| W.W.I. – GALLIPOLI, SALONICA, ETC. | ||||
| 285 | THE GALLIPOLI CAMPAIGN - AUSTRALIAN & BRITISH FORCES' MAIL; April to Dec. 1915 covers/cards/ephemera incl. good range of British FPO's, small/large Australian Brigade c.d.s.'s, fine purple boxed "N.Z. MILITARY POST OFICE/EXPEDITIONARY FORCE" d.s. (Cairo) with inverted date, superb 18th April 1915 "AUST & N.Z. ARMY CORPS/HEADQUARTERS/FIELD P.O." c.d.s., real photos, PPC's, April 1916 London "ANZAC DAY" celebration programme, few later memorial items, Cape Helles, Anzac Cove & Suvla Bay items, scarce Indian FPO cover, etc. Very good lot meticulously researched and written up. (36 items). | £150 | ||
| 286 | GALLIPOLI CAMPAIGN - ROYAL NAVAL AIR SERVICE & NAVAL MAIL; 1915 covers/cards incl. pair of H.M.S. Hector manuscript "Honour" envelopes (one with "R.N.A.S." flap, v. fine boxed "PASSED BY CENSOR/H..S. CLACTON", H.M.T. Arcadian cover, 1916/8 pair of envs. with very scarce "PASSED BY CENSOR/C. SQUADRON/R.N.A.S." and "Passed by Censor/R.N.A.S.: E.M.S." marks which were probably also used in 1915 at Gallipoli, PPC's, etc. Scarce lot. (11 items). | £100 | ||
| 287 | AEGEAN ISLANDS - BRITISH FORCES; 1915-9 covers/cards (mostly from the 1915 Gallipoli Campaign period) ex Mudros (incl. v. fine "WELSH REGIMENT" cachet, Royal Marine cachets - one with scarce "H.M.S. EUROPA" cachet of Malta and "ARMY TELEGRAPHS/MW" c.d.s. - & an env. to India), Imros (incl. Honour env.), etc. Also green P.O. "O.H.B.M.S." bag label to the Marines at "MUDROS VIA BASE ARMY P.O.", Proof Strikes of Royal Marines' censor marks of Mudros island (0240/6) and 1919 env. with British "SYRA" censor mark. Scarce lot. (28 items). | £100 | ||
| 288 | SALONIKA - REGISTERED BRITISH F.P.O. MAIL INCL. WRECK COVER; 1916/8 covers regd. ex FPO 84, D26, 66, A12 (front), D60 (KGV 2d regd. env.), and T27 (the battered 2d regd. env., in 2 pieces, and ambulance env. illustrated in Kennedy & Crabb - p.281 - with the original silk handkerchief that the letter had enclosed!). Plus 1 piece. Good lot. (9 items). | £100 | ||
| 289 | THE SALONIKA CAMPAIGN - THE F.P.O.'s COLLECTION; 1916/8 covers/cards with a wide range of British FPO marks, one Indian FPO (58; en route), and some interesting Ephemera. (49 covers/cards + ephemera & notes). | £100 | ||
| 290 | THE SALONICA CAMPAIGN - THE A.P.O.'s COLLECTION; 1916/8 covers/cards with good range of Base APO and APO marks; incl. spectacularly redirected May/July 1916 stampless env. from Egypt to the "British Military Mission with Royal Serbian Army, Corfu" much redirected with 20 transit c.d.s.'s on reverse, 1918 front regd. with KGV 4d(2)+6d(2) endorsed "dried butterflies in cigarette tins"(!), 1917 env. to US with US 1c P. Due stamps (2), etc., etc. Good lot. (54 covers, 2 fronts & 2 pieces). PHOTO - see plate no. 13 | £150 | ||
| W.W.I. - P.O.W.'S IN CONTINENTAL EUROPE | ||||
| 291 | AUSTRIAN & SWISS CAMPS; c.1915-9 covers/cards relating to POW's in Austria (10 items incl. Red Cross cachets, 2 Egyptian PC's to POW, a mystery "25" adhesive ex Krakow, etc.) and in Switzerland (8 items incl. 1918 env. ex R.A.F. Ft. Serg. in Rougemont, spectacular Red Cross cachets, Internment Camps, etc.), plus some related ephemera items. Scarce & interesting lot. (21 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 5 | £100 | ||
