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Guatemala 1897 Central American Exhibition set of 14 on two special sheets from a presentation folder, each a imperf image in issued colours; fine and rare.Guatemala 1897 Central American Exhibition set of 14 on two special sheets from a presentation folder, each a imperf image in issued colours; fine and rare.

Guatemala

Covers and stamps / Guatemala / Exhibitions / Railways / Ships

1897 Central American Exhibition set of 14 on two special sheets from a presentation folder, each a imperf image in issued colours; fine and rare.

£575

New Zealand 1897 cover to Auckland franked 1882-1900 1d. (2) and 3d. cancelled with ornately framed LOOSE LETTER handstamps, to left a circular handstamp TO PAY/ 4d/ Double Deficienct Postage, arrival backstamp; small bottom right corner fault, unusual.

New Zealand

Covers and stamps / New Zealand / Postage dues

1897 cover to Auckland franked 1882-1900 1d. (2) and 3d. cancelled with ornately framed LOOSE LETTER handstamps, to left a circular handstamp TO PAY/ 4d/ Double Deficienct Postage, arrival backstamp; small bottom right corner fault, unusual.

£75

TURKS ISLANDS 1897 cover to Leicester, England, bearing pair 1s cancelled unclear T1 obliterator with Turks Islands cds in association, arrival backstamp; fine clean condition.

TURKS ISLANDS

Covers and stamps / Turks & Caicos Islands

1897 cover to Leicester, England, bearing pair 1s cancelled unclear 'T1' obliterator with 'Turks Islands' cds in association, arrival backstamp; fine clean condition.

£155

GIBRALTAR 1897 cover to Manchester franked 20c and bisected 10c, tied by A26 obliterator, the bisect being unauthorised a T handstamp was applied and upon arrival in England a 1d/F.B./C/ handstamp charge raised, reverse with London and Manchester cds.GIBRALTAR 1897 cover to Manchester franked 20c and bisected 10c, tied by A26 obliterator, the bisect being unauthorised a T handstamp was applied and upon arrival in England a 1d/F.B./C/ handstamp charge raised, reverse with London and Manchester cds.

GIBRALTAR

Covers and stamps / Gibraltar / Postage dues / Bisects

1897 cover to Manchester franked 20c and bisected 10c, tied by 'A26' obliterator, the bisect being unauthorised a 'T' handstamp was applied and upon arrival in England a '1d/F.B./C/' handstamp charge raised, reverse with London and Manchester cds.

£495

British Levant 1897 cover to Pernambuco, Brazil, franked 80 paras on 5d. tied by British Post Office Constantinople code B cds, annotated to go via Southampton, London transit and arrival backstamps; some faults to envelope at top, a scarce destination.

British Levant

Covers and stamps / British Levant

1897 cover to Pernambuco, Brazil, franked '80 paras' on 5d. tied by British Post Office Constantinople code B cds, annotated to go via Southampton, London transit and arrival backstamps; some faults to envelope at top, a scarce destination.

£75

Guatemala 1897 cover to Perpignan, France franked two 6c. Central American Exhibition issue with bar cancels and one tied octagonal date stamp, company dated handstamp at left and Paris transit also tying adhesives, arrival backstamp. Slightly reduced at base.

Guatemala

Covers and stamps / Guatemala / Exhibitions / Railways / Ships

1897 cover to Perpignan, France franked two 6c. Central American Exhibition issue with bar cancels and one tied octagonal date stamp, company dated handstamp at left and Paris transit also tying adhesives, arrival backstamp. Slightly reduced at base.

£55

Russia 1897 cover to St Petersburg, posted on ship, 2k. and pair 4k. cancelled at Korean port Gensan I.J.P.O. (3 Dec) and framed PAQUEBOT handstamp on reverse. The envelope is endorsed “Via San Francisco” and shows transit of Yokohama (6 Dec) and arrival cds of 27 XII (8.1.98 New Style) indicating a journey of 36 days. Before the construction of Trans-Siberian Railway it was quicker to send mail via Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, especially during winter.Russia 1897 cover to St Petersburg, posted on ship, 2k. and pair 4k. cancelled at Korean port Gensan I.J.P.O. (3 Dec) and framed PAQUEBOT handstamp on reverse. The envelope is endorsed “Via San Francisco” and shows transit of Yokohama (6 Dec) and arrival cds of 27 XII (8.1.98 New Style) indicating a journey of 36 days. Before the construction of Trans-Siberian Railway it was quicker to send mail via Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, especially during winter.

