Camerouns. (French Cameroun). 1943. Stamp-less envelope endorsed 'F.M.' 'Francaise Militaire' addressed to Kribi cancelled by Yaounde date stamp '1st Mai 43' with double ring '1st R.T.C. Place de Yaounde/ Le Vaguemestre' on face and circular 'Control Postal/ Commission B/ Territiore du Camerouns' routed via Edea '4th Mai' and Kribi arrival '5th Mai' on reverse. Lovely item censored in Yaounde from a unit of 'Regiment Tirailleurs de Cameroun'. Ex Maddocks and illustrated in his book.

Camerouns. (French Camerouns). 1944. Air Mail envelope addressed to Paris bearing French Cameroun 'Air Mail' Yvert 12, 1f orange (pair) and Yvert 14, 5f brown tied by Nanga-Eboko date stamp '2nd Sept 44' with circular 'Controle Postal/ Commission B/ Territoire du Cameroun' on face, routed via Yaounde '4th Sept' and Senegal with 'Controle Postal Militaire' censor label tied by oval 'Ouvert/ Par/ L'Autorite Militaire' and framed 'Par B.C.M.A.' hand-stamp erased on face. Interesting item with scarce Yaounde censor and 'Bureau Central Militaire Algiers' transit applied on French Military Mail. Ex Maddocks and illustrated in his book.

Camerouns. (Nigeria). 1941. Envelope addressed to Victoria, British Camerouns bearing French Cameroun Yvert 140, 75c brown and lilac (pair) and Yvert 215, 25c grey (pair) tied by M, Banga date stamp '29th Oct 41' with 'Control Postal/ Commission A/ Territoire du Cameroun' negative seal, routed via Senegal with 'Controle Postal Militaire' censor tape tied by oval 'Ouvert/ Par/ L'Autorite Militaire' and Lagos with framed horseshoe 'Censor' in Carmine on face and 'Victoria-Cameroons/Under British Mandate' receiver '31st Oct'. Very attractive item with scarce negative censor. Ex Maddocks.

Camerouns. (Nigeria). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to the United States bearing French Cameroun Yvert 229, 2f50 lilac and Yvert 230, 5f brown and grey tied by Ebolwa date stamp '7th Aout 41' endorsed 'Par Avion Jusqu a Lagos' with 'Control Postal/ Commission A/ Territoire du Cameroun' negative seal, routed via Senegal with 'Controle Postal Militaire' censor tape tied by oval 'Ouvert/ Par/ L'Autorite Militaire' and framed horseshoe 'Censor' in violet on face with Lagos transit '11th Aug'. Lovely item with scarce negative censor. Ex Maddocks.

Camerouns. (Nigeria). 1942. Envelope addressed to 'The Basel Mission, Buea, Camerouns' bearing French Cameroun Yvert 139, 55c blue and carmine (pair) and Yvert 172, 45c blue-green tied by N'Gongsamba date stamp '16th Mar 42' with circular 'Control Postal/ Commission A/ Territoire du Cameroun' and routed via Senegal with 'Controle Postal Militaire' censor tape tied by oval 'Ouvert/ Par/ L'Autorite Militaire' with 'A/5' censor cachet and framed horseshoe 'Censor' in carmine on face with 'Victoria-Cameroons/ Under British Mandate' and 'Buea-Cameroons/ Under British Mandate' arrival '30 Mars 42' on reverse. The cover has been taxed with boxed 'T/1f' hand-stamp but not charged. Very attractive item. Ex Maddocks.

Camerouns. (Nigeria). 1943. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Manchester bearing French Cameroun Yvert 122, 65c brown and blue, Yvert 131, 10f violet and orange and Yvert 137, 35c green tied by Nkongsamba/ Cameroun date stamp '20th Jul 43' with matching registered label, circular 'Controle Postal Militaire' label tied by oval 'Ouvert/ Par/l'Autorite Militare' with bold triangular cachet in red on face (applied in Nigeria) and oval 'Registered/ Lagos' transit '30th Jy' on reverse. Nice item sent the double Atlantic route. Ex Maddocks.

