(Togo) 1908 3pf. brown with photographic image of five natives , mostly carrying bananas on their heads; cto used in Berlin with Lome cds.
(Togo) 1908 3pf. brown with photographic image of five natives , mostly carrying bananas on their heads; fine unused and scarce thus.
(Togo) 1908 German 2pf + 3pf postal stationery reply card to Eisfeld, Germany additionally franked Yacht 3pf. (3) each individually tied by rare KPANDU (TOGO) cds, arrival cancel at base, reverse with no message just Agome Palime Togo transit cds. Fine and unusual.
(Transatlantic Mail) Undated cover to Boston bearing mixed franking 1863-64 perf 9½ 15kr. Arms pair and #coarse whiskers’ 3kr. tied Josefstadt in Wien cds, reverse with part Bremen transit and on front framed PAID handstamp applied on arrival; envelope slightly reduced at left.
(Transcaucasion Federal Republic) 1923 Money transfer form for 140,000r. from Prishib 12.5.23 to Lenkoran 21.5.23 franked 50k. Arms type 21 overprint on an existing Armenian type 14 Hp overprint and 1R tied by Prishib Baki cds. An apparently unique usage on a money transfer form.
(Transvaal - Advertising Stationery) 1900s ½d. card with fine illustrated advert for Garden Tools and Garden Hose, fine used Johannesburg.
(Transvaal – Picture Stationery) 1890s 1 Penny card ‘Greetings from Johannesburg’ image to right and, to left with ‘Boer & Briton’; unused but addressed.
(Transvaal) 1884 (Dec) envelope to Clapham Pk, London bearing 1878 6d. in combination with 1883 1d. and 3d. cancelled by ‘13’ numerals in three-ring circles, despatch top left, reverse with Pretoria transit and London arrival; a little roughly opened at base not detracting from this three colour franking.
(Transvaal) 1891 long cover between Gold Fields of South Africa Ltd, Johannesburg to London franked 1885-93 4d. bronze-green horizontal strip of three, Cape Town transit and arrival backstamp. Vertical filing crease at right.
(Transvaal) 1897 (16 Jun) cover to Netherland Indies franked 1896-97 ½d. and vertical pair 1d. tied Pretoria cds which is repeated on reverse, Padang square circles of 8/8 and Weltevreden of 12/8, the cover being returned with framed VERTROKKEN/ PARTI handstamp and redirected to Netherlands with oval blue handstamp on front, reverse with Marseille transit and arrival cds of 26 Oct.
(Transvaal) 1901 registered censored cover from Johannesburg to Bremen, franked on reverse with V.R.I. overprinted ½d. blocks of four and eight, E.R.I. overprinted 1d. block of three; good condition.
(Transvaal) 1906 embossed ‘stamp’ postcard with a further smaller Christmas illustration of military band, attached by paperclips, from Ermelo to Stellenbosch, franked at ½d. postcard rate but not accepted as this with handstamped ‘T’ , “1d” manuscript charge and endorsed “Letter Rate”. Fine condition.
(Transvaal) 1911 1/2d. postal stationery card with hand-painted image of Knysna Head's
(Treaty Port) 1867 (Apr 1) envelope to Fisherville, New Hampshire, USA containing two letters written from “U.S.S. Wachusett, Hong Kong” franked 1862 No Watermark 18c wing marginal and 1863-71 4c. and 24c. each with B62 obliterator, reverse with dark blue SHANGHAF cds of AP 8 with ‘F’ for ‘E’ and a Hong Kong cds of AP 12, front showing red London Paid, red manuscript rate markings “1/10 ½’ altered to “1/9 ½” and “l” for local carriage, sent via London and New York; some ageing mostly around edges, a fine cover.
(Treaty Port) 1880 (1 AP) envelope to London bearing single franking 1880 10c on 12c blue tied by ‘S1’ obliterator with Shanghae cds, reverse with Hong Kong transit, front with red London Paid, cover endorsed “Per English Mail”; despite some slight toning, a fine single franking.
(Treaty Ports) 1853 (25 SP) manila envelope to Bombay, endorsed “per Formosa” bearing fine example of red undated Canton Paid handstamp, reverse with double arc Canton date stamp and similar type Hong Kong transit. A fine examaple.
(Treaty Ports) 1886 incoming envelope from United States to its consulate at Foochow, franked 5c grey-brown that appears not to have been cancelled though there is some discolouration at top right, faint blue Hampton cds alongside, fine black ‘25/T’ charge handstamp applied at Foochow, reverse with San Francisco transit, Hong Kong transit (MR 4) and Foochowfoo arrival (MR 11); fine and scarce.
(Treaty Ports) 1890 (JU 20) 3c brown postal stationery card to Breslau, Germany cancelled by neat index C Hoihow cds, arrival cancel at left, reverse with message and Hong Kong transit of JU 27; fine and rare.
(Treaty Ports) 1897 (JA 7) registered cover to Canada franked 1882-96 Wmk Crown CA 2c. carmine (2) and 4c. grey (4) making 20c. rate, cancelled by Canton * cds, circular-framed ‘R’ at right, reverse with Hong Kong index D transit of JA 12, Victoria B.C. transit F 18 and Winnipeg arrival of FE 22; fine and attractive.
(Treaty Ports) 1899 (DE 13) picture postcard with Volapuk International Language title to Germany franked 4c. tied by both a straight-line violet AMOY security chop and index C cds, Glucksburg arrival cds.