Netherlands East Indies. (Censored Diplomatic Mail). 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to 'The Netherlands Legation, Washington, U.S.A.' headed 'Dienst/ Vru Van Port' with circular 'Department Van Ecomomische Zaken/ Batavia' in violet, bearing Netherlands Indies SG 399, 3g green, SG 438, 60c blue and SG 455, 1g + 1g grey (pair) tied by Batavia Centrum date stamp '16th Feb 42', hand-stamped 'Druwerk' in violet (Printed Matter) with framed 'Niet Door Censsuur Geopend/ 12' in carmine on face.

Very fine item sent at Air Mail Printed Matter rate with scarce censorship used on Diplomatic mail.

See Nico de Weijer's wonderful book on Netherlands Indies censor mail.

Netherlands East Indies. (Censor Mail). 1940. Envelope addressed to the United States bearing Netherlands Indies SG 397, 2c purple (3) and SG 403, 10c scarlet tied by Pladjoe date stamp '29th July 40' with blank censor tape tied by 'Censuur Gepasseerd/ Palembang' hand-typed in violet onto plain censor tape on the reverse.

Very fine item of local military censor mark from Palembang believed to be the only censor known.

From the Paul Bulterman collection and illustrated in 'Nico de Weijer's wonderful book on Netherland Indies censorship.

Netherlands East Indies. (Singapore). 1941. Advertising Air Mail envelope for the Chevrolet Motor Car (illustration on reverse) headed 'An Hok Liong & Co. Telokbetong (Sumatra), addressed to New York bearing Netherlands Indies SG 408, 35c purple, SG 429, 10c vermilion and SG 440., 1g violet tied by Tand - Jong date stamp '30th Dec 41' with 'Door Censuur Geopend' tied by 'Censuur/ 5' date stamp in red '6th Jan 42' with circular 'Dev/ 10' and 'Ec. C.' censor in carmine and large '0' (meaning unknown), routed via Singapore with 'D' an '26' censor cachets on face.

An illustration of the '0' is illustrated in "Nico de Weijer's' book on the censorship of the Dutch East Indies. Perhaps the stamp was thought not to be valid !

Great Britain. (Trans - Atlantic Mail). 1854. Folded letter addressed to Philadelphia bearing 'Embossed' SG 54, 1s pale green tied by '159' boxed bar obliterator with framed 'Queen Street' on reverse and double arc Glasgow 'August 25 1854', endorsed 'per "Africa" with Liverpool lozange 'L/ Aug 26' on reverse (Robertson Fig A), with circular 'Phial 24 Am. Pkt/ Sep 7/ Paid' in red and charged '5 cents' accountancy credit hand-stamp.

The '5 cents' accountancy is the United States share of postage for inland delivery.

Very fine four margin embossed one shilling.

Denmark. (European Entry Cachets). 1845. Pre stamp folded letter written from 'Copenhagen' dated '18th Jan 1845', addressed to Bordeaux, cancelled by Kjobenhavn date stamp on reverse '18/1'' with 'Danemarck/Par Hambourg' and hand-stamp 'PF', rated '3' on face with m/s '10' and '98' in black ink on reverse, routed via Hamburg with boxed 'T.T./ Hamburg/ 21. Jan 45' on reverse, 'Tour - T 2/ Forbach' French entry cachet in red and rated '15'in m/s with Bordeaux arrival '27th Jan 45' on reverse. Lovely item with scarce 'Paid Frontier' (PF).

The Paid Frontier hand-stamp "P.F." type not listed by Van der Linden.

Baltic States. (Memel - Trans - Atlantic Mail). 1826. Pre-stamp folded letter written from St. Petersburg dated '19th Nov 1826', addressed to 'Messer Nathan Bridge & Co., Boston', endorsed 'via Hamburg' with hand-struck 'Memel/ 6 Dec' and 'Franco', charged '3s' in red ink (silbergroschen) with boxed 'Gdynia' in red on reverse, London F.P.O. transit 'Dec 22' on reverse and forwarded by "care of Messer Sampson Batard & Co/ London', rated '1/8' in m/s with endorsement 'Received Boston 8th February 1827'.

