Mar 11, 2012 Prestige Philately - Auction No 173 Page: 1 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD THEMATICS & SUBJECTS

Ex Lot 20 20 C CENSOR MAIL - WORLD WAR II: The exceptional balance of John Little's remarkable collection of British Empire covers with scarce/rare censor cachets & labels, mostly from islands including Falklands, Fiji, Gilberts, Jamaica, Mauritius x3, Turks & Caicos x2, Zanzibar x3 etc, a few with very rare instructional handstamps or labels, generally fine to very fine. Opportunity: previous estimates $5150. (34) 2,500T

Ex Lot 21 21 C MILITARY: Mostly WWII with a bundle of 32 airgraphs including illustrated types & some with their posting envelopes, a couple of V-Mail forms, a few Forces covers from Malaya, etc; also Spanish-American War 1898 cover & two fronts with 'MILITARY STA 1/PORTO RICO WASH DC - 1' (2) or 'MAYAGUEZ PORTO RICO/MIL STA NO 3' datestamp; WWI 1915 illustrated cover with faked 'DUALA/KAMERUN' cds; 1946 UNRRA cover from China to NSW with 'Through the British Fleet Post Office' h/s; etc, condition variable. (60 approx) 400 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal History 252 C A/B WORLD WAR II CENSORED MAIL: New South Wales group with red/white 'OPENED BY CENSOR' labels comprising text only #L2-2 x2 (one from China); Two Dots Added #L2-3a; No Dots but '2'-with-Serifs Added #L2-5 (Large '2') x2 one being an entire half-label on reverse of cover, #L2-6a1 ('2' to 'O' = 9mm), #L2-6c1 ('2' to 'O' = 13mm) & unlisted wide sub-type 112x18mm for use on aerogrammes; with Sans Serif '2' #L2-8 x2 (one with '2' three times due to misguillotining of the labels); and red/yellow Upper & Lower Case #L2-11 for use on aerogrammes x2 (2, one on the scarce blue/yellow aerogramme); various usages including two "Clipper" covers. (8) 250T COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military & Censor Mail

Ex Lot 257 257 C Assortment including Boxer Rebellion small piece endorsed "...Naval Contingent/China" (weep!) with CEF ½a x2; Boer War covers to NSW x2; WWI selection of mostly returned covers; lots of WWII items including Empire Air Training Scheme covers from Rhodesia x2, three Italian covers to POWs with 'POW CAMP/GAYTHORNE QLD' h/s, airmail group from New Guinea & Papua, a dozen RAAF in Britain covers; three with 'AUSTRALIAN MILITARY MISSION/GERMANY' cachets; Korea registered covers one with manuscript "HMAS BARBOO" on the registration label; etc, condition rather mixed. Interesting lot. (100 approx) 750 Mar 11, 2012 Prestige Philately - Auction No 173 Page: 2 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military - World War I

Ex Lot 260 260 C Military Camps covers from Bathurst x3 (one with 'BATHURST MILTY CAMP/=NSW=' cds), 'ENOGGERA CAMP/QUEENSLAND' (a beautiful illustrated YMCA cover with the stamp tragically ripped off) & 'MILITARY CAMP MITCHAM/STH AUST' on foldout letterette, and two covers from the USA each with 'MENANGLE MILITARY CAMP/=NSW=' cds on the face & redirected overseas, some faults. (7) 400 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military - World War II This section includes a series of reference collections consigned by Russell Stern of Sydney. As one should expect for such material, the condition is somewhat variable.

Ex Lot 266 266 C Interesting group with cachets including 'RELEASE', 'UNABLE TO TRACE/...', 'NOT ON RECORDS/...', 'DISCHARGED' & 'RETURNEE', 'UNCLAIMED/BASE POST OFFICE', 'TRANSFERED/TO/DEPOT BTN', etc, also manuscript "Killed in action". (17) 250

Ex Lot 267 267 C 1940-41 mostly stampless covers the majority with 'HM TRANSPORT' h/s (one by air from Singapore) but including three with 'HM TRANSPORT' cds & Nov 1940 from Bombay ex the "Aquitania", very mixed condition. (28) 250 Mar 11, 2012 Prestige Philately - Auction No 173 Page: 3 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military - World War II (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Ex Lot 268 268 C/CL 1940-42 series of airmail covers from the War Correspondent Guy Edward Warre Harriott to his fiancée, mostly from Palestine - including two parcel pieces - & Egypt - including a parcel piece - but two with British stamps & 'FIELD POST OFFICE/193' cds used in Athens, others from Burma & Iraq on his return to the Middle East after getting married, some self-censored signed "GWHarriott", condition rather mixed. [Guy Harriott was one of the first Australian war correspondents to arrive in North Africa.] (25 items) 250

Ex Lot 269 269 C 'AIF FIELD PO' DATESTAMPS: Album from 'No 7' to '54' mostly from New Guinea, Papua or Dutch Indies including 19 registered, noted three 1d brown Australian Defence Canteens Envelopes, one with benign endorsement "No Stamps Available/Please Tax"!, one illustrated. (83) 400

Ex Lot 270 270 C 'FIELD POST OFFICE' DATESTAMPS: Album from '019' to '045' used within Australia & Papua & '038' used in Sarawak (endorsed on the reverse "Posted 1.10.45/Labuan"), many registered & nine with Papuan stamps (three of which have Australia/Papua combination frankings). A very good lot. (150 approx) 850

Ex Lot 271 271 C 'FIELD PO' DATESTAMPS: Album from '046' to '072' mostly used within Australia plus some Papua, noticed large parcel piece from '047' at 12/3½d rate, many registered including some with enormous registration cachets, many stampless OHMS covers, 1942 with 'HM TRANSPORT' h/s, '069' used at Tambu Bay (not seen by Proud) etc. (110 approx) 400 Mar 11, 2012 Prestige Philately - Auction No 173 Page: 4 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military - World War II (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Ex Lot 272 272 C 'FIELD PO' DATESTAMPS: Album from '073' to '099' mostly used within Australia plus some Papua, noted 'FIELD PO/2042/074' at unknown location (registered), one with boxed '13TH BATTALION/HEADQUARTERS' d/s in violet, many registered. (88) 400

Ex Lot 273 273 C 'FIELD PO' DATESTAMPS: Album from 'No 0102' to '0140' mostly from within Australia - notably Northern Territory - including 28 registered, many official covers one with unusual 'V.B.NO....' h/s. (75) 400

Ex Lot 274 274 C 'AUST FPO' DATESTAMPS: Album from '146' to '167' mostly used within Australia at 1d rate, a few registered & one illustrated, wide variety of Comfort Fund imprints. (92) 300

Ex Lot 275 275 C 'AUST FPO' DATESTAMPS: Album from '168' to '208' including 11 registered. Rather pedestrian. (97) 250 Mar 11, 2012 Prestige Philately - Auction No 173 Page: 5 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military - World War II (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Ex Lot 276 276 C 'AUST ARMY PO' DATESTAMPS: Album from '211' to '241' including 19 registered with a few unusual registration labels, one with 'HM TRANSPORT' h/s unusually sent by air, etc. (104) 400

Ex Lot 277 277 C 'AUST UNIT POSTAL STN' DATESTAMPS: Two albums with steel cds types between '302' to '440' used within Australia, New Guinea & Papua, about 20 are registered & a couple hand-illustrated. (150 approx) 600

Ex Lot 278 278 C UNIT POSTAL STATION RUBBER DATESTAMPS: Two albums with excellent array between 'D2' & 'Z14' including unusual 'VA52', also numbered types including boxed '1047' & large "Swan & Boomerang" types 'AP2' x2, 'AP3', 'AP4' (not seen by Proud) & a piece with 'AP6' (not seen by Proud), some recuts & many with distorted frames, a few registered & two 1d brown ADC Envelopes. Very difficult to assemble. (220+) 1,750 Mar 11, 2012 Prestige Philately - Auction No 173 Page: 6 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military - World War II (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Ex Lot 279 279 C MILITARY CAMP & RAAF POST OFFICES: Extensive alphabetical collection in four volumes with a high percentage of commercial and official mail but also many philatelic covers, includes almost 100 registered covers, only a small percentage are post-WWII. Lots of very desirable items including boxed 'RAAF 5200/AUSTRALIA' in violet of RAAF Ascot Vale, 'MIL PO CABARLAH' registered, 'PMGS DEPT A3' relief cds "tied" by 'MILITARY PO/CANUNGRA QLD' label, 'RAAF 4101' & similarly inscribed registration label of Deniliquin, 'MIL PO FISHERMANS BEND' (philatelic), rubber 'MIL PO/GRETA NSW', 'MIL PO HOLLYWOOD' & oval 'POSTMASTER/ HOLLYWOOD WA' on OHMS cover, previously unrecorded boxed 'RAAF PO/MILDURA' d/s (philatelic), 'RAAF PO NHILL' registered, ' EY /NSW' relief & provisional 'TAMWORTH' label with mss "MIL PO" added Opening Day cover (philatelic), 'RAAF PO WESTERN JUNCTION' registered (philatelic), 'WAAAF PO WEST MELBOURNE' etc etc, also some pieces including with rare datestamps, condition variable but generally fine. (365) 2,500

