Stamps & Postal History

Including fall of Singapore anniversary cancels, 1943 registered envelope with ‘Singapore 15’ label with red manuscript ‘Syonan’, 1944 philatelic ...

Addressed locally bearing 1s.-1y. group tied by clear strikes of Kuching Japanese Cds, also 1942/44 postcard with Japanese surcharge, unused.

Bearing 33s. airmail stamp tied by commemorative handstamp, Seoul and Mukden commemorative chops alongside and purple boxed registered handstamp, ...

Bearing ½f. to 6f. tied by Harbin flight commemorative cancels, Sinking transit backstamp.

Including two 1941 envelopes (20f. rate) to Nazi occupied Denmark with German censor labels on reverse, 1943 registered cover Harbin to Sweden, 19...

Bearing 1967 Labour Day 8f., 8f. Defence of Chen Pao Tau and 4f. Agricultural Workers (Variety missing button), unclear arrival datestamp on rever...

Bearing mixed franking of Japan Tazawas 1s. and 3s. and China 1c. and 4c. Junks, all tied by Antung comb-type postmarks, on arrival China 5c. Post...

Bearing complete set of two commemorating the 15th anniversary of the liberation of Korea.

With various frankings, destinations and postmarks including 1936 envelope franked 3f. strip with Korea Xmas seal, registry receipt and Shingishu ...

Likely from Tunghua depicting a women with a rifle and slogan underneath reading ‘Heighten vigilance, be prepared at all times to smash United Sta...

Bearing 4f. (x4) tied by postal administration anniversary cancels, two boxed registration handstamps, also small piece with 1f, 5f, and 10f. tied...

Comprising ‘scenic cancels’ with various designs and frankings.

Remitted from An-tung to Shanghai bearing 50f. revenue stamp with An-tung overprint, a scarce stamp especially affixed and tied to a document.

To Dr Sherwood Hall - the creator of the Korean tuberculosis Christmas and New Year seals, a useful group with various frankings.

Each bearing Hong Kong Japanese Occupation 1.5y. on 1s. and 3y. on 2s. Surcharges in combination with Japan adhesives, both cards cancelled 12 day...

Bearing Japan 2s. or 7s. (1) cancelled by first anniversary of Asia War cancels, two folders issued in Hong Kong each franked and cancelled and bo...

Posted on the last day of Japanese Postal Service, the reverse reading ‘all well at last!!’

Including two 2s. Stationery cards uprated and sent to Canton, an airmail envelope franked 10s., stamps comprise 1945 surcharges mint/used mixed s...

Including blocks and imperf examples, also 1944 1p. and 1a.‘Chalo Delhi’ unused without gum selection on a small stockcard.

1942 ‘3’ on ½a. brown, an apparently unused example without gum, showing faint doubling of surcharge 3mm. below, scarce.

Comprising several correspondences including 1943 envelopes to Idaho from Tonkawa 'Prisoner-of-War Camp’ and ‘Clinton’ Internment Camp’, many addr...

Used in China with a range of military markings, cachets and postmarks. (50+)

Including dove on helmet and helmet cards with various censors, destinations etc, also three unused cards, well-annotated by the vendor (15+)

With various postmarks including Madioen, Bandoeng and Djakarta, a range of boxed censors and a stockcard of stamps (15+)

Including GB, USA and South Africa, many Field Post Office cancellations, a selection of New Zealand letters, also one Hubba Hubba cover. (20+)

Franked with either Chinese or Korean stamps, one cover franked with Polish stamps though seemingly unaccepted and franked with Chinese stamps on ...

1942-44 1p. on 4p. marginal plate number mint example, 1943 small notebook of a Japanese soldier serving in Philippines including foreign hand-wri...

Including military mail, commemorative cancellations and a couple unused cards. (30+)

Comprising covers including 1919 registered Tokyo to Denmark, 1934 envelope registered from Hsingking to Germany though supposedly written in Kore...

Featuring military figures top right and a town bottom left sent to Romania, Czechoslovakia and Kiangsu, one not franked, some faults with one mis...

