1900 HONG-KONG 2c DROP LETTER, a scarce 2c Hong-Kong stationery cover pays the local drop letter rate on AUG26,1900 to Peddlers Hill, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1920 HUNGARY SHORT-PAID REGISTERED to SWITZERLAND, colorful 158f franking front and back on a 35f stationery envelope pays the 100f UPU letter rate + short pays the 100f registration fee by 7f, mailed from BUDAPEST on MAR4-1920 and addressed to LUGANO with arrival on MAR 10th, note a nice 1896 Budapest Exhibition label tied on back and the senders name has been rubbed out, a rare case where Hungarian authorities missed an underpayment, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1920 HUNGARY UNDER SERBIAN OCCUPATION, mixed franking #8N2,8N7-8N10 philatelic 230f franking pays the domestic letter rate from PECS on MAY22-1920 to PECS-VARAD (12 miles East), VF est ($35+ US) (Image)

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1868 MALTA to ENGLAND, British stamp #45a(pl-6) pays the 6d treaty rate on cover from VALETTA on OCT20-1868 and addressed to TAUNTON, routing via P&O packet to SOUTHAMPTON + overland miles to TAUNTON on OCT 30th, Scott cat for stamp on cover $350 US ($475 CDN), small closed tear at top, scarce franking and F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1930 NETHERLANDS REGISTERED to PUERTO-RICO, a nice 5 color 27½c franking pays the 12½c UPU letter rate + 15c registration fee on cover from HAARLEM on SEP9-1930 and addressed to AGUADILLA, routing via NEW-YORK on SEP 16th + ship to SAN-JUAN + overland 75 miles to AGUADILLA on SEP 22nd, 3 fabulous Cinderellas on back for the 1928 Dutch Olympics and 1929 Barcelona Exposition, some minor tropical toning, scarce route and F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1940 PANAMA REGISTERED "AR" TRIPLE RATE to USA, a nice 8c franking on a 10c registration stationery cover pays the 6c triple UPU letter rate + 5c registration fee + 7c Acknowledgement of Receipt, on cover from BOCAS-DEL-TORO on JUL22-1940 and addressed to the Sears-Roebuck Store in PHILADELPHIA, routing via NEW-YORK on AUG 1st with same day delivery to PHILADELPHIA, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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1909 SAMOA REGISTERED PAQUEBOT to USA, a fabulous 1.41m German Samoa franking pays the 120pf UPU 120 gram (6 times) letter rate + 20pf registration fee, on a jumbo cover from Dr. R. Franke with a return address in APIA and addressed GENERAL DELIVERY to himself, mailed on board ship where it was posted on arrival at SAN-FRANCISCO on MAR22-1909 with an added notation NOT IN REGISTERED MAIL and San Francisco PAQUEBOT h/s, some tropical stains and light file folds, unique and F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1912 URUGUAY RATE to USA via ENGLAND, #191 pays the 8c UPU letter rate on a fabulous GRAN HOTEL ESPANOL advertising cover from MONTEVEDEO and addressed to NEW-YORK, routing via British packet to SOUTHAMPTON + North Atlantic packet to NEW YORK travelling twice across the Atlantic, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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