Holland & Colonies
Selection of 9 commemoratives on registered airmail envelope: De Ruyter, Red Cross, Europa issues; all cancelled Amsterdam-Postjesweg 6 Nov 1957; faint b/s Brunei 11 November ; m/s 'via Singapore' Reference: 1229 |
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Selection of 11 commemoratives on registered airmail envelope + 5 on reverse: Culture fund, Liberation, Anti-Cancer fund, Child Welfare (stamps cat £60+); all cancelled Amsterdam-Borgerstraat 1 December 1955; faint arrival b/s Brunei; a spectacular franking Reference: 1228 |
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Christchurch Air Race, 5 Red Cross issues (50c) SG769-773 plus 25c airmail and 10c definitive; illustrated cover for 8 Oct 1953 with VF race cachet in violet; cancelled Rotterdam 23 September 1953; b/s Christchurch 11 Oct 1953 Reference: 1227 |
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15c portrait issue on plain envelope to New York, 24 June 1941, opened and resealed by Dutch Censor, sealed with the Censor's d/s; with added violet h/s "supposed to contain matter subject to the provisions…" crossed out and a red circular h/s Ec.C; on reverse red circular h/s DEV.25 and a large red seal HK &. SBC: interesting item of the period Reference: 1223 |
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5 x 25c airmail stamp on envelope cancelled Willemstad, 25 October 1942; circular 'Per Luchtpost/Par Avion'; m/s Air Mail Transatlantic; violet triangular censor h/s 2820; no clear b/s Reference: 1203 |
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Italy 4 x 20c + 5c definitives cancelled bridged cds Milan 6 March 1942; opened by German Censors and resealed with "Geoffnet" label; sealed with German swastika cachet and confirmed by various small control h/s; b/s large cds UFFICIO CENSURA POSTA ESTERA II 7 March 1942; a nice combination Reference: 1193 |
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Curacao 45c pictorial issue on 1st flight Curacao to Amsterdam; illustrated special KLM envelope; cancelled Curacao Willemstad 19 February 1946; no b/s Reference: 1192 |
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Curacao 20c and 25c (SG 203, 204) pictorials on 1st flight Curacao to Amsterdam; illustrated special KLM envelope; cancelled Curacao Willemstad 19 February 1946; no b/s Reference: 1191 |
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3½c Ned Indies PS card with added 2 x 40c Queen's Head, cancelled d/r bridged cds BANDOENG 24 November 1940, airmail; red h/s "Gecensureerd 2"; m/s annotation 'By Trans pacific air-route via Hong Kong to USA and by (?) to Europe' plus various other m/s marks, attractive & unusual combination Reference: 1144 |
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Illustrated telegram envelope franked with 7 Dutch stamps cancelled d/r cds Amsterdam Central Station 5 December 1938; on illustrated reverse South African stamps 6 x 1d and 4 x 1½d VOORTREKKER commemorative, cancelled PRETORIA 15 December 1938; very unusual combination. (Note 1 picture for this is showing in S1119 in arror and will not permiot the error to be rectified) Reference: 1120 |
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British postal strike mail with 'Export Letter Service' stamp and boxed h/s 'flown by hovercraft, Ramsgate'; Belgian 3fr 50 cancelled Brussels; with 'received' h/s Reference: 1108 |
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3 WW2 covers from France to Holland franked with 4 francs or 8 francs, 2 are registered: each with German censor tape, sealed by black and red swastika cachet; each is also marked front and back by a blue ink 'swipe' special inspection mark Reference: 1098 |
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Registered envelope, franked 5 x 125 (+1 lost) taufend on 1000 marks, with 6 x 1000 marks on reverse; censored with Geöffnet tape for currency control inspection; sealed with violet inspector's stamp 14 and violet circular cachet tying the label; from Oberhausen 24 September 1923; b/s Haarlem 26 September 1923 Reference: 1077 |
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8 pfgs + 4pfg Hitler heads on plain envelope from Ankum Bz Osnabruck to Maarn, Holland, 23 March 1943; opened and resealed with censor’s tape, tied with Swastika cachet; also marked front and black with blue ink 'swipe' special inspection mark (Dutch mail?) Reference: 1049 |
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2 x 6 pfgs Hitler heads on plain envelope from Ankum Bz Osnabruck to Maarn, Holland, 17 September 1943; opened and resealed with censor’s tape, tied with Swastika cachet (black and red); also marked front and black with blue ink 'swipe' special inspection mark (Dutch mail?) Reference: 1048 |
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12½c portrait issue on business envelope from Haaksbergen to Krefeld, 12 March 1940; opened and resealed by German censor with swastika cachets; no b/s Reference: 975 |
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12 ½ on 3c (SG 526) German occupation surcharged issue cancelled d/r css from Groenlo…. To New York (5 October 1940); German censor¢s "Geöffnet" tape with black swastikas, tied with red swastikas; with original letter; no b/s Reference: 959 |
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5 on 3c; 7½ on 3c (SG 523-4) German occupation surcharge issues cancelled with decorative slogan d/s from The Hague(?) to Paris 21 August 1941; German censorʼs 'Geöffnet' tape tied with swastika h/s and red Wehrmacht m/c h/s Reference: 958 |
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7½+2½ on 5c portrait PS card cancelled with ornamental slogan d/s 'SGRAVENHAGE; to New York, 10 December 1940; red German swastika censor's cachet; black C in circle inspector's mark (USA); scarce use on postal card Reference: 974 |
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Curacao 35c pictorial (defective corner) cancelled d/r cds CURACAO WILLEMSTAD 6 May 1945; light strike of violet cachet 'Curacao - Censuur'; to New York, no b/s; faults to envelope Reference: 903 |
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DEI 7½c red on buff PS card cancelled with squared circle d/s, from Soerabaja to Bombay via Burma, 20 February 1894; with Singapore s/r cds 5 March 1894, Rangoon d/r bridged cds 13 March 1894, Bombay s/r cds 20 March 1894; card creased with a small tear Reference: 743 |
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DEI pictorials 7½c and 12½c (SG 342, 345) cancelled with VF d/r bridged cds; T in circle; h/s Belgian Postage Due 3fr50, 2fr, 3 x 20c; from Poerwakarta, Dutch East Indies; cancelled Brussels 3 August 1937; repairs to the top corner of the envelope Reference: 741 |
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4c grey on blue green PS card with VF s/r cancel, with 1 extra stamp lost, from Paramaribo to Luxemburg, 14 January 1895; boxed h/s 'Suriname via Havre' & French cachet d'entrée par ambulant Le Havre à Paris 2e C 8 February 1895; Luxembourg-Ville arrival d/s 9 February 1895 Reference: 744 |
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1c grey PS card + 2½c, 4c (SG 213, SG 265) numeral design cancelled lightly with dotted circle d/r bridsged cds; from Westevereden to Amsterdam; on official change of address card Reference: 742 |
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Illlustrated Jubilee envelope 1898-1948 with Wilhelmina portrait issues, 2 x 15c, 20c (SG 528-29), 25c (SG 519), 30c (SG 479); cancelled MEDAN bridged d/r cds 31 August 1948 + special Jubilee cachet "1898-1948"; to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, no b/s: Queen Wilhelmina died several days later, two days before her official Golden Jubilee; an interesting souvenir of the period Reference: 713 |