Australia. (Prisoner Of War Mail) Circa 1943/44. Australia Red Cross envelope headed 'Prisoners Of War Post/ Service des Prisonniers de Guerre/ c/o Japanese Red Cross, Tokyo, Japan' addressed to 'Mr Baron, Civilian Internee, Java' with 'Opened by Censor/ 3' label on reverse in violet with framed hand-stamp 'Java/ 1' (1610) and boxed 'Ken'etsuzumi' (Censored) in carmine with oval 'Umegaki' censor in carmine on face. Scarce censor.

Australia. (Prisoner Of War Mail). 1944. 'Australia Air Mail Fee 6d' postal stationery card headed 'Service of Prisoner of War' addressed to Germany from 'Camp No 13 POW Group, Murchison' with framed 'Passed By Censor/ 360' and hand-stamped 'Approved For Transmission By Camp Commandant 13' on face with German censor cachet 'B' applied in Berlin on POW mail.

Australia. (Prisoner Of War Mail). 1944. Folded Australian P.O.W. envelope headed 'Service of Prisoners of War' written from 'Marrinup Camp, West Australia addressed to Italy cancelled by Perth date stamp with 'Service of / Prisoners of War' hand-stamp and 'Opened by Censor/ 5' label tied by framed '5/ Passed by/ Censor/ 15' on face. Nice item written by Italian POW from Marrinup Camp.

Australia. (Prisoner Of War Mail). 1944. Australia P.O.W. card headed 'Service of Prisoners of War' written from 'No 13, P.O.W. Group Murchison Camp' addressed to Italy cancelled by Melbourne date stamp '3rd Juil 44' with 'Approved For Transmission By Camp Commandant', framed '3/ Passed by/ Censor/ 322' on face and German 'A/d' censor in Carmine with Italian arrival circular censor and 'Verificato/ Per Censura' on face in violet. Nice postcard from Murchison Camp, Victoria.

Australia. (Prisoner Of War Mail). 1943. Air Mail Australia P.O.W. folded letter sheet headed 'Service of Prisoners of War' written from 'No 13, P.O.W. Group Murchison Camp' addressed to Germany bearing Australia SG 174, 1s olive/green tied by Melbourne dated stamp '25th March 43' with 'Approved For Transmission By Camp Commandant' and 'Opened by Censor' tape tied by framed 'Passed by Censor/ V 1' and German censor tape tied by 'A/b' censor on face and reverse. Nice envelope from Murchlson Camp, Victoria.

Australia. (United States Military Censor). Circa 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to the United States bearing Australia SG 153, 1/6d dull purple tied by framed 'Soldiers Mail' hand-stamp in violet, endorsed 'By Sea & Air to USA' with framed 'Passed by Censor' red/blue label tied by oval '3/ Passed by Censor/ 2' censor cachet on face. Very fine item a scarce censor.

Australia. (United States Armed Forces In Australia). 1942. Stamp-less envelope endorsed 'Norman Hanson, 39004321, Hqs. Co 632 APO 32, c/o Postmaster, San Francisco, Calf' sent 'Free' addressed to Oakland cancelled 'U.S. Army Post Service/ A.P.O. 32' dated 'Jul 3 1942' with circular 'U.S.A.F.I.A./ 95 Passed By Censor' and signed 'Robert S. Henkel, 2nd Liet' Nice item of censored mail from the United States Armed Forces in Melbourne.

Australia. (China). 1940. Air Mail Australia postal stationery card 1 1/2d brown upgraded with SG 164, 1/2d orange, SG 165, 1d green and SG 172, 6d brown tied by Perth date stamp with 'Passed by Censor/ 3' hand-stamp addressed to Shanghai with arrival on face. Nice destination.

Australia. (Egypt). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Egypt cancelled by 'Postage Paid/ 1/6' meter with adjacent Sydney dated stamp '16th Dec 40' with framed '2/ Not Opened by Censor' in blue on face with Cairo arrival and circular 'M/ Censorship'. Nice item.

