1630, "Abissinorum Sive Pretiosi Joannis Imperium", handcoloured map, original, cornerfaults, ca. 180 x 220 mm

ca.1640, "Abissinorum Sive Pretiosi Joannis Imperium", handcoloured map, original, small paper faults, ca. 225 x 280 mm

1636, "Abissinorum Regnu", handcoloured map, original, good condition, ca. 170 x 225 mm

1630, "Beschrivinghe van Paep-Ians Landt ende Congo", handcoloured map, original, small paper faults, ca. 160 x 215 mm

1690, "Zanguebar", handcoloured map, Johann Christoph Beer, Nürnberg, original, paper faults, creased, ca. 115 x 135 mm

1636, "Hondius bis Map of the Abisine Empire", entire page black/white, map including small description, original, fine condition, 205 x 295 mm

1875, envelope with Egyptian franking pair 20 Pa. pyramids, used with cpl. strike of cancellation POSTE KHEDIVIE EGIZIANE 15/DEC/1875 MASSAWA, addressed localy. Paper faults and stained, very rare. Included four Egyptian stamps with part-strikes of Massawa-cancellations. 6

ca, 1875/78, Egyptian interpostal seals: MASSAUA, BARBARA and ZEJLA, four unused seals and a very rare used seal with Intaglio cancellation (Type 7) of Massaua. Rare group

1877, Egyptian Post Office ZEJLA: clear strike of "Poste Egiziane ZEJLA" in black on 5 Paras pyramid-issue.Very rare cancellation, only a few known, including one letter (collection Byam, Robson Lowe Oct. 1961)

1868, envelope to India franked 4 Annas (Officers rate) with "F.F." cancellation (Payne FF1) and ms date, on reverse red cancellation Field Force Post Office "Abyssinia and Bangalore" dater (the letter written by Capt. Elliot sent to his wife via his Commanding Officer)

1868, envelope from Bangalore, franked 4 Annas, duplex and manuscript cancellation, to Capt. Elliot/Field Force Abyssinia at Koomaylo, transit BOMBAY and arrival "Field Force Abyssinia" in red on reverse

1885, envelope from LONDON to a member of the Italian Field Forces (Tenente dei bersaglieri dAfrica - 1. Battaglione) in MASSAUA, on reverse transit Suez and arrival MASSAWAH 6th June 1885, very rare incoming mail, paper faults

1885, envelope from LONDON to a member of the Italian Field Forces (Tenente dei bersaglieri dAfrica - 1. Battaglione) in MASSAUA,on reverse transit Suez, Souakin and arrival MASSAWAH 29th May 1885, very rare incoming mail, paper faults

1867, Dec.12th/13th, lettersheet (3 pages) handwritten and signed by Werner MUNZINGER, from SENAFE (Napier Headquarter) to his brother Walther. Munzinger, a Swiss linguist and traveller, who was appointed British consul at Massawa and after 1868 French consul at the same town; 1871 it was named Khedive Ismail Governor (Bey). This document is of great historic interest considering Munzinger a man that rendered valuable aid to the Abyssinian expedition 1867/68. UNIQUE.

1894, "Menelik Sultan of the Nile", 3 Die proofs - essays of unadopted design without value, in orange, carmine, and black on white, ungummed paper, very fine and scarce, cert. Holcombe

1894, Menelik design, 9 die proofs of nonissued values 4, 8, and 16 G., each without overprint, with "SPECIMEN" handstamp in black and unadopted overprint

1894, First Empire Definitives, set cpl. ¼ to 16 G., handstamped "SPECIMEN" in black

1894, First Empire Definitives, ¼ to 16 G., set handstamped "SPECIMEN" in red, rare

1894, First Empire Definitives, ¼ to 16 G., each value of set with Harar Maltese Cross-cancellation (Payne HR1), together with three used sets, one set mint and two stamps with gutter