Ex Lot 280 280 C NAVAL MAIL: Collection with a variety of HMA Ships, 'HMA HOSPITAL SHIP' (4) & Free cachets, many different "killer" cancels including ancient BN '1' of Melbourne x2 & defaced '8' of Fremantle x3, five registered covers with defaced registration labels & another with boxed 'REGISTERED/BFM 12/NO...' (British Fleet Mail) cachet, three from Malta with boxed 'POSTAGE/ 1/3 /PAID' or similar ' 2/6 ' (2) cachets in rosine, etc. (140+) 1,000 281 CPS A/B PRISONERS OF WAR: Stampless covers (2, to GB & the USA) both with large boxed POW cachet, stampless POW postcards (2) & lettersheets (2, one with 1/- Lyrebird) & 6d POW Airmail Postal Cards (3, one to the USA), to Germany from German POWs at Tatura or Murchison Camps (Vic), various cachets. (9) 400 282 PS PRISONERS OF WAR: 1941-44 Bundle of printed POW postcards & lettersheets from an Australian POW in Germany, various German Egyptian & Australian censor h/s, condition variable. (60 approx) 200

Ex Lot 283 283 C A/B CEYLON: 1942 stampless covers with 'ARMY POST OFFICE/067' cds used only at 2/12 Australian General Hospital at Colombo x2 (one a front only), 'AIF FIELD PO/No 21' (small parcel piece only), '.../No 24' x2 (one poor) or British 'RAF BASE PO/CEYLON' h/s in violet, also airmail cover overpaid with 9d tied by 'AIF FIELD PO/No 22' cds. Scarce group. (7 items) 300 Mar 11, 2012 Prestige Philately - Auction No 173 Page: 7 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military - World War II (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Ex Lot 284 284 C EGYPT: Annotated collection with an array of datestamps including a few in violet, many with 'ARMY POST' stamps. (130 approx) 400

Lot 285 285 C B LABUAN: 1945 commercial airmail cover fashioned from a ledger page, to Tasmania with 3d tied by superb 'FIELD POST OFFICE/17JE45/037.' cds used at Labuan, boxed censor #3116 in violet, small faults. Proud 750 points. 250

Ex Lot 286 286 C MALAYA: Annotated collection in album with many air covers at the 25c rate including some unusual makeups, 'POSTAGE PAID/MALAYA' imprints - including a cutout used on cover - & meters, emergency use of "out-of-State" stamps including Perak 25c tied by 'ARMY/SIGNALS' cds, mostly with various Australian or Indian pattern FPO cds but we noticed two with 'NEE SOON/SINGAPORE' cds, etc. (113) 1,000

Lot 287 287 C A- NAURU: 1945 Ray Baldwin cover to Sydney with 3d x2 tied by a largely fine strike of 'AUST UNIT POSTAL STN/28NO45/31.' cds, rubber registration cachet endorsed "UPO 313" in red, minor blemishes, superb Sydney arrival b/s of 6DE45. One of the most desirable & significant datestamp rarities of the entire WWII field. Proud "N.S." (= Not Seen). [Collas at page 168 states "In September 1945 it was allocated to a detachment of 31/51 Btn sent to occupy and garrison Nauru". The remnants of the beleagured Japanese garrison surrendered on 13/9/1945 & were evacuated to Bougainville] 750 Mar 11, 2012 Prestige Philately - Auction No 173 Page: 8 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military - World War II (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Ex Lot 288 288 C NORTH AFRICA: Annotated covers from Tobruk, El Alamein etc with stampless, airmail & Active Service "green" envelopes, many with 'ARMY POST' stamps. (30) 250

Ex Lot 289 289 C PALESTINE: Sizeable bundle of covers used throughout Palestine Lebanon & Syria with an array of datestamps & censor cachets, many are airmail covers with Australian or Palestinian frankings, a few hand-illustrated items & several registered including three large parcel pieces, condition variable. Study opportunity. (58) 500

Ex Lot 290 290 C PALESTINE: Extensive annotated collection of covers used throughout Palestine Lebanon & Syria with an array of datestamps & censor cachets, many are airmail covers with Palestinian, British or Australian frankings (including values rarely seen from the Middle East), many registered including three large parcel pieces from Travelling Post Offices, some Air Mail Letter Cards, cover with scarce boxed 'PALESTINE/OPENED AND/PASSED BY/CENSOR/No...' h/s, rare overseas usage of KGVI 1d green Envelope, condition variable. (140) 1,200

Ex Lot 291 291 C/CL PALESTINE: Annotated collection with an array of datestamps, many airmails including unusual makeup of the 9d rate, a few with Australia/Palestine combination frankings (not Eugene Gorman confections), a few with red/yellow 'EXAMINED/BY/BASE CENSOR' label, 'CERTIFIED OFFICIAL/Chief Paymaster AIF' cachet, stampless to Ceylon not endorsed OAS so taxed, a couple illustrated, etc. A good lot. (200+) 1,000 Mar 11, 2012 Prestige Philately - Auction No 173 Page: 9 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Military - World War II (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 292 292 C A- SARAWAK: 1945 commercial airmail cover to Florida with 6d & 1/- tied by largely very fine 'FIELD POST OFFICE/11DE45/033.' cds used at Kuching. Rare. [Proud's last listing for FPO 33 is at Kuala Belait Brunei 14/6/1945 to 23/11/1945. Collas at p106 states "...had subsequent usage in Sarawak, until February 1946] 500 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Postal Stationery - Letter Cards

Lot 310 310 PS A+ 1924 1½d red/grey L31 "MT LOFTY RANGES/SOUTH AUSTRALIA", extraordinary usage to England from a soldier in Lebanon with British-type 'AUS FPO 34/8JU/42' "skeleton" cds & Censor h/s in violet. Superb! 350T BASUTOLAND

Ex Lot 829 829 C A- 1943 OHMS cover to the USA with ½d 1d and 1½d and triple-oval 'POSTMASTER/13-12-1943/MASERU, BASUTOLAND' d/s in violet used in lieu of censor cachet, American censor tape (with the enclosed roneo'd notice), and 1940 to Australia with manuscript "Passed Censor/[initials]" and the triple-oval Postmaster's d/s in violet. [The latter cover is llustrated by Little at page 15] (2) 400T Mar 11, 2012 Prestige Philately - Auction No 173 Page: 10 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD BRITISH OCCUPATION of ITALIAN COLONIES

Ex Lot 830 830 C ERITREA: 1943 air cover to Khartoum with red/white 'EXAMINED BY CENSOR' label Little #Lii (rated 10) & light 'PASSED BY/3/CENSOR' h/s L#Civ (rated 7); 1943 air cover to the USA with 'P.C.66/OPENED BY EXAMINER/ZZ / 37271' with spaces in the censor number L#LiiiA (rated 6); defective covers with similar label '...ZZ/37771' with no spaces L#LiiiB (rated 6) or 'P.C.90/.../ZZ 37381' L#LivB (rated 6); and civilian internee's free mail lettersheet from POW Camp 401 to Asmara with fine octagonal '[crown]/PASSED/ZZ 8' L#Cviii (rated 10). (5 items) 400T 831 C A- SOMALIA: 1941 cover from 'IRINGA' (Tanganyika) via Kenya where 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/N ('340') label Little #xB (rated 4) added, on arrival 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/Aperto dall'esaminatore' label #Li (rated 10; split on opening) affixed over worn strike of the octagonal '[crown]/PASSED/YY ("2")' #Hi (rated 10). [The labels were printed on captured Italian forms: the text 'Somalia Italiana' on the reverse can be readily discerned] 300T

Ex Lot 832 832 C TRIPOLITANIA: 1944-45 air covers 1) to India via Cairo with 'P.C.66/OPENED BY EXAMINER/ZA 12115' label Little #Li (rated 8), soiled; 2) captured Italian official envelope with the header obliterated to Malta with black/pink 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/ZA 14317' L#LiiB (rated 9) affixed over a plain brown tape, gorgeous and illustrated by Little at page 285; 3) to the USA with black/salmon 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/ZA 20410' L#LiiD (rated 8) & boxed 'PAR AVION DE/BY AIR FROM/TRIPOLI TO ("Great Britain")' jusqu'a h/s in violet; 4) to GB with 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/ZA 41024' with tall 'R' L#Liv (rated 10; stated to be the only recorded example); 5) to GB with 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/ZA 41024' with tall 'R' L#Liv (rated 10; stated to be the only recorded example); and 6) to Nigeria with octagonal '[crown]/PASSED/ZA 43' cachet L#Hi (rated 8, but most examples are in the post-war period). A very desirable group. (6) 750T BRITISH WEST INDIES

