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RISCA - RARE USE OF RISCA PENNY POST ON 1d BLACK COVER; 21 Dec. 1840 E. from Risca via. Newport to a local iron works with a fine strike of the scarce "Risca/Penny Post" and bearing a four margined 1840 1d black plate 1b MH re-entry tied by a MX leaving profile clear. Fine and a scarce Welsh usage. PHOTO - see page 19. £200
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THE RARE LARGE SUNDAY "S/IRELAND" MARK ON DUBLIN TO LONDON COVER; 11 Mar. 1801 EL (unnecessarily entirely rebacked internally) from Dublin to London with a mainly very fine rare large (66mm) red London "S/ IRELAND" mark nicely placed on the front, matching the mainly very fine red "S" for Sunday London arrival c.d.s. (15 Mar.) on the top flap. £140
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LONDON 57mm OR 68mm RED "IRELAND" MARKS INC. TWO (ONE IN BLACK) WITH "TOO LATE" MARKS; 1807 Pair of Es from Dublin to London with mainly very fine BLACK 57mm type (a couple of letters have tiny flecks of red, but the matching London c.d.s. - also meant to be red - is also clearly black - ink-pad errors, presumably) or 68mm red type, both partly overstriking mainly fine black Dublin "TOO LATE" mark; plus regular 1808 E from Dublin to Guernsey with mainly v. fin 57mm red type. (3 covers) £100
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THE VERY RARE SMALLER SUNDAY "S/IRELAND" MARK - EARLIEST OF ONLY FOUR KNOWN EXAMPLES; 20 Feb. 1798 EL (minor faults) from Dublin to London (rare "S"-outside code Sunday arrival c.d.s.) with a mainly very fine very rare red London "S/IRELAND" mark (38mm; only 4 examples recorded) nicely placed on the front. The rarest of the "IRELAND" marks. [The faint strike in the Cavendish Barrie Jay auction, June 2000, lot 2247, realised £368; other examples are in the succeeding lots.] £220
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THE VERY RARE SMALLER SUNDAY "S/IRELAND" MARK - FINEST OF FOUR KNOWN EXAMPLES; 23 Jan. 1799 EL (entirely rebacked with silked lining but complete) from Dublin to London (faint rare "S"-outside code Sunday arrival c.d.s.) with a mainly fine very rare red London "S/IRELAND" mark (38mm; only 4 examples recorded) nicely placed on the front. In spite of faults this is a significant Exhibition item for Ireland or London collectors. [The faint strike in the Cavendish Barrie Jay auction, June 2000, lot 2247, realised £368] £220
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THE RARE LARGE SUNDAY "S/IRELAND" MARK - WITH RARE LONDON 2-DIGIT YEAR "S"-CODE C.D.S.; 24 Dec. 1799 E from Dublin to London with a mainly fine rare large (66mm) red London "S/ IRELAND" mark (two filing folds but an early usage) on the front matching the very fine rare red "S" for Sunday "99" year London arrival c.d.s. (Jay L26; only recorded for two dates by him, not including this one, 29 Dec.) nicely placed on the lower flap. (Illust. in CCNY Philatelist, Mar. 2003, p.78.) £100
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THE LONDON RED "IRELAND" MARKS - SET OF THREE DIFFERENT SIZES INC. UNIQUE(?) 43mm TYPE; 1798/99 trio of covers from Dublin to Essex/Bucks./London with different sized London red "IRELAND" marks all on the front; mainly v. fine unrecorded 43mm type (25 May 1798), regular 45mm type (poor) & the giant 68mm type. The 43mm type has only very recently been discovered by Colin and has not yet been recorded. Plus Apr. 1798 EL from Dublin to IOW via London (c.d.s.) with no IRELAND mark! (4 covers) £100
