1920 INDIA REGISTERED to CZECHOSLOVAKIA, nice 5 Anna franking pays the 2½ Anna UPU letter rate + 2½ Anna registration fee on cover from BOMBAY on APR21'1920 and addressed to toymaker M. Resek in PRAGUE, note a Bombay registration label on back and LONDON route b/s on MAY 14, opened on 3-sides to show the seals and back markings, a scarce destination and VF ($55+ US) (Image)

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1948 LEBANON REGISTERED AIRMAIL to USA, nice 90p franking pays the 25p UPU letter rate + 40p airmail surcharge + 25p registration fee, on cover from the IRAQ PETROLIUM COMPANY, TRIPOLI-UBAN dated MAR19'1948 and addressed to DETROIT-USA, routing via BEIRUT on MAR 20 + NEW-YORK-AMF on MAR 24 + DETROIT arrival the same day, scarce rate and good markings, VF ($55+ US) (Image)

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1924 MEXICO to NEW-ZEALAND, an uprated postal card over pays the 10c UPU postcard rate from MEXICO-CITY on DEC5'1924 and addressed to CHRISTCHURCH, routing via JUAREZ on DEC 8, VF ($35+ US) (Image)

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1866 NETHERLANDS to FRANCE, unpaid SFL dated NOV17'1866 and addressed to BORDEAUX, routing via the ERQUELINES-BELGIUM exchange office on NOV 18 + PARIS A BORDEAUX RPO on the same day, rated COLLECT 6 Decimes, original letter enclosed, F-VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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1897 NETHERLAND-INDIES to FRANCE & GERMANY, a 25c UPU letter rated stationery cover from PADANG (West Sumatra) on MAY20'1897 and addressed to PARIS, routing via Dutch packet to COLOMBO-CEYLON + BRINDISI + train to PARIS on JUN 18, redirected to HANNOVER with receiver b/s JUN 21, a scarce routing F-VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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1953 PAPUA-NEW-GUINEA REGISTERED AIRMAIL to GERMANY, a nice 35d franking pays the 25d airmail ½ ounce rate + 9d registration fee on cover from PORT-MORESBY on JAN31'1953 and addressed to HAMBURG, routing via SYDNEY-131-NSW on FEB2'1953 + QANTAS airmail to HAMBURG on FEB7'1953, scarce rate and VF ($55+ US) (Image)

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1915 PERU REGISTERED to FRANCE, nice Peru 22c franking pays the 12c UPU letter rate + 10c registration fee on cover from CALLAO on AUG12'1915 and addressed to ROUEN with receiver b/s SEP13'1915 and redirected in Rouen, great Italian Red Cross Callao committee 2c charity stamp, no censor markings, part of backflap removed, scarce and F-VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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1823 RUSSIA to FRANCE, prepaid SFL from ST-PETERSBURG on APR7'1823 and addressed to BORDEAUX, routed overland via MEMEL-LITHUANIA on APR 24 + BORDEAUX arrival on MAY 11, note a PP 1/35 postage paid rate h/s and a rare unlisted red boxed P.P.P.P. 1/61-2/3 transit rate h/s, scarce with great markings, VF ($100+ US) (Image)

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1967 SALVADOR AIRMAIL to FRANCE, nice 60c franking #749 and #775 on back, pays the 60 gram triple airmail rate from SANTA-TECLA on SEP12'1967 and addressed to PARIS, great illustrated advertising showing a bottle of BUCHANAN'S SCOTCH WHISKY for Salvador distributor Antonio Zablah, VF ($35+ US) (Image)

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1931 SPAIN CORSET ADVERTISING, red illustrated adv showing the store and office building in a fancy logo for the SERRA BROTHERS CORSET COMPANY in BARCELONA, Spain #409,411 pays the 40c UPU letter rate dated MAY28'1931 and addressed to PARIS with receiver b/s MAY 30, light file fold, F-VF ($55+ US) (Image)

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1936 SWITZERLAND EXPRESS PARCEL, lovely 4-color franking #234 and pairs of #B82-B84 on parcel tag, pays the 40c Express fee + 1.10fr parcel post 60 mile rate for a 3 kg parcel from SOLOTHURN on DEC5'1936 and addressed to BULLE-FREIBURG, the pair of #B84 stamps cat $60 alone, VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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1948-1949 SWITZERLAND FIRST DAY COVERS, two non cachet covers includes #B179-B182 on cover from BERN on DEC1'1948 and #B187-B190 on cover from BERN on DEC1'1949, no official cachets exist for the 1949 issue, retails over $300, VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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1969 TANZANIA REGISTERED AIRMAIL to HUNGARY, nice Tanzania fish topical 2.90s franking pays the 1.50 airmail letter rate + 1.40s registration fee on cover from KIGOMA on SEP25'1969 and addressed to BUDAPEST, routing via TABORA-TANZANIA on SEP 25 + ATHENS-GREECE on OCT 2 + BUDAPEST on OCT 4 noting Budapest postal inspector No.18 & No.19 h/s plus sealing tape, then forwarded 140 miles east to SZOMBATHELY near the Austrian border, great rate, route, and markings, VF ($75+ US) (Image)

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