RUSSIA-Entire (1930) Man with lottery ticket. Postal card (O) with illustrated advertising 'Raise 3,000,000 rubles for the strengthening of the defense of the Soviet State! Lottery tickets cost 50 kopecks.' (ImageA)

RUSSIA-Entire (1934) Hand holding lottery tickets. Postal card (O) with illustrated advertising 'Check your lottery tickets for the Osoaviakkim lottery winners at the nearest savings bank or post office.' (ImageA)

BELGIUM-Entire (1947) Casino Hotels. Postal card (O), Publibel No 691, with illustrated ad for Blankenberge Casino Hotels. (ImageA)

GREAT BRITAIN-Local Stamp (1953) Rabbit. Miniature envelope franked with (damaged) 2-1/2 TOYLAND POST stamp showing picture of a baby rabbit. How this got through the mail I have no idea. (ImageA)

ETATS UNIS-Meter cancel (1955) Cheval à bascule. Empreinte rouge de machine à affranchir sur fragment Pitney Bowes No 184891: 'Le 'cheval miraculeux' va au petit galop.' (ImageA)

U.S.A.-Meter cancel (1960) Poker chips. Blue meter cancellation on fragment Pitney Bowes No 105910: from Newton home of Blue Chip Industries. (ImageA)

SENEGAL-Trial Color Proof (1966) Gorée doll. Trial color proof full sheet of 25. Scott No 261, Yvert No 266. Corner crease in selvage. (ImageA)

SENEGAL-Trial Color Proof (1966) Gorée doll. Trial color proof full sheet of 25. Scott No 262, Yvert No 267. (ImageA)

NIGER-Deluxe proof (1969) Children's toys* and games. Deluxe sheet. Nuremberg International Toy Fair. Scott No C113, Yvert No PA113. (ImageA)

MALI-Imperforate (1978) Dominoes. Imperforate pair. Scott No 313, Yvert No 309. (ImageA)

AUSTRIA-Proof (1987) Lottery drum. Black proof. Gambling monopoly. Scott No 1413, Yvert No 1733. (ImageA)

FRANCE-Deluxe proof (1997) Teddy bear. Bloc gommé. Scott No 2618, Yvert No 3124. Protection of abused children. (ImageA)

AUSTRIA-Proof (2001) Leopold Ludwig Dobler. Black proof. German magician who first used electricity for his illusions. Scott No 1856. (ImageA)