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Malaya

1907 | Malaya (DR10697)

Malaya. (Strait Settlements). 1907. Picture post card of 'Street Scene, Singapore' addressed to Switzerland bearing Strait Settlements SG 129, 4c purple tied by Singapore date stamp sent on the "S.S Tara" . Lovely card printed by G.R. Lambert & Co, Singapore'.

£95.00
Malaya

1941 | Malaya (DR10696)

Malaya. (Johore). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Australia cancelled by meter machine 'Malaya/ Straits Settlements 25 cents' tied by 'A.I.F Field P.O. No 17' date stamp '27th Aug 41' with framed 'Passed by Censor/ No 2562' in violet on face. Fine item from the U. 19 meter machine brought into use August 41 for use mainly in Johore.

£150.00
Malaya

1905 | Malaya (DR10695)

Malaya. (Straits settlements). 1905. Picture post card of 'Soldiers returning from an official reception Johnson Pier, Commercial Square' addressed to Cambodia bearing Straits Settlements SG 124, 3c purple tied by 'Ligne N Paq. Fr. No 2' double ring '23 Oct 05' with Pnompenh/ Cambodge arrival '11th Nov' on face. Superb item.

£150.00
Malaya

1943 | Malaya (DR10694)

Malaya. (Japanese Occupation). 1943. Envelope addressed to Kuala Lumpur bearing Japanese Occupation SG J301, 8c dull blue tied by Puchong vernacular date stamp with framed 'No 10' censor cachet on face and m/s 'Returned D.L.O.'

£125.00
Malaya

1917 | Malaya (DR10692)

Malaya. (Netherlands Indies). 1917. Registered Federated States postal stationery envelope 10c blue upgraded with SG 42, 8c ultramarine tied by Kuala Lumpur double ring with matching registered label addressed to Sumatra routed via Penang with 'N.I. Postagent/ Penang' and 'N.I. Postagent/ Singapore' transits and Batu Sandar arrival. Very fine.

£225.00
Malaya

1916 | Malaya (DR10691)

Malaya. Straits Settlements. (Burma). 1916. Envelope addressed to Rangoon bearing Straits Settlements SG 193, 1c green and SG 196, 3c red tied by Singapore double ring '6th June 16' with circular 'Passed by Censor/Rangoon' in violet and 'Opened by Censor/ Rangoon' in green on pink paper tied by Rangoon receiver '12th June 16' on reverse. Nice item of censored mail into Burma.

£225.00
Malaya

1891 | Malaya (DR10690)

Malaya. (Straits Settlements). 1891. Envelope written from the 'Singapore Club' addressed to England bearing Straits Settlements SG 63, 2c rose tied by dotted obliterator with Singapore date stamp 'My 22 91'. underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and m/s '1 1/2d'in blue crayon with hand-struck 'I.B/3d' on face and Weymouth arrival. Nice item.

£150.00
Malaya

1914 | Malaya (DR10689)

Malaya. (Singapore). 1914. Air Mail Photographic card 'Raffles Place, Singapore' addressed to Holland bearing Netherlands Indies SG 337, 2 1/2c bistre and SG 343, 10c scarlet tied by oval Dutch Paquebot "S.S. Op tan Nort" Maatschappij'.

£75.00
Malaya

1905 | Malaya (DR10688)

Malaya. (Straits Settlements). 1905. Picture post card of the 'The Quay, Singapore' addressed to the Netherlands Indies bearing Straits Settlements SG 111, 3c purple and orange tied by Singapore double ring 'Ap 29' with 'N.I. Agent Singapore' '1st May' and Welevreden and Semarang squared circle arrivals '9/5' on face. Very fine.

