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Turkey

1917 | Turkey (DR12564)

Turkey. 1917. Censored postal stationary envelope 20p rose written from the French Depot, Yozgad, upgraded with Yvert 327, 10pa rose (3) and Yvert 577, 50pa blue tied by bilingual Yozgad date stamp with boxed censor, addressed to the 'Netherlands Legation, Constantinople' with Pera arrival. Scarce item of commercial stationery.

£225.00
Turkey

1942 | Turkey (DR12563)

Turkey. (French Prisoner Of War). 1942. Stamp-less envelope written from French P.O.W. at Isparta, Turkey addressed to France cancelled by 'Beyoglu/Istanbul' date stamp with framed cachet 'Service de Belligerants/Internes' in black, routed via Istanbul, Sofia and Berlin with German censor on reverse.

£145.00
Turkey

1915 | Turkey (DR12562)

Turkey. (Military Mail). 1915. Stamp-less envelope addressed to Limni cancelled by Bilingual Gueunil date stamp (Coles & Walker 44) with boxed 'Censored' in red endorsed 'via Mudros' with violet negative seal on face, Constantinople '28th Oct' and Stambou'/Depart. Interesting item.

£150.00
Turkey

1943 | Turkey (DR12561)

Turkey. (French Prisoner Of War). 1943. Stamp-less envelope written from French P.O.W. at Isparta, Turkey addressed to France cancelled by 'Beyoglu/Istanbul' date stamp with framed cachet 'Service de Belligerants/Internes' in black, routed via Istanbul, Sofia and Berlin with German censor on reverse.

£145.00
Turkey

1917 | Turkey (DR12560)

Turkey. 1917. Turkish postal stationery card 5pa green upgraded with Yvert 358, 5p violet and Yvert 569, 5pa on 1pi orange/red tied by Stamboul/ 2 date stamp addressed to Switzerland with framed Turkish censor on face. Very fine and attractive item.

£75.00
Turkey

1902 | Turkey (DR12559)

Turkey. (Turkish Occupation Of Yugoslavia). 1902. Envelope addressed to France bearing Turkey Yvert 101, 1p blue tied by bilingual Monastir double ring (Coles & Walker 88) endorsed 'via Belgrade and Vienne' with Chambery arrival on reverse.Very fine.

£80.00
Turkey

1915 | Turkey (DR12558)

Turkey. 1915. Post card addressed to Switzerland bearing Yvert 194, 10pa green tied by bilingual Pera/2 date stamp with Stamboul/Depart and framed Turkish censor in red, underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and oval Turkish instructional (tax) bearing Swiss postage due Yvert 45, 10c green and carmine tied by Basle receiver. Very fine and attractive item of taxed mail to Switzerland.

£75.00
Turkey

1917 | Turkey (DR12557)

Turkey. (Prisoner Of War Mail). Circa 1917. Envelope addressed to Constantinople cancelled by 'Depot des Prisonniers de Gueerre de Beziers/ Le Commandant' in blue on face with framed censor and signed Bolou.

£125.00
Turkey

1905 | Turkey (DR12556)

Turkey. (Singapore). 1905. Picture post card of the 'Bosphore' addressed to Hanoi, Indo-China bearing Yvert 99, 10p green tied by bilingual Izmid date stamp (24/12) routed via Constantinople and Aden (7/1) with 'Penang to Singapore' (22/1) double ring marine sorter and Hanoi arrival (31/1) and forwarded to Haiphong. Nice item of destination mail.

£150.00
Switzerland

1940 | Switzerland (DR12555)

Switzerland. (Egypt - Netherlands East Indies). 1940. Swiss postal stationery card 10h violet upgraded with Yvert 291, 10c brown tied by Geneva date stamp '3rd June 40' addressed to Tandjong, Netherlands Indies routed via Egypt with octagonal 'Postal censor' and bilingual 'Postal Censor' cachet in violet with 'Passed By/ Censor 23/ Singapore' on face in violet and circualr 'Ned. Indisch Deviezen Instituut/ Deviezen Censuur Medan/ 11' in red on face with 'Gecensureerd/ 5' in violet with Sabang arrival '22nd Oct 40' and forwarded to Batavia with Tandjong/ Prick arrival '31st Oct 40' on face. Superb item.

