Belgium. (Sweden). 1872. Envelope addressed to Sweden bearing Yvert 30, 10c green and Yvert 33, 30c bistre tied by Gand (Station) date stamp with hand-struck accountancy 'WFR. 1 1/2 in red on face routed via Prussia with Stockholm arrival. Very fine.
Belgium. (POW In Germany). 1940. Stamp-less envelope written from Lige date '29th July 1940' headed 'Belischer Kriegsgefangenen/ Deutschland' addressed to 'Lieutenant Van Dervael, Gefangenen No 1096, 2nd Company, Oflag 1V C, Deutschland' with circular 'Croix Rouge de Belgique/ Internatnal de Recherches/ 142, Bd de la Sauveniere/ Liege' in carmine on face with 'Oflag 1V C/ 5 Gepruft' arrival on face in violet.
Belgium. (France). 1865. Envelope addressed to France bearing Yvert 15a, 20c blue tied by '60' in dotted lozange with adjacent Bruxelles double ring, underpaid with 'Affr. Insuff./ 60' hand-stamp on face with France/ Midi 1V' ambulant, French entry cachet with Eureux arrival and charged with hand-struck '4' in black on face. Nice item of underpaid mail to France.
Belgium. (Sweden). 1872. Envelope addressed to Sweden bearing Yvert 34, 40c rose tied by '12' in diamond with Anvers date stamp and hand-struck accountancy 'WFR. 1 1/2 in red on face routed via Prussia with Stockholm arrival. Very fine.
Belgian Congo. (Prisoner Of War Mail). 1943. 'Kriegsgefangenenpost' Correspondance des Prisonniers de Guerre Post' written from Lulonga, Belgian Congo date '26th September 43' addressed to 'Capt Hauburdiu, Camp Kriesgef - Offizier Lager 11 A, Germany' cancelled Coquilhatville and Leopoldville '2 Nov 43' with 'Censure Congo Belge' hand-stamp, routed via Geneva with 'Comite International de la Croix Rouge/ Geneva' and framed 'Offag 11 A/ Gepruft' censor arrival on face of Camp. Very few item of mail know from P.O.W. in the Belgian Congo WW2.
Belgian Congo. (Occupation Of German East Africa). 1917. Registered picture post card of 'Dar-es-Salaam' addressed to London bearing German East Africa Occupation Yvert 29, 10c black and rose and Yvert 30, 15c turquoise and black tied by Tabora double ring 'Feb 12' with 'Postes Militaire' label, endorsed 'via Capetown' with London arrival '23rd April' on face. Nice item of mail paying the registered post card rate.
Belgian Congo. 1944. Air Mail Belgian Congo postal stationery card 1f emerald green upgraded with 2f yellow (strip of three) tied by Elisabethville date stamp with hand-struck 'Passed Censure Elisabethville' on face addressed to Belgium with 'par Avion' label. Very fine. Scarce commercial postal stationery.
Belgian Congo. (Rhodesia). 1923. Registered envelope addressed to Rhodesia bearing Yvert 70, 1f olive and black tied by Likasi date stamp '19th Juin' with matching registered label routed via Elisabethville with Gwelo arrival '25/6' on reverse. Very fine item paying the single one franc rate to Rhodesia.
Belgian Congo. (Indian Expeditionary Force). 1917. Indian postal stationery card 'quarter annas' grey overprinted 'I.E.F. written from 'Lient. Debot, Belgian Operations, E.A.A. Br Nord' date Kilosa 24th Dec 17' cancelled 'B.P.C.V.P.K./ No 15' double ring '26th Dec 17' on face addressed to the Belgian Army. Superb item.
Belgian Congo. (Occupation Of German East Africa). 1917. Registered envelope written from Kassala addressed to Holland bearing German East Africa Occupation Yvert 33, 50c black and carmine tied by Kigoma double ring '4th July' with registered label and hand-struck 'Est African Command/ Occupation Belge/ District d'Udjidji' on reverse with 'Censure Militaire' routed via London 'Sept 17' and Baarif arrival. Scarcer item of censored mail from the Occupation of German East Africa.