£95.00
Malaya

1864 | Malaya (DR10687)

Malaya. (France - Destination Mail). 1864. Envelope addressed to Poulo Penang, Malacca bearing French Napoleon Yvert 22, 20c blue, Yvert 23, 40c orange and Yvert 24, 80c rose tied by '532' in dotted lozenge with adjacent Bordeaux date stamp, boxed 'PD' and framed 'Apres le Depart' on face. A remarkable incoming item from France to Penang, the first recorded to Penang paying the double letter rate. Exhibition item., lovely three colour franking

£1050.00
Malaya

1933 | Malaya (DR10686)

Malaya. (Federated States). 1933. Photographic post card of 'Fraser's Hill, Pahang' written from Singapore addressed to England bearing Federated States SG 53, 1c black and SG 60, 4c orange (invalid) with framed 'T/Centimes 35' hand-stamp in red and bearing Great Britain postage due SG D 27, 1/2d emerald green and SG D30, 3d violet applied and tied by Dover date stamp with hand-struck '3 1/2d' on reverse. Superb item.

£225.00
Malaya

1944 | Malaya (DR10685)

Malaya. (Prisoner Of War Post). 1944. Stamp-less envelope headed 'Prisoners of War Post, Service Des Prisonniers De Guerre' written from 'Mrs I.M. Bromley, Koyyalagudem, via Kovur West Godavari District, South India' addressed to 'Dr. E.L.S. Jumeaux, 417 New Bridge Road, Singapore, British Civilian, c/o Japanese Red Cross, Tokio, Japan' with 'Opened by Examiner' label tied by 'Crown/ Passed DHC/37' hand-stamp applied in Bombay with Japanese censor label, endorsed 'Not Interned' and forwarded 'c/o Civil P.O. ,Kuala Lumpur'. Very interesting item re-directed to Kuala Lumpur.

£350.00
Malaya

1910 | Malaya (DR10684)

Malaya. (Federated States). 1910. Picture post card addressed to France bearing Federated States SG 34, 3c carmine (not valid), routed via Singapore with framed 'T' hand-stamp and bearing French postage due Yvert 29, 10c brown tied by Rennes arrival.

£95.00
Malaya

1890 | Malaya (DR10683)

Malaya. (Malacca - Netherlands Indies). 1890. Envelope written from Malacca addressed to Kampoung Baro, Java cancelled by Malacca date stamp routed via Singapore 'Ap 6 90' with Ned. Ind. Singapore transit '6/4' , underpaid with framed 'T' hand-stamp and bearing Netherlands Indies postage due SG D65, 10c rose and black and SG D70, 15c rose and black tied by Soerabaja numeral '3' on face. Very rare item from Malacca. Ex Bulterman.

£750.00
Malaya

1904 | Malaya (DR10682)

Malaya. (Netherlands Indies). 1904. Picture post card of 'Chinese Temple, Penang Hill' bearing Straits Settlements SG 128, 3c purple tied by Penang date stamp addressed to Medan, Deli with 'N.I. Postagent/ Penang' and Medan receiver. Very fine.

£75.00
Malaya

1911 | Malaya (DR10681)

Malaya. (Federated States). 1911. Picture post card of 'Sir Stamford Raffles, Singapore' addressed to France bearing Federated States SG 28, 1c green tied by oval 'Post Office/ Tanjong Rambutan' in violet '20 Nov' routed via Ipoh and Penang underpaid with framed 'T/TP' and bearing French postage due Yvert 29, 10c brown tied by Paris obliterator. Interesting item sent at Printed Matter rate.

£175.00
Malaya

1940 | Malaya (DR10680)

Malaya. (Johore). 1940. Air mail envelope addressed to Jersey, Channel Islands bearing Johore SG 109, 5c purple and sage green (block of eleven) tied by Labis date stamp '25th Jan 1940' routed via Penang with 'Passed by Censor' tape tied by boxed 'Passed by/ 20/ Censor' in violet on face and reverse. Lovely item of mail routed via Penang to the Channel Islands.

