Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). 1933. Envelope addressed to Makassar bearing Timor SG 202, 9a on 15r maroon, SG 215, 4a carmine and SG 216, 7a yellow-green tied by octagonal Dilly date stamp with Makassar arrival on reverse. Very attractive three colour franking.
Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). 1931. Envelope addressed to Makassar bearing Timor SG 129, 5a red, SG 179, 2a deep green (4) and SG 216, 7a yellow-green tied by octagonal Dilly date stamp and Makassar arrival on reverse. Lovely combination.
Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). 1933. Envelope addressed to Makassar bearing Timor SG 160, 13a purple and SG 216, 7a pale green tied by octagonal Dilly date stamp with Makassar arrival on reverse. Nice mixed franking.
Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). 1927. Envelope addressed to Makassar bearing Timor SG 148, 10a on 12a blue and 179, 2a deep green tied by octagonal Dilly date stamp and Makassar arrival on reverse. Lovely combination.
Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). 1929. Envelope addressed to Makassar bearing Timor SG 214, 2a green, SG 230, 6 on 72a pink and SG 231, 12 on 15a mauve tied by octagonal Dilly date stamp with Makassar arrival on reverse. Lovely three colour franking.
Portuguese Timor. 1926. Envelope addressed to Portugal bearing SG 100, 9a on 15r brown tied by Dilly date stamp with arrival on reverse. Very fine.
Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). 1927. Registered envelope addressed to Makassar bearing Timor SG 147, 9a on 15r brown (2) and SG
215, 4a carmine tied by octagonal Dilly date stamp with 'Provincia de Timor' registration label and Makassar arrival on reverse . Lovely item of registered mail.
Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). 1931. Envelope addressed to Makassar bearing Timor 'Vasco de Gama' SG 173, 8a blue and SG 215, 4a carmine tied by octagonal Dilly date stamp and Makassar arrival on reverse. Lovely combination.
Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). 1934. Envelope addressed to Makassar bearing Timor SG 212, 1a black, SG 214, 2a deep green (2) , SG 215, 4a carmine (2) and SG 216, 7a yellow-green tied by octagonal Dilly date stamp with 'Provincia de Timor' registration label and Makassar arrival on reverse. Very attractive four colour franking from Timor.
Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). 1928. Envelope addressed to Makassar bearing Timor SG 212, 1a black (6) and SG 213, 1 1/2a yellow-green (4) tied by octagonal Dilly date stamp and Makassar arrival on reverse. Very fine.
Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). 1927. Envelope addressed to Makassar bearing Timor SG 179, 2a deep green (5) tied by octagonal Dilly date stamp with Makassar arrival on reverse. Nice franking.
Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). 1932. Advertising envelope (Cognac, Jules Robin & Co) addressed to Makassar bearing Timor SG 214, 2a deep green and SG 230, 6a on 72a rosine (3) tied by octagonal Dilly date stamp and Makassar arrival on reverse. Lovely item of advertising mail from Timor.
Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). 1933. Envelope addressed to Makassar bearing Timor SG 214, 2a deep green and SG 222, 18a blue tied by octagonal Dilly date stamp and Makassar arrival on reverse. Very fine.
Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). 1927. Envelope addressed to Makassar bearing Timor SG 146, 6a on 20r mauve (pair) tied by octagonal Dilly date stamp and Makassar arrival on reverse. Very fine.
Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). 1931. Envelope addressed to Makasser, Netherlands East Indies Timor SG 178, 8a blue and SG 220, 12a yellow-brown tied by octagonal Dilly date stamp with Makasser arrival. Very fine.
Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). 1929. Envelope addressed to Makassar bearing Timor SG 211, 1/2a brown-olive (pair) and SG 219, 11a drab tied by octagonal Dilly date stamp and Makassar arrival on reverse. Nice franking.
Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). 1927. Registered envelope addressed to Makassar bearing Timor SG 130, 6a brown and SG 184, 12a bistre tied by octagonal Dilly date stamp with 'Provincia de Timor' registration label and Makassar arrival on reverse. Lovely item of registered mail.
Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). 1933. Registered envelope addressed to Makassar bearing Timor 'Vasco de Gama' SG 176, 24a ochre and SG 215, 4a carmine (strip of three) tied by octagonal Dilly date stamp with 'Provincia de Timor' registration label and Makassar arrival on reverse. Nice combination item of registered mail.
Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). 1934. Envelope addressed to Makassar bearing Timor SG 216, 7a yellow-green (2) and SG 230, 6a on 72a rosine tied by octagonal Dilly date stamp and Makassar arrival on reverse. Nice franking.
Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). 1932. Envelope addressed to Makassar bearing Timor SG 215, 4a carmine (5) tied by octagonal Dilly date stamp in blue with Makassar arrival on reverse. Very attractive.
Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). 1931. Envelope addressed to Makassar bearing Timor SG 202, 9 on 15a lilac and SG 219, 11a drab tied by octagonal Dilly date stamp with Makassar arrival on reverse. Nice combination.
Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). 1933. Envelope addressed to Makassar bearing Timor SG 160, 13a purple and SG 216, 7a pale-green tied by octagonal Dilly date stamp and Makassar arrival on reverse. Very fine.
Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). 1933. Envelope addressed to Makasser, Netherlands East Indies bearing Timor SG 203, 9a on 75a lilac (pair) and SG 211, 1/2a brown-olive (4) tied by octagonal Dilly date stamp with Makasser arrival. Attractive franking.
Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). 1927. Registered envelope addressed to Makassar bearing Timor SG 148, 10a on 12a blue (pair) and SG 181, 4a carmine tied by octagonal Dilly date stamp with 'Provincia de Timor' registration label and Makassar arrival on reverse. Nice combination item of registered mail.
Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). 1930. Envelope addressed to Makassar bearing Timor 'Vasco de Gama' SG 14, 10a on 12a chocolate and SG 179, 2a deep green tied by octagonal Dilly date stamp and Makassar arrival on reverse. Lovely combination.
Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). 1931. envelope addressed to Makassar bearing Timor SG 130, 6a pale brown (pair) and SG 148, 10a on 12a blue tied by octagonal Dilly date stamp and Makassar arrival on reverse. Lovely combination.
Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). 1931. Envelope addressed to Makassar bearing Timor SG 203, 9 on 75a pink and SG 219, 11a drab tied by octagonal Dilly date stamp with Makassar arrival on reverse. Nice combination.
Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). 1931. Envelope addressed to Makassar bearing Timor SG 202, 9 on 15a lilac and SG 219, 11a drab tied by octagonal Dilly date stamp with Makassar arrival on reverse. Nice combination.
Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). 1927. Envelope addressed to Makassar bearing Timor SG 179, 2a deep green (pair) and SG 181, 4a magenta (pair) tied by octagonal Dilly date stamp in violet with Makassar arrival on reverse. Attractive item.
Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). 1933. Envelope addressed to Makassar bearing Timor SG 160, 13a purple, SG 178, 1a black and SG 230, 6a on 72a pink tied by octagonal Dilly date stamp '5th Oct 33' with Makassar arrival on reverse. Lovely three colour franking.
Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). 1933. Envelope addressed to Makassar bearing Timor SG 177, 1/2a olive (2), SG 216, 7a green and SG 231, 12 on 15a mauve tied by octagonal Dilly date stamp with Makassar arrival on reverse. Lovely three colour franking.
Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). 1932. Envelope addressed to Makassar bearing Timor SG 155, 15a on 300r blue/pink, SG 177, 1/2a olive (pair) and SG 179, 2a deep green (pair) tied by octagonal Dilly date stamp with 'Provincia de Timor' registration label and Makassar arrival on reverse. Very attractive mixed issue three colour franking from Timor.
Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). 1933. Envelope addressed to Makassar bearing Timor SG 130, 6a pale brown (pair) and 'Vasco de Gama' SG 173, 8a blue tied by octagonal Dilly date stamp with Makassar arrival on reverse. Lovely franking.
Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). 1933. Envelope addressed to Makasser, Netherlands East Indies bearing Timor SG 215,4a carmine (pair) and SG 230, 6a on 72a pink (pair) tied by octagonal Dilly date stamp with Makasser arrival. Very fine.
Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). 1935. Envelope addressed to the Netherlands East Indies bearing SG 215, 4a carmine (2) and SG 231, 12a on 15a mauve tied by octagonal Dilly date stamp in blue '20th Feb 35' with Makasser receiver. Very fine.
Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). 1927. Envelope addressed to Makasaar bearing Timor SG 130, 6a pale brown (pair) tied by octagonal Dilly date stamp and Makassar arrival on reverse. Nice franking.
Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). 1933. Envelope addressed to Makassar bearing Timor SG 214, 2a deep green (strip of four) and SG 231, 12a on 15a mauve tied by octagonal Dilly date stamp and Makassar arrival on reverse. Nice franking.
Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). 1932. Envelope addressed to Makassar bearing Timor SG 130, 6a pale brown (3) and SG 179, 2a deep green tied by octagonal Dilly date stamp and Makassar arrival on reverse. Lovely combination.
Portuguese Colonies. (Timor). 1933. Envelope addressed to Makassar bearing Timor SG 211, 1/2a olive , SG 213, 1 1/2a yellow-green (5) and SG 231, 12a on 15a mauve tied by octagonal Dilly date stamp and Makassar arrival on reverse. Nice mixed issue franking.
United States. (France). 1855. stamp-less envelope addressed to France cancelled by Troy/ N.Y. date stamp '16th Oct 55' with fancy scroll 'Paid' in red and endorsed '21c' ,routed via New York with 'New York/ Am. Packet, charged with hand-struck '5' erased with bar obliterator in red on face, endorsed 'via Liverpool' with transit 'Oc 29' , French entry cachet '30/10/ and rated '8' and '16' tax on arrival with Charollers receiver. '
Lovely item with the credit hand-stamp '5' struck in error.
