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KNOCKALOE CAMP - MAIL TO G.B. WITH OVAL CENSORED MARKS; 17 Aug. 1916 large registered 'Prisoners' Aid Society./Camp I,'/Knockaloe, Isle of Man.' camp env. franked with a 1d red strip of (3) & tied by two 'THE CAMP KNOCKALOE/PEEL' c.d.s.'s (2), with a good oval 'ALIENS' DETENTION CAMP/ CENSORED/KNOCKALOE I.O.M.' violet cachet (split lines in inner oval, type?). Also 2 Apr./21 Mar. 1915/19 'Prisoner of War.' envs. first franked by 1d red & latter 1d red (2) with all tied by good singular & two 'THE CAMP KNOCKALOE/PEEL' c.d.s.'s with good oval 'ALIEN'S DETENTION CAMP/CENSORED/ KNOCKALOE I.O.M.' violet cachet's, 1919 env. letter ref. 'The camp here is practically deserted now and about the end of this week the last will leave here for repatriation'. (3 covers & 1 PPC) PHOTO - see page 22. £300
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KNOCKALOE CAMP - MAIL INGOING: 17 Aug./9 June. 1915/17 registered 1d postal stationery envs. to the camp, first env. with 1d cancelled with good 1/2 registered oval h.s.'s & second envs. 2d cancelled with 'OXFORD STREET/ LIVERPOOL' c.d.s. 1/2 both with good 'ALIENS' DETENTION CAMP/ CENSORED/KNOCKALOE I.O.M.' violet cachet's, second env. reverse with smaller Knockaloe oval cachet. Plus 1914-18 env. from Bradwell with good large Knockaloe oval censor in violet & 1d red issue mutilated by censor. (8 covers & 4 PC/PPCs) PHOTO - see page 20. £150
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KNOCKALOE CAMP - WRAPPER/NEWSPAPER & EMHPEMERA, ETC.; the selection of used wrappers, stamps & items of ephemera relating to camp Knockaloe inc. 1 Mar. 1918 Camp wrapper & Newspaper 'the Knockaloe Lager - Echo' sent to Mannheim Germany with faint 'POST FREE/P.C./PRISONERS OF WAR' cachet in violet & add. wrapper with good cachet in violet. Also a postmark study from 7 July 1916- 15 Dec. 1919 of 'THE CAMP KNOCKALOE' double ring c.d.s. on 1/2d green, 1d red & 11/2d brown. Plus various camp theatre productions & Christmas Hymn sheets in German. (1 newspaper & wrapper, wrapper, 29 adhesives & 11 items) PHOTO - see page 22. £300
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KNOCKALOE CAMP - PAIR OF REPATRIATION COVERS: 17 Feb. 1919 Morning env. to a P.O.W. in Camp Douglas, with a good 'NURNBERG 2BA' c.d.s. & unframed violet 'C' censor h.s., reverse flaps sealed with a P.W. 419 censor label & a fine boxed 'P.W.I.B./Repatrie/RETOUR/Return to Sender' h.s. & several blue redirection markings in blue crayon. Plus 4 Feb 1919 (slightly worn) env. with a fair 'LEIPZIG; c.d.s., bottom with a good double strike of the s/l 'REPATRIATED' black h.s., near an official German seal overlapping both env. sides. PHOTO - see page 20. £150
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CENTRAL CAMP: the quartet of cover/cards inc. 18 Dec. 1940 env. (New Year Card enclosed) to Rev. in G.B. with a good doubleboxed (in part) 'DOUGLAS I.O.M./POST EARLY/IN/THE DAY' red cachet with a good 'PASSED BY CENSOR/No./CENTRAL INTERNMENT CAMP/DOUGLAS, I.O.M./..../CAPT.' h.s. Also 1940 redirected env. & PC to Central Camp, PC franked with good octagonal & crown 'PASSED, P.W.1' censor & 'TRANSFERRED TO/Peel/ CAMP' h.s. in red, env. franked with 1/2d green & 1d red (x2) tied by weak overlapping Wembley m/c & 'Douglas/I.O.M.' c.d.s., with a good boxed 'PLEASE RE-DIRECT TO' h.s. in red (2 cover & 2 cards) PHOTO p.20 £200