Russia

Covers and stamps / Japan / Korea / Russia / Transatlantic Mail / Paquebot

1897 cover to St Petersburg, posted on ship, 2k. and pair 4k. cancelled at Korean port Gensan I.J.P.O. (3 Dec) and framed PAQUEBOT handstamp on reverse. The envelope is endorsed “Via San Francisco” and shows transit of Yokohama (6 Dec) and arrival cds of 27 XII (8.1.98 New Style) indicating a journey of 36 days. Before the construction of Trans-Siberian Railway it was quicker to send mail via Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, especially during winter.

£1550

China 1897 incoming uprated Japan postal stationery card with printed message offering ‘List of Missionaries in Japan and Korea, and Statistics of Missions in Japan for 1897’ to Presbyterian mission at Shanghai, redirected to Soochow, bearing red-brown Japanese despatch, Japanese Offices in Shanghai entry cds, transfered to Chinese Office with Shanghai Local Post index D cds and Dollar Chop of same MR 2 date and a fair strike in blue of scarce Soochow Dollar Chop of 4 MR; two diagonal creases and other wrinkling.China 1897 incoming uprated Japan postal stationery card with printed message offering ‘List of Missionaries in Japan and Korea, and Statistics of Missions in Japan for 1897’ to Presbyterian mission at Shanghai, redirected to Soochow, bearing red-brown Japanese despatch, Japanese Offices in Shanghai entry cds, transfered to Chinese Office with Shanghai Local Post index D cds and Dollar Chop of same MR 2 date and a fair strike in blue of scarce Soochow Dollar Chop of 4 MR; two diagonal creases and other wrinkling.

China

Covers and stamps / China / Japan / Missionary / Postal Stationery

1897 incoming uprated Japan postal stationery card with printed message offering ‘List of Missionaries in Japan and Korea, and Statistics of Missions in Japan for 1897’ to Presbyterian mission at Shanghai, redirected to Soochow, bearing red-brown Japanese despatch, Japanese Offices in Shanghai entry cds, transfered to Chinese Office with Shanghai Local Post index D cds and Dollar Chop of same MR 2 date and a fair strike in blue of scarce Soochow Dollar Chop of 4 MR; two diagonal creases and other wrinkling.

£595

EGYPT 1897 Official cover from Ghourja (Cairo) to Wadi Halfa, Sudan, bearing rare official seal in violet.

EGYPT

Covers and stamps / Egypt

1897 Official cover from Ghourja (Cairo) to Wadi Halfa, Sudan, bearing rare official seal in violet.

£75

Bosnia Herzegovina 1897 parcel receipt to Bruch bearing 4n tied K.K. MILIT. POST 3/NEVESINJE cds, arrival backstamp; fine condition.

Bosnia Herzegovina

Covers and stamps / Bosnia Herzegovina / Parcel Post

1897 parcel receipt to Bruch bearing 4n tied 'K.K. MILIT. POST 3/NEVESINJE' cds, arrival backstamp; fine condition.

£75

Jamaica 1897 printed ½d stationery card of Institute of Jamaica used within Kingston showing fine half circle TOO LATE handstamp at left; fine condition.

Jamaica

Covers and stamps / Jamaica / Postal Stationery / Late Mail / Instructional Handstamps

1897 printed ½d stationery card of Institute of Jamaica used within Kingston showing fine half circle TOO LATE handstamp at left; fine condition.

£65

British Honduras 1897 registered ‘Kinderlen’ cover franked 20 CENTS on 6d yellow together with ‘15’ on ‘6 CENTS’ on 3d. ultramarine, each tied by Belize cds, London transit on front and arrival backstamp; fine and clean condition.

British Honduras

Covers and stamps / British Honduras

1897 registered ‘Kinderlen’ cover franked 20 CENTS on 6d yellow together with ‘15’ on ‘6 CENTS’ on 3d. ultramarine, each tied by Belize cds, London transit on front and arrival backstamp; fine and clean condition.

£165

EGYPT 1897 under-franked cover to Sudan bearing 1m on reverse tied MAHALLA cds, repeated on front together with framed T handstamp. ASSOUAN and WADI HALFA backstamps.EGYPT 1897 under-franked cover to Sudan bearing 1m on reverse tied MAHALLA cds, repeated on front together with framed T handstamp. ASSOUAN and WADI HALFA backstamps.

