Sudan. 1943. Air Mail envelope written from the 'Assistant District Commissioner, Juba' addressed to Scotland bearing SG 41, 5m olive and black and SG 44c, 4pi ultramarine and black tied by Sudan Air Mail/ Juba' '27th May 43' with Khartoum transit and bold circular 'A' on face in violet. Lovely quality.

The letter code 'A' was purely for internal use indicating the handling of certain letters by the censor.

Code 'A' from Juba is recorded by John Little (25.4.42) and two dates known to Mike White 18 Aug 43 and Sept 43.

Brazil. (British Ship Letter). 1847. Stamp-less folded letter written from Bahia dated '15th January 1847', endorsed 'per the "Francis", landed at Hastings with framed 'Hastings/ Ship Letter' in blue (Robertson S.3), rated '8' in n/s and London back-stamp '22nd March 47' in red on reverse.

After 10th January 1840 the '8d' uniform ship letter rate applied to anywhere in the country.

Lovely item. The Hastings Ship Letter in blue recorded 1846 - 1847.

Ex Wallas.

British East Africa. (Tanganyika - Sudan). 1932. Air Mail envelope on 'Tanganyika Police' crested envelope, headed 'By Feeder Service' addressed to 'Mrs Barnes c/o B.I.S.N. Co Agents. Port Sudan, Sudan' bearing Tanganyika SG 93, 5c green and black, SG 96, 20c orange and black and SG 100, 50c grey tied by Daressalaam double ring '30th Sept 32' with framed 'Feeder Service' on face in violet, routed via Nairobi/ Kenya '1st Oct' with Sudan Air Mail/ Khartoum '3rd Oct' and Port Sudan on reverse '5th Oct.'

Cover sent by' Feeder Service' by Imperial Airways to Nairobi and Khartoum and thence by rail to Port Sudan.

Australia. (Great Britain). 1839. Pre stamp folded letter written from 'Vineyard, New South Wales' dated 'March 16th 1839' addressed to Old Rain (Rayne), Scotland cancelled by faint 'Sydney Ship Letter' on reverse, put ashore at Hastings with framed 'India Letter/ Hastings' (Robertson In. 1) applied in black on reverse, charged '8' and erased and rated an extra 'shilling', back-stamped with London transit '22nd July', Scottish Wheel Tax '1/2d' and Edinburgh receiver '23/7'.

The letter originally charged 8d in m/s but re-calculated at '1/8', India Letter 4d and Inland (618 miles) 1/4d.

Sudan. (Australia - Egypt). 1945. Air Mail envelope addressed to 'The Sudan United Mission, Melbourne' bearing SG 41, 5m olive and black SG 42, 10m black and carmine tied by Sudan Air Mail/ El Obeid date stamp, underpaid with framed 'T' hand-stamp, routed via Egypt with double circle 'M/ 89' censor on face and '3/ Opened by Censor' label tied by octagonal '3/ Passed by Censor/ 96' on face in violet.

Proud records the El Obeid Tax hand-stamp (11.3.34) - (17.8.36).

Sudan. (Great Britain). 1931. Envelope from the National Bank of Egypt, Khartoum addressed to Wau (Sudan) bearing SG 41, 5m olive and black tied by Khartoum date stamp '23rd April 31' with Wau arrival '3rd June,, underpaid with framed 'T' hand-stamp and returned to Khartoum, forwarded to London with Khartoum dipatch '30th June' and London roller 'Jul 13', re-directed to Albrighton with hand-struck '1/2d/ F.B. B' and bearing Great Britain postage due SG D10, 1/2d green applied and tied by Albrighton date stamp 'Jy 14.'

Ceylon. (British Ship Letters). 1837. Pre-stamp folded letter written from Galle, Ceylon dated '8th Feb 1837' addressed to London cancelled by framed 'Crown/ Galle/ Post Paid/ 8 Feb 8/ 1837', endorsed 'Per "Tigres" and rated '1/-', put ashore at Hastings and sent by sealed bag to London where a framed 'India Letter/ Hastings' (Robertson In 1) applied in red on reverse.

Envelope rated 'one shilling' equals (India Letter 4d and 8d, mileage Hastings to London).

The framed Galle Post Paid 'Proud PD5' recorded use (7.3.38) - (16.7.44).

United States. (Egypt - Sudan). 1939. Envelope addressed to Khartoum bearing United States 'Prexie' SG 803, 3c violet and SG 806, 5c light blue tied by Church St. Annex slogan 'Aug 18 1939', sent on the 'S.S. "Champlain" via Egypt with bilingual double ring 'Censorship./ Dept/ 26' in carmine on face and 'Shellal - Halfa/ T.P.O. No 1' arrival 'Sep 12' on reverse.

Scarce early Egypt censor. Little records the usage (5.9.39) - (30.9.39).

Sudan. (Ethiopia). 1944. Air Mail envelope written from 'Sudan Interior Mission, Private Mail bag to Kurmuk, Postmaster Khartoum, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan' addressed to Illinois bearing Sudan SG 46, 10p violet and grey tied by Sudan Air Mail/ Khartoum date stamp '24th Mar 44' with 'P.C. 90/ Opened by Examiner/ MM/ 4243' label, endorsed 'Air Mail'.

After the Italians declared war on 10th June 1940, hostilities began on the Sudan - Ethiopia - Eritrea border. The Italians occupied Kurmuk on the 7th July 1940 and the Post Office was closed. Nice usage of the Private Mail Bag scheme.

