Syria. (Levant - French West Africa). 1945. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Kankan, Guinee Francaise, French West Africa bearing Syria Yvert 257, 5p violet and Yvert 258, 7p 50 red (8) mixed with 'Army Tax' Y vert 294, 5p on 25c 40c rose surcharged 'Timbre de L' Armee Syrienne' tied by Alep date stamp '15/3' with 'Arabic' registration label and 'Controle' censor label tied by circular 'Free French' censor in violet on reverse with Conakry/ Guinee Francaise arrival on reverse '30th Mars'. Lovely item of registered mail to an unusual African destination.

French Colonies. (Tahiti - Great Britain). 1923. Envelope addressed to the 'Bank of Indo-China, Papeete, Tahiti' bearing Great Britain SG 351, 1/2d green and SG 357, 1d scarlet (2) tied by Paddington double ring '26th Sept', underpaid with French General Colonies postage dues Yvert 18, 5c blue (imperf corner marginal block of six) applied and tied by Papeete/ Tahiti date stamp '3rd Nov 23'.
A spectacular item of Pacific Island postage due mail.

United States. (Netherlands East Indies). 1941. United States postal stationery card 'one cent' green upgraded with "Prexie" SG 800, 1c apple-green tied by cork obliterator with boxed slogan dated 'Oct 17 1941', written from 'Harvard Medical School' from the Department of Tropical Medicine addressed to Batavia, Dutch East Indies, underpaid with 'T/ S.P. Calif/ Centimes 10' duplex in violet with large circular 'Ec. C. and 'Dev/ 11' with hand-stamp 'Gecensureerd'/ 4' in carmine applied in Batavia.

Very nice item of uprated postal stationery paying the printed matter rate to Asia with 'Prexie' usage.

Netherlands East Indies. (United States - Repatriation P.O.W. Mail). 1945. American Red Cross printed envelope (form 539) written from 'Dr. J.V. Klerks, Med Officer (Captain), Dutch Army (Released P.O.W.)' addressed to his wife in Batavia, Java bearing United States "Prexie" SG 806, 5c light blue tied by 'U,S, Navy/ 15939 BR' bar duplex, dated 'Sept 16 45' with oval 'Centraal - Postbureau/ R.A.P.W.I./ Batavia' in violet on face.

Very attractive item from a Dutch Doctor with the "R.A.P.W.I. (Recovery of Allied Prisoners of War and Internees).

Scarce item for the 'Prexie' collector.

Ex Paul Bulterman's Prisoner of War collection.

Canada. (Red Cross - Prisoner of War Form). 1943. Folded letter sheet headed 'The Canadian Red Cross Society/ Red Cross Enquiry Form' from '130 Queen Street, Ottawa, Canada'. A scarce unused example.

China. (Red Cross Message Form). 1943. 'Comite International de la Croix Rouge - Geneve/ Reply/ Message - Express' slip cancelled by framed 'International Red Cross/ Committee, Shanghai/ POW. No' hand-stamp in violet.

Gold Coast. (German - Internment Camp Mail). 1940. Air Mail envelope written from 'Kurt Quarg, c/o Internment Camp, Accra, Gold Coast, West Africa' addressed to Switzerland bearing SG 121, 1d red-brown, SG 122, 1 1/2d scarlet (4), SG 123, 2d slate and SG 124, 3d blue (pair) tied by Accra date stamp with framed 'Passed By Censor/ Gold Coast/ 10' in carmine, endorsed 'By Air Mail' and routed via Great Britain with 'P.C. 66/ Opened by Censor/ 1701' label applied on reverse.

Scarce item from a German held in a Gold Coast Internment Camp at the beginning of the War.

India. (Prisoner of War). 1917. Postal stationery envelope headed 'Prisoner of War Letter/ For Transmission Overseas From India' with printed 'Prisoner of War/ Ahmednagar' written from 'Camp B, Section 1, Barrack 4, Ahmednagar Camp' and hand-stamped '14th July 1917', addressed to El Paso, Texas with Ahmednagar Camp dispatch on reverse '17th July 17' and 'Passed Censor/ 17 Jul. 1917' with circular '2' censor cachet, endorsed 'via Singapore - San Francisco', routed via Base Office '21st July' with United States instructional 'No Charge for Postage. Prisoner of War Mail, New York. N.Y.' on face, received El Paso '5th Sept' with duplex and forwarded to Monterrey N.I. with arrival '16th Sept 17' on reverse with m/s blue crayon 'Mapuui' written diagonally across face.

