Here we have an unusual and attractive group on the popular subject of the international language of Esperanto on a postcard and three envelopes. They are generally fine with minor wear here and there from international postal handling. The Belgian cover has a small tear at the upper left. The dark area on the French envelope is caused by slight roiling that has allowed light to leak in to my scanner. It is not on the original.
1. A 1908 Irish postcard from Dublin to Ohio in the U.S. with a long and easy-to-read message in Esperanto. The Tuck's postcard pictures O'Sullivan's Cascade in Killarney, Co. Kerry. The 1d British stamp is tied by a Dublin 40 DE 2 08 double circle handstamp. The card is addressed to one Fino GH Cowles, Chardon, Geauga Co., Ohio USA.
2. A 1968 Belgian cover with a 1.50 stamp paying the printed matter rate to England. It is from Heroldo de Esperanto, ADA Fighiera Sikorska, Brussels.
3. A fine and neat French mourning cover with a 0.20 heraldry stamp tied by an illustrated 60e Congres National d'ESPERANTO postmark of Aiz-en Provence. The design in the postmark seems to depict fancy stonework. The cover is addressed within Aix-en-P. This group has been relisted at a reduced price. I do not relist items indefinitely but return them to my show stock.
4. An unusual U.S. air mail envelope with "air mail" in Esperanto: "Per Aerposto" with a circumflex accent. The first line of the address is also in Esperanto: "Al Estmata Sinjoro." The cover is from William Franke, Rensselaer NY, to one Werner Heimlich, Soltau, Germany. The reverse has two more of the rarely seen Esperanto air mail handstamps. The stamps are tied by Rensselaer double circle postmarks of 1962.
5. A 1987 Jubileo (1887-1987 centennial) Cinderella label on an air mail envelope from New York to England. It has the Esperanto star in the middle The two 25-cent stamps have been tied by a New York Customs Service 200th anniversary machine cancel of 4 Sep 89. The cover from a Dr Julius Balbin, West End Avenue, NYC, is addressed to the Brighton Metropole Hotel, Kings Road, Brighton, England.
A varied and elusive Esperanto group. This group has been expanded.
The postage on this lot is higher than I would like, which is down to Royal Mail rates and other charges beyond my control such as eBay and PayPal commissions. I use good British stamps to send all my lots and these should result in collectable stamps cancelled by hand in my village post office for the buyer.
As I have some fixed-price lots, anyone who makes a purchase might want to look at them before paying. If you buy more than one item, please wait for my invoice so I can combine postage
When payment is received by teatime British time (it is usually dished up about 4:30) I normally post the item the next morning. Our village post office is closed on Saturdays, however, so if you pay on Friday the item will not go out until the following Monday.
ref 6726s
Note to British buyers: The postage for this lot will be $2.