Egypt French office, folded letter sent to Malta with ALEXANDRIE postmark applied on 27/8/1841 repeated on the bach but with "7 SEPT 41" dater and handwritten "Affranchissement obligatoire" (Compulsory postage). Since there was no French post office in Malta, the postage could not be paid by the recipient. After return to the sender, probable transport via forwarder to Malta because inside note of recipient attesting reception on 4 November. RARE. (Image1)

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Egypt French office, incoming prepaid folded letter from Livorno on 1/10/1851 sent to ALEXANDRIE. Handwritten note "Col Vapore Postale Francese". INTERESTING. (Image1)

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Egypt French office, French receipt of a Registered letter sent from Alexandria on 7/2/1843. SCARCE. (Image1)

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Egypt French office, triple rate folded letter sent from Alexandria on 14/12/1858 to Lighorn Grand Duchy of Tuscany, franked 2Fr and 70ct using 10ct ochre, 20ct blue and three copies of 80ct carmine stamps (Yvert n 13, 14f and 17c) cancelled by diamont 3704. Arrive on 28/12/1858. SCARCE. (Image1)

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Egypt French office, triple rate folded letter sent from Alexandria on 25/12/1860 to Lighorn during brief Sardinia Kingdom annexation period, four-color franked 2Fr and 70ct using 10ct ochre, 20ct blue with spot near the neck, two 40ct orange and two 80ct carmine stamps (Yvert n 13, 14a, 16b and 17) cancelled by diamond 3704. Blue arrival cancel on 3/1/1861. RARE. (Image1)

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Egypt French office, folded letter paying new rate at 80ct sent from Alexandria on 25/6/1861 to Lighorn Italy Kingdom, franked 80ct using strip of four 20ct blue (Yvert n 14c) cancelled by diamond 3704. Still used the Grand Duchy blue arrival cancel on 4/7/1861. VERY NICE AND SCARCE STRIP OF FOUR USED. (Image1)

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Egypt French office, high rated folded letter paying FIVE 80ct rate sent from Alexandria on 27/5/1862 to Lighorn Italy Kingdom, franked 4Fr using two pairs of 40ct orange and strip of three 80ct carmine stamps (Yvert n 16b and 17) cancelled by diamond 3704. Italian type arrival cancel applied on 5/6/1862. SCARCE VERY HIGH RATE LETTER. (Image1)

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Egypt, envelope sent from Alexandria on 24/12/1879 to Genova Italy, franked with 1 Piastre Bulaq issue (SG n 38) in very late usage by which time the new De La Rue set had already been issued in April. VERY LATE USE OF BULAQ ISSUE. (Image1)

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Oman & Zanzibar. India stationery envelope of 2½/4½ Annas yellow-orange OVERPRINTED in blue "Zanzibar" (Higgins & Gage n 3) sent on 29/2/1896 to SHANGHAI CHINA via Aden (cancel also applied on stamp). Very light arrival postmark of Shanghai show on back. RARE. (Image1)

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Oman & Zanzibar. Stationery card of 1 Annas red (Higgins & Gage n 10) sent on 14/6/1900 to Durban South Africa. Arrive on 15/7/1900. UNCOMMON. (Image1)

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Oman & Zanzibar. Stationery envelope of 1 Annas red (Higgins & Gage n 6) sent locally on 7/2/1903 to Samachar News Paper. UNCOMMON. (Image1)

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Oman & Zanzibar. Stationery card of 1 Annas red (Higgins & Gage n 14) sent on 11/3/1907 to Cassel Germany. Arrive on 2/4/1907. UNCOMMON. (Image1)

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Oman & Zanzibar. Lot of two items consisting of a stationery wrapper of 1A red and a stationery card of ½A green (Higgins & Gage n 6 and 13). INTERESTING. (Image1)

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Sudan. Stationery Registered Letter 2½P brown uprated by 2½P blue sent by air mail from MALAKAL on 10/8/1937 to Beirut via Cairo. Arrive on 14/8/1937. SCARCE. (Image1)

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China, reply part of stationery post card of 1ct+1ct green uprated by 1ct ochre and ½ct brown (to replace a lost 2ct) sent via Siberia from WENSCHENG on 27/2/1909 (handwritten) to Germany via Peking on 4/3/1909 (transit mark). Stationery and stamps recorded by Higgins & Gage n 5, by Michel n 59 and 60. On the back handmade watercolor with children and birds. VERY NICE AND SCARCE. (Image1)

