First Burma War. 1824 (May 17) Entire letter written by Lt. William Gossop, 41st Regt, from "Camp near Rangoon", to his sister in England with Calcutta G.P.O c.d.s (June 3), boxed "INDIA LETTER / PORTSMOUTH" and a London arrival c.d.s (Nov 13), charged 1/4. Excellent content includes "I received your letter at Port Cornwallis which is a very large harbour in the Great Andaman Island where the Bengal and Madras fleets were ordered to rendezvous, it was brought on from Madras by the Liffey ...... I was fortunate enough to get ashore ...... when the boat got near the shore the natives sent a shower of arrows at it .... we arrived opposite Rangoon about 8, there were two or three miserable little batteries on the banks of the river which fired on some of the ships, the men of war returned it with I suspect a very heavy injury to them. The men of war we have with us are the Liffey, the Laine sloop of war & the Sophie brig of war - the only defence the town made was from a little battery mounting about 10 or 12 guns everything of the worst description, this battery however commenced firing upon the Liffey which was anchored opposite ..... the Liffey gave them such a return it silenced the battery ..... the troops were ordered to disembark & march into the town which we did without the slightest opposition the place being entirely deserted excepting by a few Portuguese, Armenians, Moormen & some missionaries wives ....". A good letter describing the capture of Rangoon. Lt. Gossop was killed in action on 1st December 1825. Photo on Page 158. (Image1)
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Andaman Islands
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Lot No: 1065
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Andaman Islands. Port Blair. c.1870-1951 Covers and cards (21) and stamps (8), the interesting collection written up on pages including octagonal "B / 227" on single ½a, 1894 1a postcard to England with 19mm single ring c.d.s, c.1880 cover from Rangoon (signed by the Bishop of Rangoon) franked OHMS 1a to the Chaplain at Port Blair, 1899 cover from Italy to the Superintendent at Port Blair with 26mm c.d.s backstamp, 1898 cover franked ½a, QV OHMS 1a envelope used in 1913 and 1905 cover from the Chief Commissioners Office franked KEVII OHMS 1a all with the 26mm c.d.s, 1904 postcard franked QV ½a pair with both 26mm unhyphenated c.d.s and 25mm c.d.s with hyphen, 1904-05 picture postcards (3) and a cover (letter enclosed from an army officer) all with 26mm double circle c.d.s, 1915 cover with larger 31mm c.d.s, also incoming mail, 1946 Indian F.P.O No 40, etc. A fine collection. (29). Photo on Page 162. (Image1)
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Lot No: 1066
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Port Blair. 1907 (June 22) Picture postcard posted unpaid to England, with 25mm "PORTBLAIR" c.d.s and semi-circular type "PORT-BLAIR / DUE / ONE ANNA", a "T" handstamp probably applied in Bombay and London 2d charge mark. Also an unused postcard of convicts at work at Port Blair. A rare postage due handstamp, not recorded by Proud. (2). Photo on Page 162. (Image1)
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Third Burma War, 1885-86
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 1055
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Third Burma War, 1885-86. 1885 (Oct 27) Indian Telegraph form from Col. Carey, Cantonment Rangoon to the Military Secretary in Madras with message written in code, with a second message sent on the same day "erase the fourth group of letters" and a covering memorandum with the same message, the two message forms with "MYLAPORE" c.d.s, memo with boxed "MYLAPORE / DT MADRAS". Minor faults but a very unusual group. (3).
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Lot No: 1056
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1885 Cover from St. Thomas Mount to England franked ½a + 4a, the enclosed letter from Capt. Burrows R.A to his mother informing her of his posting to Burma; and an 1885 (Dec 11) cover from Bangalore to "QMS Beard, Signalling Dept., Head Quarters, Expeditionary Field Force, Burmah" franked ½a, redirected to Bhamo, minor staining but unusual. (2).
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Lot No: 1057
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1886 (Jan 22) Cover from London to "F.H Mercerde Burton, Army Medical Staff, Expeditionary Force, Mandalay, Burmah" franked 4d, redirected to Bhamo, backstamped Sea Post Office A and at Mandalay; and a cover from Burton to his wife in London with ½a + 1a (3) each cancelled by "R" within bars with a "THAYETMYO" c.d.s below, fine. (2).
