Spain (1924) – Cover – / Electricity
€2.50Spain (Barcelona) to Germany (Chemnitz)
Excellent condition
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Spain (1944) Cover / To San Pablo Hospital
€4.95Good Condition. From Sevilla to Barcelona hospital.
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Spain (1947) Cover / Cervantes / El Quijote
€16.95Excellent Condition. Nice postmarks on circulated cover.
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Switzerland (18..) Cover / Cossonay to Speichen
€9.95Switzerland ? Folded Letter from Cossonay to Speicher ? Standing Helvetia 10 Rappen Folded letter mailed from Cossonay to Speicher, bearing a 10-rappen Standing Helvetia adhesive and preserving transit and distribution postal markings on the reverse. Overview Folded letter sent from Cossonay (Canton of Vaud) to Speicher (Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden), franked with a 10-rappen…
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Switzerland (1902) Postcard / Uetliberg to Hoptrup (Switzerland)
€5.95Switzerland – 1902 – Illustrated Postcard – Uetliberg to Hoptrup, Nord Schleswig Illustrated postcard depicting the panoramic view from Uetliberg over Lake Zurich, mailed from Zurich on 9 November 1902 and sent to Hoptrup, Nord Schleswig, with arrival postmark dated 11 November 1902. Overview Illustrated postcard titled “Uetliberg – Blick vom Kulm auf den Zurichsee”,…
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Switzerland (1908) Card / Chur to Splugen
€29.95Switzerland 1908 ? Cash on Delivery (Nachnahme) Postal Form ? Chur to Spl?gen ? Refused Acceptance Official Swiss Cash on Delivery postal form returned after refusal of payment, bearing the bilingual auxiliary label “Annahme verweigert / Refus?”. Overview Official Swiss Cash on Delivery (Nachnahme) postal form mailed from Chur on 22 October 1908 and addressed…
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Switzerland (1909) Card / Bern to Copenhagen (Denmark)
€9.95Switzerland 1902 ? UPU Reply Paid Postal Card to Denmark ? Railway Travelling Post Office (Ambulant No. 5) Swiss reply-paid postal stationery card addressed to Copenhagen, cancelled by Railway Travelling Post Office “Ambulant No. 5” datestamp. Overview Swiss Universal Postal Union (UPU) Reply Paid Postal Card bearing the printed 10-centime indicium and mailed to Copenhagen,…
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Switzerland (1918) Postcard / Orzens to St. Jean
€17.951918 Switzerland WWI Military Postcard – Red Cross Column & Geneva Barracks
Description: An evocative historical picture postcard depicting the Church of Orzens, sent during the final months of World War I. The item illustrates the internal logistics of the Swiss military and humanitarian mobilization during the 1918 European conflict.
Franking & Philatelic Details- Stamps: Franked with a multiple of three 2½ centimes brown “Tell-Boy” definitive issues, totaling a 7½c domestic postcard rate.
- Cancellations: Tied by original, clean circular town datestamps from Orzens (Vaud) dated July 31, 1918.
Postal Markings & Redirection- Military Cachet: Features a prominent, struck violet/blue rectangular military marking on the front reading: “Caserne de Genève – Poste Militaire”.
- Manuscript Redirection: Due to the recipient being redeployed, the original address was struck through and manually redirected in traditional purple/indelible pencil to St. Jean (Geneva).
- Arrival Markings: The reverse shows a partial, lightly struck Geneva arrival postmark, faint but confirming final transit delivery.
Provenance & Historical Context- Addressee / Recipient: Addressed to a mobilized soldier serving in the “Colonne de la + rouge” (Red Cross Column) stationed at the Geneva Barracks.
- Historical Significance: Excellent social and military history item documenting the Swiss Army’s support network for the International Red Cross humanitarian transport columns during the twilight of the Great War.