Triangular Nigeria censor known dates (27.8.42) - (17.8.43).

Camerouns. (French Camerouns). 1941. Envelope headed 'Banque de L'Afrique Occidentale/ Siege de Douala' addressed to Edea bearing French Cameroun Yvert 247, +10f on 1f25 carmine and Yvert 248, + 10f on 2f25 blue tied by Douala date stamp '4th Juin 41' with circular 'Controle Postal/ Commission A/ Territoire du Cameroun' routed via Senegal with 'Controle postal Militaire' censor label tied by oval 'Ouvert/ Par/ L'Autorite Militaire' and 'A/1' censor hand-stamp. Very attractive item. Ex Maddocks and illustrated in his book.

Camerouns. (British Cameroon). 1941. Official envelope written from a 'Cameroun Tirailleur au British Naval Control' endorsed 'FM' (French Militaire) addressed to Ebolowa, Kribi cancelled by Douala/ Cameroun date stamp '27th Sept 41' with circular 'Control Postal/ Commission A/ Territiore du Cameroun' negative seal. Scarce item from a Cameroon soldier guarding the British Naval Control in Douala. Ex Maddocks and illustrated in his brook.

Camerouns. (Nigeria). 1941. Registered envelope with double ring 'Cameroun Francais Libre/ Chanceellerie et Surete' on reverse in blue addressed to the 'Chief of Lagos, C.I.D.' bearing French Cameroun Yvert 203, 5f brown and black tied by Douala date stamp '24th Juin 41' with matching registered label and circular 'Control Postal/Commission A/ Territiore du Cameroun' on face with oval Registered/ Lagos '10th July' and framed horseshoe 'Censor' in black on face. Ex Maddocks and illustrated in his book.

French Colonies. (Camerouns - Nigeria). 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to Switzerland bearing French Cameroun Yvert 130, 5f brown and grey and Yvert 229, 2f50 lilac tied by Garoua/ Cameroun date stamp with circular 'Controle Postal/ Commission B/ Territoire du Cameroun' censor, routed via Afique Equatoriale Francaise with 'Controle Postal Militaire' label tied by oval 'Ouvert/ Par/ L'AutoriteMilitaire' with 'Nigeria/ Opened by Censor' label tied by framed 'Passed by Censor/Nigeria/ 11' censor cachet in carmine and 'Opened by Examiner/3042' label, underpaid with 'T/ 0, 20c' hand-stamp and bearing Swiss postage due Yvert 71, 25c carmine applied and tied by Geneva date stamp '10th Aug 42' on reverse.
Lovely item with six different censor marks and labels and Red vertical lines JUSQU'A mark applied at office of exchange.

Camerouns. (French Cameroun). 1942. Stamp-less envelope addressed to Ebobuo cancelled by Douala date stamp '2nd Avr 42' with oval 'Forces Francaise Libres/ Place de Douala/ Le Vaguemestre' with circular 'Control Postal/ Commission A/Territiore du Cameroun' routed via Senegal with 'Controle postal Militaire' censor label tied by oval 'Ouvert/ par/ L'Autorite Militaire' and circular '/A/5' censor cachet. Nice item from a unit of 'Forces Francaise Libre' with 'Postmaster' censor Ex Maddocks and illustrated in his book.

Camerouns. (French). 1942. Stamp-less Official mail envelope endorsed 'F.M.' (French Militaire) addressed to Ambam, Camerouns cancelled by Bafia date stamp '18th Aout 42' with circular 'Controle Postal/ Commission B/ Territoire du Cameroun' routed via Senegal with 'Controle postal' censor tape ted by oval 'Ouvert/ Par/ L'Autorite Militaire' on face and reverse. Nice item of Military mail censored in Yaounde but interestingly not censored in Douala on routed. Ex Maddocks.

