Samoa. (Western Samoa - Great Britain). 1955. Great Britain postal stationery card reply half 2d brown cancelled by Apia/ Western Samoa date stamp addressed to England.
British Honduras. (Slogan). 1935. Air Mail envelope addressed to England bearing SG 130, 4c grey, SG 131, 5c ultramarine and SG 132, 10c olive and purple tied by Belize date stamp with slogan hand-stamp 'Eat British Honduras/ Grapefruit' on face.
Zanzibar. (Slogan). 1963. Envelope addressed to England bearing SG 363, 30c carmine and black and SG 367, 1s carmine and black tied by Zanzibar double ring with boxed slogan 'Buy/ Zanzibar/ Cloves' in violet on face. Attractive item.
China. (French Indo-China - Postcards). 1905. Picture post card of 'Rue de Saumure, Hanoi' addressed to Sweden bearing Indo-China SG 33, 5c green tied by Nui-Deo/ Tonkin date stamp routed via Haiphong, stamped 'Imprime' and sent at printed matter post card rate. Very nice card.
Isle Of Man. (Railway - Snaefell Summit Cachets). 1928. Photographic post card of 'The Pass, Sulby Glen' addressed to Wales bearing Great Britain SG 357, 1d scarlet tied by Douglas roller with diamond 'Snaefell Summit/ I-O-M-' in violet dated '28th Aug 1928'. Superb quality.
Isle of Man. (Railway - Snaefell Summit Cachets). 1933. Photographic post card of 'Station Hotel and Waiting Rooms, Snaefell Mountain Summit' addressed to Derby bearing Great Britain SG 357, 1d scarlet tied by Douglas roller with diamond 'Snaefell Summit/ I-O-M-' in violet dated '12th July 1933.' Lovely quality, not an easy date to find.
Isle Of Man. (Special Event Postmark). 1960. Envelope addressed to Essex bearing SG 540, 1/2d orange (4) tied by '35th Annual Conference Rotary International G.B. & 1/ Douglas I.O.M.' Very fine.
Channel Islands. (Guernsey). Circa 1905. Picture post card of 'Happy Xmas' addressed to 'The Vale' bearing SG 218, 1/2d yellow green tied by L'islet/ Guernsey date stamp (no year slug). Very fine.
Channel Islands. (Jersey) 1927. Picture post card of 'Quanee, Jersey' addressed to Torteval, Guernsey bearing SG 439, 1d scarlet tied by Carrefour Selous date stamp.
Channel Islands. (Jersey). 1947. Envelope addressed to Brighton Road bearing SG 489, 2 1/2d pale ultramarine tied by Jersey slogan with framed 'Not Known/ 409' and boxed 'Undelivered For Reason Stated/ Return To Sender' and endorsed 'Not Known 3 Walk.'
Zanzibar. (Silver Wedding). 1950. Registered Air Mail addressed to London bearing Zanzibar 'Silver Wedding' SG 333, 20c orange (pair) and SG 334, 10s brown (pair) tied by R.E.G./ Zanzibar date stamp with framed 'R/ Zanzibar/ No' hand-stamp and Charing Cross arrival. Very fine.
Aden - Qu' Aiti State of Hadhramaut. (Silver Wedding). 1950. Registered Air Mail addressed to London bearing 'Shihr and Mukalla' Silver Wedding' SG 14, 1 1/2a scarlet (pair) and SG 15, 5r green (pair) tied by Mukalla double ring with registration label and Aden transit on reverse. Very fine.
Grenada. (Postage Dues). 1962. Envelope addressed to Sauteurs bearing SG 192. 1/2c black and brown (block of six) tied by Tempe/ Grenada date stamp (with inverted date slugs), underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and bearing Grenada postage due SG D15, 2c black (top left corner marginal) tied by Sauteurs date stamp.
Malaya. (Postcards). Circa 1910. Picture post card of 'Raffles Hotel, Singapore.'
Malaya. (Straits Settlements - Postcards). Photographic post card of 'Ayer Itam Temple, Penang', addressed to Chicago bearing Straits Settlements SG 280, 4c orange (2) tied by Penang double ring with framed 'Passed For Transmission/ 41' in violet.
