| 241 | "DAMAGED BY SEA WATER" COVER TO G.B. WITH RARE "HMS S. ANGELO/SECRETARY TO FLAG CAPTAIN" CENSOR; 5 Nov. 1942 stampless OHMS env. (opened out for display; minor faults) to Ipswich with v. fine rare blue "H.M.S. ST ANGELO/N.G./SECRETARY TO FLAG CAPTAIN" manuscript-dated cachet on flap (beneath GB PO resealed label, part lifted to show the mark), having a very fine purple boxed "DAMAGED BY SEA WATER" on the front, along with "RECEIVED FROM/H.M. SHIPS" machine. Rare combination from the land-based Fort of HMS St. Angelo. PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 242 | RARE TRIPLE-OVAL BLUE "NAVAL INTELLIGENCE CENTRE/+ MALTA +" D.S. ON COVER REGD. TO G.B.; Attractive 11 Sept. 1940 commercial env. (pink paper; minor wear) to Devonport franked by Malta KGVI 2/-(2) + 1d tied by small "G.P.O./MALTA" c.d.s.'s, having Air Mail and black Valletta R labels, with superb blue triple-oval framed "NAVAL INTELLIGENCE CENTRE/+ MALTA +" d.s. on the flap. Subsequently passed by the civil censor with orange-red censor label tied by fine red wax "POSTAL/CENSOR" seals back and front. Rare and spectacular. PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 243 | IMTARFA HOSPITAL - "GENERAL " & "MILITARY" HOSPITAL CACHETS ON COVERS TO G.B., ETC.; Sept./Oct. 1940 stampless trio of OAS envs. to GB (2 with London "[Official] PAID" machines in red) all with Malta triangular "No.33" censors, but also having very fine double-oval framed purple "OFFICER COMMANDING/* MILITARY HOSPITAL, IMTARFA *" datestamps (2; one partly beneath censor label) or mostly fine similar purple triple-oval framed "OFFICER COMMANDING/* GENERAL HOSPITAL, IMTARFA *". Rare trio. Plus a 1952 Xmas card from the Hospital (no env.). (4 items). PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 244 | OFFICIAL MAIL SENT BY SEA FOR SECURITY REASONS - "BY BRITISH PACKET..." MARKS ON COVERS; Feb/Apr./June 1940 brown OHMS envs. to GB with Malta 11⁄2d, 11⁄2dx3 (long env., registered) & 11⁄2d frankings tied by Valletta d.s.'s, all with mostly v. fine large handstruck "BY BRITISH PACKET/ALL SEA ROUTE" (2 different types); the long regd. item also with similar large "BY BRITISH PACKET/[VIA] MARSEILLES THENCE BY/OVERLAND ROUTE". Confidential mail had to be sent by sea, hence these marks were introduced specially, but they are seldom seen. (3 covers). PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 245 | OFFICIAL MAIL, NAVAL BAG etc: Group of interesting covers inc. c1943 OHMS cover to the C/O of HMS 'Hebe' with boxed RETURN TO SENDER/ADMIRALTY INSTRUCTIONS; also 1941 OHMS item with Malta Dockyard cachet sent by Naval Bag to London and a similar item from the Naval Hospital sent through civilian mails etc. (6 items). PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 246 | H.M.S. ALCANTARA - THE DISTINCTIVE TRIANGULAR "[Crown]/PASSED BY CENSOR" MARKS; 1939-41 covers all with fine to very fine strikes of this distinctive ship's censor mark in the style of the normal Malta censors; inc. stampless OAS (8; one with red "OFFICIAL PAID" skeleton c.d.s.), Malta frankings (2; 2½d pair or 4½d + ¼d pair), and one with US 20c tied by "NEWPORT NEWS" machine (22 Dec. 1941; during refit). Good study. (11 covers). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 247 | SUBMARINE SQUADRON MAIL: 1941 E to UK with 'tombstone' censor signed by Lt. A. Daniell who was awarded the DSC while serving in HMS 'Upright' of the 10th Submarine Squadron, based at Malta. Scarce item of submariner's mail from Malta.PHOTO. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 248 | BRITISH FLEET MAIL: 1945 Usage in red of the 2-ring BRITISH FLEET MAIL/10 cds used as a receiver at Malta; also two (1940) covers with RECEIVED FROM H.M. SHIPS/MALTA cds and 'tombstone' censors - one in green. In addition, 1944 pair of Es to Malta with a similar mark without the Island's name and missing date slugs etc. (8 items) PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 249 | NAVAL MISCELLANY: Unusual 1941 E to UK with blue Naval 'tombstone' censor with the Malta triangular censor h.s. struck over it. Also 1943 PPC with U.S.Navy duplex d.s. and censor; 1945 Czech cover to India with undated circular PAQUEBOT/MALTA, long E to USA from US Navy serviceman with 9½d franking cancelled by large circular POST/OFFICE/MARITIME/MAIL etc. (23 items) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 250 | CRASH & WRECK MAIL - PALESTINE VIA MALTA & MALTA TO S. AFRICA - CACHET, ANNOTATION & POSTMARK; 23 Oct. 1945 damaged Palestine pair; P. Stat. PC (uprated with 20+4+3 tied by Tel Aviv c.d.s.'s) to Czechoslovakia with mostly v. fine small handstruck