BRITISH FORCES MAIL - NAVAL, R.A.F. & "E.A. A.P.O." COVERS WITH SCARCE CENSOR MARKS, ETC.; Fine range of Military covers from Mauritius inc. 2 stampless O.A.S. but the others with KGVI frankings; inc. Feb. 1940 OAS env. to GB with purple oval censor + tombstone Naval Censor, 1944/45 trio to same GB address with fair to v. fine diamond "RAF/CENSOR" marks (194/160), and range of East Africa Command/A.P.O. covers inc. 2 Honour envs. & 2 Air Letters to GB, stampless OAS, redirected to/from(?) Rodrigues and several "E.E./" boxed censor marks with manuscript "2" or "3", etc. Scarce lot. (12 covers) Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWII, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, NAVAL MAIL (Image)

THE AIRGRAPHS COLLECTION - INCL. XMAS GREETINGS, 2 WITH ENVELOPES + AN INGOING ENVELOPE; Rare group of 1943-45 Airgraphs (12; two with their original envs.) plus one ingoing June/July 1943 env. prepaid ex Joburg; 3 to Victoria League, 6 to Cow and Gate Ltd. or to BA Tobacco, and two from E.A. military - one of the latter being a 20 Nov. 1943 pictorial Christmas greeting type). Exceptional collection that took Dave many years to assemble. (12 airgraphs + 3 envs.) Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWII, AIR MAIL COVERS (Image)

CIVIL CENSOR MAIL - THE PORT LOUIS HANDSTRUCK OVAL TYPES IN BLACK OR PURPLE; 1939-1940 collection of covers with the triple-oval "PASSED BY CENSOR/*MAURITIUS*" marks (almost all in purple; several different types), a few also with censor labels of Mauritius or other countries; inc. ingoing covers ex W. Samoa (posted 29 Aug. 1939!), Tanganyika, GB(2), Madagascar (with Unique? black Type IID oval), India or France; plus good range of covers from Mauritius to other countries (GB x10, USA, France, Australia x3, Canada or S. Africa). Plus c.1940 piece with Mauritius franking tied by "PAQUEBOT" marks. Excellent study worthy of further expansion. (24 covers + 1 piece) Cross Reference: MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWII, AUSTRALIA, SAMOA (Image)

CIVIL CENSOR MAIL - THE PORT LOUIS CENSOR LABELS, TYPES I - IIID (BLACK, RED, BLUE OR ORANGE TEXTS); 1939-41 collection of covers with the various "Opened by Censor/Mauritius" or plain "OPENED BY/CENSOR" labels used in Mauritius Types I (with Unique? 28 Aug. 1939 ex India with Type I label tied by purple double-oval "CENSORSHIP/OFFICE/MAURITIUS") through to Type IIID; inc. some ingoing covers ex India (3), Luxemburg, KUT, Burma, or Egypt; plus good range used on covers from Mauritius to other countries (GB x8, USA x5, New Caledonia x2, S. Africa x3, Madagascar x3, & S. Rhodesia). Some very scarce types included and a few with other countries labels in addition. Very good study. (30 covers) Cross Reference: MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWII (Image)

CIVIL CENSOR MAIL - THE PORT LOUIS CENSOR LABELS, TYPES IVA - V WITH PRINTED "EE/" CODES (INC. MS NUMBERS); Remarkable 1943-45 Collection of covers with the various "OPENED BY/EXAMINER/EE/" labels (on blue or white papers) used in Mauritius Types IVA through to Type V; inc. 4 transit covers ex Reunion (2) or Madagascar (2) to USA/India/Reunion with printed "EE/1", "EE/2" or "EE/5" (2) labels; plus wide range of covers from Mauritius to a wide variety of other countries inc. printed "EE/" numbers (2x3, 3x2, 10, 12x2, 2x4 on blue papers, 4 on blue paper, or 10 on blue paper), as well as the manuscript numbered types on blue or white paper labels (2, 3, 5, , 12 - both colours - 14, 15 with 87 both separated from the cover, 22x2, 25, 33, 45x2, 4 changed to 45, 48, 87x2, 1 changed to 100 & 103). Wonderful lot that took many years to assemble and which deserves further study and expansion. (36 covers) Cross Reference: MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWII (Image)

BALANCE OF CIVIL CENSORSHIP COLLECTION INC. RARE CHIEF CENSOR "[Crown]/PASSED/E.E./1" TRIO, ETC.; 1941-44 group of covers with unusual censor markings/treatment inc. 4 ingoing envs. (ex NZ with Savings Slogan, honour env., Reunion "ZC/" tombstone, etc.) and a good range with Mauritius KGVI frankings with rare 1942 trio with mainly fine or very fine rare fancy boxed "[Crown]/PASSED/EE./1" Chief Censor's cachets (to India, Nyasaland or Switzerland), 1942/3 pair to US with Mauritius Censor slips "NO ["written" or "coupons"] ENCLOSURE..." slips, 1942 pair to GB/Ceylon with purple boxed "PASSED BY/WAR/DEPARTMENT/CENSOR" marks ("No.1" or "No.2"), a few uncensored (local/Red Cross), etc. Good variety inc. very scarce covers. (21 covers + 2 slips + 1 photo) Cross Reference: MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWII, NEW ZEALAND (Image)