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China, 1948, airmail envelope sent from Longtan, Sichuan via BHUNGKING (?) to New York USA, franked 550'000$ by 44 stamps (Yvert n 577x13, 578x3, 579x4, 628x8 and 635x16). VERY NICE. (Image1)

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China, airmail envelope sent from Foochun on 12/6/1950 via Canton to Hartford resent to Brooklin USA, franked 3'100$ by Eastern China stamps 1'000$ strip of three Mao Zedong stamp and pair of 50$ (Yvert n 22 (1949) and 57). VERY NICE. (Image1)

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China Foreign Offices. British offices, Registered cover sent from HANKOW on 27/4/1896 to Florence Italy via Shanghai on 30/4 and Hong Kong on 5/5, franked 20ct by pair of 10ct violet on red Hong Kong stamp (Michel n 44). Arrive on 5/6/1896. NICE. (Image1)

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China Foreign Offices. Russian offices, postcard of Port Arthur sent to Kirn Germany, from the train station of the line "DALIAN - HARBIN" that provide to cancel 4kp red Russian stamp (Michel n 40x) by his station postmark "N 17 POLEV.POCHT.KON./PRIAMUR.OK" on 7/9/1901. Arrived in Port Arthur the same day (on back cancel) its was forwarded to the Russian Office of Chefu on 8(21)/9/1901 from there passed the same day to the Chinese one (CHEFOO 21 SEP 01) which transported it to his Shanghai office on 9/24/01 (SHANGHAI 24 SEP 01) moving to the Russian office in the same city on 9/27 (?????? ???????? ???????) finally arriving at Kirn on 11/2/1901. SCARCE TRAVELLING POSTCARD. (Image1)

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China Foreign Offices. Russian offices, envelope sent to Toulouse France "via Siberia - France" (blue Russian seal) from TIENTSIN on 9/4/1903. Franked by 10kp bluee stamp overprinted "?????" (Michel n 7x) killed by "????-????? ???????? ??????? 1" (Tientsin Postal Office) postmark. Arrive on 13/5/1903. Signed Holcombe. NICE. (Image1)

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China Foreign Offices. Russian offices, envelope sent from TIENTSIN on 18/8/1903 to Bordeaux France with red seal showing route "Via Port Arthur and Siberia - to France" and note "Via Port arthur - Moscou" handwritten. Franked 10kp by pair of 5kp violet stamp overprinted "?????" (Michel n 5x) killed by "????-????? ???????? ??????? 1" (Tientsin Postal Office) postmark. Arrive on 25/9/1903. Signed Holcombe. NICE. (Image1)

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China Foreign Offices. Russian offices, envelope sent to Paris France "Via Trans siberien" (handwritten) from PEKING on 12/11/1903. Franked 10kp by block of four and single 2kp green stamp overprinted "?????" (Michel n 2x) killed by "?????? ???????? ??????? 1" (Peking Postal Office) postmark. Arrive on 10/12/1903. Signed Holcombe. NICE. (Image1)

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China Foreign Offices. Russian offices, CENSURED postcard of Peking sent to Pistoia Italy via Siberia, attested by very clear oval censor mark "????????????? ??????? ???????" applied by "Petrograd Military Censorship". Franked with 4kp "?????" overprinted stamp (Michel n 23b) cancelled "?????? * *b" (PEKING **b) on 27/9/1914. Arrive on 19/11/1914. NICE AND SCARCE. (Image1)

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China Foreign Offices. Russian offices, CENSURED preprinted stationery envelope of 10kp for POW use overprinted "?????" sent from Tientsin on 19/9/1916 using postmark "????????? ??????? ????? * * a" (Tientsin Russian Post * * a) to a POW in the Khabarovsk Camp. At left circular seal for control acceptance and on the back square violet seal translating like "Border Military Censorship, Military censor No. 1". ATTRACTIVE AND RARE STATIONERY FOR POW USE. (Image1)

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China Foreign Offices. Russian offices, CENSURED Red cross Insured cover with Money inside sent Registered from Tientsin on 14/3/1917 to POW in Khabarovsk Camp via Japanese Post Offices. Franked 28ct using pair of 14ct/14kp blue & red stamp (Michel n 41) cancelled by postmark "????????? ??????? ????? * * a" (Tientsin Russian Post * * a). Red wax seals on back together arrival cancel on 24/3/1917. Signed Holcombe. ATTRACTIVE AND RARE INSURED MAIL FOR POW. (Image1)

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