Very nice item of Trans - Atlantic mail from Russia via the Baltic (Memel now Klaipeda), Gdynia, Poland and Germany forwarded via London across the Atlantic to Boston.

Germany. (Sweden). 1904. Deutsch Reich postal stationery card 10pf red written from Lubeck cancelled by 'Fra Tydskland/ L' with framed hand-stamp 'Paquebot', addressed to Sweden with Kjobenhavn transit and Goteborg arrival on face. Attractive item.

Japan. (Koban Printed Matter Rate). 1897. Envelope written from 'John Siegfried & Co. Kobe' addressed to Akron, Ohio bearing 'Koban' SG 116, 5r grey (pair) tied by vernacular Kobe date stamp in red-brown, sent on the 'Empress of India' with 'Chicago & Minn/ R.P.O.' on reverse and Akron arrival 'July 26 97'.

Scarce franking paying the un-opened printed matter mail rate carried over the Pacific.

French Colonies. (Oceania - French Equatorial Africa). 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to 'Sergeant Bernard Tracqui, Free French Forces, Fort Archambault, Tchad, French Equatorial Africa' bearing Oceania Yvert 168, 20f green and Air Mail 'French Libre' Yvert 3, 5f green tied by Papeete/ Tahiti date stamp '9th Oct 42' with 'Controle Postal Militaire' pink censor label tied by oval 'Ouvert/ Par/ L' Autorite Militaire', endorsed 'via San Francisco and New York' with 'Opened by Examiner/ I.E./ 8023' applied in Trinidad and circular 'Controle Postal/ Commission A/ Afrique Equatoriale Francaise' censor in violet on face, routed via Brazzaville/ Moyen Congo '28th Nov', with 'Forrt Archambault/ A.E.F.' arrival '11th Dec 42' on reverse.

Wonderful item of destination mail from Tahiti carried over the Pacific to San Francisco, New York, detained for censorship in Trinidad and over the Atlantic via the French Middle Congo to Tchad.

French Colonies. (Oceania). 1933. Registered 'Advice of Receipt' envelope addressed to Huahine Island bearing Oceania Yvert 34, 75c brown and violet (pair) tied by Papeete Ile Tahiti date stamp in violet '9th Jan 33' with matching registered label, circular 'A.R.' (Advice of Receipt) with Fare/ Ile Huahine arrival '24/1' and returned endorsed 'Inconnu a Huahine' with framed 'Inconnu' and 'Retour a L' Envoyeur' on face.

Scarce mail into Huahine with rare instructional markings.

French Colonies. (Oceania). 1903. Registered envelope addressed to France bearing Oceania Yvert 5, 10c black- lilac (4) tied by Maugareva/ Taiti date stamp '29 Aout 03' with framed hand-struck 'R', routed via Papeete 'Sept 28' with Mellecey arrival on reverse 'Nov 3rd'.

Very rare item of registered mail from Maugareva Atoll in the Gambier Islands.

French Colonies. (Oceania). Envelope headed 'Comppanie Francaise/ Des Phosphrates de L' Oceanie/ Papeete. Tahiti' addressed to France bearing Oceanie Yvert 15, 10c rose cancelled by hand-struck 'Makatea', routed via Papeete with Papeete transit '7th Sept' and Dordogne arrival on reverse '24th Oct 10'.

Scarce item of early mail from this small atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago.

A small steamship belonging to the "Compagnie Francaise des Phoshates en Oceanie" made the weekly connection from Makatea, the Phosphate island to Tahiti.

French Colonies. (Tahiti). 1904. Picture post card of 'The day of the Royal Marriage, Huahine, Iles Sous le Vent de Tahiti' addressed to France bearing Oceania Yvert 2, 2c brown/ lilac tied by Huahine/ Tahiti double ring '4th Sept 04'.

Scarce item from Huahine - Nui a small island from the Leeward chain (Society Islands).

China. (Malaya Penang - Netherlands Indies). 1939. Envelope addressed to Batavia, Java bearing China SG 472, 25c blue tied by Chefoo date stamp '8th Sept 39', routed via Penang with 'Passed by Censor/ Em 77' black on white censor tape tied by framed 'Passed By/ 19/ Censor' in violet on face.

