Thailand. (Austria) 1908. Siam postal stationery card 2s 1 1/2a carmine (type two) upgraded with SG 109, 1a purple and blue (pair) tied by Bangkok /2 date stamp in blue addressed to Wien, Austria. Very scarce use of postal stationer. Exhibition item.
Thailand. 1908. Siam postal stationery card 1 1/2a carmine upgraded with SG 109, 1a on 24a purple and blue tied by Bangkok / 4 date stamp addressed to Sapandan, Bangkok with arrival. Superb local use of postal stationery card.
United States. ( The Burma Mail Route ). 1884. Envelope addressed 'Care of British Consul, Chieng Mai, via Paphoon, Burma' bearing United States SG 211, 5c brown (pair) tied by New York duplex 'Dec 29 84' routed via Brindisi ;12th Jan ' with Sea Post Office transit '17 Jan' and Moulmein (Burma) 'Feb 8th 85' on reverse. A very early cover sent via the Papun route established in 1884 before Siam's entry into the UPU.
Thailand. (Indo-China) 1937. Air Mail envelope headed 'Poste Aerienne Voie Air Orient' addressed to Syria bearing French Indo-China SG 155, 30c grey and blue (pair) tied by Saigon Central/ Cochinchine date stamp with 'Par Avion' label and circular cachet 'Premier Services Reguliers/ France Indo-Chine/ Vie Air Orient' in violet, endorsed 'Par Avion de Saigon a Beyrouth' with Bangkok. Penang and Port Taufio transits with Beyrouth arrival. Scarce.
Thailand. (Hong Kong). 1941. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to San Francisco bearing SG 288, 10s carmine (3) tied by Bangkok / G.P.O. date stamp with matching registered label and circular '3' censor cachet in violet on face, routed via Hong Kong with 'Opened by Censor / Hong Kong' label in black tied by framed '65' cachet in green with San Francisco receiver on reverse. Very attractive item of censored mail.
Thailand. (Postmarks). In Buri, Singburi Province. Ex Mike Roberts.
Thailand. (Postmarks). Ang Thong Province. Ex Mike Roberts.
Thailand. (Postmarks). Singora, Songkhla Province. Ex Mike Roberts.
Thailand. (Postmarks). Singora, Songkhla Province. Ex Mike Roberts.
Thailand. (Postmarks). Singora, Songkhla Province. Ex Mike Roberts.
Thailand. (Postmarks). Samut Prakan, Bangkok Province. Ex Mike Roberts.
Thailand. (Postmarks). 1897. Very fine pair of SG 12, 2a green and carmine (pair) cancelled by Raheng (Tak) date stamp. Nice item.
Thailand. (Postmarks). Ubon Ratchatani, Ubon Ratchatani Province. Ex Mike Roberts.
Thailand. (Postmarks). Pak Nam Poh, Nakhon Sawan Province. Ex Mike Roberts.
Thailand. (Postmarks). Pak Nam Poh, Nakhon Sawan Province. Ex Mike Roberts.
Thailand. (Postmarks). Phichit ( Bichitra ), Phichit Province. Ex Mike Roberts.
Thailand. (Postmarks). Si Sa Ket, Si Sa Ket Province. Ex Mike Roberts.
Thailand. (Postmarks). Si Sa Ket, Si Sa Ket Province. Ex Mike Roberts.
Thailand. (Postmarks). Si Sa Ket, Si Sa Ket Province. Ex Mike Roberts.
Thailand. (Postmarks). Pattani, Pattani Province. Ex Mike Roberts.
Thailand. (Postmarks). Pattani, Pattani Province. Ex Mike Roberts.
Thailand. (Postmarks). Chachoengsao, Chachoengsao Province. Train Cancel. Scarce. Ex Mike Roberts.
Thailand. (Postmarks). Chachoengsao, Chachoengsao Province. Ex Mike Roberts.
Thailand. 1907. Siam postal stationery card 2a on 1 1/2a carmine upgraded with SG 92, 1a green and yellow tied by Bangkok / 2 date stamp endorsed 'Printed Matter' and addressed to Switzerland with St Gallen receiver on face. Very attractive item.
Thailand. (Postal Stationery). 1902. 1st Issue postal stationery card 1a orange / yellow tied by vernacular Bangkok date stamp addressed to 'The Borneo Co, Bangkok'. Very fine.
Thailand. 1902. Siam postal stationery card 1 1/2 carmine cancelled by Bangkok vernacular date stamp addressed locally. Nice card used.
Thailand. 1939. Envelope addressed to 'To America Express Office, San Francisco' bearing SG 280, 2s purple-brown (strip of three) tied by Bangkok date stamp hand-stamped 'Printed Matter' on face. Nice item paying the double printed mater rate.
