1840, forwarding agents folded envelope from a missionary in Constantinople with red boxed "P.P", transatlantic mail cover send to NEW YORK, USA, on reverse ms. arrival Paris ms. 29 Juin 1840, on front transit mark Paris 30 Juin 1840. Forwarding agent is “J.B.GREENE HAVRE”, this agent paid the postage due and re-mailed it to its final destination with "BUREAU MARITIME HAVRE 1 JUIL 1840" red cds. and on reverse arrival ms. 20.Aug 1840, usual...

1848, Entire letter from Constantinople to Amsterdam, on reverse showing oval ”Swan & Rampacher / Constantinople / Ship Brokers” sender’s cachet in blue and ”CONSTANTINOPLE TURQUIE 27/MARS/1848" c.d.s. on front, PURUFIE AU LAZARET MALTE and cholera slits, red ETRANGER 10/AVRIL/48 c.d.s. and on arrival AMSTERDAM 12+, fine and scarce

1857, Lettersheet from Smyrne to Marseile, cancelled French cds. „Smyrne/Turquie 11.2.57“ and boxed „P.P.“ in black, framed "PAQUEBOTS DE LA MEDITERRANEE" in red alongside, taxe “5” and arrival mark on reverse, file fold, otherwise fine and scarce ship mail

1854, Entire letter from Smirna to Syra, rated 40 lepta in red crayon, reverse with SYRA arrival cds. The cover shows carantine slits for disinfection. A fresh and fine entire.

1889/1931, collection on old album leaves, starting 1889 "INDO-CHINE 89/5/R D" black surcharge on 35 c. unused signed Schl., Cochinchina including 1888 "15" on half of 30c brown on bister, unsevered pair, few doubtful Annam & Tonking overprints, some different, mainly fine.

1924/40, Syria & Lebanon collection on old album leaves, starting french surcharge issues, air mails and postage due, few complete sets, mainly fine.

1946/54, Air France : 10 air mail covers including first flights to Nouvelle Caledonie registered, anniversary flights to Buenos Aires, Jean Mermoz and Clermond-Ferrand anniversary, A.O.F., Senegal, plus two Card Max and 1949 Centenaire cover, mainly fine.

1915, 1c-2fr. complete set with additional franking tied by cds. "DULALA 27.3.17" to four registered cover with censor label to Basel, small part of address cut out, some transportation wear, otherwise fine and scarce

1915, 5c. horizontal pair in combination with 25c., all good perforation and fresh color tied by cds. "TRESOR ET POSTES AUX ARMEES CAMEROUN 18-2 16" to registered cover to Lyon with transit and arrival mark, light vertical and horizontal fold not affecting adhesives, otherwise fine and scarce

1891, 1 c. black, surcharged "Congo Francais / 5c.", unused, well-centered, very fine

1891, two stamps 25 c. black, surcharged "COngo Francais / 10 c.", and vertical surcharge "Congo Francais / 15 c.", both unused no gum, tiny perf faults, otherwise fine pair.

1892, 1 Fr. maroon postage due vertical surcharge "Congo francais / Timbres poste" and “10 c”, imperf, well margines, unused, very fine, signed Gebr. Senf Leipzig.