A very attractive Prisoner of War stationery envelope from India routed over the Pacific, nearly all P.O.W. mail seen during WW1 was sent to Europe mostly Germany.

Germany. United States. (Prisoner of War Mail). 1919. Envelope addressed to 'International de la Croix Rouge, Bern' bearing Germany Yvert 84, 10pf carmine (pair) tied by Herbruck date stamp with framed 'Opened by U.S./ Censor/ 371' in violet on face and hand-stamp 'Comite International de la Croix Rouge/ Geneve/ Agence Internationale des Prisonniers de Guerre/ Service des Enveloppes de Timbres de Guerre' with framed 'Vendu Par/ L' Agence Internationale/ Der Prisonniers de Guerre.' Nice item from the United States occupation.

Poland. (Prisoner of War Mail). 1919. Envelope addressed to 'Comite International de la Croix Rouge, Geneve' bearing Poland Yvert 151, 25f turquoise tied by Stanislau date stamp with framed 'Wokskowa Cenzura/ Lwow' and circular 'A4' cachet in violet with 'Comite Inernational de la Croix Rouge/ Geneve/ Agence Internationale des Prisonniers de Guerre/ Service des Enveloppes de Timbres de Guerre' and framed 'Vendue Par/ L' Agence Internationale/ Der Prisonniers de Guerre' on reverse. Very fine and scarce item.

India. (Prisoner of War Mail). 1918. Stamp-less envelope written from Belgaum, Prisoner of War Camp addressed to 'Comite International de la Croix Rouge, Agence des Prisonniers de Guerre, Geneve, Switzerland' cancelled 'Service of Prisoners of War/ Colonel/ Supt. Civil Camp, Belgaum' in violet and signed by the Camp Commander, routed via Bombay with circular 'Passed Censor/ Bombay/ 36' on face and large 'Opened by Censor' label on reverse tied by Geneve '15th March 18' on reverse. Lovely quality cancel.

Nice item from this World War One Camp housing Austrian and German women.

Egypt. (Prisoner of War Mail). 1918. Official mail stamp-less envelope headed 'On His Majesty's Service' addressed to 'Red Cross Society, Switzerland' cancelled 'Aliens Internment Camp/ Sidi Bishr Alexandria' with wavy line censor hand-stamp and Alexandria departure on reverse '24th Aug 18.' Very fine.

India. (Prisoner of War Mail). 1915. Stamp-less envelope addressed to 'The International Croix Rouge, Geneve' with 'Passed/ Censor Belgaum' cachet in violet on face with 'Opened by Censor' label (black on orange) and 'Opened by Censor/ P.W. 37' label with Geneve arrival '19th Jan 1916' on reverse. Colourful item.

Scarce label. Nice item from this World War One Internment Camp housing Austrian and German women.

Persian Gulf. (Qatar). 1957. Registered Air Mail envelope written from the 'British Bank of the Middle East, Doha' addressed to India bearing Qatar SG 7, 20n.p. on 3d violet and SG 12, 1r on 1s6d grey-blue tied by oval Registered/ Doha Persian Gulf date stamp '9th Ju 57' with registered label and Bombay arrival. Very nice item of registered mail from Qatar.

Persian Gulf. (India used in Bushire). 1911. Registered envelope addressed to France bearing India SG 121, 1/2a green (4 on reverse) and SG 126, 2 1/2a ultramarine (on reverse) tied by Bushire date stamp '29 Jan 11' with matching registration label and Saone arrival. Very fine.

Persian Gulf. (Bahrain). 1942. Air Mail envelope written from the 'American Mission, Bahrain Islands, Persian Gulf' addressed to New York bearing SG 19, 4a sage-green (3 on face 5 on reverse), SG 20, 3p slate (two pairs on reverse) and SG 24, 2a vermillion (six on reverse) tied by Bahrain/ Persian Gulf double ring '6th Aug 42', endorsed ' by Air Mail/ Singapore' with 'Opened by Censor' label tied by triangular 'Passed By Censor/ A - 11' hand-stamp on face. Spectacular franking routed via Singapore and the Pacific.

Indian Convention States. (Nabha State - United States). 1928. Nabha State postal stationery envelope 'One Anna' brown upgraded with Nabha SG 40a, 2a mauve (stamp and stationery invalid), back-stamped 'Nabha State '1st July 28' with framed 'Nabha State/ Postage Due/ Annas' on face, addressed to New York with hand-struck 'T' and circular 'New York N.Y. G.P.O./ Due 10 Cents' on face with United States postage due SG D534, 10c carmine applied and tied in New York. Very attractive item and scarce usage.

