Camerouns. 1942. Stamp-less Official mail envelope headed 'O.S. ) Service Official) addressed to Bouea, British Camerouns cancelled by Nkongsama date stamp '14th Mai 42' with circular 'Circonscription de N' Kongsamba/ Cameroun' on face and reverse, routed via Nigeria with framed horseshoe 'Censor' in red and 'Victoria/ Cameroons/ Under British Mandate' double ring '5th Ju 42' on reverse. Scarce Provisional censoring service from Nkongsamba interestingly not censored in Doulala. Ex Maddocks.

Morocco. (French Morocco). 1896. Envelope addressed to French Tangier bearing 'Mazagan a Marrakesh' Local Post Yvert 48, 20c lilac tie by 'J. Brudo/ Marrakesh' date stamp, routed via Mazagan bearing French Maroc Yvert 3a, 10c black/ lilac (2) tied by Mazagan/ Maroc double ring '26th Aout 96' and French Post Office Tangier '29/8' on reverse. Very fine item of commercial mail from the Maroc Local Post.

Netherlands Indies. (Dutch Rule Restored). 1948. Air Mail envelope addressed to 'Lt General W. Schilling, Netherlands Military Mission in Tokyo, Japan' bearing Netherlands Indies SG 401, 5c ultramarine, SG 471, 7 1/2c olive, SG 478, 1g turquoise (pair) and SG 505, 45 on 60c ultramarine tied by Batavia Centrum date stamp '24th Feb 48' with 'Dept E.Z./ Batavia' hand-stamp and 'Dienst/ V.V.P.' (Vrij Van Port)with circular commercial receiver on face. Nice item of mail sent during the Dutch War of Independence.

The Dutch East Indies declared independence from the Netherlands at 10am, 17th August 1945. There followed four years of armed resistance and bloody conflict until the Dutch recognized Independence on the 27th Dec 1949.

Netherlands East Indies. (Malaya). 1941. News-Wrapper headed 'De Sumatra Post' addressed to Penang bearing Dutch Indies SG 325, 1c slate and SG 427, 5c ultramarine tied by Medan date stamp '29th Dec 1941' with hand-stamp 'Censuur/ Gepasseerd/ 2' in violet and instructional 'Retaft/Postveibinding ver/ Broken'. Penang had fallen into the Japanese hands on the 1st December 1941 and the Japanese Occupied all of the Netherlands Indies by 9th March 1942. The marking Postal Connection Broken was applied to Service Suspended mail.

A similar wrapper is illustrated in 'Nico de Weijer's wonderful book "Postal Censorship and Internment Camp Mail in the Netherlands Indies 1940 - 1942".

Netherlands East Indies. (Service Suspended Mail). 1942. Red Cross stamp-less envelope addressed to Tinombo cancelled by Batavia date stamp '5th Feb 1942' with circular Red cross cachet and hand-struck instructional 'Retour Afzender/ Postvb. Verbroke' in violet on face (Postal Communication Interrupted) and endorsed 'Retour' to Batavia. The Celebes were invaded by the Japanese in January 1942 with Batavia being attacked in February 1942 so all mail between the islands of the Netherlands East Indies was 'Service Suspended'.

Netherlands East Indies. (Parcel Post Card). 1941. Registered 'Value Declared' Parcel Post Card addressed to 'The Consulate of the Netherlands, Boston, USA' bearing SG 408, 35c violet (pair) and SG 440, 1g violet tied by Soerabaja/ Simpang date stamp '17th Nov 41' with matching registered label and Soerabaja/ Pakkttpost dispatch with instructional 'Geverifieers & Ten/ Uitvoer Toegelaten' on face in crimson (Verified Output Allowed). Scarce item.

French Colonies. (New Caledonia). 1943. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to London written from Paaggoumene bearing New Caledonia Yvert 157, 2f orange and sepia and Yvert 242, 10f brown tied by Paagoumne/ Nlle Caledonia double ring '19th Feb 43' with framed 'R/Paagoumne Nouvelle Caledonie' hand-stamp with 'Ouvert Par La Censure-Nouvelle Caledonie' censor tape in green tied by circular 'Censure Alliere/ Nouvelle Caledonie/ 5' censor hand-stamp, routed via Noumea '23rd Feb' and San Francisco 'April 6', New York '11/4' with 'Examined by/ 1601' censor tape applied in New York and London censor tape and received 'May 19'. Lovely item of censored mail from this small New Caledonian village.