Australia. (Netherlands East Indies Government In Exile). 1945. Air Mail envelope written from 'Dr Major Schouten, Truscott Airfield ,Western Australia addressed to 'Madame Schouten, Holland' bearing Australia SG 189, 5d purple, SG 188, 4d green (strip of three), SG 203, 1d purple and SG 206, 2 1/2d scarlet tied by Air Force P.O./ No 20 date stamp with framed 'O.A.T. ' in red on face. Major Dr. Schouten had been a Doctor at the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army, Camp Columbia, Wacol, Brisbane and served with the 'RAPWI' (Recovery of Allied Prisoner of War and Internees) in the Dutch Indies, Timor and Thailand. the NEI Government in Exile was quartered in Camp Columbia from 1944. Very nice item of mail from Major Schouten at Truscott Air Base, Western Australia.

Australia. (Netherlands East Indies Government In Exile). 1945. Air Mail envelope written from 'Dr Major Schouten, Netherlands East Indies Army, Camp Columbia, New South Wales' addressed to 'Madame Schouten, Tilburg, Holland' bearing Australia SG 175, 1/4d magenta, SG 189, 5d purple and SG 203, 1d maroon tied by Brisbane date stamp with circular 'Passed by R,N,F, Censor/ No 31' in carmine with '1' censor cachet in violet. Major Dr. Schouten had been a Doctor at the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army, Camp Columbia, Wacol, Brisbane and served with the 'RAPWI' (Recovery of Allied Prisoner of War and Internees) in the Dutch Indies, Timor and Thailand. The NEI Government in Exile was quartered in Camp Columbia from 1944. Lovely item of mail from Major Schouten at Camp Columbia.

Australia. (Netherlands East Indies Government Exile). 1945. Air Mail envelope written from 'Dr Major Schouten, Netherlands East Indies Army , Camp Columbia, New South Wales' addressed to 'Madame Schouten, Tilburg, Holland' bearing Australia SG 179, 1/2d orange, SG 185, 2d bright purple, SG 187, 3d brown, SG 204, 1 1/2d green, SG 205, 2d purple , SG 206, 2 1/2d scarlet, SG 207, 3 1/2d blue, SG 209, 2 1/2d lake and SG 210, 3 1/2d ultramarine tied by Brisbane date stamp with circular 'Passed by R,N,F, Censor/ No 31' in carmine with '1' censor cachet in violet and boxed 'O.A.T.' on face with Tilburg arrival. Major Dr. Schouten had been a Doctor at the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army, Camp Columbia, Wacol, Brisbane and served with the 'RAPWI' (Recovery of Allied Prisoner of War and Internees) in the Dutch Indies, Timor and Thailand. The NEI Government in Exile was quartered in Camp Columbia from 1944. Lovely item of mail from Major Schouten at Camp Columbia paying the Correct 1/9 registered fee.

Australia. (Netherlands Liberated Forces). 1945. Air Mail envelope addressed to Holland endorsed 'On Active Service' bearing SG 153, 1/6d dull purple tied by 'R.A.A.F. 6303/ Australia' date stamp '29th Oct 45' with framed 'R.A.A.F. Concession/Postal Rates' hand-stamp in violet on face with boxed 'O.A.T.' (Onward Air Transmission' .

The item has paid the 1/6d per 1/2oz civilian rate.

Netherlands East Indies. (Australia). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Sourabaya, Java bearing Australia SG 192, 1s green tied by Air Mail Section/ Melbourne date stamp '24th May 41' with 'Opened by Censor/ 3' label tied by framed Passed by Censor/ V 127' hand-stamp in violet with 'Door Censuur Geopend' label tied by circular 'Ned Indisch Deviezen Insituut/ Censuur/ Soerabaja/ 3' in carmine on face and reverse. Very attractive cover.

