Danish West Indies. (France). 1904. Picture post card of 'St Thomas' addressed to France bearing Yvert 16, 1c green tied by St Thomas date stamp '1st Feb 04', underpaid with circular 'T' hand-stamp and bearing Franch postage due Yvert 29, 10c brown applied and tied by Loire receiver. Nice combination.
Norway. 1860. Envelope addressed to France bearing 'Oscar' Yvert 2, 2sk yellow and Yvert 5, 8sk carmine (3) tied by Christiania date stamp with boxed 'PD', routed via Sandosund with French entry cachet, Paris transit and Honfleur receiver on reverse. Nice item.
Norway. (France). 1874. Envelope addressed to France bearing Yvert 16, 1s green and Yvert 21, 7s brown (2) tied by Bergen date stamp with framed 'PD' and 'Noewege-Erquellines 2' French entry cachet in blue, Paris transit and Villneuve arrival on reverse.
Sweden. 1897. Postal stationary 'Brefkort' 3 ore violet cancelled by Stockholm date stamp addressed to Paris with French entry cachet 'Suede-Erquelines 2' in blue, underpaid with boxed 'T' and rated '0.10c' in m/s.
Malaya. (Sweden). 1922. Picture post card of 'Entrance to reservoir, Singapore' addressed to Sweden bearing Straits Settlements SG 198, 4c carmine tied by Singapore double ring, underpaid with m/s 'T' bearing Sweden Yvert 134, 25 ore red with adjacent 'Losen/ 25 ore' label.
Sweden. 1874. Mourning envelope (with contents) addressed to Germany bearing Yvert 9, 24o orange and Yvert 12, 3o brown tied by Goteborg date with Bad-Ems arrival on reverse.
Denmark. (Faroe Islands). 1941. Registered envelope to Manchester bearing Denmark Yvert 259, 10o violet and Faroe Yvert 2, 20 on 5o claret (3) tied by Thorshavn date stamp with registered label and 'Opened by Examiner/ 723' censor label with arrival on reverse. Nice item of mail from the British Occupation.
Finland. (Under - Cover Mail). Circa 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to 'The Swedish Battalion, Konigsburg, Germany' bearing Yvert 146a, 50p green and Yvert 153, 5m blue with 'Tarkastettu Granskat' censor label tied by circular 'No 26' censor hand-stamp with German 'Ab' censor hand-stamp.
Finland. 1927. Stamp-less Picture post card cancelled by Furajok date stamp and bearing 'Losen' postage due label. Ex Kiddle.
Finland. (Sweden). 1925. Envelope addressed to Helsingfors bearing Sweden Yvert 128, 15o violet tied by Stockholm double ring, underpaid with framed 'T' hand-stamp and bearing Finland Yvert 110a, 25p brown/orange and Yvert 117, 2m blue (not valid) and bearing 'Losen' postage due label. Ex Kiddle.
Netherlands East Indies. (Finland). 1916. Printed Matter envelope addressed to Finland bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 23, 2 1/2c green tied by Tjireungas double ring '16th Nov 16' hand-stamped 'Drukwerk' with 'Opened by Censor/ 1409' tape with Finish 'Helsingfors' censor tape and Russian censor 'No 47' in carmine on reverse. Nice item of censored mail paying the Printed mater rate.
Denmark. 1887. Registered envelope addressed to France bearing Yvert 26, 16o grey and brown and Yvert 37, 20o blue (2) tied by Kjobenhavn date stamp with boxed hand-struck 'Danemark/R' with m/s 'Charge', French entry cachet and Jarnac arrival. Nice mixed issue combination.
Denmark. (Great Britain). 1862. Envelope written from London dated '6th October 1862' addressed to Aalborg bearing Denmark Yvert 8, 4k brown tied by 'K.D.O.P.A./ Hamburg' duplex with Aalborg arrival on reverse. Interesting item posted in the Royal Danish Post Office in Hamburg. The 1854 British letter rate to Denmark via Belgium was 10 1/2d / 1/2 oz. This letter was carried to Hamburg to evade postage.
Sweden. (Finland). 1874. Envelope addressed to Tavasehus, Finland bearing Yvert 16, 3o bistre, Yvert 18, 5o green and Yvert 21, 20o orange tied by Stockholm cds with adjacent 'Pinska Jernagens Post Kupe Exped' double ring. Very fine three colour franking.