Scarce early Penang censor label. Morenweiser records the white paper label from Penang only in use September 1939.

China. (Advice of Receipt). 1939. Advice of Payment/ Avis de Reception label cancelled by Tsingtao date stamp with Shanghai back-stamp of delivering office and signed by the Postmaster.

Ex Pat Clemo.

China. (Hong Kong - Censorship). 1941. Envelope written from the 'Asian Customs House, Swatow' addressed to Sweden' bearing SG 421, 50c green (not valid) with circular 'T' hand-stamp (erased), endorsed 'via Siberia', routed via Hong Kong with Victoria transit '5th Feb' and 'Opened by Censor/ Hong Kong' label (red on white) tied by boxed '103' in violet and Bodapor arrival on reverse '6th March.'

Interesting item of 'Invalid Mail' to Sweden via Hong Kong from Swatow.

China. (Communist Conquest and Post War Inflation). 1946. Registered EXPRESS Air Mail addressed to the United States bearing SG 812, $100 brown (32) tied by Shanghai date stamp '21st Sept' with registered label and hand-struck 'Express', routed via New York with Philadelphia receiver '2nd Oct 46'.

China. (Travelling Post Office). 1903. Picture post card of 'Market Street, Peking' addressed to the 'German Consulate, Shanghai' bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 108, 1/2c brown tied by 'I.P.O. - R.M.S./ Peking/ Shanhaikwan/ No 2' large double ring date stamp.

Very rare Travelling Post Office card paying the domestic rate from Peking to Shanghai.

Ex Pat Clemo.

China. (Yunnan Province). 1906. Photographic post card of 'Digging through the rock for the Yunnan Railway' addressed to France bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 122, 1c ochre and SG 123, 2c red tied by Imperial Post 'Mengtsz' date stamp. Nice item from Yunnan Province.

Lovely post card relating to the building of the Yunnan Railway constructed by the French.

Chine. 1903. Picture post card of ' Souvenir de Seoul, Coree' addressed to Spain bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 111, 4c brown tied by oval Peking date stamp in violet routed via the Imperial and French Post Offices in Shanghai..

The card was purchased as a souvenir in Chemulpo, Korea with a Korea 1cn green attached and tied.

China. (French Indo-China). 1902. Envelope addressed to Hanoi, French Indo-China bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 123, 2c red and SG 124, 4c brown tied by Lungchow date stamp '27th Feb', routed via Lang-Son bearing Indo-China SG 25, 15c grey tied by Lang-Son/ Tonkin double ring '28th Feb' with Hanoi arrival '1st Mars' on reverse.

Very rare combination paying the internal domestic rate of three cents from Lungchow to the French Indo-China border and fifteen cents postage of French Indo-China to Hanoi.

China. (Imperial Post). 1910. Picture post card of 'Coal Hills, Peking' addressed to the '1ST French Detachment, Tien-Tsin' bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 109, 1c ochre tied by Peking date stamp with Imperial and French Post Office arrival in Tien-Tsin. Very fine.

Ex Desrousseaux.

French Levant. (Crimea). 1856. Stamp-less folded letter written from 'Messina' dated '8th Feb 1856' addressed to Gruissan sent on the French paquebot "Heillesport", routed via Italy with 'D - Sicille - Marseille' French entry cachet in red, rated '15' in m/s with Narbonne arrival.

Nice item of mail from the Crimea campaign with four page letter.

French Levant. (French Post Offices in Salonika). 1878. Postal stationery 'Formula card' addressed to France bearing French 'Type Sage' Yvert 90, 15c blue tied by Salonique/ Turq. D' Europe' date stamp in blue '12th Dec 78' with 'Italie/ Modane' French entry cachet on face.

Very rare Formula card used from the French Post Office in Salonique.

French Levant. (Postage Due Mail). 1909. Envelope addressed to Constantinople bearing France Yvert 138, 10c carmine tied by Marseille date stamp '27th Feb 09', underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and bearing France postage due Yvert 29, 10c brown (strip of three) applied and tied by Constantinople - Galata Poste Francaise double ring '4th Mars' on face. Nice item of underpaid mail.

