Great Britain. (Jamaica). 1904. Picture post card an Official 'Royal Mail Steam Packet Co.' postcard written on board the "Orinoco" addressed to Croydon bearing Great Britain SG 219, 1d scarlet tied by bold hand-struck "Orinoco" with framed 'Paquebot' (struck twice) and Kingstown/ Jamaica transit 'Oct 14.'

Very nice item posted on the "Orinoco" of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company routes in the West Indies.

Costa Rica. 1904. Picture post card of 'The Docks. Port Limon, Costa Rica' dated 'Dec 4 1902' written on board the "Orinoco" addressed to Ross-on-Wye, England bearing Costa Rica Yvert 41, 1c green and black and Yvert 42, 2c orange and black tied by concentric ring with adjacent Limon date stamp with hand-struck "Orinoco" in violet and endorsed 'via New York.'

French Colonies. (French Occupation of Fezzan). 1943. Envelope headed 'Amministrazione delle Poste e dei Telegrafi/ Servizio dei Vaglia Postali' (Administration of the Post and Telegraph/ Postal Money Order Service) addressed to London, England bearing Fezzan Yvert 5, 3f on 20c green tied by Mourzouk/ RF/ Fezzan' double ring in violet dated '3 Juin 1943' with second strike adjacent.

Fezzan was captured by the Free French Forces of Chad in 1943.

Chile. (Great Britain). 1855. Folded letter addressed to Valparaiso, Chile bearing Great Britain 'Embossed' SG 55, 1s green (cut to shape pair) tied by Scottish numeral '195' with Kettle date stamp in green on reverse 'Feb 28', endorsed 'Per West Indies Mail via Southampton', routed via St. Thomas on the steamer "La Plata", transferred to the "Conway" arriving in Colon and crossing the Isthmus, anointed 'Valparaiso 23rd April' on inside flap.

Attractive cover sent by Royal Mail Steam Packet and Pacific Steam, a transit time of 52 days.

Germany. (Brazil). 1868. Folded letter addressed to Rio Grande de Sol, Brazil cancelled by Hamburg date stamp '5th Dec 68' in red, endorsed 'per Steamer via Southampton', rated '28 1/2' schillings in red crayon, routed via London with 'London Paid' transit '7th Dec', charged '2/-' indicating that the rate to Rio Grande was paid.

Attractive cover paying the double letter rate for '30 grams' . Sent on the steamer "Danube" which left Southampton 'December 9th' arriving 11th January 1869. This was the last voyage of the "Danube".

Belgium. (Brazil). 1854. Folded letter addressed to Rio Grande de Sol, Brazil cancelled by Anvers double, ring '6th March 1854', with framed 'PD', endorsed 'per Steamer via Southampton', rated '240' (2 francs 40), in m/s, routed via London with tombstone 'Paid' dated '7th March and transferred to the "Thames" which sailed from Southampton 9th March arriving in Rio de Janeiro 10th April.

Chile. (Great Britain). 1857. Folded wrapper addressed to Valparaiso, Chile bearing Great Britain 'Embossed' SG 58, 6d mauve (two pairs) tied by Liverpool spoon '1st Jan 57', routed via London and Southampton, sent on the steamer "Magdalena", routed via St. Thomas, transferred to the "Solent" arriving in Colon and crossing the Isthmus, anointed 'Valparaiso '22nd Feb' on inside flap.

Very attractive item sent by Royal Mail Steam Packet and Pacific Steam. Paid two shillings for the half oz pre-paid rate but charged with bold hand-struck '25' (centavos) in vermilion payment on arrival.

Gold Coast. (Third Ashanti Expedition). 1900. Cover FRONT endorsed 'From K. Moucell E.K.A. 'H.M.S. "Curacao" , Cape Coast Castle' signed by the Commanding Officer, addressed to Devonport, Devon bearing Great Britain SG 172, 1d lilac tied by British numeral '466' of Liverpool with 'Paid/ Liverpool/ Br. Packet' in red on face dated '26th Jul 00.'

