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Great Britain

1866 | Great Britain (DR10548)

Great Britain. (France). 1866 .Registered and Charged envelope addressed to France bearing SG 93, 4d vermilion pair (plate 7) tied by Bangor/47 duplex,routed via London with double oval 'Registered/PD/London' date stamp in red on face with hand-struck 'Charge' in red and framed accuntancy on reverse with 'Postes Calais/Paris' wax seals in red (2), French entry cachet and Nantes arrival on reverse. Beautiful item of charged mail to France with very scare double circle Registered. Exhibition item.

£245.00
Great Britain

1880 | Great Britain (DR10547)

Great Britain.1880. Registered envelope addressed to France bearing SG 157, 2 1/2d blue plate 19, and SG 166, 1d venetian red pair tied by 'SW/1' obliterator with Ebury-St-Pimlico date stamp and 'Registered/S.W.E.D.O.' date stamp in red, French entry cachet and Dieppe receiver on reverse. Very fresh mixed franking of registered mail.

£125.00
Great Britain

1880 | Great Britain (DR10546)

Great Britain. 1880 .Great Britain postal stationery envelope 'two pence' blue upgraded with SG 48 1/2d rose and SG 166, 1d venetian red tied by Stapleehurst/9389 duplex addressed to Colchester with oval 'Registered/London transit in red on face and Colchester squared circle receiver on reverse. Very attractive item.

£160.00
Great Britain

1886 | Great Britain (DR10545)

Great Britain.1886.Registered envelope to the United States bearing SG 172, 1d lilac,SG 188,11/2d lilac (pair) and SG 191,3d lilac tied by oval Registered W.C.D.O. date stamp with oval 'R' and New York arrival. Very attractive franking.

£225.00
Great Britain

1861 | Great Britain (DR10544)

Great Britain. (United States) .1861 .Envelope addressed to Maine bearing SG 71, 1s pale green tied by Newcastle on Tyne/545 duplex endorsed 'Per "Europe" from Liverpool' with Boston/24/Br Pkt/Paid in red on face and charged '5/cents' on arrival. Very fine.

£75.00
Great Britain

1905 | Great Britain (DR10543)

Great Britain.1905.Envelope addressed to Beer bearing SG 358, 1d red tied by Honiton double ring with Seaton transit and hand-struck instructional 'Misdirected to/Axminster' on face with Axminster squared circle. Scarce item.

£125.00
Great Britain

1895 | Great Britain (DR10541)

Great Britain.(France).1895. Registered envelope addressed To France bearing 'Jubilee' SG 206,4 1/2d Green and carmine tied by oval 'Registered/Ramsgate' date stamp with 'Harbour St/ Ramsgate' on reverse with 'R/Free Paid' label,routed via London with Paris receiver. Nice single franking.

£125.00
Great Britain

1912 | Great Britain (DR10540)

Great Britain.1912. Stamp-less envelope cancelled by London double ring 'Jan 29 12' with circular 'London E.C./ 1d Postage Paid' in crimson on face with Rickmansworth arrival. Nice item produced by the 'Wilkinson' Penny in the Slot machine.

£125.00
Great Britain

1912 | Great Britain (DR10539)

Great Britain.1912.Stamp-less envelope cancelled by London double ring 'Jan 25 12' with circular 'London E.C./1d Postage Paid' in crimson on face with Wandsworth arrival. Nice item Produced by the 'Wilkinson' Penny in the Slot machine.

£125.00
Great Britain

1909 | Great Britain (DR10538)

Great Britain.(India).1909. Registered envelope addressed to the Punjab, India bearing Postal stationery 'cur-out' 'three pence' rosy-mauve tied by oval Registered/London date stamp with matching registered label and Nowshera arrival. Nice item.

£75.00
Great Britain

1896 | Great Britain (DR10537)

Great Britain.(Postal Stationery).1896. Registered postal stationery envelope 'three pence' yellow and 'six pence' purple cancelled by Old Trafford/Manchester eda with oval 'Registered / Manchester' date stamp '4th July 96' on face addressed locally . Very attractive.

£75.00
Great Britain

1844 | Great Britain (DR10533)

Great Britain.1844.Postal stationary envelope 1d pink tied by '341' numeral with Glastonbury date stamp on reverse addressed to Portman Square, London with 'Gt. Marylebone' hand-stamp and forwarded to the Strand bearing SG 8, 1d brown (imperf) tied by numeral '59' with circular 'More to Pay' and hand-struck instructional 'More to Pay' on face, endorsed 'Above 1/2 oz' with '2' .Attractive item.

