St Helena. 1900. Postal stationery card 'one penny' carmine cancelled by cork obliterator with St Helena date stamp and Cape Colony arrival on reverse. Nice quality.
Saint Helena. (Boer War). 1900. Envelope addressed to Prisoner of War, Cape Colony bearing Saint Helena SG 46, 1/2d green (pair) tied by cork cancel with circular St Helena date stamp '3rd Aug 00' with 'Censor/ Prisoner of War' in violet and signed with Cape Town arrival '30th Aug 00' on reverse.
Saint Helena. (Boer War). 1902. Registered picture post card 'various views of Saint Helena' written by 'Commandant General Piet Cronje, St Helena' (and signed) addressed to Germany bearing SG 11,3d violet tied by Maltese cross cork cancel in circle with St Helena cds Mr 13' and oval 'Registered/ St Helena' with triangular 'Passed Censor/Deadwood' in red on face, routed via London 'Apr 13' and Braunschweig arrival 20/4' . Wonderful item of mail from Saint Helena. Exhibition item.
St Helena. (South Africa). 1915. Envelope addressed to Wales bearing South Africa SG 4, 1d rose-red (pair) with adjacent St. Helena date stamp 'Oc 12 15' and framed 'T/ 10c' hand-stamp with hand-struck '2d/F.B.' on face. Attractive item.
St. Helena. (Plymouth Ship Letter). 1903. Picture post card of 'Arrival of the 4th Gloucester Regt. at St. Helena escorting Boer Prisoners through Jamestown' bearing SG 56, 1d black and carmine tied by' Plymouth Ship Letter' date stamp 'De 14 03' (Robertson S.12) with Stockport arrival. Lovely card.
St Helena. (Boer War). 1901. Envelope to France bearing SG 39, 2d on 6d yellow and SG 46, 1/2d green tied by cork cancel with adjacent St Helena date stamp with circular 'Censor/Prisoner of War' cachet in violet signed by the censor, routed via London and Amiens with transit and Somme receiver on reverse. Very fine.
St Helena. 1918. Envelope addressed to London bearing 'War Tax' SG 87, 1d + 1d black and carmine tied by St. Helena date stamp 'Mr 13 18' with framed 'Passed by Censor' in mauve on face. Exhibition strike of this scarce censor cachet from WW1.
St Helena. (Boer War). 1901. Picture post card of 'Broad Bottom Camp' addressed to France bearing SG 47, 1d carmine tied by St Helena date stamp with 'Prisoner of War/ Censor' and signed with French arrival.
Rhodesia. (Southern). 1933. Registered Southern Rhodesia postal stationary envelope 4d blue upgraded with SG 16, 1d scarlet and SG 22, 10d blue and scarlet tied by Salisbury/Registered double ring with matching registered label addressed to Paris with 'Par Avion' blue label on face. Scarce item.
Rhodesia. (Chile). 1943. Air Mail envelope addressed to Nkana, Northern Rhodesia bearing Chile Yvert 32a, 20c blue (2), Yvert 39, 2p ultramarine and Yvert 42, 5p red tied by Santiago/Chile double ring, endorsed 'via Panagra', routed via Panama and Miami with Miami 'Sept 18' transit and Miami 'Examined By/4744' label with hand-stamp instructional 'By Air Mail Over U.S./ Domestic Routes Only' and boxed Northern Rhodesia 'Crown/Passed/O/3' censor hand-stamp in blue applied on arrival.
Lovely item sent by Pan-American Grace Airways via Panama and Miami then carried over the Atlantic.
Rhodesia. (Great Britain). 1935. Air Mail envelope addressed to England bearing Southern Rhodesia SG 16, 1d carmine (4) and SG 20, 6d black and magenta tied by Bulawayo double ring with Air Mail label, underpaid with Great Britain postage due SG D15, 4d grey-green tied by Cambridge receiver with hand-struck '4d' on face. Very fine.
Rhodesia. 1905. Rhodesia postal stationery card 'halfpenny' green upgraded with SG 77, 1d rose tied by Plumtree double ring addressed to England with Bulawayo transit on reverse. Very fine.
Rhodesia. (Southern). 1956. Envelope addressed to Baddilay, Rhodesia bearing Southern Rhodesia 1d brown and green (fiscals) tied by Salisbury roller, invalid and bearing Southern Rhodesia postage dues SG D3, 2d agate (pair) tied by Salisbury double ring. Lovely combination.
