161 TRIANGULAR No.35, 37, 38, 39 & 41 CENSOR MARKS ON COVERS; 1916-8 lot to GB/Egypt/Indiawith c.d.s. cancels of SUAKIN (2), PORT SUDAN (2) or ROSEIRES all with mostly v. fine purple triangular "35", "37" (v. scarce), "38" (sole recorded example?), 39 (only 2 known?), and "41" (sole recorded example?). Rare group. (5 covers). Photo plate 10B £150
162 PURPLE TRIANGULAR No.53 CENSOR MARKS ON "T.P.O." & "ARMY TELEGRAPHS" COVERS; July 1916 long OHMS stampless env. (faults) to Cairo endorsed "Free O.R." with a very fine (rare on cover) Khartoum "ARMY/ G[date]I/TELEGRAPHS" c.d.s.; plus Nov. 1916 env. to GB with 5m pair tied by fine "HALFA-KHARTOUM/T.P.O./No.3" c.d.s. Both have mostly v. fine purple "53" triangle censors. Scarce pair. (2 covers). £100
163 TRIANGULAR No.56, 64, 65 & 66 CENSOR MARKS ON COVERS; 1917-8 quartet with v. fine scarce purple No. "56" (5m Khartoum to GB), fine rare purple "64" (1pi+5m regd. to GB ex Roseires with oval "REGISTERED/SHELLAL- HALFA T.P.O" d.s. on back), fine scarce purple "65" (5mx2 tied by "HALFA-KHARTOUM/T.P.O,/No.2" c.d.s., to Cairo), and v. fine rare black "66" (same TPO franking to Cairo). Good lot. (4 covers). £120
164 THE RARE HIGH NUMBERS - TRIANGULAR No.73, 74, 75, 77, 78 & 99 CENSOR MARKS; 1919 lot with mostly v. fine No. 73 (black; only 2 known? - P. Stat. env. ex "WAU"), No. 74 (black; unique? - 5m on env. Khartoum to GB), No.75 (purple; only 2 known? - front with 1m+4m tied by diamond dotted rettas), No.77 (black; only 3 known? - 5m on env. Khartoum to GB), No.78 (black; unique? - on damaged env. with 5m ex Wau to GB), and No.99 (black; unique? - front with 1pi+5m regd. ex Omdurman to GB). Remarkably rare lot. (4 covers + 2 fronts). Photo plate 10B £180
165 TRIANGULAR No.100, 101, 102 & 106 CENSOR MARKS ON COVERS; 1918/9 lot inc. purple No.100 (5m on env, Port Sudan to Cairo), purple No.101 (similar Khartoum North env.), purple No.102 (v. scarce; on fine El Obeid 5m red P. Stat. env. to GB), and No. 106 (near fine purple strike - the only recorded example in any colour? - on env. with 5m ex "GEDARIF" to Cairo. Good lot. (4 covers) £120
166 RARE DISALLOWED "SG" PERFIN STAMP ON PRIVATE INTERNAL COVER REDIRECTED WITH POSTAGE DUES OF BOTH SUDAN & EGYPT; Remarkable 21 Aug. 1918 env. (opened out for display; minor wear & flap faults) to Singa with "SG" perfin Large Camel 5m (faults) cancelled by manuscript "X" and boxed "T" mark, with four "O" marks (i.e. invalid stamp) round the corners, but tied by v. fine purple No. "107" Sudan censor triangle. There is a Sudan 1st Issue 'Gunboat' 10m Postage Due stamp on the front tied by a "SINGA" c.d.s., but the letter was redirected to Egypt so there is also an Egypt 1pi blue Postage Due on the front tied by manuscript squiggles. It appears that the letter was finally delivered in Burrulus Beach in Egypt. Unique and very rare multiple Postage Due cover! Photo plate 10B £200
INTER-WAR MILITARY MAIL
167 R.A.F. CACHETS, STATIONERY, ETC.; 1927-38 covers/cards inc. v. fine real photo PPC of No.47 squadron with a bomber, 1930 env. to 47 Squadron, 1931 "GIVE YOUR LETTER WINGS" label, "R.A.F. HELIOPOLIS" env. ex Gebeit, June/Aug. 1937 trio from Khartoum to GB all with boxed "47 SQUADRON/ROYAL AIR FORCE/ORDERLY ROOM" datestamps, etc. Scarce lot. (8 covers). £120
