Thailand. (Air Mail). 1925. Air Mail envelope hand-stamped 'By Air Mail' addressed to Ubol, Siam bearing SG 232, 5s green and SG 234, 15s carmine tied by small 'aeroplane' date stamp of Uttara '10th Feb 1925' with Ubol arrival '17/2' on face and reverse.

Carried in the weekly flight of the 'Royal Aeronautical Service from Uttara to Korat and on by train.

Thailand. (Air Mail). 1926. Air Mail envelope addressed to 'Mr Boon-Thoung Ju-Phong-Saet, Postmaster, Ubon' bearing SG 244, 1t green and lilac tied by small 'aeroplane' date stamp of Nagor Rajasima '9th April 1926' with 'Mit Flugpost/ By Air Mail' label and bilingual Ubon arrival on face.

Nice usage of the Coronation Stone issue on the weekly flight of the 'Royal Aeronautical Service from Korat to Ubon.

Thailand. (Royal Thai Navy). 1951. Envelope written from 'Sub Lt. Rasit Monkolprasit, H.T.M.S "Prap" Bangkok' addressed to the United States bearing SG 313, 5s violet, SG 317, 1b violet and blue and SG 337, 10s green (pair) tied by Bangkok GPO. date stamp with oval 'Royal Thai Navy/ H.T.M.S. "Prap"' cachet on face in violet.

Thailand. (K.L.M. Dutch Airlines). 1938. Air Mail envelope addressed to France bearing SG 240, 10s orange and black and SG 242, 25s blue tied by Bangkok GPO date stamp with 'via Air France' erased and endorsed 'KLM' in re crayon with Gironde arrival '4th Aug 38.' on reverse.

Thailand. (Advertising Covers). 1935. Illustrated Advertising envelope headed 'M. Michelin & Co., Worachak & New Road, Bangkok' with (Michelin Men and Tire) addressed to Saigon, Cochinchine bearing SG 241, 15s carmine tied by boxed slogan hand-stamp reading 'Those Interested in Farming Should Read the Agriculture Newspaper) with adjacent Bangkok date stamp '19th Mch 1935' and Saigon Central '23/3' on reverse. A very scarce Advertising cover. Not many seen from Siam.

Thailand. (K.L.M. Airlines). 1939. Air Mail envelope addressed to California bearing SG 282, 5s violet and SG 284, 15s blue (pair) tied by Bangkok GPO date stamp, endorsed 'K.L.M. via Amsterdam' with 'Pan Avion', crossed in carmine crayon.

Franked at 35 satang for foreign letter rate, carried Don Muang to Amsterdam and then by ship over the Atlantic hence the 'Jusqu'a' mark applied at Office of Exchange'

Thailand. (Denmark). 1938. Air Mail envelope addressed to Kobenhaven bearing SG 242, 25s blue and SG 255, 10s carmine tied by Bangkok GPO date stamp '17th Dec 38'. endorsed 'K.L.M.' on face.

Franked at 35 satang for foreign letter from Don Muang to Amsterdam and by rail and ship to Denmark.

Thailand. (Provincial Postmarks). 1928. Envelope addressed to England bearing SG 254, 5s violet (strip of three) tied by bilingual Nakhon Rajasima date stamp with Bangkok transit. Very fine.

Thailand. (Postal Stationery). 1935. Siam postal stationery envelope 15 satang blue upgraded with SG 255, 10s carmine tied by Singora date stamp with matching registration label addressed to the 'French Dispensary, Bangkok' with arrival. Lovely item of postal stationery from Singora Province.

Thailand. (Printed Matter). 1940. Envelope addressed to Fresno, California bearing SG 281, 3s green tied by Bangkok GPO (B) date stamp '13th July 40'.

Lovely item paying the Un-opened Printed Matter rate to the United States.

