French Colonies. (New Caledonia). 1896. New Caledonia postal stationery letter card '15c' blue/ red' cancelled by Nelle Caledonie/OUEGOA' double ring '5th Dec 96' (with adjacent second strike) addressed to Paris with Noumea transit on reverse '15th Dec'.

Very rare village cancel on postal stationery letter card from Ouegoa. a small parish in the north of the island.

Cuba. ( Anglo- French Accountancy - Switzerland). 1867. Stamp-less folded letter written from 'J.R. Marouette, Habana' (with firms oval chop on face), dated Habana '8th January 1867'',addressed to Switzerland routed via London with framed Anglo-French accountancy 'GB/ 1f 60c' with London transit 'Feb 1st 1867', French entry cachet '1st Jan 67' (error) and replaced with 'Angl/ Amb Calais' double ring dated '1st Feb' with framed triangular French accountancy 'F/ 29' (Van der Linden 1162) and 'Ambulant Circulaire' on reverse with Berne receiver '3rd Feb', rated '20' in m/s red crayon.

Scarce mail carried Trans-Atlantic from Cuba to Switzerland with two different accountancy cachets.

Spanish Colonies. (British [Post Office in Puerto Rico). 1857. Stamp-less folded envelope written from Mayaguez dated '29th Mai 1857' addressed to France cancelled by bold San Juan Porto Rico double arc on reverse 'Ju 13 1857', endorsed 'Packet Anglais' and routed via London with framed Anglo French accountancy 'GB/ 1f 60c' and London transit '30th June', French entry cachet '30th Juin 67' with 'Paris a Bordeaux ambulant and Bordeaux arrival '2nd July' on reverse and charged with hand-struck '8'.

Lovely item of mail with fine strike of the British Post Office in Puerto Rico, which would have been carried via Saint Thomas.

Spain. (France). 1890. Registered envelope addressed to France bearing Yvert 204, 25c blue and Yvert 207, 50c carmine tied by framed 'Certificado/ Barcelona' date stamp '13 Apr 90' with framed 'R/ Espagne' hand-stamp with fancy T.P.O. 'Bordx a Cette/ B' aon face and Sommiers arrival.

Superb franking paying the double letter rate plus registration fee.

Spanish Morocco. (Civil War). 1939. Registered mourning envelope addressed to the 'Duchess de Guise, Brussels' bearing Spanish Maroc Yvert 225, 40c orange and Yvert 228, 1p blue tied by framed 'Certificado Larache' '7th Feb 1939' with boxed registration hand-stamp in violet and 'Censur Militar/ Larache' in carmine on face and routed via Tetuan '9th Feb'.

The Duchess passed away in Larache in 1961 and her magnificent house is a still standing today.

Spain. (Netherlands Indies - Singapore). 1939. Air Mail envelope addressed to Bandoeng, Java bearing Spain SG 896, 15c yellow-green, SG 932, 30c scarlet, SG 945, 1p blue and SG 958, 4p purple tied by Barcelona date stamp '6th Nov 39' with oval 'Censura Militar/ Barcelona' on reverse, routed via Singapore with 'Passed For Transmission' hand-stamp in violet on face, 'via Aerea' erased by two parrall bars in blue ink and forwarded from Bandoeng to Garoet in orange crayon.

Lovely item sent paying the 5,45p Air Mail rate as far as Singapore and then on wards by ship as indicated by the two 'jusqu'a parallel bars.

Sudan. (Air Mail). 1942. Air Mail envelope headed 'National Bank of Egypt/ Khartoum' addressed to 'Capt Remy, c/o Postmaster, Juba' bearing SG 87, 15m blue and chestnut tied by Sudan Air Mail/ Khartoum date stamp '19th Nov 42' with hand-stamp 'By Air Mail' in purple and Juba arrival on reverse.

Scarce internal War time Air Mail.

