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.

Thailand. (Postal Stationery). 1936. Siam postal stationery envelope 15 satang blue cancelled by Bangkok GPO date stamp addressed to California. Very fine.

Thailand. (K.L.M. Air mail). 1938. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Springfield, Mass. bearing SG 258, 50s black and orange tied by Bangkok/ 5 date stamp '10th Sept 38' with matching registration label and endorsed 'K.L.M.' with New York and Springfield arrival 'Sept 26' on reverse.

Franked at 35 satang for foreign letter rate and 15 satang registration fee, Carried Don Muang to Amsterdam and then by ship over the Atlantic.

Thailand. (United States). 1939. Air Mail envelope addressed to Springfield, Mass. bearing SG 254, 5s violet, SG 255, 10s carmine (pair) and SG 283, 10s carmine tied by Bangkok/ 6 date stamp with 'Par Avion' crossed out in red crayon and hand-stamp arrival.

Nice item of 'Jusqu'a mail with Air Mail erased at Office of Exchange.

Thailand. (United States). 1946. Air Mail envelope addressed to Philadelphia bearing SG 308, 1b grey-blue (strip of three) tied by Bangkok GPO date stamp.

Nice item paying the three baht Air Mail rate.

Thailand. (Air Mail). 1948. Air Mail envelope addressed to Paris bearing SG 259, 80s plate-blue and grey and SG 298, 2b carmine and black tied by Bangkok GPO date stamp '27th August 48'.

Attractive franking paying the 2 baht 80 satang Air Mail rate.

Thailand. (Advice of Receipt Mail). 1936. Air Mail envelope sent 'Advice of Receipt' (A.R.) addressed to Germany bearing Thailand SG 257, 25s orange and black, SG 268, 50s black and orange and SG 260, 1b blue and grey tied by Bangkok GPO date stamp '27th May 36' with matching registration label and framed hand-struck 'A.R.', endorsed 'By Air Mail/ Per Avion' with label on face and Hamburg arrival.

Scarce item of mail sent Registered Advice of Receipt. (A.R.).

Thailand. (Burma). 1933. Envelope headed 'Socony - Vacuum Corp, Bangkok' addressed to Rangoon, Burma bearing SG 255, 10s carmine and SG 271, 5s violet tied by Bangkok GPO roller '12th July 1933' with Rangoon arrival on reverse '19/7'.

Nice mixed franking and destination to Burma.

Thailand. (Airmail). 1934. Registered Air Mail envelope from the 'Amnuay Silpa Book Store, Asdang Road, Bangkok' addressed to the United States bearing SG 274, 25s black and mauve and SG 275, 50s black and claret tied by Bangkok / 1 date stamp '13th June 34' with matching registration label and framed bilingual 'Air Mail' hand-stamp with Springfield arrival 'June 29' on reverse.

Very attractive registered cover.

Thailand. (Hong Kong). 1934. Envelope headed 'Pisal Panite Trading Company' addressed to Hong Kong bearing SG 273, 15s black and blue tied by Bangkok roller date stamp '10th Feb 1934.'

Thailand. (Air Mail). 1924. Air Mail envelope hand-stamped 'By Air Mail' in violet addressed to Bangkok bearing SG 213, 3s red-brown (pair) tied by small ;aeroplane' date stamp of ROI ETCH dated '8th Nov 1924' with Bangkok arrival on reverse '12.12.24' (date error).

Carried on the weekly flight of the Royal Aeronautical Service from Roi Etch to Bangkok.

Thailand. (Air Mail). 1924. Air Mail envelope addressed to Bangkok bearing SG 213, 3s red-brown (pair) tied by small 'aeroplane' date stamp of UBOL dated '9th Dec 1924' with Bangkok arrival on reverse '12.12.24'

Carried on the weekly flight of the Royal Aeronautical Service from Ubol (Ubon Ratchathani) to Bangkok.

Netherlands East Indies. (Censorship - Veldpost). Circa 1941. Envelope written from the '2nd Infantry Depot 1st Company' addressed to Batavia. Java bearing Netherlands Indies SG 429, 10c vermilion tied by framed 'Veldpost/ Disributiekt 2' with 'Veldpostcensuur' label tied by 'GECENSUREDRD/ 109' in carmine on face and reverse.

