Persian Gulf. (India used in Aden). 1889. Envelope addressed to Bombay bearing India SG 93, 3a brown-orange tied by Aden Cantonment squared circle 'Jan 14 89' with adjacent Sea Post Office/ E date stamp 'Jan 10'.

Very interesting item. Perhaps originating in another Gulf State with Sea Post Office transit '10th January and carried to Aden 'January 14th 1889.

Persian Gulf. (India used in Aden). Circa 1876. Envelope addressed to Meadow Street, Bombay bearing India SG 62, 2a orange (pair) tied by 'B - 22' obliterator with Aden date stamp 'Dec 9' (with no date slugs) and Sea Post Office/ B on reverse dated '13th Dec'. Very fine.

Thailand. 1941. Envelope addressed to California bearing SG 254, 5s violet (3) tied by Bangkok GPO date stamp.

Thailand. (Ireland - Late Fee Paid). 1933 Registered envelope addressed to Ireland bearing SG 254, 5s violet and SG 255, 10s carmine (4) tied by Bangkok/ GPO date stamp '29 April' with matching registration label and framed instructional 'Late fee Paid' on face with Ros Cre receiver '24th July' on reverse.

Very few Late Fee covers known from Siam and this a very scarce destination from Bangkok to Ireland.

Thailand. 1938. Air Mail envelope addressed to London bearing SG 260, 1b blue and black tied by Bangkok GPO date stamp with 'KLM/ By Airmail' label in red on face. Very fine.

Thailand. (A.V. 2 - Canada). 1951. Air Mail envelope addressed to Vancouver bearing SG 334, 2b yellow, SG 335, 3b grey, SG 336, 5s purple (pair), SG 337, 10s green (pair) and SG 342, 1b blue tied by Bangkok GPO date stamp with bold 'A.V. 2' hand-stamp.

Nice five colour combination paying the 6 baht 30 satang Air Mail rate to Canada with Avis de Reception hand-stamp.

Thailand. (Laotian Civil War). 1971. Stamp-less Air Mail envelope addressed to Bangkok cancelled by Pua date stamp '22nd Sept 2514 (1971) with 'Royal Thai Army Border Patrol/ Command' hand-stamp in violet/ blue on face, endorsed 'Army Censor/ Checked' and signed by the Commanding Officer and Bangkok '24th Sept' arrival on reverse.

Royal Thai Army Troops had been in the Doi Phu Kha, National Park (Nan Province) on the Thai Laos border as part of 'Operation Phalat' a military offensive of the Laotion Civil War.

Thailand. (Singapore - Trans - Pacific Mail). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Connecticut bearing SG 295, 25s orange and slate and SG 297, 1b grey and blue (strip of three on reverse) tied by Bangkok/ 1 date stamp with Thai censor circular '6' or '9' in violet and Singapore brown censor tape tied by 'Passed By/ Censor/ 155' on face and reverse with hand-stamp 'G' and '1' applied in Singapore.

Carried on 'California Clipper' to San Francisco and domestic service to Connecticut.

Thailand. (Penang - Australia). 1941. Envelope addressed to Melbourne, Australia bearing SG 292, 5s violet and SG 293, 10s red tied by GPO Inland Section date stamp '5th May 84 (41) with bold Thai censor circular '8' in violet on face, routed via Penang with brown censor tape tied by boxed 'Opened By/ Censor. 45' in violet on face and reverse. Very fine.

Thailand. (Censor Mail). 1941. Envelope addressed to Philadelphia bearing SG 289, 15s blue tied by Bangkok GPO date stamp '7th April 41' with circular '3' censor cachet in violet on face. Very fine.

Thailand. (Horse Shoe Route). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Switzerland bearing SG 297, 1b grey and ultramarine tied by Bangkok date stamp '28th June 84 (41)' with Thai censor circular '6' or '9' in violet, routed via Penang with brown censor tape tied by framed 'Opened By/ Censor. 49' in violet on face and reverse with a red hand-stamp of two parallel bars applied on the printed 'Air Mail' label, censored in London by 'Opened By Examiner 441' label.

Very fine cover paying the 'one baht' rate, carried by B.O.A.C. on the "horse-shoe" routed via Durban, then by ship to Lisbon and air to U.K.. The red parallel hand-stamp indicates the end of air transport.

Morenweiser lists the Penang censor from '2-- 48'.

