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German Colonies

1899 | German Colonies (DR14361)

German Colonies. ( South West Africa ). 1899. German 'Reichpost' postal stationery letter card 10pf carmine upgraded with Germany Yvert 46, 5pf green (2) tied by Gibeon date stamp '2/2' addressed to Germany with Steinkop/Cape Colony and Cape Town transits '10th March' with Mainz arrival'4th Avril' and forwarded to Italy, Scarce letter card used in German South West Africa.

£350.00
Italian Colonies

1934 | Italian Colonies (DR14360)

Italy Colonies. ( Libya ).1934. Mourning envelope addressed to Holland bearing Yvert 27, 50c olive / black and Express Yvert 10, 1.lira 25c on 60c red tied by Bengasi double ring routed via Milan. Very fine usage of Express Mail.

£220.00
Italian Colonies

1965 | Italian Colonies (DR14359)

Italy Colonies. ( Libya ). 1965. Air Mail envelope addressed to Messa, Libya bearing Libya 2m bistre ( block of four ) tied by Garian date stamp ' 3rd Aug; underpaid with Libya postage due 2m brown (pair ) tied by Messa receiver, Scarce item of postage due mail.

£175.00
Italy

1919 | Italy (DR14358)

Italy. ( Trentin ). 1919. Stamp-less envelope addressed to Bozan cancelled by circular 'T' and bearing Trentin Yvert 28, 5h on 5c green (pair), Yvert 29, 10h on 10c carmine and Yvert 30, 20h on 20c brown (overprinted 'Taxe') tied by Bozen date stamp '19th Jan 1919' on arrival. Scarce item of the 'Venezia Tridentina' overprint Not Officially authorized for Postage Due purposes. Ex Kiddle.

£125.00
Italy

1894 | Italy (DR14357)

Italy. 1894. Value Declared envelop addressed to Aglie bearing Yvert34, 10c carmine, Yvert 35,20c orange (3) and Yvert 57,5c green tied by Torino/Raccom date stamp with hand-struck 'Assicurato' with wax seals and string on reverse.

£125.00
Italian Colonies

1922 | Italian Colonies (DR14356)

Italian Colonies. ( Eritrea ). 1922. Envelope addressed to Paris, France Yvert 32, 10c rose (pair ) and Yvert 48, 60c carmine tied by Adi Caie/ Eritrea date stamp '2nd Dec 22; Scarce item of commercial mail from Adi Caieh during the Italian Occupation.

£275.00
Italian Colonies

1912 | Italian Colonies (DR14355)

Italian Colonies. ( Libya ). 1912. Registered envelope addressed to Palermo bearing Italy Yvert 76, 5c green, Yvert 79, 25c blue and Yvert 80
, 40c brown tied by Homes/ Tripolitania date stamp with hand-struck 'R/No 380' and Patermo/Raccom receiver on reverse. Very fine quality.

£175.00
Italy

1909 | Italy (DR14354)

Italy Levant. 1909. Registered envelope addressed to the 'Bank Russes, Paris' bearing Italian Levant Yvert 39, 10pa on 5c green ( pair ), Yvert 40, 20pa on 10c rose and Yvert 41, 40pa on 25c blue tied by Constantinople Galatia / Poste Italiane date stamp with hand-struck 'R/No/Conpoli' on face. Very attractive.

£175.00
Italian Colonies

1921 | Italian Colonies (DR14353)

Italian Colonies. ( Eritrea ). 1921. Envelope addressed to Paris, France Yvert 31, 5c green ( block of 12 ) tied by Adi Caieh/ Eritrea date stamp '16th Feb 21' Scarce item of commercial mail from Adi Caieh during the Italian Occupation. A very fine franking Exhibition item.

£295.00
Italy

1942 | Italy (DR14352)

Italy. (New Zealand Prisoner of War Mail). 1942. Italian Prisoner of War card written from 'David Grey Blair-Hook (Lieutenant (26787) Camp 47. P.M. 3200, Italy' addressed to 'The Chief Paymaster, Pretoria, South Africa' bearing 50c brown and 2lira blue tied by bar obliterator dated '18th Dec 1942' with boxed 'Certificato/ Per Censura' and circular 'Unificio Censura Posta/ Estera/ 1' and hand-stamp '44' with '140/1' on face, endorsed 'Via Aerea/ via Sofia-Istanbul' with Egypt 'Deputy Chief Field Censor' cachet on face and oval 'Pretoria/ military pay' hand-stamp in carmine on face '18-2-1943' on face. Superb item.

