1937-1963 MINT & USED INC. PROTECTORATE STATES: A fine representative collection inc. mint 1937 First Dhow issue complete, mint 1951 overprint in lower margin imprint blocks of four, early State issues mint etc. Fine selection. (Qty.) (Image)

1937 'DHOW' SET: Mounted mint set of 12 values to 10r. SG 1/12 £1,200 (12) (Image)

1937 5Rs. BRIGHT ANILINE PURPLE: 1937 First Dhow issue 5Rs. bright aniline purple (SG11a) lightly mounted mint and fine used on piece. (2 items) (Image)

MINT & USED INC. BRITISH SOMALILAND: Stockbook with extensive 1937-64 mint & used Aden duplicated collection inc. Protectorate States, some in blocks plus 1903-53 mint & used India overprinted British Somaliland selection. Fine. (Qty.) Cross Reference: SOMALILAND PROTECTORATE (Image)

EARLY LETTER FROM CAPTAIN G.M. ARTHUR: An EL (no postal marks) headed "Aden 27 January 1848" from Captain George Munro Arthur of the 20th Madras Native Infantry to his son and daughter in Dublin, Ireland. Cross written and stated to have a Bill of Exchange enclosed. Possibly enclosed with another letter. Cross Reference: IRELAND (Image)

EARLIEST RECORDED "124" NUMERAL in the 2nd PERIOD; 6 July 1869 env. (few blemishes) to Bombay franked India QV 2a (on rear) tied by "124" numeral (type K2) in the second period of use with Aden and Bombay cds also on rear. (Image)

INCOMING MAIL TO HMS FLYING FISH: 1876 env. from Weston Super Mare to HMS Flying Fish, East India Station, (Care of Postmaster), Aden. Franked 1/- green Pl.12 SK plus 4d vermilion Pl. 15 KL tied Weston Super Mare duplex and endorsed "via Brindisi". Flying Fish was a sloop on the East Indies Station for the suppression of the slave trade. (Image)

INCOMING MAIL HAIFA TO PERIM: 1894 Turkish 20 paras internal PC from Haifa to the Eastern Telegraph at Perim (Island). Cancelled at Aden with fine cds and alongside a boxed "FOREIGN POSTAGE DUE / 1 ANNA" hs. Cross Reference: SYRIA, TURKEY (Image)

RAJKOT INDIA TO ADEN REDIRECTED TO SOMALILAND: An 1895 2a.6p. Postal Stationery env. from Rajkot, India to the Assistant Political Agent, Aden. With fine small "reexpedee" hs and redirected to Zaila, Somaliland. Fine Aden cds's on reverse plus 2a.6p. PS cut out to shape cancelled with scarce "SHEIKH OTHMAN 15 AU 95" cds. (2 items) Cross Reference: SOMALILAND PROTECTORATE (Image)

POSTE ITALIANE ADEN MASSAUA ON GERMAN PC: 1897 German 10pf. PC to Goldberg, Germany cancelled by v. fine boxed "21 / AUG / 97 / POSTE ITALIANE / ADEN MASSAUA" with both Alexandria and Naples transit date stamps. Cross Reference: GERMANY (Image)

POSTE ITALIANE ADEN MASSAUA TO ITALY: 1897 env. to Mantova, Italy franked Italy 20c orange overprint "COLONI ERITREA" tied by v. fine boxed "23 / AGO / 97 / POSTE ITALIANE / ADEN MASSAUA" with Mantova receiving date stamp on the reverse. Cross Reference: ITALY (Image)

INDIA PC WITH ITALIAN SHIP CANCEL & HAND COLOUR ILLUSTRATION: 1900 India ONE ANNA on 1½a blue PC Aden to Vienna, Austria with fine Aden cds and card unusually cancelled by fine Italian "DOMENICO BALDUINO / PIROSCAFO POSTALE ITALIANO" ship cds and Vienna receiving cds alongside. Reverse has a small watercolour(?) picture of a harbour & boat etc. Unusual and attractive PC. Cross Reference: ITALY, INDIA, AUSTRIA (Image)

