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1942 British forms to Jersey, most with replies on the reverse, various British R.C.M.B and Red Cross cachets. (365). £200-250
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1943 British forms to Jersey, most with replies on the reverse, various British R.C.M.B and Red Cross cachets. (390). £200-250
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1943-44 German forms from Jersey, most with replies on the reverse, 34 forms sent in 1944, the final form sent on June 12th with the final reply dated in February 1945, various Red Cross cachets. (152). £140-180
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1944 (Jan 2) - 1945 (Apr 13) British forms to Jersey, fourteen forms dated between January 2nd and February 7th 1944 sent in the usual way via Paris with German Red Cross cachets (replies on the reverse all sent back in May 1944), forms dated 9th February 1944 and later without German Red Cross cachets all probably delivered after the war, various British R.C.M.B and Red Cross cachets. 19 Forms between 29th March and 28th November 1944 have no Swiss Red Cross cachet and were probably delivered directly to the island, also three forms that were never sent still with their second backing paper. (95). £200-240
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Alderney. 1942 (Sep 30) German form from "Charles W. Carre, Working Party, Alderney, Guernsey, C.I" to his wife in Leeds, German and Swiss Red Cross cachets, British censor P57. Folded, otherwise fine, an exceptionally rare origin. Photo on Page 116. £200-250
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Alderney Evacuees. 1941 (Jan 9) - 1944 (Mar 29) Forms from Sarah Duplain, evacuated from Alderney to the U.K just prior to the occupation, the first a Swiss Red Cross form "61", the others British Red Cross forms, sent to friends or relatives in Jersey (7) or Guernsey (8), replies on the reverse, the first form sent back from Jersey on 20th February 1941 with the embossed seal only (and without the usual Enquiry and News Service cachet). (15). £100-120
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Sark. 1942-44 German forms from Bessie Mitchell to her farther in Cornwall (4), the first form dated 11.11.42 sent from "La Rue Cottage, Sark, via Guernsey C.I" (the reply dated 10.5.43), three 1943-44 forms sent by Mitchell after she had moved to St. Peter Port, replies on reverse, the final form with German censor. Also 1943 (Oct 19) British form from the R.C.M.B at Chester, to "Mrs Annie Rebenstorff, La Forge, Sark, C.I", reverse with message sent back from Sark on 24th April 1944, Red Cross cachets, scarce. (5). £200-250
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Sark. 1941 (Jan 15) - 1944 (Feb 3) British forms from Gertrude Topliss, at R.C.M.B 14 in London to her mother "Nellie Topliss, Maison Rouge, Sark, Channel Isles", all with replies on reverse sent back from Sark (24), various cachets including "COUPON-REPONSE", the final form with black Gestapo censor cachet (with the final reply sent back on 1st June 1944). Also another form from Gertrude Topliss to Rev. Greenhow at Torteval Rectory, Guernsey. A rare correspondence to and from Sark. (25). £1,200-1,400
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Australia/Internees. 1942 (Sep 4) Swiss Red Cross form from Hazel Marsh, Wangaratta, Victoria, sent to Gwen Barnett in Guernsey, reverse with the reply sent on March 25th 1943 from Gwendoline Barnett at Biberach Internment Camp "Interned in Germany. Teaching Camp School", boxed "STATES OF GUERNSEY / RED CROSS BUREAU" cachet. With Red Cross window envelope bearing German Red Cross in France cachet and German censors, Wangaratta backstamp (23 July 1943), envelope and form both with Australian censor. Also 1943 Australian Red Cross letter and leaflet about communicating with P.O.Ws and Internees. A very rare origin, especially forwarded from Guernsey to Biberach. (4). £180-220
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Barbados. 1941 (Oct 4) German form from Jersey to Miss Jeanne Wood in Barbados, reverse with reply sent back on 2nd June 1942, marked as received on 25th January 1943, Red Cross cachets and British censor, a very scarce destination and origin. £120-150