The Anglo- Ashanti War of 1900 saw the fort at Kumasi attacked on 29th April. A rescue party of 700 arrived in June and many of the besieged escaped out and arrived at Cape Castle on 10th July. A second relief force arrived on July 15. This item was posted on 'H.M.S. "Curacao" and arrived in Liverpool 26th July.

Please note the front of cover only.

Australia. (Great Britain). 1889. Envelope endorsed 'From J.C. Young, H.M.S. "Swinger", Sydney/ Commanding Officer' dated '20th Jan 89' addressed to Boston, Lincolnshire bearing Great Britain SG 172, 1d lilac (2) tied by British 'FB' (Foreign Branch) obliterator with Boston arrival on reverse 'Mr 3 89' and signed by the Commanding Officer.

Scarce item from a sailor on 'H.M.S.' "Swinger" at Sydney paying the double privileged rate.

Sierra Leone. (Great Britain). 1881. Envelope addressed to 'F.J. Thring, H.M.S. "Pioneer", Royal Navy, West Coast of Africa' bearing Great Britain SG 170, 1d lilac, 14 dots, (strip of four) tied by '382' numeral with Wimbourne back-stamp, routed via Liverpool with circular segmented transit on reverse. Very attractive.

Her Majesty's Ship "Pioneer" under the Command of Sub Lieut. Frank J. Thring sailed for Sierra Leone on the 15th Nov 1880. The duty of the West Africa Station was to guard the coast against slavery.

Greece. (Greek Occupation of Albania). 1940. SG 1 to 17, Charity Tax, SG 18 to 20, Postage Due SG D21 to D25, 1941 Postage SG 26 to 35 and Air Mail SG 36 to 45 with extra inverted watermark on Historical issue. Nice group unmounted mint (no hinge).

Greece. (Macedonia). 1911. Turkish stamps overprinted for the Sultans Visit to Macedonia, series for Foreign Mail, Printed Matter, Domestic mail. A very colourful collection, not often seen. (31 stamps).

Greece. (Greek Occupation of Mytilene). 1912. The Island of Mytilene occupied by Greek forces, the collection SG 1 to 9, 10 to 15 and Postage Dues SG 16, 1p black/ crimson.
A very nice study of these scarce stamps. Catalogue GBP 1020.

Great Britain. (Sweden). 1871. Stamp-less folded letter addressed to Sweden cancelled by Lombard Street/ Paid date stamp with oval 'PD' and m/s '6' in red ink with hand-struck '3d' in red on face, the British credit to Denmark. Very fine.
From 1st November 1865 the pre=paid rate to Sweden via Denmark was 6d. per half oz. Letter prepaid in cash marked '6' in red ink.

Great Britain. (Finland). 1860. Stamp-less folded letter addressed to Ulleaborg, Finland written from London dated '20th March 1860' carried privately from London to Christinastad with framed arrival/ dispatch 7th April) and forwarded by forwarding agent 'H.Q. Fontell' with agents hand-stamp in blue and arriving at destination '10th Avril.'
Interesting item saving the sender 7 1/2 pence in postage by mailing from Christinastad.

1852 rate from London via Belgium was 11 1/2d. / 1/2 oz. 1844 inland rate from Russian Imperial mail and for Finland and Russian Poland was fixed at 10 kopecks for up to one lot (12. 8 grammes), regardless of distance. The saving on postage was therefore 11 1/2d - 4d = 7 1/2d.

Iraq. (Horseshoe Route). 1941. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to New York bearing Iraq 15f blue, 40f bistre and 75f magenta tied by Bagdad As-Samawal double ring ring '25th Jun 41' with matching registration label and Iraq censor tape (black on orange-brown) tied by 'Postmaster Iraq' black wax seals (2) on reverse with circular 'General Censorship' cachet, endorsed 'via Durban' in orange crayon, routed via Basra '28th June' with New York/ Reg arrival '1st Aug' on reverse. Lovely item with Wax Seal censorship not listed by Little and Morenweiser in Middle East censorship.
Routed via the 'Horse-Shoe' route.

German East Africa. 1897. Envelope addressed to Germany bearing Yvert 4, 10c pesa on 25pf blue tied by Langenburg date stamp '12th Feb 97' routed via Kilwa '18/3' and Dar-Es-Salem '23/3' with Neuwad arrival on reverse '15.4.97.' Nice quality.