British West Indies. (Jamaica - Caymans). 1925. Envelope addressed to 'The Commissioner, Cayman Island, Grand Cayman' bearing Jamaica SG 79, 1d orange and red tied by Yallahs date stamp 'Sep 1st', underpaid with 'T/ Centimes 10' duplex in violet, Georgetown receiver 'Nov 13' and bearing Cayman Islands SG 71, 1d carmine tied by circular 'T' hand-stamp on face. Very fine item of commercial mail paying the Cayman postage due.


Very rare as all postage due mail into the Cayman Islands is normally philatelic.

Portuguese Colonies. (India- Timor). 1925. Envelope addressed to Dilly, Timor bearing Portuguese India SG 477, 6r chocolate and SG 480, 1t violet tied by Goa/ Central date stamp '13th Jan 25', missent to Delhi with octagonal Delhi/ Unpaid dated '19th Jan' and horseshoe 'Delhi/ Due/ Two Annas', routed via Penang '31/1' and Singapore '2nd Feb' with Medan '3/2' and Soerabaja '13/2' with Dilly arrival '25th Feb 25'. Scarce item of incoming mail to Timor which had been miss-sent to India.

Peru. (British Post Office in Peru). 1875. Envelope written from 'Sal y Rosas y Ca/ Lima' with firms cachet in blue on face, addressed to France bearing Yvert 11, 10c orange-red tied by dotted obliterator with adjacent Lima/ Principal double ring '13th Oct 75', routed via the British Post Office 'Callao' dated 'Oct 17', with framed Anglo-French accountancy 'GB/ 1f 90' on face, routed via London with transit 'Nov 13' and French entry cachet '13th Nov', charged with hand-struck '30' and Bordeaux arrival '14th Nov 75' on reverse. Very fine item.

Scarce stamp sent to an overseas destination paying the charge for a double letter rate.

Peru. (British Post Office in Peru). 1876. Envelope written from 'Sal y Rosas y Ca/ Lima' addressed to France bearing Yvert 10, 5c green (2) tied by Lima double ring '27th June 76', routed via the British Post Office 'Callao' dated 'June 28' on reverse. London transit and French entry cachet '31st July, with hand-struck French accountancy bold 'T/ 1 - 70' on face in black, charged '23' erased and endorsed with m/s '46' applied in black ink for the double letter rate and Bordeaux arrival '1st August' on reverse.

These stamps are very rare on overseas mail. Exhibition item.

Peru. (British Post Office in Peru). 1878. Envelope written from 'Sal y Rosas y Ca/ Lima' addressed to France bearing Yvert 22, 10c green tied by Lima double ring '28th Feb 78', routed via British Post Office 'Callao' with London transit and French entry cachet '3rd Avril', bold hand-struck French accountancy 'T/ 1 - 70' on face in blue, charged '23' hand-stamp with Bordeaux receiver '3rd Avril' on reverse. Very fine item sent overseas to France with French accountancy and taxed on arrival.

United States. (German Occupation - Prisoner of War Mail). 1919. Envelope addressed to the Red Cross bearing Germany Yvert 100, 15pf grey tied by 'U.S. Army Post Office' duplex dated 'Jan 9 1919' with boxed 'A.E.F. Passed By Base Censor/ 11' in violet (with Eagle in center) and hand-stamp 'Comite International de la Croix Rouge/ Geneve/ Agence Internationale des Prisonniers de Guerre/ Service des Enveloppes de Timbres de Guerre' with framed 'Vendu Par/ L' Agence Internationale/ Der Prisonniers de Guerre' with framed 'Vendu Par/ L' Agence Internationale/ Der Prisonniers de Guerre' and 'Examined By Base Censor' label. Very fine item from the United States occupation of Allemande.

Egypt. (Prisoner of War Mail - Red Cross). 1919. Official mail envelope headed 'British Red Cross, Enquiry Bureau Cairo' endorsed 'O.H.M.S.' addressed to 'The Secretary, American Section, International Red Cross, Geneva, Switzerland' cancelled Cairo '19th Mar' with oval 'British Red Cross/ Enquiry Bureau Cairo' dated '17 Mars 1919' in red on face with 'Examined By Base Censor' label tied by boxed 'Passed By Base Censor/ E.E.F.' in carmine on face. Attractive item.