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Switzerland (1926) Cover / Basel-Luzern to Geneve
€14.95Switzerland – 1926 – Jubilee Airmail Flight – Basel to Luzern – 10 Years Swiss Sample Fair Official Swiss airmail cover carried on the commemorative Basel-Luzern flight organised for the tenth anniversary of the Swiss Sample Fair (Schweizer Mustermesse) in Basel. Overview Commercial cover carried by the Swiss airmail service on the Basel – Luzern…
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Switzerland (1937) Cover / Bienne to Porto Alegre (Brazil)
€9.95Switzerland – 1937 – Commercial Airmail Cover – Biel/Bienne to Porto Alegre, Brazil Commercial Swiss airmail cover sent from Biel/Bienne to Porto Alegre, Brazil, correctly franked with 2.30 Francs and bearing both dispatch and arrival datestamps. Overview Commercial airmail cover mailed by ERA WATCH Co. Ltd. (C. Ruefli-Flury & Cie.), Biel/Bienne, Switzerland, to Casa Hasson,…
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Switzerland (1943) Cover / Bern to Malmö (Sweden)
€29.95Switzerland 1943 – Pro Aero Registered Sonderluftpost Cover to Sweden – Oskar Bider Anniversary Flight Registered international airmail cover carried on the official Pro Aero Special Flight commemorating the 30th anniversary of Oskar Bider’s historic Alpine crossing. Overview Registered Swiss airmail cover posted in Bern on 13 July 1943 and carried on the official Pro…
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UK (1871) Yv. 33 Pair / Cover / To Pamplona (Spain)
€29.95Good Condition. Letter from Liverpool to Pamplona. Wine dealer.
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USA (1914) Cover / Lewis Town to Copenhagen (Denmark)
€19.95POSTAL HISTORY – UNITED STATES TO DENMARK TRANSATLANTIC MAIL (1914)
- Item Type: Transatlantic Commercial Letter with fully preserved original handwritten contents in the Danish language.
- Origin: Lewistown, United States.
- Destination: Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Date of Dispatch: January 27, 1914.
- Franking & Rates: Single 5c Blue George Washington (Washington-Franklin Issue). Straight-edge variety (imperforate at the bottom margin). Paid the correct 5-cent UPU international surface letter rate.
- Postal Markings (Front): Standard US machine flag cancellation and circular datestamp.
- Arrival Markings (Back): Copenhagen official distribution backstamp reading “30 MB 9.2.14” (9 February 1914), confirming a regular and efficient 13-day transoceanic transit time.
- Receiver’s Docketing Inscriptions: Frontal family archival annotations in black ink written in Danish: “modtaget [moth.] 9 Febr. 1914” (Received Feb 9) and “besvaret 25/2” (Answered Feb 25), correlating perfectly with the official arrival backstamp.
- Condition & Rarity: Highly desirable due to the perfect alignment of the dispatch date, the specific Danish delivery markings (MB – Medbringe), the family archival annotations, and the preservation of the inner letter text.
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USA (1914) Cover / Roy to Copenhagen (Denmark)
€29.95POSTAL HISTORY – UNITED STATES TO DENMARK WITH INSERTS AND PHOTOGRAPH (1914)
- Item Type: Transatlantic Commercial Letter containing two original handwritten letters (with partial English text) and an enclosed historical cropped portrait photograph of a man.
- Origin: Roy, United States.
- Destination: Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Date of Dispatch: March 30, 1914 (Contents written progressively on March 9 and March 25, 1914).
- Franking & Rates: Single 5c Blue George Washington (Washington-Franklin Issue). Straight-edge variety (imperforate at the left margin). Paid the correct 5-cent UPU international surface letter rate.
- Postal Markings (Front): United States circular datestamp and duplex/machine cancellation from Roy.
- Arrival Markings (Back): Copenhagen official circular delivery backstamp dated April 14, 1914, documenting a standard 15-day transoceanic springtime transit.
- Condition & Rarity: Highly scarce as a fully intact genealogical and social history lot. The survival of the dual-dated correspondence alongside the original portrait photograph makes this an exceptional piece for immigration and transatlantic postal studies.
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USA (1929) Cover / From Elizabeth to Denmark
€14.951929 USA TO DENMARK TRANSATLANTIC COVER – ‘TOO LATE’ RMS AQUITANIA MARITIME MAIL DISPATCH
ORIGIN: Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA (Postmarked 17/04/1929).
DESTINATION: Fredericia, Denmark (Without arrival backstamps, standard for redirected ocean liner mail).
FRANKING: Single US 5c Blue ‘International Civil Aeronautics Conference’ commemorative stamp (Scott #650), issued in December 1928. The 5c denomination pays the exact and sufficient international surface mail rate from the United States to Continental Europe in April 1929.
SHIPPING ROUTE INTENDED: Allocated for transit via the Cunard Line ocean liner S/S Aquitania from the Port of New York.
