POSTAL HISTORY: 1930 (Feb 10) airmail cover to Java with Straits Settlements KGV 2c 5c & 30c tied by 'REGISTERED/SINGAPORE' cds, early blue 'P&T Mail 25' airmail etiquette & blue 'R' label on the face, carried by KNILM with 'WELTEVREDEN/11.2.30' arrival b/s of the next day, couple of minor blemishes. [The KNILM service to Singapore commenced in early-1930, primarily to provide local connections for mail arriving by KLM from Europe; due to various delays to its experimental flights, the regular KLM service did not commence until late-1930]
POSTAL HISTORY: 1932 (Aug 6) commercial cover to Madang in New Guinea with Straits Settlements KGV Keyplates 1c black, 2c green & 5c brown tied 'SINGAPORE' cds. Very scarce destination.
POSTAL HISTORY: 1941 (July 20) cover endorsed "On Active Service" from an officer with the Royal Indian Army Service Corps airmail to Hong Kong with Kedah Sultan 25c tied by Indian 'F.P.O./No.36' cds used at Sungei Patani (Kedah), a couple of minor blemishes. [By -.2.1942, this cds had moved with the Indian 11th Infantry Division to Singapore, where it was lost or destroyed during the Japanese invasion]
POSTAL HISTORY - JAPANESE OCCUPATION: 1945 'TABONGAN WANG, KERAJA'AN DAI NIPPON, MALAI' Postal Savings Card with 10c Fishing Village block of 10 affixed tied Selangor '2605/7.6' Japanese double-circle d/s, two vertical folds as usual.
PICTURE POSTCARDS: PENANG: 'Goverment Hill' with Straits Settlements KGV 3d red tied scarce 'EASTERN & ORIENTAL HOTEL/PENANG' cds, a few faults; plus real photograph card 'Cricket Club, Penang' and Mahoot aboard an Elephant both with Kedah 4c tied by 'SUNGEI PATANI/KEDAH' cds, both very fine.
(Qty 3)
Sale No: 3
Lot No: 3210
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
PICTURE POSTCARDS - PENANG: 1902-10 (circa) group including the impressively wide Pitt Street, a row of rickshaws in the native town, the Post Office, Hospital & Chetty Temple, the Eastern & Oriental Hotel, etc, also views of Kuala Lumpur & Kuala Kubu, most are very fine unused.
(Qty 12)
PICTURE POSTCARDS - SINGAPORE: 1910 (circa) unknown publisher beautiful tinted cards of Singapore buildings & streets, native kampongs & activities etc, also 'Native Sackai People, FMS', a few with inscriptional errors that are always fun, very fine unused. Exceptional quality cards.
(Qty 19)
Sale No: 3
Lot No: 3212
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
PICTURE POSTCARDS - SINGAPORE: 1925 (circa) unknown publisher real photograph cards of Colonial buildings, Chinese streetscapes, native town, rubber-tapping, etc, very fine unused. Another very high quality group.
(Qty 11)
