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Japan

1952 | Japan (DR10485)

Japan.1952.Registered envelope bearing SG 596, 10y lake and SG 665,45y blue tied by vernacular date stamp with registration label and two cash stamps. Very fine.

£225.00
Japan

1936 | Japan (DR10482)

Japan. 1936. Registered envelope addressed to France bearing SG 313, 1/2s violet (4), SG 314, 1s chestnut (pair), SG 315, 2s bright scarlet (pair) and SG 324, 14s lake (pair) tied by vernacular date stamp of Higashinariku with Osaka registered label, routed on the Trans-Siberian railway with Lyon arrival. Attractive item.

£90.00
Japan

1940 | Japan (DR10481)

Japan. (Switzerland) .1940.Registered Air Mail Envelope addressed to Switzerland bearing Japan SG 303,8s bistre,SG 322,10s carmine and SG 32, 30s turquoise tied by vernacular date stamp with Kobe registered label and vernacular label adjacent with Zurich receiver.

£75.00
Japan

1919 | Japan (DR10480)

Japan.1919.Registered envelope addressed to Holland bearing SG 167,1/2s brown and SG 193,3s carmine (pair), SG 173,5s violet (strip of three), SG 192 ,1 1/2s brown and SG 193, 3s green tied by Tokio date stamp with matching registered label and Rotterdam arrival . Attractive item.

£225.00
Japan

1947 | Japan (DR10478)

Japan. (Royal Air Force). 1947. Air Mail envelope from the 'British Commonwealth Occupation Forces' endorsed 'On Active Service' addressed to London bearing Great Britain SG 487, 1 1/2d brown tied by 'RAF/Post Japan/ 11' double ring.
Nice item from the British Commonwealth Occupation Force in Iwakuni, Japan. RAF 11 Base P.O.

£95.00
Japan

1908 | Japan (DR10476)

Japan.1908. Envelope addressed to France bearing 'Chrysanthemum' SG 141,5s orange-yellow (pair) tied by Kumamoto/Japan date stamp in violet routed via Moji with transit on front and sent via Siberia with Rennes arrival on reverse. Superb item from the 'Lebel' correspondence. Emile Lebel was a French Missionary at Oita-Bungo.

£245.00
Japan

1893 | Japan (DR10475)

Japan.1893.Envelop addressed to France bearing 'Koban' SG114,2s rose,SG 115,5s blue and SG 117,3s claret tied by Oita-Bungo vernacular date stamp in red/brown routed via Yokohama with Rennes receiver on reverse. Attractive three colour Koban franking from the 'Lebel' correspondence. Emile Lebel was a French Missionary at Oita-Bungo.

£450.00
Japan

1893 | Japan (DR10474)

Japan.1893.Envelope addressed to France bearing 'Koban' SG 105,8s violet and SG 113,1s green (2) tied by Oita-Bungo vernacular date stamp in red with Kobe-Japan/Meiji double ring and Yokohama and London transits on reverse with Rennes receiver. Attractive item from the 'Lebel' correspondence.Emile Lebel was a French Missionary at Oita-Bungo.

£450.00
Japan

1892 | Japan (DR10473)

Japan.1892.Envelope addressed to France bearing 'Koban' SG 113,1s gree,SG 115,5s blue and SG 118,4sw bistre tied by 'Nagasaki Japan/Meji' doible ring with 'Modaqne a Paris' ambulant in red and Rennes receiver on reverse. Lovely three colour 'Koban' franking from the 'Lebel' correspondence. Email Lebel was a French Missionary at Oita-Bungo.

£450.00
Japan

1914 | Japan (DR10472)

Japan.1914.Envelope addreesed to France bearing 'Chrysanthemum' SG 135,1 1/2s ultramarine (2), SG 139,3s rosine (2) and SG 140,4s rosine tied by Kumamoto/Japan date stamp in violet routed via Moji with transit on front and sent via Siberia with Melun arrival on reverse .Attractive three colour franking from the 'Lebel' correspondence. Email Lebel was a French Missionary at Oita-Bungo.

£350.00
Japan

1902 | Japan (DR10471)

Japan.(French Maritime Mail). 1902. Picture post card of 'Tea House,Nakashima,Nagasaki' addressed to France bearing 'Koban' SG 118, 4s bistre tied by octagonal French paquebot 'Ligne N paq. Fr. No 10' (Salles 1924) date stamp 'Feb 12 02' with Arcachon arrival. Lovely item of mail from Japan with the Koban stamp canceled on board the French packet "Laos".Exhibition item.

£550.00
Hong Kong

1904 | Hong Kong (DR10470)

Hong Kong. (China). 1904.Picture post card of 'Chefoo Harbour, Coolies landing after work' addressed to France bearing SG 78,4c purple/red tied by Victoria Hong Kong date stamp. Very nice card.