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CENTRAL CAMP - BALANCE: the selection of mainly covers/cards inc. a Central camp redirection slip (only rec. example), dated 1 Oct 1940 on a good boxed black cachet & a boxed 'CENTRAL INTERNMENT CAMP/POST OFFICE' cachet in red. with 'Not Traceable' in blue crayon. Also 1940 undeliverable env. from a Jewish Refugee to London with a good 'UNDELIVERABLE FOR STATED/RETURN TO SENDER' violet cachet, reverse with m.s. 'Gone Away' & a redirected censored env. to N.Y. with large 'OFFICIAL PAID' Liverpool c.d.s. (14 Covers, 2 Cards & 2 items) £200
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GRANVILLE CAMP - (T CAMP): 10 Feb./21 Mar. (2) 1941 envs. to Liverpool all with good/v. fine oval 'GRANVILLE INTERNMENT CAMP' violet cachets & 'OFFICIAL PAID' red c.d.s.'s. This small camp for Italian's P.O.W's consisted of a few buildings inc. the Granville Hotel in Douglas. (3 Covers & 1 PPC) PHOTO - see page 20. £150
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HQ - CAMP - HEAVILY REDIRECTED & FRANKED COVER; 13 Sept. 1940 env. to 'Prees Health Camp, Camp 2 Liverpool, arriv. Manchester with a good '13 Sept./1940' c.d.s., redirected to I.O.M. with a 'NO TRACE/H.Q. I.O.M.' & 'NO TRACE ISLE OF MAN' applied in lilac & a part-obscured 'OVERSEAS' h.s.'s in violet, then redirected to Canada with a good 'NOT INTERNED/ IN CANADA.' red h.s. (the only recorded cover with these markings?!) PHOTO - see page 20. £150
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HUTCHINSON CAMP - (P CAMP) COVER TRIO; 27 Aug./20 May 1940/41 Multiple Choice (delete where appropriate) PCs to London/Sussex both 'I have been admitted into Hospital' marked & franked with v.fine oval 'HUTCHINSON INTERNMENT CAMP'' violet cachets, 1940 PC reverse with a v. fine octagonal censor & 'official paid' h.s. both in red. Also 27 Feb 1941 env. to U.S.A. franked by 3d blue & 5d brown & tied by c.d.s.'s (2), reverse with oval cachet as prev. PCs in violet, obscured by a 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER 6779' censor label. (1 Cover & 2 PPCs) PHOTO - see page 20. £160
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HUTCHINSON CAMP - (P CAMP) BALANCE; the selection covers from 1940-44 inc. 30 Sept./16 Oct. 1941/42 envs., 1941 env. to Liverpool franked 11/2d brown (2) tied by a 'BRIGHTON & HOVE SUSSEX. A' m/c & later env. with 21/2d blue tied by a 'SLOUGH/BUCKS' m/c, both with fine oval 'HEADQUARTERS POST OFFICE/INTERN. CAMP DOUGLAS I.O.M.' oval cachets, (1941 env. double oval type) in violet. Also a 17 June 1941 env. to I.O.M.. with 1/2d green & 1d red (2) tied by a prev. m/c, near a large v.fine 'HD.QRS./Post Office' c.d.s. (11 covers) £150
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HUYTON - LIVERPOOL (TRANSIT CAMP); the selection of mainly censored cover from 1940-46 inc. 24 May 1940 (7 days after the camp opened) env. to Sr Leonard's on Sea with a fine 'OFFICIAL PAID/22 MAY 40' red c.d.s. we note a few envs. addressed to a 'DR E. HERZFELDER' inc. 8 June 1940 redirected & typed add. env. from Argentina to 'Camp 009/ Liverpool' franked by a 20c. blue & tied by a good 'BUENOS AIRES' slogan m/c. Also a post war 2 Apr. 1946 env. franked by 6pf. yellow & 12pf. purple (6) with a good 'MILITARY CENSORSHIP/18070/CIVIL MAILS' blue-black cachet. (The camp consisted of requisitioned housed & an unfinished council estate 'Woolfall Heath, internees were placed here until a boat to a camp on the I.O.M. could be mustered). (19 Covers & Two PPCs) £150
