GREAT BRITAIN - AR COVERS, FORMS, ETC.: 1886-c1952 (QV-KGVI) collection inc. v. scarce 1886-1950 official P.O. AR envs. (4) to Egypt, Germany, or USA (2); 1898-1938 covers (6) with scarce "AR" in oval marks (3 purple, 3 black);1933-40 scarce "AR" advice PCs (7); 1911/9 trio of scarce overseas "AR" forms (with KEVII/KGV 2½d stamps), and fifty 1903-52 "No. 87" inland "AR" forms (with 2d or 3d frankings). Ideal for further expansion. (79 items) Cross Reference: GREAT BRITAIN (Image)

EUROPE - ARs TO 1945 - ALBANIA TO SWEDEN: c1856-1945 collection of "AR" covers, a few forerunners, official A.R. ELs, receipts, special stamps/cancels, etc. Great variety with several very scarce items. (64 items) Cross Reference: SAAR, BELGIUM, FINLAND, FRANCE (Image)

U.S.A. - AR MAIL, ETC. TO 1945: 1869-1945 collection of "AR" covers, receipts, special delivery, etc., inc. 1906 env. to Germany franked 13c tied by fine "REGISTERED" cds endorsed blue ms "AR" with "Receipt Demanded/Reg. No. [ms] 100" and "R/Vom Auslande/uber Bahnp. 15/No 616" label adjacent, and oval "HANNOVER-BOXTEL/BAHNPOST" cds on back; attractive 1917 env. endorsed ms "RUSH/SPECIAL DEL./REGISTERED" with a variety of hs's on front & back inc. "REGISTERED", "FEE CLAIMED BY OFFICE/OF FIRST ADDRESS", "RETURN RECEIPT DEMANDED"; 1923 env. registered to UK endorsed "Enroute from West Indies-hold letter at British/Post Office for delivery to 7-30-23 if necessary" with boxed "REGISTERED" hs, large "REGISTERED/RETURN/RECEIPT/REQUESTED" LABEL and oval "A.R. hs on front; 1931 env. to Germany franked 10c Special Delivery + 5c Air Mail stamps with boxed "REGISTERED", "Return Receipt Requested./Fee Paid.", "Special Delivery" & red "INT. LUFTPOST BEFORDERT/[plane]/ZWEIGLUFTPOSTAMT/BERLIN/CENTRALFLUGHAFFEN" hs's on front & variety of cds's on back. Great variety with several very scarce items. (58 items) Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Image)

CENTRAL AMERICA - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC/GUATEMALA/HAITI/HONDURAS/MEXICO - COVERS & FORMS: 1895-1941 collection on leaves inc. 1895 env. ex Dominic to St. Thomas (U.S. Virgin Islands) with large blue "R/REPUBLICA DOMINICA/S.P. DE MACORIS/CIUDAD" hs and fine "R/San Pedro de Macoris/AVIS DE RECEPTION/Repudlique [sic] Dominicaine" label; 1897 env. ex Mexico to UK with purple "A.R./Mexico, L.F." hs & fine "MEXIQUE/District Federal/REPUBLIQUE MEXICAINE/U.P.U./R" and similar US labels; 1914 env. ex Guatemala to Austria with fine "AR" & boxed "R" hs's; 1918 pink Haiti "AVIS de RECEPTION" form franked 3 x 20c stamps; and other related examples. (21 covers, 9 forms/receipts) Cross Reference: DOMINICA, GUATEMALA, HAITI, MEXICO (Image)

CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA - NICARAGUA/PANAMA/PARAGUAY/PERU/EL SALVADOR/URUGUAY/VENEZUELA: 1897-1948 collection on leaves inc. attractive 1887 wrapper ex Peru to Russia with faint registration etiquette hs & fine boxed "RECOMMANDE/avec Avis de Reception." hs; 1898 env. ex Venezuela to France with diamond "AR" hs & registration etiquette; 1901 5c p.stat. env. ex Nicaragua to Germany with fine "A.R./LEON" & registration etiquette hs's of Corinto & Leon and "R" etiquette of USA; 1904 env (faults) ex Nicaragua to Tasmania with faint "R/CORINTO" & "AR/CORINTO" etiquette hs's and fine purple boxed "REGISTERED/0204/LAUNCESTON" hs; attractive 1924 registration env. ex Panama to Germany franked 8c + 2½c stamps optd. red "A.R."; plus other related examples. (40 items) Cross Reference: NICARAGUA, PANAMA & CANAL ZONE, PARAGUAY, URUGUAY (Image)

SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA/BRAZIL/BOLIVIA/CHILE: 1893-1942 (mainly 1894-1920) inc. 1893 env. (front & part flap) with fine boxed "R/SANTA CRUZ/BOLIVIA" & "A.R." hs's and faint "R/[?]/CALLAO" (Peru) hs; 1894 env. ex Chile to USA with fine "R/CHILE/ANTOFAGASTA" label & 5c "CORREOS DE CHILE/[head]/COLON/*A*R*" stamp; 1897 env. ex Argentina to Switzerland with fine "R/LA PLATA (BUENOS AIRES)" & small green "A.R." labels; 1899 EL ex Brazil to Holland with fine boxed "R/BRAZIL" & "A.R." hs's and similar on env. to France; 1903 env. (faults) ex Brazil to Hong Kong with poor Brazil markings & USA registration label; and other related examples. (22 items) Cross Reference: ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, BOLIVIA, CHILE (Image)

SOUTH AMERICA - COLOMBIA/COSTA RICA/CUBA/CURACAO - COVERS, FORMS, ETC.: 1891-1951 collection inc. 1894 env. ex Costa Rica to USA with fine large blue "A R/COSTA RICA" hs; attractive 1899 redirected p.stat. PC ex Colombia to Germany with fine "R/COLOMBIA/10 CENTAVOS" & "R/UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/NEW YORK, N.Y./EXCHANGE" labels and "REPUBLIC DE COLOMBIA/AR/5/CENTAVOS" stamp; 1904 env. (trimmed left) ex Cuba to Sweden with large blue ornate boxed registration, large blue oval "A.R.", and poor large "R" hs's; 1936 env. ex Curacao to Cuba with red crayon "A.R.", 2,R." hs, and fine "R/CURACAO/Willemstad." label; plus other related examples, forms (4) and stamps/pieces. (20 items, 5 stamps/piece) Cross Reference: COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CUBA (Image)

MIDDLE EAST - LEBANON/SYRIA/IRAN/IRAQ/TURKEY: 1902-8 group of covers & stamps inc. 1913 env. ex Turkey to France "R/CONSTANTINOPLE" etiquette & boxed "A.R." hs; 1917 env. ex Turkey to Greece with fine boxed "[Arabic script]/A.R." hs; 1931 env. ex Iraq to UK with "BAGHDAD/R" etiquette & fine large purple "AR" hs; 1932 "Avis de Reception" form for mail to Hungary franked 2 x 10ch stamps; and other related examples, plus Austrian Levant stamps optd. "AR". (19 covers/forms, 10 stamps) Cross Reference: TURKEY, IRAN/PERSIA, IRAQ, SYRIA (Image)

AFRICA - (WEST, SOUTH, EAST & NORTH) - PRE WWII COVERS (+ AZORES & INDIAN OCEAN): 1896-1940 group of covers & forms inc. 1896 p.stat. env. Egypt to inland address (Arabic script) with boxed "R" & "AR" hs's; 1919 env. French Guinea to inland address with fine "R" etiquette & boxed "AR" hs adjacent; 1921 5½d Registered Letter env. uprated 7d to Germany endorsed 'A.R.' with fine purple "R" etiquette style hs & "AVIS DE RECEPTION" hs; 1923 "AVIS DE RECEPTION" receipt ex French bureau in Egypt to UK; 1927 3d Registered Letter env. uprated 1½d ex Sierra Leone to UK with fine "R" etiquette style hs & oval "AR" hs; 1931 45c Registered Letter env. uprated 65c ex Uganda to UK with fine "R" etiquette & circular "AR" hs; 1931 env. ex Azores to UK with "R/HORTA" etiquette & boxed "A.R." hs; 1937 Registered Letter env. ex Ceylon to Travancore with fine boxed "A.R." hs; plus other related covers & forms. (20 cards/covers, 5 forms - 2 unused) Cross Reference: EGYPT, SIERRA LEONE, PORTUGUESE COLONIES, FRENCH COLONIES (Image)