£125.00
Hong Kong

1909 | Hong Kong (DR10469)

Hong Kong.(Treaty Ports).1909.Photographic card of 'Peiho River' addressed to the United States bearing Hong Kong SG 92,2c dull green (2) tied by 'Tientsin/Br.P.O.' date stamp (Webb Type B) routed via Siberia and London. Nice item.

£175.00
Hong Kong

1903 | Hong Kong (DR10468)

Hong Kong. 1903 .Envelope addressed to Tonkin, Indo-China bearing SG 62,1c purple and brown (pair) tied by Victoria/Hong Kong double ring routed via Haiphong with Hanoi Tonkin receiver. Nice item paying the printed circular rate.

£150.00
Hong Kong

1908 | Hong Kong (DR10467)

Hong Kong.(Treaty Ports).1908.Picture post card of 'Comoran Fishing,Soochow' addressed to the United states bearing Hong Kong SG 93,4c carmine tied by 'Hankow/C' date stamp (Webb Type Liii) routed via Shanghai/B.P.O.' transit (Webb Type J). Very fine.

£100.00
Hong Kong

1912 | Hong Kong (DR10466)

Hong Kong.(Treaty Ports).1912.Picture post card of 'Procession of Boats in Dragon Festival, Canton River' addressed to Canada bearing Hong Kong SG 93,4c carmine tied by Canton date stamp.Very fine.

£150.00
Hong Kong

1910 | Hong Kong (DR10465)

Hong Kong.(Treaty Ports).1910.Picture post card addressed to England bearing Hong Kong SG 94,4c carmine tied by Swatow/C date stamp endorsed 'via Siberia' with Shanghai British Post Office transit.Very fine.

£225.00
Hong Kong

1907 | Hong Kong (DR10464)

Hong Kong.(Treaty Ports).1907.Envelope addressed to Shameen, Canton bearing SG 62, 1c purple and brown (pair) tied by Victoria/Hong Kong double ring with Canton/A date stamp on reverse (Webb Type Ei). From the new archive we have found I believe the 'A' code (rare on stamps) was used at the Shameen, Canton Post Office.

£275.00
Hong Kong

1910 | Hong Kong (DR10463)

Hong Kong. (Postage Due - Post cards). 1910. Picture post card of the 'Public Garden' addressed to London bearing SG 77, 2c dull green tied by Victoria double ring, underpaid with circular Hong Kong tax and charged with hand-struck '1d/F.B.' on arrival. Very fine.

£95.00
Hong Kong

1904 | Hong Kong (DR10462)

Hong Kong.(Treaty Ports).1904.Picture post card addressed to England bearing SG 78,4c purple/red tied by Liu-Kung-Tau/A date stamp (Webb Type B) . Very fine.

£125.00
Hong Kong

1906 | Hong Kong (DR10461)

Hong Kong.(Treaty Ports).1906. Canton Silk Circular addressed to Lyon, France bearing SG 77,2c green tied by Canton/B date stamp sent on the "S.S. Chusan".Very fine and scarce News-Band wrapper from Canton.

£350.00
Hong Kong

1906 | Hong Kong (DR10460)

Hong Kong. (SUB POST OFFICE). 1906. Picture post card addressed to Kowloon bearing Hong Kong SG 62,1c purple and brown tied by 'Hong Kong/K.B.' date stamp (Webb Type B).Scarce to find this postmark tying the adhesives.

£150.00
Hong Kong

1906 | Hong Kong (DR10458)

Hong Kong.(Treaty Ports).1906.Envelope addressed to France bearing Hong Kong SG 67,10c purple and blue tied by Canton date stamp 'Jy 29 6', routed via Victoria/Hong Kong with Orleans arrival and forwarded to Puy de Dome.Very fine.

£150.00
Hong Kong

1905 | Hong Kong (DR10457)

Hong Kong. 1905.Picture card of 'Victoria Hospital' bearing SG 78, 4c 78,4c purple/red tied by Victoria double ring with adjacent Hong Kong/K.B. cds (Webb Type B). Nice card by W. Brewer&Co.

£125.00
Hong Kong

1909 | Hong Kong (DR10456)

Hong Kong .(France). 1909. Picture post card of 'Hong Kong & Kowloon Harbour & New Dry Dock' addressed to France bearing Hong Kong SG 63, 2c green tied by Hong Kong date stamp, underpaid and bearing French postage due SG 33,30c orange/red tied by m/s pen cancel.

