FRENCH ALGERIA. (ZANZIBAR). 1900. Stamp-less envelope endorsed 'Colonne d'iGLE' addressed to the French Post Office, Zanzibar cancelled 'Troupes du Tidikelt/ Region de Salah' double ring '1/11' with circular 'Poste de Taghit/ Le Armees' cachet on reverse. Very fine and rare destination from the French Occupation of Algeria, North Africa

French Colonies. (Guyane). 1904. Picture post card of 'Depot de la Relegation a St. Jean-du-Maroni' addressed to Tunis, North Africa bearing Guyane Yvert 33, 5c green (pair) tied by Guyane/ St. Laurent du Maroni double ring '22nd Mars' with Tunis/ Regence de Tunis receiver '27/4' on face. Nice item of destination mail to North Africa.

French Colonies (Gabon). 1907. Registered envelope addressed to France bearing Gabon Yvert 17, 2c lilac-brown, Yvert 18, 4c lilac-brown and Yvert 24, 30c brown tied by Fernan-Vaz/ Gabon double ring '9/3' with boxed hand-struck 'R' routed via Cap-Lopez '11/3' with Bordeaux arrival and forwarded on to Arachon. Scarce item of registered mail from Fernan-Vaz.

French Colonies. (Senegal). 1901. Registered picture post card of 'Natives from Upper Senegal' addressed to France bearing Senegal Yvert 12, 10c black/lilac and Yvert 15, 25c black/ rose tied by St. Louis/ Senegal double ring with framed hand-struck 'R' and Isere arrival. Scarce registered postcard paying the 35c registered p/c rate.

FRENCH COLONIES. (MAYOTTE). 1901. Postal stationery envelope 15c blue canceled by D'Zaoudi/ Mayotte double ring 1st Mars 01' addressed to France sent on the steamer "Natal" with octagonal French paquebot 'La Reunion a Marseille' L.V. No 2' date stamp (Salles 2308) and Paris receiver on reverse. Scarce commercial stationery from Mayotte.

FRENCH LEVANT. (GREECE). 1851. Stamp-less envelope written from Salonique dated '15th Sept 1851' addressed to France routed via the Dardanellles with Dardenalles (Postes) transit '6th Oct' and boxed 'Paquebots De La Mediterranee' in red on face with Marseilles receiver and charged '10' tax hand-stamp on arrival. Scarce.

French Morocco. 1924. Envelope addressed to Austria written from Austrian soldier in the '2nd Regiment' bearing French Maroc Yvert 50, 50c on 50c bown (2) tied by 'Postes Djebel Idlan' double ring in violet. very fine.

French Colonies. (Martinique). 1884. Postal stationery formula card addressed to Paris bearing French General Colonies Yvert 50, 10c black/ lilac tied by 'Fort-De-France/ Martinique' with Paris/ Etranger arrival. Very fine.

CHINA. (FRENCH POST OFFICE IN SHANGHAI). 1873. Envelope showing 'Nachtrieb, Leroy & Co,' firms chop in blue addressed to France bearing 'French Republic' Yvert 57, 80c rose and Yvert 60, 20c blue tied by '5104' in lozenge with Shang-Hai Chine double ring '5th Avril 75' on face, boxed 'PD' and endorsed 'via Marseille' with Lyon arrival on reverse '17th Mai'. Very fine

Thailand. (Postcards). Circa 1910. Picture post card entitled 'Royal Crest of Siam'. Printed by 'Paul Kohl, Chomnitz. Beautiful coloured card.

French Colonies. (Anjouan). 1899. Registered envelope to France bearing Anjouan Yvert 10, 40c orange tied by octagonal 'Anjouan Col. Franc.' date stamp in blue '19 Juil 99' with boxed hand-struck 'R', sent on the French paquebot 'Yangtse" with octagonal 'La Reunion a Marseille 1/ L.U. No 1' date stamp (Salles 2322) and Aubenton arrival on reverse '14th Aout'. Very fine.

