Cambodia. (French Indo-China). 1903. Picture post card of 'Le Phnom actuel (Phnom-Penh) addressed to France bearing French Indo-China SG 10, 10c black/ lilac tied by Krauchmar/ Cambodge date stamp '19th Oct 03' with boxed Chinese characters in red and circular hand-stamp on face, routed via Pnompenh and Saigon/ Cochinchine '23/10'. Very attractive card.

Cambodia. (French Indio-China). 1911. French Indo-China postal stationery envelope 10c red cancelled by Sambor/ Cambodge double ring '31st Dec 11' addressed to France with Pnompenh transit and Nancy arrival on reverse. Scarce use of Indo-China postal stationery from this small Cambodian Office. Very fine.

Cambodia. (French Indo-China). 1906. Picture post card of 'The Lancat Buddha Statue' addressed to France bearing French Indo-China SG 33, 5c green tied by Chlong/ Cambodge date stamp '9th Sept 06', routed via Pnompenh '12/9' with octagonal French paquebot 'Yokohama a Marseille' transit '22/9'. Very scarce postmark from this small village on the Mekong river in Kratie Province. The Post Office opened in 1904.

Cambodia. (French Indo-China). 1934. Illustrated Advertising "La Mondiale" registered envelope addressed to France bearing French Indo-China SG 166, 1c brown and SG 181, 10c blue (pair) tied by Kompongtrach/ Cambodge date stamp '11th Oct 34' with matching registration label, routed via Pnompenh '12/10' with Elbeuf arrival. Very fine.

Cambodia. (French Indo-China). 1904. Picture post card of 'Le petit Lac du Jardin Botanique, Saigon' addressed to Paris bearing French Indo-China SG 33, 5c green (pair) tied by Soairieng/ Cambodge double ring '23rd Dec 04', routed via Tanan/ Cochinchine '24/12' and Saigon Central.

Cambodia. (French Indo-China). 1898. French Indo-China postal stationery envelope 5c green cancelled by Kratie/ Cambodge double ring '20th Dec 98' addressed to Saigon. Lovely item from Kratie Province paying the un-opened Printed Matter rate.

Cambodia. (French General Colonies). 1890. French General Colonies postal stationery envelope 15c blue cancelled by Krauchmar/ Cambodge double ring '2nd Juin 90' addressed to Saigon, French Indo-China with Pnom-Penh transit '9th Juin' and Saigon-Central/ Cochinchine arrival '10th Juin' on reverse.
In 1889-91 Auguste Pavie on his third mission in Laos and Cambodia surveyed the area along the Mekong from Saigon to Laos.
A Post & Telegraph Office was implemented in the small village of Krauchmar in 1884 by a small group of French "Tirailleurs" (fighting soldiers).
Early mail from the French General Colonies period is very rare.
Ex Desrousseaux.

Cambodia. (French Indo-China). 1927. Registered envelope addressed to France bearing French Indo-China SG 100, 1c brown and black (3) and SG 105, 6c red and black (3) tied by Kompongtiam/ Cambodge date stamp '20th Oct 27' with framed hand-struck 'R', routed via Phnom-Penh '24/10'. Very fine item of registered mail from Kompong-Cham Province.

Cambodia. (French Indo-China). 1909. Picture post card of 'The terrace, Angkor Wat' addressed to Marseille bearing French Indo-China SG 55, 10c scarlet tied by K. Speu/ Cambodge double ring '6th Dec 09'. Lovely item from Kompong-Speu Province.

Cambodia. (French Indo-China). 1912. Picture post card of 'Petites Filles de Mandarins a Phom-Penh' addressed to France bearing French Indo-China SG 54, 5c green and black tied by Sisophone/ Cambodge date stamp '20th Janv 12', routed via Battambang '22/1' with Nouzon arrival '27th Feb 12' on reverse. Lovely item.
Before 1907 Sisophone was part of Siam under the French Occupation.

Cambodia. (French Indo-China). 1902. Envelope addressed to France bearing French Indo-China SG 10, 10c black/ lilac, SG 23, 5c yellow-green and SG 25, 15c grey tied by Kompong Chnang/ Cambodge double ring '22nd Mars 02', routed via Pnompenh and Saigon/ Cochinchine departing Saigon '28/1' on the French paquebot "Oceanien" and transferred to the "Annam" at Colombo, Ceylon with 'Ligne T Paq. Fr. No 4' date stamp '6th Avril' (Salles 2141) with Lyon arrival on reverse. Very attractive three colour franking from Kompong Chnang Province.

