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Ceylon

1875 | Ceylon (DR13883)

Ceylon. 1875. Envelope addressed to Glasgow bearing SG 130, 48c rose (strip of five) tied by Colombo bar duplex date stamp 'Nov 11th' , endorsed 'via Brindisi' with Galle transit and Glasgow arrival 'Dec 6th' on reverse. Very scarce franking paying the five times forty eight cents rate via Brindisi. Exhibition quality.

£450.00
Great Britain

1940 | Great Britain (DR13881)

Great Britain. (Netherlands East Indies). 1940. Envelope addressed to Borneo, Netherlands East Indies bearing Great Britain SG 483, 2 1/2d blue tied by Grimsby roller '11th July' with 'Opened by Examiner' label, underpaid, endorsed 'T/10' and bearing Netherlands East Indies postage due SG D230, 7 1/2c salmon tied by Bandjermasin date stamp '23/9' with 'Door Censuur Geopend' tape applied on arrival.

£95.00
Ceylon

1901 | Ceylon (DR13880)

Ceylon. (Boer War). 1901. Registered picture post card 'Kandy facing Galle' addressed to France bearing SG 195, 5c purple (pair) and SG 259, 6c rose and black tied by Ragama Camp date stamp 'Aug 2nd ' with framed hand-struck 'R' and oval 'Ragama Camp/ Passed/ Censor' in violet on face routed via Colombo with Rhone arrival. Scarce registered post card from Ragama Camp.

£225.00
Ceylon

1901 | Ceylon (DR13879)

Ceylon. (Boer War). 1901. Multi view registered picture post card addressed to 'The Consul for Belgium, Colombo' bearing SG 256, 2c pale brown (2), SG 257, 3c green and SG 259, 6c rose and black tied by Ragama Camp date stamp 'Sept 3' with framed hand-struck 'R' and oval 'Ragama Camp/ Passed/ Censor' in violet on face with Colombo/ Registered receiver. Scarce registered post card from Ragama Camp. Very attractive.

£275.00
Ireland

1898 | Ireland (DR13878)

Ireland. 1898. 'Postmaster's No 87' notice headed 'Ackowledgement of Delivery of an Inland Registered Letter' bearing Great Britain SG 200, 2d green and carmine tied by Clare Street date stamp 'Oct 15 93' addressed to Lisburn with adjacent arrival. Very nice A.R. (Advice of Receipt' from from Ireland).

£125.00
Great Britain

1943 | Great Britain (DR13877)

Great Britain. (Denmark). 1943. Envelope written from Kobenhavn (stamp removed by censor) addressed to Dublin dated Kobenhavn '20th Oct 1943' routed via Hamburg with German censor tape and cachet with British 'Opened by Examiner/ 824' label and attached 'Postal Censorship P.C. 137/ The British Censorship is not responsible for the absence of stamps from the cover of this Postal Packet./ R.4020,000/20.8.41' and Gaelic pink censor tape applied in Dublin. Very scarce label only recorded by Morenweiser 14 Mar 44 - 22 Mar 44.

£225.00
United States

1901 | United States (DR13876)

United States. (Hawaii). 1901. United States postal stationery card 'One Cent' grey cancelled by Honomui/ H. IsIs duplex 'Ap 2 1902' addressed to 'Father Maxime, Catholic Mission, Hilo with arrival 'April 3rd' on reverse. Very fine.

£95.00
United States

1902 | United States (DR13875)

United States. (Hawaii). 1902. United States postal stationery card 'One Cent' grey cancelled by Kohala duplex 'April 30' addressed to 'Father Maxime, Catholic Mission, Hilo H. IsIs' with arrival 'May 7' on face. Very fine.

£125.00
Haiti

1940 | Haiti (DR13874)

Haiti. (Cuba - Martinique). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Fort De France, Martinique bearing Haiti Yvert 256, 50c orange and grey and Air Mail Yvert 276, 25c on 35c green (2) tied by Port Aux Prince/ Haiti date stamp '22nd Mai 1940' , routed via Cuba with 'Examinado Por/ 1020 Cuba' censor label with circular 'Postal Censor/Martinique/3' censor hand-stamp on reverse. Lovely item of censored mail from Haiti to the French Caribbean.

