United States. (France). 1853. Stamp-less envelope addressed to France written from New York dated '21st June 1853' cancelled by New York date stamp, endorsed 'per steamer "Canada, June 21st' with hand-struck instructional 'Not Paid', with French entry cachet in red and rated '12' in m/s on face. Very fine,.

United States. (Venezuela). 1858. Stamp-less envelope written from 'Puerto Cabello' dated 'Nov 7th 1858' with oval 'Bloum, Hagan & Co' firms chop addressed to Bordeaux, France, endorsed 'per steamer "Padstow", routed via Baltimore and forwarded with oval hand-stamp 'F.W. Brune & Sons/ Forwarded by/ Baltimore' on reverse in blue and Baltimore/ Md transit 'Jan 7th 1859' with 'New York/ 12' transit 'Jan 8' and octagonal 'Et Unis Serv. Am D Havre' date stamp '22nd Janv 59' in blue on face (Salles 1794), charged with hand-struck '8' with Bordeaux arrival '24th Jan'.
Lovely item of French Convention mail from Venezuela sent Trans-Atlantic via the United States.

Malaya - Strait Settlements. (Postcards). Circa 1910. Picture post card of 'Shipping Tobacco by Norddeutscher Lloyd, Peneng.'

Malaya - Straits Settlements. (Postcards). Circa 1910. Picture post card of 'Court Houses, South Bridge Road, Singapore'. Nice border card.

Malaya. (Postcards). Circa 1910. Picture post card of 'Y.M.C.A. Building, Singapore'.
Nice card published by "Methodist Publishing House, Singapore.'

Malaya. Penang. (Postcards). Circa 1910. Picture post card of 'Goods Yard, Penang'.
Card published by "S.M. Manicum, Penang.'

Malaya. (Postcards). Circa 1910. Picture post card of 'Post Office, Ipoh'.
Nice coloured card published by "A. Kaulfuss, Penang.'

Malaya - Singapore. (Postcards). Circa 1920. Photographic card of 'Singapore Swimming Club.' Nice card.

Malaya - Singapore. (Postcards). Circa 1920. Photographic card of 'View of Singapore Town.'

Malaya - Singapore. (Postcards). 1909. Picture post card of "The Parade, Singapore', addressed to France with octagonal French paquebot and Perigueux arrival.
Card published by "Max Hilckes, Singapore.'

Malaya - Strait Settlements). (Postcards). Circa 1904. Picture post card of 'Beach Street, Penang'. Nice card.

Malaya - Singapore. (Postcards). Circa 1910. Picture post card of the 'South Bridge Road, Singapore'.
Card published by "Max H. Hilckes, Singapore.'

Netherlands East Indies. (Postmarks). 1902. Netherlands Indies postal stationery card 5c blue cancelled by 'Ngandjoek' hand-stamp in blue addressed to Germany with Semarang and Madion squared cirlce transits on face. Lovely item.
Ex Bulterman.

Netherlands East Indies. (Postmarks). 1886. Netherlands Indies postal stationery card 5c green cancelled by 'Singawang' hand-stamp addressed to Batavia, routed via Pontianak and Weltevreden with Batavia arrival.
Ex Bulterman.

Netherlands East Indies. (Postmarks). 1909. Netherlands Indies postal stationery card 5c rose cancelled by 'Trengalek' hand-stamp addressed to Lamongeu with Toeloengagoeng squared circle arrival on face. Lovely item.
Ex Bulterman.

Netherlands East Indies. (Postmarks). 1892. Netherlands Indies postal stationery card 5c green cancelled by framed 'Soekoredjo' hand-stamp in blue addressed to Sidhoardjo with Djember transit on face. Lovely item.
Ex Bulterman.

Netherlands East Indies. (Postmarks). 1907. Netherlands Indies postal stationery card 5c rose cancelled by 'Sampang' hand-stamp addressed to Holland, routed via Batavia with Rotterdam arrival on face, Lovely item.
Ex Bulterman.

