| RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, 1904-06 | ||||
| 149 | JAPANESE INVASION OF MANCHURIA; 1905 stampless env. (+ 5-foot-long contents) from Liatung (F.P.O. No.1) to Darien with Japan 3s tied by clear c.d.s. Scarce & attractive. PHOTO - see plate no. 10 | £100 | ||
| 150 | Similar 1st Nov 1906 stampless usage of the special printed red Japanese soldier's letter-card from Manchuria (Port Arthur is mentioned) to Tokyo. Spectacular and rare. PHOTO - see plate no. 10 | £100 | ||
| 151 | Similar stampless 22nd July 1906 fancy floral letter-sheet (fault at top) sent from "22 Troop" to "Great Northern River" with somewhat unclear c.d.s.'s. PHOTO - see plate no. 10 | £85 | ||
| 152 | JAPANESE FORCES; Jan./June 1905 PPC's sent stampless (6) with red "Military Post" cachets and 3rd Corps Military c.d.s.'s from Manchuria () to Tokyo; all from one soldier to his mother and incl. references in English to "Capt. F. Brinkley R.A." who had helped establish the Japanese navy which was crucial in Japan's success in this war. Plus 3 other PPC's. Scarce and fine lot. (9 cards). | £200 | ||
| 153 | Similar trio of stampless soldiers' PPC's sent to Tokyo/Osaka, Jan./Nov. 1905, with F.P.O. c.d.s.'s, etc. Plus PPC of the Peace Conference. (4 cards). | £100 | ||
| 154 | PICTORIAL JAPANESE SOLDIER'S LETTER-SHEET SENT FROM MANCHURIA; 1905/6 usage of the special printed blue military stampless letter-sheet (flap lost) with two photo-views of the Occupation inside. Rare thus. PHOTO - see plate no. 10 | £100 | ||
| 155 | RUSSIAN FORCES MAIL INCL. INGOING REGD. COVER TO HARBIN; 1905 PC's (2) with regimental cachets ex Mukden/Port Arthur(), similar stampless PC ex Zhorsu(), and scarce & attractive June 1905 env. regd. from St. Petersburg to an officer at Harbin with the relevant F.P.O. arrival c.d.s. on reverse. Plus 4 related PPC's. Scarce lot. (8 items). | £100 | ||
| 156 | RUSSIAN SOLDIER's THANK-YOU PC FROM HARBIN TO EMPRESS MARIA FEODOROVNA; Unusual and fine 30th June 1906 PPC with Russia 1k orange tied by the Russian Harbin c.d.s. with Cossack cachet nearby, being a thank you note for a gift from the Royal Charity, sent to the Empress in St. Petersburg. Rare thus. PHOTO - see plate no. 10 | £100 | ||
| 157 | RUSSIAN STAMPLESS SOLDIERS' MAIL EX VLADIVOSTOK, ETC.; 1905 O.A.S. env. + 2 PPC's with regimental cachets in blue (Nikolaistad), and purple (ex the Urals & ex Vladivostok). Attractive and scarce trio. (3 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 10 | £100 | ||
| 158 | Similar lot of PPC's ex Siberia, etc.; March/Sept. 1905 stampless O.A.S. PPC's with regimental cachets ex Irkutsk (2), and unallocated Eastern war-zone locations. (5 cards). | £100 | ||
| 159 | RUSSIAN P.O.W. IN JAPANESE HANDS - COVER TO ST. PETERSBURG; Rare 17th May 1905 stampless env. with 90% v. fine purple oval P.O.W. Camp "BU[REAU DES REN]SEIGNMENTS SUR LES PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE/TOKIO/JAPON" d.s. on reverse, plus oval censor chop and v. fine purple "SERVICE/DES/PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE" on the front; addressed to St. Petersburg & redirected to Louisa. PHOTO - see plate no. 10 | £100 | ||
| 160 | PROPAGANDA PICTURE POSTCARDS COLLECTION; c.1904-6 mounted study of the cards of both Russian and Japanese forces/fleets incl. battle scenes, patriotic, ships, troops, etc. Scarce lot. (38 cards). | £100 | ||