£225.00
Peru

1864 | Peru (DR13873)

Peru. (British Post Office). 1864. Stamp-less envelope written from Arequipa dated May 7 1864' addressed to New York with Arequipa dispatch routed via the British Post Office Islay 'May 8' , Charged '6' with hand-struck 'Paid-To/ Panama' in red on face and Panama transit 'My 26', sent via the 'Talca" to Panama and "Ocean Queen" to New York. Lovely item.

£275.00
United States

1850 | United States (DR13872)

United States. (Panama). 1850. Stamp-less envelope written from San Francisco dated '31st July 1850' addressed to endorsed 'via Southampton' with British Post office Panama' with London arrival 'Oct 20' . Lovely item sent via Cape Horn.

£275.00
Colombia

1863 | Colombia (DR13871)

Colombia. (British Post Office). 1863. Stamp-less envelope addressed to France cancelled by British Post Office Santa Martha date stamp 'Aug 23 63' on reverse routed via Southampton and London 'Sept 29' with framed Anglo-French accountancy 'GB/ 1f60c' on face, French entry cachet and forwarded from Paris '30th Sept' to Ville Davray. Nice item from the British Post Office.

£450.00
Haiti

1868 | Haiti (DR13870)

Haiti. (British Post Office - French Guyanne). 1868. Envelope written from Port-Au-Prince' dated 'March 23rd 1868' addressed to 'Captaine de Navire "Le Francine", Cayenne, French Guyenne bearing Great British SG 94, 4d vermilion (plate 8) tied by 'C/ 59' obliterator with adjacent 'Jacmel/ Paid' date stamp in red 'Mr 23' routed via St. Thomas 'Mr 30' with British Guiana Transit 'Demarara 'Ap 6th' on reverse. Very rare item of mail routed via St. Thomas to French Guyanne.

£1250.00
Brazil

1942 | Brazil (DR13869)

Brazil. (Guadeloupe). 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to Guadeloupe bearing Brazil Yvert 178, 600r orange (8) and Yvert 369, 600r blue (pair) tied by Servico Aereo double ring '22nd Juin' with circular 'B/1' and 'Controle Postal/ Commission B/ Guadeloupe' on face and Pointe-A-Pitre arrival '29 Juin' . Nice item of destination mail from Brazil.

£75.00
Brazil

1943 | Brazil (DR13868)

Brazil. (Trinidad - Guadeloupe). 1943. Air Mail envelope addressed to Guadeloupe bearing Brazil Yvert 388, 600r violet and Yvert 392, 2000r grey tied by Brasil double ring '19th Mars 43' routed via Trinidad with 'Opened by Examiner 8009/ From 167' label and Guadeloupe censor tape tied by oval 'Ouvert/ Par/ L'Autorite Militaire' and circular 'B/1' with 'Controle Postal/ Commission B/ Guadeloupe' on reverse and Pointe-A-Pitre arrival '31st Mars. Lovely item of destination mail from Brazil.

£125.00
Argentina

1943 | Argentina (DR13867)

Argentina. (Trinidad - Guadeloupe). 1943. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Guadeloupe bearing Argentina Yvert 375, 15c indigo, Yvert 381, 15p blue and brown and Yvert 421, 15c blue tied by Buenos Aires date stamp with registration label, routed via Trinidad with 'Opened by Examiner/ I.E./ 8095' label and Guadeloupe censor tape tied by oval 'Ouvert/ Par/ L' Autorite Militaire' and circular 'B/1' with 'Controle Postal/Commission B/ Guadeloupe' on reverse and Pointe-A-Pitre arrival. Lovely item of destination mail from Argentina.