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INTERNEE CAMP - HOSPITAL MAIL: the unused/used covers/PPCs relating to Internee Hospital mail inc. 21 Dec./10 Sept. 1940/1941 envs. to Falcon Cliff Hospital, 1940 large env. (fold to centre) with a good 'PASSED BY CENSOR/No./CENTRAL INTERNMENT CAMP/DOUGLAS, I.O.M./CAPT.' cachet in violet & 1941 env. to Wales with a large 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER 4508' censor label. Also 7 Sept./29 Dec. 1943 Ballaquane hospital forms (rare) ref. ordering of goods from a chemist & the hospital dispensary. (2 Covers, 2 PPCs & 2 forms) PHOTO - p.21 £150
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MARRIED ALIENS CAMP/HQ/RUSHEN - (Y CAMP); the selection inc. 1 Nov./11 Apr. 1942/43 envs. both from 'Mrs Hans. Haklander 'Y' Camp to Albecq Gurnesey via Germany. 1942 env. also vis Spain (Spanish UDC to reverse) both franked by v. fine oval 'MARRIED ALIENS INTERNMENT/HEADQUARTERS/CAMP. PORT ERIN.' cachets blue/green respectively, with circular 'Ab' h.s.'s in violet. (7 covers & 1 G.P.O. Telegram) PHOTO - see page 20. £300
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METROPOLE CAMP - (S CAMP); the 1941-43 selection of chiefly hexagonal or oval violet censors marks on envs./documents inc. 9 Sept. 1943 registered env. from Metropole to London franked by 1/2d green & 5d brown tied by good 'The Crescent Douglas/Isle of Man' c.d.s. (2), reverse with v.fine hexagonal 'LETTER SENT WITH/SPECIAL PERMISSION/OF /COMMANDER S INTERNMENT/CAMP' cachet. We note 15 Oct./4 Nov. 1942 single sheet documents (Railway Passes?) both with v.fine oval 'METROPOLE INTERNMENT CAMP...' violet cachets both signed by a 'RF Watch Sgt.' An interesting mixture. (7 covers, 2 PPCs & 2 documents) PHOTO - see page 20. £200
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MOORAGH CAMP - SINGLE-LINE CACHETS; Quartet of envs. inc. 1939 env. franked by a 21/2d blue tied by c.d.s., to the Red Cross in Geneva, with a fine boxed 'MOORAGH CAMP' blue cachet (rare), with 2 Aug./18 June./21 Jan 1940/41 envs. with mostly v.fine s/l 'MOORAGH INTERNMENT CAMP' black cachets Aug./June envs. to G.B. with Jan env. to U.S.A. all with good singular 'OFFICAL PAID' c.d.s. in red. (4 covers) PHOTO - see page 21. £160
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MOORAGH CAMP - BALANCE; the selection of mainly 1940-45 covers inc. 3 Aug. 1940 env. from a Jewish internee to camp Mooragh, franked with a 50c. green Mayrter type with a fine Shanghai bi-lingual c.d.s. Also a undated & underpaid env. to I.O.M. with v.fine boxed '5D/497/TO PAY/POSTED/UNPAID' black h.s. (5 covers & 2 items) PHOTO - see page 21. £150
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MOORAGH CAMP - SINGLE-LINE CACHETS; Quartet of envs. 1940-41 similar to previous lot inc. 21 Nov. 1940 env. to G.B. with a partially boxed 'MOORAGH CAMP./' in violet (unrecorded in violet by Whitney & Field). (4 covers) £150
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ONCHAN CAMP - SINGLE LINE MARKS; Quartet of 1941 envs. inc. 26 Sept./2/6/9 Oct. 1941 three to G.B. less Sept. env. to Italy, with a fine Italian UDC censor to reverse all franked by fine '0 INTERNMENT CAMP' cachet's in violet less 9 Oct. cachet in blue-black. All less Set env. with fine small 'OFFICIAL PAID' cachet in red. (4 covers) PHOTO - see page 21. £200
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ONCHAN CAMP - OVALS PART 1: The mainly ovals cachet's on 1940-43 envs. inc. 20 Nov. 1940 'ONCHAN INTERNMENT CAMP/CAMP POST OFFICE' in blue (rare), 2 Jun/13 July/3 Sept. 1942 & 13 Feb. 1943 oval 'O. CAMP POST OFFICE/ONCHAN. I.O.M.' cachets on envs. in violet, with fine 'OFFICIAL PAID' red c.d.s.'s. (9 covers) PHOTO - see page 21. £200
