Petite Treasures – May 2026

1906, 1 pia. on 2 d. grey-green and carmine, tied on large piece by Registered Beyrouth d.s., good perfs, fine, signed (SG 15)

1871, GIRESUN : Folded envelope from Kerassunde to Constantinopoli shipped unstamped with ms. “4” and on reverse british post office constantinople fe/5 1871 a cds., usual file fold, fine and very scarce black sea mail.

1893-1902, Three used stamps including 40 pa. on ½ d. orange clear cancelled, fine

1910, registered cover with six stamps up to 5 pia. on green and carmine tied by BRITISH POST OFFICE CONSTANTINOPLE D FE/16/10 cds. to Germany with arrival mark on reverse, plus 40 PARAS postal stationery envelope used with tiny faults to Vienna with arrival mark on reverse, otherwise a fine pair.

1919, 2 d. orange and 2½ d. blue tied to registered cover by BRITISH A.P.O. CONSTANTINOPLE 14/OC/19 cds. (type Z12) to Ismail Şefkati in Berlin and retour with german return to sender mark ‘Aufruf erfolglos’ on reverse, blue B.A.P.O. registration label, water toned and flaw at bottom, otherwise fine and scarce.

1948, 5 d. brown on air mail POW envelope tied by ELMARU (BARCE) 6/7/1948 c.d.s., on reverse transit marks DERNA 7/7/1948 and TOBRUK CYRENAICA 8/7/48 in blue, addressed to US Zone Germany, sent by a German POW from Benghazi Cirenaica, fine and scarce

1882/85, British Post Office in Siam: QV 8 c. orange, watermark Crown CA, overprinted with Type 1, part cancelled by "(BRI)TISH CONSU(LATE BANGKOK)" oval Royal Arms handstamp, additionally cancelled with Singapore bamboo type chop, very fine.

1888/1902, India used abroad in BURMA: Rangoon, Moulmein and Mandalay cancellations on ten classic India stamps, fine group

1914, India used abroad in BURMA: Moulmein cancelled ½ an. India stamp on cover to Rangoon with arival mark, tiny flaw, otherwise fine

1915, ½ d. on 3 pfg., vertical pair tied by cds. "DUALA 28.10.15" to toned cover to Lome with violet "Passed by Censor at Lome (Togo)" alongside, one stamp slightly applied over edge, part of backflap missing, otherwise fine and scarce usage

1915, ½d. on 5 pfg. tied by cds. "DUALA -9.3.16" to picture postcard "Wasserfall eines Sanagaarmes bei Edea" to Lome with violett two-line "Passed by Censor at Lome" alongside, very fine, certificate BPA (1979)

1d. on 10 pfg. ied by cds. "DUALA 23.8.15" to commercial cover to Seine et Bise, from there forwarded to Bordeaux, reverse with transit and arrival mark, adhesives slighlty toned, scarce legitimate usage on cover

1d. on 10 pfg., black surcharge, block of nine from the upper right sheet corner, mint never hinged, few hinge remainders in the margin only, lightly folded between 2nd and 3rd row, a rare multiple with only a few sheets surcharged in black

1d. on 10 pfg., black surcharge, block of four, used with central cds., upper left stamp diagonal crease, otherwise fine, attractive and rare multiple

1924/25, First Flight Estevan-Winnipeg imprint on special first flight envelope with three 1 cent Admirals tied by violet Oct.1st 1924 oval datestamp, backstamped Winnipeg the same day, fine.

1897, Jubilee $2 violet handstamped "SPECIMEN", unused, fine. SG £ 500 (Michel 50spec.)

1897, Jubilee $4 bright violet, handstamped "SPECIMEN", unused, fine. SG £ 600 (Michel 52spec.)

1853, 1 d. red brown, light grid cancel and ms. ink line, closed margins on three sides, detailed impression, fine

1857, 6 d. dark green, light oval cancel, two wide margins, two cut to shape, large thins, still fine

1860/63, 10 c. vermillion, diagonally bisected, tied by oval of grid to piece with adjacent red “3”, minor aging on the piece, well away from adhesive, otherwise fine, signed Bühler

1878, Incoming Mail: Cover to Charlotte Town, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, Nova Scotia, franked with GB 1873-80 2½ d. rosy mauve (Plate 12), wmk Orb, Perfins "M&N/M" (Meyerhof & Nathorff) clear duplex “MANCHESTER NO/26 1878 - 498” cancellation, ms. "via Dunnstown" alongside, part of flap missing and usual file folds, poor black "CHARLOTTE TOWN DE/10 78" arrival dater on reverse. The cover is addressed to Daniel Davies, who was president of the P.E.I. Steam Navigation Co. and director of the Bank of Prince Edward Island. An attractive maritime history cover and a scarce destination

1875, Registration stamps three values up to 8 c. bright blue, perf.12, unused no gum, fine trio SG £ 725

2020, Chinese Newyear, complete souvenir printing sheet, mint never hinged

1925 (Jan 22) Laurentide Air Service, First Flight Larder Lake - Rouyn Lake, cover with Laurentide Semi-Official green Airmail on reverse canceled Larder Lake and Rouyn Lake; franked with 3 cent postage carmine and 1 cent yellow imperf on the front tied by Larder Lake cds.; cover is legal size with bottom flaw, otherwise fine.

1925 (Jan 22) Laurentide Air Service, First Flight Rouyn Lake - Larder Lake, cover with Laurentide Semi-Official Airmail ‘Canada 1924’ red on reverse canceled Larder Lake and Rouyn Lake; franked with 2 cent postage green imperf margin pair  on the front tied by Rouyn Lake cds.; cover is legal size with bottom flaw, otherwise fine. (Scott unrecorded flight with this stamp)

1925 (Jan 22) Laurentide Air Service, cover reverse only with Laurentide Semi-Official Airmail ‘Canada 1924’ red canceled Larder Lake and Rouyn Lake; fine.

1930/39, Five air mail covers including first flights 1939 Shediac-Foynes (to India with arrival mark), Montreal-Foynes, Montreal-Southampton, Montreal-Botwood Newfoundland and 1930/AU/8 air mail to Baden (this faults), mainly fine.

1857-1859, QV 4 d. dull rose, watermark star, white paper, complete to wide margins around, central thin and repaired with top left and part of the lower corners added, RPS certificate 2012, SG £ 4.500 (Michel 4y)

1904/55, 25 covers including 1909 Jaffna to Madras with violet CASH PAID K.M.PR., Railway Post Office 1904, Devakottai Reply by Telegram, registered mail, mixed condition.

1857/1930, collection mint and used on 8 old album leaves, starting SG 2, 3, 5 and a good range of perforated Chalon Heads to 2/-, mainly used with some good cancellations, few different and mostly fine.

1880-1902, Collection Postal Stationerys including two uprated and overprinted cards 1885/86 from Udugama and Negombo, 17 uprated cards unused and three answering cards, Tea imprint card 1902, mostly fine

1902, Queen Matea Takau pair 1 d. red-brown and ½ d. green tied to 1914 cover by "Mauke/N-Z 2/ JE 14" cds., on reverse transit mark “COOK ISLANDS RAROTONGA 4 JL 14”, addressed to Hainaut Belgium, tiny border crease, otherwise fine.

1893/1900, ten stamps up to 1 sh. red, all unused, mainly fine.

1893/1913, 12 stamps up to 1 sh. red, all used, some faults, still fine.

1880, QV Halfpenny rose, plate 12, unused, hinged, fine and fresh.

1880, QV four stamps 1 d. red, plates 205, 208, 215, 218, all used, tiny faults, otherwise fine.