£125.00
Panama

1941 | Panama (DR13866)

Panama. (Trinidad - Guadeloupe). 1941. air Mail envelope addressed to Guadeloupe bearing Panama Yvert 130, 10c violet (pair), Yvert 211, 1c blue and Air Mail Yvert 66, 5c turquoise tied by Colon date stamp 'July 19 41', routed via Trinidad with 'Opened by Examiner 8023/ Form 167' label and Fort de France/ Martinique transit in violet '28/7' with circular 'Controle Postale/ Maritique/ 4' censor on reverse in red with 'Controle Postal/ Commission B/ Guadeloupe' on reverse Pointe-A-Pitre arrival '31st July', Lovely item of destination mail from Panama with different censors.

£125.00
Bermuda

1940 | Bermuda (DR13865)

Bermuda. (France/United States). 1940. Censored envelope addressed to Paris bearing United States 5c turquoise tied by New York roller 'Oct 10/1940' , cover routed via Bermuda with 'Opened by Examiner/833' censor tape and hand-struck 'Return to Sender/ Service Suspended' in red with instructional 'Retour a L'Envoyeur/Relations Postales/ Interrompues' in violet and returned to New York 'Sept 19/1941' on reverse. An attractive Bermuda cover.

£225.00
Bermuda

1940 | Bermuda (DR13864)

Bermuda. 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to New York bearing SG 114, 3d black and rose (pair) tied by Hamilton date stamp with 'Opened by Examiner/ 3935' censor label underpaid with 'T Bermuda/ Cents' on face. Very attractive item.

£60.00
Gibraltar

1892 | Gibraltar (DR13863)

Gibraltar. 1892. Registered postal stationery envelope 20 centimes orange upgraded with SG 26, 25c blue (pair) tied by oval Registered/ Gibraltar date stamp addressed to London with hooded London/ Registered receiver on face. Very attractive item.

£125.00
Panama

1941 | Panama (DR13861)

Panama. (Trinidad - Guadeloupe). 1941. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Guadeloupe bearing Panama Yvert 138, 5c blue, Yvert 141, 15c ultramarine (pair) and Yvert 213, 1c rose tied by Colon date stamp 'May 7' with framed hand-struck 'R/ Colon' and 'Republica de Panama/ Correos Certicados' label in blue on reverse, routed via Trinidad with Registration/ Trinidad transit '5th Nov' and 'Opened by Examiner/ Form 167' label with Guadeloupe label tied by oval 'Ouvert/ Par/ L' Autorite Militaire' and circular 'B/1' with 'Controle Postal/ Commission B/ Guadeloupe' on reverse. Lovely item of destination mail from Panama.

£125.00
Bermuda

1940 | Bermuda (DR13860)

Bermuda. (United States). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to New York bearing SG 111, 1 1/2d brown and blue tied by Hamilton/Bermuda date stamp with 'Opened by Censor/ 78' label in red, underpaid with 'T/Bermuda/Centimes 15' duplex in green with hand-stamp instructional 'Postage Due 30 Censts/Foreign Sect. G.P.O. N.Y.' on face in violet with United States postage dues 10c orange/red (3) applied on arrival. Very attractive.

£125.00
British East Africa

1916 | British East Africa (DR13859)

British East Africa. (Indian Forces). 1916. Stamp-less picture post card of 'St. Vincent, Cape Verde' addressed to England endorsed 'On Active Service' cancelled by 'F.P.O./ No 306' date stamp '3rd May 16' with 'I.E.F. "B" F.P.O. No 306/ Postage Free' hand-stamp in black on face with framed 'Passed by/ Crown/ No 3349 Censor' in red on face applied in United Kingdom.

Nice item from the Indian Field Post Office No 306 at Taveta Advanced GHQ listed by Proud (27.3.16) - (15.8.16).

£175.00
British East Africa

1926 | British East Africa (DR13858)

British East Africa. (Tanganyika). 1926. Registered Tanganyika postal stationery envelope 50c blue cancelled by Tabora double ring with matching registered label addressed to Scotland routed via Dar-Es-Salaam and London with Paisley arrival.