United States. (Anglo-French Accountancy). 1872. Envelope addressed to France bearing 'Washington' Yvert 41, 3c green (2) tied by cork obliterator with circular 'New York/ Br Transit' in red, endorsed 'via England' with Anglo-French accountancy 'GB/ 40c', London transit, French entry cachet and La Rochelle arrival. Nice combination.

French Colonies. (Congo Francaise). 1910. Unstamped envelope endorsed 'l'agent Postal' and signed by the postmaster addressed to M'Ongouma, French Congo cancelled by 'Moyen Congo/ Oueso' double ring '31st Jan 10' with 'T' hand-stamp and bearing Congo Francaise Yvert 37, 50c violet and grey and Yvert 42, 10c rose tied by 'Congo Francaise/ Mongouma' and hand-stamped triangular 'T' for postage due. Superb item the Congo region was changed to French Equatorial Africa (A.E.F.) on Jan 15th 1910.

Very rare usage as Provisional Postage Due.

A similar cover in the "Dr Ed Grabowski' Spink, Africa sale November 13 2019 lot 585 sold for 1500 GBP. described as being 'fine and possibly unique'.

French Colonies. (Ivory Coast). 1904. Registered and Advice of Receipt envelope addressed to France bearing Ivory Coast Yvert 7, 20c yellow/ red (2) tied by Bingerville/ Cote D'Ivoire double ring '31st Dec 04' with boxed hand-struck 'R' and framed 'A.R.' (Advice of Receipt) with octagonal French paquebot 'Loango a Bordeaux L.L. No 1' date stamp '3rd June 05' with Bordeaux arrival on reverse. Scarce item of Advice of receipt mail from the Ivory Coast.

French Colonies. (Somali Coast). 1949. Receipt for registered and value declared mail with '724' label addressed to Paris bearing Cote des Somalis postage dues Yvert 49, 3f brown and Yvert 52, 10f olive and French General Colonies "Percevoir' Yvert 30, 50c green tied by Cote des Somalis/ Djibouti double ring in blue. A scarce item of postage due mail.

French Colonies. (Oceanie). 1904. Picture post card to France bearing New Caledonia Yvert 45, 10c black/ blue tied by 'Mare Iles Loyalty' double ring '17th Sept' with adjacent date stamp and Rouen arrival on face. Scarce village postmark from the Loyalty Islands.

French Colonies. (Guadeloupe). 1877. News-Band wrapper addressed to Pointe-a-Pitre bearing French General Colonies Yvert 17, 5c green tied by 'Guadeloupe/ Capesterre' double ring '5th Nov' with Pointe-a-Pitre arrival on reverse. Very scarce single franking 5c Ceres paying the domestic printed matter rate from the small village of Capesterre.

Note the envelope has been clipped as prove of paying the printed matter rate. These items are very scarce. In many years trading I have seen very few,

French Colonies. (Reunion-Madagascar). 1927. Envelope addressed to Madagascar bearing Yvert 87, 15c grey-green tied by Saint Denis/ Reunion date stamp '8th Jan 27', underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and bearing Madagascar postage due Yvert 11, 10c rose tied by Tananarive receiver '14th Jan'. Nice item of underpaid mail from Reunion.

French Colonies. (Tahiti). 1908. Picture post card addressed to France of 'Eating supper, Tamaaraa a Tiane' bearing Oceanie Yvert 14, 5c yellow/ green tied by Papeete/ Tahiti double ring. Lovely item.

French Colonies. (Guinee Francaise). 1898. Guinee Francaise postal stationery envelope 25c black/ rose cancelled by Dubreka/ Guinee Francaise double ring '29th Avril 98' addressed to Switzerland with Conakry transit '2nd Mai' and sent by French paquebot with octagonal 'Loango a Marseille L.M. No 3' date stamp (Salles 1254) and Fribourg arrival on reverse. Scarce use from this small Guinee town.