168 MILTARY MAIL BETWEEN THE WARS; Scarce 1928-36 group of ingoing covers to the various military detachments in Sudan; ex Egypt, Switzerland, Argentina (!), or G.B. (latter to Atbara but redirected with v. fine scarce purple "TOO LATE/RETURN TO SENDER" mark). Plus scarce 1928 PPC (from a soldier en route to Khartoum) with GB 1½d tied by "FIELD POST OFFICE/8" c.d.s., and 1931 env. to GB with 2 different "WAU" c.d.s.'s and a GB ½d Postage Due cancelled by "FRESH LABEL..." mark. (7 covers). £120
169 ITALO-ETHIOPIAN WAR - RARE P.O.W. "INTERNEE" COVER EX KHARTOUM; Remarkable 24 June 1936 env. (minor wear) from Bologna with Italy 1l75 + 75 c tied by machine cancel, addressed to an Italian in the "Internment [Camp], Care of Civil Secretary, Sudan Government, Khartoum" with v. fine arrival c.d.s. (27 June) on reverse. One of only two recorded items of mail connected to the few 'undesirable' Italian internees in Sudan during the 1935-9 Italian Occupation of Ethiopia. Rare. Photo plate 10B £150
1921-27 CAMEL ISSUE
170 A composite die proof on matt card (131 x 89mm) of the 1m vignette and frame plates with uncleared surrounds. Fine. Ex De La Rue. Similar examples for the 2, 3 & 10m are believed to exist. Photo £300
171 A die proof on glazed card (92 x 60mm) of the vignette plate with uncleared surround with m/s date "12 July", on reverse m/s "Dup D" and "2nd State". Close examination reveals that the shading below the camel is incomplete and that a plug? repair was made just below the straw rolls. Fine. Ex Danson and Boston. Photo £160
172 A die proof on card (92 x 60mm) of the vignette plate without markings. fine. Photo £160
173 A die proof on glazed card (92 x 60mm) of the 1m frame plate dated "9/8/21" and h.s. "BEFORE/STRIKING". Small surface mark clear of design.Photo £160
174 A die proof on glazed card (92 x 60mm) of the 1m frame plate dated "12/8/21" and h.s. "AFTER/STRIKING". Photo £160
175 A selection of Small format 1m perforated printers sample trials on gummed unwatermarked paper overprinted "SPECIMEN" comprising mauve & green, mauve & red, brown & blue (2, one without gum) and blue & brown (2). Mostly fine. (6). Photo £200
176 1m red and violet, a large format gummed and perforated colour trial on unwatermarked paper, overprinted "SPECIMEN". Fine. Photo £80
177 1m red and brown, a large format perforated printer's sample overprinted "SPECIMEN". Stuck onto brown card. Fine. Photo £80
178 1m violet and blue, a large format perforated printer's sample overprinted "SPECIMEN". Mounted on brown card. Fine. Photo £80
179 1m blue and violet, a large format perforated printer's sample overprinted "SPECIMEN". Mounted on brown card. Fine. Photo £80
180 1m black and green, a large format perforated colour trial on unwatermarked paper, without gum, overprinted "SPECIMEN". A little soiled on reverse. Photo £80
181 2m orange and chocolate, an imperforate plate proof block of four on glazed card. Fine. The colour differs slightly from the nornmal issued colour which is a little more yellow in tone. Photo £200
182 A copy letter from A.J.P. Scaife of the Sudan Government Railways, Atbara to Stanley Gibbons informing them of the 2m colour change to Chocolate and Pale orange-yellow,or yellow with used examples of the two shades attached. Also a mint sets in horizontal pairs and singles, a used set and a 10m block of four with misplaced vignette plate. A fine lot. (36). £100
1924 CIVIL CENSORSHIP
