Indian Post Offices abroad - Aden 1864 (July 17): Envelope presumably from a French serviceman returning from the second Cochinchina campaign, posted at the Indian P.O. in Aden and directed to Nancy, France, bearing two single adhesives of Napoléon perforated 10 c. bistre (Yvert 21 / Maury 21 / Gi 91), cancelled / tied by small barred rhombus '124' numeral of Aden, matching "ADEN STR POINT" despatch cds on reverse. The franking which pays the...

Indian Post Offices abroad - Penang 1857 (Dec 21): Unpaid Entire letter, date lined Penang and directed to Marseille, front struck by merchant's cachet "MATHIEU & Cie / PULO-PINANG" in blue, framed "INDIA UNPAID" handstamp in black and French "PAYS ETR. V. SUEZ MARSEILLE 26 JANV. 58" entry cds in red. Charged with '8' (décimes) due upon arrival. Presumably by courrier brought to Calcutta where it got its UNPAID handstamp, mail from Penang...

1854/1970c: Lot hundreds primarily used stamps incl. definitives from Victoria 1854 Lithographed up to Independent India commemorative stamps, official stamps, expeditionary forces, also Convention States, Feudatory States with Alwar, Bhopal, Bhor, Bundi, Bussahir, Charkhari, Cochin, Dhar, Faridkot, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Jhalawar, Jhind, Kashmir, Nawanagar, Poonch, Rajpipla, Sirmoor, Wadwhan, Soruth & Travancore. In three albums.

1890/1960: India and States, collection of entires and some stamps in two albums containing some 160 letters with quite a few remarkable items such as a registered letter to Berlin with double foreign exchange control censorship from Munich, attractive parcel labels, insured mail, later letters from Nepal as well as some Feudatory Sates stamps and fiscals.

1676/1942: Group of ten stampless covers, including 1676 (16. Jan.) entire letter endorsed "Con un' huomo in ferri" from Corfu to Venice, 1713 two captain's letters with the same content from Corfu (one dated Feb. 6, other Feb. 9), 1780/84 two merchant's letters signed Niccolo Pascalla with interesting content from Corfu addressed to 'Sig. Paolo Zilli' in Venice, 1780 captain's letter from Zante to Venice (written in Greek), 1835 disinfected...

1859: (1 d.) blue, a used example with large margins all round, tied to 1859 cover to Patras, tied by hooded oval "CEFALONIA" datestamp in blue-green with framed "FRANCA" alongside in same ink. Reverse with Patras arrival cds (June 23). The addressee's surname rewritten but an exceedingly rare stamp on letter, used in first month of issue. Signed E. Diena, Grioni, Holcombe, Mondolfo. Certs. E. Diena (1985), Simmermacher (1997).

1915 (Feb 2): Cover and full contents from Basra to Purley, Surrey endorsed "On Field Service, No Stamps Required" and counter-signed at base "Lt. Genl. A. Barrett, Comm. I.E.F.D.", with reverse showing "Base Office" cds (Feb 3) and readdressed on arrival with "Purley Oaks Sorting Office / Croydon" cds (March 9) to London. Edge wear to envelope of no significance. Extremely rare - from Lt. General Sir Arthur Arnold Barrett, Commander in Chief...

1925/30: Baghdad - Haifa Overland Mail Service, Group of eleven covers to England, all bearing diff. markings, imprints or diff. labels of this special Desert Mail service, as 'Overland Mail via Haifa, bilingual labels in red and 'Overland Mail' imprints on envelope, further one unfranked usage charged on arrival with postage dues 7 1/2d. in England as well as on 'Incomin'- envelope from London (Dec. 17 -29) to Baghdad". Some commercial wear...

1938/62: Registered airmail cover from "Baghdad 28. Dec.38" to Germany with to date unrecorded 'LATE FEE' marking on front of envelope, further registered envelope  from 'SHAQLAWAH 9 AUG.53" (Province Erbil, Kurdistan) to Switzerland as well as 1962 censored  cover from  the prison at ROWANDUZ (RAWANDUZ) franked on reverse with 1962 4th anniv. of Revolution 30 f., fine and scarce offer.

British & Indian Forces in Iraq 1915/19: Collection in a green album with predominantly Mesopotamia usages of Indian Field Post Offices with early cover from Ahwaz, Persia with "F.P.O. / No. 46" cds (May 5, 1915) and a later example of  "F.P.O. / No. 46" 10 April 1916 (when based at Nasiriyeh), 1918 much readdressed covers (2) each with 1 d. adhesives to Makina (FPO / No. 339) or Baghdad, "FPO / No. 32" cover (River Tigris), "FPO / No. 69...

1917 (Sept 1): Surcharged 2½ pa. on Turkey 10 pa. carmine (old GPO building), perf. 12½, a used example, well centred and lightly cancelled in black. Fine appearance but with small nick at upper right and corner crease but nevertheless a fine example of this rare stamp, with just 270 stamps issued. Signed F.B. Turpin Gi = £ 1'800.

1917 (Sept 1): Surcharged 2 a. in black on Turkey 1 pi. ultramarine (GPO building), an unused example, centred to left and soiled in right margin, large part og. Rare, just 346 stamps issued Gi = £ 1'700.