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British Guiana

1935 | British Guiana (DR17066)

British Guiana. (West Indies). 1935. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to England bearing SG 296, 50c green and 'Silver Jubilee' SG 301, 2c grey and blue tied by Air Mail/British Guiana double ring with registration label and hand-stamp 'To New York Only/ By Air' in violet on face, routed via San Juan P.R. with New York arrival. Lovely item with scarce stamp on cover.

£75.00
British Guiana

1943 | British Guiana (DR17065)

British Guiana. (Barbados). 1943. Air Mail envelope addressed to Georgetown, British Guiana bearing Barbados SG 255, 1s bistre tied by Bridgetown double ring with 'Opened by Examiner/ 1/ 40' censor label and arrival on reverse. Scarce.

£75.00
French Colonies

1944 | French Colonies (DR17064)

French Colonies. (Martinique). 1944. Air Mail envelope addressed to Saint Laurent du Maroni, French Guyane bearing Martinique Yvert 137, 10c black/ rose, Yvert 152, 5f rose and Yvert 182, 1f40 blue tied by Fort de France/ Martinique date stamp '21/3' with circular 'Censure Militaire/ Martinique 5' censor cachet with censor tape tied by oval 'Ouvert Par/ L' Autorite Militaire', routed via Trinidad with 'IE/ 8043/ Opened by Censor' label applied and Cayenne transit '29/3' with 'Control Postal/ Guyane Francaise' censor arrival in St, Laurent '4/4' with large circular 'Postal Censor/ St. Laurent/ Maroni' on reverse. Very rare item of censored mail with 'six' different censors including the scarce St. Laurent du Maroni.

£175.00
French Colonies

1944 | French Colonies (DR17063)

French Colonies. (Martinique). 1944. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Cayenne, French Guyane bearing Martinique Yvert 75, 1f blue and grey, Yvert 123, 75c grey/ orange (pair), Yvert 150, 2f blue-green (2) and Yvert 151, 3f lilac tied by Fort de France/ Martinique date stamp '27/9' with circular 'Censure Militaire/ Martinique/ 11' censure cachet with censor tape tied by oval 'Ouvert/ Par L' Autorite Militaire,' routed via Trinidad with 'Opened by Examiner' label applied with 'Controle Postal Militaire' label tied by 'Controle/ Postal/ Guyanne Francaise' censor hand-stamp. Very nice item of West Indies censor mail.

£95.00
Jamaica

1942 | Jamaica (DR17062)

Jamaica. (Trans-Atlantic Mail). 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to Surrey bearing SG 122, 1d scarlet (2), SG 128, 6d purple and black and SG 1239, 9d lake (2) tied by Darliston/ Jamaica date stamp with 'Opened by Censor' tape in (red on white) and circular '15' censor in violet on face, endorsed 'Trans-Atlantic Air Mail'. Very fine.

£75.00
Jamaica

1851 | Jamaica (DR17061)

Jamaica. (France). 1831. Stamp-less envelope written from Kingston, Jamaica dated '10th Jan 1831' addressed to France, charged '9' and endorsed 'Acheminer pa "P. Rivery" with disinfection slits and French entry cachet boxed 'Pays D' Outremer' and Nantes double ring on face '1st Aout 1831'. Fine early letter from Jamaica to France forwarded and disinfected.

£150.00
Malaya

1925 | Malaya (DR17060)

Malaya. (Postcards). Circa 1925. Photographic post card of 'Sea View Hotel, Singapore.

£35.00
Malaya

1922 | Malaya (DR17058)

Malaya. (Singapore - Postcards). 1922. Photographic post card of 'St. Andrews Road, Singapore' addressed to Holland bearing Straits Settlements SG 200, 6c dull claret tied by Singapore double ring with Amsterdam receiver. Very nice photo card. Scarce.

£125.00
Malaya

1906 | Malaya (DR17057)

Malaya. (Postcards). 1906. Picture post card of 'Entrance to a Chinese House' addressed to Scotland bearing SG 125, 4c purple/ red tied by Tanjone Pagar double ring, routed via Singapore.

