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Hong Kong

1896 | Hong Kong (DR11972)

Hong Kong. (Germany). 1896. Reichpost 10pf red postal stationery reply card written from Magdeburg '13.10.93' addressed to Hong Kong with reply card attached and used back from Hong Kong cancelled 17.11.93' with dispatch date stamp, endorsed 'First English Mail Steamer/via Brindisi' with Magdeburg arrival. Scarce item.

£1750.00
Hong Kong

1919 | Hong Kong (DR11971)

Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1919. Registered envelope to Denmark bearing British Post Office in China SG 8, 20c purple and sage green tied by oval Registered Shanghai B.P.O. with boxed hand-struck 'R/Shanghai B.P.O.' routed via London. Scarce destination.

£625.00
Hong Kong

1907 | Hong Kong (DR11970)

Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1907. Picture post card of 'Rocks and Beach, Chefoo' addressed to England bearing SG 78, 4c purple/red tied by Chefoo/ British P.O. double ring 'Mr 25' (Webb Type A) with Hong Kong transit '1st Apr' . Scarce Treaty Port.

£225.00
Hong Kong

1903 | Hong Kong (DR11969)

Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1903. Photographic post card (Eating meals, Mee Cheung, Kowloon, China' addressed to France bearing SG 64, 4c purple/red tied by Canton date stamp (Webb Type Dii) routed via Victoria/Hong Kong with Craponne arrival in France. Very fine item, card published by "A.S. Watson & Co, Canton".

£225.00
Hong Kong

1906 | Hong Kong (DR11968)

Hong Kong. (Singapore). 1906. Picture post card of 'The Peak Tramway' addressed to 'Capt. Pratt, 95th Russells Infantry, Singapore' bearing SG 77, 2c dull-green tied by Victoria/Hong Kong date stamp, underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp, endorsed '2' in blue crayon with New Harbour/Singapore arrival on face.

£275.00
Hong Kong

1873 | Hong Kong (DR11967)

Hong Kong. (United States). 1873. Envelope addressed to Massachusetts, United States bearing Hong Kong SG 11, 8c pale orange (pair) tied by 'B/62' obliterator with adjacent 'Hong Kong/Paid All' in red on face 'Ja 27' (Webb Type C), endorsed 'per U.S. Mail/via San Francisco' with San Francisco/Paid in carmine 'Mar 25' on face and m/s '8' in red crayon. A similar item from this correspondence was written from Pagoda Anchorage, Foochow.

£450.00
China

1898 | China (DR11966)

China. (Hong Kong). 1898. Envelope addressed to the United States bearing Imperial Chinese Post SG 101, 10c green tied by 'Pa Kua' obliterator with Tientsin (erased) customs date stamp 'May 4th' , routed via Shanghai bearing Hong Kong SG 35, 5c blue (pair) tied by Shanghai transit 'May 9' with Kobe and Yokohama/ Japan '20th May' on reverse, San Francisco/ Paid All 'June 7th' and Philadelphia arrival. Nice item of Customs mail.

£495.00
Hong Kong

1898 | Hong Kong (DR11965)

Hong Kong. (Egypt). 1898. Egyptian postal stationery card 5 mills red cancelled by Helouan date stamp 'Feb 28' addressed to Hong Kong with Suez, Cairo and Colombo transits and Hong Kong arrival 'Mr 27' and forwarded to Singapore with receiver 'Ap 4' on face. A lovely item of incoming mail.

£150.00
Hong Kong

1905 | Hong Kong (DR11964)

Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1905. Registered envelope addressed to France bearing SG 83, 20c slate and chestnut tied by Canton/B date stamp (Webb Type Dv) with hand-struck 'R' in circle routed via Hong Kong with octagonal French paquebot 'Ligne N paq. Fr. No 4' date stamp on face sent on the steamer "Arm. Behic" with Lyon arrival on reverse. Very fine scarce single franking use of the KEV11 20c from Canton.