United States. (Train Late). 1893. Envelope written from 'William Lock, Attorney, Detroit' addressed to Chicago bearing SG 225, 2c lake tied by Detroit Mich. machine cancel 'Sept 19' with circular instructional 'Mail Delayed/ Train Late/ Chi. City Det. & Chi./ Due Sep 20 8am/ F. Mail' with 'pointed finger hand-stamp 'Returned To Writer' in violet on face and Detroit receiver on reverse 'Oct 1st.' then endorsed 'moved left no address'.

Cover opened out for display.

Japan. 1945. Local homemade envelope addressed to 'The Commission for the Allies, H.Q. Tokyo, Japan (Nippon)' and endorsed with vernacular address bearing SG 416, 5y green (imperf) cancelled by typewritten 'Tokyo 18.9.45' hand-stamp in red.
Interesting item sent just after the Japanese surrender to the Allies.

Ex Alister Kennedy.

Philippines. (United States Administration - Great Britain). 1901. Envelope addressed to London bearing U.S. Philippines SG 253, 2c scarlet (2) and SG 255, 3c violet (2) tied by Albay date stamp 'July 13', routed via Manila 'July 15' with London arrival and forwarded to Folkstone 'Au 19' bearing Great Britain SG 219, 1d red (pair) tied by Streatham duplex. Nice combination.

Turkey. (French Red Cross). 1917. Stamp-less printed Turkish Red Cross envelope addressed to 'Comite Internationale de la Croix Rouge, Agence Internationale des Prisonniers de Guerre, Service Civil, Geneve' cancelled 'Croissant-Rouge Ottoman/ Bureau des Prisonniers de Guerre' in red and 'Croissant Rouge Ottoman/ Commission des Prisonniers de Guerre' with 'Contole Postal Militaire' label on reverse tied by oval 'Contole/ Par l' Autorite Militaire/ 4' in blue. Attractive item.

Fiji. (Prisoner of War Post). 1941. Envelope endorsed 'Service des Prisonniers de Guerre' addressed to 'British Prisoner of War, P.M. 220, Italy' bearing SG 249, 1/2d green (2) and SG 267, 2 1/2d on 2d brown and green tied by Ba/ Fiji date stamp '16th Dec 41', with 'Opened by Censor' label tied by oval 'Passed By Censor/ 5', routed via New Zealand with 'Opened by Censor' label tied by circular 'Passed by Censor N.Z./ 93.'

The Provisional label (black on white) is recorded by John Little from (13.Jan.42) - (12.Feb.42), this example is dated 16th December 1941 and the censor hand-stamp no 5 from (13.Dec.41).

Australia. (Prisoner of War Post). 1918. Stamp-less envelpe writen from 'Green Cove Camp, Liverpool, N.S.W.' headed 'Service Des Prisonniers de Guerre' addressed to 'La Societe Internationale de la Croix Rouge, Geneve' with circular 'Prisoner of War Letter/ Free' with hand-stamp 'German Concentration Camp, Liverpool. N.S.W.' and signed by the Commander with boxed 'passed by Censor, S.D.' on face and Geneve arrival '10th July 18' on reverse. Very fine.
(Bold Censor and signature clear, scan does not do justice to a fine item).

British Occupation of Italian Colonies. (Libya). 1944. Air Mail envelope addressed to Tunis, North Africa bearing Middle East Forces SG M16, 6d purple and SG M17, 9d olive-green tied by Tripoli double ring '13th Aout 44' with 'Opened by Examiner/ ZA/ 20410' censor tape (black on salmon) with circular 'VA/ 14' on reverse and 'Controle' label tied by oval 'Ouvert/ Par L' Autorite/ VA 329' censor cachet applied in Tunisia. Scarce censor tape from the British Occupation of Tripolitania.

Turkey (used in Syria). 1915. Envelope addressed to Beyrouth bearing Turkey Yvert 182, 20pa claret tied by bilingual Banias date stamp '3rd Jan 15' (Coles & Walker Type 25) with Beyrouth arrival and Arabic negative censor seal on reverse. Scarce postmark.

South Africa. (Sweden - Onwards Air Transmission). 1943. Air Mail envelope addressed to Stockholm bearing SG 94, 1/3d brown tied by Port Shepstone roller '23rd June 43' with bilingual 'Opened by Censor' tied by 'Coat of Arms/ E' in purple with framed 'O.A.T.' on face in purple, endorsed 'via England' with 'Opened by Examiner/ 4843' label applied in transit. Nice item of Onward Air Transmission from South Africa via UK to Sweden.

