Persia. (Switzerland). 1896. Registered Persian postal stationery card 4ch rose upgraded with Yvert 75, 2ch green tied by Teheran date stamp endorsed 'Registered', addressed to Switzerland with arrival on face. Attractive item.

Persia. 1908. Registered envelope written from 'H.M. Consulate General/ Meshed' addressed to England bearing Yvert 257, 26c red-brown tied by oval Meshed date stamp with framed hand-struck 'R/ Meshed', routed via Baku with oval Registered/ Leicester arrival. Very fine.

Persia. 1906. Coloured picture post card of 'Caravan Train' addressed to Holland bearing 'Controle' Yvert 223, 2c grey and Yvert 246, 6c carmine tied by Schimereran date stamp with Teheran transit and La Haye arrival. Very fine.

Persia. (Indian Field Post Offices). 1942. Envelope addressed to the 'Ottoman Bank, Bagdad' bearing Persia Yvert 630, 1r turquoise tied by 'F.P.O./ No 105' date stamp with circular 'Passed by Censor/ No 814' censor cachet and Iraq censor label tied by bilingual boxed 'Iraq' censor cachet, routed via Egypt with 'Deputy Chief Field Censor' cachet in violet and 'Section Base Office/ No 7' on reverse with Bagdad arrival.

Persia. (Air Mail). 1930. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to London bearing Yvert 524, 1c rose and emerald, Yvert 529, 10c brown and green and Yvert 534, 2k orange and violet (3) tied by Boucher double ring with boxed hand-struck 'R/ Boucher', forwarded on arrival with sealing tape 'Found Open or Damaged and Officially Secured' tied by Farnborough date stamp. Interesting item.

Persia. 1901. Registered picture post card of 'Palais de Shah, Teheran' addressed to Germany bearing SG 92, 5c yellow and Yvert 95, 12c carmine tied by oval Teheran date stamp with boxed hand-struck 'Registered' and circular 'R', routed via Baku with Graudenz arrival on face. Scarce registration of a post-card paying the postcard plus registration rate.

Persia. (Censored Mail). 1941. Envelope addressed to New Jersey bearing Yvert 626, 50r brown and Yvert 646, 2r turquoise tied by Teheran date stamp with Persian censor label tied by circular 'Anglo-Soviet Persian Censorship/ 19' on face and Russian Censorship '3' in violet on reverse, routed via India with 'Opened by Examiner' label. Nice item of censorship mail.

Persia. 1893. Persian Postal stationery envelope 5c turquoise upgraded with Yvert 76, 5c blue tied by Tabriz date stamp addressed to Constantinople with Turkish Post Office and Pera arrival. Very fine.

Persia. 1907. Persian Postal stationery envelope 5ch on 1k violet upgraded with Yvert 99, 1ch violet tied by oval 'Bender-Linguch' ambulant date stamp addressed to Ispahan. Very fine.

Persia. (British East Africa). 1938. Air Mail envelope written from Persia addressed to Mombasa, British East Africa bearing Persia Yvert 630, 1r green (2) and Yvert 632, 2r turquoise mixed with Air Mail Yvert 58, 10c blue and orange (3) tied by Abadan date stamp '2nd Aug', routed via Basra and Egypt, underpaid with circular 'T' and hand-struck instructional 'Surcharged Officially/ Shgs Cents 10/ Prepaid Postage Insufficient/ P.O. Mombasa/ Kenya' date stamp '20th Aug 38' on face. Very rare incoming Air Mail from Persia, taxed with British East Africa postage due and hand-stamp only known 20th August 1938 as listed by Proud.

Persia. (Ireland). 1916. Crested envelope written from the '124th Duchess of Connaught's, Baluchistan Infantry' addressed to Dublin, Ireland bearing Yvert 310, 12ch blue and green tied by Isfahan/ No 2 double ring, endorsed 'via Teheran and Petrograd' and counter-signed 'C.R. Twigg, Lt. Col.' with Teheran transit on reverse and 'Opened by Censor/ 4343' label applied in England in transit. Scarce item of mail from the Infantry Regiment of the British Indian Army in Baluchistan.

Persia. (Censored Air Mail). 1942. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to London bearing Yvert 644, 1r turquoise, Yvert 647, 3r violet/ brown, Yvert 649, 10r blue and brown, and Air Mail Yvert 57, 8c grey and violet and Yvert 59, 12c grey and orange tied by Teheran date stamp with framed hand-struck ''Teheran' registered, Persian censor label tied by circular 'Anglo-Soviet Persian Censorship/ 10' on face with Russian censor '3' in violet on reverse, routed via Iraq with boxed 'Not Examined/ Iraq Censorship' and Bagdad/ Reg transit with London 'Opened by Examiner/ 1963' label. Very fine item of censored Air Mail with high value franking.