Ex Lot 837 837 C/CL A/B BAHAMAS: WWII group comprising c.1943 airmail cover from Cuba to Ohio with straight-line 'PASSED BY EXAMINER' in violet on plain brown label (unrecorded by Miller: ascribed by Little to Bahamas); Dec 1939 registered cover to GB with straight-line 'PASSED BY CENSOR' Miller #CH2 in green; 1944 Royal Bank of Canada cover (290x126mm) to London at 6/2d rate with octagonal '[crown]/PASSED/I.G....' with mss "128" #CH4 (rated 8+) superb strike in magenta; and OHMS cvr to the USA with ovoid 'CHIEF CENSOR/AUG 3 1945/BAHAMAS.' as #CH7 but with date (rated 10). (4) 350T Mar 11, 2012 Prestige Philately - Auction No 173 Page: 11 BRITISH WEST INDIES (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Ex Lot 839 839 C A-/B BRITISH GUIANA: 1940 surface cover to the USA with 'Officially opened and resealed/BY CENSOR' label M#Lic variant (Top Line = 63mm long) tied by 'PASSED BY/ CENSOR.' h/s (M#Civ; rated 9) in red and mss "12" in red on the reverse; 1944 air cover from Sweden via England where twice censored, with sans serif 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/II 55' M#v (rated 9), horizontal fold & a bit soiled; and 1945 air cover to the USA with sans serif 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/("I.I. 55")' as M#vii but on grey stock (rated 7+). (3) 300T

Ex Lot 841 841 C A-/B CAYMAN ISLANDS: WWII philatelic covers comprising 1939 with small 'PASSED BY/CENSOR' h/s Miller #CH1 in violet; 1941 - possibly commercial - with the same h/s in black & mss "OK" #CM2 (rated 10); 1939-41 with labels 'Opened by Censor' as #CL1 but with No Stop after 'Censor' (rated 8+) x2, or black/green 'Opened by Censor.' #CL1b (rated 10). Very scarce group. (5) 800T

Ex Lot 842 842 C A/A- DOMINICA: WWII covers comprising 1939 (Dec 23) stampless OHMS cover to Ohio with 'DOMINICA/ OFFICIAL/PAID' h/s & exempt from censorship; 1942 with red/white 'OPENED BY/CENSOR.' (with stop) label Miller #L1B (cut upon opening; rated 7) tied to the reverse by a light strike of the worn rubber 'GENERAL POST OFFICE/18FEB42/DOMINICA BR WI' cds #H6 (not rated) in violet; and 1944 registered with 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/("RR 12")' label with text 72mm long #L3b on to Curacao with Willemstad arrival b/s. (3) 250T Mar 11, 2012 Prestige Philately - Auction No 173 Page: 12 BRITISH WEST INDIES (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Ex Lot 843 843 C A-/B GRENADA: 1940 cover with embossed crown & endorsed on the flap "Sir Henry Popham/Government House/Grenada" and thus exempt from censorship; labels comprising 'OPENED BY CENSOR' Miller #L1 (rated 5) with mss "5" in red on 1941 to Ireland; 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/SS ("5")' with 'SS/' #L2 (rated 6) air to New York at 1/5d rate; ditto with 'SS-("2" "3")' #L3var (rated 7+) on 1943 air to Barbados; 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER SS 1' #L8 (rated 6) on air to GB with 1/- & 2/-; 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/("ISS 373")' #L8 (rated 5) on 1944 from Argentina; and another on 1945 air to the Dutch Antilles with endorsement "Personal not an application for employment"; and 1941 dealer's cover with 'PASSED BY CENSOR' h/s #H1 superb b/s in red. (9) 350T

Ex Lot 846 846 C ST VINCENT: WWII censor covers with 'OPENED BY CENSOR./OPENED BY CENSOR.' label with the Text Incorrectly Base-to-Base Miller #L2A (rated 10) tied by 'Passed by Censor No. 6' h/s #H1 (rated 6); 'OPENED BY/CENSOR/ ST. VINCENT, B.W.I.' #L3 (rated 6) tied by 'Passed by Censor No. 8' h/s #H1 (rated 6) to the USA; 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/("UU 146")' #L7 (rated 5) on inwards air cover from 'SPEYSIDE/TOBAGO'; sans serif 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/U.U 6' #L4 (rated 5) on 1943 philatelic cover to Grenada where 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER SS 1' label #L7 (rated 6) added; and air cover to Canada with plain brown label & unusual boxed 'PASSED BY CENSOR/No...("2930")' h/s presumably Canadian (?) but unlisted by Miller; condition variable. (5) 450T

Ex Lot 849 849 C/CL A/A- TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: WWII censor covers with labels comprising '...5593' as Miller #CL2D but with 'IE' h/s in blue, '....1498' & '8049' - both unlisted numbers - as #CL2E but both with 'IE' h/s in violet, '...8041' & '...8083' #CL4 plus '...8022' & '...8052' both on unlisted buff stock & the latter with Rat-Tail on 'R', & '...IE/8633' #CL6; '.../EXAMINER 1111' - unlisted type - tied to both sides by fine impressions in red wax of 'IMPERIAL CENSORSHIP/TRINIDAD' seal, all on covers from South America; cachets triple-oval 'TRINIDAD & TOBAGO./ ASSISTANT/CENSOR./POSTAL' #CH2 (rated 8; ERD); and straight-line 'OPENED BY CENOSR No. 10' with Spelling Error #CH5var (rating omitted: recorded Jul-Dec 1941 only) superb strike to "San Juan/Puerto Rico" but with 'SAN JUAN/TRINIDAD' cds & manuscript "Missent to San Juan" in red. (11) 750T Mar 11, 2012 Prestige Philately - Auction No 173 Page: 13 BRITISH WEST INDIES (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 853 853 CL B VIRGIN ISLANDS: 1941 cover to New York with 3d tied by 'ROAD-TOWN/TORTOLA WI' cds, 'PASSED/BY CENSOR/V. Is.' h/s Miller #1 (rated 9) on the reverse, opened-out. [Stated to be the only example recorded on a commercial cover] 300T BURMA

Ex Lot 854 854 C B/C World War II covers with censor labels comprising red/white '[Coat of Arms]/OPENED BY CENSOR' KM#L1A (rated 5) on Feb & Sep 1941 air covers to Ireland; similar but unrecorded 84x10mm text, stamp removed & cover opened-out for display; 'OPENED BY EXAMINER' as KM#L3 with unrecorded 86x4mm text tied by 'DG/105' KM#C6 (rated 8) of Rangoon; and typed 'P.C.90./OPENED BY EXAMINER' KM#L4A (rated 10) tied by 'DG/9' KM#C6 (rated 9) of Mandalay & octagonal '[crown]/PASSED/DGC 1' of Rangoon; and cachets comprising octagonal '[crown]/PASSED/DGD 1' KM#C4D (rated 9) of Lashio on Nov 1945 OAS cover to GB; small octagon 'DGB 2' (in black) & similar 'DGB 3' & 'DGB 10' KM#C5B (all rated 4) of Rangoon, the last two on registered OHMS covers; and boxed 'DGA 2/CENSORSHIP' as KM#C7A2 but unrecorded for Akyab, rather dessicated. (10) 300T CANADA

Ex Lot 867 867 C A/B 1939-44 censored group with 1939 (Dec) PPC to GB with 'Passed for Export' h/s, stamp removed; undated OHMS 'HMC Dockyard' cover to GB with boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR' h/s, noted as from HMCS "Firedrake"; 1944 stampless naval cover with 'FROM HMC SHIP/EXAMINED BY DBN 512' h/s & 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/DB N...' label (stated to be the only recorded example) on the reverse; 1945 cover with 'NPO/1120' cds & boxed 'MAIL OFFICE/HMS PORTLAND BILL' d/s in blue; undated cover with boxed 'From HMC SHIP/PASSED/BY CENSOR/Signature Date ' handstamp in red; glassine Bermuda-type 'EXAMINED BY/C. 425' with 'C' overstruck with 'DB/' handstamp on Aug 1943 air cover from Barbados at 1/4d rate to Montreal; plus Newfoundland 'PASSED BY CENSOR' h/s Miller #NM2 (ERD; rated 7) in red on front to GB with 'BUCHANS' cds; 'PASSED BY/CENSOR' h/s in purple on OHMS cover to California with 5c Caribou tied by rubber GPO FS cds & 'HEAD PM/GPO' b/s; and octagonal '[crown]/PASSED DC 3' #NM4 in black on 7c Air pair on FDC to USA; and the similar '...DC/1' superb strike in blue on 1943 cover to GB. (11) 650T CHINA 878 C A- 1942 undated cover with 'Shanghai War-prisoner's camp' [sic] imprint & 'Sec Des Prissinniers De Guerre' [sic] h/s in red, to the USA. 200 Mar 11, 2012 Prestige Philately - Auction No 173 Page: 14 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD FRENCH COMMUNITY

