Auction No. 93:
Closing Date for bids 06 March 2006
Bids to Konrad Morenweiser, Schwansenweg 8, D-24354 KOSEL, Germany.
e-mail: KWMorenweiser@aol.com
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For our auction rules see CCSG Bulletin October 2002.
Abbreviations: AM = air mail, b/s = backstamped, bcm = blue crayon mark of US Censorship at bottom left,
c. = cover, cld = cancelled, co3s = cover opened out 3 sides, (CoA) = Coat of Arms, CS = Censor Station,
fkd = franked, h/s = handstamp, m/s = manuscript, nc = not censored, o/w = otherwise, pbt = plain brown tape,
pc = postcard, pm = postmark ppc = picture postcard, ps = postal stationery, RX = International Red Cross,
s = surface mail, sf = seriffed letters, s/l = single line, st = resealing label slit open, t = censor re-sealing tape/label,
w/ = with, w/o = without, [ .. ] = CCSG type numbers.
The additions to the lot numbers (. / .. / ...) are just to help the auction manager to identify his vendors.
Quality: XF = extra fine, VF = very fine, F = fine, VG = very good, G = good, P = poor.
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| No. | Description | Quality | in US $ |
| WW I | |||
| 1 | AUSTRALIA 06 Oct 15 c. from Melbourne to USA franked 1 d only & with black octagon due h/s T 30c & violet Postage due 6 Cents. Violet s/l h/s 54 x 8 mm PASSED | F | $10.00 |
| 2 | 02 Jul 15 c. from Adelaide to New York w/ violet h/s 38 x 9 mm PASSED. | VF | $14.00 |
| 3* | EGYPT 16 Mar 16 c. Cairo - Zürich (27 Mar), passed unopened w/ violet boxed h/s (36 x 18 mm, corners rounded inwards) PASSED / CENSOR / 17 | VF | $6.00 |
| 4* | 16 Mar 19 c. Cairo - Basel w/ h/s as above but black, 42 x 22 mm, # 13 & blue/white t OPENED BY CENSOR (ST) | F | $6.00 |
| 5* | 26 Mar 19 c. Port Said - Tegal/Java (24 Jun) t & h/s as above but # 8 | VF | $8.00 |
| 6 | GREAT BRITAIN 1914 - 19 15 c. all U.K. - Switzerland w/ t Mark types 4C # 212, 4D # 187, 204 & 324, 4G # 877 & 1467, 5A # 4513 & 4862, 5C # 4054, 4189 & 4230, 5D # 1380 & 4577, type 5C # 5007 w/ green date h/s 10 MAY. 1919, type 21 red/white | G-VF | $4.00 |
| 7 | 18 Mar 19 c. London - NYC w/ t O B C 1585 (type 6A) | VF | $2.00 |
| 8 | 23 Apr 19 c. London - NYC w/ t O B C 6634 (type 6A) . Stamp perfins | VF | $2.00 |
| GREAT BRITAIN, PoW MAIL | |||
| 9 | 25 Mar 15 printed P.o.W. c. w/ contents in German. Sender a German navy man from Cruiser S.M.S. Mainz, held as PoW on H.M.S. Ivernia in Southend on Sea. Lilac M HS 9 | XF | 85.00 |
| 10 | 25 Nov 18 c. "Feldpost" from Kiel via "Marine Postbüro" to the commanding officer of S.M.S. König Albert, IV Flotilla, interneed in Scapa Flow. 2 examples of black/white resealing labels G. (large CoA) R. w/ printerÕs imprint (B24485.) Wt.3260-248. 100m. 7/18. Gp. 135. S.& S., Ltd. This imprint is different to the example mentioned by Mark (M 17A) and to that in CCSG Bulletin Oct. 2002 p. 127 (M 17B). Cover eventually returned to sender w/ blue crayon "Zrk" (Zurück) after the ships were scuttled by their crews. Scarce &. | VF | $200.00 |
| 11 | RUSSIA 13 Apr 15 c. from Moscow to Geneva RX w/ violet boxed 19 x 12 mm censor h/s & numeral h/s 37. Blue m/s Ambulance at front bottom | G | $2.00 |
| 12 | SOUTH AFRICA 02 Feb 15 ppc. "Church Square, Pretoria" from Pretoria to St. Gallen. Blue crayon censor mark C 3 | XF | 7.00 |
| 13 | 23 Feb 15 ppc. "Krüger«s Monument" from Pretoria to St. Gallen w/ blue crayon censor mark C | XF | 7.00 |
| 14 | 24 Sep 16 c. from S.Africa to Rude/Danmark (26 Feb 17) w/ grey circle h/s 24 mm PASSED CENSOR * / C. 11. Red/white t Geopend door Censor. / Opened by Censor. / 99 (English 2nd line & small 99) tied by blue oval h/s * CENSOR * / CAPETOWN / 24 SEP. 1916 | VF | $25.00 |