purple "[IT] IS REGRETTED THIS ITEM WAS/DAMAGED BY FIRE" on front, and env. regd. to London with GB resealed labels and manuscript "Damaged by fire Malta" having second "[FPO] 443" (Malta) R label. Plus 8 July 1945 usage of the stampless Air Letter (minor faults) to Cape Town with Malta "BRITISH FLEET MAIL/10" c.d.s. having a v. fine purple "SALVAGED MAIL" on the front and an Egypt Base APO 4 wreck label on reverse. Scarce trio. ( 3 covers). PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 251 | POST-WWII FORCES MAIL: 1946 Pair of PPCs from London with boxed HEADQUARTERS/"G" LINES/VICTORY CAMP, scarce pair of civilian reg'd Es with Naval cancellations, signature of Lord Mountbatten while based at Malta, pair of customs declaration parcel forms ex Malta, various Naval & military cachets & cancellations, uncommon MAT-code Signals cover (1955) etc Good lot. (44 items) | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 252 | POSTWAR MALTA - BALANCE OF THE COLLECTION: Substantial lot of FPO mail c1948-80s with good variety of cachets and cancellation types etc.inc. reg'd and commemorative items. Inspection necessary. (Approx. 120 items) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 253 | POSTWAR MISCELLANY: Substantial group of covers etc. c1949-90 inc. FPO mail, RAF Luqa & Takali, Army Signals E (1958) by SDS, naval mail, commemorative covers etc. Inspection necessary. (70 items) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 254 | SUEZ CRISIS, 1956: Collection of covers from British military forces based in Malta during the Suez Crisis inc.very scarce large diamond '(crown)/MILITARY CENSOR/165' ex FPO 782; also items from various units through FPOs 76, 782 & 953 plus the only recorded example of FPO 1040 cds used in Malta during the Suez Crisis. Good lot. (16 items) PHOTO. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 255 | SUEZ CRISIS - VERY SCARCE R.A.F. COVER EX MALTA: 1956 (7.Nov) airmail cover to UK (edge fault/missing flap) with 21⁄2d stamp cancelled by FPO 76 cds and fine, very scarce red R.A.F./CENSOR/106; RAF mail from Malta at this period is very scarce. PHOTO. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 256 | SUEZ CRISIS - ROYAL NAVY MAIL FROM MALTA: November 1956 Rare Malta-franked E addressed to the Commander of HMS 'Striker'at FMO Malta with BRITISH FLEET MAIL/10 arrival cds; also three items of Naval mail to UK with 'tombstone' censors, one from a WRNS officer at Whitehall Mansions. Scarce material. (4 items) PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 257 | SUEZ CRISIS - NAVAL MAIL FROM MALTA: Nov.-Dec. 1956 Quartet of OHMS covers to the Admiralty with various GB frankings cancelled by MARITIME/MAIL machine, each with a cachet of a different Naval Officer inc. Flag Officer Flotillas, Flag Officer Second-in-Command, Office of Flag Officer, Malta & Commanding Officer HMS 'Phoenicia'. All fine and scarce from this period. (4 items) PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OTHER MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY CATEGORIES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 258 | MAIL SENT BY MAJOR EVELEIGH TO HIS WIFE: A group of eight covers/cards sent by Major Eveleigh (a prisoner held by the Boers in Pretoria) to his wife in England. inc. a stampless 24 Feb. 1900 env. to Oxford with Pretoria c.d.s. & violet triangular censor mark on obverse and long rectangular black/pink censor's seal on reverse, April 1900 env. to Rugby, redirected to Oxford bearing Transvaal 1d (3) & GB 1d (another adhesive removed) with similar black/pink label on reverse, May 1900 env. endorsed "Prisoner of War/Pretoria" bearing four Transvaal adhesives and showing violet "GEZIEN/POSTCENSOR/PRETORIA/Z.A.R.", Sept. 1900 registered env. sent after his release bearing Transvaal 1d (3) & GB 1d (3) tied by "FIELD POST OFFICE B.O./BRITISH ARMY.SOUTH AFRICA" datestamps, etc. (8). | £180 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 259 | MAIL SENT BY MAJOR EVELEIGH TO HIS WIFE AFTER HIS RELEASE BY THE ENEMY: 1900 (23 Aug.) registered letter to Oxford uprated with G.B. 1d lilac tied by "ARMY POST/S.AFRICA" d.s. plus 1900 (27 Sept.) env. registered to Oxford bearing Transvaal "V.R.I." opt. 1d (3) and G.B. 1d lilac (4) with British F.P.O. cancellations and with several black/white " V.(Crown)R. FOUND OPEN AND OFFICIALLY SEALED" labels and an October 1900 uncensored cover bearing Transvaal "V.R.I." 2d & 4d adhesives. Also a 1d pink postal stationery envelope dated 20 Jan. 1901 1d pink postal stationery envelope (badly damaged) to Lt. Col. Evelegh at the Oxfordshire Light Infantry Barracks, Cowley, Oxford. (4). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 260 | ROYAL FLYING CORPS: Group of items from the Royal Flying Corps in Egypt and France (1917) inc. fine OHMS cover to Alexandria with oval No. 23 RESERVE SQUADRON/ROYAL FLYING CORPS cachet plus another with boxed cachet of 20th RESERVE WING; also two covers ex APO56 with red cachets of the 3rd ARMY AIRCRAFT PARK and HEADQUARTERS/3rd BRIGADE R.F.C. etc. (7 items) PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 261 | ROYAL AIR FORCE: Four cards from members of the newly-constituted R.A.F. on the Western Front inc. April 1918 (first month of the R.A.F.) card from 55 Squadron via APO S92 plus similar items ex 88 Squadron (APO S41) and Engineering Section (APO S87); also a PPC from 214 Squadron at Coudekerque. (4 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 262 | ROYAL AIR FORCE IN GERMANY, ITALY & EGYPT: Group of scarce items inc. APO SZ10 card with R.A.F.-allocated censor, cover es 207 Squadron at Merheim with APO S40 cds, trio of PPCs ex Faenza (APO S70) plus 1918 E with Air Ministry cachet to a R.A.F. officer with boxed 'Address not known'. (6 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 263 | ROYAL NAVAL AIR SERVICE: 1916 Group of scarce items from the Royal Navy Air Service inc. censored E (flap missing) to UK with French type cachet SERVICE DE L'AVIATION NAVALE ANGLAISE/No. 3 WING and RECEIVED FROM HM SHIPS... machine mark; also two PPCs with distinctive s/l censors of 4W[ing] and 7SQ[uadron] plus two crested envelopes. (5 items) PHOTO. | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 264 | IRISH 'TROUBLES' - RARE 2-RING "FIELD POST OFFICE/W.16" (DUBLIN H.Q.) COVERS; 5/16/22 Aug. 1921 trio of GB KGV 2d Orange P. Stat. env. usages (one with tear across address; others with minor faults) to Berkshire, each cancelled by a fine to very fine rare 2-ring British "FIELD POST OFFICE/W.16" c.d.s. that was only in use for 11 months at Room 51, Parkgate, Dublin, the British Dublin H.Q. Seldom seen. (3 covers). PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 265 | GERMAN NAVY - PRE-WWII: Group of (mainly) stampless covers from German ships of the 1930s, most with various marine-schiffspost cds - most are clearly identified ships inc. the Köln, Karlsruhe, Schleswig-Holstein, Horst Wessel, Deutschland, Emden & Schlesien. (14 items). | £80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 266 | GERMAN CURRENCY CONTROL: Group of covers opened for checking for 'currency control' in the late 1930s - thought to have been a form of censorship or 'spying' - inc. foreign mail from Germany (3), Austria (4) and Czechoslovakia (2) plus an incoming E ex U.K. (11 items) | £70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 267 | GERMAN OCCUPATIONS, ETC.: Three Feldpost items used in Czechoslovakia 1938-39 plus a 1938 'Liberation' card, two Bohemia-Moravia feldpost Es and a trio of German-stamped items with different Franzensbad cds. Also SS feldpost E to Lublin, 1938-39 Austria (2) and Netherlands 1941-43 (2) plus and item from German soldier in France to Sweden etc. (17 items) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 268 | INTERWAR MISCELLANY: 1935 FPO10 (Saar) cover plus German-franked E to RASC in UK and SAAR FORCE parcel tag; also various 1930s military manoeuvres covers with Camp or FPO cancellations. Scarce group. (13 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 269 | AUSTRALIA: Group of post-WWII covers etc. from UK troops in Australia inc. FPOs 51, 67, 69, 80, 146, 155, 1003, 1010, 1014, 1016, 1033, 1037, 1043 & 1046 plus a few WWII period items inc. 'H.M.A. SHIPS' , boxed NAVAL/SERVICE and numbered censor tape. (107 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 270 | BRITISH SOMALILAND USE OF G.B. REGISTERED ENVELOPE: 1944 Censored G.B. 3d reg'd E used to Kenya with EA/APO 65 cds and violet 2-line 'These Envelopes Used Temporarily/In Somaliland Protectorate' - rare usage. [Ex Alan Brown] PHOTO. | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 271 | BURMA: Collection of covers/cards inc. a group of ten stampless OAS or Postal stationery envelopes to the USA with APO 218 machines (3), duplex or rare purple two-ring Registered Mail mark, 1944 US APO 465 duplex, 1943 env. with unusual Indian Civil office anonymous two-ring "47" c.d.s. used on Military mail, sundry Japanese Occupation items inc. 9 Forces PCs & one pictorial letter card, BMA Interim Government & post-War IFPO cancels, etc. (Approx. 