric ring with Anderson S.C. date stamp 'Sept 1st' addressed to Cornwall with Thurso arrival and forwarded to London with arrival on face 'Oct 3rd.' Nice item.

United States. (Canal Zone). 1929. Envelope addressed to Balboa Heights, Canal Zone bearing Canal Zone Yvert 61, 1/2c olive tied by Ancon date stamp 'May 14 29', underpaid with circular 'T' hand-stamp and bearing Canal Zone postage due Yvert 11, 1c carmine (on reverse) and Yvert 12, 2c carmine with Balboa Heights receiver. Nice item of postage due mail. Ex Kiddle.

Canal Zone. (Great Britain). 1920. Picture post card of 'Miraflores Locks' bearing Panama Yvert 99, 2c vermilion and black mixed with Canal Zone Yvert 34, 1c green and black tied by Panama duplex, underpaid bearing Great Britain postage due SG D2, 1c carmine (pair) tied by Henfield arrival.

Australian States. (New South Wales - Netherlands Indies). 1905. Registered New South wales postal stationery envelope 'threepence' carmine upgraded with SG 295, 2 1/2d indigo tied by Edgecliff date stamp 'Ap 13 1905' with oval hand-struck 'R' addressed to Meester Cornelis, Java, Netherlands Indies routed via Sydney and Weltevreden with Meester Cornelis arrival '16th May' on reverse.

Australia. (Prisoner of War Mail). 1946. Stamp-less envelope written from 'Camp A. No 5, P.O.W. Group. Myrtleford, Australia' addressed to Buenos Aires, Argentina cancelled by Myrtleford/ Vic date stamp '15th Apr 46' with oval 'Centro Femenino de Asstencia/ a Los Prissioneros Itaalianos de Guerra/ Auxilliar de la Cruz Roja. Argentina/ Charcas 1763-Buenos Aires' in red. Nice item of mail to Argentina.

Australia. (Prisoner of War Mail). 1940. Stamp=lees envelope addressed to London written from 'Camp 8, Eastern Command, c/o British Censor, Sydney' with hand-stamp 'Service/ Prisoner of War/ C.S. Thame, Lt. Col. Hay' and 'Passed by Censor/ S.59' in violet on face.

Australia. (Victoria). 1854. Pre-stamp envelope addressed to Scotland cancelled by oval 'Paid/ Melbourne' date stamp in red 'Jan 30 1854' endorsed 'Per Overland Mail' and rated '3' in red crayon and charged '2/3' on arrival with Aberdeen receiver. Very fine

Australia. (South Australia). 1850. Pre-stamp envelope written from Adelaide addressed to Surrey cancelled by GPO/ South Australia date stamp 'fe 13 1850', endorsed 'Paid Mail' and rated '6' erased and charged '8' for 'Ship Letter' with Reigate arrival in blue on reverse. Very fine

Australia. (Queensland). 1908. Queensland illustrated postal stationary card 1d claret upgraded with SG 286, 1/2d green tied by Brisbane roller addressed to Mafaking with Naauwpoort arrival and forwarded to Cape Town and charged '1/2d' on face for 'Poste Restante'. Attractive item from 'Pineapple Plantation Nundah near Brisbane.

China. (Manchuria). 1930. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Amsterdam bearing Japan SG 238, 30s orange and green and SG 242, 6s carmine tied by vernacular date stamp with Dairen/B registration label with Moukden/ I.N.P.O. transit. Very fine

Australia. (New Caledonia). 1927. Local envelope addressed to Noumea bearing Australia SG 77, 1 1/2d scarlet (pair) tied by Noumea/ Nell Caledonia double ring '25th Sept 27'. Lovely item.

Switzerland. (Netherlands Indies). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Garoet, Netherlands Indies bearing Switzerland Air Mail 65c turquoise (pair) tied by Luzern date stamp '25th Oct 40', endorsed 'Via Geneva-Lydda-Bagdad' with framed 'g-uber via Geneva' on face with 'Door Censuur Geopend' censor label tied by 'Censuur/ 6' date stamp '5th May 41' and circular 'Dev/ 17' censor hand-stamp in carmine. Lovely cover six months in transit.

Switzerland. (Nigeria-Bermuda). 1943. Air Mail envelope addressed to Libreville, Gabon bearing Switzerland Yvert 295, 30c blue and 1f 50 blue (pair) tied by Geneva double ring '24th Mars' with German censor tape tied by circular 'Ab' applied in Berlin, routed across the Atlantic, intercepted by the British in Bermuda with 'Opened by Examiner/ 3674' censor tape and endorsed 'I.C.', forwarded via Nigeria with horse-shoe 'Censor' hand-stamp in carmine and 'A.E.F.' censor tape tied by 'Controle Postal/ Commission C/ Afrique Equatorile Francais' with oval 'Ouvert Par/ L' Autorite Militaire' and Libreville/ Gabon receiver '18 Juin' on reverse. Superb item twice sent over the Atlantic.

