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.
Netherlands East Indies.1888. Netherlands Indies postal stationery card 5c green cancelled by framed 'Tassikmalaja' hand-stamp addressed to Batavia with Gaboet and Weltevreden transits on face. Lovely item.
Netherlands East Indies.1910. Netherlands Indies postal stationery card 5c rose canceled by 'Soembawa' hand-stamp in blue addressed to Holland with Velp arrival. Superb item.
Netherlands East Indies. 1909. Netherlands Indies postal stationery card 5c carmine cancelled by hand-struck Lamongan addressed to Nquimbauy with Babat transit.Superb.
Netherlands East Indies.1910. Netherlands Indies postal stationery envelope 15c on 12 1/2c brown cancelled by hand-struck 'Lebong - Soelit' addressed to Amsterdam with arrival. Very fine. Ex Bulterman.
Netherlands East Indies. 1896. Netherlands Indies postal stationery card 5c violet cancelled by 'Kertosono' hand-stamp in blue addressed to Soerabaja. Very fine.
Netherlands East Indies. 1910. Picture post card of 'Local tribesmen ,Soerabaja' bearing Netherlands Indies SG 126, 5c rose tied by 'Bampit' hand-stamp with delft arrival. Very fine. Ex Bulterman.
Netherlands East Indies. 1907. Netherlands indies postal stationary card 5 cent red cancelled by 'Bangkinang' hand-stamp addressed to Padang with Pajakombo squared circle transit and Padang arrival '12/6'. Lovely item. Ex Bulterman.
Netherlands East Indies. 1907. Netherlands Indies postal stationery card 5c rose canceled by 'Goenoeng Sitolie' hand stamp addressed to Germany with Sabang transit '9th June 1904' and Gnadenfri arrival on face '5/7'. Lovely item.
Netherlands East Indies. 1892. Netherlands Indies postal stationery card 5c blue cancelled by framed 'Kedoeng Djatie' hand-stamp addressed to samarang with Semarang squared circle arrival '29th Dec 92' on face.
Netherlands East Indies. 1902. Netherlands Indies postal stationery card 5c blue cancelled by framed 'Kertosono' hand-stamp in blue addressed to Ngandjack. Very attractive item.
Ex Bulterman and illustrated in his handbook on 'Langstempels' page 60.
Belgian Congo. 1934. Registered envelope addressed to England bearing Yvert 180, 4f violet tied by Jadotville date stamp with matching registration label routed via Elisabethville. Very fine.
Netherlands East Indies. 1909. Netherlands Indies postal stationary envelope 10 cents slate cancelled by 'Batos' hand-stamp addressed to Malang with arrival '25th Oct 09' on face. lovely item.
Netherlands East Indies. 1889. Netherlands Indies postal stationery card 5c green canceled by Blora hand-stamp addressed to Rembang with Magelang transit '26th Aug' and Rembang arrival. Fine item.
Belgian Congo. (British East Africa). 1925. Registered envelope addressed to East Africa bearing Yvert 112, 50c blue (strip of three) tied by Elisabethville date stamp with matching registration label endorsed 'via Beira' with Daressalaam and Nairobi arrival on reverse. Very fine.
Belgian Congo. (First Flight). 1936. Air Mail envelope addressed to Belgium bearing Yvert 194, 1f25 + 5c blue, Yvert 195, 1f50 + 10c carmine and Yvert 196, 2f 50 + 25c blue tied by Elisabethville date stamp '30th Oct 36' with cachet 'Elisabethville/Bruxelles' first flight, routed via Stanleyville with arrival on reverse.
Netherlands East Indies. 1896. Netherlands Indies postal stationery card 71/2c rose canceled by Bodja hand-stamp addressed to Belgium with Medan and Weltevreden transit and Gent arrival. Very fine.
Netherlands East Indies. 1888. Netherlands Indies postal stationery card 5c green cancelled by 'Depok' hand-stamp in blue with framed 'Franco' addressed to Batavia with arrival on face '11th Dec 88'. Superb.
Netherlands East Indies. 1907. Picture post card of 'Urimessingstraat, Ambon' addressed to Holland Netherlands Indies SG 123, 2 1/2c green tied by 'Dobo' hand-stamp routed via Bandaneira with Deventer arrival. Very fine.
Belgian Congo. (British East Africa). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Mombasa, Kenya bearing Belgian Congo Air Mail 4f50 brown and green (pair) tied by Aba date stamp routed via Juba. Very fine.