| 15 | 26 Aug 15 c. from East London to Geneva w/ blue crayon censor mark 0 9 & blue circle h/s 24 mm PASSED CENSOR + / C. 6. (6 added in blue m/s). Red/white t Opened by Censor. / Geopend door Censor. & violet double-oval h/s * CENSOR * / CAPETOWN / 1- SEP 1915 | F | $7.00 |
| 16 | SOUTH AFRICA, PoW Mail 15 Jan 15 c. cld. Pietermaritzburg from PoW in Camp Fort Napier/Natal to Red Cross Geneva (15 Feb 15). Boxed h/s PRISONER OF WAR (in English / Boer / French) & black/red resealing t PASSED BY CENSOR. 49 x 2.5 mm | VG | 20.00 |
| 17 | 04 Jan 18 c. from PoW in Camp 2 Pietermaritzburg to Heidelberg/Transvaal (07 Jan). Boxed h/s PRISONER OF WAR (in English / Boer / French) & brown h/s 70 x 4 mm PASSED BY CENSOR. On reverse black/orange t PASSED BY CENSOR. (50 x 2.5 mm) tied by Heidelberg date h/s. | VF | 22.00 |
| 18 | 23 Feb 15 c. from PoW in Pietermaritzburg to Red Cross Geneva (20 Mar). Boxed h/s PRISONER OF WAR & violet PASSED BY CENSOR 56 x 4 mm. Violet M HS 9 | XF | 30.00 |
| 19 | 02 Dec 15 c. "Inland" from PoW "Verkehrszug 2, Aus" to Keetmanshoop (05 Dec). Violet h/s Prisoner of War / Free of Charge / A U S. & h/s PASSED BY CENSOR 55 x 3 mm | VF | 20.00 |
| 20 | ca. 1915 c. from a German Sergeant w/ return address "Aus, I. Batterie, D.S.W.Afrika" to Hannover. Grey circle h/s POST FREE / P.C. / * PRISONERS OF WAR * (M HS 9) | XF | 22.00 |
| 21 | SOUTH WEST AFRICA 05 Jun 18 reg. ps c. Inland from Engobo to Karibib. Blue circle h/s 29 mm * PASSED CENSOR. / B / 100 & t Geopend door Censor. / Opened by Censor. / 100 Inland censorship seldom to be seen | VF | $35.00 |
| 22 | 07 Sep 16 c. from Windhoek to Bern (16 Oct) w/ grey circle h/s 25 mm * PASSED CENSOR. / C. 15. & red/white t Opened by Censor. / Geopend door Censor. / 99 (this t w/ large 12/9 mm and seriffed letters & small station number 99) | VF | $25.00 |
| 23 | USA 27 Dec 16 c. from Sta. Cruz /Tenerife "via Liverpool" to Detroit. Black/white t OPENED BY / CENSOR. / No. tied by blue double circle h/s PASSED BY CENSOR * * No. 539 | F | $2.00 |
| PRE WW II | |||
| 24 | GREECE 1938/39 3 c. Greece - USA, 1 regd., 1 AM, w/ 3 different t dual language CONTROLE DU CHANGE & 2 diff. h/s | P-F | $2.00 |
| 25 | SPAIN, CIVIL WAR 06 Feb 39 c. Cordoba – San Francisco w/ red boxed h/s CENSURA MILITAR de CORREOS / CORDOBA | F | $3.00 |
| 26 | date illegible, c. Valencia – NYC w/ violet boxed h/s CENSURA / VALENCIA on plain brown t. co3s | F | $2.00 |
| WW II | |||
| 27 | AUSTRALIA (Censor marks Whitmarsh types) 26 Oct 41 long c. AM Sheffield – Brisbane "Trans Atlantic – Trans Pacific" fkd. 4/ 6d. h/s P1-2 # 25 on t L1-4 (ST) | VG | $1.00 |
| 28 | 06 Nov 40 c. AM "By clipper via New Zealand" to NYC. h/s P2-4 on t L2-3 | G | $1.00 |
| 29 | 27 Jan 43 c. AM Sydney – California (28 Feb) w/ h/s P2-5a/1 on t L2-5 | VF | $3.00 |
| 30 | 06 Aug 41 c. from Croydon/N.S.W. to USA w/ h/s P2-5 on t L2-6/3 | F | $3.00 |
| 31 | 24 Jun 43 c. Sydney – NYC w/ h/s P2-5 on t L2-7/1 | VF | $3.00 |
| 32 | 1945 c. Australia – N.Y. w/ h/s P3-2 on t L3-8. Cancel illegible, o/w | XF | $3.00 |
| 33 | 16 Sep 41 c. AM Melbourne – London w/ h/s P3-2 on t L3-7/2. Flap torn off, o/w | VF | $2.00 |
| 34 | 1941 c. AM Brighton/Vic. to Salisbury (19 Aug 41) w/ h/s P3-2 on t L3-2 | G | $1.00 |
| 35 | BELGIUM Feb, Apr & May 45 3 c. Belgium - to USA or Geneva RX (1), all w/ black/buff t CONTROLE DES COMMUNICATIONS / TOEZICHT DER VERBINDINGEN tied by circle no. h/s 214, 240, 398. 2 w/ US cello # 5451 & 7901 | F-VF | $3.00 |
| 36 | BERMUDA 05 Dec 40 c. from Rochester/N.Y. to Zürich (21 Jan 41). PC90 type 1D # 4439. Early Bermuda transit censorship! | VF | $6.00 |
| 37 | 03 Jan 42 c. AM from Limoges/France to Milwaukee. PC90 1A # 4630 & m/s I.C. | G | $1.00 |
| 38 | 20 Feb 44 c. AM Lisbon – NYC w/ PC90 1A # 910 & m/s I.C. US cello # 5492 | VF | $4.00 |
