Any Interest In World Postal Stationery?

I've been eyeballing some specimen covers for early U.S. postal stationery. I can find the actual stationery listed in Scott Specialized, but I don't see specimens. That seems odd, since there is a category for specimen stamps. But then my catalog is woefully outdated. Can someone point me towards a catalog showing estimated values? How is specimen postal stationery listed for other countries?

It's been a while since I posted a few images. That will now change.
Here are some images of recently acquired material.
#1 Austria 1918 H7G # I-5 (Italian Military Occupation)



#2 Austria #61 (H&G). Item contains a perfin pattern in upper right of card. I am assuming this is actually pattern "M.S.S. / WIEN" with the WIEN being off page. I do not know (spelling) for usre but I think this may represent Austrian company "Math, Salcher, Sihue" Correction is anyone knows for sure welcome. 2 images, card and then close up of corner.




#3 Austria Letter Card. Not listed in H&G. issued 1886. Note 1886 & 1 number in lower left box:



#4 Liechtenstein #P88 (Michel) 1981



#5. Two Venezuela Aerogrammes 1st issued in 1972, 2nd issued in 1973




#6. 2 Panama aerogrammes. 10c is FG1 1969, and 20c is FG2 issued 1969
(H&G).




That does it for this time. Will try to get a few more later in the week. Enjoy!

This afternoon I found something for my Esperanto collection in the $1.50 postcard box at an antique store in my neighborhood. The words "post card," "where to," and "to whom" are printed in French, Russian, and Esperanto, while the hotel advertisement is in English (and the message written on the other side is in German).

Here's two Polish postal cards to continue the Esperanto theme. Issued 29 Oct 1962, to commemorate the 75th anniv of the Esperanto language.

The 1.50 zloty value with a commem cancellation of Poznan, 16 Dec. 1962



The 40 groszy value cancelled Warsaw, 11 April 1963, to South Australia


The 1.15 zloty stamp on the 40gr, card isn't cancelled, but what tales the sender & recipient could tell.

The sender was Stanislaw Zolkiewski (1913-1992), the Nestor of Polish pre-printed postal cards. He was the editor of the postal card section of the 5 tome "Polskie Znaki Pocztowe" (1960-73) as well as various other Polish catalogues. Author of many articles in the Polish, German & U.S. philatelic literature, as well as the postal card editor in the "Filatelista" bi-weekly magazine.

He was good mates with Marian Szczepanowski, the recipient.

Marian Szczepanowski, (1916-1981) was involved in the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. He survived & was sent to the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp. After the war he emigrated to Australia & I have several cards documentuing his stay in various Displaced Persons camps in Victoria, Australia. He moved to Greenacres, South Austriala & became president of the Polish Historical Society of Australia, authoring books on the Polish diaspora here. He was active in the Polish Philatelic Society of Australia contributing many philatelic articles.

As a poignant reminder of the power of faith, here's a rosary that Marian made from a piece of string in Sachsenhausen, now held by the History Trust of South Australia.

Atlanta GA to Chattanooga TN 1906 Postal Card with reverse illustration:

Here is the new USA Priority Mail envelope. Stamp printed upsdie down in upper left rear corner. Second shot is reverse image so it came be observed properly.

I just got a couple of change-of-address cards from the Netherlands, with Esperanto congress cancels from 1948 and 1951.

Found this item a few days ago. Can't get the color right, it is more blue-grey than that shown. Anyway, it is not listed, as far as I can find in the French sections of any postal stationery catalog, so it would appear this is a generic item issued for the troops by France.
Anyway, enjoy. Circa 1920's

Found a interesting (to me)new item from Austria. Ballonpost. Number KB186 (I think). Enjoy.

Here is a captured piece of Serbian postal stationery (Mi. #K 17 letter card) used through German field post by a soldier for a letter to his wife in Fulda.

Well let's see! This is not a rare card, but it does have a interesting tie-in cancel on it.
The card is Switzerland (H&G) # 206, issued in 1937.

The card has a nice tie in cancel of "SCHWEIZ.AUTOMOBILE-POSTBUREAU" Cancelled April 13, 1937. This is likely a FDC of the issue. Nice photo of "post office bus".

Here's a few mint Italian postal reply cards, a postal card and letter card I've come across recently -








Here's also a few from Belgium -

I haven't posted for a while. So.... here are a bunch of Great Britain Registered items for your perusal.

All envelopes catalog numbers from Higgins & Gage Catalog

C27 1893 size G; C19 1888 Size F


C31 1902 Size F; C36 1912 Size F; C38b 1918 Size F


C67b 1941 Size F; C50a 1922 Size G; C68 1943 Size G


C85e 1956 Size H; C91 1959 Size H


C113a 1973 Size H; C114a 1973 Size H; C117a 1974 Size H

A nice late usage (August 1891) of the New South Wales 4d registered envelope. G size, Higgins & Gage no. 5a

Rodd Point, near Five Dock, is named after the family of the addressee. Barnstaple Manor was built in 1845.

The registration rate was reduced to 3d on 1 October 1891 when the Australian colonies joined the UPU.

As a follow-up to PoStat4evR's collection of 19th-century German local posts, here's one from Hanau that I bought at WESTPEX today:



Fool that I am, I've decided to attempt a "One 19th-Century Mint Postal Card from Everywhere" collection, so here are the other cards I picked up at WESTPEX toward this end.

Brazil (Empire):



Mauritius:



Bavaria (with image of Bayerische Landes-Ausstellung Nürnberg 1896 on the back):




Hungary (with illustration of the Proclamation of King Matthias I [1458] on the back):




Hawaii (Kingdom, Scott #UX1):



Hawaii (Republic, Scott #UX8):



I love the inscription "PEPA POO LETA" on the Hawaiian cards, which would be spelt "PEPA PO'OLEKA" nowadays. It literally means "letter-head paper" or "paper with a head for a letter"; a "letter-head" is a picture of a head that is put on a letter, i.e. a postage stamp.