Collection to 1950s from 1937 Overprints on India KGV 3p to 10r set including 3a6p dull blue * plus 2r to 15r (minor aging marks) used and 'BURMA/SERVICE' overprints 6a to 5r * plus the complete set used (5r with 'TEL' cds), 1938-40 KGVI Pictorials set * & used plus 'SERVICE' overprints set * & used, 1945 British Military Administration overprints set in blocks of 4 **, 1946 Civil Administration set in blocks of 4 ** & used singles plus 'SERVICE' overprints set * and 2r used, 1947 Interim Government overprints used in blocks of 4 plus Overprint Inverted 3p & 3a6p * and 'SERVICE' overprints set * & used, also Union of Burma 1949 Independence Anniversary set ** & used plus eleven values with unissued 'Pyidaungsu' control overprint and official overprints set *, 1954 New Currency set * & used plus official overprints set *, etc, condition a little variable but mostly fine to very fine, Cat £4000+ plus unlisted varieties & unissued items.
(few 100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$800
Opening AU$ 800.00
Sold...AU$ 850.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 850
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3125
Symbol: *
Cat No: 1-17
1937 Overprints on India KGV Heads 3p to 15r SG 1-17 plus 3a6p dull blue SG 8b, lightly mounted or with small hinge remainders including on the 10r & 15r, Cat £1500+ for unmounted (Murray Payne Cat (2015) £575 for mounted).
(18) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 260.00
Sold...AU$ 260.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 260
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3126
Symbol: F/G
Cat No: 1-18
1937 Overprints on India KGV Heads 3p to 25r set SG 1-18 plus 3a6p dull blue SG 8b, all with cds cancels, the 25r with a slightly untidy double strike, the other high values with neat mostly clearly-dated single strikes, Cat £1000+.
(19) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 625.00
Sold...AU$ 625.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 625
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3127
Symbol: *
Cat No: 18
1937 Overprints on India KGV Heads 25r SG 18, well-centred, apparently unmounted but with a couple of tiny spots of gum disturbance, Cat £1800 for unmounted (Murray Payne Cat (2015) £750 for mounted). (Image1)
Estimate AU$600
Opening AU$ 480.00
Sold...AU$ 480.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 480
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3128
Symbol: **
Cat No: 18b-33 (ex 1a
1938-40 KGVI Pictorials 1p to 10r set SG 18b-33 (ex 1a, 4a & 2r) in blocks of 4, the 2a6p & 10r marginal from the right-hand side of the sheet, the 1r with part-gum only, the others all unmounted, Cat £1000+ for singles.
(13 blocks) (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: 3129
Symbol: *
Cat No: O1-O14
OFFICIAL STAMPS: 1937 Overprints on India KGV Heads 'BURMA/SERVICE' Overprints 3p to 10r set SG O1-O14, the 5r & 10r well-centred, most including these with small hinge remainders, Cat £1000 for unmounted (Murray Payne Cat (2015) £450 for mounted).
(14) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 320.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3130
Symbol: **
Cat No: O14
OFFICIAL STAMPS: 1937 'BURMA/SERVICE' Overprints on India KGV 10r green & scarlet SG O14, well-centred, unmounted, Cat £750. (Image1)
Estimate AU$400
Opening AU$ 340.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3131
Symbol: F
Cat No: O14
OFFICIAL STAMPS: 1937 'BURMA/SERVICE' Overprints on India KGV 10r green & scarlet SG O14, partial '[S]OORATEE BAR[A BAZAAR]' (Rangoon) postal cds cancel, Cat £375. (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: 3132
Symbol: **
Cat No: O15-O27
OFFICIAL STAMPS: 1939 KGVI Pictorials 'SERVICE' Overprints 3p to 10r set SG O15-O27 (ex 2a6p) blocks of 4, the 5r marginal from the base of the sheet, two units in the 10r block with minor gum disturbance, unmounted, Cat £1000+ for singles.
(12 blocks) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 250.00
Sold...AU$ 250.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3133
Symbol: *
Cat No: J9a
JAPANESE OCCUPATION: 1942 Peacock Type 1 Overprint (at Myaungmya) on KGVI 1½a greenish-blue official with 'SERVICE' overprint SG J9a, lightly mounted, Cat £900 for unmounted. Not expertised, and so necessarily offered 'as is'. (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: 3134
Symbol: *
Cat No: J18 & J19
JAPANESE OCCUPATION: 1942 Peacock Type 3 Overprint (at Myaungmya) on KGVI 1r purple & blue and 2r brown & purple SG J18 & J19, the 1r with tiny aging marks on two perf tips, the 2r with a few minor aging marks, lightly mounted, Cat £950 for unmounted. Not expertised, and so necessarily offered 'as is'. (2) (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: 3135
Symbol: **
Cat No: J20 block of 4
JAPANESE OCCUPATION: 1942 Peacock Type 6 Handstamp (at Pyapon?) on KGVI 2a carmine SG J20 block of 4, well-centred, unmounted, Cat £600+ for singles. Not expertised, and so necessarily offered 'as is'. (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: 3136
Symbol: #
Cat No: J28
JAPANESE OCCUPATION: 1942 Peacock Type 5 Overprint (at Henzada) in blue on KGVI 9p yellow-green SG J28, well-centred, a little aged, unused without gum, Cat £1400 for unmounted. RPSL Certificate (1977) states "toned"; presumably the stamp has been soaked since. (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: 3137
Symbol: #
Cat No: J82
JAPANESE OCCUPATION: 1943 Independence Day Soldier 1c orange & Peasant 3c blue as SG J82 & J83 but Printed Both Sides both in blocks of 4, the latter marginal from the base of the sheet with a light corner crease at base well clear of the stamps, no gum as issued, Cat £144+ for normal singles.
