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Palestine

1910 | Palestine (DR13249)

Palestine. (Russian Post Office). 1910. Picture post card of 'Via Dolorosa, Jerusalem' addressed to France bearing Russian Post Office in Jerusalem Yvert 72, 5pa on 1k orange (pair) tied by Jerusalem date stamp routed via Port Said '20th Sept 10' with Rhone arrival '26th Sept'. Very rare stamps used on commercial mail.

£275.00
Palestine

1919 | Palestine (DR13248)

Palestine. 1919. Registered envelope addressed to Switzerland bearing SG 11, 2p olive tied by 'O.E.T.A. - E.E.F./ Jerusalem' double ring '3rd Feb 19' with registration label, routed via Field Post Office and Army Post office 'SZ 22' dated '4 Feb' with Port said transit and Bern arrival on reverse. Nice item.

£175.00
Palestine

1919 | Palestine (DR13247)

Palestine. (Egypt). 1919. Censored envelope addressed to Port Said Egypt bearing Palestine SG 9, 5m orange (2) tied by 'O.E.T.A. - E.E.F./ Jerusalem' double ring with 'Opened by Censor/ E2623' label on white with boxed 'F' hand-stamp in blue and boxed 'Passed/ Censorship/No 2' and 'Army Post Office/SZ22' date stamp applied on arrival on reverse. Very fine item of censored mail.

£225.00
Palestine

1907 | Palestine (DR13246)

Palestine. (Austrian Levant). 1907. Picture post card of 'Mensa Christi' written from Nazareth dated '19th Avril' addressed to France bearing Austrian Levant Yvert 32, 10p on 10k green cancelled by 'Nazareth/ 22.4.07' hand-stamp in violet (Tranmer Type 1), routed via the Austrian Post Office Caifa with 'Caifa/Osterreichische Post' double ring '23/4'. Scarce item only 7 post cards recorded by Tranmer.

£450.00
Palestine

1942 | Palestine (DR13245)

Palestine. 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to New York bearing SG 93, 5m orange and SG 102, 100m turquoise tied by Ahuzat Samuel date stamp endorsed 'Clipper' with 'Opened by Censor' label (red on yellow) with New York arrival.

£95.00
Palestine

1941 | Palestine (DR13244)

Palestine. 1941. Palestine postal stationery card 8m scarlet upgraded with SG 90, 2m green-blue and SG 99, 20m olive tied by Givat Brenner double ring addressed to England. Very fine.

£75.00
Palestine

1918 | Palestine (DR13243)

Palestine. (Army Post Office). 1918. Picture post card of 'Tiberias' addressed to Egypt bearing Palestine SG 5,1m sepia and SG 8, 4m scarlet tied by Army Post Office/ SZ 44' date stamp '20 Aug 18' with framed 'Palestine/ Censorship/ No 33' hand-stamp on face. Very fine item from the Army Post Office in Jerusalem with code 'X'.

£125.00
Palestine

1941 | Palestine (DR13242)

Palestine. (Trans- Pacific Mail). 1941. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to New York bearing Palestine SG 97, 10m slate, SG 102, 100m turquoise and SG 180, 15m ultramarine tied by oval Registered/ Jerusalem date stamp '1st Jan 41' with matching registered label and 'Opened by Censor' label tied by framed 'Palestine/ Passed By/ Censor/ 126' , routed via Rangoon and Hong Kong over the Pacific with 'Registered/ Honolulu, Hawaii '5th Feb' and New York receiver 'Feb 8' on reverse.

1st January 1941; By NE 48 which left 7 January and arrived Rangoon 10th January. By CNAC which flew to Hong Kong via Chungking. Then 'Philippine Clipper' which left Hong Kong 1st February and arrived Hawaii 5th February (back stamped0, San Francisco 7th February. Delivered 8th February (arrival b/s).

Franked 140 mils for 125 mil Air Rate plus 15 mil registration fee.

Ex Ted Proud Air Mail collection.

