TO BENELUX, LIECHTENSTEIN, LUXEMBOURG, ITALY - EXPRESS DELIVERY, 9d/10d SINGLES, AIRMAILS, REGISTERED, ETC.: 1938-57 group mainly to Belgium & Netherlands inc. 1937 Oct. or Nov. pair of express envs. (tone spots) from London to same address in Merano with KGV 6d Purple beside KGVI 2½d Ultramarine single or pair cancelled by London machine cancel or rubber "LONDON/446" cds; 1946 env. to Utrecht with 1d Red & 2½d Ultramarine tied by machine cancel under pair of dutch PO seals with red & black ink dutch endorsements & corrections; 1949 or 1952 express envs. from Edinburgh or London to Belgium or Luxembourg franked by 9d Green or 10d Blue (Edin. env. with brown Express label & oval "POST OFFICE EXPRESS DELIVERY" hs & tear on front); etc. (c.25 covers) Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS, EXPRESS MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL, BELGIUM (Image)

TO FAROES - PRINTED MATTER RATE, DANISH P. DUES USED IN FAROES: 1938-1944 trio. 11 June 1941 'Frit Danmark' newsletter wrapper from London to Thorshavn with ½d printed-matter rate cancelled by "LIVERPOOL/FOREIGN Z" cds; 20 Dec. 1938 env. from Leith to Sandevaag with Ultramarine 2½d cancelled by Leith "POST EARLY/FOR/CHRISTMAS" slogan pmk; 14 June 1944 env. (toning) from Wellington, Shropshire to Sorvaag with Ultramarine 2½d cancelled by "TRENCH/WELLINGTON SHROPSHIRE" cds, censor seal & pair of 6ø postage dues cancelled by Faroes cds. (3 covers) Cross Reference: FAROE ISLANDS, POSTAGE DUE LABELS, DENMARK, PRINTED MATTER BY POST (Image)

TO FRANCE & MONACO - EXPRESS, REGISTERED, RETURN TO SENDER, ETC: 1938-57 group inc. 1939 env. regd from London to Epinal with red 1d (2), 2½d and 3d meter marks on the front above purple "LATE FEE." hs; busy 3 June 1953 env. regd & sent express delivery from Worthing to Monte Carlo with multiple redirections & endorsements; QEII 1/3d (first day of issue) + KGVI 1d, "AL MITTENTE/AL'ENVOYEUR" mark & signed seal on reverse, etc.; 1944 pair of envs. to Paris with examiner labels & orange "CONTROLE" seals. Good mixture of rates. (30 covers) Cross Reference: FRANCE, MONACO, EXPRESS MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL (Image)

TO GREENLAND & ICELAND - WWII CENSORED MAIL, AIRMAIL, ICELAND FPO, ETC.: 1941-47 group inc. 23 Aug. 1943 env. from London to Ivigtut franked Ultramarine 2½d & Green ½d tied by London machine cancel with censor label plus contents (in Danish) censored by slits; 20 July 1939 env. sent by air from Leicester to Ivigtut (GPO Airmail leaflet therefore no airmail markings to be used) franked Green ½d (3) & Red 1d tied by Leicester machine cancel; etc. (14 covers) Cross Reference: GREENLAND, ICELAND, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL (Image)

SCANDINAVIA - DENMARK, FINLAND, NORWAY - AIRMAILS, CENSORS, SERVICE SUSPENDED, ETC.: 1939-53 group with wartime focus inc. 30 April 1947 env. from Bradford to Odense, Denmark with 8 x 1d Reds cancelled by registered ds's plus with 3 x 1d cancelled in transit with large red "REGISTERED/LONDON F.S"; undated airmail letter to Copenhagen with 2 x 2½d cancelled by purple boxed "DED8/KJOBENHAVN/SKIBSBREV" ship mark; pair of 21 or 22 Apr. 1940 envs. from Glasgow or Loughborough to Finland with censor seals & having either fine green P.C.23 "RETURNED TO SENDER/BY THE CENSOR" label or purple fine "POSTAL SERVICE SUSPENDED/RETURN TO SENDER" hs; etc. Good variety. (38 covers) Cross Reference: DENMARK, FINLAND, NORWAY (Image)