Thailand. (United States - Australia). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Sydney, Australia bearing SG 292, 5s violet and SG 296, 50s grey and orange tied by Bangkok GPO date stamp '30th June 41' with bold Thai censor circular '6' or '9' in violet on face, endorsed 'By Airmail/ Per K.L.M. Plane', with bilingual 'Par Avion' label, routed over the Pacific with 'Examined By/ 6868' label anointed '10506' and '281' m/s on label with boxed receiver '4th Sept 1941' on reverse.

Very interesting item from Siam routed via the United States with censor label applied in transit.

Netherlands East Indies. (Marine Post). 1947. Stamp-less Air Mail envelope written from the 'R.N.N. "Marbrig" at Batavia endorsed 'On Active Service' addressed to Switzerland cancelled by 'Ned Indie 105ct/ Batavia MARINE' meter cachet in carmine with Marine/ Postkantoor/ Soerabaja on face,

The Marine meter cancel must be very scarce.

The Dutch 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.

Ex Paul Bulterman collection.

Netherlands East Indies. (Veldpost). 1947. Illustrated Air Mail envellpe written from '1 - 4, R.I. Reg. Inf. Bandoeng' addressed to the Netherlands endorsed 'In Actieve Dienst', cancelled by Veldpost - Bandoeng' double ring '15th Avril 47'. Attractive item from the Dutch Indies War of Independence.

The Dutch 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. (Veldpost). 1947. Illustrated Air Mail envelope written from '1 - 1 R.1. Reg, Inf. Medan' addressed to the Netherlands, endorsed 'In Actieve Dienst' cancelled by 'Veldpost - Medan' double ring and signed by the Unit Commander with Zwartewaal arrival.

Netherlands East Indies. (Veldpost). 1947. Illustrated Air Mail envelope written from Dutch 'R.V.A./ 6' addressed to the Netherlands written from Batavia cancelled by Veldpost - Batavia/ 8' date stamp.

The Dutch 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.

Ex Paul Bulterman.

Netherlands East Indies. (War of Independence). 1946. Printed illustrated 'In Actieve Dienst' envelope from '1st Company, 1 - 1 R. Inf. X Brigade, Java' addressed to 'Post Box 212, Singapore' bearing Netherlands Indies SG 476, 30c grey tied by 'Post - A - Div/ Soerabaja' rubber stamp in violet dated '21st July 46'. Very attractive military cover.

The Dutch 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.

Ex Paul Bulterman collection.

Netherlands East Indies. Circa 1945. Stampless envelope written from Den Haag addressed to 'Concentration Kamp, "Aek Pamienke" S.O.K. Ned Ost Indies' with 'Nederlandsche - Indisch/ Roode Kruis' circular hand-stamp in carmine on face.

The 'Aek Pamienke' Camp held 5000 European women and children in three large camps from April to July 1945 in the last month of the Japanese Occupation, the conditions were primitive and a large number of the internees died of sickness and exhaustion.
The Japanese surrender was announced here on August 24, 1945.

Mail into 'Aek Pamienke' Concentration Kamp' (Sumatra) is very scarce. Little mail would have survived.

Netherlands East Indies. (Dutch War of Independence). 1947. Air Mail envelope addressed to 'The French Zone, Wurttemberg' bearing Netherlands Indies 'Dutch Rule Restored' SG 477, 60c grey tied by Batavia Centrum date stamp with circular ''Dev/ 5' censor hand-stamp, endorsed 'Par Avion' with 'Opened by Allied Censorship (Neth) label tied by circular 'A.C.N./ 3037' censor hand-stamp on face and reverse with 'Nederlandscheposteryen' label applied by the Dutch Post Office for damaged mail.

The Dutch 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.

Ex Paul Bulterman.

Netherlands East Indies. (Dutch Rule Restored). 1946. Envelope addressed to 'Post Ende, Flores, Dutch Indies' bearing 'Dutch Rule Restored' postage dues SG D480, 2 1/2c on 10c vermilion, SG D481, 10c vermilion, SG D482, 20c magenta and SG D483, 40c yellow-green tied by Makasser date stamp '4th April 46' with adjacent circular 'T' hand-stamp.

Scarce postage dues on cover, the 40cent green a difficult stamp off cover.

Netherlands East Indies. (Singapore). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to the Netherlands bearing SG 347, 20c violet tied by Semarang date stamp '5th May 40', routed via Singapore with 'Crown/ Passed by Censor' label tied by framed 'Passed By Censor 156/ Singapore in violet on face and reverse, with circular single numeral '28' on face with German censor tape 'Geoffnet "C" applied in Cologne and tied by German censor with framed '12' in violet applied on arrival.