£245.00
Malaya

1941 | Malaya (DR10679)

Malaya. (Kedah). 1941. Air Mail envelope endorsed 'On Active Service' written from 'Surrey Regiment, 9th Battalion, Malaya' addressed to London bearing Kedah SG 65, 50c blue and grey tied by F.P.O./ No 31' date stamp with triangular 'Passed By Censor/No 3382' in violet on face and signed by the Commander. Lovely item.

£225.00
Malaya

1940 | Malaya (DR10678)

Malaya. (Perak). 1940. Censored envelope to the Netherlands Indies bearing SG 109, 6c red (pair tied by Teluk Anson double ring, underpaid with circular 'T/T.A.' tax hand-stamp with m/s '8c', routed via Singapore with censor and Netherlands Indies 'Diboeka Geopend Censuur' label tied by 'Censuur/ 6' date stamp and circular 'Dev/11' in red with 'Ec. C.' censor in red on face. Very fine item.

£225.00
Ceylon

1882 | Ceylon (DR10677)

Ceylon. (Singapore - Netherlands Indies). 1882. Stampless Official mail envelope headed 'On Her Majesty's Service' addressed to 'Kelegan Mills, Near Soerabaja, Java' cancelled by 'Crown/ Not Paid General Post Office/ Colombo' with adjacent 'Postal Department/ Ceylon' Seal in red on face with Colombo date stamp 'Aug 17 82' underpaid, routed via Penang and Singapore with 'Penang And Singapore/ Unpaid' double ring 'Aug 26' sent on the steamer "Ganges" with 'N.I. Exp. Kant. Singapore' (26/8) and 'T' hand-stamp and m/s '40' with Netherlands Indies postage due SG D108,40c rose and black tied by numeral '3' hand-stamp with Soerabaja arrival '3rd Sept 1882' on reverse. Only one cover known with the Unpaid/ Penang and Singapore maritime hand-stamp. A unique combination and Exhibition item.
Ex Bulterman.

£3500.00
Ceylon

1901 | Ceylon (DR10676)

Ceylon (Natal --Boer War). 1901. Envelope addressed to 'Hut 35, Diyatalawa Camp, Ceylon' bearing Natal SG 99, 1d carmine tied by West End P.M. Burg/ Natal double ring '29th Aug 01' routed via Durban and Colombo with Diyatalawa Camp arrival and oval 'Passed Censor P.O.W./Diyatalawa Camp/ F.R.N.F.' censor cachet in violet on face. Nice item of incoming mail.

£125.00
Ceylon

1902 | Ceylon (DR10675)

Ceylon. (Germany -- Boer War). 1902. Envelope addressed to 'Prisoner of War, Jaffna, Ceylon' bearing Germany Yvert 47, 10pf carmine (pair) tied Saar date stamp with Jaffna arrival 'Ap 13' and forwarded to Ragama Camp with arrival on reverse and 'E.R./ Opened Under Martial Law' Label with oval 'Ragma Camp/ Passed/ Censor' cachet in violet on face. Nice item of incoming mail to Jaffna and forwarded.

£150.00
Ceylon

1901 | Ceylon (DR10674)

Ceylon. (Natal -- Boer War). 1901. Envelope addressed to 'Prisoner of War, Diyatalawa Camp, Ceylon' bearing Natal SG 99, 1d carmine tied by Ladysmith/ Natal double ring with 'Prisoner of War/ Passed Censor / Ladysmith' cachet on face and 'E.R./ Opened under Martial Law' censor tape on reverse with Diyatalawa Camp arrival and oval 'Diyatalawa Camp/ Passed/ Censor' in violet on face. Nice item of incoming mail.

£95.00
Ceylon

1901 | Ceylon (DR10673)

Ceylon. (Netherlands -- Boer War). 1901. Envelope addressed to 'Prisoner of War, Ragama Camp, Ceylon' bearing Netherlands Yvert 51, 5c rose (2) and Yvert 69, 2 1/2c green tied by Zwolle date stamp routed via Paris with oval 'Passed Censor P.O.W./Diyatalawa Camp/ E.J.B.' censor cachet in violet on face. Nice item of incoming mail. to Diyatalawa Camp.

