Varied collection of 65 covers/cards from 19th century to 1940s, each here for a reason, whether P.o.W., Paquebot, unusual and attractive cancels etc, incl. colourful 1919 combination franking of Japan (1913 1sn and two 4sn) and Japanese Offices in China (1913 ½sn and 2sn blocks of four) tied on Hotel advertising cover during Occupation of the Liaodong Peninsula, China, by purple date stamps of the Imperial Japanese Post Office - Port Arthur (now Dalian); Latin American airmail covers incl. Colombia 1920 30cts rose SCADTA, Brazil 5,000r Augusto Severo compound perf (Scott #C23c), Bolivia 1945 airmail set First Day on surcharged stationery, etc; First Flights of Persia and Durban-London; ‘Anglo-Soviet-Persian Censorship’ h/s; French Colonies; bisects with bizarre GB 1888 postally used fiscal cut-and-shut, philatelic British Honduras 2cts surcharge pair one bisected and Portugal 1893 100r tied bisect in Madeira; Gibraltar 5cts newspaper/document wrapper uprated with GB 2½d blue plate 23 registered to Spain with excellent strike of Austro-Hungarian Consulate; possibly earliest Scout cachet (front); German Office in Constantinople three colour franking of 1889 issues on 20pa on 10pf stationery, etc. A very interesting range.