Australia. (Tasmania). 1862. Envelope addressed to England bearing SG 45, 6d grey tied by '52' numeral with framed 'Post Office/ Launceston/ 23rd Dec' transit on reverse and Maidstone arrival 'Fe 17 63'. Very fine.

Australia. (South Australia - Turks Island). 1904. Picture post card of 'Kapunda Institute and Public Library' addressed to Grand Turk, Turks Island bearing SG 242, 1/2d yellow-green and SG 294, 1d rosine tied by Kapunda squared circle 'Dec 22 04' routed via New York 'Jan 28 05' with arrival 'Feb 7th 05' on face and hand-struck instructional 'Insufficiently Addressed' in mauve. Lovely item, instructional not listed by Proud.

Australia. 1939. Australian Air Mail postal stationery card 1 1/2d brown upgraded with SG 166, 1 1/2d maroon tied by Kingscote/ S.A. date stamp addressed to England. Nice card with photographic view of 'Waterfall Gully' on reverse.

Australia. (Internee Mail). 1941. Air Mail Post card written from 'Paul Frank, E 39485, Hut 12, 'I.C. Orange Camp, New South Wales' addressed to England bearing Australia SG 153a, (pair) tied by N.S.W. date stamp 'July 17' endorsed 'By Clipper Air Service via N.Z. - USA' with framed 'Approved For Transmission/ By Camp Commandant/ 0 No 7' in violet with 'Passed By Censor/ S. 84' on face. Very little mail known from Orange camp.

French Colonies. (Togo). 1916. Envelope written from Sokode addressed to France bearing Dahomey Yvert 47, 10c orange and lilac tied by 'Sokode/Togo date stamp (13/5), routed via 'Atakpame' (16/5) and Lome (19/5) with 'Passed by Censor at Lome (Togo)' cachet in violet with Blois receiver on reverse. Scarce item of mail from the occupation.

Togo. (German Occupation). 1918. Post and Telegraph receipt addressed to Cotonou, Dahomey cancelled by Sokode (Togo) date stamp '22 July 18' . Very fine and rare.

Philippines. (France). 1860. stamp-less envelope written from Manila dated '6th Dec 1860' addressed to France cancelled by Manila/ Filipinas double ring '8th Dec' with boxed 'PD' erased (Paid to Destination) and framed 'P.P.' (Paid Part) on face, endorsed 'via Marseille' with 'Pays Etr. V Suez /Marseille ' French entry cachet in red on face '25th Feb 61', rated '16' with Marseille a Paris and Paris a sedan ambulant '26/2' on reverse with Fay Champ arrival '27th Feb'. Superb item sent by P&0 steamer via Madras and Suez with the 'PD' erased by the French under the 1860 Franco-Spanish Treaty and the amount of 16 decimes (double letter rate) paid by the addressed in Mareuil-sur-Ay.

Philippines. (France). 1861. stamp-less envelope written from Manila dated '9th Nov 1861' addressed to France cancelled by Manila/ Filipinas double ring '24th Nov' with boxed 'PD' erased (Paid to Destination), endorsed 'via Marseille' with 'Pays Etr. V Suez/ Marseille' French entry cachet cachet in red on face '11th Jan 62' rated '16' with Paris a Sedan ambulant '14th Jan' on reverse with Fay Champ arrival '14/2' and forwarded to Reims. Superb item sent by P & 0 steamer via Madras and Suez with the 'PD' erased by the French under the 1860 Franco-Spanish Treaty and the amount of 16 decimes (double letter rate) paid by the addressee in Mareuil-sur-Ay.

Philippines. (France). 1862. Stamp-less mourning envelope written from Manila dated '4th Jan 1862' addressed to France cancelled by Manila/ Filipinas double ring '8th Jan 62' with boxed 'PD' erased (Paid to Destination), endorsed 'via Marseille' with 'Pays Etr. V Suez/ Marseille' French entry cachet in red on face '24th Feb 62' , rated '16' with Paris a Sedan ambulant '26/2' on reverse with Fay Champ arrival '26/2' and forwarded to Reims. Superb item sent by P & 0 steamer via Madras and Suez with the 'PD' erased by the French under the 1860 Franco-Spanish Treaty and the amount of 16 decimes (double letter rate) paid by the addressed in Mareuil-sur-Ay.