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UNIQUE(/) MANUSCRIPT "IRELAND" MARKING PLUS PAIR OF GIANT RED 68mm TYPES; Extraordinary 24 Aug. 1799 EL (illust. in CCNY Philatelist, Mar. 2003, p.79) from "Dublin" to London with manuscript "8" charge (correct rate) and - in the same ink? - a Manuscript "IRELAND" marking of which no other example has been recorded (the absence of Dublin or London marks and the writer mentioning that the letter is to go with others from her family may suggest that a member of the family added this endorsement and charge 'for fun' at the time when it was enclosed with another cover (which got the usual backstamps etc.)? Plus 1799/1800 pair of Es from Dublin to London with mainly fine giant 68mm red London IRELAND marks. (3 covers) £140
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THE LONDON 68mm & 57mm RED "IRELAND" MARKS INC. ONE (UNIQUE?) ON A FREE FRANK; 1801 pair of ELs franked from Dublin to the same address in London and both without charge and having mainly fine London red "FREE" 'Apple' c.d.s.'s on the front; one with mainly v. fine 57mm "IRELAND" (Unique usage on a free frank cover?!; illust. in CCNY Philatelist, Mar. 2003, p.81) and the other without as well as an 1802 free front with 'Apple' FREE c.d.s. and matching fine red 43mm "IRELAND"; plus 1800/1 pair of ELs from Dublin to London charged "8" with mainly fine 68mm or 57mm types respectively. (4 covers + 1 front) £110
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THE LONDON 43mm OR 57mm RED "IRELAND" MARKS + "POST/PAID/D" MARK CANCELLED BY DUBLIN "FREE"; 1802/3 trio of E/ELs from "LEIGHLIN/BRIDGE" (faint s. line; illust. in CCNY Philatelist, Mar. 2003, p.82) or Dublin (2) with mainly fine or very fine red 43mm (2) or 57mm types; plus fine Sept. 1803 E to the Paymaster General in London with a very fine black Dublin "POST/PAID/D" in circle in error and so overstruck by a mainly fine 2-ring "FREE/DUB" c.d.s. with a very fine London 'Apple' "FREE" c.d.s. and (correctly) no IRELAND mark. (4 covers) £110
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LONDON 57mm OR 68mm RED "IRELAND" MARKS WITH DUBLIN 'MERMAID' DATESTAMPS; 1808 trio of E/ELs from Dublin to London (varied rates; one redirected) with very fine or fine (2) red 57mm or 68mm (2) types, all with mainly fine (for these) Dublin red 'Mermaid' framed d.s.'s on the reverse . (3 covers) £100
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LATE USAGE LONDON 57mm RED OR BLACK "IRELAND" MARKS; 30 Jan. 1810 pair of ELs to London with mainly fine red Dublin 'Mermaid' d.s.'s of the same date (one with mainly fine grey-black Dublin "TOO LATE" on the front) with mainly v. fine oxidised red or plain red London 57mm "IRELAND" marks; plus unusual 3/6 May 1810 front + part flap with mainly v. fine 57mm type struck in a clear BLACK ink (matching the "S" - for Sunday - code backstamp, which show one tiny fleck of red in a "6"); the latter is also the latest recorded strike of any of the "IRELAND" marks. (3 items) £100
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RARE EXCISE PAID DATE STAMP; 27 May 1823 EL from Dublin to London with red crowned oval "EXCISE PAID" d.s. and a very clear wax seal "REVENUE OF IRELAND/EXCISE" on reverse. PHOTO - see page 19. £80
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REVENUES - CHANCERY COURT & JUDICATURE ISSUES ON DOCUMENTS; 1871-1931 A group of court documents inc. 1871 document with Chancery Court 3d, 1/- & 3/- . 1875 document with 1858 1/8d & 4/-. 1893 document with Judicature 1d & 4d. 1923 document with overprinted Judicature 4d block of six. 1918 document with Judicature 4d &5/-. (10 items) £100