Cambodia. (French Indo-China). 1910. Picture post card of 'Mon Habitation et mes Compagnons de Chasse chez les Penons' (my home and hunting companions, the Penon Tribe) addressed to Phom-Penh, Cambodia bearing French Indo-China SG 34, 10c rose tied by Stungtreng/ Cambodge date stamp '7th JuIL 10.' Lovely card.

Cambodia. (French Indo-China). 1905. Picture post card of 'Ethnic village Lao girls' addressed to France bearing French Indo-China SG 34, 10c rose tied by Kompong Tiam/ Cambodge double ring '30th Oct 05', routed via Pnompenh '1st Nov' with Moulins arrival. Very fine item from Kompong-Cham Province.

Cambodia. (French Indo-China). 1903. Picture postcard of 'Cambodian Elephants' addressed to Germany bearing French Indo-China SG 10, 10c black/ lilac tied by Pnompenh/ Cambodge double ring '21st Avril 03' with Stuttgart arrival '24/5' on face. Lovely Elephant card published by "Claude et Cie, Editours, Saigon.'

Cambodia. (French Indo-China - Crash Mail). 1932. Illustrated Cambodian Air Mail with circular bilingual 'Bibliotheque Royal Du Cambodge' addressed to Paris bearing French Indo-China SG 131, 15c orange and black (4) and SG 177, 6c vermilion tied by Pnompenh/ Cambodge date stamp '17th Mars 32' with 'Par Avion' label and instructional hand-stamp 'Par Avion/ Jusqu'a Marseille' with 'Courrier Acident' on face and Paris arrival on reverse. Very colourful item of Crash Mail from Cambodia.

Cambodia. (French Indo-China). 1900. French General Colonies postal stationery postcard 10c black cancelled by Banam/ Cambodge double ring '4th Feb 00' addressed to Paris. Scarce French General Colony postal stationery used from Banam a small Mekong town.

Cambodia. (French Indo-China). 1905. Picture post card of 'Buddha Monument, Upper Laos' addressed to Caen, France bearing French Indo-China SG 23, 5c pale green tied by K. Speu/ Cambodge double ring '2nd Nov 05' with adjacent 'Kompong-Speu/ Cambodge' hand-stamp. Very fine item from Kompong-Speu Province.

Cambodia. (French Indo-China). 1913. Registered and 'A.R. (Advice of Receipt) French Indo-China postal stationery envelope 10c orange-red upgraded with SG 55, 10c scarlet (2) and SG 70a, 05 on 15c brown/ azure tied by Kompong-Thom/ Cambodge date stamp '1st Juil 13' with framed 'R' and hand-struck boxed 'A.R.' (Advice of receipt), written from 'C. Thomas/ Negociant/,Prek Phnou, Kendal (Cambodge), oval on reverse in violet and endorsed 'Chikreng pour Kompong Thom' addressed to Paris via Pnom-Penh and forwarded to Rennes and on to the Pyrenees '6/8' on reverse.
Ecemptional Advice of Receipt cover from Prek Phnou, Kandal Province.

Cambodia. (French Indo-China). 1907. Picture post card of 'Elephant dressed in costume for Festival, Hue, Annam' addressed to France bearing French Indo-China SG 33, 5c green tied by Kratie/ Cambodge double ring '19th Mars 07', routed via Pnompenh '20/3' with Pyrenees arrival '16th Avril'.
Lovely postcard from Kratie Province.

Cambodia. (French Indo-China). 1908. Picture post card of 'The Princess and Prince of Cambodia in Phom-Penh' addressed to Haiphong, Indo-China bearing French Indo-China SG 34, 10c rose-red tied by Kompong-Chnang/ Cambodge double ring '8th Janv 08' with Pnom-Penh transit on reverse '9/1'.
Nice item of Royalty from Kompong Chnang Province.

Cambodia. (French Indo-China). 1904. Mourning envelope addressed to Algeria, North Africa bearing French Indo-China SG 25, 15c grey tied by Kratie/ Cambodge double ring '12th Jui 04', routed via Phompenh '13/7' with Biskra/ Constantine arrival and forwarded to Alger '16th Aout' on reverse.
Nice destination from Kratie Province to North Africa.