INDIA/STATES (COCHIN & JAIPUR) & INDIA USED IN ZANZIBAR: 1893-1945 group of cards & covers inc. 1893 p.stat. env. ex Zanzibar to Mozambique with fine circular "R" and fine purple circular "AR" hs's; 1900 2a Registered Letter env. to UK with boxed "R/ELGIN-MILLS" & fine purple circular "AR" hs's; 1924 PC Cochin local address with acknowledgement receipt attached; 1939 PC Jaipur local address with acknowledgement receipt attached; plus other related items. (20 items) Cross Reference: INDIA (Image)

CHINA - EARLY 20th CENTURY AIR MAIL - COVERS & RECEIPTS: 1902-27 internal & overseas range inc. c.1905 red band cover franked 4c + 10c with two fine "R" hs's (equating to AR service); 1911 large red band cover (opened out) franked 5c + 2x 10c with boxed "AR" etiquette style hs; 1922 env. to Germany franked 10 x 3c on back with boxed "R" etiquette style hs & unboxed "AR" hs; 1925 env. ex Harbin to Manchouli with boxed "R" etiquette style hs & "AR" hs. plus other related examples. (11 cards/covers) Cross Reference: CHINA (Image)

CHINA - MID 20th CENTURY: c.1932-49 (+ one 1969) cards/covers/receipts. Good selection with a few c.1948/9 inflation period covers and a few to overseas inc. 1932 env. to USA endorsed "RETURN REGISTER" with "R/SHANGHAI" etiquette & large "A.R." hs; 1930s env. to UK endorsed "AR" in type & ms with fine "AR" hs adjacent & "R/Tsingtao" etiquette; plus other related examples. (25 items) Cross Reference: CHINA (Image)

AUSTRALIA - MAIL, FORMS & O.H.M.S. COVERS: Rare pair of 1900/6 OHMS AR envs. (to Colombia/Germany), fine "A.R." registered env., and rare 1916/7 pair of stamped A.R. forms (one with O.H.M.S. return env. - form ex Mexico!). (6 items)Cross Reference: AUSTRALIA (Image)

AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND: 1901-49 group inc. Australia 1924-49 stamped A.R. post office cards (8); 1931 "AR" cover redirected & returned; 199 A.R. PC ex Germany; and some unused AR forms & PC. New Zealand 1901-43(3) 1901 O.H.M.S. A.R. front to Fiji; 193 "AR" cover to UK returned with "Deceased" mark & endorsed "A.R. form sent back in error" (!!); and 1943 "AR" cover to UK. (20 items)Cross Reference: AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, FIJI (Image)

BALANCE OF COLLECTION - G.B./AFRICA/U.S.A./JAPAN/HONG KONG/INDO-CHINA/CANADA/MALAYA/THAILAND/SOUTH AMERICA/INDIA/PACIFIC ISLANDS/AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND: A box containing an 1898+ worldwide accumulation (but mainly 1900 onwards) of AR mail & forms/receipts inc. 1898 env. ex New Caledonia to France with boxed "AR"; 1908 env. ex French Indochina to Germany with boxed "R" & "AR" hs's; 1907 env. ex US Philippines to France boxed "R" and circular "RECEIVED REG. DIV. /1907/APR 19/MANILA, P.I." hs's; 1924-27 set of Canadian receipt cards (4); 1931 env. ex France to Tahiti with boxed "AR" hs; 1935 Registered Letter env. ex Thailand to Ireland with boxed "AR"; 1941 env. ex Malaya to UK with "AR" hs & faint censor mark; and many other related examples, plus a large selection of unused AR cards. (qty) (Image)