| 39 | 01 Mar 43 c. AM Lisbon – NYC w/ PC90 1G # 5161 & m/s IC | F | $3.00 |
| 40 | 05 Mar 43 c. AM from Switzerland to NYC. PC90 1D # 5665 w/ red h/s IC. German brown t (censor station Berlin) removed, o/w | VF | $2.00 |
| 41 | 20 Oct 41 c. AM from Vevey to NYC. PC90 Form 167 # 1145 | F | $3.00 |
| 42 | 06 Sep 42 c. AM Lausanne "via France" to NYC. PC90 1¡ # 2279 & m/s I.C. PC90 torn by opening the c., o/w | VF | $3.00 |
| 43 | 20 Aug 42 c. fkd 20c from Zürich to Newfany/N.Y. w/ taxe h/s T 16 2/3. PC90 1A # 913 & m/s I.C | F | $3.00 |
| 44 | 22 Oct 42 c. AM Lugano "Via Genf" to N.Y. w/ PC90 1¡ # 4970 | VF | $4.00 |
| 45 | BRAZIL 18 Dec 41 long c. AM from NYC to Porto Alegre/Brazil (27 Dec). Black h/s 44 x 17 mm CENSURA / RIO GRANDE DO SUL | F | $4.00 |
| CANADA (censor marks Burrows types) | |||
| 46 | 15 May 40 long c. AM Montreal – NYC w/ black circle h/s MONTREAL 310 15 MAY CANADA. (type F 8.1) on black/white t (type E.2) w/ imprint I-B.-20,000 Sheets-15-2-40 | VG | $3.00 |
| 47 | 05 ay 42 long c. regd. AM Vancouver – Minneapolis (09 May) b/s Seattle 06 May. s/l violet h/s PASSED FOR EXPORT. (H1.3) & black boxed VANCOUVER. / May 6 1942 / B. C. (type F18.1) on t type E3.4 w/ imprint I-B.-80,000 Sheets-18-7-41 US paper t # 3562 | VG | $3.00 |
| 48 | 19 Aug 42 Y.M.C.A. c. from RCAF Moncton/N.B. to Stamford/Conn. Black on brown glassine t E B C. 306 overstamped DB/ | F | $2.00 |
| 49 | Mar 44 c. AM from Olten/Switz. to Montreal (19 May) w/ glassine t E B C. 483 overstamped DB/. German h/s & t of censor station Berlin Riemer type B-11a (200 points) & B-55 | F | $6.00 |
| 50 | 1944 c. AM from Kweilin/China to Gananoque/Canada. Black/white t O B C / DB/195 (type CL 11.1). c. shortened right side, o/w | F | $3.00 |
| 51 | 04 Jun 41 c. w/o postage and cancel to Toronto. Black naval tombstone h/s Daynes CAN400 | F | $2.00 |
| 52 | EIRE 22 Sep 42 c. AM from Lios Tuathail to Norristown/USA. Pink S.P.1 Moxter type E4-L-212 # 22. PC90 1B2 # 4590 (LP). Good franking | VF | $5.00 |
| 53 | 17 Jan 44 c. AM Dundalk - NYC w/ pink S.P.1 type E4-L-241 # 150 / PC90 2A # 5760 | VF | $4.00 |
| 54 | May 43 c. AM Eire - USA w/ pink S.P.1 type E4-L-212. PC90 1B2 # 4940 (LP) | VG | $2.00 |
| 55 | EGYPT (censor marks CCSG handbook section 2 "J.Little" ) 07 Mar 44 long regd. window c. AM from Djeddah/Saudi Arabia to NYC (26 Apr). Black double circle h/s R over M (type 4C) and on rev. green numeral h/s 02609 (type26) | VF | $35.00 |
| 56* | 16 Sep 44 c. from Port Said to Troy/Ohio. Violet h/s type 3 # 24 & on reverse numeral h/s type 25 (7th) 05713 | VF | $5.00 |
| 57* | 17 Sep 40 c. AM Alexandria - Khedivial Mail Line, London w/ black h/s type 4a | VG | $2.00 |
| 58* | 11 Jun 41 c. Cairo - Glasgow w/ black h/s type 4a | VF | $2.00 |
| 59* | 13 Aug 44 c. AM Sidi Gaber - L.A. w/ h/s 4a. US cello # 5662 and on reverse green h/s $1069 | F | $3.00 |
| 60* | 25 Sep 44 c. AM Cairo - Cleveland. Black h/s 4a and type 27 # 10 and 9. Numeral h/s 06385 (type 25). US cello # 30886 | F | $5.00 |
| 61* | 22 Aug 43 ppc (Pyramids of Giza) Cairo - Baltimore. Black h/s 4b # M / 2. Circle h/s U.S. CENSORSHIP -*- EXAMINED w/ # 5873 in m/s | VG | $4.00 |
| 62* | 24 Apr 45 c. AM Alexamdria - London (30 Apr) w/ black circle h/s type 4e # M / 85 | VF | $6.00 |
| 63* | 18 Dec 40 c. AM Alexandria - Minneapolis. Blue/white t (dual language) EGYPTIAN CENSORSHIP & weak violet h/s type 5 # 11. On reverse boxed h/s type 21/2 # B-2242 | VF | $5.00 |
| 64* | 22 Mar 40 c. Port Fouad via Port Said (22 Mar) - Trieste (07 Apr). Blue/white t & violet h/s type 5 # 25 & on reverse m/s B 404. Stamp removed (by censor?), o/w | VG | $5.00 |
| 65* | 05 Feb 41 / 08 Feb c. Cairo via Istanbul (14 Feb) - Zürich w/ blue/white t & violet h/s type 5 # 66. On reverse h/s type 22/8 S 3426 | VF | $10.00 |
