MILITARY MAIL, P.O.W MAIL & CENSORSHIP continued... World War Two & Postwar continued... Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 876 Censorship. 1939-45 Covers, the extensive lot with censor cachets and labels from many Empire and foreign countries including Bermuda, Gambia, Gold Coast, North Borneo (4), Somaliland, Papua, etc., also some forces mail. (100s). Est. £300-400 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 877 1939-45 Forces mail from allied forces including U.S, French, Canadian, Indian, Australian and Czech, covers from G.B, Europe, West Indies, Iraq (one with small "POSTAGE prepaid" cachet), Iran, Bermuda, etc. (140). Est. £180-220 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 878 c.1939-99 Covers and cards, ephemera, etc., including unused V. Mail forms (4, two illustrated), group of five British WW2 and postwar miniature medals, Red Cross message forms, a few patriotic labels, various postwar forces mail, censors, sheet of 100 WW2 military labels believed to be from Thailand, 1982 (Mar 8) British Antarctic Territory F.D.C with Islas Malvinas datestamp applied at Port Stanley on April 6 (date inverted), etc. (c.200). Est. £250-300 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 879 P.O.W Mail - Formosa. 1943 (Apr 13) G.B 2½d P.O.W Air Letter for use to P.O.Ws in Europe, incorrectly used to a P.O.W in the Far East, posted from Loxwood, Billingshurst, to "W/Sgt Henry Hill, Royal Engineers, Taiwan Camp, Formosa" with British and Japanese censor cachets, the letter approx 280 words long, far exceeding the 25 word limit allowed to P.O.Ws in Japanese Camps. A rare use of this air letter. Photo on Page 122. (Image1) Est. £240-300 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 880 P.O.W Mail - Java/Japan. 1942 Covers from G.B to airmen in Malaya (2), both redirected to India with violet "NO TRACE R.A.F / INDIA COMMAND", one to L.A.C R. Williams, with a cover from G.B to Williams at Java P.O.W Camp 7, and a cover from Williams in Osaka Camp. Also a postcard from G.B to another R.A.F P.O.W at Java Camp X. (5). Est. £100-120 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 881 P.O.W Mail - China. 1943-44 Shanghai War-Prisoners Camp postcards from W. Bolt, addressed to Glasgow, the first dated 24th June 1943 with the camp imprint in small lettering, the second dated 6th June 1944 with the imprint in larger lettering, both with Japanese censors, the first with a British censor, the 1944 card evidently still in Japanese hands when the war ended 14 months after it was written, handstamped violet boxed "RETURNED IN / UNDELIVERED / MAILS FROM JAPAN". The 1944 card a little creased, otherwise fine. (2). Photo on Page 122. (Image1) Est. £120-150 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 882 P.O.W Mail. 1940-46 Covers and cards including India 1943 cover with "PASSED BY CENSOR / INTERNMENT CAMP & PAROLE CENTRE / SATARA", other covers from India (2), Jamaica (5), Oflag IXA / H Christmas card, etc. (32). Est. £100-120 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. WORLDWIDE STAMPS & COVERS WORLDWIDE STAMPS & COVERS Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 883 Mint and used collection in an enormous KABE album produced in Germany in 1943 for Africa and Asia, with pages cut from a second equally large volume for European countries, some reasonable Europe classics noted, also some Commonwealth with Ceylon Chalon Heads (19), duplicates in a further eight stockbooks, a few SAS first flight covers, etc., a few faults with some mint stuck to pages. (1000s). Est. £400-500 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 884 1874 Imperial Postage Stamp Album and Catalogue published by E.S Gibbons in Plymouth, a few G.B stamps removed but otherwise virtually untouched, a good number of mainly used pre-1875 stamps throughout stuck in with stamp edging, very mixed condition but with useful Europe, Canada, USA and some Commonwealth, the album very early and in unusually fine condition. Est. £300-350 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 885 Worldwide stamps and covers, the extensive lot including stockbooks of British Commonwealth and Europe; 1939 registered Centurion crash cover from Australia with cachet; c.1936 crash cover from India to Brazil with cachet applied in France; Egypt, Switzerland, Belgium and Scandinavia covers, etc. (1000s). Est. £300-500 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 886 Worldwide and G.B stamps and covers including G.B county postal history, postal stationery, omnibus issues, etc. (100s). Est. £100-200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 887 c.1841-1970s G.B, Commonwealth and foreign countries, mint and used collections in eight albums including G.B KGV 2d with boxed "TRISTAN / DA / (CUNHA)" cancel used by the Shackleton-Rowett Antarctic Expedition, reasonable USA, etc. (8 Albums). Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 888 Foreign Countries, collections in two S.G. New Ideal albums with issues to 1936, also smaller collections on pages and in stockbooks including Portuguese Colonies, Luxembourg, Danish West Indies, Portugal, Sweden, Cameroon, Morocco, Belgian Congo, Macao, French Guinea, French P.Os in China, French Guyana, German States, etc. (1000s). Est. £600-700 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 889 Stamps and covers including a Belgium collection in two albums, Australia postage due covers, etc. (100s). Est. £120-180 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 890 Forgeries. "The Spud Papers", all 63 articles by the Rev. Earee, cut from "The Philatelist" (1867-76) or "The Philatelic Quarterly" (1877-79), with all 134 Spiro forgeries, a scarce complete set of these pioneering articles illustrated with actual forgeries. (134 forgeries). Est. £150-200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 891 Cinderellas. The worldwide accumulation with labels, revenues, forgeries, toy stamps, perfins, postmarks, charity labels, etc. (1000s). Est. £400-500 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 892 Abyssinia & Somalia. 1894-1984 Mint and used collection in two albums, with Abyssinia, Eritrea, Somalia, Benadir and Italian East Africa, including 1945 formula registration envelope franked 3/7 in British stamps from E.A A.P.O 77, etc. (2 Albums). Est. £150-200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 893 Africa - Portuguese & Spanish Colonies. Mint and used collection to c.1984, including Mozambique, Angola, St. Thomas & Prince, Cape Verde, Cape Juby, Western Sahara, Fernando Po, Spanish and Equatorial Guinea, Portuguese Guinea, Nyassa, etc. (4 Albums). Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 894 Arabia. 1937-84 Mint and used collections of Aden, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, North Yemen, Muscat and U.A.E in four albums, Aden including 1917 cover with circular Aden censor and straight line "OPENED BY CENSOR", 1937 5r used, etc. (4 Albums). Est. £200-300 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 895 Benelux. 1849-1984 Mint and used collection of Belgium (three albums), Netherlands (four albums) and Luxembourg (one album), with Luxembourg 1874 imperf 4c mint, officials; Netherlands 1852 15c used, 1898 1g type A used, etc. (8 Albums). Est. £250-300 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 896 Balkans. 1862-1984 Mint and used collections of Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Yugoslavia, Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia in eleven albums, various occupation issues, etc. (11 Albums). Est. £300-400 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 897 Central America. 1856-1984 Mint and used collections of Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Salvador in eight albums, some classics, a good level of completeness for 20th century issues. (8 Albums). Est. £400-500 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 898 Eastern Europe. 1871-1984 Mint and used collections of Czechoslovakia in nine albums, Poland in three albums and Hungary in five albums, a good level of completeness. (17 Albums). Est. £250-350 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 899 Egypt & Sudan. 1866-1954 Mint and used selection in a stockbook including Egypt 1923-24 set, 1926 Kings birthday 50p, 1927-37 set all mint; Sudan 1897-1954 postage issues mint (just missing S.G. 75), 1936-62 official sets mint, etc. S.G. £2,700+. (100s). Est. £300-400 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 900 Egypt & Sudan. 1866-1984 Mint and used collection in two albums, a good level of completeness from c.1930. (2 Albums). Est. £150-200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

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