£150.00
Switzerland

1941 | Switzerland (DR12554)

Switzerland. (Bermuda - Netherlands East Indies). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Batavia, Netherlamds East Indies bearing Switzerland 1f30 c violet (pair) tied by Lausanne date stamp '9th Dec 41' , endorsed 'Per Clipper, via Geneva' with framed instructional 'Service Suspended/ Returned To Sender' in violet on face with triangular 'Passed Censor/ A 4' applied in India and returned with 'Opened by Examiner/ 4286/ I.C.' (Bermuda) tied by Geneva receiver '31 Aug 42' on reverse. Superb item of interrupted mail.

£275.00
NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES

1941 | NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES (DR12553)

Netherlands East Indies. (Switzerland). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to the Netherlands East Indies bearing Yvert 290, 5c green, Air Mail 1fr blue/ green and Pro Juventute 1941 (set) tied by Oleten date stamp '8th Dec 41' , endorsed 'via New York' with framed 'g/2/2 uber Basel' and routed via Bermuda with 'Opened by Examiner/ 2008' censor label with hand-struck instructional 'Service Suspended/ Returned To Sender' in violet on face and returned via India with framed 'Passed by Censor/ 44' on face and Geneva receiver '31 Aug 42' on reverse. Superb item of interrupted mail to the Netherlands East Indies.

£295.00
Switzerland

1857 | Switzerland (DR12552)

Switzerland. 1857. Envelope addressed to France bearing 'Sitting Helvetia' Yvert 27, 10r blue, Yvert 29, 20r orange and Yvert 30, 40r yellow green tied by diamond bar obliterator with adjacent Basel date stamp, oval 'PD' and accountancy '7/A.E.D.' on face with French entry cachet and Macon arrival. Lovely three color imperf franking to France.

£650.00
Liechtenstein

1940 | Liechtenstein (DR12550)

Liechtenstein. (Great Britain). 1940. Envelope addressed to Liechtenstein bearing Great Britain SG 466, 2 1/2d blue tied by Golders Green roller with 'Opened by Examiner/ 928' censor label, underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and bearing Liechtenstein postage due Yvert 22, 10r blue and carmine tied by Vaduz receiver. Ex Kiddle.

£125.00
Switzerland

1868 | Switzerland (DR12549)

Switzerland. 1868. Charged postal stationary envelope 5c brown upgraded with Yvert 35, 5c brown and Yvert 46, 30c ultramarine tied by Basel date stamp with hand-struck boxed 'Charge' addressed to Fribourg with receiver on reverse. Very fine.

£335.00
Switzerland

1867 | Switzerland (DR12548)

Switzerland. (France). 1867. Envelope addressed to France bearing Yvert 37, 20c orange and Yvert 41a, 1f bronze tied by Geneva date stamp '16th Mars 67' with m/s '4' inred crayon erased and anointed '5' in black crayon with 'PD' erased and hand-struck 'Affr. Insuf,' on face with 'Suisse 3 Bellegarde' French entry cachet and charged '13' on face. Originally a four times rate cover charged 1f20 but underpaid then re-charged 5 times hence '13 (1, 30) in m/s. Very rare item with scarce 1 franc gold/bronze on cover. Superb exhibition item.

£1450.00
Switzerland

1900 | Switzerland (DR12547)

Switzerland. (Gibraltar). 1900. Switzerland postal stationery card green cancelled by Geneve date stamp '30th Dec 00' addressed to Gibraltar with arrival on reverse. Nice item sent at 'Imprime' rate.

£75.00
Switzerland

1940 | Switzerland (DR12544)

Switzerland. (Singapore - Netherlands East Indies). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Garoet, Java bearing Switzerland Yvert 126, 1f claret (pair) and Yvert 293, 20c carmine (pair) tied by Lugano date stamp '26th Sept 40' endorsed 'via Aerea Rome - Lisbona - New York' with framed 'g/ uber via Chiasso' on face routed via Singapore with 'Passed By/ Censor 49/ Singapore' cachet in violet and hand-stamp 'B' and '14' with 'Door Censuur Geopend' censor label tied by 'Censuur/ 5' date stamp '8th Nov 40' and circular 'Dev/6' on face. Very attractive cover routed via New York and Pacific two Ocean route.