Rhodesia. (Lesotho). 1969. Air Mail envelope written from Rhodesia addressed to Lesotho bearing Rhodesia SG 399, 3d brown and blue tied by Relingwe double ring, underpaid with Lesotho postage due SG D14, 2c brown-rose tied by Roma double ring. Scarce.
Rhodesia. (Southern). 1935. Air Mail envelope addressed to England bearing Southern Rhodesia SG 20, 6d black and magenta tied by Mazoe double ring with Air Mail label on face. Very fine.
Rhodesia. (Cape Of Good Hope). 1910. Photographic post card of 'R.M.S. Walmer Castle leaving Cape Town' addressed to Rhodesia bearing cape SG 70, 1/2d green tied by Alfred Docks date stamp 'Ju 1' , sent on the steamer "Walmer Castle" via Cape Town with Matopos arrival '9th June'. Nice item of incoming mail.
Rhodesia. (France). 1902. Envelope addressed to France bearing SG 69, 3d brown red and slate blue and SG 77, 1d rose tied by Kasama N.E. Rhodesia date stamp 'Ap 17' routed via Fife 'Ap 22nd' and Chinde/ B.C.A. 'My 19' with British Post Office Zanzibar '2nd June' and Paris arrival '24th Juin' on reverse. Scarce item.
Northern Rhodesia. (Greece). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Rhodes, Greece bearing Northern Rhodesia SG 29, 1 1/2d carmine, SG 38, 6d grey and SG 40, 1s black and orange tied by Chingola double ring with framed 'Passed by Censor/ 8' with 'Examined by Censor No 18' label routed via Athens with Italian Occupation of Rhodes circular censor hand-stamp in violet and Ego receiver. Superb item from Northern Rhodesia into the Island of Rhodes during the Italian Ocupation.
Rhodesia. (Mashonaland). 1894. Mashonaland postal stationery card 'three halfpence' orange upgraded with SG 41, 1/2d blue tied by '827' obliterator with adjacent Salisbury/ Mashonaland date stamp 'Mr 8' addressed to London routed via Tuli and Cape Town transit, Sent on the "Sparrtan" to Plymouth with London receiver on reverse 'Ap 16' . Very nice item.
Rhodesia. 1902. Envelope addressed to London bearing SG 77, 1d rose tied by Filabusi double ring '24th July' routed via Bulawayo and steamer "Saxon" to Southampton, underpaid with boxed octagonal 'T/30c' and '5d' tax hand-stamp applied in London with receiver on reverse 'Aug 18' . Nice item.
Egypt. (Rhodesia). 1912. Egypt Picture post card of 'Water Cart, Aden' addressed to 'Capt. Tait, Officer Commanding, B.S.A.P. at Goromonzi, Southern Rhodesia' bearing Egypt SG 62, 4m vermilion tied by Cairo date stamp 'May 4th 1912' sent on the steamer "Gascon" with Arcturas arrival '1st June 1912' on face. Nice item of incoming mail to this Gold Mine village.
British Central Africa. 1905. postal stationery card 1d carmine cancelled by Fort Johnston squared circle 'Oct 19' addressed to London routed via Chinde/ B.C.A. 'No 4' , sent on the "Norman" from Cape Town to London with Paddington arrival and forwarded to Havant 'Dec 17' on face. Very fine.
Rhodesia & Nyasaland. 1956. Air Mail envelope addressed to London bearing SG 1, 1/2d orange (3), SG 2, 1d ultramarine and SG 3, 2d bright green (6) tied by Lusaka/ Northern Rhodesia double ring, underpaid with Great Britain postage due SG D36, 1d blue tied by London receiver with hand-struck '1d/T' in green on face. Very attractive item.
Rhodesia. 1907. Postal stationery view card one penny carmine 'Flood on the North Bank, Victoria Falls, Rhodesia' cancelled by Livingston/N.W. Rhodesia double ring addressed to England. Scarce postal stationery item published by "F.W. Sykes".
Rhodesia. 1908. Postal stationery view card one penny carmine 'Gorge below the falls, Victoria Falls, Rhodesia' cancelled by Broken Hill/ N.W. Rhodesia double ring addressed to England. Scarce postal stationery item published by "F.W. Sykes".
Rhodesia. (Northern). 1940. Envelope written from the 'Catholic Mission, Cilui, Northern Rhodesia addressed to Holland bearing SG 25, 1/2d green (2) and and SG 31, 2d yellow/ brown tied by Luwingu double ring with 'Examined by/ Censor No 9' censor tape tied by triangular 'Passed Censor/ 6' hand-stamp in blue on face. Nice item.
