Malaya. (Straits Settlements). 1912. Envelope addressed to Glastonbury, Conn. bearing Straits Settlements SG 158, 8c ultramarine tied by Kandang Kerbau/ Singapore double ring '12th Jan 1912' with Singapore transit and Glastonbury arrival. Nice item.

Persian Gulf. (Indian Postal Agencies in Persia). 1913. Registered India postal stationery envelope 'two annas' blue upgraded with India SG 171, 2n 6p ultramarine tied by Busrah/ Reg date stamp '7th Nov 13' with 'R 61/ Busrah' registration label, addressed to Paris with circular postmans chop and Paris receiver. Scarce item of postal stationery used in the Persian Gulf.

Persian Gulf. (Bahrain - South Africa). 1960. Air Mail envelope addressed to South Africa bearing Bahrain SG 103, 3 n.p. on 1/2d orange, SG 106, 12 n.p. on 2d brown, SG 107, 15 n.p. on 2 1/2d carmine, SG 108, 20 n.p. on 3d violet and SG 109, 25 n.p. on 4d ultramarine tied by Awali (Bahrain) date stamp '21st Feb 60.' Attractive franking.

Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1909. Picture post card of 'Taikoo Office, Godown Wharf' addressed to 'Temple Place, The Island, Wei Hai Wei, North China' bearing Hong Kong SG 62, 1c purple and brown tied by Swatow/ C date stamp 'No 3' (Webb Type H iii), routed via Victoria/ Hong Kong '8th Nov' and Liu-Kun-Tau/ A receiver 'No 16' on face (Webb Type C). Superb item of Inter-Port mail.

China. (Taiwan - Formosa - Egypt - Burma POW Mail). 1945. Stamp-less envelope endorsed 'Prisoner of War Post/ Service Des Prisonniers de Guerre' written from 'Pte. Ritchie, c/o P.O.W. Bureau, British Red Cross, 9 Sharia Malika Farida, Cairo' addressed to 'Pte. Middleton, British P.O.W. Taiwan - P.O.W. Camp, Nippon, Japan' with 'Examined By Base Censor' label tied by 'Deputy Chief Field Censor' on reverse and face in violet with framed 'Furyo Yubin' (Prisoner of War Post) in carmine on face, forwarded to London via Repatriation ship in Burma with circular '305' date stamp applied in Rangoon '25th Nov 45' and endorsed 'Ship Unknown' in red ink.

China. (Taiwan - Ireland - Liberation). 1945. American Red Cross Air Mail envelope written from '926886 Hick B.J., 5th Field Regt. R.A.' addressed to 'Wm. Hick, Bank of Ireland, Cork' endorsed 'Liberated, U.K. P.O.W.' and headed 'Air Mail', routed via the Australian Base Post Office cancelled 'Aust. Army P.O./ 194' date stamp '14th Sept 45' with instructional 'Passed Free/ Of Postage'.

Lance Bombardier Hick had been a Prisoner of War in Taiwan before Liberation. Very scarce item from an Irish Prisoner of War.

Hong Kong. (Branch Office). 1910. Picture post card of 'Moon Temple at Mayasan' addressed to England with oval "C. Ah. Ying & Co/ Nos 22 - 23 Connaught Rd, Central' bearing Hong Kong SG 94, 4c carmine tied by Hong Kong K.B. date stamp dated '16th May 10' (Webb Type B). Very fine.

Hong Kong. (Treaty Ports). 1912. Picture post card of 'Chinaman at meal' addressed to Victoria, Hong Kong bearing Hong Kong SG 92, 2c green tied by Canton/ B date stamp 'Sp 27 12' (Webb Type Eii).

Lovely item paying the inter-port rate of two cents.

Gibraltar. 1900. Envelope addressed to Cambridge, Mass. bearing SG 11, 2 1/2d ultramarine (2) tied by Gibraltar A/26 duplex with hand-stamp 'Per S.S. "Kaiser Wilm" 11' in violet on face, routed via New York and Boston with oval Cambridge Port/ Received/ Station on reverse. Very fine.

British Honduras. 1900. Envelope addressed to New York bearing SG 66, 5c ultramarine tied by Belize date stamp with New York Paid All on reverse.