Cambodia. (French Indo-China). 1928. Envelope addressed to France bearing French Indo-China SG 124, 6c orange-red tied by Mont Bokor/ Cambodge double ring '5th Avril 28' with Pnompenh transit on reverse. Scarce postmark not often seen from Bokor Mountain.

Cambodia. (French Indo-China). 1903. Picture post card of 'A line of Elephants on Tresor Bridge' addressed to France bearing French Indo-China SG 23, 5c yellow green (2) tied by Preyveng/ Cambodge double ring '17th Mai 03', sent down the Mekong to Banam with transit '17/5' and Saigon-Central '19/5' and Basses Pyrenees receiver '16th Mai' adjacent.
Lovely item from Preyveng Province.

Cambodia. (French Indo-China). 1932. French Indo-China postal stationery envelope 5c violet cancelled by Le Bokor/ Cambodge date stamp with adjacent 'Allez Au Bokor/ Station D' Altitude/ du Cambodge', addressed to Barie, Cochinchine. Lovely use of this scarce slogan on Indo-China postal stationery.
Dessrousseaux cannot be sure of the dates but states used around 1931.

Cambodia. (Postage Dues - Egypt). 1909. Ceylon un-stamped picture post card of Kandian Chief and his family' addressed to Battambong, Cambodia, Indo-Chine cancelled by Port Said (Egypt) dispatch '11th Mars 09', boxed hand-struck 'T', routed via Pnompenh '10/4' and bearing French General Colonies postage dues Yvert 18, 5c blue (imperf) and Yvert 20, 15c pale green (imperf) tied by Battambong receiver '13th Avril.' Amazing item of incoming mail from North Africa with French General Colonies postage dues used in Cambodia.

Cambodia. (French Indo-China - Algeria). 1901. France 'Type Sage' postal stationery envelope 5c yellow green cancelled by 'Oran/ Karguentah' double ring '25th Jav 01' addressed to Kampot, Cambodia, endorsed 'par Saigon' with Saigon Central transit '19/2' and Hatien/ Cochinchine '23rd Feb' on reverse. Very nice item of incoming mail from North Africa to the small costal Province of Kampot.
Superb quality paying the Printed Matter unopened rate.

Cambodia. (French Indo-China). 1907. Illustrated envelope addressed to Paris, France bearing French Indo-China SG 33, 5c green (pair) tied by Kratie/ Cambodge double ring '25th Nov 07' with Pnom-Penh transit and Paris receiver '24/12' on reverse. Lovely item.

Cambodia. (French Indo-China). 1904. Picture post card of 'Interior of the Pagoda, Pnom-Penh' addressed to France bearing French Indo-China SG 24, 10c rose tied by Kompong-Tiam/ Cambodge double ring '23rd Aout 04', routed via Pnumpenh with Belfort arrival. Nice item from Kompong-Cham Province.

Cambodia. (French Indo-China). 1906. Stamp-less picture post card of 'La Route de Tudoc, Tonkin' written from Prek Puih (Cambodia) dated '1st Oct 06' addressed to France cancelled by Kompong-Tiam/ Cambodge double ring '2nd Oct', with adjacent 'T' in triangle and Lisbourne arrival '30/10' on reverse. Very fine item of unpaid mail from Kompong-Cham.

Cambodia. (French Indo-China). 1903. Indo-China postal stationery envelope 5c green cancelled by Soairieng/ Cambodge double ring '26th Dec 03' addressed to Prey-Veng with Banam transit '28/12' on reverse. Lovely item paying the un-opened printed matter rate, scarce internal mail.

Cambodia. (French Indo-China). 1917. Picture post card of 'L' Hotel de Ville, Saigon' addressed to France bearing French Indo-China SG 54, 5c green and SG 55, 10c scarlet tied by Soairieng/ Cambodge double ring '3rd Juil 17'. Very attractive item from Soairieng Province.

Cambodia. (French General Colonies). 1882. Envelope addressed to France bearing French General Colonies 'Type Sage' Yvert 35, 25c ultramarine tied by Cambodge/ Pnum Penh double ring '4th Juin 82', routed via Saigon/ Cochinchine '5th Juin' with French entry cachet 'Modane a Paris' in red on face and Lapacandiere, Loire arrival on reverse '20th July.'
Very fine quality cover from Cambodia paying the new U.P.U. 25 cent tariff with French General Colony imperf issue (just four margins).

