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.

French Levant. (French Post Offices in Salonika). 1878. Postal stationery 'Formula card' addressed to France bearing French 'Type Sage' Yvert 90, 15c blue tied by Salonique/ Turq. D' Europe' date stamp in blue '12th Dec 78' with 'Italie/ Modane' French entry cachet on face.

Very rare Formula card used from the French Post Office in Salonique.

French Levant. (Postage Due Mail). 1909. Envelope addressed to Constantinople bearing France Yvert 138, 10c carmine tied by Marseille date stamp '27th Feb 09', underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and bearing France postage due Yvert 29, 10c brown (strip of three) applied and tied by Constantinople - Galata Poste Francaise double ring '4th Mars' on face. Nice item of underpaid mail.

French Levant. (Netherlands). 1833. Stamp-less folded letter written from Smyrne dated '31st Dec 1833' addressed to Amsterdam, rated '140' in m/s and routed via Marseille with transit '12th Feb 1834' with hand-stamp 'Puriffiee a Marseille' on reverse with disinfection slits and forwarded endorsed 'Recue L' Achemnie par Escalon' with hand-struck 'L.F.R.5' on face in carmine (Lettre Francaise Rayon 5) and boxed 'Duitsch - Grensk/ te Arnham 'in red (Van der Linden 997) and hand-struck 'Frankryk/ Over Arnhem' (Van der Linden 1523) on reverse with Amsterdam arrival '21st Feb' on reverse.

Very fine item of disinfected mail from the Levant to the Netherlands.

French Levant. (Trebizonde). 1875. Folded letter addressed to London bearing French "Ceres" Yvert 38, 40c orange (3) tied by '5100' gros chiffres with adjacent Trebizonde/ Turq. D' Asie date stamp in blue dated '10th Avril 75' (Pothion Type A) with boxed 'PD', routed via Constantinople and Marseille with London Paid arrival '22nd April' in red on face.

Great Britain. (Brazil). 1936. Air Mail envelope addressed to Brazil bearing SG 427, 9d olive-green (pair) and 'Seahorse' SG 450, 2/6 brown tied by London date stamp with 'Europa - Sudamerika' Air Mail cachet in red and Rio arrival on reverse.

Great Britain. (Argentina - Under Cover Mail). 1944. Air Mail envelope from the 'Ministere Des Finances/ Cabinet du Ministre' addressed to 'Monsieur Silvert, Directeur de la revue, "BELGICA", Ayacucho 1507/ U.T. 42 - 4100, Buenos Aires' bearing Great Britain SG 475, 1s brown and SG 90, 3d pale violet tied by London date stamp '19th May 44', underpaid with framed 'T' hand-stamp and 'P.C. 90/ Opened by Examiner 859' censor label and Buunos Aires arrival '30 Juin' on reverse.

Great Britain. (Liverpool Censor - Portugal). 1945. Envelope addressed to Portugal bearing Great Britain SG 490, 3d pale violet tied by Liverpool slogan '30th May 45' with 'Opened by Examiner/ 4591' label tied by circular 'Postal & Telegraph Censorship/ Impounded Parcels/ Liverpool' on face in violet with arrival 'Palace Hotel/ Curia/ Servico Do Porteiro/ Correspondence De Devoivida/ Portugal' and forwarded with arrival '17th July' at Caldas.

A rare censor cachet from Liverpool to Portugal with 'P.C. 90' censor tape and forwarded to the 'Postal & Telegraph Censorship' section Impounded Parcels with censor cachet applied on face.

Great Britain. (Belgium). 1904. Hand-Painted envelope with illustration of 'Winter scene with church and windmill' addressed to Belgium bearing SG 230, 2 1/2d blue tied by Kensington double ring 'March 16 04' with Namur receiver on reverse '17th Mar' and circular numeral postman's chop on face.

Lovely hand-drawn envelope with scene depicting church through the fields and windmill.

China. (Chinese Imperial Post - Train Mail). 1907. Coloured picture post card of 'Schan - Hai - Kwan, South Gate' bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 123, 2c red tied by vernacular Chinese date stamp with oval 'F.T.' (Fast Train) and hand-stamp '3 - AM' with Tienstin arrival in German quarter. Very fine.

Scarce oval 'FAST TRAIN' hand-stamp.

