(Incoming Mail) 1893 (Mar ?) 1c blue on amber postal stationery envelope (U296) to Tientsin from ‘CUTTING PACKING CO’ of San Francisco to ‘Mess. R. Telge & Co.’ , duplex despatch and a largely clear strike in red CUSTOMS SHANGHAI date stamp; vertical central filing crease, a scarce printed matter rate to China with a very rare arrival.
(Italian Post Office) 1872 printed entire ‘Collegio Italiano D’Alessandria’ to Genova franked by Italy 15c. tied by numeral lozenge, a little unclear but to right a very fine Alessandria D’Egitto Poste Itaiane, unclear College handstamp bottom left; fine and rare printed matter rate
(Italian Post Office) 1880 printed entire to Torino franked by Italian Estero overprinted 5c. tied by Alessandria D’Egitto Poste Italiane, arrival backstamp; heavy vertical crease.
(Japanese Post Offices) Late 1930s printed matter rate cover to Denmark, endorsed ‘Via Siberia’ franked 1926-31 Small Die 1s. and 1937-40 ½s Ship pair and 2s. Gen. Nogi cancelled with violet Dairen I.N.P.O.; some slight faults at top of envelope.
(Libia) 1896 unsealed printed matter rate cover to Elberfeld, Germany franked 5c. tied Tripoli Di Barbera cds; a fine calling card cover.
(Maritime) 1884 folded printed entire from St Petersburg to Sweden franked with 1883 2k. myrtle-green paying the printed matter rate and cancelled by fine Stockholm K.E. cds on arrival in Sweden. Very fine example.
(Maritime) 1885 folded printed notice re. Shipping sent from St Petersburg, Russia franked 2k. printed paper rate nd cancelled on arrival at Stockholm, whose cds also appears on reverse.
(Ottoman Empire) 1911 commercial printed envelope unsealed and sent at printed matter rate to Richtersweil, Switzerland ,franked two 5pa. (one defective) tied by bilingual Haleb (Stuk-Ul-Habil), arrival backstamp; light vertical filing crease, a rare postmark on cover.
1868 (25 SP) ‘The Liverpool Cotton Brokers’ Association Weekly Circular’ to Alexandria, Egypt, endorsed “open printed circular Reg” franked 1858-79 1d., plate 102, ID and HC, tied 166 Liverpool duplex, central arrival cds of British Office; tear at right under stamp.
1872 printed matter sent internally with 1863-71 Laureated Napoleon 1c. in combination with 1871-75 Ceres 5c. pair tied to part address panel by Lyon Les Terreaux cds; a scarce franking.
1876 (AP 8) long registered envelope to Weston, Nr. Shifnal, Salop with blue printed BOOK POST at left franked 1864-79 1d., BH, plate 180 and 1873-80 watermark large garter 4d. vermilion, DL, plate 15 both used with ‘W 1’London District Office cancels, registration cds at top, arrival backstamps; faults to envelope but scarce.
1879 unsealed envelope annotated at top “printed Circular” sent from Cardenas with despatch cds at right, franked bisected 1876 25c. with black smudged canceller. Good example of 12 1/2c. UPU circular rate.
1881 wrapper to TRAPANI franked with 'Estero' overprinted 2c. tied '235' numeral with 'TUNISI/POSTE ITALIANE' cds in association to left, arrival backstamp. Fine printed matter rate item.
1883 (JY 25) registered “Circular” envelope franked 1882 bisect ‘½‘ on 1d in four severed pairs consisting of stamps from right and left, tied by ‘A07’ obliterators, cds at base. The envelope was originally addressed and unsealed with flap tucked in to Edinburgh whose cds appears on reverse and re-addressed to London and sealed, the old address carefully removed and new added. Fine and fresh.
1888 5c. postal stationery envelope endorsed “Impresos” to Bremen cancelled by oval violet FRANCA handstamp, Correos Puerto Plata cds at left, reverse with New York transit and arrival; a fine condition printed matter rate item, Ex Krug.
1889 (2 Avril) 1c. postal stationery newspaper wrapper, uprated 1885 10c. to Berlin; fine condition.
1890 (or 1891) 2c postal stationery wrapper to Hamburg, endorsed “via Livingston/ New Orleans” with ornate pen cancellation, Correos Coban five pointed star duplex. On reverse violet Correos Livingston transit which is dated 1891.
1905 and 1904 printed matter rate items. 1904 unsealed envelope from Noumea at a double rate. Unlikely as so small, sent to UK endorsed “please forward” and then to USA plus 1904 printed matter wrapper for the Tribunal de Commerce de Noumea at triple rate which is possible if at the top of a bundle, or it also contained a written enclosure and travelled at 15c. French Community rate.
1924 folded bilingually printed bankruptcy notice from Alexandria to Constantinople franked 1922 ‘crown’ overprint 2m. vertical pair tied by framed bilingual PAQUEBOT handstamp, reverse with arrival cancels; a stain inside entire and some worm holes, unusual.
1930s fine colour unsealed illustrated envelope of Mount Etna to Czechoslovakia franked 25c. tied Messina Ferrovia slogan Mostra Rivoluzione Fascista Roma; fine and attractive.