363 / September 2016

1910, 28 s. brown, a vertical corner margin strip of 3 tied by "Bangkok2 10.7.12" to AR-registered cover with boxed "A R" and violet boxed "REGISTERED/RETURN/RECEIPT/REQUESTED" to USA and forwarded with Aug. 16/17 arrivals, U.S. customs tag "Supposed liable.." and hs.

1918, Red Cross 2 s.-20 b. cpl., unused, 5 b. pulled perf., otherwise fine, baht-values sign. Holcombe, ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"

1939, Red Cross 75 years surtax 5 s. (+ 5 s.)/1 b., a bottom margin copy with national day 2 s. (block of 5) tied by "BANGKOK G.P.O. 27.4.40" to reverse of cover to Ipoh/Perak, Malaya with Singapore censor

1923, 500.000 r. in strip of 3 on reverse of registered cover from Tiflis 22.9.23 to Teheran and returned due to incomplete adress

1923, Ararat Gold Currency 1 and 3k. as single and horizontal pair and two singles tied by cds. "TIFLIS 14 2 24" to reverse of registered cover to New York, fine

1847, 10 c. black, large margins, used with red grid, very fine, certificate PF

1846, Entire letter from Albany to Sandweiler in the Duchy of Luxemburg, showing on front red boxed Belgian tax stamp and manuscript taxes; a scarce entire taking the route via Ostende

1930, Graf Zeppelin 65 c.-2,60 $, unmounted mint, 2,60 $ with gum skips at bottom, otherwise fine

POST IN SIBIRIA: 1919, 2 c. red tied by dublex postmark "U.S.POSTAL AGENCY SIBERIA APR.30" to picture card with censor mark "A.E.F.SIBIRIA CENSORED Lt.H..R.Bartow Base-Censor" to Texas, fine ex Myron Fox

Post in China: "Shanghai China U. S. Postal Agency JUN 12 1914" on Washington 2 c. red on reverse of cover to Bangor (Catalogue No. USA 179)

1847, folded letter from "BALTIMORE Md. 12.AUG." with straight line "PAID" and tax cancel "5" via Cherbourg and Paris with very scarce boxed "PAQ.REG." in blue to Reims with arrival mark, very fine, Salles RR

1847, folded letter from New York (dated 9.11.) to Cognac with rare "LE HAVRE 1 PAQ.REG. 28.NOV.47" in blue and handwritten endorsement "Philadelphia" and on reverse "LIGNE-LE HAVRE 1 28.NOV.47" and arrival mark, fine

1847, "LE HAVRE 2 PAQ.REG. 2 17.SEPT.47", clear strike in red on folded letter from New York (dated 30.8.) with handwritten endorsement "p.Steamer Missouri" to Reims with arrival mark, fine and rare (Salles 1.703)

1856, "BORYSTHENE 3.NOV.", clear strike on folded letter from Marseille to Piräus with arrival mark, fine

1858, "CAPITOLE 21.OCT.58", clear strike on folded letter from Marseilles with tax mark "7" (décimes) to Genova with three line "PIROSCAFI POSTALI FRANCESI" and arrival mark, slight paper break at bottom, otherwise fine

1861, Napoléon 40 c. orange and 10 c. brown, small to wide margins all around, tied by anchor cancel to folded letter from Constantinopel with adjacent ship cancel "DANUBE 5.JUIN.61" and red boxed "PAQUEBOTS DE LA MEDITERRANÉE" to Lyon with arrival mark, part of address crossed out, otherwise fine, rare ship letter

1863, "BRESIL GUIENNE 30.SEPT.", octagon cancel clear on folded letter from Pernambuco (dated 29.9.) with tax cancel "8" to Le Havre with arrival mark, very fine

1864, folded letter from Alexandria with clear "DUPLEIX 28.MAI.64" to Marseilles, adjacent red boxed "PAQEUBOTS DE LA MEDITERRANÉE" and "GANGE 6.JUIN." on reverse. The Duplex had to be repaired at Messina and the Gange took over the mail. A fine and rare entire

1865, "DANUBE 9.DEC.65", clear strike in black on folded cover from Marseilles with disinfected slits to Athen with Hermes head 80 l. red, 40 l. lilac on bluish, 10 l. orange on greenish and 2 l. pale brown tied by cds. "ATHEN 9.DEC.65", despite some small faults a fine cover with rare combination

1866, horizontal pair Napoléon 20 c. blue tied by anchor cancel to folded letter from Marseilles with adjacent "PÉLUSE 19.SEPT.66" to Alexandria with arrival mark, cover with small faults

Wreck mail: 1903, "NAUFRAGE DU LIBAN",  blue straight line on reverse of cover to Corsica with arrival mark "AJACCIO CORSE 25.6."; the SS. Libian sunk off Marseilles on June 7th.  