Very fine item with the 'Revenue' stamp on cover.

South Africa (Cape of Good Hope). 1851. Stamp-less folded letter written from Cradock dated 'June 27 1851' addressed to Finsbury, London cancelled by oval 'General Post Office/ Cape Town', endorsed 'Prepaid', rated '1/-' in m/s on face and charged '8' for the Ship Letter with London receiver '10th Sept' on reverse. Superb quality.

French Levant. (Constantinople - Maritime Mail). 1864. Stamp-less folded letter written from Constantinople dated 'Oct 19 1864' addressed to France cancelled by "Neva" double ring '19th Oct 1864' (Salles Fig 800) with boxed 'Paquebots/ De La/ Mediterranee' in red on face, charged with hand-struck '10' on face and Marseille transit on reverse '26th Oct'. Very fine.

The "Neva" made 5 voyages from Constantinople in 1864.

Ireland. (Great Britain- Trans-Atlantic Mail). 1894. "Red Star" line envelope addressed to Vermont bearing Great Britain SG 172, 1d lilac (pair) and 'Jubilee' SG 197, 1/2d orange tied by 'Paquebot' hand-stamp (struck twice) with adjacent Dublin & Cork TPO/ American Mail (Robertson P.1) dated 'My 24 94' on face with New York/ Paid All duplex and Vermont arrival 'June 2nd' on reverse.

Superb item, the Dublin - Cork Travelling Post Office twenty times rarer than the Queenstown Paquebot.

Although the circular T.P.O. hand-stamp bears the wording 'Dublin & Cork T.P.O.' the service was carried through the port of Queenstown.

India. (Australia). 1939. Envelope addressed to Sydney, Australia bearing SG 248, 1/2a brown and SG 250, 1a carmine (2) tied by Bombay double ring '28th Nov 39', routed via Madras with (Arms)/ Opened by Censor' tape with triangular 'Passed/ Censor/ Madura/ 2' in violet on reverse.

Madras censor label rated 10 points by 'Morenweiser' dates known Sept 1940 - Feb 1941.

China. (British Red Cross and Order of St. John). 1944. Red Cross message form headed 'War Organisation of the British Red Cross and Order of St. John' written from 'Mary Summerhays c/o Red Cross Message Bureau, 14 59 Myddleton Square, London E.C.1.' dated '25th Aug 1944', addressed to 'Edward Wilkinson, (No 20/ 247) Lunghwa Civil Assembly Centre c/o Monsieur Egle I.R.C.C. Delegation, 97 Yuen Ming Road, Shanghai, China' cancelled by large circular 'British Red Cross And St. John War Organisation' with framed 'Crown/ Passed/ PW/ 6780', routed via Geneve with 'Comite International de la Croix Rouge/ Geneve' in carmine on face.

Very fine item.

The International Red Cross had delegates in Hong Kong, Yokohama and Mr Egle in Shanghai. The main office being 97 Yuen Ming Yuen Road. When mail arrived in Shanghai it was forwarded on to the International Red Cross Committee in Yokohama for distribution to the Camps.

Portuguese Colonies. (Mozambique - Sierra Leone). 1941. Stamp-less envelope written from 'Boite Postale No 47, Beira, Afrique Portuguese' addressed to Marseille, France, routed via Sierra Leone with 'Opened by Censor' label and small oval hand-stamp 'Censor/ 12' in violet on reverse, Lisbon transit '26th Nov 41' and 'Controle' label tied by oval 'Ouvert/ Par Les/ Autorite Militaires/ WL 433' on face and reverse applied in Narbonne.

Narbonne in 1941 was part of Vichy, France. Marseille did not fall to German and Italian Forces until November 1942.

India. (India Prisoner of War Mail). 1917. Envelope addressed to 'M.E. Schooch, Delegue de Comite Internationale de la Croix Rouge, Geneve, Suisse' bearing India "Service" SG 081, 1a carmine tied by Bellary Cantonment double ring '10th My 17' and endorsed 'Reg. Major for O/C/ Ps/ w Camp, Bellary' in blue ink (lower left) with circular 'Passed By Censor/ Bombay/ 7' on face with boxed 'Vendu par/ L' Agence Internationale/ des Prisonniers de Guerre' in blue and hand-struck 'Comite International de la Croix Rouge/ Geneve/ Agence Internationale Des Prisonniers de Guerre/ Service des Envelopes et Timbres de Guerre' in green, routed via Italy with 'Verificato Per Censura' label tied by 'Milano/ Posta Estera' and hand-struck '(78) Verificato/ Per Censura', endorsed 'T/ 30c' in m/s pencil and Geneve arrival '22nd June' on reverse.

