Netherlands West Indies. (Curacao). 1858. Stamp-less envelope addressed to France with Curacao date stamp '7/4' in red on face, routed via London with with framed Anglo French accountancy 'GB/ 1f 60c' in black and French entry cachet '15 Mai 58' , Charged '8' on arrival. Very fine with lovely Curacao strike in red.

Netherlands West Indies. (Suriname). 1940. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Luxembourg bearing Suriname Yvert 186, 2 1/2 (+2)c green, Yvert 187, 3 (+2)c orange, Yvert 188, 5 (+3)c blue and Yvert 189, 7 1/2 (+5)c carmine tied by Paramaribo date stamp '9th May 40' with matching registration label with 'Geopend Door de Censur' censor tape routed via Trinidad '14th May' with oval 'Registered/ London' in violet on reverse '13 Jul' with framed instructional 'No Service/ Returned To Sender' on face and endorsed 'Dutch Guiana' with Paramaribo '13th Aug 40' on reverse. Luxembourg was occupied by the Germans May 10th 1940 and so the mail was interrupted and returned. Superb item.

Netherlands West Indies. (Curacao). 1942. Air Mail envelope headed 'Het Nederlandsche Roode Kruis/ Afdeeling, Curacao' addressed to the 'Information Bureau of the Netherlands Red Cross, Stratton House, London' bearing 'Air Mai' Yvert 7a, 30c yellow (pair) tied by Willemstad date stamp '21st May 42' with triangular 'Geopend/ Door Censuur/ Curacao' in blue, routed via New Orleans with hand-stamp 'Passed By/ Censor' and 'Opened by Examiner/ 469' censor label applied on arrival Very attractive item.

Netherlands West Indies. (Suriname Maritime Mail).1905. Suriname postal stationery envelope 5c scarlet upgraded with Yvert 12, 1c grey, Yvert 18, 2c brown (2) , Yvert 19, 2 1/2c red and Yvert 41, 1/2c violet tied by oval 'Amsterd-Windie/ Nederld. Packetboot' date stamp '25th Oct 05' addressed to Holland endorsed 'Per K. Fr. J. H.' routed via Le Havre with Eindhoven arrival on reverse. Very attractive item.

Netherlands West Indies. (Suriname). 1904. Registered picture post card of 'Gravenstraat, Paramaribo' addressed to France bearing Suriname Yvert 23, 10c bistre and Yvert 46, 5c rose tied by Paramaribo squared circle with 'R/Suriname' registered label with hand-struck 'Suriname/ over/St Nazaire' , sent by French paquebot with octagonal 'Cayenne a Fort de France L.C.' date stamp (Salles 1525) routed via West Africa with octagonal 'Loango a Marseille L.M.' transit (Salles 1256) and Lille arrival on front. Scarce registered post-card from Suriname.

French Colonies. (Ivory Coast). 1932. Envelope addressed to Bingerville, Ivory Coast bearing France 'Type Blanc' Yvert 107, 1c grey and Yvert 108, 2c carmine (2) tied by Haute-Ville date stamp sent on the 'S.S. Madonna' with Bingerville arrival and forwarded to Abidjan, underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and bearing Afrique Occidentale Francaise postage dues Yvert 10, 10c rose, Yvert 13, 30c blue and Yvert 15, 60c orange tied by Abidjan/Cote D' Ivoire receiver. Very fine.

French Colonies. (Senegal). 1870. Envelope written by the Captain of the Regiment at St Louis addressed to France bearing French General Colonies Yvert 4, 20c blue (imperf pair) tied by 'SNG' in lozenge with octagonal 'Corr. D. Armees/St Louis' in blue with boxed 'PD' and french entry cachet 'Col. Fr. Paq. Fr. 2 Bordeaux' in blue (Salles 1050) and arrival on reverse. Superb item of military mail paying the double military tariff.

