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81 |
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FINLAND - THE WINTER WAR 1939-40: Group of scarce Finnish Kenttapostia covers from troops fighting on the Russian border inc. field post cards (2) with boxed KENTTAPOSTIA plus two covers with similar h.s. and unit cachets plus a third E with unusual 2-line boxed cachet. (6 items)
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£120 |
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82 |
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FINLAND: Uncommon material inc. German feldpost 838 reg'd cover, Finnish field post (15) inc. items from Norwegian and Swedish volunteers and Karelian cover, plus red parcel label used for postage, censored postcard (194) with cachet of the US Consulate, Helsinki. (21 items, map & notes)
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£150 |
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83 |
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ICELAND: British FPO covers inc. 2 (6), 3 (6 inc. reg'd), 89 (2), 304 (6), 305 (3), 306 (15) & 308 (4); also two reg'd 'T49'covers, rare FPO 307 cds on bundle label, various Xmas cards from troops, bag labels etc. Also USAPO 860 item and scarce item of internee mail sent through FPO 306. Good lot. (58 items)
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£200 |
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84 |
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ICELAND - RAF POSTS: Useful group of covers from British air personnel inc. RAF censored covers from FPOs 2, 306 (2), 307 (5) & 526 (4); also RAFPOs inc. scarcer 2-ring 005 plus single-ring 001 (6) & 002 (3), two pieces with scarce rubber parcel cancellations and two items of Royal Navy mail inc. one ex FPO 304. (26 items)
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£150 |
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85 |
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DAMAGED COVERS FROM ICELAND: 1941 (Aug) envs (3, inc two "ACTIVE SERVICE Honour types) and a front from FPO 308 (Reykjavik) to UK with two types of "DAMAGED BY SEA WATER" h.s. PHOTO PLATE 14B |
£140 |
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86 |
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NORWAY: Covers ex British FPOs in Norway inc. scarce 115 of Harstad (3), 127 (3), 150 (2), 343 (2), 391 (2), 786 (6 inc. red) & 787; also two items of Naval mail plus various post-WWII FPO covers. (32 items)
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£150 |
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87 |
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NORWAY: Covers from Norwegian forces inc. 2-ring FPOs in the UK (9 inc. front ex Box 251), post-1945 FPO items inc. Germany Occupation force, air force & naval items inc merchant navy cover sent through Canada. Interesting lot. (28 items)
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£140 |
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88 |
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NORWAY - GERMAN OCCUPATION: Interesting group of covers inc. German feldpost with reg'd (3) and naval mail plus two official covers, scarce item from French Poste aux Armees (Narvik), cover ex Norwegian underground/'Shetland Bus', censored civilian mail, post-war POW mail etc. (22 items)
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£140 |
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89 |
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SWEDEN: Group of used & unused Swedish militarbrev envelopes (34) with various fieldpost cancellations inc. naval, plus two scarce examples of the cut-out franks used on return mail (one with patriotic label), also five other items with field post cancellations, naval mail (5) etc. (50 items)
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£150 |
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90 |
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SPANISH CIVIL WAR:1934-44, The small group of covers/cards relating to the Spanish Civil War inc some with censor marks, 1944 card commemorating the return of the blue division to Germany 1934 env to London from the 34th mixed international brigade. 1937 env from one of the few British observers based in the Pyrenees with circular "COMMISSION INTERNATIONAL DE NON INTERVENTION EN ESPAGNE/L'Administrateur/des/BASSES-PYRENEES/PAU" h.s. on reverse. (32 items)
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£100 |
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91 |
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SWITZERLAND - SWISS ARMY STAMPS & COVERS: Range of Swiss feldpost cards & covers with colourful unit labels (25 different) or regimental h.s. - some philatelic - plus a further group of 25 unused labels. Uncommon material.(41 covers & 25 stamps)
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£180 |
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92 |
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SWISS P.O.W. CAMPS: Covers & cards from camps at Rodels, Pont de la Morge, Radelfingen, Murren, Schotz & Wil plus unusual military official covers from camps at Grande Boissan, Aargau & Vevey and an official Geneva Red Cross E to a British prisoner in Stalag VIIIA. (12 items)
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£100 |
| BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE |
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93 |
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B.E.F. FRANCE 1939-40: Quantity of mail from the ill-fated BEF with wide range of FPOs and censors inc. BEF printed envelopes, 'honour' Es, registered mail etc. plus Army Signals covers (4), parcel cancel , two examples of a privately-printed E, two covers posted through the French mails, Indian 'Force K6' cover etc. Useful lot. (95 items) |
£200 |
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94 |
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B.E.F. - BASE CENSOR LABELS: Potentially interesting study of the unusual red-printed 'EXAMINED BY BASE CENSOR' sealing labels used in the early stages of WWII and tied by additional boxed censor mark - good range of sub-types inc. unusual blue-paper variety and use of WWI AFW 3424 labels (2 types) - inc. use on two 'honour' envelopes. Also 3 covers with the enigmatic bar h.s. tying labels (2) or on an unopened cover. (19 items) |
£120 |
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95 |
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R.A.F. & NAVY: Group of covers from RAF personnel involved with the BEF 1939-40 with good range of numbered circular RAF censors inc. fine French-printed Correspondence aux Armees card and an 'honour' envelope plus an example of a boxed PASSED BY/R.A.F. CENSOR on 1940 FM cover carried by French posts and a fine strike (Feb.1940) of red oval R.A.F. TRANSPORT/AT SEA. Also two covers with Naval censors with cds or machine type RECEIVED FROM/H.M. SHIPS. (12 items) |
£120 |
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96 |
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DUNKIRK & AFTER: Interesting group of covers etc. inc scarce item posted at Deal on 3. June with cachet of the French hospital ship 'Sphinx', two cards from French troops with PAID marks of Battersea or Tonbridge plus two others endorsed 'BEF' and with PAID marks of Ross on Wye, cover addressed to BEF with boxed INVALIDED TO UK/EMBARKATION MED. OFF./SOUTHAMPTON and a German air-dropped propaganda sheet with map showing encirclement of Dunkirk. (7 items) |
£150 |
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97 |
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POST DUNKIRK: Interesting group inc. E to BEF returned with Black Watch unit cachet MISSING, another with paper label 'Certified Prisoner of War R/Cas list 254', POW card ex Stalag XXA, OAS mail posted in UK (2), mail redirected to civilian address, War Office censored mail etc. (14 items) |
£140 |
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98 |
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B.E.F. IN BELGIUM, MAY 1940: Collection of censored covers emanating from soldiers serving with the British Expeditionary Force in Belgium with a good range of F.P.O. & censor markings inc. F.P.O. 40 (3), 58 (2), 59 (3), 62, 63, 70, 73 (2), 74 (2), 91 (2), 100 (2), 101, 102 and 104. (23).