Persia. 1906. Picture post card of 'General view of Tauris' addressed to England bearing 'Controle' Yvert 223, 2c grey and Yvert 246, 6c carmine tied by Teheran date stamp.

Persia. 1900. Postal stationery card 2ch brown written by the 'Inspector of Customs, Bender Guez', dated '1st Mai 1900' and cancelled by Djez date stamp with hand-stamp 'Controle' in violet, addressed to Tehran. Very fine item from this small Border town.

Persia. (Indian Post Office in Persia). 1912. Illustrated postal stationery picture post card (Gate of Teheran) 6 chahis on 5c red cancelled by Nassiraba - Sistan double ring, routed via the Indian Post Office with 'Koh-I-Malek-Siah Ziaret' Indian Post Office transit date stamp and 'Kuh-Malek-Siah Ziaret' double ring of the Persian Post Office addressed to Belgium with Lierre receiver. Very fine for the Exhibitor.

Persia. (British Military Hamadan Censor). 1919. Envelope addressed to Teheran bearing Yvert 400, 6ch on 1k lilac and carmine tied by Hamadan date stamp with circular 'Passed by British Military Censor' and Teheran receiver on reverse. Scarce stamp,on cover and very nice item from the Hamadan Campaign.

Persia. 1916. Censored envelope addressed to Mohammerah bearing Yvert 304, 3ch green and grey (block of four) tied by Bouchir (Depart) double ring with British Occupation 'Passed Censor/ Bushire' double ring in violet, routed via Isfahan/ No 2 circular and Bender Abbas with Mohammerah receiver. Lovely item

Persia. Registered postal stationery envelope 6ch on 1ch turquoise upgraded with Yvert 74, 1c violet (4) and Yvert 215, 6ch on 10c brown (3) tied by Ispahan date stamp '24/9' endorsed 'Registered'. Nice combination of surcharge with postal stationery.

French Colonies. (Madagascar). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Madagascar bearing Afrique Equatoriale Francais Yvert 122, 2f25 blue (4) tied by Brazzaville date stamp with framed 'France Libre/ Liaison Aerienne/ Equatoriale/ Francaise Libre/ Madagascar' in carmine on face with circular 'Controle Postal/ Commission G/ Afrique Equatoriale Francaise' and British Madagascar 'Opened by/ British Censorship' label tied by framed 'Passed By/ Censor/ 252 - 1' censor hand-stamp in violet with Tananarive arrival '27th Feb 40' on reverse. Nice item of French Libre mail with British Madagascar censorship.

French Colonies. (A.E.F. - Belgian Congo). 1943. Envelope addressed to Belgian Congo bearing Afrique Equatoriale Francais Yvert 80, 60c brown-red , Yvert 117, 1f40 green and brown, Yvert 141, 5c brown and Yvert 142, 10c blue tied by Brazaville/ Moyen Congo date stamp '3rd Aout' with circular 'Controle Postal/ Commission A/ Afrique Equatoriale Francaise' censor on face and 'A.E.F./ 1 Franc/ Quinzaine/ Croix Rouge' label on reverse and Leopoldville arrival '4/8 43' on reverse.

United States. (Bermuda - Netherlands Indies). 1941. Air Mail envelope bearing United States 'Prexie' SG 811, 10c brown and Air Mail SG A852, 30c blue (2) tied by Washington duplex 'May 28 41' addressed to 'The Department of Marine, Batavia', intercepted in Bermuda with 'Opened by Examainer/ 6675' censor tape and Netherlands Indies 'Marine - Censuur' tape tied by hand-struck 'Marine - Censuur/ L' in black on face. Nice item of mail sent via the Navy Post Office to Navy Personal.

Mauritius. (France). 1844. Stamp-less envelope written from Port Louis dated '31st Nov 1844' addressed to France cancelled by 'Mauritius Post Office' double ring, charged '1s', sent on the steamer 'Sea Nymph' via India and London with boxed Anglo-French accountancy 'Colonies/ &c. Art 12' in red and framed 'India Letter/ Deal' in black (Robertson In 1), with French entry cachet and rated '8' in m/s for the uniform ship letter due and charged '30' in m/s on arrival with Bordeaux receiver on reverse. Lovely item.