INWARD MILITARY MAIL TO SOMALILAND VIA ADEN REDIRECTED TO GOLD COAST: Dec. 1900 env. (roughly opened at top) from London to Capt. Timenis, E Africa Regiment at Berbera, Somaliland franked 1d lilac, with Aden transit and Berbera receiving cds on reverse. Marked "Prahs" and in red "Ashanti", redirected to Holt & Co. London. Forwarded via Liverpool with quartered cds and Cape Castle, Gold Coast receiving 11 Feb. 1901 cds on reverse. Cross Reference: GOLD COAST/GHANA, SOMALILAND PROTECTORATE (Image)

INDIA USED IN ADEN DTHALI SUB POST OFFICE: 1905 PPC Botanical Gardens Calcutta from Aden to Brixton, London with India KEVII 1a. red tied by fine DTHALI cds and Aden cds alongside. Cross Reference: INDIA (Image)

ADEN PAQUEBOT CANCELLATIONS: 1896-1932 group with Paquebot marks inc. 1896 env. to London with GB QV 2½d. Jubilee tied Aden squared circle and fine boxed "PAQUEBOT" hs (Proud SL5 State 1); 1908 PPC Sultans Mosque written onboard in the Red Sea to England with GB KEVII 1d red tied Aden cds and fine boxed "PAQUEBOT" hs (Proud SL5 State 2); 1911 env. to Gloucester franked GB KEVII 1d red tied fine "PAQUEBOT/ ADEN" cds (Proud SL7 State 1); 1924 PPC Port Said shipping scene to Bristol franked pair GB KGV ½d green tied fine "PAQUEBOT/ ADEN" cds (Proud SL7 State 2), etc. (6 items) (Image)

KAMARAN ISLAND: 1913-1960 group to or from Kamaran Island inc. 1913 PPC to Paris, France franked Turkey 10pa. green (SG335) tied by Camaran cds with Port Said cds alongside; 1926 Lazaret de Camaran printed env. Registered to Aden with India KGV 2a + 1a tied by fine Kamaran cds and Aden Reg cds on reverse; 1945 airmail env. Addis Ababa to Civil Administrator, Kamaran Island with censor Examiner F tape etc.; 1945 env. to Kamaran from Aden with KGVI 1½as. Dhow issue tied fine Aden cds; 1949 env. to Aden with on reverse Aden 3as. Dhow issue tied Kamaran cds with Aden camp cds alongside, etc. Fine selection. (8 items) Cross Reference: FRANCE, TURKEY (Image)

SCARCE LAHEJ ADEN CANCELLATION: c.1915 env. addressed in Arabic with in the top right corner a very fine example of the red triangular Lahej hand stamp. Lahej, 20 miles north of Aden, was the scene of a defeat for the Aden garrison by the Turkish army during WWI. Fine RP PPC of Lahej market plus an article "A rare find" in Stamp Weekly 1967 also enclosed. (3 items). Cross Reference: TURKEY (Image)

SCARCE FPO 60 STEAMER POINT ON COVER TO "DARDENALS(sic) FIRING LINE": 10 Sep. 1915 much redirected env. posted from Sheikh Othman, Aden to Sewa Singh, 14th Sikhs, I.E.F.E. Dardenals Firing Line with red Passed by Censor/Indian Expeditionary Force and on the reverse 10 Sep. FPO No. 324 cds and alongside same date the scarce and short lived F.P.O. No. 69 cds for Steamer Point. Arrived Dardanelles 2 Oct. and cancelled with F.P.O. No. 34; redirected to Alexandria where it was cancelled with a 17 Oct. F.P.O. No. 35 cds. Also on the reverse is a pencil Gone to Suez endorsement and below a fine F.P.O. No. 28 dated 12 Jan. 1916. Murray Graham article from OPAL Journal July 1996 with full explanation included. Scarce and attractive. (Image)

