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USA. 1927 Registered cover from Manyoni, Tanganyika to Ontario marked "via New York - Detroit Airport" with KUT 15c and 40c tied by Manyoni c.d.s and an uncancelled USA 10c air mail stamp; and 1930 cover from G.B to California marked "Air mail NY - Los Angeles" with G.B 1½d and US 5c air mail stamp both tied by Didsbury, Manchester machine. US Air Mail stamps could be used on mail from abroad going to the USA to pay for internal US air mail, and were sold in certain foreign countries for this purpose. (2). £100-120
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USA. 1928-39 Mint Air Mail stamps including 1928 5c plate block of six and "Winged Globe" issues with 1930 5c plate blocks of six unmounted (2), 1931-32 5c Rotary Press 5c blocks of four unmounted (3) and 8c blocks of four (2), 1934 6c blocks of four (24, seventeen unmounted) and 1939 30c plate block of six unmounted. Also 19313 Parcel Post Postage Due set of five mint and 1931 2c Red Cross plate block of eight. Scott $2,000+. £180-220
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USA. 1932-39 Covers and cards bearing the Air Mail "Winged Globe" issue 8c olive-bistre (41) or 6c dull orange (52), including crash covers (5), first flights and commercial mail. (93). £200-250
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USA. 1933 (July 8) Cover flown in the New York to Los Angeles air race by the winning pilot Roscoe Turner, who set a new U.S transcontinental time record; and a 1934 (Sep. 17) cover flown by Turner in the Cleveland to New York Bendix Trophy air race, both pilot signed. Also a WW2 propaganda leaflet dropped by the R.A.F over France showing a B17 Flying Fortress, and two airgraphs, one an illustrated Christmas type from the Royal Navy, Eastern Mediterranean. (5). £100-120
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1926 (Oct 23 - Nov 4) Picture postcard of Bamako bearing French Sudan 50c tied by Bamako c.d.s (Oct 23) with a Lokoja, Nigeria c.d.s (Nov 4) alongside, the reverse with violet boxed "VOYAGE AERIEN / FRANCE-MADAGASCAR". Carried by Barnard and Guilbaud on their flight from France to Madagascar, just 15 items carried on this stage from Bamako to Lokoja. Photo on Page 51. £120-140
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1927 (Jan 25) Barnard and Guilbaud France to Madagascar flight, picture postcard of Bangui addressed to Lisala bearing Oubangui Chari 25c cancelled at Bangui, the violet boxed cachet "VOYAGE AERIEN / FRANCE-MADAGASCAR" and a "LISALA" c.d.s (Jan 27) alongside, signed by Guilbaud. Just three items carried on this leg of the flight, very rare. Photo on Page 51. £150-180
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1935 (July 22) Rome to Sudan flight by Ala Littoria, covers franked IL with Khartoum or Kassala arrival backstamps (July 25). Scarce, just 27 covers flown to Khartoum and 17 covers flown on to Kassala. (2). £180-200
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1935 (Nov 28) Massaua to Kassala first flight by Ala Littoria, cover franked 1L85c in Eritrea stamps, backstamped at Kassala (Nov 30) and Khartoum Returned Letter Office (6 Feb. 36) with boxed "UNCLAIMED", very scarce, just ten covers flown. £150-180
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1935 (Dec 2) Rome to Asmara first flight by Ala Littoria, cover to Khartoum franked 2L, backstamped at Alexandria (Dec 6) and Khartoum (Dec 8) with boxed "UNCLAIMED". Fine and scarce, very few covers flown on to Khartoum. £100-120
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1935 (Dec 12) Benghazi to Cairo first flight by Ala Littoria, cover to Atbara franked Libia 15c and Cirenaica 50c, 60c, backstamped at Alexandria (Dec 13) and Atbara. Scarce, just 15 letters flown. £150-180
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1935 (Dec 18) Berbera to Rome first flight via Asmara and Khartoum by Ala Littoria, cover franked Somaliland ½a, 2½a and 8a, backstamped at Khartoum (Dec 21) and Rome (Dec 26), fine and scarce, just 15 covers flown. Photo on Page 51. £180-200