£125.00
Ceylon

1901 | Ceylon (DR10672)

Ceylon. (Transvaal -- Boer War). 1901. Registered envelope addressed to 'P.O.W. Diyatalawa Camp, Ceylon, Hut 69' bearing Transvaal SG 227, 1d rose and green and SG 228, 2d brown and green (2) tied by framed 'R/Pretoria' with triangular 'Passed Press Censor/ Pretoria' in carmine and 'E.R./ Opened Under Martial Law' censor on reverse, routed via Durban and Colombo with oval 'Passed Censor P.O.W/Diyatalawa Camp/ O.H.' censor cachet in violet on face. Lovely item of in coming registered mail.

£150.00
Ceylon

1900 | Ceylon (DR10671)

Ceylon. (Boer War). 1900. Registered envelope addressed to France bearing SG 261, 15c (pair) tied by Diyatrawara Camp date stamp 'Dec 7 00' with framed hand-struck 'R' and oval 'Diyatalawa Camp/ Passed/ Censor' in violet on face routed via Colombo with Marseille arrival. Attractive item of registered mail from Diyatrawala Camp.

£195.00
Ceylon

1901 | Ceylon (DR10670)

Ceylon. (Boer War). 1901. Envelope addressed to Holland bearing SG 257, 3c green and SG 259, 6c rose and black (pair) tied by Diyatralawa Camp stamp with oval 'Passed Censor P.O.W./ Diyatalawa/ E.J.B.' in violet on face routed via Colombo with Nymegen arrival.

£95.00
Ceylon

1901 | Ceylon (DR10669)

Ceylon. (Transvaal -- Boer War). 1901. Envelope addressed to 'Prisoner of War, Diyatalawa Camp, Tent 66, Ceylon' bearing Transvaal SG 216, 1/2d green (pair) tied by Pretoria/ Transvaal double ring 'No 29' with triangular 'Passed by Press/ Censor/ Pretoria' in carmine on face with Colombo transit and Diyatalawa Camp receiver on reverse 'Jy 3rd', Nice item of incoming mail.

£95.00
Ceylon

1900 | Ceylon (DR10668)

Ceylon. (Cape Of Good Hope -- Boer War). 1900 Envelope addressed to 'Prisoner of War, Ceylon' bearing Cape of Good Hope SG 59a, 1d carmine (pair) tied by Dortville/ Cape date stamp 'No 11' routed via Cape Town and Durban with 'Opened under Martial Law' censor tape and Diyatalawa arrival with oval 'Diyatalawa Camp/Passed/Censor' in violet on face. Scarce Boer War censor label applied in Ceylon.

£175.00
Ceylon

1901 | Ceylon (DR10667)

Ceylon. (Boer War). 1901. Envelope addressed to Holland bearing SG 257, 3c green and SG 259, 6c rose and black (pair) tied by Diyatralawa Camp date stamp with oval 'Passed Censor P.O.W./ Diyatalawa/ E.J.B.' in violet on face routed via Colombo with Amsterdam arrival. Very attractive.

£125.00
Ceylon

1900 | Ceylon (DR10666)

Ceylon. (Cape Of Good Hope -- Boer War). 1900. Envelope addressed to 'Prisoner of War, Diyatalawa Camp, Ceylon' bearing Cape of Good Hope SG 61, 1/2d green (strip of 5) tied by green point double ring 'No 29' with circular 'Censor/Prisoner of War/ Green Point' cachet on face in violet and Colombo transit on reverse 'Jan 4 01'. Very attractive item of incoming mail.