Netherlands East Indies. (Postmarks). 1902. Picture post card of 'Victoria Gardens, Buitenzorg' addressed to Weltvreden bearing Netherlands Indies SG 121, 1c olive tied by 'Rantja Ekek' hand-stamp in violet. Lovely item of local mail paying the post-card printed matter rate.
Ex Bulterman.

Netherlands East Indies. (Postmarks). 1913. Picture post card of 'Padjah Hombang, Simeloengoen' addressed to Switzerland bearing Netherlands Indies SG 126, 5c rose tied by 'Pemalang Siantan' hand-stamp with straight-line date stamp adjacent '24 Apr 1913'. Scarce item.
Ex Bulterman.

Netherlands East Indies. 1910. Picture post card of 'Royal Family' addressed to France bearing Netherlands Indies SG 123, 2 1/2c green (pair) tied by 'Tjikadjang' hand-stamp. Lovely item.
Ex Bulterman.

Netherlands East Indies. (Postmarks). 1911. Picture post card of 'Royal Dutch Packet Co, House, Semarang' addressed to Holland bearing Netherlands Indies SG 126, 5c rose tied by 'Taroena' hand-stamp with Utrecht arrival. Very fine.

Netherlands East Indies. (Postmarks). 1911. Picture post card of 'Kebon Sirim, Batavia' addressed to Holland bearing Netherlands Indies SG 123, 2 1/2c green (pair) tied by 'Tomohen' hand-stamp with Jutphaas arrival. Very fine, paying the post-card printed matter rate.
Ex Bulterman.

Persian Gulf. (Bahrain). 1938. Air Mail envelope addressed to London bearing Bahrain SG 4, 1a chocolate (pair) and SG 21, 1/2a brown tied by Bahrain double ring '18th June 38'. Nice item sent by Imperial Airways. Ex Proud.
18th June 1938. Bahrain to UK. By IW662 which left 20 June and arrived UK 23rd June. Franked 2 1/2A for All Up rate.

Hong Kong. (Sub Offices). 1934. Envelope addressed to New York bearing Hong Kong SG 101, 2c green (strip of five) tied by Hong Kong/ Kowloon date stamp, underpaid with 'T/ 25 ctms' hand-stamp, routed via Seattle with 'Postage Due 5 Cents/ Seattle, Wash' hand-stamp in violet and bearing United States postage due SG D695, 5c carmine tied by Brooklyn receiver. Nice item of underpaid mail from Kowloon.

India. (France). 1877. Stamp-less envelope written from Calcutta dated '3rd July 1877' addressed to France cancelled by Calcutta date stamp with circular 'T' hand-stamp, endorsed 'via Brindisi' with Sea Post Office transit '6/7' and 'Poss. Ang. V. Brind/ A. Mod' French entry cachet in red with Bordeaux receiver and rated with hand-struck '7' on arrival. Taxed mail from India to France is rare.

Burma. (Post-Cards). 1902. Multi-view picture post card of 'Burmese village, Poey and Shan Lady' addressed to England bearing India SG 113, 1/2a green (2) tied by Poay date stamp '8th Mar' with Sea Post Office transit 'Ap 5th 02'. Nice card published by 'P. Klier, Rangoon.'

Burma. (Postcards). Circa 1910. Mint post-card of 'A Bazaar, Burmah'. Very fine coloured card.

Nigeria. (Ivory Coast). 1938. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to 'Abijan, Ivory Coast' bearing Nigeria SG 50, 1d carmine (2 with block of four on reverse), tied by oval Registered/ Zaria, Nigeria date stamp '10th Jan' with matching registered label, routed via Lagos '13/1' with Abidjan/ Cote d Ivoire arrival '21st Jan 38' on reverse. Superb item of destination mail.

