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1 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 1 QUEENSLAND - Thursday Island Lot C A- CACHETS - NUMBERED: diamond ' 1/1 /PASSED/BY/CENSOR/ 1 ' #H1/1-1 light strike on 1940 cover (apparently from a Japanese ship) to the Philippines, two strikes of the 'THURSDAY ISLAND/ 2 ' cds, 'SANTA CRUZ DAVAO PI' arrival b/s. ASCENSION 286 CL A- Lot 286 LABELS: black/white 'OPENED BY/CENSOR/ASCENSION ISLANDS' L#Li (MW#L1var with the last 'S' scored- through) complete label on reverse of philatelic cover to GB, boxed '[crown]/passed/xx...' h/s MW#C3 in black on the face, Pictorials 11 values to 10/- tied by poor cds of 30MR/44, endorsed "Lieut W Collumbell RNVR/Ascension Island" on the flap. Rated T 287 C B Lot 287 CACHETS: straight-line 'CENSORED' L#Ci (MW#C1) superb strike in rosine on c.1940 commercial cover to England, 2d tied by Ascension cds with indistinct date. Rated T 288 CO A- Lot 288 CACHETS: 'Passed/by Censor' L#Cii (MW#C2) in black on April 1940 philatelic registered cover (255x177mm) to England, Pictorials ½d to 1/- with oval d/s, horizontal fold clear of the stamps & h/s. Rated T

2 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 2 BAHAMAS 289 C A- Lot 289 CACHETS: straight-line 'PASSED BY EXAMINER' in violet on plain brown label on c.1943 airmail cover from Cuba to Ohio. Unrecorded by Miller: ascribed by Little to Bahamas. 0T 290 C A Lot 290 CACHETS: straight-line 'PASSED BY CENSOR' M#CH2 in green on face of registered cover to England, ½d & 3d with Nassau cds of 9DEC39. Rated T 291 C A- Lot 291 CACHETS: octagonal '[crown]/passed/g 24' M#CH3 in violet on "Condor" cover registered to the USA with Columbus Overprints 2d pair & 8d Flamingoes, Nassau cds of 12OCT42 being FDI of the stamps. Rated 9: noted as used mostly on postcards. 150T 292 C A Lot 292 CACHETS: octagonal '[crown]/passed/i.g...' with mss "127" M#CH4 superb strike in violet on merchant's cover to the USA, 1d grey strip of 3 with Nassau cds of 24JUN44. Rated T

3 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 3 BAHAMAS (continued) 293 CL B Lot 293 CACHETS: octagonal '[crown]/passed/i.g...' with mss "128" M#CH4 superb strike in magenta on 1944 Royal Bank of Canada cover (290x126mm) to London, 2d & 1/- plus Arms 2/- & 3/-, 'AIR MAIL/TO NYC ONLY' & boxed 'BY AIR MAIL/IN UNITED STATE ONLY' [sic] h/s both in purple, folded twice vertically for display. Rated 8+: recorded only in violet. 294 CL B BARBADOS Lot 294 CACHETS: ovoid 'CHIEF CENSOR/AUG /BAHAMAS.' as M#CH7 but with date on stampless OHMS air cover to the USA, Nassau cds & late usage of '[crown]/paid/at/bahamas' h/s, two vertical folds at left. Rated 10: stated only two recorded of which this is Miller's latest recorded usage. However, his llustration is undated, which makes this an unlisted variant. 400T 296 C A- Lot 296 LABELS: black/white OHMS sealing label used as a provisional censor label M#L3 with straight-line 'OPENED BY CENSOR' h/s M#H3 (rated 7) on Oct 1939 airmail cover from Venezuela via Trinidad (b/s), a small piece from upper-right of the label has been removed. Rated T 297 C A-/B Ex Lot 297 LABELS: 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER...' ('EXAMINER' = 52-54mm long) M#L10 'H/14' on greenish stock on 1943 air cover to Grenada; 'H/15' on grey-violet stock on 1943 air cover to Argentina & 'H/26' on buff stock air from Antigua (also with Antigua '.../IB/112' label M#L8; rated 5). Rated 4, 10 & 10. (3) 400T