£150.00
Hong Kong

1897 | Hong Kong (DR10455)

Hong Kong.(Treaty Ports).1897. Envelope addressed to France bearing SG 38,10c purple/red tied by Canton/star date stamp (Webb Type C) routed via Hong Kong sent on the French paquebot 'Sydney' with octagonal 'Ligne N Paq. Fr. No 10' date stamp (Salles 1924) and Lyon arrival on reverse. Fine item.

£175.00
Hong Kong

1903 | Hong Kong (DR10454)

Hong Kong.(Treaty Ports).1903. Picture post card of 'Chinese Shop House in Shanghai' addressed to England bearing SG 56, 2c dull green (2) tied by Shanghai date stamp. Nice card published by 'Max Nossler & Co,38 Nanking Road, Shanghai'.

£175.00
Hong Kong

1902 | Hong Kong (DR10453)

Hong Kong.(Treaty Ports).1902. Postal stationary card 1c green with reply cancelled by Shanghai date stamp (Webb Type I) 'C' for G and no index code, addressed to the German cruiser 'Hansa' off Shanghai.

£85.00
Hong Kong

1892 | Hong Kong (DR10452)

Hong Kong.1892.Postal stationary card 3c brown cancelled by Hong Kong/C date stamp addressed to France with 'Modane a Paris' ambulant in red and Rennes arrival. Very fine.

£75.00
Hong Kong

1902 | Hong Kong (DR10451)

Hong Kong.(Treaty Ports).1902. Picture post card of 'Chinese Bank, Shanghai' addressed to Belgium bearing Hong Kong SG 56,2c green tied by Shanghai date stamp, underpaid with circular 'T' hand-stamp and bearing Belgian postage due Yvert 5, 10c carmine applied and tied by Jodoigne arrival on face. Scarce item of postage due mail mixed with Belgium.

£275.00
Hong Kong

1858 | Hong Kong (DR10449)

Hong Kong.(Treaty Ports).1858. Stamp-less envelope written from Shanghai dated 'Sept 4th 1858' addressed to France routed via Hong Kong 'Sept 8th' double ring,endorsed 'via Marseille' with 'Pays Etr. V. Suez Amb. B' French entry cachet in red and Vals arrival '29th Oct 58' on reverse and rated with hand-struck '8' on face. Nice item.

£200.00
Hong Kong

1889 | Hong Kong (DR10448)

Hong Kong.(Treaty Ports).1889. Hong Kong postal stationery card one cent green cancelled by Canton date stamp (Webb Type B) paying the local rate in Canton Superb.

£195.00
Hong Kong

1886 | Hong Kong (DR10447)

Hong Kong.(Treaty Ports).1886.Envelope to the United States bearing SG 37a, 10c green tied by Canton date stamp (Webb Type B) with Hong Kong transit on reverse, routed via San Francisco. Very fine.

£225.00
United States

1945 | United States (DR10580)

United States. (Japanese Relocation Camp). Circa 1945. United States postal stationery envelope 3 cents violet written from 'B. Minamoto/ 29-11-A, R.B./ McGehee, Ark' cancelled by Rohner/ Relocation Camp date stamp addressed to Chicago. Rohner, Desha County was a Japanese Internee Camp in Arkansas during WW2.

£75.00
Hong Kong

1894 | Hong Kong (DR10446)

Hong Kong.(Treaty Ports).1894. Postal stationary card 3 cents brown cancelled by Canton/A date stamp (Webb type B) addressed to Singapore with disinfection slit, Hong Kong transit and Singapore arrival. Disinfected mail from Canton is very scarce.

£375.00
India

1944 | India (DR10579)

India. (ASSAM - INTERNMENT CAMP MAIL). 1944. Stamp-less envelope written from 'Titadimona Indian Prison Camp, P.O. Lahoal, Assam' addressed to 'Hollywood Radio and Television, California' cancelled by Lahoal date stamp '11th Dec 44' on reverse with 'horse-shoe' Lahoal/ Due/ One Anna' on face, routed via Tinsukhia with boxed 'Special/ 141/ Censorship' in violet, octagonal 'A/5' cachet and hand-stamp 'DHA/ 213' of Calcutta and Recd. Mar 26' on reverse. Very rare item from this Assam Prison Camp with rare censor.

£350.00
Hong Kong

1888 | Hong Kong (DR10445)

Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports).1888.Postal stationary card one cent green upgraded with SG 33,2c carmine tied by Canton date stamp (webb Type B) addressed to Switzerland with Zurich arrival. Very fine.

£350.00
French Levant

1943 | French Levant (DR10578)

French Levant. (Free French Forces). 1943. Envelope written from 'Bonne Santi, Baisus' addressed to Tunisia, North Africa bearing Free French Forces in the Levant SG 8, 1f carmine (4) tied by 'Poste Aux Armees/ F.F.L./ B.C.M. 1' date stamp '17th Nov' with 'Controle' label tied by circular 'Free French Forces' censor in violet and 'Poste Aux Armees/ F.F.L./ B.C.M. 1' receiver on reverse '25th Nov 43'. Scarce item.