| W.W.I. - GB HOME FRONT, PROPAGANDA, ETC. | ||||
| 161 | PROPAGANDA & THE START OF THE WAR; c.1914/5 lot incl. June 1914 tissue memento of KGV's review of the troops, n. paper cuttings, 3rd Aug. 1914 P.O. "EX" tag with "MOBLIZATION NOTICES" mark, better PPC's (real photo of London volunteers, Scarborough bombardment, silks, comic, anti-German, etc.), recruiting pamphlet, Queen Mary's letter seeking help with Xmas presents for the forces, May 1915 poster of the Italian consul in London encouraging Italians to volunteer, etc. Scarce lot. (33 items). | £100 | ||
| 162 | PICTURE POSTCARDS COLLECTION - SILK TYPES, ETC.; Good lot of c.1914-8 cards incl. fine silks (12), patriotic, comic and military subjects. Plus Daily Telegraph card ref. "Army Xmas Pudding Fund" & fine patriotic silk handkerchief. Hand-picked by George over many years. (58 cards + 2 other items). | £100 | ||
| 163 | EPHEMERA ILLUSTRATING THE EFFECTS OF THE WAR IN BRITAIN; c.1914-8 lot with real 1915 photos of "ACTON AVIATOR'S WEDDING", 1916 Alien's Registration Cert. (with photo), Identity Card for a Greek in London, Air Raid Insurance cert. & policy, 1917 War Risks insurance cert. (with KGV 6d+1/- tied by Hastings c.d.s.'s), papers ref. volunteers & attested men (plus special "ISSUED UNDER AUTHORITY OF ARMY COUNCIL" red crown arm-band), etc. Rare lot. (33 items). | £100 | ||
| 164 | WARTIME CHARITY LABELS + SOLDIERS' XMAS CARDS;1916-9 group of War Disabled/St. Dunstans/French Red Cross labels incl. some on covers and some rare complete booklets; plus fine range of soldiers' Xmas PC's etc. of varied designs, giant folded printed sheet from "98TH FIELD AMBULANCE", etc. Scarce lot. (33 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 10 | £120 | ||
| 165 | WARTIME FLAG-DAY FLAGS COLLECTION; c.1914-8 group of original flags & pins etc.; mostly with notes of where and when they were sold; for POW's, Wounded Soldiers, etc. Some from Aug. 1914 collected en route across France from Switzerland (incl. piece of dead German soldier's coat). Rare lot. (53 items). | £100 | ||
| 166 | DOMESTIC CENSORED & O.H.M.S. COVERS; c.1914-8 lot with variety of stampless covers either sent O.H.M.S. (some from France) or with internal censor marks; 1918 Ministry of Munitions env. with h.s. "SECRET AND PERSONAL" mark noted. (26 covers + 6 slips/pieces). | £100 | ||
| 167 | SOUTHAMPTON "ARMY LETTER FREE" MARK, ETC. + "DELAYED" LABEL ON LIVERPOOL "PAQUEBOT" COVER; 1914/5 stampless PC's (5) with Southampton red "ARMY LETTER FREE" or "ON ACTIVE SERVICE" (4; 2 types) marks; plus battered 1915 env. from Spain to the BEF (the 3 stamps damaged) with address partly crossed out by censor and large "THIS LETTER IS DELAYED OWING TO THE ADDRESS BEING WRONGLY WRITTEN" label on reverse with Liverpool "PAQUEBOT" mark on front. Scarce lot. (6 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 10 | £75 | ||
| 168 | THE HOME POSTAL DEPOT & HOME DEFENCE APO's, ETC.; c.1914-8 covers incl. "UNABLE TO TRACE" marks, rare "REGISTERED/R.E. P.S./HOME DEPOT" hooded circle (F.P.O. env. addressed to "Canadian Postal Corps"), other regd. mail, "ARMY LETTER OFFICE/LONDON" c.d.s.'s, several "ARMY POST OFFICE HD" c.d.s.'s, some ephemera, etc. Good lot. (40 covers/items + 4 pieces). PHOTO - see plate no. 10 | £100 | ||
