China. (German Post Office in Kiautschou). 1908. Coloured picture post card of 'Tsingtau (Bismarkksernem) addressed to France bearing German China, Kiautschou SG 25, 2c green tied by Tsingtau/ Kiautschou date stamp. Scarce Tsingtau postmark.

China. (German Post Office in China). 1903. Coloured picture post card of 'Chinese Tea House and Lady, Hankow' addressed to Belgium bearing German China SG 24, 10pf red tied by Hankau/ Deutsche Post date stamp with oval firms chop 'Pharmacie Central/ Hankow' on face in violet with Anderlues arrival. Lovely card.

China. (German China - Boxer Campaign). 1904. Picture post card of 'International Boxers, Tientsin' addressed to Germany bearing German China SG 23, 5pf green tied by Tientsin/ Deutsche Post date stamp with framed 'S.B./ Ostas. Besatz. Brigade/ Pioner - Kompagne' in blue on face with Hartmannsweiler arrival. Superb item from the Boxer Campaign.

China. (German China - Boxer Campaign). 1902. Picture post card of 'Marshall Walersce' addressed to France bearing German China SG 23, 5pf green tied by Tientsin/ Deutsche Post date stamp, underpaid with framed 'T' hand-stamp and Savoie arrival. Nice item of underpaid mail to France.

China. (German Post Office in China). 1911. Picture post card of 'Chinese in wagon with horse' addressed to France bearing German China SG 46, 1c on 3pf brown (pair) and SG 47, 2c on 5pf green tied by Peking/ Deutsche Post date stamp endorsed 'via Siberia' with Creuse arrival. Nice card.

China. (French China). 1911. Picture post card of 'Fete du 14 Juillet 1911, Tientsin' addressed to Shang-Hai-Kwan, Manchuria bearing French China SG 77, 4c on 10c carmine tied by Tien-Tsin-Chine Poste Francaise double ring ;'6th Oct 11' with circular '16th Reg. D' Infanteerie de Marine' cachet. Very fine.

China. (French China). 1902. Picture post card of 'Pagoda, Chefoo' addressed to France bearing French China SG 2, 5c yellow-green tied by Chefou-Chine/ Poste Francaise date stamp in violet, endorsed 'Imprime' with Reims arrival. Very attractive item paying the printed matter rate.

Year plug removed from Chefoo (Chefou).

China. (French Occupation of China). 1886. Stamp-less envelope headed 'Corps de l' armee du Tonkin' addressed to France cancelled by octagonal 'Cor. D. Armees Hai-Phong' date stamp '20th Jan 86' with circular 'Marine et Colonies/ Genie Maritime' in blue-green and 'Marine et Colonies/ Service a la Mer' on reverse. Lovely item of quality.

China. (French Indo-China). 1939. Air Mail envelope endorsed 'F.M.' addressed to '1st Battalion Sector Postal 66' bearing Indo-China SG 179, 8c mauve and SG 188, 22c green tied by Hu Giang/ Tonkin date stamp with circular 'Postes de Ha Giang/ Commandant D' Armees' on face. Lovely item of military mail paying the thirty cent Air Mail fee.

China. (French Indo-China). 1940. Air Mail envelope hand-stamped with framed 'F.M.' in violet addressed to France bearing Indo-China SG 191, 30c chestnut tied by Cap Saint Jacques date stamp '15th Mar 40' with hand-stamp 'Saigon-Marseille' and circular '5th Regiment/ Cap St. Jacques/ Le Commandant' on face. Lovely item of military mail charged thirty cents Air Mail fee.

China. (French Indo-China). 1937. French Indo-China Air Mail postal stationery envelope 36c red endorsed 'Sous Inspector de la Garde Indigene' cancelled by circular 'Brigade de Indigene de Ninh-Binh/ Poste de Phu-Nho-Quan' on reverse and Phu Nho Quan/ Tonkin date stamp '8th Avril 37' addressed to France, routed via Hanoi and Marseille with Mavilly arrival. Superb.

China. (French Indo-China). 1931. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to France bearing French Indo-China SG 140, 1c orange, SG 149, 10c pale blue, SG 155, 30c grey and blue and SG 157, 50c slate and green (2) tied by Saigon Messageries/ Maritime date stamp '16th April 31' with matching registration label and Gironde arrival. Scarce maritime postmark.

