Petite Treasures – May 2026.

1871, "SHAM 81" handstamp in black (Coles & Walker no. 31, Damascus) framed all arabic cancellation on folded envelope with content, bearing Duloz 2 pi. orange-red, diagonally bisected, cut to shape, addressed to Beirut, usual file fold and tiny toned, otherwise fine. A scarce Syria forerunner

1906, DERA 20/6/06 bilingual c.d.s. on postcard to France bearing 1905 issue 20 para on front, clear cancelled, on reverse Malain 1/7/06 arrival mark. Fine and scarce (Coles & Walker no.50)

1916, DJISRICHOUOUR 6.10.16 cds. (AP no.3, Coles-W. no.78 / Jisr-esh-Shugur) two times clear on envelope bearing 1 pia. blue and 10 pa. green war orphans issue to BEIT UL LAHM Palestine (Coles-W. no.115) with arrival mark 15.11.16 on front, crescent and star censor of Jerusalem on front and on reverse transit marks of Alep, Damas and Jerusalem, tiny vertical crease, otherwise fine. In AP catalogue this cancellation is unrecorded on cover. An important rarity of Syria and Ottoman Empire postal history.

SANAA: 1892 (ca.), cover franked with pair 20 pa. violet of 1892, coat of arms issue and tied by SANAA (A&P type 2, R) datestamp to cover to Constantinople with arrival mark on reverse, tiny shortened on top and two pinholes, otherwise fine and very attractive. Certificate Holcombe (1991).

1894, "HODEIDA" clear blue all arabic on cover back only. Coat of Arms 2 piaster 1892 issue used bisect diagonally and blue "HUDEIDA 7 MART 310" c.d.s. alongside, black arrival mark Istanbul five weeks later "MAKRIKEUY 13 NISAN 310" cds., european date "93" adjustment wrong as often, arabic date 1894 is correct, very scarce and attractive Turkey forerunner!

1911, "HODEIDA 5" c.d.s. clear blue (Isfila no.13, scarce colour) on commercial cover with imprint bearing 1 Pia. blue block of four, transit mark PORT TAUFIQ and arrival mark BEYROUTH alongside, shortened at left, extremely rare and attractive 4 Piaster rate for a heavy letter from Yemen to Lebanon!

1913, "HODEIDA 1 - 25.11.909" (Coles-Walker type 69, no.1 unrecorded, isf.no.8) on commercial cover Max Klein (Aden) bearing two 20 pa. 1908 issue, on reverse transit mark SUEZ 5.12.09 and arrival mark Cairo 5.12.09, vertical fold, otherwise fine and attractive, very clear cancellations.

1915, official registered cover from Ministry of Health in Istanbul to the Camaran Island hospital showing bilingual "Hodeida 6" ds. and "SALIF (YEMEN) 27.9.915" cancellation (Coles-Walker no.71, 76) with annotation of the Salif postmaster "Camaran Island sea way closed due to the War time situation return to sender" a remarkable postal history item demonstrating the disruption of the First World War in Yemen, tiny border crease and tear on top, otherwise fine.

1882, stampless cover from Colombia to London with large "8d." tax marking, some border crease, red and black arrival marks on reverse, fine

1856, Folded envelope from Manchester DE/20 1856, ms. ‘Via Marseille’ on top left, with several transit marks including, Piccadilly, french ‘Angl. Amb. Calais’, forwarding agent ‘G. Belfante Alexandrette’ adressed to Aleppo, tiny file fold and border crease, otherwise fine and scarce forwarding agent 

1948,  POW AIR MAIL: 2 p. and 2½ p. tied to air mail cover by BANGHAZI 9/8/1948, addressed to US Zone Germany, sent by a German P.O.W. from Benghazi Cirenaica, fine and scarce

1915, N. W. PACIFIC ISLANDS: Kangaroo 2½ d. indigo (SGT6a, both SS normal) tied by HERBERTSHÖHE 4.8.15 cds. to cover with censor strip and violet oval 'PASSED BY CENSOR' with red signature, addressed to Shanghai China, on reverse Sydney NSW transit mark 25/9, vertical fold and tiny border crease, a very scarce destination.

1861, folded envelope with full content from Calcutta, cancelled boxed "India Unpaid" in black, double rate tax mark “18”, on top left “VIA SUEZ & FRANCE” in blue and “POSS.ANG.V.SUEZ MARSEILLE 12 NOV 61” cds. in red, sender cachet 'Camin & Lamouroux Calcutta" in blue, addressed to famous architect P. Nandin in Nantes, on reverse red “G.P.O. EX CALCUTTA OC.” cds. Paris transit and Nantes arrival marks, usual file fold, otherwise fine.

1933, The Houston Mount Everest Expedition: Survey flight by Air Commodore Fellowes over the Himalayas towards Mount Everest, violet cancel "MOUNT EVEREST EXPEDTN 1933 PAR AVION BY AIR CORREO AEREO" on two newspaper clippings with article and photo, scarce and attractive, fold, otherwise fine.

1914, India KEVII ½ a. green pair tied to ottoman bank postcard by ´´BUSRAH 22 OC 10´´ (large squared cds. SG Type Z 9) to Tripoli Barbarie with arrival mark 16.11.10, tiny flaw and crease at right, otherwise fine, a scarce destination to Libya.

1900-08, C.E.F. China Expeditionary Forces : two complete mint sets of QV and KE issues including 1902 QV 1 a. carmine, mainly unused, fine on old album page. (SG C1-C22)

1858, Confederation 5 c. red, a used example with good to large margins all round, tied to 1858 (20/8) entire letter from Salta to Rosario de Santafee, tied by ornamental framed "SALTA / FRANCA" handstamp in black, usual file fold, fine early usage.

1858, Confederation 5 c. red-orange, nice colour and full to large margins, tied FRANCA oval on folded local cover San Juan, signed

1878/1900, postal stationery: 15 postcards and 4 answering cards including 2+2 C green overprinted ‘Servicio Urbano’ unseparated answering card, different overprint types, 1884 used card with New Year imprint on reverse, some different, mainly fine.

1877, Folded envelope bearing 8 c. / 10 c. tied by BUENOS AIRES Apr 8 cds., alongside ms. "Par Grenoque," octogonal french ship mark ‘BUENOS AYRES PAQ. FR. J No.3- Apr 8/77’ alongside,‘T’ in triangle handstamp and ‘12’ taxe handstamp, on reverse Bordeaux 6/5/77 arrival mark, tiny vertical file fold, otherwise fine, a scarce usage of this stamp (Scott 32)

1880, Rivadavia bearing 16 c. rouletted tied to folded letter by Buenos Aires cds. to Genova with arrival mark on reverse, ship endorsement “Vapor Italiano Sud America”, file fold and tiny flaw, otherwise fine

1892, San Martin 24 c. blue horizontal pair tied by BUENOS AIRES A JN 22/92 cds. to cover, alongside ms. "Per Grenoque", on reverse arrival mark Mülheim (Mosel) 19.7.92, some border crease and fold, flap missing, otherwise fine and a scarce multiple usage. (Scott$150).

1888/98, 5 c., 30 c., 40 c. and 60 c. proofs on cardboard, unused, imperf, fine

1899/1903, San Martin 1 p. and 5 p., seven single colour trial proofs on India paper, each about 55x45mm, very fine

1892, San Martin 2 c. blue on cardboard and two blocks of four, colour trial proofs on India paper, each about 55x45mm, very fine trio