| 59* | 19 Mar 41 c. Cairo via Istanbul (31 Mar) - Zürich w/ blue/white t & violet h/s type 6/5a & on reverse violet h/s type 22/8 S 7131 | VF | $10.00 |
| 66* | 21 Oct 44 c. Alexandria via Lisboa Central (26 Feb) - Zürich w/ blue/buff t & 4 different types of censor h/s: Type 3 # 41, type 12/12, type 27/14, type 25 # 0 8257 | VF | $12.00 |
| 67* | 27 Mar 45 c. AM Cairo - Zürich w/ blue/white t & 4 diff. types of h/s: Type 3 # 113, type 13/1, type 27 # 14 & 16, type 25 # 09342 (8 th) | VF | $12.00 |
| 68* | 11 Aug 42 printed RX envelope by H.Bon, Head of Delegation Red Cross, Cairo - Lucerne, passed unopened h/s 14/2 | VF | $14.00 |
| 69* | 12 Apr 45 c. AM Cairo - Zürich w/ blue/white t & 4 diff. types of h/s: Type 3 # 76, type 16/5, type 27 # 6 & 14, type 25 # 0625 (9 th) | VF | $12.00 |
| 70* | 25 Jul 45 c. Cairo - Zürich w/ blue/white t & 4 diff. h/s type 3 # 41, type 16/5, type 27 # 1 & 19, type 25 # 09167 (7 th) | XF | $12.00 |
| 71* | 10 Oct 44 Egypt 11 Postage Prepaid franked 22M 16 Oct 43 c. Egypt - NYC via S.America w/ Forces Censor Marks Daynes types h/s A 300 # 319 & FC 301 on red/white t BCL8 A.F.W.3312 EXAMINED BY BASE CENSOR & imprint "CS 3362 Wt. W3397/P1350 5,000,000 7/18 C.F.&S E3471" On reverse h/s M 102 # 58 | F | $9.00 |
| 72 | FRANCE 11 Oct 41 c. AM NYC - Allier/France (22 Nov) w/ black/white t " Contr™lè " & black pointed oval h/s OUVERT PAR LÕAUTORITE MILITAIRE (code & # unreadable) | F | $1.00 |
| 73 | 09 Aug 45 c. AM Paris - NYC w/ black/white t - CONTROLé (boxed) & pointed oval h/s green OUVERT PAR LES P.A.Y AUTORITES DE CONTROLE (Paris) | F | $8.00 |
| 74 | GERMANY, CS BERLIN 04 Sep 44 c. AM Zürich - Waterburg/Conn. w/ German t & h/s B-55 & B-11a (200 pts). # h/s 576. US Cello #5877 (See handbook LaBlonde sec. 12) | XF | $10.00 |
| 75 | 22 Nov 41 c. AM Norwalk/Con - Holland w/ h/s B-9 & t B-55 | F | $3.00 |
| 76 | 20 Jun 41 c. AM Den Haag - Washington w/ h/s B-3a & t B-55 | XF | $5.00 |
| 77 | GERMANY, CS FRANKFURT 29 Jul 41 c. AM Amsterdam to Forest Hills/ New York. Transit h/s of Köln (responsible for mail from Holland) but forwarded to Frankfurt for censor- ship (responsible for mail to USA). Resealing t Riemer type E-53 tied by red E-30a but unusual clear impression of double circle and hollow letters Ae | VF | $15.00 |
| 78 | 14 Nov 41 c. AM Amsterdam - Long Island w/ h/s E-3a & t E-52 | XF | $4.00 |
| 79 | 15 Jul 40 c. AM Berlin (sender Sara Rosenthal) - NYC w/ h/s E-2a & t E-53 | VG | $3.00 |
| 80 | 16 Mar 40 c. Philadelphia - Wien w/ h/s E-2b (500 pts) & t E-51 | F | $10.00 |
| 81 | GIBRALTAR Aug 43 c. AM cld F.P.O 475 to Staffs. Bluer crowned circle h/s PASSED BY CENSOR / No. 7818 (Daynes type A 500 | VG | $2.00 |
| 82 | 24 Oct 42 Green envelope AM Gibraltar (FPO 475) - London w/ PC66 # 6047 (Gib. T12 | G | $6.00 |
| 83 | GREAT BRITAIN 30 Dec 42 c. AM from Barcelona to Stoke on Trent. Brown t w/ imprint CENSURA GUBERNATIVA / BARCELONA & numeral h/s 262. PC90 type 1A5 # 2162 | XF | $5.00 |
| 84 | 19 Sep 41 c. from Baghdad to NYC w/ PC90 1K1 # 5460 (Liverpool) | VG | $1.00 |
| 69 | 03 Nov 42 c. inland AM fkd. 6 c. from California to NYC, forwarded to Surrey/UK. PC90 1M4 # 5586 (Liverpool) | F | $4.00 |
| 85 | 19 Oct 42 c. fkd 2/ 2d AM from Kingston/Jamaica to UK w/ PC90 1A # 797 (London) | VF | $2.00 |
| 86 | 07 Jul 40 long c. EXPRESS from Madrid to Surrey. PC90 1F # 843 (London). 1 stamp removed, o/w | G | $2.00 |
| 87 | 05 Aug 40 regd. c. London - Carmel/USA NYC w/ red boxed h/s [H3A] RELEASED BY CENSOR & oval h/s of B.P.A. signed 5/8/40. | F | $7.00 |
| 88 | 29 Aug 39 c. Lynchburg/VA - Mainz/Germany w/ PC66 D # 1174. No German censor marks | VG | $2.00 |
| 89 | 22 May 40 c. AM NYC - Mannheim/Germany PC90 1D # 4024 (LP) & German censor h/s & t E-2a & E-51 | VF | $5.00 |