£95.00
Switzerland

1945 | Switzerland (DR12541)

Switzerland. (India). 1945. Air Mail envelope addressed to 'Cadet Wing, School of Artillery, Doolali, c/o Indian Command 'bearing Switzerland 'Pax' 80c olive and 1f turquoise tied by Zurich double ring '11th May 45' with oval 'O.A.T.' in carmine (Onward Air Transmission) routed via Bombay with 'Opened by Examiner' label tied by framed 'Crown/ Passed/ DHC 81' censor cachet and arrival '17th Juin' on reverse. Scarce item.
Deolali originally had been an Assembly Camp for German men and then from 23rd Feb 41 a Internment Camp for German men.

£150.00
Switzerland

1941 | Switzerland (DR12539)

Switzerland. (Palestine - Netherlands East Indies). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Bandoeng, Java bearing Switzerland 80c grey tied by Geneva date stamp '18th Mars 41' endorsed 'via Lydda and Bagdad' with framed 'g/ uber via Geneva' on face routed via Palestine with 'Opened by Censor' label and 'Diboeka Oleh/ Censuur/ Door Censuur Geopend' censor label tied by 'Censuur/ 5' date stamp '8th April 41' on face and reverse. Very fine item routed via Bagdad with Palestine censor tape.

£125.00
Switzerland

1943 | Switzerland (DR12538)

Switzerland. (Senegal). 1943. Air Mail envelope headed 'Comite International de la Croix Rouge/ Geneva/ Agence Centrale des Prisonniers de Guerre' addressed to 'Croix Rouge Francaise, Comite Central de l'A.O.F. , Dakar, Senegal cancelled 'Geneva/ Helvetia 50c' meter cachet '5th May 43' and endorsed 'Franc De Port' with German censor tape tied by German censor cachet routed via Lisbon '13th May' on reverse. Very nice item.

£150.00
Switzerland

1941 | Switzerland (DR12537)

Switzerland. (Bermuda - Netherlands East Indies). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies bearing Switzerland Yvert 209, 1f20 lilac and rose (pair) tied by Zurich date stamp '12th Sept 41' routed via Singapore with hand-stamp 'E' and '25' with 'Door Censuur Geopend' censor label tied by 'Censuur/ 13' date stamp in red '28th Oct 41' with 'Inconnu' pink label and framed 'Retour' with boxed 'Address Insufficient' on reverse and returned via Bermuda with 'Opened by Examine/ 601' label. Very fine item of returned mail.
Lovely item with red vertical lines JUSQU'SA mark applied at office of exchange.

£275.00
Ireland

1841 | Ireland (DR12535)

Ireland. (Germany). 1841. Folded letter sheet written from Dublin dated '30th Aug 1841' addressed to Germany with Dublin dispatch in red on reverse routed via London and bearing Great Britain SG 8, 1d brown tied by black Maltese cross with boxed instructional 'Detained for Postage' in red and 'Returned/For/ Postage' in black, London 'Paid' tombstone' and rated '2' erased with '6' in m/s. Rare black plate to overseas destination.

£850.00
Ireland

1870 | Ireland (DR12534)

Ireland. (Great Britain). 1870. Envelope addressed to 'Lieutenant Macgregor Greer, Royal Engineers, 8th Division, Madras Presidency' bearing Great Britain SG 43, 1d rose and SG 108, 6d purple (pair) tied by Cork/ 156 duplex 'Mr 2nd 70' , endorsed 'via Marseille' with 'Madura/ 2nd Dy' in red and Dindigul and Kodicanal arrival 'Ap 6th' on reverse. Lovely looking item from Ireland in very quality for mail surviving from India.

£245.00
Ireland

1854 | Ireland (DR12532)

Ireland. (Spain). 1854. Stamp-less envelope written from Dublin dated '4th Nov 1854' addressed to Jerez de la Frontera cancelled by Dublin 'Crown/ Paid' , rated '2/2' in m/s, endorsed 'via Southampton' and routed via London with London/ Paid transit, sent on 'P & O' packet "Euxine" from Southampton, charged '10R' in blue with hand-struck 'Estrangero/ Cadiz' in blue on face and Cadiz '12th Nov' on reverse. Very attractive cover from Ireland showing the scarce 'Estrangero/ Cadiz' Foreign Maritime. Exhibition item.

