(Prussia) 1860s packet letter to Berlin franked 1861 4pf. green, 1Sgr. rose and 3Sgr. (6, with single pair and strip of three) tied framed two-line OLIVA date stamps, Aus Oliva label at left; red wax seal cut out from reverse otherwise fine and attractive.
(Prussia) 1861 mixed issue outer letter sheet to Berlin franked 1858-60 2Sgr and 1861 1Sgr tied Breslau cds, the 2Sgr. with touched margin at base, otherwise fresh condition.
(Przedborz) 1917 (23.XII.) unsealed printed matter rate envelope to Przedborz franked German Occupation 3pf tied Warschau cds, violet handstamped ‘DRUKI’ at left, additionally franked with perforated 2Gr. tied K.u.K. Etappenpostamt Przedborz, Kreis Konsk
(Puerto Rico) 1876 (FE 25) entire to Bastia, Corsica, redirected within France, franked Line Engraved 1½d. and 2d. together with 1867-80 10d., plate 1, EA, the 1d. cancelled by ‘C85’ obliterators, Mayaguez Porto Rico Paid cds of British Post Office below, internal French cancels; slight faults to envelope.
(Puerto Rico) 1876 (JY 23) entire to Santander, Spain, endorsed “Via Inga.” franked Line Engraved ½d. (damaged corner), 1d. and 2d. together with 1867-80 10d., plate 1, TC, the 1d. tied by Mayaguez Porto Rico Paid cds of British Post Office. As this cancel only tied the 1d. four ‘C51’ obliterators were applied in transit at St Thomas, Danish West Indies, London transit at centre, arrival backstamp; vertical filing crease affecting stamps not detracting.
(Puerto Rico) 1918 registered envelope to La Romana, Dominican Republic, franked U.S. 1c. and 12c. tied by unclear black Mayaguez date stamp, reverse with two violet cds of Set 27 one that has been overlaid by censor tape, maybe kept by censor as next backstamp is from La Romana date Oct 2 1918, front with blue m/s “no reclamado”, various registration handstamps and final return Mayauezcds of Abr 15 1920. A repair was made to the envelope at La Romana with the paper used tied by light blue-green handstamp, on return violet three-line ‘Received in bad condition at Dead Letter Office, San Juan, Porto Rico’.
(Queensland – Picture Stationery) 1900s 1d. card with three Views of Townsville, The Strand, The Harbour and City Centre, fine unused; a scarcer series of cards.
(Queensland – Thursday Island) 1909 (DE 21) cover to Market Harboro, England bearing single franking 2d. blue tied fine legible ‘336’ numeral obliterator with Thursday Island cds in association below, reverse with Victoria Hong Kong transit and arrival cds.
(Queensland) 1864-65 Watermark Small Star, Perf 12 2d. blue pair with two ‘140’ numeral cancel, one of the strikes being very clear. This cancel was used at Cania and Kroombit, opened on 18/6/70 on a part time basis, closed 7/10/72 and moved to Kariboe closing 21/8/74; a rare cancel.
(Queensland) 1890 Fourth Sideface issue Essay for the 2½d. value, imperf and showing the value tablets in top corners, printed in mauve on white watermarked ‘Queensland’ paper. Rare and attractive.
(Queensland) 1898 1d picture stationery card ‘View of Works, Mount Morgan’ (Once the world’ largest Gold Mine). Very fine unused.
(Queensland) 1900 (AU 14) picture postcard ‘Boer War. – Victorian Mounted Rifles’ franked on reverse with Patriotic Fund 1d. (6d.) claret tied Mackay date stamp; small fault at base of card, slight abrasions and tones to card.
(Queensland) circa 1900 1d. purple-brown picture stationery to Germany, uprated ½d. tied Brisbane cds, printed image at left entitled ‘Vineyard, Nudgee; bottom right corner crease otherwise fine.
(Registered Stationery) 1893 20c. envelope, size G, to Amsterdam uprated three 25c. cancelled Registered oval date stamps,arrival backstamp.
(Registered Stationery) 1894 20c envelope, size F, to Boston, USA uprated with 50c. cancelled Registered oval date stamps, London transit to right, reverse with New York transit and arrival tying the stamp image
(Registered Stationery) 1898 2d. envelope, size G, to Clinton, Iowa, USA uprated ½d., 1d. (2) and 2½d. tied registered cancels, London transit at right arrival backstamp.
(Registered Stationery) 1898 2d. envelope, size H, to Minneapolis, USA uprated ½d. and 1s. tied registered cancels, red London transit on front, arrival backstamp; some tone spotting
(Registered Stationery) 1899 2d. envelope, size G, to Berlin uprated 4d., 6d. and 1s. tied registered cancels, arrival backstamp; fine and attractive.
(Registered Stationery) 1900 2d. envelope, size F, to Leipzig Germany uprated with 4d. cancelled Registered oval date stamps, London transit tying image at base, reverse with arrival cds.
(Registered Stationery) 1913 2d. envelope, size H, to Jessnitz, Germany uprated 2s tied registered cancel, arrival backstamp; fine unfolded envelope with high value stamp.