Search Results for: Censor
Lot Number: 489
| Date: 1942, May 23 Est. price: £8.00 Category: World War II Description: World War II double censored airmail cover, Curacao to London, pale grey airmail cover franked 120c, sealed PC90 OBE 6267 Bermuda censor tape overlying plain brown, likely Miami US censor tape. |
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Lot Number: 486
| Date: 1941, Jun 20 Est. price: £18.00 Category: World War II Description: Horseshoe Route World War II censored air cover to Manchester, no arrival ds, franked 1G 75c canc Batavia cds, typed 'Per Luchtposts Via Durban', sealed brown "Door Censur Geopend" NEI censor tape tied by black circle "Censur 20/6/41"censor mark, also fine strike red oval 'Ec.C' NEI censor mark and Egypt black censor hs Likely KLM to Cairo then BOAC over the "Horseshoe" route, see Boyle p 820-828. Non invasive ironed vertical crease and little rough opening verso, does not detract, see scan. |
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Lot Number: 479
| Date: 1940, Aug 2 Est. price: £10.00 Category: World War II Description: GB to New York, two WWII censored covers, both correctly rated 1/3d and typed 'Atlantic Clipper', and sealed with Bermuda censor tape, #'s 1527 and 1153. See scan |
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Lot Number: 491
| Date: 1942, Nov 12 Est. price: £50.00 Category: World War II Description: Royal Navy printed 'honour' air letter ms 'Air Mail, posted from a Royal Marine, Royal Marine Auxiliary Battalion' Lyness naval camp on Hoy, Orkney to army colleague MEF Forces, franked GB 1/3d, returned address unknown hs, verso boxed Infantry /20 Nov 1942/Base Depot hs, FPO 12 No 42 dr cds and purple circular Army/Post Office hs tying Bermuda OBE 6336 censor tape, and also sealed with 'Officially Sealed in the Army Post Office' tape. See scan. |
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Lot Number: 496
| Date: 1943, Dec 28 Est. price: £25.00 Category: World War II Description: Scarce 'NAVAL ISSUE' air letter from RN barracks, Colombo, Ceylon to England, franked 3d canc 'PO Maritime/Mail, blue boxed censor hs signed by censor. |
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Lot Number: 498
| Date: 1945, Feb 27 Est. price: £13.00 Category: World War II Description: Censored Honour Air Mail Letter franked GB 3d with scarce printed blue triangle from from CMF (Central Mediterranean Force which was the main battle group in North Africa and Italy in 1944 and 1945) to The 1st Battalion, King's Own Regiment, India. Also crown over shield ' Passed By Censor/No 12860 'hs. |
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Lot Number: 494
| Date: 1943, Jun 28 Est. price: £25.00 Category: World War II Description: Christmas 1943 Airgraph Illustrated with spitfires flying over palm trees, sent from the Desert Air Force, CMF to England, black boxed RAF censor 12, and Dickinsons logo on cover . Nice item with envelope. |
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Lot Number: 495
| Date: 1943, Nov 28 Est. price: £18.00 Category: World War II Description: Illustrated Christmas Greetings airgraph with shield with St George's Cross, a palm tree and an olive tree, sent the Eighth Army, Italy, to England, passed by censor 8261 hs. Complete with delivery envelope. |
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Lot Number: 493
| Date: 1943, May 28 Est. price: £8.00 Category: World War II Description: British early Airgraph design, with address panel at top, sent during World War 2 from a gunner serving with a Light A.A.Battery, MEF, North Africa to England, signed 'Passed by Censor' hs.. |
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Lot Number: 454
| Date: 1941, Feb 7 Est. price: £10.00 Category: Turkey Description: WWII uncensored airmail etiquette cover, Galata to Boston, USA, franked 68ks canc Galata cds, verso Istanbul 7/2 and Zemum 10/2 transit ds's. |
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Lot Number: 448
| Date: 1940, Jun 17 Est. price: £8.00 Category: Tangier Description: Early WW II uncensored censored airmail etiquette cover, Tangier to London, franked KG VIT 4d, canc 'British Post Office/16 De 39/Tangier.el Aviv, |
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Lot Number: 394
| Date: 1941, May 10 Est. price: £12.00 Category: Singapore Description: F/F FAM 14, Singapore to San Francisco, cachet, b/s, violet triangular Singapore censor mark, official long cover, 23x10cm. |