£225.00
Palestine

1918 | Palestine (DR13241)

Palestine. (French Detachment In Palestine). 1918. Picture post card written from Jerusalem dated '22/6/18' addressed to France bearing Palestine SG 4, 5m on 1p ultramarine tied by 'Army Post Office/SZ44' with circular 'Commissariat de la Republic Francaise en Palestine' in violet and boxed hand-struck 'Palestine/Censorship/No 3' in blue. Scarce combination.

£495.00
Palestine

1919 | Palestine (DR13240)

Palestine. (India). 1919. Registered envelope addressed to India bearing SG 5, 1m sepia, SG 6, 2m green, SG 7, 3m bistre, SG 8, 4m scarlet and SG 9, 5m orange (2) tied by 'O.E.T.A. - E.E.F./ Jerusalem' double ring 13th April 19 with registration label routed via Bombay with 'Passed Censor/ Bombay' hand-stamp in violet on face and Srivillipttor arrival on reverse. Attractive cover.

£225.00
Palestine

1919 | Palestine (DR13239)

Palestine. 1919. Registered envelope addressed to Switzerland bearing SG 11, 2p olive tied by 'O.E.T.A. - E.E.F./ Jerusalem' double ring '24th Jan 19' with registration label and framed 'Palestine/ Censorship/ No 1' hand-stamp routed via Field Post Office and Army Post Office 'SZ 22' dated '27 Jan' with Egypt 'Opened by censor' label tied by Port Said transit and Bern arrival on reverse.

£125.00
Palestine

1918 | Palestine (DR13238)

Palestine. 1918. Envelope written from Bethlehem addressed to England bearing SG 10, 1p indigo tied by 'O.E.T.A - E.E.F./ Jerusalem' double ring with framed 'Palestine/Censorship/ No 3' hand-stamp on face. Nice item.

£75.00
NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES

1939 | NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES (DR13237)

Netherlands East Indies. (Palestine). 1939. Air Mail envelope addressed to Germany bearing SG 403, 10c scarlet (pair), SG 404, 15c ultramarine and SG 405, 20c purple tied by Bandoeng date stamp '14th Oct 39', endorsed 'via Holyland' routed via Palestine with 'Opened by Censor/ T. No 43' pink label. Very fine.

£125.00
Palestine

1940 | Palestine (DR13236)

Palestine. 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to London bearing SG 99, 20m olive, SG 106, 8m scarlet and SG 108, 15m grey-blue tied by Mount Carmel date stamp with 'Opened by censor' red on blue-green label tied by framed 'Palestine/ Opened And/ Passed By/ Censor/ No 1135' on face in violet. Very fine cover sent by 'Air Littoria'

£95.00
Palestine

1943 | Palestine (DR13235)

British Occupation Of Italian Cols. (Palestine). 1943. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Tripoli, Libya bearing French Algeria Yvert 165, 1f carmine (block of eight) tied by Mostaganem/ Oran date stamp '14th May 43' with registered label and 'Controle' label in yellow tied by oval 'Ouvert/ Par/ L' Autorite Militaire' routed via Palestinewith 'Opened by Examiner/ KK/ 38171' (black on white) label tied by framed British Occupation of Tripolitania 'Crown/ Passed ZA/ 43' censor cachet in violet and boxed '15' hand-stamp with Poste Aerian/ Tripolitania arrival '3rd June 43' . Great item, a very interesting routing via Palestine, why ?

£275.00
Palestine

1941 | Palestine (DR13234)

Palestine. (Trans-Pacific Mail). 1941. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to New York bearing Palestine SG 93, 5m orange/Bistre, SG 97, 10m slate (2), SG, SG 100, 50m purple (pair) and SG 108, 15m grey tied by oval Registered/ Tel Aviv date stamp '11th April 41' with matching registered label and 'Opened by Censor' pink label tied by framed 'Opened and Passed by Censor No' , routed via Haifa, Hong Kong over the Pacific with Registered/ Honolulu, Hawaii 'May 10' and New York receiver 'May 15' .

11th April 1941; By NE77, which left 16th April and arrived Rangoon 19th April. By CNAC which flew to Hong Kong via Chungking. Then by American Clipper which left Hong Kong 5th May and arrived Hawaii 10th May (back stamped), San Francisco 13th May, being delayed by weather at Midway and Hawaii. Delivered 15th May.