Camerouns. (Nigeria). 1941. Printed Matter rate envelope addressed to the United States bearing French Cameroun Yvert 109, 5c yellow and lilac and Yvert 172, 45c blue-green tied by Ebolowa date stamp '18th Dec 41' with circular 'Controle Postal/ Commission A/ Territoire du Cameroun' and 'Sub Division D'Ebolowa/ Cameroun' on face routed via Nigeria with framed 'Crown/ Passed/ P.140' censor cachet in crimson and Wooster/ Ohio arrival. Scarce Provisional censoring service from Ebolowa sent at Printed matter rate to the United States. Ex Maddocks.

Camerouns. (French Camerouns). 1941. Registered envelope written from the 'Commissaire de Police a Akwa-Deido, Douala' addressed to Douala bearing French Camerouns Yvert 203, 5f brown and grey, Yvert 204, 10f violet and orange and Yvert 205, 20f olive and lilac tied by Douala-Deido date stamp '19th Feb 41' with matching registered label with circular 'Commissariet de Police/D'Akwa-Deido/ Ville de Douala' and censored on reverse with circular 'Controle Postale/ Commission A/ Territoire du Cameroun' . Scarce Police censorship. Ex Maddocks.

Camerouns. (Mauritania). 1943. Air Mail envelope addressed to Douala, French Camerouns bearing Mauritania Yvert 91, 3f green (3) and Senegal Air Mail Yvert 2, 50c orange tied by Dakar Principal date stamp '24th Sept 3' with 'Controle Postal Militaire' censor label tied by oval 'Ouvert/ Par/ L'Autorite Militaire' routed via A.F.O. with circular 'Controle Postal/Commission A/ Afrique Occidentale Francaise' in red on face and 'Controle Postal/ Commission A/ Territoire du Cameroun' with Douala arrival '9th Oct' on reverse. Very attractive item. Ex Maddocks.

French Camerouns. (Gold Coast). Air Mail envelope addressed to Abidjan, Ivory Coast bearing French Cameroon's Yvert 203, 5f black/ brown tied by Douala/Cameroun date stamp with 'Controle Postal/Commission A/Territoire du Cameroun' censor cachet, routed via Lagos with Cote D'Ivoire 'Controle Postal' label and oval 'Ouvert/Par Les/Autorites de Controle' censor cachet and forwarded to Dakar, Senegal with circular 'A/3' hand-stamp and 'A/1' with 'Gold Coast/Opened by Censor' label and boxed 'Passed by Censor/7/Gold Coast' in red. Lovely item of West African censored mail.

Camerouns. (Egypt). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Wisconsin bearing French Cameroun Yvert 119, 50c green and carmine, Yvert 189, 5f brown and Yvert 190, 10f lilac tied by Douala date stamp '27th Juil 40' endorsed 'Par Avion/ via Le Caire' with circular 'Control Postal Militaire' label tied by oval 'Ouvert/ Par/ L'Autorite Militare' and circular 'A/1' censor hand-stamp with boxed 'Censor' in red and Lagos transit on reverse '29 Dec 40' . Great routing via Senegal, Nigeria and Egypt North Afica. Ex Maddocks, but this unusual routed not noted in his book.

Camerouns. (Free French). 1942. Registered Air Mail envelope headed 'Banque de L'Afrique Occidentale/ siege de Douala' addressed to London bearing Great Britain SG 489, 2 1/2d pale blue and SG 490, 3d pale violet tied by St James S.W. 5 date stamp '18th Nov' with matching registered label and circular 'Le Directeur du Cabinet Civil/ Camerouns Francaise/ Libre' on face and endorsed 'Vu pour Control/ Douala le 23 Octobre 1942/ Le Directaur du Cabinet Civil.' . Scarce item from the Camerouns to 'de Gaulle's headquarters at Carlton Gardens, London' . Sent the double Atlantic routed. Ex Maddocks and illustrated in his book.

