1915 (Turkey maintained garrison troops in Yemen and on 2 July 1915, crossed the Aden border and advanced on Lahej, whose Sultan was loyal to the British. A military column was sent to his assistance. After a disastrous march, they reached Lahej but were unable to contest the Turkish advance and withdrew, leaving the unfortunate sultan behind to die in the ruins of his palace). In the absence of standard postal supplies, a negative seal was improvised as a franking postmark at Lahej during the occupation period. Cover (slightly defective and repaired) with triangular handstamp in violet struck on both sides, illustrated in the Coles & Walker and Passer's handbooks (Image)

Est.US$500

1916 British Occupation, two registered covers from Pleasant Island (Nauru) to England and Australia, franked with N.W.P.I. 6d and 2sh, each cover with a provisional Registry handstamp and "Censored" in violet, transit and arrival pmks, some toning, otherwise fine (Image)

Est.US$250

1917-18 (British Occupation of German Marshall Islands), five covers with "Nauru" overprints, sent from Pleasant Island, one to USA, others to Switzerland, including registered and censored covers with 2sh6p and 5sh, another with single 10sh franking, tied by departure cds, with censor cachets and arrival markings, v.f. (Cat No. 1-15) (Image)

Est.US$1,000

1922 (7 Dec) cover franked with single 2p orange, tied by "P.O.Nauru Pleasant Island" departure cds, sent from the British Phosphate Commission on the island (backflap imprint) to its office in Sydney ("The British Phosphate Commission" backflap imprint), fine and scarce commercial usage from Nauru (The British Phosphate Commission was a joint Australian, British and New Zealand company who managed extraction of phosphate from Christmas Island, Nauru, and Ocean Island from 1920-1981) (Cat No. 4) (Image)

Est.US$150

1901 British Forces in Transvaal, selection of 13 covers and cards, showing Army Post Office Standerton, Heidelburg, Rustenburg (with cover franked with "V.R." handstamped 1/2p and 1p (2) sent to England), registered stationery entire envelope with V.R.I. franking, sent from Johannesburg to London, Imperial Military Railways cover to New Zealand, various Army Post Office markings from Klerksdorp, Pretoria, Springfontein, E.R.I. overprints, censored mail, fine (Image)

Est.US$1,500

1896-1921 complete exhibit on 21 pages, illustrating the quarter century of British involvement in various military campaigns and peacekeeping efforts around the globe. Pre-WWI period shows the Nile Campaign in Sudan, International Occupation Force of Crete, Anglo-Boer War with Orange Free State and Transvaal, Boxer Rebellion, Asian Expeditions to Tibet, Afghanistan and Bhutan. There are 9 covers or cards from Sudan, starting with "Active Service no stamps procurable" cover with hand drawn "Dongola Sep 25 96" pmk, sent via Wadi Halfa Camp to England, where it was charged 2 1/2d, other covers from Firket and Dondola, Base Office B, Merovi, Darmali and Halfa. British Forces in Crete include mail sent through the Austrian Post Office in Candia, cover with specially prepared "International Occupation Governor Monofatsi" handstamp on cover through the Austrian Post Office to London, cards from Chania and Iraklion, showing special "Army Service Corps" and "2nd Royal Sussex Reg't" markings. Covers from Orange Free State used in 1900 include "British Army South Africa" Field Post cancels, also "Tchaba 'Nchu", "Schmidts Drift" and others used 1901-02, V.R.I. overprints on cards or covers from FPO 30, FPO 38, Natal Field Force 2 from Transvaal, etc. There is a cover and card with Temporary P.O.D. and Khamba-Jong markings from British Forces in Tibet, Base Office C cover from Bhutan addressed to New Zealand, also 1912 cover to "Abor Expeditionary Force / India", with unrecorded arrival marking of Base Office C (signed Holcombe). In addition, there are two cards from British Post Office in Constantinople and cover from Sofia to London, sent via diplomatic pouch, showing address of a major in No.2 Bulgarian Unit of the British Red Cross. A scholarly presentation, with some extremely rare material, offered intact (Image)

Est.US$5,000

1916 (20 March) cover franked with "Levant" overprinted 1/2p (2) and 1p, tied by "Army Post Office S.X.5" pmks, addressed to a Naval Ship "H.M.S. Europa" at Mudros, two different censor markings, filing fold away from the stamps, fine cover, arrival backstamp, with 1969 BPA certificate (Cat No. SG 1,2) (Image)

Est.US$750

1916 (3 Mar) On His Majesty's Service legal size envelope franked with "Levant" overprinted 1/2p (4),1p and 9p, all tied by "Field Post Office G.X." pmks, sent to England, filing folds well away from the stamps, fine and scarce cover, with 1969 BPA certificate (Cat No. SG 1,2,5) (Image)

Est.US$750

1918 cover and card to England, with Army Post Office S.X.1 (6 Dec) and Field Post Office G.X. (11 Dec), each with censor handstamp, fine usages from British Forces in Salonika (Image)

Est.US$150

1921 (4 February) On His Majesty's Service cover to England (addressed to the Pay Officer of Royal Air Force), sent from the RAF Seaplane Base in Constantinople, handstamped "Postage Free Army of the Black Sea", sent through the Indian F.P.O. No.415 at Haidar Pasha, small piece of backflap missing, one of only a few RAF covers from Turkey (Image)

Est.US$500

1919-23 collection of eight covers or cards, neatly written-up on exhibit pages, showing military and civilian mail sent through the British APOs in Constantinople to England, USA, also 1922-23 Military Post Offices No.11, 12, 14 and 15 (these were established during the war between Greece and Turkey), also cover from Russia (RSFSR) addressed to a British Captain at GHQ of the Allied Occupation Forces in Constantinople (Image)

Est.US$500

1921 (19 Sep) registered cover sent from "H.M.S. Julius" at Constantinople to England, Registry label endorsed "M.M.O. C'pl." (Maritime Mail Office/Constantinople), carried by naval pouch to London, where it was franked with 5x1p George V adhesives and placed in the mail stream, "Registered London" and Colchester arrival pmks on back, cover roughly opened at bottom, elusive usage (Image)

Est.US$250