Thailand. (Provincial Postmarks). 1927. Registered envelope addressed to Bangkok bearing SG 221, 25s indigo tied by bilingual Prachuab Khiri Khan date stamp with registered label and Bangkok/ 10B receiver on reverse. Superb.

Thailand. (Provincial Postmarks). 1921. Envelope (with Garuda imprint on reverse) addressed to Bangkok bearing SG 147, 2s brown (block of four) and SG 148, 3s green (block of four) tied by bilingual Jumbor date stamp '1st June 21' with Bangkok/ 1 arrival '8/6' on reverse.

Lovely item from this small town in Chumphon Province paying the 'twenty satang' internal rate.

Thailand. (Canada). 1941. Envelope addressed to Ontario, Canada bearing SG 289, 15s blue tied by Bangkok GPO date stamp '29th Aug 41' with circular '5' censor chop applied in violet on face. Very fine.

Thailand. (Censor Mail). 1941. Envelope addressed to San Francisco bearing SG 287, 5s violet (strip of three) tied by Bangkok GPO date stamp '3rd July 41' with circular '9' censor chop applied in violet on face. Very fine.

Thailand. (Provincial Postmarks). 1941. Envelope addressed to Bangkok bearing SG 288, 10s carmine tied by bilingual Takuapa date stamp '27th Feb 2484 (1941). Very fine item paying the inland letter rate.

Thailand. (Hong Kong). 1941. Envelope addressed to Toronto, Canada bearing 289, 15s blue tied by Bangkok GPO date stamp '22nd June 41' with circular '3' censor chop, routed via Hong Kong with boxed 'Not Opened by Censor' and small framed '53' in blue-green on reverse.
Unusual as normally applied with Hong Kong censor label.

Thailand. (Laotian Civil War). 1971. Stamp-less envelope addressed to Bangkok cancelled by Nan date stamp '14th Sept 2514 (1971)' with framed 'Royal Thai Army Border Patrol' hand-stamp and 'Censor/ Checked' cachet, signed by the Commanding Officer with Bangkok GPO arrival on reverse and slogan postmark.

Royal Thai Army troops had been in Dai Phu Kha National Park (Nan Province) on the Thai - Laos border as part of 'Operation Phalat' a military offensive of the Laotian Civil War.

Thailand. (Air Mail). 1952. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to the United States bearing SG 314, 10s scarlet (6), SG 333, 1b blue (3) and SG 340, 25s carmine tied by Bangkok/ 6 date stamp with matching registration label and Philadelphia arrival.

Thailand. (Penang). 1940. Envelope addressed to Penang bearing SG 284, 15s blue tied by Paquebot/ Penang double ring with 'Re - Po/ Auto Polish' label and 'Passed For Transmission' censor hand-stamp on face. Scarce Advertising item from Thailand.

Thailand (Imperial Airways). 1933. Illustrated Air Mail envelope addressed to London bearing SG 255, 10s carmine (pair) and SG 273, 15s black and blue tied by Bangkok GPO date stamp '31st Dec 33'.

Inauguration of Imperial Airways 'Singapore - London' return service - Bangkok to London stage '31st December 1933 paying the 35 satang airmail letter rate to Europe.

Thailand. (Norway). 1930. Envelope addressed to Oslo, Norway bearing SG 255, 10s carmine and SG 257, 25s orange and black tied by Bangkok GPO date stamp, endorsed 'Per K.L.M. (Dutch) Airways carried from Don Muang to Amsterdam and rail and ship to Norway.

Thailand. (Netherlands East Indies). 1947. Air Mail photographic card of the 'The Marble Temple, Bangkok' addressed to Batavia, Java bearing SG 295, 25s orange and slate (3) and SG 312, 10s carmine (2) tied by Bangkok GPO date stamp, endorsed 'Air Mail' with 'Par Avion' label on face.
Scarce use of post card sent Air Mail to the Netherlands East Indies paying the 95 satang rate.

