1888 Registered telegram, printed by 'The Eastern Telegraph Company', used from Aden to Mauritius, franked with Indian QV 2a. and 1½a. pair tied with superb strikes of "B" in square of 8 bars (Proud K11, in use 1880-1895), with large "R" in circle h/s and red "REGISTERED/MAURITIUS/No./22 AU 88" oval alongside, on reverse with small "ADEN/REG/AU. 8/88" cds. Envelope stained otherwise fine. A SCARCE USAGE FROM ADEN.
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1915/1917, INCOMING CENSORED MAIL, group of 20 censored covers addressed to Aden, comprising several covers from British Somaliland, French Somalicoast and Ethiopia with circular censor handstamp 'PASSED CENSOR / No. AB-105 / ADEN' in violet, one cover from French Indochina with single-line 'PASSED BY CENSOR, ADEN', furthermore censored mail from Egypt, India, Spain etc. Despite varied condition a useful source with many interesting items! (Image)

1940's-50's "Post Offices in the Eastern Protectorate": Specialized postal history collection of near to 80 covers and few pieces and stamps showing a wide range of postmarks from Alghurfa, Bor, Dammun, Dis, Du'an, Gheil ba-Wazir, Hami, Haura, Hautat Ahmed Binzain, Hudeidhah, Ja'ar, Mudodah, Mukalla, Qusei'ar, Rheidat Abdul Wadud, Shibam, Shihr, Seiyun, Shibam, Tariba and Tarim, with many good frankings up to high Rupee/Shilling values, with many registered covers, airmail etc., well written up on pages and housed in two binders.
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