POSTAL HISTORY & INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS:
- Late Arrival Mark: Distinctive magenta/purple instructional handstamp reading ‘TOO LATE’, applied alongside the circular ‘VARICK ST. STA., NY’ terminal mark.
- Logistical Significance: Confirms that while the franking was fully sufficient for the international rate, the physical item missed the official mail sifting and closing deadline for the scheduled departure of the S/S Aquitania, causing the letter to be deferred to the next available transatlantic vessel.
CONDITION: Commercially used envelope from the interwar period. The key administrative markings, the original location postmark, and the 5c Civil Aeronautics stamp remain perfectly struck and clearly legible. An excellent specimen of US late-fee or delayed international maritime mail operations.
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USA (1934) US Amy Airmail First Flight Cover / New York – Atlanta – New York
€19.951934 EMERGENCY ARMY AIR MAIL FIRST DAY COVER – NEW YORK TO ATLANTA PHILATELIC RETURN SOUVENIR
ORIGIN: New York, NY, USA (Postmarked 19/02/1934 – The official first day of military emergency mail operations).
DESTINATION: Atlanta, Georgia, USA (With two distinct receiving backstamps dated 20/02/1934 and 21/02/1934, subsequently returned to sender).
FRANKING: Single US 8c Olive Air Mail stamp, paying the correct domestic airmail rate. Tied by the New York departure cancellation.
POSTAL HISTORY & HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:
- First Flight Emergency Service: Features contemporary manuscript endorsements “First flight cover via US Army Airmail” and “New York to Atlanta”.
- Philatelic Instruction: Hand-addressed with the specific operational notation “Postmaster, Atlanta, Ga. Please return” inscribed on the front by the sender to secure the cover’s immediate return.
- Two-Day Backstamp Sequence: The reverse displays the initial flight arrival mark on February 20, followed by a secondary processing backstamp on February 21, documenting the exact moment the Atlanta post office handled the request and redirected the cover back to New York.
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USSR (1928) Registered Express Cover / Moscow to Copenhagen (Denmark)
€89.95USSR – 1928 – High-Rate Official TASS Agency Registered Express Surface Cover to Denmark – Gold Standard Issue
Main Description
Official international surface cover sent from the Soviet TASS news agency in Moscow to the Ritzaus Bureau in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 9 February 1928. Dispatched under a mathematically exact combination of Registration and Express surface services with a flawless 58 Kopeks franking from the Soviet Gold Standard issue using the 8k Worker and 50k brown bearded Peasant stamps, the cover features complete Moscow Telegraph office cancels and a clear Danish arrival postmark on the reverse.
Overview
This exceptional interwar Soviet Union postal history document features the official printed Cyrillic state business header of the Telegrafnoye Agentstvo Soyuza Sovetskich Socialisticheskich Respublik (TASS), located at Armyanski per., d. No. 13 in Moscow. The envelope tracks a high-priority institutional press correspondence addressed to the Ritzaus Bureau (Dansk Telegrambureau) at Ny Ostergade 3 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The front accumulates premium speed and security labels of the period: a light pink R MOSCOU / No. 123 registration label and a magenta bicultural Russian-French delivery label reading NAROCHNYM / EXPRES. It is franked with a dual-stamp combination from the 1923-1927 Gold Standard definitive series totaling exactly 58 Kopeks: a single 8k brown-olive stamp depicting the young Worker profile and a heavy 50k dark brown large-format stamp featuring the portrait of a bearded Peasant modeled after Ivan Shadr’s iconic 1923 revolutionary design. Both stamps are beautifully tied by circular bicultural MOSKVA / TELEG. P. 36 / 9.2.28 departure cancels. The reverse (dorsum) features philatelic tracking notations alongside a pristine, perfectly centered circular Danish arrival sorting handstamp reading KOBENHAVN K. / 13.2.28, documenting a swift express surface transit time of just four days across Eastern Europe.
Postal Rate Analysis
The total heavy franking of 58 Kopeks corresponds exactly to the official international tariffs regulated by the Soviet postal administration under UPU guidelines in early 1928 for multi-service premium surface envelopes. The rate breaks down perfectly as follows: 28 Kopeks for the basic international surface letter fee (up to 20 grams), 12 Kopeks for the fixed international registration fee, and an 18 Kopeks international express (delivery by messenger) surcharge. The combined 8k and 50k Gold Standard stamps provided a mathematically flawless, single-envelope tariff solution without a single kopek of overfranking.
