Grosvenor Sale - 170 Page 89

British Empire and Foreign Countries continued...

Malta continued...

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1764

, entire, etc.

Malta: World War II Civilian Internees: Convent of St Agatha (Rabat): 1941 (Apr. 22) envelope to Rabat endorsed “PRISONERS OF WAR POST.” with framed “INT.CIV./MALTA” with Valletta c.d.s. and triangular “No. 58” censor mark without any charges raised and from Alberto La Ferla and 1941 (Dec. 20) small envelope to Vittoriosa with Valletta c.d.s. and framed “INT.CIV./MALTA” mark in red and with triangular “No. 58” censor mark with no charges raised. (2 items) From Georges Vincent Lepre, deported to Uganda seven weeks later. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £350-400

CLOSED
Closing..Dec-04, 08:00 AM EST.

1765

, entire, etc.

Malta: World War II: 1940 (Nov. 15) airmail envelope to Sydney franked 3d. and 1s. with straight line “PASSED BY CENSOR.”, framed “H.M.A.SHIP.” and tombstone “PASSED BY CENSOR FROM H.M.SHIP” marks. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £180-200

CLOSED
Closing..Dec-04, 08:00 AM EST.

1766

, entire, etc.

Malta: World War II: 1941 (Apr. 29) envelope to Leicester with London Paid machine cancellation applied in transit and 1942 (Oct. 22) Air Mail letter card to England franked 1/2d. and 3d., both with censor marks and green cross gummed labels partially affixed to the contents for return use by the recipients, unusual. (2 items) Photo. (Image1)

Est. £70-80

CLOSED
Closing..Dec-04, 08:00 AM EST.

1767

, entire, etc.

Malta: World War II: 1941 (Dec. 1) envelope to A.P.O., 1000 franked G.B. 2d. tied by Lyndhurst c.d.s. with printed green cross “Weight/ not to exceed one ounce, manuscript altered to 1/2”, fine. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £400-500

CLOSED
Closing..Dec-04, 08:00 AM EST.

1768

, entire, etc.

Malta: World War II: 1942 (May, July and Oct.) improvised lettercards to the same addressee in England each franked 3d. and with “AIR MAIL LETTER CARD” mark in red, circular “AIR MAIL/LETTER CARD” in violet or “AIR MAIl/LETTER CARD” in red marks and each with triangular censor marks. (3) (Image1)

Est. £100-120

CLOSED
Closing..Dec-04, 08:00 AM EST.

1769

, entire, etc.

Malta: World War II: 1942 (May 28), (July 16) improvised Air Mail Letter Cards to England, each franked 3d. manuscript endorsed “AIR MAIL LETTER LETTER-CARD” or “SUBSTITUTE AIR MAIL/LETTER CARD” and with triangular censor marks in violet, fine. (2 items) Photo. (Image1)

Est. £100-120

CLOSED
Closing..Dec-04, 08:00 AM EST.

1770

, entire, etc.

Malta: World War II: 1942 (Sept. 15) and (Dec. 10) airmail envelopes to the same addressee in the 7th Anti-Aircraft Regiment in Malta both franked G.B. 21/2d. (2), the former with printed green cross label affixed and later with a nearly drawn framed green cross in lieu of a label and unusual thus, fine pair. (2) Photo. (Image1)

Est. £140-160

CLOSED
Closing..Dec-04, 08:00 AM EST.

1771

, entire, etc.

Malta: World War II: 1942 printed “BY AIRMAIL/FROM MALTA G.C./CHRISTMAS 1942” letter card in red (2), one sent free 1942 (Dec. 22) to Leicester, other sent late on 1943 (Jan. 11) to London and consequently requiring 3d. franking, with “96” and “68” triangular censor marks respectively. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £180-200

CLOSED
Closing..Dec-04, 08:00 AM EST.

1772

, entire, etc.

Malta: World War II: 1942 (Dec. 14) printed “BY AIR MAIL/FROM MALTA G.C./CHRISTMAS 1942” Air Mail Letter Card to England franked G.B. 3d. tied by Valletta c.d.s. and with “R.A.F/CENSOR/178” mark. Note. R.A.F. personnel used British stamps. Ex Clough. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £80-100

CLOSED
Closing..Dec-04, 08:00 AM EST.

1773

, entire, etc.

Malta: World War II: 1942 (Dec. 31) envelope to Sliema franked G.B. 21/2d. tied by Abergavenny machine cancellation with printed green cross “Weight not to exceed one ounce” affixed, altered to “1/2” and very rare thus. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £140-160

CLOSED
Closing..Dec-04, 08:00 AM EST.

1774

, entire, etc.

Malta: World War II: 1943 (Oct. 3, Oct. 16) envelopes to Malta or Algiers franked G.B. 11/2d. or 1/2d. and 1d. tied by Belfast machine cancellations and with green cross labels at top left each endorsed “NOT MORE THAN 1/2 OZ.” or “NOT EXCEEDING 1/2 OZ.”, fine. (2) Photo. (Image1)

Est. £120-140

CLOSED
Closing..Dec-04, 08:00 AM EST.

1775

, entire, etc.