P.O. BOX 1000 MAIL - "B1", "B2" (2), "B4" & "B5" TRIANGULAR CENSORS ON MAIL TO SWEDEN/SWITZERLAND/GB; Fine group of 1941-45 mail from Internees at the Beau Bassin Camp to Europe; 1941 pair at 20c rate to Sweden or Switzerland with mainly v. fine triangular "PASSED BY/CENSOR/MAURITIUS" cachets with central codes "B1" or "B2" (latter with British transit censor label); plus 1944 env. at 12c rate with "B2" triangle censor to a Lieut. at "PO B[ox] 226" in London (with v. fine Czech FPO cds on the front and red 4-line "The original address...incorrect...Please inform your correspondent" cachet, and 1942/5 pair registered at 32c-rate to the same London addressee with "B5" or "B4" triangle censors. Rare group. (5 covers) Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWII, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, JUDAICA (Image)

P.O. BOX 1000 MAIL - "B2" (2) OR "B4" TRIANGLE CENSORS ON MAIL TO CHINA & SOUTH AMERICA; Remarkable and very fine 23 July 1941 usage of the Mauritius 10c P. Stat. PC (cancelled by GPO/MAURITIUS cds) to Shanghai (bilingual arrival cds on front) with mainly very fine purple "B2" Camp censor on the front; 22 Oct. 1941 registered usage to Paraguay of the 10c P. Stat. PC (creasing) uprated with 20c tied by oval regd. ds with "B2" triangle censor alongside; and 1944 env. to Argentina with 20c tied by GPO cds with fair "B4" Camp censor triangle on the front and UK transit censor label. Rare trio to most unusual destinations for PO Box 1000 mail. (3 cards/cover) Cross Reference: JUDAICA, SHANGHAI, PARAGUAY, ARGENTINA (Image)

P.O. BOX 1000 MAIL - "B1" (2), "B2" OR "B4" TRIANGLE CENSORS ON MAIL TO USA - ONE VIA S. AFRICA; 1941-45 covers (3) + PC from the Beau Bassin Internment Camp to USA addresses; 1941/4/5 trio of envs. to New York at 20c rate with faint to fine "B1"(2) or "B2" triangle censors, the 1941 env. most unusually also with South Africa censor label on reverse; plus 1943 usage of the 10c Red P. Stat. PC to New York with partly fine "B4" censor as well as transit "W22" octagon censor in red. Rare group. (4 covers/card) Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, MILITARY - WWII, JUDAICA (Image)

P.O. BOX 1000 MAIL - "B1", "B2", OR "B3" TRIANGLE CENSORS ON MAIL TO PALESTINE/M.E.F. + TELEGRAM; 1941 pair of 10c P. Stat. PC usages to Tel Aviv with "B1" or "B3" triangle Camp censors, 1942 env. with 12c to "Czechoslovak Training Dept., EAST, MEF" with faint "B2" triangle censor also sealed with small piece of unidentified ".. " label, and 17 July 1943 Cable & Wireless telegram form (no. env.) with Tel Aviv cds with message from Port Louis ref. goods sent to Haifa and asking addressee to "INTERVENE FOR US WITH JEWISH AGENCY...". Rare group. (4 items)Cross Reference: TELEGRAMS, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, JUDAICA, PALESTINE (Image)

P.O. BOX 1000 MAIL - MAIL FROM SWITZERLAND/GB/F.P.O. 156 + RARE PAIR OF INGOING AIRGRAPHS; Oct./Dec. 1944 rare pair of Airgraphs to PO Box 1000 from London (Klatzko correspondence) - one with original env. - with partly fine purple "B4" triangular Camp Censor marks (one also with curious blue "DET. CP. P.O. BOX 1000" at left); plus Mar. 1945 env. regd. ex Switzerland with S. Africa and "P.C.90" censor labels as well as a mainly fine "B2" triangle (with v. fine blue "DET. CP. P.O. BOX 1000" on the front), 1944 env. regd. ex London with KGVI 6d and partial "B4" triangle censor (with "EE/8" label, and Dec. 1943 Honour env. (some wear) ex FPO 156 (Palestine)with mainly fine (for this) purple "B6" Camp censor triangle and "EE/10" censor label. Rare group. (4 covers + 1 loose airgraph) Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS, SWITZERLAND, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL (Image)

P.O. BOX 1000 INTERNEE CAMP MAIL - GUSTAV BAUER ARCHIVE INC. RED CROSS FORM, AIRGRAPHS, AIR LETTERS, ETC.; 1941-45 group of items addressed to, or relating to, Bauer during his 5 years in the Beau Bassin Internment Camp, where he was apparently nominated to be the postal clerk to go regularly to Port Louis to collect ingoing mail (with some 1970s letters from Bauer to Dave Tarry regarding some of these items). 22 Oct. 1941 Red Cross form to Bauer with message from Austria, 1944 pair of rare Airgraphs to and from Bauer (to/from his wife in Leeds), 1941/2 trio of stampless envs. (stamps removed by censors?) ex GB to Bauer with v. fine or fine "B2" triangles or faint "B4" triangle, and 1945 trio of GB 6d Air Letters to Bauer with fair/fine B4(2) or B2 Triangle censors. Also an unused Jan. 1945 "DETAINMENT CAMP - BEAU BASSIN/PASS", and Bauer's 1945 "DETAINMENT CAMP PASS" with ms entries for visits to Hospital, and a 3rd Class rail ticket from P. Louis to Beau Bassin that Bauer is thought to have used at the time. Remarkable and Important lot. [With some research notes incl. 1999 letter from Peter Ibbotson.] (12 items + notes) Cross Reference: MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL (Image)