183 EGYPTIAN FORCES' MUTINY - REIMPOSITION OF CENSORSHIP - "81" TRIANGLE ON CARD TO G.B.; Attractive 15 Dec. 1924 PPC to Exeter franked by Small Camel 4m(2) tied by a fine "SHELLAL-HALFA/TPO NO1" skeleton c.d.s. with a very fine black triangular "PASSED/BY/CENSOR/SUDAN/81" on the front. From the brief period when the censorship of mail was reintroduced during the rebellion of Egyptian troops in Sudan. PHOTO. £100
184 Similar 10 Dec. 1924 env. (faults) to G.B. with Small Camel 10m tied by light "KHARTOUM-/T.P.O./No.1/PORT SUDAN" c.d.s. having a partial v. fine black triangular No. "83" censor mark. Rare. Photo plate 10B £100
1927-41 CAMEL ISSUE
185 3pi red brown and "new" blue, a perforated block of six colour trials on gummed watermarked paper, one with tiny thin, others fine. Ex. Danson. Photo £180
186 3pi red brown and "new" blue, a perforated block of four colour trials on gummed watermarked paper from the top of the sheet, two with faults. Ex. Danson. Also mint 1m 2m (8, inc. a plate 3 corner block of six with misplaced vignette), 3m, 4m, 5m (11, inc a block of nine with misplaced vignette), 10m (3, inc. a pair with misplaced vignette), 15m (10, inc a plate 3 corner block of six and a single with displaced vignette) and 2pi to 20pi. and used 1m, 2m (2), 3m (2), 4m, 5m (7, inc. three colour changlings used on env. to Glasgow), 10m (2), 15m (4), 2pi (5), 3pi (5), 4pi (2), 5pi (3), 6pi (2)< 8pi (2), 10pi and 20pi. Mostly fine. (88). £160
187 10pi, group of seven imperforate colour trials on gummed watermarked paper, comprising brown & orange, orange & brown (marginal), ultramarine & black (marginal), blue & grey green, blue-green & black, carmine & black (marginal) and pale mauve & blue. A splendid lot. Photo Photo 2 £300
188 10pi green & black, an unmounted mint imperforate pair of colour trials on watermarked paper. Fine.Photo £100
189 20pi ultramarine & black, an imperforate upper right plate 3 corner block of four colour trials on ungummed watermarked paper in the colour of the issued 4pi. Fine. Photo £200
190 10pi, three imperforate colour trials on gummed watermarked paper comprising blue-green & black (marginal), violet-blue & black and green & black. Fine. (3). Photo £140
191 1940 3pi red-brown and deep blue, a marginal unused (no gum) block of eighteen (6 x 3) from the foot of the sheet overprinted "NOT VALID/FOR POSTAGE". Scarce in a large multiple.Fine. These stamps were used as paper coins. £60
50TH ANNIVERSARY OF GORDON'S DEATH ISSUE
192 A die proof of the Gordon Head vignette similar to that used for the millieme values in dull blue on slightly glazed wove paper (27 x 46mm) with "ZKUSMYLISH" h.s. on reverse. Photo £140
193 5m four imperforate marginal plate proofs on ungummed watermarked paper in greeen pale brown, red and blue. Fine. £100
194 5m to 50pi stuck to an official De La Rue album page, h.s in violet "SPECIMEN". Fine. £200
195 5m to 50pi, mint and used sets. Fine. £80
196 5m to 50pi, the complete set used on four registered "Wilson" covers to Sutton Coldfield. Also 5m to 10pi used on a local Khartoum cover. (5 items). £70
197 A deep blue-green die proof of a design similar to the issued 50pi vignette on thin glazed card h.s. on reverse "ZKUSMYTISK". Fine. Photo £200
198 5pi, three imperforate marginal plate proofs on watermarked ungummed paper in purple, orange and blue plus a 50pi non marginal plate proof in red brown. Fine. £100
