| ** |
1041 |
|
The rare unused block of forty (pos A 26-30, 96-100) perforated 12.7 at foot with the majority perforated 11.8. Believed to be one of two such multiples. See note at foot of SG part 1. Photo |
£200 |
| PROVISIONAL MULTIPLE FRANKING COVERS |
| ** |
1042 |
 |
A FULL SET OF 1899 SURCHARGES ON COVER:A single (pos B 96) used on cover registered to Singapore with 2c 0n 3c (pos B 75), 4c on 6c (pos 2 35) and 4c on 8c (pos A 45), all tied by large "SARAWAK" c.d.s.of 15 May 1900, with circular framed "SARAWAK/R" below. Fine. Photo |
£200 |
| ** |
1043 |
|
COVER FRANKED WITH A COMPLETE SET OF 1892 AND 1899 PROVISIONALS - THE LATEST RECORDED USE OF THE 1892 1c ON 3c: 1900 (29 Aug) env registered from Sarawak to St Petersburg, Russia franked with a single 1c on 3c (pos B 72), and all four values of the 1899 provisionals plus 1888 De La Rue 3c x 2 (one on reverse). Brindisi and St Petersburg c.d.s. on reverse. This is the latest recorded date of used of the 1892 1c on 3c.Photo |
£300 |
| U.P.U. SPECIMENS |
| ** |
1044 |
|
A single (pos A 47) plus 2c on 12c (pos B 87) and 4c on 8c (pos B 72). , all overprinted "ULTRAMAR" in blue by the Portuguese post office. Fine unused. Photo |
£100 |
| REVENUES - 1875 BLACK RECEIPT STAMP |
| ** |
1045 |
|
3c black, a complete pane of fifty (less position 1) with selvedge, original backing still attached and decorative panel at foot. Some faults but a spectacular item being one of only two recorded. Photo |
£1200 |
| ** |
1046 |
|
3c black, an unused upper right corner block of six (pos 5-7, 12-14) with selvedge (ragged) and original backing still attached. Some faults |
£150 |
| REVENUES - 1885 RED RECEIPT STAMP |
| ** |
1047 |
|
3c imperforate pairs of colour trial in sepia, blue and black on ungummed thick porous paper. Some faults but rare.Photo |
£550 |
| ** |
1048 |
|
3c red, an attempted reconstruction with a block of ten (pos 10-14, 17-21), mint strip of four (pos 32-34), a block of twelve (pos 36-41, 43-48), a single and three used. With unattached decorative border at foot. Some faults but spectacular.
|
£600 |
| ** |
1049 |
|
3c red, a single (pos 13) with central oval "SARAWAK/POT OFFICE" d.s. Thinned. See page 532 Sarawak Handbook which says that a few exist with this cancellation. Photo |
£140 |
| ** |
1050 |
|
3c red, a single (pos 17) with central "SARAWAK" c.d.s. of 10th January 1891. Thinned. Photo |
£140 |
| ** |
1051 |
|
3c red, a single (pos 17) with cancelled with two part strikes of the "BARAM" c.d.s. Rare. note: Sarawak Handbook states "even a town cancel is seen, one for Baram dated Jan. 1891 being known. Photo |
£160 |
| ** |
1052 |
|
3c red, a single (pos 47) with central "POST OFFICE/SARAWAK" double circle d.s. Some faults. Photo |
£140 |
| BURMA |
|
1053 |
|
ANNA SURCHARGES FRANKING ON F.D.C. POSTED IN RANGOON; 22 Sept. 1942 local env. with Jap. Occ. sen values having anna surcharges; ša, &Mac189;a, æa & 1a all tied by v. fine Rangoon 2-rong c.d.s.'s. Rare. Photo |
£240 |
|
1054 |
|
PEACOCK OVERPRINT FRANKING COVER WITH PART MANUSCRIPT KYONPYAW DATESTAMPS; Fine 22 Mar. 1943(?) local env. with Myaungmya type 2 Peacock o.p. Burma KGVI 3pi violet & 9pi green tied by v. fine 2-ring "KYONPYAW/+" c.d.s.'s having red manuscript dated (Burmese script) in centre. Rare and attractive. Photo |
£400 |
|
1055 |
|
JAPANESE FORCES' MILITARY CARDS SENT FROM BURMA TO JAPAN; 1942/4 group of v. fine military PC's (all on different card; two being the distinctive pink card) - three with printed star motif - addressed back to Japan from Hayasi-8224, Yumi-6824, Mori-5376 & Mori-8223 Units respectively; all being in the "Burma Dispatch" area. With varied censor marks, and one has handstruck Air Mail chop. Dated 18/2/1943, 9/4/1943, [undated] & 1/2/1944. Scarce lot. (4 cards).
