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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

France used abroad Smyrna 1865

France used abroad Smyrna 1865

10c and 40c Napoleon perforated issues; cancelled GC 5098, 26 July 1865, at Smyrna, outer wrapper only; red PD, blue h/s ‘POSTE FRANCAISE D’ALEP’ (struck as an arrival cachet rather than the usual mark of origin); no b/s; probably via the Paquebot ‘Euphrate’ which left Smyrna 16 July 1865 & arrived Alexandretta 30 July 1865

Latvia official mail 1865

Latvia official mail 1865

Printed document in German concerning the German Lutherian Church in Riga dated 16 December 1865; official stampless folded letter to Marienburg cancelled Riga 8(?)December 1865 (note diffeence in Russian and other calendars)

Samoa / USA first flight to NZ, 1965

Samoa / USA first flight to NZ

US pictorials 5c, 5c, 15c cancelled d/r cds Pago Pago, Samoa 28 November 1965 on illustrated Air New Zealand envelope for DC8 1st flight between Samoa and New Zealand

Herm Island, 1965

Herm Island

8 dbls Herm Island local canclled Herm Island s/r cds 13 July 1965 in violet, and 3d Guernsey regional cancelled Guernsey m/c d/s 14 July 1965; to London; on PPC of Herm; arrival b/s Maida Hill 17 July 1965

SWEDEN 12 ØRE ON EARLY TRADE ENTIRE 1865

12 øre blue (SG8) used alone on illustrated trade letterhead Norrkoping to Ronneby(?)18 September 1865; a neat attractive cover, a filing fold just touches stamp

LETTER PORTUGAL TO FRANCE 1865 WITH FRENCH ENTRY MARK

LETTER PORTUGAL TO FRANCE 1865 WITH FRENCH ENTRY MARK

Envelope with contents dated 15 July 1865 from Lamego, Portugal to Valreas, France; boxed h/s Lamego & scarce French cachet d’entrée par ambulant ‘Portugal St J. de Luz 3 Amb 1’ in red, and on reverse sundry Portuguese & French transit datestamps. The contents include a cloth sample

AUSTRIA: 1965 REGISTERED EXPRESS AIRMAIL COVER TO FRANCE.

AUSTRIA: 1965 REGISTERED EXPRESS AIRMAIL COVER TO FRANCE.

1965 cover from Vienna to Paris with 70g + 3s + 10s buildings issue cancelled by TELEGRAPHEN ZENTRAL STATION WIEN postmarks dated 22.III.65 with also Registered and Express Special Delivery labels and a boxed “SPATLINGSSENDUNG” (Late Fee Sending) cachet. A scarce combination

Lebanon independence issue 1944

25p, 50p, 200p pictorials (SG 265, 266, 268) the 2nd anniversary of independence issue; cancelled s/r bi-lingual cds Beyrouth 15 May 1944; no arrival b/s; scarce stamps on cover

France, mixed issues Nice to London, 1939

France Peace type 50c, 55c, 65c, 75c, 90c; Iris type 25c, 45c, 70c; Sower type 30c; Céres type 2 x 2f 25; registered envelope Nice-Wilson; no b/s, a fine combination multi-franking