1940 (25 FEB.) 5M ON 10M SURCHARGE
199 A study with mint blocks of nine inc. one with plate number "3", three blocks of four inc. one with plate number "3", a marginal block of six, two strips of six, a pair and two singles with various surcharge varieties inc. small broken "mim", "no dots", "malmeem for mleem", "extra dot in left mim" and "rudimentary "iam". Also six covers inc. 1940 env. from Juba to Cheshire franked with a strip of six, 1940 envs (2) to Wolverhampton franked with a plate number strip of three together with a 3pi, and a block of eight plus a single respectively. 1940 opened out cover to British Columbia franked with six examples plus 1m & 3pi and bearing a "Found damaged/torn or open and/officially repaired" label. (85). £120
200 A mint upper right corner block of twenty (4 x 5) from the lower right pane clearly showing "5 inserted" variety. Scarce in a positional multiple. £80
1940-41 SURCHARGES
201 4½pi on 5m a mint (2) and used (10 inc. one on an On Active Service censored cover to India and another with 4½pi on 8pi and palms 3pi on cover to Dorking). Mostly fine. (15). £70
202 4½pi on 5m and 4½pi on 8pi, mounted mint blocks of four and corner pairs of the overprint proofs, the smaller type with m/s "31D". Fine. £140
203 4½pi on 5m marginal block of four, 4½pi on 8pi corner block of four and 1940 5m on 10m corner block of eighteen (6 x 3) with plate number "3" and "missing dots" and "rudimentary "lam" varieties. Fine. £100
204 4½pi on 8pi the mint (4) and used (15) study inc. a mint pair with "no serif to 1" variety, a block of four used on cover from Juba to Oxford and a single used on censored cover to Chippenham. (20). £120
205 4½pi on 8pi emerald and black, a complete pane of sixty (10 x 6) with plate number "4". Mounted on selvedge only a few divided perforations. Few panes recorded. Photo £500
1941 PALM TREES ISSUE
206 The mint selection with 1m (4), 2m (42, inc. two joined panes of twenty), 3m (2), 4m (2), 5m (2), 10m (2), 15m (22, inc. a pane of twenty), 2pi (2), 3pi (2), 4pi (2), 6pi to 20pi. Also used 1m (2), 2m, 3m, 4m, 5m (5), 10m, 15m (5), 2pi, 3pi, 4pi (2), 5pi, 6pi, 8pi, 10pi (2) and 20pi. Mostly fine. £80
207 1m slate and orange, a complete mint sheet of 120 containing six panes of twenty. Fine. £50
WORLD WAR II - SUDAN DEFENCE FORCE, 1939
208 INGOING MAIL FROM G.B. INC. KGVI AIR MAIL RATES; 1939-40 group of covers inc. Sept. 1939 internal GB usage of a "SUDAN GOVERNMENT" env. confirming safe arrival of Sudan officials in Egypt en route to Sudan, 4 uncensored envs. to a member of "Mechanical Transport, S.D.F., Khartoum" all with different GB KGVI frankings for the 1s-3d rate, trio of "SUDAN GOVERNMENT" envs. to the same address with 2½d, 1s-3d and 5/- frankings (latter with a single KGVI 5/- red). Plus a 1943 redirected Airgraph (+ env.) from Thirsk to "SUDAN DEFENCE FORCE, M.E.F." but returned with scarce purple "BELIEVED RETURNED TO UNITED KINGDOM/PRESENT ADDRESS NOT KNOWN" mark. Scarce group. (9 covers). £120
209 THE RARE BOXED "S.D.F./CENSORED" MARKS ON MAIL TO EGYPT + G.B.; Nov. 1939 - Oct. 1940 quartet of Small Camel franked covers to Cairo or G.B. (3) from Khartoum (2; stamp removed), Kapoeta & Aroma, with fine or v. fine purple double-boxed "PASSED BY CENSOR/[signature]/H.Q.S.D.F." (2) or black double-boxed "CENSORED/S.D.F." marks. Scarce lot. (4 covers). Photo plate 10B £150