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Lot Number: 347
| Date: 1941, Nov 17 Est. price: £25.00 Category: Philippines Description: Doubled censored wartime airmail, Manila to London, airmail cover franked 1P 12c, violet 'Via Clipper' hs, typed 'Via Clipper/from Manila to USA/Via Sea Mail /from USA to England'. sealed brown likely US censor tap overlaid by GB PC90 OBE 686 censor tape, Flown to San Francisco by Pan Am FAM14 and US internal air service to New York, then sea to England. Image. |
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Lot Number: 294
| Date: 1941, Jun 19 Est. price: £20.00 Category: Netherlands East Indies Description: Horseshoe Route World War II censored air cover to Manchester, no arrival ds, franked 55c canc Batavia cds, typed 'Per Luchtposts Via Durban', sealed brown "Door Censur Geopend" NEI censor tape tied by black circle "Censur 20/6/41"censor mark, also red oval 'Ec.C' NEI censor mark and Egypt black censor hs Likely KLM to Cairo then BOAC over the "Horseshoe" route, see Boyle p 820-828. Non invasive ironed vertical crease, see scan. |
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Lot Number: 291
| Date: 1943, Feb 25 Est. price: £12.00 Category: Netherlands Antilles Description: World War II double censored airmail cover, Curacao to London, imprint etiquette cover franked 165c, black two line 'Par Avion Jusqua ECU/ Airmail to USA', ms 'Airmail to New York, sealed PC90 OBE 5163 Bermuda censor tape overlying plain brown US censor tape. |
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Lot Number: 240
| Date: 1943, Nov 11 Est. price: £40.00 Category: India Description: India Christmas 1943 printed coloured 'Xmas Mail On Active Service' airgraph to England, franked 4a undated canc 'RAF Post/India/5' with large star, also signed 'Unit Censor/W370/India' censor mark. |
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Lot Number: 239
| Date: 1941, Oct 10 Est. price: £30.00 Category: India Description: India censored WWII registered airmail cover, 22x11cm, Bombay to Johannesburg via the Horseshoe Route, high 1R + 2R x3 sealed India censor tape tied by Bombay censor mark, large violet 'Free /VRY/1' and red straight line 'Written in English' hs's. Image. |
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Lot Number: 238
| Date: 1940, Nov 27 Est. price: £20.00 Category: India Description: India uncensored WWII registered airmail cover, 22x11cm, Bombay to Johannesburg via the Horseshoe Route, franked 2R + 27 annas, fine strike black boxed 'Not Opened By Censor' hs. Image. |
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Lot Number: 481
| Date: 1940, Dec 9 Est. price: £8.00 Category: World War II Description: Censored airmail Gibraltar to England, correctly rated 6d, sealed Gibraltar red/cream 'E B Gibraltar/Posta Censor 4'. |
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Lot Number: 207
| Date: 1939, Nov 11 Est. price: £25.00 Category: Gold Coast Description: Early World War II censored registered (label) airmail to England, no arrival ds, correctly rated 1/6d (1/3d for new wartime airmail rate + 3d registration), franked Asamankese cds, red hexagonal boxed "Passed By Censor/Gold Coast/6" censor mark on front. Flown on Elders AW Takoradi-Lagos service, and OAT by BOAC to destination via Khartoum, Cairo and Southampton. Uncommon origin. |
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Lot Number: 206
| Date: 1941, Mar 29 Est. price: £8.00 Category: Gibraltar Description: Censored airmail Gibraltar to England, correctly rated 6d, sealed Gibraltar red/cream 'E B Gibraltar/Posta Censor 16'. |
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Lot Number: 205
| Date: 1941, Apr 1 Est. price: £20.00 Category: Germany Description: LATI ,Germany to Paraguay from Germany, censored WWII airmail etiquette cover, Groesfeld to Asuncion, bs 30/4/41, franked 175rpf, canc Groesfeld 1/4/41 cds, ms "5g", sealed black/white German OKW censor tape, no code, also additional German censor marks, boxes with numbers on front. Correctly rated for 5g Germany to Paraguay by LATI, 150 rpf/5g air fee + 25rpf/20g surface (see Beith p39). Flown DLH/Ala Littoria to Rome, Rome to Rio de Janero by LATI, then likely Pan Am to Asuncion, thus avoiding the British censorship on the Pan Am North Atlantic service. |
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Lot Number: 475
| Date: 1940, May 28 Est. price: £10.00 Category: World War II Description: WWII censored airmail Paris to Alexandria, via Cairo 3/6, franked 2F50 postage and 5F air, canc Paris cds, censored in Egypt., flown Air France to Athens, then Imperial Airways to Alexandria. Image. |