|
£240 |
|
1056 |
|
NICOBAR ISLANDS - RARE JAPANESE FORCES' MILITARY CARD USED TO JAPAN; Fine 1944 PC (printed anchor type) to Japan from Okazaki I-33 Unit stationed c/o Sasebo P.O., Kostaradja, Nicobar Islands with censor chops and long message on reverse. Rare place of origin; these tiny and remote islands were considered to be of strategic importance because they flanked the sea approach to Rangoon - they were occupied by the Japanese forces from 23 Mar. 1942 until 9 Oct. 1945. Photo |
£400 |
|
1057 |
|
NICOBAR ISLANDS - RARE JAPANESE FORCES' MILITARY CARD USED TO JAPAN; Similar fine 1944 PC from Arai Company U-224, I-100 & I-30 Units which indicated the Special Marine Corps at Nancowry in the Nicobar Islands. Rare. Photo |
£400 |
|
1058 |
|
NICOBAR ISLANDS - RARE JAPANESE FORCES' PICTORIAL CARD USED TO JAPAN; 1944 red card PC (minor faults; woodcut picture on reverse) from Sato Company, I-29, I-64 Units; from Nancowry, Nicobar Islands, addressed to Japan but with no censor chops. Rare origin. Photo |
£400 |
|
1059 |
|
NICOBAR ISLANDS - RARE JAPANESE FORCES' MILITARY CARD USED TO JAPAN; Fine 1944 PC (red printed Star imprint) from Nishijima I-29 Unit, i.e. c/o Sasebo P.O., Nicobar Islands, with censor chops. Rare thus. Photo |
£400 |
|
1060 |
|
INGOING JAPANESE FORCES' MAIL TO BURMA FROM MANCHURIA; 13 Apr. 1944 usage of the 2s red Japanese P. Stat. PC (some creasing; stamp removed by censor?) from Dairen in occupied Manchuria (part c.d.s. cancel) addressed to Tsukasa 11053 Unit, Burma Dispatch, indicating 3rd Air Corps in Burma. Rare mail between war zones. Photo |
£260 |
|
1061 |
|
INGOING MAIL FROM JAPAN TO THE JAPANESE FORCES OCCUPYING BURMA; 1944 group of PC's (3s brownx2, 2s red uprated with 1s, military card with 3s, or 5c grey uprated with 2s; varied condition, mostly v. fine) all from Japan (various c.d.s. cancels) addressed to Japanese soldiers in Burma; four to the same Shosei Tsuchiya with Mori/Hei Units 10113/4, and the other to another soldier in Hei-10113 Unit. The cards wer all addressed to the Burma dispatch. Scarce group. (4 cards).
|
£300 |
|
1062 |
|
JAPANESE MILITARY ADMINISTRATION: 1942-45 various administrative documents inc. business permit, memos, letters, receipts (one with fiscal stamp) etc. Also three items from Sumatra inc. two telegrams and a certified document with revenue stamps altered in m/s. All with clearly written up descriptions. (11 items).
|
£120 |
| CHINA |
|
1063 |
|
PRE-WAR MILITARY MAIL + CENSORED WWII INTERNAL CANTON COVER; Sept. 1939 stampless O.A.S. env. & uprated Mar. 1939 military PC (with 10s+3s tied by "A.P.O. No.202" c.d.s. to a Shanghai Military Unit or to Japan respectively, from Azuma Unit (China) or South China with censor chops etc. Plus 17 Jan. 1942 stampless Official local Canton env. with censor c.d.s. of Yamakawa Unit H.Q. Scarce lot. (3 covers). |
£150 |
|
1064 |
|
LATER OCCUPATION OF CHINA - MILITARY CARDS SENT TO JAPAN; 1942 PC to Osaka with v. fine rare Japanese 1st Branch Office/No.6 Military Postal Station c.d.s. (only a few known); plus 1944/May 1945 pair of PC's (red Star type & orange Dove type; former with return Air Mail triangle cut off) to Japan from Military Police Unit, South China or from Field Railway H.Q., Central China. Former with purple boxed censor chop of South China Military Police, Hamano. Scarce and fine lot. (3 cards). Photo |
£240 |
|
1065 |
|
MANCHURIA - RARE BRITISH P.O.W. COVER PLUS A JAPANESE 'WOUNDED SOLDIER' CARD; c.1944 local usage of the special Japanese Military wounded/sick soldiers' PC from Manchuria 6018 Unit (Korin, Toan) to another serving soldier at Manchuria 388 Unit (Koanshi) with purple boxed censor chop; plus very rare 31 Aug. 1945 stampless env. (+ p.copy of part original contents) to G.B. endorsed "Free Mail" from a British Brigadier recently released from the "P.O.W. Camp. MUKDEN, Manchuria" with Indian octagon-framed "A/12" censor mark struck in transit and 21 Sept. GB transit c.d.s. (redirected on arrival). There is a v. fine boxed Japanese Kanji mark on the reverse. The part letter p.copy reads; "Theoretically, I am free, but we are still living in squalor in a P.O.W. Camp & are not likely to get away for several weeks, I fear. Though the sick & ailing are going more quickly..." Very few covers from these remote POW Camps in China have been recorded. (2 covers). PHOTO. |
£500 |
|
1066 |
