1903 INDIA REGISTERED to ISLE-OF-WIGHT via USA, #58 on 2 Anna registration stationery pays the 2 Anna Empire 1 ounce letter rate + 2 Anna registration fee on cover from PARJEELING on JUL9-1903 and addressed to NEWPORT-IOW, a scarce Pacific routing via closed bag to SINGAPORE + SAN-FRANCISCO + NEW-YORK on JUL 11th with a registered EXCHANGE label was added + ship to LIVERPOOL and LONDON on JUL 17th + train to PORTSMOUTH + ferry to ISLE of WIGHT + NEWPORT arrival JUL 18th, this was the 20,000 mile long route verses the 7000 miles via Suez and Brindisi, rare and VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1841 INDIA REGISTERED AIRMAIL to ENGLAND, a nice 4R-8½A franking pays the short lived airmail 4R-5½A rate + 3A registration fee on cover from BOMBAY on APR17-1941 to GERRARDS-CROSS, an late routing via India Airways to RANGOON-BURMA + China Airways to CHUNGKING and HONG-KONG + Pan-Am Pacific Clipper to HONOLULU on MAY 10th + Clipper to SAN-FRANCISCO + CAM to NEW-YORK on MAY 15th + Atlantic Clipper to LISBON + BOAC to LONDON on MAY 22nd + overland 21 miles to GERRARDS-CROSS, note a boxed NOT OPENED BY INDIA CENSOR h/s and British Censor #693 sealing tape, a very scarce early WWII rate and route valid for less than 5 months from DEC-1940 to APR-1941, a VF showpiece est ($100+ US) (Image)

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1945 INDIA REGISTERED AIRMAIL to USA, a good 4R-½A franking on a 14A stationery envelope pays the 2R-11½A airmail rate + 3A registration fee on cover from PATNA on APR8-1945 and addressed to SEATTLE, routing via India Airlines to KARACHI + BOAC to LAGOS + Pan-Am Clipper to MIAMI on MAY 7th + CAM to SEATTLE on MAY 9th, note India Censor DHA-7 and DHA-186 handstamps used with British P.C.90 sealing tape, a scarce late WWII rate and route, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1950 INDIA STATE REGISTERED OFFICIAL POSTCARD, a good Travancore-Cochin State provisional #2,5(x2) franking pays the 2½A postcard rate + 5½A registration fee on an Official card from the Law Courts at TRICHUR, posted on SEP1-1950 and addressed to KUNNAMULAM with arrival the next day, after many manuscript and postal marking directives the card was returned to sender on SEP 11th with an Official TRICHUR recording label attached on SEP 12th, Stanley Gibbons cat for stamps on cover is over £240 ($375 CDN), VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1922 MALAYA REGISTERED to PUERTO-RICO, Straits-Settlements #192(x2) pays the 12c UPU letter rate + 12c registration fee on a Universal Postage Stamp Dealer cover posted at MALACCA on AUG18-1922 and addressed to AGUADILLA, routing via closed bag to SUEZ + BRINDISI + CALAIS + LONDON on SEP 16th + ship to NEW YORK on SEP 28th + ship to SAN-JUAN + overland 80 miles to AGUADILLA on OCT 6th, some tropical stains, a very scarce route and F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1901 SOUTH AFRICA BOER WAR, a good 3d British Occupation provisional franking pays the UPU letter rate from GERMISTON on JUL19-1901 and addressed to NEW-YORK, note a same day routing via JOHANNESBURG and NEW-YORK arrival AUG 17th, during the peak of the Boer Guerrilla campaign, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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