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1936 (Mar 26) Portugal to Mozambique flight by the Portuguese army under Major A. Pinto da Cunha, cover franked Chad 10c, 40c flown from Fort Lamy to Niamey in Niger with arrival backstamp (Mar 29), the two stamps tied by the Fort Lamy c.d.s and two line "TRANSPORTE EXCEPTIONNELLEMENT / PAR AVION". Handstamped "Major CUNHA / Escadrille Portugaise" and boxed "FORT-LAMY / Centre de Tourisme / CHASSES / aux / LIONS", numbered "10". Fine and scarce, just 16 covers carried on this leg of the flight. £100-120
| FORCES AND P.O.W MAIL OF THE WORLD | Featuring the Martin Lynes Display Collections
(Also see lots 1, 2, 18-28, 118-121, 176-183, 379-389, 394, 416-425, 561, 566, 585, 586, 662-671, 826, 975, 1030-1035, 1237, 1258, 1320-1329, 1403, 1439, 1447, 1458)
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Ireland - Battle of Aughrim. 1691 (Jun 15) Entire letter from Thomas Moore in Dublin to his brother in London charged 3d, a fine "IV/22" Bishop Mark on the reverse, the letter describing the Battle of Aughrim which ended the war between the English protestant forces of William III and the Irish Jacobite forces supported by the French who wanted the Catholic James as King in Ireland. The letter includes "On Sunday the 12 instant our army march'd from Ballynasloe and came to the Irish army, who were drawn up in Battle, our left charged their right which consisted of their Regt of Horse Guards, and the Ld. Galways Regt of Horse and in intervals were posted platoons of Foot whom we entirely routed, the Regt of Guards being almost cut to pieces, on which the centre run so that we fell in with them and killed between 5 and 6000 on the place and took 500 prisoners, among whom is Major Gen'll John Hamilton, Major Gen'll Dorington, Coll Butler, Lord Bofine, Lord Bellew, Lord Galway (who since died of his wounds) with several Colonels, Lt. Cols and Captains.". Vertical file fold and minor soiling, otherwise fine, an exceptional letter from the Irish Wars of 1689-91. £300-350
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Scotland - Jacobite Rebellion. 1746 (June 26) Entire letter to "Dr Joshua Pilot of Capt. Bateman's Regt with the army, North Britain", charged 6d, a Bishop Mark on the reverse. Bateman's Regt. participated in the Battle of Culloden in April, and were part of the British forces then searching for Bonnie Prince Charlie and other Jacobite supporters. £150-200
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Seven Years War - P.O.W Mail. 1759 (Jan 7) Entire letter written in French (signed "DeXXX") from Chippenham, to "Monsieur at the Pelican Inn, Monsieur De Bellof, Prisonnier sur la parole at Bristol", the reverse with manuscript "Exd" (Examined) and initials, handstamped "CHIPPEN / HAM", staining to part of the address panel and reverse with a piece missing from the upper flap, nevertheless a scarce censored letter to a P.O.W on parole. £100-120
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Malta. 1809 (June 1st) Entire letter from Capt. William Hoste to his parents in England, headed "getting under way from Lissa", forwarding "the bulletin giving an account of the victory" - this bulletin then follows, written in another neat hand, headed from Agrani, 29th May. It describes the Battle of Aspern-Essling when the French were defeated attempting to cross the Danube, and their earlier surrender of Vienna. A final footnote written from Dan Prince at Malta states that this letter was left with him for posting by Capt. Hoste who had to sail for the Adriatic; he hoped to post it in London but has been detained in Malta. A fine letter with good content from William Hoste, who served under Nelson at several battles and destroyed over 250 enemy vessels in the Adriatic. In 1811 he defeated a greatly superior squadron at Lissa and took many prizes, but was severely wounded; he was created a Baronet in 1814. With a fine oval "SHIP-LETTER / (crown) / DOVER", apparently fumigated, carried to England with the Hind frigate and fleet which left Malta at the end of June. £250-300
