Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). Foochow. F/1 obliterator on 10c green. Very fine.
Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). Hankow. 1880. Provisional. SG Z442, 5c on 8c orange cancelled by 'D29' obliterator. Very fine.
Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1880. Shanghai 'S1' obliterator on Provisional 5c on 18c lilac. Very fine.
Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1880. Shanghai 'S1' obliterator on Provisional 5c on 18c lilac. Very fine.
Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1863. A very fine example of Shanghai 'S1' obliterator in blue used on 4c perf 12 1/2. Very fine.
Thailand. (Hong Kong). 1885. Bamboo obliterator on 50c on 48c brown attributed to use in Thailand. Very scarce.
Hong Kong. (Netherlands East Indies). 1920. Two cent green cancelled by M.S. van HEUTSZ/MAATSCHAPPIJ. paquebot.
Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). Forty eight cents red cancelled by Shanghai S/1 obliterator in blue.
Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). Thirty cents purple cancelled by Shanghai S/1 obliterator in blue.
Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). Thirty cents orange cancelled by Shanghai S/1 obliterator in blue.
Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). Twenty four cents green cancelled by Shanghai S/1 obliterator in blue
Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). Twelve cents blue cancelled by Shanghai S/1 obliterator in blue.
Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). Eight cents orange cancelled by Shanghai S/1 obliterator in blue
Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). Thirty cents purple cancelled by Shanghai S/1 obliterator in purple.
Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). Four cents grey with Shanghai S/1 obliterator in grey.
Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). Two cents brown with Shanghai S/1 obliterator in blue
Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). Amoy obliterator 'A/1' on 10 cents mauve.
Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). Shanghai date stamp on 20 cents on 10 c orange.
Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). Shanghai date stamp on 7 cent on 10 cent green.
Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). Amoy Paid date stamp in red with B/62. obliterator. Very fine
Burma. 1940. Air Mail postal stationery envelope 'one anna' brown upgraded with SG 20, 6p blue and SG 22, 1a brown tied by East Rangoon double ring '5th July 40' addressed to London with 'Opened by Censor' label and triangular 'Passed Censor/ Rangoon/2 censor cachet in violet on face.
Burma. (Trans-Pacific Mail). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to the United States bearing SG 26, 3p bright violet, SG 28, 4a turquoise, SG 30, 1r purple and blue and SG 31,2r brown and purple tied by Rangoon double ring 'July 24 41' endorsed 'by Trans-Pacific Clipper' with 'Opened by Censor' label tied by framed 'Passed/Censor/29' in violet on face.
Burma. (Trans-Pacific Mail). 1940 Air Mail envelope written from The Karen Mission, Bassien' addressed to the United States bearing SG 24, 2a carmine, SG 28, 4a turquoise,SG 29, 8a myrtle green and SG 30, 1r blue and purple (3) tied by Bassein double ting with 'Passed Censor/9/Rangoon' censor cachet and 'Opened by Censor' label, endorsed 'via Rangoon-Hong Kong - USA' with 'T/21c' hand-stamp applied on face. Very fine.
Burma. (Trans-Atlantic Airmail). 1939. Burma postal stationery envelope 'One Anna' brown upgraded with SG 5, 2a vermilion, SG 6, 2 1/2a orange and SG 13, 1r green and chocolate tied by Ahlone double ring '11th Sept 39' addressed to the United States via U.K. with Redlands arrival '3rd Oct on reverse. Very fine.
Burma. (Air Mail). 1939. Air Mail envelope addressed to Ireland bearing SG 5, 2a vermilion, SG 28, 4a turquoise and SG 29, 8a myrtle tied by Mandalay/S.R.O. double ring '25th Nov 39' with Gaelic 'Opened by Censor/ 22'. Nice cover paying the 14 annas 'Empire' letter rate.
Burma. (Canada). 1941. Envelope addressed to Canada bearing Burma SG 20, 6p blue,SG 22, 1a brown (3) and SG 23, 1 1/2a turquoise tied by Rangoon University date stamp '28th Oct 41' with Toronto arrival 'Jan 19' and returned via Ottawa to Bombay '2nd June' , by which time Burma was under Japanese Occupation and the cover was held at the Bombay D.L.O. until Jan 43 and forwarded to Rawalpindi '16th Jan 43' and re-directed via the Advance Base Office No 12 (Jan 16th) with 'India Field censor/ 7' in violet on face. Interesting item of mail caught up in the Japanese Occupation of Burma.