Sudan. (French Forces ibn Sudan). 1941. Registered Air Mail envelope written from 'Captain Andre, 3rd Battalion de Marche, French Forces, Elfasher' addressed to 'I.G.T.T.' French Equatorial Africa' bearing Sudan SG 82, 2m orange and chocolate, SG 83, 3m mauve and green, SG 87, 15m brown and blue and SG 88, 2m purple and orange tied by Sudan Air Mail/ El Fasher date stamp '12th Jan 41' with m/s 'R/ El Fasher/ No 151' in blue crayon with brown censor label tied by oval 'Ouvert/ Par L' Autorite Militaire' and circular 'G/ 1' on face and reverse, routed via Fort Lamy/ A.E.F. Tchad transit '10th Feb 41' with Brazzaville/ Moyen Congo arrival '11th Feb' on reverse.

Very rare item of Air Mail registered from the French Forces in El Fasher, Sudan during World War Two, paying the 2 piastres 20 milliemes Registered Air Mail rate.

The Air Mail service from El Fasher was a fortnightly one,

Ascension. (Great Britain used in Ascension). 1916. 'H.M.S. Ascension' envelope bearing Great Britain KGV SG Z40, 1d scarlet tied by Ascension date stamp 'Sept 16' with hand-stamp 'Censored' in blue - violet on face and signed.

Ceylon. (Indian Army Field Force). 1942. Air Letter written from 'Smith L.C./ R.M. Driver, c/o F.M.R.O. Naval Office, Colombo, Ceylon' addressed to England bearing SG 387, 5c orange and green and SG 390, 15c brown and green tied by Maritime Mail/ Post Office duplex in red with framed 'Passed By Censor/ Date & Signature of Censor/ Naval Establishment - 30/ I.A.F.F. 1083'. on face in blue.

Attractive cover from the Indian Army Field Force.

Australia. (South Australia - Overland Mail via Singapore). 1847. Stamp-less folded letter written from Adelaide dated '10th Aug 1847' addressed to 'The Society for the Prophets of the Gospel, Pall Mall, London' cancelled by 'G.P.O./ South Australia' date stamp '11th Aug 1847' endorsed 'Per "La Bella Alliance" to Singapore thence Overland', charged '8' in m/s ink for the Ship and rated '1/-' with London receiver on reverse '28th December'.

The "Bella Alliance" was launched in Chittagong 1817, she traded under license for the British East India Co. On 28th February 1847 under Captain Abraham Van Der Vord the "Bella Alliance" left London with settlers for South Australia. She arrived at Adelaide on 30th June with 291 emigrants. Her next voyage August 10th 1847' (this letter) was carrying Ballast to Singapore.

China. (Japanese Post Office in Manchuria). 1936. Registered envelope written from the 'German Consulate in Mukden' with circular Consulate seal on reverse ;Deutsches Konsulat in Mukden' in violet, addressed to Germany bearing Japan SG 171d, 3s carmine (pair) and SG 243, 10s blue (pair) tied by Mukden vernacular date stamp '23/7', with vernacular Mukden registration label 'No 231' with framed 'Registered' hand-stamp in carmine, endorsed 'via Siberia' and routed via Hsinking (Harbin) with Hsinking registration label and circular ' Hsinking/ I.N.P.O.' transit '24th July 36' in violet on face and Wiesbaden receiver ''8.8.36' on reverse.

China. (Japan). 1941. Envelope addressed to Japan bearing SG 420, 40c orange and SG 469, 10c green tied by Shanghai date stamp with vernacular arrival and Japanese censor label tied by Occupation circular date stamp with vernacular hand-stamp and '63' on reverse in violet.

China. (Express Mail). 1919. Express mail envelope addressed to Tientsin bearing SG 288, 1c orange (pair) and SG 315, 4c olive (3) tied by Paoting date stamp with portion of 'Express Delivery/ 0829' label with vernacular hand-stamp in violet on face.