Malta: World War II: 1943 (Nov. 2, Nov. 24) Air Mail Letter Cards to England or Scotland, both manuscript endorsed “Free” (Xmas mail allowance) former with F.P.O. 188 c.d.s. and “R.A.F/CENSOR/267” marks and other with tombstone Naval Censor mark in violet, scarce pair. (2) Photo. (Image1)

Est. £140-160

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Closing..Dec-04, 08:00 AM EST.

1776

, entire, etc.

Malta: World War II: 1943 (Nov. 3) “Xmas Greetings” Air Mail Letter Card to Philadelphia franked G.B. 3d. tied by F.P.O. 188 c.d.s. and with double ring “DEPUTY CHIEF CENSOR” and “R.A.F./CENSOR/113” marks, scarce. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £120-140

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Closing..Dec-04, 08:00 AM EST.

1777

, entire, etc.

Malta: World War II: 1943 (Nov. 25) 3d. registration envelope size H to the Middle Eastern Forces franked 21/2d. pair tied by Valletta c.d.s. with Valletta registration and perforated “MALTA IS GRATEFUL/TO THE ROYAL NAVY....” labels affixed and with “UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATES/RETURN TO SENDER” and redirected to Valletta, also endorsed “Returned UK” and with violet “LAST LOCATION AT MEF” mark on the reverse, unusual. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £80-100

CLOSED
Closing..Dec-04, 08:00 AM EST.

1778

, entire, etc.

Malta: World War II: Airgraphs: A selection with 1941 printed original form with instructions on the reverse (service applied to Malta in 1943 but were processed in Egypt as no machine was held in Malta), 1942 form to the 1st Dorsets in Malta with “AIRGRAPH SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE/FORWARDED BY AIR/MAIL.” mark, 1942 Cable and Wireless telegrams to or from Malta and 1943 (Aug.) airgraphs to Wales with R.A.F. censor marks. (6) (Image1)

Est. £140-160

CLOSED
Closing..Dec-04, 08:00 AM EST.

1779

, entire, etc.

Malta: World War II: Improvised Letter Cards: A selection with 1942 (Apr., May, June and Dec.) envelopes or folded letters to England each franked 3d., tied by a Valletta c.d.s, one uncancelled and another with a dateless London machine cancellation and each with “63” or “85” triangular censor marks and with “AIR MAIL LETTER CARD” in red, circular “AIR MAIL/LETTER CARD” in violet, “AIR MAIL” in violet or “AIR MAIL/LETTER CARD” in violet marks. (4) (Image1)

Est. £140-160

CLOSED
Closing..Dec-04, 08:00 AM EST.

1780

, entire, etc.

Malta: World War II: Naval Airmail Paid Marks: Undated (late 1939 or early 1940) envelope “BY AIR MAIL” and “ITALIAN” below to England with framed “POSTAGE/5D./PAID” and straight line “PASSED BY CENSOR” mark in red, rare and only in use until Italy entered the war. (Image1)

Est. £140-160

CLOSED
Closing..Dec-04, 08:00 AM EST.

1781

, entire, etc.

Malta: World War II: Naval Airmail Paid Marks: Undated (late 1939 or early 1940), two airmail envelopes to England with framed “POSTAGE/1/3/PAID”, one with straight line “PASSED BY CENSOR” in purple, the other with triangular “PASSED BY CENSOR/1” in violet, scarce pair with different censor marks. (2) Photo. (Image1)

Est. £180-200

CLOSED
Closing..Dec-04, 08:00 AM EST.

1782

, entire, etc.

Malta: World War II: Naval Airmail Paid Marks, 1940 (Oct. 1) airmail envelope to Melbourne with framed “POSTAGE/1/3/PAID”, framed “AIR MAIL/From/H.M.A. Ship”, framed “PASSED BY CENSOR/V115.....” and tombstone “FROM H.M.SHIP/PASSED BY CENSOR” marks and with censor reseal tape, applied in Australia, at left. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £80-100

CLOSED
Closing..Dec-04, 08:00 AM EST.

1783

, entire, etc.

Malta: World War II: A collection of covers and postcards in a binder incl. 1939 (Oct. 17) airmail envelope to Scotland franked 3d. and 6d. pair with circular “PASSED BY/R.A.F.CENSOR/No.37” mark, 1941 censored envelope to London franked 1/2d. and 21/2d. (3) with Birkirkara registration and perforated “MALTA IS GRATEFUL/TO THE ROYAL NAVY......” labels, 1943 (ca.) airmail envelope to Malta franked India 1/2a. pair and 8a. tied by double ring dateless “RECEIVED FROM H.M.SHIPS”, 1943 Air Mail Letter Card to England franked G.B. 3d. tied by F.P.O “188” c.d.s. and with censor “No. 5197” mark, 1944 censored airmail envelope to San Francisco franked 2d. and 2s.6d. with Notabile registration label and U.S. Navy registration marks on the reverse, selection of unused picture postcards depicting W.W.II events in Malta, etc. also 1952 envelope “Air Mail from H.M.Ship’s in Korean Waters” (approx. 100) (Image1)

Est. £200-220

CLOSED
Closing..Dec-04, 08:00 AM EST.