| 90 | 14 Dec 41 c. Bristol - Collingdale/PA w/ PC90 1Ba # 5,220 (LP) | XF | $2.00 |
| 91 | 19 Jun 43 c. AM London - NYC w/ PC90 1F # 744. Several h/s RETURN TO SENDER / UNDELIVERED FOR REASON / NOT ADDRESS GIVEN. b/s London 15 Sep 43 | F | $5.00 |
| 92 | 1940 - 1945 19 c. (4 long) , 13 AM, 1 regd, all UK - USA or USA - UK, all w/ PC90 type 1 or PC90 type 2A (3) | G-VF | $3.00 |
| 93 | 06 Jan & 14 Oct 40 2 long c. AM (1 regd) from NYC to Switzerland, both nc | VF | $2.00 |
| 94 | HONG KONG Nov 41 c. AM from Siking/China via Hong Kong (07 Nov) to Ilinois. violet boxed h/s NOT OPENED / BY / CENSOR [7C] | VF | $18.00 |
| 95 | HUNGARY 06 Mar 41 c. AM from Szecseny to Cleveland w/ blue/buff t "Az 1939.evi II.tc (CoA) 152.€- an alapule / H.M. rendelet alapjan felbontva." | VF | $3.00 |
| 96 | 30 Apr 41 c. AM from Budapest to Illinois. No signs of any censorship! | F | $2.00 |
| 756 | INDIA, CS CALCUTTA 15 Oct 39 c. from Lahimpur to NYC w/ violet triangle h/s PASSED CENSOR 4 CALCUTTA [1A1] | VF | $3.00 |
| 757 | 01 Sep 41 c. AM Calcutta – NYC w/ red/brown t (CoA) O B C [2A1] & black h/s 3A [A 17] & [11] # 124 | VF | $3.00 |
| 97 | 1940 – 44 3 c. AM India – London or NYC. h/s 1A1, 5A & 6, t 13A | G-F | $1.00 |
| 98 | 05 Dec 42 from Calcutta to NYC. Re-use of this window cover was against censorship regulations but released by examiners/ h/s DHA/114 & DHA/138 [5A]. h/s DHA/10 [6] on red/brown t (CoA) OPENED BY EXAMINER [4] | F | $12.00 |
| 99 | 06 Apr 42 c. AM Delhi – NYC fkd 14 As & AM label cancelled. m/s note T 107, black US h/s COLLECT POSTAGE 22 CENTS & US due stamps 22 c. Red/brown t [2A1] tied by black h/s [3A] # B 32 | XF | $15.00 |
| 100 | INDIA, CS KARACHI 23 Oct 39 c. AM from Amritsar to California w/ violet triangle h/s PASSED CENSOR 6 KARACHI [1B1]. c. underpaid & fkd 9.5 A, marked T 172 c but due not collected | F | $4.00 |
| 101 | INDIA, CS BOMBAY 01 Sep 40 c. fkd 9 Ps (printed matter) w/ black h/s [3A] # C 17 | VF | $3.00 |
| 102 | 29 Nov 39 c. Bandra/Bombay - Goes/Holland. Red/white t (CoA 50 x 40 mm) O B C [scarce 8D] w/ red m(s # 99. | VF | $25.00 |
| 103 | 11 Feb 45 ps c. Bombay - Boston w/ DHC/385 [5A] & DHC/80 [6] on black/white t [13A] | XF | 4.00 |
| 104 | 10 Jan 41 c. Lahore - NYC w/ h/s [3A] on t red/white (CoA) 37C O B C [6B1] & on reverse violet h/s "Please request sender in future to ......." [16A] | VF | $10.00 |
| 105 | Jun 41 c. regd. Dehra Dun - California (21 Jul) w/ red/white t (CoA) O B C [8C9] tied by 4 examples of black triangle PASSED BY CENSOR (Crown) # C25 [3A] | F | $25.00 |
| 106 | 18 Oct 41 c. Travancore – NYC passed unopened w/ black h/s [3A] # C 16 | XF | $3.00 |
| 107 | 28 Mar 41 c. Bombay – Brooklyn w/ black h/s [3A] # C 16 on red/white t (CoA) 57 C PASSED BY CENSOR [5] | VF | $2.00 |
| 108 | 1941 4 c. Bombay – USA, all w/ red/white t [6B1] (CoA) 6C, 9C, 10C or 14C / OPENED BY CENSOR all tied by black h/s [3A] # 11 or 16 | F-VF | $2.00 |
| 109 | 05 Feb 41 c. Valparai – NYC w/ red/white t PASSED / BY / CENSOR 28 C [10B2] (C added in red m/s). Black h/s [3A] # C 16. Addl. a long c. (poor qlty) but w/ t [10B2] and unknown lowest # 1 | VF | $2.00 |
| 110 | Aug 45 c. AM Bombay – Chicago, passed unopened w/ black small octagon h/s C 4 [7A] | F | $2.00 |
| 111 | 28 Sep 42 c. AM Berkeley/Cal. – Bombay (14 Nov). US paper t # 4857 and Bombay h/s DHC/67 [5A] & DHC/37 [6] | VG | $3.00 |
| 112 | 1942 – 44 6 c. (1 long, 3 AM) India – USA. All w/ black/white t [13A] tied by h/s [5A] & [6]. 1 w/ addl. Unit Censor h/s & 1 w/ US cello & bcm | G-VF | $2.00 |
| 113 | INDIA, CS MADRAS 27 Jan & 23 Jun 40 2 c. (1 long, 1 large 19 x 12 cm) from Madras to USA. Both w/ red/white t (CoA O B C [6A1] but differing colours red-orange or carmine. Black h/s [3A] & long c. has violet US h/s SUPPOSED TO CONTAIN MATTER / SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF / EXECUTIVE ORDER 8389 AS AMENDED | G-F | $2.00 |