1904 postcard bearing 2ri. Falcon cancelled by rare Kieng-Hung Coree cds, most items dating 1950s including 1954 airmail covers sent to Prague, 19...

Addressed locally bearing twelve local Manchukuo stamps with purple overprints and one North China $10 stamp, all cancelled by Harbin cds and each...

Including 1931 Russian printed matter bearing ½c. tied by Harbin cds (rare usage), two 1928 postcards bearing 1c. Junk and Chang Tso-lin 1c. One a...

Including two illustrated envelopes commemorating Russian Philatelic Society, both well franked sent to Singapore and USA, 1955 airmail registered...

Including 1909 1c. stationery with various postmarks, 1928 ‘Jecomalt’ advertising envelope from Tientsin addressed locally,1940 steamer cover bear...

With various different Junk frankings including 1915 envelope Takvshan to Copenhagen, 1928 cover Lungchingtsu to Germany etc. (9)

Locally issued revenue stamps used in Hong Kong, various cancels. (6)

1934-41 1c., 4c., 6c., 6c., 8c., 15c. and 20c. used as official seals to reduce delays caused by censors, mint, each with hinge on reverse.

Franked with 1c.-15c. all with violet handstamps, tied by Miri Japanese c.d.s’s and addressed locally

Including 1939 cover addressed to Costa Rica, 1940 registered to England from Harbin Pristan, local overprints include Tumen overprints on 1946 en...

Including Great Britain, Germany and Romania, many WW2 and addressed to Jewish refugees in Shanghai, 1935 Japan Manchuria cover franked with China...

1950 (1 July), set of four on first day cover FDC tied by Shanghai cds and addressed to England.

Including 1940 envelope from German firm in China to Germany with complete seal label and Nazi censor on reverse, 1951 surcharge blocks on station...

On stockcards including Antung and Yanbiang local overprints, 1946 Yen Pien post $1 on 10f. Used (apparently unlisted), scarce group. (100+ stamps)

A range of mint stamps on stockcards and Indochine airmails (7), including 1934 registered Hanoi to Germany with consulate handstamp on reverse. (...

Including 1910 envelope bearing 7k. Optd China tied by Shanghai Poste Russe cds, 1914 registered to St Petersburg bearing 7k. pale blue blue (3) t...

Including 1942 registered envelopes bearing Montenegro overprints to Albanian concentration camp, Corsica Italian occupation postcard, much scope ...

Including WW1 covers, postcards and stamps on pieces written up on pages, a selection of illustrated stationery postcards unused, also 1920 ‘thrac...

Including WW2 mail, censorship and registered. (9+)

With various frankings, destinations, censor handstamps and tapes. (21)

1940 first flight to Petsamo, ‘Ita Karjala’ overprints on cover and a page of Finland stamps (russian design), an interesting group. (20+)

With various censor tapes and handstamps, 1938 incoming mail from Great Britain inscribed ‘Refuse to buy Japanese Goods!’ and a range of stamps on...

Mostly WW2 era with a range of censors, frankings and destinations, (20+)

Including Jewish internee mail, various censors and frankings, interesting 1942 envelope to Vichy concentration camp from the Dutch Aid Office for...

Including registered, WW2 propaganda postcards and incoming mail. (20+)

Including 1942 registered envelope to Geneva bearing 15q. Block with Albanian censor, 1921 Mirdite Republic Eagles on a double-sided stockpage, so...

Including 1939 King Peters Birthday and Battle of Kosovo anniversary, Royalty interest with an autograph on small piece of King Peter of Yugoslavi...

Mostly WW2 era with postcards, censors and registered, ‘Ostland’ overprinted Hitler stamps including 1942 registered mixed franking cover to Germa...

Including 1945 Kurland overprints 6pf. on 5pf., 6pf. on 10pf and 12pf. on Feldpost issue, used (all signed on reverse), 1919 Liberation of Riga se...

Bearing 24l. pair registered from Odessa to Bucharest with censor handstamp, 1943 postcard from Odessa bearing 12l. Pair with ‘Odesa No. 17’ censo...