China. (French Indo-China). 1903. Coloured Picture post card of 'The Road to Baria Cap'' addressed to France bearing Indo-China SG 10, 10c black/lilac tied by Saigon/Cochinchine double ring routed via Tayninh Scarce coloured view card.
China. (French Indo-China). 1903. Coloured Picture post card of 'Rice sellers' addressed to France bearing Indo-China SG 10, 10c black/lilac tied by Saigon/Cochinchine double ring with Gard receiver. Scarce coloured view card.
China. (Mongolia). Circa 1920. Picture post card of 'Women collecting water, Mission van Scheut'. Scarce mint card published by 'De Beurs, Antwerp'.
Malaya. (Indian Field Post Office In Malaya). 1946. stamp-less Air Mail envelope addressed to England cancelled by'F.P.O. No 594' date stamp '12th July 46' endorsed 'Forces Mail' with triangular 'Passed by Censor/No 3484' censor cachet in violet on face and Bangalore arrival. nice item sent from the 'Reserve' Indian Field Post Office in Taglin, Malaya.
Malaya. (Aden). 1906. Unstamped picture post card of 'The Jail, Ade' addressed to Tonkin, French Indo-China cancelled Aden date stamp 'Ju 21' routed via Penang and Singapore on the steamer ''Delta'' with marine sorter and hand-struck 'T' applied on arrival. Very nice item.
Malaya. (Great Britain). 1906. Picture post card of 'Singapore Musicians' addressed to England bearing Great Britain SG 219, 1d scarlet (invalid) with adjacent Singapore date stamp and framed 'T' with tax hand-stamp '1d/I.S.' on face and Durham arrival. Nice Item.
Malaya. (Straits Settlements). 1945. Stamp-less Air Mail envelope written from 'R.A.F. Butterworth' addressed to Scotland endorsed 'Forces Mail cancelled 'R.A.F. Post Office/South East Asia/155' date stamp.
Malaya. (Malacca). 1923. Picture post card of 'Landing Steps, Malacca' addressed to Holland bearing Straits Settlements SG 218, 1c black and SG 221, 3c green tied by Malacca date stamp sent at printed matter rate. Nice item published by the 'International Collectors Exchange, Malacca, Malaysia'.
Malaya. (Straits Settlements). 1897. Registered postal stationary envelope 12c blue upgraded with sG 96,3c carmine and SG 99, 5c brown tied by Penang date stamp with boxed 'R/Penang' addressed to France with 'Modane a Paris' French entry cachet in red. Lovely item.
Malaya. (Netherlands Indies). 1939. Envelope addressed Batavia bearing Straits Settlements SG 285, 12c ultramarine tied by Singapore double ring '8th Sept 39' with 'Passed by Censor' label tied by framed 'Passed by /3/ censor' hand-stamp in face in violet.
Malaya. (Netherlands Indies). 1939. Envelope addressed to Sumatra bearing Straits Settlements SG 279, 2c green tied by Singapore slogan with framed 'Passed By/ 17/ Censor' in violet on face and 'Geopend Militaire/ Censuur Medan' label on reverse. Very nice item of censor mail paying the unopened printed matter rate.
Malaya. (united States). 1930. Envelope addressed to Penang bearing United States SG 203, 2c carmine tied by Boston/ Mass roller 'Jan 10 1930', underpaid with circular 'Centimes/30/T' tax hand-stamp and bearing Straits Settlements postage due SG D2, 2c black and SG D6, 12c blue tied by Penang double ring 'Feb 19' with framed 'Charge Not Collected /Fresh Label Required' in violet and boxed 'Undelivered For Reason Stated / Return To Sender' and hand-stamped 'Refused /(Refuse)' on face and oval 'Dead Letter Office/ Penang' on reverse.
Malaya. (Strait Settlements). 1903. Stamp-less picture post card of 'Collier Quay' Singapore' addressed to France cancelled by Singapore double ring 'My 20 1903', underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and bearing French postage due Yvert 29,10c brown tied by St. Menehould arrival '13th Juin'. Nice item.
Malaya. (Strait Settlements). 1903. Stamp-less picture post card of 'Singapore' addressed to France cancelled by Singapore double ring 'My 20 1903', underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and bearing French postage due Yvert 29, 10c brown tied by St. Menehould arrival '13th Juin '. Nice item.
Malaya. (Strait Settlements). 1905. Stamp-less picture post card of 'Villa Sylvia' addressed to England cancelled by Singapore double ring 'Au 15 1905'. underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp with hand-struck '2d/K.S.' applied on arrival with Worthing receiver. Nice item.
Malaya. (Kedah). 1937. Kedah postal stationery card'2 cents green cancelled by Alors Star Kedah double ring '24th Mars 37' addressed to London ,underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and Great Britain hand-stamp '1d/FB' on face.
Malaya. (Straits Settlements). 1931. Air Mail envelope addressed to London bearing Straits Settlements SG 231, 10c purple /yellow and SG 239, $1 black/green and red tied by Singapore double ring with 'By Air Mail/ Avion' label, endorsed 'Per Dutch Air Mail/ Singapore Amsterdam'. Very fine.