80 items). | £260 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 272 | CANADA - MISCELLANY OF AIRGRAPHS & V MAILS TO/FROM NORTH AMERICA PLUS A RARE COVER TO A CANADIAN CREW MEMBER OF THE "DAMBUSTERS" SQUADRON: 1941-44 group of "V" mails (20 inc. one used from Canada to Scotland & seven illustrated types), 1942-43 airgraphs from (15) & to (3) Canada and a May 1943 cover to Sergeant Maclean serving with 617 Squadron - the "Dambusters" without adhesive but showing "CANADIAN BASE OFFICE OVERSEAS NO 1/R.C.A.F./SECTION/DIRECTORY/SERVICE/C.P.C." d.s. and "CANADIAN BASE POST OFFICE OVERSEAS????/Entered C.P.C.". Note: Sgt. Maclean was a member of a Lancaster Bomber which dropped a mine on the Sorpe Dam in May 1943. Also a 1977 (Oct.) commemorative cover signed by Eve Gibson & Barnes Wallis. (Approx. 50 items inc. 11 "V" mail envelopes). | £180 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 273 | CEYLON - BRITISH FPO 40 COVERS INC. UNIQUE(?) "[A.B.D.A.]/CENSOR/142" MARK; 6, 9 & 11 May 1940 covers to GB (15c Ceylon, stampless OAS & 50c Ceylon on Honour env. respectively) all cancelled by v. fine scarce 2-ring British "FIELD POST OFFICE/40" c.d.s.'s; the first also with v. fine purple double-bars "[C]ENSOR/142" mark on front which was cut-down from the "A.B.D.A." mark that had been used in Dutch East Indies by the American, British, Dutch & Australia Command until the fall of Singapore:- believed to be the only known example. Plus an unused 1g Ned, Indies Air env. with superb strike of the barred "A.B.D.A./CENSOR/190" mark for comparison. (4 covers). PHOTO. | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 274 | CEYLON - EAST AFRICAN A.P.O. COVERS TO KENYA/G.B.; 1941/4 covers (4) with Ceylon KGVI frankings tied by 2-ring "E.A./APO" d.s., Nos. 60 (2, one being in purple; both on 50c to GB), 61 (attractive 50c-rate to Kenya), and 82 (20c on Air Mail Letter Card to GB). Scarce lot. (4 covers). PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 275 | CEYLON - INDIAN F.P.O. COVERS INC. HONOUR ENVS., INGOING MAIL, ETC.; 1942-45 group of covers with good range of "F.P.O." & "BASE OFFICE" datestamps inc. "B" (2; stampless + ingoing), "C" (honour env.), FPO 74 (2; inc. honour env.), FPO 76 (KGV + KGVI franking to India), FPO 161 (Air Letter + local ingoing), FPO 162 (Air Letter), & Base 9 (2; one ingoing ex Argentina!). Good lot. Plus 1 modern cover. (12 covers). PHOTO. | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 276 | CEYLON - AUSTRALIAN FORCES MAIL; 10 May 1942 stampless OAS env. to Sydney with v. fine scarce "A.I.F. FIELD P.O./No.23" c.d.s.; plus Aug. 1945 env. (ex "Aust. Mission, SEAC") to Sydney with Ceylon 20c +5c + 10c + 15c all tied by boxed purple "....S.E.A./MAIL OFFICE/Reg. No." datestamps. Rare pair. (2 covers).PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 277 | CEYLON - NEW ZEALAND FORCES MAIL TO N.Z. INC. G.B. & AUSTRALIAN FRANKINGS; Rare 1942/44 trio of envs. inc. stampless 1942 with v. fine purple "OFFICIAL PAID/ON/ACTIVE/SERVICE" double circle with NZ Naval Censor, 1944 env. with the same purple OAS cancel tying GB KGVI 3d (3; rare thus) with British Naval Censor mark alongside, and c.1943 env. (ex RNZAF Liaison) with Australia 3d(3) tied by small purple barred "R.A.F. BASE P.O./CEYLON" cancels. Good lot. (3 covers).PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 278 | CEYLON - BRITISH ARMY PICTORIAL XMAS GREETINGS AIR LETTER & AIRGRAPH; 1942 airgraph (no env.) to GB with attractive pictorial Xmas greetings design(map of Ceylon); plus c.1942 folded Air Mail Letter Card to GB with Ceylon KGVI 15c + KGV 5c tied by Indian FPO74 c.d.s. having a fine printed pictorial (map of Ceylon) greeting inside. Both from Army Base PO (RAMC & RA respectively). Rare pair. (2 items). PHOTO. | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 279 | CEYLON - COLOURED XMAS GREETINGS AIR LETTER CARD, ETC.; Spectacular and rare 3 Nov. 1942 usage of the special Concession "[Plum Pudding]/Xmas/1942/CEYLON" Air Mail Letter Card to GB with Ceylon KGV 5cx4 franking tied by fine purple barred "R.A.F. BASE P.O./CEYLON" cancels having a delightful colour-printed pictorial "RAF/MERRY XMAS AND A HAPPIER NEW YEAR/SERVING WITH THE RAF IN CEYLON" design inside. Plus similar 1942 front (stamp removed) of the plain Ceylon Xmas Air Letter (larger plum pudding motif on front). Very rare. (2 items). PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 280 | CEYLON - UNIQUE(?) PAIR OF BOXED "ROYAL AIR FORCE.No. NM 82" CENSORS ON GB/CEYLON FRANKED COVERS; Remarkable Oct. 1939 & Apr. 1940 pair of envs. (minor faults) to GB franked by GB 11⁄2d (10!) tied by London HM SHIPS c.d.s.'s or Ceylon KGVI 20c + 30c +50c +1r tied by Galle c.d.s.'s having v. fine strikes of this rare boxed Censor mark on the front in black & blue respectively. Believed to be the only recorded examples. (2 covers). PHOTO PLATE 13. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 281 | CEYLON - CIVIL CENSOR OVER TO G.B. WITH UNIQUE(?) R.A.F. "GROUP CENSOR" LABEL; 18 Aug. 1942 env. (minor wear; from "Lady Howard, Chief Justice's House, Colombo") to Devon (redirected on arrival) franked by Ceylon 1r tied by Kandy 2-ring c.d.s. having a v. fine octagon "L/1" censor mark on the front, and sealed by an unusual typed-inscription "OPENED BY GROUP CENSOR" at left. Believed to be the only recorded example of this censor label, used by the RAF. PHOTO PLATE 13.. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 282 | CEYLON - AIR LETTER CARD TO G.B. WITH VERY SCARCE "OPENED BY R.A.F. CENSOR" LABEL; 1 Sept. 1944 usage of the Air Mail Letter Card to GB (redirected on arrival) with Ceylon 20c tied by "RAF POST" c.d.s., having a very fine scarce purple indented-frame "R.A.F./CENSOR/465" on the front and sealed by a (tied) blue printed "OPENED BY R.A.F. CENSOR/CEYLON" label at top. Believed to be the only recorded example of this special Ceylon censor label. PHOTO.. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 283 | CEYLON - BLACK HONOUR ENV. TO G.B. WITH VERY SCARCE RAF CENSOR LABEL; 17/18 Aug. 1945 stampless usage of the scarce black "GREEN ENVELOPE" (!) to GB (original lengthy love-letter contents included; some edge wear) with 2-ring "R.A.F. POST OFFICE/CEYLON" c.d.s. on the front with faint "R.A.F." purple censor, having a rare printed (black on white) "OPENED BY R.A.F. CENSOR/C1" label (with handstruck "5596") at left. Believed to be the only recorded example of this special Ceylon RAF censor label. PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 284 | CEYLON - NAVAL CENSOR COVER TO COLOMBO WITH RARE "NAVAL MAIL OFFICE" OVAL CANCEL; 3/8 Oct. 1941 env. sent Air Mail to Colombo with purple tombstone Naval censor mark at left, franked by India 6as +2as tied by a single v. fine large triple-oval ramed "NAVAL MAIL OF[FICE]/Ref. No....../* COLOMBO *" cancel with 2-ring Colombo P.O. c.d.s. alongside. Colourful item; believed to be one of only a handful of recorded examples of this Colombo Naval mark. Exhibition Item. PHOTO. | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 285 | CEYLON - COVER EX AUSTRALIA WITH RARE RED "FLEET MAIL OFFICE, COLOMBO" MARK; Colourful Oct./Dec. 1943 env. (minor wear) to Colombo with Australia KGVI 21⁄2d tied by Double Bay c.d.s. having censor label and purple cachet, redirected "c/o The Fleet Mail Office" and then returned with varied Explanatory marks all on the front, inc. v. fine unique(?) red boxed "UNABLE/TO/TRACE/FLEET MAIL OFFICE, COLOMBO" along with red pointing-hand "RETURN TO SENDER", blue "NOT AT F.N.S./TO NAVY OFFICE FOR ADDRESS" and purple "RETURN TO POST OFFICE/NOT KNOWN/NAVY OFFICE, MELBOURNE". Ceylon FMO marks are seldom seen; this is believed to be the only recorded example of this Unable to Trace mark. Exhibition Item. PHOTO.. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 286 | CEYLON - NAVAL CENSOR COVER WITH 3-RING PURPLE "FLEET MAIL OFFICE" CANCELS; Fine 17 Nov. 1944 env. by AIr to Kenya with v. fine blue Naval tombstone dated censor on front, franked by Ceylon KGVI 30c Block of Four tied by two fine purple 3-ring "FLEET MAIL OFFICE" cancels of Colombo. Believed to be the only recorded example of this rare and unusual cancellation on a Ceylon franking. PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 287 | CEYLON - NAVAL MAIL COVERS INC. RARE "R" MARK, CENSOR, 'HONOUR' ENVS., ETC.; c.1944-45 covers (6) inc. 50c tied by barred "CO" circle with scarce blue boxed "PASSED BY CENSOR/DATE & SIGNATURE OF OFFICER/H.M. NAVAL OFFICE", attractive c.1944 env. regd. to Colombo with Naval 'tombstone' censor franked by uncancelled Ceylon 2c +3c +15c having superb small boxed blue "R/F.M.O./No." mark alongside, 20c (uncancelled) or 50c (tied by red "MARITIME/MAIL" machine) on black or purple 'Honour' envs. to India/GB, and pair with single Ceylon 50c tied by black "MARITIME/MAIL" machine or poor 2-ring "BRITISH FLEET MAIL/1" c.d.s. Scarce lot. (6 covers). PHOTO..PHOTO PLATE 13. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 288 | CEYLON - COVER WITH "ROYAL NETHERLANDS NAVY" CENSOR EX COLOMBO PO BOX 558; Fine 3/6 Mar. 1945 Air Mail env. to Bombay with Ceylon 20c tied by v. fine 2-ring "RAF POST/COLOMBO" c.d.s. (6 Mar.) having a mostly v. fine rare purple boxed "PASSED BY CENSOR/3 MRT. [Signature]/DATE & SIGNATURE OF OFFICER/ROYAL NETHERLANDS NAVY" on the front. Sender's address given as "c/o C. in C. R.N.N.F., Postbox 558, Colombo" (not previously recorded for services mail?). [The similar Dutch Naval Censor cover in Daynes Part 1 - lot 446 - sold for £632.] PHOTO.. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 289 | CEYLON - NETHERLANDS NAVY COVER; Similar lot; 14 Dec. 1944 env. ex the same correspondence to Bombay with Ceylon 20c tied by fair 2-ring "RAF POST" c.d.s. having v. fine, purple boxed "PASSED BY CENSOR/14 DEC. 1944 [Signature]/DATE & SIGNATURE OF OFFICER/ROYAL NETHERLANDS NAVY" on the front. Also from PO Box 558. Exhibition item. PHOTO.. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 290 | CEYLON - NETHERLANDS NAVY - RARE INGOING COVER TO COLOMBO PO BOX 558; 8 Oct. 1945 uncensored env. (roughly opened at left) endorsed "ON ACTIVE SERVICE" and addressed to "c/o C in C R.N.N.F., Postbox 558, Colombo" franked by Dutch 50c(4) + 10c(2) all tied b 2-ring Rotterdam c.d.s.'s. Rare thus. PHOTO PLATE 13.. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 291 | CEYLON - POW CAMP LETTER-SHEET TO ITALY; 18 Feb. 1944(?) usage of the part-printed "BOMBAY/PRISONERS OF WAR POST" letter-sheet (edge-wear; folded to display internal heading beside address) to Sicily (written in Italian) from "No.103 Italian Auxiliary Pioneers Group, c/o No.9 A.B.P.O., COLOMBO". Rare thus. PHOTO. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 292 | CEYLON - 'GREEN PRIVILEGE' ENVELOPE: 1945 OAS cover to UK with RAFPOST/COLOMBO cds, RAF censor and very fine strike of the rare boxed 'Green Envelope/Privilege/R.A.F. Censor/Ceylon'.Also a 1940 commercial TransPacific airmail cover to USA at 4rs rate with Hong Kong numbered censor and sealing tape. (2 items) PHOTO PLATE 13.. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 293 | CEYLON - CENSORED MAIL: Interesting variety of WWII censored mail inc. boxed, numbered Naval Office or Naval Establishment marks (5 inc. front), local Naval censor sealing tapes, 'tombstone' types etc. (15 items) PHOTO. | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 294 | CEYLON - CENSORED MAIL: 1944 airmail cover to USA with OBE/L/254 label and large oval O.A.T., unusual OHMS propaganda address label, red diamond PASSED/BY/MILITARY CENSOR on cover with large boxed 'V' [Ex Alan Brown] , '(crown)/PASSED/L/6A' censor, unusual OBE tapes (2) etc. (7 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 295 | CEYLON - CENSORED MAIL: Unusual group of censored covers from units stationed in Ceylon during WWII inc. honour Es (2), parcel acknowledgement card, various 'dumb' cancellers etc. plus RAFPOST/COLOMBO item (1946) and 1955 E ex RAF Negombo. (9 items) | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 296 | CEYLON - CENSORED MAIL: Group of censored items (WWII and some later) with GB frankings and Naval labels etc. inc. RN honour Es (3, one torn), s/l, boxed and 'tombstone' censors, two reg'd items , one with boxed cachet of Colombo East Indies Station, two OHMS Es with C-in-C/ East Indies h.s. etc. Interesting range of rates. (15 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 297 | CYPRUS: Large group of covers, many written up, with a good mixture of British F.P.O. cancellations inc. WWII censored Es., KGVI Indian Forces covers, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Swedish, Turkish & United Nations contingents, Greek Field P.O. cancellations on Cypriot adhesives (inc. one registered env.), Greek stamps etc. Careful viewing recommended. (Approx. 260 covers + a few pieces etc.). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 298 | EGYPT - THE OUTSTANDING COLLECTION OF COVERS, AIR LETTERS, HONOUR ENVELOPES, ETC. WITH "EGYPT POSTAGE PAID" CANCELLATIONS: The extensive collection of covers, air letters, etc. with a superb range of E.P.P. cancellations between numbers 1 & 154. (Approx. 970 items, predominantly covers/air letters but with a number of pieces). | £360 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 299 | ETHIOPIA - RARE FIELD CENSOR MARK EX DIRE DAUA: 1941 Trio of OAS covers to S.Africa with boxed Italian railway d.s. - used as an emergency cancellation when the SA APO cds was damaged - one with boxed censor and with original E.A.F./CENSOR'S COMMENT slip with v.fine red strike of the DEPUTY CHIEF FIELD CENSOR/EAST/AFRICA/No.1 - the only example recorded. The other two have boxed PASSED/BY MILITARY/CENSOR/No. 168 censor h.s. (3 items) PHOTO PLATE 13.. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 300 | GERMAN NAVY: Covers from a variety of ships serving in the German Navy with kriegsmarine or feldpost h.s. identified as belonging to the Friedrich Ihn, Admiral Scheer, Admiral Hipper, Gneisenau, (Hospital Ship) Berlin, Nurnberg, Richard Beitzen, Erich Steinbrinck, Paul Jacobi and destroyer Z-23; also bases at Heligoland, Zeven & Brake plus a Naval Air Force item ex Stettin. (16 items) | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 301 | GERMAN NAVY: Group of feldpost covers to or from German ships inc. the Admiral Scheer, destroyers Hans Lody, Theodor Riedel, Hermann Schoemann, Friedrich Ihn, Karl Galster & 'Z25', torpedo boat Falke, mineships Kaiser & Preussen, the Nurnberg and Schleswig Holstein. (14 items) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 302 | GERMAN 'U-BOAT' MAIL: 1940-42 Trio of feldpost covers from submarines inc. the 'Huascarian' (Norway, 1940), the U-Boat base at La Rochelle and the 27th U-Boat Flotilla. Elusive group. (3 items) | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 303 | GERMAN FELDPOST: Various WWII feldpost covers of differing types, mostly unidentified locations, inc. a good proportion of registered items (13, one ex Afrika Korps) plus an unusual parcel label and a selection of mint feldpost stamps. (26 covers & 17 stamps) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 304 | GERMAN FELDPOST - EASTERN FRONT: Interesting group of feldpost covers identified as from troops fighting on the Eastern Front, 1940-45 inc. Poland and Russia, three being registered mail. (6 items) | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 305 | GERMANY - AIR-RAID NEWS CARDS: Group of special express mail (eilnachricht) cards issued to civilians following air-raids inc. red-bordered (4, 3 used inc. unusual example from Essen to Amsterdam) plus two unused examples of the scarce green military cards - Berlin & Vienna printings.(6 items) | £75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 306 | GREAT BRITAIN/CHANNEL ISLANDS - GERMAN OCCUPATION OF ALDERNEY "FELDPOST" COVER & CONTENTS: 1941 (23 Dec.) stampless Feldpost env. to Vienna, endorsed "from Unit 05552" with part Unit cachet & fine unnumbered Eagle-type Feldpost c.d.s. Original contents enclosed are headed "Alderney" (contrary to regulations). Scarce Occupation item. PHOTO PLATE 13.. | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 307 | GREECE: Miscellany inc. WWII Greek & German Censorship, two Red Cross messages, post-WWII British FPOs 1042 & 1043, covers from the Greek Brigade attached to the British Army using FPO 139 (4) & 291 94), Greek FPOs (1960s), US APOs 206 & 223, NATO items, modern commercial mail, etc. (57 items). | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 308 | HONG KONG - STANLEY CAMP POSTAGE PAID: 1945 env. (roughly opened at the top) from Stanley Camp (m/s endorsement on reverse) to H.M.S. "Montclare" (at Hong Kong) with rectangular "HONG KONG/1945/POSTAGE PAID" h.s. (Webb type V Fig.27). Short lived post-WWII h.s. used in lieu of postage stamps. | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 309 | IRAQ/IRAN: The fascinating collection of covers, cards, etc. from WWII to the 1990s. Much of interest inc. 1941 env. (faults) from RAF Habbinya on the First Day of the Revolt addressed to Cape Province and held by the Iraqi P.O. until the British reassumed power (released on the 19th July), 1941 (Aug.) env. (faults) to India with Censor tape bearing three different Iranian adhesives with circular "Deputy Chief/Crown/Censor" h.s. & Indian Censor cds, held until 14 Sept. before release, 1941 censored cover to Egypt with (on reverse) blue/white "SUBSCRIBE TO/YOUR LOCAL WAR/RELIEF FUND" etiquette, a good range of Censor marks inc. RAF & Unit types, QEII FPOs, etc. A very useful lot which must be seen to be properly appreciated. (Approx. 100). | £360 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 310 | IRAQ - EARLY R.A.F. XMAS GREETINGS CARD; 25 Nov. 1920 PPC (of Basra) to London (redirected on arrival) endorsed "O.A.S., W. Magrath, F[light] Lt." in stamp position with circular "M/2242?" censor beside part "SHAIBA R..." c.d.s.; Xmas message "from Messpots...84 Squadron, RAF, Shaiba, Messpot.". Rare early RAF item from this part of the world. PHOTO.. | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 311 | ITALY INC. THE ALLIED INVASION OF SICILY: The collection of WWII period mail including a substantial group of FPO mail (very good range of numbers & censor types).from Allied Troops in Sicily (July/August 1943) - predominantly from British Troops but with Canadian/U.S. items noted. Also three uncommon 1941 printed red P.O.W. cards used by Italian Prisoners in Greece, two similar letter sheets & a 1940 Italian Red Cross envelope to Greece, all with dual Italian & Greek censorship. (Approx. 