| 114 | INDIA, CS PESHAWAR 19 May 42 c. regd. Kaboul – NYC (09 Aug) w/ h/s DHH/12 [5A] & DHH/6 [6] on t red/white P.C.90 O B C [13B] | VF | $35.00 |
| 115 | INDIA, CS QUETTA 03 Jul 40 c. Karachi – Meched/Iran, passed unopened w/ h/s [3A] # I 3 | VG | $10.00 |
| 116 | INDIA, CS DELHI 05 Jul 45 plain c. cld NEW DELHI G.H.Q. A.P.O. to Sussex. Violet triangle FIELD CENSOR 317 (Daynes IND-103) & violet DHT/8 [5A] on t [13A] | F | $40.00 |
| 117 | IRAQ 01 Oct 42 c. Istanbul – Baghdad (14 Oct) w/ black/white t [2B] & h/s [2] # 71 | G | $0.50 |
| 118 | 13 Nov 44 c. regd. Baghdad – N.Y. (03 Dec) w/ black/white t [2B] & h/s [2] # 23 | VG | $1.00 |
| 119 | JAMAICA 16 Mar .. (no year plug) c. AM from Kingston to Kansas City. PC90 1G # 5446 | VF | $4.00 |
| 120 | 1943-44 8 c. AM Jamaica – USA (5) or transit Colombia / Cuba – USA. All w/ P.C. 90 / O B E I.D./ (Roses type 10 C) & different # 848, 6386, 8801, 8817, 8827, 8832, 8833, 8849G-VF | 4 | |
| 121 | MALAYA 1939 c. from Thailand "via Singapore Pacific" to Colorado. Black h/s PASSED / FOR / TRANSMISSION [3A] | XF | $10.00 |
| 122 | date illegible, c. from Malaya to Washington with same h/s [3A] | VF | $3.00 |
| 123 | MARTINIQUE 18 Jul 42 window c. AM from Fort-de-France to USA w/ black h/s (double circle w/ notched outer ring) CONTROLE POSTALE O MARTINIQUE O pbt w/ black h/s (oval, pointed) OUVERT / PAR / LÕAUTORITE MILITAIRE. Right side US paper t # 2949 | VF | $5.00 |
| 124 | NETH. WEST INDIA 30 Sep 43 c. AM from Aruba to New Jersey. Blue circle h/s GEZIEN / CURACAO / CENSUR US cello # 8542 & bcm | F | $8.00 |
| 125 | 18 Nov 43 c. AM Aruba – New Jersey w/ black/yellow t (CoA) / GEOPEND DOOR / CENSUUR CURACAO. US cello # 6859 & bcm | F | $8.00 |
| 126 | 1942 c. AM Curacao – Milford, Del.. Black/white t (CoA) / GEOPEND DOOR / CENSUUR CURACAO (differing letters to above item). Circle h/s 5. on t front & back | F | $8.00 |
| 127 | Apr 42 c. AM Curacao – NYC w/ large violet double triangle h/s (CoA) NIET GEOPEND / DOOR CENSUR / CURACAO . US cello # 3878. 5-line h/s Remember when reading news dispatches from Amsterdam ...................or elswere in Holland, that our ......... in the hands of the enemy | VF | $10.00 |
| 128 | Oct 42 c. AM Curacao – San Francisco w/ same triangle h/s and US paper t # 4385 | VF | $5.00 |
| 129 | 30 May & 13 Oct 42 2 long c. Curacao – USA with the same large triangle h/s. One has US paper # 4515 | G-VG | $1.00 |
| 130 | NEW ZEALAND 23 Jan 41 c. Nelson – Otsego/N.Y.. Violet circle PASSED BY CENSOR N.Z. # 23 (type 1) on t Opened and passed by Censor / In New Zealand. (type 1) | VF | $4.00 |
| 131 | 20 Apr 42 c. AM Christchurch – Canada w/ red circle h/s type 1 # 5 on 1-line t Opened by Censor in New Zealand. (type 2) | F | $3.00 |
| 132 | 22 Oct 42 c. Wellington – NYC w/ violet h/s type 1 # 120 on t type 2 | VF | $3.00 |
| 133 | 14 Mar 44 c. Wellington – NYC fkd. 1.5d only & marked T 30 cts. Violet octagon h/s (Crown) DDA/ 6. Black h/s U.S. CHARGE / TO COLLECT 6 CENTS | F | $7.00 |
| 134 | 31 ... 43 c. Auckland – Canada w/ t [P.C.-90. / O B E / D.D.A./ 73 ...- (type 3) | VF | $4.00 |
| 135 | 04 Nov 43 c. Mt. Albert – N.Y. w / t type 3 # 101 | VF | $4.00 |
| 136 | 15 Mar 44 c. Christchurch – Cleveland w/ t type 3 # 139 | F | $3.00 |
| 137 | 20 Jun 44 c. AM Wellington – N.Y. w/ t type 3 # 262 (highest known #) | VF | $5.00 |
| 138 | SPAIN 02 Jun 41 c. Madrid – NYC w/ brown t imprint CENSURA GUBERNATIVA / MADRID c. not censored Bermuda nor USA | VF | $4.00 |
| 139 | 07 May 45 c. regd. Madrid – NYC (27 Jun). black/yellow t CENSURA GUBERNATIVA / MADRID (top line in hollow letters) & numeral boxed h/s 123. US cello 6757 | VF | $3.00 |