Japan. (New Hebrides). 1893. Japanese postal stationery card 3s green cancelled by Yokohama Japan/ Meiji double ring addressed to Fila Harbour, New Hebrides, endorsed 'via Sydney' with Hong Kong transit 'Jy 25' on face and Sydney 'Au 23/93' on reverse. Superb item of destination mail, certainly unique.

Japan. 1895. Envelope addressed to France bearing 'Koban' SG 105, 8s violet and SG 113, 1s green (2) tied by Oita-Bunga vernacular date stamp with Kobe transit and Rennes receiver on reverse. Very attractive 'Koban' franking from the 'Lebel' correspondence. Emile Lebel was a French Missionary at Oita-Bungo.

Persian Gulf. (Bahrain). 1950. Registered Air mail envelope written from the 'British Bank of Iran and Middle East' addressed to India bearing SG 57, 6a on 6p purple and SG 76, 4a on 4d ultramarine tied by oval 'Registered/ Bahrain rubber date stamp in violet with registered label and framed 'Registered' hand-stamp with Bombay receiver. Scarce registered hand-stamp. Superb.

China. (French Post Office in China). 1912. Picture post card of 'Great Wall, China' addressed to Tientsin, China bearing French Post Office in China SG 76, 2c on 5c yellow-green tied by Pekin Corres Aux Armees date stamp (Pothion Type C) with French Post Office in Tien-Tsin arrival. Scarce item

China. (Indo Chinese Post Offices in Tchong-King). 1910. Picture post card of 'Koen-Tse-Ko, Upper Yangtse' addressed to France bearing Tch'ong-King Yvert 48, 1c olive, Yvert 50, 4c lilac and Yvert 51, 5c green tied by Tch'Ong-K'ing-Chine' double ring routed via the French Post Office Hankow with 'Han-Keou-Chine/ Post Francaise' double ring and Longeau receiver in France. Very fine and attractive.

China. (Indo Chinese Post Office in Tch'Ong-King). 1904. Picture post card of 'Chinese Farm' addressed to France bearing Yvert 36, 10c rose tied by Tchong King double ring '21/6' routed via the French Post Office Hankow with 'Han-Keou-Chine-Post Francaise' transit '29/6' and 'Marine Francaise/ Service a la Mer' cachet in violet with Chagny arrival in France. Scarce and fine.

China. (French Post Office in Mengtsz) 1920. Photographic post card of 'Yunnan Family and house' addressed to Paris bearing French Post Office in Mongtsz SG 52, 2/5c on 1c sepia and SG 53, 4/5c on 2c brown tied by Mong-Tseu-Chine double ring. Scarce card.

New Hebrides. (British). 1914. Envelope addressed to France bearing SG 19, 1d red tied by 'Nelles Hebrides/ Service Maritime' double ring '30th Oct 14' in blue (Salles 2274), routed via Sydney 'Nov 11' with Paris arrival '22nd Dec'. Nice item of mail from New Hebrides.

Gilbert & Ellice Islands. 1951. Envelope addressed to 'Ellice Island School, Vaitupa' bearing Gilberts SG 44, 1d emerald and plum (2) tied by Post Office/ Vaitupa in violet. Nice item of local commercial mail addressed to the Government Native Boy's Boarding School for the Colony.

Rhodesia. (Northern Rhodesia). 1940. Envelope addressed to New York bearing Northern Rhodesia SG 31, 2d yellow-brown (pair) tied by Ndola roller '23rd Sept 40' with 'Examined by Censor No 1. 7' label routed via Livingston.

South West Africa. 1917. Postal stationary letter card 1d carmine cancelled by Klein Windhuk date stamp addressed to Keemanstoop with oval Windhoek transit. Very fine.

South Africa. (Transvaal). 1908. Envelope addressed to Potchefstroom, Transvaal bearing Transvaal SG 273, 1/2d green (pair) tied by Johannesburg date stamp, underpaid with circular 'T/2d' hand-stamp and framed instructional 'More To Pay/ Above 1/2 Ozs' and bearing Transvaal postage due SG D3, 2d orange applied and tied by Potchefstroom arrival.

Jamaica. 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to Surrey bearing SG 121, 1/2d green, SG 123, 1 1/2d brown and SG 131, 2s brown and blue tied by Darliston/ Jamaica date stamp with 'Opened by Examiner/ D/' tape and circular '13' censor in violet on face endorsed 'Transatlantic Air Mail. Very fine.

