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1880 (4 Mar) Letter sheet within Porto (Portugal), franked by 25r (Portugal), canceled by Porto postmark. No arrival postmark

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Rare Stamps and Postal History of The World
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1927 (22 Oct) International registered cover from Mindelo (Cabo Verde) to Chicago (USA), franked with two 1e (Cabo Verde), canceled by Mindelo postmark. Via New York REGY. DIV. November 16, 1927. Arrive in Chicago November 18, 1927
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1883 (4 Mar) Letter sheet from Lisboa (Portugal) to Pasa (Portugal), franked by 25r (Portugal), canceled by Lisboa postmark. Blue oval "JOSÉ JOAQUIM DAS NEVES & F.os / LISBOA" forwarding agent cachet. No arrival postmark
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1866 (4 Jul) Letter sheet from Focsani (Romania) to Galati (Romania), franked with 20p (Romania), canceled by Focsani postmark. Manuscript "Franco" on front. Arrive in Galați July 6, 1866
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1917 (26 Nov) International censored cover from Stamboul (Turkey) to Budapest (Hungary), franked with 50pa (Turkey), canceled Stamboul postmark. Hungarian military censorship with rectangular cachet on front and red-printed paper seal "Hadijog alapján fölbontatott" (Opened under martial law) on reverse. No arrival postmark
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1918 (24 Jun) International censored cover from Пловдивъ (Plovdiv, Bulgaria) to Zurich (Switzerland), franked with 25st (Bulgaria), canceled by Пловдивъ postmark. Via Sofia (Bulgaria). Red censored cachet "Цензурна Комисия София" what means "Censorship Commission Sofia". Arrive in Zurich July 8, 1918
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1922 (17 Aug) International registered cover from Warszawa (Poland) to Seattle (USA), franked by 100m (Poland), canceled by Warszawa postmark. Via Chicago August 31, 1922. Arrive in Seattle September 3, 1922
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1924 (12 Jul) Registered international cover from Stamboul (Constantinople) to Berlin (Germany), franked with two 1pi with overprint 4.5pi (inverted), two 5pa, 10pa with overprint and 3pi with overprint 7.5pi. Arrived in Berlin July 16, 1924
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$100
1919 (24 Jan) International registered cover Fiume (Fiume, Croatia) to Susak (Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes), franked with Hungary 20f with black overprint "FIUME / FRANCO / 45", canceled by Fiume postmark. Arrive in Susak January 25, 1919
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