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British West Indies

1941 | British West Indies (DR12919)

British West Indies. (Dominica - United States). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Dominica bearing United States 'Transporter' SG A904, 15c brown tied by Glen Ridge date stamp routed via St. Johns Antigua with Roseau arrival and 'Passed by Censor' hand-stamp applied on face in violet. Very fine.

£75.00
British West Indies

1943 | British West Indies (DR12918)

British West Indies. (Trinidad - Brazil). 1943. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to New York bearing Yvert 386, 400r turquoise (pair) and Yvert 393, 5000r blue (pair) tied by Blumenau date stamp with framed hand-struck 'R/ Brasil' and 'Via Aerea/ Panair' label with 'S.P./ Aberta Pela Censura' label tied by boxed 'R.S./ 718' in carmine, routed via Trinidad with 'Opened by Examiner/ I.E./ 8063' label and oval 'New York/ Reg' arrival. Lovely item.

£95.00
British West Indies

1944 | British West Indies (DR12917)

British West Indies. (St. Lucia - Costa Rica). 1944. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to St. Lucia bearing Costa Rica 5c violet (4), 40c blue and 60c blue tied by Port Limon date stamp 'Dec 15 44' with framed hand-struck 'R/ Costa Rica' and 'Abierta Defensa' censor label, routed via British Guyana 'De 20' and Trinidad '5th Jan 45' with oval 'Registered/ Castries, St. Lucia' 'Feb 22nd' and 'Opened by Examiner/ I.T.T. 4' applied in St. Lucia. Scarce item.

£125.00
British West Indies

1941 | British West Indies (DR12916)

British West Indies. (Grenada - Canada). 1941. Envelope addressed to Cayenne, French Guyana cancelled by Montreal '25c' meter cachet and Quebec '16th Jan 41' date stamp with 'Passed by Censor/ 68' hand-stamp with 'Opened by Examiner/ 94' censor label and circular 'Controle Postal/ Guyana Francaise' censor on reverse. Nice item of triple censor mail.

£125.00
Grenada

1933 | Grenada (DR12915)

Grenada. 1933. Envelope addressed to Surrey bearing SG 91, 1d rose tied by Carrington/Grenada date stamp with transit on reverse. Lovely item of village mail.

£225.00
Jamaica

1941 | Jamaica (DR12914)

Jamaica. (Prisoner Of War Mail). 1941. Post card headed 'Internment Camp, Jamaica, B.W.I.' dated '18th Dec 1941' addressed to Germany cancelled by oval 'Internment & P. of W. Camp/Jamaica' dated '19th Dec 1941' with hand-struck 'Postal Censor/ Jamaica/ Passed/1' and censored in Germany on arrival. Very fine.

£175.00
Leeward Islands

1896 | Leeward Islands (DR12913)

Leeward Islands. (Danish West Indies). 1896. Registered postal stationery envelope one penny pink upgraded with SG 2, 1d mauve and rose and SG 3, 2 1/2d mauve and blue tied by Tortola date stamp 'Sept 14' with oval hand-struck 'R' , addressed to Nova Scotia, routed via the Danish West Indies with framed 'D.W.I./R' registered in red on face and St Thomas transit '15/9' on reverse with New York '22/9' and registered in red on face and St Thomas transit '15/9' on reverse with New York '22/9' and Halifax & Annapolis/ M.C.' ambulant 'Sp 26'. Nice item.

£275.00
Jamaica

1940 | Jamaica (DR12912)

Jamaica. (Trinidad). 1940. Air Mail envelope written from the French Consulate in Jamaica with 'Agence Consuulaire de France/ La Jamaique' on face and reverse addressed to Port of Spain, Trinidad bearing Jamaica SG 121, 1/2d green (8) and SG 128, 6d purple and grey tied by Kingston date stamp 'Au 13' with 'Jamaica/ War Fund' label on face, underpaid with 'T/ 40' in m/s and bearing Trinidad postage due SG D21, 4d black applied and tied by Port of Spain arrival '15th Aug'. Very attractive item of underpaid mail in the Caribbean.

