China. (French Expeditionary Force in Kouang-Tcheou-Wan). 1898. Stampless envelope addressed to France endorsed 'Corps D' Occupation de Quen Tcheou Wan' with circular 'Place de Quang-Chau-Wan (Chine)/ Le Commandant' in blue with 'Corps Exp. Annam Tonkin' undated circle with Haiphong/ Tonkin '24th Dec 98' on face and Hennebont arrival 'Jan 1899' on reverse.

Very rare item sent during the early period of the Occupation. December 1898 perhaps the earliest item known.

China. (Indo-Chinese Post Offices in Canton). 1917. Registered envelope addressed to Paris bearing Canton SG 56, 20c violet (pair) tied by Canton/ Chine double ring '4th Juil 17' with framed hand-struck 'R', endorsed 'via Suez' with 'Controle Postal Militaire' censor label tied by oval 'Ouvert/ Par L' Autorite Militaire/ 302' censor cachet with Paris arrival on reverse. Nice item of registered mail from Canton routed via Suez.

China. (Indo-Chinese Post Offices in Canton). 1915. Picture post card of 'Passenger Junk, Canton' addressed to Saigon bearing French Indo-China 'Red Cross' SG 75, 10c on 5c scarlet tied by Canton/ Chine double ring '23rd Avril 15', endorsed 'per Steamer' with Saigon arrival.

China. (Indo-Chinese Post Offices in Tchong King). 1904. Picture post card of 'Chinese Street with lottery shop, Shanghai' addressed to Paris bearing Chungking SG 5, 10c rose-red tied by Tchong King double ring '26th Mai 04', routed via the French Post Office Hankow '2nd June' with Paris arrival '13th July on face. Very scarce first type Tchong King in use 1902/ 04. Very fine.

Hong Kong. (Stamp Dealers). 1901. Picture post card of 'Chinese Court' addressed to Yorkshire bearing Hong Kong SG 57, 4c carmine tied by Victoria/ Hong Kong double ring 'No 23 01' with framed 'Graca & Co/ Dealers in Postage Stamps/ Hong Kong, China' on face in carmine.

Nice item with card sold by 'Graca & Co, Hong Kong.'

Hong Kong. (British Post Office). 1908. Picture post card of 'Chinese Tea House in native city, Shanghai' addressed to Switzerland bearing Hong Kong SG 93, 4c carmine tied by Shanghai B.P.O. date stamp routed via Paris with Ouchy arrival Very fine.

Hong Kong. (British Post Office). 1909. Picture post card of 'French Colonial Company outside the Town Hall, Tientsin' addressed to '16th Regiment d' Inf. Colonial 1st Company, Arsenal de l' Est, Tientsin' bearing Hong Kong SG 62, 1c brown and purple tied by Tientsin/ Br. P.O. date stamp 'Au 28' with French Post Office Tientsin 'Tien- Tsin-China/ Poste Francaise' arrival on reverse.

Nice item paying the local 'one cent' rate.

Hong Kong. (British Post Office in China). 1920. Registered envelope headed "Transmarina" Trading Company/ Shanghai Agency' addressed to The Hague, Holland bearing British Post Office in Shanghai SG 2, 2c green, SG 4, 6c orange (2), SG 5, 8c grey (2) and SG 6, 10c ultramarine tied by oval Registered/ Shanghai B.P.O. date stamp 'Ap 10 1920' with framed 'R/ Shanghai B.P.O./ No' hand-stamp on face, endorsed 'S.S. "Empress of Asia"/ via Canada' with Vancouver transit and s' Gravenhage arrival on reverse.

Hong Kong. (Sub Post Offices). 1953. Registered envelope addressed to 'The Hong Kong Shanghai Bank, H.K.' bearing SG 148, 20c scarlet (pair) tied by Wanchai/ Hong Kong double ring (Webb Type E) with Hong Kong K registration label. Very fine.

Ceylon. (Netherlands East Indies). 1847. Stamp=less folded letter written from Batavia dated '14th May 47' addressed to London cancelled by Batavia/ Franco '16/5', endorsed 'Per Overland Mail via Ceylon and Southampton' with Galle/ Steamer Letter on reverse 'June 11' and London arrival, charged '2s' in m/s on arrival.