£45.00
Malaya

1912 | Malaya (DR17056)

Malaya. (Postcards). 1912. Picture post card of 'Beach Road, Singapore' addressed to England bearing SG 153, 3c red tied by Penang date stamp'
Card published by "Max Hilckes, Singapore.'

£40.00
Malaya

1930 | Malaya (DR17055)

Malaya. (Postcards). Circa 1930. Photographic card of 'Swimming Pool of Penang Swimming Club, Tanjong Bangah.'

£30.00
Malaya

1933 | Malaya (DR17054)

Malaya. (Postcards). 1933. Photographic card of 'Government Office, Kuala Lumpur' addressed to Switzerland bearing Federated States SG 52, 1c black and SG 62, 5c brown tied by Kuala Lumpur date stamp.
Card published by "Sun Studio."

£40.00
Malaya

1920 | Malaya (DR17053)

Malaya. (Postcards). Circa 1920. Photographic post card of 'Ipoh Station.' Nice card.

£30.00
Malaya

1910 | Malaya (DR17052)

Malaya. (Postcards). Circa 1910. Picture post card of 'Conaught Drive, Singapore.

£40.00
Malaya

1910 | Malaya (DR17051)

Malaya. (Postcards). Circa 1910. Picture post card of 'Kuala Klang, Port Sweetenham.'
Card published by 'Federal Rubber Co, Kuala Lumpur.'

£35.00
Great Britain

1880 | Great Britain (DR17049)

Great Britain. (France). 1880. Registered envelope addressed to France bearing SG 157, 2 1/2d blue (plate 19) and SG 166, 1d venetian red (pair) tied by 'SW/ 2' obliterator with 'Ebury-St.-Pimlico' date stamp and 'Registered/ S.W.D.O.' date stamp in red, French entry cachet and Dieppe receiver on reverse. Very fresh mixed franking of registered mail.

£95.00
Great Britain

1881 | Great Britain (DR17048)

Great Britain. (France). 1881. Registered envelope addressed to France bearing SG 157, 2 1/2d blue (plate 23) and SG 170, 1d lilac (14 dots) pair tied by 'SW/ 2' obliterator with 'Ebury-St. Pimlico date stamp and oval 'Registered/ S.W.D.O.' date stamp in red, French entry cachet and Dieppe receiver. Lovely fresh item of registered mail with the difficult Perf 14 1d lilac on cover. A very nice mixed issue combination of registered mail to France.

£95.00
Great Britain

1868 | Great Britain (DR17046)

Great Britain. (Sweden). 1868. Envelope addressed to Uddevalla, Sweden bearing SG 104, 6d lilac tied by Liverpool/ 466 duplex, endorsed 'via Hull' with Hull and Gothenburg transits, rated '4' in red crayon British credit to Sweden. Very fine item paying the 1866 HGull and Gothenburg packet rate of 6d 1/2 oz.

£50.00
Antarctic

1955 | Antarctic (DR17040)

Australia. (Heard Island - Antarctic). 1955. Registered envelope written from Heard Island addressed to England bearing Australia SG 279, 3 1/2d grey (block of four) tied by A.N.A.R.E. Heard Is./ Aust' date stamp '23rd June 55' with matching registration label with framed '3 1/2 - Australian Antarctic/ Commemorative Stamp/ First Day of Issue At/ Heard Island' in violet, routed via Melbourne '24th March and oval Registered/ Sussex arrival 29th April' on reverse.

£25.00
Gold Coast

945 | Gold Coast (DR17039)

Gold Coast. 1945. Air Mail envelope addressed to Switzerland bearing SG 124, 3d blue and SG 129, 1s3d turquoise and brown tied by Accra date stamp with framed 'O.A.T.' hand-stamp in red on face. Scarce item of 'Onward Air Transmission' from Gold Coast.

£75.00
Sarawak

1948 | Sarawak (DR17038)

Sarawak. 1948. Envelope written from the 'Bank of India and Sarawak' addressed to Kuching bearing Sarawak SG 155, 8c carmine tied by Kanowit/ Sarawak date stamp. Nice item paying the local internal rate.