|
JAPANESE NAVAL MAIL - RARE 'ASAHI-MARU' HOSPITAL SHIP COVER, ETC.; Rare 11 Jan. 1940 usage of a stampless Japanese Naval letter-sheet (orange border etc.; with printed photo of war planes inside) to Japan with unclear black c.d.s. and red censor chop, written from the Hospital Ship 'Asahi-Maru' somewhere in the China Sea. Plus c.1944 stampless Military PC to Japan from Hainan Navy Special Projects Division, No.7 Navy Postal Station, c/o Kirun P.O., Taiwan. Rare and fine pair. (2 covers). Photo |
£400 |
|
1067 |
|
SHANGHAI INTERNMENT CAMP - INGOING MAIL TO P.O.W./INTERNEES; 14 Oct. 1942 stampless censored env. (faults) endorsed "Free, Prisoner of War" from "SPRING CITY/PA" (c.d.s. to a US POW at "Shanghai Internment Camp...Japanese F.P.O. 10, Shanghai"; plus very fine 1942 env. from a fellow-internee in "Kanagawa Kencho [Internment Camp], Yokohama" sent c/o the Portuguese Consul in "Shanghai" for an internee there, and very fine 5 Aug. 1943 local Shanghai env. to "Columbia Country Club Camp...Shanghai" with China 25c tied by Shanghai c.d.s. with rare Japanese "COLLECTIVE CAMP FOR HOSTILE PERSONNEL" censor c.d.s. on the front. Rare group. (3 covers). Photo |
£400 |
| FRENCH COLONIES - INDO-CHINA |
|
1068 |
|
OCCUPIED FRENCH INDO-CHINE - JAPANESE MILITARY MAIL SENT TO JAPAN; 1944/5 Collection of stampless PC's (5 Star types in 3 different colours - one with Air Mail triangle still attached - and one Dove type) from Oka-2626, Tsukasa-3031, Tho-4236 (2), Utsu-4246 and Shin-1700 Units; all of the French Indo-China dispatch at Saigon etc. Mostly fine and with varied censor chops. Scarce lot that would be very hard to assemble. (6 cards). |
£400 |
| GERMAN COLONIES - MARIANA ISLANDS |
|
1069 |
|
SAIPAN ISLAND C.D.S. ON 2s RED POSTCARD USED TO JAPAN; Fine 15 June 1941 usage of the 2s red PC to Japan cancelled by a very fine rare Japanese Saipan P.O. c.d.s., being sent from a member of the Tarohoho National School on Saipan Island , addressed top Asaka. Rare and attractive. [The Marianas Islands remained under Japanese control from 1919 until 1944.] Photo |
£400 |
|
1070 |
|
OFF THE MARIANAS ISLANDS - JAPANESE NAVAL CARD FROM THE 'NARUTO-MARU' TANKER; 8 Aug. 1943 usage of the Military Anchor type PC with censor chop from the Japanese Navy Special Service Ship 'Naruto Maru' while operating just north of the Marianas islands, addressed to Japan. This special refuelling tanker was sunk by the US forces shortly after this card was sent. Rare and attractive. Photo |
£240 |
|
1071 |
|
RARE JAPANESE SOLDIER's COVER CAPTURED BY U.S. FORCES; 19 Apr. 1944 env. minor creasing) from Japan (7s green tied by Gifu c.d.s.) addressed to Chubu 4th Unit, Marianas Islands [Saipan Island]. On the front is a very fine large purple 2-ring cachet; "EXAMINED AND PASSED BY/DIVISION/INTELLIGENCE/2D MARINE DIVISION FMF". This letter would have reached its addressee when he reached Saipan on or around 22 May, but the US forces invaded from 15 June 1944, so this letter was presumably found by a US soldier on the island around June/July 1944. Remarkable item from this important campaign. Photo |
£360 |
| GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS |
|
1072 |
|
BETIO (GILBERT IS.) - RARE OUTGOING COVER TO JAPAN CAPTURED IN TRANSIT BY U.S. FORCES; 1943 (Nov.?) usage of the decorative Anchor-design blue/red letter-card (with photo of naval guns printed inside) to Yokohama from Takei Company, U-66, U-233, c/o Yokosuka P.O., which indicates the Tarawa Island 3rd Naval Special Base Force at Betio. The letter-card has a very fine red 2-ring "EXAMINED IN THE FIELD/PASSED BY/JOINT INTELLIGENCE" cachet on the reverse, which suggests that this item was part of a mail that had not left the islands when the US forces arrived in Nov. 1943. The front is signed by "Huisinga (C-6)", the US forces' translator, Serg. Rudy Huisinga. Attractive and rare; very few Japanese WWII items from the Gilberts have survived - there were none in the Stan Jersey Collection. Photo |
£650 |
|
1073 |
|
BETIO (GILBERT IS.) - RARE INGOING ITEM FROM JAPAN NOT CAPTURED BY THE U.S. FORCES; 28 Mar. 1943 env. from Osaka with 5s tied by v. fine c.d.s., addressed to a Japanese soldier with U-66, U-191, c/o Yokosuka P.O., indicating Tarawa island. The lack of any U.S. Intelligence mark suggests that this cover returned to Japan with its addressee. Rare; very little ingoing mail to the WWII Japanese forces in the Gilberts has survived. Photo |