Ex Lot 894 894 C B MADAGASCAR: WWII French censor mail 1939 (Sep 9) internal air cover from Andapa with superb double-circle ‘CONTROLE TELEGRAPHIQUE/…/Commission A’ h/s Little #FHi (rated 10; LRD) b/s; similar ' D’ used at Majunga, ‘F’ – very scarce - used at Tamatave, & ‘G’ used at Tananarive on the reverse of 1940-41 pre-Occupation covers to France or India; vertical lozenge ‘D/7’ (stated to be the only recorded example) & ‘D/9’ L#FHvi b/s on stampless air covers from Nossi Be to Majunga or from Majunga to France, ‘CONTROLE POSTAL MILITAIRE’ labels on white or pink-buff L#FLivA & ivB (both rated 4); boxed 'K' as #FHvii but without a number in magenta on Feb 1945 unstamped cover with 'ANTSIRABE' cds; boxed 'R' #FHvii but without a number (rated 10) & plain tape on Jun 1944 air cover to GB; and 'SERVICE/DE LA BANQUE PRIVILEGIEE/DE MADAGASCAR' L#FHix (rating omitted) in rosine & on Mar 1943 inter-bank air cover Tananarive to Cape Town, despite the "exempt from censorship" h/s it was examined by the British with chamfered 'PASSED BY/CENSOR/252 - I' h/s L#BHiiA (rated 5) tying 'OPENED BY/CRITISH CENSORSHIP' label L#BLi (rated 7), opened-out for display. (9) 750T

Ex Lot 895 895 C A/B MADAGASCAR: the companion lot of British censor mail with scarce labels Little #BLi (rated 7) x4; #BLii (rated 10); #BLiiiA (rated 10), #BLiiiB (rated 10); #BLiv (rated 10); 'ZB' Series #BLvA1 (rated 4) x2 & #BLvB2; #BLvA3 (rated 10); #BLvA2 (rated 6: badly defective); #BLvA3 (rated 10); #BLvB1 (rated 4), #BLvB2 (rated 6) & #BLvB4 (rated 7). Another very scarce group. [The British system operated in much the same way as in British Colonies] (19) 1,000T Mar 11, 2012 Prestige Philately - Auction No 173 Page: 15 FRENCH COMMUNITY (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Ex Lot 896 896 C MADAGASCAR: the continuation of the collection with scarce cachets comprising triple-oval 'BRITISH MILITARY ADMINISTRATION/PASSED BY/CENSOR/ I /MADAGASCAR' Little #BHi/1 (rated 9) on three covers, two tying 'OPENED BY/BRITISH CENSORSHIP' labels #BLi (rated 7); '.../PASSED BY/CENSOR/ III /...' #BHiC tying cut-down ' 252 ' label - as #Liiia but with 'BRITISH CENSORSHIP' trimmed-off - to 1942 cover to Dahomey; chamfered 'PASSED BY/CENSOR/252 - I' #BHiiA (rated 5) superb strike tying 'OPENED BY/BRITISH CENSORSHIP' label L#BLi (rated 7) to reverse of 1943 registered air cover to GB with Madagascar stamps & Tananarive cds + British 1/- (on the face) & 1½d pair affixed at Nairobi & tied by light '...POSTAGE PAID AT APO' h/s; similar 'PASSED BY/CENSOR/252 - II' #BHiiB (rated 9); similar 'PASSED BY/CENSOR/252-III' #BHiiC tying 'BRITISH CENSORSHIP/252' label with 3mm between the lines #BLiiiA (rated 10); and octagonal '[crown]/PASSED/Z.B. 3' #BHiiiB (rated 10) tying 'ARMY FORM/OPENED/BY/CENSOR/[imprint]' label to the reverse of stampless 1943 cover; condition a bit mixed. (8) 1,000T GAMBIA

Ex Lot 906 906 C A/B 1941-44 censor group comprising 1943 with 'OPENED BY/CENSOR' label with black rouletting at top & base Little #Li; Jusqu'a cover to Switzerland with black/yellow 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER/ NN3 ' #Liii largely on reverse & octagonal '[crown]/PASSED/ NN3 ' h/s #CvA; 1941 merchant's air cover with unframed woodcut (?) 'PASSED/ CENSOR' h/s #Ci; 1941 mourning cover with fancy-boxed 'PASSED by CENSOR/BATHURST' L#Cii; and octagonal '[crown]/PASSED/ NN3 ' L#ivA on 1943 (in blue) & 1944 (registered) air covers. (6) 750T GIBRALTAR

Ex Lot 928 928 C/O A/B 1939-43 group with censor cachets comprising boxed 'PASSED/CENSOR' LTM#H1A (rated 6) superb strikes in rosine on postcard & cover; octagonal '[crown]/PASSED/A2' #H3 (rated 8) on very fine air cover; small boxed 'C.G.' #H2 in rosine on reverse of Saccone & Speed window envelope & in violet - stated to be the only recorded example - on vice-regal cover to Ireland; octagonal '[crown]/PASSED/IA 6181' #H10 (rated 10) light strike in rosine 1943 PPC from Tangier to Tasmania (!); and double-circle 'POSTAL CENSORSHIP DEPARTMENT/GIBRALTAR' (stated only 3 examples recorded) light b/s in rosine on 1943 registered air cover to the BPA in London. (7) 500T Mar 11, 2012 Prestige Philately - Auction No 173 Page: 16 GIBRALTAR (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Ex Lot 929 929 C A/B 1939-43 group with censor labels comprising 1939 with red/white 'EXAMINED BY/GIBRALTAR/POSTAL CENSOR' LTM#T1A (rated 10); Number Added as #T1B but Number Closer '5' (fine) & '20' (rated 7+); 'A6002' #T6 (rated 6, fine) complete on back of naval cover; 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER' with '6057' h/s #T14A on May 1940 cover Germany-USA (very fine); Continuous Tape #T7 'A6038' & 'A6056' (rated 7) & 'IA6245' #T16A (rated 9) Tangier to Argentina; 1940 to USA with red/white 'EXAMINED BY/GIBRALTAR/POSTAL CENSOR 1' #T1B (rated 7) with '1' crossed-out & from France with small '208' h/s in pink; 1941 with blue/white 'EXAMINED BY/GIBRALTAR/POSTAL CENSOR 1' #T1C (rated 9); 1942 with 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER/["5"]' #T2 (rated 9); and 'OPENED BY/CENSOR/6001' & '.../6010' #T3 - both numbers unrecorded - on 1942 cover to "Funchal/Madeira" & on 1941 air cover from the USA; 1943 air cover with 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER A 6011' #T5 (rated 9). (15) 1,000T

Ex Lot 930 930 C A-/B 1939-43 1941 cover from Tangier to New York with British 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER 7188' label & 1943 cover from Morocco to Switzerland with 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/IA 7188' LTM#T15 (rated 9). A rare pair: Censor 7188 was transferred from GB & continued using his GB stock of labels; when they were exhausted he was issued with similarly numbered labels in the Imperial 'IA' series. All other Gibraltar censorship numbers begin with a '6'. (2) 250T

Ex Lot 931 931 C A/B 1939-43 naval mail with undated airmail covers to GB with tombstone censor h/s plus double-circle 'POSTAGE/1/PAID' (2, one in red), similar '2' in red (also with oval 'DEPUTY CHIEF FIELD/[crown]/CENSOR' h/s in red & lovely "aeroplane" 'BY AIR' h/s), simple '5D' in black, double-circle 'POSTAGE PAID/5d' (superb strike) or boxed '10D Paid' h/s in red; and eight stampless covers to GB with a variety of woodcut 'AIR MAIL' & similar devices x5, one roughly opened; "John Bull" 'AIRMAIL/PAID' two different; and 'AIR MAIL/PAR AVION' on Navy "honour" envelope with 3d x2 & 9d. A very scarce & desirable group. (14) 600T Mar 11, 2012 Prestige Philately - Auction No 173 Page: 17 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD GREAT BRITAIN - Postal History

Ex Lot 952 952 C/CL A/B 1939-44 group with rare censor cachets comprising emergency usage of World War I octagons '.../2488' on PPC, '.../2405' on C&W telegram, spaced 'P--ASSED/P.259' on PPC from Tunisia, '__W.22' (with 'P') removed) on Forces cover from Canada; Number Excised cancelling PPC from Belgium; similar types with Large Crown '.../50.' & '.../P.71.' on PPCs and '.../T.2.' - stated to be "unique" - on cover; heavily truncated 'No. 3400/CENSOR' on PPC from Italy; and double-circle 'POSTAL CENSORSHIP/AIR MAIL/LONDON' (stated to be the only recorded example) in red on long OHMS cover; plus 'CENSOR OFFICE/27OC/41/BELFAST' steel cds on reverse of 2½d Envelope uprated with 6d for express service (cds & white/red 'EX' label both partly obscured). (11) 450T

Ex Lot 953 953 C/CL 1939-44 Telegraph Censorship group of mostly OHMS covers, with dated double-circle 'Postal & Telegraph Censorship Dept/Secretariat/MINISTRY OF INFORMATION' (stated to be unique) in red; similar with 'PERMIT/BRANCH' in green on two covers to Whitfield King, stated to be the only recorded examples; similar with 'PERMIT BRANCH/No. 6/AINTREE LIVERPOOL' & similar 'No. 13' in rosine; and a similar & different but indistinct type in blue; and oval '___/PASSED BY/No. 20/CENSOR/TELEGRAPH CENSORSHIP' (badly worn) & boxed 'No 69/CENSOR' on telegram forms, the latter with 'WAR OFFICE/26NOV40/S.W.' cds; a few faults. (8) 300T GREAT BRITAIN - Military - World War II