| 169 | WOUNDED SOLDIERS & MILITARY HOSPITALS COVERS, ETC.; c.1914-8 lot with scarce "QUARTER MASTER'S/OFFICE/GENERAL HOSPITAL/FOR INDIAN TROOPS/PAVILION, BRIGHTON" cachet, PPC's, "WOUNDED SOLDIER" cachets of Manchester & Glasgow, and covers from Military Hospitals in France. Plus some ephemera & PPC's. (37 items + 1 piece). PHOTO - see plate no. 10 | £120 | ||
| 170 | PROPAGANDA MEDALS/LABELS - THE SINKING OF THE LUSITANIA, NURSE CAVELL, ETC.; German & British rival propaganda bronze medals, 1925 env. with special Remember label, related PPC's, Edith Cavell PPC's/labels & anti-German & "ZEPPELIN TRIUMPH" labels. (29 items). | £75 | ||
| 171 | THE "BRITISH TANKS" SCHEME - RARE POSTMARKS + EPHEMERA, ETC.; Scarce 1916-8 lot incl. March/June 1918 pieces with purple c.d.s. and skeleton & fancy "(tank)/4 MR 18/WE.S.A." c.d.s.'s, relevant PPC's, Oct./Dec. 1918 pieces with fancy "FEED THE GUNS/(howitzer)" c.d.s.'s (codes "6" & "22"), slogans, etc. (23 items). | £100 | ||
| 172 | BRITISH PROPAGANDA PPC's/EPHEMERA & PEACE CELEBRATIONS; Good range of c.1914-8 PPC's (incl. hand-painted comic, pressed flowers from the battle-field, sentimental, real photos of soldiers, etc.), few pro-German labels/covers, ephemera ref. National Service, ration book, medal envs. (plus set of 3 awarded to "M.J. RUSH, CTN. SR."), and range ref. the end of the War (programme for the first Whitehall Service, tissue-paper souvenirs, programmes, etc). (75 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 5 | £100 | ||
| W.W.I. - BRITISH NAVAL MAIL | ||||
| 173 | MUTE BARRED, MACHINE & CORK NAVAL CANCELS; Collection of c.1914-8 covers/cards with very fine range of these unusual cancellations incl. regd. envs., varied censors, stampless, 1921 barred type, "XXXXX" machines, and very fine cork cancels ("X"'s, "O"'s, targets, etc.). Good study. (37 covers + 2 pieces). | £150 | ||
| 174 | THE GEORGE CRABB COLLECTION OF MATCHED SHIPS' CENSOR MARKS & PPC's; Remarkable c.1914-8 collection of covers/cards with censor marks allocated to specific ships (many scarce types; mostly v. fine strikes), each with matching PPC (many real photos) of the ship in question. The result of many years' study and searching. (95 items). | £240 | ||
| 175 | THE ORKNEY ISLANDS; c.1914-8 covers/cards incl. scarce oval "CENSORED/HOLM" mark, fine 1918 regd. env. with "Fleet Post Office A" regd. label of Longhope (Hoy) with v. fine boxed "CENSORED/H.M.S. MIXOL/Royal Fleet Auxiliary" mark, "Urgent Letter" in purple used in lieu of a censor mark, boxed "CENSORED" of Stanger Head Battery, H.M.S. IMPERIEUSE items, etc. Scarce group. (10 covers + 1 piece). | £100 | ||
| 176 | THE RARE "CENSORED/FAIR ISLE/DIVISIONAL OFFICER" MARK; c.1916 env. to Kirkwall with KGV 1d tied by mute circle of bars with a very fine strike of this rare and somewhat insecure (!) mark alongside. Seldom seen. PHOTO - see plate no. 10 | £75 | ||
| 177 | BATTLE OF THE FALKLANDS: The small collection of covers, cards, etc. relating to the Battle of the Falklands inc. eight PPC's (HMS Canopus, HMS Glasgow, HMS Inflexible, HMS Invincible, HMS Kent, SS Otranto, The Four Sunken German Warships and "The Falkland Islands Battle"), 1916 (15 Jan.) cover to Dorset with circular "PASSED/H.M.S./CENSOR", undated cover ex SS Otranto with boxed "ON ACTIVE/SERVICE/R.N./AT SEA",1918 PPC ex HMS Glasgow, etc. (Small Qty.). PHOTO - see plate no. 10 | £180 | ||