Bermuda. (Belgian Congo). 1943. Air Mail envelope addressed to New York bearing Belgian Congo 10f brown and Air Mail Yvert 11, 4f50 blue (pair) tied by Bunia date stamp date stamp '28th Sept' routed via Irumu and Leopoldville '7th Oct' with 'Censure/ Belge Congo' censor tape, endorsed 'via Lagos/ B.O.A.C.', intercepted by the British in Bermuda with 'Opened by Examiner/ 2012' censor label endorsed 'I.C.' in blue crayon. Very scarce item the Belgian Congo via Bermuda.
French Camerouns. (Belgian Congo). 1944. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to the Belgian Congo bearing French Camerouns Yvert 119, 50c yellow-green and rose, Yvert 258, 2f50 blue and Yvert 260, 4f ochre tied by Douala/ Cameroun date stamp '15th Nov 44' with Douala registered label and framed 'Par Avion' with circular 'Controle Postal/ Commision A/ Territoire du Cameroun' on face with Leopoldville arrival '23rd Nov' and 'Censure/ Congo Belge' tape, returned back via Brazzaville/ A.E.F. '30 Nov' with Yaounde '18 Dec' and Douala '19/11' with Sangmelima arrival '22nd Nov' on reverse. Very fine item of censored mail.
Belgian Congo. (French Colonies). 1945. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Sinfra, Cote D'Ivoire. French West Africa bearing Belgian Congo 50c green and 1f 25 black and carmine (10) tied by Usumbura date stamp with registered label with framed 'Avion' hand-stamp with 'Censure/Congo-Belge' censor label and Brazzaville/ A.E.F./Chargements transit with circular 'Controle Postal/Commission A/Afrique Equatoriale Francaise' censor cachet and Abidjan/ Cote D'Ivoire arrival in blue on reverse. Superb Air Mail item from the Congo.
Camerouns. (Belgian Congo). 1943. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Betare Oya, French Cameroun bearing Belgian Congo 1f25 carmine and black, 5f orange, 6f blue and 7f grey tied by Coquilhatville date stamp '2nd Oct 43' with matching registered label and 'Congo Belge Censure' label tied by Leopoldville transit routed via Brazzaville A.E.F. and Senegal with 'Controle Postal Militarire' censor tape tied by oval 'Ouvert/ Par/L'Autorite Militaire' with circular 'Control Postal/ Comerouns. Illustrated in Maddocks.
Belgian Congo. (Trinidad). 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to Indiana bearing Belgian Congo Air Mail Yvert 8, 1f carmine, Yvert 14, 30f orange and Yvert 17, 3f50 on 3f brown tied by Coquilhatville date stamp '3rd Sept 42' with 'Censure Congo Belge' hand-stamp, endorsed 'Pan American Airways/ Leopoldville - Lagos - Miami' routed via Leopldville with 'Congo Belge/ Censure' label tied by circular 'Lepoldville/ 20' censor cachet routed via Trinidad with 'Opened by Examiner/ 8023' label hand-stamped '1 E/-'in violet. Very nice routing and scarce Congo censor.
Bermuda. (Belgian Congo). 1943. Air Mail envelope addressed to New York bearing Belgian Congo 5f yellow, 7f grey and 10f brown tied by Lusambo date stamp '24th Mars 43' with 'Censure/ Belge Congo' censor tape intercepted by the British in scarce item from the Belgian Congo via Bermuda.
Belgian Congo. (Belgian Forces). 1918. Registered Picture Post card of 'Jungle, German East Africa' addressed to France bearing Belgian Congo Occupation of German East Africa Yvert 29, 10c carmine and black and Yvert 30, 15c blue/ green tied by 'B.P.C.V.P.K./ No 15' date stamp '1st Feb 18' with matching registration label, routed via London '7th April' and Le Havre receiver '10/4' on face. Superb item of registered use of a postcard from the Occupation Forces in Daressalaam.