Pacific Islands. (British Solomon Islands). 1945. Envelope written from the 'Rev. Luxton, c/o Resident Commissioner, Br. Solomon's' (written from Munda, New Georgia) addressed to Auckland bearing SG 61, 1d violet and brown (pair) tied by Tulagi date stamp with framed 'Opened by Censor' label (post occupation) with oval 'Opened by/ Censor' cachet and signed on face.

Rev. Luxton was the 1st European to return to Vella Lavella after the Americans left 88th June 1944. Nice item.

Sweden. (Argentina - Air Mail). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Buenos Aires, Argentina bearing Facit 293, 90 ore turquoise and Facit 294, 1kr orange tied by Boras 1 date stamp '6th May 41', hand-stamped 'By air over the Atlantic/ and from New York'. Very fine.

Australia. (Prisoner of War Post). 1918. Stamp-less envelope written from Austrian P.O.W. headed 'Service Des Prisonniers de Guerre' addressed to 'Frau Karola Burkaro, Mannheim a Rh. H 7 32/ durch Vermittlung des Bureaus fuer/ Kriegsgefangenencorresponenz Austausch/ Adresse, Internationales Bureau des Roten Kreuzers, Geneve' with circular 'Prisoner of War Letter/ Free' and hand-stamp 'German Concentration Camp, Liverpool, N.S.W.' and signed by the 'Liut Col.' with boxed 'Passed By/ Censor. S.D.' on face.

(Flap missing on reverse).

British East Africa. (China - Marine Sorter). 1906. British East Africa postal stationery envelope 'one anna' carmine cancelled by Nairobi/ E.A. date stamp '10th Mar 06' addressed to Hong Kong, routed via Aden 'Ma 18' and Singapore and Hong Kong on the steamer "Delhi" with marine sorter dated '14th April 06' on reverse. Very fine.

Netherlands East Indies. (Singapore - Land Mail). 1847. Stamp-less folded letter addressed to Soerabaja cancelled Amsterdam/ Franco in blue '21st Mars.' charged '2s', endorsed 'per Overland Mail/ via Marseille, Point de Galles, Singapore' with 'Pays Bas' French entry cachet with bold framed 'Landmail/ Port (160) in blue on face, rated with accountancy '90 over 140'' equals '210' on reverse.

Paper a little fragile but Exceptional quality for a LANMAIL cover.

Ex Paul Bulterman.

Netherlands East Indies. (United States - Forwarding Mail). 1833. Stamp-less folded letter written from Batavia dated 'March 7th 1833' addressed to Salam, Mss., endorsed 'Per ship "Graton"/ Capt Bakar', erased and forwarded on the "Britannia" via London with oval "Forwarded By/ Baring Brothers/ London' on reverse in green and circular 'New York/ Ship/ Sept 23rd' on face in red and rated '20c'in m/s. Lovely item from Batavia via London and over the Atlantic to New York, total transit time 199 days.

Ex Paul Bulterman.

Netherlands East Indies. (Switzerland). 1847. Stamp-less folded letter addressed to Switzerland written from Batavia cancelled by oval 'Zee-Brief/ Franco', rated '20' styvers in m/s, endorsed 'via Marseille' and routed via Egypt with British Post Office 'Alexandria' and charged '2s' in red ink and Malta disinfection 'Lazaretto' on reverse, Marseille French entry cachet, Lyon transit and Chaux de Fonds receiver '23rd Mai' on reverse, rated '96' rappen in red ink on face. Scarce destination from the Netherlands Indies.

Ex Paul Bulterman.

Netherlands East Indies. (Singapore - Forwarding Mail). 1844. Stamp-less folded letter written from Batavia dated 'May 17 1844', addressed to London via Singapore with 'Zeebrief/ Den Helder' and Rotterdam receiver '7/6' with framed 'Received & Forwarded/ By Your Most Obedient Servants/ A. Campbell & Co/ Rotterdam 7 June 1844' on reverse with London arrival, charged '1s' and rated '60ct' in m/s on face.

Ex Paul Bulterman.

Malaya. (Czechoslovakia). 1928. Multi view picture post card addressed to Penang bearing Czech Yvert 268, 60h purple (pair) tied by Karlsbad date stamp 'May 28', underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and endorsed 'T/ 10ct' in blue crayon, and bearing Straits Settlements postage due SG D3, 4c green tied by Penang double ring 'June 25''. Nice item of underpaid mail from the Czech Republic to Straits Settlements.