£75.00
Sarawak

1939 | Sarawak (DR17036)

Sarawak. (Censor). 1939. Envelope addressed to England bearing Sarawak SG 109, 4c bright purple (pair) tied by Sibu date stamp '27th Dec 39', routed via Kuching 'Dec 29' with framed 'Passed by Censor' in violet on face. Nice item of censored mail from Sibu paying the surface rate to U.K.

£125.00
Sarawak

1950 | Sarawak (DR17035)

Sarawak. 1950. Registered Receipt label cancelled by Engkilili/ Sarawak date stamp in violet addressed to England. Very fine and scarce item.

£80.00
Sarawak

1948 | Sarawak (DR17034)

Sarawak. 1948. Envelope written from the 'Bank of India and Sarawak' addressed to Sanadakan bearing Sarawak SG 155, 8c carmine tied by Kuching/ Sarawak date stamp. Nice item paying the local country rate

£75.00
Sarawak

1947 | Sarawak (DR17033)

Sarawak. (Singapore). 1947. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to England bearing Sarawak SG 152, 3c green, SG 157, 12c orange and SG 161, 50c violet and scarlet tied by Kuching date stamp with framed 'R/ Kuching' in violet, routed via Singapore with circular 'A.V./ 2' hand-stamp and Ryde arrival. Attractive AV/ 2 cover through Singapore.

£115.00
Sarawak

1947 | Sarawak (DR17032)

Sarawak. (Rhodesia). 1947. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Southern Rhodesia bearing Sarawak SG 151, 2c black, SG 152, 3c green (block of four + single) and SG 154, 6c lake tied by Kuching date stamp with framed 'R/ Kuching' on reverse, routed via Singapore with Plumtree arrival. Nice destination.

£95.00
NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES

1969 | NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES (DR17030)

Netherlands East Indies. 1969. Registered, Express, Air Mail envelope addressed to France bearing SG 1176, 50r purple and carmine (2) and 'Express Letter' stamp SG E1205, 30r purple and green tied by Djakarta date stamp with matching registration label and bilingual 'Express' with circular 'Dev/ 2' economic censor cachet in carmine on face with Grasse arrival on reverse.

£50.00
NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES

1946 | NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES (DR17029)

Netherlands East Indies. (N.E.I. GOVERNMENT IN EXILE). 1946. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to 'Major Schouten, Netherlands Indies Government, Camp Columbia, Brisbane' bearing Holland 2c green and 50c bistre (pair) tied by Nijmegen date stamp with registration label and 'Nederland/ Opend Door Den Censuurdienst' label, with Brisbane reciver and forwarded to 'V.A.N.E.Z./ Batavia.'
Major Dr. Schouten had been a Doctor at the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army, Camp Columbia, Wacol, Brisbane' and served with the 'RAPWI' (Recovery of Allied Prisoners of War and Internees) in the Dutch Indies, Timor and Thailand. The N.E.I. Government in Exile was quartered in Camp Columbia from 1944.

£105.00
NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES

1934 | NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES (DR17028)

Netherlands East Indies. (Suriname - Air Mail). 1934. Air Mail envelope addressed to Suriname headed 'Emma Zegals' bearing Netherlands Indies SG 3423, 7 1/2c violet, SG 360, 30c blue, SG 369, 42 1/2c on 1g 50c orange and 'Anti- Tuberculosis Fund' SG 370, 12 1/2c (+ 2 1/2c) black/ brown (5) tied by Batavia date stamp '1/12/34' with framed 'Kerstviucht 1934/ Batavia/ Ned-Indie/ West Indie' and Suriname/ Curaacao cachet in carmine on face and bearing Curacao 10c scarlet tied by Paramariribo receiver '29/12' on reverse. Scarce item with added Tuberculosis theme.
Ex Bulterman.

£150.00
NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES

1930 | NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES (DR17027)

Netherlands East Indies. 1930. Registered Netherlands Indies postal staionery envelope 12 1/2c on 20c green upgraded with SG 267, 4c green (4) and SG 273, 12 1/2c scarlet tied by Weltrevreden date stamp with matching registered label addressed to Holland. Nice use of surcharge stationery.