Belgian Congo. (Luxembourg). 1912. Picture post card of 'Magasins du C.F.K. Elisabethville' bearing Belgian Congo Yvert 55, 10c carmine and black tied by Sakania date stamp '17th Dec 1912' with Petange arrival. Very fine.
Netherlands East Indies. 1891. Netherlands Indies postal stationery card 71/2c brown cancelled by framed 'Kaijo - Tanam' hand-stamp addressed to Germany routed via Padang with 'Ned. Indie/ over Genua' hand-stamp and Dresden receiver. Lovely item.
Belgian Congo. (Luxembourg). 1912. Picture post card of 'Le Douane et l'Entrepot, Elisabethville' bearing Belgian Congo Yvert 55, 10c carmine and black tied by Sakania date stamp '17th Dec 1912' with Petange arrival. Very fine.
Belgian Congo. (Luxembourg). 1912. Picture post card of 'La Palais de Justice, Elisabethville' bearing Belgian Congo Yvert 55, 10c carmine and black tied by Sakania date stamp '17th Dec 1912' with Petange arrival. Very fine.
Netherlands East Indies. 1908. Netherlands Indies postal stationery card 5 on 7 1/2c slate cancelled by 'Kalisai' hand-stamp addressed to Ragadjamni. Very fine.
Netherlands East Indies. 1911. Netherlands Indies postal stationery envelope 12 1/2 on 15c brown cancelled by 'Kedoeng Djatti' hand-stamp addressed to Holland with s'Gravenhage arrival '20th May 11' on reverse. Superb.
Netherlands East Indies. 1886. Netherlands Indies postal stationery card 5c green cancelled by 'Kertosono' hand-stamp in blue addressed to Modjokarto with arrival '23rd June 1886 on face Very fine.
Netherlands East Indies. 1910. Netherlands Indies postal stationery card 5c rose upgraded with SG 123,2 1/2c green tried by 'Koeningan' hand-stamp addressed to Holland with s'Gravenhage arrival. Lovely item.
Ex Bulterman and illustrated in his handbook 'Langstempels' page 62.
Belgian Congo. (Luxembourg). 1912. Picture post card of 'Le Camp Militaire, Elisabethville' bearing Belgian Congo Yvert 55, 10c carmine and black tied by Sakania date stamp '17th Dec 1912' with Petange arrival. Very fine.
Belgian Congo. (Luxembourg). 1912. Picture post card of 'Hotel du Roi Albert, Elisabethville' bearing Belgian Congo Yvert 55, 10c carmine and black tied by Sakania date stamp '17th Dec 1912' with Petange arrival. Nice item.
Netherlands East Indies. 1899. Netherlands Indies postal stationery card 7 1/2c rose cancelled by framed 'Koetei' hand-stamp in blue addressed to Germany routed via Singapore with 'N.I. Agent Singapore' transit and Dresden arrival. Very fine.
Netherlands East Indies. 1911. Netherlands Indies postal stationery card 7 1/2c slate cancelled by 'Kisaran' hand-stamp addressed to Holland with Eissden arrival '10th Jan 1911' on face. Very fine.
Belgian Congo. (Luxembourg). 1912. Picture post card of 'Le Mine d'Etoile' bearing Belgian Congo Yvert 55, 10c carmine and black tied by Sakania date stamp '17th Dec 1912' with Petange arrival. Nice card.
Netherlands East Indies. 1911. Netherlands indies postal stationery card 5 on 7 1/2c rose cancelled by 'Tandjong Redeb' hand-stamp addressed to Bodjongon with Samarinda squared circle transit on face. Very fine.
Netherlands East Indies. 1910. Netherlands Indies postal stationery envelope 1201/2 on 15c brown cancelled by 'Tjikampek' hand-stamp in violet addressed to Holland with Roermond arrival on reverse. Lovely item.
Netherlands East Indies. 1887. Netherlands Indies postal stationery card 5c green cancelled by 'Tjibeber' hand-stamp addressed to Soebang with transit and Soebang arrival on face. Lovely item.
Netherlands East Indies. 1912. Registered Netherlands Indies postal stationery envelope 20c olive cancelled by 'Tjiamis' hand-stamp with matching registration label addressed to Bandoeng with arrival on reverse. Lovely item.
Netherlands East Indies. 1897 Netherlands Indies postal stationary card 5c blue cancelled by 'Taroetoeng' hand-stamp in carmine addressed to Lombok with Siboga, Padang, Weltevreden and Soerabaja squared circle transits and Ampenan arrival on face. Very attractive item.