£150.00
Ceylon

1901 | Ceylon (DR10665)

Ceylon. (Orange Free State -- Boer War). 1901. Envelope addressed to 'Diyatalawan Camp, Hut No 13, Colombo, Ceylon' bearing Orange Free State SG 113, 1d On 1d violet tied by Zastron date stamp 'June 3rd 01' with 'Aliwal North/Censor' in violet on reverse and triangular 'Passed by Press/ Censor' on face routed via Colombo with Diyatalawa Camp receiver on reverse 'July 8 01'. Nice item of incoming mail.

£150.00
Ceylon

1905 | Ceylon (DR10664)

Ceylon. (Cote Des Somalis). 1905. Picture post card of 'Native Transport (Ceylon)' addressed to Djibouti bearing SG 269, 6c carmine tied by Colombo date stamp, underpaid with framed 'T' hand-stamp and octagonal French paquebot 'Yokohama a Marseille L.N. No 8' date stamp '2nd Oct' on face. Nice destination, very scarce mail into Djibouti.

£75.00
Ceylon

1884 | Ceylon (DR10663)

Ceylon. 1884. Envelope addressed to Leeds bearing SG 148, 4c rosy-mauve (block of six) tied by '20' in bar obliterator with Dodanduwa/ Paid date stamp 'Aug 15 routed via Colombo with Leeds arrival '8th Sept' on reverse. Very attractive.

£205.00
Ceylon

1879 | Ceylon (DR10662)

Ceylon. 1879. Envelope addressed to London bearing SG 128, 32c slate tied by Colombo duplex 'My 3rd 79' , endorsed 'Per French steamer/ via Naples' with London/Paid receiver '24th July' on face. Very fine 32 cent single franking paying the double letter rate via Southampton.

£175.00
Ceylon

1874 | Ceylon (DR10661)

Ceylon. 1874. Envelope addressed to Glasgow bearing SG 132, 96c drab tied by Colombo duplex 'May 27' endorsed 'via Brindisi' with Glasgow arrival ' June 2nd '. Scare 96 cent single franking paying the double rate via Brindisi.

£350.00
Ceylon

1883 | Ceylon (DR10660)

Ceylon. (Egyptian Cholera Epidemic). 1883. Envelope addressed to Leeds bearing SG 142, 16c on 24c green and SG 148, 4c rosy-mauve (pair) tied by '20' in bar numeral with adjacent Dodanduwa/ Paid date stamp 'Sept 29' routed via Colombo with Leeds arrival on reverse 'Oct 26 83'. Due to the Egyptian Cholera Epidemic of 1883 Brindisi would not accept mail from Egypt in transit so mail was sent 'non stop' to Venice to be processed by the Poveglia Disinfection Lazarat.

£225.00
Ceylon

1883 | Ceylon (DR10659)

Ceylon. (Edyptian Cholera Epidemic). 1883. Envelope addressed to Leeds bearing SG 142, 16c on 24c green and SG 148, 4c rosy-mauve tied by '20' in bar numeral with adjacent Dodanduwa/ Paid date stamp 'Jy 5 83' routed via Colombo with Leeds arrival on reverse '6 Aug'. Due to the Egyptian Cholera Epidemic of 1883 Brindisi would not accept mail from Egypt in transit so mail was sent 'non stop' to Venice to be processed by the Poveglia Disinfection Lazarat.

£225.00
Ceylon

1885 | Ceylon (DR10658)

Ceylon. 1885. Registered cover FRONT addressed to London bearing SG 165, 20c on 24c green, SG 167, 25c on 32c grey, SG 168, 28c on 48c rose, SG 169, 30c blue, SG 170, 56c on 96c grey, SG 175, Ir12 on 2r50 dull rose, SG 179, 5c on 8c orange, SG 185, 10c on 24c brown and SG 186, 15c on 16c pale violet tied by Colombo /Registered 'Mar 3rd 85' with hand-struck 'R' and oval London Registered on face. Amazing nine colour franking paying three rupee one cent.

