ERITREA, ETHIOPIA, SOMALIA, ETC.: Two albums containing a mint & used collection with particular strength in Eritrea inc. 1893 part mint set & used set to 1l SG 1/10 c£300; 1895-99 mint & used set of 7 SG 12/18 £130; 1903 used set of 11 SG 19/29 £140; 1926 used set of 5 SG 102/106 £130, etc. Somaliland inc. 1934 mint set of 10 Air SG 199/208 £130, etc. Jubland inc. 1c opt inv. SG 1a £375, etc. Plus General Issues, Ethiopia, East Africa, etc. Occupation of Dalmatia, Montenegro, etc. POs in China & small range of cards/covers (qty) Cross Reference: AIR STAMPS (Image)

ERITREA - 20th CENTURY GROUP (INC. CRASH, REGD., P.DUE, BISECT MAIL, ETC.): Range inc. 1903 env. to Asmara franked on rear by 5c opt "Colonia Eritrea" (strip of four) tied Cheren cds's below printed flap of "GOVERNO DELL ERITREA"; 1936 unfranked military env. (right hand edge with minor fire damage) to "COMANDO DELLA BASE SECONDARIA DI MASSAUA" at top in purple with two-line "Ricuperata Incendio/drovalante I-RODI" h.s. in red below; 1938 air mail env. regd to Cairo franked 1933 35c Bright Violet + 1936 5l Yellow-Green; 1938 quartet of envs each franked 1933 1l Blackish-Blue bisect & three with 50c p.dues applied, etc. (17 cards/covers) Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS, REGISTERED MAIL, BISECTS, CRASH/WRECK MAIL (Image)

ETHIOPIA - 1930's GROUP (INC. AIR MAIL, REGD., CENSORED, ETC.): Range of 1936-1940 cards & covers inc. 1936 env. (central filing fold clear of adhesives & cancels) air mail to Alexandria franked Eritrea 1933 15c + 1l (3, pair & single) + 1931 75c all tied scarce "DIREZIONE POSTE E TELEGRAFI/ADDIS ABABA" cds's; env. (fault at top affecting some adhesives) franked Eritrea 1933 5c + 10c + 25c + Ethiopia 50c tied multiple strikes of scarce "REGIE POSTE-ITALIANE/GIGH-GIGA" h.s. in black; fine air mail env. (& contents) to Genoa franked Eritrea 1933 25c (v. pair) + Italy 1936 Air 50c (v. pair) cancelled "POSTA MILITAIRE/*N103* cds's; 1937 Italy 30c Brown p.stat card air mail to Italy uprated with Eritrea 1933 1l tied Quoram cds, etc. (23 cards/covers & 2 fronts)Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS, REGISTERED MAIL, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, POSTAL STATIONERY (Image)

P.O.s IN TURKISH EMPIRE - CONSTANTINOPLE REGD. MAIL GROUP: Range from Constantinople inc. 1909 env. (cut open at top affecting cancels but clear of adhesives & at bottom affecting regd label) to New York, franked 10p on 5c (3) + 20p on 10c (2) + 30p on 15c (2, black 2nd & red 3rd printings) + 40p on 25c, all tied Constantinople cds's with regd label at base - a scarce mixed franking item despite faults; 1910 fine printed "Banca Commerciale Italiana" env. to Napoli franked 20pa on 10c + 1pi on 25c + 2pi on 50c tied Constantinople cds's with regd label bottom left; fine 1913 env. to Italy franked 30pa on 15c (block of four) tied Constantinople cds's with regd label to the right, etc. Plus 1913 env. (central filing fold clear of adhesives & cancels, does not detract & no backflap) to Rome franked Smyrna 30pa on 15c + 2pi on 50c, tied Smyrna cds with black on cream regd label bottom left. (14 covers) Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL (Image)

P.O.s IN TURKISH EMPIRE - CONSTANTINOPLE (INC. P.DUE, REGD. MAIL ETC.): Range mainly ex Constantinople with regd, p.due, etc. inc. 1919 env. to Meran franked Italy 5c (pair) + 10c + Austrian Territories 5c due on 5c with opt. issue rejected and charge '10' in blue crayon with Italy 10c p.due bottom left tied Meran cds; 1922 PPC (Constantinople harbour) to Naples franked Constantinople 1pi.20 on 15c (pair) tied Constantinople cds with fine four line "BUREAU DE POSTE ITALIEN CONSTANTINOPLE/Afranchissement en Piastres admis par/le Bureau International du Berne/PAS TAXER" h.s. in red, etc. Plus fine printed business env. to Paris franked Italy 1l tied "POSTA MILITARE No. 171/SMIRNE" cds. (23 cards/covers) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, ITALY (Image)

19th & 20th CENTURY MIXED GROUP OF MAIL: Range from various colonies & POs abroad inc. 1864 E to Genoa franked 40c tied "TUNISI/POSTE ITALIANE" cds with a second fine strike below; fine 1921 PC to Italy franked 40c tied "POSTE ITALIANE/ADALIA(ANATOLIA)" cds; 1918 env. to France franked 25c tied "POSTE ITALIANE/LEROS (EGEO)" cds with purple s/l censor cachet on front & on rear a "VERIFICATO/PER/CENSURA" reseal label tied boxed "VERIFICATO/PER CENSURA" h.s. in red; 1940 unsealed env. ex China to USA franked 25c tied two strikes scarce "BATTAG ITALIANO IN CINA/TIENTSIN" cds with another alongside; 1941 env. to Italy franked Libya 50c + Cyrenaica 50c opt "LIBIA" + 1l.25 on 60c Express tied Bengazi cds's, etc. (25 cards/covers) Cross Reference: EXPRESS MAIL, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWI, MILITARY - WWII (Image)