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Ireland. 1813 (Aug 5) Entire letter from a sailor on a ship in Cove Harbour, sent to Manchester with a "COVE / 110" handstamp, contents include "the Jalour sloop of war made the signal for convoy to Spain and Portugal and yesterday she had orders to put to sea in pursuit of an American Privateer of 20 guns that had chased a gun brig into Waterford a day or two before", and news of other naval vessels and troop convoys. An interesting reference to the war with the USA, the US ship possibly the "Argus" which was captured on August 14th. £100-120
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Java - British Occupation. 1814 (Jan 11) Entire letter from Ivenholm (Scotland?) addressed to "Ensign Wm. Pate Hunter, 78th Regt., Java", hand carried, tape stains at lower edge, otherwise fine and scarce. Java was captured by the British in 1811 and returned to the Dutch in 1816. £100-120
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Waterloo Subscription. 1816 Printed letters sent free of postage within Germany, both with Hannover postmarks, the first printed in German asks for the Waterloo Committee in London to be advised of any war widows with children or orphans as a result of their fathers having been killed in the Waterloo campaign or having died as a result of that battle. The second with the address panel headed "On the business of the WATERLOO SUBSCRIPTION", the contents in English asking the addressee to present themselves to a Magistrate or Minister and get them to fill up a form to be sent to the Waterloo Subscription Office in London. Also a news cutting with details of money given to the Waterloo Subscription. (3). Photo on Page 56. £550-650
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1836 Entire letter to "Sir Wm Bennett, Physician General, Admiralty" from an Assistant Surgeon on H.M.S "Tribune" in the Gulf of Smyrna, requesting promotion to surgeon and enclosing copies of testimonies from other surgeons. Hand carried but unusually disinfected with a disinfection cachet of Semlin on the reverse. £120-150
| 1d Concession Rates | (Also see lots 1237, 1258, 1320-1323, 1403)
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1813 (Sep) Printed G.P.O Notice "On the Exemptions granted to Seamen in the Navy, and Soldiers in the Army, in respect of the Postage of their letters", detailing the regulations for sending and receiving letters at the 1d concession rate. Central horizontal fold, a little staining and a tear to upper edge, otherwise fine and complete, a rare early P.O Notice on an important postal history subject. £300-350
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Ireland. 1812 Printed East Kent Regiment of Militia certificate, stating that John Beavas enrolled in the regiment on 1st Jan. 1793 and is now serving as a volunteer, posted from Athlone to his wife in Essex prepaid at the 1d concession rate, signed "John Beavas, E. Kent Militia" and countersigned. Handstamped "ATHLONE / 60" with a good Dublin Mermaid Paid datestamp, London Paid datestamp, and red "RETURND - FROM / COLCHESTER". A fine and unusual 1d rate soldiers letter from Ireland. Photo on Page 56. £200-250
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1814 Printed certificate from Fort Monckton, certifying that Daniel Propert is serving as a Private in Captain Roch's Company of the Royal Cardigan Regt. of Militia, being a substitute for David Edwards, balloted man for the parish of Llandewibrevy, and has served for over 11 years. Headed from Private Propert and countersigned, sent from Gosport to Deal prepaid at the 1d soldiers rate. £80-100
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1817 Entire letter addressed to "Henry Moore - Private, M.P Campbell's Co., 52 Regt., British Army, France" prepaid at the 1d concession rate, handstamped "ROBERTSBRIDGE" and a Paid datestamp of London. A little minor soiling and some splitting at the folds, a very scarce 1d rate letter from Sussex to the British army of occupation in France. £220-260
| Napoleonic War P.O.W Mail | (Also see lots 1324-1329)
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Launceston. 1807 (Mar 21) Entire letter from Rochefort to Naval Officer Adolphe Chassiron (who was captured on the Frigate "La Minerve"), a P.O.W at Launceston, probably sent within another letter to the Commissioner of the French Navy who has then forwarded it to the Transport Office. Handstamped on the reverse with the red cachet "MARINE ET COLONIES. IIIE ARRONDISSEMENT / (MORLAIX)" with the French eagle, probably indicating that the letter had been censored, with oval "TRANSPORT OFFICE / (crown) / G.R / PRISONERS OF WAR" on the front, no postage rate shown. A fine and very unusual P.O.W letter. Photo on Page 56. £500-600