Great Britain. (Channel Islands). 1909. Avis de Reception (Advice of Delivery) notice bearing Great Britain SG 230, 2 1/2d ultramarine tied by oval 'Registered/ Jersey' date stamp '2nd Aug 09', signed by the Postmaster with Rhone receiver '4/8'. Rare item from the Channel Islands. Superb.

China. (French Indo-China). 1868. Large envelope addressed to Choisy-le-Roy, France bearing French General Colonies Yvert 6, 80c rose tied by CCH' in lozenge with octagonal 'Corr, D'Armees/ Saigon' date stamp, framed 'PD' in red, routed via Marseilles with octagonal French entry cachet 'Etab. F. Indi. Paq. F./3 Mars 3' date stamp in blue (Salles 1885) with Choisy arrival and forwarded to Paris and Boulogne on reverse. A unique triple franking Military envelope from the French Campaingn in China with single franking 80c Eagle.

Korea. (North Korea). 1955. Registered Air Mail envelope headed 'Department of the Army/ Neutral Nations Supervisory, Commission/ Inspection Team No 4/ Manpo (North Korea) addressed to Switzerland bearing SG N28, 1wn olive (imperf pair), SG N29, 1wn blue and red (block of four), SG N31, 2wn black and red, SG N47, 40wn carmine, SG N51, 20wn blue/red (2), SG N52, 120wn and SG N82, 5wn lake tied by Manpodate stamp with boxed hand-struck 'R/Korea/ Manpo' and Zurich arrival on reverse. Superb item from the United Nations Inspection Team.

Netherlands Indies. (Japanese Occupation in Java). 1943. Registered envelope addressed to Djakarta-Kota bearing Japanese Occupation in Java SG 4, 10s blue (3) tied by Koedoes date stamp '25th Nov 43' with matching registration label and framed 'Syomin Ginko' in carmine. Attractive item.

Netherlands Indies. (Japanese Occupation in Java). 1943. Stamp-less Official mail envelope hand-stamped 'Kao-Yoo' (Official Mail) addressed to Soerabaja cancelled by Matlang date stamp '18th Sept 1943', endorsed 'Soeret Edaran' with framed 'B.D.B.' (Bebas Dari Bea) 'Free Post' and framed Japanese Occupation censor.

Netherlands Indies. 1947. Air Mail envelope with circular cachet 'Comite International de la Croix Rouge/ Delegation in Batavia' in red on face and reverse addressed to 'The International Committee of the Red Cross, Dept, Hotel Carlton, Geneva' bearing Netherlands Indies SG 341, 5c ultramarine mixed with 'Dutch Rule' SG 478, 1g turquoise and SG 509, 50c indigo tied by Batavia Central date stamp with circular 'Dev/ 2' censor.

The Dutch East Indies declared independence from the Netherlands at 10am, 17th August 1945. There followed four years of armed resistance and bloody conflict until the Dutch recognized Independence on the 27th Dec 1949.

Netherlands Indies. (Liberated POW Mail). 1946. United States 'War Department/ Official Business' envelope endorsed 'On Active Service' addressed to Batavia cancelled by Batavia Centrum date stamp '1st Dec 1946'. Scarce mail from a liberated American POW in Batavia. (Kramat Camp)

Netherlands Indies. (Liberated POW Mail). 1946. United States 'War Department/ Official Business' Air Mail envelope endorsed 'On Active Service' addressed to Batavia cancelled 'Postkantoor/ Kramat Kamp (Batavia) date stamp '11th Nov 1946'. Scarce mail from a liberated American POW in Kramat Camp.

Netherlands Indies. (Australian and US Forces on Morotai Island). 1945. Stamp-less Official mail envelope headed 'Royal Netherlands Indies Army' with 'C. Conica GR. O. Ost & Borneo/ Morotai' addressed to 'The Information Bureau, Batavia' cancelled by framed 'Nederlandsch Indie/ PTT/ Mortai' dated '13th Nov 1945' with 'Official Mail' and circular 'Staff Officer N.I.C.A.' hand-stamp. Nice item written from the Australian and United States Allied Base on Morotai Island.