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£150 |
| BRITISH LIBERATION ARMY |
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99 |
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ALLIED FORCES IN FRANCE: Trio of post-D-Day covers ex British FPOs plus similar group of Es ex Canadian forces (9. June cover noted ex FPO 483 - earliest recorded Canadian mail), two 1945 RAF-censored cards ex FPO 111 (Marseilles), letter ex 1946 paris Conference, 1944 Xmas card ex US APO 583 etc. (13 items) |
£120 |
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100 |
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ALLIED TROOPS IN FRANCE & THE NETHERLANDS: Accumulation of covers from British FPOs used by the BLA inc. a couple of pre-D-Day items, Canadian Forces mail, US mail (4), Polish Armoured Div. (3) etc. with reg'd covers and unusual noted. (84 items)
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£180 |
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101 |
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OPERATION 'MARKET GARDEN': Collection of covers linked to the British operation in the Netherlands inc. FPOs used by army units involved, group of FPO 851 covers used by the Royal Netherlands Brigade plus 'PRINSES IRENE' shoulder flash and some philatelic items, FPO 784 (Polish Para. Brigade), two items ex Guards Armoured Div. (FPO 332), FPO 87 E ex US 101st Airborne Div. etc. Interesting lot. (26 items) |
£150 |
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102 |
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LIBERATION OF THE NETHERLANDS: Group of covers from Allied Forces FPOs inc. Canadian units, 1st Polish Armoured Division, British FPOs used during the Liberation o the Scheldt, US APOs (3) etc. plus two 1945 covers used through FPOs 3 & 860 by Netherlands Forces. (37 items) |
£140 |
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103 |
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ALLIED TROOPS IN GERMANY: Interesting group of 1940s covers etc. inc. UNRRA mail (2), overprinted 'honour' Es inc. two with different cachets of Allied Commission POW section, courier service item, letter from a military guard at an SS prison camp, 8 Base APO RLB cds (2), fine PPC of General Patton plus a couple of US APO items etc.(18 items) |
£100 |
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104 |
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REOCCUPATION OF BELGIUM: 1944-45 collection of covers, cards, etc. predominantly from British Reoccupation Troops showing a wide range of postal & censor markings inc. 1945 cover with violet boxed cachet of the Royal Naval Control Service in Antwerp, plus covers ex F.P.O.89 ex the 2nd Armoured Division after Operation Market Garden, 127, 229, 231, 332, 338, 349, 353, 359, 360, 380, 504, 507, 364, 440, 606, 619, 665, 666, 689, 741, 744, 832 & 870. (50+).