Ex Lot 954 954 C A-/B Covers with 'CENSORED' handstamps comprising all-different selection of straight-line (3, one 'CENSORED J14' used on HMS "Boston") & boxed (5) types, plus triple-circle type used on HMS "Resource", also 'Censored & Franked/(No stamp available)', two with 'KIRKWALL/ORKNEYS' or 'STROMNESS/ORKNEYS' cds, one stated to be allocated to Gibraltar; and a very scarce group with all-different selection of crude woodcut types including 'CENSOR' on Paquebot cover, two stated to be "unrecorded". (17) 500T Mar 11, 2012 Prestige Philately - Auction No 173 Page: 18 GREAT BRITAIN - Military - World War II (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Ex Lot 955 955 C/CL A/B Admiralty official mail with various printed imprints including 1945 resealing label tied by 'ADMIRALTY' rubber cds used as a cancel; various cachets including vertical-oval 'ADMIRALTY...READING' (lots of ships in Berkshire!), 'CONSULTING SURGEON TO THE NAVY' in red, 'TRAVELLING EXPENSE BRANCH/...' in blue, 'NAVAL SECTION/CENSORSHIP/BELFAST' in blue, oval 'SUPTG ELECTRICAL ENGINEER/SINGAPORE' etc; five registered items including 1943 with 'PORTSMOUTH DOCKYARD' cds, 1941 with 'WHALE ISLAND' cds & 'HMS EXCELLENT/WHALE ISLAND' cachet in green, 1940 with huge 'BY BRITISH PACKET.' h/s in blue & Admiralty registration label; etc; also 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER AG2' Admiralty label on air cover to Canada, Maritime Mail cancel in red. Several items are noted as the only recorded examples. (14) 500T

Ex Lot 956 956 C/CL A/B Covers with named ships' cachets comprising oval 'HMS TITANIA/30SEP1939/SHIPS OFFICE' superb strike in blue; triple-oval 'COMMANDING OFFICER/6NOV1941/CARLISLE' superb arrival d/s in rosine; 2-line 'PASSED CENSOR/HMS NORTHERN SUN' on Nov & Dec 1939 covers; oval 'PASSED BY CENSOR/27SEP1939/HMS SUFFOLK' in blue; oval 'HMS CHALLENGER/30NOV1939/ACCOUNTAN...' in rosine; straight-line 'HMS DIANTHUS' in blue; manuscript "Passed by Censor/HMS Harmattan" (?); boxed 'CHAPLAIN/SEP1939/HMS ARK ROYAL'; 'MAIL OFFICE/ 4JAN1939/HMS EXETER' b/s on cover from Chile; 1944 'CHAPLAIN/HMS EXCELLENT' in black; & 'MAIL OFFICE/1DEC1945/HMS MANXMAN' in blue. Desirable group. [By March 1940, all cachets that identified a ship were supposed to be withdrawn or modified by removing the ship's name] (14) 600T Mar 11, 2012 Prestige Philately - Auction No 173 Page: 19 GREAT BRITAIN - Military - World War II (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Ex Lot 957 957 C/CL Naval group including cover signed across the flap "Admiral JGTF Somerville", 1941 from a Dutch ship with 'NAVAL CENSOR/LIVERPOOL' d/s, aerogramme with 'F.M.O.'-in-bars cancel, proof strikes of "security" machine cancels & cover with the diamond-type plus 'Censored & Franked/(No stamp available)' h/s, "galleon" & "dove" aerogrammes, 1944 Naval & Marine Telegram with roneo'd label re restrictions affixed, undated cover from Canada with '2ND SEA MAIL BAG' h/s; dated triple-oval 'EXAMINED FOR FLAG OFFICER IN CHARGE/LIVERPOOL' on face of 1942 cover from South Africa & on reverse of 1945 cover to Mombasa with Kenya & Uganda 'N/Released/12' cachet, and similarly inscribed label on reverse of 1942 cover to Sweden, stated to be the only recorded examples; oval 'NAVAL ATTACHE/28FEB1939/SOUTH ATLANTIC' (pre-WWII) b/s in green on OHMS cover; 'NAVAL ATTACHE/ [anchor]/CHILEAN EMBASSY' b/s on 1943 cover from London; & 'NAVAL ATTACHE/ANKARA' on 1944 cover to Whitehall; 5-line 'TO BE RETURNED TO/.../...IN VIEW/OF TIME ELAPSED SINCE/LETTER WAS WRITTEN' b/s in blue on Sep 1944 cover to HMS "Glasgow"; and five covers with 'VIA/AIR MAIL' (unrecorded), fancy boxed 'AIR MAIL' (unrecorded), 'AIR MAIL/POSTAGE PAID' (Goldup Supp #C14) and woodcut 'AIR MAIL' (2 different, one endorsed "HMS Fleur de Lys" on the flap); etc, condition variable. (29) 700T

Ex Lot 958 958 C A/B - companion lot of 'PASSED BY CENSOR' handstamps all-different selection of straight-line (15), boxed (12, three incorporating 'ON ACTIVE SERVICE') & unframed 2-line (3) types, also triangular & circular (with ship's name excised) types, & a boxed 'PASSED BY CENSOR/PRS.' (= Press Censor) type, four more signed by the censors (one impressive type noted as being from Jamaica) and one inscribed 'PASSED BY CENSOR/(SD) HG HUNT'; crude woodcut types, two with Postage Due ½d & 1d one of which additionally has woodcut 'ON ACTIVE SERVICE/NO STAMPS AVAILABLE' h/s; also 'PASSED BY NAVAL CENSOR' handstanps including boxed h/s from Singapore on 1939 cover, variety of inscriptions including 'CENSORED ONBOARD HM SHIPS' in blue or rosine, 'From HM Ships/Passed by Censor', 'PASSED/SHIPS/CENSOR' & 'PASSED BY THE NAVAL CENSOR/ EDO CROMARTY' etc, two on Forces Aerogrammes (one a Blue Triangle type); generally fine. An exceptional foundation for creating an important collection. (56) 1,500T

Lot 959 959 C B 1941 (Sep 19) cover to a fusilier at Shorwell on the Isle of Wight, overall soiling & with 'DAMAGED AS A RESULT/OF ENEMY ACTION' h/s in violet, with the original letter which has minor waterstains. [On 20/9/1941, the ferry "Portsdown" struck a mine en route to the Isle of Wight & sank. Our vendor states that he knows of only one other example] 350T Mar 11, 2012 Prestige Philately - Auction No 173 Page: 20 GREAT BRITAIN - Military - World War II (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD 960 CPS 1943-45 mostly stampless & Active Service envelopes etc from Forces in Italy, airmail items including aerogrammes (some Blue Triangle types) with GB 3d, a few registered items noted, wide array of datestamps & censor cachets but some duplication, generally fine; also 1946-70 Occupation of/FPOs in Germany covers & Active Service envelopes etc, some official & registered items noted, wide array of datestamps & cachets but some duplication, condition a bit mixed (400+) 250T

Ex Lot 961 961 CPS B/C 1943-45 Burma-Siam Railway POW group comprising three plain postcards from his mother & 3d Airmail Postal Card from his fiancée to Thailand with octagonal '[crown]/PASSED/P.W.2164' in rosine, 'PW5185' in red, 'P.U.61' in rosine or 'P.W.7579' in rosine; 1945 aerogramme endorsed "Ex POW Mail" with FPO 595 d/s used at Bombay; two different Red Cross "Welcome Home" cards & roneo'd Royal Welcome; and three 1947-48 Ministry of Pensions notices advising of entitlements, some soiling. Poignant group. (11) 750T HONG KONG

Ex Lot 963 963 C A/B 1939-41 covers with censor labels comprising 'G [Coat of Arms] R/OPENED BY CENSOR/HONG KONG' KM#L2 (rated 7) on 1939 cover to Japan; ditto, with thicker lettering #L3 (rated 6) tied to the face by boxed '41' #C6 (rated 4) in green on 1940 cover from Thailand to the USA; ditto, with sans serif lettering #L4A (rated 7) on airmail cover from 'KUNMING' to Shanghai; ditto, red/white with sans serif lettering #L4B (rated 7) & small boxed '15' in green & '112' both #C6 (rated 4) on Jan 1941 cover to Shanghai; and ditto, blue/white with sans serif lettering #L4C(rated 8) & small boxed '23' #C6 (rated 4) on mid-1941 cover from Bangkok to the United States. (5) 500T

Lot 964 964 C A 1941 commercial air cover endorsed "Per CNA/via Rangoon", to NSW with KGVI 25c pair & Centenary $1 tied by 'KOWLOON/9DE/41' cds & partly obscured by red/white 'OPENED BY CENSOR' label, largely superb strike of the boxed 'DETAINED IN HONGKONG/BY JAPANESE/FROM DECEMBER 1941 TO SEPTEMBER 1945' h/s. A beautiful cover. [The last pre-war airmail from Hong Kong was on 5/12/1941 via Rangoon. On the 8th - the day after the attack on Pearl Harbour - the "Hong Kong Clipper II" was strafed at her mooring & sunk by the Japanese] 500 Mar 11, 2012 Prestige Philately - Auction No 173 Page: 21 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD INDIA - Postal History