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Lot Number: 106
| Date: 1940, Mar 27 Est. price: £15.00 Category: Egypt Description: Early World War II censored commercial air cover to England, no arrival ds, via Cairo, franked 75mls canc Alexandria cds, red two line "Air Mail Via Imperial Airways" and "Business Correspondance/Written in English" hs's, and black DR "M" nominal Egyptian censorship. |
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Lot Number: 488
| Date: 1941, Jul 7 Est. price: £25.00 Category: World War II Description: World War II North Atlantic service, dual censored registered cover, Havana to Bohemia-Moravia, via Miami 16/9 and Lisbon, correctly rated 55c, sealed British censor 1608, also brown German censor tape tied by red censor mark. Non invasve top lh corner nibble, otherwise fine. See image. |
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Lot Number: 96
| Date: 1942, Apr 16 Est. price: £6.00 Category: Chile Description: WWII, Panagra Hand Stamp, Santiago to Ohio, b/s, via Miami 17/4 and Clevelan 18/4, censored registered (label) airmail cover franked 8.60P, violet "Via Panagra" hs, sealed US EB #2222 (Miami) censor tape. |
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Lot Number: 71
| Date: 1940, Nov 21 Est. price: £15.00 Category: Brazil Description: World War II censored airmail cover, Rio de Janeiro to Germany, no arrival ds, dark blue/pale blue general purpose publicity envelope with styalises waves, franked 5400R, sealed black on white OKW censor tape (code e = Frankfurt) tied by purple circular eagle and swastika censor mark. |
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Lot Number: 477
| Date: 1940, Jun 6 Est. price: £15.00 Category: World War II Description: Rio de Janeiro to Milan, no arrival ds, flown by LATI, uncensored WWII airmail cover franked 5400R, fine strike violet framed diubke line "Via L.A.T.I." directional handstamp, ms 'Via L.A.T.I.'. |
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Lot Number: 70
| Date: 1940, Sep 12 Est. price: £25.00 Category: Brazil Description: Brazil to Switzerland, no arrival ds, flown by LATI, uncensored WWII airmail cover franked 5400R, canc Sao Paulo cds, fine strike violet framed "Via Condor-LATI" directional handstamp, ms 'Via L.A.T.I.'. |
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Lot Number: 480
| Date: 1940, Sep 19 Est. price: £20.00 Category: World War II Description: Brazil to Vichy France, bs Villefranche-de-Rouergue 18/10, flown by LATI, censored WWII cover franked 5400R, canc Rio de Janeiro cds, also canceled French 30c postage due, fine strike violet framed "Por Aviao/via L.A.T.I." directional handstamp, sealed Italian black/white 'Verificato per censur' and tied my Italian censor mark. Carried by LATI all the way from Rio to Rome, thus avoiding the British censorship in the Caribbean. This cover was correctly rated 5400R, so the 30c postage due is unusual. Significant bottom edge tear. |
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Lot Number: 473
| Date: 1940, Apr 6 Est. price: £18.00 Category: World War II Description: Brazil to Germany, flown by LATI, censored WWII cover double rated 10,800r, canc Rio de Janeiro cds, fine blue/white three line "Via LATI" service etiquette, sealed German black/white OKW censor tape. Carried by LATI all the way from Rio to Rome, thus avoiding the British censorship in the Caribbean. |
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Lot Number: 72
| Date: 1941, Jul 01 Est. price: £20.00 Category: Brazil Description: Brazil to Germany, flown by LATI, censored WWII pale grey/light blue/dark blue LATI publicity envelope, 147x 86mm, central white imprint Gulls Wing and inscribed "Via LATI" and "LATI Linhas Aereas Transcontinentaes Italianas S.A.", Sao Paulo to Koln, franked 5400R, canc Correos Aereo/Sao Paulo ?/7/41cds, blue German "Ad" in circle censor mark on front indicating cover examined in Munich but not opened, also 15 in circle additional German censor mark. Correctly rated for Brazil to Europe by LATI (5000R air fee + 400R basic, see Beith p41). |
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Lot Number: 485
