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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
British East Africa

1925 | British East Africa (DR12865)

British East Africa. (Tanganyika). 1925. Picture post card of 'Town Market, Dar-se-Salaam' addressed to Goa, Portuguese India bearing German Occupation SG 47, 3c green and SG 48, 6c carmine tied by Camp Post Office/ Daressalam double ring 'Sep 199' . Nice item from this Camp Post Office, scarce commercial mail.

£125.00
British East Africa

1941 | British East Africa (DR12864)

British East Africa. (Tanganyika). 1941. Postal card written from Lundi addressed to Switzerland bearing SG 139, 20c grey and orange tied by Songea double ring 9th Jan 41 with Tanganyika framed 'Passed by Censor/ No 3' in violet with m/s 'R. 24/V/41' on face. Very fine.

£75.00
British East Africa

1942 | British East Africa (DR12863)

British East Africa. 1942. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Southern Rhodesia bearing Kenya SG 134, 10c brown and orange, SG 145, 1s brown and grey and SG 154, 70c on 1s brown and grey tied by Nairobi/ Registered with matching registration label and oval 'Nairobi/ Registered' '5th Nov 42' with 'Opened by Examiner/ N/ 168' tied by 'Kenya & Uganda/ Censorship/ Nairobi' wax seal (four) on face and reverse. The first wax seal censorship recorded from East Africa. Not seen by Little or M. White.

£550.00
British East Africa

1944 | British East Africa (DR12862)

British East Africa. 1944. Folded envelope written from 'Italian Evacuee Camp No 1 A, Kenya, Colony' addressed to Bari canceled by 'P.O.W./ E.A.O.' dated '19th April 44' with framed 'Evacuees Mail/ Postage Free' on face and hand-stamp 'P/W Middle/ East 73' in violet. Fine item.

£125.00
British East Africa

1898 | British East Africa (DR12861)

British East Africa. (Uganda Missionary Mail). 1898. Envelope addressed to England initialed 'L.P.' dated '8th Aug 98' and written from the Mission at Nquqien bearing British East Africa SG 68, 2 1/2a deep blue (tied by Mombasa date stamp in blue) mixed with Uganda Missionary SG 58, 4a black, routed via Zanzibar '16 Sep' and Liverpool with Cheltenham arrival 'Oct 15' on reverse.

£550.00
British East Africa

1943 | British East Africa (DR12859)

British East Africa. (Prisoner Of War Mail). 1943. Air Mail envelope endorsed 'Prisoner of War' written from 'P.O.W. No 20213, G.P.A.I./ P.O.W. 359- Seisue B/ East Africa Command' dated '11 Oct 43' addressed to Switzerland cancelled 'P.O.W./ E.A.C.' date stamp '14th Oct 43' with 'Postage Paid/ S.30' in red and framed 'P/w Middle/ East 009' on face with circular 'P.O.W./359/ E.A.F' on reverse and 'Opened by/ Prisoner of War Censorship/ East Africa Command' censor label, hand-stamped 'Air Mail' with German censor and 'Comite International de la Croix-Rouge/ Geneve' in red with Geneve receiver '7th Feb 44' on face. Superb item, full of character.

£225.00
British East Africa

1945 | British East Africa (DR12858)

British East Africa. (Uganda). 1945. Folded letter sheet written from 'Internment Camp No 6, Uganda, c/o P.W. Censorship Section, E.A. Command, Nairobi' dated '22 Feb 1945' addressed to Roma endorsed 'Evacuee Mail' with oval 'Internment Camp/ No 6, Uganda' dated '27 Feb 1945' in violet with framed 'P/W Middle/ East 096' on face. Very fine.

£160.00
Egypt

1877 | Egypt (DR12855)

Egypt. (France). 1877. envelope addressed to Egypt bearing French 'Type Sage' Yvert 78, 25c ultramarine (pair) tied by Paris/ Opera date stamp in blue 'Jan 9' with French Post Office Alexandrie arrival '17th Jan' and Egyptian Post Office 'Poste Egiziane Aleseandria' and Cairo arrival and forwarded to Luxor, Upper Egypt bearing Egypt SG 32, 2p chrome yellow tied by Poste Egiziane/ Cairo date stamp '28th Jan' with 'Poste Khedeuie Egiziane/ Suit' receiver on reverse '29th Jan 77' . Superb Egypt/ France re-directed cover. Robineau Certificate.

