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Malaya (Federated States)

1908 | Malaya (Federated States) (DR15656)

Malaya. (Federated States). 1908. Picture post card of 'Boat Quay, Singapore addressed to London bearing Federated States SG 33,3c brown tied by Labu date stamp routed via Seremban, Kuala Lumper and Penang with Paddington arrival.

£50.00
Malaya

1910 | Malaya (DR15655)

Malaya. (Straits Settlements). Circa 1910. Photographic card of 'Jinriksha Station, Singapore'. Superb card.

£80.00
Malaya

1937 | Malaya (DR15654)

Malaya. (Straits Settlements).1937-1941. SG 278-292 complete set of Die 1 and SG 293-298 Die 11 very fine mint including the scarce SG 293, 2c green and SG 296, 4c orange.

£175.00
Malaya

1902 | Malaya (DR15653)

Malaya. (Johore).1902. Envelope addressed to Germany bearing Johore SG 39,1c green, SG 40, 2c green and blue and SG 44,5c green and brown tied by Singapore date stamp with Frankfurt arrival.

£95.00
Malaya (Federated States)

1919 | Malaya (Federated States) (DR15652)

Malaya. (Federated States).1919. Registered envelope to the United States bearing SG 30, 1c brown (block of 4), SG 31,2c green, SG 35, 3c grey (2) and SG 42, 8c ultramarine tied by Parit Buntar double ring with registered label routed via Taipeng and Penang with Registered Hong Kong transit and San Francisco with Seattle arrival.

£125.00
Malaya

1910 | Malaya (DR15650)

Malaya. (Federated States).1910. Picture post card of 'Governments Offices, Kuala Lumpur' addressed to the United States bearing Federated States SG 28, 1c green (pair) tied by Kuala Lumpur date stamp routed via Penang, underpaid with triangular 'T/K.L.' erased with m/s '10c' in blue crayon and New York / Due 2 Cents applied on arrival.

£75.00
Malaya

1914 | Malaya (DR15649)

Malaya. (Straits Settlements).1914. Registered postal stationery envelope 'ten cents' blue upgraded with Straits Settlements SG 196, 3c red (3) and SG 202, 10c purple / yellow tied by Singapore double ring with matching registered label addressed to Liverpool and forwarded endorsed 'Posted out off Course' with hand-struck '2d /466' and bearing Great Britain postage due SG D4, 2d agate applied and tied by Cheadle receiver.

£95.00
Malaya

1909 | Malaya (DR15648)

Malaya. (Straits Settlements).1909.Picture post card of 'River and mountain view, Java' addressed to London bearing Federated States SG 28, 1c green (pair) tied by Kuala Lumpur date stamp routed via Penang, underpaid with Triangular framed 'T/K.l.' tax hand-stamp and hand-struck '1/2 d /F.B.' applied on arrival.

£50.00
Malaya

1900 | Malaya (DR15647)

Malaya. (Straits Settlements).1900. Envelope addressed to Canada bearing Straits Settlements SG 109,4c on 5c carmine tied by Penang date stamp with Owen Sound arrival on reverse. Nice item of mail to British North America.

£125.00
Malaya

1911 | Malaya (DR15646)

Malaya. (Straits Settlements). 1911. Picture Post card of 'Malay Huts, Singapore' addressed to England bearing Straits Settlements SG 153,3c red tied by Tanglin/Singapore double ring routed via Singapore. Very fine.

£50.00
NETHERLANDS INDIES

1906 | NETHERLANDS INDIES (DR15645)

Netherlands Indies. (Singapore). 1906. Picture post card of 'Battery Road, Singapore' addressed to Batavia bearing Straits Settlements SG 127, 1c blue-green tied by Tangjong Priok squared circle endorsed 'Druwerk' and routed via Weltevreden with Batavia receiver. Nice item paying the Printed Matter rate.

£75.00
Malaya

1910 | Malaya (DR15643)

Malaya. (Johore). 1910-1919. SG 78-87 Very fine mint set of 10. Scarce and attractive.

£125.00
Malaya

1937 | Malaya (DR15642)

Malaya. (Kedah). 1937. ''Sultan Abdul Hamid Halimshaw'' Complete mint set of 9. Scarce and attractive.

£135.00
Malaya

1913 | Malaya (DR15641)

Malaya. (Straits Settlements). 1913. Picture post card of 'Native Sampan, Singapore' addressed to the United States bearing Straits Settlements SG 153, 3c red tied by Raffles Hotel/Singapore date stamp with adjacent Singapore. Nice coloured card.

£60.00
Malaya

1905 | Malaya (DR15639)

Malaya. (Straits Settlements). 1905. Stamp-less picture post card of 'Beach Road, Penang' addressed to London cancelled by Singapore double ring 'My 29 1905', underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp with hand-struck '2d/F.B.' applied on arrival. Nice item.

