China 1951, Registered Canvas Bag Cover – Tea Sample Sent from Shanghai via Canton to Italy

Unusual and scarce postal item: small canvas bag bearing postal markings and adhesives on both front and back, used as the mailing container for a tea sample, sent registered by the China Tea Corporation from Shanghai via Canton to Italy, 1951.

The canvas bag functions as both the cover and packaging, with franking and registry labels affixed directly. An exceptional example of mid-20th-century commercial trade-related postal usage, illustrating unconventional packaging methods during the early PRC export period.

CZECHOSLOVAKIA, 1918–1925 – HRADČANY ISSUE: Specialized study of the Linden Leaves watermark varieties on the 1925 T.G. Masaryk commemorative stamps. Presented on two exhibit pages, illustrating eight distinct watermark positions on the sheets. Includes noted printing errors as cataloged in the 1968 monograph C1, each identified by plate number and stamp position (e.g., II/87). A rare and valuable collection for the advanced Czechoslovakian philatelist.

1940, re-valued provisional Faroe Islands stamps issued in 1940 and 1941, at the beginning of the British wartime administration of the islands. The catalog attributes are as follows: 1 Ore black Wavy-line type. With blue overprint: 20 (Ore), 1. Issue 5, O red wine Wavy-line type. With blue overprint: 20 (Ore).15 Ore red Ship type. With black overprint: 20 (Ore).5 Ore wine-red Wavy-line type. With black overprint: 50 (OIre), 1. Issue.6 Ore orange Wavy-line type. With black overprint: 60 (OIre), 1. Issue.All perforation 12 3/4. Unmounted mint.Catalog number in Facit 4I, 5, 6, 7I, and 8I.  MiNr: 2-6. Cat. 1200 Euro. Genuine and without repairs. PH/Certificate LASSE NIELSEN.   

Falkland Islands 1967 – Airmail Cover to Germany. posted from Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, bearing the “Radio and Space Research Station” cancellation dated 21 Sep 1967, addressed to W. Driesen, Duisburg-W’ort, B.R.D., Germany. The cover features a charming mix of Falkland Islands stamps depicting local wildlife, including Falkland Thrush, Gentoo Penguins, and Steamer Ducks, along with a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and a “By Air Mail / Par Avion” label.

QV: 4d grey black. SG-6. Part OG. MM Cat £850 (image available) {MH}  (Start Price / Minimum Bid = $150.)