| 178 | ORKNEY/SHETLAND CENSORS; c.1914 env. with KGV 1d tied by dumb bars with a very fine oval blue "OFFICER COMMANDING TROOPS/CENSORED/ORKNEYS" mark alongside, c.1914 PPC (piece cut away by censor) with KGV 1/2d tied by disfigured Lerwick "223" numeral with superb boxed "CENSORED" alongside, and 1915 PPC with same stamp/cancel but with v. fine tiny print "CENSORED/(initials)/COMG NORTHERN TRAWLERS" cachet. Rare trio. (3 cards). PHOTO - see plate no. 10 | £75 | ||
| 179 | BRITISH WORLD WAR I & EARLIER SUBMARINES; c.1918 pair of stampless envs. (one with stains) each with dumb bars cancels with enclosed letters with headed note-paper of "H.M.S. MAIDSTONE, SUBMARINE DEPOT" & "SEVENTH SUBMARINE FLOTILLA, H.M.S. LUCIA c/o G.P.O.", plus fine range of 1904-20 PPC's of submarines (incl. real photo types from 1904) and captured German subs; beneath one of the latter George has written; "As a boy of four years of age, I can well remember buying this card when my father took me to see this submarine tied up at Westminster Bridge". Rare lot. Plus 4 earlier naval prints from the Illustrated London News. (24 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 11 | £100 | ||
| 180 | MAIL SUNK BY/INTENDED FOR DELIVERY VIA GERMAN SUBMARINES; 26th Feb. 1917 pair of envs. (one regd. P Stat.; both having had stamps washed off) from New York to London with very fine "DAMAG D BY S A WATER" cachets (one with missing letters inked in); one endorsed "Mail boat torpedoed". Plus Jan. 1917 env. (addressee partly erased) to Paraguay with German 20pf tied by Unterburingen c.d.s., endorsed "Tauchboot brief" but with v. fine blue "Zuruck" 3-line cachet with v. fine "BREMEN 1/T.B./D.O.R." c.d.s. alongside. Rare trio. (3 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 10 | £100 | ||
| 181 | HOSPITAL SHIP COVERS; 1916/8 pair of stampless OAS envs. to GB with mostly very fine oval "HOSPITAL SHIP EBANI/M...." and circular "HOSPITAL SHIP/P.C./22/R.A.M.C." cachets. Plus PPC of HMS "St. Margaret of Scotland". Scarce lot. (3 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 10 | £100 | ||
| 182 | THE NAVAL CENSOR MARKS COLLECTION; c.1914-8 collection of covers/cards with very good range of the many types of Naval Censor marks incl. scarce oval "EXAMINATION S[TATION]/HO[WDEN]" d.s., 1917 env. to "Curator, Experimentation Centre, Tortola, Virgin Islands" (!), many types of "NO CHARGE TO BE RAISED" marks (one cancelling KGV 1d), many identified ships' censors (several scarce incl. 3 triangular types), related PPC's, etc. Good lot. (80 items). | £150 | ||
| 183 | THE BALANCE OF THE NAVAL MAILS COLLECTION - THE GERMAN FLEET SURRENDER, ETC.; 1915-8 covers (9) with the "CEN(number)SOR" marks originally ascribed to RNAS use but now thought to be ordinary naval usages; plus 23rd Nov. 1918 stampless "Feldpostbrief" from a German Torpedo-boat crew-member in "Edinburgh" (POW!) saying that he was en route to Scapa Flow (the German Fleet had surrendered on 21st Nov. 1918, and was scuttled by their crews on 21st June 1919), and 7 related PPC's. (17 items). | £100 | ||
| W.W.I. - R.F.C. AND R.N.A.S., 1908-18 | ||||