| 140 | 20 Oct 45 c. AM Madrid - NYC w/ black/brown t CENSURA GUBERNATIVA (hollow letters) MADRID | F | $3.00 |
| SYRIA, FREE FRENCH CENSORSHIP ALEPPO (censor marks Robertson types) | |||
| 141 | 19 Oct 44 c. headed "Second mail" from Istanbul to Illinois. Circle h/s C P 4 [1D4] on black/white t [1B]. Addl. h/s 8C & 10A (numerals) & pencil number on reverse. Bombay h/s DHC/325 [5A] & DHC/32 [6] on t OPENED BY EXAMINER (98 mm) [12A2] | VF | $12.00 |
| 142 | Jun 45 c. c. Turkey – NYC. Circle h/s C P R [1F] on t 1B. Numeral h/s 1562 [8C] & on reverse pencil number. US cello # 7357 | F | $7.00 |
| SYRIA, FREE FRENCH CENSORSHIP BEYROUTH (censor marks Robertson types) | |||
| 143 | 02 Dec 41 c. AM Beyrouth – Stamford/USA. Black/white t [1B] and h/s red C P 8 [3C], 506718 [8A2] & violet 241 [8A1]. Pencil number on t (907887 ?) | XF | $14.00 |
| 144 | TRINIDAD 06 Feb 42 c. AM Port of Spain – NYC (09 Feb) w/ pbt and violet h/s OPENED BY CENSOR No. 3. (Wike type TR CH 5) | F | $5.00 |
| 145 | 08 Sep 44 c. AM Port of Spain - NYC w/ P.C.90 / O B E / IE/8756 (type TR CL 6) bcm | VF | $4.00 |
| 146 | 07 Jul 43 c. AM Port of Spain – London passed unopened w/ circle h/s IC TRI [TR CH 9B]. Opened in London, PC90 1A # 6617 | VG | $2.00 |
| 147 | 16 May 42 c. AM Sao Paulo – NYC (24 May) w/ PC90 1D # 6043 & small h/s I E /- Examiner 6043 was E.F. Osborne (see CCSG handbook section 2, p.40 | VF | $8.00 |
| 148 | UNITED STATES 27 Oct 43 long c. AM from Charlotte Amalie/Virgin Isl. to Rochford/USA. US cello # 1911 | F | $4.00 |
| 149 | 31 Dec 43 c. from Baghdad to "Council of Foreign Relations, N.Y." Iraqi black/white t [2C] & grey h/s [2] # 54. Karachi h/s [5A] DHB/23 & [6] DHB/21 on black/buff t O B E [12A2, 10 pts]. Over the Iraqi t US cello # 6518 w/ bcm. On reverse a violet bisected bar, covered by a large black dot. Here a censor asked his deputy assistant censor whether opening of this letter is allowed (bisected bar) and the answer was "yes" (black dot). Interesting and | F | $22.00 |
| 150 | 01 Sep 43 c. AM Habana – Philadelphia w/ US cello # 8649. On reverse a violet double bar 45 x 6 mm. Meaning of this censorship mark unknown (similar to above?). The Addressee of this c. is The President of Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce | VF | $18.00 |
| 151 | 18 May 42 c. AM from Ponce/Puerto Rico to NYC. US paper t # 1802 | VF | $3.00 |
| 152 | 1943 – 45. 6 c. (3 long, 3 AM) from Cuba to USA, all w/ US cello and 4 w/ bcm | G-VF | $1.00 |
| 153 | 1942 – 43. 5 c. (1 long, 4 AM) from Cuba to USA, all w/ US paper t | VG-F | $1.00 |
| 154 | 04 Feb 43 regd. c. from Nassau/Bahamas to NYC (13 Feb). US cello # 1813 | VF | $4.00 |
| 155 | 1943 – 45 6 c. (5 AM, 2 regd.) to USA w/ US cellos from Argentine, France, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, 1 USA – Hawaii. The Switz. c. RTS | G-VF | $3.00 |
| 156 | Feb 43 c. (cancel in Arab) AM from Saudi Arabia (via Lagos) to an officer in the Naval Yard Norfolk (22 Mar), fwd. to USS Arkansas and again to Naval Med. Center Bethesda. US paper t # 14593. Air mail label at top left cut out, o/w | F | $25.00 |
| 157 | 1940 3 c. (2 long) AM from NYC to Grenchen/Switzerland. No signs of censorship! | F-VF | $1.00 |
| 158 | 1942/43 6 c. South Africa - USA. 1 w/ violet h/s RELEASED BY AUTHORITY OF / THE DISTRICT POSTAL CENSOR, 2 w/ US paper t # 2540 & 5606, 3 w/ US cello # 5280, 6811 & 7000 | VF-XF | $4.00 |
| 159 | 1942 - 45 6 c. as lot above w/ paper t # 7814 & 4250, cello # 6275, 6537 & 6872 | VF-XF | $4.00 |
| 160 | 14 Jul 42 regd. c. East London - L.A. (20 Aug 42) w/ US paper t # 2360 | XF | $2.00 |
| 161 | 21 Aug 42 c. from Pretoria to L.A. fkd 1.5d only & marked T 30c. On reverse 3 small labels in English & 3 in Afrikaans "Make National Security Your Own ! Buy Union Loan Certificates" US cello # 6167. | VF | $3.00 |