210 EAQUATORIAL CORPS - LARGE TORIT CENSOR + "F.P.O./214" COVERS; 29 Nov. 1939 + 7 Mar. 1942 envs. to the same GB address with 9/15m frankings tied by v. fine Torit or 2-ring "FIELD POST OFFICE/214" c.d.s.; the first with rare large boxed purple "HEADQUARTERS, EQUATORIAL CORPS./T O R I T/[Signature]/NO. HQ. EC/............" mark, the other with circular purple crowned "PASSED BY CENSOR/No.2300". Rare pair. Photo plate 10B £90
211 "DEPUTY CHIEF FIELD/CENSOR" & LONDON "TRAVELLER CENSORSHIP OFFICE" COVERS; Nov. 1940 + May 1942 envs. from the same correspondence to GB; one ex Khartoum franked with 15m (3) having triangular "No.2444" censor and double-oval "DEPUTY CHIEF FIELD/[Crown]/CENSOR" marks in purple, the other with GB franking cancelled in London (Diplomatic Bag?) with "PC90/EXAMINER 5329" censor label tied by v. fine rare blue "TRAVELLER CENSORSHIP OFFICE/IMPERIAL/HOUSE/KINGSWAY/WC 2/LONDON" cachet. (2 covers). £100
212 "S.G." OVERPRINT COVER WITH PURPLE BOXED "EQUATORIA PROVINCE/E.P." CENSOR ; 11 Sept. 1943 env. to Nairobi "BY AIR MAIL" franked by "S.G." overprint Large Camel 2pi (2) + Small Camel 5m all tied by v. fine "SUDAN AIR MAIL/JUBA" c.d.s.'s with v. fine scarce "EQUATORIA PROVINCE/E.P./[Signature]" on the front along with scarce 2-ring purple "A"mark. Rare thus. Photo plate 10B £80
213 RARE 2-RING PURPLE "SUDAN P.O. No. 12" CANCEL ON "AIR MAIL" COVER TO CYPRUS; Attractive 28 Nov. 1940 env. (minor opening tears) to Kyrenia with "BY AIR MAIL" label, franked by Large Camel 3pi and Small Camel 15m tied by a very fine strike of this rare Juba F.P.O. c.d.s. cancel with 4 censor marks on the front inc. boxed "O.H.M.S./No.286/ MILITARY/FRANKED" and red 2-ring "CYPRUS" censor. Rare thus. Photo £160
214 RARE 2-RING PURPLE "SUDAN P.O. No.12" D.S. ON COVER TO EGYPT; 18 May 1941 env. (opened out) to Egypt franked by Small Camel 5m (fault) tied by v. fine "KASSALA" c.d.s. having mostly v. fine large purple FPO No.12 c.d.s. nearby along with scarce black triangular "111" Arabic censor mark; having red "BASE CENSOR" label, etc. Photo plate 12A £120
215 RARE "SUDAN P O 5" C.D.S. ON STAMPLESS O.A.S. COVER TO G.B.; 10 Feb. 1941 env. "On Active Service" to Lichfield with a mostly v. fine strike of this rare black Butana Bridge c.d.s. ("5" just legible), with triangular purple "No.1815" censor & matching oval "DEPUTY CHIEF FIELD/[Crown]/CENSOR" on the front. Very fine. Photo plate 12A £120
216 RARE PURPLE "SUDAN P O 9" PURPLE C.D.S. CANCEL ON INTERNAL SMALL CAMEL COVER; Fine 1 Feb. 1941 env. to Omdurman franked by S.C. 4m+1pi both tied by a mostly fine purple strike of this rare Aroma c.d.s. (numeral "9" just legible). Photo plate 12A £80
217 RARE "SUDAN P O/1" SKELETON C.D.S. ON INDIA FRANKED COVER WITH "F.P.O./186" CANCEL; 27 Oct./ 1941 env. (minor old sellotape marks at left) to India with Air Mail label, franked by India 8as tied by a v. fine British "FIELD POST OFFICE/186" c.d.s. (28 Oct.), having a very fine strike of this rare black "SUDAN P O/1" skeleton c.d.s. (Atbara) alongside. Photo plate 12A £120
218 RARE "SUDAN P O/2" SKELETON CANCEL ON COVER TO BELGIAN CONGO; 14 Aug. 1941 "AIR MAIL" env. (part address and endorsements inked over by some moron) to "Elizabethville, Congo Belge" franked by Large Camel 5pi (scarce single franking) tied by a v. fine "SUDAN P O/2" skeleton c.d.s. Stagg stated that the whereabouts of this FPO were entirely unknown. Photo plate 12A £100