| 292 | GERMAN P.O.W.'s IN THE ALLIES' CAMPS IN FRANCE; 1915-9 covers/cards incl. large crowned red "PRISONERS OF WAR/PASSED/BY/CENSOR/NO./B.E.F." marks (Nos. 5, 7 & 18 on stampless covers to Germany), v. fine boxed blue "No.12/PRISONERS OF WAR/COMPANY" cachet, special British printed PC from POW to Lubeck, British POW EL with "P.C." in circle, and 4 French cached covers from POW's (at Orleans etc.) and to an Internee in France. (10 covers). | £75 | ||
| 293 | INTERNATIONAL MAIL ADDRESSED TO/FROM BRITISH P.O.W.'s IN GERMAN CAMPS; Remarkable April 1916 PC from Doderitz Camp to "Swatow, China" redirected to "Tengyueh via Burma" with arrival c.d.s. and v. fine purple "PASSED BY CENSOR/(arms)/RANGOON", 1917 env. from S. Africa to Cassel POW, and Dec. 1914 use of Australian 1d PC (2 cut corners) from "H.M.T. Mitiades" to Doderitz Camp. Rare trio. (3 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 6 | £100 | ||
| 294 | GERMANY - BRITISH P.O.W.'s MAIL COLLECTION; 1914-8 Collection of covers/cards to & from British POW's in German Camps with excellent range of marks and censors; superb red boxed "Nicht in Doderitz" with scarce boxed "PLACE OF DETENTION/NOT TRACED", Nov. 1914 env. reg. to French POW in Ingolstadt Camp with KGV 2d+21/2d, special Camp PC's & envelopes, Red Cross items, "Nicht in Hameln", ingoing Italian Red Cross cards, etc. Very good lot. (64 covers). | £150 | ||
| 295 | GERMAN P.O.W. CAMPS - SPECIAL CAMP POSTCARDS, EPHEMERA, ETC.; Excellent c.1914-8 range of Xmas/real photo & other greetings cards sent from POW's, some related ephemera, etc. Humorous and colourful lot. (29 items). | £100 | ||
| 296 | HOLLAND - ZEIST CAMP "INTERNEERINGSKAMPEN" LABEL ON COVER; Rare 5th Feb. 1916 env. (some faults) from a Belgian military internee in Zeist Camp in Holland addressed to Brussels with the rare green Internee Mail label (only used for one month and never accepted by German censors) for mail sent from POW Camps in Holland, and so with a purple boxed "Unzulassig Zuruck" mark. Rare. PHOTO - see plate no. 6 | £100 | ||
| 297 | HOLLAND - P.O.W. CAMP MAILS, ETC.; c.1916-8 covers/cards to/from the Camps incl. 1917 "PART OF A MAIL CAPTURED/BY GERMANS AND DELAYED", many "PORTVRIJ/FRANC DE PORT" marks, censor labels, oval "INTERNEERINGSDEPOT/GRONINGEN" cachet, 4 Groningen Camp "CAMP MAGAZINES" (May 1915 to Oct. 1916; nos.2, 7, 9 & 19), etc. (28 covers, 4 magazines, etc.) | £120 | ||
| 298 | NORWAY - "PASSERER" LABELS, ETC.; Nov. 1915 stampless env. (addressee erased) to Brighton ex "British Seaman Interned, Norway" with "HAMAR" c.d.s. and uncancelled red perforated "(arms)/PASSERER" label, off-cover label, and stampless Nov. 1918 stampless env. with Christiania c.d.s. endorsed (under one of two censor label) "Kriegsgefangen Post". Rare. (3 items). | £75 | ||
| W.W.I. - RUHLEBEN INTERNEE CAMP, GERMANY | ||||
| 299 | INGOING MAIL TO THE CAMP; 1914-8 covers/cards from G.B., Germany and another Internee Camp in Holland with varied censor marks incl. 2-ring Ruhleben Camp type, British "PC" types and boxed "Briefkontrolle...." type. Scarce lot. (9 covers). | £100 | ||
| 300 | THE "WILLIAM JOHN" CORRESPONDENCE & RELATED CAMP EPHEMERA; 1917-8 covers/cards from this one internee in Ruhleben Camp with many special POW PC's, some letter-sheets, and excellent range of censor marks (incl. scarce oval "ENGLANDLAGER/GEPRUFT/RUHLEBEN" marks in blue on PC and letter without env.), and ephemera inc. papers ref. his release via "RECEPTION CAMP, SOUTH CAMP, RIPON", civilian employment cert., claims for compensation, Sept. 1916 "RUHLEBEN CAMP SCHOOL" typed report & certs. (2), etc. Good story. (23 covers/cards & 12 other items). | £120 | ||