Philippines. (Hong Kong). 1864. stamp-less envelope written from Manila dated '3rd June 64' addressed to Hong Kong with oval frims cachet on face, endorsed 'per Circe' with Manila double ring rated '4' in m/s with Hong Kong receiver in blue on reverse. Very fine.

French India. 1887. Envelope addressed to Bordeaux bearing French General Colonies Yvert 54, 25c black/rose tied by Inde/Chandernagor double ring routed via Bombay and Brindisi with French entry cachet and Bordeaux arrival. Very fine.

India. (French Settlement In India). 1865. Envelope addressed to France bearing French General Colonies Yvert 3, 10c bistre (pair) and Yvert 5, 40c orange tied by dotted lozenge with adjacent 'Etabs. Fr. De L' Inde/ Pondichery' date date stamp '6th Aout 65' endorsed 'Messageries Imperiales' with boxed 'PD' and octagonal French entry cachet 'Etab. F. Amb/ Mars./ 2' in red '5 Sept' (Salles 1886) with Toulouse receiver on reverse. Very fine 1st Issue French General Colonies 'Eagle' issue from the French Settlement in Pondichery.

India. (Danish Settlements In India). 1895. Indian postal stationary card half anna blue cancelled by Tranquebar squared circle addressed to Germany with Bombay and Sea Post Office transit with Leipzig arrival. Very fine.

India. (French Settlement In India). 1867. Large piece addressed to France bearing French General Colonies Yvert 3, 10c bistre (pair) and Yvert 5, 40c orange tied by anchor in dotted lozange with adjacent octagonal 'Etab. Fr. Inde Paq. Fr. O No 1' date stamp '8th Janv 67' (Salles 1962), endorsed 'per Nepaqie' but sent on the paquebot "Erymanthe" to Pointe de Galle (Ceylon) and forwarded on the Steamer "Donnai" with transit '10th Janv. 67' (Salles 1813), routed via Suez and Marseille with Nantes arrival '3rd Feb' on reverse. Superb item sent on the 1st Ligne 'O' paquebot from Pondichery to Galle and the last voyage of the 'Donnai' from Pointe de Galle to Suez. Exhibition item.

India. (French Settlement In India). 1872. Envelope addressed to France bearing French General Colonies Yvert 9, 30c brown (imperf pair) tied by dotted lozenge with adjacent Inde/ Pondichery double ring '2nd Nov 72' endorsed 'Per Messageries Francaise' with boxed 'PD' and blue octagonal paquebot 'Col. F.V. Suez Paq. FR/ 3 Mars 3' with Paris arrival on reverse. Beautiful small envelope bearing the scarce 'Napoleon' French General Colonies paying the 60c rate via Suez and Brindisi.

India. (French Settlement In India). 1867. Envelope addressed to Switzerland bearing French General Colony Yvert 5, 40c orange and Yvert 6, 80c rose tied by dotted lozenge with adjacent Inde/ Pondichery double ring '7th Jan 67' with framed 'PD' endorsed 'per steamer/ via Bombay', routed via Suez with 'Col. Fr. Suez Amb' French entry cachet in red 'Feb 5' with Geneva-Sion-Geneva ambulant and Lausanne receiver 'Feb 6th' on reverse. Lovely item paying the 1f20c rate to Switzerland.

India. (French Settlement In India). 1863. Envelope addressed to France bearing French General Colonies Yvert 3, 10c bistre (pair) and Yvert 5, 40c orange tied by dotted lozenge with adjacent 'Bureau De Pondichery' date stamp in blue '26th Nov 1865' , endorsed 'Per steamer/ via Suez' with boxed 'PD' and French entry cachet 'Colonies Fra. V. Suez/1' in red on face 'Jan 7th 64' with Marseille arrival. Lovely 1st Issue French General Colonies 'Eagle' issue from the French Settlement in Pondichery.