£400 |
|
1074 |
|
BETIO (GILBERT IS.) - RARE INGOING CARD FROM JAPAN CAPTURED BY U.S. FORCES; 29 Apr. 1942 usage of the Japan 2s red 'Warrior' P. Stat. PC from Tokyo (v. fine c.d.s.) to Yokusuka 31st Air Group, who were stationed at Betio, Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands. The card was later captured by US forces and has a large part v. fine red 2-ring "EXAMINED IN THE FIELD/PASSED BY/JOINT INTELLIGENCE" on the reverse. being signed by the US translator "Huisinga (R-6)" on the front. Rare ingoing mail. Photo |
£400 |
|
1075 |
|
BETIO (GILBERT IS.) - VERY RARE INGOING CARD FROM CHINA CAPTURED BY U.S. FORCES; Fine 1943 usage of the orange Military Dover type PC from a Japanese soldier of Akatsuki=2941 Unit, 2nd Ship Transportation H.Q., Central China; addressed to a Japanese soldier at U-66, U-191, c/o Yokosuka P.O., which indicates Betio, Tarawa Island. The card was later captured by the U.S. Forces, and has an 80% very fine 2-ring red "EXAMINED IN THE FIELD/PASSED BY/JOINT INTELLIGENCE" cachet on the reverse. The front is signed by the U.S. forces' translator "[Serg.] Huisinga (C-6)". Exceptional item sent between two unusual occupied areas and then taken by the Americans. Exhibition Item. Photo |
£600 |
| HONG KONG |
|
1076 |
|
RARE MAIL FROM THE JAPANESE OCCUPYING FORCE IN HONG KONG; Pair of 30 Oct. 1943 + 1 Jan. 1944 stampless Military Japanese PC's from Governor General Division of the Hong Kong Defence Force to the same Tokyo address with different purple/red censor chops; one with orange printing and coloured picture on reverse, the other being the Star type printed in red with long message on reverse. Rare pair; mail form the occupying Japanese forces is seldom seen. (2 cards). Photo |
£300 |
|
1077 |
|
RARE MAIL FROM THE JAPANESE MILITARY HOSPITAL IN HONG KONG, SENT TO JAPAN; Fine 1944 usage of the orange Dove type Military PC from Hong Kong Army Hospital, Hong Kong Defence Force, addressed to Japan with small red censor chop. The message includes; "...so in Hong Kong the place becomes more & more severe..." Rare and attractive. Photo |
£150 |
|
1078 |
|
PRISONER OF WAR CAMP N - RARE INGOING COVER FROM MACAO; 20 Dec. 1943 env. (minor toning) addressed to a POW at "Camp N, Hong Kong" franked by Macau 20 orange tied by a v. fine octagonal Macau d.s., having a fine Camp censor chop on the front. Rare thus. Photo |
£300 |
|
1079 |
|
PRISONER OF WAR CAMP N - SPECIAL P.O.W. COVER TO G.B.; Fine c.1944 stampless env. (red boxed "Sce des Prisonniers de Guerre" imprint on front) sent from "Prisoners of War Camp N, Hong Kong" to Scotland, with "7998/P.C.90" British censor tape along left hand edge. Attractive. Photo |
£150 |
|
1080 |
|
RARE JAPANESE OVERPRINT 5y ON 5s ON COVER REGISTERED TO CANTON; 28 May 1945 env. (minor creasing) regd. from Hong Kong to Canton franked by Japanese HK overprint 5y brown + 3y red (3) all tied by fine Japanese HK c.d.s.'s with red Japanese HK regd. label on the front. There is a v. fine Canton arrival c.d.s. (and part regd. receipt) on the reverse. This 5y o.p. stamp is very elusive on cover. PHOTO. |
£240 |
|
1081 |
|
REGISTERED COMMERCIAL COVER TO JAPAN WITH 5y ON 5s STAMP; 2 June 1945 long env. regd. to Tokyo (rare destination at this date) franked by Japan o.p. 3y on 2s and 5y on 5s (scarce on cover) tied by partial v. fine Japanese HK c.d.s's with red Japanese regd. label on the front. Fine and rare commercial cover. Photo plate 32A |
£300 |
|
1082 |
|
REGISTERED LOCAL COVER WITH MIXED FRANKING; 2 June 19454 env. regd. from Takeng to the Tax Office in HK franked by vertical pairs of the overprint 3y on 2s (one with small scuff) & unoverprinted 1y, all tied together by a single very fine Japanese HK c.d.s. with red regd. label (gum stains & faults) alongside. Attractive and very scarce. Photo plate 32A |
£200 |
|
1083 |
|
LOCAL LETTER-RATE COVERS SHOWING CHANGING POSTAL RATES; 1942/3 pair of envs. to Causeway Bay & Victoria with single franking 4y and 10y tied by superb & near v. fine strikes of the Japanese HK c.d.s.; plus 1945 pair of envs. (one a cut-down Air Mail env.) with local Chinese script addresses each franked with single overprint 3y on 2s tied by the same c.d.s. Scarce lot. (4 covers). |
£260 |
|
1084 |
|