China. (French Indo-China). 1951. Air Mail envelope addressed to Hanoi bearing French Indo-China SG 186, 20c carmine and SG 192, 50c brown tied by Hanoi. Viet-Nam date stamp, underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and bearing French Indo-China postage due SG D213, $1 red/yellow tied by Saigon arrival, on reverse boxed slogan cachet. Scarce single dollar franking postage due on internal cover.

China. (French Post Office in Egypt - China). 1906. Picture post card of 'Femme Syrian' addressed to 'Pehau Railway, Shunte Fou, China' bearing French Post Office in Port Said Yvert 25, 10c rose tied by Port Said/ Egypt date stamp '9th Juin' routed via Victoria/ Hong Kong with Imperial Post Office Shanghai and Peking '12th Jul 06' with vernacular arrival. Very nice item of incoming mail from North Africa.

China. (French China). 1909. Picture post card of 'Chinese writing skills at school' addressed to Hanoi bearing French China SG 76, 2c on 5c green tied by Peking Corresces Aux Armees date stamp '5th May 09', with circular 'French Occupation de Chine/ Le Postes d' Armees' in violet, routed via Shanghai with Hanoi arrival '12th Mai 09'. Scarce French China Military Post Office.

(Pothion Type C).

China. (Austrian Post Office in China). 1915. Coloured picture post card of 'Family smoking opium, Peking' addressed to Wien bearing Austria Yvert 104, 5k green tied by 'K.u.K. Marine Detachment/ in Peking' double ring '27th Sept 15'. Very fine. Lovely card.

China. (Austrian Post Office in China). 1916. 'Feldpost Korrespondandenzkarta" dated '29th Dec 16' addressed to Germany cancelled by 'K.u.K. Feldpost/ No 88' dated '31st Dec 16' with hand-stamp 'K.u.K. China-Gebirgskanonenbatterie N/ 3 G.N.' in blue/ green on face.

China. (Austrian Post Office in China). 1918. Warrant document cancelled by straight-line 'K. u. K. Marinedetachment in Peking' in violet and dated '28th Jan 1918.'

British Somaliland. (Protectorate). Circa 1940. Air Mail parcel tag headed 'From O.A.G. Somaliland Protectorate' addressed to 'Officer Administering The Government, Government House, Aden' cancelled by large circular 'The Secretariat/ Somaliland Protectorate' in violet with 'By Hand of Pilot' on face and reverse, headed 'Despatch No 5' and 'No A. 1/ 1. 500 Kgs'.

Written by Capt. A.G. Dickson, Mobile Propaganda Unit, General Staff Intelligence, H.Q. E.A. Command.'

Persian Gulf. (Aden - Indian Expeditionary Force). 1916. Picture post card of 'Lowe, Chatam Street, New Public works Office, Colombo' endorsed 'On Active Service'/ No Stamps Available' addressed to Sydney, Australia' cancelled by 'Base Office Aden/ I.E.F.' double ring '7th Aug 16' with 'Passed by Censor' hand-stamp in blue. Lovely item.

Persian Gulf. (Aden). 1926. Illustrated Hotel envelope (Hotel De L' Europe) addressed to Cairo, Egypt bearing India SG 203, 1a chocolate (pair) tied by Aden double ring '31st Mars 26' with Port Taufio and Cairo arrival. Attractive item.

Aden. (Lebanon). 1955. Aden Registered Air Mail postal stationery envelope '30 cents' indigo written from 'Amyoun Alkoura, Lebanon' upgraded with Aden SG 58, 50c blue and SG 65, 2s sepia and carmine tied by Little Aden/ Reg date stamp '25th Jan' with 'R/ Aden (R.A.F.)' registration label tied by framed 'Little Aden' hand-stamp, addressed to England with 'Aden G.P.O./ Reg' transit '25th Jan' transit (used two years earlier than noted by Proud).

The Little Aden boxed hand-stamp not listed by Proud. Nice item.