4 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 4 BARBADOS (continued) 298 C A- Ex Lot 298 LABELS: 'OPENED BY/CENSOR.' M#L4 green/buff & black/white variants (both with mss "17") on 1941 surface cover to Boston or 1941 airmail cover from Chile. Rated 6 & 8. (2) 200T 299 C B Lot 299 CACHETS: hooded-rectangle ' 5 /PRECENSORED/AND PASSED/BY THE/BRITISH CENSOR' M#H9 (with initials & "8/12" = Aug 12th) in violet on the reverse of stampless merchant's cover to their head office in British Guiana (apparently carried per favor), minor blemishes. Rated 10. A major rarity: Miller states "at least two copies are known". [In June 1944, handstamps of this distinctive type were issued to the 15 British censor stations in the West Indies. Of most, no examples are recorded] 1,500T 300 CL B Lot 300 CACHETS: double-oval 'PASSED BY/CENSOR' as M#H5 but 50x31mm in violet on reverse of registered air cover to New York via Trinidad (b/s) with 3d & 6d strip of 3 tied by GPO cds of NO5/41 ( Miller's LRD for #H5). Rated T 301 C A Ex Lot 301 CACHETS: octagonal '[crown]/passed/h. 19' M#H8Aa light strike & '[crown]/passed/i.h. ("12")' M#H8B very fine strike, both in violet on 1943 Barbados PPCs to Trinidad, the latter from 'ST LAWRENCE BO'. Rated 6 & 7. [Both to the ICZ (Imperial Censorship Station) in Port of Spain, apparently from censors on leave] (2)

5 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 5 BARBADOS (continued) 302 C A BERMUDA Lot 302 CACHETS: octagonal '[crown]/passed/h. 19' M#H8Aa superb strike in black on PPC ("Skating Rink, Barbados Aquatic Club") to GB, 1d tied by GPO cds of 13NO/42 (ERD by 4 months). Rated T 305 C A Lot 305 LABELS: green/white 'PC112/CONDEMNED' label M#PC112 on 1940 cover from Barbados, St Georges slogan b/s of 4SEP/1940. Rated 10: the earlier of the two recorded examples. [NB: Miller states that the reason for the "condemning" is inscribed on the labels; not in this instance. A pity the enclosure is not included] 1,500T 306 C A Lot 306 LABELS: black/white 'PC116/DETAIN' label M#CL8 on the face of 1941 (Mar 3) FDC from the United States to Germany, endorsed "Via Siberia" in a failed attempt to thwart censorship at Bermuda. Rated 10: the later of the two recorded examples. [NB: Arrived at Bermuda on east-bound Pan Am "Clipper" #33, the label being endorsed "33E". The cover was probably held until after the war but bears no indication of on-forwarding] 400T 307 C A Lot 307 CACHETS: 'IMPERIAL CENSORSHIP/OCT /BERMUDA' M#CM24 and similar undated 'IMPERIAL CENSORSHIP/ACCOUNTS/BERMUDA' M#CM24a (LRD for both) on stampless airmail cover to New York, Hamilton cds & oval 'BERMUDA/ ("7½D")/POSTAGE PAID' h/s. Both rated T

6 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 6 BERMUDA (continued) 308 C B CAYMAN ISLANDS Lot 308 CACHETS: 'Released by/prize Court' M#CM28 b/s on 1941 (Nov 8) airmail cover from Guatemala to Belgium with Imperial 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER 2672' label (identified by Miller at page 17 as used at Bermuda) crossed by red-pencil lines indicating "Not Passed", a little soiled & minor opening fault at the base. Rating omitted. [Mail containing currency or stamps was impounded, and the contents seized. In the absence of any subsequent postal markings the date of release is unknown, and may have been as late as 1951.] 350 C A- Lot 350 LABELS: black/blue 'Opened by Censor' as M#CL1 but with No Stop after 'Censor' on face of collector's cover to GB, 1½d tied by fair 'WEST END/JU25/1941/CAYMAN ISLANDS' cds. Rated C A- Lot 351 LABELS: ditto, with roulettes except at the top, on face of dealer's cover to the USA, 3d with Georgetown cds of MR2/1942. Latest recorded usage. 352 C (B) Lot 352 LABELS: black/green 'Opened by Censor.' M#CL1b on face of Apr 1941 cover to the USA, War Stamp 1½d on 2½d pair, opened at top & base and repaired tear at the top. Rated 10.

