Israel
Covers and stamps / Israel / Postage dues
(Postage due) 1952 (13.II.) envelope to Haifa from Higgs Hope, South Africa, underfranked with violet ‘T/ 17 ½c’ handstamp and local framed charge handstamp with red “24” added in manuscript, with 1949 Postage Dues 2pr pair ad a 20pr tied bilingual Haifa date stamps.
£55
Saint Lucia
Covers and stamps / Ascension / Saint Lucia / Postage dues
(Postage Dues) 1932 (5 SP) incoming envelope from Ascension underfranked with 1922 ½d. tied index C cds, handstamped ‘T’ and manuscript “30c”, 1930 1d. and 2d. Postage Dues applied each tied by Castries cds; name of recipient erased as usual, otherwise fine.
£75
China
Covers and stamps / China / Great Britain / Medical / Olympics / Postage dues
(Postage Dues) 1948 (24 Aug) airmail cover to Shanghai bearing single franking 1/- ‘1948 Olympic Games’ tied ‘Blood Donors’ Birkenhead slogan cancel, underfranked with tax handstamps and manuscript, reverse with 1948 Postage Dues blocks of ten of $10000 on $300 and $30000 on $1000 tied by Shanghai cds. Fine and scarce.
£495
Great Britain
Covers and stamps / Great Britain / postal fiscals
(Postal Fiscal) 1881 (JY 13) mourning envelope used within Bury St Edmunds bearing single franking 1d. lilac, Die 4, watermark Orb, blued paper tied '97' duplex
£75
Great Britain
Covers and stamps / Great Britain / postal fiscals
(Postal Fiscals) 1897 (MR 8) registered cover to Cardiff franked 6d cancelled full oval Bute Docks Registered date stamp, fine and fresh.
£125
China
Covers and stamps / China / Postal Stationery
(Postal Stationery letter card) c.1920 3c. ‘Wheatear’ folded letter card to Seattle, WA, USA additionally franked 1st Peking 1½c. pair and 4c. (rounded bottom right corner) to make the 10c rate, The stamps are cancelled with bilingual Canton cds, repeated on reverse, the stamp image not cancelled. Without message inside, short note on front.
£385
Russia
Covers and stamps / Russia / Postal Stationery
(Postal Stationery) 1861 30kop red envelope, WMK 2 – MIRROR image, back side flaps III, size 143x115mm; good unused
£135
Portugal
Covers and stamps / Portugal / Postal Stationery
(Postal Stationery) 1866-67 100 Reis blue envelope essay with image of King Luis I as per 1862 issue; some under inking at right side otherwise fine and scarce.
£115
Portugal
Covers and stamps / Portugal / Postal Stationery
(Postal Stationery) 1866-67 100 Reis carmine envelope essay with image of King Luis I as per 1862 issue; some red ink smudging on neck otherwise fine and scarce.
£115
Seychelles
Covers and stamps / Mauritius / Seychelles / Negative Seals / Postal Stationery
(Postal Stationery) 1879-80 Mauritius 6c green card struck at bottom left corner with POST OFFICE SEYCHELLES black intaglio seal. Some very slight soiling One of two known, considered to be a trial of the Seychelles mailbag seal
£475
Gibraltar
Covers and stamps / Gibraltar / Great Britain Used Abroad / Postal Stationery
(Postal Stationery) 1880 Great Britain 'Half Penny' stationery card to Malaga cancelled by A26 duplex; some slight tone spotting.
£135
British Levant
Covers and stamps / British Levant / Great Britain Used Abroad / Postal Stationery
(Postal Stationery) 1883 Great Britain 1d. stationery card to Brighton cancelled by full and fine ‘C’ obliterator, British Post Office Constantinople index A cds at base
£65
Bulgaria
Covers and stamps / Bulgaria / Postal Stationery / Specimens
(Postal Stationery) 1887 5 St stationery card in a blue-green shade diagonally overprinted SPECIMEN; some paper toning. Of uncertain provenance.
£95
Mauritius
Covers and stamps / Mauritius / French Maritime / Maritime / Postal Stationery / Via Marseille
(Postal Stationery) 1892 6c green card to Brusells, endorsed with handstamp ‘Via Marseille’ and cancelled on board with French maritime Ligne T Paq. Fr. No.3 date stamp partially overstruck by arrival cds, two words greetings message.
£65
Egypt
Covers and stamps / Egypt / Postal Stationery
(Postal Stationery) 1893 1pi postal stationery envelope uprated 5m., sent registered and cancelled Service Rural Kon Hamada cds, repeated bottom left giving a particularly clear example, some toning, unusual registered stationery usage.
£65
Seychelles
Covers and stamps / Seychelles / Postal Stationery / Proofs
(Postal Stationery) 1893 6c blue card proof with value tablet handpainted in blue and Chinese white, endorsed “appd/ initialled/ 11.7.93”, fine and unique (similar exists for reply card), ex De La Rue Archives.
£375
British Levant
Covers and stamps / British Levant / Great Britain Used Abroad / Postal Stationery
(Postal Stationery) 1894 Great Britain 1d. part printed stationery card to London cancelled by fine British Post Office Constantinople index C cds, arrival to left; fine condition
£65
Seychelles
Covers and stamps / Seychelles / Postal Stationery / Turtle Tortoise
(Postal Stationery) 1901 (MY 12) ‘SIX CENTS’ on 8c envelope to France additionally franked 1897-1900 2c. orange-brown and green (pair and three singles) tied by index A cds, arrival backstamp; diagonal crease and some ageing mainly affecting stamp at right
£95
Fiji
Covers and stamps / Fiji / Postal Stationery
(Postal Stationery) 1902 (FE 3) One Penny card used to Methven, New Zealand with two G.P.O. Suva cds tying image, bottom left with Auckland transit (12 FE) and Christchurch transit (15 FE), reverse with Rakaia transit (15 FE) and at top on front arrival cds of 15th; a few slight stains and crease at top right, but generally good appearance and condition.
£65
Fiji
Covers and stamps / Fiji / Postal Stationery / Illustrated
(Postal Stationery) 1902 (OC 31) One Penny card with fine hand-painted image, two Suva cancels. Without any message or address; fine and scarce.