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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Stamps and Covers of South East Asia (Sale 14026) | |||
| Auctioneer: | Spink | Location: | 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET |
| Contact: | Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066 | ||
| Date: | 20th September 2014 | Time: | 10:15AM |
| Details: | Viewing of Lots: Spink London 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury London WC1B 4ET Available until 3.00 p.m. Thursday 4 September 2014 Hilton Singapore 581 Orchard Road, 238883 Singapore In Vista Room on 3rd Floor Friday 19 September 2014 10.00 am to 5. |
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| Auction Lots - Page 22 | |||
| 1551 | |||
| 1943 (25 Dec.) card (Type 4) from a Dutch POW, L. Muller, at Kuching to his wife interned in Java, showing red seal of Colonel Suga, violet Java Internment District 1 chop at top right and red censor seal of Suzuki at lower right. The message is written in Malay as Dutch was not permitted. Very rare (Fig. 6-7-21). Photo S$1,200-1,500 |
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| 1552 | |||
| 1943 (25 Dec.) card (Type 4) from Lt. T.W. Hobbs to Bury St. Edmunds, showing red seal of Colonel Suga and red arrival censor handstamp. There is no indication on the card of the location of the camp from which it was sent. The card in moderate condition with some tears and creases. Photo S$180-220 |
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| 1553 | |||
| 1943 (25 Dec.) card (Type 4) from Gunner John Simm in Kuching to Lancashire, showing red seal of Colonel Suga and red arrival censor handstamp; the card in moderate condition with vertical fold re-enforced with adhesive tape, soiled and with other lesser faults. Photo S$180-220 |
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| 1554 | |||
| 1945 (19 May) card (Type 5) from R.C. Killick in Kuching to Southampton, showing red seal of Colonel Suga, no arrival censor as card was not delivered before the war had ended, condition fine for these (Fig. 6-7-24). Photo S$700-900 Provenance: Neville Watterson |
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| 1555 | |||
| 1945 (19 May) card (Type 5) from Fred Halford at Kuching to Nottingham, showing red seal of Colonel Suga, no incoming censor as card was not delivered before the war had ended; the card with punch hole towards top right, folded and with some other lesser faults. Photo S$700-900 Provenance: Patrick Cassels, October 2003 |
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| 1556 | |||
| 1945 (19 May) card (Type 5) from unknown POW at Kuching to London, showing red seal of Colonel Suga; some minor peripheral faults (Fig. 6-7-25). Photo S$700-900 Provenance: Patrick Cassels, October 2003 Incoming Mail |
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| 1557 | |||
| 1942 (1 Aug.) India 9p. "prisoner of war post" card addressed to a Sepoy in the 15th Punjab Regt. (Sarawak), c/o Japanese Red Cross, Tokyo, showing Indian censor handstamp, framed "inconnu/retour" h.s. in red and with blank slip affixed by Japanese showing violet and red chops, "simonieseki/nippon" d.s. (29.10.43) and a further strike of the framed "inconnu/retour" h.s. Rare, only a few known (Fig. 6-8-4). Photo S$1,000-1,200 |
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| 1558 | |||
| 1943 (18 Aug.) envelope from Exeter to civilian internee Mrs Hylda Fenton at Jesselton, showing despatch d.s., British censor label at left and violet arrival censor chop with red seal of Kubo (Fig. 6-8-25). Photo S$300-400 |
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| 1559 | |||
| 1943 (28 Sept.) US 1c. stationery card from Los Angeles to British civilian internee Agnes Keith at Kuching via Germany, marked "postage free", showing violet US censor h.s., red German censor h.s. and violet arrival censor chop with red seal of Kubo; the card with pressed horizontal crease. Also "Three Came Home" by Agnes Newton Keith (Fig. 6-8-22). Photo S$1,500-1,800 |
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| 1560 | |||
| 1943 (6 Oct.) envelope from Canada to British civilian internee Agnes Keith in Kuching, showing dumb despatch d.s. and censor label at right, "prisoner of war mail/c/o Japanese Red Cross/tokyo" h.s. at lower left and violet arrival censor chop with red seal of Kubo. Marked on the envelope is receipt date of 18 August 1944, 10 1/2months after the cover was mailed (Fig. 6-8-23). Photo S$600-800 Provenance: Neville Watterson |
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| 1561 | |||