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Lot No: 1058
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1886 (Nov 30) ¼a Postcard from Lt R. Marter, 1st Bn. Rifle Brigade to "General Marter, Jhansi, Central India" cancelled by superb "MINHLA" c.d.s, the long message with good content on the continuing campaign, including "Been marching every day through an impossible country, all the villages deserted & no guides or fodder for animals to be got. We march tomorrow to Singoung but hear a report that Ngapoh has been taken & Deedes went out there .... only two fellows wounded, one private RB & Capt. Jones Madras Cav. We had some rotten fighting the first five days & were bothered by being fired into at dinner, breakfast etc .....one thing is certain we made no impression on the Dacos....".
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Lot No: 1059
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1886-87 Covers with enclosed letters from Lt. Crawford, 8th Bombay Infantry, written to his sister in England from "on the Irrawaddy River" or at Thayetmyo, franked ½a + 4a cancelled by "R" in barred circles with "HENZADA" backstamp, or 4a6p cancelled "THAYETMYO" squared circle. Also I.O.G.T Lodge programme for the 4th Battn Kings Royal Rifles at Thayetmyo; 1900 cover from G.B to "Captain Trydell, 1st Burma Ghurkha Rifles, Maymyo, Burma"; 1902 ¼a + ¼a reply card, the outward half sent from Rangoon to an Officer in The Buffs at Thayetmyo; a real Photo postcard of Burma Rifles annual regimental games; and 1889 piece with six India stamps cancelled by "PALACE / MANDALAY" squared circles. (7).
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Lot No: 1060
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1886 (Aug 23) Cover to England with ½a + 4a each cancelled by "BURMESE FIELD / No. 1 / SUB P.O" squared circles, also single ½a and O.H.M.S 1a stamps with the same cancel, a scarce cancel on cover, fine. (Cover + 2 stamps). Photo on Page 158. (Image1)
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World War One
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Lot No: 1061
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World War One. 1915 Stampless postcard issued to families of native Indian soldiers for correspondence to the soldiers, with printed heading "SPECIAL POST CARD" and a large sideways "G", posted from Maymyo to a soldier in the 2/10 G. Rifles in India, Chief Base Office I.E.F Bombay arrival c.d.s, scarce used, especially from Burma. Also 1915 stampless Red Cross P.O.W Agency postcard (creased at left) with printed message acknowledging a letter and instructions on how to send post and money to P.O.Ws, posted from Geneva to Yenangyaung with arrival c.d.s and circular violet "PASSED BY CENSOR / (arms) / RANGOON". (2).
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Lot No: 1062
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Censorship. 1914-18 Covers and cards to or from Burma, censored with seals (5, four types) including unrecorded red "OPENED BY CENSOR" applied at the Rangoon Railway Mail Section (stamps and seal both tied by Rangoon R.M.S datestamp), one registered with wax impressed "POSTAL CENSOR / RANGOON"; or with censor cachets comprising straight line "PASSED BY CENSOR" (unrecorded?) or "PASSED BY CENSOR, RANGOON", or circular "PASSED BY CENSOR / (crown) / RANGOON" (4), one from the American Baptist Shan Mission at Mong Nai. Two covers stained, otherwise fine with some scarce cachets and seals. (11).
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Lot No: 1063
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Overland Mail to China. 1916 Stampless postcard from a British P.O.W in Doberitz Camp, Germany, addressed to H.G Fletcher, Custom House, Swatow, with British P.O arrival backstamp, redirected to "Tengyueh via Bhamo"; and a cover from Rangoon to Fletcher at Tengyueh, both with differing Rangoon censors and Tengyueh arrival datestamps. An unusual pair, the postcard actually redirected within China but routed via Burma. (2). Photo on Page 158. (Image1)
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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 1064
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P.O.W Mail. 1917 Stampless P.O.W lettersheet from a Turkish P.O.W to Stamboul with violet circular "CENSORSHIP STAMP / Passed by Commandant / Date 3 JUN 1917 / Signature or initials / Camp THAYETMYO / BURMA", reverse with two line "Prisoners of War Camp, Thayetmyo, Burma", boxed Turkish censor, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 162. (Image1)
