Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3020
Symbol: */**
Cat No: 1-14
Selection to 1950s predominantly mint from 1937 Overprints on India 1933-37 KGV 3p to 5r SG 1-14 plus 1934-47 New Die & Colours (the 2a Small Die only) and KGVI White Background 3p to 12a * plus ½a, 1a, 3½a & 4a blocks of 4, 3a strip of 4 and 8a block of 10 (5x2) commercially used, then Overprints on Great Britain 1948-49 KGVI set *, 1948 Olympics ** & 1950-51 KGVI set **, plus 1955-60 QEII set ** including High Values with both Type I & Type II overprints, etc, condition generally fine to very fine, Cat £1000+.
(100+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3021
Symbol: **/*
Cat No: 20-37
1938-41 Overprints on India KGVI 3p to 25r SG 20-37 (the 8a & 12a are lightly mounted) and 1950-55 Overprints on Great Britain KGVI SG 71-79, unmounted, Cat £1120 for unmounted.
(25) (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 260.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 260
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3022
Symbol: **
Cat No: 96ab
1955-60 Overprints on Great Britain QEII Castles 10/- blue De La Rue 'BAHRAIN 10 RUPEES' SG 96ab marginal block of 4 from the left-hand side of the sheet with the characteristic De La Rue perforation guide marking in the margin, unmounted, Cat £400+ for singles. (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 115
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3023
Symbol: PS
AEROGRAMMES: 1942 black/white British Forces 'AIR MAIL/LETTER CARD' with letter headed "RAF/Bahrain Islands/Persian Gulf/PAIFORCE/Oct 30 1942", to England with boxed 'RAF/CENSOR/752' and GB 3d tied as usual by 'EGYPT/10NO42/POSTAGE/PREPAID' machine, 'CALLOW/8DE/42/HEREFORD' arrival backstamp. Transit 11 days to Cairo plus 28 days to England, suggesting carriage was wholly by surface. The writer states "I have moved to another part of the island, which makes it a bit difficult in getting to church ...". Persia & Iraq Force (PAIFORCE) was operational in Iraq from 1942. Staging Post 43 was at Bahrain. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3024
Symbol: PS
AEROGRAMMES: 1944 blue/white Indian-pattern Forces 'AIR MAIL/LETTER CARD' with Blue Triangle at Lower-Right & Printed Honour Clause on the Reverse, letter headed "No 43 Staging Post/RAF/ PAIFORCE/26.6.44", to England with boxed 'RAF/CENSOR/608' and GB 3d tied as usual by a remarkably fine 'EGYPT/2JL44/POSTAGE/PREPAID' machine, opened a little roughly at right and slightly aged. The writer states: "...Although we live in grass huts [!], electric fans are installed...there are no WAAFS here..." (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3025
Symbol: PS
AEROGRAMMES: 1945 blue/white Indian-pattern Forces 'AIR MAIL/LETTER CARD' with Return Address Lines on the Reverse, letter headed "Sisters' Mess/RAF Bahrein/Royal Air Force/Iraq & Persia/12-3-45", to Lancashire GB with diamond 'RAF/CENSOR/234' and unusually with 'BAHRAIN' Overprint on India 3a tied by 'EGYPT/ 58 /16MR45/POSTAGE/PREPAID' cds (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3026
Symbol: PS
AEROGRAMMES: 1945 blue/white Indian-pattern Forces 'AIR MAIL/LETTER CARD' with Return Address Lines on the Reverse, letter headed "43 Stageing Post/RAF PAIFORCES/April 19th 1945", to Hampshire GB with diamond 'RAF/CENSOR/232' and 'EGYPT/ 55 /23-AP-45/POSTAGE/PREPAID' cds. By this stage airletters could be sent free of charge. The letter states: "...receiving mail is one of the few pleasures we get out here. We do have an open air cinema..." (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3027
Symbol: PS
AEROGRAMMES: 1949 usage of British formular 'AIR LETTER' with Overprints on GB '3/ANNAS' on 3d pair tied by Indian-pattern 'BAHRAIN' cds, philatelic usage to the USA. (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3028
Symbol: PS
AEROGRAMMES: 1950 social usage of British formular 'AIR LETTER' with Overprints on GB '6/ANNAS' on 6d tied by British-pattern 'AWALI/10AU/50/BAHRAIN' cds, to California USA. The writer speaks of having had a lengthy illness and suffered significant weight-loss "...seems the war has put more demands on this refinery..." Usage of the Overprints on Aerogrammes is much scarcer than on envelopes. Awali is an oil-producing area on Bahrain Island that was established in the 1930s by the Bahrein Petroleum Co. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3029
Symbol: PS
AEROGRAMMES: 1953 usage of British 6d KGVI 'AIR LETTER' overprinted 'BAHRAIN/6 annas' with message headed "Box 275/Awali/.../June 1 1953" that states "The PO is closed tomorrow but I will put this in the box anyway in the hope that it might get postmarked June 2nd...", to Canada with British-pattern 'BAHRAIN/3JU/53' cds which - according to Werner Wiegand - was the First Day of Issue. Interesting. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3030
Symbol: PS
AEROGRAMMES: 1960 (circa) British-pattern formular issue with 'ON HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SERVICE' Header & 'BRITISH POSTAL AGENCIES/BAHRAIN' within, an unused example and two to Massachusetts USA with different 'On Postal Service' handstamp in violet used at 'BAHRAIN' (with typed message stating "...the British Postal Agencies are Bahrain, Abu Dhabi (Trucial States), Muscat..." & signed "PJ Crowley/for Postal Superintendent"), or 'MUSCAT' (backstamp of 29DE/62).
(3) (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3031
Symbol: PS
AEROGRAMMES: 1966 usage of British-pattern formular issue with 'On Postal Service' handstamp in violet and 'BAHRAIN' cds, typed message headed "Government of Bahrain/Post Office/Bahrain (Arabian Gulf)" and signed "FW Thorpe" over 'Director of Posts' advising of the upcoming 30f aerogramme showing "the outline of the Bahrain Islands". Unusual official usage of a non-official form. (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 115
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3032
Symbol: PS
AEROGRAMMES: 1988 social usage of Tower 75f issue to New Zealand uprated with 60f Map of Bahrain plus Obligatory Tax stamp tied by bilingual bridge '.../BAHRAIN' cds. (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3033
Symbol: PS
AEROGRAMMES: 1996 social usage of 125f Monumental Gate Jones BAL19, to Texas USA with 25f Ruler tied by bi-lingual '.../23-4 1996/BAHRAIN' machine, the message from an American ex-pat states "...I'm back for another 3 years...My goal for this term...dub a Dutch-produced video into Gulf Arabic..." Terry Jones gives the earliest recorded usage as 1994. (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 115.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 115
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3034
Symbol: CL
POSTAL HISTORY: 1958 (April 3) Bahrain Petroleum Co, Awali, Bahrain, Persian Gulf long-format envelope used locally with Local Stamps Shaikh Salman 6p carmine solo tied by largely very fine 'AWALI' cds cancel. (Image1)