£275.00
British West Indies

1906 | British West Indies (DR12911)

British West Indies. (Leeward Island). 1906. Registered envelope addressed to England bearing Leeward Islands SG 17, 1d on 4d mauve and orange, SG 18, 1d on 6d mauve and brown and SG 19, 1d on 7d mauve and slate tied by Nevis/ A09 duplex 'Ja 11 06' with oval hand-struck 'R', endorsed 'via New York' with New York registration label and transit '20/1' with hooded London receiver '30th Jan 06' on reverse. Very attractive item.

£245.00
Trinidad

1942 | Trinidad (DR12910)

Trinidad. (Guadeloupe). 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to Lima, Peru bearing Guadeloupe Yvert 119, 3f brown and grey (2) and Yvert 120, 5f blue and orange tied by Pointe-a-Pitre/ Guadeloupe double' censor and oval 'Ouvert/par/L'Autorite Militaire' with circular 'B/1' , forwarded by Pan Am Airways via Trinidad with 'Opened by Examiner/8096/IE' censor label dated '25th Apr 1942' applied at Port of Spain and Lima arrival 29/4' on reverse. Lovely item of censored mail.

£145.00
British West Indies

1866 | British West Indies (DR12909)

British West Indies. (Barbados). 1866. envelope addressed to Trinidad bearing SG 30, 6d orange-red tied by '1' in obliterator with Barbados date stamp 'Sp 2nd 66' on reverse with Trinidad receiver 'Sp 4' and rated '4' in blue crayon on face. Nice inter-island cover.

£275.00
Trinidad

1940 | Trinidad (DR12908)

Trinidad. (France). 1940. Air Mail envelope headed 'Consulate de France a Port of Spain' addressed to France bearing SG 248, 3c black and scarlet (2) and SG 253, 24c black and olive tied by G.P.O. Port of Spain/ Trinidad double ring 'Au 10 40' endorsed 'New York By Air and onward by Steamer' with circular 'Passed by Postal Censor/ 8' in violet with censor tape tied by 'Opened by Censor' hand-stamp with framed instructional 'No Service/ Return To Sender' (not noted in Proud) and 'Return/ To Sender' (with arrow) in violet (two years earlier than Proud) with 'Returned Letter Branch/ Trinidad' date stamp in red on reverse '10th August 40' . Very interesting item with instructional not noted by Proud.

£275.00
Trinidad

1938 | Trinidad (DR12907)

Trinidad. (Argentina). 1938. Registered envelope written from the French Consulate 'La Trinitie' with cachet on reverse addressed to Argentina bearing Trinidad SG 250, 6c sepia and blue and SG 253, 24c black and olive (pair) tied by Registration/ Trinidad date stamp '28th Dec 38' with Trinidad registration label on reverse and oval hand-stamp 'R' with framed Argentina instructional 'Parti' and hand-struck 'Rebuts/ Republica Argentina' in red on face with Certificados/ Central/ 278' arrival on reverse endorsed 'Opened in error in R.L.O.' with 'Post Office Department/ Officially Sealed/Trinidad' labels (2) tied by 'Returned Letter Branch/ Trinidad' date stamp in red on reverse '30th Mar 39' . Superb item for the Exhibitor.

£375.00
Trinidad

1901 | Trinidad (DR12906)

Trinidad. (Netherlands). 1901. Photographic card written from Amsterdam addressed to Port of Spain, Trinidad bearing Netherlands Yvert 69, 2 1/2c green tied by Amsterdam double ring, underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and bearing Trinidad postage due SG D2, 1d black applied and tied on arrival by Port of Spain/Trinidad date stamp. very fine item of taxed mail from Trinidad.

£175.00
British West Indies

1930 | British West Indies (DR12905)

Grenada. (Great Britain). 1930. Photographic post card of 'Peter Pan's Statue' addressed Grenada bearing Great Britain SG 414, 1d scarlet tied by Hounslow roller '18 Mar' , underpaid with boxed 'T/10' and bearing Grenada postage due SG D11, 1d black tied by Grenada receiver '7th Ap' on face. Nice combination with scarce Grenada tax hand-stamp.