Belgian Congo. 1894. Belgian Congo postal stationery card 10c carmine upgraded with Yvert 6, 5c green written from Lukunga date '3rd Juin 1894' with 'Etat Independent Du Congo/ Postes/ Lukungu' double ring addressed to Belgium with Boma transit '16th Juin in blue and Anvers arrival '27th July. Very attractive and scarce item.
Belgian Congo. (Belgian Forces). 1918. Registered envelope addressed to London bearing Belgian Congo Occupation of German East Africa Yvert 33, 50c lilac and black tied by 'B.P.C.V.P.K./ No 4' double ring '20th Jan 18' with matching registration label and 'Defense du Tanganika/ Vu Pour La Censure' censure' censure hand-stamp in blue on reverse routed via Albertville, Elisabethvile and Cape Town with London arrival '12th Ap 17' on reverse. Very scarce item of censored mail.
Belgian Congo. (Belgian Forces). 1917. Registered envelope addressed to London bearing Belgian Congo Occupation of German East Africa Yvert 28, 5c green and black, SG 29, 10c carmine and black (pair) and SG 33, 50c lilac and black tied by Kigoma double ring '24th Au 17' with matching registration label, endorsed 'via Capetown and Elisabethville' with 'Censure Militaire/ Kigoma le 24/8/17'/Le Censeur' label on reverse tied by Indian Field Post Office No 320' '29th Aug' and London 'Registered' arrival '31st Oct.' Scarce item of censored mail from the Belgian Forces Occupation.
Belgian Congo. (South Atlantic Service). 1942. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Boston bearing Belgian Congo 1f brown and grey (2), 3f50 olive (4) and 4f50 blue tied by Elisabethville date stamp '28th Aug 42' with matching registration label with 'Congo Belge' censor tape tied by Leopoldville transit '1/9', routed via Cape Town on 'Cape Town Clipper' to the West Indies with Trinidad 'Opened by Examiner/ I.E. 8622' label with Miami 'Sep 16' and Boston receiver 'Sept 20th' on reverse. Very fine item paying the 22f50 rate sent P.A.A. 1st Phase of the South Atlantic Service. Ex. Proud.
28th August 1942. B. Congo to USA via Leopoldville 1 September (censor). To Capetown Clipper, 6020 which left 4 September and arrived Trinidad 6th September where it was censored. Then by "PANAGRA" to Miami arriving 18th September (b/s), delivered 20 September (b.s). Franked at F22,50.
Belgian Congo. (Tanganyika). 1945. New-Band wrapper addressed to N'Gombezi, Usumbura, Tanganyika bearing Belgian Congo 5c carmine tied by Elisabethville date stamp '1st Oct 45' with framed Tanganyika 'Crown/ Passed R/ 10' censor hand-stamp in violet on face. 'R/10' not recorded by Little. Lovely item from the Belgian Congo paying the News-Band wrapper rate.
Belgian Congo. 1917. Belgian Congo postal stationery post card 5c green (Le Pose du rail Katanga' cancelled by Dilolo date stamp '30th May 1913 with Kambove transit in blue '19th Juin' addressed to Elisabethville with arrival on face. Very scarce cancel and superb item of local mail.
Belgian Congo. 1897. Belgian Congo postal stationery card 5c green upgraded with Yvert 15, 5c brown-red and black (2) tied by Matadi date stamp '6th Sept 97' in blue addressed to Belgium with Boma transit '7th Sept' and Anvers arrival '2nd Oct' on face. Very fine and attractive.
Belgian Congo. 1929. Postal stationery post card (The river, Stanleyville) 40c green upgraded with Yvert 108, 15c brown tied by Kabinda date stamp addressed to Belgium. Very fine.
Belgian Congo. 1918. Postal stationery post card (Ababus Dancers) 15c green upgraded with 'Timbres Taxe' Yvert 42, 15c turquoise and black tied by Sakania date stamp addressed to London. Very fine.
