INDIA continued... World War One P.O.W & Internee Mail continued... Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 1401 Yercaud. 1918-19 Stampless envelopes (4, two printed Yercaud envelopes) and a P.O.W postcard all sent to Germany, also an India ½a cover to the camp and a Wurttemburg postcard to the camp but returned to Germany, five with violet circular "PASSED BY CENSOR / (crown) / YERCAUD", the others censored in Bombay or Madras. (7). Est. £250-300 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. World War Two Forces Mail Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 1402 1940-44 Honour Envelope and covers (5) to U.S.A, one 1940 cover franked 3r for transpacific air service via New Zealand, 1944 covers sent by air via West Africa franked 2/11/6 (3) or 3r (2), one cover from British F.P.O 259 in Burma with red oval "O.A.T". (6). Photo on Page 170. (Image1) Est. £300-400 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1403 1940-46 Covers and cards including RAFPOST cancels, captured Japanese postcards used from Burma (2), Egypt stamps, cover from F.P.O 36 with Kedah 25c, boxed "RAF / CENSOR / 23", 1946 RAFPOST JAPAN 320 cover to Australia, 1941 cover to Malaya with F.P.O 29 backstamp, covers from Egypt, Iraq, Sudan, Eritrea, Palestine, Libya, Cyprus (F.P.O 89), etc. Also 1937 cover from F.P.O 25 in Waziristan, and two 1949-52 covers with Unit Censor cachets. (67). Est. £300-400 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1404 1941-43 Air Mail covers to Canada, two franked 1r8a (one endorsed "via Pan American Clipper) and an Honour Envelope franked 2/3/6 endorsed "By Air Mail, India-Lagos-Canada", unusual Clipper rate covers. (3). Est. £100-120 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1405 1941-44 Covers to India with forces mail bearing stamps of Aden (2), New Zealand, Ceylon, Iraq, KUT, Egypt or Australia (2, also a stampless cover from an Australian A.P.O in Libya), and covers from the U.S Virgin Islands, Mozambique or Venezuela to British forces. (12). Est. £140-160 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1406 1941-45 Covers (11, one Honour Envelope) and air letters (3), addressed to Aden (unusual F.P.O 90 locally made c.d.s used at Asmara, Aden censor seal and cachet), Palestine or Egypt (6), East Africa (3) or Southern Rhodesia (5), including items posted from Iraq, Egypt, Persia, one air letter with 4a cancelled by E.A A.P.O 67 c.d.s in Kenya, 13 stamped, unusual destinations. (15). Est. £100-120 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1407 1941-45 Covers with India stamps in combination with stamps of other countries, with G.B 3d forces registration envelope from Base A.P.O 7 at Baghdad franked 2r13a; and covers from South African forces with combinations of India / G.B / N.Z / S. Africa / Canada stamps, unusual. (8). Est. £120-150 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1408 1942 Envelope with printed bilingual "NOT TO BE STAMPED" and an Air Mail vignette for use to Indian Air Force personnel, handstamped "FULL POSTAGE REALISED / AIR POST DEPOT KAR", a very scarce envelope. Also stampless forces covers handstamped "TREAT AS PREPAID / AND DELIVER FREE / CALCUTTA G.P.O" (Asansol Due 2a handstamp), "ON ACTIVE SERVICE / NOT TO BE TAXED" (2), or marked "Air Mail" with boxed "POSTAGE REALISED". (5). Est. £100-120 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1409 1942-43 Air Mail covers to China, one franked 1/10/6 tied by "275" datestamps with "From H.M.I Ship" tombstone type censor; the other from F.P.O 14 in Iraq with G.B 3d and four Indian stamps (1r1a, another stamp missing), arrival backstamps, a scarce destination. (2). Est. £100-120 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1410 1942-44 Covers sent by air mail to Argentina (4), Brazil or Uruguay, various rates up to 4r6p, scarce destinations, a few faults. (6). Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1411 1942-45 Registration envelopes (2), air letters (2), covers (9) and a front addressed to South Africa (9), Gold Coast (4) or Liberia, 14 stamped for air mail, one registered cover from F.P.O 173 in Persia franked 5r7a, the air letter front handstamped "AIR MAIL LETTER CARD SERVICE / NOT AVAILABLE FORWARDED / BY SURFACE ROUTE", unusual destinations. (14). Est. £220-260 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1412 1942-45 Air letters (4), covers (9) and an Honour Envelope to Canada, covers all franked 8a (one also with a Bombay Province revenue stamp), air letters franked 4a (3, one with red bars through the Air Mail vignette) or 12a, three from R.C.A.F personnel, one with boxed "R.A.F / CENSOR / 84", also an Armed Forces Air Letter