China. (Railway Post Offices). 1929. Native envelope bearing SG 315, 4c olive tied by Train Office/ Tcheng/ T'Ai - Houei' with framed 'Chemin de Fer de L' Etat Chinois/ Ligne de Tcheng T' ai/en Houei/ 18 Feb 1929' two strikes in violet on reverse and small boxed vernacular hand-stamp with circular 'Train Letter date stamp.

Ex Pat Clemo.

China. (Manchuria). 1916. Envelope addressed to France bearing China 'Junk' SG 269, 1c yellow-orange (2), SG 270, 2c green and SG 271, 3c blue-green (pair) tied by Harbin date stamp, endorsed 'via Siberia' with Loire arrival '25th Dec 16'.

China. (Imperial Post - French China). 1900. Coloured picture post card of 'Chinese Street' written from Shanghai dated '30th Dec 1900' addressed to Switzerland bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 123, 2c red and SG 124, 4c chestnut tied by Shanghai date stamp '3rd Jan 01', routed via the French Post Office bearing French China Yvert 4, 10c black/ lilac tied by Shang-Hai Chine double ring '4th Jan 01' with Bern arrival '7th Feb 1901' on face and circular postmans chop '12'.


Fine coloured card published by "Hirsbrunner, Shanghai'.

China. (Shanghai Local Post). 1899. Picture post card of 'Chinese Bamboo Kuli' written from Shanghai dated 'November 27 1899' addressed to Belgium bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 124, 4c chestnut tied by 'Pa Kua' obliterator with adjacent Shanghai Local Post date stamp 'No 27 99' on face, routed via the French Post Office Shanghai bearing French China Yvert 4, 10c black. lilac tied by Shang-Hai/ China double ring '28th Nov' with octagonal French paquebot 'Ligne N Paq. Fr. No 6' date stamp (Salles 1924) and La Hestre arrival with circular postmans chop '12' on face.

Very nice item of mail originating in the Shanghai Local Post and sent via the Imperial and French Post Offices to Belgium.

Scarce 19th century card from Imperial China.

China. (German China - Boxer Campaign). 1901. Envelope addressed to Germany written from 'Peking' dated '26th May 01' bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 108, 1/2c brown (2) (uncancelled - invalid) with adjacent 'K.D. Feld - Poststation/ No 2' date stamp '26/4', endorsed 'Feldpostbrief' with framed 'S.B./ Ostas. Exped' in blue and Glessen arrival on reverse.

Lovely item from the German Detachment in the Boxer Campaign. The Imperial stamps being invalid for use from the German Brigade.

China. (China Imperial Post - French China). 1904. Picture post card of 'Main Gate, Peking' addressed to 'Chun Liang Chen, China' bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 111, 4c brown (pair) tied by vernacular cancel (with second strike adjacent) with French Post Office 'Pekin/ Chine' '26th Juin 04' and framed instructional 'Retour/ A 'L Envoyeur' and endorsed 'Refuse' and signed.

Card published by 'M. i. G'.

Scarce item of instructional mail from Imperial China.

China. (Imperial Post). 1904. Picture post card of 'Legation Street, Peking' addressed to France bearing Chinese Imperial Post SG 122, 1c ochre (4) tied by Hankow date stamp '17th Nov', routed via the Imperial and French Post Office Shanghai '24/11' with Loire arrival '31st Dec 04'.

Very nice card with view of the French Legation and Chinese Police with rifles.

Card published by "L. Wannieck.'.

India. (Netherlands Naval Control Service - Bombay). 1941. Registered Air Mail envelope written from 'The Netherlands Trade Protection Office, Bombay. (Netherlands Naval Control Service)' addressed to the 'Nederlandsche Department of the Marine, Batavia' bearing India SG 248, 1/2a brown, SG 255, 4a brown, SG 259, 1r brown and black and SG 261, 5r green and blue tied by Bombay double ring '1st Dec 41' with matching registration label with circular 'Netherlands Naval Control Service/ Bombay' in violet on face and 'Comsulate of the Netherlands Indies/ Bombay' red wax seal on reverse and triangular 'Passed By Censor/ C - 25' with framed 'Niet Door Censuur/ Geopend/ 85' in violet on face applied on arrival and Batavia Central receiver '19th Dec 41'.