Franked 140 mils for 125 mils Air rate and 15 mil registration fee.

Ex Ted Proud Air Mail collection.

£225.00
Palestine

1944 | Palestine (DR13233)

Palestine. (Great Britain). 1944. Air Mail envelope addressed to Haifa, Palestine bearing Great Britain SG 475, 1s brown and SG 490, 3d pale violet tied by Bridport date stamp with 'Air Mail' endorsement erased and framed instructional 'Please Inform Sender/ Air Mail Service Not Available' on face in red. Very fine.

£95.00
Palestine

1940 | Palestine (DR13232)

Palestine. (Trans-Atlantic Mail). 1940. Air Mail envelope written on 'Active Service' envelope addressed to London bearing Great Britain SG 464, 1 1/2d brown (block of four) and SG 476, 2/6d brown tied by Field Post Office/123 double ring '14th Au 40' with framed 'Crown/Passed by Censor/No 1022' in red and 'Examined by Base Censor' label tied by framed '4/Examined' in violet, endorsed 'via N. America/By American Clipper' routed via Singapore on the Pacific routed with instructional 'To Be Forwarded By/Air From Singapore' and framed 'Passed for Transmission/Singapore/ 49' on face. Fine item of mail routed via the Pacific and Trans-Atlantic route.

£350.00
Palestine

1902 | Palestine (DR13231)

Palestine. (Turkish Post Office). 1902. Multi-scene picture post card of 'Nazareth' addressed to France bearing Turkey Yvert 91, 10p green tied by bilingual Nazareth double ring (Coles & Walker 78) with Pyrenees arrival. Very fine quality.

£175.00
Palestine

1905 | Palestine (DR13230)

Palestine. (French Levant). 1905. Picture post card of 'Natives grinding the corn, Jerusalem' addressed to France bearing French Levant Yvert 13, 5c green tied by Beyrouth/Syrie double ring. Nice card paying the printed matter rate to France.

£75.00
Palestine

1907 | Palestine (DR13229)

Palestine. (Austrian Levant). 1907. Picture post card of 'Mensa Christi' written from Nazareth dated '19th Avril' addressed to France bearing Austrian Levant Yvert 32, 10p on 10k green cancelled by 'Nazareth/22.4.07' hand-stamp in violet (Tranmer Type 1), routed via the Austrian Post Office Caifa with 'Caifa/Osterreichische Post' double ring '23/4'. Scarce item only 7 post cards recorded by Tranmer.

£350.00
Palestine

1918 | Palestine (DR13228)

Palestine. (French Detachment In Palestine). 1918. Picture post card written from Jerusalem dated '22/7/18' addressed to France bearing Palestine SG 8,4m scarlet tied by 'Army Post Office/SZ44' with 'Haut Commissariat de la Republique Francaise en Palestine' hand-stamp in violet with circular 'Commissariat de la Republique Francaise en Palestine' and boxed 'Palestine/Censorship/No 3' in purple with oval 'Ouvert/Par L' Autorite Militaire/308' applied on arrival. very fine item from the French Detachment.

£550.00
Hungary

1874 | Hungary (DR13227)

Hungary. 1874. Registered envelope bearing Yvert 11, 15kr brown tied by Budapest/Foposta date stamp with hand-struck 'Jozsefv/Ajanlott/Sz' on face and oval 'Soroksar' on reverse. Nice item of local mail, returned.

£175.00
Hungary

1874 | Hungary (DR13226)

Hungary. 1874. Registered envelope bearing Yvert 8, 3kr green and Yvert 9, 5kr carmine tied by Budapest/Jozsevardos date stamp with hand-struck 'Jozsefv/Ajanlott/Sz' on face and endorsed 'retour Pest' . Attractive item.

