1872 Turkey 5pi tied Arabic double circle hs of Hodeida in blue, cover faults, scarce (Image)

1883 Envelope from Hodeida to Jeddah, franked Turkey 2pi tied by HODEIDA/5.MARS.1883 double circle cds, somewhat tatty, but a very rare destination (Image)

1891 Postal card 20pa cancelled bilingual double circle of Hodeida, addressed to Bombay, with Sea Post Office cds alongside, cnr card fault, scarce (Image)

1892 20pa tied by bilingual double circle Sanaa on 1893 envelope to Austria, fine (Image)

1901 Envelope to Constantinople, franked 20pa tied by superb HUDEIDA barred double-circle ds, very fine & scarce (Image)

1904 Picture postcard of Sabdeat to Constantinople, franked 20pa tied by clear strike of the scarce Camaran (Island) barred double circle, very fine & scarce (Image)

1905-12 Incoming Mail: Covers from Galata, Turkey and India, both addressed to Hodeidah, scarce (Image)

1906 Printed Consular Service, USA, envelope to Philadelphia, franked 20pa pair tied by HUDEIDA barred double-circle ds, very fine & scarce (Image)

1908 Envelope via Aden to France, franked on reverse 10pa pair, 20pa and 1pi all tied by barred double circle Hodeida, Aden bs alongside, fine & scarce (Image)

1910 Envelope to USA, franked 1pi blue tied superb clear strike of the barred double circle HODEIDA/5/22.10.10 cds, very fine & scarce (Image)

1910 Envelope from Dayr Sa’ada near Zayrak Quartier of Shujaa’al-Din addressed to Mr. Humayan Taje of the family of Commander Suliman Asaf Bek, franked 1909 1pi pair tied barred double-circle Sana, cvr creases and cnr fault, fine and scarce (Image)

1910-13 Picture postcards, selection of five different cards all with Turkish franking and tied by barred double circle Hodeida ds, plus one Turkish 20pa postal cards cancelled SANA barred double-circle ds, a scarce group (6) (Image)

1911-13 Picture postcards, selection of six different cards mostly with Turkish franking and tied by barred double circle Hodeida, a scarce group (6) (Image)

1912 OHMS registered envelope from the “British Vice-Consulate of Hodeidah and Camaran” endorsed by the sender, franked on reverse Turkey 1909 20pa three pairs, tied by barred double circle Hodeida/6, showing attractive Yemen Military wax seal alongside, roughly open at right, attractive showpiece (Image)

1912-13 Picture postcards, selection of six different cards many with Turkish franking and tied by barred double circle Hodeida/6, a scarce group (6) (Image)

1915 Postal stationery 1pi blue, envelope from the merchant Giuseppe Caprotti in Sanaa to Berlin, cancelled by barred double-circle SANAA/2, transit Hodeida and Stamboul on reverse, fine & scarce (Image)

1915 Administration Sanitaire de L’Empire Ottoman printed envelope addressed to Camaran, via Turkisk Post in Hodeida and Salif, however as the British had already occupied the region such mail was returned, unusual & scarce (Image)

1918 Envelope from Division Commander Qzhir Ma’muri Taha Bek to Zuhra, franked 1916 20pa red bisect and 1pi blue, both tied BEIT-BERICH barred double-circle ds, with arrival alongside, cvr tear, very fine & scarce (Image)

1926 Triangular red negative seal in top right corner of registered envelope addressed to Ahmed bin Saleh el Tahiri in Abbis-abeba, franked on reverse 4b and 10b tied Sanaa cds, showing both registered label and hs alongside, very fine and rare registered usage (Image)

1926 Triangular negative seals in the top right corner of two envelopes, in red, both addressed to Americans, one to enginer Mr. Twitchell, the other to Consul Park at the United States Consul in Aden, some faults, a scarce duo (Image)

1926 Triangular violet negative seal in top right corner of envelope addressed to Col. Jacob, similar seal on reverse, very fine and scarce (Note: Colonel Jacob was assigned to Aden as an intelligence officer, but belonged to the Arab bureau in Cairo. Accounts state he was captured by tribesmen in 1919-1920 trying to reach Sanaa from Hodeidah. It was later revealed that he had an aborted attempt to strike an oil contract with the Imam.) (Image)

1926 Triangular red negative seal in top right corner of envelope addressed to Mr. Sikara, cover tear, very fine and scarce (Image)