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ONCHAN CAMP - OVALS PART 2: The ovals cachet's on envs. to/from G.B. & Italy with mainly fine 'O. CAMP POST OFFICE/ONCHAM. I.O.M.' cachets in violet dated; 18 Nov. 1941, 30 Nov./4 Dec. 1942 & 12 May/4 Mar./1943 with a 7 Oct. 1943 env. franked by a 1/2d green, 1d red (2) & tied by a Lytham St. Annes ' m/c, (18 Nov. 1941 & 4 Mar. 1943 envs. to Italy with fine UDC Italian censor marks on reverse.) most with 'OFFICIAL PAID' red c.d.s.'s. (6 covers) £200
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ONCHAN CAMP; The 1940-41 trio of envs., 22 Oct. 1940 env. to U.S.A. franked by 3d purple & 6d rose-pink (2) tied by a I.O.M. 'POST EARLY/IN/THE DAY' m/c, reverse with a partially obscured 'ONCHAN INTERNMENT CA' blue h.s. (unlisted cachet in Whitney), Also 29 Nov. 1940 env. with a fine 'ONCHAN INTERNMENT CAMP/CAMP POST OFFICE' violet cachet & 10 Sept 1941 env. with a fine 'ONCHAN INTERNMENT CAMP' violet cachet. (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 20. £200
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ONCHAN CAMP - INGOING MAIL; the 1940-42 selection of covers inc. 9 Dec./27 Feb1941 & 5 June 1942 envs. to 'Mr Carlo Fodrio, house 50, 'O' Camp, from Lytham St Annes all franked with a 21/2d blue & tied with a m/c, all bearing mainly fine oval 'HEADQUARTERS, POST OFFICE/INTERN, CAMPS, DOUGLAS, I.O.M.' violet cachet's (with 1941 env. mark a double oval cachet & 21/2d blue on 12 Jun env. defaced by censor). (7 covers & 1 PPC) £150
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ONCHAN CAMP - BALANCE; 14 Feb 1942 env. to Scotland with a good 'O. CAMP POST OFFICE/ONCHAN. I.O.M' violet & fine 'OFFICIAL PAID' red cachet's, reverse with fine boxed hex. 'LETTER SENT WITH/SPECIAL PERMISSION/COMANNDER O INTERNMENT CAMP 1GN' with 'O' & 'IGN' in red crayon (rare commanders cachet), 4 Nov. 1842 'Greetings' Telegram ex Onchan with fine prev. oval violet cachet. (1 cover, 2 PPCs & 1 telegram) PHOTO - see page 21. £150
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PALACE CAMP (R CAMP) - CIRCULAR/OVAL CACHETS: Group of six envs. (27 Jul. 1940 to 1 Aug 1941) inc. four between same correspondents (Mr C Fodrio & Miss V. Jones), three with the small, circular "PALACE INTERNMENT CAMP/DOUGLAS" in violet and three with the large double oval "PALACE INTERNMENT CAMP/POST OFFICE/[date]/DOUGLAS I.O.M." also in violet. All envs. have the dated red circular "OFFICIAL PAID" mark. (6) £300
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PALACE CAMP (R CAMP) - RETURNED MAIL, TELEGRAMS, INGOING MAIL, ETC. inc. 29 May 1940 cover ex USA redirected via London & Manchester with straight line "RETURN TO SENDER" in violet, crossed through, then "RELEASED 23-8-40" in blue crayon, 6 Aug 1940 front ex USA with various hand stamps in violet inc. "NO TRACE, ISLE OF MAN" and a number of Telegrams with red or violet Douglas c.d.s. marks. (15 covers/cards etc.) PHOTO - see page 21. £200
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PALACE CAMP (R-CAMP) - MANUSCRIPT "R": Letter sheet with circular, red "OFFICIAL PAID" & double oval "R (in manuscript) INTERNMENT CAMP OFFICE/16 AUG 1941/[DOUGLAS] I.O.M." IN VIOLET (not listed in Whitney) and second letter sheet from Italian internee with the same cachet dated 28 Aug. 1941. (2) PHOTO - p.21 £200