Belgian Congo. 1911. Envelope addressed to Belgium bearing Yvert 54, 5c green and Yvert 55, 10c red (2) tied by Sakanai date stamp '7th Dec 1911' with Seneffe arrival on reverse. Very fine.
Belgian Congo. 1918. Belgian Congo postal stationery post card 5c green (Parc du Gouverneur General' cancelled by Kongolo date stamp '22nd Avril 18' addressed to France with arrival. Very fine item.
Belgian Congo. (Katanga). 1967. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to France bearing 'l' Etet du Katanga' 3f50 mauve (pair), 5f turquoise and 20f blue tied by 'Kamina-Base Militaire/ 2' with matching registered label. Scarcer commercial mail from Kamina Military Base.
Belgian Congo. 1914. Envelope addressed to Belgium bearing Yvert 57, 25c blue and black tied by Kambove date stamp '15th May 14' with Brussels arrival '10th July' on reverse. Very fine.
Belgian Congo. (Postage Due). 1946. Envelope addressed to Jadoville bearing Belgian Congo 75c violet and grey tied Elisabethville date stamp '3rd April 46', underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and m/s '.50' on face bearing Congo 3f50 olive cancelled by 'T' hand-stamp and tied by Jadotville/ Postes arrival '18/4' on face. Nice item of internal postage due mail.
Belgian Congo. 1917. Belgian Congo postal stationery post card 10c carmine (Gorges des Zilo, Katanga) cancelled by Kamakumba date stamp '5th Mars' with Kambove transit in blue '26th Mars' on face addressed to London. Scarce cancel.
Belgian Congo. (Belgian Forces). 1917. Belgian Congo postal stationery 10c carmine post card 'Avenue des Palmiers and Banana' cancelled 'B.P.C.V.P.K./ No 6' date stamp in blue '13th April 17' addressed to Holland with framed 'Passed By / Postal Censor/ Daressalaam' in blue on face and Dutch arrival. Lovely item from Udjidji.
Belgian Congo. 1911. Belgian Congo postal stationery card 15c orange cancelled by Kambove date stamp addressed to Belgium with Elisabethville transit and Mons arrival. Very fine.
Belgian Congo. 1918. Registered envelope addressed to Holland bearing Yvert 57, 25c blue and black (pair) tied by Elisabethville date stamp '15th May 14' with matching registration label routed via Liverpool with 'Opened by Censor/ 1140' tape and Scheveningen arrival. Very fine.
Belgian Congo. 1944. Belgian Congo postal stationery card 1f emerald green upgraded with 5c carmine and 10c olive (2) tied by Albertville date stamp with hand. Struck 'Passe Censure Albertville' on face addressed to Kenya, British East Africa.
Belgian Congo,1944. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Johannesburg bearing Belgian Congo 2f50 Carmine (3) and 5f brown and grey tied by Watsa date stamp with matching registered label with 'Censure/Congo Belge' label tied by Stanleyville transit and Elisabethville on reverse.
Belgian Congo. ( South Atlantic Service ) 1943. Registered Aid mail envelope addressed to New York bearing Belgian Congo 50c green ( pair ), 75c purple and grey ( pair ) and 10f brown ( pair ) tied by Leopoldville date stamp '10th May 43' with matching registration label with 'Congo Belge' censor tape, routed via Nigeria with 'Opened by Examiner' censor tape tied by framed 'Passed/PP/15' in Carmine on face with Miami 'June'2nd' and New York arrival '3/6'. Very fine item paying the 22f50 rate sent P.A.A. 3rd Phase of the South Atlantic Service. Ex Proud.
11 May 1943. Belgian Congo to USA, Censored, and then by 'BOAC' IT144 which flew Leopoldville to Lagos 21 May, censored again in Lagos. By flight leaving Lagos circa 29 May which arrived 1st June (b/s 2nd June). Delivered 3rd June (b/s). Franked F22.50.
Belgian Congo. (Postage Due). 1958. Envelope addressed to Jadotville, Shitturu bearing Belgian Congo 1f yellow, underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and bearing Belgian Congo postage due 1f brown (strip of four). Scarce commercial item.