219 RARE "SUDAN P O" SKELETON ON AIR MAIL COVER TO G.B.; 28 May 1941 env. to Fleet with Air Mail label and purple handstruck "ON ACTIVE SERVICE" (matching the triangular "No.3418" censor), franked by Palm Trees 3pi + 15m tiref by a single v. fine "SUDAN P O" skeleton c.d.s. (code unclear; thought to be "7", Malakal). Rare and attractive. Photo plate 12A £100
WORLD WAR II - P.O.W. MAIL, 1940-44
220 RARE PURPLE "FRANC DE PORT/Poste d'interené de Guerre" MARK ON COVER TO ITALY VIA RED CROSS; Very fine 7 Dec. 1940 env. to Naples endorsed from "Campo Internati (Sudan), No.117" on the flap (opens to display) franked by L. Camel 2pi tied by a fine Khartoum c.d.s., with superb purple handstruck "FRAN DE PORT/Poste d'internés de Guerre" Mark on the front with triangular Sudan & oval Egypt censor marks, having boxed purple Cairo transit cachet (16 Dec.) and Swiss Red Cross cachet on the reverse. Rare thus. Photo plate 12A £100
221 RARE BLACK "FREE/POSTAGE/FRANC DE PORT" ON STAMPLESS INTERNEE COVER TO EGYPT; Stampless "Civilian Internee's Mail" Nov. 1942 env. (closed tears along top clear of marks) to Alexandria with very fine black 3-line "FREE/POSTAGE/FRANC DE PORT" mark on the front beside triangular "2" Sudan censor mark, with green printing "Opened by/Examiner 27" label tied by Sudan censor on the reverse, etc. Few known. PHOTO. £120
222 PRISONERS OF WAR - CASUALTY/CAPTURE CARDS + INGOING MAIL; Scarce 1941/2 pair of "PRISONERS OF WAR" Postcards; first not posted but with purple "Transfrd to INDIA" and "REPATRIATED TO ITALY" (1946) marks, the second with boxed "PW MIDDLE/EAST 193" cachet to Italy via Swiss Red Cross. Plus ingoing 1942 env. to a POW in "Sudan" with v. fine purple "P/W MIDDLE/EAST 173" cachet, etc. (3 covers). £120
223 P.O.W. CAMPS 328, 329, 332 & 336 - MAIL TO ITALY & INGOING COVER; 1941 Pair of POW PC's ex Camps 328 & 329 to Italy with boxed "P/W MIDDLE/EAST" ("029" & "113") cachets1943 POW letter-sheet ex Camp 332 to Italy with similar boxed "126" mark, and large regd. "O.S.G.S." env. ex Khartoum (uncancelled Palm Trees 3pi) to a British Officer at the "No.336 P.O.W. Camp, Sudan". (4 covers). £150
224 P.O.W. CAMP MAIL - TO ANOTHER (UGANDA) CAMP & INGOING FROM ITALY; Remarkable 1 June 1942 stampless POW letter-sheet ex Sudan Camp 337 (Erba Gebeit) addressed to "Evacuees Camp E.29252, c/o THE DUTY CENSOR, KAMPALA, UGANDA" with v. fine boxed purple "P.W. MIDDLE/EAST 148" & black "P.W. EAST/AFRICA 050" marks plus v. fine 2-ring "P.O.W./E.A.C." c.d.s. (23 July!) all on the front; plus 1943 trio of ingoing PC's from Italy to POW's in Sudan Camp 337 at Erba Gebeit. (4 covers). Photo plate 12A £150
225 LOCAL & INGOING P.O.W. MAIL FROM/TO SUDAN CAMPS 338 & 401 ; 1941/2 pair of special stampless P.O.W. PC's sent from Italy to Sudan POW Camps 338 & 401 with German/Italian censors and boxed "P/W MIDDLE/ EAST" cachets); plus unusual stampless POW PC ex Sudan Camp 338 addressed to Asmara with a v. fine purple boxed "P/W/ MIDDLE/EAST 168" mark. (3 cards). £100
226 OTHER SUDAN P.O.W. CAMP MAIL - INC. RED CROSS MESSAGE SCHEME COVERS, ETC.; 1941-4 lot inc. pair to Swixss Red Cross Message service with triangular Sudan "18" & "4" censors (first also with v. fine rare red double-oval "RED CROSS/POSTAL MESSAGE SCHEME/[Khartoum]/IN THE SUDAN" cachet), redirected ingoing env. ex Italy forwarded to South Africa with rare purple "H.Q. P.O.W. Postal Section/SUDAN" cachet, and unusual Hitler-franked POW PC from Germany to Natal routed by Air Mail "VIA LISBON - KHARTOUM". Scarce group. (4 covers).Photo plate 12B £140