Rhodesia. (Northern Rhodesia). 1939. Picture post card of 'Life in an African Village' addressed to Switzerland bearing Northern Rhodesia SG 25, 1/2d green and SG 29, 1 1/2d carmine tied by Lusaka date stamp '19th Sept 39' with triangular 'Passed by Censor/8' hand-stamp. Very fine.
Rhodesia. (Prisoner Of War Mail). 1945. Folded letter sheet headed 'Corrispondenza - Internato' written from Italian Prisoner of War in Camp 5, Southern Rhodesia dated '31st January 45' addressed to Italy with hand-struck framed 'Crown/ Passed DE/ 30' censor hand-stamp in violet on face. No 30 not recorded by Little but noted by Mike White.
Rhodesia. (Belgian Congo). 1942. Stamp-less envelope headed 'On Active Service' addressed to Jadotville, Belgian Congo with framed 'From H.M. Ship/ Passed by Censor/ Signature/ Date' signed and dated '16th April' routed via Rhodesia with 'Opened by Examiner/O/' censor tape tied by triangular 'Passed By Censor/2' on face routed via Portuguese Mozambique with Beira transit '18th May' and Elisabethville '26/5' with Jadotville arrival '27 May' and forwarded.
Rhodesia. (Prisoner Of War Mail). 1944. Folded letter sheet headed 'Corrispondenza - Internato' written from Italian Prisoner of War in Camp 5, Southern Rhodesia dated '28th June 44' addressed to Italy with hand-struck 'No 5 Internment Camp/ Southern Rhodesia' with framed 'Crown/ Passed DE/ 30' censor hand-stamp in violet on face. No 30 not recorded by Little but noted by Mike White.
Rhodesia. (Southern). 1942. Air Mail envelope headed 'Prisoner of War Post' addressed to 'British Prisoner of War, c/o Agence Centrale des Prisonniers de Guerre, Geneva, Switzweland' bearing SG 54, 1d violet and scarlet and SG 58, 4d green and brown tied by Mazoe double ring with 'Opened by Examiner/ 3825' censor label. Very fine.
Rhodesia. (Southern Rhodesia). 1943. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Egypt bearing SG 41, 1d carmine and SG 49, 1/6d black and ochre tied by Umitali date stamp with matching registered label with 'Opened by Examiner/ D.E./ ... J. 60442-H.6182-D.9413-112,000L, 5.12.42' label tied by framed 'Passed/DE/26' in carmine on face with Egypt arrival and forwarded to Middle East Forces, 6th Army Division. Superb.
Rhodesia. (Southern Rhodesia). 1927. Photographic post card of 'Salisbury' addressed to Czechoslovakia bearing Southern Rhodesia SG 5, 3d blue tied by Salisbury double ring.
Rhodesia. (Southern Rhodesia - Great Britain). 1935. Envelope addressed to England bearing Southern Rhodesia SG 32, 2d emerald and brown (invalid) tied by boxed '0' with circular 'T' hand-stamp and bearing Great Britain postage due SG D16, 5d brown applied and tied by Eastbourne date stamp and forwarded to Wales. Nice combination.
Rhodesia. (Southern). 1942. Air Mail envelope headed 'Prisoner of War Post' addressed to 'British Prisoner of War, c/o Agence Centrale des Prisonniers de Guerre, Geneva, Switzerland' bearing SG 54, 1d violet and scarlet and SG 58, 4d green and brown tied by Salisbury slogan with 'Opened by Censor' label and framed 'Passed by Censor/ S. Rhodesia/ 2' in carmine on face. Very fine.
Lovely item with red vertical JUSQU'A mark applied at office of exchange.
Rhodesia. (Southern). 1942. Air Mail envelope headed 'Prisoner of War Post' addressed to 'British Prisoner of War, c/o Agence Centrale des Prisonniers de Guerre, Geneva, Switzerland' bearing SG 54, 1d violet and scarlet and SG 58, 4d green and brown tied by Mazoe double ring with 'Opened by Censor' label and framed 'Passed by Censor/ S. Rhodesia/ 2' in carmine on face. Very fine.