| 301 | THE SPECIAL CAMP "R.X.D." LETTER-SERVICE STAMPS INCL. GENUINE COVERS; 18th July 1915 local env. with 1/3d grey tied by scarce straight line cancel (one day before official issue!), Aug. 1915 EL with 1/3d (crease) tied by plain date-mark, front of Daily News receipt EL with 1d tied by 3-line "RXD" d.s., pair of faked covers with sets of 4 fake stamps, and a study of off-cover genuine/forged stamps. Plus a fine Jan. 1915 "RUHLEBEN CAMP NEWS No.1" and a real photo PPC of some inmates. Scarce lot. (7 items + 44 stamps). PHOTO - see plate no. 13 | £150 | ||
| 302 | THE SPECIAL CAMP "R.X.D. SERVICE" POSTAL STATIONERY CARDS; 1915/6 study of these scarce cards incl. undenominated Official type (2; one genuinely used), unused Official Express card, unused 1/3d+1/3d & 1d+1d Reply-cards, unused 1/2d letter-cards (2), and 7 1/3d Express cards (one used, one boot stores advert, one German Study Circle card & one ex Camp School). Good study. (14 cards). | £120 | ||
| 303 | THE FINAL "CAMP MESSENGER SERVICE" STATIONERY; 1917/8 Used envs. (2 types; ex "CASINO PASS OFFICE" & "GERMAN PARCEL OFFICE" both with fine boxed "COLLD. & DELD." d.s.'s), used PC (battered) of "Ruhleben Camp School" and unused PC. Scarce lot. (4 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 13 | £100 | ||
| 304 | THE RUHLEBEN CAMP EPHEMERA, ETC. COLLECTION; c.1914-8 lot incl. special lavatory-paper wrapper (!), comic PPC's, fine coloured drawing of the leading "Lady" in the POW's play, real photo of inmates (inc. Postmaster & Asst. Postmaster), real photo PPC's ("CAPTAIN'S OFFICE", the gardens, singers, the Theatre, Art Exhibition, etc.), original watercolours of inmates, "IN RUHLEBEN CAMP" Issue No.1 & holiday number (no.4), concert programmes, etc. Many items with censor & postal marks and one receipt with RXD 1/2d on 1/3d o.p. stamp. Much of this collection relates to two specific internees. Rare lot. (41 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 13 | £150 | ||
| 305 | THE BALANCE OF THE RUHLEBEN CAMP COLLECTION - XMAS CARDS, OVAL CENSOR, ETC.; 7 1914-8 rare Camp Xmas PPC's (6 postally used), plus a small study of Camp censor marks (6 covers/cards), incl. scarce oval "ENGELANDLAGER/GEPRUFT/RUHLEBEN" in blue. (13 items). | £150 | ||
| W.W.I. - MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | ||||
| 306 | EGYPT - THE SCARCE N.Z. & AUSTRALIAN TROOPS' MARKS; 30th Dec. 1914 PC with v. fine purple "N.Z./EXPEDITIONARY FORCE" d.s. tying Egypt 4m, Egypt 5m env. with near fine "1st AUST. DIV. FIELD P.O." c.d.s., similar "INF. BDE" c.d.s. on stampless Feb. 1916 env. (faults), "A.I.F. INTER BASE P.O./CAIRO" c.d.s., and "busy" 1918 env. with poor scarce "4th L.H. BDE./FIELD P.O." (5 covers). | £75 | ||
| 307 | EGYPT - THE WEST INDIES CONTINGENT INCL. RARE RED "HONOUR" ENVELOPE; 1st April 1916 usage of the long red "Honour" env. (some faults but few examples known in this colour) addressed to Jamaica with Alexandria "B.A.P.O./2" c.d.s., matching plain Dec. 1916 PPC & June 1916 green "Honour" env. ex the same correspondence to Jamaica, and 1916 stampless env. to USA. Also real photo of 1915 "Trinidad Volunteer Artillery". Rare lot. (5 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 6 | £120 | ||
