Malaya. (Selangor). 1941. Illustrated envelope from the 'Shum Yip Leong Rubber Works, Klang, Kuala Lumpur' addressed to the United States bearing Selangor SG 73, 5c brown(3) tied by Klang/Malaya double ring with 'Passed For Transmission/76' censor cachet. Attractive item.
Malaya. (Prisoner of War Post). 1942. Stamp-less envelope headed 'Prisoners of War Post, Service Des Prisonniers De Guerre' written from 'Mrs I.M. Bromley, Koyyalagudem, via Kovur West Godavari District, South India' addressed to 'Dr. E.L.C. Jumeaux, 417 New Bridge Road, Singapore, British Prisoner of War, c/o Japanese Red Cross, Tokyo, Japan' with Kovur date stamp and censor tape tied by 'Crown / Passed DHP/9' hand-stamp applied in Bombay. Very fine.
Malaya. (Federated States). 1935. Envelope written from the 'British Residency, Perak' addressed to England bearing Federated States SG 53, 1c black (strip of four) and SG 60,4c orange (not valid as posted in Penang) with boxed 'T/45' and Penang dispatch on face. Nice item.
Malaya. (Federated States). 1925. Envelope addressed to the United States bearing Federated States SG 53, 1c black and SG 61, 5c mauve/yellow tied by Batu Gajaah double ring '18th July 25', underpaid with circular 'T/B.G.' with m/s '50c' in blue crayon and bearing United States postage due 10c lake with Chicago pre cancel and hand-stamp 'Postage Due 10 Cents' on face. Scarce item of postage mail from Batu Gajah.
Malaya. (Straits Settlements). 1904. Registered postal stationery envelope 'five cents' blue upgraded with Straits Settlements SG 111, 3c purple and SG 115, 10c purple /yellow tied by Singapore double ring with hand-struck 'Singapore / R' addressed to England with Leeds arrival on reverse.
Malaya. (Netherlands Indies). 1937. Air Mail envelope written from Holland addressed to Singapore bearing Holland Air Mail Yvert 9a, 36c orange and blue tied by Alphen double ring, underpaid bearing Straits Settlements postage due SG D6,12c blue tied by Singapore receiver with framed instructional hand-stamp 'Charge Not Collected/ Fresh Label Required' and forwarded to the Netherlands Indies with postage dues SG D227,2 1/2c salmon and sG D235, 25c salmon tied by Medan receiver.
Malaya. (Federated States). 1907. Envelope addressed to Switzerland bearing Federated States SG 33,3c brown and SG 39, 5c carmine and green tied by Kampar squared circle '14 Au 1907', endorsed ''par Penang and Brindisi' with Penang transit on reverse. Lovely quality.
Malaya. (Singapore-Netherlands Indies). 1918. Picture post card of 'Banana Tree, Singapore' cancelled by Singapore date stamp '24th Ja 18', underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and bearing Netherlands Indies postage due SG D229, 5c salmon tied by Weltevreden receiver.
Malaya. (Straits Settlements - Post Cards). 1923. Photographic post card of 'Malaya Street, Singapore' addressed to Holland bearing Straits Settlements SG 198,4c carmine tied by Singapore double ring, underpaid with m/s 'T/35 ctms'. Very fine.
Malaya. (Straits Settlements). 1940. Photographic post card of 'Cargo Junks, Singapore' addressed to New York bearing SG 283, 8c grey tied by Singapore date stamp with triangular 'Passed For Transmission Singapore/49' on face. Nice card.
Malaya. (Penang Netherlands Indies). 1939. Air Mail envelope addressed to Penang bearing Netherlands Indies SG 342, 7 1/2c violet (3) tied by Sorabaya double ring '3rd Sept 39' with Crown 'Passed by Censor / Penang' censor cachet on face. Very rare Penang censor only recorded in August 1939.
Malaya. (Field Post Offices). 1939. Stamp-less envelope written from Changi addressed endorsed 'On Active Service' cancelled by Field Post Office/S.P. 501 double ring with framed 'Passed by Army/Censor' in violet and receiver on reverse. Very fine.
Malaya. (Tasmania). 1904. Picture post card of 'General Post Office, Hobart' addressed to Penang bearing Tasmania SG 230, 1d lake tied by Hobart/Tasmania date stamp 'Se 13', underpaid with m/s 'T/5c' in blue crayon with Penang and Date Kramat arrival 'Oc 14', Nice item.
Malaya. (Straits Settlements). 1924.Envelope addressed to England bearing Straits Settlements SG 200, 6c claret tied by Keppel Harbour double ring, underpaid with 'T' hand-stamp and framed 'T/ Centimes 50'' hand-stamp in red and bearing Great Britain postage due SG D14, 3d dull violet applied and tied by Newport date stamp with hand-struck '3d' on face. Nice item.
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.
Malaya. (Straits Settlements). Circa 1910. Photographic card of 'Jinriksha Station, Singapore'. Superb card.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Malaya. (Johore). 1910-1919. SG 78-87 Very fine mint set of 10. Scarce and attractive.
Malaya. (Kedah). 1937. ''Sultan Abdul Hamid Halimshaw'' Complete mint set of 9. Scarce and attractive.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Thailand.(Post Cards). Circa 1910. Picture post card of 'Klong Bangrak, Bangkok' published by 'J.Antonio's Studio'. Lovely card.
Thailand.(Post Cards). Circa 1910. Picture post card of 'Buffaloes treading Paddy' published by 'J.Antonio's Studio'.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.