£50.00
Malaya

1925 | Malaya (DR15637)

Malaya. (Straits Settlements). 1925. Registered postal stationery envelope ''twelve cents' indigo upgraded with SG 200, 6c claret tied by Singapore date stamp with matching registered label addressed to Lincoln with registered arrival and forwarded to Surrey bearing Great Britain postage due SG D14, 3d dull applied and tied by Bookham date stamp with hand-struck '3d/To Pay' on face. Nice item.

£75.00
Malaya (Federated States)

1906 | Malaya (Federated States) (DR15635)

Malaya. (Federated Malaya States). 1906. Picture post card of 'A Chinese Theater' addressed to England bearing Federated States SG 33, 3c brown tied by Port Dickson date stamp routed via Seremban and Penang. Very fine.

£75.00
Malaya

1864 | Malaya (DR15634)

Malaya. (Straits Settlements-Netherlands). 1864. Stamp-less envelope addressed to Amsterdam canceled by Singapore date stamp 'Mr 6 69' with firms oval cachet, endorsed 'via France' with octagonal 'Pos. An. V Suez. Amb Mars' in red on face with Paris transit '7th Avril' and Amsterdam arrival, rated '120' in m/s as a double rate cover from Singapore. Nice item. Mail to Holland from Singapore is not common.

£225.00
Malaya

1941 | Malaya (DR15633)

Malaya. (Johore). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Australia headed 'YMCA/Australia' with circular frank 'Postage Paid/ Johore/ 25 Cents' in red cancelled by 'A.I.F Field P.O. No 18' date stamp '22nd Oct 41' with framed 'Passed by Censor /No 2959' in violet on face. Attractive item from Australian Imperial Force in Johore.

£150.00
Malaya

1917 | Malaya (DR15632)

Malaya. (Straits Settlements). 1917. Ceylon stamp-less picture post card of 'Nuware Elliya, Ceylon' endorsed 'On Active Service' addressed to England cancelled by Dato Kramat, Penang double ring '20 Mr 1917'. routed via Penang with framed triangular 'T' hand-stamp with m/s '15c' in blue crayon. Postage due not charged on arrival as of military origin. Fine item.

£150.00
North Borneo

1910 | North Borneo (DR15631)

North Borneo.(Germany). 1910. North Borneo postal stationery card 3 cents brown upgraded with SG 158, 1c black and brown tied by Sandakan date stamp addressed to Germany. Lovely item of commercial mail.

£125.00
North Borneo

1947 | North Borneo (DR15630)

North Borneo. 1947. Registered Air Mail envelope on 'Australian YMCA' cover from the Australian War Graves Unit (A.I.F.) to Australia bearing North Borneo 'B.M.A.' SG 328, 15c brown and green (2) and 329, 20c violet and slate (pair) tied by Jesselton/ North Borneo date stamp with matching registered label routed via Singapore with Sydney and Ashfield receivers on reverse. Interesting item of mail from the Australian War Graves Unit on Borneo after WW2.

£175.00
North Borneo

1891 | North Borneo (DR15629)

North Borneo. 1891. Postal stationery card 3 cents brown upgraded with SG 66, 1c black and olive tied by Sandakan date stamp addressed to England with Newcastle arrival. Very fine.

£125.00
North Borneo

1941 | North Borneo (DR15628)

North Borneo. 1941. Censored envelope addressed to the United States bearing SG 306, 4c bronze and violet, SG 308, 8c scarlet and 'War Tax' SG 319, 2c purple and blue tied by Sandakan / North Borneo double ring with 'Passed By/ Censor' label tied by framed 'Passed by/ 19/ Censor/North Borneo' hand-stamp in red. Scarce War Tax overprint compulsory for overseas mail and rare censor hand-stamp in red from Sandakan censor station.

£350.00
Thailand

1920 | Thailand (DR15627)

Thailand.(Post Cards). 1920. Photographic post card of 'Buddhist Monks on a pilgrimage, Bangkok' addressed to Wales bearing SG 214, 5s carmine tied by Bangkok/2B date stamp.Lovely card.

£75.00
Thailand

1910 | Thailand (DR15626)

Thailand.(Post Cards). Circa 1910. Picture post card of 'Klong Bangrak, Bangkok' published by 'J.Antonio's Studio'. Lovely card.

£75.00
Thailand

1910 | Thailand (DR15625)

Thailand.(Post Cards). Circa 1910. Picture post card of 'Buffaloes treading Paddy' published by 'J.Antonio's Studio'.