F.P.O. 330 LAHEJ TO EGYPTIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE: 27 Dec. 1918 env. endorsed On Field Service to Lt. Col. RCF Schomberg, D.S.O. Seaforth Highlanders EEF with on the reverse a fine F.P.O. No. 330 allocated to Lahej but this possibly used at the Railhead or Hubil, with on the front a very fine purple diamond "PASSED BY CENSOR / F271 / ADEN FIELD FORCE" hs and alongside the large "P / P105" translator's stamp. A scarce and attractive cover. Cross Reference: EGYPT (Image)

F.P.O. No. 392 KHORMAKSAR ON INCOMING MAIL FROM ENGLAND: 25 Sep. 1918 env. Bradford, Yorks. to Capt. Midgley 75th C.I. Aden with on the reverse a v. fine 26 Oct. 18 F.P.O. No. 392 cds of Khormaksar and alongside a fine 28 Oct. F.P.O. No. 324 hs of Sheikh Othman when the env. was returned to sender. Cross Reference: YORKSHIRE (Image)

F.P.O. No. 330 LAHEJ ON PPC FROM HODEIDAH: 5 Oct. 1919 PPC of Hodeidah (bottom corner faults) to Ireland with fine F.P.O. No. 330 cds nominally of Lahej but it would appear from this card that the canceller moved temporarily to Hodeidah. Interesting PPC. (Ex Tony Eastgate) Cross Reference: IRISH POSTAL HISTORY (Image)

F.P.O. 100 & 324 PLUS BASE POST OFFICE MAILS TO ENGLAND: 1918 OAS env. to London with weak "PASSED CENSOR / KAMARAN" hs and on the reverse a weak F.P.O. No. 100 cds; 1915 env. endorsed "on active service" to Sussex with India 8As. I.E.F. tied fine F.P.O. No. 324 and below a red "PASSED BY CENSOR / INDIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE / 7" hs; 1917 env. to London with fine purple "PASSED CENSOR / ADEN" hs and on the reverse fine "BASE OFFICE ADEN / I.E.F." cds plus 1919 PPC to London with fine "BASE OFFICE ADEN / I.E.F." cds. (4 items) (Image)

REGISTERED & INSURED OHMS TO LONDON: 1932 cloth backed large OHMS env. (front only) from Aden Camp to London. Manuscript red "Registered & Insured for £2 / £Two only" with pink INSURED label alongside and in the centre Aden Camp Registered label 543. Franked with 15 x India KGV 1a. brown overprinted SERVICE, several wax seals, with Avis de Reception card still attached. Attractive and unusual item. Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, INSURED MAIL (Image)

SIMILAR REGISTERED AND INSURED MUKALLA TO BOMBAY WITH CENSOR LABELS: 8 Sep. 1939 long env. Registered and Insured from Mukalla to Bombay. Manuscript "Registered & Insured for Rupees 500 five hundred" and blank Registered label 73 with red ms. "Mukalla" with red Opened Censor tape and Passed censor lilac triangles. On the reverse Aden KGVI 3As., 2As., 1As. & ½a. tied by Mukalla cds, pink INSURED label alongside. An example of early Censorship, 5 days after commencement of hostilities. Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, INSURED MAIL, INDIA (Image)

INCOMING & OUTGOING BETWEEN WARS MAILS: 1919-37 selection inc. 1926 long OHMS env. (vert folds) from Batavia to Political Resident Aden with Aden Del & Aden cds on reverse; 1919 PPC Steamer Point market franked KGV India 1A. tied Aden cds to Cheshire; 1936 env to Huddersfield franked KGV India 2As. 6Ps. tied fine Aden cds; 1932 env. (faults) Registered to London with blank Registered label R 98 with "PERIM" hs; 1937 env. Registered Aden Camp to London with Coronation set tied Aden Camp cds, etc. (7 items) Cross Reference: NETHERLANDS COLONIES (Image)