French Levant. (Netherlands). 1833. Stamp-less folded letter written from Smyrne dated '31st Dec 1833' addressed to Amsterdam, rated '140' in m/s and routed via Marseille with transit '12th Feb 1834' with hand-stamp 'Puriffiee a Marseille' on reverse with disinfection slits and forwarded endorsed 'Recue L' Achemnie par Escalon' with hand-struck 'L.F.R.5' on face in carmine (Lettre Francaise Rayon 5) and boxed 'Duitsch - Grensk/ te Arnham 'in red (Van der Linden 997) and hand-struck 'Frankryk/ Over Arnhem' (Van der Linden 1523) on reverse with Amsterdam arrival '21st Feb' on reverse.

Very fine item of disinfected mail from the Levant to the Netherlands.

French Levant. (Trebizonde). 1875. Folded letter addressed to London bearing French "Ceres" Yvert 38, 40c orange (3) tied by '5100' gros chiffres with adjacent Trebizonde/ Turq. D' Asie date stamp in blue dated '10th Avril 75' (Pothion Type A) with boxed 'PD', routed via Constantinople and Marseille with London Paid arrival '22nd April' in red on face.

Great Britain. (Brazil). 1936. Air Mail envelope addressed to Brazil bearing SG 427, 9d olive-green (pair) and 'Seahorse' SG 450, 2/6 brown tied by London date stamp with 'Europa - Sudamerika' Air Mail cachet in red and Rio arrival on reverse.

Great Britain. (Argentina - Under Cover Mail). 1944. Air Mail envelope from the 'Ministere Des Finances/ Cabinet du Ministre' addressed to 'Monsieur Silvert, Directeur de la revue, "BELGICA", Ayacucho 1507/ U.T. 42 - 4100, Buenos Aires' bearing Great Britain SG 475, 1s brown and SG 90, 3d pale violet tied by London date stamp '19th May 44', underpaid with framed 'T' hand-stamp and 'P.C. 90/ Opened by Examiner 859' censor label and Buunos Aires arrival '30 Juin' on reverse.

Great Britain. (Liverpool Censor - Portugal). 1945. Envelope addressed to Portugal bearing Great Britain SG 490, 3d pale violet tied by Liverpool slogan '30th May 45' with 'Opened by Examiner/ 4591' label tied by circular 'Postal & Telegraph Censorship/ Impounded Parcels/ Liverpool' on face in violet with arrival 'Palace Hotel/ Curia/ Servico Do Porteiro/ Correspondence De Devoivida/ Portugal' and forwarded with arrival '17th July' at Caldas.

A rare censor cachet from Liverpool to Portugal with 'P.C. 90' censor tape and forwarded to the 'Postal & Telegraph Censorship' section Impounded Parcels with censor cachet applied on face.

Great Britain. (Belgium). 1904. Hand-Painted envelope with illustration of 'Winter scene with church and windmill' addressed to Belgium bearing SG 230, 2 1/2d blue tied by Kensington double ring 'March 16 04' with Namur receiver on reverse '17th Mar' and circular numeral postman's chop on face.

Lovely hand-drawn envelope with scene depicting church through the fields and windmill.

Great Britain - Belgian Congo. (Under Cover Mail). 1943. Air Mail envelope addressed to 'Madam Cassant, B.P. 62, Elisabethville, Belgian Congo' bearing Great Britain SG 474, 10d turquoise (2) tied by Field Post Office/ 149 double ring '13th Oct 43' with circular '5' in violet on reverse, routed via Egypt with 'A.F. W3312/ Examined By/ Base Censor' tied by 'Deputy Chief Field Censor' and 'Crown/ Passed By Censor/ No 4885' and Elisabethville arrival '2nd Nov' on reverse.

Scarce item from Palestine Field Post Office No 149 via Egypt to B.P. 62 Belgian Congo an undercover address.

Proud FPO 149 Palestine (2.7.43) - (3.1.45).

China. (Chinese Imperial Post - Train Mail). 1907. Coloured picture post card of 'Schan - Hai - Kwan, South Gate' bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 123, 2c red tied by vernacular Chinese date stamp with oval 'F.T.' (Fast Train) and hand-stamp '3 - AM' with Tienstin arrival in German quarter. Very fine.