Ex Lot 973 973 C 1939-44 civil censor covers with a range of scarcer lables and cachets, two with unframed 4-line 'Please request sender in future/to write full name...' Morenwiser #C16A (rated 7) or similar boxed type #C16B (rated 10), another with double-oval 'INDIA CENSORSHIP/[Coat of Arms]/ B ' #S1 (rated 8) of Karachi impressed in red wax; also 1939 to Germany with roneo'd '.../Service to Germany suspended' label; generally fine. (23) 800T

Ex Lot 974 974 CPS A/B 1939-44 Forces group with Air Force Nov 1939 air cover & front (faint strike) with crude 'ROYAL AIR FORCE/ CENSORED' h/s on face (stated to be the only recorded examples) & two different RAF HQ 'SECURITY' h/s - one in green - on 4a Airmail Postal Cards; Army 'PASSED BY UNIT CENSOR/ARMY YMCA' & FPO 187 cds on 1945 cover; typed 'OPENED/BY' label (stated to be unrecorded) & FPO 74 (no year slug); & 1943 from US APO 629 endorsed "Via Pouch" with Indian 3½a cancelled on arrival at Washington DC; and Navy with triple-oval 'PASSED BY CENSOR/23NOV1939/* *' on face of air cover to GB; 'PASSED/BY/NAVAL CENSOR' types including the impressive "Star of David" on two 1943 Navy Office Madras covers to Ireland; triple-oval 'SEA TRANSPORT HEAD QUARTERS INDIA/19FEB40/BOMBAY' b/s on air cover to GB; large-circle 'LANDING CRAFT WING DEPOT/6JUN1945/HMS HAMLA' b/s on air cover to GB; Forces aerogramme with small '[triangle] R.N.' h/s at lower-left & large boxed "honour" handstamp on the reverse; tombstone 'FROM HMI SHIP/...' on 1943 cover and on 1943 & 1944 aerogrammes (different forms) all with '275/ + ' cds; 2-line 'MAILS FROM HMI SHIPS/ON ACTIVE SERVICE' in rosine on 1942 cover; double-boxed 'RECEIVED FROM HMI SHIPS/ON ACTIVE SERVICE' on 1940 (gorgeous!) & 1942 covers both also with octagonal 'PASSED BY/[crown]/ NAVAL CENSOR' & 'POSTAGE FREE' h/s; and triple-oval 'NAVAL-OFFICER-IN-CHARGE/5SEP1941/COCHIN' superb strike & similarly inscribed wax seal on the flap. A very scarce and highly desirable group. (21) 1,000T Mar 11, 2012 Prestige Philately - Auction No 173 Page: 22 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD KENYA UGANDA & TANGANYIKA

Ex Lot 982 982 C A-/B 1939-44 censored mail with covers to USA with ‘PASSED BY CENSOR/MOMBASA/ 1 ’ h/s Little #HiA (rated 8) & ‘OPENED BY CENSOR’ label #LiA (rated 4), or with Negative ‘7’ (rated 8); 1941 Kampala to Ruanda-Urundi boxed ‘Passed by Censor/D. – ‘ with No Number h/s #HiiAvar (rated 9); 1942 internee cover with small boxed ‘Passed by Censor/(“N”) B. 7’ #HiiBvar ; double-circle ‘N/Released/ 6 ’ and similar '7' & '9' h/s #Hiv (all rated 8) on 1943-44 covers; 1942 with boxed ‘KENYA AND UGANDA /PASSED BY CENSOR – FOR/PERSONAL CONVEYANCE BY/…/…CENSOR’ #Hv (rated 10; ERD); 1940 with 42mm ‘MILITARY CENSOR/ 10 /*’; hexagonal ‘[wings]/RAF/CENSOR/241’ on OAS air cover to Australia resealed with plain white label endorsed “opened by Censor/[signature]”; Naval triangular censor h/s (3, one by air to London with parallel-lines cancels in green) & a PPC from a member of the Dutch Naval Volunteer Reserve; rare boxed ‘PASSED BY/NAVAL CENSOR/ Signature…Date’ h/s in blue on OAS cover; oval ‘PORT WT OPERATOR/KILINDINI’ cachet on OHMS air cover to London; triangle 'PASSED BY - NAVAL/CENSOR' endorsed "JGoldup/2.10.43"; similar with internal 'N.B.' (= Naval Base ?); and previously unrecorded 'A.2', 'C.D.2', 'D.Y.6' & 'B A O'. The basis for a fine collection. (22) 1,250T

Ex Lot 984 984 C TANGANYIKA: WWII covers with censor labels comprising black/green ‘OPENED BY CENSOR’ 85x6mm Little #LiiA (rated 8) on Oct 1939 mission cover to Belgium & black/blue text 67x4½mm #LiiC (rated 8) on Mar 1940 cover to Egypt; ‘OPENED BY CENSOR’ labels with individual censors’ P.C. numbers - all rated 7 - black/blue with Small Number #LiiiA ‘4’ & ‘12’, with Larger Number #LiiiB ‘3’ (from Mozambique) & ‘12’ (to South Africa), and black/pink #Liv ‘4’ (stampless internee’s cover to Germany) & ‘11’ (from Mozambique; the label repositioned); ‘OPENED BY EXAMINER/R 22’ #LviAa (rated 8), ‘…/R 1’ #LviBa (rated 7); ‘…/R 12’ #LviCa (rated 9), & error ‘C.P. 90/…/R 12’ #LviCb (rated 10) underpaid to the USA & taxed; sans serif ‘…/R 12’ L#LviD (rated 10) registered to Switzerland; and boxed ‘PASSED No. 10/BY CENSOR’ h/s #Hii unusually used to cancel 20c x5 (on the reverse) & 50c pair; condition variable. (14) 650T Mar 11, 2012 Prestige Philately - Auction No 173 Page: 23 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD MALAYAN REGION

Ex Lot 989 989 C A/B WWII group including 1941 air covers from England to Kuala Lumpur, both examined in India and returned with boxed 'NO SERVICE/RETURN TO SENDER' h/s; Singapore 1939 air to Java with 'PASSED BY CENSOR/[Arms] Em. 77/PASSED BY CENSOR' label KM#L2A (rated 7) tied by large boxed 'PASSED BY/ 60 /CENSOR' h/s #C2A (rated 5); Sep 1939 to USA with Four Lines of Text 'PASSED BY/CENSOR/[Arms] Em. 77/PASSED BY/CENSOR' label #L2B (rated 8) & boxed 'PASSED BY/ 14 /CENSOR' h/s KM#C2A (rated 5); 1941 unsealed printed matter rate to Philippines with unlisted 'PERMIT/No. 93' h/s & 'PASSED FOR - TRANSMISSION/ 107 ' h/s #C6C (rated 5); Penang 1940 to India with plain white label tied by boxed 'PASSED BY/ 16 /CENSOR' KM#C2B (rated 7); 1940 to Bermuda with 'PASSED BY CENSOR/[Coat of Arms]/PASSED BY CENSOR' label #L2A tied by 43x22mm boxed 'PASSED BY/ 19 /CENSOR' h/s #H2B (rated 7); 1939 to GB with triple-circle 'PASSED BY CENSOR/[Coat of Arms]/PENANG' KM#C1 (rated 10); cachets unframed 'PASSED/FOR/TRANSMISSION' #C3B1 (rated 8); boxed 'OPENED BY/CENSOR. 40.' #C7 (rated 6); triangular 'PASSED FOR - TRANSMISSION/ 13 /PENANG' #C6D (rated 6); and larger type without 'PENANG' '24' & '41' (OAS cover) #C6F (both rated 9). (13) 800T MALTA

Ex Lot 1006 1006 C A/B 1939-43 covers with censor labels 'OPENED BY CENSOR' 50mm long LTM#T2A (rated 10) & 60mm long #T2B (rated 10) on 1939 covers to Holland or Switzerland; red/white 'Opened by/Censor.' #T5Bb (rated 8) on 1940 advertising cover to GB; 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER 22/MALTA' #T6B (rated 10) on cover to the USA; 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER 16/MALTA' #T6C (rated 8) on 1940 front to Egypt; red/white 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER.' #7A (rated 8) on 1940 cover to Egypt; 'EXAMINER' Smaller #T7B (rated 7) on cover to the USA; 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER DD 28' with Small Code as #T8A2 but on white stock on cover to GB & '.../DD 31' (both rated 6+) on smaller cover to the USA so reduced by hand at the left to fit!; 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER DD40' #8B (rated 5) on cover to North Africa; '.../DD 39' with Larger Code #9A (rated 9) on 1942 cover to the USA; and sans serif 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER DD 27' with printer's imprint at lower-left #9C (rated 10; stated to be the only recorded example) - split on opening - on undated "green" honour envelope to GB. A rare & desirable group. (12) 1,000T