Netherlands West Indies. (Suriname - Neth East Indies). 1899. Suriname postal stationery card 5c violet upgraded with Yvert 19,2 1/2c carmine tied by Paramaribo date stamp '31st Dec 1899' addressed to Semarang, Java with framed 'Suriname/ via/ Plymouth' with Semarang squared circle arrival '15/2' on face. Very attractive item.

Netherlands West Indies. (Curacao). 1892. Envelope addressed to Punala bearing Yvert 15, 2 1/2c green (pair) tied by Curacao squared circle. Nice item paying the local internal rate.

Netherlands West Indies. (Trans-Pacific Mail). 1939. Air Mail envelope addressed to Java, Netherlands East Indies bearing Curacao 'Air Mail Yvert 5, 15c grey, Yvert 6, 20c red and Yvert 9, 40c green tied by Willemstad/ Curacao date stamp '20th Aout 39' endorsed 'via Trans-Pacific/ Air Service and K.L.M.' with Tegal arrival '14th Sept 39' and forwarded to India with 'Passed Censor/ Madura/ 2' censor cachet on face in violet and 'Opened by Censor' label tied by Bombay receiver '20th Sept' . Lovely item of Trans-Pacific mail with scarce Madura censorship in first few days of use.

British West Indies. (Curacao - St Kitts). 1943. Envelope addressed to Basse-Terre, St Kitts bearing Netherlands West Indies Curacao 15c blue tied by Saba date stamp '30th May 43' with St Kitts Arrival and 'BB/ 202/ Opened by Examiner' label applied on arrival. Very fine. Not much censored mail seen from St Kitts. Nice inter-island item.

St. Kitts. (Curacao). 1945. Registered Air Mail envelope written from the French section of St Martin (administrated from Guadeloupe) addressed to Cannada bearing Curacao Air Mail 70c brown and blue (pair) tied by Philipsburg date stamp '27/4' with matching registered label and adjacent 'Gezien/Curacao/Censuur' in violet routed via St Kitts with 'Opened by Examiner/BB/282' censor label and St Kitts transit '4/5', forwarded via Miami '9/5' with Mont & Toronto R.S.O. , Belleville and Batavia/ Ont arrival. '10th May' on reverse. Wonderful item.

United States. (Netherlands West Indies). 1885. United States postal stationery envelope 5c brown canceled by oval 'Red D Line of S.S. New York' in violet dated 'Nov 7 1885' addressed to Curacao, Netherlands West Indies sent on the steamer "Caracas" with Curacao receiver '16th Nov' on face and rated '15' in blue crayon. Superb item.

Netherlands West Indies. (Trans-Pacific Air Mail). 1944. Air Mail envelope addressed to Bombay, India bearing Curacao 60c brown and blue-green and 70c brown and turquoise tied Curacao/ Willemsted date stamp '6th Dec 44' with 'Gezien/ Curacao/ Censuur' hand-stamp in carmine, endorsed 'Per China Clipper' and routed Trans-Pacific with 'Opened by Examiner' label tied by boxed 'Crown/ Passed DHC/ 80' censor hand-stamp with Bombay arrival '9th Jan 45' reverse. Lovely item from Curacao, Netherlands West Indies over the Pacific.

Netherlands West Indies. (Suriname Maritime Mail). 1892. Envelope headed 'Wed. J. Heeres & Zoon/ Geldersche Kade 3, Amsterdam' addressed to Paramaribo, Suriname bearing Netherlands Yvert 35, 5c ultramarine (2) tied by oval 'Amsterd-Windie/ Nederld. Packetboot' date stamp '24th Mar 92' endorsed 'Per K. Fr. J. H.' with Paramaribo arrival '24th May 1892' on reverse. Lovely item.

Netherlands West Indies. (Curacao). 1942. Envelope headed 'Het Nederlandsche Roode Kruis/ Afdeeling, Curacao' addressed to the 'Information Bureau of the Netherlands Red Cross, Stratton House, London' bearing Yvert 125, 15c blue tied by Willemstad date sttamp '22nd Mar 42' with 'Opened by Examiner/ 428' label and boxed 'London Committee/ Roode Krus/ Van Nett/ Nederlandsche' receiver '3rd Juin 42' on face and reverse. Lovely item.