£175.00
Jamaica

1941 | Jamaica (DR12904)

Jamaica. (Womens Internment Camp). 1941. Stamp-less envelope written from 'The Women's Internment Camp' addressed to New York with 'Postal Censor/ Jamaica/ Passed (5)' censor hand-stamp on face. Internee mail from the Women's Camp is scarce.

£125.00
Jamaica

1941 | Jamaica (DR12903)

Jamaica. (Internment Camp Mail). 1941. stamp-less envelope written from Italian POW No 815' addressed to Switzerland with 'Postal Censor/ Jamica/ Passed (7)' censor hand-stamp in violet on face and oval 'Internment & P. of W. Camp/ Jamaica' on reverse dated '25th Jul 1941' with 'Verificato Per Censura' label tied by circular 'Ufficio Censura Posta Estera/ 1' hand-stamp. very fine item.

£125.00
Jamaica

1941 | Jamaica (DR12902)

Jamaica. 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to New York bearing SG 121, 1/2d green, SG 125, 2 1/2d grey and ultramarine, SG 126b, 3d blue and green and SG 128, 6d grey and purple tied by Wilmington date stamp with 'Postal Censor/ Jamaica/ Passed (5)' censor hand-stamp in violet on face and 'Opened by censor' orange on white censor tape. Very fine.

£105.00
British West Indies

1942 | British West Indies (DR12901)

British West Indies. (Jamaica - Colombia). 1942. Stamp-less Air Mail envelope addressed to Colombia cancelled by New York meter '35c' with 'V for Victory' hand-stamp and 'Examined By/ 5342' censor label, routed via Jamaica with 'Opened by Examiner/ I.D./ 8826' censor and hand-stamped '23 Apr 1942' on reverse. Scarce Jamaican censor label.

£95.00
Jamaica

1940 | Jamaica (DR12900)

Jamaica. (Trans-Pacific Air Mail). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Madras, India bearing Jamaica SG 131, 2s brown and blue (pair) tied by Montego Bay date stamp 'Nov' routed via Dominica with 'Opened by Censor' tape (red on white) and circular '5' cachet in violet, endorsed 'Trans - Pacific Air Mail routed via Hong Kong with 'Opened by Censor' tape tied by triangular 'Passed by Censor/ A 11' with Calcutta and Mangalore receiver '17th Dec 40'. Lovely item from Jamaica over the Pacific.

£350.00
Jamaica

1961 | Jamaica (DR12898)

Jamaica. (Cuba - Dominica). 1961. envelope addressed to Roseau, Dominica, West Indies bearing Cuba 1c rose and 'Habilitado' 2c on 4c lilac tied by Habana, Cuba date stamp 'Sep 6 1961' with framed instructional 'Mis-Sent To Jamaica, W.I.' in mauve on face. Boxed Missent type not listed by Proud. Superb.

£175.00
British West Indies

1943 | British West Indies (DR12897)

British West Indies. (Grenada - Argentina). 1943. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Grenada bearing Argentina Yvert 378, 40c violet and Air Mail Yvert 22, 1p red tied by Bentos date stamp with registered label routed via St. Lucia with oval 'Registered/ Castries, St Lucia' transit and 'P.C. 90/ Opened by Examiner/ S.S./ 2' censor label with Grenada arrival on reverse.

A rare label dates known by Burrows (22.3.43) - (28.4.45). Rated 10 points.

£95.00
Grenada

1962 | Grenada (DR12896)

Grenada. (Argentina). 1962. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to St. Patrick's, Grenada bearing Argentina Yvert 605a, 4p red and Yvert 606, 5p brown (3) tied by Buenos Aires date stamp with registered label, endorsed 'via Trinidad', underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and forwarded via Gouyave bearing Grenada postage due SG D16, 4d black applied and tied by Sauteurs/ Grenada receiver. Lovely combination.