| 308 | EGYPT - THE A.P.O. & F.P.O. COLLECTION; c.1914-8 covers/cards with a wide range of c.d.s.'s, incl. regd. mail (purple straight line "I.F.P.O. 313" etc.), 1915/6 "C.S. OFFICE/I.E.F." c.d.s.'s (2), other Indian FPO's, v. fine Jan. 1917 "Z AND W TPO" c.d.s., huge 1917 "ARMY/CA SIGNALS" c.d.s. (to Giza Political Prison), "POLITICAL PRISONERS SECTION/GIZEH" cachet, "REST CAMP P.O./ABBASSIA" oval, "FREE" marks, "ARMY POST OFFICE/R[ail] W[ay]" skeleton, etc., etc. Good study. (59 covers + 4 pieces). | £150 | ||
| 309 | SUDAN - T.P.O.'s, ETC.; June 1919 env. (creasing) regd. from Aswan with Sudan censor mark and rare "ATBARA/REGISTRATION" skeleton c.d.s., and 3 1918/9 usages of the Sudan 5m red envs. (2 with T.P.O. cancels) and Sudan censor marks. (4 covers). | £100 | ||
| 310 | PALESTINE; 1918 covers incl. purple oval "DETACHEMENT FRANCAIS/COOPERATIVE/de PALESTINE" cachet on regd. Port Said env., Haifa FPO/GM1 skeleton c.d.s., "1st AUST. L.H. BDE. FIELD P.O." c.d.s. (near Jericho), and 2d black regd. env. with FPO/DM" c.d.s.'s (near Dead Sea). Plus 5m "PALESTINE FOR THE ARABS" perf. label, 5 PPC's & cuttings ref. the death of Lawrence of Arabia. (4 covers, 6 PPC's & 1 stamp). | £100 | ||
| 311 | PERSIA - DUNSTER FORCE & NORPER FORCE MAILS; 1918/20 covers incl. fine circular "DUNSTER FORCE/CENSOR/POSTS/101", British Military censor labels/marks, mostly fine scarce purple boxed "PASSED BY CENSOR/NORPER FORCE", and hexagonal black "No.558/540/5" Ispahan/Recht/Kachan British censors. Scarce group. (9 covers). | £120 | ||
| 312 | BUSHIRE/PERSIA - OTHER MAIL; 1913-20 covers/cards inc. scarce stampless regd. c.1918 env. with "PAYE PERCU·/ABADAN" mark, India 2a 6p tied by superb "AHWAZ" c.d.s., "BASE OFFICE L" c.d.s. (Duzdab), stampless "FPO/No.319" env. with v. fine giant circular Bushire "D" censor mark, 2-ring "PASSED CENSOR/BUSHIRE" marks (3), m/s "Via Bushire", other Indian FPO's, etc. Good variety. (21 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 13 | £100 | ||
| 313 | MOSUL - I.E.F. OVERPRINTS COVER, ETC.; Scarce 6th June 1919 env. (opened out for display) regd. to GB with "MOSUL" R label franked on back by I.E.F. o.p. 3a & 1/2a tied by very fine "MOSUL/REG." 2-ring c.d.s.'s., plus piece with 1/2a, 1a, 2a, 3a, 4a & 8a tied by March 1919 c.d.s.'s, and unused 1a & 21/2a. (4 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 13 | £100 | ||
| 314 | MESOPOTAMIA & IRAQ; Stampless 1919/20 OAS covers incl. v. fine scarce purple "ON ACTIVE SERVICE/AMBULANCE TRANSPORT VASNA" mark (v. fine "KIMARI" c.d.s. on back), Indian FPO's (7, 11, 91 & 103), "M" censor marks, half-moon "DAKSHINBHAG/DUE/(1/2)As." mark, etc. (13 covers). | £100 | ||
| W.W.I. - EAST AFRICA AND WEST AFRICA | ||||
| 315 | CAMEROONS/TOGO - BRITISH STAMPLESS O.A.S. COVERS, OVERPRINTS, ETC.; 21st Jan. 1916 env. to London with captured "DUALA/(KAMERUN)" c.d.s., similar 10th Nov. 1915 env. (piece cut out and put back) to Bristol, and battered 24th Dec. 1915 env. to USA with the same c.d.s. and "T" mark but P. Due stamps torn off. Plus Feb. 1916 env. with Gold Coast o.p. 1/2d pair ex Lome with Lome censor mark, July 1916 Victoria skeleton on Nigeria 1d, CEF/1d o.p. 10pf tied by London machine with boxed "PASSED BY/NAVAL/CENSOR" on back, unused Postal Stat. & 9 off-cover o.p. C.E.F. stamps (3pf to 80pf), etc. Scarce lot. (8 covers + 11 stamps). | £150 | ||