£350.00
Ceylon

1876 | Ceylon (DR10657)

Ceylon. 1876. Envelope addressed to London bearing SG 127, 24c green and SG 129, 36v blue (pair) tied by Colombo duplex 'Ap 27', endorsed 'via Brindisi' with London/ Paid arrival '22nd May' on face. Scarce franking 96 cent double letter rate via Brindisi.

£350.00
Ceylon

1859 | Ceylon (DR10656)

Ceylon. 1859. Envelope written from Kandy dated '1st March 1859' addressed to Colombo bearing SG 2a, 1d blue tied by bar obliteration with Kandy/ Post Paid in red '1st Match 59' on reverse and Colombo arrival on face '2Nd March. Lovely item of local mail.

£350.00
Ceylon

1885 | Ceylon (DR10655)

Ceylon. 1885. Envelope addressed to London bearing SG 168, 28c on 48c rose tied by 'A' bar obliterator with Colombo date stamp 'Ap 8', endorsed 'via Brindisi' with London receiver 'May 5' on reverse. From Mach 85 onward all mail from the east was detained in Suez for disinfection. Very fine.

£150.00
Ceylon

1884 | Ceylon (DR10654)

Ceylon. 1884. Envelope addressed to Surrey SG 168, 28c on 48c rose tied by '70' bar obliterator with Trincomalee/ Paid date stamp 'My 4 85' with Colombo transit, routed by French paquebot with Redhill and Oxted receiver '28th April' on reverse. Very fine.

£150.00
Ceylon

1878 | Ceylon (DR10653)

Ceylon. 1878. Envelope addressed to Colchester bearing SG 122, 4c grey (8) tied by '57' in bar obliterator with Manaar/ Paid date stamp 'Ap 23' endorsed 'via Brindisi' with Galle and Colombo transits and Colchester arrival '23rd May .Nice franking.

£150.00
Ceylon

1877 | Ceylon (DR10652)

Ceylon. 1877. Envelope addressed to London bearing SG 126, 16c pale violet (pair) tied by Colombo duplex '6th June 77' with oval firms chop in blue, endorsed 'via Brindisi' with
London/Paid.

£150.00
Ceylon

1883 | Ceylon (DR10651)

Ceylon. 1883. Envelope addressed to England bearing SG 143, 20c on 64c red-brown tied by Colombo duplex 'Jan 18' routed via French paquebot with Stoke arrival 'Feb 14 83' on reverse. Very fine single franking on cover.

£175.00
Ceylon

1873 | Ceylon (DR10650)

Ceylon. 1873. Envelope addressed to Scotland bearing SG 127, 24c green (pair) tied by Colombo duplex 'Ju 25', endorsed 'via Brindisi' with Edinburgh arrival 'Jy 21 73' on reverse. Very fine.

£175.00
Ceylon

1878 | Ceylon (DR10649)

Ceylon. (Ireland). 1878. Envelope addressed to Co. Carlow, Ireland bearing SG 122, 4c grey (2) and SG 127, 24c green tied by 'B' bar obliterator with Galle date stamp 'Au 9', endorsed 'via Brindisi with Leighlinbridge arrival '8th Sept'. Nice franking to Ireland paying the double letter rate.

£175.00
Ceylon

1892 | Ceylon (DR10648)

Ceylon. 1892. Envelope addressed to Dorking bearing SG 195, 5c purple and SG 205, 2c on 4c rose (5) tied by 'A' bar obliterator with Colombo date stamp 'My 4', sent by French paquebot via Naples with Dorking arrival 'My 24'. Attractive franking.

£175.00
Ceylon

1880 | Ceylon (DR10647)

Ceylon. 1880. Envelope addressed to Scotland bearing SG 124, 8c orange (5) tied by 'B' obliterator with Galle/ Paid' date stamp 'Oct 28'and Davidsons Mains arrival 'No 24' on reverse. Very attractive franking paying the double letter rate.

£195.00

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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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