Postal History continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 3167 |
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 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: ALGERIA 1947 (May 19) to a French soldier with "3e Regiment De Tis aittums [?]/Constantine" with 10c
Sigiriya and 15c River tied by 'RATNAPURA' cds, minor blemishes. Ratnapura is about 60km SE of Colombo, on the Kalu Ganga (= river), and is the centre of Ceylon's traditional gem mining district. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3168 |
PSE |
 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: ALGERIA circa 1944 undated Indian-pattern green/buff 'ACTIVE SERVICE' envelope to a signalman with "BNAF" (=
British North Africa Force) with partial 'RAF BASE PO/CEYLON' cachet & trapezoid 'RAF/CENSOR/W 19' both in violet, pencilled on reverse "2 Coy/1 LofC Sigs/Algiers", a bit travel-weary. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3169 |
PSE |
 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: ANGOLA 1951 usage of KGVI 5c+10c+10c+10c+10c Aerogramme uprated with 10c Sigiriya & 5c Dagoba tied by
'COLOMBO' cds, 'CTT-ANGOLA/LUANDA CPS' slogan backstamp with dateheads of both '1MAR951' and '28FEV51' (!) and light but clear 'CORREIOS E TELEGRAFOS/ ANGOLA/3MAR1951/NOVA SINTRA' arrival cds on the face. A marvellous destination: Gary Watson's vast
'Destination Mail from Australia' includes nothing to Angola. Nova Sintra (renamed Catabola in 1975) is almost 160km inland from the Atlantic and 500km SE of Luanda. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3170 |
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 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: AUSTRALIA 1946 (Aug 7) stampless official cover with double-oval 'SUPTG NAVAL STORE
OFFICER/7AUG1946/COLOMBO' datestamp in blue to "PASO" (?) in NSW with 'PASSED FREE/2SEP/1946/SURFACE/POSTAGE' machine of Sydney. Very unusual.
(Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3171 |
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 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: BAHRAIN 1941 (Oct 3) Forces airmail cover with boxed 'PASSED BY CENSOR/["BLW 1.10.41"]/DATE & SIGNATURE OF
OFFICER/HM NAVAL OFFICE' cachet, to "Bahrein/Persian Gulf" with KGVI 6c Harbour pair tied by 'COLOMBO/FOREIGN' cds, light Indian-pattern 'BAHRAIN/10OC41' arrival backstamp, light vertical fold. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3172 |
PSE |
 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: BURMA 1897 use of 2c olive Postal Card with very fine 'THE CEYLON PHOENIX CLUB/[phoenix]/COLOMBO' cachet in
violet on the reverse, to "Forest Office/Lower Chindwin Division/Monywa/Upper Burmah" with very fine 'COLOMBO - A'-in-bars duplex, 'TUTICORIN' transit & 'MONYWA/ 1 DELY /AU11/97' arrival all on the face. The Club was apparently a front for a
sweepstakes operation, the secretary advising that the horse in the English Derby backed by the recipient had been scratched. Monywa is an inland city, some 900km almost due north of Rangoon. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3173 |
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 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: CAMBODIA 1933 (Feb 1) stampless merchant's cover from south India addressed in Tamil & endorsed "Gampola"
with very fine 'GAMPOLA/FE3/33' arrival cds, redirected to "Saigon" and then to "Camboge/Pnom Penh" where Postage Due '10/CENTS' pair (faults) tied by Phnom Penh cds with very fine 'PNOMPENH/17-2/33/CAMBODGE - VISITEZ/ANGKOR/Ses Ruines/Admirable'
alongside, light vertical fold. A remarkable cover. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3174 |
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 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: CANADA 1901 Undivided Back PPC (two views) to "Montreal/Canada" with QV 2c x3 tied by 'RAGAMA/NO14/01' cds
and very fine strike of the huge 'RAGAMA CAMP/PASSED/ .../CENSOR' cachet in violet, Colombo transit & 'MONTREAL/DEC13' arrival both on the face, the message in Afrikaans. A very unusual destination for mail from a Boer POW. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3175 |
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 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: CHINA 1940 (Oct 19) illustrated advertising cover for Whiteaway Laidlaw & Co to their office in Shanghai
with KGVI 25c Temple of the Tooth tied by very fine 'USING LESS PAPER/SAVES/SHIPPING SPACE' Colombo continuous machine cancel (unlisted by Ted Proud), black/white '34/OPENED BY/CENSOR' label (before "L" added) of Colombo, bi-lingual '.../STAMP
BOOKLETS - 24.11.40/SHANGHAI' arrival machine on the face (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3176 |