Tukuyu known as Langenburg during German Colonial rule was a village on the north shore of Lake Malawi abandoned in 1900 due to rising flood water and a new town known as Neu Langenburg was settled.

Seychelles. (Great Britain). 1951. Air Mail envelope addressed to England bearing SG 143, 45c brown tied by Victoria/ Seychelles date stamp, underpaid with local 'T' (1d) in m/s blue crayon and hand-stamped '1d' on arrival in London on face. Local tax hand-stamp, scarce.

British West Indies. (Trinidad - Barbados). 1958. Air Mail envelope addressed to London cancelled by Port of Spain '$0. 36' meter, dated '11th Feb 58' with hand-stamp 'via Air Mail' and hand-struck instructional 'Missent To Barbados' in violet on face.
Proud records this mark from (15.12.58) - (1.3.60), earlier than noted by Ted Proud.

Germany. (Great Britain). 1844. Stamp-less envelope addressed to Scotland, endorsed 'If Not Home/ to be forwarded', cancelled by framed 'Baden/ 23 Jun 44' hand-stamp, routed via France with Strasburg entry cachet and hand-struck 'CHARGE' applied twice, with London 'Crown/ Registered' hand-stamp in red on face and boxed Selkirk arrival 'June 29' on face in red and rated '2/3'in m/s and endorsement accountancy 'P. 13/ R. 1' lower left. Scarce item.

Thailand. 1931. Siam Rama V1 postal stationery card 2s brown upgaded on reverse with SG 148, 3s green, SG 211, 2s chocolate, SG 214, 5s carmine, SG 217, 10s brown and black, SG 218, 15s blue, SG 220, 25s brown and SG 222, 50s black and ochre tied by Royal Fair commorative cachet in red dated 1931.
A scarce item, cachet only in use this one day.

Cyprus. 1936. Photographic post card of 'Haymaking with donkey and cart' addressed to London bearing SG 136, 1p brown and grey tied by Troodos double ring 'June 26th.'
The Troodos Post Office only opened during the summer months. This is the first date of the double ring type.

India. (French Maritime Steamer). 1882. Registered envelope addressed to India bearing France 'Type Sage' Yvert 71, 75c carmine tied by Calvados double ring '23rd Juin 82' with framed hand-struck 'R' in red, endorsed 'via Brindisi' with 'Paris a Modane' ambulant Sea Post Office '30th Juin with framed 'Registered F.M.S. No / (66) hand-stamp on reverse with Gandamannainere arrival July 12' on reverse.
Ragged edged cover but very scarce Registered French Maritime Steamer cachet, rarely seen.

United States. (Tonga- Tin Can Mail). 1939. Envelope addressed to 'The Government Post Office, Tin Can Island, Tonga' bearing United States 'Prexie' SG 802, 2c cerise (pair) tied by Burlingame roller 'Aug 2nd 1939', underpaid with circular 'Centimes 10/ T' on face, with various Tin Can Mail hand-stamps on face and reverse including 'Dispatched by Tin Can Mail/ Niuafoou, Tonga and framed 'Inward Tin Can Mail' and 'La Isla de Bote de Lata, T.C.M.' in carmine on reverse.

British Guiana. 1944. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to New York bearing British Guiana SG 310, 4c black and carmine and SG 314, 48c yellow/ orange tied by Air Mail G.P.O./ British Guiana double ring '13th Oct 44' with registration label and 'P.C. 90 Opened By Examiner/ 11/ 55' censor label with New York arrival 'Oct 18.'

A scarce label L. V11 rated 10 points by Burrows in British West Indies Civil Censorship.

Belgian Congo. (Aden). 1944. Envelope addressed to 'The East Africa & Rhodesia, Somerset' bearing Belgian Congo 1f brown and 2f 50 carmine tied by Elisabethville date stamp, hand-stamped 'Censure Congo Belge' on face, routed via the Gulf with 'P.C. 90 Opened By Examiner F/ (180) in m/s crayon and UK '(Crown) Opened By Examiner/ 2211 P.C. 90' label applied on arrival.