Very nice item sent overland via Ceylon and India with Steamer Office transit.

India. (United States - Sweden). 1891. United States postal stationery envelope 'one cent' blue cancelled by oval Boston date stamp addressed to Sweden but mis-sent to India with Bombay transit on reverse 'Dec 1st' with framed instructional 'Missent In/ Indian Mail' on face with Lund arrival arrival and forwarded to Uppsala '23/12.' Superb item.

United States. (Cyprus - Hong Kong - Trans Pacific Mail). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to 'Cyprus Mining Corps' bearing United States SG A630, 20c yellow-green (3) and SG 885, 10c brown tied by Mesa duplex, endorsed 'via Trans-Pacific Air Mail/ via Singapore/ via Palestine' with 'Par Avion' label, routed via Hong Kong with triangular framed 'Passed Censor/ Hong Kong/ 9' in violet on face with framed '11' on reverse and Egypt slogan transit 'You are wanted on the Telephone' dated '20th Nov' and circular 'M/ Censorship' with Cyprus 'Opened By Censor' label and Passed Censor/ 24'in carmine and Skouriotissa/ Cyprus double ring arrival 'Nov 25'.

Scarce postal agency held by the Cyprus Mines Corporation at the nearby copper mines.

Lovely item of Trans-Pacific mail. Very rare item sent over the Pacific to Hong Kong and Egypt with censorship.

Canada. (United States - Cuba). 1909. Envelope written from Canada addressed to Cuba bearing Canada SG 176, 2c rose tied by Montreal roller dated Montreal/ Que 'May 14 1909' , underpaid with hand-struck 'T' and circular '6' on face and bearing United States Possessions in Cuba postage due Scott J3, 5c claret mixed with Cuba Scott 227, 1c green tied by circular 'T' hand-stamp with Habana Div Df Carteros on reverse 'May 19.'.

Scarce usage of Cuban stamp used for postage due to pay the 6 cent tax.

United States. (Gibraltar). 1846. Stamp-less folded letter written from Philadelphia dated '10th Dec 1846' addressed to Ferrol, Spain via Gibraltar, endorsed 'Per Marshall' with hand-struck 'De Gibr./ S. Roque/ And Baxa' on face, received in Gibraltar '24th July' and Ferrol arrival on reverse '26th July.'

San Roque was the Gibraltar frontier transit mark.

Portuguese Colonies. (Cape Verde - United States). 1905. Envelope headed 'Augusto Vera - Cruz - Cabo Verde' addressed to the United States bearing Cape Verde Yvert 54, 65r on 300 orange tied by S. Vincent/ Cabo Verde double ring with New York/ Paid All arrival on reverse 'Feb 18 1906'. Attractive item.

Portuguese Colonies. (Madeira - Sierra Leone). 1869. Stamp-less Official Mail envelope written from Madeira endorsed 'Consulate of Madeira' and headed 'On H. M.'s Service' addressed to 'The Commanding Officer, H.M.S. "Peterell", Sierra Leone or Jellah Coffee, West Coast of Africa', rated '1/4' in m/s with Sierra Leone arrival 'Oct 1st 1869' on reverse.

The Treaty between Great Britain and Ahwoonah, Accra and Addah (West Africa) was signed at Jellah Coffee 22nd June 1874.

Portuguese Colonies. (Mozambique - Aden). 1942. Air Mail envelope from Barclays Bank, Beira addressed to Aden Camp bearing Portuguese Mozambique SG 363, 1e orange and SG 365, 2e lake tied by octagonal Beira date stamp with 'par Avion' label, routed via Egypt with circular 'Censorship/ M hand-stamp and 'Opened by Censor/ PC 22' label tied by framed 'Passed Censor/ By/ No 3/ Aden' hand-stamp in violet with Aden Camp receiver on reverse.

Attractive item from Portuguese Mozambique to the Persian Gulf.