WORLD WAR II - BRITISH F.P.O.'S IN SUDAN
227 BRITISH 2-RING "FIELD POST OFFICE" C.D.S. COVERS, Nos. 174, 186 & 214; 1940/2 lot inc. pair to GB with Small Camels tied by v. fine FPO/174 c.d.s.'s (Khartoum), GB KGVI 10d tied by FPO/186 (Port Sudan) c.d.s., and stampless/Indian P. Stat envs. to MEF/India with v. fine FPO/214 c.d.s.'s (Khartoum). Scarce lot. (5 covers). £90
228 BRITISH 2-RING "FIELD POST OFFICE" C.D.S. COVERS, Nos. 549 & 718; 1943/4 lot inc. stampless ingoing + GB KGVI 10d (to GB) envs. with v. fine FPO/549 (Khartoum) c.d.s.'singoing returned env. ex GB with fair FPO/718 c.d.s. on reverse, v. fine FPO/718 c.d.s. on reverse of civil env. (4pi 5m rate) to "G.H.Q., PAIFORCE", and 1944 usage of the AIr Letter with GB 3d tied by FPO/718 (Khartoum) c.d.s. (to GB but much travelled). (5 covers). £75
229 BRITISH FORCES' REGIMENTAL CACHET COVERS, ETC.; Nov./Dec. 1939 trio to GB with Small/Large Camel frankings tied by Khartoum c.d.s.'s, having v. fine purple boxed "ORDERLY ROOM/2nd Bg The York & Lancaster Regt." cachets (2) or double-oval "ORDERLY ROOM/1st BN. WORCESTERSHIRE REGT" cachet; plus similar 1945 pair with double-oval "HEADQUARTERS/BRITISH TROOPS IN THE SUDAN" or "S.O.S. M.E.F. TO U.K." cachet. Plus 1944 & c.1944 Sudan forces Xmas cards (no envs.). (5 covers + 2 cards). £90
230 R.A.F. - CIRCULAR CENSOR MARKS, INGOING MAIL, ETC.; Jan./July 1940 trio of SC-franked envs. (one an Honour env.) to GB each with circular RAF Censor marks (Nos.13, 17 & 22) all ex RAF Khartoum, Aug. 1940 ingoing env. (opened out0 ex GB to RAF Aboukir (much redirected with Kahrtoum/Jerusalem FPO c.d.s.'s, etc.), scarce ingoing 1942 usage of GB regd. env. to RAF, Khartoum with KGVI 2/6 green, 1/- and ½d having FPO/214 Khartoum arrival c.d.s., and unusual stampless "O.A.S." env. (+ contents ref. poor mail route via Cairo) to GB ex RAF Wadi Halfa. Scarce group. (6 covers). £100
231 R.A.F. - THE BOXED CENSOR MARKS ON COVERS TO G.B. INC. HONOUR ENVS., "H.M. SHIPS" MARK, ETC.; 1940-4 lot inc. large boxed "26" (FPO174), "46" (honour env.; FPO174), "95" (honour env. ex Sinkat) & "303" (stampless OAS with "RECEIVED FROM/H.M.SHIPS" arrival machine mark; plus square-boxed "20" (stampless OAS with FPO549), "241" (honour env.), and "593" (FPO 549). Good lot. (7 covers). Photo plate 12B £130
232 R.A.F. - DIAMOND, HEXAGON & PENTAGON CENSOR MARK COVERS TO G.B.; 1944/5 quartet (inc. 3 Air Letters) with Diamond "142", "151", "320" (FPO718) & "327" (FPO718; regd. env. with GB Customs label) marks; 1941/2 pair with (both FPO 214 Air Letters) "141" or "298" Hexagons, and 1942 FPO 214 Air Letter with fair scarce Pentagon "129" censor. Scarce lot. (7 covers). £120
WORLD WAR II - ALLIED F.P.O.'S IN SUDAN,
233 EGYPTIAN M.P.O. COVERS; 1941 trio with Small/Large Camel frankings tied by fair to fine "M.P.O." c.d.s.'s "E601" (3x15m to India), "E603" (honour env. to GB with LC 4½pi o.p. 8pi), and same honour env. franking "E604" to India. Scarce lot. (3 covers). £120
