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.
Canada-Colombia. (Undercover Mail). 1942. Air Mail envelope written from 'The Belgian Training Centre, Joliette, Canada' addressed to 'Doctor Molina, Pharmacia Belga, Barranquilla, Colombia' bearing Canada SG 361, 5c blue, SG 365, 20c brown and SG 366, 50c green tied by Joliette date stamp with 'Examined By/ C. (DB) 203' label routed via New York with Barranquilla arrival on reverse. Nice item.
French Levant. (Palestine). 1945. Envelope addressed to Palestine bearing French Syria SG 338a, 10p blue (pair), SG 348, 5p violet and 'Obligatory Tax' SG T421, 5p on 25p on 40p rose tied by Alep date stamp with 'Controle' label tied by circular 'Free French Forces' censor in violet with Damas transit on reverse. Very fine and nice destination.
Netherlands Indies. 1941. Envelope written from the 'Department of Finance' hand-stamped 'Dienst/ V.V.P.' (Vrij Van Port) and endorsed 'Franco' addressed to New York bearing Netherlands Indies SG 404, 15c ultramarine tied by Batavia Centrum date stamp '14th May 41' with framed 'Niet Door Censuur/ Geopend/ 85' on face in violet. Scarce, Not Opened by Censor cachet from the Netherlands Indies sent Sea Mail.
Netherlands Indies. 1941. Envelope written from the 'Department of Finance' hand-stamped 'Dienst/ V.V.P.' (Vrij Van Port) and endorsed 'Franco' addressed to New York bearing Netherlands Indies SG 404, 15c ultramarine tied by Batavia Centrum date stamp '18th July 41' with framed 'Niet Door Censuur/ Geopend/ 85' on face in violet. Scarce, Not Opened by Censor cachet from the Netherlands Indies sent Sea Mail.
Netherlands Indies. 1940. Netherlands Indies reply postal stationery card 3 1/2c grey cancelled by Pematang date stamp '5th July' addressed to Raja Protection Camp for women with oval 'Militair Detachement/ Intereerinskamp/ P. Sianter' in violet with 'Militaire Censuur/Medan' hand-stamp with '3' and Brastagi arrival '6/7'. Nice item from Pematang Sianter Internment Camp for men to Raja Protection Camp.
Netherlands Indies. (Japanese Occupation of Java). 1943. Japanese Occupation 'Dai Nippon' postal stationery card 3 1/2c grey cancelled by Malang date stamp '13th July 43' addressed to Ngawi (Bentang Camp) with framed 'Ken'etsuzumi' in red and framed 'Madeunschu Keisatu Bu no in' ( Seal of Madioen Provincial Police Department). Scarce censor used on mail into Bentang Camp, Ngawi, Java. (See Tett 124, 337).
Netherlands Indies. 1940. Netherlands Indies postal stationery card 3 1/2c grey cancelled by Pematang date stamp '14th Aug' addressed to Raja Protection Camp for women with oval 'Militair Detachement/ Intereerinskamp/ P. Siantar' in violet and signed by the Commander, with 'Gecensureerd/ 1' hand-stamp in carmine and Brastagi arrival '4/9'. Nice item from Pematang Siantar Internment Camp to Raja and forwarded to Taratoeng.
Netherlands Indies. (Japanese Occupation in Java). 1943. Stamp-less Official mail envelope addressed to Pasoeroean cancelled Malang '9th Dec 1943' with hand-stamp 'Kao Yoo' (Official Mail) with framed 'Djabatan' (Service) and circular censor seal in carmine with Pasoeroean arrival on face. Attractive item.
Netherlands Indies. 1940. Netherlands Indies postal stationery card 3 1/2c grey cancelled by Medan date stamp '11th Dec 40' addressed to Besherming Kamp with circular 'Cdt. Intern.-Kamp/ Koetatjane' on face with 'Gecensureerd/ 2' hand-stamp in carmine and Tandoeng arrival '28/8'. Nice item from Kota Tjane Internment Camp.'
Netherlands Indies. (Japanese Occupation in Java). 1942. Envelope Mail envelope addressed to Soerabaja bearing Japanese Occupation in Java SG 4, 10s blue tied by Blitar date stamp '28th Aug 43' hand-stamped 'Kao Yoo (Official Mail) and framed 'Djabatan' in red with boxed 'Ken'etsuzumi' (censored) and oval censor cachet in carmine with framed instructional. Lovely item.