£50.00
Thailand

1912 | Thailand (DR15622)

Thailand.(Germany). 1912. Picture post card of 'A round Emerald Palace, Bangkok' addressed to Germany bearing SG 143, 6s carmine tied by Bangkok date stamp. Lovely item.

£75.00
Thailand

1927 | Thailand (DR15620)

Thailand. (Switzerland). 1927. . Picture post card of 'River Market, Bangkok' addressed to Switzerland bearing SG 240, 10s orange and black tied by Bangkok /2B date stamp. Lovely item.

£75.00
China

1943 | China (DR15619)

China. ( French Indo-China). 1943. Envelope addressed to Hanoi bearing Indo-China SG 285, 6c rose tied by 'Poste Rurale/Nghia-Son/Province de Quang-Ngai' double ring routed via Quang-Ngai with Hanoi RP (Censor) arrival on reverse. Superb item of Rural Post Mail from Nghia-Son village. Ex Desrousseaux.

£660.00
China

1934 | China (DR15618)

China. (Indo-China). 1934. Air Mail envelope addressed to Paris bearing Indo-China SG 168, 1c brown, SG 183, 15c sepia and SG 186,20c carmine tied by Lac-Quan/Tonkin date stamp with 'Poste Rurale/Province de Nam-Dinh/Ngo-Dong' cachet in purple, routed via Hanoi and Saigon with boxed 'Saigon-Marseille' hand-stamp and Paris arrival. Superb item of Rural Post mail from Tonkin.

£395.00
China

1927 | China (DR15617)

China. (French Indo-China). 1927. Official envelope headed 'Administration des Douanes et Regies' with cachet 'Douanes et Regies/Administration de Ngee-An/Nord Annam' in red, addressed to Vinh cancelled by 'Poste Rurale/Phu-Nghia/Province de Ngee-An' double ring in blue routed via Cau-Giat with Province Ngee-An/Cau-Giant/Poste Rurale' on face with 'Hanoi a Vinh/D' ambulant and Vinh/Annam receiver on reverse. Superb item of Rural Post Mail from Cho-Ben village, scarce with two Post Rural cachets . Ex Desrousseaux.

£750.00
China

1931 | China (DR15616)

China. (French Indo-China). 1931. Envelope addressed to Cantho bearing Indo-China SG 175, 5c violet tied by 'Poste Rurale/ Tan-Hoa-Tay / Province de Cantho' double ring in blue routed via Cairang with Cantho receiver on reverse. Superb item of Rural Post Mail from Tan-Hoa-Tay village. Ex Desrousseaux.

£450.00
China

1931 | China (DR15615)

China. (French Indo-China). 1931. Envelope addressed to Cantho/ Cochinchine bearing Indo-China SG 144, 5c purple tied by 'Poste Rurale/Province de Cantho/Thanh-Hung' double ring routed via Cantho and Phunghiep/ Cochinchine. Very fine item of Rural Post Mail from Cochinchine.

£350.00
China

1932 | China (DR15614)

China. (French Indo-China). 1932. Envelope addressed to Cantho bearing Indo-China SG 122,4c orange and SG 168, 1c sepia tied by 'Poste Rurale/Dinh-Yen/Province Long-Xuyen' double ring routed via Thonot with Cantho arrival on reverse. Superb item of Rural Post Mail from Dinh-Yen village. Ex Desrousseaux.

£375.00
China

1932 | China (DR15613)

China. (French Indo-China). 1932. Envelope addressed to Cantho bearing Indo-China SG 175, 5c violet tied by 'Poste Rurale/Phong-Dien/Province de Cantho'' double ring in blue routed via Cairang with boxed slogan 'Cansommez le Riz D'Indochine' with Cantho receiver. Superb item of Rural Post Mail from Phong-Dien village. Ex Desrousseaux.

£375.00
China

1917 | China (DR15612)

China. (French Indo-China). 1917. Envelope addressed to France bearing Indo-China SG 55, 10c red and black tied by 'Poste Rurale /Province de Bentre/Minh-Thuan' routed via Mo-Cay / Cochinchina. Superb and rare item of Rural Post mail from Cochinchina.

£450.00
China

1940 | China (DR15611)

China. (French Indo-China). 1940. Envelope addressed to France bearing Indo-China SG 168,1c brown 2, SG 169, 2c green and SG 177, 6c vermilion tied by 'Poste Rurale /Cho-Ben/Province de Hadong' double ring routed via Van-Dinh /Tonkin and Hanoi with French arrival. Superb item of Rural Post Mail from Cho-Ben village. Ex Desrousseaux.

£550.00
China

1924 | China (DR15610)

China. (French Indo-China). 1924. Postal stationary envelope 4c orange addressed to Hanoi cancelled by 'Poste Rurale /Phu-Cu/Province de Hung-Yen' double ring routed via Hungyen with Hanoi arrival. Superb item of Rural Post Mail from Phu/Cu village. Ex Desrousseaux.