£95.00
NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES

1928 | NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES (DR17026)

Netherlands East Indies. (Air Mail). 1928. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Holland bearing Netherlands Indies SG 253, 32 1/2c on 50c green, SG 304, 20c on 25c mauve, SG 305, 40c on 50c orange and SG 306, 75c on 1g sepia (pair) tied by Batavia date stamp with matching registration label and S' Gravenhage/ 16 X1 28/ Per Luchtpost/ Aangerbracht' hand-stamp with arrival on reverse. Very fine and attractive item.
Ex Bulterman.

£150.00
NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES

1927 | NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES (DR17025)

Netherlands East Indies. (Dutch Borneo). 1927. Netherlands Indies postal stationery card '12 1/2c orange/red cancelled by Tarakan date stamp '27th Mar 27' addressed to Chicago with Balikpapan and Yokohama transits. Nice item of mail from Dutch Borneo.

£75.00
NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES

1969 | NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES (DR17024)

Netherlands East Indies. 1969. Registered, Express Air Mail envelope addressed to France bearing SG 1176, 50r purple and carmine (pair) and SG 1236, 30r multi coloured tied by Djakarta date stamp with matching registered label and bilingual 'Express' with circular 'Dev/ 2' economic censor cachet in carmine on face and Grasse arrival.

£50.00
NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES

1897 | NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES (DR17023)

Netherlands East Indies. (Telegram). 1897. Postal Notice headed 'Gouvernements POst en Telgraafdienst' cancelled by Medan squared circle '20th June 1897' with hand-struck framed 'Medan.' Nice item.
Ex Bulterman.

£195.00
NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES

1900 | NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES (DR17022)

Netherlands East Indies. (Sea Post). 1900. Picture post card 'Multi view of Sumatra' addressed to Holland bearing Netherlands Indies SG 91, 5c ultramarine tied by Padang squared circle with 'Ned-Indie/ Zeepost' hand-stamp on face and Groningen arrival. Very fine and nice card.

£95.00
NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES

1946 | NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES (DR17021)

Netherlands East Indies. (Liberated POW'S MAIL). 1946. Red Cross envelope headed 'Informatiebureau Van/ Het Nederlandsche-Indische Roode Kruis/ Te Bandoeng' and printed 'Dienst/ Vru Van Port' addressed to the 'Netherlands Information Office, Penang' cancelled by Bandoeng date stamp '9th March 1946' and sent 'Dienst/ Vri Van Port' (Free of Post). Very fine.

£95.00
Malaya

1910 | Malaya (DR17020)

Malaya. (Postcards). Circa 1910. Picture post card of 'Singapore Cricket Club, Singapore.'

£35.00
Malaya

1910 | Malaya (DR17019)

Malaya. (Postcards). Circa 1910. Picture post card of "Bullock Cart'.
Nice card published by "G. Lambert, Singapore.'

£40.00
Malaya

1904 | Malaya (DR17018)

Malaya. (Postcards). 1904. Picture post card of 'Quay, Singapore' addressed to England bearing Straits Settlements SG 111, 3c purple and orange tied by Singapore double ring.

£45.00
Malaya

1914 | Malaya (DR17017)

Malaya. (Postcards). 1914. Photographic card of 'St. Francie's Zavier Church, Malacca,' bearing Straits Settlements SG 193, 1c green tied by Malacca date stamp.
Photo card published by "W.D. Wilson, Malacca.'
Card paying printed matter local rate.

£45.00
Malaya

1905 | Malaya (DR17016)

Malaya. (Postcards). 1905. Picture post card of 'Chinese Dwelling House, Singapore' addressed to England bearing Straits Settlements SG 124, 3c purple tied by Singapore date stamp.

£35.00
Malaya

1910 | Malaya (DR17015)

Malaya. (Postcards). Circa 1910. Picture post card of 'Post Office, Seremban, Federated States.'
Nice mint card published by 'Federal Rubber Stamp Co, Penang.'

£30.00
Malaya

1918 | Malaya (DR17014)

Malaya. (Postcards). 1918. Picture post card of 'Recreation Club, Seremban, F.M.S.' addressed to Sweden bearing Straits Settlements SG 197, 4c purple tied by Penang date stamp.
Card published by 'Federal Rubber Stamp Co, Penang.'

