French Indo-China. (French Morocco). 1933. Military mail Air Mail envelope headed 'Commandement Superieur/ des Troupes du Maroc/Le Chef D'Etat Major' addressed to French Indo-china with 'Troupes de Maroc/ Le Commandant General' cachet in violet bearing French Maroc Yvert 146, 3f carmine/rose (pair) tied by Rabat-Residence/ Maroc date stamp '23/1' , routed via Marseille and Saigon, underpaid with 'T/1. 80' hand-stamp and bearing French Indo-China postage dues SG D143, 8c grey and SG D144, 10c blue tied by Hai-Phong arrival on reverse. Very fine and scarce.
China. (French Indo-China). 1947. Air Mail envelope addressed to France bearing French Indo China SG 313, 1c grey, SG 317, 4c brown and Air Mail 80c orange tied by' B.P.M. 403' date stamp. underpaid with French postage due Yvert 10f orange/ red applied and tied by Aix receiver. Very fine.
China. (French Indo-China). 1930. France Type Blanc 2c lilac/brown News-Band wrapper cancelled by Paris date stamp '8/12/30' addressed to the 'Bank of Indo-China, Cantho, French Indo-China, underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and bearing Indo-China postage due SG D137, 4/5c orange tied by Can-Tho/Cochinchine '17/1/31' date stamp. Lovely item of postage mail from French Indo-China.
French Indo-China. (Vietnam). Circa 1965. Illustrated Air Mail envelope 'Builders of Cam Ranh Bay/ 35' headed 'United States Armed Forces -Vietnam' endorsed 'Msg. Maurice Manchester, RA 51 057 932, Hqs. Co 35th Engineers, APO San Francisco, Ca' Sent 'Free' addressed to New Jersey. Nice item from the 35th Engineers at Cam Ranh Bay.
French Indo-China. (Mauritius - Madagascar). 1940. Envelope addressed to French Madagascar baring Indo-China SG 172, 4c blue tied by Saigon Central '15th Sept 40' routed via Singapore with triangular 'Passed For Transmission/Singapore 49' with oval 'Passed By Censor/ Mauritius' in violet on face with Tamatave '7th Mai' and Majunga receiver '12th Mai' on reverse. Very nice item paying the Prinrted Matter rate.
China. (French Indo-China). 1945. Envelope addressed to Poulo Condore bearing French Indo-China SG 318, 5c brown/purple and SG 319, 10c green tied by 'Poste Rurale/Province de Mytho/Vinh-Kim' routed via Mytho with Poulo Condore arrival with hand-struck bilingual 'A Bas Les Oppresseurs' in red on face. A very rare combination.
China. (French Indo-china). 1950. Envelope addressed to Paris bearing French Indo-China SG 186, 20c carmine and SG 194, 70c light blue (block of four) tied by 'Poste Rurale/Province de Bac-Ninh/ Tien-Du', underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp routed via Canton/Sud Vietnam '19th July 1950' on reverse. Lovely item of Rural post mail from Cochinchina. Not listed by Desrousseaux.
China. (French Indo-China). 1908. Indo-China postal stationery envelope 10c red cancelled by 'Poste Rurale/Province de Ha-Dong/Phu-Xuyen' double ring routed via Ha-Dong/Tonkin and Hanoi addressed to France with Loire receiver on reverse. Superb item of Post Rural mail from Hadong Province.
China. (French Indo-China). 1931. Envelope addressed to Cantho, Cochinchine bearing Indo-China SG 122, 4c orange and SG 140, 1c orange tied by 'Poste Rurale/Province Longxuyen/My-Phucc' double ring routed via Longxuyen with Cantho/Cochinchine arrival on reverse. Very fine item of Rural Post Mail.
China. (French Indo-China). 1933. Envelope addressed to Cochinchine bearing French Indo-China 'War Orphans' SG 82, 10c on 15c + 10c grey green (pair) and SG 169, 2c green (pair) tied by 'Prov. De Nghe An/ Canton de Phu Qui/Coba' in violet with adjacent Phu-Qui/ Annam date stamp '8th Mars 33' and 'Service Accelere' label, routed via Vinn and Saigon Central with Can-Tho arrival '12th Mars' on reverse. Although a 'Lecalle' cover in thirty years I have never seen another 'Service Accelere' cover on Post Rural mail.
China. (French Indo-China). 1950. Air Mail envelope addressed to Paris bearing French Indo-China SG 193, 60c violet (block of four) tied by 'Poste Rurale/Province de Baclieu/ Vinhchau', routed via Baclieu/ Sud Viet-Nam, underpaid with 'T' hand - stamp and bearing France postage due 10f orange applied and tied on arrival by Paris date stamp '24th May 50' on reverse. Lovely item of Rural Post mail from Cochinchina. Not listed by Desrousseaux.