£195.00
Ceylon

1883 | Ceylon (DR12895)

Ceylon. (Great Britain). 1883. Seaman's envelope endorsed by 'M. Sullivan, Shilled Slop' and headed 'H.M.S. Euryaius' at Trincomaiee, Ceylon, signed by the Commanding Officer addressed to Birmingham bearing Great Britain SG 168, 2d rose tied by London obliterator with arrival on reverse. Very fine and rare item.

£850.00
Ceylon

1892 | Ceylon (DR12894)

Ceylon. (Netherlands East Indies). 1892. Ceylon postal stationery envelope 'five cents' grey blue upgraded with SG 195, 5c purple (pair) tied by '77' obliterator with adjacent Manipay date stamp 'Oct 22 92' addressed to Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies with Railway/ post Office on reverse and maritime sorter 'Penang to Singapore' (not listed by Proud) '2nd Nov' and Medan squared circle with Tangioengpofra arrival '6th Nov'. Nice item of destination mail from Ceylon.

£275.00
Ceylon

1891 | Ceylon (DR12893)

Ceylon. 1891. Ceylon postal stationery envelope 'Five cents' grey/blue cancelled by '95' in numeral with adjacent 'Slave/Paid' date stamp addressed to India endorsed 'via Tuticorn' with Bombay arrival. Very fine.

£125.00
Ceylon

1940 | Ceylon (DR12891)

Ceylon. (Netherlands East Indies). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Medan, Sumatra bearing Germany Yvert 453, 25pf blue tied by 'Stuttgart/ Luftpost' and endorsed 'Per Seapost via Genoa', censored in Munich with German censor tape on reverse with 'Opened by Censor/ F 5' tape applied in Ceylon. Very nice item.

£175.00
Camerouns

1944 | Camerouns (DR12890)

Camerouns. (French Cameroun). 1944. 'Avis de Reception/ Avis de Payement' envelope bearing French Camerouns Yvert 1150c green and carmine and Air Mail Yvert 12, 1f orange tied by Kribi/ cameroun date stamp '29th Apr 44' . Very attractive item a scarce item from French Camerouns. Ex Maddocks.

£225.00
Camerouns

1941 | Camerouns (DR12889)

British Cameroon. 1941. Official envelope headed 'On His Majesty's Service' addressed to Victoria, British Cameroons bearing French Camerouns Yvert 229, 2f50 lilac tied by Douala/ cameroun date stamp '3th Jan 41' with framed 'British Naval Control (Service des Routes Britannique/Duala/ French Cameroons' on reverse routed via Nigeria with boxed Passed by Censor/ Nigeria/ 19' censor in carmine with Victoria-Cameroons/ Under British Mandate' receiver '7th Feb' . Scarce item from the British Navy Control, Douala. Ex Maddocks and illustrated in his book.

£275.00
Canada

1932 | Canada (DR12888)

Canada. (Senegal). 1932. Envelope headed 'Bank of Montreal' addressed to Dakar, Senegal bearing SG 289, 1c green and SG 292, 2c brown tied by Montreal roller, underpaid with circular 'T/20 Centimes' hand-stamp in violet on face. Lovely item of under-paid mail to French West Africa.

£75.00
Canada

1840 | Canada (DR12887)

Canada. (New Brunswick). 1840. stamp-less envelope written from Grand Manan Island (New Brunswick) dated 'June 23rd 1840' addressed to London endorsed 'per Herald', landed in Ireland with 'Cove/Ship Letter' in black (Robertson S2) and Cove date stamp 'Jy 27' , routed via Dublin 'Jy 28' and London arrival on reverse, rate '8' in m/s for single Ship Letter charge. Very fine.

£450.00
Canada

1838 | Canada (DR12886)

Canada. (British Ship Letters). 1838. Stamp-less envelope written from Niagara dated 'Nov 14th 1838' addressed to London, endorsed 'per Great Western' cancelled by Niagara double ring (date inserted by hand) with hand-struck 'PAID', routed via Bristol with framed 'Bristol/Ship Letter' in black on face, rated '1/5' in m/s with London arrival '8th Dec' on reverse. Attractive item.