Netherlands Indies. (Japanese Occupation in Java). 1944. Stamp-less Official mail envelope addressed to Djakarta-Kote cancelled Bagor '24th Feb 1944' with hand-stamp 'Kao Yoo' (Official Mail) with framed 'Ken'etsuzumi' (censor) and circular censor seal in red. Attractive item.
Netherlands Indies. (Japanese Occupation in Java). 1943. Stamp-less card headed 'Kartoepos' addressed to Djakarta cancelled by Djakarta '4th Dec 1943' with framed 'Free Post' hand-stamp in carmine and endorsed 'Djabatan B.D.B. (Bebas Dari Bea) free post. Nice item.
Netherlands Indies. (Japanese Occupation in Java). 1942. Envelope addressed to Batavia bearing Japanese Occupation in Java SG 465, 5c blue tied by Batavia Central date stamp '27th Nov 42' with hand-stamp 'Kao Yoo' (Official Mail) with framed 'Ken'etsuzumi' (censored) with oval censor seal in orange and instructional 'Kembali Pada Sipengirim' (Return to Sender) on face.
Netherlands Indies. (Japanese Occupation in Java). 1944. Stamp-less Official mail envelope hand-stamped 'Kao Yoo' (Official Mail) addressed to Soerabaia canceled by Soerabaja date stamp '16th April 44' with framed 'Ken'etsuzumi' and oval censor cachet with framed censor and 'Alamat Tida Kenal/ Kembali Sipengirim' (Return to sender) hand-stamp on face. Very fine.
Netherlands Indies. (Japanese Occupation in Java). 1943. Official Mail envelope addressed to Soerabaja bearing Japanese Occupation of Java SG 3, 5s green tied by Soerabaja date stamp '17th Oct 43' with boxed hand-stamp 'Kao Yoo' (Official Mail) and framed 'Ken'etsuzumi' boxed censor with oval censor cachet on face and instructional 'Pindah Tida Memberi Alamat Kembali Sipengiren' on face (Return to sender). Very attractive item from the Japanese Occupation.
Netherlands Indies. (Japanese Occupation in Java). 1943. Envelope addressed to Soerabaja bearing Japanese Occupation SG 465, 5c blue tied by Soerabaja date stamp '23rd March 43' endorsed 'Kembali/ Soedah di Kamp' with framed cachet and returned '1/4' . Very fine.
Netherlands Indies. (Japanese Occupation in Java). 1943. Stamp-less Official Mail envelope hand-stamped 'Kao Yoo' (Official Mail' and 'Djbatan' in red addressed to Soerabaja cancelled by Probolingo date stamp '14th Sept 43' with oval Japanese Occupation censor in carmine on face. Very attractive item.
Netherlands Indies. (Japanese Occupation in Java). 1943. Stamp-less Official Mail envelope hand-stamped 'Kao Yoo' (Official Mail) and 'Djbatan' in red addressed to Soerabaja cancelled by Kalieant date stamp '20th Sept 43' with framed Japanese occupation censor in violet on face. Very attractive item.
Netherlands Indies. (Japanese Occupation in Java). 1942. Envelope addressed to Batavia bearing Japanese Occupation SG 465, 5c blue (pair) tied by Soerabaja date stamp '16th Dec 42' with framed censor in red and oval Japanese censor in violet on face. Very fine.
Netherlands Indies. (Japanese Occupation in Java). 1943. Stamp-less Official mail envelope hand-stamped 'Kao Yoo' )Official Mail) and 'Djbatan' in red addressed to Soerabaja cancelled by Tanggoel date stamp '15th Sept 43' with framed Japanese occupation censor in carmine on face. Very attractive item.
Netherlands Indies. (Japanese Occupation in Java). 1943. Stamp-less Official Mail envelope hand-stamped 'Kao Yoo' (Official Mail) and 'Djbation' in red addressed to Soerabaja cancelled by Wlingi date stamp '30th Aug 43' with oval Japanese occupation censor in carmine on face. Very attractive item.
China. (Austrian Post Office). 1901. Stamp-less picture post card of 'Chinese Musicians' addressed to Pola canceled by Austrian Post Office circular military cachet with hand-struck 'Feldpost' and Pola arrival '15th May 1901' on face. Very fine.
China. (Kouang-Tcheou-Wan). 1906. Picture post card of 'Ateliers de Sculpteurs Annamites, Tourane, Annam' addressed to Paris, France bearing Kouang-Tcheou-Wan SG 3, 4c magenta/ azure tied by Fort Bayard Chine double ring in blue with Indo (gratte). See Desrousseaux volume three. Attractive item.
Thailand. Circa 1920. Siam postal stationery card 2s brown on buff. 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.