£350.00
Ireland

1870 | Ireland (DR12531)

Ireland. (Great Britain). 1870. Envelope addressed to 'Lieutenant Macgregor Greer, Royal Engineers, 8th Division, Madras Presidency' bearing Great Britain SG 43, 1d rose, SG 103, 3d rose (pair) and SG 108, 6d purple tied by Cork/ 156 duplex 'Fe 16 1870' endorsed 'via France/ Marseille' with London transit and oval Sea Post Office '27/2' with Madura arrival on face and forwarded to Pulney Hills with 'Madura/ 2nd Dy' in red and Dindigul and Kodicanal arrival 'Mr. 21' on reverse. Lovely three colour combination from Cork in superb quality for mail surviving in India.

£350.00
Great Britain

1940 | Great Britain (DR12530)

Great Britain. (Ship Censor Mail). Circa 1940. Stamp-less envelope addressed to Chester cancelled by boxed 'From H.M.C. Ship/ Passed by Censor/ Signature Date' with Opened by Examiner/ 4835' label. Nice item.

£50.00
Isle Of Man

1960 | Isle Of Man (DR12529)

Isle Of Man. (Papua New Guinea). 1960. Air Mail envelope addressed to Papue New Guinea bearing Isle Of man 'Regional' 3d mauve (5) tied '18th Nov' , underpaid with circular 'T/6d' hand-stamp and bearing Papua postage due SG D9, 6d blue tied by Gorok/ Papua New Guinea date stamp '12 Jan 61' on face. Nice combination.

£150.00
Great Britain

1940 | Great Britain (DR12528)

Great Britain. (Isle Of Man). 1940. Stampless envelope headed 'On His Majesty's Service' addressed to 'The Commandant, Peveril Camp, Peel, Isle of Man' cancelled by Liverpool date stamp '25th Oct 1940' with circular 'Postal & Telegraph Censorship/ Ministry of Information/ Liverpool' in carmine. Very fine.

£95.00
Great Britain

1940 | Great Britain (DR12527)

Great Britain. (Isle Of Man). 1940. Envelope written from 'Metropole Internment Camp, House 3, Douglas I.O.M.' headed 'Red Cross Postal Message Scheme' addressed to 'Comite International de la Croix Rouge, Palais du Conseil General, Geneva, Switzerland' with oval 'Metropole Interment Camp/ Douglas I.O.M.' oval hand-stamp in violet, endorsed 'The Postal Censorship, Edge Lane, Liverpool' with 'Opened by Examiner 5544' censor tape bearing Great Britain SG 466, 2 1/2d blue tied by Liverpool date stamp. The Camp was situated on the Queen's Promenade and housed Italian males. The cachet is only recorded by Whitney in black.

£125.00
Great Britain

1940 | Great Britain (DR12526)

Great Britain. (Isle Of Man). 1940. Stamp-less Official mail envelope headed 'On His Majesty's Service' and imprinted 'Rushen Internment Camp, Isle Of Man' addressed to 'The Camp Commander, Peveril Internment Camp, Peel, I.O.M.' cancelled by Douglas slogan '18th Oct 40' and framed 'Rushen/ Internment Camp (Women) 18 Oct 1940/ Isle of Man' on reverse. Nice item.

£150.00
Great Britain

1940 | Great Britain (DR12525)

Great Britain. (Isle Of Man). 1940. Official mail envelope headed 'On His Majesty's Service' addressed 'To The Commandant, Aliens Camps Headquarters, Castle Mona, Douglas, Isle of Man' cancelled by London/ Offcial Paid' slogan '20th July 40' with oval 'Direction of Military Intellingence/ War Office/ M. 1.1x' cachet in red on face dated '19th July 1940. Very fine and scarce.

£150.00
Great Britain

1940 | Great Britain (DR12524)

Great Britain. (Isle Of Man). 1940. Official mail envelope headed 'On His Majesty's Service' addressed 'To The Commander, Peveril Internment Camp, Peel, I.O.M.' cancelled by York date stamp with oval 'Race Course Aliens Camp/ York/ B' in carmine dated '17th Sept 1940' on face. Nice item camp to camp.