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£150 |
| BRITISH ARMY ON THE RHINE |
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105 |
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COLLECTION OF BRITISH ARMY ON THE RHINE COVERS, PIECES, ETC., 1951-1991: The extensive collection of covers & pieces, predominantly bearing QEII Wilding adhesives, showing a wide range of FPO numbers inc. FPO 177, 209, 222, 223, 230, 307, 308, 328, 350, 352, 358, 359, 414, 432, 463, 493, 508, 619, 717, 752, 764, 768, 774, 783, 791, 792, 804, 841, 843, 850, 893, 899, 901, 911, 914, 950, 954, 957, 959, 960, 968, 975, 976, 978, 980, 981, 984, 986, 990, 993, 994 & 996. An excellent lot with much potential. (400+ covers, sundry pieces & a few loose adhesives). |
£300 |
| CRETE |
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106 |
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SCARCE BRITISH FORCES FPO192 (SUDA BAY) COVERS INC. RARE COMBINATION WITH UNIQUE 65 RAF CENSOR, HONOUR ENVS., XMAS AIRMAIL, ETC.; Remarkable 4 Dec. 1940 - 21 Apr. 1941 lot of covers all with 2-ring "FIELD POST OFFICE/192" c.d.s. cancels inc. 1941 (30 March) cover to Alexandria with fine "FIELD POST OFFICE/192" c.d.s. in conjunction with blue framed "R.A.F./CENSOR/65" h.s. (rare and unique combination!) inc. KGVI 9d(2) on Naval cover to Ireland, 2 Honour envs., 6 Dec. 1940 stampless OAS env. (some wear) to GB endorsed "Christmas Air Mail" (only recorded example ex Crete), KGVI 5d pair to Canada, and stampless OAS mail Good lot. (8 covers). PHOTO PLATE 14B |
£240 |
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107 |
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RARE BRITISH FPO 221 (SUDA BAY) COVERS OF MAY 1941; 1/13 May 1941 envs. to Egypt (stampless OAS) and GB (KGVI 9d+1d) with mostly fine strikes of this rare FPO that is only recorded for this one month in 1941. One with faint boxed Unit censor, the other just signed at top left. Seldom seen. (2 covers). PHOTO PLATE 15A |
£120 |
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108 |
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RARE BRITISH FPO 221 (SUDA BAY) & FPO 321 (CANADIAN FORCES AT SUDA BAY??); 14/15 May 1941 pair of stampless OAS envs. to GB/Egypt with mostly v. fine strikes of the rare Suda Bay FPO 221 c.d.s., each with mostly fine boxed Unit censor mark (Nos. 250 & 193); plus intriguing 12 May 1941 env. to GB by "AIR MAIL" with KGVI 5d(2) tied by v. fine matching FPO 321 c.d.s. which is thought also to have been very briefly used at Suda Bay. Rare trio. (3 covers). PHOTO PLATE 15A |
£150 |
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109 |
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RARE NEW ZEALAND FORCES IN CRETE COVERS WITH "EGYPT/50" FPO MARKS; 9/11 May 1941 trio of covers all ex the Maleme/Galatas area of Crete to NZ with fine to v. fine "EGYPT/50/POSTAGE/PREPAID" c.d.s. struck in transit; two with NZ 4d+5d for Air Mail rate, the other stampless. Each with 3-ring Unit censor mark (Nos.25/26/unclear). Plus 3 unused NZ propaganda PPCs of the Crete campaign. Rare lot. (6 items). PHOTO PLATE 15A |
£180 |
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110 |
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RARE COVER TO AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER PLUS GREEK FORCES/BRITISH NAVY COVERS; Sad 7 Jan. 1941 env. ex Australia to a 2/1st Pioneer Battalion member with Australia 9d tied by Bondi Junction c.d.s. but with "Aust. Army Base P.O./DECEASED/Confirmed" cachet in purple on the front (the addressee was killed at Retimo airfield), Mar./Apr. 1941 trio of stampless OAS Greek forces PCs from Crete addressed to Greece, and unusual May 1939 env. to GB with Canea c.d.s.'s on Greek franking with boxed purple "Posted on board/H.M.S. BARHAM" on flap. Scarce group. (5 covers). PHOTO PLATE 15A |
£140 |
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111 |
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GERMAN/ITALIAN OCCUPATION OF CRETE - FELDPOST MAIL INC. SCARCE "INSELPOST" O.P. FRANKING; 1942/5 covers to Germany/Vienna ex German forces in Crete, all with "FELDPOST/Eagle" c.d.s.'s, inc. four 1942/4 stampless, May 1944 Air Mail with pair of blue Luftfeldpost stamps, and rare Jan. 1945 env. with the locally overprinted "INSELPOST" brown Feldpost stamp tied by c.d.s. Plus 1942/3 pair ex Italian FPO 121 (stampless PC + 50c franking), and naval (?) card & unused PPC. Good lot. (12 covers). PHOTO |
£120 |
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112 |
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BRITISH P.O.Ws IN CRETE - INGOING MAIL DISRUPTED; Mar. 1941 - Nov. 1941 covers addressed to British soldiers (inc. one of the Special Wireless Section) who had been taken Prisoner on Crete in May 1941; inc. v. fine purple "Addressee Reported/Prisoner of War" (2), purple "Addressee/Reported [wounded and] Missing", and failed POW 21⁄2d AIr Letter addressed specifically to "POW, CRETE" but returned from German POW Camp (Stalag VIIIB) via Geneva. Scarce group. (4 covers). PHOTO PLATE 15A |
£120 |
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113 |
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RARE MAIL FROM BRITISH POWs WHILE STILL ON CRETE, ETC.; 26 June & 18 July 1941 stampless "FELDPOST" PCs endorsed as being sent from "Transit Camp" (one actually mentioning "CRETE") to GB from British POWs; one with oval "Stalag VIIIB" mark and anonymous 16 Oct. 1941 German c.d.s., the other unusually with "FELDPOST/Eagle" c.d.s. and endorsed "First knowledge" by the addressee. Also fine 21 May 1941 PC to the same soldier but returned with "Addressee Reported/Prisoner of War" mark. Rare; mail from POWs while still on Crete is seldom seen. (3 cards). PHOTO PLATE 15A |
£200 |
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114 |