| 184 | PRE-WAR ROYAL FLYING CORPS, ZEPPELINS, AIRCRAFT CARRIERS, ETC.; Mostly postally used 1908/15 real photo PPC's (8) of War Office Airships, rare comic c.1918 "R.N.A.S./FLANDERS" Christmas Card, 1918 R.N.A.S. photo of experimental "Bomb Crater" at Martlesham, 1919 pair of real photo PPC's of Aircraft Carriers, 7 modern anniversary covers, newspaper/magazine cuttings, and "THE HISTORY OF EARLY BRITISH AERONAUTICS" by Brig. P.W.L. Broke-Smith. Scarce lot. (22 items; plus some cuttings). | £85 | ||
| 185 | "R.N.A.S./FABRIC INSPECTOR" CACHET ON COVER; 7th July 1915 stampless O.H.M.S." env. from Manchester to London with v. fine strike of this rare circular cachet. The first that we have seen. PHOTO - see plate no. 11 | £75 | ||
| 186 | R.N.A.S. "HONOUR" ENVELOPE, "AEROPLANE SQUADRON" CACHET, ETC.; Dec. 1915 env. to London with KGV 1d endorsed "H.M.S. Hector On Active service" (in the Dardanelles at this time) on the front with "R.N.A.S." flap endorsed "I certify on my honour that the contents of this envelope...." & signed:- rare thus. Plus long stampless June 1915 OHMS censored env. to London with boxed "No.1 NAVAL/AEROPLANE SQUADRON" cachet (at Dunkirk at this time) & "APO/S14" (Calais) c.d.s., real photo PPC of "the boys of No.6 tent", June 1915 long env. with KGV 1d and oval "H.M.S./CAMPANIA" d.s. addressed to RNAS office in London, and PPC of this ship which was the first operational aircraft carrier. Rare lot. (5 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 11 | £120 | ||
| 187 | ANGLO-FRENCH AIR FORCE CACHETS, ETC.; c.1916 envs.(2) & PC with v. fine "Liberty" Air Force cachets of "NO 3 WING" (2) & "LE DIRECTEUR"; plus 5 1916/7 covers/cards with the plain Air Force "PASSED BY CENSOR" marks in red or purple. Fine lot. (8 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 11 | £100 | ||
| 188 | THE SPLIT R.N.A.S. "CEN/(initials)/SOR" MARKS; 1916/8 covers/cards with mostly v. fine strikes of these scarce marks for; "RNAS", "8/W", "5/W", "DEP", "SPB", "5SQ" & "9/SQ"; mostly based in France. Rare lot. (7 covers). | £150 | ||
| 189 | R.N.A.S. HEXAGON/TRIANGLE "PASSED/NAVAL/CENSOR" MARKS, ETC,; 1917 pair of covers with this scarce censor mark in blue (one near fine & one v. fine), Aug. 1917 PPC addressed to "No.4 Wing, R.N.A.S." with mostly v. fine rare 2-ring "NAVAL AIR SERVICE MAIL OFFICE/(LONDON)" d.s., and c.1917 pair of envs. with "PASSED BY CENSOR" marks almost certainly used by RNAS. (5 covers). | £85 | ||
| 190 | ZANZIBAR R.N.A.S. COVER; Unusual c.1917 env. (roughly opened at top and with some stains) to London endorsed "On active service" at top and signed at right "E.R. Moor RNAS" with Zanzibar 6c tied by poor squared circle, having a 75% fine purple "PASSED/NAVAL CENSOR/ZA[NZIBAR]" mark at lower left. Remarkable RNAS item. | £85 | ||
| 191 | BIZERTA R.N.A.S. CARD; 18th Oct. 1918 stampless PPC (of "BIZERTE") with v. fine purple "CORRESPONDENCE MILITAIRE BRITANNIQUE" and "CEN/6 in circle/SOR" mark overstruck by London "RECEIVED FROM H.M. SHIP/NO CHARGE TO BE RAISED" machine. Presumably from the British Balloon Squadron in Bizerta. Very rare. PHOTO - see plate no. 11 | £100 | ||