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REVENUES - REGISTRATION OF DEEDS; 1887-1910 documents (5) inc. 1887 mortgage document with embossed 2/6d and 2/- strip of three ties by oval violet "REGISTRY OF DEEDS/DUBLIN" d.s. 1896 deed with 10/- embossed and 2/-, 2/6d (2), 8/- & £1 (4) with m/s and oval "REGISTRY OF DEEDS/DUBLIN" d.s. 1910 deeds document with embossed 9d x 2, 1/- and Registration of deeds 2/- & 2/6d. A most attractive item. PHOTO - see p.19 £140
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REVENUES - A RARE TREATY PERIOD DOCUMENT; 1922 King's Bench Division High Court Writ specially endorsed Writ Judre. Fee 2/- with orange red Supreme Court of Judicature 2/- Die Z overprinted "SOUTHERN IRELAND" and dated 23 1 22 during the Treaty Period. Booth 45, recorded but not priced. Rare. £100
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THREE CARTONS: with the comprehensive collection of covers with commemorative cancellations, c1960-1997. With a similar run of mint & used adhesives. (Large Qty) £150
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TWO CARTONS housing eight albums with the KEVII-QEII collection of covers/cards inc. Douglas, Peel, Port Erin, Port Saint Mary & Ramsey PPCs many with slogan, squared circle & tourist summit diamond h.s. (Few 100's) £100
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MISCELLANY OF MAIL TO AND FROM THE I.O.M.; 1833-88 covers (53) and fronts (5) inc. 24 June 1833 privately carried letter from Douglas to Bury containing a plea for money. 29 June 1872 env to USA with 3d tied by Ramsey duplex. 29 May 1874 env. (poor) from Lerwick to Calf of Man Lighthouse. 1875 env. to Ohio with 1d x 3 tied by Ramsey duplex. 14 Mar. 1876 env. bearing 6d grey plate 12 with Douglas duplex used to Italy. 7 May 1878 1d pink env. uprated with 1/2d plate 13 strip of 3 tied by Ramsey duplex. 30 June 1878 env from Castletown to Edinburgh with on reverse a v. fine "EDINB & CARSTAIRS SORTING TENDER" c.d.s. with m/s "Found Open" and a good portion of the red wax "CASTELETOWN/(Crown)" bag seal. £140
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MISCELLANY OF MAIL FROM & TO THE I.O.M.; 1840-58 covers (28) inc. 8 July 1840 E to Paris with a v.fine "DOUGLAS/ISLE-OF-MAN" c.d.s. 19 Sept. 1848 env. to Chester with a boxed "Ramsay/Isle of Man" h.s. 6 Nov. 1849 E to Douglas with on reverse green "CASTLETOWN/ISLE OF MAN" UDC and another example on 1849 EL to Edinburgh. 28 June 1858 large env. from Ramsey to Kirk Michael bearing LC14 1d x 4 tied by "036" cancellations. 28 Sept. 1858 env. to France with 6d lilac tied by a "407" cancellation. £140
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"ISLE OF MAN" & "CASTLETOWN" UDC COVERS - INC. ORIGINAL LITERARY MANUSCRIPT, ETC.; 24 Mar. 1830 EL to the author "T[homas]. Crofton Croker" (see D.N.B. entry) in London with v. fine "ISLE OF MAN" UDC across the join - the contents include a lengthy children's story signed by "Alison C. Carmichael" (noted Scottish authoress), 18 June 1830 EL prepaid ("Paid 1/5") from "Ballaugh" to London with a 90% strike of the IOM UDC, similar 1830 EL carried privately from "Ballaugh" & posted in Liverpool, 1843/50 trio of 1d Red envs. (one opened out) with mainly v. fine blue or black (2) serif "CASTLETOWN ISLE OF MAN" UDCs (IM22), & part E + piece each with v. fine rare "Castle/Town" (IM21). Scarce group. [All ex Whitney.] (8 items) PHOTO - see page 19. £200
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ISLE OF MAN U.D.C.; 21 July 1833 EL from Douglas to Edinburgh with boxed "1/2" and on reverse a v. fine ""ISLE OF MAN" U.D.C. 14 Mar. 1837 & 12 Dec. 1837 EL from Douglas to Birmingham, each with "ISLE OF MAN" U.D.C. on reverse. Clear strikes. (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 22. £120