7 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 7 CAYMAN ISLANDS (continued) 353 C B Lot 353 CACHETS: small 'PASSED BY/CENSOR' M#CH1 in violet on Wells cover to GB, values to 6d tied by 'CAYMAN BRAC/DE13/1939/CAYMAN ISLANDS' cds, superb registration handstamp in magenta, faint tonespots. Rated T 354 C B Lot 354 CACHETS: small 'PASSED BY/CENSOR' M#CH1 in black (ERD in black) on collector's cover to GB, ½d & 1d tied by 'LITTLE CAYMAN/JU10/1941/CAYMAN ISLANDS' cds, small mss "OK" (M#CM2; rated 10) at the base. Rated T 355 C A Lot 355 CACHETS: octagonal '[crown]/passed/d 41' M#CH4 (LRD) on cover to the USA with Georgetown cds of MY8/1945 & 'VE Day/Cayman islands BWI' imprint at upper-left. Rated 9. Lot C A MANUSCRIPT: "OK" M#CM2 variant in blue-pencil on Jun 1941 collector's cover to GB. Rated 10. [With Cayman Islands Post Office enclosure]

8 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 8 DOMINICA 370 C A Lot (Dec 23) stampless OHMS cover to Ohio with Roseau cds & 'DOMINICA/OFFICIAL/PAID' h/s. Exempt from censorship. 150T 371 C A- Lot 371 LABELS: red/white 'OPENED BY/CENSOR.' (with stop) M#L1B (cut upon opening) on cover to New York & tied to the reverse by a light strike of the worn rubber 'GENERAL POST OFFICE/18FEB42/DOMINICA BR WI' cds M#H6 (not rated) in violet. Rated T 372 C A Lot 372 LABELS: 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/("RR 12")' with text 72mm long M#L3b on Apr 1944 registered cover to Curacao via Trinidad (b/s), Willemstad arrival b/s. Rated T 373 C A Lot 373 LABELS: Antiguan 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/IB 952' amended by hand to "RR 30" M#L4 on merchant's cover to New York "Via Antigua", 1½d & 1/- tied by Roseau cds of JA25/45. Rated T

9 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 9 DOMINICA (continued) 374 C A Lot 374 CACHETS: British octagonal '[crown]/passed/p.m.5' Printed Matter cachet M#H5 with manuscript "RR" - for Dominica - added on Nov 1944 unsealed "Impresos" (= printed matter) cover from Colombia to France. Rated 10: stated to be the only recorded example. 400T

10 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 10 FALKLAND ISLANDS 386 C B Lot 386 LABELS: 'Opened by Censor.' text 84mm long (Heijtz #a) on 1941 philatelic cover from the USA to South Georgia, various Argentine b/s & light 'SOUTH GEORGIA' arrival of 8OC/41, endorsed on the face "Exterior" in red (in Buenos Aires?) & with large 'RETURN.' h/s (not listed by Heijtz) 387 C A- Lot 387 LABELS: 'Opened by Censor.' text 75mm long (Heijtz #b) on cover to the USA with 3d Sheep tied by Port Stanley cds of 15MR/45, sender's endorsement "EEustrom [?]/Falkland Is/SA" on the flap. 400T 388 C B Lot 388 CACHETS: straight-line 'Passed Censor' (Heijtz #a2) on philatelic cover to the USA with Coronation set tied by 'SOUTH GEORGIA/OC27/41' cds, a bit grubby. 150T 389 C B Lot 389 NAVAL: tombstone 'FROM HM SHIP/PASSED BY CENSOR' initialled and dated 11/11/44 on War Economy envelope with Graham Land Overprints ½d pair & 1d tied by very fine 'FALKLAND ISLANDS/Graham Land/ 11NOV1944/DEPENDENCIES' cds in purple, Port Stanley transit b/s of 15DE/44, minor repaired tear at upper-left & a little reduced at right. One of the best items in the collection. Operation Tabarin was begun in January 1944 to assert British claims over the sub-antarctic islands and to thwart any territorial claims by other nations. Bases were established at Deception Island, Port Lockroy (Graham Land) & Hope Bay. On 11th Nov 1944, HMS "William Scoresby" departed from Port Lockroy with outgoing mail. 2,000T

11 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 11 GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS 412 C A-/B Ex Lot 412 LABELS: 1941 covers with red/white 'OPENED BY CENSOR' 1) printed once with stop after 'CENSOR.' & with a row of perforations at the base - noted as rare - on cover to Canada, stamp damaged; 2) printed twice, on cover to India; & 3) ditto, but scarce half-label on philatelic cover to the USA. (3) 413 C A Lot 413 CACHETS - UNNUMBERED: straight-line 'PASSED BY CENSOR' (88x12mm) in violet on philatelic cover to USA, GPO cds of 2OC39, plain brown resealing tape. Stated to be one of only two recorded in the pre-japanese Occupation period. [NB: Vernon states the h/s is 88x10mm] 414 C B Lot 414 CACHETS - UNNUMBERED: boxed 'GILBERT & ELLICE/ISLANDS COLONY/PASSED BY CENSOR' (Vernon Type C1) on c.1940 cover to Canada with Coronation 3d poor cancel (identified on the reverse as from Tabiteuea). 100T 415 C B Lot 415 CACHETS - UNNUMBERED: ditto, with first two lines of inscription removed & initialled "EJC", 1½d with very worn undated 'POST OFFICE/VAITUPU' h/s, endorsed on back "Rec'd 2/12/42", minor blemishes. With the enclosed letter dated 15/10/1941 from the Vaitupu postmaster. [Lieut EJ Coode was the censor on Funafuti]