Prisoner of War Camp No 47 in Modena held mostly Officers from New Zealand.

£95.00
North Africa

1935 | North Africa (DR14351)

Italian Occupation of Eritrea. 1935. Italian postal stationery Army card endorsed 'Avion' cancelled by Asmara date stamp '18th Nov 35' addressed to Livorno.

£75.00
North Africa

1943 | North Africa (DR14350)

North Africa. ( Tunisia ). 1943. Air Mail envelope addressed to Roma bearing Italy Yvert 229, 25c green (4) tied by Posta Militaire/ M.85' stamp '30th Jan 43; Nice item from the Italian Troops in Tunis, North Africa.

£75.00
Italy

1942 | Italy (DR14349)

Italian Occupation of North Africa. ( Libya ). 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to Italy bearing Italy Yvert 232,50c violet and Air Mail Yvert 12,50c brown tied by 'Post Militar/ No 220' date stamp '2nd Sept 42' with 'Verrificato Per Censura' table tied by circular 'Ufficio Censura Posta Militaire' in violet with hand -stamp '10' and framed 'Prelevata Per Censura/ Commission Prov. 'T' on reverse. Superb.

£125.00
Italy

1941 | Italy (DR14348)

Italian Occupation of North Africa. ( Libya ). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Italy bearing Libya Yvert 28, 30c black and brown, Air Mail Yvert 4, 50c rose-carmine and 'Express' Yvert 10, 1125 on 60c carmine tied by Tripoli double ring '4th June 41' with 'Verrificato Per Censura' label tied by 'Commissione Provinciale di Censura/ T' in violet with hand-stamp '23' in violet on face and arrival on reverse '7/6' Nice use of the Express mail.

£195.00
Italy

1942 | Italy (DR14347)

Italian Occupation Of North Africa. ( Libya ). 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to Italy bearing Yvert 232, 50c violet and Air Mail Yvert 12, 50c brown tied by 'Posta Militaire No3' date stamp '27th Jan 42' with ' Verrificato Per Censura table tied by 'Ufficio Censura Posta Militarie' in violet with hand-stamp '39' and Milano receiver '2nd Feb; Very fine.

£95.00
Italy

1942 | Italy (DR14346)

Italian Occupation of North Africa. ( Libya ). 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to Italy bearing Italy Yvert 232, 50c violet and Air Mail Yvert 12, 50c brown tied by 'Postale Concentrammento' date stamp '2 8th Feb 42' with 'Verrificato Per Censura/ UD' label tied by circular '104' hand-stamp in carmine on reverse with Udine arrival '8th March' on reverse. Very fine.

£95.00
Bulgaria

1919 | Bulgaria (DR14345)

Bulgaria. ( British Forces in Bulgaria ). 1919. Stamp-less photographic card of 'Sofia' endorsed 'O.A.S.' written from Sofia date '25th May 19' addressed to Ashford cancelled by Army Post Office/ SX21 skeleton of Sofia with framed 'Passed by Censor/ No 474 in violet on face.

Scarce item from the British Army Post Office SX. 21 in Sofia (22.9.19) the only date known to Proud in 'History of British Army Postal Service'.

£275.00
Bulgaria

1914 | Bulgaria (DR14344)

Bulgaria. 1914. Picture post card 'Panoramic view of Tzaribord' addressed to France bearing Yvert 83, 10s carmine and black tied by Tzaribrod-Gare date stamp with bilingual hand-stamp 'Renvoye a cause de guerre' in carmine. Very fine.

£75.00
Bulgaria

1912 | Bulgaria (DR14343)

Bulgaria. 1912. Envelope addressed to England bearing Yvert 85, 25s ultramarine and black tied by large circular military cachet with adjacent 'Lozengrad' date stamp routed via Sophia. Very fine item of Balkan Occupation mail.

£225.00
Bulgaria

1929 | Bulgaria (DR14342)

Bulgaria.( United States ). 1929. Envelope addressed to Bulgaria bearing United States SG 407, 2c carmine tied by Rockaway roller, underpaid with 'T/Centimes 30' duplex and bearing Bulgaria Yvert 198, 30s blue/brown tied by instructional Due hand-stamp in blue with Provdiv arrival. Ex Kiddle.