£110.00
United States

1866 | United States (DR10532)

United States.(Great Britain).1866. Envelope addressed to New York bearing Great Britain SG 97, 6d lilac tied by London obliterator ,endorsed 'by Private Ship/Herman' routed via Southampton with 'New York/Ship Letter/4' arrival date stamp on face. Nice item of Trans-Atlantic mail.

£225.00
Great Britain

1885 | Great Britain (DR10531)

Great Britain.(French).1885.Mourning envelope addressed to France bearing SG 172,1d lilac tied by London duplex, underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and hand-struck '30c' with framed instructional 'Affranchissement/Insufficant, in red and bearing French postage due Yvert 18,30c black tied by Montastruc/Haute Garonne receiver.Very attractive

£145.00
China

1923 | China (DR10530)

China. (Post Card).1923. Picture post card of 'French Bund, Shanghai' addressed to Holland bearing SG 272,4c tied by Shanghai date stamp.

£50.00
China

1906 | China (DR10529)

China. (Post Card).1906. Picture post card of 'The Blick vom observatory, Peking' addressed to Peking bearing China SG 109,1c ochre tied vernacular date stamp. Very fine.

£75.00
China

1905 | China (DR10528)

China. (Russo-Japanese War).1905 .Picture post card of 'Russo Fleet at Port Arthur' addressed to England bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 111, 4c Chestnut tied by Shan-Hai-Kwan vernacular date stamp routed via the Imperial and French Post Office Shanghai with Kirby-Stephen arrival. Very Fine.

£245.00
China

1906 | China (DR10527)

China. 1906. .Picture post card of 'Chinese Funeral Procession' 'addressed to Paris bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 111, 4c Chestnut tied by Hankow date stamp with Imperial and French post Office Shanghai transit. nice card published by 'Kingshill'.

£75.00
China

1901 | China (DR10526)

China. (French Post Office).1901.Picture post card of 'German Fort, Shanghaikwan' addressed to Paris bearing Imperial Post Office SG 111,4c brown tied by Tienstin date stamp routed via the Imperial and French Post Office Shanghai bearing French China SG 4, 10c black/lilac tied by Shang-Hai/chine double ring. Fine card published by "Faber B. Pfeifer, Tienstin".

£225.00
China

1908 | China (DR10525)

China.1908.Picture Post Card of 'The Harbour and Junks, Chefoo' addressed to Paris bearing Imperial Post SG 111, 4c chestnut tied by Chefoo date stamp with 'Chefoo-Chine/Postes Francaise' double ring endorsed 'via Siberia'. Superb. Ex Desrousseaux.

£125.00
China

1900 | China (DR10524)

China. (French China) .1900.Picture post card of 'Tung-Chi-Man, old city gate' addressed to Belgium bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 111,4c chestnut tied by Hankow date stamp routed via the Imperial and French Post Office Shanghai bearing French China SG 4,10c black/lilac tied by Shang-Hai/Chine double ring with Gepinnes arrival. Nice mixed combination.

£225.00
China

1909 | China (DR10523)

China.1909. Picture post card of 'The Laokai and Hokeou Border' addressed to 'Lao-Kay bearing Imperial Post SG 151,2c green tied by Hokow date stamp '4th Feb' with Lao-Kay Tonkin arrival '4/2'. Scarce item from Hokow across the river border to Lao-Kay (Tonkin). Superb. Ex Desrousseaux.

£275.00
China

1906 | China (DR10522)

China. (Post Card). 1906. .Picture post card of 'Pagoda in Chefoo' addressed to Shanghai written on board 'SS Fengtien' towards Chefoo bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 110,2c red tied by Chefoo date '26th Sept' with Shanghai/ Local Post arrival 'Sept 30'. Nice item.

£95.00
China

1899 | China (DR10521)

China. (French China) .1899 .Picture post card of 'Chinese Women on a wheelbarrow' addressed to Austria bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 111,4c brown tied by Shanghai date stamp '27 Nov 99' routed via the French Post office Shanghai bearing French China SG 4, 10c black/lilac tied by Shang-Hai/Chine double ring '27 Nov' sent by French paquebot with octagonal 'Ligne N Paq Fr. No 8' date stamp on face and Trieste arrival. Nice combination and card .

£225.00
China

1904 | China (DR10520)

China. 1904 .Picture post card (Russo Japanese War) written from Woosung dated '29th Juillet 1904' with vernacular postmark addressed to France bearing SG 111,4c brown tied by Shanghai date stamp routed via the French Post Office Shanghai with Marne arrival. Nice item.