12 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 12 GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS (continued) 416 C B Lot 416 CACHETS - UNNUMBERED: ditto, with first two lines of inscription removed on c. late-1942 apparently commercial cover to Auckland, the stamps cancelled by additional strikes of the lower portion only, red/white 'OPENED BY CENSOR' label (printed twice), sender's address on flap "Sub-Lt Jas E Brundell/c/- Navy Office/Suva/Fiji". [Brundell was a New Zealand Coast Watcher stationed on Vaitupu & the cover was probably carried by an NZ vessel] 400T 417 C A Lot 417 CACHETS - NUMBERED: boxed '.../PASSED BY CENSOR/ No. 1 ' (Vernon Type C2) on locally addressed philatelic cover with 'FANNING ISLAND' cds of 9AUG44 and British type 'EXAMINER 7179' tape (used on Fanning???). An enigma. 100T 418 CL B Lot 418 CACHETS - NUMBERED: ditto, '.../ No. 2 ' on airmail cover from Canton Island to Sydney, British 'CANTON ISLAND' cds of 23FEB T 419 C A- Lot 419 CACHETS - NUMBERED: ditto, '.../ No. "3" ' (manuscript number) on cover Funafuti to Tarawa with rubber cds of 28/DEC/1944. [Vernon records a similar cover of 17/7/1945]

13 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 13 GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS (continued) 420 C A- Lot 420 CACHETS - NUMBERED: ditto, '.../ No. 5 ' (endorsed "[initials]/ ") on Voyce cover to Auckland with the scarce undated 'CUSTOMS OFFICER/.../BERU ISLAND' cancel, endorsed on back "Received 22/6/44". [No 5 was used at Tarawa] 421 C B Lot 421 CACHETS - NUMBERED: ditto, '.../ No. 5 ' with the first two lines removed, on registered philatelic cover to Dutch West Indies!, Tarawa rubber cds of 5/JUN/1945, Fiji & New York transit b/s & 'CURACAO/WILLEMSTAD' arrival b/s, a few spots. Terrific origin/destination item! 422 C A- Lot 422 CACHETS - NUMBERED: ditto, '.../ No. 8 ' with the first two lines removed, on internal native cover, rubber Tarawa cds of 8/JUN/1945, flap fault. 423 C A- Lot 423 CACHETS - NUMBERED: ditto, '.../ No. 10 ' (endorsed "WO2 Teki/1-5-45") on internal native cover from Tarawa to Butaritari, resealed with plain brown label (stated to be the only post-occupation example recorded), sender's endorsement from a native member of the "GE Labour Corps, Lenaiku Tarawa Island". [Vernon recorded No 10 from 12/5/45 to June 1945 only]

14 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 14 GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS (continued) 424 C A- Lot 424 MANUSCRIPT TYPES: "Passed by Censor" in red on commercial (greetings card?) cover to South Australia with 1½d tied by Fanning Island cds of 31OCT39. [Vernon records a similar cover of 25th October] 400T 425 C A Lot 425 MANUSCRIPT TYPES: "Passed by Censor" on philatelic registered cover to Sydney (b/s) with 'CHRISTMAS ISLAND' cds of 30MAR40. Stated only one other known, of the same date. 200T 426 C B GRENADA Ex Lot 426 MANUSCRIPT TYPES: 1944 post-occupation philatelic covers with 1) boxed "PASSED BY/CENSOR" & very late use of undated 'PO/NONOUTI/ISLAND' h/s in violet, noted on reverse "Rec'd 20/3/44"; & 2) "PM/JDMSmyth [?]/Postm Tarawa/Dec 13 44" registered to GB; minor spotting. Both stated to be unique. (2) 469 C B Lot (Mar 8) cover to Cambridge University with 2d tied by St George's cds, the flap with embossed crown & endorsed "Sir Henry Popham/Government House/Grenada" and thus exempt from censorship, repaired opening tear across the flap. 150T