| 316 | GOLD COAST & SIERRA LEONE - CIVIL CENSORS; Jan. 1918 usage of the S. Leone KGV 1d Postal Stat. env. to GB with "GARRISON" c.d.s. and black "Passed by censor" mark; plus July 1914 env. (address partly obscured) to GB with Gold Coast 1d tied by "QUITAH" c.d.s. with scarce primitive "OPENED BY CENSOR ACCRA/AND RESEALED" label. Scarce pair. (2 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 13 | £75 | ||
| 317 | BRITISH EAST AFRICA - STAMPLESS O.A.S. MAIL; June 1917 env. (minor faults; "KING'S AFRICAN RIFLES" flap) & June 1918 front both to London and headed "O.A.S." with fine Nairobi c.d.s.'s; one signed by a Captain and the other separately censored with signature. Scarce. (2 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 13 | £100 | ||
| 318 | NORTHERN RHODESIAN FIELD FORCE; Stampless 7th Sept. 1916 env. to Blantyre "On Service" with mostly very fine "FPO No1" squared circle on the front. Plus off-cover KGV "N.F." o.p. 1d(2) & 1/2d(2). (5 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 13 | £100 | ||
| 319 | NORTHERN RHODESIAN FIELD FORCE; Similar 18th July 1918 stampless OAS env. (signed at bottom left by an Army "Chaplain") to London with v. fine 2-ring small "F.P.O." c.d.s. of New Langenbug. Plus "N.F." o.p. 1/2d pair. (2 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 13 | £100 | ||
| 320 | Similar 28th Sept. 1918 stampless OAS env. ex the same Army "Chaplain" correspondence with v. fine 2-ring "FIELD POST OFFICE/8" c.d.s. of Magalula/Mbamba Bay; very scarce, there was no FPO8 cover in the Alan Brown Collection. Plus off-cover "N.F." o.p. 1d's (3). (4 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 13 | £100 | ||
| 321 | NORTHERN RHODESIA FIELD FORCE - REGISTERED COVER; Attractive 5th March 1918 "O.H.M.S." env. (opened out for display) regd. to London with v. fine 2-ring Zomba "FIELD POST OFFICE/9" c.d.s. on the front with fine purple "STAFF OFFICER/Base & Lines of Communication" cachet and tiny oval "PASSED BY CENSOR" on the front, having v. fine 2-ring "F.P.O./1" c.d.s. on the back. Very rare thus. Plus off-cover "N.F." o.p. 1d. (2 items). PHOTO - see plate no. 14 | £150 | ||
| 322 | "POSTAGE FREE/BASE 4. N. RHODESIA/Passed by CENSOR" O.A.S. COVER; Feb. 1918 stampless env. (creases at right) to London with a very fine strike of this purple boxed cachet slightly overstruck by unclear c.d.s. Rare. PHOTO - see plate no. 14 | £100 | ||
| 323 | Similar Oct. 1915 front with superb "BASE 4" Free mark, plus Nov. 1917 stampless OAS env. to GB with mostly v. fine 2-ring large "ARMY POST OFFICE/2/NORTHERN RHODESIA" c.d.s. and Broken Hill c.d.s. Rare pair. (2 items). | £100 | ||
| W.W.I. - INDIA AND FAR EAST | ||||
| 324 | ADEN - CENSOR MARKS; Sept. 1918 usage of the Indian Field Service stampless PC to GB with "FPO/No.32" c.d.s. and both a fine scarce black large "P" censor mark with ""B-05" in centre and pale purple scalloped "PASSED CENSOR/No.A-21/ADEN" mark; plus Nov. 1918 env. regd. to Japan ex Addis Abbeba with Ethiopia "1917" o.p. 1/2g(2), 1/2g, 1g(2) & 2g with v. fine purple scalloped "PASSED CENSOR/No./AB-105" mark on the front. Scarce pair. (2 covers). | £150 | ||
| 325 | ADEN - SCALLOPED CENSOR MARKS, ETC.; 1917/8 covers (3) with mostly very fine purple scalloped "PASSED CENSOR/ADEN" marks Nos. "A108" (2) & "A84" (one with "RECEIVED FROM H.M. SHIP..." mark and one with GB 2d Postage Due label); plus 1916 pair with "BASE OFFICE ADEN/I.E.F." c.d.s. (stampless OAS) or GB KGV 1d tied by "PAQUEBOT/ADEN" c.d.s. (latter with cover faults). Scarce. (5 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 14 | £120 | ||
