MILITARY - G.B. FORCES OVERSEAS continued...
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| 1821 |
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GIBRALTAR: 1940-45 group inc. Dec. 1940 env. airmail Gibraltar to Boston USA franked KGVI Gib 6d tied by Gibraltar cds with
triangular Censor hs and endorsed Par avion up to UK; c.1942 env. to Hereford franked KGVI 2½d blue with purple R.A.F. CENSOR / 143 hs; Dec. 1942 env. to Lancaster cancelled in London but with Gibraltar purple censor hs R.A.F. CENSOR / 260; 1944
airmail env. to Leicester franked KGVI Gib 6d tied FPO 475 cds with small stuck on provisional Honour label "The following Certificate must be signed by the writer: ...", etc. [Ex Gavin Fryer] (6 items) (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 32
Currently...£32.00
Currently...USD 41.92
Closing..Mar-05, 04:00 AM |
| 1822 |
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GIBRALTAR - CHRISTMAS MESSAGES VIA RED CROSS AIR MAIL LETTER CARDS, ETC.: 11 Dec. 1941 Forces Letter Card (some spotting) with added
diagonal red crossfor concessionary Christmas mail from FPO 475 to Berkhamsted with purple triangular PASSED CENSOR / 12 / GIB. hs; 8 Dec. 1942 similar red cross Forces Letter Card to Barking with violet circular PASSED BY CENSOR No 3601 hs and FPO
475 cds plus Mar. 1945 (late use) of red cross Air Letter to Johannesburg, South Africa with franked Gib. KGVI 3d blue tied FPO 475 cds with RAF Censor 396 hs. Fine trio. [Ex Gavin Fryer] Cross Reference: GIBRALTAR, SOUTH AFRICA (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 46
Currently...£46.00
Currently...USD 60.26
Closing..Mar-05, 04:00 AM |
| 1823 |
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CYPRUS - CHRISTMAS MESSAGE - "FREE" AIR MAIL LETTER CARD, ETC: 1941 Air Mail Letter Card dated internally 1 Dec. 1941 with ms
endorsement at top of Letter Card "FREE CHRISTMAS LETTER" with triangular purple PASSED BY CENSOR No. 1909 hs plus 17 Nov. 1942 blue banner with white lettering "Xmas Greetings to" single sheet Air Mail Letter Card, illustrated internally, with GB
KGVI 3d lilac tied FPO 164 cds and purple censor hs. Good pair. [Ex Gavin Fryer] Cross Reference: CYPRUS (Image)
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Starting at £ 46
Currently...£46.00
Currently...USD 60.26
Closing..Mar-05, 04:00 AM |
| 1824 |
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AUSTRALIA - AIRMAIL LETTER CARDS & AIRGRAPHS: 21 Dec. 1941 illus. Air Mail Letter Card with printed "Greetings from the A.I.F.
Middle East Xmas -New Year 1941-42" with blue printed AUSTRALIA in address panel from 3rd Bde H to Perth, Western Australia franked with tied Australia KGVI 3d blue; 1943 Air Mail Letter Card with printed red ACF (star) AUSTRALIAN COMFORT FUND
Thursday island to Shepparton, Victoria with red circled POSTAGE / 1d / PAID hs and boxed Australian Military censor 654 hs; trio of 1943 Airgraph inc. Kangaroo type Sydney to Newport, Mon., etc. [Ex Gavin Fryer] (5 items) Cross Reference:
AUSTRALIA (Image)
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Starting at £ 32
Currently...£32.00
Currently...USD 41.92
Closing..Mar-05, 04:00 AM |
| 1825 |
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ADEN: 15 Oct. 1942 Air Mail Letter Card to Kidderminster with blue banner & white "Xmas Greeting TO" franked GB KGVI 3d lilac tied
fine blue Aden cds plus 5 Nov. 1943 Air Mail Letter Card Khormaksar to Birmingham with red banner & white GREETINGS BY AIR MAIL and 3d lilac tied Aden cds both have RAF Censor 59 hs. [1943 Ex Daynes Cavendish Sale 693, Lot 380, Ex Gavin Fryer] (2
items) Cross Reference: ADEN (Image)
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Starting at £ 46
Currently...£46.00
Currently...USD 60.26