Sweden. 1890. Postal stationary envelope 10o rose upgraded with Yvert 36, 3o brown (pair), Yvert 17, 4o grey and Yvert 28, 10o rose (pair) tied by Stockholm date stamp addressed to Germany with Hoxter arrival. Attractive franking.
Sweden. (Hong Kong - Netherlands East Indies). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Soerbaya, Java bearing Sweden Yvert 262, 30o blue and Yvert 278, 50c grey tied by Ulrey date stamp '7th June 40' routed via Hong Kong with Victoria transit '25th July' with 'Opened by Censor/ Hong Kong' censor tape in black. Lovely item sent on the 'Horseshoe routed' via Africa.
Sweden. 1890. Registered postal stationary envelope 10 ore rose upgraded with Yvert 34,10c rose (3) tied by Stockholm cds with boxed hand-struck 'R' addressed to Belgium with Bruxelles arrival. Attractive.
Iceland. (British Ship Letters). 1903. Picture post card of 'Kvedja, Reykjavik' addressed to Germany bearing Iceland Yvert 38, 10 ore rose tied by Reykjavik date stamp routed via Troon ' Jy 24 03' transit on face and framed 'Ship Letter/ Troon' on face (Robertson S2) with Lanko arrival. '27th July'. item with scarce Troon Ship Letter as transit.
Norway. (Danish Bureau In Hamburg). 1854. Stampless envelope written from Christiansen dated '8th July 1854' addressed to Hamburg routed via Ronne '11/7' and Svinikh with framed 'via/Mecklenburg' in blue on face (Van der Linden 2948) and rated '2 1/2' in red crayon with 'K.D.O.P.A./ Hamburg arrival on reverse '15th July'. Scarce item.
Norway. (Great Britain). 1940. Envelope written from Liverpool addressed to Oslo bearing SG 466, 2 1/2d blue tied by Liverpool roller with 'Opened by Censor/1239' censor label with hand-struck instructional 'Postal Service Suspended/Return To Sender' in violet on face.
Norway. (Great Britain). 1900. Picture post card to Norway bearing Great Britain SG 213, 1/2d blue/green tied by London double ring, underpaid with boxed 'T' hand-stamp and bearing Norway postage dues 4 ore violet (pair) applied and tied by Brevik double ring with hand-struck 'Retur' and sent back to London with arrival in red. Attractive item.
Norway. (Great Britain). 1904. Picture post card of 'The Barbican, Plymouth' addressed to Norway bearing Great Britain SG 219, 1d scarlet tied by Plymouth squared circle, underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and bearing Norway postage dues Yvert 2, 4o violet and Yvert 5, 20o blue tied by Kristina double ring.
Norway. (Great Britain). 1897. Envelope addressed to Lastin, Norway bearing Great Britain SG 172, 1d lilac (2) tied by Leeds/447 duplex, underpaid with boxed 'T' and bearing on reverse Norway postage dues 1o grey (8) applied and tied on arrival by Lastin double ring. Nice Combination, opened out for display.
Gibraltar. 1946. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Porto bearing SG 132, 1/2d green and SG 133, 3d ultramarine (2) tied Registered/ Gibraltar/ 1' date stamp with matching registered label and hand-struck instructional 'Posted Out Of Course with Lisboa and arrival on reverse. Five years before the listing in Proud.
Gibraltar. 1893. Registered letter receipt addressed to Brusselles dated '6th May 1893' cancelled by oval Registered/ Gibraltar. A scarce item.
Gibraltar. 1964. Registered postal stationery envelope 'Six pence' indigo upgraded with SG 164, 3d blue and red tied by Gibraltar date stamp with matching registered label addressed to Blackpool with hand-struck instructional 'Posted Out Of Course' on face. A scarce mark.
Gibraltar. (Falmouth Packet). 1806. Pre-stamp folded letter sheet written from Gibraltar date 'Jan 7th 1806' addressed to Langport, Somerset cancelled by Gibraltar undated circle on reverse, charged '2/3' in m/s with 'Falmouth Packet L.R.E.' on face (Robertson P 1.). Nice item the Falmouth Packet earlier than recorded by Robertson.