| 326 | Similar trio of stampless c.1916 OAS envs. to GB with very fine purple scalloped "PASSED CENSOR/ADEN" marks, nos. "A-21"(2) & "A75"; one also with v. fine oval "NTH. HANTS (HOW) BATTERY/ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY" cachet. (3 covers). | £100 | ||
| 327 | INDIA/AFGHANISTAN - A.P.O.'s & F.P.O.'s; 1916-23 covers/cards ref. the N. W. Frontier troubles, and the Waziristan Field Force; incl. boxed "Field Force/Postage Free" marks, oval "MILANSHAR/TO BE/DELIVERED/FREE/CAMP P.O.", boxed "FIELD SERVICE/POSTAGE FREE" marks, and Indian FPO's (Nos. 161, 145, 444, 151, 144, 165 - boxed mark -146 &155), regd. "DERA-ISMAIL-KHAN" c.d.s., etc. (24 covers/cards + 1 piece). | £150 | ||
| 328 | INDIA/AFGHANISTAN - MATCHING COLLECTION OF PICTURE POSTCARDS; c.1916-23 PPC's; mostly fine quality real photo types showing Jamrud Fort, Khyber Pass (one with Red Cross trucks), camel convoy, Ali Musjid Camp, Afghan boundary lines, blockhouse, Afghan tribesmen, gun carriages, Prince of Wales visit (3), military funeral. etc. Plus 1920 R.A.F. New Year card ex "Tank, Waziristan F.F.". Good lot. (33 cards + 3 others). | £100 | ||
| 329 | MALAYA - CENSORS, ETC.; 1916 env. with S.S. KGV 4c to India with Calcutta censor, scarce stampless "O.A.S." 24th Nov. 1917 env. to GB with 2-ring "SINGAPORE/H" c.d.s., Jan. 1917 env. from Dutch East Indies (Soerabaya) to Holland with fine "STRAITS SETTLEMENTS" censor label, & 5 PPC's (8 items). | £100 | ||
| W.W.I. - P.O.W. CAMPS BEYOND EUROPE | ||||
| 330 | AUSTRALIA; Nov. 1916 inter-Camp usage of the "P.O./FREE" printed env. from "TRIAL BAY DETENTION BARRACKS" with c.d.s. of Kempsey (NSW) to Liverpool Camp with fine censor marks of the "GERMAN CONCENTRATION CAMP, LIVERPOOL" & the Trial Bay barracks; plus similar c.1916 usage of the POW env. from Liverpool Camp (blue signature censor mark) to Germany (but returned marked "Zuruck"). Good pair. (2 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 14 | £100 | ||
| 331 | BRAZIL P.O.W./INTERNEE CAMPS; 1918/9 covers to Sweden with superb v. fine purple boxed Red Cross"+ CORRESPONDENCE/DES PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE AU BRESIL" (ex Marine Arsenal Camp in Rio) plus two ex the Naval Hospital Nova Friburgo at Rio. Rare lot. (4 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 6 | £100 | ||
| 332 | CEYLON/INDIA - P.O.W. CAMP MAIL; Attractive Jan. 1916 PPC with Ceylon 6c to Roumania with Colombo & Petrograd censors ex "Pr[ison]. der Nederlanden, Nabij, Colombo", plus 3 stampless envs. from Ahmednagar/Belgaum Camps with h.s. signature-type censor marks. (4 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 14 | £100 | ||
| 333 | JAPAN - INGOING & OUTGOING CAMP MAIL; 1915 Austrian PPC (stamp removed in transit) to Kurume Camp (ingoing mail to these Camps is seldom seen), specially printed Marugame Camp PC and Narashino/Kurume/Shizuoka(2) Camp PC's all addressed to Tientsin, and stampless env. from Kiumamoto camp to the Danish Red Cross. Scarce and fine lot. (7 covers/cards). PHOTO - see plate no. 14 | £150 | ||
| 334 | MALTA - CAMP XMAS CARD, ETC.; c.1917 rare green camp-produced PPC (file-holes at foot of address) to Holland with oval "PC/MALTA" censor, rare internal c.1917 env. (some wear and fault at top) to Sliema ex "Verdala" Camp with v. fine small boxed "FREE/FROM/PRISONER/OF WAR" mark, 2 PC's (file-holes below address) to Dutch Red Cross with superb unnumbered & near fine No."2" oval Malta POW censor marks and POW EL to Austria with "PC/1" oval POW censor. Scarce lot. (5 covers/cards). PHOTO - see plate no. 14 | £150 | ||