£800.00
Hong Kong

1940 | Hong Kong (DR11963)

Hong Kong. 1940. Censored envelope to Shanghai bearing SG 143, 5c green tied by Victoria Hong Kong double ring with 'Opened by Censor/Hong Kong' label in white with boxed '22' cachet in violet and Imperial Post Office Shanghai arrival. Fine item paying the printed matter rate.

£150.00
Hong Kong

1918 | Hong Kong (DR11962)

Hong Kong. (British Detachment In Siberia). 1918. Envelope written from Douglas, Isle of Man addressed to 'Drummer J. Morley, 25th Middlesex Regiment, G.B./Hong Kong, China' bearing Great Britain SG 360, 1d carmine tied by 'Douglas I.O.M. 25th July 18' double ring endorsed 'via Canada' and hand-stamped '25th Btn. Middlesex Regt./ Incoming/ Lt. Col. John Ward M.P/ Officer Commanding/ Hong Kong' with Hong Kong receiver 18th Aug on reverse. Nice item of incoming mail to Brummer Morley in transit in Hong Kong, 5 days later the mail from this correspondence was forwarded to the British Detachment in Siberia. Very fine.

£375.00
Hong Kong

1911 | Hong Kong (DR11961)

Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1911. Photographic post card of 'The writers Bungalow on Liu Kung Tau Island' addressed to Ireland bearing Hong Kong SG 92, 2c green (pair) tied by Liu Kung Tau date stamp 'May 25' with Enniskerry arrival 'June 12' and re-posted in Ipswich bearing Great Britain SG 219, 1d scarlet tied by Ipswich dispatch 'JU 16' and forwarded to Luxembourg. Very attractive item from Wei Hai Wei.

£275.00
Hong Kong

1907 | Hong Kong (DR11960)

Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1907. Registered envelope addressed to Shameen, Canton bearing SG 78, 4c purple/red and SG 81, 10c blue and purple tied by Registered/G.P.O. Hong Kong double ring with framed 'R/Hong Kong/No' registration hand-stamp on reverse with Canton/A (Webb Type Ei) arrival on reverse used a year earlier than recorded by Webb. From the new archive we have found I believe the 'A' index code (rare on stamps) was used at the Shameen, Canton Post Office.

£550.00
Hong Kong

1909 | Hong Kong (DR11959)

Hong Kong. (Austria). 1909. Envelope written from Austria addressed to Hong Kong, China bearing Austria Yvert 104,5h green and Yvert 108, 20h brown tied by Wien date stamp '29th Dec 1909' with Hong Kong receiver '18th Feb' with boxed instructional 'Advertised/ Unclaimed' on face (Webb Type X) and forwarded three months later to Yokohama '18th May 10' receiver on reverse in violet. Very fine.

£1050.00
Japan

1896 | Japan (DR11958)

Japan. (Hong Kong). 1896. Book Post panel endorsed 'Photo's only' addressed to Shanghai, China bearing Japan 'Koban' SG 113, 1s green tied by Yokohama/ Japan date stamp '29th Feb 96' , forwarded from Shanghai to Canton via Hong Kong bearing Hong Kong SG 33, 2c carmine (pair) tied by Hong Kong cds 'MR 15 96' on face. Scarce item paying the 'Printed Matter' rate and inter-port rate from Shanghai. Very attractive item.

£1050.00
Hong Kong

1940 | Hong Kong (DR11957)

Hong Kong. (Censors). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to England bearing Hong Kong SG 146, 15c scarlet and SG 155, $1 lilac and blue tied by Victoria/ Hong Kong double ring with framed 'From H.M. Ship/ Passed by Censor/Signature/ Date' in blue on face. Very fine.