Bellary Camp contained 137 Turkish Prisoner of War.

Netherlands East Indies. (Veld Post Censor). 1941. Netherlands East Indies 'Briefkaart' imprinted 'Veldpost' written from 'Landstrom Battalion 1V, 2nd Company' addressed to '2nd Company, 2nd Section, 6th Brigade, Landstrom, Batavia' bearing Netherlands Indies SG 339, 3 1/2c slate tied by Batavia Centrum date stamp '25th Dec 41' with 'Gecensureerd/ 102' censor hand-stamp in carmine with m/s 'A' in blue crayon on face.

See illustration in 'Nico de Weijer's excellent book on Dutch Indies censorship.

Ex Bulterman.

Netherlands East Indies. (Censor Mail). 1941. Netherlands Indies postal stationery card 3 1/2c grey upgraded with SG 397, 2c violet and SG 401, 5c blue tied by Galang date stamp '8th Jan 41' with circular 'Ned. Indisch Deviezen Instituut/ Deviezen Censuur/ Medan/ 11' in carmine with hand-stamp 'Gecensureerd/ 25' in violet on face, addressed to Chicago. Attractive.

Galang Island is part of the three island Barelang group south of Singapore.

Netherlands East Indies. (Veldpost). Circa 1945. Stamp-less envelope addressed to 'het Hoofd van E.H.A. 3' hand-stamped 'Dienst' with large bold framed 'Veldpost' in carmine and cancelled by circular 'Veld-Post/ Sorteerkantoor/ B' with censorship 'Censuur/ Gepasseerd/ B' in carmine on face and Landstorm military cachet 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.

Portuguese Colonies. (Timor - Netherlands East Indies). 1895. Registered Timor postal stationery double reply card bearing Timor SG 31, 30 on 300r orange tied by Timor date stamp with framed hand-struck 'R/ Timor' on face addressed to the Netherlands East Indies with Makasser squared circle '12th Jan 1895' and Soerabaja '18/1' with Sudhoardje arrival '18th Jan' and forwarded to Weltevreden with squared circle receiver '26th Mars 1895' on face. Superb. Exhibition item.

Very scarce usage of a double reply card sent registered from Timor to the Netherlands East Indies.

Portugal. (Great Britain). 1814. Pre-stamp folded letter written from Lisbon addressed to Edinburgh via the British Packet Agency in Lisbon with hand-struck 'Lisbon' on face and rated '5/11' in m/s on reverse and charged '2/10' on face in black ink, routed via London with circular 'Foreign/ Ju 14' and bold hand-struck Scottish 'Add/ 1/2' on face and framed 'July/ 17/ 1814' arrival in red. Nice item.

Portugal. (Switzerland). Registered mourning envelope written from the 'Swiss Consul in Porto' with circular 'Consulat Suisse a Porto' in violet on face addressed to Switzerland bearing 'Republica' Yvert 171, 15r pale lilac, Yvert 172, 20r rose and 'Assistencia' Yvert 204, 10r grey-green, Yvert 207, 15c black, Yvert 208, 1c blue/green and Yvert 211, 2 1/2c violet (2) tied by Carlos Alberto double ring with framed hand-struck 'R/ Portugal' and 'Recommande/ Registado' hand-stamp in carmine on face with 'Consult de la Confederation Suisse/ Porto' label on reverse tied by Geneve receiver. Very attractive cover.

Portuguese Colonies. (Mozambique). 1859. Stamp-less folded letter written 'Auginfabre & Fils, Marseille' dated '1st Mars 1859' addressed to 'Monsieur Ant. Michel a Mozambique', endorsed 'via Algoa Bay' and sent on the French paquebot "Chapeur" . A very fine and scarce early item into Portuguese Mozambique.