234 RARE RUBBER "IND. F.P.O. NO.104" 2-RING C.D.S. CANCELS ON COVER TO INDIA; 18 Apr.(?) 1941 env. to India franked (on reverse; one stamp affected by opening tear) by India 8as + 3p Block of Four, all tied by fair to v. fine large black rubber "IND. F.P.O. No.104" c.d.s.'s of the Reserve FPO [R]104 that was used only for a couple of months in Khartoum in 1941.Photo plate 12B £100
235 LARGE INDIAN "F.P.O./No.12/13/15" DATESTAMPS ON COVERS; 1940/2 trio of covers with mostly fine to v. fine strikes of the Indian FPO No.12 (Sudan regd. env. usage to GB with India 3as+12as), No.13 (Sudan franking env. to USA + backstamp on ingoing env. ex India), and No.15 (Butana Bridge - Sudan franked Honour env. to India). Plus off-cover Sudan Palm 5m canc. by FPO12, and Large Camel (3pi + 4½pi o.p.) canc. by FPO15. Scarce lot. (4 covers + 3 stamps). Photo plate 12B. £120
236 LARGE INDIAN "F.P.O./No.17/19/23" DATESTAMPS ON COVERS; 1940/1 lot inc. mostly fine to v. fine Indian FPO 17 (Argodat, Eritrea; 4½pi o.p. to GB), No.19 (Kassala Railhead; stampless honour env. to India + Small Camel 4½pi o.p. to GB), and No.23 (stampless OAS to GB and Small/Large Camel franked pair to India). Good lot. (6 covers + 1 stamp). £160
237 LARGE INDIAN "F.P.O./No.24/25/87" DATESTAMPS ON COVERS; 1940/1 lot with mostly very fine strikes of the Indian FPO No.24 (Port Sudan, Sudan multi-franking to Palestine; + Tesseni, Eritrea, much travelled ingoing env. with "FPO/No.87" c.d.s. - Gebeit - as well), No.25 (Egypt franked honour env. to India), and No.87 (Khartoum - India franked honour env. to India) datestamps. Scarce lot. (4 covers + 1 stamp). £100
238 ERITREA (ASMARA) - LARGE INDIAN "F.P.O./No.90" DATESTAMPS ON COVERS INC. SUDAN POSTAGE DUE; 1941/2 lot inc. stampless 1941 OAS env. (opened out) to Palestine with FPO90 plus "BASE OFFICE/1" and scarce "BASE OFFICE/2/SQR" c.d.s.'s, rare Oct. 1942 env. with Palm 5m tied by dotted retta but with m/s "T" and FPO90 backstamp - addressed to Khartoum and so with 3rd Issue Gunboat 10m Sudan P. Due on the front tied by v. fine Khartoum c.d.s., and 1942 India franked pair (one an honour env.) with v. fine "F.P.O./No.90" c.d.s. cancels. Good group. (4 covers). Photo plate 12B £120
239 LARGE INDIAN "F.P.O./No.R-2/S-285" & SUDAN "BASE OFFICE" DATESTAMPS ON COVERS; Oct. 1941 + Nov. 1942 pair of letter-cards with India/GB frankings to India/GB cancelled by v. fine and mostly fine large "F.P.O./No.R-2" (Atbara) & "F.P.O./No.S-285" (Wadi Halfa) c.d.s.'s; plus1940/1 trio of envs. (1 being an honour env.; that plus another with "CANCELLED" marks on/near "Air Mail" inscriptions) with mostly v. fine "BASE OFFICE/2" c.d.s.'s (2 types; both Khartoum) - the honour env. with rare tombstone-shaped "BASE OFFICE-2/DUE/[1/5]AS." mark also of Khartoum, and an ingoing 1942 env. from GB with varied FPO datestamps and "EVACUATED....." handstamp. Good lot. (6 covers). Photo plate 12B £180
240 R.A.F. COVERS WITH INDIAN F.P.O. CANCELS/FRANKINGS: 1941 green honour env. (closed tears) to GB with India 3as (3) tied by v. fine British "FIELD POST OFFICE/186" (Khartoum) c.d.s.'s having hexagon-framed RAF "142" censor, plus 1942/3 pair to GB with Indian 1a+8as tied by v. fine large Indian "F.P.O./No.12" c.d.s.'s with pentagon & square framed RAF "147" & "228" censors. Scarce trio. (3 covers). £80
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81-160
161-240
241-320
321-400
401-480
481-560
561-640
641-720
721-800
801-880
881-960
961-1040
1041-1120
1121-1196
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