TO SWEDEN INC. SPECIALISED STUDY OF AIRMAIL INTERRUPTIONS: 1937-49 group showing a large variety of rates inc. higher express rates, service suspended marks, etc. Inc. 22 Oct. 1943 env. + contents from the Norwegian Air Force in London to Jonkoping franked 8d Pink cancelled by cds which was covered by censor's 'blackout' disc - however the censor missed the full sender's address on the back!; 1942/44 pair of envs. from GB to Sweden both with P.C.23 "RETURNED TO SENDER/BY THE CENSOR" labels & black boxed "POSTAGE/REFUNDED" hs's (mostly fine) on the front; pair of Nov./Dec. 1945 envs. from the undercover address for the Polish Army in London, both having 10d Blue + 1d Red cancelled by cds with "EXPRESS/EXPRES" & Luftpost labels; etc. Good lot. (55 covers) Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS, MILITARY - SERVICE SUSPENDED, SWEDEN, INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS (Image)

TO GERMANY INC. U.K./U.S.A./USSR OCCUP. ZONES - EXPRESS, SERVICE SUSPENDED & CENSORED MAIL, ETC.: 1937-47 group inc. attractive 13 Oct. 1947 env. (airmail 5d rate) from "CHESHAM & AMERSHAM/BUCKS." (cds) to "I.R.O. [International Relief Organisation] Assembly Center 709" (the camp for displaced Ukrainians in the US Zone in Ellwangen) with v. fine boxed "Capt. S. de Shramchenko/Camp Leader" hs over blue/grey local IRO 24 label; 23 Sep. 1937 or 10 Nov. 1938 pair of different-sized KGV 4½d Regd letter env. with KGVI 1d Red affixed to each from Beaconsfield or London to Vienna or Erzgel; Apr. 1949 2½d P.Stat. env. with express & airmail labels franked 2d Orange & 6d Pink from "LONDON OHIEF(?) OFFICE" (cds) to Hamburg (GB occupation zone), etc. Diverse & interesting group. (25 covers)Cross Reference: GERMANY, GERMAN GROUP, EXPRESS MAIL, MILITARY - SERVICE SUSPENDED (Image)

TO EASTERN BLOC COUNTRIES, ETC. - BULGARIA, CZECH, BALTIC, POLAND & DANZIG: 1937-51 group of mainly censored mail inc. 31 Aug./1 Sep. 1939 env. from London cleared by censor to Danzig which was invaded & annexed by the Nazis that day, letter subsequently struck by fine purple boxed "NO SERVICE/RETURN TO SENDER" hs; 8 Nov. 1938 env. from London to Prague with Czechoslovak fine purple "CENSUROVANO" used only between the Sudeten crisis & full annexation between 1938/39; 29 Apr. 1940 env. from High Wycombe to Riga with airmail & censor labels endorsed "Written in Russia" & "Via Rumania" franked 10d Blue & 5d Brown & carried by LARES (Romanian airline); etc. (25 covers) Cross Reference: ROMANIA, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, MILITARY - SERVICE SUSPENDED, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL (Image)

TO PORTUGAL, SPAIN, GREECE, RHODES, CYPRUS, CAPE VERDE, AZORES, CANARY ISLANDS & MALTA: 1937-52 group inc. 27 Mar. 1942 forces airmail PC from Bideford to the Azores (scarce, used for Allied operations in North Africa) with fine red octagonal "[crown]/PASSED/P.115" hs; June 1947 wrapper (label only, toned) from London to Malta with two v. fine "MISSENT TO ITALY" marks; 13 Oct. 1945 env. from Birmingham Chamber of Commerce to Rhodes with 3d meter mark & Greek censor seal. Good variety. (38 covers) Cross Reference: PORTUGAL, SPAIN, GREECE, MILITARY - WWII (Image)