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RARE NEW ZEALAND POW MAIL INC. HOME-MADE CENSOR MARK; c.June 1941 printed "I am prisoner of war..." card (clipped corner) to NZ with Red Cross cachet, Geneva transit machine (5 Aug. 1941) ex NZEF POW captured in Crete (written on the island; see next item); plus grubby but rare 30 Aug. 1941 letter-sheet (printed pictorial contents "An Anzac's Greetings" with view os Sphinx & Pyramid on front) from the same NZEF POW endorsed as being from Crete itself with special lino-cut red "ZENSIERT///LAGER" cachet which must have been applied on the island. Rare pair. (2 covers). PHOTO |
£200 |
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115 |
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BRITISH POW MAIL SENT FROM THE GERMAN POW CAMPS THEY WERE SENT TO; 1942/4 trio of POW letter-sheets from "Stalag VIIIB" (oval cachet; Teschen, Breslau), "Stalag XVIIID" (Marburg, nr Salzburg) & Marlag/Milag; each with anonymous 2-ring German c.d.s.; one endorsed by writer as from soldier "4508/KRETA" and one from a member of the 101 Special Wireless Section. Scarce lot. (3 covers). |
£120 |
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116 |
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RARE NEW ZEALAND POWs MAIL INC. SPECIAL GERMAN "KRETA" POW CENSOR MARK; c.Aug. 1941 stampless env. (reduced at top) to NZ with very fine rare Galatos red "Zensiert: Kriegsgefangenen Lager Kreta (VI)" cachet on the front and Berlin censor mark/label on reverse. Plus rare 26 June 1941 stampless "FELDPOST" PC (spots) from the same POW at "Transit Camp" (i.e. still on Crete) to NZ, and Feb. 1941 env. from GB to a NZEF soldier who was captured on Crete with v. fine purple "REPORTED MISSING". (3 covers). PHOTO PLATE 15A |
£200 |
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117 |
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RARE AUSTRALIAN P.O.W. MAIL - FAILED INGOING COVER TO OFFICER DESTINED FOR COLDITZ; 21 Apr.(?) 1941 env. (opened out & some toning) from Victoria to Lieut. Millett with Australia 9d tied by c.d.s.; returned to sender (the addressee had been captured on Crete in May) with various unit cachets and red "RETURN TO SENDER/ON MILITARY BOARD INSTRUCTION..." on the reverse. Millett was later moved to Colditz and wrote a graphic account of the fall of Crete (transcript included). Rare item associated with an Australian captured on Crete. Plus c.May 1941 fine aerial leaflet from the German "COMMANDER OF KRETA" to British forces on the run telling them to surrender. (2 items). PHOTO PLATE 15A |
£100 |
| CYPRUS |
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118 |
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CYPRIOT CONTINGENT OF MULETEERS WITH B.E.F. IN FRANCE; 3 Jan. 1940 stampless OAS env. to Nicosia with 2-ring British FPO c.d.s., boxed British censor (887) and red 2-ring Cyprus censor "3"; plus 4 May 1940 env. (slightly reduced at right) with Cyprus 11⁄2pi tied by Nicosia 2-ring c.d.s., having v. fine red 2-ring Cyprus "7" censor & "VISIT/[Map]/CYPRUS" cachet, addressed to "No.1 Park Transport Co., R.A.S.C., B.E.F., FRANCE". Rare pair of items connected with the Cypriot Contingent. (2 covers). PHOTO PLATE 15A |
£120 |
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119 |
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INDIAN FORCES IN CYPRUS:1941 env to India bearing 8a tied by a fine Indian FPO No23 c.d.s. as used at Larnaca. Also a large OHMS env to New Delhi franked with 1r "SERVICE" block of four with "FIELD POST OFFICE/122" c.d.s. with censor h.s. nearby. (2 covers). PHOTO |
£150 |
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120 |
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HONOUR ENVELOPE FROM CYPRUS "DAMAGED BY SEA WATER":1941 (July) from FPO 122 (Cyprus) to London with a readable strike in violet of the boxed "DAMAGED BY SEA WATER" h.s. PHOTO PLATE 15B. |
£140 |
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121 |
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FORCES AIR LETTERS SENT FREE:1974 Forces air letters (8) to UK with various m/s notes indicating free postage, h.s inc red skeleton type “FORCES POST OFFICE/PAID/GT. BRITAIN/600”,FPO 21 and 388.c.d.s. |
£100 |
| GIBRALTAR - FORCES/CIVIL MARKS |
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122 |
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THE LEAD UP TO WORLD WAR II; 1936-9 covers inc. scarce 1936 boxed "(DO NOT TAX)/SPECIAL NAVAL RATE" on cover to Singapore, censored 1937 env. to Spain forwarded to GB with Civil War franking & censor, 1937 oval "FLEET MAIL OFFICER/GIBRALTAR" d.s., similar 1938 oval "ROYAL MARINE OFFICE/H.M.S. NEWCASTLE" d.s. on cover regd. to GB, and blue "H.M.S. HOTSPUR" on Mar. 1939 env. to USA. Unusual lot. (5 covers). PHOTO PLATE 15B |
£100 |
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123 |
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GIBRALTAR R.A.F. CENSORS COLLECTION; 1940-5 study of covers ex Gibraltar with the various RAF censor marks inc. circular (7 in various colours inc. Aug. 1940 "43" of HQ at Bristol Hotel), tombstone (2; scarce ex Gib.; nos. 142 & 158), lozenge (583), unframed (9), large "Eagle" type (4; purple & red inc. 6 June 1944 [D-Day] & 11 July 1945 with censor label - to Eire) types. Also unframed 143 censor on env. to GB with "c/o APO 9200" return address, and ingoing 1943 env. to North Front and 1941/4 pair of Air Letters to RAF in Gib. ex HMS Kimberley & ex GB. Good lot. (27 covers). |
£150 |
|
124 |
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R.A.F. SERGT. D.W. DAVIS - KILLED IN GIBRALTAR TAKE-OFF ACCIDENT, 1942; Archive of fascinating material relating to this unfortunate 22 year-old who was killed when his plane failed on take-off and crashed into the sea. Wide range of contemporary papers ref. his death, his RAF career, personal effects, etc.; inc. his birth certificate, back pay, the first rather brutal telegram giving the mother the news, detailed accounts of the crash, war graves, etc. Plus p.copy of moving typed letter from Davis telling his parents not to worry if he was to be killed. Unusual Social Philately lot. Neatly mounted for display. (40 items). |