| 1943 (22 Nov.) envelope from Boston to British civilian internee Agnes Keith in Kuching via Germany, showing despatch d.s., censor tape at left tied by violet US censor h.s., violet German censor h.s. and violet arrival censor chop with red seal of Kubo; the cover with small tear at top and some peripheral creases (Fig. 6-8-24). Photo S$600-800 Provenance: Neville Watterson |
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| 1562 | |||
| 1943 (23 Aug.) post card from Altrincham to Lt. D.P. Glasgow to Borneo Camp, marked "prisoner of war post/services des prisonniers de guerre", showing despatch c.d.s., British censor h,s, and violet arrival censor chop plus manuscript notation "Recd August 26th/44"; the card with pressed creases (Fig. 6-8-14). Photo S$200-250 Provenance: Neville Watterson |
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| 1563 | |||
| 1944 (15 Jan.) post card from Croydon to Capt. W.G.R. Wightman, Borneo Camp, marked "prisoner of war post/service des prisonniers de guerre", showing despatch d.s. and red British censor h.s. with, on reverse, violet arrival censor chop; manuscript "Received 26.8.44" on front (Fig. 6-8-15). Photo S$200-250 Provenance: Neville Watterson |
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| 1564 | |||
| 1944 (27 Jan.) envelope from Somerset to Leading Aircraftsman E.G. Darch, Borneo Camp, marked "prisoner of war/service des prisonniers de guerre", showing despatch d.s. and British censor label at left, and violet arrival censor chop with red seal of Kubo; and 1945 (11 Jan.) GB 3d. "prisoner of war post/service des prisonniers de guerre" card from Wales to the same POW, showing red British censor h.s. but no Japanese censor as card probably received after surrender; both a little stained S$400-500 |
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| 1565 | |||
| 1943 (18 Oct.) envelope from Durham to Flt. Lt. E.T. Lee in Malaya and redirected to Borneo, marked "Prisoner of War Post/Service des prisonniers de guerre", showing despatch d.s. and Censor label at left and, on reverse, violet Borneo censor chop with red seal of Colonel Suga. Photo S$200-250 |
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| 1566 | |||
| 1944 (23 Mar.) GB 3d. "prisoner of war post/service des prisonniers de guerre" card to Private Ben Gold, Borneo Camp, showing red British censor h.s. and, on reverse, violet arrival censor chop and red seal of Kubo; the card with some minor faults (Fig. 6-8-17). Photo S$400-500 Note: Bennie Gold was evacuated from Singapore on H.M.S. Kedah before the surrender and was eventually captured in Batavia. In September 1942 he was taken to Singapore and, after a short stay, was transported to Kuching where he arrived on 13 October 1942. He worked in the camp office, under the supervision of Kubo, keeping Japanese Army cards maintained for each prisoner. He was selected for this task as he spoke Yiddish and could understand the Dutch and Malay spoken by the Japanese. |
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| 1567 | |||
| 1944 (12 Mar.) envelope from Los Angeles to American internee George Colley at Kuching, marked "Free", showing despatch d.s. and Censor tape at left tied by US Censor h.s. and, on reverse, violet arrival censor chop, the face panel with pencil notation "Rec'd Sept 21, 1944. Rare. Also "Manila, Kuching and Return" by George S. Colley Jnr. Photo S$1,000-1,200 |
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| 1568 | |||
| 1945 (20 July) GB 1 1/2d. "prisoner of war post/service des prisonniers de guerre" card from London to Sergeant E.W. George, Borneo Camp, showing red British censor h.s. and "returned from abroad/service suspended" h.s. in violet applied whilst in transit due to the Japanese surrender; some minor creases (Fig. 6-8-18). Photo S$600-800 |
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| 1569 | |||
| 1942 (4 Jan.) - 1945 (27 Oct.) Yates correspondence (16 items) including 1942 (4 Jan.) envelope from UK to Capt. Yates showing framed "it is regretted that/this item could not be/delivered at the/address stated" in violet; 1942 (Sept.) South African Red Cross Society envelope and letter eventually received 12 August 1944; 1943 (10 Mar.) War Office letter stating Capt. Yates interned in "Borneo Camp"; 1943 envelope to Capt Yates in Borneo and 1943 (Sept.) card from Capt. Yates; 1943 (Sept.) envelope from South Africa to Capt. Yates; 1944 (Sept.) card from India to Capt. Yates received 23 Sept 1945 when he had been sent to Labuan Rest Camp; 1945 (Sept) Australian Red Cross Society envelope to UK with "passed free/of postage" h.s.; and three cables sent home after liberation. A fascinating lot S$1,500-1,800 Note: For the full story of Captain Yates see Chapter 9, Vol 6 of David Tett's book "A Postal History of the Prisoners of War and Civilian Internees in East Asia during the Second World War". Literature |
