1938 HONG-KONG REGISTERED AIRMAIL to GERMANY, fabulous $1.48 mixed KGV and KGVI franking pays the $1.28 airmail rate + 20c registration fee on cover from HONG-KONG on SEP10'1938 and addressed to WINSEN, routing via BOAC airmail to LONDON + Channel packet to OSTENDE + train to COLOGNE + CELLE-GERMANY on SEP 29th + train to WINSEN on SEP 21st, F-VF ($75 US) (Image)

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1850 INDIA to ENGLAND, prepaid SFL from DINAPORE-BENGAL on MAY26'1850 and addressed to BEDFORD, routing via CALCUTTA-GPO on MAY 30th + P&O Lines to SUEZ + train to ALEXANDRIA + P&O Lines to SOUTHAMPTON + train to LONDON on JUL 24th + train to BEDFORD with arrival JUL 25th, rated PAID 6 Annas for the 380 mile delivery from Dinapore to Calcutta and PAID 1sh for the treaty rate to England, lengthy enclosure written in English, scarce and F-VF ($100 US) (Image)

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1856 INDIA DOMESTIC RATE, nice 4-margin copy India #2 (die-2) pays the ½ Anna domestic letter rate on cover from ACHALPURE on FEB13'1856 and addressed to NAGPOR with receiver b/s FEB 16th, VF ($75 US) (Image)

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1950 IRAN (PERSIA) AIRMAIL to AUSTRALIA, 3.70r franking pays the airmail letter rate from ABADAN on OCT16'1950 and addressed to MELBOURNE, F-VF ($35 US) (Image)

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1958 ITALY REGISTERED AIRMAIL to AUSTRALIA, nice 275-lire franking pays the 120-lire airmail rate + 90-lire registration fee on cover from NAPOLI on NOV14'1958 and addressed to SYDNEY with receiver b/s NOV 20th, a shortlived rate NOV1'1958 - SEP4'1960 and scarce destination, F-VF ($50 US) (Image)

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1892 LEEWARD-ISLANDS to IRELAND, nice 1½d franking on scarce 1d stationery envelope pays the 2½d UPU ½-ounce letter rate from ANTIGUA on JAN13'1892 and addressed to ROSCREA with receiver b/s JAN 28th, slight toning and rough opening on backflap, scarce and F-VF ($75 US) (Image)

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1902 TRANSVAAL REGISTERED to ENGLAND, nice 2sh franking #253-259 on British 3d registration envelope, pays the 20d UPU 4-ounce letter rate (8 × 2½d per ½ ounce) + 4d registration fee with no credit for the British envelope, posted at JOHANNESBURG on JUL25'1902 and addressed to EDGEWORTH, routing via LONDON on AUG 16th + CRAWLEY on AUG 17th, file holes and some edge wear from the heavy contents, F-VF ($75 US) (Image)

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