Netherlands West Indies. (St. Eustatius). 1944. Air Mail envelope addressed to England bearing Air Mail 30c red and violet (2) and 50c purple and black (pair) tied by St. Eustatius date stamp with 'Geopend Door/ Censuur Curacao' label tied by circular '20' censor hand-stamp in blue with 'Opened by Examiner/ 147' label. Very nice item of WW2 censor mail from St. Eustatius.

Netherlands West Indies. (Curacao). 1892. Envelope addressed to New York bearing Yvert 18, 25c on 30c grey tied by Curacao squared circle, endorsed 'Maracaibo' with New York arrival. Nice single franking with the surcharge.

Ceylon. 1939. Air Mail envelope addressed to St. Gallen, Switzerland cancelled by 'Ceylon/ Postage Revenue 20c' meter (8) with Colombo date stamp '6th Oct 39' with 'Opened by Censor/ K' censor label routed via India with triangular 'Passed Censor/ Madras/ 3' in violet on face. Attractive item, early censorship.

Ceylon. (Egypt). 1944. Envelope addressed to 'The International Red Cross, Geneva, Switzerland' bearing Ceylon SG 302, 25c chocolate and blue tied by Colombo roller '10th June 44' with 'Opened by Censor/ L 31' label routed via Egypt with 'Egyptian Censorship' label and circular 'Censorship/ Dept/ 87' censor cachet on face in carmine. Nice routing.

Ceylon. (Straits Settlements). 1894. Ceylon postal stationery envelope 'five cents' grey upgraded with SG 195, 5c purple (pair) tied by Courts/Paid date stamp 'Ju 15 94' addressed to Kuala Lumpur with 'Penang To Singapore' marine sorter on reverse, sent on the steamer (Clyde) with Kwala Lumpur transit and Klang arrival on face 'June 25th' . Scarce item of mail from the Courts Post Office to Malaya.

Ceylon. (Red Cross). 1942. Red Cross Envelope written from 'Colpetty, Colombo' addressed to 'Comite International de la Croix Rouge, Geneva, Switzerland' headed 'Red Cross postal Message Scheme' bearing SG 386, 2c black and carmine and SG 388, 6c blue and grey (4) tied by Colombo/Foreign double ring with circular 'Ceylon Branch/B.R.C.S.' in red on face, framed 'Crown/Passed/ L/7' censor and 'Opened by Examiner 4917' label with German censor tape tied by German censor on reverse. Lovely item.

Ceylon. (Boer War). 1901. Envelope addressed to 'P.O.W. Diyatalawa Camp' bearing Ceylon SG 195, 5c purple tied by Ragama Camp date stamp 'Nov 8 01' with oval 'Ragama Camp' in purple on reverse with 'Opened Under Martial Law' censor label and 'Passed Censor P.O.W./ Diyatalawa/E.J.B.' in violet on face. Nice item of mail from Camp to Camp. Very fine.

Bermuda. 1943. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Guatemala bearing SG 106, 1/6d brown and SG 114a, 3d black and blue tied by Hamilton date stamp with framed 'R/ Hamilton' hand-stamp in violet with Green Patriotic label and 'Opened by Examiner' censor label, routed via New York with 'Certificados/ Guatemala arrival on reverse. A very attractive cover.

Bermuda. (United States). 1912. Envelope addressed to Hamilton, Bermuda bearing United States SG 407, 2c carmine tied by Providence/ R.I. roller, underpaid with 'T/N.Y./ centimes 30/ H' duplex and Bermuda oval 'Postage Due/ 3d' on face. Very fine.