£275.00
NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES

1941 | NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES (DR12885)

Netherlands East Indies. (Canada). 1941. Envelope addressed to Batavia, Java bearing Canada SG 357, 1c green tied by Toronto roller 'Nov 24 1941' with hand-struck instructional 'Mail Service Suspended' in violet on face with finger 'Returned To Writer' and boxed 'Ottawa/ Dead Letter Office' on reverse 'March 20 42' . Very fine item of interrupted mail.

£125.00
Canada

1897 | Canada (DR12884)

Canada. (Japan). 1897. Canadian postal stationery card 'small Queen' two cents orange cancelled by Victoria/ B.C. date stamp 'Nov 22' addressed to Yokohama with San Francisco transit and Yokohama arrival '18th Dec 97' on face. Nice item of destination mail.

£150.00
Canada

1896 | Canada (DR12883)

Canada. (Newfoundland). 1896. Newfoundland postal stationery envelope 'five cents' blue/grey cancelled by bar obliterator with adjacent St. Johns/ Newf'd date stamp 'Sp 7 95' with circular 'Liverpool/ Ship' in red on face (Robertson S.20) and Kidderminster arrival. Nice item.

£95.00
Canada

1943 | Canada (DR12882)

Canada. (South Africa). 1943. Air Mail envelope addressed to 'The Commander of the Refugee Camp No 42, Sherbrooke, Que Canada' bearing South Africa SG 104, 1s brown (4) tied by Kaapsted date stamp '19th Apr 43' with 'Orderly-Room/ Internment Camp/Received/ 42' on reverse dated 'May 18 1943' . Very fine item.

£95.00
Canada

1933 | Canada (DR12881)

Canada. (Newfoundland). 1933. Newfoundland postal stationery card 'two cents' red upgraded with SG 236, 1c slate tied by oval St. Anthony/ Newfoundland hand-stamp in blue addressed to Scotland. Very fine.

£75.00
Camerouns

1942 | Camerouns (DR12880)

Camerouns. (Canada). 1942. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Douala, French Cameroun bearing Canada SG 388, $1 blue tied by Ottawa date stamp 'Jul 1st 42' with framed hand-struck 'R/ Ottawa. On', endorsed 'Via Miami & West Africa' routed via Montreal and Miami '6th July' with Nigeria transit '18/7' and hand-stamp 'Censor' on face, circular 'A/1 and triangular cachet with circular 'Control Postal/ Commission A/ Territoire du Cameroun' on face and returned to New York bearing French Cameroun Yvert 254, 80c red-brown and Air Mail Yvert 13, 1f50 red and Yvert 15, 10f black tied by Douala/ Cameroun dispatch '30th Juin 43' with Douala/ Chargements on reverse, New York and Miami back-stamps.

£125.00
Canada

1909 | Canada (DR12879)

Canada. 1909. Registered Advertising envelope 'Haylow & Robbins, McCormick Farm Machinery' addressed to Ontario bearing SG 178, 5c blue and 'Quebec' SG 190, 2c carmine tied by Noreich/ Ont date stamp with oval hand-struck 'R' routed via Pt. Dover & Stratford/ R.P.O. date stamp with Brantford arrival on reverse. Lovely item.

£125.00
Canada

1916 | Canada (DR12878)

Canada. 1916. Picture post card of 'Beloeil Village' addredd to France endorsed 'Francaise Militaire' dated '3rd Feb 1916' cancelled by Beloeil/Que date stamp routed via Montreal bearing Canada SG 200, 2c scarlet tied by oval 'British Mail Branch/ Post Office, Montreal' rubber date stamp in violet 'Feb 4 1916' . Interesting item.

£100.00
British Somaliland

1940 | British Somaliland (DR12877)

British Somaliland. (Somaliland Camel Corps). 1940. Stamp-less envelope addressed to London cancelled by Berbera/ British Somaliland date stamp '8th April 1940' with framed 'Passed by/ 38/ Censor' and 'S.C.C., K.A.R./ Br Somaliland' hand-stamp on face. The Somaliland Camel corps had a total strength of 14 British Officers and the troops ethnic Somalis. Humphrey French was the son of Major Herbert Cummins French and was attached to 'C Company' at Burao and later at Berbera. A rare item with text from the Camel Corps with rare censor.