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Stapleton. 1812 (Aug 10) Entire letter from a French P.O.W Michel Devente, "Soldat au 20e Regiment de Ligne" at the Depot at Stapleton near Bristol, addressed to his father in France, endorsed "not paid" in red ink and charged "8". The letter tells of his capture in Spain and incarceration at Stapleton since December, and advises sending a reply within an outer envelope addressed to the Commissioner of Marine at Morlaix, Finistere, which would only have to be paid to Morlaix. Photo on Page 56. £200-250
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1813 (Mar 9) Entire letter from William Clark, P.O.W at the Chateau of Sedan, to England with oval "TRANSPORT OFFICE / (crown) / G.R / PRISONERS OF WAR" and a London backstamp, charged 11d. Clark advised that letters addressed to him as an English P.O.W at Sedan should then be enclosed within another letter and sent to the Honourable Transport Board in London, who will forward them. Some extensive staining to the address panel. £70-80
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Dartmoor. 1813 (Apr 14) Entire letter from a French P.O.W, J. Renevey, in Dartmoor Prison, to his father in France, the reverse with "Exd JM" censor cachet, charged 11 decimes. A fine and attractive censored P.O.W letter from Dartmoor. Photo on Page 56. £350-450
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1854 (Aug 4) Stampless cover backstamped "POST OFFICE / BRITISH ARMY" c.d.s of Varna and in London, unusually addressed to India with a Bombay arrival datestamp, rated 1/3 and charged 20a. Small surface scrape, otherwise fine and rare, the only Crimean War soldiers cover we have seen to India. Photo on Page 56. £500-600
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1854 (Oct 3) Stampless cover to England charged 3d, backstamped upon arrival, the enclosed letter from Balaclava written by Lt. Clement Heneage of 8th Hussars describes the battlefield at Alma and a cavalry skirmish three days later. Heneage was present at the Battle of Alma on Sept. 21st and was a survivor of the Charge of the Light Brigade on October 25th. He was also present at Inkerman, the siege of Sebastopol and the expedition to Kertch, and won the Victoria Cross during the Indian Mutiny in 1858. £150-200
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1854-55 Covers to the Crimea bearing 1d red strips of three, from Teignmouth to "Captain R. Portal, 4th Light Dragoons" with a letter from his future wife enclosed; Bridgewater to "Lieut. W. Cecil de Vere, R.N, H.M.S Albion, Black Sea Fleet, Constantinople"; or London to "Capt. Charles E. Mannfield, A.D.C, care of Lieut. Genl. Sir Colin Campbell K.C.B". Capt. Portal was A.D.C to Lord George Paget and survived the Charge of the Light Brigade, in which his horse was shot; he published his "Letter from the Crimea" in 1856. (3). £150-200
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1855 Entire letter and a cover from the Crimea to Ireland both with three 1d reds cancelled in London, the entire letter written from "Camp before Sebastopol, Left Siege Train, Royal Artillery", charged a further 3d upon arrival. The cover with a green "POST - OFFICE / BRITISH - ARMY" datestamp, endorsed "XCIII before Sebastopol", the 93rd formed the 'Thin Red Line' at the Battle of Balaclava. (2). £150-200
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1855 (Jan 24) Cover from Leigh to "Miss Emily Anderson, Nurse, Royal Naval Hospital, Therapea, Constantinople" bearing 1d red single and pair each cancelled "958". Anderson was one of six female nurses who arrived at Therapea in the charge of Mrs Elize Mackenzie earlier in January. Mail to nurses in the Crimea is scarce. Photo on Page 59. £100-150
| Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902 | (Also see lots 827-830)