Netherlands Indies. (Japanese Occupation in Java). 1943. Registered envelope addressed to Djakarta-Kota bearing Japanese Occupation in Java SG 4, 10s blue and SG 10, 20s olive tied by Pekalonggan date stamp '1st Dec 43' with matching registration label and boxed censor cachets. Attractive and scarce item from the Japanese Occupation of Java.

Thailand. (Air Mail). 1947. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Switzerland bearing SG 243, 50s black and orange (4), SG 256, 15s blue (4), SG 262, 3b black and green, SG 263, 5b black and violet, SG 293, 10s (strip of four), SG 307, 1b indigo (pair) and SG 312, 10s carmine (strip of 4) tied by Bangkok/ GPO with registration label and framed instructional 'Late Fee Paid' with St. Gallen arrival. Superb item of Late Fee mail. Exhibition item paying the 13baht 40 satang rate.

Thailand. (Advice of Receipt). 1927. Registered and Advice of Receipt envelope addressed to Chicago bearing SG 216, 5s violet (strip of four) and SG 221, 25s blue tied by Bangkok/ 4B date stamp with matching registration label and framed 'A.R.' in carmine on face, routed via Bangkok/ 2C' with New York/ Reg and Chicago receiver on reverse. Advice of Receipt mail from Siam is very scarce. This is a very attractive item for the Exhibitor.

Thailand. (Siam, Royal Mail- King Prajadhipok, Rama V11 Reign 1925-1935. A Royal Decree document with translation in English from King Pradadhipok, Rama V11, Crown Prince of Siam on the nomination of 'Monsieur Cognacq' to the title of Knight Grand Cross dated '26th August 2469' in the Thai calendar or 1926. An extremely rare item with Royal Embossed seal and signed by the King. A superb group with photo of 'M. Cognacq' and family in Pnom Penh.

United States. (Hong Kong-Trans-Pacific Mail). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Bombay, India bearing New York US Postage Paid $1.40' label dated 'Ap 19', endorsed 'via Trans-Pacific Clipper' with Victoria transit '30th Ap 40' and triangular 'Passed by Censor/ Hong Kong/ 4' in violet on face with boxed 'Not Opened by/ Censor/ C 11' and Bombay arrival '9th May.' Nice item routed over the Pacific.

British West Indies. (British Guiana-Great Britain). 1943. Air Mail envelope addressed to British Guiana bearing Great Britain SG 470, 6d purple and SG 476a, 2/6d green tied by London F.S. date stamp '11th May 43' with 'Opened by Examiner/ 6688' label, endorsed 'By Sea to New York and Thence By Air' with Demerara arrival '24th May' and 'Opened by Examiner/ 1/12 label applied on arrival. Nice item of incoming censor mail.

British Guiana. (Cuba). 1940. Envelope written from Cuba addressed to Georgetown, British Guiana bearing Cuba 2c red tied by Santiago de Cuba roller 'Feb 27', underpaid with framed 'T' hand-stamp and bearing British Guiana postage dues SG D2, 2c black (strip of three) tied by Georgetown arrival '27th Mr 40'. Very nice item of underpaid mail from Cuba.

Japan. (Hong Kong-Netherlands Indies). 1940. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Medan, Sumatra bearing Japan SG 317, 4s emerald (2), SG 322, 10s carmine (5) and SG 327, 30s turquoise (3) tied by Osaka date stamp with matching registered label, routed via Hong Kong with Victoria transit and 'Opened by Censor/ Hong Kong' label in black and 'Door Censuur Geopend' censor tape applied on arrival. Superb item.

Japan. (Singapore-Netherlands Indies). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Medan, Sumatra bearing Japan SG 322, 10s carmine (2) tied by Osaka date stamp route via Singapore with 'Passed By/ 29/ Censor' cachet and 'Door Censuur Geopend' label applied on arrival. Very fine.

Japan. (Hong Kong). 1940. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Sussex bearing Japan SG 305, 20s (blue), SG 322, 10s carmine (3) and SG 327, 30s turquoise (10) tied by Kobe date stamp with matching registration label with framed 'Air Mail via Hong Kong' hand-stamp in red and triangular 'Passed Censor/ 13/ Hong Kong' on face in blue green with Hong Kong transit and Sussex arrival. Lovely franking.

