1892. Registered envelope endorsed 'Corps Expeditionnairee de Dahomey' addressed to France bearing 'Benin' Yvert 15, 40c on 15c blue tied by 'Correspce. Militaire Porto Novo Benin' double ring '17th Dec 92' with framed hand-struck 'R' in red routed via French paquebot with octagonal 'Loongo a Marseille L.M. No 1' date stamp in red (Salles 1251) on face '20th Dec 92'. Very rare item of military mail sent registered from Benin. (Image)

1893. Envelope addressed to France bearing 'Benin' Yvert 1, 1c black/azure, Yvert 3, 4c brown/lilac, Yvert 4, 5c green (pair), Yvert 6, 15c blue and Yvert 7, 20c yellow/red tied by Kotonou/Benin date stamp '24th Feb 93'. Very rare stamps on cover. Exhibition item paying the 50 cent double letter rate. (Image)

1901. Registered envelope addressed to France bearing 'Benin' Yvert 33, 1c black/azure (inter-pain pair), Yvert 35, 4c lilac/brown (pair) and Yvert 38, 15c blue (inter-pain pair) tied by 'Abomey/Dahomey double ring '6th Aout 01' with framed hand-struck 'R', routed via Zagnanado '7th Aout' and sent by French paquebot with octagonal 'Loango a Bordeaux I.I. No 3' date stamp (Salles 1214) with Besancon receiver on reverse '20th Sept'. Very fine item of registered mail from Abomey, Benin. (Image)

1980. 50 Fr Jacques Offenbach, original artist drawing.