£120 |
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125 |
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THE ALLIES' FORCES - CANADA, USA & S. AFRICA; 1942/3 pair of envs. to USA with US APO duplexes (US 6c or Gibraltar 2dx2+1/-; latter unique? usage and contrary to regulations)1943/4 trio ex/to Canadian RCAF in Gib. (one ex Canada; one honour env. ex FPO 805 to Canada and stampless FPO 805 cover to Canada), and Gib.-franked (11⁄2dx2) Air Letter to Joburg with boxed RAF censor ex 22 Squadron SAAF. Plus eccentric 1942 env. to Durban with "EGYPT/53/POSTAGE/PREPAID" (Port Tewfik) tying "CYPRUS" overprint Queen Victoria GB 21⁄2d, Gib. Queen Victoria 40c, GB KGVI 10d & USA 1939 3c, having S. African APO28 c.d.s. alongside! (7 covers). PHOTO |
£120 |
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126 |
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BRITISH ARMY GARRISON & ALLIED FORCES MAIL EX GIBRALTAR; 1940-5 Collection inc. good range of the numbered triangular "PASSED/CENSOR/GIB." marks, short-lived Oct. 1940 Waterport usage of FPO475 c.d.s., 1942 circular Belgian Mission censor, Canadian contingent mail (3), West African Brigade mail (2), US Forces mail (2), NZ Contingent, unusual 1940 purple "CAPT. & ADJT./4TH BN. DEVON REGT." cachet, registered mail (7; inc. two scarce inverted "C"-code FPO475 c.d.s.), RA Xmas card, Honour envs., Air Letters, varied Gib. frankings, etc. Good nucleus. (47 covers). |
£200 |
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127 |
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THE TURNING POINT - FALL OF ITALY - PERSONALLY SIGNED NOTICE EX MONTGOMERY; 2 Sept. 1943 printed "PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM THE ARMY COMMANDER" most exceptionally additionally signed, initialled and annotated by General Montgomery himself; "Italy chucked her hand in on 8 September having previously signed our armistice terms. B.L.M." Remarkable item from the moment that life on Gibraltar became more bearable. Plus 1940 Italian propaganda PPC. PHOTO. |
£100 |
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128 |
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GIBRALTAR AIR MAIL ODDITIES ETC.; Rare July 1944 Air Graph + env. to Gib. ex Australia, home-made 1941 "BY AIR/[aeroplane]" & triangular "BY/AIR/MAIL" cachets (both ex Gib. FPOs to GB), 28/31 Oct.1942 Cable & Wireless Telegram form + env. ex Gib. to GB. Scarce and interesting lot. (4 covers).
PHOTO. |
£100 |
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129 |
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SCARCE "APPROVED" & BOXED "C.G." MARKS OF GIB. CHIEF CENSOR; Mar./Dec. 1943 trio of Gib. KGVI-franked Naval Censored covers to Bermuda (4s-9d triple rate - red perf. "EX" label at top right), USA (1s-4d rate) and Canada (1s-4d rate) having v. fine (2) or near fine blue "APPROVED" marks on the front and v. fine red boxed "C.G." marks on the reverse. Seldom seen and attractive lot. (3 covers). PHOTO PLATE 15B |
£120 |
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130 |
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NAVAL CENSOR 5d-RATE COVER TO G.B. EX V.C.-WINNING SUBMARINE COMMANDER; 25 Jan. 1942 env. to GB with Naval tombstone censor signed by "J. W. Linton" with GB KGVI 5d alongside tied by London "RECEIVED FROM/H.M. SHIPS" machine. Linton was the sub. Turbulent's Commander and was based in Gibraltar; he was one of only four regular submariners who were given the VC in World War II. He was lost with his sub. off Corsica on 3 May 1943. PHOTO PLATE 15B |
£100 |
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131 |
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OTHER NAVAL MAIL INC. "FORCE H", ITALIAN P.O.W., HUMAN TORPEDOES, ETC.; c.1944 env. with Italy 2l(2) tied by unclear cancel ex a "P[O]W Pioneer Group, 656 I.P.C., Gibraltar" to Venice, 1941 pair of envs. ex R.F.A. vessel "Denby Dale" (later sunk by "human torpedoes"), 1942 "Fleet letter", 1942 envs. (4) ex Force H ships, several tombstone Naval Censors, Draft Mail, 1942 "GIBRALTAR DOCK YARD" cachet on OHMS env. to GB inscribed "BY ALL SEA ROUTE BY BRITISH PACKET", 2 ingoing covers of 1945 (inc. one OAS Free AIr Mail), and unusual 1943 usage of a US V-MAIL form with 1s-4d Gib. franking. Good lot. (37 covers + 1 piece). PHOTO PLATE 15B |
£140 |
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132 |
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THE CIVIL CENSOR HANDSTAMPS OF GIBRALTAR; 1939-45 covers inc. 7/10 Sept. 1939 pair to Jersey/London with scarce signed "ASSISTANT MILITARY SECRETARY" cachets matching the triangular "1" marks, similar 1940 pair (one with Mil. Sec. mark and one with "COMPTROLLER" mark), 1940/2 trio with the local red boxed "PASSED/CENSOR" (1942 also with boxed "C.G."), scarce transit 1940 PCs (3) ex Germany, USA & Switzerland all with v. scarce unframed Postcards only "PASSED/BY/EXAMINER/[Crown]" censor marks, several later octagon types, etc. Good study. (19 covers). PHOTO PLATE 15B |
£140 |
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133 |
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THE EARLY CIVIL CENSOR LABELS ON COVER; 1939-40 lot inc. good range of the early censor labels inc. Sept./Dec. 1939 trio with unnumbered red "GIBRALTAR" labels, 1940 trio with red number " GIBRALTAR 1" labels, black "6154/8/GIBRALTAR" pair on Jan./Feb. 1940 covers, red "GIBRALTAR 2" label, and unusual Mar./Oct. 1940 manuscript-amended red numbered Gibraltar labels (3). |
£120 |
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134 |
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LATER CIVIL CENSOR LABEL COVERS INC. SCARCE BLUE TYPE, ETC.; Aug./Oct. 1940 pair with scarce blue "GIBRALTAR 8/12" labels, transit label ex Spain to GB, 1942 manuscript-numbered label, red 1942 type, large "A" numbers (2), m/s 1943 "IA" on transit mail, numerous later labels, transit mail, diverted via Lpool, etc. Good lot. (31 covers).