See note in the wonderful 'Nico de Weijer's book on Netherlands Indies censorship the 'GECENSUREDRD' a spelling error.

Netherlands East Indies. (United States - Censorship). 1941. Envelope written from the 'Bureau of Advice, Batavia' addressed to 'The Netherlands Government Minister, Washington' bearing Netherlands Indies SG 430. 15c blue tied by Batavia date stamp with boxed 'Niet Door Censuur Geopend/ 85' censor cachet on face and United States 'Released/ By Authority of the District Postal Censor'.

Mail to and from Government Offices abroad were not subject to censorship.

Netherlands East Indies. (Censored Diplomatic Mail). 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to 'The Netherlands Legation, Washington, U.S.A.' headed 'Dienst/ Vru Van Port' with circular 'Department Van Ecomomische Zaken/ Batavia' in violet, bearing Netherlands Indies SG 399, 3g green, SG 438, 60c blue and SG 455, 1g + 1g grey (pair) tied by Batavia Centrum date stamp '16th Feb 42', hand-stamped 'Druwerk' in violet (Printed Matter) with framed 'Niet Door Censsuur Geopend/ 12' in carmine on face.

Very fine item sent at Air Mail Printed Matter rate with scarce censorship used on Diplomatic mail.

See Nico de Weijer's wonderful book on Netherlands Indies censor mail.

Netherlands East Indies. (Censor Mail). 1940. Envelope addressed to the United States bearing Netherlands Indies SG 397, 2c purple (3) and SG 403, 10c scarlet tied by Pladjoe date stamp '29th July 40' with blank censor tape tied by 'Censuur Gepasseerd/ Palembang' hand-typed in violet onto plain censor tape on the reverse.

Very fine item of local military censor mark from Palembang believed to be the only censor known.

From the Paul Bulterman collection and illustrated in 'Nico de Weijer's wonderful book on Netherland Indies censorship.

Netherlands East Indies. (Singapore). 1941. Advertising Air Mail envelope for the Chevrolet Motor Car (illustration on reverse) headed 'An Hok Liong & Co. Telokbetong (Sumatra), addressed to New York bearing Netherlands Indies SG 408, 35c purple, SG 429, 10c vermilion and SG 440., 1g violet tied by Tand - Jong date stamp '30th Dec 41' with 'Door Censuur Geopend' tied by 'Censuur/ 5' date stamp in red '6th Jan 42' with circular 'Dev/ 10' and 'Ec. C.' censor in carmine and large '0' (meaning unknown), routed via Singapore with 'D' an '26' censor cachets on face.

An illustration of the '0' is illustrated in "Nico de Weijer's' book on the censorship of the Dutch East Indies. Perhaps the stamp was thought not to be valid !

Great Britain. (Trans - Atlantic Mail). 1854. Folded letter addressed to Philadelphia bearing 'Embossed' SG 54, 1s pale green tied by '159' boxed bar obliterator with framed 'Queen Street' on reverse and double arc Glasgow 'August 25 1854', endorsed 'per "Africa" with Liverpool lozange 'L/ Aug 26' on reverse (Robertson Fig A), with circular 'Phial 24 Am. Pkt/ Sep 7/ Paid' in red and charged '5 cents' accountancy credit hand-stamp.

The '5 cents' accountancy is the United States share of postage for inland delivery.

Very fine four margin embossed one shilling.

Denmark. (European Entry Cachets). 1845. Pre stamp folded letter written from 'Copenhagen' dated '18th Jan 1845', addressed to Bordeaux, cancelled by Kjobenhavn date stamp on reverse '18/1'' with 'Danemarck/Par Hambourg' and hand-stamp 'PF', rated '3' on face with m/s '10' and '98' in black ink on reverse, routed via Hamburg with boxed 'T.T./ Hamburg/ 21. Jan 45' on reverse, 'Tour - T 2/ Forbach' French entry cachet in red and rated '15'in m/s with Bordeaux arrival '27th Jan 45' on reverse. Lovely item with scarce 'Paid Frontier' (PF).