Lovely item of triple censored mail, most unusual routing via Aden and The Gulf.
The Aden censor label not seen by Little/ Morenweiser with m/s censor number.

British West Indies. (Bermuda - Peru). 1942. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Switzerland bearing Peru Yvert 360, 20c lilac, Yvert 363, 2s green (2) and SG Air Mail Yvert 55, 70c grey tied by Lima date stamp with registered label, routed via Antigua and Bermuda with censor tape (Antigua) with 'P.C. 90 Opened by Examiner I.B./ 6044 (I.C.) censor tape applied on top.
Scarce use of the Antiguan censor label used in Bermuda. Examiners were moved between censor stations and sometimes brought resealing tapes with them. This necessitated alteration of the code to that new station.
The altered Bermuda 'I/C 6044 is over under censor label, maybe Antigua.
Civil Censor West Indies by Burrows rated 10 points.

Bermuda. (Netherlands). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to San Francisco bearing Netherlands 12 1/2c blue and 40c brown tied by Maastricht double ring '21st Jan 40' , endorsed 'via United States/ Airmail Services', routed via Lisbon '30/1', intercepted by the British in Bermuda with 'Opened By Censor /57' red on white censor tape applied. Nice looking cover routed over the Atlantic.

British West Indies. (Peru - Bermuda). 1942. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Switzerland bearing Peru Yvert 360, 20c lilac, Yvert 363, 2s green (2) and Air Mail Yvert 55, 70c grey tied by Lima date stamp '8th Oct 42' with registered label, routed via Bermuda with 'P.C. 90/ Opened by Examiner/ 1126' censor tape with circular Miami/ Registered and oval New York/ Foreign transit '15/10' with German censor tape and censor cachet with Lucerne receiver on reverse '3rd Nov'.

Brazil. 1861. Envelope written from Rio dated '16th Aug 61' addressed to Campos, endorsed 'per vapor "Hermes" bearing 'Goats Eye' Yvert 15, 90c grey-black (imperf pair) tied by Rio double ring.

British West Indies. (Dominica - Venezuela). 1941. Envelope addressed to Roseau, Dominica bearing Venezuela Yvert 231, 15c olive and Air Mail Yvert 134, 40c brown tied by Caracas date stamp, routed via Trinidad with Port of Spain transit 'Dec 10' and 'P.C. 22/ Opened By Censor' red on white censor tape tied by circular 'General Post Office/ Dominica Br. W.I.' in violet dated '22nd Dec'. Nice item of incoming censor mail to Dominica.

British West Indies. (Barbados - Nigeria). 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to Barbados bearing SG 57, 1/3d turquoise tied by Lagos double ring '10th Aug 42', endorsed 'via North Atlantic Route' with framed triangular 'L/5 on face in violet, 'P.C. 90/ Opened By Examiner' label tied by 'Passed Censor/ Nigeria'/ 12' with bold red vertical lines over the 'Air Mail' etiquette and Barbados receiver '11th Dec 42' on reverse.
Framed censor 'L/5' John Little Type 111C only number '6' recorded by Little.

The Red vertical line Jusqu'a mark applied at Office of Exchange.

Australia. 1939. Registered Air Mail addressed to Holland bearing SG 13, 9d violet, SG 165, 1d emerald green and SG 174, 1s green tied by Hayworth date stamp with matching registered label, routed via Sydney. Attractive three colour franking.

Red vertical lines over the 'By Air Mail' applied at Office of Exchange.

Netherlands East Indies. (Forwarded Mail). 1857. Stamp-less folded letter sheet written from Oengaran dated '7th Dec 57' addressed to France cancelled by oval Samarang/ Franco in green ink with oval 'Forwarded By/ Dorrepaal & Co./ Samarang' in red on reverse, rated '100' styvers for the 'Porte Paye' on reverse, endorsed 'Via Suez and Marseille' with French entry cachet '16th Jan 58' and charged '16' in m/s on face.

Lovely item of Forward mail via Samarang and Singapore unrecorded by De Beer and Rowe but an example is illustrated on Page 175 of the Delbeke hand-book.