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| 1570 | |||
| "Kill the Prisoners!" by Don Wall, "Freedom or Death" by Colin Burgess, "Prisoner of Two Wars" by Sherriff Probert & John Probert, "Sandakan, A Conspiracy of Silence" by Lynette Ramsay Silver and "A Postal History of the Prisoners of War and Civilian Internees in East Asia during the Second World War", Vol. 6 Japan, Korea, Manchuria and Borneo 1942-1945 by David Tett FRPSL. All as new S$180-220 |
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| 1571 | |||
| "Borneo: The Japanese P.O.W. Camps - Mail of the Forces, P.O.W. and Internees" Parts 1 and 2 by Neville Watterson, "To Sandakan, The Diaries of Charlie Johnstone" by Christopher Dawson, "Undercover University" by Frank Bell and "Escape from Hell" by Walter Wallace. All fine or as new S$120-150 |
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| 1572 | |||
"A Postal History of the Prisoners of War and Civilian Internees in East Asia during the Second World War", Vols 1 (Singapore and Malay), 3 (Burma, Thailand and Indochina), 4 (Hong Kong and China), 5 (The Philippines and Taiwan) and 6 (Japan, Korea, Manchuria and Burma) by David Tett. All new S$250-300MalaysiaJohore |
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| 1573 | |||
1965 (Nov.) Orchids 1c. (a few very light gum tones) and Kelantan 5c. (lightly gum toned) imperforate marginal horizontal pairs, plus Sarawak 6c. marginal imperforate block of four, unmounted mint S$150-180Kedah |
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| 1574 | |||
| 1965 Orchids 2c. lower left corner block of four with colour controls, variety dark green omitted, a very slight trace of toning otherwise fine unmounted mint. A key positional multiple. S.G. 116c, £1300 S$400-500 |
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| 1575 | |||
| -- 5c., a top right corner block of ten (5x2), the 3rd to 5th rows with red omitted and the 2nd row with red virtually omitted, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 117c, £780 S$500-600 |
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| 1576 | |||
-- 10c. horizontal strip of four, the first three stamps showing red omitted, fine unmounted mint. Rare. S.G. 119a, £2400+. Photo S$2,000-2,500Kelantan |
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| 1577 | |||
1965 (Nov.) Orchids 5c., a lower left corner block of ten (2x5) with colour bars, variety imperforate, unmounted mint; minor wrinkle and slight yellowing to gum otherwise fine. Unlisted in S.G.; ISC 102g, $4000. Photo S$500-600Pahang |
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| 1578 | |||
1965 (Nov.) Orchids 15c., an imperforate vertical pair, fine unmounted mint. Unlisted in S.G.; ISC 95a, $600 S$150-180Penang |
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| 1579 | |||
1977-78 Harrison Butterfly 1c. block of four, variety dark brown omitted, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 81a var S$200-250Perak |
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| 1580 | |||
1979 (Apr.) Flowers 15c., a block of ten (2x5) showing vertical perforations grossly misplaced 5mm. to right, fine unmounted mint S$400-500Selangor |
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| 1581 | |||
| 1965 (Nov.) Orchids 2c. block of four, variety yellow (flower) omitted, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 137b, £300. S$200-250 |
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| 1582 | |||
| -- 10c. horizontal strip of five with margin at right, the 4th and 5th stamps with red omitted and the 3rd with very small traces, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 140a, £300+ S$200-250 |
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| 1583 | |||
1971 (Feb.) Butterflies 10c. with black (country name outline, denomination and parts of butterfly) omitted, fine unmounted mint. Rare, only 40 examples known. With normal for comparison. Photo S$300-400Sarawak |
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| 1584 | |||
| 1965 (Nov.) Orchids 2c. (marginal) with black (country name and shield) omitted, unmounted mint; gum very slightly toned. With normal for comparison. S.G. 213a, £300. Photo S$150-180 |
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| 1585 | |||
| -- 6c. marginal horizontal imperforate pair, fine unmounted mint. Unlisted in S.G.; ISC 227c, $800 S$100-120 |