Bermuda. (United States Army Post Office). 1942. Air Mail envelope written from Bermuda addressed to Maine, United States bearing United States 'Transporter' SG A903, 10c violet with Bermuda 'Red Cross' label tied by US Army Postal
Service/ A.P.O. 856' duplex dated 'Apr 22 1942' with 'Opened by Army U.S. Examiner No 81' label with framed 'Passed by/ Army Examiner/ U.S 313' on face. Very attractive item from the United States Army Post Office on Bermuda with scarce label tied.

Bermuda. (French Morocco). 1942. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to the United States bearing French Morocco 'Child Refugees' Yvert + 2f on 45c green, Yvert 201, + 4f on 90c blue, Yvert 202, + 6f on 1f25 brown and Yvert 203, + 8f on 2f50 carmine tied by Casablanca-Postes/Maroc date stamp '31st Jan 42' with matching registered label with 'Controle' censor tape tied by oval 'Ouvert/Par L'Autorite Militaire/YA 601' in orange with framed '7' in carmine. routed via Bermuda with 'Opened by Examiner 6992' and endorsed 'Condemned' in red crayon and hand-stamp instructional 'Held by British/ Censor/Released Jan 1946' with 'Released' in violet and forwarded with New York/Reg '28/1 1946' and Newark/Registered 'Feb 9 1946' on reverse. Very attractive item held by the Bermuda censorship for 4 years.

Bermuda. (Guadeloupe). 1940. Registered envelope written from Guadeloupe bearing Yvert 110, 50c green and orange and Yvert 118, 2f brown and green (2) tied by Pointe-a-Pitre/Guadeloupe date stamp with registered label, intercepted in Bermuda with 'Opened by Examiner/5086' label with hand-stamp 'Released' in blue and 'Stop' in m/s with in arrival 'Nantes '27/1/46' on reverse. Nice item.

Bermuda. (Madagascar). 1940. Envelope addressed to Marseille bearing French Madagascar Yvert 190, 50c yellow-brown (pair) tied by Majunga/ Madagascar double ring '31st Dec 41' routed via Tananarive and Tamatave '7 Jan 41' with 'Opened by Examiner/ 5197' with 'I.C.' in blue crayon and hand-stamped '24 Jul 1941' on face. Routed via Bermuda with British I.C. censor. Very nice item from Madagascar routed over two Oceans across the Atlantic and back. Excellent item.

Bermuda. (Finland). 1942. Stamp-less Air Mail envelope addressed to Philadelphia cancelled by Suomi/ Finland meter in red with 'Par Avion' label routed via Lisbon, intercepted by the British in Bermuda with 'Opened by Examiner/ 1647' censor label and endorsed 'I.C.' . Very fine.

British East Africa. (Tanganyika - Rhodesia). 1943. Envelope addressed to Zurich, Switzerland bearing Kenya SG 152, 10c on 3d ultramarine and SG 153, 20c on 6d orange and green tied by Songea double ring with Tanganyika 'Crown/ Passed/ R/1' censor hand-stamp in violet, routed via Northern Rhodesia with 'Opened by Examiner/ O/' censor tape tied by 'Crown/ Passed/ 01. 7' censor cachet and German censor tape tied by censor cachet applied in Berlin. Superb item.

British East Africa. (Tanganyika). Circa 1940. Stamp-less Air Mail envelope addressed to Germany endorsed 'H. Boehme, German Internment Camp, P.O. Dar-Es-Salaam, T.T.' cancelled by oval 'Internment Camp/ Dar Es Salaam/Passed by Censor' on reverse with 'Postal/ Internment Camp/ Commandant/ frank' in violet on face with 'Passed by Censor' and British 'Opened by Censor/ 1005' label. Nice item with early censor rated '10' by Little.

British Levant. 1895. Registered Great Britain 'two pence' postal stationery envelope upgraded with British Levant SG 4, 40pa on 2 1/2d purple/blue (2) tied by British Post Office/ Constantinople date stamp with hand-struck 'R' addressed to New York with receiver on reverse. Attractive item.