15 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 15 GRENADA (continued) 470 C A-/B Ex Lot 470 LABELS: 'OPENED BY CENSOR' M#L1 (rated 5) with mss "5" in red on 1941 cover to Ireland; 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/SS ("5")' with 'SS/' M#L2 (rated 6) on air cover to New York at 1/5d rate; ditto with 'SS-("2" "3")' M#L3var (rated 7+) on 1943 air cover to Barbados; 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER SS 1' M#L8 (rated 6) on air cover to GB with 1/- & 2/-; and 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/("ISS 373")' M#L8 (rated 5) on Nov 1944 from Argentina. (5) 471 C B Lot 471 LABELS: 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/("ISS 155")' M#L8 with curious endorsement "Personal not an application for employment" on Feb 1945 air cover to the Dutch Antilles with 1d 1/- & 2/-, 'GEZIEN/ARUBA/CENSUUR' h/s in violet & 'ARUBA/ORANJESTAD' arrival b/s. Rated C B Lot 472 CACHETS: straight-line 'PASSED BY CENSOR' M#H1 superb strike in red on back of dealer's cover with fair 'GRENVILLE/5JY41/GRENADA' cds. Rated T 473 C A- Lot 473 CACHETS: octagonal '[crown]/passed/i.s.s.--' as M#H6 with no censor number entered, on Mar 1943 local PPC to the "ICZ" (= Imperial Censor Station) at Trinidad. Rated 10: not recorded in red by Miller. [The message is from a transferred censor who ends "Give my saludos to the rest of the birdcage" & signed "Colleen Cottrell"] 400T

16 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 16 JAMAICA 497 C A- MALTA Lot 497 CACHETS: 4-line 'POSTAL CENSOR/JAMAICA/PASSED/(3)' M#H1 on reverse of air cover from GB to a naval officer at Kingston with superb oval 'NAVAL CONTROL OFFICER/29AUG1940/KINGSTON JAMAICA' d/s in violet on the face, the address crossed-through, a cryptic message to the British civil-censor added, re-addressed on the reverse & sent back to GB by surface. Rated 6+. Most unusual. [Miller states this type was "Used mainly on Prisoner of War mail"] 549 C A/B Ex Lot 549 LABELS: 'OPENED BY CENSOR' 50mm long LTM#T2A on Oct 1939 cover to Holland & 60mm long LTM#T2B on Sep 1939 cover to Switzerland. Both rated 10. (2) 500T 550 C A/B Ex Lot 550 LABELS: red/white 'Opened by/censor.' LTM#T5Bb (rated 8) on February 1940 advertising cover to GB; 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER 16/MALTA' LTM#6C (rated 8) on Dec 1940 front to Egypt; red/white 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER.' LTM#7A (rated 8) on Dec 1940 Crédit Foncier cover to Egypt; 'EXAMINER' Smaller LTM#T7B (rated 7) on cover to the USA; & 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER DD40' LTM#8B (rated 5) to North Africa. (5) 400T 551 C B Lot 551 LABELS: 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER 22/MALTA' LTM#T6B on cover to the USA, indistinct cds. Rated T

17 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 17 MALTA (continued) 552 C B/A Ex Lot 552 LABELS: 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER DD 28' with Small Code as LTM#T8A2 but on white stock on cover to GB, and '.../DD 31' on smaller cover to the USA so reduced by hand at the left to fit! Both rated 6+. (2) 200T 553 C A Lot 553 LABELS: 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER DD 39' with Larger Code LTM#9A on Jul 1942 cover to the USA. Rated PS A Lot 554 LABELS: sans serif 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER DD 27' with printer's imprint at lower-left LTM#9C - split on opening - on undated "green" honour envelope to GB. Rated 10: stated to be the only recorded example. 555 C A Ex Lot 555 CACHETS: crude oval 'POSTAL/CENSOR' LTM#H2 in blue on cover to the USA & badly worn boxed 'POSTAL/CENSOR' LTM#H6 on cover to the USA, the first underpaid for airmail. Both rated 7. (2) 200T

18 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 18 MALTA (continued) 556 PS A Lot 556 CACHETS: octagon '[crown]/passed/...' LTM#H4 struck off the edge of uprated 1½d Postal Card to GB so the censor's number didn't show & with mss "DD34" inserted by hand. Most unusual: presumably Censor #34 had misplaced/lost his cachet. 557 PS A Lot 557 CACHETS: 40mm triple-circle 'PASSED FOR DESPATCH/[crown]/INITIAL.../OFFICIAL MAIL' on Feb 1944 registered cover to GB with 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER' label LTM#L7D & small 'DD 1020' h/s LTM#H5A. Beautiful exhibit! Rated 10: stated only 3 examples recorded. 600T 558 C/L A- Ex Lot 558 CACHETS: double-oval 'DEPUTY CHIEF/CENSOR/(" ")/MALTA' in blue on Nov 1943 local registered cover to a serviceman, light vertical fold. With the enclosed roneo'd advice returning a banknote & advising mailing of currency is prohibited. Both items illustrated by LT&M at page 37a. (2 items) 500T 559 C B Lot 559 WAX SEALS: 'POSTAL/CENSOR' LTM#WS1 tying 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER 8/MALTA' LTM#L6C (rated 8) to registered cover to GB, 'RECEIVED FROM/HM SHIPS' b/s (no dateslugs). Rated 9.