Netherlands East Indies. (Forwarding Agents). 1843. Stamp-less folded letter written from Batavia dated 'April 10 1843' addressed to Rotterdam endorsed 'per Batavia', charged '60c' with oval 'Zee Brief/ Den Helder' dated '22nd Sept', forwarded from Rotterdam '26/9' with framed 'Received & Forwarded/ By Your Most Obedient Servants/ A. Campbell & Co/ Rotterdam 26th Sept 1843' in black on reverse with hand-struck 'Ship Letter' applied in London '28th Sept' and rated '1/4' in m/s.

Lovely item of forwarded mail. Exhibition item.

India. (Singapore - Netherlands Indies). 1844. Stamp-less folded letter written from Bombay dated '25th Nov 44' addressed to Batavia, Netherlands Indies endorsed 'per ship "Sea Horse" with m/s 'per "Cleopatra" with oval 'Behn Meyer & Co/ Singapore' in black on reverse and oval 'Zeebrief/ Ongerfranke' in blue/ green on face and charged '60' ct on face in red crayon on arrival in Batavia.

Superb item written from Bombay and forwarded from Singapore to Batavia.

India. (Jammu Kashmir Official Mail). 1917. Envelope headed 'Kashmir State Service' written from 'H.H. Confidential Office/ Jammu' and signed, addressed to 'Sir Francis Younghusband, Buckingham Gate, London' bearing India 'Service' SG 076, 1/2a green (2) tied by Jammu double ring '19th Feb 17' with London receiver and forwarded to Younghusband at 'The Mill Cottage, Wimbledon Common, Surrey.

Tibet. (India used in Nepal - Tibet). 1922. Indian KGV postal stationery envelope 'half anna' green upgraded with India SG 155, 1/2a green tied by Nepal double ring on reverse with oval 'Katmandu' hand-stamp under Gyantse arrival addressed to Tibet with Gyantse arrival on reverse.

The oval Katmandu mark is found on mail that was dispatched to and from the British India Post Office in Katmandu from 1920 - 1937.
H. Garrat-Adams was of the opinion that this may have been a censor mark applied by the Nepalese authorities.

India. (Sikkim - Denmark). 1896. Indian postal stationery envelope 'two annas six pies' orange cancelled by Gantok/ Sikkim date stamp 'Mr 9 96' addressed to Denmark, routed via Calcutta with Sea Post Office 'Mr 14 96' on reverse.

Very fine cover from Sikkim addressed to Denmark.

Tibet. (Younghusband Expedition to Tibet). 1904. Crested envelope from the '1st Battalion, Borderers Regiment, South Wales' based at 'Meean Meer' addressed to Capt. W.E.B. Smith/ S.W. Borderers/ Commd. No 7 Carrier Corps/ Thibet Field Service, Thibet' bearing India SG 113, 1/2a yellow-green (pair) tied by Meean-Meer date stamp '9th Oct 04' with 'Base Office' dated '12th Oct' on reverse and 'Field P.O. No 87' dated '13th Oct 04' on reverse.

Only one other example of Field Post Office 87 is known on an Indian postal stationery envelope in the "Armand E. Singer" collection which was sold intact by his estate.

'D.S. Virk' notes Field Post Office 87 at Gantok from May to 14th November 1904.

Little mail is known into the Expedition with most correspondence from Younghusband, Bailey or Sven Hedin the famous explorer of Tibet.

George Alevizos and Armand Singer remark the early Field Post Office cancels are rarely clear.

Germany. (Bermuda - Boer War). 1901. German postal stationery 'Reply Card' (with unused reply half attached) cancelled by Oldenburg date stamp '18th Nov 01' addressed to 'Willy Weichardt, Prisoner of War/ Burts Island, Bermuda' with circular 'Prisoner of War/ Passed by Censor/ Bermuda' in blue on face and Hamilton/Bermuda 'Dec 7th' on reverse and endorsed 'Not Darrell' in m/s pencil.

Only 1100 Boer Prisoners were held on Darrell Island in the Great Sound of Bermuda.

Isle of Man. (Bermuda - Boer War). 1902. Mourning 'FRONT OF COVER' addressed to 'Julius Siewssen, Prisoner of War, Tuckers Island, Bermuda' bearing Great Britain SG 216, 1/2d blue-green (pair) tied by Peel squared circle 'Feb 12 02' with circular 'Prisoner of War/ Passed by Censor/ Bermuda' in blue on face and endorsed 'To Burts' in m/s indicating the Prisoner had been transferred from Tuckers Island to Burts Island.