Morenweiser Type 4a is listed from 19th May 40 and censor numbers 111 - 142. The Passed By Censor two line label black on white (Morenweiser Type 2B) is only known with the date range 7th Sept 39.

The single ring numeral censor appears to have been applied in transit at Singapore early 1940.

Netherlands East Indies. (Australia). 1945. Air Mail envelope addressed to Queensland, Australia headed 'On Active Service' bearing Australia SG 187, 3d purple-brown tied by 'Field Post Office/ 026' date stamp '27th July 45' with framed 'From H.M. Ship/ Passed By Censor' on face and signed.

Australian Field Post Office 026 was based on Morotai Island (Docks Area) 23.4.45 - 25.9.45.

Indonesia. (Viet - Nam War Contingent). 1974. Illustrated 'Warkatpos Khusus Garuda 1V. Indonesia, ICCS Vietnam' postal stationery envelope addressed to the 'Indonesian Contingent, Garuda V, PO Box 2951, Saigon' cancelled by 'Kebayoran/ Pasarminggu date stamp '2nd Feb 74' with framed 'Garuda 1V' endorsed '1X' in blue ink and Jakarta '5/2' on reverse.

The International Commission of Control and Supervision (ICCS) was the result of the Paris peace accords of '27th Jan 1973' to end the war and comprised military and civilian personal from two communist nations Poland and Hungary and two non - communist nations, Canada and Indonesia to supervise the cease fire, the withdrawal of troops, the dismantlement of military bases, the activity at ports of entry and the return of captured military personal and foreign civilians, however the war continued until Saigon fell on 30th April 1975.


Scarce item used commercially with content.

Netherlands East Indies. (Marine Post). 1951. Registered envelope addressed to the Netherlands bearing Indonesia 'National Sports' SG 655 to 659, 35s + 10s blue tied by Marine Post/ Djakarta date stamp '25th Oct 51' with framed hand-struck 'Marine - Postkantoor/ Djakarta/ R. No (149) on face with Arnhem arrival on reverse.

Registered mail from the Marine Substation is scarce.

The Dutch 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.

Ex Paul Bulterman.

Netherlands East Indies. (Marine Post). 1947. Stampless Air Mail envelope endorsed 'On Active Service' addressed to the Netherlands cancelled by oval 'Marine - Postkantoor/ Soerabaja' dated '28th July 47' in violet.
The Dutch 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. (Luchtpostbrief). 1948. "Luchtpostbrief" military folded envelope headed 'Militair Portvri' and 'On Active Service' written from Poerwokerto addressed to the Netherlands cancelled by '18' date stamp. Very fine.

The Dutch 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. (Dutch Catholic Label). 1947. Air Mail envelope addressed to England bearing Netherlands 2c brown, 4c green, 7 1/2c brown 10c lake and 20c blue tied by Tilburg date stamp '9th Dec 47' with 'K.J.M.V. Tilburg 1 Cent' label on face reading 'En Toch/ Shunt de Zon' (and yet the sun will shine) and on reverse 'Een Brief Van Thuis/ Brengt Zonin Huis' ( a letter from home brings sunshine home).

Scarce Catholic Young Man's Association (K.J.M.V.) label.

Ex Paul Bulterman.

Netherlands East Indies. (Dutch Rule Restored). 1946. Air Mail envelope addressed to Holland bearing Netherlands Indies SG 471, 7 1/2c olive and SG 474, 17 1/2c carmine tied by 'Postkantoor/ Oranji Boulavaart/ Batavia' date stamp in violet with large bold 'Per Luchtmail' label on face. Very fine. Attractive item.

The Dutch 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. (Veldpost). 1949. Air Mail envelope addressed to Holland bearing Netherlands Indies SG 403, 10c scarlet and 'Dutch Rule' SG 476, 30c grey tied by Veldpost - Batavia double ring.

The Dutch 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.

Ex Paul Bulterman.

Netherlands East Indies. 1937. Picture post card of 'Temple at Kintamani, Bali' addressed to France bearing Netherlands Indies SG 344, 10c scarlet tied by Bandoueng date stamp with adjacent framed 'N.E.W. Trein' hand-stamp in violet.

Netherlands East Indies. (Suriname). 1944. Stampless photographic card addressed to Suriname, Dutch Guyana cancelleed by framed 'Censuur/ 2nd C. Overzee' and dated '17th July 44', endorsed 'Free', routed via 'U.S. Army A.P.O. 829' dated 'Aug 27 1944' with circular 'Passed by Examiner/ Base 0001 Army' and bilingual 'Gezien/ Censuur' applied in Suriname.

