Argyll Etkin Ltd Sale

MALAYA continued...

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1401

Base Office 3 (Penang). 1941 Covers (3), part cover and stamps (2), one cover to England franked at the $2 Clipper rate, the others franked 8c to India. (4+).

Est. £100-150

Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.

1402

Base Office 4 (Singapore). 1941-42 Covers (21), stamps and pieces (10), various types of "INDIAN SECTION BASE OFFICE - 4" datestamps including covers franked 25c in stamps of Pahang (2 covers) and Perak, and 1942 (Feb. 5-10) covers with "BASE POST OFFICE - 4" c.d.s (4, not recorded by Proud, one with 25 Kedah 1c stamps), a few faults. (21+).

Est. £200-300

Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.

1403

Base Office 4 (Singapore). 1941 Covers to Iraq or India franked 25c, or to G.B franked 50c (2) or 55c (2) all cancelled by the Indian Section Base Office - 4 datestamp with seven wavy lines at right, also four stamps, a scarce cancel. (6+).

Est. £300-350

Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.

1404

Base Office 4 (Singapore). 1942 (Feb 7) Air Mail letter card franked 12c to India, letter missing but otherwise complete with reverse, very scarce. Photo on Page 182. (Image1)

Est. £100-150

Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.

1405

Base Office 4 R.L.O (Singapore). 1941 (Nov 4) Air Mail cover from San Francisco to a British soldier in Singapore, variously redirected, endorsed "not Woodlands Camp" and returned to the sender, various backstamps include F.P.O 8 and 33, Indian Section Base Office - 4 and Base Post Office - 4 (not recorded by Proud) and two strikes of the very scarce boxed "R.L.O. / MALAYA".

Est. £100-150

Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.

1406

F.P.O 7 (Perak or Pahang). 1941 Covers (5) and stamps (14), a May 24 cover to England franked Perak 5c + 25c pair sent from Ipoh, the other four covers all sent after the F.P.O moved to Kuantan in Pahang with stampless covers sent within Malaya (2), covers to India franked Pahang 5c + 10c (2) or to England franked Pahang 50c. (5+).

Est. £120-180

Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.

1407

F.P.O 7 (Kuantan, Pahang). 1941 (Oct 24) Cover to England franked Pahang 50c (2) + $1, paying the $2 Clipper rate, vertical fold and a couple of minor edge tears, an attractive Clipper cover. Photo on Page 182. (Image1)

Est. £100-150

Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.

1408

F.P.O 8 (Singapore). 1941 (Dec 3) Air Mail letter card to England endorsed "Free Christmas letter", F.P.O 8 backstamp used at Nee Soon, letter missing but otherwise complete and very scarce. Photo on Page 182. (Image1)

Est. £200-250

Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.

1409

F.P.O 8 / 8A / 8B / 8C (Singapore). 1941-1942 Covers (13), stamps and pieces (14) with covers from F.P.O 8 stampless (2), franked 25c to India (2) or 50c to G.B; F.P.O 8A stampless covers (3), $2 Clipper rate to G.B (faults), 25c or 50c to India; and F.P.O 8B covers franked 25c to India (2); also a manuscript bundle label with boxed "F.P.O 8A" and datestamp (18 JLY, no year), stamps with the very scarce F.P.O 8C c.d.s (3), etc. (27).

Est. £300-350

Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.

1410

F.P.O 29 (Kuala Lumpur). 1941 Covers (12), a front, stamps and pieces (14), including covers franked Selangor 8c or 25c (3), Straits 25c or Perak 25c (4) to India or Australia, Clipper rate cover to G.B with four Straits 50c stamps, and stampless covers (2), front to G.B via New Zealand and transpacific Clipper franked $2.60 in Selangor stamps (sent by Maj.-Gen. Murray Lyon), etc. (13+).

Est. £300-350

Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.

1411

F.P.O 29A (Kuala Lumpur). 1941 Stampless cover with Dec 20 datestamp, cover franked Perak 25c and a large part front franked Selangor $1.50 both cancelled by the F.P.O handstamp with the date removed, all to India. Also pieces and stamps (10, three with date removed). A very scarce cancel without date. (3+). Photo on Page 186. (Image1)

Est. £200-250

Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.

1412

F.P.O 29B (Kuala Lumpur). 1941 Cover and an Air Mail letter card front to India, also a piece and stamps (5, two with date removed), the cover with 25c U.52 meter (some creasing), the air letter front with Johore 10c + Perak 2c on thin striated paper. (2+).

Est. £100-150

Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.

1413

F.P.O 30 (Perak/Singapore) / 30A / 30B. 1941 Covers from F.P.O 30 at Koch, Perak franked Perak 8c or 25c (2) to India or Johore 50c to G.B, 1941 (Jan 19) cover sent six months before Proud's first recorded date intriguingly with Singapore return address and bearing 25c Selangor stamps, and 1942 (Jan 25) cover sent after the F.P.O had moved to Singapore. Also stamps cancelled at F.P.O 30 (2) or 30A, and a 1941 (Nov 27) cover (reduced at left) with Kelantan 8c cancelled by scarce F.P.O 30B c.d.s used at Kuala Krai, Kelantan. (7+).

Est. £150-200

Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.

