China:Stampless used to United States; 1848 Full folded letter datelined Ningpo Feb 21, 1848 carried by favor bearing red NEW YORK SHIP JUN 16, 7cts circular transit where it entered the mail; manuscript receiver June 19 1848 Chambersburg, Penn
Very early China mail, contents are about family matters.
Dominican Republic: 1866-67, Pelure paper ½r black on greyish gray, o.g. margins all around, faint crease typical of this paperalmost very fine . signed Bloch(Scott 16 $260)
Dominican Republic: 1870-73 1/2r on rose and 1r on violet, unused, good to large margins all around, extremely fine and very fine A.P.S. Cert (1995) for former(SG 28,30 )
Italian States - Tuscany: 1859, 9cr gray lilac, indistinct cancel, margins all around, touched at top right, "repaired" fine appearance. Avi Cert.(2018) (Scott 16 $6,250 )
Italian States, Two Sicilies: 1860 1/2t deep blue "The Famous Naples Savoy Cross", light "Annallato" boxed cancel, margins very large to good dividing lines three sides deep color extremely fine . Royal Cert.(2003) (Scott 9a $3,500 )
Netherlands: Used to Belgium: 1852, First Issue, 10c lake Pair, large even margins all around, tied by boxed FRANCO cancel on small envelope, bearing red UITRECH 5-10 6 (incorrect date) c.d.s. double circle HOLLANDE NORD No 3 7 NOV 1861 c.d.s. and Brussels receiver (Scott 2 )
Netherlands: Used to Belfast 1852 10c, 15c 2 copies, tied by ROTTERDAM FRANCO cancels 3/ /12 1860 on folded letter, bearing red LONDON PAID JA 2 61 and light blue company oval, on reverse Belfast next day receiver, Very fine, colorful and rare destination (Scott 2,3 )
PERSIA / IRAN: 1902 1¢ black INVERTED CENTER, pen cancel, enormous margins vertical crease (not mentioned in cert), almost very fine Sadri Cert. (2022) (SG 216a £3,000 Scott 222b $3,000 )
Very rare and basically very fine for this fragile stamp
Russia: 1857, First Issue imperforate, 10k dark brown & blue, thin paper, cancelled "HOBA" in cyrillic caps, possibly Novaya Lodoga origin, good to very large margins all around, fresh bright colors extremely fine . Buchsbayew Cert. (2022) (Scott 1 $950 )
Russia: 1857, First Issue imperforate, 10k dark brown & blue, light pen and postmark cancels, margins clear to close all around. fine . (Scott 1 $475 )
Switzerland: German Post Offices; 1910 Registered domestic cover from Fleurier, Switzerland to Tientsin,China "damaged" in transit on four sides, (contents probably pilfered), on arrival resealed with 9 blue "Kaiserliches Deutsches Postamt / Tientsin" seals, on reverse "Tientsin 29.1.10/Deutsche Post" receiver cds with long m/s endorsement from postal official. A very unique item. Steuer BPP Cert. (2001)
Saudi Arabia: Hejaz, 1921, “Hashemite Kingdom” surcharge, ½pi on 1pa lilac brown, both types, typical perforations, o.g., hinge remnants fine to very fine . (Scott L22,23 $1,000 )