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£160 |
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135 |
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POST-WAR MILITARY/FORCES MAIL INC. CENSOR MARKS, ETC.; Useful 1946-70 study with wide range of covers ex RAF, ships, "BRITISH FLEET MAIL" c.d.s.'s, etc. (41 items). |
£100 |
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136 |
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GIBRALTAR EVACUEES MAIL - MOROCCO, MADEIRA & G.B.; 1940-4 covers inc. rare July 1940 env. (creasing) ex Rabat evacuees committee with Morocco 2f.50c, 1942 trio ex Gib. to Madeira (2) or Gib. to Madeira from/to Evacuee addresses (one regd.), rare 1943 internal London OHMS cover with purple "GIBRALTAR EVACUEE CENTRE" cachet, and 1944 Forces Air Letter from a British trawler at Gibraltar ref. the returning evacuees and their happiness. Scarce lot. Also a Gib. miniature sheet of 1990 commemorating the evacuees. (6 covers). |
£100 |
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137 |
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SCARCE CONVOY MAIL 2-RING "BY AIR" MARKS, ETC.; 1943-4 stampless Civil covers to GB each with mostly v. fine 2-ring "POST OFFICE - MARITIME MAIL/BY AIR" mark with initials in the centre (5; purple or black - one ex a Canadian ship); plus similar pair with the words "AIR MAIL" removed and one without initials (presumably for surface mail; one a British-India Line env.). Scarce group. (7 covers). PHOTO PLATE 15B |
£140 |
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138 |
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OTHER GIBRALTAR NAVAL AIR MAIL COVERS; 1939-43 lot inc. unusual June 1943 OHMS env. to GB endorsed "Air Mail" in red with boxed "OHMS/OFFICIAL/AIR MAIL" and v. fine purple oval "ARMY PAY OFFICE/GIBRALTAR" on reverse, Admiralty pouch 1941 env. ex Commander N. Atlantic Station endorsed ex "Gibraltar", ingoing 1939/40 trio ex GB inc. one with h.s. "2" arrival charge, Oct./Dec. 1939 p[air with plain s. line "PASSED BY CENSOR" (2 types), Mar. 1941 3s-3d rate cover to NZ, etc. Good lot. (11 covers). PHOTO PLATE 15B |
£120 |
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139 |
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R.A.F. & R.C.A.F. CENSORS ETC:1944 Paris PPC to Canada with french 1f 20c tied by FPO 805 c.d.s. with framed "RAF CENSOR/308" h.s. alongside.1945 unstamped env to UK with FPO 475 c.d.s. and framed "R.A.F. CENSOR/396" h.s. 1941 env plus contents to Canada with framed green "Crown/PASSED/p.65" h.s. 1941 env from Gibraltar to USA with boxed "PASSED/CENSOR" and circular "POSTAL CENSORSHIP DEPARTMENT/GIBRALTAR" h.s. in red. (8 items).
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£100 |
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140 |
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DRAFT MAIL/FRENCH NAVAL MAIL ETC:1941 env from Draft RK FZW ( a secret code indicating a mail address) with "X" for Gibraltar removed by the censor. 1943 env to Paris with "LIAISON NAVALE FRANCAISE/A GIBRALTAR" h.s. 1945 env to USA franked with 6c air stamp tied by "BATIMENT DE LIGNE RICHELIEU" d.s. used by the French vessel during repairs at Gibraltar.1946 (Oct) env from FPO 475 to Uk with "Insufficiently Prepaid for/Transmission by Air" h.s. (7 items).