Hong Kong. (Liberation). 1945. Air Mail envelope addressed to Castries, St. Lucia cancelled by framed 'Hong Kong/ Postage Paid/ 1945' with US Navy date stamp '9th Oct 45' and Castries/ St Lucia arrival '3rd No 45' on reverse. Superb destination on Post Liberation mail.

Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1913. Registered envelope addressed to Ireland bearing SG 94, 4c carmine (4) tied by Tientsin/ B.P.O. date stamp (Webb Type B) with framed 'R/ Tientsin B.P.O.' in red, endorsed 'via Siberia', routed via London and Glasgow with Lisburn arrival on reverse.. Very fine.

Hong Kong. (Maritime Mail). 1912. Printed envelope addressed to 'Shing Sun & Co, San Francisco' bearing Hong Kong SG 92, 2c green (pair), SG 95, 10c bright ultramarine and SG 96, 20c purple and sage-green tied by 'Tenyo-Maru/ Sea Post' date stamp in violet '2nd Sept 12' but endorsed for the 'S.S. Chiyo-Maru' but diverted. Very attractive item of maritime mail sent by the Japanese Ship.

Malaya. (Japanese Occupation). 1942. Large envelope addressed to Tanglin Hill, Singapore' bearing Japanese Occupation SG J161, 1c black, SG J233, 8c scarlet and SG J239, 1c black tied by Sepang double ring. Very fine.

Malaya. (Perak). 1965. Registered 'On Postal Service' envelope addressed to Taiping, Malaya cancelled by Ipoh/ Perak date stamp with matching registration label, underpaid and bearing Malaya Postal Union postage due SG D29, 10c on 8c orange (pair) tied by Taiping receiver with 'Dead Letter Office/ Perak' double ring and 'Dead Letter Office' wax seals on reverse. Scarce item of commercial mail.

Hong Kong. (Malaya). 1954. Envelope addressed to Perak, Malaya bearing Hong Kong SG 143, 5c green tied by Ya Ma Ti/ Hong Kong double ring '23rd Dec', underpaid with oval 'T/10c' tax hand-stamp in violet and bearing Malaya Postal Union postage due SG D18, 5c vermilion (pair) tied by Ipoh double ring 'Jan 7 54' on reverse. Nice combination and scarce stamp on cover.

Hong Kong. (Malaya). 1956. Envelope addressed to Perak, Malaya bearing Hong Kong SG 179, 10c violet tied by Hong Kong double ring '27th Dec', underpaid with framed 'T/5' tax hand-stamp in violet and bearing Malaya Postal Union postage due SG D14, 1c violet and SG D17, 4c sepia tied by Ipoh double ring on reverse. Nice combination.

Spanish Colonies. (Guinea). 1912. Picture post card of 'Procession de la Ida, Conception en St. Isabel' addressed to Belgium bearing Spanish Guinea Yvert 116, 1c black and Yvert 118, 5c green (2) tied by Sta. Isabel double ring.

Spain. 1941. Mourning envelope addressed to France bearing Yvert 679, 15c yellow-green (2) and Yvert 683, 40c grey and 'Correspondencia Urgente' Yvert 5, 20c brown tied by Barcelona date stamp with framed 'Barcelona/ Censrado' in blue and circular 'l.j./ 2' on reverse with French 'Controle' label tied by oval 'Ouvert par les/ Autorite de Controle/ G.C.-81' in violet on face. Nice item of Express Mail

New Zealand. 1910. Registered postal stationery envelope 'one penny' red upgraded with SG 278, 1d carmine and SG 320, 2 1/2d blue tied by Raetihi date stamp with matching registered label, addressed to France, endorsed 'via Suez' with Ohakunea and Wellington transits and Nantes arrival. Very attractive.

Brunei. (Labuan). 1939. Registered envelope addressed to the United States bearing SG 60, 1c black (2) and SG 74, 12c blue tied by Brunei date stamp '13th Dec 39' with matching registered label routed via Labuan tied by framed 'Passed By/ 4/ Censor' (with bottom right framed removed) in violet and Labuan transit '14th Dec' on reverse and 'Passed by Censor' tape applied in Singapore. Very fine item of mail from Brunei routed via the Labuan censor station.