COVER TO SHANGHAI AT SCARCE 7s SINGLE LETTER-RATE; 27 May 1944 long commercial env. (+ contents) addressed in Chinese to Shanghai franked by 3s+4s for the scarce 7 sen rate to Shanghai (13 June arrival c.d.s.). Scarce and attractive. Photo plate 32A |
£200 |
|
1085 |
|
INGOING COMMERCIAL COVER EX SHANGHAI; Apr. 1942 long commercial env. (minor creasing) from Shanghai (Scientific Instrument makers) to Kowloon franked by China 1c+5c+10c o.p. 25c tied by dotted "SHANGHAI" c.d.s.'s, having a partly fine HK arrival c.d.s. on the front. Attractive and scarce; good pair for the previous lot. Photo plate 32A |
£150 |
| JAPAN |
|
1086 |
|
MAIL TO ALLIED P.O.W.'s IN JAPAN + JAPANESE RED CROSS COVER; 1943/5 trio of stampless "PRISONERS OF WAR" envs. from USA, Australia & GB to American/Australian/British POW's in Zentsuji (2) & Hakodate Camps with varied censor chops etc.; scarce lot. Plus 1944 env. (creases) with Japanese Red Cross imprint franked by Japan 10y (2) tied by Tokyo c.d.s., addressed to the Red Cross in Switzerland. (4 covers). |
£260 |
|
1087 |
|
HACHIJO ISLAND - MILITARY CARDS SENT TO JAPAN; c.1944 pair of military PC's (one the Dove type in orange) addressed to Japan from soldiers both in the URA-12378 Unit, U-26 c/o Yokosuka P.O. Fine pair. (2 cards). Photo plate 32A |
£240 |
|
1088 |
|
RYUKYU ISLANDS - RARE MILITARY CARD WITH RED NAHA POST OFFICE PREPAID MARK; Fine 1944 usage of the orange Dove type PC to Ishikawa-ken, Japan from a soldier of the Anti-Poison Squad, Take-1537 Unit (i.e. 9th Division c/o Naha P.O., Ryukyu Islands) with Emori censor chop, cancelled by a very fine scarce red PRE-PAID, NAHA POST OFFICE cancel. Rare and attractive.
PHOTO. |
£260 |
|
1089 |
|
RYUKYU ISLANDS - RARE MILITARY CARD WITH PURPLE NAHA POST OFFICE PREPAID MARK; c.1944 usage of the orange Dove type Military PC to Mie-ken, Japan, from a soldier of the Ishi-3596 Unit at Okinawa, Ryukyu Is.) cancelled by a mostly very fine purple PRE-PAID, NAHA POST OFFICE mark, with Saito censor marks. Rare. Photo plate 32A |
£260 |
|
1090 |
|
RYUKYU ISLANDS - RARE COVER TO JAPAN WITH NAHA POST OFFICE C.D.S. CANCEL; 25 Jan. 1945 env. to an Army Hospital at Kanagawa-ken, franked by Japan 7y tied by mostly v. fine anonymous c.d.s. of Naha P.O., from a soldier of Hara Company Ishi-3594 Unit (i.e. at Naha, Ryukyu Islands) with Takeshita censor chops. Rare thus and attractive. Photo plate 32A |
£240 |
|
1091 |
|
NAVAL MAIL - RARE 'TEMPORARY NAVY P.O. No.38' CANCEL OF S.S. KUNASHIRI, COASTAL DEFENCE SHIP; 23 Nov. 1942 usage of the red Warrior type Military PC to Toyama-ken, Japan; cancelled by a very fine strike of this rare c.d.s. with censor chop (water mark) on the front. These Naval cancels are seldom seen. Photo plate 32A |
£200 |
|
1092 |
|
NAVAL MAIL - RARE 'TEMPORARY NAVY P.O. No.75' CANCEL OF THE WARSHIP S.S. KASHIMA; 6 June 1943 usage of the red Warrior type Military PC to Gifu-ken, Japan; cancelled by a very fine strike of this rare Warship c.d.s. with censor chops alongside. Very fine. Photo plate 32B |
£200 |
|
1093 |
|
NAVAL MAIL - RARE HOSPITAL SHIP CARD EX S.S. 'HIKAWA-MARU'; 1943 usage of the Anchor type Military PC to Japan from the Japanese Hospital Ship 'Hikawa-Maru' - location uncertain. With two censor chops (one cancelled in crayon). Attractive and rare. Photo plate 32B |
£300 |
|
1094 |
|
NAVAL MAIL - NAVAL CARD FROM S.S. 'NARUTO-MARU' OFF THE MARIANAS ISLANDS; 8 Aug. 1943 usage of the orange Anchor typer PC from this Japanese Navy Special Service Ship (the Fleet tanker), located at the time in the Marianas Islands area of the Pacific, written shortly before she was attacked and sunk off the Marianas by US forces. Rare thus. Photo plate 32B |
£200 |
|
1095 |
|
CANADA/U.S.A. - MAIL FROM JAPANESE INTERNEES IN NORTH AMERICA; 1944/5 pair of censored internal Canadian envs. from Kamloops/Montreal to Kaslo with Canada 4c tied by machines, both having censor labels ((DB/263 changed to DB159 in manuscript + DB/195); plus 1943 pair of internal US envs. (3c frankings) with v. fine purple 2-ring "HEREFORD TEX./Internment Camp Br." c.d.s. or blue "HEART MOUNTAIN, WYOMING" imprint (depicting Camp buildings). Scarce lot. (4 covers). |
£150 |
| KOREA |
|
1096 |
|
JAPANESE MILITARY CARDS USED FROM KEIJO-FU, KOREA TO JAPAN; Pair of May/July 1943 usages of the Warrior type PC's from Chusen-7440 Unit (at Keijo-fu, Korea) to Chiba-ken in Japan; from the same correspondence addressed to the Air Defence School, and both cancelled by mostly v. fine KEIJO c.d.s.'s, having different censor chops. Scarce pair. (2 cards). |