French Settlement In India. (New Caledonia). 1874. Envelope headed 'Correspondence Militaire' and (signed by the Commander on reverse) addressed to France and forwarded to New Caledonia bearing French General Colonies Yvert 23, 25c blue tied by dotted lozenge in blue with adjacent 'Inde/ Pondichery' double ring '4th Sept 74' with octagonal 'Corr D' Arm./ Pondichery' in blue, boxed 'PD' in red, routed via Suez on P & O "S. S. Teheran" with Marseille transit '29 Sept' and forwarded to Noumea on French paquebot "Curieux" with m/s 'Received 18 Sept 75 par (ship) "Le Curieux" on face. and endorsed 'P.P. Noumea' in violet ink.

Wonderful item of military mail paying the Naval Concession rate with "Ceres" stamp from French India to the small Pacific island of New Caledonia. Taking nearly a year in transit.

Ex Tony Eastgate Gold Medal collection.

India. (French Settlement In India). 1879. Envelope addressed to France bearing French General Colonies Yvert 36, 25c blue tied by Inde/ Pondichery double ring '10th Oct 79' , endorsed 'Per Bombay & Brindisi' with 'Col. Fr. V. Brind. A Mod' French entry cachet (Salles 1893) and Marseille arrival on reverse '31st Oct 79'. Very fine quality cover from the French Settlements in Pondichery.

French India. 1880. Envelope addressed to Bordeaux bearing French General Colonies Yvert 23, 25c blue tied by Inde/Pondichery double ring in blue '14th Sept', endorsed 'via Brindisi' with French entry cachet and Bordeaux arrival. Very fine. Signed Calves.

French Colonies. (French India). 1875. Envelope to France bearing French General Colonies Yvert 21, 80c rose tied by 'Inde' in dotted lozange with adjacent 'Inde Pondichery' date stamp, routed via Mauritius and Suez with French entry cachet. Scarce stamp on cover.

India. (French Settlement In India). 1866. Envelope addressed to France bearing French General Colonies 'Eagle' Yvert 4, 20c blue and Yvert 5, 40c orange tied by dotted lozenge with adjacent Inde/ Pondichery double ring '8 Mars 66' , endorsed 'Per Messageries Imperiales' with boxed 'PD' and 'Col F. V. Suez Paq. Fr/ 1 Mars 1' French entry cachet in red on face and Marseille receiver '4th Avril 66' on reverse. Very fine cover.

India. (French Settlement In India). 1879. Envelope addressed to Port Louis, Mauritius bearing French General Colonies 'Ceres' Yvert 23, 25c blue tied by Inde/ Pondichery double ring '10th Avril 79' endorsed 'Via Bombay & Aden' with Mauritius arrival in blue on reverse 'My 4'. Very fine.

French Colonies. (French India). 1863. Envelope addressed to France bearing French General Colonies Yvert 6, 80c rose tied by diamond of dots with adjacent 'Inde/ Pondichery' date stamp, boxed 'PD' , endorsed 'per Menum via Suez and Madras' with French entry cachet and Bordeaux arrival on reverse.

India. (French Settlement In India). 1880. Envelope addressed to France bearing French General Colonies 'Ceres' Yvert 23, 25c blue tied by Inde/ Pondichery double ring '23rd Juin 80' , endorsed 'Per Bombay & Brindisi' with 'Col. Fr. V. Brind. A Mod' French entry cachet (Salles 1893) and Marseille arrival on reverse '16th Juil 80'. Nice item from the French Settlements in Pondichery.

India. (French Settlement In India). 1879. envelope addressed to France bearing French General Colonies 'Ceres' Yvert 23, 25c blue tied by Inde/ Pondichery double ring '25th Avril 79' , endorsed 'Per Bombay & Brindisi' with 'Col. Fr. V. Brind. A Mod' French entry cachet (Salles 1893) and Marseille arrival on reverse '17th Mai 79' Nice item from the French Settlements in Pondichery.