Thailand. (A.V.2.) 1946. Air Mail envelope addressed to Minneapolis bearing SG 256, 15s blue (pair), SG 262, 3b black and yellow and SG 263, 5b purple and grey tied by Bangkok GPO date stamp '8th Oct 46' with bold hand-struck 'A.V.2.' on face.
High Air Mail rate of eight baht thirty satang with post war A.V.2.

Thailand. 1940. Envelope addressed to Bangkok bearing SG 281, 3s green (pair) and SG 285, 2s chocolate (pair) tied by Nakon Sakon date stamp '15th Oct 1940'.
Lovely combination paying the 10 satang inland rate from the north Isan town.

Thailand. (Provincial Postmarks). 1930. Envelope addressed to New York bearing SG 254, 5s violet and SG 267, 10s on 12 satang olive and black tied by bilingual Lampang date stamp with Bangkok transit '1st Oct 30' on reverse.

Thailand. (Burma). 1947. Air Mail envelope headed 'Legation De France au Siam' addressed to the French Consular Agent, Rangoon' bearing SG 294, 15s blue and black (pair) and SG 307, 1b indigo tied by Bangkok GPO date stamp with 'By Airmail/ Par Avion' label in red on face and Rangoon arrival on reverse '23rd Aug 47.'

Very nice item sent by Imperial Air ways to Burma paying the 1 baht 30 satang rate.

Thailand. (Official Mail). 1929. Air Mail envelope headed 'Royal State, Railways of Siam' addressed to 'The New House, Oundle School, Oundle' bearing SG 254, 5s violet (block of 12) date stamp '29.1.72. (1929), endorsed 'By Dutch Air Mail', hand-stamped with bilingual 'Air Mail' in red and framed 'Par Avion'.

Air Mail hand-stamp not recorded in the 'Air Mails of Siam' by' Nils Ramm-Ericson'.

Thailand. (Provincial Postmarks). 1944. Chinese envelope from 'Tia Hah Seng, Nakhon Si Thammarat' addressed to Bangkok bearing 287, 5s purple (top corner margin pair with imprint 16) tied by bilingual Nakhon Si Thammarat date stamp. A very nice item

New Zealand. (Netherlands East Indies). 1941. Envelope written from the 'Netherlands Consulate, Auckland' endorsed 'Certified as Official Correspondence on the Business of the Government of the Netherlands (signed by the Vice- Consul) addressed to Bandoeng, Java bearing New Zealand SG 580, 2d orange (strip of three) tied by Remuera date stamp '5th Dec 41' with circular 'Vice-Consulaat der Nederlanden/ Auckland' in blue with octagonal 'Not Opened by Censor in N.Z./ 3' in violet, routed via Australia with '2/ Passed by/ Censor/ 1103' applied in Sydney and framed 'Niet Door Censuur Geopend/ 11' on face in carmine applied in Bandoeng.

A very fine item.

John Little notes that censor 'No 1103' appears to be 'Not Opened by Censor'.

United States. (Netherlands East Indies). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Malang, Java, Netherlands Indies bearing United States SG A775, 20c green (3) and SG 870, 10c brown tied by New Baltimore date stamp, routed via Singapore with blank censor tape tied by 'Passed by Censor/ 21 A' hand-stamp in violet on face and reverse with circular 'A' and '9' with boxed 'Niet door Censuur/ Geopend/ 86' censor hand-stamp on face.

Very fine item sent over the Pacific to Singapore and the Dutch Indies with scarce Not Opened by Censor cachet.

India. (Netherlands East Indies - Marine Post). 1941. Air mail envelope addressed to 'Netherlandsche Department of the Marine, Batavia' bearing India SG 251, 2a vermilion, SG 254, 3 1/2a blue and SG 259, 1r brown and black tied by Bombay roller '4th Nov 41' with triangular 'Passed By Censor/ C - 18' with 'Batavia/ 6' censor arrival '15/11' in red with framed 'Niet Door Censuur Geopend/ 11' in carmine on face and hand-stamp 'Marine-Censor/ 1'.