£150.00
British East Africa

1932 | British East Africa (DR13857)

British East Africa. (Kenya). 1932. Air Mail envelope addressed to France bearing Kenya SG 82, 15c carmine and SG 85, 50c grey tied by Kakamega/ Kenya date stamp '22nd Ap 32', underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp in violet and m/s '1/16' blue crayon, endorsed 'Per Air Mail' with 'By Air Mail/ Par Avion' label erased with 'cross' in black, routed via Kisumu and Brindisi ''29/4' with Paris arrival on reverse '1st May'.

Fine item of underpaid mail sent Air Mail via the Brindisi, the cross known as 'Jusqu'a' indicating the end of the Air Mail route. Noted by Ian McQueen as being used in Brindisi 1932/33.

£150.00
British East Africa

1935 | British East Africa (DR13855)

British East Africa. (Kenya). 1935. Air Mail envelope addressed to France bearing Kenya/Uganda SG 78, 5c green (3) and SG 85, 50c grey tied by Gilgil/Kenya date stamp '15th Feb', underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and m/s '16' in blue crayon and bearing French postage due Yvert 40, 1f lilac applied and tied by Toucoing receiver. Attractive item.

£150.00
British East Africa

1948 | British East Africa (DR13854)

British East Africa. (United States). 1948. Air Mail envelope addressed to the United States bearing Kenya SG 141, 30c black and violet and SG 144, 50c purple and black (2) tied by Sotik/ Kenya date stamp with framed 'O.A.T.' in red on face, underpaid with m/s 'T 30c' and bearing United States postage dues 2c red, 10c red and 50c red tied by oval Chicago date stamp with hand-struck 'Postage Due, 62 Cents/ Chicago Ill' in violet. Nice item of On Air Transmission mail.

£125.00
British East Africa

1943 | British East Africa (DR13853)

British East Africa. (French Maroc). 1943. Censored Air Mail envelope addressed to French Maroc bearing SG 137, 15c red and black (2) and SG 145, 1/-brown and black tied by Nairobi date stamp with 'Opened by Examiner N/ 194' label, routed via Egypt with circular 'M/87' censor and 'Controle' label (red on yellow) applied on arrival.

£75.00
British East Africa

1921 | British East Africa (DR13852)

British East Africa. (Uganda). 1921. East Africa postal stationery card 3c green upgraded with SG 45, 3c green tied by Soroti Teso double ring addressed to the United States with Mbale Uganda transit. Scarce village cancel.

£225.00
British East Africa

1926 | British East Africa (DR13851)

British East Africa. (Uganda). 1926. Registered Kenya Uganda postal stationery envelope 50c blue cancelled by Ngora double ring '4th Jly' with 'Provisional' registered label addressed to England with Jinja/Regd transit on reverse. Scarce.

£225.00
British East Africa

1936 | British East Africa (DR13850)

British East Africa. (Kenya). 1936. Registered Air Mail postal stationery envelope 50c blue upgraded with Kenya SG 111, 5c green and black and SG 116, 50c purple and black tied by Mombasa/ Registered double ring with registered label and 'By Air Mail/ Par Avion' label, addressed to Paris with Nairobi and Milano and Milano transits. Very fine.

£80.00
British East Africa

1924 | British East Africa (DR13849)

British East Africa. (Kenya). 1924. Registered postal stationery envelope 50c blue cancelled by Eldoret double ring with registered label addressed to India routed via Mombasa with Rawal Pindi arrival. Very fine.

£175.00
British East Africa

1945 | British East Africa (DR13848)

British East Africa. (Army Post Offices). 1945. Registered Air Mail envelope endorsed 'On Active Service' addressed to England bearing Kenya SG 147, 3s grey and blue tied by 'E.A./ A.P.O. 69' double ring with matching registered label and 'Crown/ Passed by Censor/ No 4145' censor cachet on face. Very nice item from Gilgil Army Post Office.

£175.00
British East Africa

1915 | British East Africa (DR13847)

British East Africa. (Indian Forces). 1915. Stamp-less picture post card of 'Sixth Avenue, Nairobi' addressed to England endorsed 'On Active Service' cancelled by 'F.P.O./No 301' date stamp '27th Sept 15' with 'I.E.F. "B" F.P.O. No 301/ Postage Free' hand-stamp in violet on face and framed 'Crown/Censored/Indian Exped. Force B/ Base Office E' censor cachet.