£125.00
Hong Kong

1903 | Hong Kong (DR10444)

Hong Kong.(Japan).1903. Envelope addressed to Yokohama bearing SG 56,2c dull green tied by Victoria/Hong Kong '20th Aug' with Yokohama/Japan arrival '26 Aug 03' on reverse. Fine item of un-opened printed matter mail to Japan.

£245.00
Hong Kong

1906 | Hong Kong (DR10443)

Hong Kong.(Treaty Ports).1906. Envelope addressed to France bearing SG 81,10c purple and blue tied by canton/B date stamp (Webb Type Dv) routed via Victoria/Hong Kong with octagonal French paquebot 'Ligne N Paq.Fr.No3' ate stamp sent on the steamer "Oceanien" with Lyon receiver on reverse. Very fine.

£195.00
Belgian Congo

1916 | Belgian Congo (DR10577)

Belgian Congo. (Belgian Forces). 1916. Belgian Congo postal stationery 5c green post card 'Congo Railway at 5 kilo point' cancelled by 'B.P.C.V.P.K./ No 1' date stamp in blue '19th Dec 16' addressed to Holland with Buzeist arrival. Very fine.

£95.00
Belgian Congo

1942 | Belgian Congo (DR10576)

Belgian Congo. (Railway Parcel Stamps). Circa 1942. BCK (Base Congo de Katanga) railway parcel set of stamps used from Port Francqui, Dilolo, Elisabethville-Depart and Katanga. Believed to be a rare set. Only 160 known to have survived.

£95.00
Hong Kong

1858 | Hong Kong (DR10441)

Hong Kong.(Treaty Ports). 1858. Stamp less envelope written from Shanghai dated 'Shanghae August 14th 1858' addressed to the United States, endorsed 'via Marseille' with Hong Kong '19/8' and London 'Oct 15' on reverse with Boston/Br. Pkt arrival '27/10' and charged with hand-struck '45' on arrival with 40c debit to GB. Nice item of mail sent by the 'P&O' steamer 'Shanghae' to Hong Kong and then by packet via Marseilles and England.

£550.00
Belgian Congo

1917 | Belgian Congo (DR10575)

Belgian Congo. (Belgian Forces). 1917. Picture post card of 'Kasuarinen Waldchen, Daressalaam' bearing Belgian Congo Occupation of German East Africa Yvert 28, 5c green and black (2) and SG 29, 10c carmine and black tied by 'B.P.C.V.P.K./ 11' date stamp '18th Dec 17'. Nice item of Occupation mail.

£95.00
Belgian Congo

1943 | Belgian Congo (DR10574)

Belgian Congo. 1943. Belgian Congo postal stationery card 1c emerald green cancelled by Basankusu date stamp '31st Dec 43' addressed to Mabuade. Nice item of local mail.

£65.00
Belgian Congo

1952 | Belgian Congo (DR10573)

Belgian Congo. 1952. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Chicago bearing 1f orange, 3f blue, and 10f violet tied by Kamina-Base Militaire with matching registered label routed via Kamina with Chicago arrival. Very fine.

£75.00
Belgian Congo

1945 | Belgian Congo (DR10572)

Belgian Congo. 1945. Air Mail envelope addressed to Chicago bearing Air Mail Yvert 11, 4f50 ultramarine and 5f orange tied by Manona date stamp with 'Examined By/ 30323' censor label and Leopoldville transit. Very fine

£50.00
Belgian Congo

1942 | Belgian Congo (DR10571)

Belgian Congo. 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to Washington bearing Air Mail Yvert 11, 4f50 ultramarine (strip of four) tied by Albertville date stamp with 'Passed Censure Albertville' hand-stamp endorsed 'via Miami' with 'Examined by U.S.A. 3889' censor tape.

£75.00
NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES

1902 | NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES (DR10440)

Netherlands East Indies.1902. Netherlands Indies postal stationery card 5c blue upgraded with SG 53, 1c olive (2) and SG 118, 1/2c on 2c brown tied by 'Sawahloento' hand-stamp addressed to Germany with Paoang squared circle transit and Celle arrival. Lovely item. Ex Bulterman.

£150.00
NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES

1904 | NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES (DR10439)

Netherlands East Indies.1904. Netherlands Indies postal stationery card 5c rose canceled by'Sawahloento' hand-stamp in blue addressed to Padangpandjang with framed hand-struck 'Solor' on face with Tapam and Padangpandjang squared circle arrival. Lovely item.

£125.00

Philatelic News & Information

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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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