AIR FORCE - RICHELIEU issue: 1943, Pétain 1,50 fr brown and Mauritania 2 fr. and 3 fr. with overprint "PAR AVION...", unused, very fine (Maury 1800,-)

1773, folded cover from Jamaica with handwritten endorsement "p. the Rainbow" and two line "PORTSMOUTH SHIP LRE" to London with arrival mark, fine, ex Robertson

1832, folded cover from Havanna with handwritten endorsement "p.Lima" and black boxed "SHIP LETTER GRAVESEND" to London with arrival mark from 9.8.32, fine, ex Robertson

1832, folded letter from Philadelphia with handwritten endorsement "p. Ship Eliya for London" with double line "MARGATE SHIP-LRE." and tax "1/3" to Chatham, sender was the British Consulate, fine

1839, folded letter from "CHARLESTON 15.APL." via New York with handwritten endorsement "p. Great Western Steamer par New York" and two line "BRISTOL SHIP LETTER" to England, small part of letter missing at top and folded, otherwise fine - rare cover from the (return) voyage of the steamer "Great Western"

1841, "AMERICA L", undated double cirle of Liverpool, clear strike on reverse of folded letter from Havanna with handwirtten endorsement "Lh Columbia" via New York with oval cachet "FORWARDED BY NEW YORK COLLOMB & ISELIN" (on reverse) to London with arrival mark, very fine, ex Robertson

1847, folded letter from New York (dated 15.5.) with handwritten endorsement "Consignees per S. Whitney" via Liverpool with boxed "17.JU.1847 LIVERPOOL SHIP" (on reverse) and two line "LIVERPOOL EXEMPT SHIP" to Plymouth with arrival mark, special tax 3 d. for "Consignees"-letters ( 2 d. domestic rate + 1 d. Captain's gratuity), re-folded, otherwise fine, ex Robertson

1858, folded cover from "LIVERPOOL MY.4.1858" with handwritten endorsement "per North American" to Montreal, Canada with tax cancel "7 1/2 Cy" and arrival mark, fine, ex Robertson

1861, Victoria 1 sh. green tied by duplex "LONDON AU.31.61/WC 10" to cover with handwritten endorsement "pa. Africa..." to Brooklyn, New York with "N:YORK BR.PKT. PAID 24" and tax mark "5 CENTS", cover reduced at left and crease at top, ex Robertson

1823, "BASSE TERRE GUADELOUPE", two line handstamp clear on folded letter with handwritten endorsement "par...Le Jean Bart" , double line "COLONIES PAR BREST" and desinfection slits to Le Havre, usual desinfection spots, otherwise fine

1833, folded cover with unclear double line "BASSE-TERRE GUADELOUPE " and special anchor-cachet "CAPTAINE DE PORT..." to La Pointe à Pitre, fine

1882, "G.O.JOLY VICTORIA & Co., LIMITED SYRA AGENCY", shipping company cachet on document, dated Syros 18.6.1882

1833, "FRANCO EN VERACRUZ", two line handstamp in black, clear strike on folded letter (dated Mexico 15.5.) via "LE HAVRE 17.JUIL.1833" with boxed "PAYS D'OUTREMER PAR LE HAVRE" and "BORDEAUX PAQ.REG." to Bordeaux with arrival mark, handwritten tax "69" and "97" and tax mark "15" on front, fine

1820, "PUERTO RICO", red oval handstamp on folded letter (dated 10.10.) with handwritten endorsement "Polaera Beaxtrix" to Madrid with Spanish tax cancel "5 R" in red, fine

FRANCE: 1932, world round trip cover France-Brasil-USA-Hongkong-France