£375.00
China

1945 | China (DR15609)

China. (French Indo-China). 1945. Envelope addressed to Hanoi bearing French Indo-China SG 308, 15c purple tied by 'Poste Rurale/Province de Bac-Ninh/Tien-Du' with Bac-Ninh/Tonkin transit '9th June 45'. Ovely item of Rural Post mail with Japanese Occupation usage. Very rare.

£500.00
China

1912 | China (DR15608)

China. (French Indo-China). 1912. Picture post card of 'Route de Bac-Ninh' addressed to France bearing French Indo-China SG 94, 5c green and black tied by Haiphong /Tonkin date stamp with 'Poste Rurale/Province de Ha-Dong / Ba-Dong' in black, routed via Hanoi with Mahon arrival. Very fine item of Rural Post mail.

£375.00
China

1917 | China (DR15607)

China. (French Indo-China). 1917. Picture post card of 'Entoure des Maires de sa Circonscription un Huyes, Tonkin' written from Dong-Anh dated '28th Nov 17' addressed to France endorsed 'F.M.' cancelled 'Poste Rurale / Province de Phuc-Yen/ Dong-Anh' on face and reverse. Very fine item of Rural post mail sent by the French Military.

£450.00
China

1915 | China (DR15606)

China. (French Indo-China). 1915. Picture post card of 'Elephants at the Arena addressed to France bearing Indo-China SG 55, 10c scarlet tied by 'Hue/Annam' double ring with adjacent 'Poste Rurale / Province de Thua-Thien/Lai-An', routed via Hue with Ahun arrival on reverse. Fine item of Rural Post mail.

£350.00
China

1909 | China (DR15605)

China. (French Indo-China). 1909. Picture post card of 'Coolies with gun' Haut Tonkin' addressed to France bearing Indo-China SG 54, 5c and black tied by 'Hanoi /Tonkin double ring with adjacent 'Poste Rurale/Zone de Hanoi/Thai-Ha' rural post cachet in blue, routed via Hanoi with Pyrenees arrival on reverse. Attractive item of Rural Post mail.

£325.00
China

1909 | China (DR15604)

China. (French Indo-China). 1909. Picture post card of 'Group of children' addressed to Paris bearing Indo-China SG 34, 10c rose tied by Ninh-Bibh /Tonkin date stamp with adjacent 'Post Rurale /Lang-Chu/Province de Ninh-Binh' double ring with Paris arrival. Superb item of Post Rural Mail from Tonkin, Ex Desrousseaux.

£375.00
China

1936 | China (DR15603)

China. (French Indo-China). 1936. Air Mail postal stationary envelope 5c violet written from 'Minh-Cam Forest' with 'Paste Rurate/ Co-Cang /Province de Quang-Binh' circular upgraded with Indo-China SG 181, 10c blue and SG 210, 66c olive tied by Dong-Hai/Annam date stamp '29/10' with registered label and boxed 'A.R.' addressed to France viia Saigon '31/10' and Var arrival '10/11' on reverse. Very rare usage of Rural Post mail from Co-Cang, Annam.

£750.00
China

1914 | China (DR15602)

French Indo-China. ( Mekong River Boat Mail ). 1914. Envelope addressed to Paris bearing French Indo-China SG 55, 10c scarlet tied by 'Vapeur No 7 / Cochinchine date stamp. Very rare item of mail sent by the Mekong Steamers in Laos. Rarely seen on cover.

£750.00
China

1950 | China (DR15601)

China. (French Indo-China ). 1950. Stamp-less Official mail envelope endorsed 'S.M. 1156' cancelled by 'Poste/Navale' date stamp with boxed 'Groupement Aero Naval/ Indo-Chine' and circular 'Aero Naval/ Indo-Chine' with hand-stamp 'Le Commissaire de la Camimae/ Commissaire du G.A.N. Indo-Chine', Nice item of French Military mail in Indo-China after WW2. See Desrousseaux Livre 4.

£150.00
China

1932 | China (DR15600)

China. (French Indo-China ). 1932. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Paris bearing Indo-China SG 140,1c orange and SG 156, 40c pale blue and vermilion (pair) tied by Saigon Central/Chochinchine date stamp with registered label and 'Par Avion /Saigon-Marseille / via Air Orient' label.

£75.00
China

1929 | China (DR15599)

China. (French Indo-China ). 1929. Military mail envelope addressed to Haiphong bearing 'Franchise Militaire' Yvert 5, 10c red tied by Pointe-Pagode/Tokin date stamp with Hai-Phong arrival on reverse. Very fine.

£225.00

Philatelic News & Information

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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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