Malaya. (Field Post Offices). 1939. Stamp-less envelope 'On Active Service' addressed to England cancelled by 'Field Post Office/S.P. 501' double ring with framed 'Passed by Army Censor'in violet.
Malaya. (Singapore). 1948. SG 16-30 Complete mint set of eighteen plus six additional varieties including $2.
Malaya. (Indian Field Post Offices). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to England bearing Selangor SG 79, 25c purple and carmine and SG 80, 30c orange mauve tied by 'F.P.O./No 29' date stamp '28th Mar 41' with framed 'Passed by Censor/ Crown/No 3484 censor cachet in violet on face. Superb item from the Indian Field Post Office 29 in Kuala Lumpur.
Malaya. (Straits Settlements). 1923. Picture post card of 'Thomson Road, Singapore'' addressed to Holland bearing Straits Settlements SG 201, 8c blue tied by Singapore double ring with Dutch arrival. Nice card photo by "M.S. Nakajima".
Malaya. (Straits Settlements). 1922. Picture post card of 'The Reservoir, Singapore' addressed to Holland bearing Straits Settlements SG 196, 3c red and SG 218, 1c black tied by Singapore double ring sent sent at printed matter rate.
Malaya. (Straits Settlements). 1940. Air Mail envelope written from the '14th Sect. R.A.O.C. Malaya' addressed to England bearing Straits Settlements SG 281,5c brown and SG 289,50c black/emerald tied by Field post Office/S.P. 501' with framed 'Passed By Army Censor' in violet on face.
Malaya. (Great Britain). 1925. Photographic post card of' Singapore Harbour' written from a Navy Ship off Singapore dated '16th Feb' addressed to London bearing Great Britain SG 364,I 1/2 brown tied by navy bar obliteration routed via Calcutta with Great Britain postage due SG D12, I 1/2d chestnut applied and tied by Ealing date stamp with hand-struck tax '1 1/2 /F.B.' on face.
Straits Settlements. (Great Britain). 1903. Picture post card of 'The Beach, Clovelly' addressed to Negri Sembilan, Malaya bearing Great Britain SG 215, 1/2d blue green(2) tied by Northam R.S.O. date stamp with Penang and Seremban arrival. Nice item of incoming mail.
Malaya. (Thailand). 1907. Siam picture post card of 'Siamese Theatrical Performance by young girls' addressed to Germany bearing Straits Settlements SG 124, 3c purple (stamp perfin B.M.C.) tied by Singapore double ring, endorsed 'per S.S.Tonkin'. Very fine.
Malaya. (Kedah). 1939. Envelope addressed to Alor Star, Kedah bearing India SG 248, 1/2a brown and SG 250, 1a carmine (3) tied by railway ambulant date stamp, underpaid with circular 'T' hand-stamp routed via Penang with framed Alor Star 'To Pay /09 Cents' hand-stamp in blue and Alor Star /Kedah arrival on reverse.
Malaya. (Indian Field Post Offices). 1941 .Air Mail envelope addressed to England bearing Straits Settlements SG 286, 25c red and mauve and SG 287, 30c orange and mauve tied by 'F.P.O..NO 33' date stamp '26th Feb 41' with framed 'Passed by Censor/Crown /No 2800' censor cachet in violet on face. Very fine item from Indian Field Post Office 33 at Changi.
Malaya. (Post-Cards). 1939. Photographic card of 'Bird's eye view of George Town, Penang' addressed to England bearing Straits Settlements SG 282,6c scarlet tied by Penang double ring . Very fine.
Malaya. (Straits Settlements). 1902. Picture post card of 'Malaya Houses at Tanjong Kattong' addressed to Holland bearing SG 111, 3c orange and purple tied by Singapore date stamp with Leiden arrival. Lovely card published by 'G.R. Lambert, Singapore.'
Malaya. (Singapore-Netherlands Indies). 1900. Unpaid envelope written from Singapore addressed to Makassar,Java cancelled by Kampong Glam/ Singapore date stamp 'Oct 9 00', routed via Singapore with 'N.I. Agent Singapore' transit, unpaid with framed 'T' hand-stamp and bearing Netherlands Indies postage due SG D69, 5c rose and black and SG D71, 20c rose and black tied by by Makassar squared circle '19th Oct' on face. Scarce early Kampong Glam cancel.
Malaya. (Federated Malay States). 1935. Registered Air Mail Federated Malay States postal stationery envelope 'fifteen cents' indigo upgraded with SG 60, 4c orange (pair) and SG 75, 50c black/green tied by Batu Gajah /F.M.S. date stamp with matching registration label and 'By Air mail' label, addressed to London with Penang transit. Very fine item of mail from Perak.
Malaya. (Singapore). 1853. Stamp-less envelope addressed to Gibraltar dated 'Singapore 28th July 1853', endorsed 'via Suez', sent on the steamer ''Pottinger'' with British Post Office Alexandria on reverse 'Sp 10' and faint Gibraltar arrival on face rated '10' in m/s crayon. Nice item of destination mail from Singapore.