French Colonies. (New Caledonia). 1906. Picture post card of 'Native Canaques War Dance' addressed to France bearing Yvert 59, 5c yellow-green tied by Noumea/ Nouvelle Caledonie date stamp with Valence/ Drome arrival. Superb card.

French Colonies. (Dahomey-Morocco). 1908. Picture post card of '14th July Celebrations, Porto Novo' addressed to 'General d'Amada, Commandant, French Corps Expeditionaire du Maroc' bearing French Dahomey Yvert 9, 5c yellow-green (pair) tied by Cotonou/ Dahomey double ring, endorsed 'via Oran'. Nice item of destination mail.

French Colonies. (Gabon). 1906. Postal stationery envelope 5c yellow-green addressed to Fernando-Vaz cancelled by Lambarche-Gabon double ring '18th Dec', routed via Cap-Lopez '22nd Dec' with Fernando-Vaz/ Gabon receiver '25/12' on reverse. Lovely item of domestic mail paying the un-opened printed matter rate.

FRENCH CAMEROONS (NIGERIA). 1941. Censored envelope addressed to Nigeria bearing French Cameroun Yvert 141, 80c lilac and brown (2) and Yvert 212, 10c green tied by Yaounde/ Camerouns date stamp, underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and 'Controle Postal/ Commission A/ Territoire du Cameroun' routed via Equatorial Africa with 'Controle Postal Militaire' label and oval 'Ouvert Par L'Autorite Militaire' and circular 'A/4' hand-stamp, with framed 'Passed by Censor/ 12/ Nigeria' applied on arrival on face. Attractive.

French Colonies. (St. Pierre Miquelon). 1858. Stamp-less envelope written from St. Pierre dated '1st Feb 1858' addressed to France cancelled by St. Pierre et Miquelon double ring endorsed 'via Anglaterre', boxed 'PD' with French entry cachet and Cette arrival '24th Feb' on reverse. Lovely item. Jamet Type 5.

NETHERLANDS INDIES. (SINGAPORE-HONG KONG). 1906. Netherlands Indies postal stationery envelope 25c violet cancelled by framed Maos hand-stamp in violet endorsed '22nd April 06' on reverse, addressed to the 'Basel Mission, Hoyuen, China', endorsed 'via Canton and Weichow' with Keryusond' straight-line village hand-stamp with Madion '23rd April' and Weltevreden '25/4' on reverse, then by maritime mail from Singapore to Hong Kong dated 'Ap 28' sent on the steamer 'Dongola' arriving Hong Kong '3/5' and Chinese Imperial Post Canton '4th May'. Very nice item of incoming mail.

CHINA. (HONG KONG). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to New York bearing Indo-China SG 191, 30c chestnut, SG 193, 60c purple, SG 195, $1 green and SG 229, $2 black (3) tied by Haiphong/ Tonkin date stamp, routed via Hanoi with 'Controle Postal' censor with oval 'Ouvert/ Par/ L'Autorite Militaire' censor hand-stamp and circular 'G/3', Hong Kong with 'Opened by Censor/ Hong Kong' label tied by boxed '43' cachet in turquoise. Superb item of censored mail paying the $7 90 cents rate over the Pacific via Hong Kong.

MALAYA. (PENANG-NETHERLANDS INDIES). 1939. Air Mail envelope addressed to Garoet, Java bearing Italy Yvert 423, 50c violet, Yvert 424, 75c scarlet and Air Mail Yvert 110, 2l blue tied by Firenze/ Posta Aerea double ring '6th Sept 39' endorsed 'Par Avion' routed via Penang with Crown 'Passed By Censor/ Penang' censor cachet on face. Very rare Penang censor only recorded in 1939 by Morenweiser. Exhibition item, sent KLM.

CHINA. (Indo Chinese Post Offices in Mengtsz). 1903. Registered envelope addressed to Paris bearing Mengtsz SG 8, 25c blue (pair) tied by Mongtze/ Chine double ring '28th Dec 03' with framed hand-struck 'R', routed via Haiphong/ Tonkin '18th Jan 04' with Paris arrival Feb 24 04' on reverse. Very fine and scarce early registered envelope from Yunnan Province.