Cambodia. (French Indo-China). 1897. French Indo-China Registered postal stationery letter card 25c black/ rose upgraded with Indo-China SG 6, 1c black/ azure, SG 8, 4c purple/ brown and SG 10, 10c black/ lilac tied by Saigon Port/ Cochinchine double ring '16th Mars' with framed hand-struck 'R', addressed to Cambodia with Pnumpenh arrival '18/3' on reverse. Attractive item.
Scarce with full perforated surround border.

Cambodia. (French Indo-China - Laos). 1903. Picture post card of 'Proccession de la Fusee, Vientiane, Laos' (Rocket Procession, Festival) addressed to France bearing French Indo-China SG 33, 5c green tied by Sambor/ Cambodge double ring '4th Oct 03.'
Mail from this small town in Kompong Thom Province is difficult to find.

Cambodia. (French Indo-China - Opium Telegram). 1884. Telegram form (yellow) written from Phnom Penh for Kampot endorsed 'Entreposeur a Sous Inspecteur' (Warehouse keeper under Inspector) and 'Recettes du mois de Janvier vente Opium 642 kilos' (Receipts for the month of January sale of Opium), cancelled by Cochinchine/ Phnom-Penh date stamp '31st Janv 84' and signed by the Postmaster,
Very interesting item on the lucrative buying and selling of Opium trading in Kampot Province, Cambodia in the late 19th century.
Phnom-Penh postmark type not listed in Desrousseaux.

Cambodia. (French Indo-China). 1905. Picture post card of 'Pagoda de Wat-May near Pra-Bang, Laos' addressed to Calvados bearing French Indo-China SG 24, 10c rose-red tied by K.Speu/ Cambodge double ring '14th Dec 05' with adjacent 'Kompong-Speu/ Cambodge' hand-stamp. Very fine item from Kompong-Speu Province.

Cambodia. (French Indo-China). 1906. Registered picture post card addressed to Paris bearing French Indo-China SG 34, 10c rose and SG 37, 25c blue tied by Kompong-Thom/ Cambodge double ring '30th Sept 06' with framed hand-struck 'R', routed via Pnom-Penh '2nd Oct'. Scarce registered post card from Kompong-Thom Province paying the correct ten cent postcard rate plus 25 cents for registration. Very attractive item.

Cambodia. (French Indo-China). 1906. Envelope addressed to the 'Commander of the French Troops, Hanoi' bearing French Indo-China SG 29, 15c brown/ azure tied by Kompong-Thom/ Cambodge double ring '24th Feb', routed via Pnumpenh '26/2' and Sagon '27/2' with Hanoi receiver '7/3' on reverse. Nice item of mail from Kompong-Thom Province.

Great Britain. (British Ship Letters - Coffee Houses). 1802. Pre stamp envelope written from Boston dated '28th June 1802' addressed to 'Mr John Parker, New England Coffee House, Threadneedle Street, London' endorsed 'via Bristol' with hand-struck 'Bristol/ Ship-Lre' in black on face (Robertson S1), rated '9' in m/s with London circular arrival 'July 29 1802' on reverse.
Beautiful quality Trans-Atlantic cover via Bristol to New England Coffee House.

China. (Chile). 1900. Chile postal stationery card '3 cents' red cancelled by Valparaiso/ Chile double ring '14th Feb 00', addressed to Shanghai, endorsed 'via Cordillera' with Buenos Aires transit 'Feb 25th' and 'Singapore To Hong Kong' marine sorter on face, sent on the streamer "Coromandal", dated Apr 22 00' . Great item and routing from Chile to China.
Ex Alistair Kennedy.

Iraq. (Indian Field Post Office in Iraq). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to New York bearing SG 259, 1r grey and brown and SG 271b, 3a violet (pair) tied by framed 'F.P.O./ No 41' date stamp '13th June 42', with framed 'Passed By/ 299/ Unit Censor' on reverse with circular '46', routed via 'Indian Sub Base Office/ No 7' dated '15th June'. endorsed 'Pan American Clipper' with 'Examined By Base Censor' label tied by 'Deputy Chief Field Censor', Brooklyn arrival '14/7', hand-stamp 'Inconnu' and 'Retour (Return To Writer) with Bombay 'D.L.O. dated '15th Dec' on reverse. Nice item from Indian F.P.O. 41 located at Mosul, routed via Bagdad. Very attractive item.
Ex Alistair Kennedy.

