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1865-67, City Post of Constantinopel : Liannos Collection on five album pages starting proof pair 5 pa. black on dull rose imperforated with guide line for printing on top, perforation varieties, imperforated blocks, colour shades, blocks of four, fine and unusual.

1852, Coat of arms 40 c. “celeste”, fresh color and good margins, used with bar cancellation, fine, signed Star(auschek)

1894, Postal stationery card 10 c. black on greenish, written at Tien Tsin and used through French P.O. with "SHANGHAI NOV. 95" datestamp repeated alongside, handed over to the local Japanese Post Office for onward transmission via Yokohama (18 Nov.) and Victoria (19 dec.) to Asunción, Paraguay, with arrival on obverse (1 Feb.). Minor and unobtrusive transportation creases mentioned for accuracy, otherwise very fine. An extraordinary usage with exceptional routing to a rare destination (Higgins & gage-Nr. 2)