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Barbados. 1942 (Aug 9) Swiss Red Cross form (number "61") from Mrs Kathleen le Sueur in Barbados, to Mrs Wright in Jersey, reverse with reply sent on 2nd January 1943, Red Cross cachets. A very scarce origin and destination and a late use of this type of message form. £120-150
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Barbados. 1944 (Feb 22) German form from Jersey to Mr & Mrs Le Seuer in Barbados, with the Red Cross delivery envelope posted from Trinidad to Barbados and redirected to Brazil, backstamped with "(Red Cross) / BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY / TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO / CENTRAL COUNCIL BRANCH", Barbados c.d.s (Nov 24) and Trinidad censor, marked as received on 6 February 1945, the stamp unfortunately removed. A very scarce destination. (2). £120-150
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Canada. 1941-43 German forms from Jersey to Canada, with replies on reverse, all with straight line "EXAMINED BY CENSOR" or "EXAMINED BY D.B" applied in Canada. One form split and repaired, otherwise fine, an uncommon destination. (6). £240-280
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Canada. 1941-43 German forms from Guernsey to Canada, ten with replies on reverse, all with straight line "EXAMINED BY CENSOR" or "EXAMINED BY D.B" applied in Canada, other cachets include "COUPON-REPONSE" and boxed "Deutsches Rotes Kreuz / Eing.: / Ausg.:", an uncommon destination. (11). £420-500
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Canada. 1942 German forms from R.H Johns (3) or members of the Falla family (4) in Guernsey to Canada, replies on reverse, straight line "EXAMINED BY D.B" applied in Canada, one with "COUPON-REPONSE", an uncommon destination. (7). £280-320
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Canada. 1944 (Dec 12) Canadian Red Cross forms to Jersey (2), one from Mary Lawson in Fort Erie, fine and scarce. Also a 1941 German form from Jersey to Mary Lawson, the 1942 reply on the reverse, part of the reply message excised, all with Red Cross cachets and Canadian censor handstamps. (3). £250-300
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Ceylon. 1941-44 Forms (3) comprising very scarce Swiss Red Cross enquiry form (number 189) sent to Alice Fuller (via the Red Cross office in Paris) on behalf of her husband Gunner F.D Fuller with reply on the reverse dated 21 June 1941, and two German forms sent by Alice Fuller to her husband, a 1943 (Apr. 5) form sent c/o R.C.M Bureau 35 in London, a 1944 (Jan 10) form sent to R.C Office, Ceylon Branch, Colombo. Also a 1943 3c postal stationery postcard to L/Bdr Fuller, 23rd Lt. A.A Regt, Base Post Office, Colombo, from the Red Cross Office in Colombo with printed message acknowledging receipt of a Red Cross Message for despatch to enemy occupied territory. A scarce and unusual correspondence. (4). £200-250
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Ceylon. 1942-44 Ceylon Red Cross forms (7, two types) all from Gordon Male to his parents in Jersey, all with circular "CEYLON BRANCH / (Red Cross) / B.R.C.S" cachets, the first form with the senders address excised, the others without any senders address shown, the first two forms sent 15 October 1942 and 7th April 1943 with replies on the reverse sent in 1943, the other five 1944 forms without replies. All with Swiss Red Cross cachets, the first two with German Red Cross cachets, three 1944 forms also with circular "COMITE INTERNATIONAL de la CROIX-ROUGE a GENEVE / DELEGATION / LE CAIRE". A scarce correspondence from Ceylon, with an unused Red Cross message form on blue paper. (8). £600-700