Camerouns. (French Cameroun). 1952. Air Mail envelope written from the Cameroun military in Douala addressed to the United States cancelled by Ambam/ Cameroun date stamp in blue '18th Nov 42' routed via Douala '26th Nov' and the port of Ebolowa '27th Nov' on reverse and bearing French Armed Forces F.M. in carmine, but not sufficient for Air Mail with hand-struck 'T' (applied in Ambam) and boxed instructional 'Voie Maritime/ Affranchissement Insuffisant/ Pour la voie Aerienne' , taxed on arrival with 'T' hand-stamp and 'Postage Due...8 cents/ Chicago Ill. For Sec. 2' in violet on face. Ex Maddocks and illustrated in his book.Superb item.

Camerouns. (South Africa). 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to Cape Town bearing French Cameroun Yvert 130, 5f brown and black and Yvert 227, 1f75 blue (pair) tied by Douala date stamp '28th Nov 42' with circular 'Controle Postal/ Commission A/ Territoire du Cameroun' routed via Senegal with 'Controle Postal Militaire' censor label tied by oval 'Ouvert/ Par/ L'Autorite Militaire' and Stanleyville (Belgian Congo) transit '25th Dec' on reverse with circular 'Released/ A' censor hand-stamp applied in Cape Town. Lovely item. Ex Maddocks and illustrated in his book.

Camerouns. (Nigeria). 1943. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to London bearing French Cameroun Air Mail Yvert 12, 1f orange (2), Yvert 14, 5f brown and Yvert 17, 50f green tied by Douala date stamp '3rd Nov 43' with matching registered label with boxed 'Par Avion' and instructional 'Jusqu a destination' , endorsed 'via USA', with circular 'Control Postal/ Commission A/ Territoire du Cameroun' on face routed via Senegal with 'Controle Postal Militaire' label tied by oval 'Ouvert/ Par/ L'Autorite Militare' with triangular censor in violet and Nigerian Crown/ 11/ 29' censor on face and oval Registered/ Lagos' on reverse '16th Nov'. Lovely item of mail sent the double Atlantic routed. Ex Maddocks.

Camerouns. (French Camerouns). 1944. Envelope headed 'Banque de L'Afrique Occidentale/ Siege de Douala' addressed to Douala bearing French Cameroun "Valmy" Yvert 241, + 100f on 1f25 carmine, Yvert 241, + 100f on 1f25 blue and brown, Yvert 242, + 100f on 1f50 brown, Yvert 243, + 100f on 1f25 carmine and Yvert 244, +100f on 2f 25 ultramarine tied by Douala date stamp '17th Jan 44' with circular 'Controle Postal/ Commission A/ Territoire du Cameroun' routed via Senegal with 'Controle Postal Militaire' censor label tied by oval 'Ouvert/ Par/ L'Autorite Militaire' and 'A/1' censor hand-stamp. Very attractive item. Ex Maddocks and illustrated in his book.

Camerouns. (French Cameroun). 1942. stamp-less envelope endorsed 'F.M.' (Francaise Militaire' addressed to Douala cancelled by Kribi date stamp '15th Jan 42' with double ring 'Place de Kribi/Le Commission B/ Territiore du Camerouns' in violet, scarce censor applied in Yaounde and the only type seem by Maddocks and illustrated in his book. Very nice item with military unit cachet.

Camerouns. (French Equatoriale Africa). 1942. Registered envelope addressed to Douala, French Camerouns bearing Afrique Equatoiale Francaise Yvert 59, 3f blue and grey tied by Fort Lamy/ A.E.F. double ring '9th Juil 42' with matching registration label and circular 'Controle Postal/ Commission G/ Afique Equatoiale Francaise' routed via Bangui '15th Avril' Fine item. Ex Maddocks.

Camerouns. (French Camerouns). 1943. Registered envelope addressed to Ebolowa, French Camerouns bearing French Cameroun Yvert 205, 20f olive and lilac tied by M'Balmayo date stamp '3rd Juin43' with matching registered label and Ebolowa arrival on reverse '10th Juin'. Nice single franking sent registered. Very fine. Ex Maddocks.