INDIA. (BOER WAR). 1901. Envelope addressed to Ahmednagar, India bearing Natal SG 99, 1d rose-red (2) tied by Pieter Maritzburg double ring '29 Ju 1901' with oval censor 'Censor P.O.W./ Ahmednagar, India/ C.E. Nixon, B.A.' in violet on face with arrival on reverse. Very fine.

AUSTRALIA. (PRISONER OF WAR POST). 1941. Air Mail envelope headed 'Service Des Prisonniers de Guerre/ Prisoners of War Post' addressed to 'Agence Centrale des Prisonniere de Guerre, Comite International de la Croix Rouge, Palais du Conseil General, Geneva, Switzerland' headed 'Australian Red Cross Society' bearing SG 170, 4d green (2) and SG 174, 1s green (5) tied by Ship Mail Room/ Melbourne date stamp with '3/ Opened by Censor' label tied by boxed 'Passed by Censor/ V 91' on reverse sent 'Clipper/ Aust, USA, UK.' Superb item.

PAKISTAN. (BOY SCOUTS). 1959. Envelope addressed to Lebanon bearing SG 1, 1/2a red, SG 97, 2a orange-brown and 'Boy Scouts' SG 101, 6p violet tied by Dacca date stamp, underpaid with circular 'T/ Karachi R.M.S. Air Sector' with m/s '39c' on face. Scout Jamboree stamp scarce on commercial mail.

CAMBODIA. (FRENCH INDO-CHINA). 1907. Picture post card of 'Cambodian Musicians' addressed to Saigon, Cochinchina bearing French Indo-China SG 33, 5c green tied by Kompong-Chnang/ Cambodge double ring '28 Avril', routed via Pnompenh '27 Avril' on reverse. Very fine.

LAOS. (FRENCH INDO-CHINA). 1907. Picture post card of 'Groupe de Laotiens, South Laos' addressed to Baclieu, Cochinchine bearing Indo-China SG 33, 5c green tied by Khone/ Laos double ring. Rare office from this small Mekong Island.

NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1901. Registered Netherlands Indies postal stationery envelope 10 on 15c violet upgraded with SG 85, 2 1/2c yellow (strip of four) tied by framed Maos hand-stamp in blue with hand-struck 'R' in blue, addressed to Nganjoek with arrival in violet on face. A wonderful combination. One of the most attractive covers I have had the pleasure to see.

THAILAND. (SERVICE SUSPENDED). 1940. Envelope written on the Thai/ Malay border addressed to Denmark bearing Thailand SG 289, 15s blue (uncancelled), endorsed 'via Bangkok Japan, Manchukou, Siberia, U.S.S.R. Finland and Sweden' cancelled on reverse by Hat Yai railway date stamp, routed via Penang with censor tape tied by boxed 'Opened by/ 11/ Censor', framed 'Retour' and hand-stamp instructional 'Postal Communications/ Suspended' with oval 'Dead Letter Office/ Penang' (28th Nov 40) and returned via Bangkok with 'Post & Telegraph of Thailand/ Officially Sealed' label tied by South Express railway date stamp in violet. Extraordinary item of interrupted mail which cannot be forwarded via Siberia because of the Russian/ Finish War and the Pacific due to Pearl Harbour (8th Dec.). Only three recorded of the hand-stamp 'Postal Communications Suspended.'

BURMA. (CENSOR MAIL). 1939. Envelope addressed to England bearing Burma SG 26, 3d dull violet tied by Rangoon double ring '4th Sept 39' with blank censor label and triangular 'Passed Censor/ Rangoon/ 1' in violet on face and 'Passed Censor/ Rangoon/ 2' on reverse. The cover is endorsed "1st Letter Through since War Began" and dated '20/9/39' on face. Great Britain declared war on Germany at 12 noon on 3rd Sept 1939. The C.C.S.G. does not record this blank label from Burma which may well have been in use as a Provisional censor for just two days.