£225.00
Luxembourg

1919 | Luxembourg (DR13225)

Luxembourg. (Delegation To The C.I.C.F.C.). 1919. Picture post card of 'Vue Prise de la Caserne des Volontaires' addressed to Salettes par Monastier, Loire written from Luxembourg dated '24th Juillet 1919' cancelled by double ring 'C.I.C.F.C. Des Pays Rhenans/ Delegation de Luxembourg/ Commandant/ H. Poupart' in violet on face. Scarce item from the Commission Interalliee des Chemins de Fer de Campagne des Pays Rhenans.

£245.00
Luxembourg

Luxembourg (DR13224)

Luxembourg. 1914. Envelope addressed to Bettingen, Remich bearing Yvert 74, 10c carmine (block of four) tied by Troisvierges date stamp '6th Jan 14' with 'Expres' hand-stamp on face. Nice item of Express Mail.

£195.00
Liberia

1939 | Liberia (DR13223)

Liberia. (Sierra Leone). 1939. Envelope written from Cape Mount Province addressed to Switzerland bearing Liberia Yvert 246, 2c carmine and Yvert 247, 3c violet tied by Robertport date stamp '27th Oct 39' , routed via Sierra Leone with Sulima transit 'Oct 28' and Pujehun 'Oc 30' with 'Opened by Censor' label and oval 'Censor/ 4' on face in violet with Basel arrival 'Nov 30th 39' on reverse. Superb item.

£225.00
Liberia

1907 | Liberia (DR13222)

Liberia. (French Colonies). 1907. Picture post card of 'Sinoe (Greenville), Liberia' addressed to Porto Novo, Dahomey bearing Yvert 74, 3c black tied by Greenville/Liberia date stamp routed via Lome/Togo with Agoue/Dahomey arrival and forwarded via Grand Popo to Porto Novo. Superb item of destination mail.

£275.00
Liberia

1940 | Liberia (DR13221)

Liberia. (Sweden). 1940. Envelope written from Cape Palmes addressed to Sweden baering Liberia Yvert 7, 1c green and Yvert 10, 4c orange tied by Harper date stamp with 'Opened by Examiner/ 2164' label.

£95.00
Liberia

1944 | Liberia (DR13220)

Liberia. 1944. Registered Air Mail Envelope addressed to New Jersey bearing Liberia 6c green and black, 10c green, 10c vermilion and black and 50c violet tied by Monrovia date stamp '19th May' with hand-struck 'R' routed via North Africa with 'Control' label tied by oval 'Ouvert/ Par L' Autorite Militaire/ YA' censor hand-stamp in carmine with Lisbon transit '22nd May' and Newark arrival 'June 20' with 'Examined By/ 20005' label. Very nice item.

£125.00
Liberia

1894 | Liberia (DR13219)

Liberia. (United States). 1894. Envelope headed 'Miss G.E.L. Patton, M.D. Monrovia, Liberia, west Africa' addressed to Pana, Ill. bearing Yvert 26, 1c orange and Yvert 27, 2c blue and Yvert 39, 5c red and black tied by Monrovia/ Liberia date stamp '9th May' routed via Liverpool with circular 'Paid/ Liverpool/ Br. Packet/ 10 Ju 94' in red on face and New York/ Paid All 'Jul 19 94' duplex transit on reverse. Lovely item.

£195.00
Liberia

1863 | Liberia (DR13218)

Liberia. 1863. Registered and Advice of Receipt postal stationery envelope cancelled by Grand Bassa date stamp with oval 'R' and framed 'A.R.' on face addressed to Liverpool with oval Registered/Liverpool arrival. Very fine.

£275.00
Palestine

1950 | Palestine (DR13217)

Palestine. (Jordan). 1950. Air Mail envelope addressed to Cairo bearing Palestine overprint 5m orange, 5m purple, 15m olive (3) and 20m violet tied by Ramallah date stamp with framed 'A.V. 2' in violet with circular Egypt censor applied on arrival. Attractive item.

£145.00
Palestine

1922 | Palestine (DR13216)

Palestine. (Great Britain). 1922. Envelope written from 'Government House, Jerusalem' bearing SG 6, 6m blue-green and SG 77, 7m yellow-brown tied by Jerusalem double ring with framed instructional 'Minimum Letter Postage/ U.K. to Palestine 3d' in violet on reverse. A scarce Jerusalem instructional hand-stamp only used for 9 months.