| 162 | 28 Jan 43 c. Cape Town - NYC w/ US paper t # 1006. Unusual tiny # | XF | $2.00 |
| 163 | 19 Jun 42 c. Johannesburg - L.A. w/ US paper t # 7139 | VF | $0.50 |
| The above 6 South Africa lots have a variety of stamps and some pairs or blocks "South Africa / Suid Afrika" | |||
| 164 | 20 May 44 c. Portugal - Seattle w/ US cello # 6726 | G | $0.50 |
| Post WW II | |||
| 165 | AUSTRIA 1952 2 Air Letter (Aerogramm) from Austria to USA resealed w/ pbt & on front violet circle h/s …sterreichische Zensurstelle 2421 * S.Z. * | XF | $4.00 |
| 166 | BELGIUM 31 May 45 c. from Brussels to Middleport/N.Y. Black/white dual-language t CONTROLE DES COMMUNICATIONS ................. & black numeral h/s 531 in circle | F | $3.00 |
| 167 | Jun to Aug 45 3 c. from Belgium to Geneva RX w/ black/white dual-language t CONTROLE DES COMMUNICATIONS ................tied black numeral h/s 197, 396 or 516 in circle | F-VF | $5.00 |
| 168 | 13 Jun 45 printed envelope "NEDERLANDSCH ROODE KRUIS" to Geneva RX. t as in lot above tied by circle h/s 589 | VF | $3.00 |
| 169 | Jun & Jul 45 2 c. Belgium - USA, 1 w/ pbt tied circle numeral h/s 454, the other w/ black/ buff t as in lots above, tied 513. US cello # 704 | VF | $4.00 |
| 170.* | EGYPT 18 Dec 48 c. AM Cairo - Leipzig "Zone Russe Allemagne" . Censor marks in Arab script: Black circle h/s, black hexagon h/s on t blue/green | VF | $5.00 |
| 171 | GERMANY, BRITISH ZONE 23 Oct 46 c. AM Pittsburgh/PA - Hanburg w/ h/s type B-5 # 18334 (Hamburg) & t B-101 | G | $1.00 |
| 172 | 16 Dec 46 c. Orange/NJ - Köln/Germany w/ h/s type B-5 # 19035 & t B-101 | VF | $5.00 |
| 173 | 13 May 47 c. Compton/CAL - Radevormwald/Germany w/ h/s type B-6 # 0037 (Bonn) & t B-101 (PC90 2A) | VF | $4.00 |
| 174 | GREECE 1949 – 51 3 c. (2 AM) from Athen or Patras to USA. 2 differing dual language t CONTROLE DU CHANGE & Greek language 3-line censor handstamp. 2 w/ large nos. in circle 19 mm | F | $3.00 |
| 175 | NETHERLANDS 30 Mar 45 c. from Eindhoven to New Jersey. Black/brown t NEDERLAND / GEOPEND DOOR DEN CENSUURDIENST tied by violet 4057. US cello # 6435 | F | $2.00 |
| 176 | Sep 45 2 c. from Netherlands to Geneva RX, both w/ t as in lot above & tied by 4296 & 4631 | VG-F | $2.00 |
| 177 | WORLD, BULK LOT About 70 c. or pc (10 WW I, 12 long or large c.) with censor h/s & or t from - WW II : Australia, Bermuda, Canada, Eire, FFL, Germany, Great Britain, India, Iran, Malaya, Malta, Nigeria, Russia, Trinidad, USA, post WW II Austria & Germany. | P-VG | $2.00 |
| LITERATURE | |||
| 178 | "British Empire Civil Censorship Devices WW II, Section 1 – African Colonies and Occupied Territories" D. Mayo, 1978. 69 pages A4, loose pages with lot of pencil additions | G-VG | $4.00 |
| 179 | "British Empire Civil Censorship Devices WW II, Section 2 - United Kingdom" Torrance/Morenweiser 1991. 244 pages A4, spiral bound | new | $18.00 |
| 180 | Territories in the Mediterranean Sea and Middle East" Little/Torrance/Morenweiser 1996 132 pages A4, spiral bound w/ lot of pencil additions | F | $7.00 |
| 181 | "British Empire Civil Censorship Devices WW II, Section 4 - British Asia" . K.Morenweiser 1997. 104 pages A4, spiral bound w/ lot of pencil additions | F | $6.00 |
| 182 | "Postal Censorship in Palestine during World War Two 1939-1945" N.Gladstone 1975 113 pages soft bound w/ pencil additions | VG | $5.00 |
| 183 | "Die Britische Besetzung, die Einstellung des Postverkehrs und die ersten Kurierdienste in Schleswig-Holstein im Mai 1945" H.-H. Mücke 1998. 64 pages A5 soft bound | new | $10.00 |
| 184 | "World War II Philately of Southern and Eastern Africa" J.H. Harvey Pirie, about 1955 60 pages A4, loose pages photocopied by the Library of City of Johannesburg in 1977 | VG | $4.00 |