Scarce oval 'FAST TRAIN' hand-stamp.

China. 1928. Registered 'Official' envelope headed 'On Postal Service/ Post Office 'Hankow', China' addressed to 'The Office of Exchange, Post Office, France', cancelled Hankow on reverse '3rd Aout 28', printed 'Registered' and hand-stamped 'Via Siberia' in violet on face.

Scarce item used as 'INTERNATIONAL MONEY ORDER' registered envelope.

China. (Imperial Post). 1901. Illustrated hand-made envelope addressed to Germany bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 108, 1/2c brown and SG 100, 1c ochre (pair) tied by Tangku date stamp '21st June 01'. Very attractive cover.

Beautiful cover with Bird illustration, stamps being very fresh with full colour.

China. (Horseshoe Route). 1943. Registered Air Mail envelope written from Shan Sheusi addressed to London bearing SG 632a, 30c brown, SG 638a, $2 blue-green (2) and SG 641a, $5 carmine tied by Siking date stamp with registered label on reverse, endorsed 'By B.O.A.C. to Egypt/ onward by Surface transport' with Pahsien transit in reverse, routed via India and Egypt with 'Opened by Examiner/ 721' censor tape.

Nice item paying the double letter rate of $4, plus air letter $5 and thirty cents registration fee, carried C.N.AC. to Calcutta and horseshoe route to Durban and Cairo and surface mail to Europe.

Netherlands East Indies. (Censor Mail). 1940. Envelope written from the 'Nederlandsch Indische Handelbank' addressed to Chicago bearing Netherlands Indies SG 402, 7 1/2c violet tied by Menado date stamp '18th Oct 40' with 'Door Censuur Geopend' label tied by circular 'Deviezen Censuur/ Menado No 1' censor cachet in black on face and reverse.

Scarce censorship from Menado, Sulawesi Island, only in use for three months.

See 'Nico de Weijer's' wonderful book on Netherlands Indies World War Two censorship.

Netherlands East Indies. (Censor Mail). 1941. Envelope addressed to Batavia bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 429, 10c vermilion tied by Slawi date stamp '20th June 41' with hand-stamp '6' censor in scarlet on face.

Local cover not censored but hand-stamped with numeral, a few known dated between June to September 1941.

Netherlands East Indies. (Censor Mail). 1941. Illustrated envelope written from the 'Herste Nederlandsche, Soerabaja' addressed to 'The Netherlands Consulate, Washington' bearing Netherlands Indies 'SG 430, 15c blue tied by Soerabaja date stamp with boxed 'Niet door Censuur/ Gepasseerd/ 5' censor cachet in carmine and United States 'Released/ By Authority of the District Postal Censor.'

Mail to and from Government Offices abroad were not subject to censorship.

Netherlands East Indies. (Trans - Pacific Mail). 1940. Air Mail postcard addressed to Switzerland bearing Netherlands Indies SG 401, 5c ultramarine, SG 403, 10c scarlet, (2), SG 424, 10c (+ 2 1/2c) vermilion and SG 425, 10c (+ 2 1/2c) vermilion (2), tied by Padang date stamp '31st July 40', endorsed 'By KNILM - Trans - Tasmin/ P.A.A. to USA' with circular 'Dev/ 9' censor cachet and Horlauben arrival '23rd Aug 40' on face. Nice item.

Netherlands East Indies. (Censorship by the Orphan Chamber - Batavia). 1940. Unstamped registered envelope addressed to Meester Cornelis cancelled by Ned Indie '25c' meter mail dated '17th April' with Batavia Central registration label and 'Door - Weeskamer - Batavia Geopend/ Weeskamer to Batavia' label applied and tied by Meester Cornelis date stamp '14/5'.

Interesting example of a letter to a bankrupt entity opened by the Censorship Orphan Chamber (Weeskamer).

From the Paul Bulterman collection and illustrated in 'Nico de Weijer's wonderful censor book with a detailed description.

