Pacific Islands. (Papua New Guinea - Australia). 1950. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to London bearing Australia SG 164, 1/2d orange, SG 173, 9d chocolate and SG 174, 1s green tied by Finschhafen/ Papua-New Guinea date stamp '4th Sap 50' with matching registered label routed via Lae '5th April' with Sydney/ Air' transit on reverse. Attractive item.
New Zealand. (Prisoner Of War Mail). 1942. Envelope endorsed 'Prisoner of War Post/ Kriegsgefenenpost' addressed to 'Private Gorden, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, British Prisoner of War, Stalag V.B. Germany' bearing New Zealand SG 280, 2d orange tied by Otautau date stamp with 'Opened by Censor in New Zealand' label tied by 'Opened by censor/ 63' censor in carmine. fine item.
New Zealand. 1907. New Zealand International letter card very fine unused.
New Zealand. (Postage Dues). 1924. Great Britain 'British Empire Exhibition' 1d red postal stationer card cancelled by Portsmouth date stamp addressed to New Zealand, underpaid with circular 'T/10' hand-stamp with 'To Pay/ Double Deficient Postage/ 1 1/2d and bearing New Zealand postage due SG D23, 1/2d green and carmine and SG D24, 1d green and carmine tied by Epsom receiver. Very nice combination.
New Zealand. (Canada). 1896. Registered envelope addressed to Canada bearing SG 217, 1/2d black, SG 219, 2d lilac and SG 221, 3d yellow tied by Dunedin. N date stamp with m/s Registered, routed via Christchurch '22nd Jan 96' with 'Registered/ San Francisco' in mauve on reverse 'March 12' and San Francisco exchange label on face with Victoria B.C. 'Mr 17' and Kamloops arrival 'March 19' on reverse. Beautiful three colour franking with Exchange label from San Francisco. Exhibition item.
New Zealand. (Prisoner Of War Mail). 1942. Air Mail envelope with framed 'Prisoner of War Post/ Kriegsgefenenpost' addressed to 'Gunner Albert Hubert, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Prisoner de Guerre, Brittanique, Aux Soins Committee International de la Croix Rouge, Geneva, Switzerland bearing New Zealand SG 582, 3d brown and SG 621, 6d green and purple tied by Otahuru date stamp with 'Opened by Censor in New Zealand' label tied by 'Opened by censor/ 43' in violet. Very attractive item.
New Zealand. 1910. Envelope addressed to Christchurch bearing SG 387, 1/2d yellow-green (pair) tied by Christchurch machine cancel with circular 'Posted From Ch. Ch./ Fete Day/ Domain' dated 'Feb 10 10' in red on face. Nice item.
New Zealand. 1924.Envelope addressed to England bearing SG 460, 1d carmine (pair) tied by Wellington/ Loose Letters double ring endorsed 'English Mail via Auckland' .Nice item.
United States. Nigeria - Camerouns). 1942. Envelope bearing United States SG 799, 1/2c orange (3) pre-cancel 'Chicago/ Ill' routed via Nigeria with Calabar transit '17th Mar' with boxed 'Censor' and framed hand-struck 'Censor' in blue on face (Little 1VBb) and circular 'Controle Postal/ Commission A/ Territoire du Cameroun' with 'Victoria (Mails) Cameroons Under British Mandate' receiver '22nd March 1942'. Wonderful item sent at Printed Matter rate with very rare Nigeria Censor (never seen by M. White) and Victoria (Mails) four years earlier than recorded by Proud.
Nigeria. (Spain). 1943. Envelope addressed to 'Ossiomo, Leper Colony, Agbar District, Benine Province, Nigeria' bearing Spain SG 877, 5c brown and SG 965, 30c blue tied by Madrid date stamp '18yh Oct 43' with 'Censura Curernativa/ Madrid' label endorsed 'via Lisboa' with transit '20th Oct' with 'Opened by Examiner/ 761' label and Agbor/ Nigeria arrival '12th Feb 44' in reverse. Amazing item into Ossiomo Leper Colony.