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£100 |
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141 |
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THE RECUT F.P.O. 475 CODE "B"C.D.S.: 1944 (10 Jan) env to Scotland bearing a pair of 3d x 2 tied by the recut FPO 472 code B c.d.s. and 1944 (12 Jan) honour env to Sheffield with similar c.d.s. Also 1947 env to Blackpool franked with Peace 3d block of twelve and a single with the same FPO 472 c.d.s. The recut "B" code c.d.s. is 1st recorded in January 1944. The two 1944 covers are early dates. (3 items)
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£100 |
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VERY RARE PROVISIONAL 2-RING PURPLE GIBRALTAR "POSTAGE PAID/3d./*" MARK ON POSTCARD; Correct 8 Oct. 1939 usage of this rare mark (superb strike) on stampless PC (crease away from mark) to GB with Air Mail label and plain "CENSORED " mark (crease). Only a handful of the 3d mark are recorded, and this single usage is most attractive, PHOTO |
£300 |
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143 |
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VERY RARE PROVISIONAL DOUBLE USAGE OF THE 2-RING "POSTAGE PAID/3d./*" MARK FOR A 6d RATE; Attractive 1 Sept. 1940 stampless env. to GB with Naval tombstone censor in blue, endorsed "AIR MAIL" with two mostly v. fine strikes of the rare 3d mark in purple to indicate the 6d rate that had been increased from 5d on 9 Aug. 1940. Exceptional and rare usage of this mark. PHOTO |
£200 |
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144 |
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VERY RARE PROVISIONAL USAGE OF THE 2-RING "POSTAGE PAID" 3d & 5d MARKS FOR THE 8d RATE; c.`1940 stampless env. (minor creases) to GB with "BY AIR MAIL" label and red Naval Censor tombstone on the front, along with mostly v. fine strikes of the rare 2-ring Gibraltar "3d." and "5d." marks to make up the 1oz-2oz 8d rate. Very unusual and rare usage. PHOTO |
£300 |
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145 |
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RARE PROVISIONAL SINGLE-RATE USAGE OF THE 2-RING "POSTAGE PAID/4d./*" MARK ON COVER TO G.B.; 1939/40 stampless env. (opening tear on front well clear of address & marks) to GB with Naval boxed red initialled "CENSORED" on the front with superb purple Gibraltar 4d 2-ring mark. Rare so fine. PHOTO PLATE 15B |
£150 |
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146 |
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RARE PROVISIONAL 2-RING "POSTAGE PAID/4d./*" MARK ON COVER TO G.B.; 1939/40 stampless env. to GB with blue "BY AIR MAIL" label and black initialled Naval "Passed by/Censor" mark on the front, along with v. fine strike of the Gibraltar "4d" mark. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO |
£150 |
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147 |
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RARE INTER-SHIP USAGE OF THE PROVISIONAL PURPLE 2-RING "POSTAGE PAID/5d./*" MARK; Attractive c.1940 stampless env. endorsed "Air Mail" addressed to "H.M.S. Rodney c/o G.P.O., London" with blue Naval Censor tombstone mark on the front, along with superb purple 2-ring Gibraltar "5d." mark. Rare usage to another ship. Exhibition Quality. PHOTO |
£140 |
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148 |
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RARE USAGE OF THE PROVISIONAL 2-RING PURPLE "POSTAGE PAID/5d./*" MARK ON COVER TO G.B.; July 1940 (pencil date) stampless env. (opening tears at top clear of marks) to GB with Naval Censor blue tombstone on the front and v. fine purple 2-ring Gibraltar 5d mark. PHOTO PLATE 15B |
£100 |
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FORCE H NAVAL MAIL COVERS WITH SHORT-LIVED HANDSTRUCK "AIR MAIL" MARKS, ETC.; 1940/1 trio of stampless envs. to the same G.B. address ex Gibraltar, each with tombstone Naval Censor mark and all endorsed "By AIr Mail" but with no indication of prepayment; the first (13 Dec. 1940) has no Air Mail mark, the second 28 Apr. 1941) has the framed blue boxed "AIR/MAIL" at top right (Apr. to July 1941 only), and the other (1 Aug. 1940) has the mark at top left (rare; only recorded 18 July to 2 Aug. 1941). Excellent trio of these elusive and short-lived Gibraltar Air Mail marks. (3 covers). PHOTO PLATE 15B |
£150 |
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FORCE H NAVAL MAIL WITH SHORT-LIVED HANDSTRUCK "AIR MAIL" MARKS ON MAIL TO G.B.; Rare 29 AUg. 1941 stampless "BY AIR MAIL" env. to GB with red Naval Censor tombstone, and London "RECEIVED FROM/H.M. SHIPS" machine, along with - at top left (only thus for a few weeks) - blue 2nd-Type boxed Gibraltar "BY/AIR MAIL"; also pair of similar 1942/4 covers but with the reintroduced 2nd-Type blue boxed Gibraltar "BY/AIR MAIL" mark along with red/black London "POST/OFFICE/MARITIME/MAIL" machines. Scarce trio. (3 covers). PHOTO PLATE 16A |
£120 |
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151 |
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RARE "5 PAID" AIR MAIL RATE MARK ON NAVAL COVER TO G.B. + SIMILAR UNNUMBERED TYPE; 7 Oct. 1941 stampless env. to GB "By Air Mail" with partial Naval Censor tombstone on the front, along with v. fine small blue "5 PAID" Gibraltar Provisional mark (only recorded 5-26 Oct. 1941) overstruck by v. fine London "RECEIVED FROM/H.M. SHIPS" arrival machine; plus similar c. 1943 env. to Scotland with unnumbered "[] [] -- PAID" of Gibraltar which is recorded in 1943 only. Rare pair. (2 covers). PHOTO PLATE 16A |