China. (Imperial Post). 1901. Illustrated hand-made envelope addressed to Germany bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 108, 1/2c brown and SG 100, 1c ochre (pair) tied by Tangku date stamp '21st June 01'. Very attractive cover.

Beautiful cover with Bird illustration, stamps being very fresh with full colour.

China. (Horseshoe Route). 1943. Registered Air Mail envelope written from Shan Sheusi addressed to London bearing SG 632a, 30c brown, SG 638a, $2 blue-green (2) and SG 641a, $5 carmine tied by Siking date stamp with registered label on reverse, endorsed 'By B.O.A.C. to Egypt/ onward by Surface transport' with Pahsien transit in reverse, routed via India and Egypt with 'Opened by Examiner/ 721' censor tape.

Nice item paying the double letter rate of $4, plus air letter $5 and thirty cents registration fee, carried C.N.AC. to Calcutta and horseshoe route to Durban and Cairo and surface mail to Europe.

Netherlands East Indies. (Censor Mail). 1940. Envelope written from the 'Nederlandsch Indische Handelbank' addressed to Chicago bearing Netherlands Indies SG 402, 7 1/2c violet tied by Menado date stamp '18th Oct 40' with 'Door Censuur Geopend' label tied by circular 'Deviezen Censuur/ Menado No 1' censor cachet in black on face and reverse.

Scarce censorship from Menado, Sulawesi Island, only in use for three months.

See 'Nico de Weijer's' wonderful book on Netherlands Indies World War Two censorship.

Netherlands East Indies. (Censor Mail). 1941. Envelope addressed to Batavia bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 429, 10c vermilion tied by Slawi date stamp '20th June 41' with hand-stamp '6' censor in scarlet on face.

Local cover not censored but hand-stamped with numeral, a few known dated between June to September 1941.

Netherlands East Indies. (Censor Mail). 1941. Illustrated envelope written from the 'Herste Nederlandsche, Soerabaja' addressed to 'The Netherlands Consulate, Washington' bearing Netherlands Indies 'SG 430, 15c blue tied by Soerabaja date stamp with boxed 'Niet door Censuur/ Gepasseerd/ 5' censor cachet in carmine and United States 'Released/ By Authority of the District Postal Censor.'

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

China. (France). 1908. Picture post card of 'La Servante Justifee' bearing French 'Sower' 10c red tied by Paris date stamp '11th Oct 06' (card used back to France) written from Tchang - Sin - Tien cancelled by framed 'Gare de Tchang - Sin Tien' on reverse and bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 123, 2c red (pair) tied by vernacular date stamp routed via Tientsin '23rd May 08' with Imperial Post Shanghai and Shanghai Deutsche Post date stamp transit '29th May' on face. Very rare item of Chinese Railway (ambulant) mail.

China. (Indo-Chinese Post Office in Canton - Macau). 1904. Registered envelope addressed to Macau bearing Canton SG 24, 25c blue and SG 26, 30c cinnamon tied by Canton - Chine double ring '27th Avril 04' with boxed hand-struck 'R', endorsed 'Per Steamer "Kiang Tung" with Macau arrival on reverse '27th Avr.'

Scarce item of incoming mail to Macau.

China. (Indo - China - Military Mail). 1941. Air Mail post card from Indo-China addressed to 'Monjiro Nakana, Kawai Village, Fukuoka Province' bearing Japan SG 318, 5s blue and SG 322, 10s carmine tied by Field Post Office 208, Hisami Nakano, HQ of Ogi Unit, Nishimura Unit' date stamp '20th Sept 1941' with vernacular 'Air Mail cachet and circular censor cachet in orange.

Scarce item of military mail from Indo-China carried by 'Dai Nippon Airways', franked 15 sen for Air Letter rate.

(20th September 1941. Indo-China to Japan. FPO 208, Hisami Nakano, HQ of Ogi Unit, Nishimura Unit to Monjiro Nakana, Kawai Village, Fukuoka Prefecture. Censored. Franked 15 sen for Air Fee only as Military Mail was free for Surface mail).

Ex Ted Proud.