£95.00
China

1904 | China (DR10519)

China. 1904 .Picture post card of 'Gallery of Buddha's, Long-Fu, Woosung' addressed to France bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 110,2c red and SG 111,4c brown tied by Woosung vernacular date stamp routed via the Imperial and French Post Offices Shanghai and Marne receiver in France.

£150.00
China

1912 | China (DR10518)

China. 1912. Picture post card of 'Chinese Barber' addressed to the '1st French Detachment, Tien-Tsin bearing Imperial Post SG 109, 1c ochre tied by Peking date stamp with Imperial and French Post Office Peking arrival with oval 'Ouvert/Parl' Autorite Controle' censor in blue. Scare item with censor cachet. Ex Desrousseaux.

£245.00
China

1904 | China (DR10517)

China.1904. Picture post card (Russo Japanese War) written from Woosung dated '29th Juillet 1904' with vernacular postmark addressed to France bearing SG 111, 4c brown tied by Shanghai date stamp routed via the French Post Office Shanghai with Marne arrival. Nice item.

£95.00
China

1906 | China (DR10516)

China.(Post Cards).1906. Picture post card of 'Les Moteurs au Banc D' Essai addressed to Tientsin bearing China SG 108,1/2c brown and SG 109,1c ochre tied by Peking date stamp with French Post Office Tien-Tsin Chine Poste Francaise arrival.Lovely item.

£95.00
China

1912 | China (DR10515)

China. 1912.Picture Post Card of 'Marble Boat, Peking' written from 'British Military Hospital, Tlen-Tsin with oval cachet addressed to France bearing SG 196,4c red tied by Tientsin date stamp routed via the French Post office with 'Tien Tsin-Chine/Post Francaise' transit endorsed 'via Siberia'. Lovely item.

£150.00
China

1905 | China (DR10514)

China. (Railway Post Office). 1905. Picture post card of 'Takustrasse, Tientsin' addressed to France, endorsed 'Shih China-Shansi Railway' bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 110,2c red (pair) tied by Shih Chia-Chuang-Shansi railway date stamp in blue, routed via the Imperial Post Office Peking and Shanghai with Shanghai/B.P.O. transit. Rare item of Traveling Post Office mail.

£375.00
China

1908 | China (DR10513)

China .(British Post Office).1908. Picture post card of 'Chinese having ears cleaned by barber' addressed to France bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 111, 4c chestnut tied by Shanghai date stamp with Shanghai Br. P.O. date stamp (Webb Type K) with Paris arrival. Nice item.

£125.00
China

1900 | China (DR10512)

China. (RED BAND MAIL). 1900. Red band envelope bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 123,2c red tied by vernacular date stamp with receiver and hand-struck instructional in red.

£175.00
China

1906 | China (DR10511)

China. (Yunnan Province).1906. Photographic post card of 'the Draughtsman and planning for the Yunnan Railway' addressed to France bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 122, 1c ochre and SG 154, 5c mauve tied by Imperial Post 'Mengtsz' date stamp. Lovely post card relating to the Yunnan Railway.

£225.00
China

1906 | China (DR10510)

China.(Yunnan Province). 1906.Photographic post card of 'Building the viaduct for the Yunnan Railway' addressed to France bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 121,1/2c brown and SG 124,4c chestnut tied by Imperial Post 'Mengtsz' date stamp. Lovely post card relating to the Building of the Yunnan Railway.

£225.00
China

1906 | China (DR10508)

China .(Yunnan Province). 1906. Photographic post card of 'The Equipment house 169 + 300 kilos on the Yunnan Railway ' addressed to France bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 122, 1c ochre and SG 124,4c chestnut tied by Imperial Post 'Mengtsz' date stamp. Lovely post card relating to the Building of the Yunnan Railway.

£225.00
china

1906 | china (DR10507)

China.(Yunnan Province).1906. Photographic post card of 'The frontier with Burma on the Yunnan Railway' addressed to France bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG121, 1/2c brown and SG 122,1c ochre tied by Imperial Post 'Mengtsz' date stamp. Lovely post card relating to the Building of the Yunnan Railway.

£225.00
China

1928 | China (DR10506)

China. 1928 . Envelope addressed to Shanghai bearing SG 309,1/2c brown (pair) tied by boxed 'Chinese Cultural Exhibition' cachet 'Dec 26th 1928' with Shanghai date stamp and boxed Postman's chop.