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PENNY POST AND RAMSEY H.S. ETC; 1836 EL to Skibberin with an almost complete strike of the rare "Isle of Man/Penny Post" h.s. Also a similar h.s. on a front from Ireland. 1835 part covers with "Castle/Town" h.s. 27 Feb. 1835 EL to London with a boxed "Castletown/Isle of Man" on reverse. 23 Mar. 1840 EL to Maidstone with large part boxed "Ramsey/Isle of Man" h.s. 5 April 1845 & 10 May 1845 covers to Douglas with a similar h.s. on reverse. (8 items) PHOTO - see page 19. £160
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DOUGLAS "407" NUMERAL CANCELLATION - THE LARGEST 2d MULTIPLE ?; 1841 2d blue plate 4 horizontal strip of five, DH-DL with just readable "407" numeral cancellations of Douglas. Touched in places but believed to be the largest 2d multiple used on the I.O.M.. Also a pair (creased) LB-LC with MX cancellations PHOTO - see page 15. £100
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THREE INTERESTING COVERS; 16 Nov. 1852 1d pink env. from Loughborough to I.O.M. with a good "Missent to/Derby R.O." h.s. 17 July 1855 env. from Ramsey to Crickehowell franked with uncancelled 1d receipt stamp (SG F1) with a fine green h.s. "2" and matching "LIVERPOOL" c.d.s. alongside. 1872 front from Manchester to Douglas with a ink sketch of the Queen's Head. (3 items). PHOTO - see page 19. £120
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QV CANCELLATION STUDY GROUP: the 1859-71 collection of covers on leaves bearing various cancellation types & rates inc. 4 Apr. 1862 Postage Paid env. to Rome franked with a 4d pale red, 1d rose & 6d lilac tied by good 'Douglas Isle Of Man' duplexs (3), 22 Oct 1864 env. to N.S.W. with 1d x 6 & 4d pale red all tied by weak 'Ramsey' Numeral '036' (7). Continues with examples of different duplex & code no. h.s. on cover. (18 covers & 1 item) PHOTO - see page 22. £240
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HOLIDAY CAMP MAIL: Small carton with the QV-QEII collection on leaves of holiday camp black & white PPCs progressing to early 20th century comic PPCs & later colour photos types. Plus an album of commemorative I.O.M. ephemera inc. official program on QEII visit 1955. (25 PPCs & 11 items) £120
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INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS ON MAIL: The QV-QEII collection of cover/cards on leaves inc. 22 Dec. 1916 env. to Switzerland returned to I.O.M. franked by 1/2d (4) tied by a good 'Douglas 22 DEC 16' m/c., with an outward censor Label & "RETURNED TO SENDER/BY THE CENSOR" blue return label bearing a weak boxed "Undelivered for reasons Stated. etc." h.s. with "NOT KNOWN AT ALIEN CAMP DOUGLAS I.O.M." on reverse. Also 1905-74 covers/PCs with "More to Pay" & "Undeliverable for stated Reason" h.s's. Plus an album of Douglas to Ramsey Proof Strikes & 1970s/80s strike mail. (Large Qty) £300
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I.O.M. RAILWAY & SNAEFELL SUMMIT COLLECTION: Four albums containing the 1896-1999 mixture of cover/PPCs & ephemera inc. 1904-1995 Shaefell Summit collection of mainly used PPCs with fine strikes of apparently the full range of "SNAEFELL/SUMMIT/I.O.M." d.s. in various colours. Plus an album with 1971 I.O.M. Victorian Railway Commemorative issues & FDCs. An intriguing lot. (16 covers, 13 PPCs & 30 items) £240
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I.O.M. RAILWAY TICKETS: the collection on stock pages of c1900-1960s tickets. (Small Qty) £100