19 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 19 MALTA (continued) 560 C A+ MAURITIUS Lot 560 WAX SEALS: 'POSTAL/CENSOR' LTM#WS1 tying red/white 'Opened by/censor.' LTM#L5C (rated 10) to Mar 1940 registered cover from Switzerland. Superb! Rated T 561 C A- Lot (Sep 11) stampless OHMS cover to London with GPO cds & large undated cachet in violet. Very early censorship-exempt mail. 100T 562 C A Lot 562 LABELS: double-framed A No /Opened by Censor/Mauritius with Hyphen below o L#Li tied to reverse of underpaid cover to the USA by oval *PASSED BY CENSOR*/MAURITIUS L#HiiA (rated 7), 2c & 5c pair tied by GRAND RIVER SE/30AU39/MAURITIUS cds, superb T -in-inverted-triangle h/s (unlisted by Proud). Rated 8. A very significant & desirable item. [The early labels were numbered sequentially so this was the fourth article censored, on the first day of censorship & four days before war was declared!] 750T

20 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 20 MAURITIUS (continued) 563 C B Lot 563 LABELS: a similar label No on registered air cover to Finland (!), re-examined & re-sealed with plain brown tape tied by oval *PASSED BY CENSOR*/MAURITIUS h/s L#HiiA, 25c & 1r tied by Beau Bassin cds of 29SP/39. Terrific origin/destination item [As this was the only label in use at the time, it shows that an average of only 42 articles per day including weekends were being processed. Re-sealing with a plain label was necessary because otherwise the article would have borne two labels with different numbers] 600T 564 C (B) Lot 564 LABELS: double-framed A No 33484/Opened by Censor/Mauritius with Stop below o L#LiA on Mar 1940 cover to Belgium, flap removed & a couple of small repairs. Rated T 565 C B Lot 565 LABELS: a similar label No tied to Apr 1940 cover to the Philippines by oval *PASSED BY CENSOR*/MAURITIUS L#HiiA. [There must have been more than one censor using the same batch of labels: this is a month later but the number is more than 5000 less than the earlier cover] 200T

21 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 21 MAURITIUS (continued) 566 C B Lot 566 LABELS: boxed red/white OPENED BY/MAURITIUS L#LiiA on Sep 1940 registered philatelic cover Mahebourg to England with oval cachet L#HiiC (rated 4), spotting on the face. Rated T 567 C B Lot 567 LABELS: ditto, blue/white L#LiiB on Oct 1940 cover Rose Hill to GB, same oval cachet, folds. Rated C B Lot 568 LABELS: ditto, black/white L#LiiC on Jul 1940 registered philatelic (?) cover Rose Hill to the USA with oval cachet L#HiiB (rated 7), re-examined in England. Rated 10.

22 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 22 MAURITIUS (continued) 569 C B Lot 569 LABELS: ditto, brown-red/white L#LiiD on cover to Madagascar with Mahebourg cds of 10AU/40 & oval cachet L#HiiC (rated 4), French label affixed - now removed but still with the lot - over the Mauritius label & F/1 h/s L#FHv (rated 4), AMBOSITRA arrival b/s of 12/MAI/41 (7 months in transit!). Rated 10. [Little lists brown this example only - & orange from the same date as this printings. We suggest they are the same sub-type] 570 C A/C Ex Lot 570 LABELS: unboxed OPENED BY/CENSOR L#Liii sub-types A (rated 7) Feb 1941 to South Africa; D (rated 10) on Jan 1942 Clipper cover to the USA with mss Permit/DEO3 in red; G (omitted from the ratings) Jan 1941 from GB; unlisted 58/38-15 Oct 1941 to the USA; unlisted 58/38 18 Sep 1942 to the USA; and unlisted 59/38 18½ advertising cover to GB; condition variable. [The measurements are the length of the first & second lines, and the distance between the lines] (6) 600T 571 C A-/C Ex Lot 571 LABELS: OPENED/BY EXAMINER/EE 1 L#LivA black/white with unlisted variety No Space in P.C.90 Mar 1943 (rated 6+); buff (unlisted) on Dec c printed matter rate returned via South Africa, overall soiling; and unlisted on brown Sep 1944; all to the USA; also EE 2 with No Stop after C ' Dec 1943 to Natal. (4) 450T