Persian Gulf. (Aden - Perim Island). 1926. Envelope written from Perim, Aden addressed to England bearing India SG 206, 2a purple tied by Perim date stamp '14th May 26', routed via Aden '17th May' with Huddersfield arrival June 5th on face. Scarce

French Colonies. (Guadeloupe). 1878. Envelope addressed to France bearing French General Colonies 'Type Ceres' Yvert 18, 10c brown/ rose and Yvert 19, 15c bistre (2) tied by 'Paq. Fr. / Pointe-A-Pitre-Guad' double ring '11th May 78', endorsed 'Paquebot Francaise' and carried on the steamer "Amerique" with French entry cachet "Col. Fr. Paq. Fr 3/ St. Nazaire 3' (Salles 1357) date stamp in blue '25/5' and Marseille arrival on reverse. Scarce stamps on cover (all four margin imperf).

French Colonies. (Wallis & Futuna). 1927. Registered stamp-less Official mail envelope endorsed 'Service' addressed to "Monsieur Petre, Recefeur des Postes, Noumea, Nlle Caledonie' with m/s 'Le Prepose des Postes' and countersigned by the Postmaster, cancelled 'Protectorat Francaise/ Wallis' double ring '25th Mai 27' with framed hand-struck 'R'. Very fine and scarce item of Registered Official mail from Wallis.

French Colonies. (New Caledonia). 1940. Envelope addressed to France bearing New Caledonia Yvert 147, 30c green tied by Noumea/ Nlle Caledonie double ring '21st Mai 40' with hand-stamp instructional 'Retour A L' Envoyeur/ Relations Postales/ Interrompues' in violet on face. Very fine item of interrupted mail due to the German Occupation of France.

French Colonies. (Cameroons). 1916. Registered envelope endorsed 'Colonne Corps du Cameroun' addressed to France bearing 'French - Anglais Occupation' Yvert 41, 5c olive and green (pair) and Yvert 44, 25c brown/ blue tied by 'Duala/ Kamerun' date stamp '14th April 16' with bold framed hand-struck 'R' in violet with 'Controle Postal Militaire' censor label tied by oval 'Ouvert/ Par L' Autorite Militaire/ 8' cachet on face and reverse. Very attractive item from the Anglo-French Occupation of the Cameroons.

French Colonies. (Ivory Coast). 1903. Registered postal stationery envelope 15c blue upgraded with Cote D' Ivoire Yvert 8, 25c black/ rose tied by Drewin/ Cote D' Ivoire double ring in blue '18th Nov 03' with bold framed hand-struck 'R' on face and Paris arrival '11/12' on reverse. Very attractive item of registered mail from this small French West African village. Exhibition quality.

French Colonies. (Tahiti - Oceanie). 1895. Envelope addressed to England bearing Oceanie Yvert 6, 15c blue mixed with Tahiti Yvert 24, 15c blue tied by Taiohae/ Taiti double ring 'Feb 4th 95', routed via Papeete and San Francisco 'Mar 20' with Portsea arrival 'Ap 4' and forwarded to France with Nice receiver on reverse.

Lovely mixed franking cover from Nuka Hiva Island in the Marquesas.

Ex Roumet and Tony Eastgate. Signed Calves.

French Colonies. (Tahiti). 1905. Picture post card of 'Rue de Papeete' addressed to France bearing Oceanie Yvert 5, 10c black/ lilac tied by Moorea/ Taiti date stamp '10th Juin', routed via Papeete with Strasbourg arrival '15/7' on face. Scarce item of mail from this small Society Island.

French Colonies. (Tahiti - New Caledonia). 1904. Registered Multi view picture post card of Taiohae, Iles Marquises' addressed to Thio, New Caledonia bearing Oceanie Yvert 5, 10c black/ blue and Yvert 17, 25c blue tied by Taiohae/ Taiti date stamp in blue '16th Nov 04', endorsed 'Recommandee' with framed hand-struck 'R' and Affranchise/ Noumea transit on face '5th Jan 05'.

Very rare use of a Registered post-card from the Marquises Islands to New Caledonia paying the ten cent postcard rate and twenty five cents registration fee.

Ex Tony Eastgate.

French Morocco. (Tahiti). 1911. Stamp-less envelope hand-stamped 'Troupes d' ebarquees au Maroc' addressed to Huahine, Tahiti, Oceanie cancelled 'Tresor et Armees/ Casablanca' date stamp '12th Dec 1911' with circular '2nd Regiment de Tirailleurs/ Le Commandant du Detachment', routed via Paris 'Dec 19', with bold Huahine/ Tahiti arrival on face '28th Jan 12'.

Scarce item of destination mail into Iles Sous le Vent part of the Society Islands.