Nigeria. (Togo). 1937. Envelope addressed to Anecho, Togo bearing Nigeria 'Coronation' SG 47, 1 1/2d brown (4) tied by Denu/ Gold Coast date stamp, underpaid with 'T over ......oz' hand-stamp on face, routed via Lome with Anecho/ Togo arrival in blue on reverse. Lovely item of underpaid mail with scarce instructional due hand-stamp.

Belize. (Great Britain). 1991. Air Mail envelope addressed to Belize bearing Great Britain 'Machin' 4p blue and 1st (class) orange-red tied by Newcastle date stamp '3rd June', underpaid with circular 'Delayed Not Fully Paid/ Manchester F.S.' and bearing Belize postage dues 1c green and scarlet (pair) and 15c apple-green and carmine tied by Registration/ Belize double ring and endorsed 'T/ 7d' in blue crayon.
Modern but scarce use of Belize postage due. Ex Kiddle.

Switzerland. (French Aeronautique Mission in Switzerland). 1917. Stamp-less envelope addressed to France cancelled by 'Republique Francaise/ Mission de L' Aeronautique en Service Industriel' in red on face and reverse, with 'T' hand-stamp bearing French postage dues Yvert 29, 10c brown and Yvert 31, 20c olive (pair) applied and tied on arrival by Poissy date stamp. Rare item of mail from the French Aeronautique Mission in Switzerland.

Switzerland. (Netherlands Indies). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Bandoeng, Netherlands Indies bearing Switzerland Air Mail 40c grey and 2fr red/yellow tied by Geneva date stamp '9th May 41', routed via USA with 'Door Censuur Geopend' censor label tied by 'Censuur/ 5' date stamp '17th June 41' on face and reverse. Very fine.

Bulgaria. (Prisoner of War Mail). 1918. Stamp-less envelope addressed to a Bulgarian P.O.W. 'Depot de Nimes, Gard, France' cancelled by bilingual 'Gve Mocuili' date stamp and Bulgarian censor, sent via the Red Cross with circular 'Societe Bulgare de Croix Rouge/ Sofia' in red with hand-struck 'Comite International de la Croix Rouge/ Geneve/ Agence Internationale des Prisoniers de Guerre/ Section Bulgarie' on face 'Depot des Prisonniers de Guerre de Nimes/ Censsure/ 15th Region/ Bulgare' in violet. Very fine item of Prisoner of War Mail from the Bulgarian Camp in Nimes, France.

Canada. (New Zealand - Postage Dues). 1904. Picture post card of 'Nigeria Falls' addressed to New Zealand, bearing Canada SG 173, 1c green tied by Niagara Falls Centre date stamp 'Feb 13 01', routed via San Francisco, underpaid with circular 'T/5' hand-stamp on face with 'To Pay/ Double Deficient Postage/ 1d' and bearing New Zealand postage due SG D10, 1d green and carmine tied by Nelson receiver '23rd March'. Lovely combination.

New Zealand. (Great Britain). 1941. Envelope addressed to Manahiki, New Zealand bearing Great Britain SG 466, 2 1/2d blue tied by Morley/ Leeds slogan '21st Oct 41' with Manihiki arrival and hand-struck 'Not A Rural Boxholder', 'Insufficient Address' and framed 'Not Known Address/ Mail Carrier Gore' in carmine on face with octagonal 'Wellington/ Unclaimed/ 3rd Aug 1942' and circular 'Dead Letter Office Wellington' on reverse with m/s 'Not Manikiti/ Cook Islands', then returned to England. Interesting item.
Ex Goodman.

Germany. (New Zealand). 1903. Envelope addressed to New Zealand bearing Germany Yvert 54, 10pf red (2) tied by Leipzig date stamp, endorsed 'via London and San Francisco', underpaid with framed 'T' hand-stamp with circular 'To Pay/ Double Deficient Postage/ 1d' on face and bearing New Zealand postage due SG D10, 1d green and carmine and SG D11, 2d green and carmine (2) tied by Richmond receiver. Scarce combination.

Fiji. (Village Postmarks). Circa 1900.
Ex Tony Eastgate.