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Ceylon. 1942-44 Ceylon Red Cross forms (9, two types) all from Gordon Male to his wife Beryl in Jersey, all with circular "CEYLON BRANCH / (Red Cross) / B.R.C.S" cachets, two with the sender's address excised from the forms, the others with no address shown for the sender, the first five forms (15 Oct. 1942 - 28 Oct. 1943) all with a reply on reverse sent between 3 July 1943 and 11th April 1944, the final four forms sent in 1944 without replies. The final two forms of 16 May and 1 June 1944 both with circular "COMITE INTERNATIONAL de la CROIX-ROUGE a GENEVE / DELEGATION / LE CAIRE", all with Swiss Red Cross cachets, the 1942-43 forms with German Red Cross cachets, one form of 29 October 1943 with an Egyptian censor cachet. A scarce correspondence from Ceylon, with an unused Ceylon Red Cross message form on blue paper. (10). Photo on Page 116. £750-1,000
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Egypt. 1942-43 Egyptian Red Cross forms to Jersey with replies on reverse, two types of form both with Swiss and German Red Cross cachets and Egyptian censors, with dated "DELEG C.I.C.R / LE CAIRE" cachet, part senders addresses excised, fine and scarce. Also 1942-44 German forms from Jersey (3), two addressed to Cairo (one to Bdr A.L Bailhache, R.A), a third form to a lady at R.C.M.B in Barnsley unusually with "COMITE INTERNATIONAL de la CROIX-ROUGE a GENEVE / DELEGATION / LE CAIRE" cachet (missent or redirected to Egypt?). (5). £200-240
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Egypt. 1941-43 Egyptian or Swiss Red Cross forms from Pte Edmund Noel to Jersey, two with his address shown as "32 B.F.C.U M.E.F", three others with unit details excised, the three Swiss type 1941 forms with dated "DELEG C.I.C.R / LE CAIRE" and Postal Censor cachets, two 1943 Egyptian R.C forms with undated double ring "DELEG C.I.C.R / LE CAIRE" and Deputy Chief Field Censor cachets, all with replies on reverse. One with repaired tears, otherwise fine and scarce. (5). £200-240
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Egypt. 1942-43 Egyptian or Swiss Red Cross forms from Fred Baker to his wife in Jersey, with dated "DELEGATION C.I.C.R / LE CAIRE" or undated "DELEG. C.I.C.R / LE CAIRE" cachets, senders location details excised, with replies on reverse, and two German forms from Jersey to Fred Baker both with dated Cairo C.I.C.R cachets and Egyptian Postal Censors, part addressees details excised. Also a 1941 telegram to Baker in Cairo "Received today through Red Cross Edna Baker and Family are quite well", and 1941 B.R.C letter agreeing to send a message to Jersey by R.C Message Scheme free of charge. (6). £200-240
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Egypt. 1941-44 Forms from Pte Maurice Le Var in Egypt to his wife Edith and/or son David in Jersey (23), also two forms to his parents in Jersey, Swiss Red Cross forms (11) and Egyptian Red Cross forms (14, two types) all with replies on reverse, all with Cairo C.I.C.R cachets and Egyptian Postal or Field Censors; and German forms from Jersey to Le Var in Cairo (4, one with reply on reverse), some with part senders address excised. Also a copy of his enlistment papers into the R.A.S.C, form for a message broadcast to his sister in England, pictorial Christmas airgrams to his wife and son both sent to his sisters address, and a British R.C letter. An interesting and extensive lot to and from Egypt. (29+). £1,500-1,800
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Egypt. 1941-44 Forms (69) sent between L.A.C Stanley A. Brouard and his wife, parents or other relatives in Guernsey, the extensive lot comprising Swiss Red Cross (number "61") forms sent from England to Guernsey in 1940 (4, July 31 - Nov 7), the first three without any message seeking any news of the addressees (replies sent 17 Jan - 4 Mar. 1941), all giving Brouard's address as "R.A.F c/o Channel I Committee"; British forms from England (4) with a fifth similar form sent in 1942 from R.C.M.B in Manchester when Brouard was actually in the Middle East; Swiss Red Cross forms (6) and Egyptian Red Cross forms (23, three types) all sent from Egypt with Cairo C.I.C.R and Postal or Field Censor cachets, many with part senders address excised, all with replies on reverse; and German forms from Guernsey (32) mostly addressed to R.A.F c/o G.P.O or War Office but ten addressed to Cairo and four others addressed "late Cairo" or "late Iraq", ten with Cairo C.I.R.C and/or Egyptian censor cachets, six with "NOT TO BE USED FOR REPLY" cachets on reverse, also three related B.R.C.S or Egyptian Red Cross letters. An exceptional and rare correspondence (also see lots 733, 743). (72). £2,500-3,000