French Colonies. (Tahiti). 1905. Etablissements de L' Oceanie postal stationery double reply card 10c black/ lilac addressed to London cancelled by Maugareva/ Taiti double ring date stamp in blue '19th Dec 05', routed via Sydney on the S.S. "Mariposa" to San Francisco '25th Jan 06, overland to New York and on the 'S.S. "Campania" via Queenstown to London with arrival 'Feb 10.'

Very rare item from Mangareva Atoll in the Gambier Islands.

Ex Tony Eastgate.

Thailand. (Rice). 1934. Postcard from 'The Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China' addressed to the United States bearing SG 240, 10s orange and black tied by framed 'Buy-Siam-Rice/ Best in the World' with adjacent Bangkok date stamp '4th July 1934'. Nice item, scarce Rice slogan paying the postcard rate of ten satang.

Thailand. (Elephants - Slogan). 1935. Envelope written from the "Bangkok Hotel, Bangkok' on special hotel envelope (Elephant on reverse)) addressed to Michigan bearing SG 255, 10s carmine (pair) tied by framed slogan 'Buy Thailand Rice/ Best in the World' with Bangkok GPO adjacent '13th March 35'. Very fine.

Thailand. (Postcards - Slogan Hand-Stamps). 1938. Picture post card of 'The Bang-Pa-In, Palace, Siam' addressed to the United States bearing SG 255, 10s carmine tied by boxed slogan hand-stamp reading (Please use the Telephone to speak and save your errand) with adjacent Bangkok date stamp '27th June 1938.' Scarce slogan.

New Guinea. (North West Pacific Islands). 1917. Envelope addressed to Sydney, New South Wales bearing 'North West Pacific Islands' SG 65, 1/2d green (pair) tied by Rabaul date stamp '17th May' with oval 'Crown/ Passed Censor/ Rabaul/ 17 May 1917'' in violet on face and Sydney receiver on reverse '1st June'. Very fine item of commercial mail.

Pacific Islands. (Cocos & Keeling Islands). Circa 1953. Envelope addressed to 'Tattersalls, Tasmania' bearing Australia SG 188, 4d green tied by R.A.F. P.O./ Cocos Island' with hand-struck 'R.A.A.F/ Service' violet cachet on face. Very fine quality.

Pacific Islands. (Nauru). 1932. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to London bearing Nauru SG 1, 1?2d yellow-green, SG 2, 1d scarlet, SG 4, 2d orange (3), SG 7, 3d violet, SG 8, 4d slate green. SG 26a, 1/2d chestnut and SG 27a, 1d green tied by Nauru/ Central Pacific date stamp '5th Sept 32' with registration label, (Nauru, Central Pacific), routed via Sydney and Perth with transit '26th Sept' on reverse. Nice mixed franking.

Tristan De Cunha. (South Africa). 1949. Envelope addressed to Cape Town bearing South Africa SG 87, 1 1/2d grey and olive (pair) tied by framed 'Tristan Da Cunha/ Settlement of/ Edinburgh/ South Africa' in violet date in m/s '28-1-49' with Cape Town arrival '25th April.'

Carried on the 'H.M.S.A.S.' " Transvaal".

Tristan De Cunha. (Great Britain - Tangier). 1949. Envelope addressed to England bearing Great Britain SG 479, 1/2d green (pair) and 'Tangier' SG 248, 1/2d green tied by Tristan De Cunha double ring with oval 'T' hand-stamp and hand-struck '1 1/2' on face. Very fine.

Japan. (Great Britain - Concessionary Mail). 1902. Hand-drawn picture post card written from 'Yokohama' dated 'May 16th 1902' addressed to 'Sir John McLeod, G.C.B. Kensington' bearing Great Britain SG 172, 1d lilac tied by London receiver 'July 22nd.'

Message from his son reads 'This may go across Canada."

Spain. (Great Britain - Concessionary Mail). 1894. Envelope written from 'H.M.S. "Speedy", Vigo, Spain' addressed to Kent, England bearing Great Britain SG 172, 1d lilac tied by Foreign Branch obliterator with adjacent Vigo dispatch '15th Oct 94' and signed by the Commanding Officer, hand-struck 'T' with Great Britain '4d/ F.B.' hand-stamp on face and London arrival '18th Oct'.