Technical Details
- Country of Origin: USSR (Soviet Union)
- Year of Issue: 1928 (Dispatched 9 February 1928, Arrived 13 February 1928)
- Item Type: Official Registered Express Surface International Cover (Front and Reverse)
- Franking: 58 Kopeks exact (One 8k brown-olive young Worker and one 50k dark brown bearded Peasant Gold Standard definitive stamps)
- Postal Rate: 58k official international surface letter (28k) + registration (12k) + express (18k) rate
- Postmarks: MOSKVA Telegraph Office circular departure cancels on front and complete KOBENHAVN K. circular arrival delivery datestamp (13.02.1928) on reverse
- Condition: Very Fine (VF) clean condition on both sides, pristine labels, exceptional edge preservation for an institutional item, and highly crisp cancellations
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Vietnam (1959) Cover / Saigon to Paris (France)
€14.951959 South Vietnam to France – Commemorative First Day of Issue Airmail Cover – Reopening of the Trans-Vietnam Railway**
An exceptional and highly clean international registered airmail cover sent from Saigon (Republic of Vietnam) to Paris, France, documenting a verified First Day Cover commercial usage of the celebrated 1959 Railroad series.
**Franking and Rate:** Total postage paid with the complete commemorative series of four values issued to celebrate the Reopening of the Saigon-Đông Hà Railroad Line (Scott #116-119 / Yvert #132-135), depicting a modern diesel locomotive running over a geographical map layout of Vietnam. This complete set multi-franking perfectly met the required international airmail tariff plus the mandatory registration fee to Europe.
**Chronology and Transit:** The cover was dispatched at the Saigon Central Office on August 7, 1959, which marks the exact official first day of issue for this historical railway commemorative stamp series. It reached its destination in Paris on August 10, 1959, as verified by the circular arrival datestamp on the reverse. This remarkably swift transit of only three days provides clear evidence of optimal direct international air pouching via contemporary commercial airliners connecting Indochina with France.
**Postal Markings:** The obverse displays the special pictorial or commemorative First Day circular town datestamp neatly cancelling the complete strip of stamps. It also features the official paper registration label inscribed R 554 -11- applied at the dispatch office to mark its prioritized registered status.
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Yugoslavia (1948) Air Mail Cover / Misrouted via Copenhagen, New York to Copenhagen (Denmark)
€19.95Yugoslavia (1948) Air Mail Cover / Mostar to Copenhagen (Denmark)
International airmail cover sent from Mostar, Yugoslavia, to Copenhagen, Denmark, on 13 July 1948. The cover was incorrectly routed to Copenhagen, New York, USA, before being redirected toward its intended Danish destination.
Overview
International airmail cover bearing a 10 dinar Yugoslav franking and a bilingual “Zrakoplovom / Par avion” airmail etiquette. The cover was originally addressed to Copenhagen, Denmark, but was mistakenly routed to Copenhagen, New York, where it received a Copenhagen, USA postmark dated 23 July 1948. A New York AMF Tour marking dated 24 July 1948 appears on the front. The handwritten pencil notation “Copenhagen Denmark” documents the correction of the erroneous routing. No Copenhagen, Denmark arrival datestamp is present.
Technical Details
- Country: Yugoslavia
- Date: 13 July 1948
- Origin: Mostar, Yugoslavia
- Destination: Copenhagen, Denmark
- Postal Service: International Air Mail
- Franking: 10 dinars
- Air Mail Etiquette: “Zrakoplovom / Par avion”
- Misrouting: Copenhagen, New York, USA
- Copenhagen, USA Postmark: 23 July 1948
- New York AMF Tour Marking: 24 July 1948
- Destination Correction: Handwritten pencil notation “Copenhagen Denmark”
- Danish Arrival Mark: None present
- Postal Interest: International misrouting with documented United States postal handling
Philatelic Interest
The cover is notable for its documented misrouting to Copenhagen, New York, USA, despite being addressed to Copenhagen, Denmark. The Copenhagen, USA postmark of 23 July 1948 and the New York AMF Tour marking of 24 July 1948 provide physical evidence of the erroneous routing. The subsequent handwritten correction to Copenhagen, Denmark, together with the absence of a Danish arrival datestamp, makes this a distinctive example of international postal misrouting.
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