Camerouns. (French). 1942. Illustrated envelope headed 'The Drum Call, Elat, Ebolova, Cameroun, West Africa' addressed to New York bearing French Cameroun Yvert 215, 25c black (pair) tied by Ebolowa date stamp '20th Jan 42' with circular 'Control Postal/ Commission A/ Territoire du Cameroun' on face and 'Sub Division D'Ebolowa/ Cameroun' routed via Nigeria and England with 'Opened by Examiner/ 4972' censor label. Scarce Provisional censoring service from Ebolowa sent at Printed matter rate to the United States. Ex Maddocks.

Camerouns. (French Camerouns). 1943. Registered envelope addressed to Esaka, French Camerouns bearing French Cameroun Yvert 148, 3f brown and lilac tied by Otele date stamp '25th Juin 43' with matching registered label and circular 'Controle Postal/ Commission A/ Territoire du Cameroun' with Eseka arrival on reverse. Very fine. Ex Maddocks.

Camerouns. 1941. Envelope addressed to Yaounde bearing French Cameroun Yvert 202, 50c green and carmine (pair) tied by Lolodorf/ Cameroun date stamp '19th Aug 41' with circular 'Control Postal/ Commission/ Territoire du Cameroun' on face and endorsed 'Accusurer' in m/s on face. Nice item. Ex Maddocks and illustrated in his book.

Camerouns. (Nigeria). 1943. Air Mail envelope addressed to London bearing French Cameroun Yvert 131, 10f lilac and orange, Yvert 255, 1f lilac (2) and Yvert 258, 2f50 blue tied by Douala date stamp '16th Nov 43' with boxed 'Par Avion' hand-stamp, endorsed 'via Lagos' with circular 'Control Postal/ Commission A/ Territoire du Cameroun' on reverse, routed via Senegal with 'Controle Postal Militaire' label tied by oval 'Ouvert/ Par/ L'Autorite Militare' with framed 'Crown/ Passed/ PP/ 12' censor in carmine on face. Very attractive item of mail sent the double Atlantic routed. Ex Maddocks.

Camerouns. (Nigeria). 1943. Air Mail envelope addressed to 'Comite International de la Croix Rouge, Geneva, Switzerland' bearing French Cameroun Air Mail Yvert 12, 1f carmine, Yvert 14, 5f brown and Yvert 15, 10f black (2) and Yvert 257, 2f grey tied by Douala stae stamp '31st Oct 43' with boxed 'Par Avion' and instructional 'Jusqu a destination' with circular 'Control Postal/ Commission A/Territoire du Cameroun' on face routed via Senegal with 'Controle Postal Militaire' label tied by oval 'Ouvert/Par/ L'Autorite Militare' and 'Opened by Examiner' label tied by violet framed Crown/ Passed/ PP/ 12' Nigerian censor on face sent twice over the Atlantic with New York 'Examined By/ 1153' censor tape and circular 'A.X.' in carmine applied in Germany. Ex Maddocks.
Seven different censor labels and cachets from five different countries.

Camerouns. (Nigeria). 1940. Envelope addressed to Victoria, British Camerouns bearing French Cameroun Yvert 202, 50c green and carmine (5) tied by Yaounde date stamp '19th Dec 40' with circular 'Controle Postal/ Commission B/ Territoire du Cameroun', routed via Nigeria with framed 'Passed by Censor/ Nigeria/ 19' censor cachet in crimson on face and Victoria-Cameroun/ Under British Mandate' double ring arrival '31st Dec' on reverse. Very attractive item with scarce Commission B Yaounde censor cachet. Ex Maddocks.

India. (Netherlands East Indies). 1917. Picture post card of 'Beautiful Girl' addressed to Java bearing India SG 138, 1/2d green (2) tied by Wellesley double ring '6th Feb 17' with oval Postal Censor/ Calcutta/ 1' in carmine and 'Postal Censor/ Calcutta' double ring on face with Sourabaja arrival '21st Feb.' Lovely item with double censor to the Netherlands Indies.

