Thailand. (Postcards). Circa 1940. Unused photographic card of 'The Giant Swing and the ''Bot'' Wat Sutat, Bangkok' at Sao Ching Cha.
Thailand. (Postcards). 1910. Picture post card of 'In the Paddy Field' addressed to Strasbourg.
Thailand.1922. Coloured photographic card of ' Lao Girls at Weaving' published by 'Y. Ebata,Mikasa Photo Studio, Japan'. Very fine card.
Thailand. (Postcards). Circa 1920. Coloured picture post card of the 'Port of Bangkok' Printed by 'Y. Ebata, photo Studio, Mikasa, Y. Asow & Co. Very fine unused card.
Thailand. (Postcards). Circa 1900. 'Paris Expostion' coloured post card headed 'Exposition de 1900' of 'Palais du Siam'. The Paris World Fair of 1900 was attended by 50 million people and celebrated the achievements of the last century. A very fine and scarce card.
Thailand. (Postcards). Circa 1915. Picture post card of 'Khlong scene, Bangkok'. Printed by Siam Photo Supply, Bangkok. Nice unused card.
Thailand. (Postcards). 1929. Picture post card of 'Old Siamese Boats' addressed to Shanghai bearing SG 218, 15s blue tied by Bangkok date stamp.
Thailand. (Postcards). Circa 1920. Photographic post card of 'The King's Barge, Bangkok'. Nice mint card.
Thailand. (Postcards). Circa 1920. Picture post card of 'Mission des Freres de St.Gabriel, Bangkok'. Nice mint card published by Ern. Thill, Bruxelles.'
Thailand. (Postcards). Circa 1920. Picture post card of 'Wat Aroon Temple, Bangkok.' Nice mint card published by 'Artough, Anvers'.
Thailand. (Postcards). Circa 1920. Picture post card of 'River Market, Bangkok' addressed to Holland. Nice card published by 'Y. Ebata, Photo Studio'.
Thailand. (Postcards). 1912. Photographic post card of 'King Vajiravudh' addressed to Strasbourg. Superb.
Thailand. (Postcards). Circa 1900. Advertising Picture post card of Elephant published by 'Stengel @ Co, Dresden'. Lovely mint card.
Thailand.1935. Photographic post card of 'Poisonous Snakes, Pasteur Institute, Bangkok' addressed to Switzerland bearing SG 255, 10s carmine tied by Bangkok date stamp. Very fine.
Thailand. Circa 1935. Siam postal stationery envelope 10s carmine super unused. Very fine.
Thailand. (Post Cards). 1921. Picture post card of 'Poo Koo Tong, Bangkok' bearing SG 141, 2s green and orange, SG 147, 2s brown and 214, 5s carmine tied by Bangkok / 2 date stamp. Very fine.
Thailand .(French Indo-China). 1903. Picture post card of 'The King of Cambodia at the Festival of Cheveux, Phom Penh' addressed to France bearing Indo-China SG 24,10c rose tied by Ligne De Saigon a Bangkok date stamp ( Salles 2003) with Saigon-Cochinchine / Paquebot (Salles 2010) double ring '12th Mai' and Arcachon / Gironde arrival on face '11th Juin'. Very rare Saigon a Bangkok French maritime cachet only listed by Salles on stamp no covers or cards seen by him.
Thailand.( France ). 1906. Picture post card of 'Wat Pra Keo, Bangkok' addressed to France bearing Siam SG 93,2a violet and grey and SG 95, 3a green tied by Bangkok /2 date stamp '19th May 06, Scarce card.
Thailand.( France ). 1911. Picture post card of 'Siamese Priest begging in Bangkok street' addressed to France bearing Siam SG 125, 1a yellow and green and SG 135, 12s on 8a bistre and black tied by Bangkok /2 date stamp. Very fine.
Thailand.( France ). 1907. Picture post card of 'Village in Siam, Outside of , Bangkok' addressed to France bearing SG 99, 5a carmine tied by Bangkok /2 date stamp '5th Feb 07'. Scarce card rarely seen used.
Thailand.1905. Picture post card of headed 'View inside Wat Phra Keo, Bangkok' addressed to Belgium bearing SG 67,1a olive green and SG 69, 2a scarlet and pale blue (2) tied by Bangkok /1 with Anvers arrival on face. Very fine.
Thailand. 1906. Picture post card of 'The working Elephant, Bangkok' addressed to France bearing SG 98,4a pale scarlet tied by Bangkok date stamp. Nice card.
Thailand. (France). 1904. Picture post card of 'Multi view sketch' addressed to France bearing SG 67, 1a olive-green, SG 69, 2a scarlet and blue and SG 71, 3a green tied by Bangkok / 2 date stamp with Gard arrival. Scarce Thai card.
Thailand. 1905. Picture post card of 'A group of Siamese People' addressed to England bearing SG 67, 1a olive-green and SG 73, 4a chocolate and pink tied by Bangkok /2 date stamp. Very fine.
Thailand. (Postcards). 1910. Picture post card of 'Buffalo in village' addressed to France bearing SG 132, 6s on 4s scarlet tied by Bangkok date stamp. Lovely card.
Japan. (Netherlands East Indies). 1940. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Tjikawao, Java bearing Japan SG 212, 20s blue, SG 319, 6s yellow and SG 365, 10s carmine tied by Tokyo/ Nippon date stamp '13th May' with matching registered label and 'Door Cesuur Geopend' label with 'Gecensureerd/ 6' hand-stamp and 'Censuur/Gepasseerd/5' on face with Banloeng arrival on reverse '21/6'. Very attractive item.
