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| 161 | NINETEENTH AND EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY ACCUMULATION: Useful group of covers c1826-1910 inc. (worn) soldier's concession rate cover (1826) with scarce early use of London 'PAID' cds, two unpaid soldier's letters from India (1853-6), 1865 much-redirected cover to Curragh Camp, 1836 Chelsea Pensioner letter ex Bath (RH No.26) with FREE d.s., various War Office OHMS covers one signed by Lord Roberts (1903) enclosing letter from him etc. (18 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 162 | LEEK (STAFFS.) - NAPOLEONIC P.O.W.'s MAIL TO FRANCE; 28 Nov. 1812 & 24 Apr. 1813 pair of EL's (in French; unusually neither being sealed) from "Leek" to Quimper, each endorsed and signed "Single", "Not Paid" and "Chas. Grey, Agent" on the front, being charged "11" and "4" on delivery in France. The second letter reveals that the writer is a French Naval Officer who was captured on 9 Aug. 1803 "in sight of Cadiz" and taken to Gibraltar, where he was in prison until 24 Dec. 1803, when he was moved to England where he was still "sur parole a Leek". Most unusual endorsements for POW mail at this date. (2 covers). [See also next lot.] Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 163 | Similar pair of 1813 EL's endorsed & signed "Chas. Grey, Agent", plus later letter sent just after the end of the War; June/July 1813 pair of EL's from the same correspondence from the POW in "Leek" (contents ref. problems of delays of mail from POW's to France, and a possible POW exchange) with the same "Single Not Paid" signed endorsements as the previous lot; plus matching 11 Sept. 1815 EL prepaid ("P 1/10") to Quimper (the writer no longer had a postal concession) with near fine (partly overstruck) scarce boxed "LEEK/154" mileage mark and charged "12"(?) on delivery. Good trio. (3 covers). Photo | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 164 | IRELAND - SOLDIERS' 1d RATE COVERS WITH RARE "PAID" MERMAID & DERRY MARK; 10 Apr. 1812 EL from "Dubling Barrack" [= Dublin] to Market Harborough with red m/s "1" (endorsed on reverse & countersigned on the front) and partly fine rare red Dublin Mermaid-framed "PAID" d.s. with black m/s "2" charge on the front (presumably for the unofficial MH local post to "Grate Bowden"); plus 12 Feb. 1837 EL from "Londonderry" to Bannockburn headed & countersigned for a QMS with red m/s "1" and almost very fine red boxed "PAID AT/DERRY". Good pair. (2 covers). Photo | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 165 | PAISLEY & SHEERNESS - 1d CONCESSION RATE COVERS, ETC.; Fine 1813 EL from Sheerness (fair red mileage) prepaid 1d from a sailor on HMS Namur to London, toned 1821 EL prepaid 1d from Paisley to a soldier at Chatham, and Jan. 1814 letter (no wrapper|) to Francis Freeling from Sir Arch. Macdonald on behalf of some soldiers' wives who have been charged 1s-8d per letter for mail from their soldier husbands. (3 items). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 166 | RARE IRISH STAMPLESS CONCESSION RATE COVER TO INDIA, 1846: Part EL (internal edge loss) ex Waterford (blue TOO LATE on flap) with m/s '1' prepaid charge, addressed to an artillery gunner at 'Bombay or elsewhere', redirected to Karachi with Bombay oval FREE d.s. Rare thus. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 167 | IONIAN ISLANDS - MILITARY GARRISON, 1849-63: Trio of Es addressed from UK to British officers stationed on the Islands inc. 1849 stampless E to Corfu with m/s '1/-' deleted and replaced by '3'; 1863 pair to RE officer on Corfu ex London & Galway with 3d (2) for French route or 10d (1d x 2 & 4d x 2) for Prussian route, both with '1' local delivery charge. Interesting group despite minor faults. (3 items). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 168 | UNCLAIMED CONCESSIONARY RATE COVER, 1864: Much redirected E (opened out) with 1d red franking posted from Naas to a soldier in the Lincolnshire Regt. at Curragh Camp and forwarded to Calcutta, Bangalore & Madras then back to the UK to Preston & Chatham; plethora of marks inc. Indian boxed UNCLAIMED, DEAD LETTER OFFICE cds and enigmatic red M.D. in oval frame. Battered but interesting; a scarce example of unclaimed concessionary mail. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 169 | MILITARY MANOEUVRES, c1879-1913: Interesting group of covers etc inc. 1879 returned E addressed to Wimbledon Camp with fine cds of the Camp, good variety of Training Camp cds on cards and pieces inc. scarce skeletons of 'Bustard Field P O / Devizes', Ashwick, Whitchurch Down & Lark Hill etc. Good lot. (24 items plus several pieces etc) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 170 | INDIA - MILITARY MAIL, 1880-1904: Good group of countersigned concessionary rate covers to the UK (8), 1880-98 inc. unusual printed example ex E.Surrey Regt. and two fine Soldiers' & Seamen's Es (plus two unused examples); 1902 E ex Aden Camp with 1a pair; KEVII 1a frankings (4) from garrison postings etc. Also unusual use of Russian 2k wrapper to English officer at Deccan. (17 items). | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 171 | INDIA - CHITRAL FIELD FORCE, 1895: E (flap torn) to UK with 2a6p stamp cancelled by fine strike of the scarce F.P.O. 1/No.1A cds (17.August) used on the N.W. frontier during the repulse of the Pathan attack on Chitral Fort; also a scarce use of ½a wrapper (closed tear) addressed to FPO No.5 [Dargai] via Nowsheira with fine FPO 1 No.5A arrival cds. Scarce pair. (2 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 172 | BOER WAR: Group of covers, 1900-01 inc. stamped pair to same USA address, one being 1d Pink E uprated with 1½d & 2½d stamps, cancelled due marks, registered E with fine '2d' due h.s., various 'LONDON/PAID' marks, interesting much-redirected cover etc. Good lot. (24 items). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 173 | CHINA EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, 1901-07: 1901 India ½a E with CEF opt. (opened out) with additional ½a stamp, both cancelled with FPO No.7 c.d.s. [Peking] with Tsientsin & Hong Kong base office d.s. en route to Ireland; also 1907 German PPC sent to S.Africa from FPO No.4 [Tongku] via Base Office B and Victoria, Hong Kong. In addition, a ½a stamp on piece with part cds of CEF No 3 TPO. (3 items). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 174 | MOHMAND FIELD FORCE, 1908: Regimental E (flap partly torn away) to UK franked with 1a stamp cancelled by fine strike of the very scarce F.P.O. No.68 large cds of 6.May 1908 used on the N.W. frontier during the short-lived Afghani tribal uprising and punitive expedition to the Bazar Valley. Rare. | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 175 | MALTA CONCESSION RATE COVER, CRETE, MAURITIUS etc: 1898 Countersigned E (trimmed at top) to UK from infantry NCO on HMS 'Hawke' franked with Malta 1d; 1912 1d cover ex London to an officer at Vacoas Camp, Mauritius; 1911-12 pair of Es (edge wer to one) addressed to Naval officer on HMS 'Waterwitch', China Station [at Singapore]; 1905 PPC (Royal party visit) from Crete with part strike of scarce oval HEADQUARTERS/CRETE h.s. (5 items). | £90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 176 | MISCELLANY; 1915-19 Group of covers and ephemera inc. Jan. 1916 env. Duala to London with fine "DUALA/(KAMERUN) c.d.s., ms. "No Stamps Available" signed by an officer in the 2nd Nigerian Regt.; 1916 env. Sophia to London with v.fine purple "SERBIAN RELIEF FUND/UNIT/LADY/PAGET'S/HOSPITAL" cachet, London and Sophia machine cancels and red boxed "PRISONNIER DE GUERRE"; 1917 env. Salonika to Sheffield from the Serbian Military Direction with fine Serbian FPO 999 c.d.s. alongside fine Base Army Post office X c.d.s., etc.;1918 Honour env. Aden to London posted free with fine "BASE OFFICE ADEN/I.E.F." c.d.s. on reverse; 12.11.18 four pages from Daily Mail "Germany Surrenders"; 28.6.19 The Times "The Full Text of the Peace Treaty", etc. (11 covers+newspapers etc). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 177 | THE SUSPENSION OF FOREIGN MAIL SERVICES; 1914 Group of env's./PPC's all posted in July/August to Germany, Hungary and Austria inc. 31 Jul PPC to Munich returned to Portsmouth with purple "UNDELIVERABLE/L.P.S." etc.; 3 Aug. env. London to Marienbad with similar h.s.; 4 Aug. env. Beauly, Inverness-shire to Oldenburg with similar h.s. and returned 21 Aug. under cover of RLS Returned Postal Packet env.; 12 Aug. Regd. env. London to Budapest with large boxed purple "UNDELIVERABLE/L.P.S" h.s., etc. Scarce early group. (7 items). Photo | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 178 | MOBILISATION AND THE B.E.F.; Aug. 1914 Collection of env.'s and PPC's relating to the mobilisation of forces inc. 3 Aug. PPC to Bristol with ½d green tied by "THE CAMP/MINEHEAD S.O. SOMERSET" c.d.s.;4 Aug. PPC Folkestone to St Ives written by a nephew returning from France, "the scenes here are memorable. The French come gaily singing to get on the boats to go to defend their land...." etc.; 6 Aug. PPC Britanny to London with 10c brown tied by "SOUTHA(MPTON)/FRANC(E) MB" c.d.s "Train service entirely suspended except for troops ..." etc.; 28 Aug.Southampton to Bradford written by sailor on the Hospital Ship No.4 (Ex SS Plassy) with postscript "Just seen a boat load of wounded come in & put in train"; 5 Aug.Government proclamation No. 1252 "DEFENCE OF THE REALM/Trading with the Enemy" A5 sheet, etc. (16 items). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 179 | POSTAGE DUES ON AUGUST 1914 MAILS; Group of unpaid PPC's and env.'s all with postage due h.s.and ½d or 1d PD stamps inc. 7 Aug. PPC Parkhurst Camp IOW to Wotton-under-Edge with ms. "½ to pay" and ½d green tied by Glos. c.d.s. (this should have been charged 1d as the single rate concession was not approved until 11 Aug.);9 Aug. PPC Jura, France to Essex with "1d/F.B./H." h.s. and 1d red PD tied by Manor Park c.d.s. "I am writing a card because it is not allowed to send a letter unless it is opened..." etc.; 16(?) Aug. env. France to Brighton with "Stamps unavailable/on Active Service", "Passed censor (initials) Capt." with 1d red PD tied by Brighton c.d.s.; 16 Aug. PPC Aisne to Burton-on-Trent with "On Active Service/Soldier" with "1d/I.S./A." h.s. and tied 1d red PD; 20 Aug. France to London then redirected to Kent with "ARMY POST OFFICE/20" c.d.s. (v. early use), Passed Censor h.s. "1d/F.B." h.s. and 1d red PD tied by London c.d.s. etc. A fine and early selection showing the various postage due rates. (22 items). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 180 | POSTAGE DUE MAILS;1914-18 PPC's and env.'s with postage due h.s. inc. Oct. 1914 PPC Mombasa to Coventry with "no stamps available CB Collins Lt. Col.R.E", "T" h.s., Mombasa Paquebot c.d.s. and ½d green PD tied by Walgrave c.d.s.; Oct. 1914 env. Port Taufiq to Bournemouth from a Private in the 7th Battn. The Hampshire Regiment enroute to India signed by a Capt. Marshall with Port Taufiq d,s, "1/F.B./A." h.s. and 1d red PD tied by Bournemouth c.d.s.; Dec. 1917 env. Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force to Lisburn signed "GHQ MEF" with circled "T", "1d/I.S." h.s.'s and 1d red PD tied by Lisburn c.d.s.; July 1917 env. Ambala India to 20th Royal Fusiliers in France with horseshoe "BRITISH-CAVALRY-LINES/DUE/AS" overwritten in blue crayon "Front", boxed "3" h.s., etc.;1916 env. Rubery Hill to Douglas IOM with ms. "Wounded soldier" and purple boxed "Sent by Wounded Soldier/at 1st. Birmingham War Hsp". etc. Fine group.(14 items). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 181 | CHRISTMAS DAY IN THE TRENCHES 1914 - THE FOOTBALL MATCH; 25 Dec. 1914 fascinating and historical letter (no env.) written in pencil on 10 sides of 7insx4½ins notepaper from a soldier with the BEF in the trenches. "This will be the most memorable Christmas I've ever spent ....The Germans commenced by placing lights all along the edge of their trenches and coming over to us, ....Some of our chaps went over to their lines. ... There must be something in the spirit of Christmas, as today we are all on top of our trenches running about ....We also each had a card from the Queen ....After breakfast we had a game of football at the back of the trenches!....I never expected to shake hands with Germans between the firing lines on Christmas Day ...etc." A wonderful eye witness account of an historic event. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 182 | UNDELIVERABLE AND INTERCEPTED MAILS; 1914-16 PC's and env.'s inc. Sep. 1914 PC London to Hamburg with purple "UNDELIVERABLE/L.P.S."; Oct 1914 PPC Spain to Huddersfield, intercepted by the Germans and struck with purple "Zurück/wegen Kriegszuspend" (Return because of State of War); Nov. 1914 env. Forest Hill to Constantinople with purple "UNDELIVERABLE/L.P.S." and alongside scarce boxed "UNDELIVERABLE/RETURN/ TO SENDER FREE";Aug. 1915 London to Antwerp resealed with Opened by Censor label and v.fine "UNDELIVERABLE/(ENEMY COUNTRY)/RETURN TO SENDER" .h.s.;Jan 1915 env. London to Belgium resealed with Opened by Censor label with purple boxed Undeliverable for reason stated etc. and below a part strike of Acheminement/Interrompu, etc. Interesting group. (7 items). Photo | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 183 | POSTCARDS TO NEUTRAL COUNTRIES; 1916-18 Trio of PPC's addressed to neutral countries forbidden by PO Circular 2268 Dec. 1915 inc. Sep. 1916 London to Madrid, with v.fine boxed "Picture Post-cards addressed to/Neutral countries are returned/by the Censor" h.s. partly overstruck by purple Undeliverable for ... etc.; June 1918 Sheffield to Switzerland, intercepted in London and struck with a v.fine boxed "Picture Post-cards/are returned/by the Censor" h.s. partly overstruck by purple Undeliverable for ... etc. plus Aug. 1918 Manchester to Spain with similar marks. Photo | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 184 | SERVICE SUSPENDED TO RUSSIA; 1917-18 Quartet of covers all resealed with Censor label inc. Dec 1917 (foxed) London to Petrograd struck with fine boxed (waved lines) "SERVICE SUSPENDED" h.s.; Oct. 1918 London to Petrograd with boxed "SERVICE SUSPENDED" h.s., "37" h.s., and "UNDELIVERED FOR REASONS STATED/ RETURN TO SENDER" h.s.; Aug. 1918 London to Rostov with green label stuck to the front "RETURNED TO SENDER/BY THE CENSOR/FOR REASON EXPLAINED IN/MEMORANDUM ENCLOSED/IN THIS COVER" (Memo sadly missing) plus Apr. 1918 Liverpool to Orsk with boxed Undelivered for ...etc. h.s. (4 items). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 185 | DOMESTIC MILITARY CAMPS; 1914-1919 Collection of PPC's and env.'s all related to domestic camps inc. Oct. 1914 PPC Aveley to Godalming with ½d green tied by fine "BELHUS PARK CAMP" d.s.; Jan 1915 env. Salisbury Plain to Preston with 1d red tied by v.fine "CANADIAN OVERSEAS/EXPEDITIONARY FORCE/(maple leaf)/FIELD POST OFFICE" d.s.; July 1916 PPC to Aberdeen with ½d green tied by Army Post office (HD) 12 d.s.; Mar. 1915 env. Blandford to Birmingham with 1d red tied by v fine "NAVAL CAMP B.O./BLANDFORD" c.d.s.; Feb. 1919 Australian YMCA env. to Christchurch New zealand with "A.I.F. CAMP P.O./16" c.d.s. etc. Good selection of APO numbers. (33 items). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 186 | LETTERS FROM FRANCE DURING 1914; 1914 env.'s, PS & PPC's from France to UK inc. 3 Sep. Field Service Post Card cancelled with APO 40 c.d.s. then Army Base Post Office c.d.s. at Nantes on 9 Sep.;4 Sep RP card (soldiers peeling spuds!) to London and cancelled at Southampton with red "ARMY LETTER-FREE" h.s.; 5 Sep. env. to Manchester with Passed by Censor No.210 and 1d red cancelled by APO 38 ; 17 Sep. env. to Southampton resealed with Censor label from 2nd Lt. in the Black Watch then at the battle of the River Aisne; 19 Dec. PC written from No 5 Amb. Train to Cambridge with square Passed by Censor and APO A d.s.; 10 Nov. Army Form B.218m "Weekly rates of pay of Private Soldiers ...etc". Good lot with wide variety of h.s. (42 items). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 187 | HOSPITALS, AMBULANCES ETC.; 1914-19 Selection of env.'s. PS and PPC's mainly from hospitals and medical facilities inc. Oct. 1914 env. to London with v.fine purple "AMBULANCE AMERICAINE/NEUILLY-S-S./BLESSE MILITAIRE" h.s.; Nov. 1914 env. to London with v.fine red double circle "BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY/Scottish/Branch" h.s. etc.; Oct. 1915 env. to London with fine red boxed "Censored by/L.B.Maxwell/ Adjutant/FRIENDS AMBULANCE UNIT" h.s. etc.; 1915 env. to London with ms. "Croise Rouge" and v.fine blue circled "HOPITAL ANGLAIS/DE/NEVERS/+" h.s.; 1917 env. Apr 1917 env. Lyon to United Provinces, India with ms. "Franchise Militaire" and fine purple boxed "HOSPITAL D'ULSTER 250/Allée du Sacré-Coeur. LYON" h.s. etc; Jan. 1919 env. Paris to Germany with fine purple "MISSION BRITANNIQUE /4 Bis Boulevard des Invalides, PARIS" h.s. Also noted Scottish Womens Hospital PPC,Johnstone Reckitt hospital cachet, etc. (Small qty.). | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 188 | INDIA AND PERSIA; 1915-20 Group of India or Persia covers inc. Nov. 1915 env. Chakdara Camp (Mohmand Blockade) to Malakand with boxed "Field Force/Postage Free" and on the reverse FPO No. 56 c.d.s.; Oct 1915 env. Abazai Fort (same blockade) to Landi Kotal on the reverse purple boxed "Field Force/Postage Free" and FPO No. 57 c.d.s.;Apr. 1918 PPC Duki (Marri Punitive Force) to Simla with boxed "FILED SERVICE/POSTAGE FREE" , fair FPO No. 114 and v.fine "VICEROY'S CAMP P.O/DELY" c.d.s.; June 1916 env. from British officer in 10th Mule Corps posted at Ahwaz to Bombay with fine Ahwaz c.d.s., Bombay c.d.s. etc.; June 1916 env. Bushire to Cairo with fine FPO No. 319 c.d.s., Cairo c.d.s. etc.; Nov. 1920 env. Basra to Huddersfield (Arab Rebellion) with Iraq ½a. on rear flap tied by Basra c.d.s. and the red circled "M/1017" censor h.s. to front and reverse, etc. A good selection of covers. (11 items). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 189 | CIVIL CENSORSHIP; 1914-1918 Study of the civil censorship labels inc. Sept. 1914 env. London to Utrecht with pink Royal Arms/ Opened by Censor (OBC1) label;Oct. 1914 env. Bristol to Zeist (Holland) with small white censor label (OBC2) across rear flap; Jan. 1915 env. London to Amsterdam with large pink Opened by Censor 51 on reverse (OBC3);Dec. 1915 env. Christiania Oslo to London with white Opened by Censor 849 label (OBC4) on reverse ;Aug. 1916 env. London to Chile with Opened by Censor 3229 label and over the address a blue Royal Arms/"RETURNED TO SENDER/BY THE CENSOR" label; Feb. 1917 env. High Wycombe to Los Angeles with white label printed in blue Opened by Censor (OBC24), etc. A good selection worthy of close inspection. (20 covers). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 190 | EARLY, LATE AND UNUSUAL CENSORSHIP H.S.; Interesting group of covers with a variety of censorship h.s. inc. 3 Aug. 1914 PPC S Newington to Berlin examined by Germany and struck with red double circle "Auslanstelle Coln/Deutz/Frei-/gegeben"; Feb. 1919 env. Piraeus to Syros censored by the Royal Naval Censorship Office at Hermoupolis with white Opened by Censor label and boxed "AC(head)CS/PASSED/AEGEAN/POSTAL/ CENSOR/SYRA" h.s.; Feb. 1918 env. Ekaterinoslavl, Ukraine to Stockholm, sent via Petrograd (censor h.s.) and the Arctic route to GB where it was censored again before forwarding to Sweden; Sep 1918 env. Kufstein, Austria to Zurich with red boxed "Zensuriert/K.u.K Zensurstella 23", redirected to Thomas Cook who redirected again to London; Aug. 1919 London to Cologne opened by British military and resealed with red "EXAMINED BY/BRITISH/MILITARY/CENSORSHIP" label, etc Varied and interesting selection. (15 items). Photo | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 191 | DIPLOMATIC BAG MAILS; 1914-19 Quartet of covers by Diplomatic Bag inc. 3 Oct. 1914 env. (foxed) Germany to London franked with 20pf blue tied by London c.d.s. and v.fine red boxed "Postal Censor" with "O.K. Pyne" h.s. above; similar 10 Oct. 1914 env. (trimmed top and bottom)Germany to Coventry via London with fine purple Postal Censor and red "Passed/H.R.P." h.s.; Apr. 1919 env. Sweden to Hull (Swedish Consulate) with boxed "Postal Censor" h.s. , "T/20" and boxed "ABOVE ONE OZ/2d/MORE TO PAY/383" h.s., with 2d PD tied by Hull d.s. and Feb. 1919 PPC from Tenerife to London with "LONDON F.S.14" c.d.s. good boxed Postal Censor. (4 items). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 192 | CENSORED REGISTERED MAILS;1915-19 Group of covers all Registered and censored inc. July 1918 Registered env. London to Switzerland with red Insured Valuer Declarée label, resealed with "OPENED BY/CENSOR/478" label tied by small red "P.C." wax seals;Oct. 1918 London to Denmark (opened to display) resealed by "OPENED BY/CENSOR/4980" label tied by large brown "WAR/OFFICE/POSTAL/CENSOR" wax seals; Dec. 1918 mourning env. Barcelona to Nottingham opened and resealed in London with bluish green "WAR/OFFICE/POSTAL/CENSOR" wax seal; Jun. 1915 env. Syra (Greece) to London with v.fine double circle "POSTAL/CENSORSHIP/REGISTERED SECTION" H.S. ETC. (6 ITEMS). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 193 | KING'S MESSENGER, SPECIAL BAG MAILS ETC.; 1914-18 group of covers inc. c.1915 env. to London with v.fine boxed "K.(crown)M./PRIVILEGED" cachet and ms. red "King's Messenger" above; c.1916/18 pair env. to Halifax, Yorks. and London with fine oval "WAR/OFFICE/POSTAL/CENSOR" cachet used on mail not passing through normal postal channels; June 1918 env. Paris to London with British Embassy h.s. and oval "WAR/OFFICE/(crown)" cachet; Aug. 1916 env. Italy to Cambridge prepaid with 1d red cancelled at London with purple "CROSSE ROSSA BRITANNICA" cachet and "GeorgeBBarbour" h.s.; 1916 env. US Embassy london to Boston Ms. prepaid with 1d red cancelled by Washington duplex and purple "Washington, D.C., P.O./This article was originally/mailed in country indicated/by postage", etc. Good unusual selection. (12 items). PHOTO. | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 194 | INTERCEPTED MAILS; 1915-17 Small selection of covers intercepted and either delayed or released after inspection inc. Dec. 1917 PS card Argunovskoe, Russia to Stockholm sent via Petrograd and Finland but seized and detained by the Germans, with variety of h.s. inc. "SAISI PAR/L'ALLEMANGE 1916-1917"; 1916 PS card Netherlands to Egypt with fine "PART OF A MAIL CAPTUR(ED)/BY GERMANS AND DELAYE(D)" etc.; Aug. 1915 env. Alicante to Amsterdam opened and resealed with fine red boxed "RELEASED BY THE/BRITISH MILITARY AUTHORITIES"; Mar. 1916 env. San Francisco to Berlin intercepted by the Royal Navy with three Censor labels, "129", "1403" and "P.W. 1630", with similar fine red boxed "RELEASED BY ......" etc. (6 items). Photo | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 195 | PRESENT LOCATION UNCERTAIN, RETURNED MAILS ETC.; Group of covers either returned or location uncertain inc. Sep. 1914 env. Liverpool to Aldershot with several re-directions in ms. inc. "not 3 A.H.Q." with boxed "UNABLE TO TRACE/ARMY POST OFFICE/EXPEDITIONARY FORCE" etc.; similar Oct. 1914 env. London to Colchester with boxed purple "UNABLE TO TRACE ... etc" partly overstruck with a v.fine purple boxed "PRESENT LOCATION/UNCERTAIN/R.L.S.,L.P.S.,G.P.O."; Jan. 1915 env. Falmouth to Exeter, several ms. redirections with fine red boxed "INSUFFICIENTLY ADDRESSED/NUMBER OF/BATTALION REQUIRED"; Feb. 1915 env. London to BEF with ms. "Front" and v. fine blue boxed "NOT AT/16 FEV 1915/ROUEN"; Jun 1916 env. Chedworth to Seaford with purple "INSUFFICIENT ADDRESS/Without name of Regiment" partly overstriking a boxed "ARMY POSTAL SERVICE/(HOME DEFENCE)/INSUFFICIENTLY/ADDRESSED"; Jan 1917 env. Cheltenham to BEF with red boxed "PRESENT LOCATION/UNCERTAIN/BRISTOL R.L.B." etc. Good variety of covers. (18 items). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 196 | CENSORSHIP DELAYS ETC.; Feb. 1916 env.(faults) to BEF opened and resealed with red "EXAMINED /BY/BASE CENSOR" label and stuck to the reverse a label "This letter is delayed owing to the address being/wrongly written ... etc."; Nov. 1915 env. from FPO T15 to Dorset opened and resealed with fine red boxed "THIS LETTER HAS BEEN DELAYED AS/THE CERTIFICATE WAS UNSIGNED AND/SPECIAL EXAMINATION WAS NECESSARY" h.s.;Apr. 1915 PPC Le Havre to Wales with fine red-brown boxed "IMPROPERLY/POSTED/DELAYED" h.s. etc.; Nov. 1916 YMCA env. to Denmark opened and resealed with v.fine red "S" in circle h.s.; Mar. 1917 env. FPO D20 to USA with similar circled "S" etc. (8 items). | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 197 | PRISON SHIPS; Trio of covers inc. Jul. 1915 env. (vertical fold) from The Solent Squadron to Taunton with boxed "RECEIVED FROM H.M. SHIP ...etc. and a v.fine oval purple "PASSED BY CENSOR/H.M.T. "ASCANIA"" cachet; undated printed Prisoners of War env. Southend to Dortmund with fine purple "POST FREE/PRISONERS OF WAR/P.C." h.s. and on the reverse the return address inc. "H.M.T. Ivernia" plus Apr. 1915 env. Hamburg to "H.M.S. Royal Edward" at Southend addressed to Mr Max Hayn No.5620 a prisoner of war. Fine and scarce trio. Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 198 | PRISON CAMPS IN ENGLAND; 1914-18 Selection of covers inc. Jan. 1918 Regd. env. APO S66 to Aliens Camp IOM with fine purple oval "ALIENS' DETENTION CAMP/KNOCKALOE, I.O.M./CENSORED" cachet; Dec. 1914 env. from Hamburg addressed to the "Officer of Command/Aliens Camp/Douglas"; Sep. 1914 env. Lancaster to Manchester with fine purple boxed "O.H.M.S./PRISONERS OF WAR/POSTAGE FREE" cachet; undated printed POW env. London to Frankfurt posted by "Victor Wiesberger P/W 9015" at the Alexandra Palace POW Camp; Aug. 1914 env. Horsham to American Consulate, W. Hartlepool endorsed "Prisoner of War/Free of Postage" and initialled by Col. Hamilton the POW Camp Commandant; Oct. 1914 env. London to US Consulate Manchester with v.fine oval "PRISONERS OF WAR/(crown)/INFORMATION BUREAU" cachet, etc. (11 items). Photo | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 199 | POW/INTERNEES IN EUROPE; 1915-19 Group of covers from or to POW and Internees inc. Apr. 1915 env. London to Groningen with purple "BRITISH CONSULATE/(crest)/DUNKIRK" cachet addressed to Benbow Battn. Interneering depot; Dec 1915 env. Jørstadmoen to Sussex with ms. "British/Seaman/Interned/Norway" and red Passerer label (ex MacDonald cores. part address "blocked out"; dec. 1916 env. Karlstein to Hamburg from "CK Milnes, Konfinierter britischer Staatsangelhöriger" with purple "Konfiniert" h.s. etc.; 1916 env. Amsterdam to Bristol endorsed "Prisoner of war" and "Interneerings/Minerva/Amsterdam" etc.; May 1918 env (minor faults)Turkey to Hove with Opened by Censor Label "P.W.164" and endorsed "From CAPT KBS CRAWFORD R.E./ British Prisoner of war No 1209...etc" on flap; Sep 1915 PPC Ambleside to British POW Ruhleben with purple boxed "CONTRARY TO REGULATIONS/Letters for Prisoners of War/must be addressed in ink.", etc. Interesting and varied group of covers. (15 items). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 200 | NAVAL MAILS COLLECTION; 1914-18 Collection of Naval Mails inc. Sep. 1916 env. to Canterbury cancelled with unframed "RECEIVED FROM ...etc" d.s. and endorsed "H.M.Submarine C35" in pencil; undated env. to Leeds with fine "RECEIVED FROM H.M.SHIP/NO CHARGE TO BE RAISED" h.s.; jan. 1916 Regd. env. to manchester received at london from RN Bag system with London IS registration label and purple "PASSED/BY/CENSOR"; Apr. 1915 much travelled env. Tottenham to Chatham, and redirected to Hms Imperieuse, Royal Arthur, Trawler Hingebank Boom Defence etc. with fine blue part framed "CANNOT IDENTIFY AT ADMIRALTY";Feb. 1916 env. to Chatham with (overstruck) fine double circle "PASSED BY SHIPS CENSOR" possibly HMS Ark Royal, etc. Fine and varied selection of marks many identified from Gould. (48 items). | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 201 | ORKNEYS, DUMB CANCELS ETC.; 1914-18 selection inc. Dec. 1917 PPC Holm to Romsey with fine purple oval "CENSORED*HOLM" cachet; Aug. 1915 env. to Brighton with v.fine double circle "CENSORED*NORTHERN PATROL" cachet; Apr. 1915 PC Scapa to Cardiff with Fleet Post office c.d.s and below fine blue "PASSED BY CENSOR/H.M.S. IMPERIEUSE/9 APR 1915" cachet; good variety of dumb cancels inc. env. to Winchester with segmented cancel and v.fine "PASSED/H.M.S. KENT/CENSOR" cachet etc. (23 items). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 202 | HOSPITAL SHIPS; 1915-19 Small group of covers from Hospital Ships inc. Feb. 1916 printed env. (foxed) to Bideford re-directed to Dover on reverse flap "BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVN. CO. LTD./TSS 'NEURALIA'; operating as a hospital ship in the Med.; Jan 1919 env. to Ashford with green "CENHQ/SG(circled)SOR" cachet and ms. "M du Parc/Ambulance Océan/La Panne";Jan. 1920 PPC posted APO 4 to bedford with good blue oval "AMBULANCE TRANSPORT/GLOUCESTER CA(STLE)" cachet; undated env. (half of reverse missing)addressed in Arabic to Gwalior with v.fine "On Active Service/Hospital Ship "Loyalty" etc. Good group. (7 items). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 203 | NAVAL MAILS - OTHER COUNTRIES; 1914-19 Group of covers/PPC inc. 20 Aug. 1914 PPC Valetta to New Barnet with poor "Paquebot" and fine purple "PASSED BY CENSOR" cachet; Aug. 1917 env. Mesopotamia to Punjab via London with ms. "Censored/C.T.G" top left and "CO/H.M.S. Waterfly" bottom left;Aug. 1918 PPC Italy to Cornwall with shield type "PASSED/BY/CENSOR/235" h.s.; Dec. 1918 PPC Constantinople to Guildford cancelled with "RECEIVED FROM H.M. ...etc." d.s. from sailor on HMS Caesar; Jun 1919 env. (and interesting contents) Constantinople to Wimbledon written onboard HM Hospital Ship St Margaret of Scotland; Mar. 1919 PPC Colombo to Richmond with poor "TRANSPORT/CENSOR/COLOMBO" in circle etc. Good variety. (14 items). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 204 | SOUTH RUSSIA ETC.; 1916-19 selection inc. Mar. 1919 PPC to London written on HM Hospital Ship Glengorm Castle "we are now at Batoum again, but are leaving for Poti again tomorrow" etc.; Jul. 1919 env. Novorossisk to Aberdeen with poor London rubber d.s. Code "Z" , purple octagonal "PASSED BY CENSOR/No. 370" and ms. "John Hendry/c/o British Consul/Novorossisk/South Russia" etc.; Dec. 1919 env (with contents) Novorossisk to Newcastle upon Tyne written enroute from Batoum by Capt. Kirsopp, Liaison Officer with the British Mission; Jun 1916 PPC Archangel to Cheltenham via Naval Bag to London written by Lt Smiles RNAS Armoured Car Division; Feb. 1916 env. Alexandrovsk to W Australia via London and re-directed to Sydney with ms. "Censored by G.R. Turner/S.Lieut. R.N.V.R./Russian Legion"; 1919 booklet "Rules and notes for guidance/British Military Mission, South Russia", etc. Scarce. (7 items). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 205 | NORTHERN RUSSIA; 1919 trio of covers inc. Apr. 1919 env. to Cambridgeshire from Brigadier General Walshe OIC Allied Force in N. Russia stamped at the correct rate 1½d and probably by Naval Bag to London; Jul 1919 PPC HMS Gretna, Norway to Sandwich via London with "RECEIVED FROM H.M. ... etc" d.s. plus 27 Sep. 1919 env. to Southwold posted at Edinburgh from Brigadier General Walshe, probably carried by British Transport ship during the withdrawal. Scarce trio. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 206 | ROYAL FLYING CORPS; 1915-18 Small collection of RFC covers etc. inc. Sep. 1916 env. Devonport to Fittleworth endorsed "On active service/D.J.Taylor/2/Lt. R.F.C."; Sep. 1916 env. (same correspondence) with triangular purple "PASSED CENSOR/(crown)/No 4204" probably Mediterranean area; Feb. 1917 env. London to Egypt addressed to a 2/Lt Barton No. 23 Reserve Squadron, RFC Egyptian Ex Force; Dec. 1917 "Souvenir of Wendover" picture folder (minor faults) with 1d red tied by fine "CENTRAL FLYING SCHOOL/WENDOVER" c.d.s.; Mar. 1915 env. (opened to display) addressed to British Camp Heliopolis with a variety of cancellations; Nov. 1918 env(with contents) 1st Army HQ Valenciennes to Sidcup from an RFC mechanic, etc. (15 items). | £130 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 207 | ROYAL NAVAL AIR SERVICE, 1915-18; Selection of covers inc. Jul. 1916 env. Mudros to Sheerness via London with fine blue "PASSED BY CENSOR/R.N.A.S. HEADQUARTERS" cachet; Dec. 1916 env. Belfort France to Burton on Trent with good double circle "SERVICE DE L'AVIATION NAVALE ANGLAISE/*(NO.3 WING)*" cachet; 1917 env. Vendome to London with v.fine blue "PASSED NAVAL CENSOR" distinctive triangular h.s. with truncated corners plus two further examples in purple; May 1916 env. St Pol to Harpenden via London with v.fine green "CEN(1/W)SOR" No. 1 Wing cachet; 1917 env. Dover to London with v.fine blue "CEN(KB)SOR" Kite Balloon unit cachet etc. (13 items). Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 208 | EARLY ROYAL AIR FORCE MAILS; 1918 Group of env. & PPC all relating to the newly formed RAF inc. Aug. 1918 env. Nancy to Somerset with fine "ARMY POST OFFICE/S.104" and censor h.s. CM.6/6234; 11 Nov. 1918 official env. London to Birmingham with blue "AIR MINISTRY/LONDON/P.2./CA8" overstruck with v.fine oval "AIR(crown)MINISTRY"; Dec. 1918 PC to London (Parcel Received in Good Condition) from RAF Fairley; May 1918 OHMS env. London to Geneva with fine purple "MINISTRY OF MUNITIONS/DEPT OF AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION" cachet; 1918 PPC of RAF Cadet Brigade on parade at St Leonards etc. (11 items). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 209 | VERY RARE RED 'HONOUR' ENVELOPE USED FROM F.P.O. 152 IN FRANCE; 28 June 1915 usage of the rare long red "A.F. A. 2043" Honour envelope (addressed & countersigned in pencil) to Woolwich with a very fine 2-ring "FIELD POST OFFICE/152" (51st Highland Division) c.d.s. on the front. Only a handful of these spectacular envelopes have been recorded, and this example is in exceptionally fine condition. Exhibition Quality. Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 210 | "UNDELIVERED THROUGH/CAPITULATION AT KUT." MARK USED IN BASRA; 27 Jan. 1916 front (understandable slight wear but attractive) to a private with the 2nd Norfolks, addressed c/o the India Office franked by a KGV 1d tied by a v. fine Eastleigh/Hants. c.d.s., redirected to a Hospital at Mhow et al, but having a very fine strike of this rare mark (struck at Base Office D in Basra). One of the most unusual marks of the whole Great War period. Photo | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 211 | MISCELLANY of covers/cards, etc. largely from Egypt and the Sudan inc. 1933 opened out env. to Reading with GB 2d P.dues (2) applied on arrival and uncancelled British Forces in Egypt 1pi red & blue postal seal on reverse, 1934 cover to Amersham bearing Sudan Small Camel 5m pair with violet "HEADQUARTERS/BRITISH TROOPS IN THE SUDAN" oval cachet, 1935 OHMS env. to Cairo bearing KGV 1½d with m/s "By British Packet Only", 1937 env. to Scotland bearing Sudan 5m Small Camel with large violet "BATTALION ORDERLY ROOM/1ST BN THE BLACK WATCH" oval cachet, 1938 env. with "TRANSJORDAN/FRONTIER FORCE" crest addressed to England and bearing Transjordan 10m tied by "AMMAN" d.s., large anti-British Propaganda poster produced in Peking in July 1939, etc. (16). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 212 | AFGHANISTAN - BRITISH MILITARY MISSION FIELD POST OFFICE IN KABUL: 1921 (21 Feb.) env. (opened out for display) from "A.B. Narracott, Kabul Mission" to the Army HQ, Delhi with black rectangular boxed "FIELD SERVICE/POSTAGE FREE" and (on reverse) "F.P.O./No.148/21 FEB 21" datestamp. Note: A British Military Mission was sent out to Kabul in January 1921 to negotiate a basis for future relations. A Treaty was signed on 22nd November 1921 and the Mission was withdrawn at the end of the month. Scarce. Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 213 | EUROPE - PLEBISCITE MAIL, MILITARY MISSIONS, ETC.: 1920-26 group inc. 1922 registered env. to London bearing GB ½d (2) & 4d sent via APO S64 then at Tarnowitz with APO S40 (Cologne) transit datestamp (an Inter-Allied Force returned to the region in May 1921 following a Polish insurrection challenging its return to Germany by plebiscite), 1920 cover from a Major serving in the British Military Mission to the French Government with two strikes of the mission cachet, 1926 cover ex Bulgaria to England with "Commission Interalliee de Bulgarie" imprint and 1935 cover to Essex bearing Harrison ½d & 1d with F.P.O. 10 (Saarbrucken) cancellations of 13 February , the day of the plebiscite. (4 covers & 3 pieces). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 214 | GERMANY - BRITISH ARMY OF THE RHINE: Group of covers, cards, etc. inc. 1920 front to London with pink circular "D.A.P.M./BRITISH FORCES ON/THE RHINE/COLOGNE" cachet, seven flown covers to LOndon with black/blue "BY AIR MAIL" etiquettes and BAOR Cologne postmarks, seven covers/cards with A.P.O. S40 (Wiesbaden) cancellations, etc. (24). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 215 | GERMANY - ALLIED COMMISSION OF CONTROL COURIER SERVICE: 1919-23 quartet comprising 1920 env. from England to a member of the Interallied Commission of Control in Dresden bearing 2d tied by "ARMY COURIER SERVICE/S5" c.d.s. and endorsed "through/A.P.O.S5/Berlin" in m/s, 1920 env. from Berlin to the same addressee with boxed purple "military Interallied/Commission of Control/BERLIN/D.A.G.", 1922 OHMS envelope with a proof strike of the circular "ARMY POST OFFICE/B" c.d.s. and an opened out 1923 registered flown cover to the Imperial War Graves Commission, Berlin sent via APO S40 bearing &Mac189;d & 6d adhesives. (4). Photo | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 216 | GREAT BRITAIN - INLAND EXERCISES AND MANOEUVRES: 1925-30 group of covers/cards & pieces inc. 1925 (23 Sept.) env. to London sent from the Royal Engineers (Postal Section) manoeuvres bearing KEVII ½d & KGV 1d tied by skeleton "FIELD POST OFFICE 1" d.s., 1933 PPC bearing ½d tied by "FIELD POST OFFICE/4" d.s. of 19th September, 1929 cover bearing PUC ½d & 1d tied by Shaftesbury datestamps and with circular "EXPERIMENTAL STATION/PORTON SALISBURY" below the adhesives, 1937 (30 June) registered env. to Stockport bearing KEVIII ½d & 2½d adhesives plus Coronation 1½d, all tied by "BISLEY CAMP/WOKING" datestamps (ex the National Rifle Championships), etc. (7 covers & 2 pieces). | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 217 | GREAT BRITAIN - ROYAL AIR FORCE: Group of covers/cards, etc. inc. 1919 RAF crested envelope ex RAF Lydd to a WRAF detachment at New Romney, 1924 registered env. to Ruislip bearing 1½d & 3d adhesives with "UPAVON FLYING SCHOOL" c.d.s. cancellations, 1926 cover endorsed "By air to Kisumu" with KUT 20c adhesive (punch hole through the King's head) with oval "HELIOPOLIS DETAILS/ROYAL AIR FORCE" d.s. of 1 March, pair of envelopes with crests on flap bearing British Forces in Egypt postal labels (1p red & 1p red & blue), large part opened out cover bearing British Forces in Egypt 1pi green pair, 1938cover addressed to Penrith bearing Australia 5d & Egypt 5m adhesives with m/s "By RAF long range development/unit - Ismailia to Australia", 1938/39 pair of covers with "EMPIRE AIR DAY" labels, etc. (18 covers/cards & a couple of oddments). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 218 | INDIA - WAZIRISTAN, ETC.: 1919-37 group of covers, etc. inc. 1919 (6 May) stampless env. to Madras with m/s "On field Service" and blue boxed "PASSED/CENSOR/7" sent from the punitive force operating in Waziristan, 1919 (Aug.) OHMS envelope with "His Majesty's" crossed through and replaced with "Field" to Dalhousie endorsed "From Waziristan/27-8-19" and with boxed "FIELD SERVICE/POSTAGE FREE" cachet applied at Dera Ismail Khan, 1919 (18 Oct.) env. env. with m/s "On Field Service" and a further example of the boxed cachet ex Waziristan to Bahawalpur, 1920 (April) env. from an officer at Parachinat on the Waziristan/Afghanistan border, 1935 flown cover with "QUETTA EARTHQUAKE" s/l handstamp, 1937 1a postal stationery env. with FPO No.5 cancellation sent by an Indian soldier to FPO 9 during the operations against the Fakir of Ipi in Waziristan, 1937 flown cover to England bearing five different Indian adhesives tied by FPO No.8 cancellations, two covers with FPO 9 cancellations, one with FPO 10 cancellation and 1937 cover with Indian 4a tied by FPO 11 cancellation, all sent during the campaign against the Fakir of Ipi in Waziristan. (11). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 219 | INDIA/EGYPT - ROYAL AIR FORCE MAIL: 1920 (23 Jan.) &Mac189;a postal stationery env. ex Karachi to Goa uprated by 8a adhesive tied by pictorial "KARACHI/AIR POST" cancellation (another strike of same cancels the &Mac189;a postal stationery imprint), 1920 (1 March) large part env. (opened out for display bearing 3p (8) & 1a adhesives cancelled by five strikes of the pictorial "KARACHI AIR POST" datestamp and a 1920 (15 May) env. endorsed "OAS" with FPO No.16 datestamp from an airman based in Egypt. A useful trio. (3). Photo | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 220 | INDIA - RAF DISPLAY, 1927: Group of covers with 14 Feb. opened out 1a stationery envelope (on reverse) with "ROYAL AIR FORCE DISPLAY 1927 LAHORE" pictorial cancellation, 18 Feb. opened out env. to Calcutta bearing 1a adhesive tied by pictorial "ROYAL AIR FORCE DISPLAY 1927 RISALPUR" cancellation, opened out 23 Feb. env. to Kohat bearing 3p & 9p on 1a adhesives tied by two further strikes of same but with "DELHI" in lieu of Risalpur, three further covers with special pictorial cancellations of Ambala, Kohat & Peshawar, 1927 (22 Feb.) cover flown from Delhi to Lahore with m/s "BY AIR MAIL EXPERIMENTAL SERVICE/DELHI-LAHORE" bearing 1a with special pictorial cancellation, 1930 cover per RAF Demonstration Flight from India to Straits Settlements (Delhi-Calcutta stage by Hanaidi & Wapiti Planes", etc. (10). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 221 | IRAQ - ROYAL AIR FORCE, ETC.: Small group of covers, etc. inc. 1920 OAS printed envelope to Bombay with red encircled "M" endorsed "1 WT Stores/Maghil/Busrah", 1921 OHMS env. ex RAF Shaiba to England with black encircled "M/2325", 1922 cover endorsed "By Air Mail" bearing 3a opts. on Turkey (6) tied by "BAGHDAD CANTONMENT" c.d.s. cancellations flown from Hinaidi to Heliopolis for GB mails, 1922 cover bearing 1a & 8a opts. on Turkish adhesives from Basra via Baghdad to GB flown by RAF from Hinaidi to Heliopolis, 1922 flown cover ex South Luffenham to the Persian Gulf endorsed "Per Air Mail/Via Cairo/Baghdad", 1924 (23 Jan.) env. endorsed "Overland/via/Haifa ex Ballymena to Baghdad bearing 3d adhesives (2) tied by British Empire Exhibition Ulster Pavilion slogan postmark, etc. (12). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 222 | IRELAND - THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST SINN FEIN: 1921-22 covers (3) and a small piece comprising 10 Oct. 1921 env. to "A" Branch, HQ Irish Command, Dublin with m/s "O.H.M.S.", violet "CERTIFIED OFFICIAL" & circular FPO NO. 202 cancellation, 25 Oct. 1921 official On His Majesty's Service envelope with FPO "T29" from Cork to the Royal Garrison Artillery Depot at Dover, 1922 env. to the Regimental Paymaster in Dover bearing 1&Mac189;d tied by "FIELD POST OFFICE/D41" and a small piece bearing 1&Mac189;d tied by another example of the D41 handstamp. (3 covers, 1 piece). Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 223 | MUSCAT - INDIAN ARMY CENSORED ON ACTIVE SERVICE ENVELOPE TO BOMBAY: 1919 (March) Indian "green envelope", certificate signed by "Khola Khan, Muscat" with an illegible despatch datestamp overstruck on eventual arrival in Bombay on flap and violet circular "PASSED/M/CENSOR". Note: There was a local revolt by the Ibadhis Tribe in 1913/1914 around Quryat and Barka and at the request of the Sultan a small Indian Force was based at the village of Beit el Falej some 4 miles South-West of Muscat. Scarce thus. Photo | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 224 | TURKEY - BRITISH OCCUPATION, 1918-23: Group of covers/cards with various postal/censor markings including 1918 (8 December) PPC to London ex FPO 85, 1919 (18 Sept.) PPC with "ARMY POST OFFICE/Y", 1919 (28 Oct.) 2d registered envelope to Manchester with two further strikes of same (one tying blue/white registration label), four other covers/cards with "ARMY POST OFFICE/Y" cancellations, 1920 long OHMS env. with circular "ARMY POST OFFICE/Y1" cancellation, 1920 env. & PPC with APO "Y2" cancellations, 1920 env. with "ARMY POST OFFICE/TPO 1" (Haidar Pasha-Anatolia) cancellation, 1922 registered cover with Indian 1a (4) tied by "NO 33" datestamps and endorsed "33 Punjabis/Bostanjik", 1921 OAS envs. (2) bearing "IEF" opt. 1a (2) tied by "IFPO 400" cancellation, etc. (21 covers/cards & 7 pieces). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 225 | TURKEY - THE CHANAK CRISIS, 1922-23: Group of covers & cards inc. 1922 (24 Oct.) env. to London bearing KGV 1½d tied by FPO 12 cancellation, three other covers/cards with FPO 12 markings, 1922 (13 Nov.) opened out OHMS envelope to the Regimental Record Office at Lichfield ex a member of the Thrace Composite Brigade with FPO 12 cancellation and (on reverse) oval "ORDERLY ROOM/17 NOV 1922/1ST Bn. The North Staffordshire Regt.", 1923 (23 Feb.)4½d registered envelope ex FPO 13 (Bostanjik) to London, 1923 (23 July) registered env. to England bearing KGV 1½d (3) tied by FPO 11 cancellations and with blue/white registration label tied by a further strike of same sent via FPO 13 , 1923 PPC with FPO 14 cancellation, 1923 (27 March) env. with FPO 15 (Kilia Bay) cancellation, etc. Also an article by John Slingsby on the British Army Post Service in Turkey, 1922-23. (10 covers/cards & 3 pieces). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 226 | AIRGRAPHS & AIR-LETTERS COLLECTION: Useful group of items inc. good selection of airgraph types inc. various pictorial greetings from N.Zealand, Australia, S.Africa, Italy, N.Africa, Middle East etc. plus 8 unused forms and a handbook. Also 33 Forces air-letters inc. printed greetings types from various areas with some spectacular and unusual examples noted. (73 items). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 227 | ALBANIA, ITALY & N.AFRICA etc: Interesting group of covers on leaves inc. two addressed 'AML Albania', 1944 E to Gibraltar with Army Signals (Taranto) cds plus range of FPOs in Italy (nice double-censored reg'd E ex Canadian Army FPO 524 Naples noted), study of RAF mail ex Algeria (13), Internment mail pair ex Laghouat (Algeria), Benghazi 'Service Suspended' E ex FPO 220, scarce provisional 'Honour' labels on salmon-coloured paper ex BNAF (March/April 1943) etc. (64 items). | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 228 | B.E.F. IN FRANCE, 1939-40: Study of mail from British Forces in France up to the Dunkirk evacuations inc. a pair of illustrated Es ex FPO 90, Plouvier Es (2), service PCs, Base Censor tape, evacuation period PAID cds or machine (4), last date (9 June) ex FPO 39 with OFFICIAL PAID machine, concession mail through GPO (2) etc. Good group. (24 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 229 | BERMUDA - RARE 'POST OFFICE/MARITIME MAIL/POSTAGE PAID' MARK: Stampless E to USA without origin or date but with Naval 'tombstone' censor, fine strike of the 3-line POST OFFICE/MARITIME MAIL/POSTAGE PAID h.s.[Goldup type F1] and matching AIR MAIL, with PC90 tape (8168). Very scarce usage - two similar covers were sold by Cavendish for £170 & £120 in December 1996. Photo | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 230 | B.L.A., 1944-45: Substantial group of covers etc. from 'Operation Overlord' to the Invasion of Germany inc. 23.June letter written from the Normandy Beach-head, extensive ranges of FPOs from France, Belgium & Germany tracing the progress of British Forces inc. Canadian & Polish contingents inc. 'Operation Market Garden' E ex FPO 788 etc. (143 items). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 231 | CENSORED MAIL - 'RETURNED TO SENDER' LABELS: Interesting group of covers returned to UK correspondents by the censor with green-printed (PC23) return labels, many with original explanatory enclosures giving a wide variety of reasons for non-acceptance, some with postage refunded h.s.; also (1942) typewritten PC11 label concerning the 'mutilation' of the letter, several additional explanatory notes and an unusually-delayed E from Holland (6 years in transit!) with Admiralty 5-line return cachet. Elusive material. (14 covers). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 232 | R.A.F. CENSORSHIP: An extensive study housed in a small carton with covers arranged by censor type and number, inc. good group of Base censors (25) well written-up and a large qty of covers organised by type from R1-R19 most with fine strikes and covering a wide range of operational areas with emphasis on Egypt, W.Africa and India. Also a printed listing of types with analysis etc. Superb basis for further development. (100s) | £240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 233 | CIVIL CENSORSHIP - 'TOMBSTONE' CACHETS etc: Good range of 'tombstone' marks inc. scarcer 'PER', 'PU', 'O' & 'T' types on mail to/from Europe & USA, (1943 Norwegian Naval cachet noted); also various tapes , censorship of letters to N.Ireland and the South Coast, scarce Luxemburg sealing tape, RELEASED marks, Belgian censors etc. (53 items). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 234 | CHINA - SHANGHAI: Scarce use of 3d POW card (1944) to British POW held at Shanghai Camp with British &Japanese censorship plus three unused cards (1½d x 2 & 3d); OAS Naval Bag cover with circular Naval censor; 1945 Diplomatic Bag E to Chunking, 1941 NO SERVICE... h.s. on censored E to Shanghai. (7 items) | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 235 | CYPRUS : Three scarce items from Indian FPOs on Cyprus, 1942-45 inc. FPO 12, 23 & 122 inc. air cover franked with India 1a stamps (8); also 1941 use of 'honour' E to UK with (British) FPO 124 cds and 1945 airgraph ex Famagusta. (5 items) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 236 | FAEROE ISLANDS: Group of scarce covers from the British Occupation of the Faeroes inc. FPOs 219 (4, violet inc. one from the British Consul in Thorshavn), 611 (2) & 695 plus RAF censor 163 (Vagar) and two 'honour' Es endorsed as from Faeroes. Good group. (11 items) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 237 | GIBRALTAR: Fine strike of the scarce 'POSTAGE PAID/5d' on 1940 OAS air cover to UK with Naval censor, two examples on cover of the provisional 'Honour' label used in 1944 plus three RAF covers with censors 64, 260 & Base Censor 5 etc. (8 items). Photo | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 238 | HONG KONG: Interesting group of covers inc. 1939 civilian air cover with circular CENSORED ON BOARD H.M.SHIPS, 1941 E ex UK with boxed NO SERVICE/RETURN YO SENDER, two air-cards to UK from Naval officer with Pacific Fleet, 1945-46, one giving considerable detail of his movements plus civilian mail to UK by Naval Bag. (6 items). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 239 | ICELAND & NORWAY: Elusive RAF mail from Iceland inc. three items of 'bag mail' with censor 185 and different Naval or official machine cancellations plus (slightly battered) cover with RAF 303 censor; also selection of covers with FPO cancellations inc. the scarce 115, the rare 126, 150, 785, 786, 787 & 788 plus 1940 E addressed to RAF North West Expeditionary Force. Good lot. (14 items). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 240 | INDIA, BURMA, COCOS ISLAND: Scarce IFPO No.46 cover from a military unit building an airfield on the Island (3.Sep.45), airgraph ex Mauritius (1943), RAF mail various Stations, range of cancellations & censors inc. 'home-made' RAF/CENSOR/FSN (Fort Sandeman) & RAFPOST, various IFPOs etc plus 'service suspended' cover addressed to Rangoon (1941). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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