Closing..Mar-05, 04:00 AM |
| 1826 |
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CEYLON INC. ILLUSTRATED AIR LETTERS, ETC.: 3 Nov. 1942 Air Mail Letter Card (AMLC) "[Plum Pudding]/Xmas/1942/CEYLON" to GB with
Ceylon KGV 5cx4 franking tied by fine purple barred "R.A.F. BASE P.O./CEYLON" cancels with internally colour-printed pictorial "RAF/MERRY XMAS AND A HAPPIER NEW YEAR/SERVING WITH THE RAF IN CEYLON"; 1942 AMLC Colombo to Ulverston franked KGV 5c +
KGVI 15c with two censor hs and internally illus. with map of Ceylon and elephant in the centre plus 1944 Airgraph RAF Ceylon to London with "Plum Pudding" logo. [Ex Gavin Fryer] (4 items) Cross Reference: CEYLON/SRI LANKA (Image)
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Starting at £ 46
Currently...£46.00
Currently...USD 60.26
Closing..Mar-05, 04:00 AM |
| 1827 |
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MALTA - CHRISTMAS MESSAGE BY BLUE CROSS 3d-RATE LETTER CARD: 13 Dec. 1942 with blue "BY AIR MAIL/FROM MALTA G.C./CHRISTMAS 1942"
cachet letter card (small r. edge fault) Valletta to Ruislip and franked Malta KGVI 3d with purple triangular Malta censor on the front. Difficult to find. [Ex Daynes Cavendish Sale 700 Lot 194, Ex Gavin Fryer]. Cross Reference: MALTA (Image)
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Starting at £ 32
Currently...£32.00
Currently...USD 41.92
Closing..Mar-05, 04:00 AM |
| 1828 |
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MALTA - AIR MAIL LETTER CARDS: 1942-44 variety of Letter Cards with 1942 Type ALC D1 to Tewkesbury with tied Malta 3d blue and
Censor triangle; 1942 Type ALC HII (front) to Leeds with two vert. strip of three Malta ½d green tied Valetta cds; 1943 Type ALC DII (front) to Leeds with vert. strip of three Malta ½d green tied Valetta cds; 1942 Type ALC D1 to Worcs. with 3d purple
tied Valetta cds and fine purple censor triangle hs; 1944 Type ALC DII from RNB Verdala to London with GB KGVI 3d violet tied red MARITIME MAIL cancel; 1944 pair AMLC FPO 188 to Manchester with fine purple RAF CENSOR / 48 hs etc. [Ex Gavin Fryer] (11
items) Cross Reference: MALTA (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 32
Currently...£32.00
Currently...USD 41.92
Closing..Mar-05, 04:00 AM |
| 1829 |
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CEYLON: 7 June 1942 env. EA / APO61 (Anuradhapura) to Uckfield Sussex franked Ceylon 50c with purple ON ACTIVE SERVICE hs alongside,
diamond PASSED BY 5 IND FD CENSOR UNIT and Army Form W.3424 Censor label with typed insert from Censor stating that "The cutting" mentioned in the letter was not included plus Jan. 1942 env. franked GB KGVI 1½d brown tied RECEIVED FROM HM SHIPS with
boxed purple PASSED BY CENSOR / Initial & date / DATE & SIGNATURE OF OFFICER / HM NAVAL OFFICE a type used in Ceylon. [Ex Gavin Fryer] (2 items) Cross Reference: CEYLON/SRI LANKA (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 32
Currently...£32.00
Currently...USD 41.92
Closing..Mar-05, 04:00 AM |
| 1830 |
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WEST AFRICA - GOLD COAST MAIL FROM FPO 45:15 Sep. 1942 Air Mail Letter Card (one page text removed) with red cross [similar to those
used at Gibraltar for Christmas 1941/2] to Cheltenham, paid with GB KGVI 3d tied by v. fine FPO 45 cds with fine purple PASSED BY CENSOR / No. 3200 hs. (Ex Daynes Sale 693 part Lot 331, Ex Gavin Fryer) Cross Reference: GOLD COAST/GHANA (Image)
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Starting at £ 32
Currently...£32.00
Currently...USD 41.92
Closing..Mar-05, 04:00 AM |
| 1831 |
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1942 FLEET MAIL OFFICE CANCELLATION: An undated label to Lowestoft with KGVI 1d & 2d tied by the scarce boxed "POSTAGE/PAID/F.M..O."