Netherlands East Indies. (Marine Post). 1947. Un-stamped envelope endorsed 'On Active Service' addressed to Batavia cancelled by oval 'Marine - Postkantoor/ Batavia' dated '18th July 47' in green with framed 'K.M./ Marvo. N.I./ Batavia' on reverse in violet. Very fine.

The Dutch 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.

Ex Paul Bulterman.

Persia. 1901. Envelope written from the 'Imperial Bank of Persia' addressed to London bearing Yvert 152, 12ch blue tied by Shiraz date stamp, endorsed 'via Teheran' with Baku transit and Kensington arrival on reverse. Scarce single franking.

Persia. Circa 1896. Registered envelope addressed to Teheran bearing Yvert 76, 5c blue (2) and Yvert 78, 10c orange tied by Saoujbouagh date stamp with 'R/ Perse' registration label, routed via Taurus with Teheran arrival. Very fine.

Persia. 1904. Registered postal stationery envelope 12c carmine upgraded with Yvert 199, 1c violet, Yvert 201, 3c green and Yvert 205, 1k violet tied by Tabriz date stamp with framed hand-stamp 'R/ Tabriz' on face addressed to England, endorsed 'via Berlin' with hooded London/ Registered arrival. Attractive item of registered uprated postal stationery.

Persian Gulf. 1924. Persian New Years Greetings postal stationery illustrated post card cancelled by Teheran (Depart) date stamp with circular 'T' hand-stamp on reverse. Very fine.

Persia. (Air Mail Instructional). 1931. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Wrexham, Wales bearing Persia Yvert 524, 1c green and lilac, Yvert 531, 15c olive and blue, Yvert 534, 2k orange and violet and Air Mail Yvert 41, 10c ultramarine and red, Yvert 44, 1k turquoise and carmine and Yvert 46, 3k brown and green tied by Tehran double ring with hand-struck 'R/ Tehran' and boxed instructional 'Received Too Late/ For Inclusion in Air Despatch' on face in violet, endorsed 'Air Mail/ Teheran - London', routed via Bagdad with oval Registered/ Wrexham arrival.

The Air Mail instructional is not listed by 'Ian McQueen' in his hand-book 'Airmail Directional Handstamps.'

British Occupation of Italian Cols. (Rhodes). 1945. Multi franked envelope 'Governodelle Isole Italiane dell' Egeo' addressed to Rhodes bearing M.E.F. SG M11, 1d pale scarlet, SG M12, 2d pale orange, SG M13, 2 1/2d pale ultramarine, SG M14, 3d pale violet, SG M15, 5d brown, SG M16, 6d purple, SG M17, 9d deep-green, SG M18, 1s bistre and SG M19, 2/6d yellow-green tied by Simi/ Egeo negative seal '21st May 45'.

Very scarce cancellation from the Occupation.

British Occupation of Italian Cols. (Cyrenaica). 1949. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Malta bearing 'B.O.F.I.C.' SG M15, 5d brown (3) tied by Tobruk/ Cyrenaica double ring '21st Mar 49' with provisional registration label (tied) and endorsed 'By Air Mail', routed via Tripoli with oval Registered/ Malta receiver '1st Ap 49' on reverse.

Lovely item sent Air Mail to Malta.

British Occupation of Italian Cols. (Dodecanese). 1946. Multi franked envelope headed 'Governo Delle Isole Italiane Dell' Ego' bearing M.E.F. SG M11, 1d pale scarlet, SG M12, 2d pale orange, SG M13, 2 1/2d pale ultramarine, SG M14, 3d pale violet, SG M15, 5d brown, SG M16, 6d purple, SG M17, 9d deep-green, SG M18, 1s bistre and SG M19, 2/6d yellow-green tied by Cos/ Dodecanese date stamp '13th Sept 46.'

British Occupation of Italian Cols. (Tripolitania). 1948. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Australia bearing British Occupation of Italian Cols, Tripolitania SG T1, 1l on 1/2d pale green, SG T4, 4l on 2d pale orange, SG T5, 5l on 2 1/2d pale ultramarine, SG T6, 6l on 3d pale violet and SG T12, 120l on 5s red tied by Tripoli Corrispondenze Pacchi (R) double ring '6th Nov 48' with matching registration label and boxed hand-struck 'Par Avion', routed via Egypt with bilingual Aeroport Farouk/ R.D. transit '9th Nov' with Darwin N.T. '26/11' and Melbourne arrival '30th Nov' on reverse. Superb.