| 192 | MALTA - "R.N. SEAPLANE STATION" COVER; Dec. 1918 stampless "O.A.S." env. (minor wear) to Hong Kong with v. fine Malta "GP/O" Maltese Cross mark and v. fine black "R.N. SEAPLANE STATION/MALTA" d.s. on the front. Very rare cachet and an exceptional destination! PHOTO - see plate no. 4 | £150 | ||
| 193 | MALTA - RARE TRIANGULAR "PASSED BY/CENSOR/ROYAL AIR FORCE" COVER; Stampless 13th Sept. 1918 "O.A.S." env. to GB with fine blue strike of this small rare Malta censor mark and a v. fine London "RECEIVED FROM H.M. SHIP/NO CHARGE TO BE RAISED" both on the front. Plus a PPC. (2 items). PHOTO- see plate no. 11 | £100 | ||
| 194 | LEAFLETS DROPPED OVER GERMANY + EARLY R.A.F. COVERS; Nov. 1918 long stampless OHMS env. to Dunkirk with mostly fine "ROYAL AIR FORCE/No.4 A.S.D./MAIL OFFICE" cachet, v. fine oval "MAIL OFFICE/H.Q., 5th GROUP, R.A.F." d.s. and boxed "5th GROUP/CONSTRUCTION CORPS/R.A.F." cachet all on the front, plus July 1919 long stampless OHMS env. to London with superb purple "FOREIGN AIRCRAFT SREVICES/3" d.s., and c.1917 pair of British propaganda leaflets dropped over Germany "BY BALLOON". Rare lot. (4 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 11 | £150 | ||
| 195 | ONE AIRMAN's WAR - THE PAPERS OF AIRMAN JOHN UNDERWOOD; Fascinating group of c.1916-9 documents/leaflets retained by this airman after the war; demob. papers, real photos of Underwood & crashed/airworthy 'planes, 1916 "NOTES ON RIGGING FOR AIR MECHANICS", 1917 "R.F.C. TECHNICAL NOTES", Demob. Ration Book, PPC and m/s record of his WWI career. Rare lot. (18 items). | £100 | ||
| 196 | OTHER AIR FORCE EPHEMERA & PPC's; c.1916-8 lot incl. excellent range of PPC's (incl. 3 rare silks), fine complete Red Cross booklet of "GRANDS AVIATEURS ALLIES" (Air Aces), air-dropped leaflets (2) in French & German, bright red 1915 "Kitchener" War Office folder + certificate of exemption for an aircraft factory worker, and various newspaper cuttings. (20 cards, 4 items 2 pieces + the cuttings). PHOTO - see plate no. 4 | £150 | ||
| W.W.I. - P.O.W. CAMPS IN BRITAIN | ||||
| 197 | BERKS. - NEWBURY & HOLYPORT CAMPS; 1914/8 covers/cards from Newbury (3) & Holyport (nr. Maidenhead) Camp POW's, all except one (ex Camp's officers) with fine to v. fine Camp cachets and one to Germany on special POW letter-sheet. (6 covers). | £120 | ||
| 198 | CHESHIRE - MAIL & BUNDLE-LABEL TO/FROM HANDFORTH & QUEENSFERRY CAMPS; 4 1915 POW envs. (3 stampless + 1 with KGV 1/2dx2) ex Handforth Camp with 2 types of Censor marks, rare 1915 "BUNDEL VOOR HANDFORTH" label with "POSTES LE HAIJE/SERVICE DES PRISONNIERS/DE GUERRE ET DES INTERNES" mark and circular British "P.C." censor, plus a 27th Aug. 1914 stampless env. ex Queensferry Camp with large boxed "O.H.M.S./PRISONERS OF WAR/POSTAGE FREE" mark and v. fine "LONDON & BRIGHTON SORTING CARRIAGE" c.d..s. & PPC of the POW arriving at Queensferry. (7 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 4 | £100 | ||
| 199 | DORSET - POW ITEMS INCL. AIR-DROPPED BRITISH PROPAGANDA PPC OF PRISONERS IN "DORCHESTER" CAMP; Unusual printed "manuscript" c.1918 PPC (creases) showing prisoners happily playing cards in the Camp; dropped over Germany by the British air force. Rare. Plus stampless c.1918 pair of POW EL's from the Camp to Germany & remarkable printed 1919 booklet with drawings produced by the POW in this Camp. (4 items). | £150 | ||