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PALACE CAMP (R CAMP) - CIRCULAR/OVAL CACHETS: Group of 4 envs. (10 Sep. 1940 to 25 Jul. 1941) each with red dated "OFFICIAL PAID" marks, one having circular "PALACE INTERNMENT CAMP/DOUGLAS" in violet, another with the same mark in black & remaining two each with dated double oval "PALACE INTERNMENT CAMP" mark in violet. (4) £200
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PALACE CAMP (R-CAMP) - PRIVILEGED LETTER: 5 Aug 1941 env. with circular "OFFICIAL PAID" in red. On reverse, double oval "PALACE INTERNMENT CAMP/POST OFFICE/ 1 AUG 1941/DOUGLAS I.O.M" in black and endorsed "PRIVILEGED LETTER" in red manuscript. Only recorded example. PHOTO - see page 21. £150
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PEVERIL CAMP - CIRCULAR CACHETS: Group of seven envs. (10 Sep. 1940 to 5 Feb. 1941) all having the circular "PEVERIL INT. CAMP/PEEL" in violet on reverse and each with dated red "OFFICIAL PAID" mark on front. Good to v. fine. (7) PHOTO - see page 21. £300
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PEVERIL CAMP - OVAL CACHETS, METROPOLITAN POLICE, ETC: Aug. 1940 to Jul. 1945 group of envs. inc. outgoing letter dated 2 Aug. 1940 (1 day after camp opened) with double oval "PEVERIL INTERNMENT CAMP/No/3 AUG 1940/PEEL I.O.M." in violet, 16 mar. 1943 env. ex Belgium with magenta double oval cachet "METROPOLITAN POLICE/P[EVERIL CAMP]/16 MAR 1943/PEEL I.O.M" and hexagonal boxed "LETTER SENT BY/SPECIAL PERMISSION/OF/COMMANDER PEVERIL CAMP" plus single ring "Ab" (Auslandspost Berlin), very late use 30 Jul. 1945 env. to Surrey with part oval Peveril Camp cachet plus 22 Sep. 1945 env. from same (Austrian) sender with oval "INTERNMENT/"001"/CAMP" at Wimbledon, etc. Good to fine. (5) PHOTO - see page 21. £240
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PEVERIL CAMP - OVAL CACHETS: Group of envs. inc. 29 Aug. to Nottingham with v. fine double oval Peveril camp mark in violet, 12 Sep. 1942 env. to "Camp X" ex Denmark with Gestapo censor labels and Metropolitan Police magenta double oval cachet, 29 Jun. 1945 cover with double oval Peveril Camp cachet and "OPENED BY/INTELLIGENCE OFFICER" hand stamp and 28 Apr. 1944 cover with similar marks, etc. (5) PHOTO - p.22 £200
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PEVERIL CAMP - INGOING MAIL, EPHEMERA, ETC: Selection of covers, cards, notices, camp entertainment program, newspaper, etc. inc. 21 Apr. 1941 ex Atlantic City with "RETURNED FOR/BETTER ADDRESS" crossed out & "MOORAGH" in blue crayon, 21 Sep. 1944 PPC ex Sweden with "KRIGSFANGEPOST/Service des prisonniers de guerre" handstamp in violet, Feb 1945 complete Newspaper with wrapper, 1 Jun. 1940 Commandant's notice "To the Internees of the Isle of Man", etc. (18 items) PHOTO - see page 22. £200
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PEVERIL CAMP - BALANCE OF COLLECTION: Selection of covers inc. outgoing mail to occupied Europe, with some scarcer marks inc. 17 Dec. 1940 with double oval Peveril Camp cachet in red (rare in this colour), "Ab" (Auslanderpost Berlin) marks in red & black, rare 30 Nov. 1944 "MARITIME MAIL" cancel on cover to London, etc. (12) £200
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PREES HEATH (TRANSIT) CAMP - UNLISTED CAMPS G & W.; 10 Jan 1940 env. 'G' camp (unlisted) to Birmingham franked by a fine large 'OFFICIAL PAID/LIVERPOOL' red c.d.s, with 14 Aug./21 Sept. 1940 env. pair to London to same addressee with good small 'OFFICIAL PAID' red c.d.s.'s, Sept. env. with good octagonal/crown red cachet to reverse. Also 32?/13 May 1941/42 envs. from camp W (unlisted) with single weak-good small red c.d.s.'s as prev. env., 1941 env. to U.S.A. Plus WWI PPCs of Prees Heath as a training camp. (5 covers & 3 PPCs) PHOTO - see page 19. £160