Unique item showing Netherland Indies marine censor as well as Not Opened and Censored cachet.

Ex Paul Bulterman and illustrated in Nico de Weijer's wonderful book on Netherlands East Indies censor mail.

Great Britain. (Netherlands East Indies). 1940. Stamp-less envelope cancelled by West Drayton meter cachet 'Penguin Book' 2 1/2d dated '9th July 40' addressed to Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies with Great Britain 'Opened by Examiner' label and 'Door Censuur Gepoend' applied on arrival tied by circular 'Ned. Indisch Deviezen/ Deviezen Censuur Medan/ 11' in carmine on face and reverse, underpaid bearing Netherlands Indies postage due SG D229, 5c salmon applied and tied by Medan receiver '6th Sept 40.' Very fine.

Netherlands East Indies. (Palestine - Hungary). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Hungary bearing Netherlands Indies SG 405, 20c violet and SG 409, 40c green (2) tied by Ambarawa date stamp '20th Aug 40' with 'Door Censuur Geopend' label tied by 'Ned. Indisch Deviezen Instituut/ Deviezen Censuur/ 4' and hand-struck 'Gecensureerd/ 5' with circular 'Dev/ 8' censor in carmine, endorsed 'By K.L.M. to Lydda' with 'P.c. 22/ Opened by Censor' label (red on white_ applied in transit and Budapest arrival 'Sept 15 40' on reverse. Lovely item routed via Palestine.

Germany. (Repatriation Mail). 1947. German postal stationery card 12pf grey upgraded with 'American Zone' 8pf red and 25pf orange tied by Ludwigsburg double ring '8.4.47', written by 'Poldi Antosch, Repatriation Center (Nuengammer), 26th Infantry, Ludwigsburg, U.S.A. Zone' addressed to 'Josef Antosch, Wein Osterreich' with circular 'Repatriation Center/ Ludwigsburg/ Official' hand-stamped 'Censored' with 'US Censor' rubber hand-stamp in violet and 'Osterreichische Zensurstelle/ 671' Austrian Zone censor in violet.

Josef Antosch (German) had been repatriated from Dehra Dun, British India P.O.W. Camp on the "S.S. "Marine Jumper" and arrived at Neuengamme on the 8th Dec 1946. His wife Poldi Antosch (Austrian) and resident of the Netherlands East Indies left Japan on the "Jumper" and writes after she arrives at the camp.

In the post war months Neuengammer Concentration Camp was used as a Soviet displaced persons camp and later a British and American Repatriation center.

Separated by the war Poldi and her children had not seen her husband in six years.

Ex Paul Bulterman's Prisoner of War collection and illustrated in his book "Nederlands Indie in Oorlog" page 49.

India. (Prisoner of War Mail). 1943. Stamp-less envelope headed 'Service of Prisoners of War' written by 'Josef Antosch, No 5514, C. Interment Camp, Premnagar, Wing 6, P.O. Dehra Dun, British India' addressed to his family in Germany hand-stamped 'Prisoner of War Post' with framed 'Crown/ Passed/ DHN/ 2' censor and hand-stamped 'DHN/ 7' in blue on face. Very fine.

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 America Zone in Germany.

His wife Poldi Antosch had been interned at the Salatiga Protection Camp (Dutch Indies) for women and children before being moved via North China to Japan.

Ex Paul Bulterman's Prisoner of War collection.

Japan. (India - P.O.W. Camp Mail). 1946. Red Cross 'Message Express/ Reply' form headed 'Au Comite International de la Croix Rouge/ Geneve/ Reply/ Rispsta/ Message Express', sender 'Otto Antosch, Sengokuhara (Hakone), Japan' addressed to his father "Josef Antosch, No 55514, Wing 6, Central Internment Camp, Premnagar, P.O. Dehra Dun, British India' dated '13th May 1946' with circular 'International Red Cross Committee/ Japan Delegation' on reverse, routed via Switzerland with 'Comite International de la Croix Rouge/ Geneve' in carmine and hand-stamped 'Delegation For Brit. India' with boxed 'Crown/ Passed DHN/ 5' on face applied on arrival in Dehra Dun.
(Text in German).

