India. (Afghanistan). 1942. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Switzerland bearing Afghanistan Yvert 298, 10f violet, Yvert 299, 15f green, yvert 305, 50f orange and Yvert 310, 2f carmine tied by Kaboul date stamp endorsed 'Registered' with 'Opened by Censor' label tied by triangular 'Passed Censor/H 2' applied in Peshawar with Reinach arrival '23rd Mar 42' . Nice item of registered mail from Afghanistan.

India. (Ireland). 1870. Envelope addressed to Ireland bearing SG 54, 1/2a blue and SG 69, 4a green (2) tied by 'Madras' Type '95' in dotted lozenge with Coonoor date stamp on reverse routed via Raichore and Bombay endorsed 'via Marseille' with framed 'Insufficient' and oval 'More To Pay' with hand-struck boxed instructional 'Insufficient Postage/Oz/ Fine/10d' with Mullingar arrival and rated '40' in m/s. Great item full of character. Scarce item of underpaid mail to Ireland with instructional hand-stamp.

India. (Rajasthan). 1900. Indian postal stationery envelope 'half anna' green upgraded with SG 85, 1/2a green with letter written from Colonel Edmund Grubbe, 88th Connaught Rangers to his sister at Southwold, Suffolk written from Nasisrabad dated '12th Dec 1900' cancelled by Nasirabad/Rajputana date stamp '13th Dec 00' with Southwold arrival 'De 30' on reverse.

French India. (Thailand - French China). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Cantho, French China bearing India SG 254, 3a6p blue and SG 2, 1r grey and brown tied by Karikal date stamp '23rd Jan 41' with 'Opened by Censor' label tied by triangular 'Passed by Censor/ A-14' cachet with boxed '43' hand-stamp, routed via Bangkok and Saigon '13/2' and Cantho arrival. Nice item of mail sent by 'JAL (Di Nippon Airways).

23rd January 1941. French India to Indo China. By 'BOAC' NE 54' which left Calcutta 30 Jan uary and arrived Bangkok the same day. On by JAL arriving Saigon 13 February (on by surface). Franked R1 3 1/2 annas for 3 1/2 anna UPU rate plus ONE RUPEE air fee,

Ex Ted Proud.

India. (Netherlands East Indies). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Java,Netherlands East Indies bearing India SG 248, 1/2a brown, SG 250, 1a carmine, SG 273, 4a brown (3) and SG 275, 8a slate tied by Bombay roller with Bombay censor tape 'Opened by Censor/ 272C' tied by triangular 'Passed by Censor/ C 11' and 'Diboeka Oleh Censuur' lebel tied by 'Censuur/3' date stamp with circular Dev/8' and 'Ec C' on face. Very nice item of censored mail from India to the Netherlands East Indies in WW1 with six different censors cachet and labels.

India. 1939. Air Mail envelope addressed to Amsterdam endorsed 'Tata Air Mail India - Italy (Brindisi)' bearing India SG 238, 3a6p slate, SG 251, 2a vermilion and SG 259, 1r grey and brown tied by Kalbadevi date stamp '27 Nov 39' with 'Opened by Censor' label. Scarce label used in Bombay from 'Sept 39 until November 39. Rated maximum rarity by Morenweiser.

India. (Third Afghan War). 1919. stamp-less envelope addressed to London headed 'On Active Service' cancelled by 'F.P.O. 150' dated '9th June 19' written from staff Sergeant Luxmoore, Royal Army Medical Corps' . A nice item from the 3rd Afghan War at Landi Kotal.

India. (French Colonies). 1903. picture post card of 'Sivaganga Tank, Chidambaram' addressed to Tunisia, North Africa bearing SG 122, 1/2a green tied by Calcutta date stamp '25th Nov' with Sea Post Office transit, underpaid with circular 'T' hand-stamp and bearing Tunisia postage due Yvert 29, 10c brown applied and tied by Tunis/Regence de Tunis double ring '15th Dec' on face. Lovely item of potage due mail from India.

India. (the Malakand Field Force). 1897. Envelope addressed to England bearing India SG 103, 2 1/2a green tied by Malakand date stamp '13th Oc 97' date stamp routed via Sea Post Office 'Oct 16' with Ascot and Sunningdale arrival 'Nov 1st' on reverse. Scarce item from the civilian Post Office of the Malakand Field Force.

India. (Boer War). 1901. Registered envelope written from Orange River Colony addressed to Ahmednager, Bombay, India bearing Orange River SG 103, 2d bright mauve and SG 106, 3d on 3d ultramarine tied by Zastron/O.R.C. date stamp 'Jy 6 1901' with oval Sea Post Office oval registered on face, Tutioorin transit '15 Aug' with oval 'Censor P.O.W./Ahmednager/ C.E. Dixon B.A.' in violet on face with Camp receiving '19/8' on reverse. Scarce item of registered mail into the Camp.