New Zealand. (Prisoner Of War Mail). 1942. Envelope headed 'Prisoner of War Post' addressed to 'No 24153, Corporal McLeod Claude, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, British prisoner Agence, Centrale des Prisoneres de Gurre, Geneva' bearing New Zealand SG 563, 5a ultramarine tied by Ohakea date stamp with 'Opened by Censor in New Zealand' label tied by 'Passed by Censor/ 58' in violet and endorsed 'C.C. 52/ P.M. 3100' in red crayon indicating McLeod was in Alessandria (P.M. 3100).
New Zealand. (Hong Kong). 1938. Air Mail envelope addressed to Hong Kong bearing New Zealand SG 607, 1 1/2d brown tied by Wanganui date stamp '6th Sept 38' endorsed 'Per First Empire 1 1/2d/ Air Mail/ N.Z. Hong Kong 7/9/38/ Closed at Wanganui' Scarce.
Mauritius. (Censor Wax Seal). 1944. Envelope addressed to Canada bearing Mauritius SG 257, 12c salmon tied by Forest Side date stamp '20th Nov 44' with 'Opened by Examiner/ E.E. 12' censor label tied by 'Chief Censor/ Mauritius' wax censor seal in red front and reverse. Very rare censor only recorded by Little '3rd Sept 42'.
Mauritius. 1944. Air Mail letter card written from 'Mauritius Sub Area, East Africa Command' dated '3rd May 44' addressed to England bearing Mauritius SG 255, 6c violet and SG 257, 12c salmon tied by E.A./ A.P.O. 73' double ring '13th May' with 'Opened by Examine/ E.E.' censor label tied by framed 'Passed By/ Base/ Censor/ E.E./ 2' on reverse and 'Crown/ Passed by/ Censor/ No 4902' in violet on face and signed. Very rare Base Censor, not recorded by Little but one example seen by Mike White noted '12th Feb 44'.
Mauritius. 1940. Envelope addressed to England bearing SG 257, 12c salmon tied by Mauritius slogan date stamp '31st Oct 40' with oval 'Passed by Censor/ Mauritius' in violet on face and 'Opened by Censor' tape black on white rimmed label. Scarce locally printed censor tape rated '10 points by Little'.
Mauritius. (Ireland). 1849. Stamp-less envelope written from Bel Air dated '6th May 1849' addressed to France with 'Mauritius/GPO' double ring on face and boxed 'Colonies/ & Art 13' accountancy routed via Ireland with Cove/Ship Letter' hand-stamp in blue on face (Robertson S2) AND Queenstown transit on reverse, with 'Angl. 3 Boulogne S-Mer' French entry cachet and taxed '8' in blue for the British Letter and rated '30' on arrival with Fleche receiver. Very fine and rare item from Mauritius with scarce Cove Ship Letter. Exhibition item.
Mauritius. (Afrique Equatoriale Francais). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Brazzaville, Afrique Equatoriale Francais bearing Mauritius SG 258, 20c blue and SG 259, 25c brown-purple (strip of three) tied by General Post Office/ Mauritius double ring '2nd Feb 40' with oval 'Passed by Censor/ Mauritius' in violet on reverse, endorsed 'Par Avion via Tananarive' with transit '11/2' and Fort Lamy/ Tchad '29 Feb' with Brazzaville receiver on reverse. Great item of destination mail.
Mauritius. 1945. Air Mail envelope addressed to England bearing Mauritius SG 255, 5c lilac and SG 259, 25c brown-purple (2) tied by E.A./ A.P.O. 73' double ring '25th March 45' with framed 'Passed By/ Base/ Censor/ E.E./ 'on reverse and 'Crown/Passed by/ Censor/ No 4902' in violet on face and signed.Very rare Base Censor, not recorded by Little but one example 'No 2' seen by Mike White noted '12th Feb 44'.