Rhodesia. (Southern Rhodesia - Great Britain). 1935. Air Mail envelope addressed to England bearing Southern Rhodesia SG 31, 1d olive and rose (2) and SG 33, 3d blue and violet tied by Bulawayo date stamp, underpaid with circular '2/To Pay/ 2d' hand-stamp in carmine and bearing Great Britain postage due SG D13, 2d agate applied and tied by Sheringham double ring with hand-struck '2d/ I.S./A' on face. Nice combination.
Rhodesia. (Great Britain). 1966. Air envelope addressed to England bearing SG 364, 6d green and SG 365, 9d green/ yellow tied by Chireoz date stamp with 'Good luck Rhodesia' label tied by framed 'Invalid/ Postage Due' hand-stamp in green and bearing Great Britain SG D63, 6d purple (block of 5) on reverse.
Rhodesia. (Belgian Congo). 1919. Envelope addressed to Katanga, Belgian Congo bearing Rhodesia SG 190, 1d carmine (pair) tied by Bulawayo/ Southern Rhodesia in blue '26th Dec 19' , underpaid with Belgian Congo Yvert 65, 10c carmine and black with framed 'Taxes' hand-stamp of Katanga and Elisabethville arrival '12th Jan 1920' on face. Very rare postage due mail from Rhodesia to Katanga. Superb exhibition item.
Rhodesia. (South Africa). 1966. Air Mail envelope addressed to the Cape bearing Southern Rhodesia SG 95, 3d blue and brown tied by Harari/ Rhodesia double ring, underpaid with circular 'T/ Centimes' and 'T/2c' hand-stamp in violet bearing South Africa postage dues SG D46, 2c violet and black (2) tied by Kaapstad arrival. Nice combination.
Seychelles. (Advice Of Receipt). 1961. Registered Advice of Receipt envelope addressed to England bearing SG 176a, 10c blue (2) and SG 179, 20c orange tied by Victoria date stamp with hand-struck 'R/ Victoria' and oval 'AR' with Post Office Seychelles 'AR' slip enclosed.
Seychelles. 1934. Registered envelope addressed to England bearing SG 98, 2c green and brown, SG 99, 3c green, SG 102, 4c sage and carmine, SG 113, 20c blue, SG 114, 25c black/yellow and SG 116, 45c purple and orange tied by Victoria/ Seychelles date stamp with hand-struck 'R/ Victoria on face and London arrival. Colourful franking.
Seychelles. (Airmail). 1953. Air Mail envelope addressed to Mombasa bearing SG 160, 9c blue and SG 161, 15c green tied by Victoria/ Seychelles date stamp 'Jan 17 53' with 'First Air Mail/ From Seychelles' label on face in pink. Very fine.
Seychelles. (Great Britain). 1990. Envelope addressed to the Seychelles bearing Great Britain 10p machin, underpaid with 'T/ R 1.00' hand-stamp and boxed instructional 'Surcharged owing to/ Insufficient Postage/ Please Advise Sender' bearing Seychelles postage dues 25c violet and 75c mauve hand-stamp 'T' and tied by Victoria receiver.
Seychelles. 1960. Registered envelope addressed to Mahe bearing SG 180, 25c vermilion tied by Bay Ste Anne Praslin/ Seychelles date stamp with hand-struck 'R/ Bay St. Anne' and Victoria arrival on reverse.
Seychelles. 1980. Air Mail envelope addressed to the Seychelles bearing United States 1c indigo tied by Houston roller, underpaid with 'T/R 3-45' hand-stamp bearing Seychelles postage dues 20c bistre, 25c violet and R1 mauve (3) tied by Victoria receiver.Nice combination.
Seychelles. (Postage Dues). 1957. Envelope addressed to Victoria bearing SG 174, 2c mauve tied by Victoria date stamp, underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and bearing Seychelles postage due SG D2, 3c green and scarlet.
Seychelles. (Postcard). 1910. Picture post card of 'Chidren's Fancy Ball, Government House, Seychelles' bearing SG 67, 3c green (pair) tied by Seychelles date stamp.
Seychelles. (Postage Dues). 1957. Envelope addressed to Victoria bearing SG 174, 2c mauve tied by Victoria date stamp, underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and bearing Seychelles postage due SG D3, 6c scarlet and bistre.
Hong Kong. 1941. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to the United States bearing SG 168, $1 blue and orange (Block of 4) tied by Registered G.P.O. Hong Kong double ring with matching registered label with boxed 'Not Opened by Censor' in violet and hand-struck 'L.R.' in violet on reverse, routed via Hawaii with Princeton arrival. Very fine. Mike Mead records three large type 'LR' between 2nd July 41-9 Sep 41.
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.