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SCHNEIDER TROPHY & I.O.M. AIR MAILS: the 19th to 20th century collection on leaves of covers/PCs relating to the Schneider Air Trophy. With 1950s B.E.A. Airways PCs from I.O.M. to G.B. (6). Plus a small group of items dedicated to the history of flight on the I.O.M. We note a few crash related items. (16 Cards & 10 covers) £120
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TOWN CANCELLATION STUDY PART I: The collection in four cartons of QV-QEII used issues, on pieces & Covers/PCs with town cancels inc. Castle Town, Douglas, Peel, Ramsey & St Mary. We note a great variety of I.O.M. single-ring & m/c cancels. (Large Qty) £240
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TOWN CANCELLATION STUDY PART II: Carton with the QV-QEII used issues, on pieces & Covers/PCs with towns cancels inc. Baldrine, Ballasalla, Colby, Crosby, Santon & Kirk Michael. We note a great variety of I.O.M. single-ring & m/c cancels. (Large Qty) £150
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20TH CENTURY BALANCE INC. CALF OF MAN: Three albums with the 1940-1995 collection of chiefly commemorative covers & earlier items of ephemera on leaves inc. Album of 1963-70 Calf of Man covers & issues. We note the 1968 Europa Sir Winston Churchill Annv. issues on a trio of covers. A varied mixture. (Qty) £120
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"KNOCKALOE CAMP/PEEL" CANCELLATIONS ON PICTURE POST CARDS; 24 July/7 Aug. 1908 PPCs to England each franked by KEVII 1/2d tied by a large rare "KNOCKALOE CAMP PEEL" skeleton c.d.s.. Also fine examples of the Squared Circle Peel h.s. on camp PPCs (2) & a 4 Aug. 1903 PPC bearing a Peel Duplex. (7 PPCs) PHOTO - see page 19. £200
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20th CENTURY MARITIME MAIL TO/FROM I.O.M. & EARLY EPHEMERA: the selection of chiefly KEVII used PPCs depicting various ships in service ex the I.O.M. inc. S.S. Collegian, S.S. Magician & 'Queen of the North, with few PPCs on a convict ship that departed I.O.M. for Australia (4). Also a selection of rare I.O.M. Steam Packet Company, Ltd. 1930s Privilege Ticket orders ex steamers; Peel Castle, Peveril, Victoria, Snaefell, Viking, King Orry, Mona's isle, Ben-My-Chree, Tynwald, Cushang & Rushen Castle. (11). Plus earlier items of ephemera inc. a 1767 Act of Parliament relating to the Conveyance of letters and packets between the UK & I.O.M. (5 covers ,16 PPCs & 20 items) £150
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RETURNED MAIL - QV TO QEII MAIL TO & FROM THE ISLAND; 1879-1963 covers with a variety of return mail marks, inc. 7 Mar. 1908 Douglas boxed "Gone No address/407" (local cover), 1 Apr. 1898 red m/s 'Try Athol Place', several 1d Lilac covers from Douglas to mainland returned with purple "Undelivered for reason stated..." marks. Plus later KGV & QEII covers with various P.Due marks & the odd slogan m/c. (40 covers & 3 cards) £200
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CUNNINGHAM HOLIDAY CAMP/ INTERNEE CAMP: The collection of used/unused PPCs of Cunningham Camp in Douglas before WWI, during & upto the 1920s inc. 20th Mar. 1915 PC 'View of Douglas from the camp' sent by an internee 'Otto Seidel, Tent 47' to Saxony Germany with a good 'Post Free/P.C./Prisoners of War' h.s. in pink, with a 1918 PC from Germany to the paring section at Douglas 'Mr . A Harris, Cheif Purser' sent free. The collection continues with pre & post war holiday scenes of holiday makers at Cunningham as a holiday camp. (39 PPCs & 2 adhesives) PHOTO - see page 19. £150