Thailand. 1935. Siam postal stationery card 2s brown cancelled by 'Bangkok No 5' date stamp addressed to Bangkok. Very fine of item of Stationery.
Thailand. (Postal Stationery). Circa 1915. Siam postal stationery card 2s on 5a brown cancelled by Bangkok / 1 date stamp addressed locally. Very fine.
Thailand. 1906. Siam postal stationery double reply card upgraded with SG 92, 1a green and orange tied by Bangkok vernacular date stamp addressed to Boston with arrival. Very fine.
Thailand. 1932. Air Mail envelope addressed to Denmark bearing SG 243, 50s brown and grey, SG 256, 15s blue (2) and SG 261, 2b brown and carmine tied by bamboo chop and Bangkok dispatch.
Thailand. (Malaya). 1937. Registered Advice of Receipt envelope addressed to Bandon, Surat Thani Province. bearing ''Victory'' SG 191, 10s olive brown and black (4) tied by bilingual Bangkok / 6 double ring '16th June' with registered label and framed hand-struck 'A.R.' ( Advice of Receipt ) with bilingual 'Post Office Phaan /Inland Section' on reverse with Bandon receiver '17/6' and forwarded to Bukitmertajam, routed via Haadyai '18/6' and Penang '19/6' with Bukit Mertajam arrival '21st June' with 'T' hand - stamp endorsed '10c' in blue crayon for the additional postage too Malaya. Very fine and rare item. Exhibition piece.
Thailand. 1949. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to England bearing SG 294, 15s blue and grey, SG 296, 50s orange and grey and SG 319,3b brown and black (pair) tied by Bangkok date stamp with matching registered label with 'Opened by Custom' label in green on reverse. Scarce.
Thailand. (Tennis). 1939. Registered Advice of Receipt Air Mail envelope illustrated (Tennis) addressed to New York bearing SG 256, 15s blue (pair) and SG 258, 50s black and orange (pair) tied by Bangkok / 1 date stamp '23rd May 39' with matching registered label and hand-struck boxed 'A.R.' on face with New York arrival 'June 6 1939' and forwarded with 'Forwarded / G.P.O.N.Y. Reg Div' in violet on face. Superb item for the Tennis specialist. Illustrated envelopes from Thailand are not common.
Thailand. (Postmarks). Khon Kaen, Khon Kaen Province. Ex Mike Roberts.
Thailand. (Postmarks). Phanom, Nakhon Phanom Province. Ex Mike Roberts.
Thailand. (Postmarks). Phanom, Nakhon Phanom Province. Ex Mike Roberts.
Thailand. (Postmarks). Phanom, Nakhon Phanom Province. Ex Mike Roberts.
Thailand. (Postmarks). Surin, Surin Province. Ex Mike Roberts.
Thailand. (Postmarks). Srigura, Songkhala Province. Ex Mike Roberts.
Thailand. (Postmarks). Kanchanaburi, Kanchanaburi Province. Ex Mike Roberts.
Thailand. (Postmarks). Kanchanaburi, Kanchanaburi Province. Ex Mike Roberts.
Thailand. (Postmarks). Kanchanadit, Surat Thani Province. Ex Mike Roberts.
Thailand. (Postmarks). Korat, Nakhon Ratchasima Province. ex Mike Roberts.
Thailand. (Postmarks). Korat, Nakhon Ratchasima Province. Ex Mike Roberts.
Thailand. (Postmarks). Korat, Nakhon Ratchasima Province. Ex Mike Roberts.
Its a real pleasure to add a magnificent selection of French Colonies from Africa, Asia, The Caribbean and Oceania. Very fine pre-stamp, British Post Office, Charged Mail, Advice of Receipt, Printed Matter and postage due mail. A lovely selection of censor mail, some with five or six censor cachets and labels, routed Trans-Africa, two Ocean or over the Atlantic with some unusual destinations.
A few items from the Dr. Edward Grabowski collection, this amazing sale sold in three parts by Spink. Also interesting Tahiti and New Caledonia from Tony Eastgate's life time work.
Over the next few months we hope to add many items to grace the finest collections.
A strong area of stock is our China from Imperial to WW2 with many fine censor covers and Air Transits. A good selection of the overseas Post Offices, Austrian, British, French, Japanese and Russian with offices in Manchuria. Many mixed combinations, I.P.O's .
Coming soon the John Marc Sitarek accumulation of China, French Post Office and Indo-China with magnificent French Detachment in the Boxer Campaign covers.
John Marc also had a fine selection of the Chinese Labour Force which are not often seen, he built this selection over thirty years. One of the darker aspects of World War One was the plight of 12,000 Chinese workers who were recruited by the British Army from the North of China in 1916 to serve on the battle front in France as labourers, trench diggers, munitions carriers, mine disarmers and corpse bearers under often inhumane conditions. A large number were also struck down by the devastating Spanish flue of 1918.