China. (French Indo-China). 1941. French Indo-China postal stationery card '0.90' brown cancelled by Hanoi/Tonkin date stamp '12th Sept 41' addressed to France with Instructional 'Retour a l' envoyeur/ Service Suspendu' in black on face with Saigon transit '15 Sept'. A very scarce used card and wonderful item of Interrupted mail.
China. (Indo-China). 1953. Air mail envelope written from 'Sergeant Corret, S.P. 84/873' addressed to France cancelled 'Poste Aux Armees/T.O.E.' with 'Controle' label and oval 'Ouvert Par Les/ Autorites de Controle/ S.A.X.' in violet. Nice item of mail censored in Saigon.
French China. 1942. Illustrated envelope addressed to 'Saigon, Cochinchina' headed 'Delegation Pour La Zone Libre/ 42 Rue St Ferreol/ Marseille' bearing Yvert 517, 1f50 brown tied by Marseille roller '17th June 42' with framed instructional 'Retour a L'Envoyeur/ Courrier pour l'Indochine limite aux/ Cartes Postales Non Recommandees' on face. Very scarce instructional. See Desrousseaux on the Japanese Occupation of Indo-China.
China. (French Indo-China). 1935. Official mail envelope headed 'Tresorerie Generate de L'Indochine (Tonkin)' addressed to Hanoi bearing 'Service' SG 0223, 5c orange tied by Hung-Yen/Tonkin date stamp with official cachet 'Province de Hung-Yen/Tonkin/Le Payeur' with Hanoi arrival. Nice item of 'Official Mail'.
China. (Indo-China/Ceylon). 1924. Picture post card of 'Tea Pickers' addressed to Hanoi bearing Ceylon SG 346, 10c sage/green tied by Colombo double ring, underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and bearing Indo-China postage dues Yvert 34, 2c green and Yvert 36, 4c orange applied and tied by Hanoi date stamp. Lovely combination.
China. (French Post Office In Indo-China). 1905. Picture post card of the ‘Bronze Sculpture in Royal Palace’ addressed to France bearing Ind0-China SG 24, 10c rose tied by Cauhai/ Annam double ring ‘20th Dec’ routed via Tourane with Octagonal French paquebot ‘Ligne N Paq. Fr. No 4’ date stamp ’29 Dec’ on face. Scarce village cancel only in use until 1907 and transferred to Thauluu.
China. (French Indo-China). 1936. Postal stationery envelope 5c violet cancelled by Ba-Na/ Annam date stamp with framed ‘Bana/ Station D’Altitude Indochine’ on face addressed to Tourane. Very fine and scarce.
Indo-China. (Viet-Nam). 1950. Stamp-less Air Mail envelope written from Tanh- Linh/Annam ‘S.P. 4103’ addressed to France cancelled ‘Poste Aux Armees/T.O.E.’ with military cachet ‘Garde Indochinoise/Le Chef de Poste/Poste de Tanh-Linh’ in red with adjacent oval ‘Le Vagumestre/S.P. 57.672’’ in violet. Superb item of Indo-China military mail. See Desrouddeaux Book 4.
Indo-China. (Viet-Nam). 1949. Stamp-less Air Mail envelope written from Tanh - Linh/ Annam 'S.P. 72.835' addressed to France cancelled 'Poste Aux Armess/T.O.E.' with military cachet 'Garde Indochinoise/Le Chef de Poste/Poste de Tanh-Linh' in red with adjacent 'Compagnie de Garnison/Dalat/Le Vaguemestre' double ring in violet. Superb item of Indo-China military mail. See Desrouddeaux Book 4.
Netherlands East Indies. 1872. New-Band wrapper addressed to Holland bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 14, 10c ochre tied by Samarang/ Franco date stamp '18 June 72' with 'Ned Indie/ Via Brindisi/ Britsche Pakkets' on face with Amsterdam arrival. Scarce item from Samarang paying the Printed matter rate.
Netherlands East Indies. 1878. Envelope addressed to Elburg bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 19, 10c pale brown (2) tied by '1' in dotted lozenge with Weltevreden date stamp and framed 'Ned. Indie/ Stoomschepen/ Rechtstreeks' on face and Elburg arrival on reverse '25th Nov 78' . Scarce item.