£95.00
Bulgaria

1916 | Bulgaria (DR14341)

Bulgaria. 1916. Postal stationary card 5b green written from Bulgarian Prisoner of war addressed via the Red Cross,Geneva to Marseilles routed via Wien with censor cachet and double ring 'Depot des Prisonniers de Nimes-Censure-15th Region/Bulgare' in violet Attractive item.

£175.00
Belgium

1872 | Belgium (DR14340)

Belgium. (France ) 1872. Envelope addressed to France bearing Yvert 30, 10c green ( pair ) tied by by 70 in lozenge with adjacent Anvers ( Station ) double ring 9th Sept 72, underpaid with 'Affr. Insuff./70' hand-stamp on face and 'France/ Midi VI' ambulant on reverse, charged with hand-struck '9' on arrival in Drome. Nice item of underpaid mail to France.

£150.00
Belgium

1916 | Belgium (DR14339)

Belgium. ( France ) 1916. Stamp-less envelope addressed to La Havre cancelled by St. Jacques-s-Darnetal/Seine double ring 7th Juin 16 with circular 'Les Enfants de L''Yser/De kinderen Van Den Yzer/ Colonie Scolaire Adresse arrival on reverse. Scarce item from the Belgian school camp at St Jacques s Darnetal during WW1.

£150.00
Belgium

1915 | Belgium (DR14338)

Belgium. ( Belgian Detachment in France ) 1915. Stamp-less envelope addresses to France cancelled by Sarthe date stamp with circular 'Royaume de Belgique/ Auditory Militaire' on face and Le Mans arrival. Very nice item from the Belgian Detachment in France.

£75.00
Belgium

1916 | Belgium (DR14337)

Belgium. ( Belgian Detachment in France ) 1916. Stamp-less envelope addressed to France cancelled by Sarthe date stamp with cirular 'Armee Belge C.I. NO 4 Came D' Auvours' in violet with hand-struck 'Le Colonel A.E.M. Commandant/ le C.I. No 4 et G.A.C.I.A.M.' on face with Le Mans arrival. Very nice item from the Belgian Detachment in France.

£75.00
Belgium

1915 | Belgium (DR14336)

Belgium.( Belgian Detachment in France ) 1915. Stamp-less envelope endorsed 'S.M.' addressed to France cancelled by Sarthe date stamp with oval 'Bureau de Recrutement/ Le Mans /Armee Belge' on face with Le Mans arrival. Very nice item from the Belgian Detachment in France.

£75.00
Belgium

1916 | Belgium (DR14335)

Belgium. ( Belgian Detachment in France ) 1916. Stamp-less envelope addressed to France cancelled by Sarthe date stamp with circular 'Armee Belge C.I. NO 4 camp D'Auvours' in violet with hand-struck 'Le Colonel A.E.M. Commandant/ le C.I. No4 et G.A.C.I.A.M.' on face with Le Mans arrival. Very nice item from the Belgian Detachment in France.

£75.00
Belgian Congo

1941 | Belgian Congo (DR14334)

Belgian Congo. 1941. Envelope addressed to Philadelphia bearing Belgian Congo 25c turquoise and 2f50 scarlet tied by Kikwit date stamp 23rd June 41 endorsed 'sur Kwilu' routed via Leopoldville with 'Congo Belge/ Censure' label tied by circular 'Leopoldville' 7th July on reverse. Nice item of Belgian Congo mail from Kwilu Province.

£95.00
Belgian Congo

1943 | Belgian Congo (DR14333)

Belgian Congo. ( Uganda ) 1943. Envelope addressed to England bearing Ruanda 3f50c olive tied by Kigali date stamp routed via Kampala with Kampala/Uganda transit and 'Opened by Examiner/N/ 212' censor label with boxed 'Crown/ Passed / N / 25' censor cachet on front and reverse. Very fine.

£150.00
Belgian Congo

1944 | Belgian Congo (DR14332)

Belgian Congo. ( Togo ). 1944. Air Mail envelope addressed to Togo bearing 10f brown tied by Boende date stamp '11/4' with Congo Velge censor label tied by Conquilhatville transit '15/4', routed via Bangui/Oubangui-Chari '22nd Avril' and Fort Lamey/Tchad 2nd Mai' on reverse with 'Controle Postal' censor seal tied by oval 'Ouvert Par les Autorite' with circular 'A.E.F.' censor on face. Great item five different censors and six different West Africa Countries.