British Occupation of Italian Cols. (Dodecanes). Circa 1945. Air Mail envelope addressed to England bearing 'B.O.F.I.C.' SG M11, 1d pale scarlet, SG M12, 2d pale orange and SG M14, 3d pale violet tied by Rhodes/ Dodecanes date stamp with hand-stamp 'By Air Mail/ Par Avion' on face.

Malaya. (United States - Trans Pacific Mail). 1941. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to 'Hitachduth Olej Germania, Tel Aviv, Palestine (Association of Settlers from Germany) bearing United States "Prexie" SG 806, 5c light blue, SG 826, 30c ultramarine, SG 827, 50c bright purple tied by concentric oval (New York) with 'Registered' hand-stamp and New York dispatch 'Aug 20th', routed via Honolulu 'Aug 22nd', Singapore '13th Sept' with triangular 'Passed For Transmission/ 73' and instructional 'To Be Forwarded By/ Air From Singapore' in violet on face, with Indian 'Opened by Censor' label tied by 'Indian Censorship' wax seal in red (on face and reverse) and 'Passed Censor/ A 20' cachet and framed '33' on face with octagonal 'Palestine Passed By/ Censor/ T. 12' on face with oval Registered/ Tel Aviv receiver '2nd Oct' on reverse.

Wonderful item carried from New York over the Pacific to Singapore and India to Palesetine.

Malaya. (Straits Settlements). 1924. Registered Straits Settlements postal stationery envelope 12 cents indigo upgraded with SG 200, 6d dull claret tied by Singapore double ring with matching registration label addressed to London with hooded Registered arrival on reverse.

Malaya. (Johore - Netherlands Indies). 1930. Illustrated envelope addressed to Java bearing Johore SG 110, 6c dull purple and claret (2) tied by Labis date stamp '2nd May', routed via Johore and Singapore with 'Te Keboemen arrival on reverse. Attractive item.

Malaya. (Federated Malay States). 1924. Registered Federated States postal stationery envelope 10 cent blue upgraded with SG 55, 2c green and SG 68, 12c blue tied by oval Kuala Lumpur F.M.S./ Registered with matching label addressed to Philadelphia, routed via London with Registered arrival on reverse.

Malaya. (Penang - Eastern & Oriental Hotel). 1927. Registered Straits Settlements postal stationery envelope 15c indigo upgraded with Straits Settlements SG 197, 4c purple (3) tied by Eastern and Oriental Hotel/ Penang double ring '28mth Sept 1927' with 'R/ Penang' label hand-stamped 'E & O Penang', addressed to Philadelphia, routed via Penang and New York '23/10' with arrival '29/10' on reverse. Scarce item of registered mail.

Thailand. (Imperial Airways). 1933. Illustrated Air Mail envelope addressed to Scotland bearing SG 241, 15s carmine (2), SG 254, 5s violet and SG 274, 25s black and mauve tied by Bandon date stamp '23rd Dec 33' with slogan 'Sending a Money Order is convenient and safe' on reverse and Bangkok dispatch '1st Jan 1934' on face.

Originating at Bandon, carried from Bangkok to London by Imperial Airways 1 - 10 th January, the Bangkok to London stage paying 60 satang Air Mail rate to Europe.

Thailand. (Canada - A.V. 2 Mail). 1948. Air Mail envelope written from the 'Bank of Siam' addressed to Canada bearing SG 254, 5s violet, SG 262, 3b green and black (strip of five), SG 307, 1b indigo (strip of three and single) and SG 315, 20s purple - brown tied by Bangkok GPO date stamp endorsed 'By Air Mail' and hand-stamped 'A.V. 2' on face.

Rate of 19 baht and 25 satang for 25 grams. Very rare franking.

Thailand. (Singapore - Censored Mail). 1943. Air Mail envelope addressed to Minneapolis bearing SG 254, 5s violet, SG 256, 15s blue (pair), SG 296, 50s orange and grey and SG 307, 1b indigo tied by Bangkok GPO date stamp '20th March 43' with bold circular '2' (in serifs) censor chop in violet on face.

Attractive four colour franking with Siam '2' censor hand-stamp. Having noted over a hundred Thai censors from 1 to 10 it would appear 6 or 9 to be the most common with '2' in a 'serif' variety (we have recorded 2, see DR 14649) on the web store the most difficult. The normal '2' hand-stamp DR 15104 is the only example we have seen. 'Nils Ramm-Ericson' in his 'Airmails of Siam' had no examples illustrated.