| Date: 1941, Apr 24 Est. price: £30.00 Category: World War II Description: Wartime airmail, Pacific Clipper services up to the attack on Pearl Harbour, the 'air all the way' trans Pacific and trans Atlantic clipper service, Sydney to London, imprint etiquette airmail cover franked 5/10d, typed "Aus-NZ-UK Air Mail", sealed red/white Australian OBC censor tape tied by violet two line 'Passed By Censor/S.109' hs, violet 'California Clipper' hs. Correctly rated 5/10 for the two ocean clipper service to the UK, carried by TEAL to New Zealand, Pan Am FAM19 to San Francisco, then US internal air service to link with Pan Am FAM18 trans Atlantic service to Lisbon. This service opened on 3/7/40 when Italy entered the war on June 10th 1940 and closed Mediterranean section of the long established Empire (Kangaroo) route through Europe and across the Indian Ocean. The Pacific Clipper service ceased after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour on 11/12/41. An attractive and important item in the study of wartime airmails. |
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Lot Number: 487
| Date: 1941, Jun 28 Est. price: £25.00 Category: World War II Description: Censored WWII airmail, Pacific Clipper services up to the attack on Pearl Harbour, Sydney to New York, imprint etiquette cover. correctly rated 4/- per 1/2oz for carriage to US, sealed red/white OBC Australia censor tape tied by two line 'Passed By Censor/S83' censor mark, black 'California Clipper' hs. Flown by Pan Am FAM19 to San Francisco, then US internal air service to destination. The Pacific Clipper service ceased after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour on 11/12/41. |
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Lot Number: 40
| Date: 1944, Oct 4 Est. price: £15.00 Category: Australia Description: US Army AirTransport Command & A.T.C., wartime letter from Australian Military Forces, Field Post Office 068, Madang, New Guinea to Victoria, cover franked 3d Australia stamp with a picture, hand drawn by the sender, framed "Australian Military Forces/Passed by Censor/1455" hs. |
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Lot Number: 482
| Date: 1940, Dec 18 Est. price: £20.00 Category: World War II Description: World War II uncensored airmail cover, Buenos Aires to Portugal, bs Lisbon 28/12, dark green/grey Condor envelope, franked 1P45, typed endorsement "(Por Condor) -LATI". Mail from all over South America was flown, mainly by Syndicato Condor, to Brazil to connect with LATI. LATI mail to Portugal is uncommon. |
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Lot Number: 483
| Date: 1941, Feb 14 Est. price: £10.00 Category: World War II Description: World War II censored airmail cover, Buenos Aires to Holland, no arrival ds, dark blue/grey Condor envelope, franked 1P45, typed endorsement "Por Condor-LATI", sealed black on white OKW censor tape (code e = Frankfurt) tied by purple circular eagle and swastika censor mark. Mail from all over South America was flown, mainly by Syndicato Condor, to Brazil to connect with LATI. |
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Lot Number: 295
| Date: 1941, Oct 11 Est. price: £40.00 Category: Netherlands East Indies Description: World War II dual censored Macassar to London, registered (label) cover franked G1.15 typed 'I.W. to Durban', sealed brown NEI censor tape, tied by large red circular 'Deviezen/Censur' censor marks front and verso, and Bermuda B&W OBE 978, flown KNILM to Manila/Sydney/Singapore, then Pan Am to San Francisco, US internal air service to New York, FAM 18 to Lisbon, and KLM/BOAC to England. This "two ocean" mail was suspended after Pearl Harbour on Dec 1941, see Boyle p 820-828. |
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Lot Number: 395
| Date: 1941, Jun 5 Est. price: £35.00 Category: Singapore Description: WWI censored airmail, Indian Section Base Office No 4, Singapore to UK, airmail etiquette cover franked 55c, correctly rated for the BOAC Singapore-Cairo-Durban-London (Horseshoe) route, fine strikes purple triangular Base PO 'Passed By Censor No 3465' censor marks front and verso. |
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Lot Number: 396
| Date: 1941, Aug 5 Est. price: £35.00 Category: Singapore Description: 'By Air All the Way', WWII censored cover, correctly rated $2 for carriage from Singapore to England by the Pacific-USA-Atlantic route, airmail cover canc 'Field Post Office/SP501 cds, red 'wings over RAF/Censor/13' censor mark. Carried Pan Am to San Francisco, US domestic airline to New York, Pan Am to Lisbon, then KLM to Whitchurch, England, May-Dec 1941 $2 service, (see Boyle p815,16). Some flap damage - see scan. |
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