£120 |
|
1097 |
|
MALAYA - INGOING MILITARY CARD WITH KOREAN REDIRECTION FROM PYONGYANG CORPS; 1943 PC from a soldier with Tsukasa-9981 Unit (Malaya Dispatch) addressed to a fellow-soldier of the Kuma 9th Corps, Pyongyang 44th Corps, Korea Dispatch; redirected from Korea to Osaka with a fine rice-paper label on the front. Rare thus. Photo plate 32B |
£120 |
|
1098 |
|
BRITISH P.O.W.'s IN JINSEN CAMP - INGOING G.B. P.O.W. POSTCARDS; Fine Apr./Aug. 1944 pair of fine GB KGVI 3d POW PC usages from Dundee/London to POW's in "Jinsen Camp, Korea" (first with note of 29/9/44 receipt date) with British censor marks on the front, having mostly fine red boxed Camp censor chops on the reverse. Scarce pair. (2 cards). Photo plate 32B |
£140 |
| MALAYA - STRAITS SETTLEMENTS |
|
1099 |
|
JAPANESE MILITARY MAIL FROM SYONAN (= SINGAPORE) TO JAPAN; c.1943/4 usages of four different types of the Military PC's (Star, Star+Anchor, Dove & plain) all to Japan, from Tsukasa-9813, Tsukasa-9981, Oka-1923, and uncertain Unit of the Malaya/Sumatra dispatch. three being from Units located in Syonan (= Singapore). Rare lot. (4 cards). Photo plate 32B |
£240 |
|
1100 |
|
JAPANESE OCCUPATION OF MALAYA ISSUES ON PRINTED MATTER COVER TO JAPAN; 17 Feb. 1944 wrapper (open at both ends) to Nagoya-shi, Japan, franked with Jap. Occ. 8c (3) tied by mostly fine Syonan (Singapore) c.d.s.'s. Rare printed matter rate during the Occupation.Photo plate 32B |
£260 |
|
1101 |
|
MONEY ORDER CARD FRANKED WITH STRAITS O.P. $1 PAIR TIED BY INTAGLIO "RANTAUPRADAT/ KANTOR POST" OVAL; Attractive 30 Jan. 1944 receipt-card (in Dutch) for 1,000g, franked by overprint KGVI $1(2; one creased)) tied by v. fine strikes of this rare intaglio oval mark with a second strike (light crease) alongside. There is the Sumatra receipt c.d.s. of "PEMATANGSIANTAR" on the reverse. Very scarce thus. Photo plate 33 |
£150 |
|
1102 |
|
MONEY ORDER CARD WITH MIXED FRANKING OF NETH. INDIES + STRAITS OVERPRINTS; Scarce 22 Apr. 1944 receipt-card (in Dutch, crease clear of stamps; counterfoil and sender name corner glued to reverse) franked by Straits KGVI overprint 50c (2) + Neth. Cols. overprint 20c pair all tied by mostly fine SIBORONGBORONG c.d.s.'s, with PEMATANGSIANTAR arrival c.d.s. on the reverse. Scarce. Photo plate 33 |
£150 |
| MALAYA - INDIVIDUAL STATES |
|
1103 |
|
JOHORE - JAP. OCC. 4c POSTCARD USED FROM ENDAU TO JAPAN; 21 Oct. 1944 usage of the general Malaya Occ. 4c red P. Stat. PC from Endau (mostly fine c.d.s. cancel) to Kyoto, having purple censor chop and red arrival annotation ref. the Kyoto address. Rare. Photo plate 32B |
£200 |
|
1104 |
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JOHORE - JAP. OCC. FRANKING WITH TIED CENSOR LABELS ON INTERNAL REGD. COVER; 11 Dec. 1944 env. regd. from Muar to Johore Bahru franked on reverse with Jap. Occ. 3c + 10c(2) tied by fine scarce 2-ring MUAR/MALAYA" c.d.s.'s with Japanese censor label tied by censor chops alongside, having blue English "R/MUAR" l;abel on the front! Attractive and very scarce. Photo plate 32B |
£120 |
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1105 |
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JOHORE - RARE JAPANESE P.O.W. "MAIL OF DISARMED MILITARY PERSONNEL" CARD USED TO JAPAN; 7 Sept. 1946 usage of the captured orange Japanese Dove type card to Kyoto (received 10 Oct.) endorsed "Mail of Disarmed Military Personnel" and having a purple shield-shaped US "C.C.D. J-3206" censor mark struck on arrival in Japan. Rare; the only example of mail from a Japanese POW in the whole Clark Collection. Exhibition Item. Photo |
£500 |
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1106 |
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KEDAH - RARE JAP. OCC. FRANKED COVER TO SINGAPORE; 24 Oct. 1942 env. to "Syonan-To" (= Singapore) endorsed "Romanised Malay" franked with Kedah o.p. 4c pair tied by mostly very fine 3-ring "ALOR STAR/KEDAH/2602/YUBIN KYOKU" c.d.s. with "24 OCT" struck alongside; there is a faint Japanese boxed censor chop at left. The correct 8c rate - rare and attractive. Photo plate 32B |
£240 |
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1107 |