PSE |
 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: DANZIG 1891 (Oct 31) usage of 5c Postal Card to Danzig with large-part Colombo duplex and superb French
octagonal 'LIGNE N/2/NOV/91/PAQ FR No 1' mailboat sorter datesatmp, 'DANZIG/22.11/91' arrival cds, the message in German (?). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3177 |
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 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: EGYPT 1911 (Oct 13) PPC to Sweden with message in Swedish and KEVII 6c tied by 'KANDY' cds, forwarded to
"Shepheard's Hotel/Kairo/Egypten" with superb 'ALEXANDRIA-CAIRO/ TPO/FOREIGN MAILS' transit & 'SHEPHEARD'S HOTEL/CAIRO' arrival cds, forwarded again to "Lousor" with very fine 'LOQSOR/15.11.11' arrival cds. Remarkably, only 33 days in transit. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3178 |
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 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: EL SALVADOR 1939 (Aug 21) Japanese shipping PPC to "Colonia Santa Eugenia/San Salvador" (a suburb) with KGVI
6c Harboour x2 tied by Colombo cds, the message in Spanish, minor wrinkles. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3179 |
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 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: ERITREA 1903 (Sep 24) usage of Italian 'Ricordo della Spedizione in Cina 1903/[ship]/Un saluto dal bordo dal
Piroscafo Minghetti' (= Souvenir of the Expedition to China...Greetings from the Steamship 'Minghetti'), to "Cheren/Colonia Eritrea" with QV 6c tied by Colombo cds, transits of 'ADEN', 'MASSAUA' (squared-circle) & 'ASMARA/10OTT03/ERITREA' all on the
face. A lovely item to a marvellous destination. Massawa is on the Red Sea coast; Asmara is nearly 100km SW and Keren is a further 90km NW of Asmara. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3180 |
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 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: ESTONIA 1903 (Mar 22) beautiful 2-view Undivided Back PPC with QV 6c, to "Russia Reval Pebe-b" with Cyrillic
arrival cds of '19 IV 03', the message in Russian. Reval is derived from Germanic languages. Following independence from Russia in 1918, it was renamed Tallinn. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3181 |
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 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: FINLAND 1909 PPC to "Tammerfors/Finnland" with tri-lingual arrival cds, redirected with a different
tri-lingual cds & superb tri-lingual Helsinki arrival cds, the message apparently in Finnish. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3182 |
PSE |
 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: GERMAN EAST AFRICA 1896 5c olive Wrapper to "Tanga/German East Africa" with poor Kandy cds & very fine
'ADEN/JU12/96/ + ' transit backstamp. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3183 |
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 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: GIBRALTAR 1903 usage of Undivided Back PPC to "Army Pay Corps/Gibralter" [sic] with QV 6c tied by Colombo
cds & 'GIBRALTAR/ A /18NO/03' arrival cds on the face, minor blemishes, from a soldier giving his address as "73 1st Div/Maridana" (= Maradana).
(Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3184 |
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 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: HAWAII 1940 unsealed cover from "Dept of Agriculture/Peradeniya" endorsed "card only", to University of
Hawaii at Printed Matter rate with KGV 5c tied by 'PERADENIYA/4NO/40' cds, boxed Colombo '.../CENSOR/ 22 /...' cachet, sent via Hong Kong with badly worn HK No '9' censor in violet. Transit via Hong Kong suggests that it may have been sent by air
(from Singapore?) (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3185 |
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 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: HONG KONG 1941 (Jan 9) advertising cover for Blooms (Florists) to "Clover Flower Shop/Gloucester Arcade/Hong
Kong" with KGVI 1r tied by Colombo cds, remarkably not censored at either end, minor flap fault. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3186 |
PSE |
 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: IRAN 1963 Param Penpals Club usage of QEII 3c Postal Card with 2c Deer & 3c Ancient Monument tied by large
bi-lingual '.../PUTTALAM' cds, with Christmas greetings & an Italian Baby Jesus label on the reverse. Between a Tamil, probably a Hindu, and an Iranian, probably a Muslim or Zoroastrian. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