Fine item from Indian Filed Post Office No 301 at Samburu, Kenya listed by Proud from (4.12.14) - (15.1.16).

£175.00
British East Africa

1915 | British East Africa (DR13846)

British East Africa. (Indian Forces). 1915. Stamp-less picture post card of 'Ostriches' addressed to England endorsed 'O.H.M.S.' cancelled by 'F.P.O./ No 25' date stamp '21st May 15' with 'I.E.F. "B" F.P.O. No 25/ Postage Free' hand-stamp in violet on face with framed 'Crown/Censored/Indian Exped. Force B/ Base Office E' censor cachet.

Very fine item from Kajaido Railhead in use (13.12.14) - (30.6.17). The sloping 'I.E.F. hand-stamp is recorded by Proud as 'State 1' (31.5.15) - (9.10.15).

£175.00
British East Africa

1916 | British East Africa (DR13845)

British East Africa. (Indian Forces). 1916. Stamp-less Indian 'Field Service' card addressed to England dated 'June 25th 16' cancelled by 'F.P.O./ No 307' date stamp '1st Jly 16' with 'I.E.F. "B" F.P.O. No 307/ Postage Free' hand-stamp in black on face. Interesting text.

Fine item from Indian Field Post Office listed by Proud as being at HANDENI, KENYA 7.7.16.

£195.00
British East Africa

1936 | British East Africa (DR13844)

British East Africa. (Tanganyika). 1936. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to France bearing Kenya SG 114, 20c orange (2) and SG 117, 65c brown and black tied by Mbeya double ring '19th Sept 1936' with matching registered label and framed instructional 'By Air to/ Brindisi' on face in violet with Modane transit on reverse '27th Sept'.

Registered Air Mail sent to Brindisi were a framed cross known as a 'Jusqu'a' cachet has been applied in violet to indicate the end of airmail route.
Ian McQueen in Air Mail hand-stamps lists the cachet from Brindisi in black.

£150.00
British East Africa

1942 | British East Africa (DR13842)

British East Africa. (Army Post Offices). 1942. Air Mail letter card envelope hand-stamped 'Christmas Greetings/ Postage Free' addressed to England cancelled by 'E.A./A.P.O. 66' double ring with framed 'Passed by Military Censor/ No 11/34' censor cachet in violet. Very rare Xmas Free Postage from the Army Post Office in Mombasa. Ex Goodman.

£275.00
British East Africa

1954 | British East Africa (DR13841)

British East Africa. (Kenya). 1954. Imperial Reply Coupon 25 cents headed 'Kenya, Uganda and Mandated Territory of Tanganyika' cancelled by Kericho/ Kenya date stamp. Lovely item, not often offered.

£225.00
British East Africa

1942 | British East Africa (DR13840)

Tanganyika. (Switzerland). 1942. Envelope addressed to Switzerland bearing SG 139, 20c orange and grey tied by Arusha double ring with 'Opened by Examiner/R/4' censor label, underpaid with circular 'T/Cents 20' hand-stamp in violet on face and bearing Swiss postage due Yvert 70, 20c rose tied by Kesswil arrival. Nice combination.

£125.00
British East Africa

1944 | British East Africa (DR13839)

British East Africa. (Kenya). 1944. Registered Air Mail postal stationery envelope 30c blue upgraded with SG 141, 30c blue and black and SG 145, 1s brown and black (2) tied by Eldoret/Kenya date with matching registered label, addressed to Bombay with Kisumi transit and 'Opened by Examiner/N/71' censor label tied by 'Crown/DHC/49' hand-stamp with Bombay arrival. Very fine.