Greece. (Undelivered Mail - Great Britain). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Athens bearing Great Britain SG 470, 6d purple tied by Fulham date stamp '2th Mar 41' with 'Opened by Examiner/ 538' censor, routed by sea to South Africa and thence air to Cairo with 'Egyptian Censor' label with boxed 'Postal Censor' and framed instructional 'No Service/ Return To Sender' in violet on face and returned 'Nov 41.'
Ex Alistair Kennedy.

Armenia. (Ukraine). 1934. Envelope addressed to New York bearing Russia 15k olive tied by Eriven, Armenia double ring, routed vi Kiev with framed instructional 'Recu au Bureau d'exchange de Kiev Gare avec les plis selement colles' (Received at the Office of Kiev Station with dirty glues).
Perhaps the mail was being opened for internal censorship.
Ex Alistair Kennedy.

Sweden. (Transvaal). 1943. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Transvaal bearing 90 ore turquoise tied by Stockholm/ Varde Ave date stamp with matching registration label and 'Valutakontroll/ Postverket' label, endorsed 'By Air To the United Kingdom' with 'Opened by Examiner/ 4781' label. Nice single franking to Africa.

Norway. (Great Britain). 1945. Air Mail envelope addressed to Argentina written from 'Alesund, Norway' bearing Great Britain SG 472, 8d carmine tied by 'Post Office/ Maritime Mail' obliterator in red with 'Opened by Examiner/ 1129' censor label and Buenos Aires arrival on reverse.

Burma. (Great Britain - Trans-Pacific Mail). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Rangoon, Burma bearing Great Britain SG 477, 5s red tied by Carlisle roller '1st July 1941', endorsed 'Via Transatlantic/ Transpacific' with Rangoon/ Sorting receiver '23rd July' and forwarded to Mandalay '24/7' on reverse. Very scarce item paying the five shilling 'Two Ocean' route into Burma before the Japanese Occupation.
Ex Alistair Kennedy.

Egypt. (Great Britain - Undelivered Mail). 1941. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Egypt bearing Great Britain SG 470, 6d purple and SG 475, 1s brown with Liverpool registration label with 'Opened by Examiner/ 798' censor label with bilingual 'Returned To Sender/ By The Censor/ For Reason Explained in Memorandum Enclosed in This Cover' tied by Egypt 'Censorship Dept/ 18' hand-stamp on face in violet with 'Return To Sender' and boxed 'Undelivered For reason Stated/ Return To Sender' on face. Very unusual and attractive item.

Persian Gulf. (Bahrain - Postage Due). 1952. Air Mail envelope written from Sussex addressed to 'P.O. Box 348, Awalai, Bahrain Island, Persian Gulf' bearing Great Britain SG 470, 6d purple tied by Littlehampton date stamp '10th June 1952', underpaid with hand-stamp 'Surcharge '6' Annas To Pay' on face. Very fine and scarce Bahrain tax hand-stamp.

Ethiopia. (France). 1945. Registered Air Mail envelope written from the 'Delegation du Comite National Francais en Ethiopia' addressed to Dordogne, France 5g green, 10g claret, 20g blue, 50g violet and 65g bistre tied by bilingual Harar date stamp '9th April 45' with matching registration label, routed via Dire Daoua and Addis '16/4' with Egypt 'Censorship Egyptian' label tied by circular censor cachet with 'Postal Censor/ 58' and hand-struck 'A.V.2' in violet on face, endorsed 'Retour/ To Sender' with "N.B. Registered Letters are not admitted to France" and returned '23/5' on reverse.

A very rare 'A.V. 2' cover from Ethiopia.

New Zealand. (Official Censored Mail). 1941. Stamp-less Air Mail envelope headed 'On His Majesty's Service' addressed to England cancelled by 'New Zealand/ Postage/ 6d' and New Zealand/ Postage 1s' cancelled by Wellington/ F.M.B. date stamp '9th Sept 41' with circular 'Defence Headquarters/ O.H.M.S.' on reverse with triangular 'Service Censor/ No 2' and signed, endorsed 'Air Mail via, Bathurst, Khartoum, Lagos' with London arrival '3rd Oct' on reverse.

Carried by 'All British' route, service for Official Mail available from October 1940 to October 1941.

Auckland - Sydney / Sydney - Singapore / Singapore - Karachi - Cairo (Then instead of Durban and thence by sea)
Cairo - Khartoum - Lagos (BOAC) and Lagos - Bathurst - Poole (BOAC).

Ex Alistair Kennedy with his notes attached.