Trinidad. (Guadeloupe). 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to Guadeloupe bearing Trinidad SG 251, 8c orange and green and SG 252, 12c purple and grey tied by Port of Spain/ Trinidad double ring with censor tape and 'Opened by Censor No 7' hand-stamp in violet with Pointe-a-Pitre arrival on reverse and circular B'/3' censor on face with endorsement 'Returned by Censor/ No 7' in red crayon. Nice item.

British Guiana. (Trinidad). 1943. Air Mail envelope addressed to Trinidad bearing SG 309, 2c slate and SG 310, 4c scarlet and black (4) tied by Air Mail/ British Guiana double ring with 'Opened by Examiner/1.1./10' censor label.

British Guiana. (Isle of Man). 1823. Pre stamp envelope written from Berbice dated 'May 7th 1823' addressed to 'Ballamoar, Jurby, Isle of Man' rated '6' in m/s, sent on the steamer 'Lune' via Liverpool and endorsed 'To the care of M. Kewly Esq., Liverpool. (Ballamoar Castle built in 1900 stands on this site now.

Grenada. (New Zealand). 1951. Envelope addressed to New York bearing Grenada SG 175, 3c black and carmine tied by Grenada/ B.W.I. date stamp, forwarded to New Zealand bearing postage due SG D47aw, 3d orange-brown tied by Fox Glacier arrival. Lovely item of postage due mail used in the last month of Postage Due use in New Zealand.

St. Kitts. (United States). 1940. Envelope written from Hudson N.J. addressed to Basse-Terre, St. Kitts bearing United States 3c violet (pair) with circular 'St. Kitts/ Passed by Censor/ 3'' in red on face applied on arrival with St. Kitts arrival on reverse. Very fine

United States. (Cape of Good Hope). 1895. Postal stationery envelope 'one cent' blue upgraded with SG 256, 4c sepia tied by oval New York with duplex addressed to Cape of Good Hope with circular 'Sort Paid 4c/ NY' in violet on face. Nice destination and tax hand-stamp paying the overseas Printed Matter rate.

United States. (French Camerouns). 1942. Envelope addressed to French Camerouns bearing United States SG 803, 3c violet and SG 896, 1c green (pair) tied by Louisville slogan routed via Gold Coast with 'Examined by/ 8329' censor label and Afrique Equatorile Francaise 'Controle Postal Militaire' label tied by oval 'Ouvert/ Par/ L'Autorite Militaire' with circular 'Controle Postal/ Commission A/ Territoire du Cameroun' censor on face with M'Balmayo arrival. Very fine.

United States. (Germany). 1867. Stamp-less envelope addressed to Philadelphia endorsed ;via England' cancelled by hand-struck 'Leipzig', routed via Aachan with circular 'Aachen/ 5cts' transit double ring and Liverpool with Boston '30/Br Pkt/ US 39 Notes' date stamp. Nice item of Trans-Atlantic mail.

United States. (Germany). 1860. Stamp-less envelope addressed to Indiana cancelled by framed 'Berlin/ StandPost-Exp. V111, routed via Aachen with circular 'Aachen/ 5 Cts/ 4/1' on face in black and 'New York Br Pkt/ 30/ Jan/ 23'. Nice item.

United States. 1874. Envelope addressed to France bearing Yvert 44, 10c brown (tied by New York/ Paid) transit in red with adjacent San Francisco departure, framed 'PD', endorsed 'via England' sent on French paquebot with 'Etats-Unis V. Ang Amb Cal' French entry cachet with Haut Vienne arrival. Unusual item with 'Washington' tied by New York/ Paid' transit in red.

United States. Registered postal stationery envelope 4 cents green upgraded with SG 210, 10c brown and SG 217, 1c ultramarine tied by concentric ring in violet with adjacent Portland/ Oregon/ Reg' double ring 'Nov 24 1883' addressed to Germany routed via New York with New York registration label and Berlin arrival. Very attractive cover.

United States. 1874. Envelope addressed to London bearing SG 160, 3c green tied by cork obliterator with adjacent Ford date stamp, routed via New York with New York transit in red, underpaid with instructional 'Insufficiently/ Paid' hand-stamp on face and charged '4 1/2' in black with London receiver. Attractive

United States. (Belgium). 1896. United States advertising postal stationery envelope 'two cents' green headed 'Winchester Repeating Arms Co, New Haven' addressed to Belgium, underpaid with 'T/ Centimes 15 N.Y.' duplex and bearing bearing Belgian postage dues Yvert 4, 10c brown/red and Yvert 6, 20c olive tied by Leige receiver. Attractive cover.