Thailand. (Postcards). Circa 1930. Photographic card od 'Floating Market, Klong Scene'. Very fine.
Thailand. (Postcards). Circa 1910. Picture post card of 'River Scene, Bangkok' with m/s date on reverse. Nice unused card.
Thailand. 1922. Coloured photographic card of 'Durian Market' published by 'Y. Ebata, Mikasa Photo Studio, Japan'. Scarce card.
Thailand. ( Royal Postcard). Circa 1920. Coloured picture post card of 'Royal Procession' ( Rama V1 ). Printed by 'Y. Ebata, Photo Studio, Mikasa, Y. Asow & Co. Very fine unused Royal card.
Thailand. (Royal Postcard). 1904. Picture post card of the 1897 King Chulalongkorn of Siam (Rama V) visit to Germany and his meeting with Bismark. Printed by Emden, Hamburg. Scarce unused Royal card.
Thailand. (Postcards). Circa 1920. Picture post card of 'Royal State Barge to Wat Arun, Bangkok. Printed by ''Y. Ebata & Co, Photo Studio, Bangkok.'' Nice unused card.
Thailand. (Postcards). Circa 1910. Unused picture post card of 'Wild Elephants entering the Kraal'. Printed by J. Antonio, Bangkok.
Thailand. (Postcards). 1900. Very rare early lithographed mint post card printed by ''Gotte & Co, Buchdruckeri, Bangkok (Siam)''.
Thailand. (Postcards). Circa 1910. Picture post card of 'Canal Scene, Bangkok' addressed to Strasbourg.
Thailand. (Postcards). Circa 1920. Picture post card of 'Rajadamnern Road, Bangkok'. Printed by Y.Ebata & Co, Photo studio, Bangkok'. Nice unused post card.
Thailand. (Postcards). Circa 1920. Unused Picture post card of 'New Road, Bangkok. Printed by Y. Ebata & Co, Photo Studio, Bangkok.
Thailand. (Postcards). Circa 1920. Picture post card of 'Buddhist Priests' Photo by ''S. Hatano, The Rising Sun Photo Studio, Bangkok.' Very fine.
Thailand. (Postcards). Circa 1910. Picture post card of '(Siam) Actors Dancing'. Nice unused card.
Thailand. 1906. Siam postal stationery card 2s on 1 1/2a carmine cancelled by Bangkok vernacular date stamp with Bangkok / 1 arrival.
Thailand. 1908. Siam postal stationery card 2s on 1 1/2a carmine cancelled by Bangkok / 2 date stamp addressed to Bangkok with Bangkok / 1 arrival. Very fine.
Thailand. (Netherlands Post Office in Bangkok).1946. Stamp-less envelope endorsed 'On Active Service' written by Capt Theelan to his wife in Maastricht cancelled by 'Ned. Postkantoor / Bangkok dated '15th July 46' on face. Capt Theelen had been a Dutch P.O.W. on the Thai-Burma railway while awaiting repatriation he organized the Netherlands Mission. The cancel was received by Theelan on the 26th March 1946.Very fine.
Thailand. (Air Mail). 1924. Registered envelope addressed to Berne, Switzerland bearing Siam SG 214, 5s carmine (2) and SG 221, 25s indigo (2) tied by Uttara commemorative date stamp with hand-struck framed 'R/Uttara' in red routed via Bangkok with Bern arrival.
Thailand. 1904. Registered picture post card of 'Wild Elephants, Ajuthia' addressed to 'Poste Restante, Saigon , Cochinchine bearing SG 71, 3a green, SG 73, 4a chocolate and pink and SG 76, 10s ultramarine tied by Bangkok/ 2 date stamp '7th April' with framed hand-struck registered, routed via Singapore 'Ap 13 1904' on face.
Very scarce registered post card from Siam paying the four att post card rate plus ten att for registration fee,
Thailand. (French Indo-China). 1903. Picture post card of 'Khas Tribe Cambodia' addressed to France bearing Indo-China SG 24, 10c rose tied by Lingne De Saigon a Bangkok date stamp (Salles 2003) with Saigon - Cochinchine / Paquebot (Salles2010) double ring '12th Mai' and Arcachon / Gironde arrival on face '11th Juin'.. Very rare Saigon a Bangkok French Maritime cachet only listed by Salles on stamp no covers or cards seen by him.
Thailand. (Postcards). 1906. Picture post card of 'Siamese life in Paddy Fields' addressed to Denmark bearing SG 99, 5a carmine tied by Bangkok / 2 date stamp. Very fine.
Thailand. 1906. Siam postal stationery card 2s on 1 1/2a carmine upgraded with SG 71, 3a green tied by Bangkok date stamp addressed to the United States with Boston arrival on reverse. Very fine.
Thailand.1941. Censored envelope written from Phuket addressed to Penang bearing SG 289, 15s blue tied by 'Field Post Office / S.P. 502' double ring with 'Passed for Transmission / 37' censor cachet. Very rare item of military mail.
Thailand. (United States). 1941. Envelope addressed to New York bearing Thailand SG 289, 15s blue tied by Bangkok GPO date stamp '18th Oct 41' with circular Thai censor '10' in violet on face and New York 'Examined By/C. 260' censor label. Lovely item.
Thailand. (Hong Kong). 1941. Envelope addressed to New York bearing Thailand SG 289,15s blue tied by Bangkok slogan 28th Oct 41' with circular Thai censor '1' in violet, endorsed ''S.S.Helior'', routed via Hong Kong with 'Opened by Censor' label (red on white) tied by boxed '134' hand-stamp in violet on reverse. Censor hand-stamp '134' not recorded by Morenweiser or Mike Mead.
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.