Mauritius. 1844. Stamp-less envelope written from Bel Air dated '1st Dec 1844' addressed to France cancelled by Mauritius Post Office double ring, routed via Great Britain with boxed 'Colonies/ & c. Art 12' accountancy (Salles 2125) and stepped 'Ship Letter/ Dover' in black on reverse (Robertson S11), rated '8' for the ship letter with French entry cachet and taxed '17' in m/s on arrival with La Fleche receiver '27th Avril 45' on revere. Nice item from Bel Air with scarce Anglo-French accountancy 'Art 12' and routed via Dover.

Mauritius. (Madagascar). 1943. Censored envelope addressed to Madagascar bearing SG 258, 20c blue tied by 'Curepipe Road/ Mauritius' date stamp '6th April 43' with 'Opened by Examiner/ E.E. 2' label with Madagascar 'Controle Postal Militaire' label tied by oval 'Ouvert/ Par/ L'Autorite Militaire cachet and circular 'G/1' in violet with Tamatave/ Madagascar arrival on reverse '22nd Avril'. Nice item.

Mauritius. 1945. Envelope addressed to Ohio bearing Mauritius SG 255, 5c lilac (2) and SG 256, 10c rose tied by General Post Office/ Mauritius double ring '5th May 45' with 'Opened by Examiner/ E.E./ 87' label. Nice item '87' endorsed by hand. Scarce.

Mauritius. (Perfin Stamps). 1943. Envelope addressed to New York bearing Mauritius SG 254, 4c green (2) and SG 257, 12c salmon tied by General Post Office/ Mauritius double ring '19th Feb 43' with 'Opened by Examiner/ E.E./ 1' label. Interesting item with stamps perfined by "Blyth Brothers & Cp'.

Mauritius. (Transvaal). 1912. Envelope addressed to 'J.J. Carlie, 2nd Hampshire Regiment Band, Mauritius' bearing Transvaal SG 274, 1d scarlet tied by Wynberg Cape double ring '11th Jan 12' and endorsed 'Card Only', underpaid with 'T/ 20c' hand-stamp and '20c' with hand-struck '12c/ To Pay' applied on arrival on face with Vaocas and Port Louis receivers 'Feb 1st' on reverse. Lovely item of underpaid mail. Very attractive item.

Mauritius. (Great Britain). 1879. Postal stationery envelope 'four pence' orange + 'six pence' purple addressed to the 'Oriental Bank, Mauritius' cancelled by Norwich/ 575' duplex, endorsed 'via Natal Mail/ Dartmouth' with blue Mauritius arrival on reverse.

Mauritius. (Postcards). Circa 1910. Mint picture post card of 'Indian "Ghoon" Festival, Bon Air, Pamplemousses'. Nice card published by 'Edition des Magasins Reunis, Mauritius.'

Mauritius. (France). 1818. Stamp-less envelope written from Mauritius dated '28th Oct 1818' addressed to Vitre, France' with forwarding via Saint Malo and 'Colonies Par/ Nantes' French entry cachet and rated '6' in manuscript. A fine item with text written from a Planter describing life on the Plantation.

Mauritius. (France). 1826. Stamp-less envelope written from Pamplemousse Plantation addressed to Vitre, France with French entry cachet 'Colonies Par/ Nantes' on face and rated '5' in m/s, erased and charged '6' in manuscript with arrival '7th Juil' on reverse. A very fine item with text written from a Planter describing life on the Plantation.

Mauritius. (France). 1825. Stamp-less envelope written from Mauritius dated '3rd Jan 1825' addressed to Vitre, France with French entry cachet 'Colonies Par/ Marseille' on face and rated '11' in manuscript with circular arrival 'Juin 1826' on reverse. A very fine item with text written from a Planter describing life on the Plantation.

Mauritius. (France). 1820. Stamp-less envelope written from 'Champ Rose, Mauritius' dated '12th Sept 1820' addressed to Vitre, France with French entry cachet 'Col Par/ Auray' on face and rated '5' in manuscript with arrival 'Le 6th Jan 1821' in m/s on reverse. A very fine item with text written from a Planter describing life on the Plantation. Scarce French entry cachet from Auray in the south of Brittany.

Mauritius. (France). 1827. Stamp-less envelope written from 'Pamplemousse Plantation' dated '25th Mai 1827' addressed to Vitre, France with French entry cachet 'Colonies Par/ Marseille' and rated '14' in m/s blue ink with envelope disinfected in vinegar. A very fine item with text written from a Planter describing life on the Plantation.

Mauritius. (France). 1817. Stamp-less envelope written from Mauritius dated '20th Dec 1817' addressed to Vitre, France with French entry cachet 'Colonies Par/ St. Malo' on face and rated '6' in manuscript with envelope disinfected in vinegar and arrival 'Le 3rd Mai 1818' in m/s on reverse. A very fine item with text written from a Planter describing life on the Plantation.