£150 |
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152 |
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SHORT-LIVED GIBRALTAR FORCE H "AIRMAIL" MARK ON STAMPLESS & G.B.-FRANKED COVERS; Blue lino-cut style Gibraltar "AIRMAIL" marks (only recorded 5 Nov. - 18 Dec. 1941 in blue) on covers to G.B.; one (dated 20 Nov. 1941) tying GB KGVI 5d overstruck by London "RECEIVED FROM/H.M. SHIPS" arrival machine, the other (c.Nov./Dec. 1941) stampless with the same arrival machine mark. Good pair. (2 covers). PHOTO PLATE 16A |
£120 |
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153 |
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RARE PROVISIONAL GIBRALTAR(?) HANDSTRUCK "5" & "5D" AIR-RATE MARKS; 2 Feb. [1943?] & c. 1943 pair of stampless Naval covers (each with blue tombstone censor) to GB with mostly v. fine crude black "5" & "5D" marks on the front, each cancelled in transit through London by red "POST/OFFICE/MARITIME/MAIL" machine. Rare pair. (2 covers). PHOTO PLATE 16A |
£150 |
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MILITARY MAIL OF WORLD WAR II, ETC.; c.1939-45 covers inc. 1941/4 pair ex Canadian forces (one with blue crowned "CANADIAN/ARMY" censor, US Forces (3), Fleet Mail Office (3), PO Maritime Mail (2; inc. v. fine purple double-oval "SIGNAL CENTRE/UP PARK CAMP..." on "Barbados Contingent" Air Letter to GB), 1942 to GB Undercover Address for Jamaican airmen ("West India Committee, Leytonstone"), Jan. 1945 "By Privilege Bag" to GB, and some civil censors, Plus a group of post-War Forces mail (16; c.1946-63). Good lot. (32 covers + 1 stamp). |
£140 |
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155 |
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INTERNMENT MAIL - CENSOR MARKS ETC:covers inc 1941 env from Internment Camp 1 Jamaica to Argentina with violet "POSTAL CENSOR/JAMAICA/PASSED/(1)" h.s. and oval "INTERNMENT & P.O.W CAMP/JAMAICA" d.s. 1941 env from USA to Dutch West Indies with m/s "NOT IN JAMAICA", oval "INTERNMENT CAMP/CENSORED/JAMAICA" h.s. etc. 1943 cover to Canada with "MILITARY CENSOR/Y/FORCE/N.11". (13 covers).
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£200 |
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156 |
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INTERNMENT CAMP MAIL INC. PRINTED POSTCARDS; 1941-2 group of special "INTERNMENT CAMP, JAMAICA" PCs (2) and plain envs. (3) all with triple-oval purple Camp d.s. etc.; plus unusual 1944 ingoing stampless env. ex Germany with purple bilingual boxed "Postage Free" and "Taxe percue" mark. (6 covers). PHOTO PLATE 16A |
£120 |
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157 |
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EVACUATION EX GIBRALTAR - THE RARE RED "CAMP GIBRALTAR" STRAIGHT-LINE MARK, ETC.; Fine local 13 Nov. 1940 env. with KGVI 11⁄2d tied by 2-ring Kingston c.d.s. having v. fine short-lived red "CAMP GIBRALTAR" mark alongside. Few examples known; mot recorded for more than a month. Plus 1951/3 pair of envs. with "GIBRALTAR/JAMAICA" village c.d.s.'s (one regd.) and 8 pieces with Camp cancels etc. (3 covers + 8 pieces). PHOTO |
£100 |
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158 |
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GIBRALTAR CAMP - REGISTERED MAIL WITH 3 DIFFERENT TYPES OF "R" LABELS; Rare trio of 1941/3 envs. regd. from the Camp to Gibraltar, Canada & GB with varied Jamaica KGVI frankings tied by Kingston c.d.s. (1941) or 2-ring "GIBRALTAR CAMP" c.d.s.'s (1943 pair). All have printed blue "R" labels of different types; "GIBRALTAR" with manuscript "Camp" (1941), "GIBRALTAR CAMP" (Aug. 1943) & "CAMP GIBRALTAR" (Dec. 1943). Varied condition (the 1941 cover has had an Air Mail label removed to show the v. fine undated rubber "GIBRALTAR/CAMP" mark) but a rare lot. (3 covers). PHOTO PLATE 16A |
£240 |
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159 |
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GIBRALTAR CAMP - REGISTERED COVERS TO ZURICH WITH "GIBRALTAR CAMP" R LABELS; June/July 1942 pair of envs. (one with faults) regd. to the same Zurich commercial address at the 1s-3d Air Mail rate (KGVI frankings tied by Kingston & Camp c.d.s.'s respectively), each with rare blue "GIBRALTAR CAMP" Regd. label; the first also with v. fine 2-ring undated "GIBRALTAR/CAMP" rubber and not censored in Germany, the other without the rubber mark but censored by both British & Germans. Rare matched pair. (2 covers). PHOTO PLATE 16A |
£150 |
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160 |
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GIBRALTAR CAMP - REGISTERED MAIL INC. O.H.M.S. COVER WITH PART MANUSCRIPT "R" LABEL; Local 21 July 1941 OHMS stampless env. with v. fine purple "OFFICIAL/[Crown]/FREE" cachet, blue "R/GIBRALTAR" label with manuscript "CAMP" (rare thus) and v. fine 2-ring large undated "GIBRALTAR/CAMP" rubber, all on the front. Very fine and most unusual OHMS Camp usage. Plus 7 Sept. 1943 Air Mail env. to Canada (Dutch soldier) with KGVI 1s-3d franking tied by 2-ring "GIBRALTAR CAMP" c.d.s.'s having a normal blue "GIBRALTAR CAMP" regd. label. Rare pair. (2 covers). PHOTO |
£150 |
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