£95.00
Great Britain

1944 | Great Britain (DR12523)

Great Britain. (Isle Of Man). 1944. Envelope written from 'Camp P/ c/o Chief Postal censor, Liverpool' addressed to 'Comite International de la Croix Rouge, 55 Pall Mall, London' bearing Great Britain SG 466, 2 1/2d blue tied by Liverpool double ring with boxed hexagon 'Letter Sent With/ Special Permission of/ Commander P Interment Camp' in green and signed with 'Opened by Examiner' label applied in Liverpool. Scarce item from Camp P not recorded by Whitney but believed to be from Pevril Camp.

£450.00
Isle Of Man

1915 | Isle Of Man (DR12522)

Isle Of Man. (Prisoner Of War Mail). 1915. Registered 'Prisoner of War' envelope addressed to Devon bearing SG 368, 2d orange tied by Peel date stamp '5th Mar 15' with 'R/Peel' registration label and oval 'Aliens Detention Camp/Knockaloe, I.O.M.' in violet on face routed via Liverpool with Sidmouth arrival on reverse. Herman Heiser was interned early in the war first in the short lived Stratford Camp and then Deepcut and Frimley Camps before being transferred to Knockaloe Camp. Scarce item of registered mail paying the 2d registered rate after the rate change.

£245.00
Great Britain

1941 | Great Britain (DR12521)

Great Britain. (Isle Of Man). 1941. Envelope addressed to 'Camp X, c/o Chief Postal Censor (P.W.), Liverpool' bearing Great Britain SG 462, 1/2d green and SG 486, 1d pale red (2) tied by framed 'Ceskoslovenska/ Polni Postal/ 15 Dec 1941/ Czechoslovak/ Field Post' date stamp in violet with 'Opened by Examiner 682' censor cachet and oval 'Metropolitan Police/ Peveril Camp/ 25 Dec 1941/ Peel I.O.M.' in violet (Camp X) on reverse. Very unusual item into the Isle Of Man from the Czech Army in Great Britain.

£175.00
Great Britain

1904 | Great Britain (DR12520)

Great Britain. (Isle Of Man). 1904. Picture post card of 'Glen Helen Grounds' addressed to Switzerland bearing SG 215, 1/2d green (pair) tied Union Mills date stamp 'Ap 19 04' with Montreux arrival. Very fine.

£95.00
Isle Of Man

1843 | Isle Of Man (DR12519)

Isle Of Man. 1843. Pre stamp envelope written from Ballacraggen dated 'Sept 19 1843' addressed to Douglas cancelled by 'Castleown-Isle-Of-Man' undated circle, rated '2' with Isle Of Man receiver 'Sp 19 on reverse. Very fine quality.

£145.00
Isle Of Man

1940 | Isle Of Man (DR12518)

Isle Of Man. (Internee Camp Mail). 1940. Stamp-less envelope written from 'Palace Internment Camp, House 23, Douglas Isle of Man' in violet (Whitney 670) with 'Official Paid' date stamp in red (653), routed via the 'Chief Postal Censor/ Liverpool' with 'Opened by Censor/ 2173' label on reverse. Very fine and scarce.

£125.00
Isle Of Man

1941 | Isle Of Man (DR12517)

Isle Of Man. (Internee Camp Mail). 1941. Stamp-less folded letter sheet written from 'Bradda Glen, Port Erin, I.O.M.' addressed to Lisburn, Ireland cancelled by framed 'Women's Internment Camp/22 Jul 1941/Isle of Man' on reverse in violet (Whitney 697), routed via Liverpool with circular 'Official Paid' date stamp in red (Whitney 652) on face with 'Opened by Examiner 4438' censor label. Scarce item written from a German Internee at "Y" Camp, Rushen Internment Camp.

£95.00
Great Britain

1847 | Great Britain (DR12516)

Great Brutain. (Isle Of Man). 18470 Pre stamp envelope written from 'Mount Sayle' dated 'Jan 1st 1847' addressed to Douglas cancelled by framed 'Ramsey/ Isle of Man' on reverse, rated 'P/1' in red m/s on face and Douglas arrival.