A second wax seal has been removed from the right of the cover.


A unique item from the Netherlands Naval Control Service, Bombay.

Ex 'Paul Bulterman collection and illustrated in his censor book.

India. (Singapore - Trans- Pacific Mail). 1941. Trans- Pacific Air Mail envelope addressed to Vancouver, Canada bearing India SG 258, 12a lake, SG 259 1r grey and red-brown and SG 272, 3 1/2a blue tied by Manim roller 'Oct 1st' with triangular 'Passed By Censor/ C - 15', routed via Singapore with hand-struck 'To Be Forwarded By/ Air From Singapore' in violet and endorsed 'Received Nov 6th 41' in m/s ink.

India. (Prisoner of War Air Mail - Germany). 1943. Air Mail post card headed 'Service of Prisoners of War' dated '13th Jan 1943', written by 'Josef Antosch, No 55514, Internment Camp, Deoli (Ajmer), Wing 3, c/o G.P.O. Bombay, British India' addressed to 'Rudolf Antosch, Germany' bearing India SG 273, 4a brown tied by Bombay G.P.O. double ring '3rd March', endorsed 'Air Mail' with framed 'Crown/ Passed/ DHP/ 8' censor and hand-stamped 'DHP/ 118' in violet on face and circular German censor cachet 'Ab' applied on arrival, anointed '3.4.43.' indicating date received.

Josef Antosch (German) had been taken P.O.W. by the Allies in the Dutch Indies and held at 'Alasvallei Internment Camp before being moved to various camps in British India, later he was repatriated from Dehra Dun, British India P.O.W. Camp on the 'S.S. "Marine Jumper" to a repatriation camp in the British and American Zone in Germany.
His wife Poldi Antosch had been interned at the Salatiga Protection Camp for women and children before being moved via North China to Japan.

Scarce Air Mail post-card rate from Deoli (Ajmer) Camp. The card has been inspected by the censor and several lines erased on reverse.

Ex 'Paul Bulterman's' Prisoner of War collection.

India. (Prisoner of War - Japan). 1915. Stamp-less post card printed 'On Postal Service/ Prisoner of War Correspondence' addressed to 'c/o Deutsch - Asiatsche Bank, Yokohama' cancelled by Ahemdnagar double ring '30th April 15' with hand-struck 'Passed Censor/ Bombay' and signed by the Camp Commander with Yokohama/ Japan arrival '27th May 15' in violet on face.

India. (Netherlands East Indies). 1940. Air Mail stamp-less envelope addressed to the Netherlands cancelled by ''Batavia/ DM/ Ned Indie/ Ct 20 Ct' meter cancel in red dated 4th Jan 40' with 'Per Luchtpost/ Par Avion' label, routed via India with bold triangular 'Passed By Censor/ Calcutta/ C - 100' censor cachet in violet on face.


A rare item of meter mail paying the unopened printed mater rate.

Scarce Indian Calcutta censor only used between December 1939 and January 1940.

Netherlands East Indies. (Marine Post). 1946. Air Mail envelope addressed to England bearing Netherlands Indies 'Dutch Rule Restored' SG 477, 60c grey tied by Marine Postkantoor/ Batavia double ring in violet '24th June 46'.

The Dutch Indies declared independence from the Netherlands at 10am, 17th August 1945. There followed four years of armed resistance and bloody conflict until the Dutch recognized Independence on the 27th Dec 1949.