Brunei. (Labuan). 1940. Registered envelope addressed to the United States bearing SG 75, 30c black and orange tied by Brunei date stamp '26th Mar' with matching registered label routed via Labuan with framed 'Passed By/ 4/ Censor' (bottom right corner removed) in violet on face and Singapore on reverse '1st April' with Elizabeth/ Registered arrival in violet 'May 6th' on reverse. Very nice item of mail from Brunei and routed via the Labuan censor station. See C.C.S.G. APRIL 2007

St. Vincent. 1896. 'Official Mail' envelope headed 'On Her Majesty's Service' addressed locally bearing SG 48, 1d rose-red (10) tied by Kingstown/ St. Vincent date stamp 'Jan 20 96'. Attractive.

British West Indies. (Jamaica - Venezuela). 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to New York bearing Venezuela Air Mail Yvert 89, 10c rose, Yvert 131, 15c blue and Yvert 134, 40c brown tied by Maracaibo date stamp, routed via Jamaica with 'Opened by Examiner/ ID/ 5662' censor tape and hand-stamp '11 Oct 1942' in violet on reverse. Very fine.

British West Indies. (Trinidad - Argentina). 1941. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Boston bearing Argentina Yvert 368, 5c red-brown (3), Yvert 372, 20c blue and Yvert 336, 1p brown and blue tied by Los Chachas date stamp with framed hand-struck 'R/ Las Chachas', routed via Trinidad with 'Opened by Examiner/ 104' censor tape. Lovely item.

British East Africa. (Uganda). 1940. Envelope addressed to New York bearing Kenya SG 137, 15c black and rose (pair) tied by Kampala/ Uganda date stamp '3rd Nov 40' with 'Passed by Censor/ Kampala/ 1' hand-stamp in violet on face. Very fine.

British Occupation of Middle East Forces. 1944. Air Mail envelope addressed to Boston bearing M.E.F. SG M15, 5d brown tied by Tripoli double ring '30th June 44' with 'Opened by Examiner/ ZA 14317' censor tape in pink routed via Egypt with 'Examined By/ 8067' Boston censor tape. Nice censor tape from the British Occupation

British West Indies. (Trinidad - Paraguay). 1943. Air Mail envelope addressed to New York bearing Paraguay Yvert 375, 50c brown and Yvert 391, 20p violet tied by Paraguay date stamp, routed via Trinidad with 'Opened by Examiner/ 1E/ 5331' censor tape and New York 'Examined By' tape.

Gibraltar. (Spain). 1854. Stamp-less envelope written from Gibraltar dated '25th July 1854' addressed to Cadiz, Spain cancelled by Gibraltar arc in blue '25th Jy', rated '5' in m/s and charged with hand-struck '1R' in red on face with Cadiz receiver on reverse. Very fine.

Gold Coast. 1939. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Switzerland bearing Gold Coast SG 120, 1/2d green, SG 121. 1d brown, SG 123, 2d grey, SG 124, 3d ultramarine and SG 128, 1s olive and grey tied by Registered/ Accra date stamp '20th Oct 39' with matching registered label and hand-stamped 'Registered' with boxed 'Passed by Censor/ Gold Coast/ 5' in carmine on face, endorsed 'Imperial Air Mail' and Zurich arrival '28th Oct' on reverse. Attractive item.

Cyprus. 1945. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to England bearing SG 152, 1/2p green, SG 157, 4 1/2p grey and SG 159, 9p black and purple tied by Registered/ Nicosia date stamp with matching registered label and hand-struck 'A.V./ 2' on face. Very fine.

Gambia. (Senegal). 1906. Picture post card of 'Upper River, Bathurst' addressed to France bearing Gambia SG 61, 3d purple and ultramarine tied by 'Dakar/ Senegal' double ring. Unusual and very fine.

Fiji. (France). 1901. Fijian postal stationery card 1 1/2d lilac cancelled by GPO Suva/ Fiji date stamp addressed to France, underpaid with circular Fiji/ tax hand-stamp and framed French Tax hand-stamp applied in Lyon on arrival. Very fine usage of stationery underpaid to France. Attractive item.

Bermuda. (Ireland). 1944. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Ireland bearing SG 118d, 5s pale blueish green and carmine tied by St. Georges/ Bermuda date stamp '23rd June 44' with registered label and 'Air Mail' label with 'Opened by Examiner/ PC 90' Bermuda censor label routed via England with 'Crown/ Opened by Examiner/ 4795' and Gaelic pink censor tape tied by Dublin receiver. Lovely item of mail triple censored.