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1899-1902 Covers and cards including German propaganda postcards (3), 1900 postcard endorsed "Ex Transport Kent" with a Spain 10c cancelled in London, covers to Boer P.O.Ws in Ceylon (4, one redirected to Mount Lavinia), 1899 cover from a British P.O.W in Pretoria with "22 NOV 1899 / COMMANDANT GENERAAL" cachet (torn and very soiled), etc. (12). £100-120
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Ceylon Contingent. 1900 (Dec 22) G.B 1d Lettercard sent by Trooper W.J.R Hamilton of the Ceylon Mounted Infantry, written from Reitfontein to Ceylon cancelled "ARMY P.O. 54 / S. AFRICA" c.d.s, backstamped at Durban, Colombo and Agarapatana, fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 59. £250-300
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Canadian Contingent. 1900 (July 24) Cover to England endorsed "Canadian Contingent South African Field Force, Active Service" bearing O.F.S 1d and Canada Imperial Penny Postage 2c each cancelled "ARMY P.O 43 / S. AFRICA" c.d.s with a third strike alongside, backstamped at Newmarket, very unusual. Photo on Page 59. £300-350
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Censor Labels. 1901-02 Covers with unusual local censor labels including scarce white provisional seal of Hilton Road tied by "Opened by Press Censor and Passed" cachet (Snowden/Hepworth type 28); blue cyclostyled seal "Opened and passed / by Military Censor" of Upington; provisional seal of Barberton made from a Boer form handstamped "On H Majesty's Service (S/H 37); and local labels of "Uitenhage (S/H 31), Beaufort West (S/H 21), Paarl (S/H 18, on white paper), also a red on white seal similar to S/H type 38 with the error of spelling "INITALS". One cover from Rhodesia, two to Boer P.O.Ws on St. Helena, two labels unrecorded by Snowden and Hepworth, only a single example recorded of another. (7). £400-500
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Burgher Camp. 1902 (May 20) Cover to Cape Colony endorsed "From M. Raine, Educ. Depart., Irene II, Pretoria" with Transvaal KEVII 1d tied by Irene c.d.s, Pretoria Press Censor cachet and superb oval "BURGHER CAMP, No. 2, / 20 MAY 1902 / IRENE". Two opening tears at upper left, otherwise fine and scarce, just four examples of this Irene cachet recorded by Stroud. Photo on Page 59. £150-180
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St. Helena - P.O.W Mail. 1901 (Apr 17) St. Helena 1d postal stationery postcard with superb straight line "BROAD BOTTOM CAMP" cachet and circular "CENSOR / PRISONERS OF WAR" initialled "H.M" by H.G. Mortimer. Sent to another Boer P.O.W at the Castle, Cape Town, redirected to S.S "Armenian" at Simons Town, with circular "CENSOR / PRISONERS OF WAR" in violet, very fine and unusual. Photo on Page 59. £200-250
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Portugal - Internee Mail. 1901 Cover from Krugersdorp Burgher Camp to a Boer internee at Peniche franked 1d, handstamped "T" and octagonal "T / 15 / CENTIMES", the reverse with a pink censor label tied by violet oval "BURGHER CAMP / 16 DEC. 1901 / KRUGERSDORP" (initialled "H. de B") and datestamps of Johannesburg and Peniche. £150-180
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Portugal - Internee Mail. 1901 Portugal 25c postal stationery postcard from a Boer internee at Caldas da Rainha, to Cape Town with a violet Press Censor cachet, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 59. £180-220
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1900-02 covers and cards from (3) or to (5) P.O.Ws including 1901 Ceylon 2c postal stationery card from Maskeliya, addressed in Tamil, variously redirected, nine datestamps including two of Diyatalawa Camp and two censor cachets; 2c postcard to Germany uprated 4c with Ragama Camp c.d.s and censor cachet; a cover to Bloemfontein with Ceylon 6c strangely cancelled in Cape Town; 2c newspaper wrapper from Colombo to Diyatalawa Camp and redirected to Ragama; 1902 postcard from Germany to Ragama camp; 1901 cover from ORC to Diyatalawa but missent to Tuticorin in India with tiny "Maldirige" handstamp, etc. (8). £200-260