British East Africa. (Refugee Camp Mail). Circa 1942. Air Mail envelope written from 'Camp No 1 (Nyeri) addressed to Sicily bearing Kenya SG 152, 10c on 3d blue (strip of three) with framed 'Refugee/ Camp No 1/ Date' with boxed censor 'passed by Censor/B/ 7' on face in violet. Lovely item from an Italian Refugee in Nyeri Camp. Scarce.

British East Africa. (Israel). 1953. Envelope addressed to Israel bearing Kenya SG 131, 1c brown and grey (5), SG 133, 5c brown and orange and SG 136, 10c brown and grey tied by Nairobi double ring, underpaid with framed 'T/20 Centimes' hand-stamp in red and bearing Israel postage dues 5s brown and 60s violet applied and tied in Tel Aviv with boxed charge '65s' in purple on face. Nice mixed combination.

British East Africa. (Tanganyika). 1944. Kenya, Uganda Postal stationery card 15c carmine cancelled by Geita double ring with framed 'Crown/Passed R/18' censor cachet on face in violet addressed to Switzerland. Superb.

British East Africa. (Kenya). 1935. Air Mail Kenya and Uganda postal stationery envelope twenty cents orange upgraded with SG 78, 5c green and SG 80, 10c black tied by Kisumu/Kenya date stamp '14th Jan' addressed to Kakamega with arrival on reverse endorsed 'By First Internal Air Mail Service/Kisumu Kakamega' 'Opening of East African Airmail Service' . A scarce item.

British East Africa. (Army Post offices). 1943. Illustrated Xmas Greetings letter card envelope addressed to England bearing Kenya SG 134, 10c orange and SG 137, 15c carmine and black tied by 'E.A./ A.P.O. 51' double ring with framed 'Passed by Military Censor/E.A./No 1/79' censor cachet in violet. Attractive Christmas Greeting envelope from the Army Post office 51 in Moshi, Tanganyika. Ex Goodman.

British East Africa. (Army Post Offices). 1941. Air Mail letter card envelope addressed to London bearing Kenya SG 132, 5c green and SG 139, 20c orange cancelled by 'E.A./A.P.O. 66' double ring with framed 'Passed by Military Censor/ No 218' censor cachet in violet. Lovely item from the Army Post Office 66, Mombasa.

British East Africa. (Tanganyika - Rhodesia). 1943. Envelope addressed to Switzerland bearing Kenya SG 151, 5c on 11d carmine and black (6) tied by Iringa double ring '22nd Mar 43' with Tanganyika 'Opened by Examiner/ P.C. 90' censor label routed via Northern Rhodesia with 'Opened by Examiner/ O/' censor tape tied by boxed 'Crown in Berlin. Wonderful item of censor mail with unrecorded 'R/18' label from Tanganyika and not listed '01.6' cachet from Rhodesia. Exhibition item.

Bermuda. (Boer War). 1901. Envelope addressed to Natal bearing Bermuda SG 22, 1d rose tied by Hamilton/Bermuda double ring 'DE 13 1901' with adjacent 'Prisoner of War/ Bermuda/Passed Censor' in blue on face with Ladysmith and Durban arrivals on reverse. Very fine.

Bermuda. (Denmark). 1938. Air Mail envelope addressed to Denmark bearing Bermuda SG 111, 1 1/2d brown and blue and SG 113, 2 1/2d blue and pale blue (3) tied by Crawl date stamp, underpaid with 'T/ Bermuda/ Centimes 60' tax hand-stamp and bearing Denmark postage due Yvert 28, 20 red, Yvert 31, 20o grey and Yvert 32, 25o turquoise (pair) tied by Copenhagen receiver. Very attractive Combination.