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KEDAH - COMMERCIAL COVER REGD. TO SINGAPORE WITH MIXED JAP. OCC. FRANKING; Commercial Feb. 1943 env. regd. to "Syonan" (= Singapore) franked (on reverse) with Kedah 10c o.p. (2), Perak 2c o.p., and Jap. Occ. of Malaya 1c all tied by partly fine 3-ring "ALOR STAR/KEDAH/2602/YUBIN KYOKU" c.d.s.'s with Syonan arrival c.d.s. (24 Feb.) nearby. There is an English blue "R" label on the front, and the letter has been sealed with plain paper sealed with red wax seals. Rare and unusual franking. Exhibition Item. Photo |
£340 |
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1108 |
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KEDAH - RARE THAI POSTAL ADMINISTRATION ISSUE ON COVER REGISTERED FROM ALOR STAR; Civilian 2 May 1945 env. (slightly reduced at right) registered to "Jitra, Syburi [= Kedah]" franked (on reverse) by General Malaya Jap. Occ. Issue 15c red and no less than 8 copies of the Thai Postal Administration 1c yellow (one with perf. fault; most with very slight gum toning - huge catalogue value on cover) all tied by fine to very fine blue 2-ring "ALOR STAR/SYBURI" c.d.s.'s and by a fair boxed, initialled "CENSORED/G.P.O./ALOR STAR" mark. There is a blue English "R/Alor Star/A" label (corner fault) on the front tied by a further strike of the 2-ring c.d.s. but with the "2487" date changed to "2488" in manuscript. Very rare and unusual Thai Administration cover. Important Exhibition Item. Photo |
£1000 |
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1109 |
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KELANTAN/PERAK - RARE USE OF OVERPRINTED POSTAGE DUES ON DISALLOWED CARD WITH "FISCAL" OVERPRINTS FRANKING; Remarkable local (?) Kota Bharu 29 Apr. 1943 usage of the unoverprinted Kelantan 2c P. Stat. PC covered up by four Jap. Occ. Perak 2c "FISCAL" + 'Kanji' overprints (4) tied by light Kota Bharu c.d.s.'s; endorsed "Due to pay 8 cents" with a fine purple Kota Bharu "T" in triangle and so having uncancelled o.p. M.P.U. Postage Dues (1cx2 with black single-frame chop + 3cx2 with "DAI NIPPON/2602/MALAYA" o.p.) over the endorsement "First Day Cover" and a censor chop. Photo |
£850 |
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1110 |
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KELANTAN - COMPLETE SET OF RARE THAI ADMINISTRATION ISSUES ON COVER REGISTERED FROM KOTA BHARU; Fine 7 Aug. 1945 philatelic env. locally registered with the complete set of the Thai Administration of Malaya issues (1c+2c+3c+4c+8c+15c) all tied by mostly fine 2-ring "REGISTRATION/KOTA BHARU KELANTAN" c.d.s.'s, having fine boxed "R/KOTA BHARU/KELANTAN/Reg.No." mark and signed "KOTA BHARU/CENSORED" mark on the front. These Thai Admin. issues are very rare on cover (SG cat. 25 x their total off-cover value of £198 = almost £12,500!) and are seldom seen. Exhibition Item. Photo |
£1000 |
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1111 |
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MALACCA - BRIEF STAMP SHORTAGE AFTER JAPANESE OCCUPATION - "POSTAGE PAID" COVER; 22 Apr. 1942 stampless env. (light stain marks hardly detract) to "Syonan-to" (Singapore) with v. fine red 2-ring "POSTAGE PAID/8 CTS/22 AP/1942/MALACCA" c.d.s. on the front beside purple boxed Japanese censor chop. Rare cover from the area prior to the issue of stamps after the Occupation; this Paid mark was used just for two days, until the stamps became available on the 23 Apr. 1942. Rare. Photo plate 33 |
£240 |
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1112 |
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NEGRI SEMBILAN - REGISTERED MAIL TO SELANGOR WITH SLOGAN CANCEL & CENSOR SEAL; Commercial 21 Oct. 1944 env. regd. to K.L. franked (on reverse) by Jap. Malaya 1944 General Issue 8c (2) tied by spectacular pictorial SEREMBAN, MALAY cancels, having red-on-white censor label at left tied by 2-ring censor c.d.s.; there is a blue English "SEREMBAN" R label on the front beside a very fine bilingual "Menabong dari/Sediklit akhir/Setinggi bukit" machine slogan in purple. Very scarce and attractive. Photo plate 33 |
£120 |
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1113 |