India. (Netherlands Indies). 1916. Envelope addressed to Sumatra, Netherlands Indies bearing India SG 171, 21/2p ultramarine tied by Bombay double ring '30th Mat 16' with circular 'Passed Censor/ Bombay/ 16' in violet on face and 'Opened by Censor' label on reverse tied by 'N.I. Post Agent/ Penang' transit on reverse and Medan receiver '12th April'. Very nice item of censored mail from India to the Netherlands Indies in WW1.

India. 1939. Air Mail envelope addressed to Holland bearing SG 253, 3a green (pair) and SG 257, 8a violet (pair) tied by '0 - 34' double ring '16th Oct 39' with 'Opened by Censor' label and 'Con Aeropiano' label routed via Karachi with 'Passed censor/Karachi/2' censor cachet in violet on face.
Air Mail label cancelled by blue vertical Jusqu'a mark applied at office of Exchange.

French Indo-China. (India). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Saigon, French Indo-China bearing India SG 259, 1r grey and brown and SG 2772, 3 1/2a blue tied Calcutta roller with 'Passed by Censor/A 10' censor hand-stamp with instructional 'Service Suspended/ returned Sender' on face. Nice item of Suspended mail due to the Japanese Occupation.

India. (Trans-Pacific Mail). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to the United States bearing India SG 235, 1a6p, SG 247, 3p slate, SG 255, 4a brown, SG 256, 6a turquoise and SG 260 2r brown and violet tied by Jubbulpore date stamp '10th Feb 41' with 'Opened By Censor' tape tied by triangular 'Passed by Censor/ A 11' cachet, endorsed 'via Hong Kong' with Victoria transit '28th Feb 41' , framed 'Not Opened by Censor' cachet and circular 'A.V.2.' hand-stamp on face in violet.

Egypt. (Indian Field Post Office In Egypt). 1943. Registered Air Mail Indian postal stationery envelope 'one and a half annas' blue upgraded with SG 271b, 3a violet (12) tied by 'Field Post Office No 12' date stamp '19th Aug 43' with provisional registered label addressed to Scotland with framed 'From H.M. Ship/ Passed by Censor'. Field Post Office 12 was held in reserve in Egypt and used by the Navy. Superb item.

India. (Dehra Dun Internment Camp). 1944. Air Mail envelope addressed to 'Central Internment Camp, Wing 6, Prem Nagar, Dehra Dum, Brit India bearing Germany 25pf blue tied by Frieburg double ring '11th Nov 44' with German censor tape tied by circular German censor cachet, endorsed 'By Airmail from Bagdad' routed via Egypt with 'Censorship/M' Egypt censor on face and framed 'Crown/ Passed/ DHC/3' censor applied on arrival. Superb ingoing item from Germany to Dehra Dun Internment Camp.

India. (North West Frontier). 1921. Stamp-less envelope addressed to England headed 'On Active Service' cancelled by 'F.P.O. 151' date stamp '26th Sept 21' with framed 'Field Service/Postage Free' on face. Nice item from the Kyber Pass North West Frontier Stationary Office. Date later than noted by Proud.

Greece. (Indian Field Post Office In Salonika). 1946. Stamp-less Air Mail letter envelope addressed to London written from the '3rd Balkan Regiment, Salonika' cancelled by 'Field Post Office R-32' date stamp '8th Feb 46' endorsed 'Forces Mail' . Lovely item of mail from the Indian Field Post Office in Greece during the Greek Civil War.

India. (Indian Field Post Office In Iraq). 1943. Air Mail envelope addressed to Bombay bearing India SG 275, 8a slate tied by 'Field Post Office No 27' date stamp '23rd Aug 43' with framed 'Passed by/681/ Unite Censor' in violet routed via Egypt with circular 'Chief Field Censor' and boxed 'Crown/ Passed/ DHC/ 50' censor cachet on arrival with Bombay receiver. Nice item from the Indian Field Post Office in Iraq.