(2 blocks) (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: 3138
Symbol: CPS
JAPANESE OCCUPATION: 1942-43 Postal Stationery unused group with various obliterating marks across the KGV & KGVI indicia comprising Postal Cards x23, Reply Postal Cards x8, and Envelopes x10 some additionally with Peacock or State Crest handstamps, plus KGVI 1d brown envelopes with violet 'X' x2 apparently commercially used with Japanese han censor cachets, with State Crest 5c scarlet affixed over indicia x3 one apparently commercially used, one per favor & one unused, and with Elephant 5c carmine affixed over or alongside indicia x3 one CTO (small tear) the others unused, 1943 'Acknowledgment' card for a registered letter with 'OKKAN' negative cds & han censor, and post-war 'BRITISH MILY. ADMIN/BURMA POSTAGE/TWO 2 ANNAS' handstamps on KGVI 1d brown envelopes unused & used, condition a little variable but generally fine to very fine.
(50+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 250.00
Sold...AU$ 250.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 250
Postal History
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3139
Symbol: C
1935-36 group all airmail to the same addressee in North Sydney, Australia from Rangoon or Taunggyi x4 with various KGV Definitives paying 2½a letter rate plus either single or double 8½a per ½oz airmail surcharge, all with Sydney or North Sydney arrival backstamps, mostly fine.
(5) (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: 3140
Symbol: C
1942 (Aug 10) Japanese Occupation unfranked cover from Chiitagong, Bengal, India addressed to "Capt Suman Chowdry (Medical), of No.1 Burma Staging Section, Last heard of: MYITKYINA, BURMA, c/o Japanese Red Cross Society, Tokyo", censored at Bombay with 'DHB/168' cachet, presumably where the 'C/O PRISONER OF WAR INFORMATION BUREAU TOKYO' handstamp in the same ink was applied, resealed with brown tape at left tied by 'PASSED' handstamp, '.../29-7-43/MYITKYINA' arrival backstamp (almost one full year after being posted) and horse-shoe postage due marking on the face, this crossed out and redirected to "Rangoon/ DLO" [Dead Letter Office] with '20-8-43/D.L.O. RANGOON' boxed backstamp, some edge faults & other blemishes. Rare: possibly the only surviving item from this scarce mailing that ever reached Burma.
David Tett at p9-12 illustrates three similar items - none of which show any evidence of having reached Burma - and quotes an article by Dr S Chowdhury in the Stamp Digest (Calcutta) of Jan-Feb 1971 [a photocopy - illustrating this item - is included here] which states that "In August 1942, Government of India arranged with the International Red Cross Society to despatch letters to all persons, military as well as civil, known to be left in Burma ... As all the letters were dated August 1942, it is assumed that only one batch was despatched". The enclosed letter from his brother with the same censor cachet states in part "We have come to know by a letter from Doctor Suhinder Singh MBBS (Rangoon) that you were last seen in Myitkyina ...". Myitkyina in the north was where refugees from other parts gathered to flee via the mountain passes into India; it was the last major city to be captured by the Japanese.
(cover & letter) (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 1,150.00
Sold...AU$ 1,150.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 1150
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3141
Symbol: C
1943 (Apr 19) plain postcard to "Dutch Armed Forces/East Coast Sumatra/Dutch Prisoner of War" with London machine & British censor in rosine, endorsed "Medan", "no record in Pakan Barao" and finally "Burma", light Japanese censor in violet & faint han of Asanamura in rosine, a few faults consistent with being received on the infamous Burma-Siam Railway. (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: 3142
Symbol: PS
1943 (Aug 29) Japanese Occupation Netherlands Indies Postal Card 3½c Dai Nippon black/buff to "Jan van Beneden, Mil Sold, War Prisoners Camp, Moulmein, Burma (5)" endorsed "Tawanan Militer" [Military Prisoner] with 'KOEDOES' cds cancel, Japanese boxed censor cachet with manuscript censor identification in place of han cachet and "11972" prisoner number in pencil alongside, multiple heavy folds presumably from having been kept safe in a pocket for many months. David Tett illustrates only two other Netherlands Indies Postal Cards addressed directly to POWs on the infamous Burma-Siam Railway. Most items were re-directions of mail addressed to Singapore or Thailand, as news of the POWs being held in Burma did not filter out until mid-1943. (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Sep-24-2025, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 261
Lot No: 3143
Symbol: CPS/D
1945 (Aug 31) Japanese Occupation Prisoner of War Repatriation Mail Indian telegram from Simla advising of "recovery" of Colonel JR Williamson with 'NAINITAL/GTO' cds; two Indian Forces air letters from Rangoon both endorsed "EX POW MAIL" & with Indian-pattern 'FPO/No145' cds of 4.9 or 5.9.1945; official wartime photograph of aircraft carrier HMS 'Searcher' on which Williamson travelled Rangoon-Madras; letter of 25.9.1945 from POWs Relatives Association (India) welcoming his return; and small photograph of his daughters with Thai Camp censor in violet & han of Suzuki Yosjihiki in scarlet. Intimate group: the letters open "Dear Mrs Rabbit..."
(6 items) (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: 3144
Symbol: D
1945 (Aug 29; printers' imprint at the base) black/brown 'WELCOME TO RANGOON ! !' Red Cross leaflet for distribution to released POWs, light central fold & a bit fragile. We expect the survival rate was very small. (Image1)
