Specimen quartet comprising 1887-91 3c SG 13 with 'SPECIMEN' Handstamp, then with small 'Specimen.' Overprint 1907 Postal Fiscals '20/Ticals.' SG 107 and 1908 Equestrian Statue 20t & 40t SG 123 & 124, all with large-part o.g., Cat £8450, for mint issued stamps.
POSTAL HISTORY: 1911 (July 20) usage of 'Old Town Malacca' PPC to Australia, Temple of Light 6s tied by very fine 'PUKET' bi-lingual cds, Singapore & Penang transits alongside, a couple of minor corner bends.
POSTAL HISTORY: 1942-43 POW covers from England x2 & Australian POW Envelopes x2 (one a front only), all to Australian POWs in Malaya c/- Red Cross in Tokyo, all with various redirection s including "A" or "A Force" sent from Singapore to Burma, "K1" = Konyu Camp in Thailand, "Kaorin" or "Chungkai" both camps in Thailand, all associated with the Burma-Thailand Railway, various Japanese censor chops one with 'H KANNO' handstamp in red, minor faults. Ex David Tett: three items illustrated in Volume Three at pages 113 114 & 147.
POSTAL HISTORY: 1943 (May & Sep) two Japanese Prisoner of War postal cards from Private Eric Palmer-Gowing at "No 1 POW Camp Thailand" to his mother or wife in Suffolk, both with Japanese censor Suzuki's chop in red & British '[crown]/PASSED/P.W.3689' (?) OR '6551' both in rosine, minor rounded corners; also Oct 1945 Eastern Telegraph Co Telegram to Palmer-Gowing on SS 'Orbita' at Egypt. Ex David Tett: both cards illustrated in Volume Three at page 74. (3 items)
Sale No: 250
Lot No: 2078
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
POSTAL HISTORY: 1944 (June 10) Japanese Prisoner of War postal card from Private Raymond Maddocks at 'No ("4") POW Camp/Thailand' at Tamuang, to his mother in Wales, Japanese censor Hatori's superb chop in red & British '[crown]/PASSED/P.W.6316' in rosine, minor blemishes; 7.2.1945 British 3d POW postal card to Maddocks at No 4 Camp with Return to Sender markings; telegrams of 26.9.1945 & 6.10.1945 from him at Colombo; and 4.10.1945 British 1½d Forces aerogramme to him to undercover address for returning POWs "PO Box 164/London EC1" & endorsed SS 'Chitral'. Ex David Tett: the first is illustrated in Volume Three at page 93. Excellent group. (Image1)