£450.00
British Somaliland

1938 | British Somaliland (DR12876)

British Somaliland. (Somaliland Camel Corps). 1938. Envelope with crest on flap and letter headed 'Somaliland Camel Corps, British Somaliland via Aden' addressed to London bearing British Somaliland SG 74, 1a scarlet (pair) tied by Burao date stamp '21st Feb 1938' . The Somaliland Camel Corps had a total strength of 14 British Officers and the troops ethnic Somalis. Humphrey French was the son of Major Herbert Cummins French and was attached to 'C Company' at Burao. a rare item with intriguing text.

£350.00
British East Africa

1940 | British East Africa (DR12875)

British East Africa. (Kenya). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to England bearing Kenya Uganda SG 132, 5c green and grey and SG 137, 15c carmine and black tied by double ring 'dumb' date stamp with circular 'Military Censor/6' on face in violet and signed by the Commander. Scarce censor. Superb.

£150.00
British East Africa

1926 | British East Africa (DR12874)

British East Africa. (Tanganyika). 1926. Tanganyika postal stationery card 15c red cancelled by Arusha double ring addressed to Germany. Very fine.

£175.00
British East Africa

1918 | British East Africa (DR12873)

British East Africa. (British Occupation Of German East Africa). 1918. East Africa and Uganda 3c green postal stationery card overprinted G.E.A. cancelled by Mashi rubber stamp '5/11' addressed to Darussalam with Tanga '6/11' and Tangua '14/12' transit with boxed 'Passed by Postal Censor/Tanga' and 'Passed Censor/ C.T. Dsm.' Arrival censor hand-stamp. Scarce item of stationery from the Occupation.

£225.00
British East Africa

1943 | British East Africa (DR12872)

British East Africa. (Prisoner Of War Mail). 1943. Postcard headed 'Prisoner of War Postcard/ via International Red Cross' endorsed 'Prisoner of War' written from 'Prisoner of War, 2nd Echelon, Nairobi, Kenya' addressed to Italy with framed 'P/W Middle/ East 091' with circular '204/1' in violet and 'Ufficio Censura Posta Estera/1' and hand-stamped 'Verificato/ Per Censura' with 'Comite International se la Croix-Rouge/ Geneve' . Scarce card.

£175.00
Bermuda

1961 | Bermuda (DR12870)

Bermuda. (Gibraltar - Libya). Air Mail envelope addressed to Gibraltar bearing Bermuda SG 156, 6d black and deep mauve tied by Hamilton slogan '13 Dec 51' , underpaid with 'T/ Bermuda/ Centimes 4d' duplex in red on face and bearing Gibraltar postage dues SG D2, 2d sepia (pair) tied by Gibraltar receiver and obliterated with cork cancel and forwarded to Benghazi bearing Libya postage dues 10 mills scarlet (block of four) tied by Benghazi/ Registration receiver. Remarkable postage due cover.

£275.00
Bermuda

1941 | Bermuda (DR12869)

Bermuda. 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to England bearing SG 116, 2s blue/purple tied by Hamilton date stamp with 'Trans-Atlantic Air Mail/ via Pan American Clipper' label on face. Nice single franking.

£75.00
Bermuda

1901 | Bermuda (DR12868)

Bermuda. (Boer War). 1901. Envelope addressed to Natal bearing Bermuda SG 22, 1d rose tied by Hamilton/Bermuda double ring 'Dec 13 01 with adjacent 'Prisoner of War/ Bermuda/ Passed Censor' in blue on face with Pietermaritzburg arrival on face. Very fine.

£225.00
Bermuda

1940 | Bermuda (DR12867)

Bermuda. 1940. Envelope addressed to North Carolina bearing SG 99, 1d black and scarlet and SG 100, 1 1/2d black and chocolate tied by St Georges/ Bermuda double ring with Green Patriotic label, circular 'Passed by Censor/ Bermuda/ 23' in green on face and 'Opened by Censor' label in white/red. A very attractive cover.

£95.00

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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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