23 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 23 MAURITIUS (continued) 572 C A- Lot 572 LABELS: similar labels but printed on the reverse of old documents as L#LivC but with printed EE/1 & mss 2 added, Mar 1943 from Réunion, with Curepipe & Floreau b/s. Rated 10. Lot C B LABELS: ditto, Apr 1943 to GB, soldier s endorsement on the flap. Lot C B LABELS: ditto, Apr 1943 PHOENIX to Canada. 575 C A Lot 575 LABELS: black/blue OPENED/BY EXAMINER/ EE 1 L#LivD on Jan 1943 registered cover to London. Rated 9.

24 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 24 MAURITIUS (continued) 576 C (B) Lot 576 LABELS: ditto but EE 8 on Sep 1942 cover from GB to a Jewish internee c/- PO Box 1000, a piece from a second label affixed across where the censor removed the unrequired stamp, light triangular PASSED BY CENSOR/B4 L#Hiii (rated 5). Rare incoming mail. [Surface mail to & from internees was free of postage. Censors were therefore very suspicious of stamped items & often removed the adhesives to check for hidden messages] 500T 577 C B Ex Lot 577 LABELS: OPENED/BY EXAMINER/EE ( 5 ) L#Lv sub-type with No Stop after P.C Jun 1944 to India; & /EE ( 15 ) sub-type with Raised Stop after P.C. Mar 1945 to GB. Both rated 7+. (2) 200T 578 C A/B Ex Lot 578 CACHETS: oval 'PASSED BY CENSOR/MAURITIUS' types comprising small stars at sides L#HiiA (rated 7); fancy ornaments at sides L#HiiB (rated 7); no ornaments L#HiiC (rated 4); 'MAURITIUS' Removed L#HiiE (rated 10) from 'CUREPIPE ROAD'; and larger type L#HiiF (rated 10); all but the last - inwards cover from France - on surface covers to GB. (5) 600T

25 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 25 MAURITIUS (continued) 579 PS B Lot (Sep) usage of South African Forces aerogramme from a member of the Mauritius Pioneer Corps in Egypt to his father, minor opening fault. [We note that mail home from soldiers recruited from the smaller colonies is rarely seen. Despite much searching, we are yet to see an example from a Ceylonese serviceman serving abroad. Examples from Mauritius must be extremely rare] 580 PS A Lot 580 CACHETS: triangular 'PASSED BY - CENSOR/ B-3 /MAURITIUS' L#H3 on 10c Postal Card to Melbourne, from an inmate at the Beau Bassin Jewish Internee Camp who gives his address as the accommodation/undercover PO Box 1000, Port Louis, Port Louis cds of 11SE/41. Rated 7. Superb! [Jews seeking to escape from Eastern Europe to Palestine were detained by the British and deported in large numbers to Mauritius] 400T Lot C B CACHETS: triangular 'PASSED BY - CENSOR/ B-4 /MAURITIUS' L#H3 (worn state) on Sep 1942 cover to GB from an inmate at the Beau Bassin Jewish Internee Camp who gives her address as the accommodation/undercover PO Box 1000, 12c with GPO cds. Rated C A- Lot 582 CACHETS: chamfered [crown]/passed/ee.1 L#Hiv largely fine strike on face of Dec 1942 local PPC to Durban. Rated 10. [The personal h/s of the Chief Censor Peter Twining]

26 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 26 MAURITIUS (continued) 583 C C Lot 583 CACHETS: double-boxed PASSED BY/BASE/CENSOR/E.E. ( 3 ) L#Hv tying OPENED BY/CENSOR label L#Liii unlisted sub-type (55mm/37mm/10mm) to the reverse of Mar 1945 air cover to an officer with the Combined School of Infantry/East Africa Command, opened a little roughly. Rated 9. [Curious usage of an obviously military cachet but with the civil censor designator] 500T 584 C B Lot 584 CACHETS: boxed PASSED BY/WAR/DEPARTMENT/CENSOR/No. 1 light strike on Jun 1942 cover to GB, endorsed on the flap by the naval sender. Unusual usage of a military censor cachet on non-oas mail. 585 C B Lot (Dec 12) Red Cross cover to HQ in Geneva with typed "Postal Message Scheme" & 'British Red Cross Society Curepipe Mauritius' cachet in red on the flap, black/buff 'OPENED/BY EXAMINER/EE ("84")' label L#Lv (damaged, rated 7) & British label. [Very scarce from Mauritius] 100T