Red Cross 'Message Express' reply form written by Otto Antosch in Sengokuhara, Japan (ex Salatiga Protection Camp, Netherlands East Indies) to his father Josef Antosch, Premnagar, Dehra Dun, P.O.W. Camp.

Ex Paul Bulterman's Prisoner of War collection.

Australia. (Netherlands East Indies - Borneo). 1945. Air Mail envelope headed 'On Active Service' bearing Australia SG 187, 3d purple-brown tied by 'Field Post Office/ 026' date stamp '13th July 45' with framed 'From H.M. Ship/ Passed By Censor', signed and dated with circular '1' censor cachet in violet on face.
Field Post Office No 026 was based in Morotai Docks (23.4.45) - (25.9.45).

Australia. (Borneo - Netherlands East Indies). 1945. Un-stamped Air Mail envelope written from 'Lieut. Habig, R.N.N.R. c/o C.O.N.I.C.A. Bandjermasin, Borneo' addressed to Brisbane cancelled by 'Aust Unit. Postal Stn. 398' date stamp '14th Oct 45'.

Unit Postal Station 397 to U.P.S. 401 received by N.G.F. P.U. on (15.12.43) but not used, mentioned by Proud. (N.S.).

Australia. (Netherlands East Indies). 1946. Air Mail envelope endorsed 'On Active Service' written from the 'Royal Netherlands Air Force, N.E.C. - P.E.P. (Airdrome), Bundaberg (Queensland) addressed to Gordon, N.S.W. bearing Australia SG 214, 3 1/2d blue (pair) tied by 'R.A.A.F. 6303/ Australia' date stamp '27th May 46' with boxed 'R.A.A.F. Concession/ Postal Rate' in violet on face. Nice item from the Royal Netherlands Air Force.
(Flap missing on reverse).

British West Indies. (Jamaica - Sudan). 1944. Air Mail envelope written from 'Shaw Park Hotel, Ocho Rios' addressed to El Fasher, Jamaica bearing SG 130, 1s green and brown (pair) and SG 131, 2s brown and pale blue tied by Ocho Rios/ Jamaica date stamp 'Ap 5 44' with P.C. 90/ Opened by Examiner/ I.D. 8803' censor label with Khartoum transit '8/5' and El Fasher arrival '14th May 44' on reverse with 'P.C. 90/ Opened By Examiner/ MM/ 4236' Sudan censor label. Very nice item of incoming mail.

Burma. (Field Post Office). 1945. Registered envelope headed 'O.A.S.' addressed to Ahemednagor bearing India SG 271b 3a violet and Burma 'Military Admn' SG 49, 5r violet and scarlet tied by F.P.O. No 138' date stamp '7th Nov 1945' with boxed 'R/ 173/ F.P.O. 138' endorsed in red ink, forwarded to 'S.E.A.C.' (South East Asia Command).

Burma. (Japanese Occupation of Burma). 1943. Envelope addressed to Yandoon bearing Japanese Occupation SG J81, 30c deep green and SG J84, 5c carmine tied by Yandoon double ring '1st Dec 43' with arrival on reverse.
A lovely item of commercial mail from the Japanese Occupation.

Burma. (Official Mail). 1945. Envelope headed 'On His Majesty's Service' addressed to London bearing 'Military Administration' SG 44, 3a6p blue tied by Rangoon machine '2nd Oct 45' with 'P.C. 90/ Opened By Examiner' black on white censor tape tied by framed 'Crown/ Passed/ DGB 3' censor cachet in violet on reverse.