French Indo-China. (International Commission In Indo-China). 1957. Air Mail envelope headed 'Box 220, Saigon, South Vietnam' addressed to London bearing Commission in Viet Nam SG N 26, 2np brown, SG N27, 6np grey (pair), SG N28, 13np bright carmine and SG N29, 50np orange tied by 'F.P.O. No 745' double ring. Scarce item from the International Commission in Indo-China.

India. (Pondicherry - French Levant). 1943. Registered envelope addressed to 'B.C.M. 1, Syria' bearing India SG 248, 1/2a brown, SG 271b, 3 1/2a purple (pair) and SG 275, 8a slate (pair) tied by Pondicherry date stamp '17 Sept 43' with matching registered label and oval 'L' Autorite Militaite/ Vu Par' on face in carmine routed via Madras with 'Opened by Examiner' label tied by 'DHD/67' hand-stamp with 'Field Post Office' transit '27th Sept' and 'Poste Aux Armees/ B.C.M. 1/ F.F.L.' receiver '2nd Oct'. Excellent item.

India. (Soldiers Envelope FROM BURMA). 1868. Mourning envelope addressed to Scotland bearing SG 72, 6a8p grey tied by Bengal type duplex, signed by the Officer with Thayetmyo transit on reverse, endorsed 'via Bombay & Marseille' with framed 'India/Paid' with Edinburgh arrival and forwarded to London. Very fine.

India. (Indian Feudatory States). 1933. Registered Morvi State postal stationary envelope 1/2a green upgraded with SG 9, 6p emerald green (3) tied by native date stamp with registered label. Very fine and scarce.

India. (Egypt). 1907. Picture post card written from Port Said addressed to Meerut, India bearing Egypt SG 62, 4m vermilion tied by Port Said date stamp with boxed transit 'Received by/Austrian Steamer/Bombay' dated '19 Ja. 09' and Meerut arrival. A scarce item of maritime mail.

Indian Convention States. (Great Britain). 1939. Envelope addressed to Swansea bearing Patiala state SG 83, 1a carmine tied by Patiala double ring underpaid with circular 'T' hand-stamp and bearing Great Britain postage dues SG D27, 1/2d emerald and SG D 29, 2d agate tied by Swansea arrival with hand-struck '2 1/2d' Nice item of underpaid mail.

India. (Forwarding Agents). 1860. Envelope written from Bombay dated '9th March 1860' addressed to Scotland bearing SG 45, 4a black tied by '1' in lozenge with oval 'Forwarded by/Campbell Mitchell & Co/Bombay' in green on face with Bombay dispatch on reverse routed via Southampton with Edinburgh receiver on reverse. Forwarding Agent hand-stamp not listed by Rowe.

Afghanistan. 1904. Envelope addressed to Quetta bearing Afghanistan Yvert 200a, 1aba black/ orange tied by bar obliterator in violet with adjacent Chaman date stamp '10 Mau' , underpaid with horseshoe 'Chaman/ Due/ As' and Quetta/Unpaid oval in green. Ex Kiddle.

India. (Egypt). 1907. Picture post card written from Bombay addressed to France bearing French Sower Yvert 138, 10c red tied by 'B-1' obliterator with boxed transit 'Received by/ French Steamer/Bombay 10 Oc 07' and Bordeaux arrival. A scarce item of maritime mail.

Syria. (Indian Field Post Offices). 1944. Great Britain postal stationery card 2d orange cancelled by 'F.P.O./ No 27' date stamp with 'Crown / Passed by Censor/ No 4809' censor cachet in violet. Scarce item from the Indian Field Post Office in Syria.

Aden. (Great Britain). 1895. Great Britain postal stationary card 1d orange upgraded with SG 172, 1d lilac tied by octagonal Threadneedle St/L-1 duplex addressed to Aden, Arabia with hand-struck instructional 'Late Fee Paid' in red with Aden and Aden Camp arrivals on face. Very attractive item of incoming mail.

Aden. 1945. Air Mail envelope addressed to France bearing Aden SG 22, 3a carmine and sepia (3) tied by Base Army/Post Office double ring with 'Examined/by/Base Censor' censor label in red tied by circular 'Passed by Censor/ 25 Jun 1945' hand-stamp in violet and diamond '17' censor on reverse. Scarce.

India. (Used In Aden). 1892. Indian postal stationery card 'quarter anna' brown cancelled by Aden Cantonment squared circle 'May 22' addressed to Bombay with Sea Post Office transit and Umarkhad arrival 'May 29' on face. Very fine.

Aden. (India Used In Aden). 1881. envelope addressed to London bearing India SG 69, 4a green and SG 75, 1/2a blue tied by 'B' in bar obliterator with adjacent Aden Camp date stamp '9 Mar', endorsed 'via Brindisi' with Aden transit on reverse and London receiver 'Mr 21' . Nice item.