| 335 | RUSSIA - SIBERIAN CAMPS, ETC.; 1917/5 PC's from Krasnojarsk/Tomsk/Spasskoe Camp & (faults) to Buinic Camp (all in Siberia), 1915 env. regd. from Tuer Camp & 1916 env. from Chita Camp (Siberia) both to Danish Red Cross, 1915 env. (faults) from Vinnitza Camp (with Riga Red Cross Cachet), Red Cross Bureaux covers, etc. Good lot. (14 covers). | £75 | ||
| 336 | SOUTH AFRICA; 1917/8 pair of larger KGV 4d regd. envs. (some faults) used to SW Africa & Cape Town ex "Camp 1, Fort Napier, Pietermaritzburg" with boxed trilingual POW cachets and "PASSED BY CENSOR" marks; plus1915/c.1915 stampless envs. to London/Switzerland with purple boxed trilingual POW marks (one ex Pmburg Camp 2). Scarce lot. (4 covers). | £85 | ||
| 337 | TRINIDAD; Attractive 27th Jan. 1916 stampless "PRISONERS OF WAR" env. to GB with superb 2-ring purple "POST FREE/P.C./PRISONERS OF WAR" & "MILITARY CAMP/Trinidad, B.W.I." cachets; very rare and of Exhibition quality. Plus unused PPC of "CONVICT DEPOT" on the island. (2 items). PHOTO – FRONT COVER | £100 | ||
| 338 | TURKEY "DÉCÉDÉ" RETURNED INDIAN POW COVER, ETC.; Unusual 18th May 1917 stampless printed POW env. (worn & flap lost) from India to an "Indian Prisoner of War....TURKEY" via London and the "Ottoman Red Crescent Society, Constantinople" with Turkish censor but returned to sender with bilingual "DÉCÉDÉ" label on the front; rare thus. Plus four 1916 stampless covers/card to GB from POW's in Afion-Kara-Hissar Camp with Turkish censor marks and varied "RED CROSS" cachets. (5 covers). PHOTO - see plate no. 14 | £120 | ||
| W.W.I. - THE IRISH TROUBLES, 1916-1922 | ||||
| 339 | DUBLIN 1916 UPRISING - EMERGENCY CANCELLATIONS; 1916 envs(2) + PPC with superb (torn through address), very fine & poor strikes of the "DUBLIN" grid parcel cancel; plus June/July 1916 pair of envs. with KGV 1d's tied by fine "DUBLIN/PARCEL OFICE" roller cancels, one (closed tears and stains) addressed to "Perth, W[estern] Australia"! Scarce group. (5 covers). | £100 | ||
| 340 | EARLY I.R.A. HUNGER-STRIKER's MAIL, ETC.; 25th Aug. to 25th Sept. 1917 group of four KGV 1d envs. from Belfast (3) & Dublin, all sent by James J. O'Sullivan an IRA prisoner who was on hunger strike at this time; F.E. Dixon gave the letters that these envelopes contained to the National Library of Ireland where they are now housed. One envelope has the endorsement "900 James J. O'Sullivan (Special) stage 1". Rare lot. Plus c.1840's printed Dublin ballad-sheets of "THE EMIGRANT'S FAREWELL" and the "IRISH TENNANT FARMER'S LAMENT", 1921 OHMS env. with Dublin Dept. of Ag. crowned cachet & a modern piece. (8 items). | £100 | ||
| 341 | "I.R.A. censor" COVER; 22nd April 1921 env. (roughly opened at left but attractive) with KGV 2d from Belfast to a bank at Cavan with very fine scarce purple "I.R.A./censor" mark on the front. Rare. PHOTO - see plate no. 15 | £100 | ||
| 342 | BRITISH FORCES F.P.O. MARKS OF 1921/2; Scarce long 16th Feb. 1922 OHMS env. (address-label mostly removed) with v. fine scarce 2-ring "FIELD POST OFFICE/D41" (Fermoy) c.d.s.; plus 6th May 1921 front to Dover with KGV 2d tied by fine rare rubber "FIELD/8/POST OFFICE" c.d.s. (used at Fermoy) and v. fine red "2nd BRIGADE/R.F.A." cachet., Xmas 1921 real photo PPC of soldiers' Xmas party in "Ireland", and two pieces with FPO 8/D41 c.d.s. cancels. Rare lot. (5 items). | £75 | ||