China. (Russo - Japanese War - Manchuria). 1905. Stamp-less picture post card of 'Manchuria, Russo - Japanese War' addressed to Estonia, Baltic States cancelled by Russian military cachet, routed via the Chinese Eastern Railway with oval 'Vladivostok 264 Kharbin/ de' date stamp '7th June 05' (Tchill Fig 674) with Tartu arrival. Lovey item.

Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1906. Picture post card of 'Marchand Arabe' addressed to Northumberland bearing Hong Kong SG 78, 4c purple/ red tied by Tientsin/ Br. P.O. double ring 'Dec 9th' (Webb Type A), routed via Shanghai B.P.O. with transit 'De 13 06' (Webb Type J). Very fine.

Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports - Forwarding Agents). 1879. Envelope addressed to England bearing Hong Kong SG 11, 8c pale orange tied by 'S/ 1' obliterator with adjacent Shanghai/ A date stamp 'Ap 11 79' (Webb Type Bi) with oval 'Forwarded By/ Jardine Matheson & Co/ Shanghai' in red with m/s date '11/4/79' in center, routed via Hong Kong 'Ap 15', endorsed 'per French Mail' with Preston and Lytham receivers on reverse 'My 24.' Superb item of Forwarding Mail.

Ex Ryochei Ishikawa and John Parker.

Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1905. Picture post card of 'Chefoo, China' addressed to London bearing Hong Kong SG 78, 4c purple/ red tied by Chefoo/ British P.O. double ring '24th March 05' (Webb Type A), routed via Victoria '3rd April' with Stoke Newington arrival and forwarded to Folkstone.

Scarce double ring Chefoo Treaty Port with card published by "Verlag von H. Sietas & Co, Chefoo, China.'

Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1915. Picture post card of 'A Chinese Fortune Teller' addressed to Switzerland bearing SG 93, 4c carmine tied by Wei - Hai - Wei/ Port Edward' date stamp 'Jy 26 15' (Webb Type G). Very fine and attractive item.

Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1905. Picture post card of hand-drawn 'Lady and Gent in fashion' addressed to Cornwall bearing Hong Kong SG 78, 4c purple/ red tied by Liu Kung Tau/ A date stamp 'Jy 4 05' (Webb Type B), routed via Victoria '10th Jy' on face.

Card published by 'K.V.L.B. 12'. Very fine.

Portuguese Colonies. (Azores). 1918. Azores postal stationery card 'one cent' green written from 'Angra de Herosmo, Concentration Camp/ Azores' dated '20th July 1918' addressed to Hamburg cancelled 'Censured/ 10 Agos 1918' with oval 'Herosmo/ de Concentration/ Campo' cachet on face in red, routed via the Red Cross in Lisbon with hand-struck 'Commission Portugaise des Prisonniers de Guerre/ Croix Rouge Portugaise/ Lisbonne' and double ring 'Frei - Gegeben' German censor in violet on face. Superb item.

Portuguese Colonies. (Azores). 1945. Unstamped envelope written from 'Comando do R.I. 18, Furnas, San Miguel, (Azores) addressed to Lisbon cancelled by 'C.T.T./ Furnas' double ring '23rd Avril 45' with hand-struck 'Expedicao Militar/ aos Acores/ Isento de Franquia' in red with hand-stamp 'R.I. no 18/ Comando/ Censurado' and signed with censor tape 'Horto Pela Censura/ Lisboa' applied on arrival and oval 'C.M.P.T. / C. 44/ Censurado' on reverse in violet.

Portugal. (Netherlands). 1891. Registered postal stationery envelope 50r red upgraded with SG 88, 40c yellow-orange and SG 232, 20r rosine tied by Aleains date stamp with matching registration label addressed to the Netherlands with Zaandam arrival.
Very attractive three colour registered franking.

Portuguese Colonies. (Angola). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to New Orleans bearing Angola SG 386, 15c brown-purple, SG 391, 50c magenta, SG 397, 2a lake (2) and SG 402, 20c violet (pair) tied by Lobito date stamp '3rd Dec 40', endorsed 'By Air Mail to Cape Town and Thence By Ocean Mail' with bilingual South Africa 'Opened by Censor' label. Very fine.