Ex Lot 1007 1007 C A+/B 1939-43 crude oval 'POSTAL/CENSOR' h/s LTM#H2 (rated 7) in blue & badly worn boxed 'POSTAL/CENSOR' h/s #H6 (rated 7) both on covers to the USA; Wax Seals 'POSTAL/CENSOR' #WS1 (rated 9) tying 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER 8/MALTA' label #L6C (rated 8) to registered cover to GB, and another tying red/white 'Opened by/Censor.' #L5C (rated 10) to a superb 1940 registered cover from Switzerland. (4) 500T Mar 11, 2012 Prestige Philately - Auction No 173 Page: 24 MALTA (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Lot 1008 1008 C A+ 1941 (Apr 30) cover to Arizona with ½d green x5 & 'MALTA IS GRATEFUL/TO THE ROYAL NAVY/AND THE ROYAL AIR/FORCE...' label tied by 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER 22/MALTA' label LTM#L6B (rated 10) & '4'-in-circle trianghular censor No 61 h/s. Superb! 300 MAURITIUS

Ex Lot 1009 1009 C 1939-45 covers with censor labels comprising double-framed ‘A No 33484/Opened by Censor/Mauritius’ with Stop below ‘o’ Little #LiA (rated 7) on Mar 1940 cover to Belgium & a similar label ‘No 28139’ tied to Apr 1940 cover to the Philippines; boxed blue/white ‘OPENED BY/CENSOR’ #LiiB (rated 10) on 1940 cover Rose Hill to GB & black/white #LiiC (rated 10) on 1940 registered cover Rose Hill to the USA; unboxed ‘OPENED BY/CENSOR’ #Liii sub-types A (rated 7) to South Africa, D (rated 10) to the USA with mss “Permit/DEO3” in red, G (omitted from the ratings) from GB, unlisted “58/38 - 15” to the USA, unlisted “58/38 – 18” to the USA, and unlisted “59/38 – 18½” advertising cover to GB - the measurements are the length of the first & second lines, and the distance between the lines; 'OPENED/BY EXAMINER/EE 1’ #LivA black/white with unlisted variety No Space in ‘P.C.90’ (rated 6+), on buff (unlisted), and brown (unlisted) all to the USA, and ‘EE 2’ with No Stop after ‘C ' to Natal; similar but printed on the reverse of old documents as #LivC but with printed ‘EE/1’ & mss “2” added (rated 10) x3 from Réunion, to Canada & from a soldier to GB; black/blue ‘OPENED/BY EXAMINER/EE 1’ #LivD (rated 9) registered to GB, and ‘EE 8’ on 1942 cover from GB to a Jewish internee c/- PO Box 1000 with a piece from a second label affixed across where the censor removed the unrequired stamp; and black/white or buff ‘OPENED/BY EXAMINER/EE (“5”)’ #Lv sub-type with No Stop after ‘P.C ‘ to India & ‘…/EE (“15”)’ sub-type with Raised Stop after ‘P.C.’ (both rated 7+) to GB; condition a bit mixed. A rare, attractive & desirable lot. (21) 2,000T

Ex Lot 1010 1010 C A/C 1939-45 companion lot with censor cachets comprising oval 'PASSED BY CENSOR/MAURITIUS' types with small stars at sides Little #HiiA (rated 7), fancy ornaments at sides #HiiB (rated 7), no ornaments #HiiC (rated 4), 'MAURITIUS' Removed #HiiE (rated 10), and larger type #HiiF (rated 10), all but the last - inwards cover from France - on surface covers to GB; double-boxed ‘PASSED BY/BASE/CENSOR/E.E. (“3”)’ #Hv (rated 9) tying ‘OPENED BY/CENSOR’ label L#Liii unlisted sub-type (55mm/37mm/10mm) to the reverse of 1945 air cover to KUT; and military boxed ‘PASSED BY/WAR/DEPARTMENT/CENSOR/No. 1’ light strike on 1942 cover to GB, endorsed on the flap by the naval sender. This & the previous lot would make an excellent basis for a one-frame exhibit. (7) 750T Mar 11, 2012 Prestige Philately - Auction No 173 Page: 25 MAURITIUS (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD 1011 PS B 1941 (Sep) usage of South African Forces aerogramme from a member of the Mauritius Pioneer Corps in Egypt to his father, minor opening fault. [Mail home from soldiers recruited from the smaller colonies is rarely seen] 200T MIDDLE EAST

Ex Lot 1015 1015 C Annotated collection of World War II censor covers with better items from Palestine (one with 'A.V.2' h/s applied at Cairo), Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Ethiopia & Sudan, also a large-part cover from Kuwait, many are to Aden with a good number sent via Eritrea, good range of labels and cachets. (45 covers) 500

Ex Lot 1016 1016 C B ADEN: WWII censored group comprising boxed 'CENSOR/ADEN.' on KGVI 1a Envelope uprated to GB & on Book Post envelope (228x153mm) registered to India; diamond 'PASSED - CENSOR/BY/No. 1/ADEN' on 1943 cover to London with GB 1½d tied by 'PAQUEBOT/ADEN' cds; octagonal '[crown]/PASSED/F 2' light strike on 1943 cover from Egypt; boxed 'PASSED BY CENSOR' overstruck with triple-oval 'H.M. WT STATION/25OCT1941/ADEN' both in blue on cover to Scotland; also 1941 makeshift "green envelope" being a normal envelope with green-pencil lines & manuscript honour endorsement on the face, to GB with 2½a. (6) 600T

Ex Lot 1021 1021 C A/B EGYPT: WWII censor covers including 1939 with 5m tied by eight parallel lines Little #28/1 in magenta (rated 10); 1941 to GB with 38mm 'POSTAL/PASSED/BY CENSOR/No. 14/CENSORSHIP' h/s #S1 (rated 10) & '[Arabic]/ 10 /POSTAL CENSOR' #C5; 1939 South Africa-Belgium with similar '.../No 18/...' h/s (rated 10) tying red/white 'PASSED BY/CENSOR.' label #iii (rated 10); 1939 to Canada with similar '.../No 19/...' h/s apparently with 'PASSED/BY CENSOR' removed (rated 10); 1940 to Switzerland with double-oval 'ALEXANDRIA CITY POLICE/Date ("24.1.40/initials")/CENSORS OFFICE' in blue; 1943 OAS inwards cover with double-circle 'CHIEF MILITARY PRESS CENSOR/PR 3/G Q/[?]' h/s (surely applied in error?); & 1944 unsealed cover from Canada with 39mm 'PUBLICITY CENSORSHIP/[Arabic]/CENSURE DES PUBLICATIONS' #P1. (7) 1,200T Mar 11, 2012 Prestige Philately - Auction No 173 Page: 26 MIDDLE EAST (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Ex Lot 1022 1022 C/CO A/B EGYPT: naval group with 1939 cover with triple-oval 'PASSED BY CENSOR/1DEC1939' in rosine used on HMS "Nile"; 1939 & 1940 covers with double-oval 'PASSED BY/ 5 8 /NAVAL CENSOR' & similar ' 6 7 ' both in blue; 1945 honour envelope with segmented-box 'PASSED BY/NAVAL CENSOR' tying 'Opened by Naval Censor' label (stated to be unrecorded); 1943 aerogramme to the USA & 1944 cover to Alexandria with different triple-circle 'GREEK NAVY CENSOR' h/s in violet or blue; large 1943 cover with 'NAVAL CONTROL SERVICE/Navy House, Port Tewfiq' b/s in blue; and 1944 & 1945 with 'NAVAL CONTROL SERVICE OFFICER/PORT SAID' d/s or similar '.../ALEXANDRIA' d/s both in rosine; also 'BRITISH FORCES/IDENTIFICATION CARD' for an officer with the British Contraband Unit & similar for his wife. (11) 450T

Ex Lot 1029 1029 C IRAQ: Annotated collection of mostly commercial covers including 1925 to India with 1a pair & 4a optd 'REVENUE' so taxed, 1926 Maqil to GB endorsed "Overland Mail/via Baghdad & Haifa", commercial airmails including 1928 India-GB x2 both with 'BASRAH' transit b/s & 1928 Baghdad-Beirut, 1932 & 1933 OPS registered covers with different 'INSURED' labels, WWII censor covers, 1947-54 British FPOs x5, group with Republic Overprints, Palestine Obligatory Tax frankings x12, etc; also 1929 airmail covers with cachets x5, & an array of postmarks on piece; condition variable. (81 + pmks) 600 NEW ZEALAND

Ex Lot 1057 1057 PS A/B 1940s POW mail to New Zealand comprising printed POW lettersheets (5) & postcards (3) from various camps including the Luftwaffe-controlled Stalag Luft III (located at Sagan, scene of "The Great Escape"), sent by air via North America, condition variable. Interesting group. (8) 250T Mar 11, 2012 Prestige Philately - Auction No 173 Page: 27 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD NYASALAND