Aden. (Djibouti). 1916. Registered envelope addressed to Aden bearing Cote des Somalis Yvert 95, 50c rose and black tied by Cote Francaise des Somalis/Djibouti double ring with R/Djibouti registered label with circular 'Passed Censor/No./AB-105/Aden' censor cachet in violet with 'Opened by Censor' label tied by Aden Camp arrival on reverse '24th Nov'. Lovely item of censored mail.

Aden. 1951. Aden postal stationery envelope '15 Cents' on 1a brown upgraded with SG 39, 20c on 3a sepia and carmine tied by Sheikh Othman double ring addressed to Australia. scarce item of stationery.

India Used In Aden. (French Indo-China). 1901. envelope written from Perim Island addressed to Hanoi, French Indo-China bearing India SG 103, 2a 6p green (pair) tied by Aden date stamp routed via Singapore on the "Chusan" with 'Penang To Singapore' marine sorter, Haiphong transits and Hanoi receiver '7th Aout' on reverse. Lovely item of destination mail.

Aden. (Aden Protectorate States). 1949. Registered Air Mail envelope written from the 'H.H. Sultan Sir Saleh Bin Ghalib, Sultan of Shiher & Mukalla' addressed to London bearing Qu' aiti State in Hadhramut bearing SG 5, 2a sepia, SG 7, 3a sepia and carmine and SG 8,8a orange-red tied by Mukalla/Reg double ring with registration label routed via Aden. Very fine.

Aden. (R.A.F. Post). 1947. air Mail envelope written from Khormaksar addressed to 'R.A.F. El Adem, M.E.F.' bearing Aden SG 19, 1 1/2a rose tied by R.A.F./Aden date stamp '11th Oct 47'. Superb item.

India. (Aden). 1916. Stamp-less India Field Service post card addressed to London written the 'Indian Expeditionary Force, Aden Base, Aden Force' dated '5th March 16' cancelled by Base Office/A date stamp. Very fine.

Aden. 1946. Air Mail post card written from the French Steamer 'Gloire' at Aden (28/4) addressed to France headed 'Marine Nationale' cancelled by 'Marine Nationale/Poste Navale' double ring with 'Marine Francaise/Service a la Mer' cachet with octagonal 'Croiseur Gloire' date stamp (29/4) . Scarce item of mail written by the French Navy in Aden on route from the Far East Campaign.

Aden. 1945. Air Mail envelope addressed to France bearing Aden SG 18, 1a pale blue and SG 23, 8a orange/red tied by 'Egypt/55/Postage/Paid' date stamp with 'Examined by Base Censor' censor label tied by circular 'Crown/Deputy Field/Censor' in violet with circular '63' censor cachet on reverse. Very nice item of censored mail.

Pakistan. (Service). 1952. Official Air Mail envelope headed 'O.P.S.S.' addressed to England bearing 'Official' SG 019, 2a red (pair) and SG 034, 8a sepia tied by Kakul date stamp with 'Sub-Maj/ Chief Clerk, Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul' and signed. Nice item of commercial mail.

Pakistan. 1961. Postal stationery envelope 20p brown upgraded with 2p carmine (25) tied by Experimental P.O. date stamp with framed hand-struck 'Experimental P.O./KLN-349' on face. Very fine.

Pakistan. 1948. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to England bearing SG 2, 1/2a purple, SG 5, 1 1/2a violet, SG 7, 3a bright violet, SG 9, 4a brown and SG 10, 6a turquoise tied by Lahore/Air Mail double ring with registered label.

Aden. (South Africa). 1943. Envelope addressed to India bearing South Africa SG 100, 2d violet tied by Johannesburg roller '20th July 43' routed via Aden with framed 'Passed/ F/1' censor hand-stamp in violet on face with boxed India 'Passed/ DHC/ 80' censor cachet. Nice routing.

Great Britain. (Nepal). 1937. Air Mail envelope addressed to 'Lt. Colonel F.M. Bailey, British Legation, Nepal, via India' bearing Great Britain KGV SG 426, 6d purple tied by London slogan '24th July 37' with Nepal receiver '1st Aug' on reverse. Lovely item of mail into Bailey at the British Legation, Nepal.

India. (Bhutan Leasehold). 1908. Indian KEV11 postal stationery envelope 'half anna' green upgraded with SG 148, 1/2d green tied by Kalimpong date stamp '28 July 08' with framed instructional 'Too Late' on face addressed to London, Scarce item from Kalimpong a Bhutan leasehold territory on the Sikkimese/ Bhutanese border.

Greece. (Indian Field Post Office In Salonika). 1945. Stamp-less Air Mail letter envelope addressed to London written from the '3rd Balkan Regiment, Verroia cancelled by 'Field Post Office No 24' date stamp '21st July 45' , endorsed 'On Active Service' Lovely item of mail from the Indian Field Post Office in Greece during the Greek Civil War.