£225.00
Hong Kong

1908 | Hong Kong (DR11956)

Hong Kong. (Sub Post Office). 1908. Picture post card of 'Wyndham Street Flower Market' published by 'M. Sternburg. Queens Road' addressed to South Africa bearing SG 93, 4c red tied by Victoria/Hong Kong double ring with adjacent 'Hong Kong/K.B.' date stamp (Webb Type B) and Lower Paarl arrival in Cape Colony. Very nice item.

£150.00
Hong Kong

1905 | Hong Kong (DR11955)

Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1905. Picture post card of 'Mission Church, Shanghai' addressed to England bearing Hong Kong SG 62, 1c purple and brown (4) tied by 'Liu-Kung-Tau/A' date stamp (Webb Type B), routed via Shanghai with 'Shanghai/B.P.O.' date stamp (Webb Type J). Very nice item.

£150.00
Hong Kong

1911 | Hong Kong (DR11954)

Hong Kong. (Yunnan). 1911. Picture post card of 'The Harbour, Hong Kong' addressed to Mongtsze, China bearing Hong Kong SG 102, 4c carmine tied by Hong Kong/ V111 double ring '16th June', endorsed 'via Laokay' with Haiphong/ Tonkin transit '20th Juin' and 'Mong-Tseu-Chine' arrival '26th Juin' . Mail from Hong Kong into Yunnan, French China is very scarce.

£295.00
Hong Kong

1904 | Hong Kong (DR11953)

Hong Kong. (Postal Stationery). 1904. KEV11 Hong Kong postal stationery envelope 'five cents' purple upgraded with SG 65, 5c orange and green tied by Victoria/ Hong Kong double ring '29th Dec 04' addressed to France with St Die arrival. Nice item of stationery used to France.

£275.00
Hong Kong

1904 | Hong Kong (DR11952)

Hong Kong. (Chinese Post Office). 1904. Multi view picture post card written from "S.S. Glenartney" Shanghai dated 8th April 04' addressed to London bearing Hong Kong SG 78, 4c purple/red and endorsed 'per German Mail'. The card has been dispatched in the Chinese Post Office Shanghai '9th Apr' and took four days transit the British Post Office 'April 13' . A very interesting item. Ex Goldsmith.

£250.00
Hong Kong

1899 | Hong Kong (DR11951)

Hong Kong. (Netherlands East Indies). 1899. Hong Kong postal stationery card 'four cents' grey cancelled by Hong Kong date stamp 'Mr 4' addressed to Java with 'N.I. Agent Singapore' squared circle '9th Mar' with Weltevreden and Semarang arrival on face. Very fine.

£225.00
Hong Kong

1907 | Hong Kong (DR11950)

Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1907. Envelope addressed to France bearing Hong Kong SG 63, 2c dull green tied by Canton date stamp 'Sp 6' (Webb Type Eii), routed via Victoria/ Hong Kong, underpaid with circular 'T' hand-stamp and bearing French postage due Yvert 31, 20c olive (pair) tied by Orleans receiver '5th Oct' on face. Lovely item of underpaid mail from Canton.

£450.00
Hong Kong

1907 | Hong Kong (DR11949)

Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1907. Advertising post card for 'Centaur Cycles/ The World's Lightest & Best' addressed to France bearing Hong Kong SG 79, 4c purple/ red (pair) tied by Shanghai/ Br P.O. date stamp 'Jan 7 07' . Very attractive advertising card from Shanghai/ Hong Kong. Very few Known.

£550.00
Hong Kong

1918 | Hong Kong (DR11948)

Hong Kong. (British Post Office In China). 1918. Registered envelope addressed to Canada bearing British Post Office in China SG 3, 4c carmine (pair) and SG 7, 12c purple/ yellow tied by Canton/ B date stamp (Webb Type Eii) with framed 'R/ Canton B.P.O.' on face routed via Hong Kong with Vancouver and Winnipeg arrivals on reverse. Scarce registered cover from British Post Office in Canton.