Gibraltar. 1898. Registered Gibraltar postal stationery envelope '20 Centimos' orange upgraded with SG 26, 25c blue tied by Gibraltar/ South District date stamp with oval 'Registered/ Gibraltar-South District' dated 'Sp 23' addressed to London with arrival on reverse. Nice item of registered with year slug missing.
Gibraltar. (Morocco). 1943. Air Mail Envelope addressed to the the United States bearing Great Britain SG 490, 3d pale violet tied by British Post Office/ Tangier double ring '15th Oct 43' with Gibraltar transit and 'Opened by Examiner/ 6245/ 1A' censor tape applied. Nice routing via Gibraltar.
Gibraltar. (Algeria). 1943. Envelope addressed to the 'Comite International de la Croix Rouge a Geneva, Suisse' bearing Algeria Yvert 179, 2f blue (pair) tied by Nemours/ Oran date stamp '27th Feb 43' routed via Gibraltar with 'Opened by Examiner/ 6245/ 1A' censor tape applied with German censor tape tied by circular censor cachet. Superb item routed via Gibraltar.
Gibraltar. 1941. Air Mail. envelope addressed to Scotland bearing SG 124, 2d grey (3) tied by Field Post Office/ 475' double ring '9th April 41' with triangular framed 'Passed Censor/ 26/ Gib' on face and singned by the Unit Censor. Very fine.
Gambia. (Censored Mail). 1943. Air Mail envelope addressed to England bearing SG 157, 2s carmine and blue tied by Bathurst double ring endorsed 'Air Mail' with framed 'Crown/Passed NN/3' censor hand-stamp in blue on face. Nice single franking.
Gambia. (Nigeria). 1943. Air Mail envelope addressed to Lagos, Nigeria bearing SG 154, 3d light blue and SG 155, olive and purple (2) tied by Bathurst double ring endorsed 'Air Mail' with 'Opened by Censor' label tied by framed 'Crown/Passed NN/3' censor hand-stamp in blue with framed Lagos censor on face in violet with Lagos arrival on reverse.
Gambia. (Censored Mail). 1944. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to England bearing SG 155, 6d olive and claret and SG 156, 1s violet and grey tied by oval Registered/ Bathurst/Gambia date stamp with matching registered label with framed 'Crown/Passed/N.N.3' censor cachet on face. Very fine item.
Gambia. (Censored Mail). 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to England bearing SG 154, 3d blue and grey and SG 155, 6d olive and claret (2) tied by Bathurst double ring endorsed Air Mail' with hand-struck 'Crown/ Passed/INN/7219' censor cachet in blue. Scarce censor cachet from the Gambia rated '10 points by John Little.
Gambia. (France). 1860. Stamp-less envelope written from Bordeaux addressed to 'Albreda, Riviere de Gambie' cancelled by Bordeaux/ 32 date stamp in red '21st Mars 40' with boxed 'P.P.' in red on face, endorsed 'via Plymouth' with London/Paid transit 'Mr 23' and rated '1' in m/s with '8' Decimes' pre-paid sent on the "S.S. Cleopatra". Very rare item of incoming mail from France to Gambia.
Gambia. (Egypt). 1942. Air Mail envelope written from 'Agence Centrale des Prisonniers de Guerre' addressed to the 'British Red Cross Society, Bathhurst, Gambia' bearing Egypt Yvert 188, 2m orange, Yvert 191, 5m brown, Yvert 192, 10m violet (2) and Yvert 215, 50m grey/blue tied by Cairo date stamp 'Ap 11' with framed 'Postal Censor' and 'Egyptian Censorship' label tied by circular 'Censorship/M' hand-stamp with Freetown transit '11 My' on reverse. Nice item from Civil Internee addressed to Gambia.
Gambia. 1943. Official Mail envelope written from 'The British Red Cross, Committee, Bathurst' headed 'On His Majesty's Service' addressed to Dakar, Senegal cancelled by Bathurst date stamp '7th Ap 43' with framed 'Crown/ Passed/ NN/ 3' hand-stamp in violet and circular 'A/2' censor applied in Dakar on face. Lovely item.