Only 607 Boer Prisoners were held on Burts Island in the Great Sound of Bermuda.

Malaya. (Civilian Internees in Malaya). 1943. Stamp-less envelope headed 'Prisoner of War Post/ Service Des Prisonniers de Guerre' addressed to 'Mr A. Cross, British Civilian Internee, Changi Camp, Singapore' cancelled by Muthill/ Perthshire double ring '20th May 43' with 'Opened by Examiner/ 4836' label applied and framed 'Ken'etsuzumi' (censored) in violet with circular seal (unidentified) with m/s '118' indicating the hut number for Cross and on reverse 'Recd. Sime Road Camp 5th June 1944' in pencil.

Very nice item of civilian mail into Sime Road Camp. Illustrated in David Tett "Singapore and Malaya, The Changi Connection.'

Malaya. (Civilian Internees in Malaya). 1943. Stamp-less envelope headed 'Prisoner of War Post/ Service Des Prisonniers de Guerre' addressed to 'Mr Frank A. McCaffery, British Civilian Internee, Changi Camp, Singapore' cancelled by Wrantage/ Taunton double ring '31st May 43' with 'Opened by Examiner 3503' label applied and circular 'Ken'etsuzumi' (censored) in violet with m/s '116' in blue crayon indicating the hut number for Cross and on reverse 'Recd. 4.6.1944' in pencil

Malaya. (Civilian Internees in Malaya). 1943. Enquiry card from the Red Cross in Geneva with circular 'Comite International de la Croix Rouge/ Geneve' in carmine dated '14th Aout 1943' sent via the Catholic Mission in Fribourg (Suisse) dated '17th Aout 43' addressed to the 'Apostolic Delegation in London with hand-stamp received '25 Aout 1943' on reverse.

The enquiry card advises that Wilfred Young, Staff of Borneo Co, Singapore is probably interned at Changi.

India. (India used in Sikkim - Tibet). 1908. India postal stationery card 1/4a brown cancelled by Darjeeling date stamp '31st Mar 1908' addressed to the 'Post Office Rangpo, Sikkim' with Rangpo arrival '1st April', (struck twice) '2nd April' and forwarded to My Song, Gangtok '3rd April' and carried to Ghum with receiver '3rd and '4th April' (struck twice) on face. Very rare item.

The Ghum and Rangpo are very rare cancels from Sikkim.

India. (India - Afghanistan). 1928. Native envelope addressed to Peshawar bearing Afghanistan Yvert 235, 15p rose-pink tied by oval vernacular date stamp, routed via the Afghan - Indian frontier with Landikhana double ring and horseshoe 'Landikhana/ Due/ Two Annas' on face with octagonal Pershawar/ Unpaid arrival '5th Mar 28' on reverse.

The Afghan stamp paid the rate to the border as Afghanistan was not a member of the U.P.U. an India stamp should have carried the cover to Pershawar but for some reason taxed on the Afghanistan - Indian border.

China. (Tibet - India used Abroad). 1909. Picture post card of 'The Himalayas from Darjeeling' addressed to France bearing India SG 150, 1a carmine tied by Yatung - Tibet/ via Siliguri date stamp '11th Feb 09' with adjacent Base Office transit '13th Feb 09'.

The Base Office was applied at Teesta Bridge, Siliguri which became a civil Post Office in January 1908.

China. (Tibet - India used Abroad). 1941. Indian postal stationery envelope 'one anna three pies' bistre addressed to Kathmandu, Nepal cancelled by Gyantse, Tibet double ring with receiver on reverse and "Dorji" traders manuscript.

China. (India used in Tibet). 1914. Native envelope addressed to Nepal bearing India SG 149, 1/2a green tied by Gyantse Tibet/ Siliguri Base date stamp '30th Oct 14' with Nepal arrival '5th Nov' adjacent. Very fine.

China. (Tibet - India used Abroad). 1906. Picture post card of 'A group of Tibetan Musicians' addressed to London bearing India SG 150, 1a carmine tied by Barharwa date stamp. Nice Tibet card.