Gold Coast. (Sudan - Lebanon). 1941. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to 'Rafat Majoub, Syrian Trader, Saltpond, Gold Coast' bearing Grand Liban (Lebanon) Yvert 151, 0pi 50 rose (pair), Yvert 166, 7pi 50 carmine, Yvert 170, 5pi turquoise (2, on reverse) and Yvert 171, 12 1/2 pi blue (strip of four, on reverse) tied by Tripoli Liban date stamp '20th May 41' with 'No 232' registration label with circular Free French 'C - 00 - M' censor cachet on face, routed via Beyrouth '21/5' and Egypt with bilingual 'Censorship/ 77' and Gold Coast/ Opened by Censor' label (black on buff), returned to Sudan with 'Sudan/ 2/ Censorship' label tied by triangular 'Passed Censor Sudan/ 15' struck on face and reverse, oval Registered/ Accra and oval Registered/ Saltpond receiver '20th June 41' on reverse.

Very scarce 4 country censorship, returned because contents in Arabic.

Both hand-stamps and label from Sudan used much earlier than noted by Little in Civil Censorship, Africa.

Transjordan. (Sudan), 1940. Envelope addressed to Cookham bearing Transjordan Yvert 152, 5m orange and Yvert 153, 10m red tied by Amman date stamp '9 Mr 40' with large bold 'Transjordan/ Passed By Cansor/ Amman' in violet on face and Cookham arrival '23/3'. forwarded to 'c/o Police Headquarters, Atbara, Sudan with Shellal - Halfa T.P.O. on reverse '6th April.'
Lovely censor item from Transjordan in use (25.9.40) - (8.4.40).

South Africa. (Bechuanaland). 1953. Bechuanaland postal stationery card 1d red cancelled by Ghanzi double ring '14th May 53' addressed to Capetown sent surface mail via Gobabis, South West Africa

United States. (Great Britain). 1869. Folded letter from Baring Brothers in Liverpool addressed to Savannah, Georgia bearing Great Britain SG 107, 6d bright violet (plate 6 with hyphen) tied by Liverpool/ 466 duplex dated '23rd Jan 1869' with oval 'Forwarded By/ Baring Brothers & Co/ Liverpool' on face in blue, endorsed 'per "City of Paris", routed via New York '8th Feb', British Packet in red and forwarded from Savannah to 'P & G.R.R. Leon County, Florida' bearing United States "Washington" SG 62, 3c brown-rose tied by blue cork obliterator with adjacent Savanna/ GA in blue 'Feb 11 69.'

Forwarded to the Pensacola & Georgia Rail Road' who themselves became embroiled in scandal and fraud.
Letter concerns the cotton trade.

Bermuda. (British West Indies - Sudan). 1943. Envelope addressed to New York bearing Sudan SG 44a, 2m purple and orange tied by Khartoum date stamp '13th Aug 43', intercepted in Bermuda with 'P.C. 90/ Opened By Examiner 7348' censor tape.

Listed by Morenweiser in the British West Indies Civil Censorship.

Belgian Congo. (Sudan - Egypt). 1942. Envelope written from 'Catholic Mission, Baringa, Haut Congo, West Coast of Africa' addressed to Sheffield bearing Belgian Congo Yvert 172, 40c green, Yvert 174, 60c purple and 2f 50 carmine tied by Boma date stamp '16th March 42', endorsed 'per Basankusa' with hand-stamp 'Censure Belge Congo' on face (bottom left), sent inland via Irumu '19th May' and Aba '24/5' on reverse, overland via Sudan and Egypt with 'Opened By Examiner 19' (green on white label) with circular hand-stamp 'A' in violet (applied in Juba) and Egyptian double ring 'M/ Censorship' on face and reverse.

Very nice item with three country censorship sent from the Upper Congo along the River Congo to Boma and then east to the Congo/ Sudan border and overland through Egypt.

Belgian Congo. (Sudan - British East Africa). 1941. Air Mail envelope written from 'The Africa Inland Mission, Aba' addressed to Mombasa, Kenya bearing Belgian Congo Yvert 171, 2 5c indigo and Air Mail Yvert 5, 15f brown and black tied by Aba date stamp '7th June 41', routed via Juba (Sudan) '12th June' with British East Africa 'Opened By Censor' label with '314' censorship hand-stamp in violet and label tied by Mombasa/ Kenya receiver '14th June' on reverse.

Aba is in the Upper Congo and the cover would have crossed the Congo/ Sudan border and flown direct to Mombasa.

Panama. (Jamaica). 1905. Picture post card of 'Washington Hotel, Colon' posted on the steamer "Altrato" dated '24th Oct 1905', addressed to Germany bearing Yvert 89, 2c rose (pair) tied by Baeija date stamp '2nd Nov', routed via Kingston/ Jamaica 'Nov 4' with framed 'Paquebot' and oval 'The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company/ Posted on High Seas' on face in violet, hand-struck 'Puera de Baeija' and Alsterdorf arrival 'Dec 20.'

Attractive item from the West Indies Royal Mail Steam Packet Company.

Haiti. 1900. Haitian postal stationery card 'one centime' blue upgraded with Yvert 47, 1c blue and Yvert 48, 1c yellow-green tied by Port-Au-Prince/ Haiti double ring '2nd July 00' with bold hand-stamp 'Per S.S. Royal Mail/ Via Jacmel' on face in carmine addressed to Leeds with arrival 'Jy 19.'
Lovely looking item sent on the West Indies route of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company.

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.

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.

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.