Portuguese Colonies. (Madeira). 1868. Stamp-less envelope addressed to France written from Madeira dated '25th October 1868' cancelled by Funchal double ring '23rd Oct', endorsed 'via Anglaise', charged '1s' in m/s with double arc 'Falmouth - Ship - Letter' dated '31/10' (Robertson S. 9), with 'London Ship Letter' in red (Robertson S. 33) on reverse 'Nov 2' with bold framed Anglo-French accountancy 'GB/ 1f 60c' , hand-struck '6d' with French entry cachet and Paris arrival '3rd Nov' and charged with hand-struck '10' on face.

Rare item of accountancy. Exhibition item.

India. (Prisoner of War Mail). 1942. Post card headed 'Service of Prisoners of War' dated '16th Nov 1942', written by 'Josef Antosch, Wing 3, Internment Camp Deoli (Ajmer) c/o G.P.O. Bombay' addressed to his family 'Antosch, Wein, Germany' with framed 'Crown/ Passed/ DHP/ 8' censor and hand-stamp 'DHP/ 118' in violet, routed via Italy with 'Uffico Censura Posta Estera' double ring and endorsed '6.2.43' the date received.

Josef Antosch (German) had been taken P.O.W. by the Allies in the Dutch East Indies and interned in Alas Vallei Camp, Sumatra before being transferred to various camps in British India. Antosch was later repatriated from Dehra Dun on the "S.S. Marine Jumper" to a repatriation camp in the British and American Zone in Germany. His wife and children had been in Salatiga Protection Camp for women and children before being sent on the "S.S. Jumper" via North China to Japan.

Ex Paul Bulterman's Prisoner of War collection.

India- Austria. (Prisoner of War Mail). 1943. Stamp-less Air Mail post-card headed 'Civilian Internee Mail' and 'Postage Free', written by 'Josef Antosch (family), Schweglerstr. 15 Wein, Austria' addressed to 'Josef Antosch, No 55514, Central Internment Camp India, Wing 6, c/o G.P.O. Bombay, British India' cancelled by Wein dispatch '14th August 43', circular German censor in carmine and hand-stamp 'V 11' in green, endorsed 'per Luftpost via Bagdad' with framed 'Crown/ Passed/ DHN/ 5' censor and hand-stamped 'DHN/ 6' in violet on face applied on arrival in Dehra Dun anointed '13/12' indicating date received in Dehra Dun Camp. Very nice item routed via Bagdad.

Josef Antosch (German) had been taken P.O.W. by the Allies in the Dutch East Indies and held at Alasvallei Internment Camp before being moved to various camps in British India, later he was repatriated from Dehra Dun, British India P.O.W. Camp on the "S.S. Marine Jumper" to a repatriation camp in the British and American Zone in Germany.

His wife Poldi Antosch had been interned at the Salatiga Protection Camp for women and moved via North China to Japan.

Ex Paul Bulterman's Prisoner of War collection.

India - Germany. (India Internment Camp Mail). 1946. Post card headed 'Postage Prepaid/ 6 Rpf' written from 'Hamburg, British Zone, Germany' dated '1st April 1946' addressed to 'Josef Antosch, Batavia Centrum, Dutch East Indies' with Hamburg - Bahrenfeld double ring and circular 'Military Censorship/ Civil Mails/ 20159', routed via Switzerland with 'Comite International de la Croix-Rouge/ Geneve' in violet and 'Comite International Delegation Batavia' in carmine on face, endorsed 'Onbekend (Unknown) 2/6/46', anointed 'Onrust' in red crayon and forwarded to Dehra Dun, hand-stamped 'Delegation For Brit. India' with 'Crown/ Passed/ DHN/ 5' hand-stamp (applied where the stamps have been lifted and removed by the censor) and dated 'R 20/8/46' indicating when the card was received by Josef Antosch.

After the surrender by the Japanese in August 1945, Germans were once again held Prisoner of War. The small island of Onrust in Jakarta Bay held 200 German P.O.W.s most being released by October 1946. Perhaps it was assumed Antosch was being held on the island.

Ex Paul Bulterman's Prisoner of War collection.