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DOUGLAS CAMP - MAIL TO G.B. WITH OVAL OR CIRCULAR CENSORED MARKS; the collection of chiefly used covers with Alien Detention Camp censors inc. 19 Oct. 1915 'Prisoners of War' registered env. to G.B. franked by 1d red (3) & tied by good 'Douglas Isle of Man' single ring c.d.s.'s (3) with fine oval 'ALIENS' DETENTION CAMP/ CENSORED/ DOUGLAS I.O.M.' cachet, 26 Nov. 1917 same env. type franked by a 1d red tied by a good 'Douglas' double ring c.d.s., with a good s/l 'BUSINESS LETTER.' h.s. in black & oval censor mark as previous but in pink. Also 1914-18 env. with good 'POST FREE/ P.C./PRISONERS OF WAR' cachet in pink & small oval censor h.s. in violet. (9 covers & 1 PPC) PHOTO - see page 19. £300
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DOUGLAS CAMP - POST FREE P.O.W. CENSOR MAIL TO OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: the collection of chiefly used PPCs inc. 10 Oct. 1914 PPC to Switzerland franked by 1d red & tied by a London m/c with a fine 'P.C.' single ring cachet in pink, 3 Jan 1915 Xmas. PPC to Switzerland from 'Otto Grosner Tent 411' to Switzerland with a weak 'POST FREE/P.C./PRISONERS OF WAR' pink cachet & Swiss 20c. green/red P.Due, tied by a good c.d.s. Also a 15 Nov. 1916 'Prisoners of War.' env. with a weak censor type as prev. to a P.O.W. camp in India! (4 covers & 2 cards) PHOTO - see page 19. £150
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DOUGLAS CAMP - INGOING & OUTGOING MAIL WITH OVAL CENSORED MARKS; the collection of chiefly used covers & PC/PPCs with Alien Detention Camp censors inc. 27 Mar. 1915 PC to I.O.M. Douglas Alien Camp tent 511 with a good large 'UNDELIVERABLE' green cachet, the only recorded example!, unique!?, with 1916 PC pair with good oval 'ALIENS' DETENTION CAMP/CENSORED/DOUGLAS I.O.M.' respectively in violet & red. Also a Douglas Camp 1915 env. to England with a good 'POST FREE/P.C./PRISONERS OF WAR' cachet in red. (5 covers & 7 PPCs) PHOTO - see page 20. £200
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DOUGLAS CAMP - BALANCE INC. EPHEMERA & XMAS CARDS: the selection of mainly used covers/PPCs inc. 18 Dec. 1916 Douglas Camp Xmas./ New Year PPC (middle fold) to Austria with a good oval 'ALIENS' DETENTION CAMP/CENSORED/DOUGLAS I.O.M.' red cachet with a mint example. Also 18 Feb 1916 censored env. to Portugal with 1/2d green & 1d red (2) tied with a good 'Douglas Isle Of Man' small double rings (3), with a 'ALIEN'S CAMP,/DOUGLAS,/ISLE OF MAN.' printed on env. Plus a 1915 hand drawn PPC of a wounded German soldier with the background of the Iron Cross, made in camp, 17 Jan 1915. (6 covers, 3 PPCs & 3 items) PHOTO - see page 22. £300
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KNOCKALOE CAMP - CIRCULAR CENSOR CACHETS TO OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: the chiefly used & undated covers from 1914-18 inc. 'Prisoners of War.' Paquebot env. to the S.S.. Turpin in Punta Arenas 'Chile' with a good 'POST FREE/P.C./PRISONERS OF WAR' cachet in black & 'PAQUEBOT' violet h.s., similar env. originally sent to Bern Switzerland but redirected on arrival, with a good cachet as prev., but in pink. Also same env. type with weak circular censor in violet/grey to U.S.A. The collection continues with similar covers to; Holland, Germany & France. (24 covers) PHOTO - see page 20. £200
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KNOCKALOE CAMP - SEASONAL & CAMP LIFE PPCs: the 1914-17 collection of various chiefly used New Year/Christmas & Camp life PPCs mostly printed by internee's at camp Knockaloe inc. 31 Jan 1916 repatriated Red Cross PC with a boxed oval 'Released from Internment/RETURN TO SENDER' cachet in green (x2, rare) & an Austrian triangular cachet in red with a 'POST FREE/P.C./PRISONERS OF WAR' cachet in pink. (20 PC/PPCs) PHOTO - see page 20. £200