Netherlands East Indies. (Penang). 1887. Netherlands East Indies postal stationery card 5c violet upgraded with SG 85, 2 1/2c buff tied by Deli date stamp addressed to Germany with 'Ned Ind. - Penang' transit in blue on face with framed 'Ned. Indie/ Via Brindisi/ Britsche Pakkets' . A lovely item.
Netherlands East Indies. 1890. Envelope addressed to Austria bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 36, 25c purple tied by '66' in numeral with adjacent Kota Radja date stamp '15th Dec 90' routed via Singapore and Penang with octagonal 'Ligne N Paq. Fr. No 8' with hand-stamp 'Ned Indie/ Over Naples' and struck 'Ned. Indie/ Over/ Marseille' on face and Wien receiver. Superb item.
Netherlands East Indies. (Canada). 1897. Registered Netherlands East Indies postal stationery envelope 25c blue upgraded with SG 95, 15c bistre tied by Soerabaja squared circle '18th March' with hand-struck 'R' addressed to Canada with Weltervreden and London transits 'April 18' on face and Winnipeg arrival 'My 2nd. ' Very nice item addressed to Canada.
Netherlands East Indies. 1899. Netherlands East Indies postal stationery card 5c blue cancelled by 'Natal' hand-stamp in blue (three strikes), addressed to Bandoeng with 'Peniaboengan' hand-stamp on face in red routed via Loeboekaping, Padang and Weltevreden with Bandoeng arrival. Superb item.
Ex Bulterman and illustrated in his handbook on 'Langstempels page 82.
Netherlands East Indies. 1900. Registered envelope addressed to Austria bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 94, 10c brown and SG 98, 25c reddish purple tied by '1 st Januari 1900' date stamp routed via Medan with hand-struck 'R' and Medan registration label with 'N.I. Agent Singapore' transit and Salzburg arrival on reverse. Very fine, Exhibition item.
Netherlands East Indies. 1901. Registered Netherlands East Indies postal stationery envelope 12 1/2c grey upgraded with SG 85, 2 1/2c yellow (strip of three) cancelled by Ngandjoek hand-stamp in violet with Ambarawa squared circle with matching registered label addressed to Ngandjoek with boxed instructional 'Na Posttijd' and Madioen transit on reverse. Exhibition item.
Netherlands East Indies. 1870. Stamp-less envelope addressed to Holland cancelled by Soerakata date stamp in red '21st Dec 1870' , endorsed 'via Trieste' rated '75 cents' in m/s on face with Gronrngen arrival 'Feb 7' on reverse. Lovely item.
Ex Bulterman.
Netherlands East Indies. 1882. Netherlands East Indies postal stationery envelope '25 cents' violet cancelled by '108' in numeral with adjacent Medan date stamp addressed to Germany with 'N.I. Exp. Kant. Penang' on reverse in violet '25/10' and framed 'Ned - Indie/ Via Brindisi/ Britsche Pakkeet' on face with Mainz arrival. Lovely item.
Indo-China. (Viet-Nam). 1949. Stamp-less Air Mail envelope written from Tanh-Linh/Annam 'S.P. 72.835' addressed to France cancelled 'Poste Aux Armees/T.O.E' with military cachet 'Garde Indochinoise/Le Chef de Poste/Poste de Tanh-Linh' in red with adjacent 'X.S.P. 31.113/Extreme Orient/Le Vaguemestre' double ring in violet. Superb item of Indo-China military mail. See Desrouddeaux Book 4.
Netherlands East Indies. 1905. Registered Netherlands East Indies postal stationery card 7 1/2c slate upgraded with SG 28, 10c slate tied by 'Emma Haven' hand-stamp in with matching registration label addressed to Holland routed via Padang '13th July 05' with s'Gravenhage arrival '9th Aug'. Superb.
Netherlands East Indies. 1905. Registered Netherlands East Indies postal stationery card 7 1/2c grey upgraded with SG 128, 10c slate tied by framed 'Paroengkoeda' hand-stamp with matching registered label addressed to Hungary with Weltevreden transit and Budapest receiver on face and reverse. Rare item of mail from this small village sent at the registered rate to Hungary. Exhibition item.
Netherlands East Indies. 1889. Netherlands East Indies postal stationery envelope 10c bistre cancelled by Paraan hand-stamp addressed to Samerang with boxed 'Franco' and Termanggoeng date stamp routed via Magelang with Semarang receiver on reverse. Exhibition item.
Netherlands East Indies. 1898. Netherlands East Indies postal stationery card 7 1/2c rose cancelled by 'Wirosari' hand-stamp addressed to Holland with Poerwodadi, Maos and Soerakarta squared circle transits with 'S' Gravenhage arrival on face. Very fine.