Netherlands East Indies. (Veldpost - War of Independence). 1946. Air Mail envelope headed 'Luchtpost', written from Denpasar addressed to the Netherlands and forwarded to Rotterdam, endorsed 'In Act. Dienst' (On Active Service) bearing Netherlands Indies 'Dutch Rule Restored' SG 472, 10c red-brown and SG 476, 30c grey (2) tied by Vlaardingen date stamp '16th Dec 46' with adjacent circular 'Elephant' Veldpost/ Y - Brig' in carmine (struck twice).

The Dutch Indies declared independence from the Netherlands at 10am, 17th August 1945. There followed four years of armed resistance and bloody conflict until the Dutch recognized Independence on the 27th Dec 1949.

Netherlands East Indies. (Netherlands Indies - War of Independence - Interrupted Mail). 1947. Envelope addressed to '2nd Regiment, Veldpost, Soerabaja' bearing Netherlands Indies 'Dutch Rule Restored' SG 472, 10c brown tied by Soerabaja double ring '29th Aug 47', hand-stamped 'Onbekend'(Unknown) with instructional 'Ret. Afz.' in violet on face with adjacent 'Veldpost - Soerabaja' double ring '13th Sept'.

Scarce item of Interrupted mail during the War of Independence.

The Dutch Indies declared independence from the Netherlands at 10am, 17th August 1945. There followed four years of armed resistance and bloody conflict until the Dutch recognized Independence on the 27th Dec 1949.

Netherlands East Indies. (Dutch Rule Restored). 1947. Envelope written from Semarang headed 'Dienst/ Dep V. Oorlog' addressed to the Netherlands bearing 'Dutch Rule Restored' SG 475, 20c brown, SG 476, 30c grey and SG 487, 5c indigo tied by Batavia Centrum date stamp '7th Jan 47', with circular 'Centrale Expeditie/ Adjudant' and framed 'Signals' in carmine and violet.

The Dutch Indies declared independence from the Netherlands at 10am, 17th August 1945. There followed four years of armed resistance and bloody conflict until the Dutch recognized Independence on the 27th Dec 1949.

Netherlands East Indies. (Dutch Rule Restored). 1945. Illustrated (mosque) 'Briefkaart' endorsed 'Luchtpost' addressed to the Netherlands bearing Netherlands Indies 'Dutch Rule Restored' SG 467, 1c green and SG 474, 17 1/2c carmine tied by Semarang/ Tjandi date stamp in blue '5th Nov 45'.

The Dutch Indies declared independence from the Netherlands at 10am 17th August 1945. There followed four years of armed resistance and bloody conflict until the Dutch recognized Independence on the 27th Dec 1949.

Netherlands East Indies. (Prisoner of War Mail - Singapore). 1945. 'Roman Catholic Cartography' card printed for the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies dated '29th Aug 1945' tracing 'Pieter Marinus Adriaanse' last known address 'Bandowosoweg 12, Batavia.'

The Dutch Indies map was established in Singapore until the end of 1945.
A rare item, for an explanation and illustration of this rare card see "Paul Bulterman, Nederlands Indie in Oorlog" page 254.

Ex Paul Buluterman'.

Netherlands East Indies. (Ex. Prisoner of War Mail). 1946. Stamp-less envelope headed 'Ex P.O.W.' written from Balikpapan, Borneo addressed to Java and forwarded to the Netherlands with circular '20' in violet and 'Nederland/ Geopend Door' censor tape tied by '5433' in violet on face and reverse with Dutch slogan arrival.

Netherlands East Indies. (Marine Post). 1946. Un-stamped Air Mail envelope headed 'On Active Service' addressed to the Netherlands cancelled by boxed 'Marine - Postkantoor/ Soerabaja 24 Jul 1946' in violet on face.

The Dutch Indies declared independence from the Netherlands at 10am, 17th August 1945. There followed four years of armed resistance and bloody conflict until the Dutch recognized Independence on the 27th Dec 1949.