Burma. (Air Mail). 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to South Wales bearing Burma SG 24, 2a carmine , SG 29, 8a myrtle and SG 30, 1r blue and purple tied by Maymyo double ring '14th April 42' routed via Lashio with 'Opened by Censor' label tied by triangular 'Passed X Censor/24' hand-stamp. on face and reverse in violet. Nice cover carried by C.N.A.C. on one of the last mails out of Lashio.
Burma. (Air Mail). 1942. Burma postal stationery card 'one anna' brown upgraded with SG 22, 1a brown, SG 24, 2a carmine and SG 29, 8a myrtle tied by Pakokku double ring '26th Mar 42' addressed to India routed via Rangoon with triangular 'Passed X Censor/ 21' in violet on face and 'Opened by Censor ' label tied by framed 'Crown/ Passed/DHO/21' censor cachet applied in Bombay with arrival '8th April' on reverse. Lovely cover paying the 12a Air Mail rate from Lashio by C.N.A.C. to India.
Burma. (IRELAND). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Ireland bearing SG 24, 2a carmine, SG 28, 4a turquoise and SG 29, 8a myrtle tied by Mandalay double ring '16th June 40' with 'Opened by Examiner/ 1574' label and Gaelic 'Opened by Censor/ 22. ' Interesting item, delayed and sent 'Horseshoe' route via Durban and Cairo.
Burma. (Air Mail). 1942. Air Mail envelope written from Taunggyi Southern Shan State addressed to England bearing Burma SG 31, 2r purple and brown tied by Heho double ring '19th Mar 42' with 'Opened by Censor' label tied by triangular 'Passed X Censor/55' hand-stamp on face and reverse in violet and endorsed 'Received 7/5/42' in m/s on face. Lovely cover paying two Rupees.
Burma. (China-Hong Kong Air Mail). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Ireland bearing Burma SG 30, 1r blue and violet tied by Yenangyaung double ring '16th June 41' , routed via Rangoon with 'Opened by Censor' label tied by triangular 'Passed Censor/X/ 21' applied in violet with Hong Kong with Victoria transit 'June 20' on reverse with framed 'Not Opened by/ Censor' in violet on face. Lovely item of mail sent via the Pacific/ Two Oceans route.
Lovely item with black vertical lines JUSQU'A mark applied at office of exchange.
Burma. (Air Mail). 1942. Air Mail envelope written from Taunggyi, Southern Shan State addressed to England bearing Burma SG 22, 1a brown (2) and SG 28, 4a turquoise tied by Taunggyi double ring '31st March 42' with 'Opened by Censor' label tied by triangular 'Passed X Censor/ 55' hand-stamp on face and reverse in violet, routed via Calcutta with framed 'Crown/ Passed/ DHA 14' on face and endorsed 'Received '4/6/42' in m/s on face and endorsed 'Last letter from Taunggyi. ' Very fine.
Burma. (Air Mail). 1941. Air Mail envelope written from 'Burma Rifles, 13th Shan state Battalion, Taunggyi' addressed to the England bearing Burma SG 30, 1r blue and purple tied by Experimental/ R-1' double ring '25th July 41' endorsed 'via Durban' and endorsed 'Sept 15th (received) in m/s. Unusual use of this cancel, see Proud.
Burma. (Air Mail). 1939. Air Mail. envelope addressed to the United States bearing Burma SG 9, 4a olive, SG 13, 1r green and brown and SG 23, 1 1/2a turquoise tied by Rangoon/ Sorting double ring 22nd Nov 39' with 'Passed Censor/ Rangoon/ 2' on face in violet. Very fine.
Burma. (Airmail). 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to India bearing Burma SG 28, 4a turquoise (strip of three) tied by Bhamo double ring '23rd Mar 42' with 'Opened by Censor' label tied by triangular 'Passed X Censor/ 13' hand-stamp on face in violet and framed 'Crown/ Passed/ DHC' censor hand-stamp applied in Bombay with arrival. Very fine.
