MADEIRA - FUNCHAL: 1894 (Sept 26) mourning envelope registered to England endorsed "per SS Teneriffe" with King Carlos 10r brown solo tied by Funchal cds with black & red/white R label at upper-left, 'REGISTERED/3OC94/LIVERPOOL' oval in black & 'REGISTERED/LONDON' hooded circle in red of the next day both on the face, a few minor edge faults most evident on the reverse. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

MADEIRA - FUNCHAL: 1943 (Nov 30) usage of Lisbon postcard by airmail to England with 2e75c five-colour franking tied by '.../FUNCHAL' cds & Lisbon '-6DEZ43' transit, 'CMPT/G.6/CENSURADO' oval & 'CMPT/P/28' circular censor cachets both in violet, British 'PASSED/P.104' crowned censor handstamp in blue also on the face, a couple of very minor blemishes. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

MOZAMBIQUE: Group comprising 1895 philatelic usage of 10r Postal Card with 'CORREIO DE/QUELIMANE' cds in violet, 1902 usage of 20r Postal Card to Triest uprated with Lourenco Marques 5r tied by very fine Austrian Lloyd 'GALICIA/OE LLOYD' ship's cds, clipped corner, and 1903 Nyasaland PPC ('Chinde') Lourenco Marques to Natal; Mozambique Company usage of Overprinted 10r Postal Card Beira to Germany uprated with Arms 20r, and 1905 Beira Cold Storage cover to Switzerland "Via Rhodesia Capetown" with Arms 65r tied by light cancel in blue; fine to very fine.  (5) (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

MOZAMBIQUE: 1895 (Apr 13) cover to the Portuguese Navy ship 'Rio Lima' at Lourenco Marques with 100r tied by very fine rounded-diamond cancel of Lisbon, endorsed on the reverse "Recebido em 12 jiuho 95" (= received 12.6.1895) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

MOZAMBIQUE: 1936 (March 26) usage of Amatongas Franciscan Mission PPC of villagers, by airmail to Germany with Airmail Planes 10c & 2e pair tied by '.../BEIRA' cds, short message in German advising three day stay at Beira on the way to Capetown. Airmail postcards are very scarce. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

PORTUGUESE INDIA: 1934 (Dec 29) registered to "Eime, L[ower] Burma" with 2½a blue tied by 'CORREOS TELEGRAFOS/MARGAO' diamond datestamp and black/buff R label on the face, 'EIME/10 JAN 34' arrival cds, a few minor blemishes. A scarce origin/destination combination. (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

PORTUGUESE INDIA: 1943 (June 25) cover endorsed on the flap from "Fortaleza de Aguada" (= Aguada Jail) & "Written in Italian", to the Red Cross in Geneva with Prince Henry 2½t solo tied by '.../BETIM' cds, Indian censor label tied by 'DHG/5' crowned cachet and German 'Geoffnet' label tied by Eagle 'X' cachet in red used in Paris, a couple of very minor blemishes. During 1939-40, three German merchant ships and the Italian 'Anfora' had taken refuge in the port of Mormugao, Goa because Portugal & its colonies were neutral. The German ships were found to be transmitting messages to U-Boats targetting Allied shipping in the Indian Ocean. On 9.3.1943 British & Indian forces launched Operation Creek covertly attacking the German ship 'Ehrenfels', killing the captain and setting the ship on fire. The crews of all four ships scuttled their vessels, were arrested by the Portuguese for mutiny & held at Aguada. The sender was a sailor from the 'Anfora'. (Image1)

Estimate AU$500