| 200 | ESSEX - H.M.T. URANIUM PRISON SHIP COVER; Stampless May 1915 POW env. to London with superb red oval d.s. of this Prison Ship on the front and the normal circular PC mark. Exhibition quality. PHOTO - see plate no. 4 | £100 | ||
| 201 | Similar May 1915 POW cover to London with KGV 1d and v. fine purple oval "H.M.T. ROYAL EDWARD/P.C./SOUTHEND-ON-SEA" mark. Rare. Plus PPC of the ship. (2 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 11 | £100 | ||
| 202 | ESSEX - RETURNED PRISON SHIP COVER; Dec. 1914 stampless "Feldpostbrief" env. (addressee crossed out) from Hamburg to a POW at "Frith Hill Camp" but redirected with v. fine rare purple "NOT ON H.M.T. IVERNIA" mark on the front and blue crayon "Dor." (i.e. Dorchester POW Camp). Plus a PPC of the ship. (2 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 11 | £100 | ||
| 203 | ESSEX - POW PRISON SHIP MAIL RETURNED TO THE SHIPS; stampless c.1915 POW env. & large part env. from POW's on "H.M.S. Saxonia" & "Ivernia H.M.S." at "Southend on Sea" to Austria/Germany, but both much redirected and apparently finally returned to the senders on the Prison Ships. Rare thus. (2 items). | £100 | ||
| 204 | ESSEX - POW MAIL FROM PRISON SHIPS & STRATFORD CAMP; c.1916 trio of stampless POW envs. to London with circular "PC" marks ex "H.M.T. Royal Edward" (2) & "Stratford"; the latter also with scarce "C.G.H./CENSOR" mark on flap. Plus real photo PPC of POW arriving at Southend & a POW ship. (5 items) PHOTO - ABOVE | £120 | ||
| 205 | ESSEX - INGOING POW MAIL TO PRISON SHIPS; March 1916 pair of stampless envs. from Berlin/Munich addressed to German POW's on board the ships "Ivernia" and "Royal Edward" at "Southend on Sea". Good pair. (2 covers). | £65 | ||
| 206 | HANTS - ALTON "ALIEN SEAMEN/CONCENTRATION CAMP" & GOSPORT CAMP; Unusual Feb. 1915 stampless env. (some faults) from Berlin addressed to an Alton Camp POW with a pale violet oval "CONCENTRATION CAMP/ALTON ABBEY/HANTS./ALIEN SEAMEN" cachet (very rare) on the front; plus stampless POW env. to Brighton with Gosport c.d.s. and superb "PASSED CENSOR," mark of Gosport Camp on the front. Good pair. (2 covers). | £85 | ||
| 207 | ISLE OF MAN - DOUGLAS/KNOCKALOE INTERNEE CAMPS; Nov. 1914 PC to Manchester with v. fine small lilac oval "ALIENS' CAMP/CENSORED/ISLE OF MAN" mark (very scarce) and long Aug. 1916 env. (folds) with "PRISONERS' AID SOCIETY/Camp IV/KNOCKALOE, ISLE OF MAN" imprint with v. fine oval "ALIENS' DETENTION CAMP/CENSORED/KNOCKALOE, I.O.M." cachet and KGV 1d tied by v. fine "THE CAMP, KNOCKALOE/PEEL" c.d.s. Rare pair. (2 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 11 | £100 | ||
| 208 | ISLE OF MAN - KNOCKALOE CAMP MAIL; 1914/5 envs. to London (first with "ALIENS' DETENTION CAMP/KNOCKALOE/ISLE OF MAN" imprint, second registered with "PEEL" label) with KGV 1d & 3d tied by squared circle or c.d.s. (2 covers). | £100 | ||
| 209 | ISLE OF MAN - CAMP XMAS/PICTORIAL CARDS, AIR-DROPPED PROPAGANDA CARD, ETC.; Rare c.1918 PPC (creases) of happy gardening POW at Knockaloe Camp (with printed "manuscript" address) dropped as propaganda over Germany, posted 1917 POW's Xmas card, posted 1914 guard's Xmas card, another Camp PPC and a stampless 1914 env. with Knockaloe Camp oval and "POW/INFORMATION BUREAU" cachet. Good lot. (5 covers). SEE ALSO PRISON SHIPS IN THE ISLE OF WIGHT SECTION. PHOTO - see plate no. 10 | £150 | ||