Camerouns. (Free French). 1942. Registered Air Mail envelope headed 'Banque de L'Afrique Occidentale/ siege de Douala' addressed to London bearing Great Britain SG 489, 2 1/2d pale blue and SG 49990, 3d pale violet tied by Leicester Square date stamp '28 Oct 42' with Matching registered label and circular 'Le Directeur du Cabinet Civil/ Camerouns Francaise/ Libre' on face and endorsed 'Vu Pour Control/ Douala le 16 October 1942/ Le Directaur du Cabinet Civil. ' . Scarce item from Camerouns to 'de Gaulle's headedquarters at Carlton Gardens, London'. Sent the double Atlantic routed. Ex Maddocks.

Camerouns. (Free French). 1943. Registered stampless Air Mail envelope headed 'Banque de L'Afrique Occidentale/ Siege de Douala' addressed to London cancelled 'Republique Francaise/ Delegation du Comite Francais/ 13 11 43/ de la Liberation Nationale a Londres/ Section de Courrier' with hand-stamp 'Recommande' and endorsed 'Vu ert Control/ Douala le 20 Octobre 1943/ Le Directaur du Cabinet Civil'. Scarce item from the Camerouns to 'de Gaulle's headquarters at Carlton Gardens, London'.

Camerouns. (Free French). 1942. Registered Air Mail envelope headed 'Banque de L' Afrique Occidentale/ Siege de Douala' addressed to London bearing Great Britain SG 485, 1/2d pale green and SG 489, 2 1/2d pale blue (2) tied by Leicester Square date stamp '4th Nov 42' with Matching registered label and circular 'Le Directeur du Cabinet Civil/ Camerouns Francaise/ Libre' on face with 'France Combattante/ Q.G. Carlton Gardens/ Bureaudu Courrier' in violet on reverse and endorsed 'Vu pour Control/ Douala le 4 December 1942/ Le Directaur du Cabinet Civil.' Scarce item from the Camerouns to 'de Gaulle's headquarters at Carlton Gardens, London' . Sent the double Atlantic route. Ex Maddocks and illustrated in his book.

Canada. (New Brunswick). 1857. Stamp-less envelope to France written from St John, New Brunswick dated '12th January 1857' with 'St John-New Brunswick' double arc on reverse sent on the steamer (Van der Linden 1632), routed via London with French entry cachet, rated '24' with Marseille receiver on reverse. Very fine example of this scarce accountancy mark.

Canada. (Quebec Ship Letter). 1815. Pre-Stamp folded envelope (with full text) written from Kingston on Canada dated '9th June 1815' addressed to France routed via Quebec with oval Crown 'Ship Letter/Quebec' in black and framed instructional 'Returned/For/Postage', routed via Falmouth with oval 'Ship Letter/Falmouth' in red (Robertson S4), London transit '10th Oct' and rated '2/8' paying the double letter rate. Very rare early Quebec Ship Letter.

Canada. (Prisoner Of War Mail). 1941. Unstamped Air Mail envelope addressed to 'Civil Internee, Ludwig, Camp N, Internment Operations ' endorsed 'Tax Perque' with Koblenz dispatch '27th Jan 41' with German censor tape and censor cachet applied in Frankfurt with 'Examined By Censor/ C 98' label and 'Base A.P.O./ Canada' arrival 'Mar 4th' with 'Examined By Censor/C 98' label and 'Base A.P.O./ Canada' arrival 'Mar 4th' with circular 'Canada Int. Op/ Canada/ 21' censor cachet in carmine on face. Nice item.

Canada. (Special Delivery Stamps). 1948. Air Mail envelope addressed to England bearing SG S13, 16c blue and SG S16, 17c blue tied by Ottawa date stamp (stamp not valid) and taxed with circular 'T/ 32/ Centimes' hand-stamp in violet and charged '1s' on arrival in Sussex. Very fine.

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' 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 252, 30c orange and Air Mail Yvert 16, 25f blue tied by Douala/ Cameroun Yvert 252, 30c orange and Air Mail Yvert 16, 25f blue tied by Douala/ Cameroun dispatch '30th Juin 43' with Douala/ Chargements on reverse. New York and Miami back-stamps.