Malaya. (Kelantan). 1937. Kelantan postal stationery envelope 15c indigo cancelled 'Specimen'. Very fine.
Malaya. (Straits Settlements). 1899. Registered postal stationary envelope 5c blue upgraded with SG 101,8c ultramarine tied by Singapore date stamp with boxed 'R/Singapore' hand-stamp addressed to the Netherlands Indies, sent on the steamer 'S.S. Pelayo' with 'N.I.Agent Singapore' and 'N.I.Agent Penang' transit. Very fine.
Malaya. (Singapore). 1922.Photographic post card of 'Cavanagh Bridge, Singapore addressed to Holland bearing Straits Settlements SG 200, 6c dull claret tied by Singapore double ring with Amsterdam receiver. Very fine Photographic card. Rare.
Malaya. (Indian Field Post Office In Kedah). 1941. Stamp-less Air Mail envelope addressed to India cancelled by 'F.P.O. No 36' date stamp '28th April 41' endorsed 'On Active Service' with triangular 'Passed by Censor/ No 3484' censor cachet in violet on face and Bangalore arrival. Nice item sent from the Indian Field Post Office in Kedah.
Sarawak. (Japanese Occupation).1934. Sir Charles Brook issue Overprinted for revenue set to $10 (red overprint). Incomplete set to $1 with violet overprint. Single 25c violet overprint and $1 and $5 blue-green overprint. Very rare group.
Malaya. (Singapore). 1922. Photographic post of 'North Bridge Road, Singapore' addressed to Holland bearing Straits Settlements SG 200, 6c dull claret tied by Singapore double ring with Amsterdam receiver, Lovely photographic card. Rare.
Malaya. (Straits Settlements). 1910. Picture post card of 'Vue Generale de la Rade, Singapore' addressed to France bearing Straits Settlements SG 123, 1c grey-green (3) tied by Singapore double ring. Scarce coloured card, published by ''H. Grimaud-Mohamed Yahya, Singapore'
Malaya. (Penang). 1929. Photographic post card of 'Beach Road, Penang' addressed to Ireland bearing Straits Settlements SG 197, 4c purple tied by Penang date stamp. Lovely card.
Malaya. (Singapore). 1922. Photographic post card of 'Nallery Road, Singapore' addressed to Holland bearing Straits Settlements SG 200, 6c dull claret tied by Singapore double ring with Amsterdam receiver. Lovely photographic card. Rare.
Malaya. (Field Post Offices). 1939. Stamp-less envelope endorsed 'On Active Service' addressed to England cancelled by 'Field Post Office/S.P.501' double ring with framed 'Passed by Naval Censor' in blue.
Malaya. (Singapore Great Britain). 1858. Envelope addressed to 'Captain Arthur Cochrane of the S.S. ''Niger'', Singapore' bearing Great Britain Britain SG 69, 6d lilac tied by London duplex 'Jy 3 58', on arrival in Singapore the 6d lilac has been cancelled in red on face with undated Wellington Island on reverse. Very rare use of Great Britain stamp cancelled in Singapore.
Malaya. (Straits Settlements). 1902. Registered envelope addressed England bearing Straits Settlements SG 95, 1c green and SG 101, 8c ultramarine tied by Singapore double ring with hand-struck 'Singapore/ R' and Bristol arrival on reverse. Nice item paying the single rate plus registration.
Malaya. (Straits Settlements). 1904. Envelope addressed to Belgium bearing Straits Settlements SG 115, 10c purple and black/yellow tied by Tanjong Pagar/ C date stamp routed via Singapore with Anvers arrival. The 'C' code not listed by Proud.
Malaya. (Singapore). Circa 1910. Picture post card of 'Raffles Museum Library, Singapore.'
Malaya. (straits Settlements). 1902. Picture post card of 'Raffles Square, Singapore' bearing Straits Settlements SG 111, 3c purple and orange tied by Singapore date stamp with Arcachon arrival. Lovely card.
Malaya. (Great Britain). 1938. Envelope addressed to Perak, Malay bearing Great Britain SG 462, 1/2d green and SG 463, 1d scarlet tied by Margate date stamp 'August 9', underpaid with framed 'T' hand-stamp and bearing Malaya Postal Union postage due SG D1, 1c violet, SG D2, 4c green and SG D4,10c yellow tied by Telok Anson double ring '3rd Aug' with hand-struck '30' applied on arrival. Nice item of postage due mail.
Malaya. (Netherlands Indies). 1908. Envelope addressed to Java, Netherlands Indies bearing Federated States SG 33, 3c brown tied by Kuala Lumpur double ring 'Ap 23', underpaid with framed triangular 'T/K.L.' hand-stamp routed via Singapore bearing Netherlands Indies postage due SG D103,5c rose and black and SG D106, 20c rose and black tied by Buiterdorg squared circle '1st May 08' on face. Nice combination.
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.