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France. 1943 French Red Cross form from the Channel Islands internee Irene Hayward at Front Stalag 21/122, Compiegne, Oise, sent to England; British Red Cross form sent to France with reply on reverse; and French Red Cross form to Northern Ireland; also an unusual 1942 Red Cross delivery envelope with French Red Cross and Emigrant Aid cachets of Paris, Wehrmacht censor, four 1f stamps cancelled in Paris. (4). £200-240
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France. 1945 French Red Cross forms with "Taxe Percue" printed in the upper left corner, sent by Jean Mattas from Paris or Creuse to Dr. Mattas in Jersey, Swiss Red Cross cachets, the first with 30c pair + 2f cancelled in Paris and a 1f.50 meter mark. Rare forms, presumably delivered after the war. (Also see lot 728). (2). £200-250
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Germany - P.O.Ws & Internees. 1941 (Aug 7) German form with boxed "Deutsches Rotes Kreuz / Eing.: 21 AOUT 1941 / Ausg.: 21 AOUT 1941", sent from Guernsey to "Driver L. Brassel, believed to be Prisoner of War, c/o Engineering Chief, G.H.Q Cairo, International Red Cross Geneva" with Red Cross delivery envelope (faults) to Stalag IIID, the envelope and form both with "Stalag IIID / 47 / Gepruft"; and 1942 British form to Mr & Mrs William Chegwidden in Guernsey, the reverse with a reply of 1943 (Feb 28) from Hilda Chegwidden at Oflag 55 (VD) 170, Germany (located at Wurzach/Allgau), together with a 1944 lettersheet sent by William Chegwidden from Biberach. (4). £160-200
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Greece. 1944 Greek Red Cross forms from Athens to Doctor Mattas in Jersey, with Swiss and Greek Red Cross cachets, one with a British censor, very rare. Also a 1943 Doctors Certificate stating Dr Mattas is suffering from Angina. (Also see lot 726). (3). Photo on Page 116. £280-320
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Hungary. 1942 (Dec 20) German form from Guernsey to Hungary, French Red Cross cachet, reply on reverse with Hungarian Red Cross cachet, also delivery envelope posted at Paris (stamp torn out). Very rare. £150-180
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India. 1943-44 German forms from Guernsey (2) or Jersey, two addressed "c/o Indian Red Cross, 141 Mint Rd, Bombay" both with an attached slip from the R.C Commissioner at Simila "Reply of 25 words written on the back of the form should be posted in a fully stamped envelope with a 4 annas International Reply Coupon enclosed", one also with the label "This Message Comes to you through the Red Cross, will you please record your appreciation by making a donation ....."; the third form to R. Phillips at Aruvankadu with a reply on the reverse, and an Official Paid "Reoccupation" card posted in May 20th 1945 from Guernsey to R. Phillips in India. A very scarce group. (4). £300-350
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India. 1942 (June 12) India Red Cross form from W.T Cullion to his mother in Guernsey, red boxed "INDIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY / Town Hall Compound, BOMBAY", Swiss and French Red Cross cachets, reply on reverse dated 19th December; and a 1943 German form from Guernsey to Cullion in Bombay. Very scarce. (2). Photo on Page 116. £200-250
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Iran. 1942-43 German forms from Jersey to S. Moghadam, Musee National, Teheran, replies on reverse, cachets include British and Russian "Anglo-Soviet-Persian Censorship" handstamps and "COMITE INTERNATIONAL DE LA CROIX-ROUGE / TEHERAN", one with Turkish Red Cross cachet on reverse. One split in two and repaired, the other fine, very scarce. (2). £160-200
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Iraq. 1943-44 Iraq Red Cross forms (6) all from S. Brouard to Guernsey, the senders address deleted (his Paiforce address later written on the forms), also German forms (2) from Guernsey to S. Brouard, R.A.F No 2 Squadron, Baghdad, Iraq, the six forms from Iraq all with replies on the reverse. All forms with Swiss and German Red Cross cachets and circular "COMITE / INTERNATIONAL / DE LA / DELEGATION / EN / TURQUIE", four also with boxed Iraq censor cachets. One form stained, otherwise fine, a rare origin and destination. (Also see lots 724, 743). (8). Photo on Page 118. £700-900