Netherlands East Indies. 1902. Picture post card of Water Cart addressed to Holland bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 89, 2 1/2c yellow and SG 91, 5c blue tied by framed 'Walikoekoen' hand-stamp in blue routed via Maos with Hattem arrival. Lovely item.
Netherlands East Indies. 1902. Netherlands East Indies postal stationery card 5c blue upgraded with SG 123, 2 1/2c green tied by Madjalengka hand-stamp addressed to Holland with Weltvreden transit and Velp arrival on face. Lovely item. Ex Bulterman.
Netherlands East Indies. 1904. Netherlands East Indies postal stationery card 5c rose upgraded with SG 121, 1c olive (3) tied by Madjalengka hand-stamp addressed to Holland with Weltvreden transit and Nijmegen arrival on face. Lovely item. Ex Bulterman.
Netherlands East Indies. 1891. Envelope addressed to Medan bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 91, 5c blue (pair) tied by '81' in numeral with Paniermajin date stamp and adjacent framed 'Marta - Poera' hand-stamp routed via Weltvreden with Mwedan arrival on reverse. Superb item. Ex Bulterman.
Netherlands East Indies. 1902. Netherlands East Indies postal stationery envelope 10 on 20c blue upgraded with SG 85, 2 1/2c yellow (pair) tied by Pajakombo hand-stamp addressed to Holland with Harling arrival on reverse. Very attractive item. Ex Bulterman and illustrated in his handbook on 'Langstempels' page 77.
Netherlands East Indies. 1875. Netherlands East Indies postal stationery card 5c violet cancelled framed 'Paija Combo' hand-stamp in brown with '55' numeral addressed to Batavia with Weltevreden transit and arrival. Very fine. Ex Bulterman.
Netherlands East Indies. 1911. Netherlands East Indies postal stationery envelope 15 on 12 1/2c brown upgraded with SG 128, 10c slate canceled by 'Sragen' hand-stamp addressed to Holland with Soerakarta and Amsterdam receiver. Very fine. Ex Bulterman.
Netherlands East Indies. 1900. Picture post card of 'Stadsgezicht, Semarang' addressed to Germany bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 85, 2 1/2c yellow and SG 91, 5c blue tied by 'Sragen' hand-stamp in blue with Maos, Soerakarta and Weltevreden transits and Jever receiver. Very attractive item. Ex Bulterman.
Netherlands East Indies. 1897. Registered Netherlands East Indies postal stationery envelope 20c blue cancelled by 'Tangerang' hand-stamp with hand-struck 'R' addressed to Pekalongan with Weltevreden transit on reverse and arrival. Scarce item of registered mail. Ex Bulterman.
Netherlands East Indies. 1902. Registered envelope addressed to Holland bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 91, 5c blue and SG 114, 20c on 20c green tied by 'Taroena' hand-stamp with matching registration label routed via Minado with Amsterdam arrival on reverse. Superb item of registered mail. Ex Bulterman.
Netherlands East Indies. 1913. Registered Netherlands East Indies postal stationery envelope 10c slate upgraded with SG 129, 12 1/2c indigo cancelled by 'Tanggoel' hand-stamp with matching registration label addressed to Batavia with receiver on reverse. Superb. Ex Bulterman.
Netherlands East Indies. 1900. Netherlands East Indies postal stationery envelope 10 on 15c bistre cancelled by Paraan hand-stamp addressed to Bangjoe with Temanggoeng squared ciecle and Soerakarta arrival. Superb.
Netherlands East Indies. 1891. Registered postal stationery envelope 10 on 12c grey upgraded with SG 113, 15 on 15c brown tied by 'Trenggaler' hand-stamp with 'Toeloeng - Agoeng' registered label and hand-struck 'R' addressed to Holland with Maos and Weltevreden transits and Leiden arrival on reverse. Fine item.
Netherlands East Indies. 1893. Envelope addressed to Soerabaja baering Netherlands East Indies SG 13, 10c pale brown tied by '24' in dotted numeral with adjacent 'Madioen' double ring '25th Jan 1895' and 'Walikdekoen' hand-stamp in blue-green with Soerabaja receiver.
Netherlands East Indies. 1909. Netherlands East Indies postal stationery envelope 12 1/2c on 15c brown upgraded with 'Java' SG 145, 2 1/2c green (pair) canceled by 'Sindanglaja' hand-stamp addressed to Meester Cornelis with Jiandjoka and Weltevreden transits and Meester Cornelis arrival on reverse. Exhibition item. Ex Bulterman.
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.