Portuguese Colonies. (Angola - Rhodesia - Bermuda). 1941. Envelope headed 'Banco de Angola' addressed to New York bearing Portuguese Angola SG 360, 50c cinnamon (3) and SG 388, 30c bright purple tied by Mossamedes date stamp '20th Out 1941', routed via Northern Rhodesia with 'Examined/ Censor No' tape tied by triangular 'Passed By Censor/ 5' in violet, forwarded via Lisbon '14th Dec' and intercepted by the British in Bermuda with 'Opened By Examiner/ 976' label with m/s 'I.C.' in black ink (applied over Rhodesia censorship tape).
Wonderful cover from Portuguese Angola censored in Rhodesia and Bermuda.

konrad Morenweiser lists Examiner in Bermuda code number 976 but not with manuscript 'I.C.'

Portugal. (Great Britain). 1852. Stamp-less folded letter addressed to Porto cancelled by Greenock date stamp in blue/ green dated 'Sept 17 1852'., rated '1/3 in m/s, endorsed 'via France', routed via London with French entry cachet and oval 'P.F.' (Paid Frontier) with Lisboa transit and charged '600' in blue on face with m/s '70' paying 670 due with oval '30/ Rs' tax hand-stamp in red and framed 'Porto' arrival '2nd Oct' on reverse. A lovely cover taxed a t 600 on overseas mail via France and Spain.

Ex Professor David Stirrups.

United States. (Burma - Incoming Mail). 1889. Envelope addressed to Rangoon, Burma bearing United States SG 221, 5c blue tied by New Town Centre/ Mass duplex 'Ap 27 1889', routed via Brindisi '19 May' with Sea Post Office '21st May' and Rangoon/ 1st/ Delay' arrival 'June 1st' on reverse.

Lovely item of incoming mail with scarce 'First Delivery' arrival. Proud known dates (15.4.89) - (14.11.91).

United States. (France). 1869. Envelope addressed to France bearing SG 64, 10c green and SG 72, 5c red-brown tied by cork obliterator with adjacent Newberry/ S.C. date stamp 'May 17', endorsed 'by Steamer' via New York' with French Convention 'New York/ 18' transit dated 'May 20' on face, boxed 'P.D.' and hand-struck instructional 'Insufficiently Paid' on face with Carrouches arrival '1st Juin on reverse.

Lovely item of underpaid Trans-Atlantic mail.

United States. (French Military Mission). 1945. United States postal stationery 'Air Mail' 6 cent orange written from '2nd Lt. M. L' Huillier, Hq's 116th Inf. A.P.O. 29 U.S Army' with letter headed 'Bremerhaven' dated '24th May 1945' with circular 'Mission Militaire Francaise/ O.G. Zone des Communications' in violet addressed to a French Corvette 'Capitaine de corvette "L' Huillier", Marine au Levant, B.C.M. 1/ VE. 41, (c/o French Liaison Com Z APO 887', routed via Paris with double ring 'Paris Tri No 16/ Rue Single' and framed slogan with circular 'Croix de Lorraine' 'C.M.' censor in violet on face and 'Postes Aux Armees/ F.F.L./ B.C.M.A.' date stamp '12th June' on reverse.

Very nice item with letter in French.

British Armed Forces moved in on May 7th 1945 and were relieved by the 29th United States Infantry on May 20th, part of the enclave of the US Zone in Germany.

United States. (Switzerland). 1876. Registered and Charged envelope addressed to Switzerland bearing Yvert 50, 1c ultramarine (3) and Yvert 52, 3c green (4) tied by cork obliterator with adjacent San Francisco/ Registered 'July 8' with New York transit 'July 15 in red on face with hand-struck framed 'CHARGED' , rated '9' in blue crayon on reverse with Geneva, Basle and Magadino arrival on reverse '29th July'.

Very attractive item. Scarce to find Charged mail from the United States.

United States. (Netherlands - Printed Circular). 1857. Printed circular headed 'Baltimore Price Current Letter Sheet' dated 'January 3rd 1857' addressed to the Netherlands cancelled by Balto/ Paid undated double ring in blue, endorsed 'Per Europa from New York via Rotterdam' rated '71' in m/s with triangular framed '1 1/2 C/ Schiedam' accountancy applied on arrival with Schiedam receiver '20th Jan 1857' in red on reverse.

Lovely item, a four page printed circular with the Export and Import prices for Whiskey, Sugar, Cotton, Coffee, Fish, Meats and Tobacco.