EARLY HAND STAMPS - FORERUNNERS: 1853-1880 group inc. 1853 EL on Lloyd Austriaco headed paper Trieste to Parenzo with v. fine "NAVIGAZIONE A VAPORE / L.A" hs plus Lloyd Austriaco hs (see Del Bianco Vol.III pp. 377/8); c.1853 E Trieste to Parenzo with fine "Lloyd Austriaco" & "COL ? VAPORE" hs's; 1856 EL Trieste to Ragusa franked 9k blue tied by good "TRIESTE / VLA" d.s.; 1880 PC Trieste to Molinella with fine "COL LLOYD / DA TRIESTE" hs. Examples of Zengg VLA, Ragusa VLA, Spalato VLA etc. on postage stamp. (5 covers + 12 stamps). Cross Reference: AUSTRIA (Image)

AUSTRIA - NAMED SHIP HS & PPCs: 1897-1914 collection of named ship hand stamps inc. 1897 Company PPC with 10 heller tied good "THALIA / OE.LLOYD" cds; 1904 PPC Spalato street scene to Vienna with "METCOVICH" cds & "LETA ARRTA / PER MARE" hs; 1911 PPC to Halle with Leopolis cds and alongside a fine red "LLOYD AUSTRIACO/PIROSCAFO/LEOPOLIS" hs; pair of 1914 company PPC to Paris or Vienna with scarce red "PRINZ HOHENLOHE" cds or purple bridge type "AUF HOHER SEE/(DATE)/AN BORD/Pr. HOHENLOHE" ds; 1914 PPC Baron Gautsch to Vienna with purple bridge type "AUF HOHER SEE/(DATE)/AN BORD / S/S Br GAUTSCH" ds; 1908 Company PPC port scene to Birmingham with pair 5 heller green tied v. fine "CLEOPATRA / OE. LLOYD" cds; 1911 Company PPC Corfu harbour to California with pair 5 heller green tied fine "PALACKY / OE.LLOYD" cds; number of piece/stamps with ship name cancels etc. Fine selection. (34 cover/PPC + 12 pcs/stamps) Cross Reference: AUSTRIA, PICTURE POSTCARDS (Image)

AUSTRIA - ROMAN NUMERAL SHIP CANCELS INC. SCARCE AUSTRO-UNGARICO; 1889-1910 selection with 1889 2kr PC posted on the Arciduchessa Carlotta at Cattaro to Vienna with v. fine "LLOYD AUSTRO- UNGARICO / VI" cds; 1889 2kr PC to Lussinpiccolo posted on the Argo with v. fine "LLOYD AUSTRO- UNGARICO / VIII" cds; 1891 2 heller PC Zara to Trieste posted on the Najade with good "LLOYD AUSTRO- UNGARICO / XXV(?)" cds; 1899 5 heller PC to Karlsruhe posted on Bohemia with good blue "LLOYD AUSTRO- UNGARICO / XXXVI(?)" cds; 1897 Hungarian 2k PC to Frankfurt posted on Arciduca Ferd. Massimiliano with fine blue "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / VII" cds; 1898 2 heller PC to Trieste with good Graf Wurmbrand "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / LX11" cds; 1898 2k PC to Karlsbad with Trieste blue "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / LXXII" cds + PPC of the SS Trieste etc. (24 items) Cross Reference: AUSTRIA (Image)

AUSTRIAN LEVANT: 1893-1913 group with 1893 Letter Card Constantinople to Salonica with fine blue "LLOYD-AUSTRIACO / XXXIV" cds of SS Jupiter; 1893 env. Constantinople to Chios with 1p blue Levant stamp tied v. fine lilac "LLOYD-AUSTRIACO / XXIV" cds of SS Euterpe; 1899 env. Trebizond to Tabriz, Persia with 1p blue tied fine "LLOYD-AUSTRIACO / XVIII" cds of SS Daphne; 1901 Company PPC franked 20para to Mittelburg with v. fine blue "LLOYD-AUSTRIACO / XXXVI" cds of SS Carniolia; 1898 PPC Port Said colour scenes to Clifton, Bristol franked 20para tied by a fine blue "LLOYD-AUSTRIACO / XV" cds posted on SS Imperatrix; 1895 10k Letter Card Jaffa to Nossen with fine blue "LLOYD-AUSTRIACO / XXXI" cds of SS Iris and on reverse flap a fine blue "LLOYD AUSTRIACO/ PIROSCAFO/ IRIS" hs; 1896 env. (open to display) Haifa to Constantinople with 1p blue on reverse and on the front a fine blue "LLOYD-AUSTRIACO / LV" cds of SS Saturno etc. Good variety. (28 covers/PPC + 15 stamps) Cross Reference: AUSTRIA, IRAN/PERSIA (Image)