The Paid Frontier hand-stamp "P.F." type not listed by Van der Linden.

Baltic States. (Memel - Trans - Atlantic Mail). 1826. Pre-stamp folded letter written from St. Petersburg dated '19th Nov 1826', addressed to 'Messer Nathan Bridge & Co., Boston', endorsed 'via Hamburg' with hand-struck 'Memel/ 6 Dec' and 'Franco', charged '3s' in red ink (silbergroschen) with boxed 'Gdynia' in red on reverse, London F.P.O. transit 'Dec 22' on reverse and forwarded by "care of Messer Sampson Batard & Co/ London', rated '1/8' in m/s with endorsement 'Received Boston 8th February 1827'.

Very nice item of Trans - Atlantic mail from Russia via the Baltic (Memel now Klaipeda), Gdynia, Poland and Germany forwarded via London across the Atlantic to Boston.

Germany. (Sweden). 1904. Deutsch Reich postal stationery card 10pf red written from Lubeck cancelled by 'Fra Tydskland/ L' with framed hand-stamp 'Paquebot', addressed to Sweden with Kjobenhavn transit and Goteborg arrival on face. Attractive item.

Japan. (Koban Printed Matter Rate). 1897. Envelope written from 'John Siegfried & Co. Kobe' addressed to Akron, Ohio bearing 'Koban' SG 116, 5r grey (pair) tied by vernacular Kobe date stamp in red-brown, sent on the 'Empress of India' with 'Chicago & Minn/ R.P.O.' on reverse and Akron arrival 'July 26 97'.

Scarce franking paying the un-opened printed matter mail rate carried over the Pacific.

French Colonies. (Oceania - French Equatorial Africa). 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to 'Sergeant Bernard Tracqui, Free French Forces, Fort Archambault, Tchad, French Equatorial Africa' bearing Oceania Yvert 168, 20f green and Air Mail 'French Libre' Yvert 3, 5f green tied by Papeete/ Tahiti date stamp '9th Oct 42' with 'Controle Postal Militaire' pink censor label tied by oval 'Ouvert/ Par/ L' Autorite Militaire', endorsed 'via San Francisco and New York' with 'Opened by Examiner/ I.E./ 8023' applied in Trinidad and circular 'Controle Postal/ Commission A/ Afrique Equatoriale Francaise' censor in violet on face, routed via Brazzaville/ Moyen Congo '28th Nov', with 'Forrt Archambault/ A.E.F.' arrival '11th Dec 42' on reverse.

Wonderful item of destination mail from Tahiti carried over the Pacific to San Francisco, New York, detained for censorship in Trinidad and over the Atlantic via the French Middle Congo to Tchad.

French Colonies. (Oceania). 1933. Registered 'Advice of Receipt' envelope addressed to Huahine Island bearing Oceania Yvert 34, 75c brown and violet (pair) tied by Papeete Ile Tahiti date stamp in violet '9th Jan 33' with matching registered label, circular 'A.R.' (Advice of Receipt) with Fare/ Ile Huahine arrival '24/1' and returned endorsed 'Inconnu a Huahine' with framed 'Inconnu' and 'Retour a L' Envoyeur' on face.

Scarce mail into Huahine with rare instructional markings.

French Colonies. (Oceania). 1903. Registered envelope addressed to France bearing Oceania Yvert 5, 10c black- lilac (4) tied by Maugareva/ Taiti date stamp '29 Aout 03' with framed hand-struck 'R', routed via Papeete 'Sept 28' with Mellecey arrival on reverse 'Nov 3rd'.

Very rare item of registered mail from Maugareva Atoll in the Gambier Islands.

Ex Tony Eastgate.

French Colonies. (Oceania). Envelope headed 'Comppanie Francaise/ Des Phosphrates de L' Oceanie/ Papeete. Tahiti' addressed to France bearing Oceanie Yvert 15, 10c rose cancelled by hand-struck 'Makatea', routed via Papeete with Papeete transit '7th Sept' and Dordogne arrival on reverse '24th Oct 10'.

Scarce item of early mail from this small atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago.

A small steamship belonging to the "Compagnie Francaise des Phoshates en Oceanie" made the weekly connection from Makatea, the Phosphate island to Tahiti.