Ex Lot 1074 1074 C A-/B 1940-45 covers with censor labels ‘OPENED BY CENSOR.’ with Stop Little #Li (rated 10) & deformed (ovoid) ‘PASSED BY CENSOR/ 9 ’ h/s (rated 7+) from Cholo; 52mm Text without Stop #LiiA (rated 7) from Cholo; ditto, tied to the face by ‘PASSED BY/15/CENSOR’ h/s L#Hi (rated 7), on 1941 cover from Ireland; 'P.C.90/OPENED BY EXAMINER/Q ’ #LivA (rated 10) tied to the face by octagonal ‘[crown]/PASSED/Q 3’ h/s L#Hii (rated 8); ditto, but with ‘Q’ to Stop = 45½mm #LvB (rated 10) tied to the reverse by octagonal ‘[crown]/PASSED/Q 4’ h/s L#LHii (rated 8) on mission cover; ditto, but unrecorded No Stop after ‘P.C ’ and on grey stock tied to the reverse by octagonal ‘[crown]/PASSED/Q 5’ h/s L#LHii (rated 8); ditto, with imprint ‘- 92 – P.C. 90.’ #LvC (rated 10) tied to the reverse by octagonal ‘[crown]/PASSED/Q 10’ h/s L#LHii (rated 8) from Blantyre; ditto, with imprint ‘- 372 – P.C. 90.’ #LvD (rated 10) tied to the reverse by octagonal ‘[crown]/PASSED/Q 2’ h/s L#LHii (rated 8). (8) 800T PAPUA

Ex Lot 1076 1076 C A/B 1939-41 censor covers 1) with boxed 'PASSED BY CENSOR/...Asst Censor' with the underlined initials "TP B" added below 'ED BY' of 'PASSED BY CENSOR' (Lee #C6var) on Airs FDC; 2) ditto, but without the initials, on 20/4/1941 commercial cover Samarai to GB at 8d rate for airmail to/within Australia only; 3) & 4) manuscript "Passed by Censor" in red in different hands in one line or three, both with rubber 'POST OFFICE/6/SEP/ 1939/PORT MORESBY PAPUA' b/s (Lee #23; rated C) in violet alongside, on the reverse of Airs FDCs. (4) 350T RHODESIA

Ex Lot 1083 1083 C A/B NORTHERN: WWII censor covers comprising 'NORTHERN RHODESIA./Examined by/Censor No. 12' label Little #Li (rated 7) on superb Mar 1941 cover to the USA; 'Examined by/Censor No....' #Lii (rated 10) tied by triangular 'PASSED - BY/ 7 /CENSOR' h/s #HiA (rated 7) on Oct 1941 cover from Angola to Ireland (!); 'Opened by Examiner/O__' #Liv (rated 7) tied by octagonal '[crown]/PASSED/O ("2")' #HiiA (rated 5) on surface cover from Tanganyika to the USA, with the enclosed letter; 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/O 1/10r - L760 4-43' #LvB (rated 10) tied by octagonal '[crown]/PASSED/O. . .' L#HiiB (rated 6) to mission cover 'FORT ROSEBERY' to Canada; and similar '.../O 3/10r - L762 4-43' #LvC (rated 9) Livingstone to New York. (5) 450T Mar 11, 2012 Prestige Philately - Auction No 173 Page: 28 RHODESIA (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD

Ex Lot 1084 1084 C A/B SOUTHERN: WWII covers with censor labels comprising white labels plain Little #Li (rated 10; stated to be the only recorded example), with ‘OPENED BY CENSOR’ h/s 59x3½mm #LiB (rated 7), ditto, 91x6mm h/s #LiD (rated 10); unlisted 85x5mm h/s in rosine & unlisted 90x5mm h/s in rosine; pink label with ‘OPENED BY CENSOR.’ 76x5mm with Stop h/s #LiCvar tied to the face of 6d Aerogramme by military-type hexagonal ‘PASSED/CENSOR/A.S/No. 1’; green label & 76x5mm h/s tied to the face of 1943 cover by similar '.../A.S/No. 9’ h/s; ‘OPENED BY EXAMINER/D.E…./ . . . -‘ with ‘J.60442…112,000L – 5.12.4.2.’ Imprint #LiiDa (rated 8) on 1943 air cover to USA; and with ‘ . . . –‘ Omitted & ‘J.48697…D630-40,000…’ Imprint #LiiiD tied by ‘SALISBURY/ C /S RHODESIA’ impressed in red wax (rated 10; stated to be the only recorded example), on registered cover from Mozambique. (9) 850T

Ex Lot 1085 1085 C A/B SOUTHERN: the companion group with censor cachets comprising Sep 1939 covers with ‘P.B.C.’ 37x12mm #HiiA (rated 9) or 22x7mm #HiiB (rated 9); Aug 1939 from Germany with another strike of #HiiB; Mar 1940 with another strike of #HiiA; 1940 covers with ‘PASSED BY CENSOR’ 50x5mm #HiiiA (rated 7) or huge 125x20mm #HiiiB (rated 9) light strike; and ‘NOT EXAMINED/BY CENSOR’ #Hvi (rated 9) in rosine on stampless Mar 1944 OHMS cover to the USA. (7) 500T ST. HELENA

Ex Lot 1093 1093 C 1940-43 covers 1) 1943 OHMS cover to GB with boxed 'OFFICIAL/PAID' & oval 'POST OFFICE/[crown]/ST HELENA' thus exempt from censorship; 2) philatelic cover with black/white 'OPENED/BY/CENSOR.' Little #Li (rated 10) complete label - perforated at top & base - tied to reverse by reintroduced World War I hexagonal 'PASSED - BY - CENSOR/[crown]/No/2496' #Civ (rated 10); cover to GB with black/white 'Opened/by/Censor.' #Lii (rated 9) & superb '[crown]/PASSED/VV ("1")' L#Cii (rated 9) just impacted by repaired tear at the base; and registered philatelic cover with reintroduced WWI boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR' h/s #Ci on the reverse; condition variable. Rare quartet. (4) 800T Mar 11, 2012 Prestige Philately - Auction No 173 Page: 29 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD SAMOA

Ex Lot 1094 1094 C 1939-43 covers comprising 1940 with 'SAMOA/GOVERNMENT/ HOUSE/OFFICIAL PAID' h/s in violet & exempt from censorship; 1941 two to USA with plain brown label tied by Censor #11 h/s or plain off-white label tied by Censor #10 h/s; official cover to a US Officer with 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/DDA 23' label x2; 1943 from Moamoa Mission School with similar '.../DDA 24' label; 1942 with 'PASSED BY CENSOR NZ/ 11 ' label; and 1943 philatelic pair with octagonal '[crown]/PASSED/DDA 23' h/s in blue or 'DDA' Removed in violet; condition variable. A very scarce group. (8) 600T SEYCHELLES

Ex Lot 1095 1095 C 1939-43 censor covers comprising SP11/39 to India with ‘PASSED BY CENSOR’ L#Hi (rated 10); 1940 to GB with ‘PASSED BY CENSOR/Seychelles. No. 1’ label Little #Hiv (rated 8); three covers - one registered - to GB with similar ‘… No. 2’ (rated 8) one in black; 1943 to GB with light strike of chamfered ‘[crown]/PASSED’ h/s #Hv (rated 9); and scruffy May 1943 cover to Ireland with ‘OPENED BY EXAMINER LL…’ label #Lii (rated 10). (7) 600T SOUTH AFRICA

Ex Lot 1100 1100 C A/B 1941-42 censor covers comprising duo registered from Windhoek or Keetmanshoop with ‘[Coat of Arms]/ D ’ h/s Little #H8A (rated 8) or ‘[Coat of Arms]/RELEASED/ H ’-in-circle h/s #H8C (rated 10; stated to be the only example recorded) in magenta; from GB with boxed ‘CAPE TOWN – KAAPSTAD/RELEASED BY CENSOR/TOECELAAT BY SENSOR’ #H10B (rated 10; stated to be the only example recorded) in rosine; and OAS cover from Egypt with superb ‘CENSORED’ h/s & boxed ‘ S.A. HOSPITAL SHIP/…/No. 1/…’ b/s. (4) 500T THAILAND 1106 PS B 1943 (Sep 15) Japanese Army undenominated Postal Card with "Dove & Helmet" stamp in yellow-orange, from a soldier at Camp #10321 to Okayama Japan, minor blemishes. Ex Len Colgan. [Illustrated by Collins at page 14] 100 Mar 11, 2012 Prestige Philately - Auction No 173 Page: 30 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD TONGA

Ex Lot 1111 1111 C/CL A/A- 1940-44 censor covers comprising 1942 to USA with plain brown label tied by 4-ring circle 'PASSED BY/["1684"]/CENSOR' h/s which is presumably an American military type; black/white 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/WW 2' label Little #L3b on registered & philatelic covers; Tin Can cover with octagonal '[crown]/PASSED/W.W./ 2.' L#H3-2 in rosine; Finau window envelope with straight-line 'PASSED BY CENSOR' in murky brownish ink #H1a (stated only 3 examples recorded); and cover from the British Residency with straight-line 'PASSED BY CENSOR' unusually in violet #H1b. (6) 750T PHILATELIC LITERATURE 1121 L A "A Postal History of the Prisoners of War and Civilian Internees in East Asia during the Second World War Volume 3: Burma Thailand & Indo-China 1942-1946" by D Tett (2002), 400pp hardbound with d/j. Retail $80. 40