£30.00
Malaya

1910 | Malaya (DR17013)

Malaya. (Postcards). Circa 1910. Picture post card of 'Central Police Station, Singapore'.
Card published by "Max Hilckes, Singapore.'

£40.00
Malaya

1910 | Malaya (DR17012)

Malaya. (Postcards). Circa 1910. Picture post card of 'Flagstaff by Moonlight, Penang'.
Card published by "Co=operative Agency, Straits Settlements,'

£35.00
Malaya

1910 | Malaya (DR17011)

Malaya. (Postcards). Circa 1910. Picture post card of 'Road Repairing, Singapore'.
Card published by 'The Continental Stamp Co, Singapore'. Nice ethnic card.

£45.00
Mexico

1887 | Mexico (DR17010)

Mexico. (Numeral). 1887. Registered envelope with attached 'A.R.' Form addressed to England bearing Yvert 107, 10c brown/ lilac (pair) on reverse tied by cork obliterator with Guadalajara registration label, endorsed 'Via El Paso and New York' with hand-struck 'Registered/ El Paso, Texas' dated 'Jan 17' on reverse with New York transit label and oval 'Registered/ Liverpool' and London '2nd Feb' with attached original Advice of Receipt form for Registered Letter bearing Yvert 96, 5c blue tied by cork cancel with Guadalajara oval, routed via Paso Del Norte (registration label) and Santa Maria, El Paso, Tex and New York with Beyton arrival '3rd Feb'.
A rare registered cover bearing the A.R. form with scarce Paso Del Norte and Santa Maria transits.
Exhibition item.

£450.00
Haiti

1917 | Haiti (DR17009)

Haiti. (Netherlands Indies Maritime Mail). 1917. Envelope written from Port de Praix addressed to New York bearing Yvert 175, 1c on 50c yellow (strip of three) tied by oval 'Amsterd-Windie/ Nederld. Packetboot' date stamp '11th Dec 17', sent on the steamer "Prins Frderik Hendrik" with New York arrival. Nice item.

£75.00
Chile

1902 | Chile (DR17008)

Chile. 1902. Illustrated postal stationery card '2 cent' blue of the 'Gran Hotel, Vina del Mar' cancelled by Vina del Mar date stamp addressed to Valparaiso with arrival on face. Very fine and scarce item of illustrated postal stationery card from Chile.

£175.00
United States

1890 | United States (DR17007)

United States. (Hawaii). 1890. Official Mail envelope from the 'Board of Health' headed 'On His Hawaiian Majesty's Service' addressed locally to Kohala bearing Hawaii Scott 43, 2c rose tied by Kohala, Hawaii double ring in violet. Very fine.

£225.00

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French Colonies

6th Apr 2022

Its a real pleasure to add a magnificent selection of French Colonies from Africa, Asia, The Caribbean and Oceania. Very fine pre-stamp, British Post Office, Charged Mail, Advice of Receipt, Printed Matter and postage due mail. A lovely selection of censor mail, some with five or six censor cachets and labels, routed Trans-Africa, two Ocean or over the Atlantic with some unusual destinations.

A few items from the Dr. Edward Grabowski collection, this amazing sale sold in three parts by Spink. Also interesting Tahiti and New Caledonia from Tony Eastgate's life time work.

Over the next few months we hope to add many items to grace the finest collections.

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China, French Indo China and Chinese Labour Force.

6th Apr 2022

A strong area of stock is our China from Imperial to WW2 with many fine censor covers and Air Transits. A good selection of the overseas Post Offices, Austrian, British, French, Japanese and Russian with offices in Manchuria. Many mixed combinations, I.P.O's .

Coming soon the John Marc Sitarek accumulation of China, French Post Office and Indo-China with magnificent French Detachment in the Boxer Campaign covers.

John Marc also had a fine selection of the Chinese Labour Force which are not often seen, he built this selection over thirty years. One of the darker aspects of World War One was the plight of 12,000 Chinese workers who were recruited by the British Army from the North of China in 1916 to serve on the battle front in France as labourers, trench diggers, munitions carriers, mine disarmers and corpse bearers under often inhumane conditions. A large number were also struck down by the devastating Spanish flue of 1918.

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