China. (Tibet - India used Abroad). 1947. India KGV1 postal stationery envelope 'one anna half pie' brown cancelled by Kalimpong date stamp with Pharijong transit on reverse 'April 47' addressed to Lhasa in combination with Tibet SG 11B, 1t bluish red and SG 12B, 2t scarlet tied by Pharijong date stamp.

Scarce combination paying the 3tr rate with shade noted by Flack but not listed in Stanly Gibbons.

Very fine with Geoffrey Flack certificate.

China. (India used in Tibet). 1922. Large piece bearing India 'Service' SG 084, 2a deep mauve (4) tied by Yatong Tibet/ via Siliguri date stamp '21st Jan 1922' with 'R/ 177/Yatung Tibet' registration label.

India. (British Legation in Nepal). 1948. Envelope written from the 'British Legation in Katmandu, Nepal' addressed to Uccle, Belgium bearing India SG 266, 1/2a purple, SG 268, 1a carmine and SG 270, 2a vermilion tied by British Legation (Nepal) double ring '9th Feb 48' with seal on reverse Very attractive item.

India. (India used in Nepal). 1944. Registered and Insured envelope endorsed 'V.P.P. for RS 21 (Rupees Twenty One), addressed to Bombay written from Katmandu, Nepal' bearing India SG 268, 1a carmine and SG 269, 1 1/2a dull violet (strip of five) tied by British Legation/ Reg (Nepal) date stamp '18th Aug 44' with 'V.P./ 40' pink registration label tied by hand-struck framed 'British Legation (Nepal) and receiver on reverse '23rd Aug'.

Scarce 'V.P.' pink label. A very attractive item.

India. (India used in Nepal). 1909. Native envelope addressed to 'Arminian Street, Calcutta' bearing India SG 149, 1/2a green tied by Nepal date stamp '9th Jan 09' with Calcutta arrival '12th Jan' adjacent.

India. (Afghanistan - Great Britain). 1877. Envelope addressed to 'Honble Mrs James Napier/ care of the Honble James Napier/ 10th Royal Hussers, Muttra, India, N.W.P.' bearing Great Britain SG 156, 8d orange tied by Bury St. Edmunds/ 97 duplex '20th Sept 77', with Woolpit 'Sept 20' on reverse, routed via Brindisi with Sea Post Office 'Sept 28' and Muttra arrival '13th Oct.' (Part flap missing).

The 10th Royal Hussars left the North West Province for Jellalabad (Afghanistan) and the second Afghan War in 1878.

The attached photo shows Napier with the 10th Royal Hussars in Jellalabad.

India. 1854. Cut to shape imperf 4 anna indigo and red cancelled by 'Bombay' type '123' obliterator of Mahableshwar. A scarce postmark on the four annas.

Ethiopia. (The Abyssinian Field Force). 1868. India Queen Victoria SG 62, 2 annas orange cancelled by "F.F." diamond obliterator of the Abyssinian Field Force. Scarce stamp used from the Campaign.

Emperor Tewodros 11 of Ethiopia wrote to Queen Victoria asking for help in the revolt against him and the constant military campaigns against his country . When the letter was not answered Tewodros took the British Consul Captain Cameron and several missionaries hostage. In response an Expedition led by Sir Robert Napier consisting of 13,000 British and Indian soldiers trekked for three months to Magdala and surrounded the city. After the siege the Abyssinian King was defeated and the city burnt, the Expedition withdrew with the rescued men and King Tewodros took his own life.

Ethiopia. (The Abyssinian Field Force). 1868. India Queen Victoria SG 51, 8 pie purple on small piece cancelled by "F.F." diamond obliterator of the Abyssinian Field Force.

Emperor Tewodros 11 of Ethiopia wrote to Queen Victoria asking for help in the revolt against him and the constant military campaigns against his county. When the letter was not answered Tewodros took the British Consul Captain Cameron and several missionaries hostage. In response an Expedition led by Sir Robert Napier consisting of 13,000 British and Indian soldiers trekked three months to Magdala and surrounded the city. After a siege the Abyssinian King was defeated and the city burnt, the Expedition withdrew with the rescued men. King Tewodros took his own life.