Belgian Congo. 1910. Congo Belge postal stationery card 5 on 10c orange/ red upgraded with Yvert 54, 5c green and black tied by Lukafu date stamp '5th Dec 10' addressed to Belgium with Jette arrival on face. Scarce village cancel.
Belgian Congo. (Northern Rhodesia). 1942. Envelope addressed to New York bearing 1f75 orange (pair) tied by Jadotville date stamp '30th Auot 43' with 'Congo Belge' censor tape tied by Elisabethville transit, routed via Northern Rhodesia with 'Opened by Examiner/0/' label tied by framed 'Passed /01/ 4' on face. Lovely item with scarce labels.
Belgian Congo. 1900. Belgian Congo postal stationery card 15c orange cancelled by Tumba date stamp in blue '4th Dec' with Matadi transit on face addressed to London. Tumba Post Office opened in 1896 at what was then the railhead of the Matadi to Leopoldville Railway, it closed in 1905 in favour of Thysville. Very fine and scarce.
Belgian Congo. 1914. Picture post card of 'Massai Hutten' written from Moliro dated '23rd Juin 1914' addressed to Elisabethville bearing Yvert 54, 5c green and black tied by Pweto '27th Juin' with Elisabethville arrival '10th July 14' on face. Superb item of local mail. Post Office opened in 1902.
Belgian Congo. 1893. Belgian Congo postal stationery card 10c red upgraded with Yvert 6, 5c green tied by Leopoldville date stamp in blue '29th July', addressed to Belgium with Boma transit '18th Aug' and Gand arrival '9/9' on front. Very fine quality.
Belgian Congo. 1932. Air Mail envelope addressed to France bearing Yvert 109, 20c green, Yvert 140, 60c grey, Yvert 171, 25c blue and Yvert 176, 1f rose tied by Kipushi date stamp endorsed 'via Cape Town.'
Belgian Congo. (Postage Due). 1925. Picture post card of 'Le Parc de LA Palais, Bruxelles addressed to Elisabethville bearing Belgium Yvert 193, 5c grey (2) and Yvert 194, 10c blue-green tied by Elsenne date stamp '23rd July', underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and bearing Belgian Congo postage due Yvert 68, 15c violet (pair) applied and tied on arrival by Elisabethville receiver '17th Aout'. Superb.
Belgian Congo. 1896. Belgian Congo postal stationery card 5c green written from the 'E. Moraux, Officier, Equator' upgraded with Yvert 18, 10c turquoise and black tied by Coquilhatville date stamp '24th July' in blue addressed to Belgium with Boma transit 'Aout 21st' and Bruxelles arrival '18 Sept' on face. Lovely item from the Equator.
Turkey. (Zanzibar). 1897. Envelope addressed to Zanzibar bearing Yvert 85, 1p blue/ grey tied by Smyrne bar cachet (29/7) routed via Alexandria, Suez (2/8) and Aden (9/8) with British Post Office Zanzibar arrival (4/9) then forwarded to German East Africa with Dar-Es-Salaam (8/9) and Bagamoyo (19/9) transit date stamp with receiver in Kilossa (28/9) on reverse. A wonderful well traveled destination item.
Belgian Congo. (French Congo). 1944. Air Mail envelope addressed to Abidjan bearing Belgian Congo Air Mail Yvert 17, 3f50 on 3f brown and 6f blue tied by Leopoldville date stamp '3rd June 44' with 'Congo Belge/ censor' label with circular 'Controle Postal/ Commission A/ Afrique Equatorial Francais' censor on face and Brazzaville/ A.E.F.' receiver '6/6' on reverse.
Belgian Congo. 1911. Congo postal stationary card 5c on 10c red cancelled by Matadi cds '12th April' addressed to the 'Catholic Mission, Moande, Secteur de Banana' routed via Boma with Banana receiver '18/Avril' and forwarded to Matadi. Lovely item of stationary.
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.