£125.00
China

1939 | China (DR13838)

China. (French Indo-China). 1939. Censored envelope addressed to Hanoi bearing Indo-China SG 168, 1c brown (pair), SG 172, 4c blue and SG 254, 6c sepia tied by Quangngai/ Annam date stamp with 'Controle Postal Militaire' label and oval 'Overt par/ L' Autorite Militaire' censor cachet with circular 'Controle Postal/Indochine/Commaission B' and Hanoi receiver on reverse. Commission B censor cachet from Annam is very rare, see Desrousseaux volume 4.

£175.00
China

1940 | China (DR13837)

China. (French Indo-China). 1940. Air Mail envelope from the '5th Artillery Battalion, Saigon' addressed to French Maroc bearing Indo-China SG 191, 30c chestnut tied by 'Poste Aux Armees' date stamp with 'Controle Postal Militaire' censor label and Casablanca arrival on reverse. Nice item of military mail.
Lovely item with black vertical lines JUSQU'A mark applied at office of exchange.

£125.00
Burma

1941 | Burma (DR13836)

Burma. (Singapore). 1941. Registered envelope addressed to Singapore bearing Burma SG 20, 6p blue, SG 22, 1a purple-brown (block of nine) and SG 24, 2a carmine tied by Rangoon double ring '20th Dec 41' with matching Rangoon registration label with instructional 'Service Suspended/ returned to sender' hand-stamp on face and forwarded to Calcutta with framed 'Crown/ Passed/ DHA 21' censor cachet and boxed 'D.L.O./ Calcutta/ 26 MAY 42' on reverse. Lovely item of interrupted mail due to the Occupation of Singapore by the Japanese.

£275.00
Burma

1940 | Burma (DR13835)

Burma. (Air Mail). 1940. Registered Air Mail envelope endorsed 'Registered with acknowledgment due' addressed to London bearing SG 24, 2a carmine, SG 28, 4a turquoise, SG 30, 1r purple and blue (2) and SG 31, 2r brown and purple tied by Rangoon date stamp '4th Sept 40' with matching registered label with and 'A.R. receipt form cancelled in Rangoon. Nice item with 'Avis de Reception' form.

£195.00
Burma

1942 | Burma (DR13834)

Burma. 1942. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to India bearing Burma SG 20, 6p blue, SG 22, 1a brown (4) and SG 23, 1 3/4a turquoise (block of four) tied by Tiger Camp' and 'Opened by Censor' label tied by boxed 'Crown/ Passed DHC/ 21' censor cachet and Bombay arrival '27 Mars' on reverse. Only a few registered covers known from Tiger Camp. Ex Proud.

£350.00
Burma

1941 | Burma (DR13833)

Burma. 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to India bearing Burma SG 20, 6p blue and SG 28, 4a turquoise (pair) tied by Rangoon/ Sorting double ring '8th Jan 42' with 'Opened by Censor' label tied by triangular 'Passed by/ Censor/ C 20' on face and reverse with Bombay arrival '17th Jan' . Very fine.

£75.00
Burma

1940 | Burma (DR13832)

Burma. (Official Mail). 1940. Official envelope headed 'O.H.M.S.' addressed to London bearing Burma 'Service' SG 106, 6p blue, SG 018, 1a brown (3) and SG 022, 4a turquoise tied by Rangoon double ring '20th Feb 40'. Official mail covers surviving from this period are scarce.

£95.00
Burma

1939 | Burma (DR13831)

Burma. (Air Mail). 1939. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to England bearing SG 11, 8a purple, SG 13, 1r brown and green (3) and SG 26, 3a dull violet tied by Rangoon date stamp '9th Nov 39' with matching registered label with 'Passed Censor/ Rangoon/1' censor in violet on face. Nice franking 3 Rupees 8a plus 3 anna registration so four times rate.

£175.00
India

1945 | India (DR13830)

Burma. (British Military Mail). 1945. Registered Air Mail Indian postal stationery envelope 'three annas postage one anna and a half' blue cancelled by 'F.P.O. No 70' date stamp '30th April 45' with matching Provisional label, addressed to London with circular 'Unit Censor/ F 87' on face. scarce Field Post Office from Meiktila in Burma, written by a liberated P.O.W. from the Japanese Occupation of Siam and Burma. A rare item.

£350.00

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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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