Switzerland. (Ivory Coast). 1903. Picture post card of 'Rue de Mont Blanc, Geneva' addressed to 'Afrique Occidental Francaise bearing Switzerland Yvert 66, 5c green (pair) tied by Geneva date stamp '21st Mai 05', endorsed via Bordeaux' routed via Grand Bassam '19/6' and Tiassale/ Cote D'Ivoire '5th July' and forwarded to Toumodi. Superb item of destination mail from Switzerland to French West Africa.
Luxembourg. (French Morocco). 1939. Air Mail envelope addressed to Oujda, French Maroc bearing Luxembourg Air Mail Yvert 6, 3f grey tied by Luxembourg Ville date stamp '27th Dec 1939' with 'Par Avion/ Durch Flugpost' label in blue with 'Controle Postal Militaire' censor label tied by oval 'Ouvert/ Par L' Autorite Militaire/ WX 462' and circular 'Controle Postal/ Commission 0' in red on face, underpaid with hand-struck 'T' 13 1/2 endorsed 'Insuffisannant Affanchisment' and bearing French Maroc postage dues Yvert 29, 10c brown, Yvert 31, 10c carmine (2) and Yvert 54,2f violet applied and tied by Oujda/ Maroc receiver. Lovely item of underpaid Air Post from Luxembourg.
Liberia. (Bermuda). 1942. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to 'The Liberian Consulate, London' bearing Liberia Air Mail Yvert 13, 20c lilac, Yvert 14, 30c grey and Yvert 15, 50c sepia tied by Monrovia date stamp '29th Oct 42' with framed hand-struck 'R/Monrovia', routed via Bermuda with 'Opened by Examiner/ I.C./ 1400' with Miami and New York '23/11' transit. Lovely item of mail from Liberia routed via Bermuda.
Netherlands West Indies. (Surinam). 1946. Air Mail letter card headed 'Internee Mail' written from Paramaribo dated '25th November 1946' with oval 'Convention Postale/ Universelle/ Franchise/ De Taxes' bearing Suriname SG 342, 12 1/2c blue tied by Parmaribo date stamp with hand-stamp 'Censuur/ Interneerings Dienst/ Surinam' in violet on face with 'AFZ/ Exp. G.J. HAmmer c/o Censuur Intereeringsdienst/ Parmaribo-Surinam/ Dutch Guiana'. on face and reverse. Superb item of internee mail from Suriname. Very rare.
Japan. (Philippines - Burma). 1901. Picture post card of 'View from Kanaya Hotel Garden, Nikko' addressed to Toungoo, Burma bearing Japan 'Koban' SG 113, 1s green (pair) and SG 124, 2s carmine tied by Yokohama/ Japan date stamp '12th Mar 01' routed via Kobe and Hong Kong 'Mr 19' with instructional 'Missent To Manila, P.I.' in blue on face and Manila receiver 'Mar 24' with Singapore 'Ap 6' and Toungoo arrival 'April 14' on face. Superb item of 'Missent' mail. Exhibition item.
Netherlands East Indies. (H.M.S. Griffon - East Indies). 1889. Envelope addressed to England endorsed 'From M. Sullivan (skilled Shipright) H.M.S. "Griffon" East Indies bearing Great Britain SG 200, 2d green and vermilion tied by 'FB' (Foreign Branch) obliterator. Very fine 2d military rate Concessionary envelope written from HMS Griffon in the East Indies.
Palestine. (Express Mail). 1945. Air Mail envelope addressed to Glasgow bearing SG 97, 10m slate (strip of four) tied by Haifa-Express double ring '19th Jan 45' with 'Air Mail' label. Scarce Express mail.
Spanish Colonies. (Cuba - Netherlands West Indies). 1906. Cuba postal stationery envelope 5 cents blue cancelled by Santa Lucia/ Cuba date stamp '23rd Aug 06' addressed to Parammaribo, Dutch Guiana with Cibara transit Paramaribo squared circle arrival '29th Sept' on reverse. Very nice item of mail from Spanish Cuba to the Netherlands Guiana.
Spanish Colonies. (Cuba). 1877. Envelope addressed to New York bearing Cuba SG 70, 25p deep green tied by Santiago de Cuba date stamp, underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and circular 'New York/ Due 5 Cts.' on face. Very fine.
Japan. (H.M.S. Astraea - Japan). 1902. Picture post card addressed to London written from 'In Dock, Yokohama' and dated '21st April 02' bearing Great Britain SG 172, 1d lilac tied by London receiver 'June 28' . scarce postcard sent in Navy Bag paying the 1d Navy concessionary rate written from HMS Astraea at Yokohama. (Note on card - Japanese Fleet came in yesterday).
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.