1785 partly printed entire to "Toulouze" [sic] with straight-line 'COUVIERS' h/s, affixed within are two fabric samples!, light filing fold at the base. [This is by far the earliest advertising item we have seen that is not simply a list of products. As such, we consider that it is a very significant piece]

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1901 usage of '1901' New Year's postcard to "Lower Burma, Indes" with lengthy message on view side dated "26.12.00", Peace & Commerce 10c black tied 'PONT-ST. VINCENT/28/DEC/00/MEURTHE' cds, very fine strike of 'KYAIKTO/26JA/01' arrival alongside, couple of minor blemishes.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1906 envelope for Le Courrier de la Presse featuring mastheads of 'Le Figaro' & 'Le Tempo' pre-addressed to Paris with 'JOURNAL STAMBOUL/...' cachet in blue on the flap and Levant '2/PIASTRES' on Merson 50c tied by 'CONSTANTINOPEL - PERA/POSTE FRANCse' cds, 'R'-in-octagon h/s, a couple of tiny imperfections. Magnifique!

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1904 Chinese red/pink greetings envelope with Tablet 10c pair & 15c tied by scarce 'HOA-BINH/ TONKIN' cds, to Sweden with 'HANOI' transit b/s. Gorgeous!

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1905 Peace & Commerce 10c postal card with very scarce 'SONG-KHONE/17OCT/..../LAOS' double-ring d/s and 'SAIGON-CENTRAL/COCHIN CHINA' arrival on face. Personal message mentions upcoming trip "...sur un Paquebot port Marseilles". Very rare mail from this small Mekong River office.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1937 Hotel Metropole (Hanoi) cover to "Wallie Shiers, Airlines of Australia, Mascot Aerodrome" at Sydney with airmail etiquette endorsed "Hanoi Singapore Port Darwin" for carriage by Air Orient, franked with Tower 5c x3 & Airmail 30c tied 'HANOI RPP/17-6/37/TONKIN' cds, taxed locally with small 'T' in inverted triangle cachet, '.../19.6.37/BANGKOK G.P.O.' transit b/s where it joined the Imperial Airways/Qantas trunk route to Australia and 'MASCOT/25JE37/NSW' arrival b/s, a couple of heavy folds & repaired tears. [Walter ('Wally') Henry Shiers served as engineer on Ross & Keith Smith's record-breaking flight from England to Australia in 1919, and was Airlines of Australia chief engineer from 1930-39]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1938 to Australia endorsed "via Singapore Darwin Air Mail" with Junk 2c & Rice 30c tied 'CAP ST JACQUES/ 28-1/38/COCHIN CHINE' cds, 'SAIGON-CENTRAL' transit b/s of same day, flown to Bangkok then per Imperial Airways/Qantas to Australia with 'SUMMER HILL/9FE38/NSW' arrival b/s, couple of very minor blemishes.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1939 Diethelm Co (Saigon) registered airmail cover to Switzerland with Tower 7c, Rice 21c, Dancer 60c & King Monivong 2pi (top value) tied 'SAIGON-CENTRAL/1-4/39' cds with red 'SAIGON RP' R label alongside, per Air France with boxed bars jusqu'a h/s applied to airmail etiquette at Paris and onwards by rail, 'ZURICH .../-9.IV.39' arrival b/s, minor edge faults at top.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1929 Banque de l'Indo-Chine cover to Paris, posted directly onto ship to Australia with Landscape '90' overprint on 75c rose tied 'SYDNEY/-5JA29' cds where oval 'LOOSE SHIP/LETTER' cachet applied alongside.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1943 airmail to Australia with Kagu Bird 4fr & 5fr tied 'NOUMEA/30.3/43' cds, censored locally with 'CENSURE ALLIEE/10...' cachet & green 'OUVERT PAR LA CENSURE ...' label and again on arrival with Sydney label & cachet, couple of minor blemishes.

Grade A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1899 cover with Tablet 25c tied by one of two strikes of the octagonal 'BUENOS AYRES A BORDEAUX 1o/LJ No 1' d/s, to Sweden with poor Swedish TPO transit & largely fine 'SUNDSVALL' arrival b/s, minor blemishes.

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$100