£150.00
Belgian Congo

1918 | Belgian Congo (DR14331)

Belgian Congo. ( French Congo ) 1918. Envelope addressed to Brazzaville, French Congo bearing Belgian Congo Yvert 65, 10c carmine and Yvert 66, 15c turquoise tied by Kinshha date stamp with Brazaville/Congo Francaise arrival and forwarded via Dakar, Senegal to Oubangui-Chari-Tchad. Scarce item of destination mail from Belgian Congo.

£150.00
Belgian Congo

1917 | Belgian Congo (DR14330)

Belgian Congo. 1917. Registered envelope written from Dodouna addressed to France bearing Yvert 28, 5c green, Yvert 29, 10c red, Yvert 30, 15c turquoise and Yvert 31, 25c blue tied by ' B.P.C.V.P.K. No18' double ring with registered label, routed via Dar-es-Salem with London registered transit.Nice item of occupation mail.

£225.00
Belgian Congo

1918 | Belgian Congo (DR14329)

Belgian Congo. ( German East Africa ) 1918. Postal stationary card 5c green overprinted 'German East Africa/Belgain Occupation' written from 'Udjidji' date 20th Feb 18' cancelled by 'B.P.C.V.P.K./NO 17' double ring addressed to France routed via Daressalam. Very fine.

£125.00
Belgian Congo

1913 | Belgian Congo (DR14328)

Belgian Congo.1913. Postal stationary card 10c red written from 'Kifugu' addressed to Portuguese Africa cancelled by Irumu sate stamp '16/6', routed via Entebbe/Uganda '23/6' and Mombassa '29/6' with octagonal Macequece arrival in violet '20/7', Very fine.

£125.00
Belgian Congo

1918 | Belgian Congo (DR14327)

Beldian Congo. ( German East Africa ). 1918. Postal stationary card 10c red overprinted 'German East Africa/Bellgian Occupation' Cancelled by Kigoma double ring addressed to France routed via Daressaiam. Very fine.

£95.00
Belgian Congo

1919 | Belgian Congo (DR14326)

Belgian Congo. 1919. Censored envelope to Switzerland bearing German East Africa Belgian Occupation Yvert31, 25c blue tied by Kigoma double ring with 'Censure Militaire/154 label.

£125.00
Belgian Congo

1903 | Belgian Congo (DR14325)

Belgian Congo. 1903. Multi scene picture post card of ' Bombe, Camerouns' addressed to Switzerland bearing Yvert 14, 5c green and black tied by Plymouth double ring with hand-struck 'Paquebot' and Langau arrival. Very fine.

£75.00
Belgian Congo

1943 | Belgian Congo (DR14324)

Belgian Congo.1943. Envelope addressed to England bearing 1f75c brown ( pair )
tied by Lusanbo date stamp with 'Censure Congo Belge' censor label routed via Elisabethville with hand-stamp '3' censor cachet and 'Opened by Examiner/4152 censor label. Very fine.

£95.00
Belgian Congo

1941 | Belgian Congo (DR14323)

Belgian Congo. ( Great Britain ) 1941. Envelope addressed to Congo Belge bearing Great Britain SG466,2 1/2d blue tied by Keswick date stamp with 'Opened by Examiner/386' censor label, routed via Leopoldville 19th June 41, underpaid with boxed 'T' and bearing Belgian Congo postage due Yvert 69, 30c green (5)tied by Lusambo arrival 23/6. Ex kiddle.

£150.00
Belgian Congo

1897 | Belgian Congo (DR14322)

Belgian Congo. 1897. Picture post card of 'Native Basokos Tribe' addressed to Belgium bearing Belgium Yvest 56, 5c green tied by Vervier ( station ) date stamp.Very early Belgian Congo card.

£75.00
Belgian Congo

1918 | Belgian Congo (DR14321)

Belgian Congo. ( British East Africa ). 1918. German East African Occupation of Belgian Congo postal stationery card 5c green written from Tabora dated 2nd April 18 endorsed On Active Service cancelled by Indian Expeditionary Force F.P.O./ No 320 addressed to England. Very fine.

£150.00
China

1904 | China (DR14320)

China. 1904. Registered Multi view picture post card addressed to France bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 124, 4c chestnut and SG 127, 10c green tied by Hankow date stamp with framed hand-struck 'R/ Hankow (China)/ No' on face with 'Han' Keou Chine/ Poste Francaise' endorsed 'Recommandee' and routed via Dalny with Loire receiver. Very fine registered post card from Hankow paying the 14 cent rate.