AUSTRIAN MEDITERRANEAN CONNECTION: 1892-1914 with colourful 1901 Company PPC Flags of all Nations SS Dalmatia to Beyrout with v. fine blue oval "LLOYD AUSTRIACO/PIROSCAFO / DALMATIA" hs; 1914 Company PPC of Bregenz to Germany with v. fine purple bridge type "AUF HOHER SEE/(date)/AN BORD / S/S BREGENZ" ds; 1914 PPC of warship SMS Viribus Unitis posted on SS Bucovina with fine red oval "LLOYD AUSTRIACO/PIROSCAFO / BUCOVINA" hs; 1903 PPC SS Habsburg used on board to Vienna with 10 heller tied "HABSBURG / OE. LLOYD" cds; 1901 uprated 5 heller PC to Bari posted at Cattaro with good blue "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / LXI" cds of SS Thetis; 1903 PPC SS Semiramis posted onboard to London with 10 heller tied fine "SEMIRAMIS/OE.LLOYD" cds; 1898 2kr PC to Elstree, England uprated and cancelled by a fine blue "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / XIII" cds of SS Castore etc. Fine selection. (22 covers/PPC + 12 stamps). Cross Reference: AUSTRIA (Image)

AUSTRIA - WWI INC. HOSPITAL SHIPS, SHIP POSTCARDS ETC: 1915-18 group inc. 1917 env. to Feldpost 406 from Hospital Ship IV, SS Gastein; 1915 PPC to Prague from Dampfer V, SS Carniolia at the Pola Naval Base; 1915 PPC of Kotor/Cattaro to Pola and redirected to Trieste posted onboard Dampfer VII, SS Amphitrite with fine red cachet hs; 1916 Field PC posted at the Pola Naval Base with fine "KuK KRIEGSMARINE / SMS/ (date)/KAISERIN u. KONIGIN / MARIA THERESA" ds; PPC of Bohemia, Baron Gautsch, Trieste, Habsburg, Wien, Vorwaerts, Thalia, Wurmbrand and Salzburg etc. (10 covers/PPC+22 PPC) Cross Reference: AUSTRIA, PICTURE POSTCARDS (Image)

FAR EAST INC. CEYLON, MALAYSIA, JAPAN, PHILIPPINES, ETC: 1894-1911 with scarce 1898 PPC Colombo to Austria franked 5c lilac and alongside fine blue "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / XXXII" cds and below a fine oval "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / PIROSCAFO / MARQ.BACQUEHEM" hs; 1899 5k/20 para PC with hand drawn map of the Malacca Straits indicating the ship's position, with three v. fine blue "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / LXIII" cds and an oval "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / PIROSCAFO / TRIESTE" hs; 1898 PPC Japanese colour scene franked 4sen tied Kobe cds with fine blue "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / XXXIII" cds & on picture side a "Piroscafo / Marq.Bacquehem" hs; 1900 env. (front only) to Barcelona with US 5c blue overprinted PHILIPPINES tied by v. fine "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / XLVIII" cds of SS Erz. Franz Ferdinand; 1895 1p Letter Card to Berlin with v. fine "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / LIV" cds SS Vindobona posted on board on home bound journey from Kobe; 1894 Letter Card to Leipzig with v. ine blue "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / LII" cds of SS Poseidon which operated on the extended service to Shanghai; 1911 PPC of L.A. hotel at Abbazia franked pair ½c D.E.I. tied Weltevreden, Java; Straits Settlement 8c blue on small piece cancelled with scarce blue "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / XXXIX" of SS Medusa, etc. (16 covers/PPC + stamp) Cross Reference: AUSTRIA, CEYLON/SRI LANKA, JAPAN, PHILIPPINES (Image)