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Ireland. 1941-44 German forms from Mrs A. De Putron in Guernsey to her daughter in Dublin, the first three forms sent in 1941-42 all with replies on reverse, all with cachets of the Irish Red Cross on reverse, unframed cachets with the address of 20 Merrion Square (2) or 21 St. Stephen's Green, or circular cachet without address. Fine and scarce. (4). £300-350
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Ireland. 1942-44 German forms from J.B Thuillier in Jersey (3) or Guernsey (2) to his mother in Kinsale, the first three forms sent from Jersey in 1942 all with replies on the reverse, the forms all with cachets of the Irish Red Cross Society on reverse, four types of cachet comprising unframed bilingual three line handstamps with address of 20 Merrion Square, 21 St Stephen's Green or without address, or circular bilingual cachets without address (2). Also two summary forms for messages from Mrs Thuillier sent on 8th May 1944, held in suspense at Lisbon. A very scarce correspondence. (7). £500-600
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Ireland. 1941-42 German forms from Jersey (2) or Guernsey (4) to Ireland, all with replies on reverse sent back in 1941-43, all backstamped with unframed Irish Red Cross Society cachets with address of 20 Merrion Square (3) or 21 St. Stephen's Green (3), fine and scarce. (6). Photo on Page 118. £450-550
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Italy. 1944 (May 24) Italian Red Cross form sent by Fred Molteni using the address of R.C.M.B 201, Clarence House, St. James's, London, to Miss M. Miller at the States Emergency Hospital, Guernsey, with Bari c.d.s (May 5) and Swiss Red Cross cachet. A very rare origin. Photo on Page 118. £180-220
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Kenya. 1943 (Apr 3) Kenya Red Cross form to Guernsey with reply on reverse sent on 8th September, Swiss and German Red Cross cachets. Also a differing Kenya Red Cross form with a message written upon it but never sent. A very scarce form. (2). Photo on Page 118. £200-250
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Netherlands. 1944 Netherlands Red Cross forms to Guernsey, two differing types of form, the first an enquiry form without message seeking news of a French national on Guernsey with "Le Chef du Service / de Renseignements Civils" handstamp but no other cachets, the second with Swiss Red Cross cachet, probably delivered after the war. Very scarce. (2). Photo on Page 120. £200-250
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Netherlands Colonies - Curacao. 1942 (Nov 21) German form from Guernsey to D.P Plummer, c/o C.P.I.M Curacao, Netherlands West Indies, reverse with reply sent on 9 July 1943, Swiss and German Red Cross cachets, both sides also with rare circular "CENTRAL COMITE "ROODE KRUIS" / CURACAO". Photo on Page 120. £150-200
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New Zealand. 1941-42 German forms from Guernsey to New Zealand, all with replies on the reverse, Swiss and German Red Cross cachets, octagonal British censors include scarce number "DDA /5", a very unusual destination. (4). £250-300
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South Africa. 1943-44 South African Red Cross forms (16, five types) all from F.H Smith to his mother in Guernsey, all with replies on the reverse sent back between 23 March 1943 and 5 June 1944, also 1943 (Nov 2) and 1944 (May 2) German forms from Guernsey to F.H Smith in South Africa. A rare correspondence, all with large or small circular cachets of the South African Red Cross Society, Swiss and German Red Cross cachets, eleven handstamped boxed "BY AIRMAIL / PAR AVION", eleven with Egyptian Postal censors. (18). Photo on Page 124. £1,500-1,800