120). | £200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 312 | KENYA, UGANDA & TANGANYIKA: Group inc. Airletters (one an Honour type & one with "EA/APO 81" transit c.d.s. on back), 1942 registered to India, 1944 env. with "NATIVE HOSPITAL/POSTAL FRANK" cachet & APO 87 c.d.s., 1942 env. to Johannesburg with oval "COMMANDER IN CHIEF/EASTERN FLEET" violet h.s., 1944 (Jan.) env. containing an invitation to the Fleet Club at Kilindini with boxed red "COMMODORE/EAST AFRICA" d.s. , 1943 env. from Kilindini to Australia with a fine triangular "PASSED BY/NAVAL/CENSOR" h.s. in green, etc. Also 1956/57 covers from Madagascar. (24). | £120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 313 | KOREA: Collection of covers/cards relating to Korea inc. c1944 Japanese Forces PC ex Chosen (Japan), pair of 1945 U.S. Postal stat. envs. with APO 235 machine/APO 712 duplex, 1947/48 US stamped pair with APO 612 (?) & 24 duplexes, interesting Korean War material inc. seven scarce items of aerial propaganda aimed at POWs in the North, post-War UN period mail (chiefly ex BFPOs), 1951 3c env. uprated with 1c & 2c used from APO 25 to the USA with rare "PORTAL" error, c1954 local env. franked with two rouletted 1950 1wn sage-greens, 1956 env. ex Goree to Budapest with 1952 Heroes 70wn, Peace Propaganda 20wn & 1954 Pagoda 5wn on reverse, etc. (Approx. 70 items). | £260 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 314 | PALESTINE: 1940-41 selection of green Honour envelopes (35, virtually all censored) to the UK from FPO 120 to 123, 164, 166 & 167 plus scarce 1940 (8 Dec.) env. with m/s "ON ACTIVE SERVICE/XMAS AIR MAIL" from FPO 123 to Plymouth with boxed censor h.s. (36). | £160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 315 | PALESTINE: Collection inc. 1940 (8 Dec.) env. with m/s "ON ACTIVE SERVICE/XMAS AIR MAIL" from FPO 123 to Plymouth with boxed censor h.s. and a good group of FPO 121 items with various cachets, etc. inc. "HEADQUARTERS NORTHERN BRIGADE/THE KING'S AFRICAN RIFLES NAIROBI" d.s. on OHMS env. to Jerusalem, "TO BE FORWARDED BY/AIR FROM SINGAPORE" (2), 1941 env. registered from Internment Camp No.1 (Jerusalem) to Sydney with (on reverse) boxed "THE PALESTINE POLICE FORCE/CENSORED (C.I.D.)" d.s., etc. (6). | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 316 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA - AUSTRALIAN/U.S. FORCES MAIL: Group of covers with various frankings, censor & postal markings, etc. inc. stampless env. ex Morotai Island endorsed "OAS" with scarce purple oval "R.A.A.F. CENSOR/230" & fine "No.11 R.A.A.F. BASE P.O./PACIFIC" c.d.s., Australian Army & Navy covers ex Morotai, seven covers ex Finschafen, Lae, Medang & Milne with various censor marks & a trio of US Forces items with 1943 (Sept.) 6c Postal stationery airmail env. to the United States cancelled by fine "APO 922" (Townsville) sent from APO 713 at Lae & a pair of 1944 envs. ex Cape Gloucester to Queensland, one with fine "U.S. ARMY POSTAL SERVICE/40/A.P.O." duplex. (13). PHOTO.. | £260 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 317 | POLAND/RUSSIA: Group of Polish Air Force Documents, etc. (16 items) relating to Lieutenant Bronislaw Wladarczuk while in France inc. 1939/40 record sheet, various ID cards, ration cards, photographs, etc. Also a fascinating group of Russian Field post cards (6), POW Camp cards (7 inc. items to Hungary & Rumania), etc. (Approx. 40 items). | £140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 318 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES IN EAST AFRICA: Interesting group of (mainly) stampless OAS covers from SA troops stationed in E.Africa with numbered APO d.s. between 2 and 51, most with numbered boxed censor marks inc. scarcer Marsabit, Nanyuki, Gilgil, Soroti, Dodoma etc. Inspection recommended. (35 items) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 319 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES IN ETHIOPIA/SOMALIA: Covers from scarcer locations of SA forces inc.APO 2 (Mogadishu), 7 (Hargeisa/Folano) and 21 (Mogadishu), also APO 3 pair (Ethiopia, El Arbo & Dessie). Mixed condition but scarce. (10 items) | £100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 320 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES IN ITALY: Substantial group of OAS covers and air letters, mostly to SA, from servicemen in Italy many with airmail frankings, with good variety of numbered APO d.s between 3 and 41 and censors inc. RAF with scarcer locations inc. Monte Cassino area (2).Inspection recommended. (62 items) | £150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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