£125.00
China

1900 | China (DR10505)

China. (Boxer Rebellion). 1900. News-Band wrapper headed 'The North China Daily News' addressed to 'General Bailloud, Commandant La 2nd Brigade, du Corps Expeditionnaire Francais en Chine, c/o The French Consulate, Tientsin' bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 109, 1c ochre tied by Shanghai date stamp '16th Nov 00' with arrival of the Imperial Post Tientsin '27th Nov 00'. Very fine item into the Boxer Campaign.

£450.00
China

1899 | China (DR10504)

China. (Imperial Dollar Chop). 1899 .Red Band envelope addressed to Hanoi, Tonkin bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 108,1/2c brown tied by Lungchow dollar chop. Very rare Lungchow dollar chop on cover paying printed matter rate.

£1500.00
China

1903 | China (DR10503)

China .(Lungchow). 1903. Chinese Imperial Post 'Registered Article' document headed 'Chinese Imperial Post' cancelled by Lungchow date stamp '19 Nov 03' endorsed 'via Tonkin' and Signed by Postmaster.Very rare from Lungchow.

£1250.00
China

1901 | China (DR10502)

China. (French Post Office in China).1901 .Envelope addressed to Wales bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 113, 10c green tied by Chefoo date stamp routed via the Imperial and French Post office Shanghai bearing French China SG 9, 25c black/rose tied by Shang-Hai/chine double ring Cardiff receiver on reverse. Nice combination.

£225.00
China (French)

1900 | China (French) (DR10501)

China. (French Post Office). 1900. Envelope addressed to France bearing Imperial Chinese Post SG 113, 10c green tied by Chefoo date stamp routed via the imperial and French post offices Shanghai bearing French China SG 9, 25c black/rose tied by Shanghai/chine double ring '11th Juil' with Paris arrival and forwarded to Basses Pyrenees. Nice combination.

£225.00
Japan

1917 | Japan (DR10497)

Japan.(Prisoner Of War Mail).1917.stamp-less picture post of 'Tsingtau,Deutsche-Asiatische Bank' endorsed 'Service des Prisonniers de Guerre' written from Baudo Takoshima date '25th April 1917'cancelled by oval 'Service des Prisonniers de Guerre' in red with 'Prisoner of war' hand-stamp addressed to Germany.

£225.00
Japan

1897 | Japan (DR10496)

Japan.(German States).1897. Envelope written from Bavaria addressed to the 'Monsieur Leybold, Engineer, German Consulate, Yokohama, Japan' bearing Bavaria Yvert 64, 20 pf blue tied by K.B. Bahnof date stamp '30 Mai 97' routed via New York and San Francisco with Foreign NY. Transit '10 Jun' and San Francisco 'June 14' and Yokohama 'Jul 18' on reverse,underpaid with circular 'Due/2',Framed 'T' hand-stamp and boxed instructional bearing Japan "Koban" SG 114, 2s rose tied by framed instructional, cover forwarded to the 'Imperial Hotel,Kobe' with five instructional labels and vernacular arrival in red/brown on reverse.Very rare combination

£950.00
Japan

1885 | Japan (DR10495)

Japan.1885.Envelope with two page correspondence written from the 'Legation de France/Nikko' dated '4th August 85' addressed to the French Legation in Tokio bearing 'Koban' SG 114, 2s rose tied by vernacular Nikko double ring with Tokio receiver. Lovely item of Legation mail.

£395.00
Japan

1884 | Japan (DR10494)

Japan.1884.Envelope with two page correspondence written from the 'Consulate de France/a Yokohama' dated 1st sept 84 addressed to the French Legation, Tokyo bearing 'Koban' SG 114,2c rose tied by cork obliterator with double ring Tokyo arrival. Very fine.

£275.00
Japan

1897 | Japan (DR10492)

Japan.1897. Postal stationary card 2s olive-green upgraded with 'Koban' SG 100,5r slate (2) cancelled by Oita-Bungo vernacular date stamp in red routed via Kobe and Yokohama addressed to France with Renes receiver. Very fine item from the 'Lebel' correspondence. Emile Lebel was a French Missionary at Oita-Bungo.

£225.00
Japan

1912 | Japan (DR10491)

Japan.1912. Postal stationary card 4s brown cancelled by Kumamoto/Japan date stamp in violet routed via Kobe addressed to France with Melun arrival. fine item from the 'Lebel' correspondence.Emile Lebel was a French Missionary at Oita-Bungo.

£225.00
Japan

1909 | Japan (DR10488)

Japan.1909.Picture post card to Germany bearing SG 141,5s yellow tied by 'Otaru Japan stamp in violet, routed via Tokyo. scarce cancel.

£350.00

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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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