Malaya. (Postcards). Circa 1910. Picture post card of the 'South Bridge Road, Singapore'. Card published by "H. Grimaud, Marseille.'
Malaya. (Postcards). Circa 1920. Photographic post card of 'General view, Singapore'. Nice mint card.
Malaya. (Postcards). Circa 1920. Photographic post card of the 'Fullerton Building, Singapore. Nice card.
Malaya. (Postcards). Circa 1910. Picture post card of 'Post Office and Exchange Building, Singapore'. Nice border card.'
Malaya. (Postcards). Circa 1910. Coloured picture post card of 'Orchard Road, Market, Singapore.' Very fine.
Malaya. (Postcards). Circa 1910. Picture post card of "Collyer Quay, Singapore'. Card published by "Yamoto & Co, Singapore.'
Malaya. (Postcards). Circa 1910. Picture post card of 'The Town Club, Penang'
Nice coloured card published by 'Tuck."
Malaya. (Postcards). Circa 1910. Picture post card of 'Court House, South Bridge Road, Singapore.' Nice border card
Malaya. (Postcards). 1906. Picture post card of 'Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank, Singapore' addressed to England bearing SG 124, 3c purple tied by Singapore date stamp.
Malaya. (Postcards). Circa 1910. Picture post card of 'Pineapples and Bullock cart, Singapore'.
Card published by "Wilson & Co, Hotel l' Europe & Orchid Road, Singapore.'
Malaya. (Straits Settlements - Postcards). 1902. Picture post card of 'German Mail steamer at Borneo Wharf' addressed to the United States bearing SG 111, 3c purple and orange tied by Singapore date stamp with Victoria/ Hong Kong transit.
Greece. (French Detachment in Greece). 1917. Picture post card of 'The Promenade, Salonique' addressed to France cancelled by military 'Armee d' Orient Convois, Automobiles S.P.A. 57/ Le Lieutenant Comm.' in violet on face. Very fine item from the French Automobile Section of the French Troops in Salonique.
Greece. (Ionian Islands). 1860. Stamp-less envelope written from Cephalonia dated '24th March 1860' addressed to France cancelled by Cephalonia date stamp in blue with oval 'Paid' hand-stamp, routed via the Austrian Post Office with French entry cachet, rated '19' on arrival with Lyon receiver.. Very fine.
Greece. (Ionian Islands). 1842. Stamp-less envelope dated '14th Feb 1842' addressed to Napoli cancelled by oval 'Corfu/ 15/ Fiebraro' with disinfection slits and boxed 'Lazaret' hand-stamp on reverse, hand-struck 'Ancona' and oval 'Agenzia Del Lloyd Austriaco/ Ancona' in black (Tchil 457), rated '10' in m/s. Very attractive.
Greece. (Scotland). 1833. Pre-stamp envelope addressed to the 'Bank of Scotland, Edinburgh' written from Corfu cancelled by oval 'Officio del la Postal Generale/ Corfu' hand-stamp with Corfu Town cachet on reverse. charged '9' in red m/s and rated '6/10' on arrival with boxed '1/2' hand-stamp applied for the toll tax in Scotland. Very fine and attractive.
Greece. (Samos). 1912. Samos Illustrated postal stationery post card 5l green. Superb mint. Scarce.
Greece. (Turkey used in Samos). 1905. News-Band wrapper addressed to Paris bearing Turkey Yvert 116, 10p green tied by bilingual Samos date stamp in violet routed via Smyrne. Lovely item paying the printed matter rate.
Greece. (Turkey used in Serres). 1904 Picture post card of 'Serres town in Macedonia' addressed to Salonique bearing Turkey Yvert 100, 20p rose tied by bilingual Serres date stamp with Salonique arrival on face. Very fine.
Greece. (Austrian Post Office in Samos). 1911. Envelope with circular ESPERANTO cachet on reverse addressed to Argentina bearing Austrian Levant Yvert 45, 10p green/ yellow tied by Vathy/ Osterr. Post' double ring with Codova arrival on reverse. Nice item paying the Unopened Printed Matter rate to Argentina.