Mauritius. (France). 1818. Stamp-less envelope written from 'Pamplemousse Plantation' dated '2nd Mai 1818' addressed to Vitre, France, rated '8' for ship letter with French entry cachet 'Colonies Par/ St. Pol-De-Leon' on face and charged '10' in m/s with arrival manuscript '23rd Oct'. A very fine item with interesting text written from a Planter describing life on the Pamplemousse Plantation.
Very scarce French entry cachet from this small port in Northern Brittany.

Egypt. (Egypt Post Office Abroad - Sudan). 1883. Egyptian Post Office in Sudan, SG 54, 1pi blue cancelled by 'Challal Wadi-Halfa' date stamp '1st Nov 83'. Scarcer Boat cancel used by the Egyptian Post Office as a Travelling Post Office on the White Nile.

Egypt. (Egypt Post Office Abroad - Sudan). 1880. Egyptian Post Office in Sudan, SG 27, cancelled by 'Poste Egiziane/ Barbar' date stamp. A rare office with only one cover known and a few single stamps.

Saudi Arabia. (Egyptian Post Office Abroad - Saudi Arabia). 1880. Egyptian Post Office in Saudi Arabia SG 54, 1pi blue (pair) cancelled by 'Gedda' date stamp '13th Feb 1880.' A very fine item from the Egyptian Post Office in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia. (Egyptian Post Office Abroad- Saudi Arabia). 1881. Egyptian Post Office in Saudi Arabia SG 54, 1pi blue (pair) cancelled by 'Djeddah' date stamp '10th Feb 1881'. A very fine item from the Egyptian Post Office in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia. (Egypt Post Office Abroad - Saudi Arabia). 1870. Egyptian Post Office in Saudi Arabia SG 14, 1 pi rose cancelled by 'Gedda' date stamp '70 Sept 25'. A very fine item from the Egyptian Post Office in Saudi Arabia with the date-month and year in reverse order.

Saudi Arabia. (Egypt Post Office Abroad) - Saudi Arabia). 1871. Egyptian Post Office in Saudi Arabia SG 14, 1pi rose cancelled by 'Gedda' date stamp '15th Mag 71'. A very fine item from the Egyptian Post Office in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia. (Egypt Post Office Abroad - Saudi Arabia). Circa 1870. Egyptian Post Office in Saudi Arabia SG 37, 20pa grey-blue cancelled by 'Gedda' date stamp. Nice item from the Egyptian Post Office in Saudi Arabia.

Egypt. (Egypt used in Turkish Empire - Greece). 1880. Egyptian Post Office in Metelino, Greece SG 47, 1pi rose cancelled by Metelino date stamp '30th Apr 1880'. Lovely item from the Egyptian Post Office in Metelino, Greece opened '14th July 1870 to 30th June 1881.'

Egypt. (Egypt used in Turkish Empire - Lebanon). 1870. Egyptian Post Office in Beirut SG 14, 1pi rose canceled by Bairout date stamp '24th Dec 1870'. A lovely pair from this scarce office opened '14th July 1870 to Feb 1872.'

Egypt. (Egypt used in Turkish Empire - Turkey). 1874. Egyptian Post Office in Smirne (Izmir), Turkey SG 30, 20pa blue cancelled by Smirne date stamp '17th Oct 1874'. Nice item from the Egyptian Post Office in Smirne opened 14th Nov 1865 to 30th June 1881.'

Egypt. (Egypt used in Turkish Empire - Turkey). 1871. Egyptian Post Office in Mersina, Turkey SG 14, 1pi rose cancelled by Mersina date stamp '26th Sept 1871'. Fine item from this scarce office opened '14th July 1870 to Feb 1872.'

Egypt. (Egypt used in Turkish Empire - Constantinople). 1881. Egyptian Post Office in Constantinople SG 50, 10pa claret (block of four) cancelled by Constantinople date stamp stamp '9th Feb 81.' A very beautiful multiple.

Egypt. (Egypt used in the Turkish Empire Constantinople). 1871. Egyptian Post Office in Constantinople SG 16, 5pi brown cancelled by Constantinople date stamp '15th Mai 1871'. Superb quality.
A scarce postmark on the 5 piastre from Constantinople.

Japan. 1912. Postal stationery card 4s brown written from 'Biwazaki Higo' dated '4th Nov 12' cancelled by Kumamoto/ Japan date stampin violet, routed via Kobe addressed to France with Melun arrival. Fine item from the 'Lebel' correspondence. Emile Lebel was a French Missionary at Oita-Bungo.