On reverse endorsed "Sir will you kindly inform me the reason I have to pay fourpence extra for a stamped letter."

The payment of 1d should have been enough for concessionary mail (signed) available to solders and seamen on active service and the recipient queried the surcharge of 4d on this letter.

China. (Great Britain - Concessionary Mail). 1910. Envelope addressed to 'Lient. T.H. White, R.N. H.M.S. "Waterwitch", China Station' bearing Great Britain SG 172, 1d lilac tied by Kensington date stamp 'Jy 11 1910', endorsed 'via Siberia c/o G.P.O.'.

Very nice item paying the Concessionary rate for Sailors sent from H.M.S. "Waterwitch" a British Hydrographic survey vessel active in East Asian waters from 1894 and served on the China Station, she worked the coast of China, Hong Kong, Weihaiwei and the Yangtze river seeing action in the Boxer Rebellion.

Russia. (France). 1874. Folded letter addressed to France bearing Yvert 17, 1k black and yellow (3) and Yvert 22, 20k blue and brown tied by circular St. Petersburg date stamp with oval 'Paid' in Russian and framed 'P.D.' struck in red on face, French entry cachet, routed via Paris with Montpellier arrival. Attractive franking.

Ukraine. (Russia). 1867. Stamp-less folded letter with oval firms chop "Giacomo Porto/ Odessa" addressed to London, rated '4/S' in m/s with '5' erased in red crayon and rated '4', routed via Rustschut and Wien '15/10' with London segmented arrival in red on reverse and taxed with bold hand-struck '5 1/2' (Van der Linden 3077). Nice item of accountancy mail from Odessa.

Russia. (French Detachment in Russia). 1917. Picture post card of 'The Gogol Monument, Moscow' dated 'Moscow 28th Avril 1917' addressed to 'Sector 91, France' cancelled by circular '102 Regt. d' Artillerie Lourde/ Mission Russe/ Le Chef d' Escadron Commandant' in violet on face.

French Forces situated at Petrograd and Moscow were generally Headquarters personnel.
Scarce item from the 102nd Regiment Artillery Unit in Moscow the Chef of the Squadron, Commandant.

Please see 'Foreign Military Activity in The Russian Civil War 1917 - 1923 by Edward Klempka. Page 105/ 106.

Ukraine. (Belgian Armoured Automotive Machine Gun Corps). 1916. Envelope addressed to Switzerland bearing Russia Yvert 67, 10k blue tied by double ring Field Post Office No 213 (Ukraine) dated '17th Feb 1916', endorsed 'Division Belge d' Auto Canons/ Division de Front par/ Legation Belge/Petrograde' with double ring 'Belgian Armoured Automotive Machine Gun Corps' violet cachet in Russian on reverse with censor tape tied by framed boxed censor No 702 and boxed '8' censor hand-stamp on face, signed by the Warrant Officer' with arrival in Tevitit on reverse.

The Belgians sent a volunteer Armoured Car Corps to Russia. The Corps arrived in Archangel in October 1915 and gave military assistance to Russia at Petrograd, Peterhof and Kiev and at Field Post Office 8 and FPO 213 in Ukraine January, February 1916.

See Foreign Military Activity in the Russian Civil War 1917 - 1923 by Edward Klempka 'Appendix B, page 360.

Spanish Colonies. (Ifni - Morocco). 1935. Stamp-less envelope printed 'Batallon de Tiradores/ Ifni' on reverse, addressed to Tanger, Spanish Marruecos cancelled by 'Territorio de Ifni/ Certifico. Que esta sobre va sin/ Franueo, por no exister selios de correos, en este Territorio' hand-stamp in violet on face and signed by the Post-Master with Tetuan/Protec. Espanol/ Marruecos' date stamp '30th Nov 35' and Tanger arrival on reverse '1st Dec'.

Scarce commercial mail (slight trim left side).

Spanish Colonies. (Golf de Guinea). 1918. Envelope addressed to Switzerland bearing Spanish Guinea SG 142, 5c green and SG 143, 10c vermilion (pair) tied by Santa Isabel/ Fernando Poo double ring with 'Controle Postal Militaire' censor tape tied by oval 'Ouvert/ Par L' Autorite Militaire/ 203' censor cachet on face and reverse. Nice item of censored mail from the Spanish Territories of the Gulf of Guinea.