Mauritius. 1944. Air Mail letter card written from 'Mauritius Sub Area, East Africa Command' dated '30th June 44' addressed to England bearing Mauritius SG 255, 6c violet and SG 257, 12c salmon tied by E.A./A.P.O. 73' double ring '6th July' with framed 'Passed By/ Base/Censor/ E.E./ 2' on reverse and 'Crown/ Passed by/ Censor/ No 4902' in violet on face and signed. Very rare Base Censor, not recorded by Little but one example seen by Mike White noted '12th Feb 44'.
Mauritius. 1852. Stamp-less envelope written from Bel Air dated '6th My 1852' addressed to France with 'Crown/Mauritius/GPO' on face and boxed 'Colonies/ & Art 13' accountancy routed via England with 'Torquay/ Ship Letter' hand-stamp in green on face (Robertson S1) and Torquay transit on reverse with 'Angl. 2 Calais' French entry cachet on face, taxed '15' on arrival with Fleche receiver. Very fine and rare item from Mauritius with Torquay Ship Letter.
Mauritius. 1911. Stamp-less picture post card of 'General view of Curepipe' addressed to France cancelled by Rose Belle/ Mauritius date stamp in red 'De 10 11' with adjacent triangle 'T' hand-stamp in red with m/s '200' and Basses Pyrenees arrival on reverse. A new find both postmarks not listed in Proud. Exhibition item.
Mauritius. 1851. Stamp-less envelope written from 'Plains Wilheins, 14th July, 1851' addressed to France cancelled by 'Crown/Mauritius' date stamp sent on the steamer 'Bidston' with hand-struck 'Ship-Letter' and boxed Anglo-French accountancy 'Colonies & c Art 13' in red routed via England with 'Ryde/ShipLetter hand-stamp in blue (Robertson S/5), French entry cachet in red, rated '15' with Bordeaux receiver on reverse. A very handsome Ship Letter cover from Mauritius.
Mauritius. (French Occupation). 1810. Stamp-less envelope written from Isle de France dated '18th Jan 1810' addressed to Vitre, France with French entry cachet 'Bayonne/Colonies' on face and rated '10' in manuscript. A Very fine item with text written from a Planter describing life on the Plantation during the French Occupation of Isle de France. Very rare French entry cachet to this small town on the Spanish/ French border.
Mauritius. (Ireland). 1845. Stamp-less envelope written from Mauritius dated '29th Jan 1845' addressed to France with 'Mauritius/GPO' double ring on face and boxed 'Colonies/ & Art 12' accountancy routed via Ireland with Dublin/ Ship Letter' hand-stamp on face (Robertson S5) and 'Angl.2Boulogne S-Mer' French entry cachet and rated '17' on arrival with Fleche receiver. Nice item of mail from Mauritius routed via Dublin.
Mauritius. (Netherlands East Indies). 1854. Stamp-less envelope written from Port Louis dated 'Jy 22nd 1854' addressed to Batavia cancelled by oval 'Packet Letter/ Mauritius' Jy 22' in red, endorsed 'The Man of War, "Cole" via Ceylon' and rated '48' stuvers on arrival in Batavia. Very scarce destination from Mauritius.
Ex Bulterman.
Mauritius. (Netherlands Indies). 1853. Stamp-less envelope written from Port Louis dated '18th October 1853' addressed to Batavia cancelled by oval 'Packet Letter/ Mauritius' Oc 18' endorsed 'Per steamer "Queen of the South" , routed 'via Ceylon' and rated '48' stuvers on arrival in Batavia. Very scarce destination from Mauritius.
Ex Bulterman.
Mauritius. 1847. Stamp-less envelope written from Savanne dated '20th Avril 1847' addressed to France cancelled by Mauritius Post Office double ring routed via Great Britain with boxed 'Colonies/ & Art 13' accountancy and stepped 'Ship-letter/Plymouth' in black on reverse (Robertson s6) with French entry cachet and rated '17' in m/s on arrival with La Fleche receiver '5th Aout 47' on reverse. Superb item from Savanne with Plymouth Ship Letter. Exhibition piece.