China. (France). 1908. Picture post card of 'La Servante Justifee' bearing French 'Sower' 10c red tied by Paris date stamp '11th Oct 06' (card used back to France) written from Tchang - Sin - Tien cancelled by framed 'Gare de Tchang - Sin Tien' on reverse and bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 123, 2c red (pair) tied by vernacular date stamp routed via Tientsin '23rd May 08' with Imperial Post Shanghai and Shanghai Deutsche Post date stamp transit '29th May' on face. Very rare item of Chinese Railway (ambulant) mail.

China. (Indo-Chinese Post Office in Canton - Macau). 1904. Registered envelope addressed to Macau bearing Canton SG 24, 25c blue and SG 26, 30c cinnamon tied by Canton - Chine double ring '27th Avril 04' with boxed hand-struck 'R', endorsed 'Per Steamer "Kiang Tung" with Macau arrival on reverse '27th Avr.'

Scarce item of incoming mail to Macau.

China. (Indo - China - Military Mail). 1941. Air Mail post card from Indo-China addressed to 'Monjiro Nakana, Kawai Village, Fukuoka Province' bearing Japan SG 318, 5s blue and SG 322, 10s carmine tied by Field Post Office 208, Hisami Nakano, HQ of Ogi Unit, Nishimura Unit' date stamp '20th Sept 1941' with vernacular 'Air Mail cachet and circular censor cachet in orange.

Scarce item of military mail from Indo-China carried by 'Dai Nippon Airways', franked 15 sen for Air Letter rate.

(20th September 1941. Indo-China to Japan. FPO 208, Hisami Nakano, HQ of Ogi Unit, Nishimura Unit to Monjiro Nakana, Kawai Village, Fukuoka Prefecture. Censored. Franked 15 sen for Air Fee only as Military Mail was free for Surface mail).

Ex Ted Proud.

China. (Manchuria). 1937. Printed Matter envelope addressed to France bearing Manchuria SG 25, 1 1/2f violet and SG 103, 2 1/2f on 2f yellow-green tied by Harbin date stamp, stamped 'Printed Matter', endorsed 'Via U.R.S.S.' with arrival on reverse '20th Sept 37'.

Lovely item of mail from Manchuria paying the Un-Opened Printed Matter rate to France.

China. (Russo - Japanese War - Manchuria). 1905. Stamp-less picture post card of 'Manchuria, Russo - Japanese War' addressed to Estonia, Baltic States cancelled by Russian military cachet, routed via the Chinese Eastern Railway with oval 'Vladivostok 264 Kharbin/ de' date stamp '7th June 05' (Tchill Fig 674) with Tartu arrival. Lovey item.

Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1906. Picture post card of 'Marchand Arabe' addressed to Northumberland bearing Hong Kong SG 78, 4c purple/ red tied by Tientsin/ Br. P.O. double ring 'Dec 9th' (Webb Type A), routed via Shanghai B.P.O. with transit 'De 13 06' (Webb Type J). Very fine.

Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports - Forwarding Agents). 1879. Envelope addressed to England bearing Hong Kong SG 11, 8c pale orange tied by 'S/ 1' obliterator with adjacent Shanghai/ A date stamp 'Ap 11 79' (Webb Type Bi) with oval 'Forwarded By/ Jardine Matheson & Co/ Shanghai' in red with m/s date '11/4/79' in center, routed via Hong Kong 'Ap 15', endorsed 'per French Mail' with Preston and Lytham receivers on reverse 'My 24.' Superb item of Forwarding Mail.

Ex Ryochei Ishikawa and John Parker.

Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1905. Picture post card of 'Chefoo, China' addressed to London bearing Hong Kong SG 78, 4c purple/ red tied by Chefoo/ British P.O. double ring '24th March 05' (Webb Type A), routed via Victoria '3rd April' with Stoke Newington arrival and forwarded to Folkstone.

Scarce double ring Chefoo Treaty Port with card published by "Verlag von H. Sietas & Co, Chefoo, China.'

Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1915. Picture post card of 'A Chinese Fortune Teller' addressed to Switzerland bearing SG 93, 4c carmine tied by Wei - Hai - Wei/ Port Edward' date stamp 'Jy 26 15' (Webb Type G). Very fine and attractive item.