Morocco. (Spanish Maroc - Local Post). 1899. Morocco Local Post 'Mazagan to Marrakesh' postal stationery card 20c red/ brown cancelled by French Post Office in Maroc 'Mazagan/ Maroc' double ring '4th Avril 99' addressed to Grenoble, France with Spanish Morocco 'Tanger/ Maroc' transit '7th Avril' and bold 'T' hand-stamp applied on face as routed via the French Post Office in Morocco. Rare item.

Spanish Morocco. (Civil War). 1939. Mourning envelope written from the 'Commandant de Ingenieros, Larache' addressed to the 'Duchess de Guise, Brussels' bearing Spanish Maroc Yvert 221, 15c violet and Yvert 222, 25c violet mixed with 'War Tax' Yvert 3, 10c turquoise tied by Larache double ring with boxed military cachet 'Comandancia de Ingenieros/ De Marruecos/ Destacamento de Larache/ Censura Militar' in violet on face with similar circular cachet on reverse.

Very attractive item from the Spanish Civil War.

Scarce military censorship reading 'Moroccan Engineers Command/ Larache Detachment/ Military Censor'.

Cuba. (Forwarding Agents.). 1822. Stamp-less folded letter written from Havana dated '14th July 1822' addressed to France routed via England with 'Angleterre' entry hand-stamp, charged '1/2' im m/s red ink and endorsed 'Acheminee p "Darthez Feres, Londres/ 12 Nov 1822' and rated '12' in blue ink on face on arrival. Scarce item routed via England.

Spanish Colonies. (Puerto Rico). 1879. Envelope addressed to France bearing Yvert 26, 25c blue (4) tied by 'Pineapple' obliterator with adjacent 'Juana Diaz/ Puerto Rico double ring ''27th Oct', routed via London with London/ Paid transit in red 'No 13' and French entry cachet with Sommieres receiver on reverse 'Nov 14'. Scarce village cancel on cover paying the double letter rate to France.

Portugal. (Spanish - Civil War). 1937. Mourning envelope from Portugal addressed to the 'Duchess of Guise, Larache, Spanish Maroc' bearing Yvert 584, 1e75 blue tied by by Porto date stamp with instructional hand-stamp 'Pendiente de Censura/ Censurar en Destino' in red with boxed hand-struck 'Censura Militar/ Larache' in violet with Larache arrival on reverse.

Scarce censor marks reading 'Censorship Pending/ Censor of Fate.'

Persia. (Switzerland). 1902. Registered envelope with oval 'Agence Ziegier & Co/ Sultanabad/ 19 Jul 1902' firms chop in violet, addressed to Switzerland bearing Yvert 152, 12c blue (2) tied by Sultanabad date stamp with framed 'R/ Sultanabad' and 'Registered' hand-stamp on face, routed via Teheran and Baku with Zurich arrival '7th Aug 02' on reverse and forwarded to Wolfenschiessen.

Very attractive item.

Persia. 1895. Persian postal stationery envelope 16ch purple upgraded with Yvert 75, 2ch blue/ green (pair) tied by Sultanabad date stamp with 'Perse' registration label and oval hand-struck 'R', addressed to London with Teheran transit and oval Registered/ London arrival on face with Kew date stamp 'July 16 95.'.

Very attractive item.

Persia. (Air Mail). 1943.Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to the United States bearing Yvert 747, 3r brown, Yvert 649, 10r brown and blue and Air Mail Yvert 57, 10c blue and orange (pair) tied by Khorramshahr date stamp with framed registered hand-stamp, endorsed 'via Imperial Airways', routed via Iraq with censor tape tied by framed segmented censor cachet in violet and circular 'A' with 'Opened by Examiner/ 1386' label with New York transit and arrival.

Persia. (Air Mail). 1945. Air Mail envelope addressed to England bearing Air Mail Yvert 55, 5ch green and lilac and 5r blue and 5r olive-green tied by Abadan date stamp, endorsed 'Air Mail/ via Cairo' with negative ''x11' censor hand-stamp in violet applied in Iraq.

Persia. 1902. Registered Multi view card of 'Teheran' addressed to Austria bearing Yvert 92, 5c yellow and Yvert 95, 12c carmine tied by Teheran/ Depart date stamp with framed hand-struck 'R/ Perse' on face, endorsed 'via Enzeli, Baku and Petrowsk' with Baku transit and Wien receiver. Lovely item of a postcard paying the registered rate.