India. (French Settlement In India). 1868. Envelope addressed to France bearing French General Colonies 'Eagle' Yvert 6, 80c rose tied by dotted lozenge with adjacent Inde/ Pondichery double ring '19th Sept 68' , endorsed 'Per Steamer/ via Bombay' with boxed 'PD' , routed via Suez with French entry cachet and Bordeaux arrival '17th Oct' on reverse. Very fine.

India. (French Settlement In India). 1865. Envelope addressed to France bearing French General Colonies 'Eagle' Yvert 5, 40c orange (imperf pair) tied by dotted lozenge with adjacent Inde/ Pondichery double ring '26th Aout 65' with boxed 'PD' endorsed 'Per Steamer/ via Madras & Marseille' routed via Suez with 'Col. Fra. V. Suez. Amb V' French entry cachet in red '28th Sept' (Salles 1861) and Toulouse arrival on reverse. Very fine cover from the French Settlement in Pondichery.

Jamaica. 1850. Stamp-less envelope written from Kingston dated May 29th 1850 addressed to New York cancelled by Kingston-Jamaica/Paid double arc date stamp in brown, rated '4' in m/s, sent on the steamer 'Empire City' with adjacent 'Jamaica/Ship Letter' and charged with circular '10' hand-stamp in red on arrival. Very attractive. Ex Spence.

Barbados. (India). 1899. Barbados registered postal stationery envelope 'One Penny' pink upgraded with SG 116, 1/4d grey and carmine and SG 118, 1d rose-red (pair) tied by Barbados date stamp 'Feb 18' with matching registered label addressed to India routed via London with oval Indian 'Sea Post Office' registration on face and Sea Post Office cds reverse 'Ma 13' and Lahore receiver '21st March'. Lovely item with Indian Sea Post Office registered oval.

Trinidad. 1804. Stamp-less envelope written from Isle de la Trinite dated '1st Juillet 1804' addressed to Brignoiles, France via United States with m/s 'New York 13th August. 1804. Forwarded by your hble Serv./ Wil. Mucom' with hand-struck Nantes and rated '9' in m/s on face paying the internal tariff and endorsed 'Received 26th October' . Very rare early letter from Trinidad written from the French Settlement in Trinidad and routed via New York due to the Continental Blockade about to be implemented.

British Guiana. (Netherlands). 1856. Stamp-less envelope envelope addressed to Holland cancelled by Demerara double arc on reverse 'Ja 25 1856' rated '24' with London transit and Boxmere arrival '18th Feb' in red on reverse. Mail from British Guiana to Holland is scarce so early.

Grenada. 1806. Stamp-less folded letter envelope written from Grenada dated '3rd May 1806' addressed to Scotland rated '8' for the Ship Letter with Edinburgh General Post date stamp 'Jy/ 1806/25' in red on face. Nice early letter from Grenada.

British Guiana. (Denmark). 1949. Air Mail envelope addressed to Denmark bearing SG 293, 12c orange and SG 311, 6c blue tied by Georgetown roller with instructional 'Via Airmail To New York/ Thence by Steamer' in carmine and 'Air Mail to New York only, thence/ by Surface Mail' hand-stamp on face in violet with Kobenhavn arrival. Very fine.
Lovely item with black vertical lines JUSQU'A mark applied at office of exchange.

British Guiana. Radio Card). 1946. British Guiana postal stationery 'Radio Card' 2 cents grey cancelled by Georgetown date stamp '29th January 47' addressed to Sweden. Very scarce.

St. Lucia. 1880. Envelope to France bearing SG 18, 1/- orange tied by 'A/11' obliteration with adjacent St-Lucia date stamp charged '1 1/2' in manuscript red crayon, routed via London with French entry cachet, Paris transit and Indre-et-Loire receiver on reverse. Scarce early item of mail to France.