| 210 | HERTS./KENT; 1916 stampless POW env. to London with v. fine purple "POW/COMMANDANT/LIBURY HALL" cachet, and rare c.1916 pair of stampless POW EL's from Dartford Camp in Kent to Germany with no postal marks but each with British censor label. Also a PPC of Dartford POW's. (4 items). | £100 | ||
| 211 | LONDON - "POSTAGE PAID/POW" C.D.S.'s, ETC.; 1914/8 covers/card with this scarce red c.d.s. (2) or Official Paid c.d.s.'s; all on POW mail incl. scarce boxed "Postal Censor" marks in purple (2), red & black, etc. Plus a 1915 PO note ref. addressing mail to POW in ink. (8 covers). | £75 | ||
| 212 | LONDON - ALEXANDRA PALACE, EARL'S COURT & ISLINGTON CAMPS; 1914-8 covers/cards ex Alexandra Palace POW Camp (4; 3 cachets), Islington POW Camp (2; one with scarce oval "REPATRIATED" mark and Camp oval d.s.), PPC's and a spectacular May 1916 PC from Germany much redirected with v. fine rare "WAR REFUGEES CAMP/EARL'S COURT, S.W./GONE AWAY - LEAVING NO ADDRESS" mark. (13 items). | £100 | ||
| 213 | NORTHANTS. - TOWCESTER CAMP; 1915 stampless POW envs. (3) to London/Germany/Switzerland from Eastcote/Puttishall camps with "P.C." in circle marks (2 types); plus KGV 1d env. to London with "P.C." in circle. (4 covers). | £75 | ||
| 214 | SURREY - FRIMLEY CAMP; 1914 covers/PPC's incl. 3 stampless POW covers to Brighton/Holland(2) with boxed "P.C./M.O.5(H)" marks, 2 fine real photo PPC's of the Camp and KGV 1d env. to Brighton with scarce oval "P. OF WAR/FRITH HILL FRIMLEY" d.s. (6 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 11 | £100 | ||
| 215 | YORKS. - WAKEFIELD & YORK CAMPS; 1915-8 covers/cards to/from these Camps; incl. 1915 special Camp Xmas card ex Wakefield with scarce small 2-ring "POW/PC/LOFTHOUSE PARK WAKEFIELD" cachet, ingoing env. with the same mark, pair of covers & regd. front with this Camp's oval mark, one env. with the circular mark for this Camp and 1916 PC with PC mark and near fine matching red "PRISONERS OF WAR CAMP/YORK" mark. (7 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 11 | £100 | ||
| 216 | THE BALANCE OF THE ENGLISH CAMPS - LANCS./LEICS./NORFOLK/SHROPSHIRE/SUSSEX; 1914-7 covers/cards incl. "P.C./SHREWSBURY" (2; one on special Camp Xmas card), Lancaster Camp items (hand-painted 1914 Xmas PC, EL's to Germany, etc.), Castle Donington Camp env. + PPC, and early (Aug. 21st 1914) stampless env. endorsed "post Fre POW, LH Colonel" with "HORSHAM" c.d.s. Plus v. fine 1917 PC with superb "E.M. Beloe, Capn.: Commandant- PRISONERS OF WAR CAMP/BURNHAM MARKET/NORFOLK" cachet with his own message & autograph. (10 items). | £100 | ||
| 217 | WELSH & SCOTTISH P.O.W. CAMPS; 1915/8 pair of POW envs. with KGV 1d's tied by "LLANFAIR·TALHATARN" c.d..s.'s (one with superb "DETENTION BARRACKS/OFFICERS P.O.W./ DYFFRYN ALED/LLANSANNAN, ABERGELE/NORTH WALES" cachet), 1917 letter (no env.) from Frongoch Camp, and 3 covers (1 regd.) ex "STOBS CAMP" in Hawick (Scotland) with 3 types of POW censor marks. (8 items). | £100 | ||
| 218 | IRISH P.O.W. CAMPS; 1916 POW env. to London with KGV 1d and superb red 2-ring "PRISONERS OF WAR/P.C./OLDCASTLE", and ingoing 1915/6 stampless envs. from Germany to Cork & Templemore POW Camps. Rare trio. (3 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 4 | £100 | ||