Censor cachet listed by Morenweiser (25.9.45) - (9.12.45).

Portuguese Colonies, (Azores - Great Britain). 1944. Registered Great Britain 'KGV1' postal stationery envelope 'one shilling' brown canceled by 'R.A.F.' Post Office/ 001' date stamp '19th Sept 44' with 'R/ FPO' registration label and hand-stamp 'Eagle/ R.A.F. Censor/ 288' on face in carmine addressed to the 'Air Ministry, London' with 'P.C. 90/ Opened By Examiner 5783' censor label. Lovely item.

Mauritius. (Thailand - Postage Due). 1951. Envelope addressed to 'The Bank of India, Bangkok' bearing Mauritius SG 280, 5c blue and SG 281, 10c scarlet tied by Port Louis/ Mauritius date stamp '12th Mr 51', underpaid with bold 'T' hand-stamp in violet with m/s '13 gold cms' and framed triangular 'T' applied in Bangkok with receiver on reverse. Very attractive item.

The Mauritius temporary Tax hand-stamp only in use (6.3.51) - (20.3.51) a total of 14 days.

Thailand. (Malaya). 1928. Printed envelope headed 'Royal State Railways/ Hua Hin Hotel' with crest and 'Hua Hin Hotel/ R.S. Rly' on reverse, addressed to Dorset bearing Siam SG 213, 3s brown (block of 5) tied by Penang double ring '20th Nov 28' with adjacent framed 'Train Letter'. Very attractive item.
Mail carried south on the train from Hua Hin in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province to Penang for the steamer to UK.

Thailand. (Siam Steam Navigation Co). Circa 1930. Envelope addressed to 'The East Asiatic Co. Ltd. Bangkok' bearing SG 255, 10s scarlet tied by 'Siam Steam Navigation Co.' "buckle" obliterator in black.

The 'Siam Steam Navigation Company' 1909 - 1940 was first founded by Dane 'H.N. Andersen' who developed the 'Danish East Asiatic Co.'
By 1909 the service was weekly from Bangkok for Chumporn, Bandon, Lacon, Singora, Kelantan and Singapore.
The Thai Government became perturbed by the amount of foreign trade along the Malaya Peninsula and a new company was formed 'The Siam Steam Navigation Company adding ships already owned by the Danish masters and the East Asiatic Line.
The ships carried passengers with accommodation, cargo such as rice, the post and supplied shop keepers in the towns along the route.

The Philatelists Association of Thailand issue No 12 carried a wonderful article on these elusive items by JOHN GARNER on the history, routes and Ships of the S.S.N.C.

John notes cancellations on stamps or piece as scarce while covers cancelled on the ships are rare.

(A copy of the article is accompanied with the purchase of either cover).

Laos (French Occupation of Laos). 1898. Stamp-less envelope endorsed 'Mission de Laos' cancelled by Bassac/ Laos double ring '4th Feb 98', routed south down the River Mekong to Saigon '13th Feb' with 'Modane a Paris' ambulant '14th Mars', with triangular 'T' hand-stamp and bearing French postage due Yvert 29, 10c brown (2) and Yvert 31, 20c orange-red applied and tied by Realmont receiver '16th Mars' on face.

Very early mail from the French Occupation of Laos sent via Civil Mail so taxed on arrival.

Cambodia. (Red Cross). 1960. Air Mail envelope headed by bilingual 'Croix Rouge/ Cambodgienne' addressed to 'The Internationale de la Croix Rouge, Geneve' bearing Cambodia SG 57, 6c lake (pair) tied by Phnompenh-Cambodge date stamp '31st Aug 1960' with Red Cross cachet in red on face. Nice item.

Laos. (French Indo-China). 1897. French Indo-China postal stationery card 10c black cancelled by Khong/ Laos date stamp '28th Oct' addressed to France with Saigon transit on reverse. Scarce item from this lower Laos village.