Mauritius. 1853. Stamp-less envelope written from Providence dated 6th Avril 1853' addressed to France cancelled by 'Crown Mauritius' date stamp 'Ap 9 1853' with hand-struck 'Ship Letter' on face, routed via Great Britain with boxed 'Colonies/ & Art 13' accountancy with French entry cachet and charged with hand-struck '15' on arrival with La Fleche receiver '4th Juil 53' on reverse. Superb.
Malta. (Tunisia). 1922. Envelope addressed to Tunisia, North Africa bearing Malta SG 118, 2 1/2d blue tied by Valetta/ Malta double ring, routed via Djerba/ Tunisia '18/3' , underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and bearing Tunisia postage due Yvert 32, 50c purple tied by Adjim/Tunisie receiver '20/3' . A lovely mixed combination.
Malta. (Fiji). 1941. Air mail envelope addressed to 'Sir Harry Luke, Government House, Fiji' bearing Malta SG 223, 3d violet nd SG 226, 1s black tied by Valletta/ Mail double ring with adjacent 'Malta is grateful/ To the Royal Navy/ and The Royal Air Force For the Safe Arrival of This Letter' and framed 'Crown/ No 1/ Passed by Censor' in violet on face. Very fine.
Malta. (French Naval Forces In Malta). 1915. Stamp-less Mourning envelope written from France addressed to 'Officer de Marine Francaise, La Valette' cancelled by Bayonne cds with 'T' hand-stamp and circular '5d' postage due hand-stamp applied. No charge should have been raised as military correspondence. Very fine.
Malta. (French Navy In Malta). 1914. 'Republique Francaise' post card written from Mayenne addressed to the 'vice superintendent of the marine, Malta' with hand-struck 'Passed by Censor' in blue with 'T' hand-struck '2d' on face with Valletta arrival. Scarce incoming mail.
Malta. (French Occupation). 1774. Stamp-less envelope written from Malta dated '10th OCt 1774' charged '14 sols' in m/s with hand-struck 'Marseille/De Malthe' French entry cachet. Very fine early mail.
Malta. 1943. Air Mail postal stationary card (written From Naxxar) upgraded with SG 222a, 2 1/2d violet and SG 223a, 3d blue tied by Air Mail/Malta double ring with framed 'Crown/Passed/DD/23' censor cachet on face sent Air Mail to England. Very fine.
Malta. (Postage Due). 1928. Official Mail stamp-less wrapper addressed to Paris cancelled by 'Malta/ Official/ Paid' date stamp in red and framed postage due hand-stamp '1/2d' on face with boxed instructional 'Addresse/ Incomplete' and Paris receiver on reverse. Very Scarce early hand-stamp applied in red only usage on Official mail.
Malta. (French Navy In Malta). 1915. 'Correspondance Militaire' post card written from Paris cancelled by double ring 'Tresor et Postes/131' with 'Marine Nationale/Regiment de Marins' hand-stamp in violet addressed to the 'Vice Superintendent of the marine, H.M.S. Dockyard, Malta' with hand-struck 'T' and circular '1d' postage due hand-stamp on face. Scarce incoming mail.
Malta. (Italiane Maritime Mail). 1885. Malta postal stationery card 'one penny' red written from Malta dated '12th March 1885' cancelled by framed 'Piroscafi/Postali/Italiani' addressed to Paris with arrival on face. Very fine.
Malta. (Spain). 1859. Stamp-less envelope written from Barcelona dated '3rd Mai 1859' addressed to Malta cancelled by Barcelona date stamp 'Mai 4' endorsed 'via Marseille' with 'Espagne/ Perpignon 'French entry cachet on face in red (Salles 3095), routed via Bordeaux and Cette with framed French accountancy 'FR/1f45c' and Malta receiver on reverse. Lovely item of incoming accountancy.
Malta. 1782. Stamp-less envelope addressed to Toulouse, France written from Malta dated '30th January 1782' charged '1/4' in m/s and rated '8' on arrival with hand-struck 'Marseille/ De Malthe' . Very fine.
