361 / September 2015

1902, litho 50 c. green tied by Tombstone to registered Maus cover with Kiautschou 1 m. red with cancel "KIAUTSCHOU 9.6.03" via Yokohama to New York with arrival mark, cover folded, sign. Bothe BPP

1912, postcard 1 c. green with additonal franking Junk 3 c. green and cds. "CHENTU 8.JUL.14"  to Germany with Russian censorship cancel and retour with handwritten note "can not be forwarded behind by Russian P.O" and arrival mark from "2.FE.15", scarce (Han 10)    

1915, Postcard 1 c. green with Kirin cds. as POW card 1918 to Germany with adjacent diamond shaped "CENSORED", fine and scarce (Han12)

1915, Postcard 1 c. green with Kirin cds. as POW card 1918 to Germany with adjacent diamond shaped "CENSORED", fine and very scarce (Han12)

Incoming Mail: "CUSTOMS TAKU 24.OCT.86", clear violet marking on front of envelope from "BREMEN 30.8.86" with horizontal pair 10 c. red via New York and San Francisco to Taku, one reverse with oval cancel "U.S. POSTAL AGENCEY SHANGHAI 18.OCT.86" and Customs cancel Shanghai, fine, very scarce combination

1888, cover from Denmark to Shanghai, franked with 1884, 10 o. and 20 o., arrival marks of German and Shanghai local post on reverse; tear in the envelope closed, otherwise fine

1938, "DAMAGED BY SEA WATER", boxed marking on airmail cover from "PEIPING 16.8." to Austria with censor mark and -label

1967, Long Live Chairman Mao's Thought, two strips of five and single, normal golden colour, lightly folded, mint never hinged, fine

Long Live Chairman Mao, complete set, mint never hinged, very fine

1967, 25th Anniversary of Talks at the forum of Literature and Art 8f, complet set, mint never hinged, very fine

Mao 8-10f., mint never hinged, very fine

1967, Poems of Chairman Mao 4-10f., complete set, mint never hinged, very fine

1968, Revolutionary Literature and Art 8f., complete set, mint never hinged, very fine

Chairman Mao Instructions 8f., complete strip of five with lower sheet margin, lightly folded, mint never hinged, very fine

1979, Study Science souvenier sheet, unhinged mint, very fine

2013, Yearbook with hardcover, 50 pages and CD, fine 

1886/1888, Rafael Nunez 10 c. orange, horizontal pair with oval cancel "MEDELIN" with register stamp 10 c. red on yellow on registered mourning cover with transit register mark "BARRANQUILLA No." via London to Munich with arrival mark, fine and scarce

1901, 10 c. black on grey- green, type II, tied by oval "RIO HACHA FRANCO" to cover with adjacent "AGENCIA POSTAL NATIONAL RIO HACHA" to New York with arrival mark "P.O.N.Y. PAID ALL 5.6.01", fine

1891, postal stationery cut out 5 c. blue on rose, two items, tied by "GUYAQUZIL 13.5.(93)" to mourning cover via New York to Bordeaux with arrival mark, cover fold not affecting the stamp, otherwise fine

1933, International Aviation Congres 5-20 M. cpl. on First Day cover with special cancel "LE CAIRE INTERNATIONAL D'AVIATION 20.DE.32", fine

1896, postal stationery card 1 g. blue with cancel "ENTOTTO 25.8.99" and additional franking French Somali Coast 10 c. brown and green with cancel "DJIBOUTI COTE FRANCAISE DES SOMALIS 10.9." with long text to Switzerland with arrival mark, transit cancel "Harar" and French ship cancel "REUNION A MARSEILLE No.3" on front, fine and scarce

1903, postal stationery card 1 g. blue with hanstamp "1903" from "ADIS-ABEBA 17.VI.04" and additional franking French Somali Coast 10 c. red and black with cancel "DJIBOUTI COTE FRANCAISE DES SOMALIS 12.7. with long text to Enghien les Baines, French with arrival mark, fine

BRITISH OCCUPATION: 1920, postcards ½ an. and 1 an., postcards with reply card ½ an. and 1 an. and lettercard with prepaid answer 1 an., all unused, partly toned, scarce (Higgins & Gage 4-7, LC1)

Incoming Mail: 1860, cover from Taganrog addressed to 'Theodore Vlasto, Tabriz, Persia", franked with 1858, 10 kop. brown/blue, tied by dotted "121", on reverse cds. "TAGANROG 16 DEZ 1860"; reverse flap missing, otherwise fine; a scarce cover mailed prior to overseas postal arrangements, prepaid to the Russian border

1882, opened out envelope franked on reverse with 1 k. and 2 k. (3) from Tiflis to Tabriz, showing on front transit mark of Djulfa

1898, cover from Paris franked with type Sage 25 c., addressed to the French Vice-Consull at Boushire, redirected to Basrah and Mohammerah with several transit and arrival marks on reverse

1898, registered quadruple rate cover from Cologne to the German Consul at Bushire with Sea Post Office cds. on reverse; one stamp corner fault, otherwise fine

Cover with entire letter enclosed from "SYDNEY MR 22 98" to the German Consul at Bushire with transit- and arrival marks

1878/79, lion 5 kr. bronze-violet,nice large margins and good colour, unused without gum; in unused condition one of the rarest stamps of Persia; certificate BPA (2015); (SG 43; Scott 39, 35.000$; Sadri 33, 50.000$)

1 toman bronze on blue, type B, clear to wide margins, used with Kerman cds.; a fine copy of this rare stamp; certificate BPA (2015)

1879, 2nd portrait issue 2 ch. yellow/black, tied by cds. "BOUSHIR 6/3" to small local envelope, very fine and scarce

1879, 10 ch. violet/black, tied by clear cds. "TEHERAN 16/5" to registered parcel certificate (Shaida type C) to Tabriz with arrival mark on front; light vertical fold not effecting the stamp, a very attractive item, fine and very scarce with this issue

1881, Mitra issue 5 ch. blue-violet/violet in combination with 1882, 5 sh. green, both perforated 12½, tied by Teheran cds. to envelope to the United States with transit marks and part of New York arrival mark on reverse (small part of backflap missing); scarce and attractive combination cover, certificate BPA

1882, Nasser-eddin Shah 50 c. buff, orange & black with 1882/84, 5 ch. green in type II, tied by Astrabad cds. to reverse of registered petition cover with adjacent boxed register marking to the imperial camp; a fine and scarce franking (Sadri 52A, 60ACa; Scott 53a, 55)

1882, Nassr-eddin Shah 5 fr. rose-red/black with 50 c. grey/black and 4 copies 1885, 1 kr. grey, tied by Teheran cds. to Barnameh to Recht; a faint horizontal fold not effecting the stamps, upper part slightly toned, still attractive and very scarce

1 ch. green, 4 copies together with 2 ch. rose tied by Sultanabad cds. to reverse of cover to Italy with transit and arrival marks