£550.00
Hong Kong

1900 | Hong Kong (DR11947)

Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1900. Picture post card of 'Chinese Woman with baby' addressed to Belgium bearing Hong Kong SG 34, 4c slate grey tied by Hankow date stamp (Webb Type Hi) '16th Jan 00' sent on the French paquebot "Caledonien" with 'Ligne N Paq. Fr. No 1' double ring '25 Jan 00' on face and Bruxelles receiver. Nice item.

£225.00
Hong Kong

1906 | Hong Kong (DR11946)

Hong Kong. (Sub Post Office). 1906. Picture post card addressed to Kowloon bearing Hong Kong SG 62, 1c purple and brown tied by 'Hong Kong/K.B.' date stamp (Webb Type B). Scarce to find this postmark tying the adhesives.

£150.00
Hong Kong

1909 | Hong Kong (DR11945)

Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1909. Photographic card of 'Chinese Family at lunch' addressed to England bearing Hong Kong SG 77, 2c dull green (pair) tied by Tientsin/ Br. P.O. date stamp (Webb Type B) routed via Siberia.

£175.00
Hong Kong

1942 | Hong Kong (DR11944)

Hong Kong. (Censors). Circa 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to England bearing Hong Kong SG 146, 15c scarlet and SG 155, $1 lilac and blue with adjacent Air Mail label and framed 'Passed By/ Naval/ Censor' in blue on face. Very fine.

£225.00
Hong Kong

1860 | Hong Kong (DR11943)

Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1860. Stamp-less envelope written from Shanghai dated 'Shanghai 7th Nov 1860' addressed to London endorsed 'P.Paid' charged '1s' in red crayon and routed via Hong Kong with Hong Kong/ Paid' date stamp in red No 15 (Webb Type 14) on face, routed 'via Marseille' with London Paid receiver 'De 2. Very attractive item.

£550.00
Hong Kong

1936 | Hong Kong (DR11942)

Hong Kong. (Airmail). 1936. Air Mail envelope addressed to London bearing SG 129, $1 blue/ purple tied by Hong Kong/ Air Mail double ring endorsed 'Saigon-Marseilles Air Mail Service'. Lovely single franking via Marseille.

£95.00
Hong Kong

1904 | Hong Kong (DR11941)

Hong Kong. (French Indo China). 1904. Picture Post card of 'Hong Kong Harbour' addressed to Saigon, Cochinchine bearing SG 56, 2c green (pair) tied by Victoria/ Hong Kong double ring '26th Jan 04' with Saigon arrival '30th Jan' and forwarded to Thuduc '31/1' on face. Nice item of destination mail.

£275.00
Hong Kong

1941 | Hong Kong (DR11940)

Hong Kong. (India - Trinidad - Trans - Pacific Mail). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Trinidad bearing India SG 259, 1r grey and brown (2), SG 272, 3 1/2a bright blue and SG 275, 8a slate tied by Kurseong double ring with 'Opened By Censor' tape tied by triangular 'Passed By Censor/ C 11' on face, endorsed 'via Hong Kong & USA' , underpaid endorsed '40c/ To Pay' and bearing Trinidad postage dues SG D19, 2d black and SG D20, 3d black (block of 6) tied by San Fernando/ Trinidad arrival '10th Sept 41' . Superb item. Ex Proud.

£575.00
Hong Kong

1941 | Hong Kong (DR11939)

Hong Kong. (United States - Iraq - Singapore). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Iran bearing United States SG 804, 4c magenta, SG 807, 6c orange and SG 826, 30c blue (pair) tied by New York duplex 'Mars 26 41' with hand-stamp 'By Air To Bagdad Only' on face and routed via Hong Kong and Singapore with 'Opened by Censor/ Hong Kong' label (black on white) with Victoria transit '9 Ap 41' and circular 'AV. 2' applied in violet with censor tape tied by boxed 'Passed By/ Censor 111/A' with 'B' and '13' cachet and Bagdad, Iraq triangular censor in red on face with Bagdad '2nd May' and Teheran receiver on reverse. Wonderful item of Trans-Pacific mail for the Exhibitor, the Iraq censor not seen in red by Morenweiser.