hs which was only in use for 46 days as the 1st cancel at Kenya Mombasa to Kipindini. [Ex Gavin Fryer] (Image)
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Starting at £ 18
Currently...£18.00
Currently...USD 23.58
Closing..Mar-05, 04:00 AM |
| 1832 |
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ICELAND - U.S.A. V MAIL CHRISTMAS GREETING: 1943 V Mail with env. sent from 50th Signal Brigade, APO 860 (Reykjavik) to New York,
with Passed by Army Examiner 00677. V mail is illustrated with Nissen style huts, holly wreath, etc. with Merry Christmas / Happy New Year and below GLEDILEG JOL / FARSALT NIJAR. [Ex Gavin Fryer] Cross Reference: ICELAND (Image)
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Starting at £ 32
Currently...£32.00
Currently...USD 41.92
Closing..Mar-05, 04:00 AM |
| 1833 |
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CEYLON - NETHERLANDS NAVAL MAILS, ETC.: 1944/5 group inc. 1945 Air Mail env. registered to Holland mixed franking Ceylon 20c
blue/black + GVI GB 3d lilac with Passed by Censor dated and signed ROYAL NETHERLANDS NAVY hs and similar 1945 Air Mail env. (rev. top flap removed) to Llandudno with Ceylon 50c, 30c, 25c and 10c tied red Maritime Mail hs (Ex Daynes sale 693
£280+BP); 1945 Air Mail env. Postbox 558 Colombo return address to Amsterdam with Ned. Navy Censor hs franked GB GVI 3d lilac and boxed KON NEDERD MARINE / Passed by Censor / ROYAL NETH: NAVY hs on reverse; 1944 Air Mail Letter Card overprinted NAVAL
ISSUE from COISEF Naval HQ, Colombo to Croydon with Passed by Censor Naval Establishment No.10 hs, etc. Fine and scarce group. [Ex Gavin Fryer] (7 items) Cross Reference: NETHERLANDS, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, CEYLON/SRI LANKA (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 65
Currently...£65.00
Currently...USD 85.15
Closing..Mar-05, 04:00 AM |
| 1834 |
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CYPRUS - PRINTED "CHRISTMAS AIR LETTER" & "POSTAGE FREE": 1 Nov. 1944 single sheet blue printed header CHRISTMAS / AIR LETTER with
in the stamp space is printed POSTAGE / FREE, to Dumfries, cancelled by FPO 164 cds and Passed by Censor No. 8704 shield. Internal design is silhouette of man on a camel with HM FORCES IN / THE MIDDLE EAST, etc. [Ex Gavin Fryer] Cross
Reference: CYPRUS (Image)
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Starting at £ 46
Currently...£46.00
Currently...USD 60.26
Closing..Mar-05, 04:00 AM |
| 1835 |
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PACIFIC - SOLOMON ISLANDS & PAPUA NEW GUINEA: 18 Nov. 1944 Airgraph RAF Station Santa Cruz, Solomon Is. to London illus. with palm
tree & Santa, etc. plus 1 Dec. 1944 V Mail + env. from Admiralty Isles (administered by PNG) to Texas with palm trees and "Southwest Pacific" part of the illustration. Unusual pair. [Ex Gavin Fryer] Cross Reference: SOLOMON ISLANDS, PAPUA NEW
GUINEA (Image)
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Starting at £ 32
Currently...£32.00
Currently...USD 41.92
Closing..Mar-05, 04:00 AM |
| 1836 |
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WWI CENSOR &/OR FPO MARKS ON FRENCH PPCs: A small box containing a wide range of pmks and coloured shaped cachets on cards from
mainly northern France. (c.120) (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 32
Currently...£32.00
Currently...USD 41.92
Closing..Mar-05, 04:00 AM |