Stamps and Covers of the World - Day 1

BERMUDAS. 1880. Registered cover to SOUTHAMPTON with Bermuda 6 d. mauve canc. duplex ´2´ and cds ST. GEORGES DE 22 80 along side in combination with Great Britain 6 d. grey (pl. 17) paying the registration fee canc. oblit. ´723´ in arrival. Single line REGISTERED and oval REGISTERED LONDON 8 JA 1881. Backstamped SOUTHAMPTON JA 8 81. The cover is roughly opened with a small tear on Bermuda stamp. A very spectacular and only recorded Great...

COLONIAS INGLESAS. 1848 (July 8). BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY. BODDAM (Salomon islands, Chagos Archipelago). Large entire letter (5 pages) writting in french (with interesting historical contents). The letter was addressed to the care Mr. Jean Rabin in Mauritius who then forwarded the letter in another cover from Mauritius. The letter would had been hand carried to Mauritius by schoocer and then posted to Bordeaux in the...

BIRMANIA. 1897-1906. COLLECTION of 35 covers/card (one fault) all with INDIA QV frankings tied by fine ´Bridge-type´. Ex. col. D. FILBY (see web).

CANADA. 1812 (June 3). Entire letter written from QUEBEC to OPORTO, originally endorsed ´p. Vine´ and changed to ´p. John´; struck in transit with straight line LISBOA in black and handstruck ´40´ (reis) charge mark. Extremely rare and fine entire.

CANADA. 1844. Pre-stamp envelope to FRANCE cancelled by ORILLIA U.C. double ring in blue with date in manuscript routed via Quebec with manuscript ´Paid´, handstruck P.D. in oval sent via London with TOMBSTONE PAID with French entry cachet and arrival. A rare trans-Atlantic item.

CANADA. 1867. ´A93´ S.S. JAVA (Cunard). Partly clear numeral in oval on Great Britain 1 p. red tied by gum staining on pink cover to BRIGHTON, England, concessionary rate with proper endorsement ´From William Lintott, Steward, HMS Phoebe, Halifax´ Brighton backstamp (Oct. 19,1867), edges frayed and torn, backflap removed - modest restoration could significantly improve appearance- Fine and extremely rare ´A93´ mail boat numeral on a seaman´s...

CANADA. 1894 (Dec 11). Cover from TORONTO to MADRAS, India franked by Small Queens 1 c. yellow pair and single 3 c. rose red tied by TORONTO despatch cds´s, endorsed ´Via Brindisi´ with ´Sea Post Office-A´ cds and COCONADA arrival cds (Jan 23) on reverse. Scarce destination. Scott 35,37.

CEILAN. 1869. COLOMBO a GRAN BRETAÑA. 1 p. azul y 6 p. marrón (2), fechador COLOMBO/PAID y TOO LATE. SG.55(3),63.

CHIPRE. 1690. Entire letter datalined ´Ca. (Candia) 11 Marzo 1690´ to LIVORNO (Italy). Enclosed ´via di Marseille´. Early cover from the Venturi correspondence.

DOMINICA. 1867 (29 Oct.). DOMINICA a ESCOCIA. Marca PAID/AT/DOMINICA y tarifa manuscrita ´1/-´.

FALKLAND. 1923. DECEPTION ISLAND (South Shetlands) to PORT STANLEY (Falkland Islands). Large O.H.M.S. envelope franked with 1sh. ocre and 3sh. green tied by oval DECEPTION ISLANDS/SOUTH SHETLANDS. Arrival PORT STANLEY/FALKLAND ISLANDS cds. A VERY RARE high franking from the remote island in the Atlantic South.