1859 ARGENTINA DOMESTIC RATE, #1 with pen cancel pays the 5c domestic rate on a folded letter from NULARIO-ARIES on JUL14'1859 and addressed to PARANA, cat $200, a usual file fold, F-VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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1908 ROOKE STREET, DEVONPORT-TASMANIA, Spurling published postcard (Launceston) showing the street with a number of pedestrians, delivery carts, and buggies, posted at LAUNCESTON-TASMANIA on AUG28'1908 and addressed to FRANCE as printed matter, VF ($35+ US) (Image)

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1950 AUSTRIA FIRST DAY COVER, #570(pair) on cachet cover dated FEB20'1950 at VIENNA and airmail printed matter rated to USA, scarce and VF ($55+ US) (Image)

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1942 BELGIAN CONGO AIRMAIL to SOUTH-AFRICA, nice 4.75fr franking pays the airmail rate from KUMTEWATA on OCT20'1942 and addressed to DURBAN, routing via WATSA on OCT2(0)'1942 + overland 1500 miles to ELIZABETHVILLE (LUBUMBASHI) on OCT 31 + airmail to DURBAN, Belgian censor sealing tape and South Africa censor No.18 h/s and sealing tape, a scarce routing from a tiny northern town, F-VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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1835 BELGIUM to FRANCE, SFL from BRUSSELS on OCT13'1835 and addressed to TOULOUSE with receiver b/s OCT 18, routing via the MONS-VALENCIENNES exchange offices noting a red boxed h/s and a scarce L.P.B.2.R. Belgium transit h/s, rated PAID to the border and COLLECT 17 Decimes for the 550 mile France transit, lengthy original letter enclosed, F-VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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1860 BELGIUM to FRANCE, a nice 4-margin copy od Belgium #8 pays the 40c treaty rate from ANTWERP on AUG18'1860 and addressed to PARIS, AMB.DU.MIDI No.2 RPO transit on AUG 19 + MONS-VALENCIENNES exchange office the same day + PARIS arrival on AUG 20, original letter enclosed, cat $160 on cover, VF ($55+ US) (Image)

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1908 BELGIUM to CHINA, a 10c UPU rated postcard from BRUSSELS on AUG6'1908 and addressed to PEKIN, routing via SIBERIA with PEKIN arrival on AUG 27, a scarce destination and 21 day express train routing, VF ($55+ US) (Image)

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1952 BELGIUM AUTOMOBILE ADVERTISING, for the Ford Motor Company showing a multicolor automobile crest, on postal card from SIBRET, posted at BASTOGNE on JUN2'1952 and addressed to BRUSSELS, VF ($35+ US) (Image)

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1896 CHILE REGISTERED to USA, Chile #31(pair) pays the 30c UPU triple letter rate + 10c registration fee, on cover from VALPARAISO on FEB19'1896 and addressed to PHILADELPHIA, routing via PANAMA + NEW-YORK on MAR 23 + PHILADELPHIA arrival the same day + PHILADELPHIA-STN-S on MAR 24, a scarce registered rate and VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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1844 CROATIA to SLOVENIA, SFL from AGRAM (ZAGREB) on OCT11'1844 and addressed to ALLIENS with receiver b/s OCT 14, original letter enclosed, scarce and VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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1865 CUBA to FRANCE, unpaid SFL from HAVANA on JUN10'1865 and addressed to PARIS, routing via NEW-YORK on JUN 17 + American Inman Line packet SS CITY of WASHINGTON to LIVERPOOL on JUN 28 + train to LONDON + Channel packet to CALAIS on JUN 30 + train to PARIS on JUN 30 + sent to the PARIS-GENERAL-DELIVERY office the same day, rated COLLECT 24 Decimes with 32¢ credit to the USA post office, great Rothschild correspondence with original letter enclosed, VF ($100+ US) (Image)

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1865 CUBA to FRANCE, unpaid SFL from HAVANA on MAY6'1865 and addressed to PARIS, routing via NEW-YORK on MAY 13 + American Inman Line packet SS CITY of LONDON to LIVERPOOL on MAY 24 + train to LONDON + Channel packet to CALAIS on MAY 25 + train to PARIS on MAY 25 + sent to the PARIS-GENERAL-DELIVERY office the same day, rated COLLECT 24 Decimes with 32¢ credit to the USA post office, great Rothschild correspondence with original letter enclosed, VF ($100+ US) (Image)

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1897 DENMARK MONEY LETTER to GERMANY, a letter from famed photographer August Birch, posted at NYBORG on OCT27'1897 and addressed to ILLER with a BORNHEIM transit b/s on OCT 29, lovely Denmark 1.32kr franking on front and back of money letter cover pays the 80 ore UPU quadruple letter rate + 52 ore indemnity fee for the 294kr cash contents, cover opened on 3 sides with two large August Birch wax seals, F-VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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1895 EGYPT to ARGENTINA, 5p UPU rated postal card for the EGYPTIAN CIGARET COMPANY posted from PORT-SAID on NOV5'1895 and addressed to BUENOS-AIRES with receiver b/s DEC 9, scarce destination and F-VF ($35+ US) (Image)

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1956 EGYPT-ISRAEL WAR AIRMAIL to USA, a nice defaced King Farouk 62m franked pays the airmail rate from CAIRO on NOV27'1956 and addressed to USA, posted during the OCT'1956-DEC'1956 war after President Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal, note an Egypt military censor h/s, also great illustrated adv showing an Esterbrook fountain pen and nibs, VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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