India. (Portuguese India). 1922. Envelope addressed to London bearing Portuguese India 'Vasco de Gama' SG 437, 3r on 4t bistre (2) and SG 449, 1t violet (2) tied by octagonal Goa date stamp.

India. (Trans-Pacific Mail). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Boston bearing India SG 249, 9p green (2), SG 258, 12a lake, SG 259, 1r grey and brown (2) and SG 261, 5r blue and green tied by Calcutta date stamp '1st May 41' with 'Opened By Censor' tape tied by triangular 'Passed by Censor/ A 13' cachet, endorsed 'Via Pacific/ India - Hong Kong - U.S.A. ' Attractive cover routed over the Pacific.

India. (Persian Gulf). 1943. Red Cross Air Mail envelope headed 'Indian Red Cross & St John Ambulance, Iraq Branch' addressed to 'The British Red Cross Society, London' bearing India SG 275, 8a slate violet tied by 'Indian Section Base Office No 7' date stamp 7th Jan 43' with framed 'Passed By/ 865/ Unit C' in blue and signed by the Commander. Scarce item from the Indian Red Cross Commissioner in Iraq/Bagdad' .

India. (Great Britain-Overland Mail). 1876. Envelope addressed 'Lt. Sir Neville Chamberlain, Commander in Chief, Madras' bearing Great Britain SG 150, 1s green (plate 12) tied by Devonport/ 250 duplex dated 'April 20', endorsed 'by Brindisi' and carried on the steamer "Ceylon" with sea Post Office 'April 23' arriving Brindisi '24th April' and over land Alexandria to Suez '27/ 28th April and arriving Bombay '10th May' with bold 'G.P.O./ Madras/ My 12/ Overland Mail' double ring on reverse.

Superb item with scarce Madras Overland Mail on reverse.

India. (Airmails). 1928. Indian postal stationary envelope 1a brown upgraded with SG 174, 4a olive tied by Karachi double ring '1st Jun 28' headed 'Air Mail Urgent Busra-Cairo' with circular 'By Air' , addressed to Australia with Basrah transit '8 Jun' and Poet Said '12/6' on reverse. Very fine.

Burma. (Airmail). 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to England bearing Burma SG 30, 1r blue and purple tied by Akyab double ring '12th March 42' with 'Opened by Censor' label tied by triangular 'Passed Y Censor/ 1' hand-stamp on face in violet. Very few Y Censor covers from Akyab recorded. Lovely item.

Burma. (River Boat Mail). 1941. Envelope addressed to Ireland bearing Burma SG 25, 2a 6p claret tied by 'R-18/IN/Set-3' double ring '4th Jan 41' routed via Rangoon with 'Opened by Censor' label and triangular 'Passed Censor/Rangoon/ 10' in violet on face. Lovely item of Travelling Post Office mail used on the Bhamo to Katha Irrawaddy River Steamer. Scarce item only seen on a few covers.

Burma. (Airmail). 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to India bearing Burma SG 28, 4a turquoise (strip of three) tied by Lashio double ring '2nd Ap 42' with Opened by Censor' label tied by triangular 'Passed X Censor/36' hand-stamp applied in Bombay. Very fine.

Burma. (China-Hong Kong Airmail). 1941. Air Mail envelope endorsed 'By Air Rangoon-Chungking-Hong Kong and by Surface' addressed to England bearing Burma SG 22, 1a brown (pair) and SG 30, 1r blue and purple tied by 'Experimental P.O./R-1' double ring '20th June 41' routed via Hong Kong with Victoria transit '27th Ju 41' and framed Not Opened by/Censor' on face in violet. Lovely item from the '13th Burma Rifles, c/o Shan State Battalion routed over two Oceans to England.
Lovely item with black vertical lines JUSQU'A mark applied at office of exchange.