£2750.00
Egypt

1875 | Egypt (DR12854)

Egypt. (French Post Office). 1875. Envelope addressed to France bearing SG 31, 1p carmine tied by Poste Egizane Cairo date stamp '13th Sept 75' mixed with France Type 'Ceres' Yvert 57, 80c rose tied by '5080' in dotted lozenge with adjacent 'Alexandrie/ Egypt' date stamp '14th Sept' , boxed 'PD' , endorsed 'via Marseille' with Lyon arrival '21st Sept' on reverse. Very fine quality mixed French/ Egypt combination.

£1250.00
Portuguese Colonies

1918 | Portuguese Colonies (DR12853)

Portuguese Colonies. (Belgian Congo - Katanga). 1918. Envelope addressed to Elizabethville, Belgian Congo bearing Lorenzo Marques SG 136, 2 1/2c violet and Mozambique 'charity War Tax' SG C234, 1c green tied by octagonal Inhabana date stamp '16th Sept' with circular 'Passed by Censor' on face in blue, underpaid with Belgian Congo Yvert 67, 25c blue and black with framed 'Taxes' hand-stamp of Katanga and Elisabethville arrival '30th Sept' on face and forwarded to New York. Very rare postage due mail from Portuguese East Africa to Kantanga. Superb exhibition item.

£1150.00
Saudi Arabia

1940 | Saudi Arabia (DR12850)

Saudi Arabia. (Hong Kong - Netherlands East Indies). 1940. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Batavia, Java bearing Saudi Arabia SG 336, 3g blue (pair) and 'Charitu' SG 346, 1/8g red tied by Mecque date stamp '12th June 40' with matching registered label routed via Djeddah and Hong Kong with 'Opened by Censor/ Hong Kong' label and 'Censuur Batavia' label with circular 'Dev/3' and 'Gecensureerd/ 6' hand-stamp in carmine with Batavia receiver '23rd Aug' on reverse. Superb item of mail from Saudi. exhibition item.

£950.00
Russia

1855 | Russia (DR12849)

Russia. Circa 1855. Folded entire written from Tilsit dated 'June 20' addressed to Paris endorsed 'via Berlin and Aachen' with hand-struck 'Tilsit/ 20 June' on reverse and 'Aus Russland/ PTO V. Laugszargen' on face (Van der Linden 332) with various m/s accountancy notes. A great rarity only a few items known.

£950.00
Philippines

1887 | Philippines (DR12848)

Philippines. (Spanish Philippines). 1887. Envelope addressed to France bearing SG 82, 2c crimson (4) tied by Correos/ Manila date stamp in blue '10th May 87' routed via Saigon on French paquebot with octagonal 'Col Espag P. Fr. Ligne N no 5' date stamp in red (Salles 1937) and Haute Garonne arrival '13th Juin' on reverse. Superb. A lovely item of French Maritime mail.

£1550.00
Russia

1920 | Russia (DR12847)

Russia. (British Detachment In Siberia). 1920. Red Cross 'Correspondance des Prisonniers de Guerre' Reply card written from an Austrian Prisoner of War in Vladivostok addressed to Vienna cancelled by British 'Field Post Office/ 201' double ring '1st Mar 20' . Very rare item cancelled by the British Mission in Vladivostok, Siberia on P.O.W. Camp mail. Superb item sent three months later than the example recorded by Proud or Crabb.

£850.00
Portugal

1867 | Portugal (DR12846)

Portugal. 1867. Envelope addressed to Italy bearing SG 36, 10r yellow, SG 38, 20r bistre (3) and SG 43, 80r orange tied by '1' obliterator with adjacent Lisboa date stamp, boxed 'P.D.' in red and Genova receiver. Scarce franking.

£750.00
Malta

1789 | Malta (DR12845)

Malta. (France). 1789. Stamp-less envelope written from Malta addressed to Apt, France charged m/s '7' with hand-struck straight-line 'Marseille' and 'De Malthe' struck separately. Very fine and rare item. Few covers known.

£2250.00
Mauritius

1854 | Mauritius (DR12844)

Mauritius. 1854. Stamp-less envelope written from Providence dated '8th Sept 1854' addressed to France with framed 'Souillac / Sept 7 1854' hand-stamp with framed 'Paid' and endorsed 'British Postage 1s/ Colonial/6d' with oval 'Packet Letter/Mauritius' in red, m/s per steamer' with 'Indes Or. 2 Marseille' French entry cachet on face, taxed '10' on arrival with Fleche receiver. Very rare early Souillac hand-stamp addressed to France with six page text.

£3500.00

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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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