India. (Austria - Prisoner of War Mail). 1943. Stamp-less Air Mail envelope (with letter) headed 'Civilian Internee Mail' and 'Postage Free', written by 'Antosch (family) Schweglerstr, 15 Wein, Austria' addressed to 'Josef Antosch, No 55514, Central Internment Camp, Prem Nagar, Wing 6, P.O. Dehra Dun, British India' cancelled by Wein dispatch '11th Dec 43', with German censor tape tied by circular censor in carmine, endorsed 'per Flugpost/ via Bagdad' with framed 'Crown/ Passed/ DHN/ 3' censor and hand-stamped 'DHN/ 3' in violet on face applied on arrival in Dehra Dun and also struck on letter, anointed '15.4.44' indicating date received in Dehra Dun Camp. Very nice item routed via Bagdad.

Josef Antosch (German) had been taked POW by the Allies in the Dutch East Indies and held at Alasvallie Internment Camp before being moved to various camps in British India, later he was repatriated from Dehra Dun, British India P.O.W. Camp on the "S.S. Marine Jumper" to a repatriation camp in the British and American Zone in Germany.

His wife Poldi Antosch had been interned at the Salatiga Protection Camp for women and moved via North China to Japan.

Ex Paul Bulterman's Prisoner of War collection.

India. (Prisoner of War Mail). 1946. Folded printed letter sheet printed 'c/o G.P.O. Bombay' headed Prisoner of War Post' dated '6th September 1946' written by 'Josef Antosch, Wing 6, Central Internment Camp, Premnagar Camp, Dehra Dun, India' addressed to 'Poldi Antosch, Wien, Austria' with framed 'Crown/ Passed/ DHN/ 3' censor hand-stamp 'DHN/ 3' in violet. Scarce item.

Josef Antosch (German) had been taken P.O.W. by the Allies in the Dutch East Indies and interned in the Alas Vallei Camp, Sumatra before being transferred to various camps in British India. Antosch was later repatriated from Dehra Dun on the "S.S. Marine Jumper" to a repatriation camp in the British and American Zone in Germany. His wife and children had been in Salatiga Protection Camp for women and choldren before being sent on the "S.S. Jumper" via North China to Japan.

Ex Paul Bulterman's Prisoner of War collection.

China. (German Post Offices in China). 1909. German China postal stationery card 2c on 5pf green cancelled by 'Schanghai/ Deutsche Post' date stamp addressed to Germany, hand-stamped 'via Sibirien' in violet with Leipzig arrival. Very fine.

German Post Offices in Kiautschou. 1905. Picture post card of 'Hauptgebaude des Mecklenburghaus' addressed to Tsingtau bearing Kiautschou SG 12, 5pf green tied by Litsun/ Kiautschou date stamp with circular 'Mecklenburghaus/ Im Lauschan/ Kiautschou' hand-stamp on face in violet with Tsingtau/ Kiautschou arrival.

Very rare cancel from Litsun, Kiautschou. Signed "Bothe".

China. (German Post Offices in China). 1908. Picture post card of 'Winter in Tsingtau' addressed to Danzig bearing German China SG 46, 1c on 3pf brown (pair) tied by Canton/ Deutsche Post' date stamp. Very fine.

German Post Office in Kiautschou. (German China - Travelling Post Office). 1907. Picture post card of 'Am Lotosteich, Tsinanfu' addressed to Germany bearing Kiautschou SG 25, 2c green tied by 'Tsingtau - Tapautau/ Kiautschou' circular date stamp, endorsed 'via Siberia' with Mohrungen arrival on reverse. Very fine.

Superb Travelling Post Office cachet from Kiautschou.

German Post Offices in Kiautschou. 1912. Envelope addressed to Tientsin bearing German Post Office Kiautschou SG 13, 10pf carmine tied by oval 'Tsingtau - Tsinanfu/ Bahnpost Zug 1' date stamp, routed via Tsinanfu with German Post Office Tientsin arrival on reverse. Very fine.

Thailand. (Netherlands Indies - Prisoner of War Mail). 1943. Netherlands East Indies Japanese Occupation 3 1/2 sen grey 'DAI NIPPON' postal stationery card cancelled by Soerabaja date stamp (with two stamps removed by censor), addressed to 'Prisoner of War Camp 6, Thailand' , endorsed 'Tawanan Militer' (Military Prisoner) with framed 'Ken'etsuzumi' (censored) in violet with circular seal of "Takasaki" in carmine.

Two Netherland East Indies stamps have bee removed by censorship checking for a hidden message written under the stamps.