Malta. (Village Postmarks). 1919. Envelope addressed to France bearing SG 71, 1/2d green (5) tied by Misida date stamp with 'Opened Under/ Martial Law' censor label with boxed 'Crown/Passed by Censor/ No 4174' in carmine and seine arrival on reverse. Lovely item.
Malta. (Crimean War). 1856. Envelope with full text written from Malta dated '25th Mars 1856' addressed to France bearing French 'Napoleon' Yvert 14a, 20c blue tied by dotted lozenge '1896' with adjacent 'Escadre de la Mediterranee Marseille' date stamp '29th Mars 1856' with Paris a Bordeaux ambulant and Castres arrival '31st Mars' on reverse. Nice item from the French Troops on routed to Constantinople.
Malta. (Italy). 1881. Envelope to Italy bearing Great Britain SG 142, 2 1/2 d blue, plate 20 tied by Malta A25 duplex with Bologna arrival and re-directed to the Hotel des Anglais, Nice, routed via Foggia and Genova with arrival and forwarded to the Hotel Victoria. Cannes. Very fine mixed franking cover.
Malta. 1901. Illustrated envelope headed 'Queen Victoria's/ Cherished Memory/ Jacvk/ Wiill Evermore Revere' addressed to England bearing SG 21, 1d rose tied by Valletta oval date stamp with Cowes receiver on reverse. Lovely item.
Malta. (Italy). 1841. Pre-stamp envelope written from Livorno dated '20th Nov 1841' addressed to Malta cancelled by Livorno date stamp '25 Nov 1841' in red on face endorsed 'Col Vapore Francais' charged '1 lira' in m/s on reverse with Malta hand-struck '29 Nov 1d' tax on reverse. Very fine.
Malta. (Switzerland). 1959. Photographic Air Mail post card of 'Lake Luzern mit Rigi' addressed to Malta bearing Swiss 5c orange and 20c lake tied by Luzern slogan, underpaid with boxed 'T/5' hand-stamp and bearing Malta postage dues SG D21, 1/2d emerald (air) applied and tied by Valletta receiver. Attractive item.
Malta. 1941. Envelope addressed to London bearing SG 220, 1 1/2d scarlet tied by Valletta double ring with 'Malta is Grateful To The Royal Navy and Royal Air Force For The Safe Arrival of This Letter' , framed triangular 'No 47/ Passed by Censor' cachet in violet with 'Opened by Examiner/ Malta/ 21' label. Attractive item.
Malta. (Sweden). 1867. Stamp-less envelope cancelled by Stockholm date stamp addressed to the 'Swdish Consul, Valetta' endorsed 'via Marseile' with French entry cachet and circular French accountancy 'FR/5f 41c' (van der Linden 1305), charged '14' in m/s erased and rated '1/3' with Malta receiver on reverse. Superb item of accountancy mail to Malta.
Malta. (Postage Due). 1931. Registered Official Mail envelope endorsed 'Museum' and headed 'On His Majesty's Service' addressed to Paris cancelled by 'Malta/ Official/ Paid' date stamp in red with adjacent G.P.O./ Malta date stamp with 'R/ Valletta' registered label and framed postage due hand-stamp '2 1/2d' and '3d' in red. Very scarce early hand-stamp applied in red only usage on Official mail.
Malta. 1918. Registered Office mail envelope headed 'On His Majesty's Service' addressed to England bearing SG 42, 3d grey and purple and 'War Tax' SG 92, 1/2d green (block of four) and SG 93, 3d grey and purple tied by Malta date stamp with framed 'R/ Valletta/ No 167' hand-stamp in carmine with oval 'Registered/ Malta' and Reading arrival. Very fine.
Malta. (Ascension). 1935. Envelope addressed to 'Thos Cook & Son, c/o Steamship Line, Ascension' bearing SG 157, 1/4d brown (pair) and SG 210, 1/2d black and green (2) tied by Cospicua date stamp. Nice destination from Malta.
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.