from Canada to an R.C.A.F Sergeant in India franked 10c. (15). Est. £180-220 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1413 1942-46 Registration envelope, Honour Envelopes (4), air letters (2), covers (6) and a postcard all to the U.S.A, nine stamped for air mail, the registration envelope with an additional 4r in stamps, two covers franked 1r6a, another 2r2a with a "T" handstamp. (14). Est. £160-200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1414 1942-46 Registration envelope, covers (7), air letters (2) and a postcard, various unusual destinations comprising Malta, Gibraltar (2), France (2), Australia (3) and New Zealand (3), eight stamped for air mail, three registered. (11). Est. £160-200 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1415 1942-46 Covers (3) and a card with Indian stamps cancelled at British F.P.Os, unusual frankings or cancels comprising 1942 9p postcard franked 3p + 3a cancelled by single ring "FIELD POST OFFICE / 6" c.d.s, this type of c.d.s used at F.P.O 8 in the 1920s but not recorded from any office at this late date; registered cover from F.P.O 261 with all India KGVI stamps to the 2r (14 values); cover from F.P.O 199 with 28 Indian stamps totalling 3r10a; and 1946 registered cover from F.P.O 697 with six ½a stamps. (4). Est. £100-120 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1416 1942-47 4½a Registration envelopes to England, air mail postage paid by stamps with rates up to 3/6/6, from Iraq, Persia or India. (11). Est. £120-150 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1417 1943 Air Mail covers to Guatemala franked 2r12a, tied by "22" datestamps, arrival backstamps, a scarce destination. (2). Est. £120-150 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1418 1943-44 Registered air mail covers to England, high rates including 3r11a (2) and 8r1a (with 1a, 1r, 2r, 5r), from Persia or India. (5). Est. £100-120 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1419 1943-44 Air letters from A/C F.R Giles R.A.F to a relative in Chile, one marked via "U.S.A" franked 8a, the other franked 2r10a with red cachet "AIR MAIL LETTER CARD SERVICE / NOT AVAILABLE FORWARDED / BY SURFACE ROUTE", a scarce cachet and destination. (2). Photo on Page 170. (Image1) Est. £120-150 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1420 1945 Covers (3) and an air letter to Scandinavia, the air mail covers franked 10a3p to Sweden, 1r to Iceland or 2r to Denmark, the stampless air letter to Denmark, unusual destinations. (4). Est. £130-160 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1421 Censorship. 1939-45 Covers and cards in two albums showing civil censor cachets and labels from various censorship stations including September 1939 censorship, internal mail, cachets requesting senders name and address to be written on the envelope, also forces mail with scarce triangular "PASSED / CENSOR / 13 INDIAN" used in Cyprus, etc. (57). Est. £180-220 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1422 Honour Envelopes. 1942-45 Honour Envelopes, various types, some headed "Green Envelope", five printed in Indian script (two unused), includes RAFPOST cancels, uses from Cyprus (F.P.O 89, franked 9a), Sudan, Eritrea, Egypt, Libya, etc., 25 bearing stamps to pay for air mail, one franked 1r12a to G.B. (32). Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1423 Forces Postal Stationery. 1942-47 8a Envelopes, for use to H.M Forces on buff paper unused (2); or for use from H.M Forces on pink paper (6), four used from Iraq to Syria, Egypt to India (2) or Persia to G.B, two others exceptionally registered franked 3a, from Persia to India (handmade F.P.O 109 registration label) or Iraq to Syria. Also scarce 1½a forces letter sheet used in 1947 to Malaya franked 4½a. (9). Est. £220-260 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1424 Forces Air Letters. 1943-46 Air letters, many different types, some with blue solid or hollow triangle or lower corner, various RAFPOST, Indian or British F.P.Os, bearing Indian stamps or stampless, including covers from Iraq, Persia, Italy, Burma, etc., four unused. (40). Est. £200-250 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. 1425 Air Letters. 1945-46 Air letters, a 6a postal stationery air letter with printed Christmas Greeting inside, and 1946 air letter with "Victory Greetings, Foreign Postage Free" printed on the address panel and pictorial Victory Greetings inside, posted from F.P.O 152 to G.B, this air letter very scarce. (2). Est. £100-120 Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST. Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

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