£95.00
Peru

1888 | Peru (DR13214)

Peru. (Ecuador). 1888. Envelope addressed to 'The Pacific Steam Navigation Co., Guayaquil' bearing Preu Yvert 77, 2c green (10) tied by oval framed 'Piura' routed via Lima with Guayaquil receiver. Very fine and scarce.

£350.00
Brazil

1887 | Brazil (DR13213)

Brazil. (Maritime Mail). 1887. Envelope written from Ceara, Brazil addressed to Paris bearing "Dom Redro" Yvert 29, 500r orange (pair) and Yvert 44, 300r bistre (pair) tied on arrival by Union-Pays D'Outrem/Le Havre' double ring '20th Juin 87' (Salles 253) with Paris receiver on reverse. Superb item paying the eight times letter rate. Few Dom Pedro covers known with French maritime cachets.

£1550.00
Chile

1875 | Chile (DR13212)

Chile. (France). 1875. Envelope addressed to France bearing Chile Yvert 13, 5c orange/red (pair) tied by cork cachet with Valparaiso/ Chile dispatch on reverse, endorsed 'via Magellen' but routed via Panama and London with hand-struck 'Panama/ 13 Ap 1875/ Transit' on face, London transit and framed accountancy 'GB/ 1f 90c', French entry cachet with hand-struck '15' on face and Paris receiver on reverse. Superb.

£395.00
Peru

1851 | Peru (DR13211)

Peru. (British Post Offices). 1851. Stamp-less envelope written from 'Islay Peninsula' dated 'March 30th 1851' addressed to the United States cancelled by Islay double arc date stamp 'Ap 2nd' on flap, routed via London and Liverpool '23rd May' with circular 'New York Pkt/ 24' arrival 'Jun 4' and hand-struck accountancy '19/Cents' on face. Very rare item from the British Post Office in Islay only opened until 1877. Exhibition quality.

£550.00
Peru

1857 | Peru (DR13210)

Peru. (British Post Offices). 1857. Stamp-less envelope written from 'Tacna' dated 'March 20th 1857' addressed to France cancelled by oval 'Franca/Tacna' on face, endorsed 'via Panama & Southampton' with British Post Office 'Arica' transit 'Mr 21' with framed Anglo-French accountancy 'GB/ 2f 875/10c, London and French entry cachet '2nd May' and Bordeaux receiver, charged with hand-struck '24' accountancy tax. A very attractive item from the British Post Office in Arica. (This hand-stamp and the Crown Paid were lost in the 1868 disaster.

£275.00
Peru

1878 | Peru (DR13209)

Peru. (British Post Office). 1878. Envelope addressed to Scotland bearing Yvert 22, 10c green tied by framed 'Pisagua' routed via the British Post Office Callao with Callao transit on reverse 'Sp 19 78' and Alloa receiver 'Oct 28' . Lovely item with the British Postage 'Paid in Cash'.

£350.00
Peru

1861 | Peru (DR13208)

Peru. (British Post Offices). 1861. Stamp-less envelope written from 'Jose Canevaro, Callao' (with oval firms chop in blue on face) date 'Sept 28' addressed to London cancelled by Callao double arc date stamp '29th Sept' on reverse, rated '2s' in m/s and London receiver 'Oc 29th' in red. Nice item from the British Post Office in Callao.

£275.00
Peru

1872 | Peru (DR13207)

Peru. (British Post Offices). 1872. Stamp-less envelope written from 'Arequipa' dated '25th May 1872' addressed to France cancelled by Isay date stamp 'May 26' on face routed via the British Post Office 'Callao' cds 'May 28' via framed Anglo-French accountancy 'GB/1f 90c' and London transit 'Ju 27' , French entry cachet and Bordeaux arrival '28th June' on reverse. Very rare item from the British Post Office in Islay only opened from 1871 to 1877.