Thailand. (Netherlands East Indies). 1947. Air Mail Siam Rama V111 postal stationery envelope 15st blue-indigo endorsed 'On Active Service' and 'Luchtpost (Air mail), cancelled by 'Veldpost Palembang' double ring '14th June 1947' and signed, addressed to the Netherlands. Scarce item.

At the end of WW2 many Dutch P.O.W. survivors from the Burma - Thai railway in Thailand and Singapore could not go home to the Netherlands or East Indies due to the Indonesian Wat of Independence.

This Siam postal stationery envelope was probably carried to the Netherlands East Indies by a former P.O.W. and used from the Field Post Office at Palembang.

(Roughly opened right side).

Thailand. (British East Africa - Overland Mail via Burma). 1902. Picture post card of 'The Wakikuya Tribe, Mombasa' addressed to 'C.M. Medworth, Maken My Pre (Muang Phrae), Siam' bearing British East Africa SG 66, one anna carmine tied by Nakuru/ E.A.P.' date stamp '16th June 02', endorsed 'via Rehang and Moulmein, Burma' with Mombasa transit '19th June' and Bombay 'July 15', routed overland via Burma with Lampang '18th Aug 02' on face.

Wonderful item carried by overland mail to Northern Siam via Burma and Rehang (Trat).

C.M. Medworth was a Forestry Officer in Muang Phrae and Lakon (Lampang).

At this time the area was under attack from the Shan Forces invaders.

Thailand. (India - German Occupation of Denmark). 1940 Air Mail envelope addressed to Copenhagen, Denmark bearing SG 243, 50b black and orange-brown (strip of three) and SG 283, 10b carmine tied by Bangkok G.P.O. date stamp '24th May 40', endorsed 'by K.L.M.', and routed via India with 'Opened by Censor' tape and triangular 'Passed by Censor/ A 3' (struck twice) applied in Calcutta on face and German censor label tied by circular censor cachet in carmine on reverse applied in Copenhagen.

Late use of the K.L.M. route via India to German Occupied Denmark. At this time the majority of Central Europe was under German Occupation the mail was sent via Italy.

Thailand. (Trans - Pacific Mail - Detained in Bermuda). 1941. Registered envelope addressed to Switzerland bearing SG 293, 10s red (4) tied by Bangkok G.P.O. bilingual date stamp '5th Oct 41' with matching registered label and circular hand-stamp '7' Bangkok censor in violet, routed via Singapore with brown censor tape tied by boxed 'Opened By/ Censor/ 2' cachet in violet on face and reverse, routed over the Pacific and Atlantic and held in Bermuda with 'P.C. 90/ Opened By Examiner/ 4003' label with hand-stamp 'Released' in carmine and Grenchen (Solothurn) arrival on reverse '24th June 46' on reverse.

Wonderful item of Trans - Pacific mail (Two Oceans) held in Bermuda by Allied Intervention and 'Condemned', held for five years on the island and released at the War end.

In forty years trading I have only had two other envelopes with Bermuda censorship but never a held and 'Condemned' item.

(Note one Siam stamp has been removed by the censor, this was a common practice to check if any secret message was written under the adhesive).

Persian Gulf. (Aden). 1933. Illustrated envelope addressed to Kothiawar bearing India SG 235, 1a3p mauve tied by Aden Camp date stamp '10th Dec 33' with Parbander arrival on reverse.

Persian Gulf. (Aden). 1894. Envelope addressed to London bearing India SG 103, 2a6p green tied by Aden Camp squared circle 'Ju 21 94' with hooded London arrival '2nd July' on reverse in red.

Scarce large Aden Camp squared circle only in use 1893/ 1894. Very fine.

Maldive Island. (Ceylon). 1933. Envelope addressed to Ceylon bearing SG 11a, 2c grey, SG 12a, 3c red-brown and SG 16a, 10c green tied by Maldive Islands double ring '10th Sept 33' with Colombo arrival '15/9' on reverse. Very fine three colour franking paying the 15 cent rate to Ceylon.

Australia. (British Commonwealth Occupation Forces in Japan). 1949. Air Mail envelope addressed to England bearing SG 489, 2 1/2d pale ultramarine tied by 'A.F.P.O. No 30/ R.A.A.F. Japan' date stamp '28th Jan 49.'

Nice item sent Air Mail from the Australian Occupation Force at Iwakawi, Japan.