£950.00
Hong Kong

1938 | Hong Kong (DR11938)

Hong Kong. (Johore). 1938. Envelope addressed to Kowloon, Hong Kong bearing Malaya, Johore SG 65, 5c purple and green tied by Segamat double ring '8th Jy 38' , underpaid with framed 'T' hand-stamp on face and bearing Hong Kong postage dues SG D1, 1c brown, SG D4, 6c orange and SG D5, 10c violet tied by Hong Kong/ Kowloon date stamp '15th July' on reversed. Rare combination.

£375.00
Hong Kong

1860 | Hong Kong (DR11937)

Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1860. Stamp-less envelope written from Shanghai dated 'Shanghai 14th May 1860. addressed to London endorsed 'P.Paid' charged '1s' in red crayon and routed via Hong Kong with Hong Kong/ Paid' date stamp in red 'May 22nd' (Webb Type 14) on face, routed 'via Marseille' with London Paid receiver 'Jy 14 60'. Very attractive item.

£550.00
Hong Kong

1939 | Hong Kong (DR11935)

Hong Kong. (Censored Mail). 1939. Envelope addressed to Shanghai bearing SG 143, 5c green tied by Kowloon/ Hong Kong double ring with circular 'Passed by/ Censor/ Hong Kong/ No 2' in violet on face, routed via Victoria with Shanghai arrival. Very fine item. Ex Goldsmith.

£175.00
Hong Kong

1940 | Hong Kong (DR11934)

Hong Kong. (Gibraltar). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Kowloon, Hong Kong bearing Gibraltar SG 127, 1s green and black tied by Gibraltar slogan, underpaid with m/s 'T/60' in violet crayon and bearing Hong Kong postage due SG D10, 10c violet (block of 6) tied by Hong Kong/ Kowloon receiver. Nice item of underpaid mail.

£225.00
Hong Kong

1889 | Hong Kong (DR11933)

Hong Kong. (France). 1889. Envelope addressed to France bearing SG 37, 10c green tied by B/62 obliterator with adjacent date stamp and Ardeche arrival. A beautiful and unusual Hong Kong cover.

£350.00
China

1914 | China (DR11932)

China. (Ceylon). 1914. Envelope addressed to the 'Pacific Mail Steamship Co, Shanghai' bearing Ceylon SG 311, 15c blue tied by Colombo roller with circular 'Passed Censor/Colombo' in violet with Shanghai arrival and boxed instructional 'Buy War Bonds/Through/China Banks/War Savings Association/Shanghai' applied on front. Scarce temporary instructional from the British Post Office, Shanghai.

£275.00
Hong Kong

1941 | Hong Kong (DR11931)

Hong Kong. (French Indo-China). 1941. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to India bearing French Indo-China SG 184, 15c blue and SG 213, $1 black (pair) tied by Saigon/Central date stamp with matching registration label and hand-struck 'Vu par la Douane' signed and dated '27/5' , routed via Hanoi, Bangkok and Calcutta with 'Opened But Uncensored/ Passed to Hong Kong for Censorship' censor tape in pink and 'Opened by Censor' label tied by 'Passed by Censor/23' hand-stamp in violet applied in Bombay. Rare item of censorship with rare Indo-china hand-stamp. See Desrousseux.

£750.00
NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES

1942 | NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES (DR11930)

Netherlands East Indies. (Field Post Packet Card). 1942. Air Mail Packet card addressed to Soerabaja bearing SG 434, 30c yellow brown tied by framed Veldpost/ Distributiekt. 57' with 'Veldpost' label in orange on face and Soerabaja date stamp '14/1/42' on reverse. Nice item sent Air Mail. Scarce.