£750.00
Peru

1888 | Peru (DR13206)

Peru. (Venezuela). 1888. Envelope addressed to Caracas, Venezuela bearing Yvert 76, 1c violet and Yvert 79, 10c grey tied by concentric ring with 'Peru/Puno date stamp 'Oct 20' , routed via Lima '27th Oct' with French paquebot with octagonal 'Ligne D Paq. Fr. No 2' date stamp in blue (Salles 1474) and oval Mollendo on reverse. Nice item of maritime mail from Peru.

£245.00
Panama

1843 | Panama (DR13205)

Panama. (British Post Office). 1843. Stamp-less envelope addressed to France written from Panama dated '21st Feb 1856' with oval forwarded on reverse 'Hurtado I Hermanos' on reverse with British Post Office 'Colon' date stamp 'Fe 23 1856' in red on reverse, routed via London with framed accountancy 'Colonies/ Art 18' in orange on face, French entry cachet and Charged '15' on arrival. Very scarce item from the British Post Office in Panama with the Art 18 only in use 1856.

£550.00
Peru

1867 | Peru (DR13204)

Peru. (British Post Offices). 1867. Stamp-less envelope written from 'British Vice-Consulate, Paita' (with red wax consular seal on reverse) addressed to England cancelled by double arc Paita date stamp 'Mr 16', rated '6s' in m/s with London and Braintree arrival '13th April' on reverse. Very scarce date stamp from the British Consulate Office in Paita. Exhibition item.

£550.00
Brazil

1868 | Brazil (DR13203)

Brazil. (French Accountancy). 1868. Folded entire addressed to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil written from Austria dated '21st June 68' cancelled by Wein date stamp endorsed 'via Frankreich' with 'Autr./ Strasbourg 3' French entry cachet in blue and framed Anglo-French accountancy 'F/21' on face (Van der Linden 1142) and charged with hand-struck '8' erased with Rio receiver on reverse '18th July.' Superb item of Brazil accountancy mail.

£550.00
Brazil

1943 | Brazil (DR13201)

Brazil. (Bermuda). 1943. Air Mail envelope headed 'Cruz Vermelha Brasileira/ Filial Do Rio Grande Do Norte/ Natal' addressed to 'The Comite Internacional de Cruz Vermal, Conseil du Palais General, Geneva, Switzerland' bearing Brazil 1,000 grey, 1,200 blue (2) and 2,000 violet tied by 'Cidade Aita double ring with framed 'Livre/ De/ Censura/ D. Federal' on face, sent Air Mail via United States with 'Servico Aereo/ Brasil' date stamp and New York censor tape, intercepted by the British in Bermuda with 'Opened by by Examiner/ 1370' censor label endorsed 'I.C.' on face in green ink. Superb item from the Brazilian Red Cross routed via Bermuda.

£275.00
Chile

1876 | Chile (DR13200)

Chile. (France). 1876. Envelope addressed to France bearing Chile Yvert 14. 10c blue tied by cork cancel with Santiago/ Chile double ring in violet '4th July' endorsed 'via Magellan' with French entry cachet in red and hand-struck 'T' charged with hand-struck '12' and Paris receiver on reverse '15th Aout 76' . Very attractive item of underpaid mail to France.

£295.00
Chile

1902 | Chile (DR13199)

Chile. (Netherlands East Indies). 1902. Registered Chile postal stationery envelope 5c blue upgraded with Yvert 44, 5c blue (strip of three) tied by Limache date stamp '7th Aug 02' with registered label, endorsed 'via Magellan' addressed to Sourabaya, Java, Netherlands East Indies routed via Valparaiso and Batavia '22/10' with Soerabaja arrival '24th Oct' on reverse. Lovely item of destination mail.

£275.00
Bermuda

1943 | Bermuda (DR13198)

Bermuda. (Brazil). 1943. Air Mail envelope addressed to Switzerland bearing Brazil tied by Rio de Janeiro double ring with 'Areta Pela Censura' label with 'Mala Aerea' , routed via New York with '2919' censor tape, intercepted by the British in Bermuda with 'Opened by Examiner/ 2297' label endorsed 'I.C. with German censor tape tied by censor cachet and Zurich arrival. Superb item of censored mail Brazil with four different censor labels.

£150.00

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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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