French Colonies. (Tahiti). 1904. Picture post card of 'The day of the Royal Marriage, Huahine, Iles Sous le Vent de Tahiti' addressed to France bearing Oceania Yvert 2, 2c brown/ lilac tied by Huahine/ Tahiti double ring '4th Sept 04'.

Scarce item from Huahine - Nui a small island from the Leeward chain (Society Islands).

China. (Malaya Penang - Netherlands Indies). 1939. Envelope addressed to Batavia, Java bearing China SG 472, 25c blue tied by Chefoo date stamp '8th Sept 39', routed via Penang with 'Passed by Censor/ Em 77' black on white censor tape tied by framed 'Passed By/ 19/ Censor' in violet on face.

Scarce early Penang censor label. Morenweiser records the white paper label from Penang only in use September 1939.

China. (Advice of Receipt). 1939. Advice of Payment/ Avis de Reception label cancelled by Tsingtao date stamp with Shanghai back-stamp of delivering office and signed by the Postmaster.

Ex Pat Clemo.

China. (Hong Kong - Censorship). 1941. Envelope written from the 'Asian Customs House, Swatow' addressed to Sweden' bearing SG 421, 50c green (not valid) with circular 'T' hand-stamp (erased), endorsed 'via Siberia', routed via Hong Kong with Victoria transit '5th Feb' and 'Opened by Censor/ Hong Kong' label (red on white) tied by boxed '103' in violet and Bodapor arrival on reverse '6th March.'

Interesting item of 'Invalid Mail' to Sweden via Hong Kong from Swatow.

China. (Communist Conquest and Post War Inflation). 1946. Registered EXPRESS Air Mail addressed to the United States bearing SG 812, $100 brown (32) tied by Shanghai date stamp '21st Sept' with registered label and hand-struck 'Express', routed via New York with Philadelphia receiver '2nd Oct 46'.

China. (Travelling Post Office). 1903. Picture post card of 'Market Street, Peking' addressed to the 'German Consulate, Shanghai' bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 108, 1/2c brown tied by 'I.P.O. - R.M.S./ Peking/ Shanhaikwan/ No 2' large double ring date stamp.

Very rare Travelling Post Office card paying the domestic rate from Peking to Shanghai.

Ex Pat Clemo.

China. (Yunnan Province). 1906. Photographic post card of 'Digging through the rock for the Yunnan Railway' addressed to France bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 122, 1c ochre and SG 123, 2c red tied by Imperial Post 'Mengtsz' date stamp. Nice item from Yunnan Province.

Lovely post card relating to the building of the Yunnan Railway constructed by the French.

Chine. 1903. Picture post card of ' Souvenir de Seoul, Coree' addressed to Spain bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 111, 4c brown tied by oval Peking date stamp in violet routed via the Imperial and French Post Offices in Shanghai..

The card was purchased as a souvenir in Chemulpo, Korea with a Korea 1cn green attached and tied.

China. (French Indo-China). 1902. Envelope addressed to Hanoi, French Indo-China bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 123, 2c red and SG 124, 4c brown tied by Lungchow date stamp '27th Feb', routed via Lang-Son bearing Indo-China SG 25, 15c grey tied by Lang-Son/ Tonkin double ring '28th Feb' with Hanoi arrival '1st Mars' on reverse.

Very rare combination paying the internal domestic rate of three cents from Lungchow to the French Indo-China border and fifteen cents postage of French Indo-China to Hanoi.

China. (Imperial Post). 1910. Picture post card of 'Coal Hills, Peking' addressed to the '1ST French Detachment, Tien-Tsin' bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 109, 1c ochre tied by Peking date stamp with Imperial and French Post Office arrival in Tien-Tsin. Very fine.

Ex Desrousseaux.

French Levant. (Crimea). 1856. Stamp-less folded letter written from 'Messina' dated '8th Feb 1856' addressed to Gruissan sent on the French paquebot "Heillesport", routed via Italy with 'D - Sicille - Marseille' French entry cachet in red, rated '15' in m/s with Narbonne arrival.

Nice item of mail from the Crimea campaign with four page letter.