Burma. 1941. Envelope addressed to the United States bearing SG 22, 1a brown (3) tied by Maymyo double ring with 'Opened by Censor' label and 'Passed Censor/Rangoon/60' cachet, underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and instructional 'U.S. Postage, charge/to collect 2 cents/San Pedro, Calif.' Very fine.
Burma. (Japanese Occupation). 1942. Envelope headed 'Irrawaddy Flotilla Coy, Dalla Dockyard' addressed to Rangoon bearing Burma SG 22, 1a brown tied by Rangoon slogan dated '10th Jan 42', undelivered with Rangoon Dep '29th Jan' , sent on to the Dead Letter Office '19th Mars' with instructional 'Service Suspended/ Return to Sender' on reverse in violet with label 'Unclaimed/ Returned Letter/ From the Dead Letter Office/Rangoon' and forwarded to Mandalay with Mandalay West receiver '28th Mars'. The Japanese occupied Rangoon 8th March 1942. Ex Proud.
Burma. (Great Britain). 1956. Air Mail envelope addressed to London bearing SG 142, 15p green (8) tied by Rangoon Sorting double ring, underpaid with circular 'T/8c' hand-stamp and bearing Great Britain postage due SG D 48,1 1/2d green applied and tied by London receiver with hand-struck '1 1/2d' on face in green. Very attractive.
Burma. (Airmail). 1941. Burma postal stationery Air Mail envelope 'one rupee' blue and purple cancelled by Namtu double ring '3rd Dec 41' addressed to Scotland with hand-struck 'V' for Victory on face. Fine item.
India. (Burma). 1892. Postal stationary envelope 2a 6p on 1n yellow cancelled by Meiktila cds (28/6) with boxed 'Too late' on reverse, routed via Rangoon (30/6) addressed to Singapore with receiver (13/7) on reverse. Fine item of stationary.
Burma. 1941. Postal stationary envelope upgraded with SG 23, 1 1/2a turquoise tied by Kamaing/ Myikyina double ring with 'Passed Censor/Rangoon/32' cachet, addressed to England with 'Opened by Examiner/4542' label. Nice item of stationery.
Burma. (Indian Field Post Office In Burma). 1942. Indian postal stationery card 4a brown cancelled by Field Post Office/ 261 double ring '1st Oct 42' with circular 'Passed by Censor/ No 4259' in violet on face. Nice item of mail. from the Indian Field Post Office in Burma.
India. (Used In Burma). 1906. Picture post card of 'Burmese women drawing water from a well' addressed to England bearing India SG 119, 3p grey tied by Shwebo- Cant. date stamp '14th Aug 06.' Scarce item from the British Military Station in Upper Burma. This card the first recorded date by Proud.
Burma. (Field Post Office In Burma). 1945. 'Blue Triangle' stamp-less Air Letter written from 'Pte Taylor of 42nd Indian Field Ambulance SEAC' dated 'March 19 45' addressed to Exeter cancelled by "F.P.O./No 145' with circular 'Unit Censor/ X108' on face. Field Post Office No 145 operating at Sadaung pursuing the Japanese towards Rangoon. Very fine.
Burma. (Field Post Office In Burma). 1945. Stamp-less Air Letter written from 'L/Bdr. Sheppard' dated 'Rangoon, 29th Sept 45' addressed to England cancelled by 'Base Army Post Office/ 7' double ring. Frank Sheppard had been liberated from the Thai P.O.W. Camps and awaiting the ships home. Very fine.
India. (Burma). 1915. Picture post card of 'St Mary's Church, Fort st George, Madras' addressed to England bearing India SG 156, 1/2a green (pair) tied by Experimental P.O. double ring '13th Nov 15' with circular 'Passed by Censor/Rangoon' in violet on face. Scarce Experimental Post Office cancel, very little is known about these scarce marks. A very nice item with WW1 Rangoon censor.
Burma. (Hong Kong). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to New York bearing Burma SG 3, 9p deep green, SG 29, 8p myrtle green, SG 30, 1r purple and blue and SG 31, 2r brown and purple tied by Namkham double ring '28 Jul' endorsed 'Airmail via Hong Kong and American Airways' with 'Opened by Censor' tape and Passed Censor/2' applied at Lashio routed via Hong Kong with Victoria transit and framed 'Not Opened/By/Censor' in violet. Very fine.
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.