Netherlands East Indies. (Veldpost). 1947. Netherlands East Indies 'Pst - Brief' folded letter sheet 7 1/2c violet upgraded with SG 469, 2 1/2c violet tied by Veldpost D.P.C. Div.' double ring '2nd Jan 48' written from Garoet, Java dated '31st Dec 1947' addressed to Baudoeug.

The Dutch Indies declared Independence from the Netherlands at 10am 17th August 1945. There followed four years of armed resistance and bloody conflict until the Dutch recognized Independence on the 27th Dec 1949.

Netherlands East Indies.. (Dutch Rule Restored). 1946. Envelope addressed to Sermaran bearing Netherlands Indies SG 472, 10c brown tied by bold framed hand-stamp 'Post - A - Div./ Soerabaja' in violet with arrival '25th April 46.'

The Dutch Indies declared independence from the Netherlands at 10am, 17th August 1945. There followed four years of armed resistance and bloody conflict until the Dutch recognized Independence on the 27th Dec 1949.

Burma. (India Base Office). 1942. Air Mail envelope headed 'On Active Service' written from an Officer in the 'B.I.A.S.C.' addressed to Bombay, India and forwarded to South Africa bearing Burma SG 28, 4a turquoise and SG 29, 8a myrtle green (strip of three) tied by Base P.O./ Burma double ring '13th April 42' with framed triangular '378/ F.S./ Free' in violet and Bombay boxed censor '(Crown) Passed/ DHA/ 14' and Durban arrival '11th May 42' on face. Fine item from an Officer in the Royal Indian Army Service Corps.

Burma. (India - Unit Censor Mail). 1942. Air Mail envelope written from 'Lt. Col. Chapman, Headquarters, Army in Burma' addressed to England bearing Burma SG 23, 1 1/2a turquoise (pair), SG 24, 2a carmine, SG 28, 4a turquoise (pair) and SG 29, 8a myrtle green (2) tied by Base P.O./ Burma double ring '30th Mar 42'' with 'Unit Censor Stamp/ 317' hand-stamp and framed triangular '455/ F.S./ Free' in violet and signed by the Commander.

United States. (Burma Incoming Overland Mail). 1885. Envelope addressed to 'The American Baptist Mission Society at Bassein' bearing United States SG 211, 5c bistre-brown tied by Sandy Hill/ N.Y. duplex in violet 'Feb 6 1885', endorsed 'Through Italy' with New York and London transits '16th Feb' wsith Brindisi '19/2' and circular Sea Post Office '26th Feb' and Bassein arrival 'Mar 19' on reverse.

Lovely item of Missionary mail addressed to Bassein with scarce arrival this example used much later than listed by Proud (2.1.79) - (23.6.80).

Iraq. (Singapore - Trans-Pacific Mail). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Boston written from 'H.H. Zakkai, & 1. David, Bagdad' (with oval firms chop on reverse) bearing Iraq Yvert 113, 15fils blue and Yvert 119, 75fils blue-green (3) tied by bilingual Baghdad/ Sor double ring '19th Sept 41', endorsed ' By Pan-American/ Trans-Pacific Air Service' and carried via Singapore with censor tape tied by bold framed 'Passed By/ Censor 150/ Singapore' in violet on face and reverse with circular 'F' and '16' on face.

Attractive cover paying the 2d 40 fils rate via Singapore and over the Pacific by Pan American clipper.

Malaya. (Trengganu). 1968. Registered Malaysian postal stationery envelope addressed to Singapore 40 sen blue upgraded with Trengganu SG 104, 10c multicoloured tied by 'Besut/ Trengganu/ M' date stamp '15th Sept 68' with matching registration label and adjacent framed 'Posted Out of Course' hand-stamp on face and reverse with Geylang arrival.