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PERAK - UNRECORDED "A.R" MARK OF LUMUT ON RARE COMMERCIAL REGD. ENVELOPE; Fine 27 June 1944 usage of the scarce overprinted 15c regd. env. (150x93 mm) to the "Supreme Court, Ipoh" franked on reverse with Jap. Occ. of Malaya 8c(2)+4c all tied by very fine 2-ring Lumut c.d.s.'s; on the front is a further v. fine c.d.s. and a matching "A.R" mark (unrecorded for Lumut) and a fine blue English R" label with manuscript "Lumut". Rare and unusual commercial item. Photo plate 33 |
£300 |
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1114 |
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SELANGOR - RARE INTERNAL REGISTERED COVER WITH BOXED HANDSTRUCK OVERPRINT FRANKING; Attractive 4 Apr. 1942 env. (slightly reduced at top) to Kuala Lumpur franked (on front) by Perak o.p. (purple) 2c+15c plus Malaya o.p. (purple) 1c+3c+5c+8c, with a further Malaya o.p. (red) 1c on the reverse; all tied by v. fine 2-ring "KUALA LUMPUR" c.d.s.'s, but endorsed as from Pudu and with blue English "R" label of "PUDU" on the front. There is also a blue manuscript "A.R." on the front and a white paper censor label at the foot tied by a censor chop. Very early Jap. Occ. regd. cover from Selangor, posted on the second day of the resumed postal service with hand-overprinted postage stamps. Exhibition Item. Photo |
£300 |
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1115 |
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TRENGGANU - INGOING COVER FROM JAPAN RETURNED VIA SINGAPORE DUE TO LACK OF REGISTERED MAIL SERVICE; Unusual 21 Dec. 1943 env. regd. from Tokyo to "Kuala, Trengganu, Malai" with Japan 4c(2)+10c all tied by Tokyo c.d.s.'s; but endorsed in red "No Service for Regd. Article" on the front, having v. fine 2-ring SYONAN (Singapore) c.d.s. (15 Jan. 1944) on the reverse, being sealed with tied red censor label, and having Tokyo P.O. rice-paper explanation slip on the front. Rare thus. Photo plate 33 |
£150 |
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1116 |
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JAPANESE MILITARY ADMINISTRATION: Group of documents, 1941-45, mainly from Perak & Penang, inc. two telegrams, certified receipts, labourer's ID card, radio license renewal, passport, certificates, court documents, printed report on the Occupation etc. Many with Japanese chops or receipt stamps. Unusual material, all written-up on leaves. (25 items). |
£240 |
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1117 |
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BORNEO (SOUTH) - RARE MILITARY LETTER (WITH CONTENTS) FROM NAVAL FUEL PLANT; Nov. 1942 env. (+ long, original, hand-written contents) from 101st Naval Fuel Plant Construction Group, Samarinda, South Borneo, addressed to Niigata-ken (Japan) with censor chops etc., with blue "17.12.-5" (5 Dec. 1942) arrival d.s.'s back and front. Complete letters of this period from the Japanese forces are seldom seen. Samarinda was an important oil-field town. Rare. Photo plate 33 |
£300 |
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1118 |
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BORNEO (SOUTH) - MILITARY CARD TO JAPAN; 18 Nov. 1943 PPC (coloured view on reverse; part sender's address slightly smudged) from Nakahata Company, 9801 Unit (South Borneo) to Okayama-ken (Japan) with small censor chop (Kashiwamoto) on front. Scarce thus. Photo plate 33 |
£150 |
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1119 |
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BORNEO (SOUTH) - MONEY ORDER CARDS WITH D.E.I. OVERPRINT FRANKINGS; Fine 7 Oct. 1943 + 20 May 1944 pair of Dutch Money Order cards (one with counterfoil still attached) to Pontianak (West Borneo) franked by overprint (purple Anchor) Neth. Indies 80c red or 5c blue tied by v. fine "MAMPAWA" or "POETOESSIBAU" c.d.s.'s, made out for amounts of 200g and 2g 50c respectively. Rare pair. (2 cards). Photo |
£300 |
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1120 |
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BORNEO (SOUTH) - INGOING CARD TO P.O.W. AT TARAKAN DURING THE 'MAIL SUSPENDED PERIOD'; 2 Oct. 1945 usage of the Warrior type 2s PC uprated with a 3s brown tied by a fine Kyoto c.d.s., addressed to a Japanese P.O.W. in Australian hands (of the Ikioi-10283 Unit, Tarakan Island, East Borneo) during the 14 Aug. - 16 Nov. 1945 period known as the 'Mail Suspended Period' when only overseas mail from Japan was permitted if it was addressed to their civil/military nationals abroad. Fine and rare. Photo |
£200 |
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