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KNOCKALOE CAMP - PPCs & INCOMING PPCs: the selection of chiefly used/unused 1914-19 PPCs mostly depicting the occupants of various tents with their unit/ship on a I.O.M. placard, with a few cards sent to the camp inc. Oct. 1914 PPC of Azores men with a S.S. Gracia Gibraltar I.O.M. placard. Also a trio of PPC 23/July,4 Apr./16 Apr. 1916/1917 sent to the camp from Germany & censored with good Emmerich circular (near the Dutch Frontier) blue cachet's, the first PPC with an oval 'ALIENS' DETENTION CAMP/ CENSORED/KNOCKALOE I.O.M.' violet cachet & the latter pair with good circular 'POST FREE/P.C./PRISONERS OF WAR' cachet in blue. Plus some photos of camp life purporting to have been collected by 'Peter Krippner, POW 6682' held at Knockaloe camp from 1915-19. (24 PPCs) PHOTO - see above. £200
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KNOCKALOE CAMP - CIRCULAR CENSOR CACHETS TO OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS - WITH CENSOR INITAL HANDSTAMPS: The collection of seven undated 1914-18 free post 'Prisoners of War.' envs. with censor cachets & initials inc. env. to Argentina with a good 'POST FREE/P.C./PRISONERS OF WAR' cachet in black, near a 'E. B.' (c.1cm) h.s. in violet, with a similar env. to Germany with a good free post cachet as prev. in black with 'M.C. Mck' (c.0.50cm) h.s. in violet. Plus env. also to Germany with a good violet free post cachet & a boxed 'G.E.F.' h.s. (c.0.50cm) in violet. An intriguing variety of covers for the WWI P.O.W. censor cover specialist. (7 covers) PHOTO - see page 20. £150
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KNOCKALOE CAMP - MAIL TO G.B. WITH OVAL CENSORED MARKS; 10 Dec. 1914 Official paid env. with oval 'PRISONERS OF WAR/INFORMATION BUREAU' cachet in black overlapping a London Paid c.d.s., near 'ALIEN'S DETENTION CAMP/CENSORED/KNOCKALOE, I.O.M.' blue cachet, with similar 12 Dec. 1914 cover with same cachet's. Plus 17 Aug. 1916 'Prisoner of War.' env. to 'Admiralty Coasting Trade Office in Newcastle', with a good small oval Knockaloe censor cachet, rare type. (4 covers) PHOTO - see page 19. £150
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KNOCKALOE CAMP - CENSORED MAIL TO OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: 1914-18 chiefly undated 'Prisoners of War' covers to Germany inc. env. a good 'S.i.M.' violet cachet (rare), With 2 July /14 Jan 1916/18 envs. to Austria/Hungary with fine triangular Austrian censor cachet's in red & violet respectively. (12 Covers) £140
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KNOCKALOE CAMP - XMAS PPCs: the 1915-17 collection of various chiefly used Christmas PPCs mostly printed by internee's at camp Knockaloe inc. 1917 PPC to Berlin with good 'freigegeben/Austlandstelle Coln-Deutz' h.s. & 'ALIENS' DETENTION CAMP/CENSORED/KNOCKALOE I.O.M.' cachet violet. (11 PPCs) PHOTO - see page 20. £300
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KNOCKALOE CAMP - HOSPITAL MAIL: the trio of 1915-16 PC/PPCs inc. 18 Dec. 5pf. green postal stationery card from Roitzch to an internee in the main hospital at Kockaloe, with good s/l 'Hospital' h.s. in violet (v.rare) & weak 'POST FREE/P.C./PRISONERS OF WAR' cachet in faded violet, 26 Aug. 1915 PC from Hamburg with typed address to camp bearing good prev. type free mail cachet, but in black. Plus a German Christmas/Hospital PPC to an internee with a weak 'ALIEN'S DETENTION CAMP/CENSORED/KNOCKALOE, I.O.M.' red cachet. (3 PPC/PCs) PHOTO - see page 20. £200
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