Russia. (French Military Mission). 1917. Military mail envelope written from the 'Artillery Lourde Brigade, French Troops in Russia' addressed to 'Camp de Courneau/ S.P. 189 - B, French Military Mission' bearing Russia Yvert 105, 10k on 7k blue tied by '102e Regiment D' Artillerie Lourde/ 23rd Battarie/ Le Captaine - Commandant' double ring in violet. (Heavy Artillery Brigade).

Courneau Military Camp located in the Gironde was set up during WW1 to accommodate the Troops known as the Senegalese Skirmishers. The Colonel Troops withdrew in June 1916 due to unhealthy conditions in the camp. Following the departure of the skirmishers, 8,000 Russians loyal to the provisional KERENSKY government arrived in the camp in mid August 1917, in order to distance themselves from the maximalist Bolsheviks of La Courtine and their ultra-revolutionary ideas. They remained until the end of 1917, a period of three months.

Russia. (Baltics). 1822. Folded entire addressed to France written from St. Petersburg dated '25th July 1822' cancelled by double ring 'St, Petersburg' with hand-struck 'PP' (Van der Linden 2252) with 'Port Paye' and rated '8 Br/ Ba' in red m/s, routed via Memel with 'P. Memel/ 12 Aug' on face in black (Van der Linden 2212) and framed 'Prusse/ Par Givet' in red (Van der Linden 2344) with framed 'P.P.P.P.' in red on face (Van der Linden 2259b) on face.

Lovely item from Russia via Memel and Prussia to France with Port Paye Passe Paris'

Russia. (French Detachment in Russia). 1916. Stamp-less envelope addressed to Paris cancelled by 'Tresor et Postes/ 5' date stamp '8th Jan 16' with circular military date stamp 'Formation Chiurgicale Automobile/ De L' Ambulance de S.M. L' Imperatrice de Russe' in violet.

Scarce item from the French Ambulance Car Surgical Training Unit.

Russia. (British Intervention Forces in Archangel North Russia). 1918. Picture post card of 'Bakharitza Harbour' addressed to London endorsed 'On Active Service' cancelled by 'Field Post Office/ P.B. 44' double ring '4th Nov 18' with oval 'X 25' censor cachet.

The British Army Archangel Force utilised eight Army or Field Post Offices. PB 44 was a stationery Field Post Office at Bakharitza in use from '11.18 - 8.19,'

This item is believed to be the earliest date recorded.

Russia. 1839. Folded entire written from St. Petersburg dated '5th Sept 1839' addressed to France cancelled by St. Petersburg/ 1839 hand-stamp with m/s 'Franco' and 'P. Paye' on face (Van der Linden 2256) and hand-struck 'Tilsit/ 22 Sept' with oval '11/ A.E.D.' in red (Affranchissement Etranger Destination) and 'Prusse/ Forbach 3', French entry cachet on face with Lyon arrival '1st Oct' on reverse. Very nice item of transit mail with type 'A.E.D.' not listed in Van der Linden.

Thailand. (New Constitution). 1934. Envelope addressed to New Road, Bangkok bearing Siam SG 253, 2s chocolate and SG 253, 3s green tied by Constitution surcharge with special commemorative cachet and Bangkok arrival '9th Dec 34' on reverse. Very fine.

Thailand. (Postcards). 1921. Picture post card of 'Howdah, Elephants on Journey' addressed to France bearing SG 165, 2s on 14s ultramarine tied by Bangkok/ 2 date stamp. Nice card published by "The Talat Noi Photo Studio, Bangkok."

Thailand. 1935. Air Mail envelope addressed to New York bearing SG 237, 1b brown and blue tied by Bangkok GPO date stamp '28th Mar 35' with 'KLM/ Air Mail' label in red on face.

Scarce single 'one baht' franking.

Thailand. (Hong Kong). 1947. Air Mail envelope addressed to Hong Kong bearing SG 262, 3b black and green, SG 265, 20b red-brown and blue-green, SG 296, 50s orange and black and SG 307, 1b indigo tied by Bangkok GPO date stamp with 'Air Mail' hand-stamp.