£350.00
Transjordan

1934 | Transjordan (DR14319)

Transjordan. (India). 1934. Envelope written from India addressed to 'Lt. Colonel Miller, Commanding Officer of the Transjordan Force, Yerka' bearing India SG 204,1 1/2a lilac (pair) tied by Lahore double ring '25th May' underpaid with circular 'T' hand-stamp and framed Arabic instructional bearing on reverse Transjordan postage due SG D189, 1m red-brown, SG D190, 2m orange and SG D191, 4m green applied and tied by El Zarqa receover '7th Ju'. Very rare item of Postage due mail.

£950.00
Bulgaria

1943 | Bulgaria (DR14318)

Bulgaria. (French Algeria). 1943. Envelope addressed to Oran, Algeria bearing Yvert 285, 7k blue tied by Gabrovo date stamp routed via Italy (Trieste) with 'Verificato Per Censura/ T.S.' label tied by circular 'Commissione Provinciale Di Censura/ T.S.' in carmine on face and reverse with circular '2' in carmine with 'Controle' label tied by oval 'Ouvert/Les Autorites du Controle' T.B. 320' in carmine on face and reverse applied in Oran. Interesting item of censor mail routed via Trieste

£125.00
Bulgaria

1918 | Bulgaria (DR14317)

Bulgaria. (British Forces In Bulgaria). 1918. Stamp-less picture post card of 'Le Port au Danube, Roustchouck' written from Rustchuk date '19th Dec 18' addressed to London endorsed 'On Active Service' cancelled by 'Field Post Office/T 26' double ring 20 Dec 18' with framed 'Passed by Censor/ No 157' in black on face.

Field Post Office T. 26 assigned to Rustchuk, Bulgaria (17.11.18) - (31.12.18) not seen by Proud in 'History of British Army Postal Service.

£275.00
Bulgaria

1919 | Bulgaria (DR14316)

Bulgaria. (British Forces In Bulgaria). 1919. Stamp-less picture post card of 'Handels Chule, Varna' written from Varna date '24th Feb 19' addressed to Kent endorsed 'On Active Service' cancelled by 'Field Post Office/ D. 26' double ring '25 Fe' of Varna with framed 'Passed by Censor/ No 141' in violet on face.

Scarce item from the British Field Post Office D. 26 in Varna, Bulgaria (1.1.19) - April 1919.

£275.00
Bulgaria

1944 | Bulgaria (DR14315)

Bulgaria. 1944. Picture post card written from the 'British Military Mission to Bulgaria c/o Foreign Office,
SW1' and endorsed 'Sofia', addressed to London cancelled by wavy line Base Post Office with 'Crown/ Passed by Censor/ No 7464' in violet, routed via Egypt with double ring (Crown) Deputy Field Censor' on face and framed (Crown)/ Passed By Censor/ No 7464' in violet with circular '20' hand-stamp.

£150.00
Bulgaria

1918 | Bulgaria (DR14314)

Bulgaria. (Prisoner Of War Mail). 1918. Bulgarian postal stationary card 5b green endorsed 'Prisonniers de Guerre' addressed to Bulgaria Prisoner of War, Marseille, France cancelled by Ctahumaka cds routed via Constantin with framed 'Guerre' in red and double ring 'Depot de Prisonniers de Guerre de Nimes/Censure/ 15th Region/ Bulgare' in violet. Attractive item.

£175.00
Bulgaria

1919 | Bulgaria (DR14313)

Bulgaria. (British Forces In Bulgaria). 1919. Greek 51 olive postal stationery card dated '31/3/19' cancelled by 'Field Post Office 77' double ring '1st April 19' with framed 'Passed by Censor/ No 146' in crimson on face.

Superb and very scarce item from the British Field Post Office in Rustchuk, Bulgaria. Proud (17.11.18) - (1.4.19).

£275.00
Bulgaria

1892 | Bulgaria (DR14312)

Bulgaria. 1892. Registered envelope to London bearing SG 34, 50s blue and rose tied by Rustschuk date stamp with boxed hand-struck registered and hooded Registered London arrival in red on front. Attractive item of registered mail.

£225.00

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French Colonies

6th Apr 2022

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.

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China, French Indo China and Chinese Labour Force.

6th Apr 2022

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.

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