£50.00
Isle Of Man

1942 | Isle Of Man (DR12515)

Isle Of Man. (France). 1942. Air Mail envelope written from France addressed to 'Walter Ehrlich, 94342, Camp X, Isle of Man' bearing France 'Type Petain' 1f20 brown (5) tied by 'Marseille St Ferfeol/Bouche de Rhone' date stamp routed via London with 'Opened by Examiner/4349' label and oval 'Metropolitan Police/Peel I.O.M./Peveril Camp/21st Sept 1942' receiver in carmine on face. Lovely item of incoming mail from France into Peveril Camp.

£175.00
Isle Of Man

1942 | Isle Of Man (DR12514)

Isle Of Man. (Internee Camp Mail). 1942. Envelope written from Lytham St. Annes addressed to an Italian internee 'House No 50, "O" camp, Isle of Man' bearing Great Britain SG 489, 2 1/2d pale ultramarine tied by Lytham roller with oval 'Headquarters, Post Office/Intern Camps, Douglas I.O.M./20 Feb 1942' (Whitney 655) in face in violet, endorsed 'Chef Postal Censor, Liverpool' bearing 'Opened by/Examiner 3687' label. Superb item of internee mail, scarce in such fine quality.

£125.00
Isle Of Man

1943 | Isle Of Man (DR12513)

Isle Of Man. (Internee Camp Mail). 1943. Stamp-less folded letter sheet dated '6th Feb 1943' addressed to New York cancelled by oval 'Married Aliens Internment Camp/Headquarters/ Port Erin' in blue/green (Whitney 680/6) with circular 'Official Paid' Fe 11 43' in red (Whitney 652), routed via England with part 'Opened by Examiner/4261' censor label on reverse. Very rare item written by German internee at Camp 'Y', Port Erin.

£160.00
Isle Of Man

1940 | Isle Of Man (DR12512)

Isle Of Man. (Internee Camp Mail). 1940. Stamp-less envelope written from 'Women's Internment Camp, Hydro Hotel, Port Erin, Isle of Man' addressed to Worplesdon Hill cancelled by framed 'Women's Internment Camp/12 Jul 1940/Isle of Man' on face and reverse in black (Whitney 678), routed via Liverpool with circular 'Official Paid' date stamp in red (Whitney 653) on face. Scarce item written from a Woman Internee at "Y" Camp, Rushen Internment Camp.

£95.00
Isle Of Man

1916 | Isle Of Man (DR12511)

Isle Of Man. (Internee Camp Mail). Circa 1916. Stamp-less envelope imprinted 'Prisoner of War' written from 'K Barracks, Douglas Camp' addressed to London cancelled by oval 'Aliens Detention Camp/Douglas, I.O.M./Censored' in violet (Whitney 651) with adjacent 'Post Free/ Prisoners of War/ P.C.' in red (Whitney 649). Very fine item from Douglas Internee Camp.

£125.00
Isle Of Man

1857 | Isle Of Man (DR12510)

Isle Of Man. (Penny Pink). 1857. Great Britain 'Penny Pink' cacncelled by sideways 'Isle of Man/ 407 duplex addressed to Braddan. A beautiful item very scarce on Penny Pink envelope.

£175.00
Isle Of Man

1854 | Isle Of Man (DR12509)

Isle Of Man. (Austria). 1854. Envelope addressed to Austria written from Douglas dated 'Sept 28th 1854' cancelled by Douglas/ Isle of Man' in green 'Sept 29' , rated '21' in blue ink with Aachen transit and charge '3 1/2 .Groschen' on face Very fine.

£125.00
Isle Of Man

1862 | Isle Of Man (DR12508)

Isle Of Man. (Switzerland). 1862. Envelope addressed to Switzerland bearing SG 70, 6d lilac tied by 'Douglas-Isle-Of-Man/ 407' duplex with oval 'PD' in red routed via London with French entry cachet and Geneva receiver. Very fine Surface Printed cover from the Isle Of Man to Europe.

£150.00
Isle Of Man

1876 | Isle Of Man (DR12507)

Isle Of Man. 1876. Printed circular headed 'To Inhabitants of Peel, the owners of Property in the Town, and all who are Interested in its Welfare' addressed to Douglas bearing SG 48, 1/2d rose tied by Peel/ Isle of Man date stamp endorsed 'Circular'. A Very scarce Printed circular from Peel.

£220.00

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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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