Ex Paul Bulterman.

Netherlands East Indies. (British Occupation). Circa 1815. Pre-stamp folded letter written from Batavia addressed to Grisse cancelled by double circle 'Java/ General Post Office/ Ba = Tavia/ Dol = Lors/ Stv = Vers' with adjacent framed 'POST - PAID' in red and rated '18' styvers.

Very fine item from the British Occupation, the Postal charge was indicated by manuscript on the circular hand-stamp. (When on the reverse indicating Dutch administration period).

Ex Paul Bulterman.

Netherlands East Indies. (British Occupation). 1823. Stamp-less folded leter written from Samarang dated '17th March 1823' addressed to Batavia cancelled by double circle 'Java/ Post Office/ SA = Marang/ Dol = Lors/ Sty = Vers' in red with adjacent framed 'POST - PAID'.
Super qulaity.

Ex Paul Bulterman.

Netherlands East Indies. 1786. Pre-stamp envelope 'Panhuys' correspondence written from Batavia dated 'Panhuys 15 March 1787' in m/s on face, addressed to Utrecht cancelled by circular A/ TP' hand-stamp, rated '6' and '11' stuiver in m/s red crayon endorsed 'per het schip "Eyken Linde" / D.G.G.'

Exceptional item from the 'Panhus' archive with beautiful wax seals (2) on reverse in red wax.

Ex Paul Bulterman.

Netherlands East Indies. Circa 1787. Pre-stamp envelope 'Panhuys' correspondence written from Batavia addressed to Utrecht cancelled by circular 'A/ TP' hand-stamp, rated '6' and '11' stuiver in m/s red crayon, endorsed 'per het schip "Maria a Margaretha"/ Captain Dahlboom/ D.G.G.'

Lovely item from the 'Panhuys archive with beautiful wax seal on reverse in red.

Ex Paul Bulterman.

Netherlands East Indies. (Japanese Occupation - Postage Due). 1944. Printed Money order form headed 'Dafter Penerimaan Weselpos/ Kawat' and bearing Netherlands Indies postage due SG D229, 5c salmon (pair), SG D451, 20c pale salmon (6) and SG D452, 1g light blue (block of four) tied by Djambi date stamp '10th March 44.'

Very high franking Money Order from the Japanese Occupation bearing Netherlands Indies postage due taxed at 530 cents.

Ex Paul Bulterman.

Netherlands East Indies. (Japanese Occupation - Postage Due). 1944. Envelope addressed to Medan bearing Netherlands Indies 'Japanese Occupation' SG 51b, 10c vermilion, surcharge 'Dai Nippon/ Tei Koku Yubin' (stamp not valid) with adjacent 'Galang' vernacular date stamp '19/10/, with oval censor in red and circular '2' censor cachet with hand-stamp 'C', underpaid and bearing Netherlands Indies postage due SG D231, 10c salmon (pair) overprinted with framed 'Dai Nippon' in black tied on arrival by Medan date stamp '21st Oct 44.'

Scarce item of underpaid mail from the Japanese Occupation of Sumatra bearing 'Dai Nippon' Japanese postage due, less than 10 items known with Dutch Indies Japanese Occupation tax stamps.
Exhibition quality.

Ex Paul Bulterman.

Netherlands East Indies. (Japanese Occupation). 1944. Registered envelope addressed to Soerabaja (Djawa) bearing Netherlands Indies Japanese Occupation of Sumatra SG 60b, 60c blue (2), SG 61b, 80c vermilion and SG 62b 1g violet surcharge 'Dai Nippon/ Tei Koku Yubin' tied by vernacular Japanese Occupation Medan date stamp '27th June 44' with matching registration label, boxed Japanese censor cachet 'NO 2' with Soerabaja arrival on reverse.

Attractive Censored and Registered cover from the Japanese Occupation.

Ex Paul Bulterman.