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Ephemera comprising rare "Diyatalawa Dum-Dum" newspaper for 10 Sept. 1900; Ragama Camp first issue 10c note stuck to the reverse of a 1902 2c postcard posted within the camp (the note a little stained); unused joining pledge for the Diyatalawa Christian Society; advice notes for goods sent to the camp (2); and passes (2), some faults but an interesting group. (7). £260-320
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Diyatalawa. 1900-01 Covers and cards from (5), to (6) or sent within the camp, the last a 2c postal stationery card cancelled by the E.J.B censor cachet, also an uncensored cover to England possibly from a camp guard, Cave and Co picture postcard of the camp (central fold), advertising cover for Choice Magallies Berg Tobacco, Grand Oriental Hotel advert cover from Colombo, 5c stationery envelope to Holland uprated 10c, etc., and two later postcards of the camp. (14). £160-180
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Diyatalawa. 1900-02 Covers comprising incoming cover with "PASSED CENSOR / REFUGEE CAMP, SPRINGFONTEIN, O.R.C"; stampless 1900 O.H.M.S cover with octagonal Standerton A.P.O Natal Field Force datestamp to a P.O.W at Durban, redirected to Ceylon; Pictorial Hotel Victoria, Heidelberg cover from Germany probably to a German P.O.W; cover to a female at Aliwal North Refugee Camp; and cover to Pretoria with "NON RECLAME / (NOT CLAIMED)" and boxed "CENSOR, PRISONERS OF WAR / L. Heyman, Lt. Col." returned to India and finally to Ceylon. (5). £170-220
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Diyatalawa. 1901 Cover franked 6c, to another P.O.W in Bermuda, E.J.B censor, Colombo and Hamilton backstamps. Mail from Ceylon to Bermuda is very unusual. £120-150
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Diyatalawa. 1901 Cover from Pretoria to D. Forster, a P.O.W at Tin Town, Ladysmith, with violet boxed "PASSED / S.O.P. NATAL / CENSOR / P. of W.", five different Diyatalawa censor cachets subsequently applied by favour prior to Forster leaving Ceylon. The censors comprise double ring serif type for E.J.B, and san-serif types for A.C, A.D.R, T.M.B and H.O.C.-C, this last type only known used on mail in June and July 1902, rare even applied by favour. Vertical fold and a few small edge faults but an interesting souvenir cover, illustrated on page 3.5 of 'Ceylon P.O.W Mail' by R. Stroud. £200-250
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Diyatalawa. 1901-02 Registered covers (2) and an address label from a parcel all to South Africa franked 15c, 18c or 20c, handstamped with the red fancy framed large size "REGISTERED" or similar smaller size handstamp (2), all also with boxed "R", Diyatalawa cancels and censor cachets. The large size handstamp rather smudged and the cover a little stained, the smaller size handstamps both fine. These Registered handstamps were apparently applied by the camp Postmaster John F. Faure; very few examples of either type are known, and the smaller type was not recorded by Stroud. (3). Photo on Page 59. £350-450
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Diyatalawa - Censor Seals. 1900 Covers from South Africa to Diyatalawa all censored upon arrival with the white "V.R. / Opened Under Martial Law" seal (2, Stroud type 9, only recorded Nov/Dec 1900) or the pink seal "V. (crown) R / OPENED UNDER MARTIAL LAW" with imprint "Boer Camp 1." (Stroud type 22var., only two examples recorded, for 6/7 Feb), this cover also backstamped on Feb. 7. Some cover faults but the seals largely fine and rare, the last cover a little stained. (3). £180-240
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Diyatalawa/India - Trichinopoly. 1901 Picture postcard written and signed by T.L Thorne, censor at the Trichinopoly P.O.W Camp, sent to "Mr Baumann, Censor Prisoners of War, Diyatalawa Ceylon", with India 1a tied by "BOER CAMP / TRICHINOPOLY" c.d.s, violet boxed "EXAMINED / T.L THORNE / Censor / Boer Camp, Trichinopoly" and oval "PASSED CENSOR P.O.W / E.J.B / DIYATALAWA". Thorne states he is leaving Trichinopoly next week and will be at Diyatalawa in the first week of December. Minor creasing at upper edge, otherwise fine, unusual and scarce. Photo on Page 59. £150-200
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