EGYPT

Covers and stamps / Egypt

1897 under-franked cover to Sudan bearing 1m on reverse tied 'MAHALLA' cds, repeated on front together with framed 'T' handstamp. ASSOUAN and WADI HALFA backstamps.

£75

Rhodesia 1897 ‘Mashonaland’ Three Halfpence internal postal stationery card to Scotland additionally franked 1892-94 ½d. pair tied by Salisbury Mashonaland cds, arrival cancel at left, some paper ageing.

Rhodesia

Covers and stamps / Rhodesia

1897 ‘Mashonaland’ Three Halfpence internal postal stationery card to Scotland additionally franked 1892-94 ½d. pair tied by Salisbury Mashonaland cds, arrival cancel at left, some paper ageing.

£65

Thailand 1897 ‘Rejected Design’ 1½a. postal stationery card very fine unused.

Thailand

Covers and stamps / Thailand / Postal Stationery

1897 ‘Rejected Design’ 1½a. postal stationery card very fine unused.

£145

SOUTH AFRICA: (Transvaal - Picture Stationery) 1897 ½d. stationery card up-rated ½d. entitled Greetings from Johannesburg with three images including Railway Station and Trains; used to Germany.SOUTH AFRICA: (Transvaal - Picture Stationery) 1897 ½d. stationery card up-rated ½d. entitled Greetings from Johannesburg with three images including Railway Station and Trains; used to Germany.

SOUTH AFRICA: (Transvaal - Picture Stationery)

Covers and stamps / South Africa / Transvaal / Picture Stationery

1897 ½d. stationery card up-rated ½d. entitled 'Greetings from Johannesburg' with three images including Railway Station and Trains; used to Germany.

£75

Austria 1897? 2kr Illustrated picture stationery card with elaborate design dominated by Father Christmas, also depicting a clown, hammers, factory, tower etc. Very fine.Austria 1897? 2kr Illustrated picture stationery card with elaborate design dominated by Father Christmas, also depicting a clown, hammers, factory, tower etc. Very fine.

Austria

Covers and stamps / Austria / Christmas

1897? 2kr Illustrated picture stationery card with elaborate design dominated by Father Christmas, also depicting a clown, hammers, factory, tower etc. Very fine.

£115

Guatemala 1898 Train 1c. picture stationery card to Hildburghausen, Germany uprated pair 1898/ 1/ Centavo on 75c. tied violet date stamp, arrival cds at base; an early 10th August usage.

Guatemala

Covers and stamps / Guatemala

1898 'Train' 1c. picture stationery card to Hildburghausen, Germany uprated pair '1898/ 1/ Centavo' on 75c. tied violet date stamp, arrival cds at base; an early 10th August usage.

£75

Guatemala 1898 (12 Oct) envelope to Tepic, Mexico, bearing on reverse pair Arms 2c. and postal fiscal 2c. on 1c. strip of three (showing irregular perfs between 2nd and 3rd stamps), Quezaltenango date stamps, S.Blas and Acapulco transits.Guatemala 1898 (12 Oct) envelope to Tepic, Mexico, bearing on reverse pair Arms 2c. and postal fiscal 2c. on 1c. strip of three (showing irregular perfs between 2nd and 3rd stamps), Quezaltenango date stamps, S.Blas and Acapulco transits.

Guatemala

Covers and stamps / Guatemala / postal fiscals

1898 (12 Oct) envelope to Tepic, Mexico, bearing on reverse pair Arms 2c. and postal fiscal 2c. on 1c. strip of three (showing irregular perfs between 2nd and 3rd stamps), Quezaltenango date stamps, S.Blas and Acapulco transits.

£65

Guatemala 1898 (12 Oct) registered cover from to Quezaltenango tied by violet despatch cancels, oval transit and arrival franked 1898 postal fiscal 2c. on 1c. in two pairs on front and a further four strips of four on reverse; roughly opened at right not unduly detracting from an unusual franking.Guatemala 1898 (12 Oct) registered cover from to Quezaltenango tied by violet despatch cancels, oval transit and arrival franked 1898 postal fiscal 2c. on 1c. in two pairs on front and a further four strips of four on reverse; roughly opened at right not unduly detracting from an unusual franking.

Guatemala

Covers and stamps / Guatemala

1898 (12 Oct) registered cover from to Quezaltenango tied by violet despatch cancels, oval transit and arrival franked 1898 postal fiscal 2c. on 1c. in two pairs on front and a further four strips of four on reverse; roughly opened at right not unduly detracting from an unusual franking.

£60