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South Africa. 1942 South African Red Cross forms from S.A Brouard to his wife or parents in Guernsey, with replies on the reverse, all with large circular "THE SOUTH AFRICAN / RED CROSS SOCIETY", Swiss and German Red Cross cachets, two with Egypt censors. Also a letter from the South African Red Cross to Brouard at A.P.O 1574 R.A.F Headquarters sent with one of the replies. An interesting correspondence. (Also see lots 724, 733). (4). £320-380
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South Africa. 1943 South African Red Cross forms to Jersey or Guernsey, both with replies on the reverse sent back in 1944, Swiss and South African Red Cross cachets, one with German Red Cross cachet and boxed "BY AIR MAIL / PAR AVION", the Guernsey form with a South African Red Cross letter sent with the reply on 1st May 1945. (3). £220-260
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South Africa. 1942-43 German forms from Jersey to South Africa, one with a reply on reverse handstamped boxed "BY AIR MAIL / PAR AVION", circular "THE SOUTH AFRICAN / RED CROSS SOCIETY" with an Egyptian censor, the other form with an accompanying South African Red Cross Society letter delivered with the form on 9th January 1945. (3). £160-180
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Southern Rhodesia. 1942 Southern Rhodesia Red Cross forms, a typewritten form and a red printed from both from Owen Brown in Salisbury to his parents in Jersey with replies on the reverse sent back in 1942-43, Swiss and German Red Cross cachets, British hexagonal censors including numbers "DE/8", "DE/25" or "DE/28", one with an Egypt censor. Very rare. (2). Photo on Page 120. £400-500
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Switzerland. 1941-43 Swiss Red Cross enquiry forms numbered "958", sent to the German Red Cross in Paris seeking news of named individuals in Guernsey, two sent on behalf of an enquirer in Canada, the other requests sent via the British Red Cross, these three all with Red Cross messages sent back from Guernsey on the reverse. A rare form, cachets including red unframed "Comite International de la Croix Rouge / Agency Centrale des Prisonniers de Guerre / GENEVE" and violet circular "COMITE INTERNATIONAL DE LA CROIX-ROUGE / GENEVE" (2), two with German Red Cross cachets. One form with tape repairs, otherwise fine. (5). £350-400
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Switzerland. 1942 (Sep 30) Swiss Red Cross form number "61" to Guernsey, sent by Roger Martin with his address shown as Hove but with the cachet "Mission Catholique Suisse / en faveur / des prisonniers de guerre / FRIBOURG (Suisse)", reverse with a reply sent back on 12 December. Known to have been sent by an escaped British P.O.W from Fribourg, illustrated in "The Red Cross Mail Service for Channel Island Civilians 1940-45" by Donald McKenzie. £150-180
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Switzerland. 1941 Swiss Red Cross forms with number "61" from Aline Margot in Geneva to her Grandmother in Guernsey, two forms printed in red, the third unusual form in black without any Red Cross heading, all with replies on reverse, with unusual violet circular "COMITE INTERNATIONAL DE LA CROIX-ROUGE / GENEVE", one also with scarce boxed "DRK-Prasidium" dated cachet. Also three letters from the Swiss Red Cross to Aline Margot, and an official "Deutsches Rotes Kreuz / Prasidium" envelope posted from Berlin to F.A Margot in Guernsey endorsed "uber Feldpost" with an official letter enclosed. An unusual and scarce group. (8). £350-400
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Switzerland/Germany. 1943 (June 4) Swiss Red Cross form "958" sent on behalf of H. Cox, P.O.W in Stalag VIIIB, to the German Red Cross in Paris seeking news of W. Cox from Jersey, with "DRK - Prasidium" cachet, reverse with reply message giving his present address and health details, with boxed "A2 / Stalag VIIIB / Gepruft". Also Swiss Red Cross card to Harold Cox seeking news of his welfare with covering note to the Senior British Medical Officer at Reserve Lazarett Hindenburg, Kamellius Krankenhaus, both with Stalag VIIIB censors; and pictorial P.O.W Christmas cards for 1941 or 1942 (2 types) posted by Harold Cox from Stalag VIIIB to Mrs H. Cox in Jersey. (6). £250-300
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