FAR EAST - CHINA AND HONG KONG: 1882-1904 group inc. 1894 10k/1P Letter Card to Canton, China "On board the 'Gisela'" with blue "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / XLVI" of SS Gisela enroute to Europe, landed at Colombo and transferred to SS Rosetta, with 11 July Hong Kong cds and 12 July Canton cds: 1904 German PPC Chinaman eating bowl of rice, Peking to Trieste franked Chinese Imperial 4c brown tied by fine "CHINA / OE.LLOYD" cds with Shanghai & Peking cds alongside; 1897 complete Reply PS card Goldberg to Lloyd Agency, Kobe arriving 16 Oct. 97, reposted 17 Oct. with reply card cancelled with fine blue "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / XLVI" of SS Gisela transit via Hong Kong arriving Goldberg 25 Nov. 1897; 1882 2c Hong Kong PS PC Hong Kong to Trieste, etc. (4 covers/PPC + 3 stamps). Cross Reference: CHINA, HONG KONG, CEYLON/SRI LANKA (Image)

EAST AFRICA - SOMALI COAST, ZANZIBAR, ADEN ETC: 1898-1907 with 1898 env. (opened to display) Djibouti to Trieste via French SS Ernest Simons to Alexandria transferred and cancelled on reverse with a fine "LLOYD AUSTRIACO LXX" cds of SS Vorwaerts; 1906 PPC Victoria Falls Beira to Vienna with fine oval "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / PIROSCAFO / BOHEMIA" hs; 1904 PPC Zanzibar beach to Weymouth, Dorset with 1anna red tied good "BOHEMIA / OE.LLOYD" cds; 1906 PPC Aden water tanks to Eastbourne, franked 10heller red tied fair "KOERBER / OE LLOYD" cds; 1907 env. Zanzibar to France franked 5 x ½anna green tied by fine "AFRICA / OE LLOYD" cds; 1906 PPC Lourenco Marques to Cairo mixed franking Lourenco Marques 2r green & Austrian 10heller red both tied by single good "BOHEMIA / OE LLOYD" cds; 1903 PPC Maalla Aden to Liverpool with 10heller pink tied fine "AFRICA OE.LLOYD" cds, etc. Good variety. (16 items) Cross Reference: ADEN, SOMALIA, ZANZIBAR (Image)

EGYPT: 1890-1925 collection with an Egypt connection inc. 1890 uprated 5m Egypt PS env. to Sweden used on the SS Achille at Alexandria and cancelled with fine "LLOYD AUSTRO UNGARICO / 1" cds; 1900 company PPC Cleopatra with 5heller green tied by v. fine "TRIEST SEE-LAZARETH / TRIESTE LAZARETTO" cds used June-Dec. 1900 only; 1902 complete Egypt Reply PS PC overprinted 2mil to Trieste and cancelled fine "HABSBURG / OE LLOYD" cds; 1902 PPC of Alexandria to Trieste posted on board with oval "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / PIROSCAFO / CLEOPATRA" hs; 1898 PPC Alexandria to Trieste with good "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / XIV" of SS Ceres; 1897 5m Egypt PS PC Port Said to Basel with fine blue "LLOYD AUSTRIACO XXX" of SS Imperator; 1898 PPC of Port Said to Spalato posted onboard with fine "LLOYD AUSTRIACO / LIV" of SS Vindobona; 1911 PPC of mounted camel to Venice with fine "BARON CALL / OE LLOYD" cds; 1925 env. to Florence via Venice with Egypt 15mil blue tied oval "LLOYD TRIESTINO / PIROSCAFO/ PILSNA" hs, etc. (42 items) Cross Reference: EGYPT, AUSTRIA (Image)