Bermuda. (British West Indies). 1942. Bermuda postal stationery card 'one penny' red upgraded with SG 116, 2s deep purple and ultramarine tied by Hamilton/ Bermuda date stamp '26th Juin 42' with circular 'Passed By Censor/ 22/ Bermuda' in green on face, addressed to Marseilles, France with Lisbon transit '24/7' on reverse and Marseilles arrival '6th Aout' and forwarded to St. Gervais les Bains with Rhone arrival. Very nice item, scarce uprated stationery with censor.

Canada. (Newfoundland). 1898. Registered envelope headed 'On Postal Service' and 'General Post Office/ St. John's Newfoundland' addressed to France bearing Newfoundland '400th Anniversary of Discovery of Newfoundland' SG 73, 10c sepia tied by St. Johns/ Newf'd date stamp '8th Ju 98' with oval hand-struck 'R' in violet, routed via London with hooded 'Registered/ London' transit '22nd Ju 98' and Grenoble arrival '23rd Juin 98' on reverse. Scarce single franking on mail from Newfoundland sent Trans-Atlantic to France.

Portuguese Colonies. (Mozambique). 1944. Envelope addressed to Germany bearing Mozambique SG 359, 50c magenta (strip of four) tied by Bandula date stamp '8th Aug 44', endorsed 'via Portugal and Switzerland, routed via Beira '9/8' and South Africa with bilingual 'Opened by Censor' label tied by censor cachet, Lisbon transit '12th Jan 45' and boxed instructional applied 'Devolvido ao Rementente/ Servico Interrompido' on reverse and returned to Mozambique '14th Feb 1945.'

Portugal and its Colonies being neutral throughout the war were free to communicate with Germany subject to Allied censorship. But by late 1944 Western Europe was a war zone and no mail routing was available (Marseille was liberated 28th August 1944). Consequently any mail arriving arriving in Lisbon was therefore returned.
Lovely item of interrupted mail.

Sweden. (British Ship Letters). 1850. Stamp-less envelope written from Gothenburg dated '31st Aug 1850' addressed to London cancelled by framed 'Goteborg' on reverse, endorsed 'per Courier, via Hull', charged '5' with bold framed 'Hull/ Ship Letter/ A 4 Sp 1850' in blue (Robertson S. 11) and rated '8' in m/s for the 'ship letter' fee and circular London arrival on reverse.
Attractive cover.

Malta. (Prisoner of War). 1918. Prisoner of War printed folded letter sheet written by 'Abdul Hamid Hamdy, P.O.W. No 786, Rock Gate (Camp), Malta' addressed to the 'Comite International de la Croix Rouge, Agence International des Prisonniers de Guerre, Geneve, Suisse' cancelled by oval 'Free From Prisoner of War/ P.C. 3/ Malta', (faint but readable cachet in violet on face), routed via Italy with 'Milano/Posta Estera' on reverse.

Chile. (Forwarding Agents). 1854. Pre stamp envelope written from Valparaiso dated 'March 2nd 1854', addressed to New Bedford, Mass with oval 'Forwarded By/ Nye & Co/ Commission Merchants/ Valparaiso' and charged with hand-struck '4' on arrival. Very rare printed shipping circular letter with fascinating letter on Whale ships from New Bedford, Nantucket and Fairhaven and the price of oil from Sperm, Humpback and Black Fish whale.

New Bedford was the largest and greatest whaling port on the United States eastern seaboard at this time.

Australia. (via South America & Panama). 1857. Stamp-less envelope written from Melbourne dated 'September 18 1857' addressed to Boston, endorsed 'via Callao', erased and noted 'via Panama' with hand-struck 'Paid - To/ Panama' on face and circular 'Steamship/ 10' applied in New York.

Nice item from New South Wales sent via ship to Panama, carried across the Isthmus to Aspinwall and on 'USMSC' to New York.

French Colonies. (Oceania - Sweden). 1901. Envelope addressed to 'His Excellence, Ministre de Affaires Chargers, Stockholm' written from the Consulate de Suede et Norvege a Papeete - Tahiti' with oval consul cachet on reverse and endorsed 'Envoi du Consulate de Suede et Norvege a Papeete - Tahiti' bearing Oceania Yvert 11, 50c rose tied by Papeete/Tahiti date stamp, routed via San Francisco 'Ap 18' and New York with Stockholm arrival on reverse '4th May. and hand-stamped 'Utrikes Dept./ 5 Mai 1901' in violet on face.

Very fine item of Consular mail paying the double registered rate to Sweden.