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| 1586 | |||
-- 10c. horizontal pair with margin at top, variety black (country name and shield) omitted, fine unmounted mint. With matching normal pair for comparison S$200-250National Issues |
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| 1587 | |||
| 1965 (Sept.) Birds 25c. to $10 set of eight, each in an imperforate marginal block of four, the 25c., 30c. and 75c. with very slight traces of yellowing to gum, otherwise fine unmounted mint. S.G. 20-27vars; ISC 19b, 20d, 21e, 22f, 23e, 24d, 25d, 26c. S$1,500-1,800 |
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| 1588 | |||
| -- 25c. to $10 set of eight, each in an imperforate block of four, the 25c. to $1 with very slight traces of yellowing to gum, unmounted mint. S.G. 20-27vars; ISC 19b, 20d, 21e, 22f, 23e, 24d, 25d, 26c S$1,500-1,800 |
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| 1589 | |||
| -- 50c. top left corner block of eight (2x4), the top block of four with scarlet (inscription and berries) omitted, unmounted mint; the odd minor tone spot on gum, mainly in the selvedge. S.G. 22c, £480+ S$300-400 |
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| 1590 | |||
| 1970 (Aug.) Butterflies $1, $2, $5 and $10, each in a marginal imperforate block of four, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 68-71vars; ISC 67b-69b, 70a S$400-500 |
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| 1591 | |||
| -- $1, $2, $5 and $10, each in a marginal imperforate block of four, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 68-71vars; ISC 67b-69b, 70a S$400-500 |
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| 1592 | |||
| 1974 (Oct.) Tin Conference 15c. with black (country name and value) omitted, fine unmounted mint. With normal for comparison. S.G. 125var; ISC 124a, $350 S$80-100 |
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| 1593 | |||
-- 15c. marginal, variety country name and value omitted, fine unmounted mint. With normal for comparison. Unlisted in S.G.; ISC 124a, $500 S$80-100Singapore |
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| 1594 | |||
| 1962-66 6c. top left corner block of twenty (5x4) with top row showing strip of double paper on reverse; and 30c. block of thirty (3x10) with margin at left showing progressive shift of green to lower left. Also 1971 "Dish" Aerial 15c. marginal block of nine showing silver colour shifted upward by 2mm. Unmounted mint S$200-250 |
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| 1595 | |||
| -- 15c. Black-naped Tern, marginal, variety stone (shading in wings) omitted, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 70ac, £325. Photo S$250-300 |
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| 1596 | |||
| 1963 (Aug.) South East Asia Cultural Festival 5c., an imperforate proof affixed to Harrison and Sons presentation card, fine. Very rare. S.G. 82. Photo S$1,000-1,200 |
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| 1597 | |||
| 1967 (Oct.) 2nd Afro-Asian Housing Congress 10c., variety overprint omitted, marginal, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 95a, £1400. Photo S$1,500-1,800 |
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| 1598 | |||
| 1969 (Aug.) 150th Anniv. of Founding of Singapore, 15c. to $10 set of six in lower right corner blocks of six (2x3), all cancelled by last day of Exhibition c.d.s., fine. S.G. 121-126, £540 S$300-400 |
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| 1599 | |||
| 1974 (June) 9th Asia-Pacific Scout Conference 10c., a block of four showing major shift of gold to right, one with a very tiny speck in centre otherwise fresh and fine unmounted mint. S.G. 233var S$800-1,000 |
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| 1600 | |||
| 1974 (June) 9th Asia-Pacific Scout Conference 10c. showing variety major shift of gold to right, fine unmounted mint S.G. 233var S$150-180 |
| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Stamps and Covers of South East Asia (Sale 14026) | |||
| Auctioneer: | Spink | Location: | 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET |
| Contact: | Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066 | ||
| Date: | 20th September 2014 | Time: | 10:15AM |
| Details: | Viewing of Lots: Spink London 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury London WC1B 4ET Available until 3.00 p.m. Thursday 4 September 2014 Hilton Singapore 581 Orchard Road, 238883 Singapore In Vista Room on 3rd Floor Friday 19 September 2014 10.00 am to 5. |
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