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Switzerland 60c sitting Helvetia Lucerne 1865

60c sitting Helvetia (cat. £225 in 2013)  a rare stamp on envelope, but damaged before use: d/r cds Luzern, black PD; French cachet d’entrée SUISSE ST LOUIS 19 Sept 1865; b/s Basel 17 September, Abergavenny 20 Sept 1865; the envelope has some defects but a very uncommon usage with stamp used alone for the rate

Norway a beermat sent through the post 1960

Norway a beermat sent through the post 1960

‘Frydenlund’ beermat franked with 90 ore Norwegian stamp (SG 484) of King Olav V; cancelled with d/r cds Oslo, 31 August 1960; presumably sent through the post, to Aberdeen; certainly unusual

Russia, Termnikov Zemstvo, 1860

Russia

Outer wrapper, no text, from Temnikov to St Petersburg May 1960, to the St Petersburg Board of Guardians; sealed with wax seal of Temnikov Zemstvo; s/r cds 26 May 1860; faint strike large s/r cds on front; m/s ‘4’

Canada underpaid to USA, 1960

Canada underpaid to USA

Canada 4c QEII cancelled Winnipeg 1 December 1960 to York, Pennsylvania; underpaid with postage due cachet T/6 cents in circle, on airmail envelope; US POSTAGE DUE label green on buff ‘York PA, 5 Dec 60’ 06 cents to pay; green h/s USA; b/s Nov 27 1960 in green; nice airmail postage due item

Italy Corsini Correspondence 1609

Italy Corsini Correspondence 1609

Complete folded entire with neatly written text (possibly in Venetian Italian?), Lucca to Florence October 1609, with m/s rate mark (?) ‘4’. Part of the Corsini Correspondence.

KOREA (SOUTH), TWO TOURIST MAPS, C1960 & 1970

KOREA (SOUTH)

Two folded maps of South Korea, with attractive front cover illustrations, no apparent dating but thought to be c1960 & c1970; full details within and plans of major towns, with much topographical information; one is possibly ex National Geographical Society supplement.