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| 343 | BRITISH FORCES, 1919-36: An intriguing group of covers inc. items from the Army Airmail Service inc. OAS 'AIR POST' cover with c.d.s. of FPO D29 (Cologne) plus a range of APO S40 air mail covers from 1923 (5). Also UK manoeuvres material inc. orders, 1933-34 fieldpost cards with FPOs 6 & 8 cancellations etc. (18 items). | £100 | ||
| 344 | BRITISH NAVY: Remarkable series of postcard size photographs c1930 showing aircraft carriers 'Glorious' & 'Courageous' the latter with a biplane on deck , taking off, ditching in the sea after over-shooting the deck and being winched back on board ship plus a further five photographs of the pilot's funeral at sea. Also five covers showing Naval receipt cancellations. (16 items). | £75 | ||
| 345 | POLAND - 1920 (18 Jan.) Russo-Polish war card with hospital cachet and 'K' censor plus three official covers (1922-37, two registered) with fine seals and a White Star Line envelope to the USA. Unusual. (5 items). | £60 | ||
| 346 | BRITISH ARMY OF THE RHINE, 1919-29: Accumulation of covers & cards with an interesting variety of APO & FPO cancellations, censors, cachets (inc. 'British Rhine M.L./Patrol Flotilla'), registered envs., photographs (inc. British tanks driving through Cologne) etc. A fascinating lot. (122 items). | £100 | ||
| 347 | CHINA - SHANGHAI DEFENCE FORCE, 1927-40: Selection of stamped covers to the UK with cancellations of APO 1 (Shanghai) & FPO 1 (Tientsin - inc. a scarce registered cover with boxed s/l 'F.P.O.1' h..s.) plus an env. with the elusive FPO 4 relief cancellation and several pieces from parcels & envelopes. Elusive material. (8 covers & 6 pieces). | £120 | ||
| 348 | BRITISH FORCES IN EGYPT, 1932-40: Christmas Seal (1932) a rare example of the first issue used on cover from Cairo; hinge remainders on face otherwise very fine. PHOTO - see plate no. 14 | £100 | ||
| 349 | EGYPT - BRITISH FORCES, 1932-40: 1934-35 Xmas Seals inc. a mint example of the blue (1934) label, two used copies of the orange (1935) label inc. one on cover plus a mint pane (20) of the pale orange second printing in original booklet. Also two 1936 covers (one foxed) franked with the 3mils Army Post stamps cancelled at MPOs Abu-Qir or Moascar. (25). | £100 | ||
| 350 | EGYPT - BRITISH FORCES, 1932-40: Concessional Mail inc. usage of NAAFI seals, letter stamps, numeral franks, & army post stamps on cover showing a very good variety of types plus a range of MPO cancellations. Also original Postal Concession notice and some loose labels. An interesting lot. (33 covers & qty. labels). | £100 | ||
| 351 | PALESTINE - BRITISH FORCES, 1936-37: 1936 (20 July) airmail OHMS cover with 13 mils stamp cancelled by Nazareth c.d.s. & with boxed York & Lancaster Regt. cachet; also an October 1936 stampless cover with FPO 12 c.d.s. and K.R..I.Hussars cachet. (2 items). | £100 | ||
| 352 | PALESTINE - BRITISH FORCES, 1936-37: Covers showing cancellations of FPOs 16, 20, 25, 26 inc. fine reg'd airmail cover, plus most office numbers between 15 & 26 on small piece. (5 covers & 10 pieces). | £100 | ||
| 353 | MOSELEY & BRITISH FASCISM: Three copies (1940) of the newspaper 'Action' , a 1937 issue of 'The Fascist' and a photograph of a Blackshirt march. Well written-up and illustrated. (5 items). | £60 | ||