Netherlands East Indies. (Japanese Occupation). 1944. Registered Parcel Card headed 'Adreskaart/ Voor Binenlandsche Postpakketten/ Zonder Verrekening' (address card for domestic parcels without settlements) addressed to Padang bearing Netherlands Indies Japanese Occupation of Sumatra SG 52b, 15c bright blue (strip of four) surcharge 'Dai Nippon/ Ti Koku Yubin' tied by vernacular Japanese Occupation Batoe Sangkar date stamp '6th June 44' with adjacent Bata Sangkar registration label and framed Japanese censor in violet with circular censor in red on face and Japanese Occupation arrival '9th June 44' on reverse.

Scarce Registered Parcel card from the Japanese Occupation.

Ex Paul Bulterman.

Netherlands East Indies. (Japanese Occupation). 1944. Money Order Card headed 'Binnenlandsche Postwissel' (Domestic Money Order Card) addressed to Benjaboeugan bearing Netherlands Indies Japanese Occupation of Sumatra SG 51b, 10c vermilion (4) surcharge 'Dai Nippon/Tei Koku Yubin' tied by vernacular Japanese Occupation Medan date stamp '17th May 44' with adjacent framed Japanese censor in camine 'No 2' with circular censor in red on face and Japanese Occupation arrival '24/5' on reverse.

Very fine Japanese Occupation censored Money Order.

Ex Paul Bulterman.

China. (Tibet). 1957. Envelope addressed to 'The Indian Postal Agency, Lhasa, Tibet' bearing Great Britain 'Wilding' SG 519, 2 1/2d scarlet tied by Manchester slogan '9th June', endorsed 'No Indian Post Office in Lhasa/ Return' with Lhasa arrival '2 July', boxed 'Lhasa/ Dead Letter Office' with 'Retour' and returned via Gangtok '12th Sept' and Calcutta D.L.O. '29 Sept' with vernacular Gantok 1st Nov'. Interesting item.

China. (Censored Mail). 1941. Envelope written from Shanghai addressed to Scotland bearing SG 421, 50c green tied by vernacular date stamp with British 'Opened By Examiner/ 2215' label. Very fine.

China. (India). 1943. Air Mail envelope written from the 'Friends Mission, Chin Lung Kai, Chengtu, Yunnan, S.W. China' addressed to London bearing SG 641a, $5 carmine and SG 656, $10 red-brown (imperf) tied by Chengtu date stamp, endorsed 'Via B.O.A.C. to Egypt/ then quickest way', routed via India with Calcutta 'P.C. 90/ Opened by Examiner' label tied by framed 'Passed/ DHA/ 3' censor hand-stamp. Very fine.

China. (India). 1943. Air Mail envelope written from Lingling, Hanan addressed to London bearing SG 632a, 30c brown and SG 666, $4 blue tied by vernacular date stamp, endorsed 'By Air Mail to India' with Kweilin transit on face, routed via India with 'Opened by Examiner/ 6259' censor tape. Very fine.

Great Britain. (India). 1860. Registered envelope addressed to India bearing SG 68, 6d lilac (pair) tied by boxed '113' bar numeral with adjacent Dunfermline date stamp 'Jn 9 1860', endorsed 'Registered' with 'via Southampton' , routed via Edinburgh and London with 'Crown/ Registered' hand-stamp in red and oval 'Registered/ London' and Umballa receiver on arrival. Very attractive item.

Registered mail from Great Britain to India is scarce.

Great Britain. 1856. Registered folded letter addressed to Lichfield bearing SG 29, 1d red-brown (pair) and 'Embossed' SG 58, 6d purple tied by Sheffield/700 duplex, endorsed 'Paid & Registered' with Lichfield arrival in green on face.

The sixpence embossed is cat 1900 GBP on cover.

Great Britain. (France). 1865. Registered and Charged envelope (yellow) addressed to France bearing SG 82, 4d pale red (pair) tied by '312' numeral with adjacent Gloster date stamp with hand-struck 'Charge' and boxed Accountancy on revers with 'Postes Paris a Calais' wax seals in red (two) on reverse, routed via London with oval Registered/ London and hand-struck 'Crown/ Registered', circular 'PD' with French entry cachet and Nantes arrival on reverse. Superb Charged cover in Exhibition quality with the Crown/ Registered hand-stamp normally seen on mail via Aachen.