Great Britain. (Under Cover Mail). 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to 'Capt T.S. Silveraton, Room 505, Washington' bearing Great Britain SG SG 471, 7d emerald green and SG 472, 8d carmine tied by Kent double ring with 'Opened by Examiner/ 1308' label. Attractive.
Barbados. 1941. Envelope addressed to Canada bearing Barbados SG 249, 1d scarlet tied by Barbados double ring with 'Opened by Censor' tape in green on white label, underpaid with circular 'T' hand-stamp on face. Very fine.
Rumania. (Levant). 1943. Registered envelope addressed to New York bearing Rumania Yvert 630, 20l (strip of six) tied by Arad date stamp '14th May' with framed hand-struck 'R/Arad' with censor label tied by framed 'Cenzure'/ 10' routed via Russia with circular censor on reverse and French Levant 'Controle' label with oval New York/ Reg receiver 'Sept 4' on reverse. Very interesting routing taking 110 days being Interrupted on route.
Persia. 1919. Provisoire 1919 overprint set Yvert 412-416 in fine mint blocks of 50. Cat 1200 euro.
Belgian Congo. (Belgian Forces). 1918. Belgian Congo postal stationery 10c carmine post card with view of 'Ponthierville Railway Station' cancelled 'B.P.C.V.P.K./ No 16' date stamp in blue green addressed to London. Very fine.
British Honduras. 1944. Air Mail envelope addressed to New York bearing SG 150, 1c green and violet and SG 155, 10c brown and green (2) tied by Belize date stamp with 'Opened by Examiner/ J/ 8174' label with hand-stamp 'Sep 18 1944' in violet and 'Examined by/ 3480' New York censor tape.
Egypt. (Belgian Congo-Undercover Mail). 1943. Air Mail envelope addressed to 'Madame Cassant, B.P. 62, Elisabethville, Belgian Congo' bearing Egypt Yvert 188, 2m vermilion, Yvert 195,20m blue, Yvert 215, 50m grey and Air Mail Yvert 15, 20m green and brown tied by Shepherds Hotel (Cairo) date stamp '9th June 43' with 'Censorship Dept/ 84' censor cachet and 'Egyptian Censor' tape tied by circular 'censorship Dept/ 2' cachet, routed via Northern Rhodesia with boxed 'Crown/Passed/ 0/...' in violet on face with Elisabethville arrival '29/6' on reverse. Lovely item of Undercover mail to B.P. 62, Belgian Congo.
South Africa. 1945. Air Mail envelope addressed to Czechoslovakia bearing SG 102, 6d orange and SG 104, 1s brown tied by Kaapstad date stamp with framed 'OAT' in carmine on face for (Onward Air Transmission).
Australia. (South Australia - Turks Island). 1904. Picture post card of 'Kapunda from Gundry's Hill' addressed to Grand Turk, Turks Island bearing SG 242, 1/2d yellow-green and SG 294, 1d rosine tied by Kapunda squared circle 'Dec 22 04' with arrival 'Feb 20 05' on face. Nice destination.
British East Africa. (Uganda). 1944. Folded letter sheet written from 'Internment Camp No 6, Uganda c/o P.W. Censorship Section, E.A. Command, Nairobi' dated '28th July 1944' addressed to Roma endorsed 'Evacuee Mail' and cancelled by 'P.O.W./ E.A.C.' date stamp with oval 'Internment Camp/ No 6' dated '30th Jun 1944' in violet with framed 'P/W Middle/ East 177' on face. Very fine.
British West Indies. (Bermuda - United States). 1942. Air Mail envelope written from 'S. Waletby, B.B. Contt. Bermuda, c/o Postmaster, New York' addressed to 'Camp Boiberik, Rhinebeck, New York' bearing United States 'Transporter' SG A903, 10c violet tied by 'U.S Army/ A.P.O.' date stamp 'Aug 12 1942' with framed 'Passed By/ US/ Army Examiner/ 313' with 'Opened by/ Army/ U.S. Examiner No 83' censor tape.
Switzerland. - Great Britain. (Undercover Mail). 1945. Air Mail envelope addressed to 'The Belgian Embassy, 107 Eaton Square, London' bearing Yvert 293, 20c carmine and Yvert 295, 30c blue tied by Huemoz date stamp endorsed 'via Lisbon' with 'Opened by Examiner/ 859' label. 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.