1414

F.P.O 3OC (Perlis). 1941 (Nov 18-29) Covers to India franked Kedah 4c pair (cover reduced at left) or 25c with second type datestamp, also single 25c stamps with the first type datestamp (2, 6-10 Sep.), rare cancels. Proud only recorded the first c.d.s used on one date (Sep. 12) and the second c.d.s used for one week (23-29 Nov), used at Arau. (4). Photo on Page 186. (Image1)

Est. £300-400

Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.

1415

F.P.O 31 (Kedah). 1941 Covers to India franked Kedah 8c or 25c (2), stampless covers to G.B or Ireland, also a cover from G.B to the R.A.F Station at Alor Star and redirected to Singapore with Alor Star, F.P.O 31 and Base Post Office 4 backstamps, and cancels on stamps (7), the datestamp used at Tanjong Pau. (6+).

Est. £100-150

Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.

1416

F.P.O 32 (Singapore). 1941-42 Covers (18), Air Mail letter card front to India, pieces and stamps (5, one with boxed registration cancel, unrecorded by Proud), the covers franked Straits 8c, 25c (7), 50c (3), 55c (2) or stampless (4), also a scarce registered cover franked 23c to India with manuscript registration label, one cover a very late use on 5 Feb 1942, the Air Letter front to India franked 12c. (19+).

Est. £250-300

Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.

1417

F.P.O 32A / 32B (Johore). 1941-42 Covers (3), piece and Negri Sembilan 2c pair, 32B covers franked Straits 25c to India (2 Feb 42, latest recorded use) or to Scotland with Straits 25c (stained, unusual boxed "Examined" cachet + army censor), 32A cover with Selangor 8c strip of three + Straits 1c with scarce Base Office 4 wavy line type backstamp. (3+). Photo on Page 186. (Image1)

Est. £250-300

Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.

1418

F.P.O 33 (Singapore). 1941-42 Covers (6), also a large piece and stamps (2), covers with Straits stamps comprising 8c, 50c and 55c rates to G.B, $1 rate to India, $2 Clipper rate to Ireland, also a stampless cover. (6+).

Est. £120-150

Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.

1419

F.P.O 33 (Singapore). 1942 (Feb 5) Air Mail letter card with India address, complete with enclosed letter, franked Straits 2c + 10c, posted just one day before the last recorded use of the c.d.s, light horizontal crease and small tear at upper left edge, otherwise fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 186. (Image1)

Est. £100-150

Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.

1420

F.P.O 33A (Perak?). 1941 (Dec 6) Stampless cover to England with superb F.P.O 33A backstamp, the datestamp prepared for "Hush" Force as part of Operation Matador, very scarce. Photo on Page 186. (Image1)

Est. £150-200

Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.

1421

F.P.O 34 (Kelantan). 1941 Stampless covers to India (2), also datestamps on stamps of Kelantan (29) or Selangor (3), an uncommon group. (34).

Est. £150-200

Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.

1422

F.P.O 36. 1941-42 Covers from F.P.O 36 (12), also stamps and pieces (9), eleven covers sent from Sungei Patani in Kedah franked Kedah 25c (5), 50c, $1.50 (25c block of six, with "Lieut. Colonel / Commanding 1st Bn. The Leicestershire Regt" cachet) or registered franked 27c to India with manuscript registration label, Perak 25c (2) or stampless, also a 1942 (Jan 18) stampless cover from Johore, one cover with a provisional Air Mail label endorsed "F.P.O 36". Also F.P.O 36A c.d.s on stamps (6) and a stampless cover (part reverse torn away). (13+).

Est. £250-300

Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.

1423

F.P.O 47 (Kedah/Singapore). 1941-42 Covers (6), stamps and pieces (4), four covers from Sungei Patani, Kedah franked Kedah 8c or 25c (2) or Perak 25c, two Feb 2/4 covers from Singapore with Straits stamps totalling 22c (other stamps probably cut away) or 50c, all to India, two with regimental cachets, one on a printed envelope of "Head Quarters 15th Indian Infantry Brigade". (6+).

Est. £150-200

Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.

1424

F.P.O 50 (Singapore). 1941-42 Covers (14), a registered front to India franked 27c with provisional manuscript registration label, stamps and pieces (9), including cover to Australia franked 44c in Pahang stamps with A.I.F and British army censors, two Clipper rate covers to G.B with Straits $1 pair or $2, other covers to G.B franked Straits 8c, 50c or $1, or to India franked Straits 10c (2), 25c (3) or 50c, also two stampless covers, one cover with oval "2nd ECHELON / MALAYA" cachet. (15+).

Est. £300-350

Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.

1425

F.P.O 50A / 50B (Singapore). 1941-42 Covers with datestamps of F.P.O 50A (7) or 50B (4), also pieces and stamps (9), two covers from G.B unknown and returned with first type "F.P.O 50A" double ring backstamps (both 28 AU 41), second type datestamps on $2 Clipper rate covers to G.B (2, faults), covers to India franked 25c or 50c and a stampless cover, "F.P.O 50B" first type double ring on stampless covers (3, two sent within Singapore) and second type datestamp on stampless cover to South Africa, a scarce group. (11+).

Est. £300-350

Closing..Apr-10, 11:59 PM EST.