Fiji. (Village Postmarks). 1900.
Ex Tony Eastgate.

Fiji. (Village Postmarks). Circa 1900.
Ex Tony Eastgate.

Fiji. (Postmarks). Circa 1875. Manuscript "Savu Savu P.O." on SG 23, 2d on 6c on 3d green and SG 30, 6d carmine-rose. Scarce pair.
Ex Tony Eastgate.

Fiji. 1897. Postal stationery post card 1 1/2d olive-green written from the 'S.S. "Taouine" dated '11th June 97' and cancelled by G.P.O. Suva date stamp '12th Jun 97' addressed to England with adjacent Isleworth receiver on face. Very fine.
Ex Tony Eastgate.

Argentina. (French Maritime Mail). 1861. Stamp-less envelope written from Buenos Ayres dated '13th Mars 1861' addressed to France cancelled by octagonal 'Confederation-Argentina' date stamp in blue (Salles 1057), rated '8' in m/s on face with Bordeaux arrival on reverse. Ex Jamet Badot.

Hungary. (Romania). 1900. Hungarian postal stationery card 5h green cancelled by Budapest date stamp addressed to Romania, underpaid with 'T' in circle handstamp and bearing Romania postage due SG D 236, 10b emerald tied by Galati receiver. Ex Kiddle.

Poland. (French Detachment in Poland). 1919. Picture post card of 'Wolynsk Market' addresses to France cancelled by 'Tresor et Postes/ 302' date stamp in carmine '22nd May 19' with circular military cachet '1st Division Polonaise/ Le Payeur' in blue on face.

In the hope of achieving independence for their homeland following the war, volunteers fought on the Western Front against the Germans. After the armistice, these units (accompanied by their French officers) were transported home in April 1919. Military mail received a wide variety of markings related to the French Mission.
Very fine item from the French Military Detachment in Rowne, Poland in W.W.1

See Edward Klempka's wonderful book on the Foreign Military Activity in the Russian Civil War 1917 - 1923

Ethiopia. 1931. Envelope headed 'N.S. Sakayan - Harrar (Abyssinie) addressed to 'M. Balian, Dirre-Daoua' bearing 'Coronation of Emperor Selassie' Yvert 180a, 1/ 8th m orange and blue (10) tied by Harrar date stamp in blue (light cancel) with Dire-Daoua receiver. Nice item of domestic mail with surcharge errors.
"M. Balian" was an Armenian trader in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia. 1930. Picture post card addressed to Paris bearing Yvert 173, 1/2m grey and green (3) tied by Dire Daoua date stamp with Paris receiver on reverse. Difficult surcharge stamps to find on cover or card.

New Hebrides. 1924. Registered envelope addressed to Australia bearing French New Hebrides F26, 30c brown (2)(on reverse) and SG F27, 40c orange (2) tied by Postes Condominium Port Vila/ Nelles Hebrides double ring with boxed 'R/ Vila/ New Hebrides/ No 251' in hand-stamp in violet on face with Sydney arrival on reverse. Very fine registered cover franked with scarce stamps.

New Hebrides. 1909. Picture post card of 'A savage of New Hebrides' addressed to France bearing SG 2, 1d carmine tied by Vila New Hebrides date stamp 'Sp 26 09'. Nice item.
Card published by 'W. Henry Caporn.'

New Hebrides. 1924. Registered envelope addressed to France bearing French New Hebrides SG F 24, 20c grey and British New Hebrides SG 41, 3d on 1d scarlet tied by Postes Condominium Port Vila/ Nelles Hebrides double ring with boxed hand-struck registered in violet and Paris arrival on reverse. Very fine.

New Hebrides. (British/ French). 1927. Envelope written from the 'Condominium Postmaster/ New Hebrides' addressed to 'Monsieur Petre, E.V.' and bearing SG 41, 3d on 1d scarlet and French New Hebrides SG F 39, 30c on 10c carmine tied by Postes Condominium/ Port Vila/ New Hebrides double ring. very fine.