Malaya. (Trengganu - Advice of Receipt Mail). 1967. Registered, Advice of Receipt mail envelope addressed to Singapore bearing Malaya Federation SG 20, 25c yellow, SG 21, 30c blue and brown mixed with Trengganu SG 101, 2c multicoloured and SG 104, 10c multicoloured tied by Paka/ Trengganu date stamp '15th Aug 67' with matching registration label and circular 'AR' hand-stamp on face, routed via Dungan with Singapore/ R8 and Geylong/ Tre 14 arrival '18th Aug' on reverse.

Total Paid 67 cents, Postage 15c, Registration Fee 40c and 'AR (Advice of Receipt) fee 12 cents.

Malaya. (Netherlands Post Office in Singapore). 1946. Air Mail envelope addressed to the Netherlands written from South East Asia Command (S.E.A.C.), New Amsterdam endorsed On Active Service' with circular 'Netherlands Post Office/ Singapore' date stamp in violet '15th Mar 1946' with hand-struck 'Kosteloos Uitreiken' (Free of Charge) with framed '10'Gr.' on face.

Malaya. (British Military Administration - Kedah - Japanese Occupation). 1946. Envelope addressed to Penang bearing B.M.A. SG 7, 8c scarlet tied by 'Post Office/ Serdang' hand-stamp with m/s date '28/9/46' on face in pencil.

Scarce Japanese Occupation cancellation from Serdang, Kedah in use (18.10.45) - (17.12.46).

Malaya. (Singapore - Prisoner of War Mail). 1946. Air Mail envelope addressed to 'Blok 11, Huis 95, Wilhelmina Kamp, Singapore' bearing Netherlands Indies SG 477, 60c grey tied by Pontianam date stamp and signed by the Commander.

Thailand. (Goodwill Mission Flight to Hanoi). 1930. Illustrated Registered Air Mail envelope endorsed 'Bangkok - Hanoi' addressed to 'Banque de l' Indochine, Hanoi' bearing SG 233, 10s orange and black, SG 234, 15s carmine and SG 236, 50s black and orange brown tied by Bangkok GPO date stamp '30th Dec 30' with matching registration label, framed 'Par Avion; and boxed 'Bangkok - Hanoi Goodwill Flight/ December 31, 1930' in carmine on face with Hanoi arrival '31/12' on reverse.

"Goodwill Mission" flight by Siamese Army planes to Hanoi, Indo-China special Airmail letter rate for the "Goodwill Flight" of 60 satang plus 15 satang registration fee.

Thailand. (Trans-Pacific Mail via Hong Kong). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to the United States bearing SG 242, 25s blue (pair), SG 244, 1b green and lilac and SG 287, 5s lilac (strip of three) tied by Bangkok GPO date stamp '23rd Aug 40', endorsed 'Per Trans Pacific Airline via Hong Kong'.

Nice franking paying 1 baht 65 satang carried 'B.O.A.C.' to Hong Kong and across the Pacific by 'P.A.A.' clipper.

Thailand. (New Zealand). 1938. Air Mail envelope addressed to New Zealand bearing SG 256, 15s blue (pair) tied by bilingual Songkhla date stamp with Bangkok transit on reverse.

Nice destination paying the 30 satang Air Mail rate to New Zealand.

Thailand. (Provincial Postmarks). 1930. Corner envelope printed 'Wah Teng Goldsmith/ Bangnara, Siam' in Chinese, Thai and English addressed to 'Anglo-Saxon Petroleum, London' bearing SG 254, 5s violet (strip of three) tied by bilingual Naradhivas date stamp, routed via Hat Yai.

Lovely item from Narathinat Province, South Thailand.

Thailand. (Trans-Pacific Mail). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to California bearing SG 243, 50s black and orange-brown (4), SG 244, 1b green and lilac (2), SG 283, 10s carmine (2) and SG 289, 15s blue (4) tied by Bangkok GPO date stamp '17th July 40', endorsed 'via Air Mail'.

Colourful franking paying the 4 baht 80 satang Trans-Pacific Air Mail rate to the United States.