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RUSHEN CAMP- INCOMING/OUTGOING MAIL - WOMENS INTERNMENT CAMP CENSORS; The 1940-42 incoming/outgoing censored envs. inc. 26 Mar. 1941 env. ex 'INTENMNET CAMP A' to Canada with a fine 'CANADA/INT.OP/44/CENSORED' violet cachet & reverse oval 'WOMEN'S INTERNMENT CAM/SECTION /B/PORT ERIN' (rare) & boxed 'WOMEN'S INTENMENT CAMP' black cachets, 24 Mar. 1942 env. with fine hexagonal 'LETTER SENT WITH/SPECIAL PERMISSION/OF COMMANDER M|INTERNMENT/CAMP' cachet in violet, black oval 'A' censor & boxed censors as prev. env. Plus sev. other relative envs. (14 covers) PHOTO - see page 21. £300
2082 RUSHEN CAMP-OUTGOING MAIL-BOXED WOMENS INTERNMENT CAMP CENSORS; The 1940-42 envs./PCs inc. 12 May/27 June. 1941 PCs with June env. to Germany & franked by fine circular Nazi & octagonal violet censors & a good boxed 'WOMENS/INTERNMENT CAMP' cachet, May env. with 'OFFICIAL PAID' h.s. in red & boxed black oval cachet as prev. env. Also 8 May 1941 mail from U.S.A. redirected to the camp franked by 10c. brown (3) & tied by good 'OREKEL HILL/PA' - (1)' duplexes (2), reverse with black boxed censor. (6 covers & 2 cards) £240
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RUSHEN CAMP-INGOING/OUTGOING MAIL-BOXED WOMENS INTERMENT CAMP/(Ab) CENSORS; 1940-43 envs./PCs inc. Aug 7 env. redirected from Baltimore to Ocean-City franked with c.d.s/slogan & partial 'OFFICAL PAID' red c.d.s., reverse with boxed 'WOMENS/INTERNMENT CAMP' black cachet, 25 July 1943 PC to Germany franked by boxed censor as prev. env. & octagonal 'crown/PASSED' censor in violet, both overlapped by a lines & circled 'Ab' black roller censor & a good 'VII' mark in green. (5 covers & 2 cards) £240
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RUSHEN CAMP-INGOING MAIL & EPHEMERA, ETC.; 1940-45 envs & documents inc. 21 Nov. 1940 dated Rushen camp headed receipt of credit of £10. To the camp's bank franked by a fine oval 'WOMEN'S INTERNMENT CAMP/ACCOUNTS/DEPT./PORT ERIN' black cachet (rare), signed on behalf of the commandant. Also 20 Jan 1945 env. from Fareham franked by 1/2d green & 2d orange, tied by a good m/c & overlapped by a good oval 'HEAD....POST OFFICE INTERN CAMPS. DOUGLAS. I.OM.' violet cachet. (5 covers, 19 PPCs & 4 items) £200
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RUSHEN CAMP- WOMENS INTERNMENT-BOXED 'RELEASED BY CENSOR' MARKS; 1940 envs. inc. 2/18/25 Oct. envs. mainly to G.B., 2 Oct. env. franked by 21/2d blue centenary issue, tied, reverse as with proceeding covers with fine boxed 'WOMEN'S/INTERNMENT CAMP/ISLE-OF-MAN' black cachets & boxed 'RELEASED BY/CENSOR' cachets in violet. Also 9 Oct. env. to U.S.A., franked by 21/2d blue with black cachet to reverse. (5 covers) see plate 21. £200
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RUSHEN CAMP-INGOING/OUTGOING MAIL-BOXED WOMENS INTERMENT CAMP CENSORS: 1940-42 ENVS./PC inc. 25 Sept. 1940 Airmail env. to U.S.A. franked by 6d purple & 1/- brown with a fine boxed 'RUSHEN/INTERNMENT CAMP/(WOMEN)/25 SEP 1940/ISLE-OF-MAN' cachet, env. with 14 July v.fine boxed black cachet as prev. Also a 20 Jan 1942 env. to G.B. with a boxed 'R.H. CAMP/ISLE OF MAN' (rare) violet cachet. (4 covers & 2 cards) PHOTO - see page 21. £200
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RUSHEN CAMP (Y CAMP for Women & Children) - Group of four covers , inc. Nov 1941, 22 May 1943, 13 Nov 1944 & 14 May 1945 all with hexagonal boxed "LETTER SENT WITH/SPECIAL PERMISSION/OF/COMMANDER Y INTERNMENT CAMP" in green. (4) PHOTO - see page 22. £200