Scarce use of the twenty baht on cover paying the 24 baht, 50 satang rate to Hong Kong.

Australia. (Royal Netherlands Indies Army). 1945. Air Mail envelope written from the Royal Netherlands Forces, Casino, N.S.W. addressed to Batavia bearing Australia SG 205, 2d bright purple and SG 206, 2 1/2d carmine tied by Casino/ N.S.W. slogan '19th Sept 45' with framed 'Royal Neth. Indies Army/ Concession Rate' in mauve on face and forwarded to Sydney with circular 'K.P.M./ Sydney' date stamp in carmine 'Sept 21 1945' and endorsed 'On Ship/ Brisbane' and forwarded via the 'Koninklijk Pakketvaart Maatschappij' (Royal Packet Navigation Company) dated 'K.P.M./ Sydney/ Dec 15th' in carmine on face. Scarce item.

Ex Paul Bulterman's Netherlands East Indies collection.

Netherlands East Indies. (Prisoner of War). 1944. Malaya P.O.W. card headed 'Furyo Yubin' (Prisoner of War) with 'Marai Furyo Shuyosho' (Malaya Prisoner of War Camp) 'Ken'etsuzumi' (censored) and typed 'Malai Furyo Shuosho No 1,' written by 'J.E. van Hutten, Soldier, Malay Furyo Shyosho' addressed to Bandoeng, Java with framed 'Ken' etsuzumi' and seal of "Asanuma" in orange.

Malaya 3rd Prisoner of War card with Malai Furyo Shuosho No 1. Camp No 1 was headquartered at Pakanbaroe, Sumatra.

Netherlands East Indies. (Thailand - Singapore - Prisoner of War Mail). 1945. German P.O.W. letter sheet headed 'Prisoner of War Post' and endorsed ' Dutch Prisoner of War' addressed to 'J. Streuve, Java Camp,' cancelled by Eindhoven date stamp '28th Mar 45' with boxed Nederland censor, routed via Egypt with censor in violet, on arrival Java Camp has been erased and noted 'Singapore' and 'Siam' in red crayon have been tried and returned to Palembang with framed 'Japanese hand-stamp 'Furyo Yubin' (Prisoner of War) on face with m/s '10/11/45' on reverse with '305' date stamp on reverse (Rangoon) dated '26th Nov 45' indicating Streuve was on a repatriation ship from Burma (Rangoon) and would have had to travel via Bangkok.

A similar cover also from the Netherlands to Streuve is illustrated in David Tett's "Dutch East Indies' 'Paradise Lost' volume 2.

Malaya. (Indian F.P.O.). 1946. Un-stamped Air Mail envelope written from Medan headed 'On Active Service' addressed to 'The Personal Officer, United Nation Church House, Dean's Yard, London' cancelled by 'F.P.O./ No 648' date stamp '20th Jun 46'. Very fine.

Filed Post Office No 648 allocated to Medan (14.10.45) - (12.11.46).

Thailand. (Laotian Civil War). 1971. Stamp-less Air Mail envelope addressed to Bangkok, cancelled by Thailand P.N.A. date stamp '25th June 1971' with framed 'Royal Thai Army Border Patrol' and Censor/ Checked cachet in violet, signed by the Commanding Officer with Bangkok GPO arrival on reverse and slogan postmark dated '27th June.'

Royal Thai Army Troops were on the Thai Laos border as part of 'Operation Phalat' a military offensive of the Laotian Civil War.

Thailand. 9Air Mail - Red Cross). 1953. Air Mail envelope addressed to the United States bearing SG 329, 10s scarlet, SG 355, 80s + 20s black and light blue and 'Thai Red Cross' SG 356, 25s + 25s yellow-green and scarlet tied by Phuket date stamp '12th Oct', routed via Bangkok.

Thai Red Cross and '20th Anniversary of Constitution stamps scarce on commercial cover.

Thailand. (Norway). 1930. Envelope addressed to Oslo, Norway SG 254, 5s violet and SG 256, 15s blue (pair) tied by bold Bangkok GPO date stamp, endorsed 'Per K.L.M. (Dutch) Airways', carried from Don Muang to Amsterdam and connecting flight to Norway.