Greece. (Greek Occupation of Mytilene). 1913. Picture post card of 'Vue de Dikili et Phare, Metelin' written from the 'British Vice-Consulate' addressed to Scotland bearing Greece SG 233AX, 2l carmine (2) and SG 234 AX, 3l vermilion (pair) tied by Mitylene double ring. Scarce commercial card from the Occupation. Very fine.
Greece. (Prisoner of War Mail). 1944. Stamp-less envelope headed 'Kriegsgefangenenpost' and 'Posti Di Prigioniero di Guerra' addressed to Switzerland with circular 'Delegation du G.I.C.R. en Grece/ Section des P.S.' with hand-stamp 'Serv. Hellenique' and 'Committee International de Croix Rouge/ Geneva' double ring in red on face. Rare item from the Red Cross Delegation in Athens.
Iceland. (Postcards). 1905. Picture post card 'view of Reykjavik' addressed to Sweden bearing Yvert 36, 5 green tied by Reykjavik date stamp.
Card published by "Tlinson & Johnson".
Iceland. (Postcards). 1905. Picture post card of 'Gullfoss waterfall' addressed to Sweden bearing Yvert 36, 5o green tied by Reykjavik date stamp and Goteborg arrival. Nice Icelandic card.
Panama. (Postcards). 1905. Picture post card 'Canal de Panama' addressed to Sweden bearing SG 53, 1c green tied by Panama date stamp, endorsed 'via New York' and headed 'Printed Matter'. Nice card to Sweden paying the printed matter rate.
Panama. (Postcards). 1905. Picture post card of 'Fortaleza de Puerto Bello' addressed to Sweden bearing SG 53, 1c green tied by Panama date stamp, endorsed 'via New York' and headed 'Printed Matter'. Nice card to Sweden paying the printed mater rate.
Thailand. (France). 1905. Picture post card of 'River Menam, Chow Phya, Bangkok' addressed to France bearing Siam SG 95, 3a green tied by Bangkok/ 2 date stamp '2nd May 05' in blue, underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and m/s 3 1/2c' in blue crayon and bearing French postage due Yvert 29, 10c brown tied by Paris obliterator in blue. Lovely combination. Superb quality.
Trinidad. (Ireland). 1944. Air Mail envelope addressed to Ireland bearing SG 246, 1c blue and green (2) and SG 253, 24c olive and black tied by Arouca/ Trinidad date stamp with 'Opened by Examiner/ IE/ 8644' censor label and Air Mail label with framed bilingual Gaelic/ British 'Released by/ Censor' in red on face. Nice item.
French Colonies (Martinique - Trinidad). 1945. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Saint Laurent du Maroni, French Guyane bearing Martinique Yvert 140, 25c lilac, Yvert 149b, 1f75 and Yvert 185, 2f50 brown (5) tied by Fort de France/ Martinique date stamp with matching registration label with circular 'Censure Militaire/ Martinique/ 11' censor cachet on reverse with censor tape tied by oval 'Ouvert/ Par/ L' Autorite Militaire', routed via Trinidad with 'IE/ 8742/ Opened by Examiner' label applied and Cayenne/ Guyane arrival. Very nice item of West Indies censor mail.
French Colonies. (Martinique). 1944. Air Mail envelope addressed to Cayenne. French Guyane bearing Martinique Yvert 151, 3f lilac (3) and Yvery 185, 2f50 brown tied by Fort de France/ Martinique date stamp with circular 'Censure Militaire/ Martinique/ 12' censor cachet in red with censor tape tied by oval 'Ouvert/ Par/ L Autorite Militaire', routed via Trinidad with 'IE/ 8009/ Opened by Examiner' label applied with 'Controle Postal Militaire' label tied by 'Controle/PostaL/ Guyanne Francaise' censor hand-stamp and Cayenne/ Guyanne Francaise arrival on reverse. Very nice item of West Indies censor mail with eight different censor hand-stamps and labels.
British Guiana. (Netherlands). 1857. Stamp-less envelope addressed to Holland cancelled by Demerara double arc on reverse 'My 25 1857', rated '24' in m/s with London transit and Boxmere arrival '17th June' in red on reverse. Mail
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.