Gambia. (Great Britain). 1937. Air Mail envelope addressed to Gambia bearing Great Britain SG 447, 9 olive-green tied by Brighton roller with circular 'Deutsche Luftpost/ Eurpoa-Sud Amerika' hand-stamp in red, endorsed 'D.H.L.' with Bathurst arrival on reverse.
Fiji. (Oceania). 1951. Air Mail envelope addressed to Sydney, Australia bearing SG 259, 5d yellow-green and scarlet (pair) tied by P.O. Vatukoula/ Fiji date stamp. Lovely item.
Fiji. (Yugoslavia). 1954. Envelope addressed to Ljubljana bearing Fiji SG 256, 2 1/2d green and brown tied by Lautoka/ Fiji date stamp '3rd Jul 54' , underpaid with circular 'T/ 15' hand-stamp with framed 'Porto' hand-stamp in violet applied and tied on arrival in Ljubljana '31st Aug'. Very unusual combination of postage due mail.
Fiji. (Czechoslovakia). 1948. Envelope addressed to Czechoslovakia bearing Fiji SG 256, 2 1/2d green and brown tied by Nausori date stamp routed via Suva, underpaid with circular T/10/hand-stamp in violet and bearing Czech postage dues 50h blue and 1kr carmine (pair) tied by Upice arrival. A very nice combination.
Fiji. 1949. Envelope addressed to New Zealand bearing Fiji SG 255, 2d green and magenta tied by Buca Bay/ Fiji date stamp '23rd Nov 49' , underpaid with circular 'T/10' hand-stamp in violet bearing New Zealand postage due SG 45, 1d carmine tied by Auckland/Postage Due receiver '9 Dec 49' on face with circular 'To Pay/ Deficient 1d'. Very attractive item underpaid mail from Buca Bay.
Fiji. (France). 1898. Postal stationery card 1 1/2d olive written from 'Tavua' endorsed 'via Vuna' cancelled by GPO Suva/ Fiji date stamp '15th Sept 98' addressed to France with arrival in Neuilly '22nd Oct' on face . Very fine.
Fiji. (India). 1945. Registered envelope addressed to Bombay, India bearing SG 243, 2d grey and indigo, SG 249, 1/2d green and SG 257, 3d blue cancelled by 'Richmond' hand-stamp in violet with m/s 'Registered' routed via Suva/ Registered transit '9th Ju 45' with 'Opened by Examiner' label tied by boxed 'Crown/ Passed/ DHC/ 21' with Madras '10th Aug' and large 'Passed/ Bombay Housing Section' censor on reverse. Very scarce item of registered mail.
Fiji. (Australia). 1895. Envelope addressed to Sydney bearing SG 76, 1/2d slate-grey (Strip of four) tied by Levuka/ Fiji date stamp with Sydney on reverse. Very fine.
Fiji. 1895. Envelope addressed to Suva bearing SG 28, 1ddull grey tied by G.P.O. Suva/ Fiji date stamp '29 Jan 95' . A rare local usage. Superb.
Fiji. (Samoa - Fiji). 1902. Fiji postal stationery double reply letter card 1 1/2d carmine/ blue cancelled by G.P.O. Suva/ Fiji date stamp '8th Aug 02' addressed to 'S.S. Cormoran , Apia, Samoa with Apia, German Samoa arrival on reverse '11th Aug'. Nice item of inter-island Pacific mail.
Fiji. (Middle East Forces). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to 'Indian Expeditionary Force, Middle East Forces' bearing SG 257, 3d blue (strip of three) and SG 262, 1s black/yellow (pair) tied by Suva date stamp endorsed 'On Active Service' with hand-stamp 'First Trans-Pacific Air Mail/ Suva, Fiji to Auckland, N.Z.' routed via Auckland with framed 'Censored/ Signature' hand-stamp in violet on face. Scarce item.
Fiji. 1905. Official Registered envelope headed 'O.H.M.S.' addressed to New Jersey bearing SG 104, 1/2d green and pale green, SG 105, Purple/red and SG 107 2 1/2d purple/blue (pair) tied by GPO Suva/ Fiji date stamp '23rd Mars' with framed 'R/ 1674' hand-stamp on face routed via Victoria/ Canada 'Ap 13' and Seattle. Very attractive item.
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.
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.