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RUSHEN CAMP - (Y CAMP) INCOMING EX U.S.A.; 17 Mar. 1941 Undeliverable/Returned env. with v.fine cachet's inc. oval 'H.O. (B.S.)/Information Bureau, boxed 'UNDELIVERABLE FOR REASON STATED/RETURN TO SENDER', 'UNABLE TO IDENTIFY/RETURN TO SENDER' cachet's & a ''RETURN TO SENDER h.s. all in violet. PHOTO - see page 22. £150
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SEFTON CAMP - (S) CAMP; The 1940-45 group of envs./PPCs relating to Sefton camp & Seften inc. 28 Nov./25 July 1940/1941 envs. both to G.B. & with good 'OFFICIAL PAID' c.d.s. in red. Plus a 1945 env. & earlier used/unused PPCs of the Hotel Sefton, Douglas I.O.M. (Little is known about this camp). (3 covers & two cards). £100
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UNDELIVERABLE - IRELAND/ENGLAND/I.O.M. CENSORED COVER; cover dated with oval 'H.O.(B.3.)/5 - MAR 1941/INFORMATION BUREAU' blk. censor, franked by a Irish 2d green (obscured by censor label), with boxed 'NOT AT/CENTRAL INTERNMENT CAMP' red, boxed 'CANNOT BE TRACED', 'NO TRACE/H.Q., I.O.M.'. Reverse with 'RETURN TO SENDER/Unknown' violet & 'UNABLE TO IDENTIFY./RETURN TO SENDER.' black h.s. PHOTO - see page 22. £150
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THE J. SCHMITZ & F. SCHMITZ INTERNEE CORRISPONDENCE; The 1938-41 collection of envs. & b/w photos of a correspondence between Josef Schmitz (Living in London then interned in I.O.M. Rushen Camp) & Friedi Meerkamper (later Friedi Schmitz interned Rushen, Womens internment camp) inc. PPCs from Switzerland to Schmitz in London prior to internment & envs. from Smchmitz in London. Later they were both interned & mail progress from paid to free P.O.W. mail, with a variety of oval censor cachets in blue & violet. Plus pictures of Friedi Meerkamper Skiing (5) & photos dated 15 Aug. 1936, Berlin (3). (day before the close of the 1936 German Olympics) two depicting a German Soldier of senior rank & one of a Zeppelin in flight. (13 Covers, 22 PPCs & 9 Photos) £200
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THE KARL MICHAELIS CORRESPONDENCE - INTERNEE OF 6 DIFFERENT CAMPS!; The 1940/44 envs./PPCs to/from K. Michaelis inc. 5 June 1940 env. ex Huyton Camp, 31 Aug. env. to Michaelis in Central Camp, 3 Oct. 1940 redirected env. to Central Camp franked with a 21/2d blue & m/c, reverse with a boxed 'TRANSFERRED TO/Ramsey CAMP' red h.s. (transferred to Mooragh Camp in Ramsey), 23 Feb 1941 env. to Michaelis in Sefton camp with 21/2d blue tied by a m/c., March 1944 11/2d brown prepaid wrappers with typed address to internee in 'HUTCHINSON CAMP' (2), with 30 Oct. 1944 PC franked by a 2d orange & tied by m/c, to Peverill Camp with fine 'crown/PASSED' red censor & double oval 'METROPOLITAN POLICE/PERVIL CAMP/30 OCT 1944' violet cachet. Plus a few 1938-1940 envs./PC from/to Kurt Sshessinger a Jewish Internee at Fountain Abbey Camp Ripton. A wonderful collection with a great variety of camp markings. (17 Covers, 10 PCs, 3 wrappers & a parcel label) £300
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WWII - U.K. INTERNMENT CAMP (ISLE OF MAN): Remarkable folder of papers relating to a German internee at Promenade Camp inc. correspondence in English & German, photographs, typescript statement. Plus 1945 U.S. Gov. Docs relating to P.O.W. camp events. Qty) PHOTO - see page 22. £120
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