£100.00
NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES

1940 | NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES (DR11929)

Netherlands East Indies. (South Africa). 1940. Envelope addressed to France bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 346, 15c ultramarine tied by Medan date stamp '2nd May 40' with 'Censuur Batavia' label tied by 'Gecensureerd/4 hand-stamp in carmine, routed via South Africa with bilingual censor tape with instructional 'Retour Afzender/ Postverbinding Opgeheven (Postal Service Broken). Nice item of interrupted mail.

£150.00
NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES

1942 | NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES (DR11928)

Netherlands East Indies. (Japanese Occupation In Java). 1942. Envelope addressed to Betawi bearing Japanese Occupation in Java SG 465, 5c blue tied by tied by Batavia Central date stamp '27th Nov 42' with hand-stamp 'Kao Yoo' (Official Mail) with framed 'Ken'etsuzumi' (censored) with oval censor seal in orange and instructional 'Kembali Pada Sipengirim' (Return to Sender) on face.

£95.00
NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES

1940 | NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES (DR11927)

Netherlands East Indies. (Egypt). 1940. Envelope addressed to Egypt bearing SG 403, 10c scarlet and SG 427, 5c blue tied by Tangerang date stamp '10th Dec 40' with 'Geopend Door Censuur' tied by circular 'Dev/ 2' censor hand-stamp and 'Opened by Censor' Egypt censor label with 'Postal Censor/ 60' hand-stamp and Censorship on reverse.

£125.00
NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES

1941 | NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES (DR11926)

Netherlands East Indies. (Ceylon). 1941. Envelope addressed to Colombo, Ceylon bearing SG 402, 7 1/2c violet (pair) and SG 429, 10c vermilion tied by Batavia date stamp '18th July 41' with 'Door Censuur Geopend' label (2) tied by circular 'Dev/ 4' hand-stamp in red with circular 'Ec. C' censor on face and 'Opened by/ Censor/ 4' label applied on arrival in Ceylon. Very nice item.

£175.00
NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES

1941 | NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES (DR11925)

Netherlands East Indies. (Australia). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to the 'Australian Jewish Welfare Society, Melbourne bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 408, 35c violet tied by Bandoeng date stamp '4th Jan 41' with 'Door Censuur Geopend' censor tape tied by 'Gecensureerd/ 6' in carmine on face with Australia with 'Opened by Censor' label tied by framed 'Passed By/ censor/ V 83' in violet. Very fine item.

£150.00
NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES

1943 | NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES (DR11924)

Netherlands East Indies. (Japanese Occupation In Sumatra) . 1943. Post and Telegraph card bearing Japanese Occupation of Sumatra SG 21, 10c grey blue tied by Djakarta date stamp '24th July 43' with framed censor and oval censor cachet in orange on face. Lovely item.

£150.00
NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES

1944 | NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES (DR11923)

Netherlands East Indies. (Japanese Occupation Of Java). 1944. Japanese Occupation 'Dai Nippon' postal stationery card 3 1/2c grey cancelled by Djakarta date stamp '9th dec 44' addressed to Bogor with framed 'Ken'etsuzumi' in carmine (Jakaruta Kyoku Djakarta Post Office) and 'Djakarta Police Staion' with oval censor (not recorded by Tett). (See Tett page 336). Lovely item from Perlindoengan (Beschermingskamp) Tjideng.

£175.00
NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES

1940 | NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES (DR11922)

Netherlands East Indies. 1940. Netherlands East Indies postal stationery card 3 1/2c grey cancelled by Pematang date stamp '13 Aug 40' addressed to Tandoeng Balei Camp with oval 'Militair Detachement/ Interneerinskmp/ P. Siantar' in violet on face with 'Gecensureerd/ 5' hand-stamp in carmine and Tandoeng arrival '28/8' Nice item from Pematang Siantar Internment Camp.

£125.00

Philatelic News & Information

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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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