Aden. (Nigeria). 1939. Registered Nigerian postal stationery envelope 3d blue upgraded with Nigeria SG 52a, 2d rose and SG 56, 1s olive tied by Maiduguri double ring '31 Aug' with matching registered label addressed to Camp Aden, Arabia with 'Par Avion' label routed via Egypt with Cairo and Port Said transits '4th Sept' and Aden/Camp/Reg arrival '12th Sept' with 'Opened by Censor' label tied by framed 'Passed censor/By No 3/Aden' in violet. Lovely item of incoming mail from an unusual origin.

India. (Aden). 1916. Envelope addressed to the United States bearing India SG 170, 2a6p ultramarine tied by Aden Camp date stamp with hand-struck 'Passed by Censor, Aden' in violet on face routed via Aden with 'Opened by Censor' label tied by Aden transit '20th Aug 16'. Scarce Aden censor only in use 8 months, this the latest recorded.

Aden. (French Maritime Mail). 1879. envelope addressed to Mulhouse, Alsace bearing France Type Sage Yvert 93, 35c violet/yellow tied by French paquebot 'Ligne N Paq. Fr. No 9' date stamp (Salles 1921) with Aden 'Mar 10' on reverse with framed instructional 'Too Late' and octagonal 'Poss. Angl. Paq. Fr. N No 9' date stamp in red '14th Mars 79' , on reverse Mulhouse receiver/ Wonderful item of Too LATE mail from Aden with very rare French Paquebot in red. (See Salles Tome V, Page 99).

India. (Aden). 1870. Printed Circular from "Finlay, Scott & Co, Bombay' dated 'Bombay, 16th March 1870' addressed to Amsterdam bearing India SG 61, 2a yellow tied by Bombay/ India Paid duplex and oval 'Finlay/ Scott' firms chop in green, routed via Suez and Marseille with Anglo-French accountancy 'GB/ 1f20c' on face (Van der Linden 1582', rated '9' in m/s with Amsterdam receiver. Very rare accountancy used for circulars on the Bombay - Aden Sea Post Office.

India. 1877. Stamp-less envelope written from Calcutta dated '4th Sept 1877' addressed to France cancelled by Calcutta date stamp with circular 'T' hand-stamp, endorsed 'via Brindisi' with Sea Post Office transit '7/9' and 'Poss. Ang. V. Brind/A. Mod' French entry cachet in red with Bordeaux receiver and rated with hand-struck '7' on arrival. Taxed mail from India to France is rare.

Persian Gulf. (India Used In Persia). 1885. Indian Postal stationary envelope 2anna 6 pies orange cancelled by Bushire/B duplex 'Jan 26' , addressed to Germany, endorsed 'via Brindisi' with Sea Post Office transit '6th Feb' and Chemnitz arrival on reverse '28/2'. Lovely item of used stationary from Bushire.

Persian Gulf. (Kuwait). 1943. Air Mail envelope addressed to India bearing India SG 248, 1/2a brown and SG 270, 2a vermilion tied by Kuwait/Persian Gulf double double ring with 'Opened by Examiner' label tied by dramed 'Crow/Passed/DHC/30' censor hand-stamp with Bombay arrival. Unoverpinted stamp of India were used in Kuwait between 1941 and 1945.

Persian Gulf. (Bahrain). 1957. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Durban, South Africa bearing SG 102, 1 n.p. on 5d brown, SG 103, 3 n.p. on 1/2d orange, SG 105, 9 n.p. on 1 1/2d green, SG 106, 12 n.p. on 2d brown, SG 108, 20 n.p. on 3d lilac, SG 109, 25 n.p. on 4d ultramarine and SG 111, 50 n.p. on 9d bronze tied by Awali/Bahrian date stamp with matching registered label. Nice destination.

Persian Gulf. (Indian Postal Agency Bushire). Stamp-less envelope addressed to Bombay cancelled by Bushire/Au 5 date stamp, underpaid with framed 'postage Due/4a' hand-stamp and Bombay receiver '28th Aug'. Lovely clean item.

Persian Gulf. (Kuwait - British East Africa). 1938. Air Mail envelope from Kenya, Uganda addressed to ' c/o/ The Imperial Airways, Kuwait, Persian Gulf' bearing Kenya SG 129, 20c orange tied by Mombasa date stamp '22 Feb 38' with Kuwait on reverse and forwarded to Basra receiver 'Basra/Sor' on face.

Persian Gulf. (Kuwait). 1948. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to India bearing SG 74, 2 1/2a on 2 1/2d blue (block of four) tied by Kuwait double ring with m/s 'R' and hand-stamp 'Kuwait' on face with Bombay arrival on reverse. Scarce cancel only used 1948/9.