27 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 27 MAURITIUS (continued) 586 C B Lot 586 MILITARY: triple-oval D.A.D.O.S./MAURITIUS on reverse of stampless OHMS cover to England, central fold. Stated to be the only example recorded. 150T 587 C B Lot 587 MILITARY: boxed PASSED BY/WAR/DEPARTMENT/CENSOR/No. 1 on May 1943 stampless OAS cover to England, GPO cds. 588 C B MONTSERRAT Lot 588 NAVAL: triple-oval ADMIRALTY SHIP OVERSEER/DATE ( )/MAURITIUS. On Naval Message form. 0T 589 C A-/C Ex Lot 589 LABELS: italic 'OPENED BY CENSOR' on brown paper M#CL2 (rated 8) on surface cover to Iowa; 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/AA ("11")' with Morse Code M#CL3 (rated 6) on air cover to New York, toning; & 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/("AA 44")' with underlining M#CL5 (rated 5) on air cover to New York. (3)

28 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 28 MONTSERRAT (continued) 590 C A/A- NAURU Ex Lot 590 CACHETS: 'PASSED BY CENSOR/MONTSERRAT.' M#CH2 & 'Postmaster/Montserrat' h/s both underinked in violet & apparently from the same inkpad, on 1942 collector's surface cover to the USA, with black/green slip endorsed "No letter enclosed"; and in black on 1943 registered OHMS to the USA. Rated 8. (2) 591 C B Lot 591 c.1940 commercial cover to Melbourne with 1½d Ship & indistinct cds, Melbourne '3 Opened by Censor' label tied by boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR/V87...' h/s in violet, sender's return imprint at lower-left. 200T 592 C B Lot 592 LABELS: plain label L#L2 with two strikes of the boxed 'OPENED BY CENSOR' h/s on lovely hand-painted Nov 1940 cover (not by Karl Lewis) to British Guiana (!), boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR/NAURU' h/s L#H2 also on the reverse, minor blemishes on the reverse & minor opening damage at the top hardly detract from this gorgeous item. [The latest of only 3 examples recorded by John Little] 750T 593 C B Lot 593 CACHETS: boxed 'OPENED BY CENSOR' two strikes tying plain label L#L2 & boxed 'PASSED BY/ CENSOR/NAURU' L#H2 on May 1941 cover to the USA, diamond ' 3 /PASSED/BY/CENSOR' with No Number L#H3-8da of Melbourne on the face, 500T

29 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 29 NAURU (continued) 594 C A- NIUE Lot 594 CACHETS: diamond 'NAURU/NOT/OPENED BY/CENSOR' superb strike in violet on the face of cover to Melbourne with 1½d Ship & cds of 11AU41. [The latest of only 4 examples recorded by John Little] 400T 601 C A NORFOLK ISLAND Lot 601 CACHETS: 'PASSED BY CENSOR NZ/ 14 ' h/s assigned to Niue on 1941 philatelic cover to Canada, Toronto arrival on the face. 100T 602 C A Lot 602 LABELS: 'Opened by Censor' #L2 (Narrow 'O' in 'Opened') tied to 1942 cover to the USA by Censor No 2 h/s, scarce franking of 3½d on 2d, sent via Sydney where unusually again opened & resealed. [Sydney labels were supplied to Norfolk Island. They can be uncategorically assigned to the island only if tied by the Norfolk Censor's handstamp] 603 C A- Lot 603 LABELS: 'Opened by Censor' #L3 (Wide 'O' in 'Opened') tied - on the reverse - to 1944 registered cover to the Dutch West Indies (!) by Censor No 2 h/s in violet, San Pedro New York & 'CURACAO/WILLEMSTAD' b/s. Terrific origin/ destination combination.

30 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 30 NORFOLK ISLAND (continued) 604 C A- Lot 604 CACHETS: boxed 'Passed by/censor 1/NORFOLK ISLAND' very fine strike on face of c.1941 cover to the University of Melbourne with AIF 2d tied by 'PAQUEBOT/SYDNEY' cds, flap removed. [No 1 is much scarcer then No 2 & No 3] 605 C A/B ST. HELENA Ex Lot 605 CACHETS: boxed 'Passed by/censor 2/NORFOLK ISLAND' on philatelic cover to GB & #3 very fine b/s on uncancelled cover to GB. (2) 200T 637 C B Lot OHMS cover to GB with boxed 'OFFICIAL/PAID' & oval 'POST OFFICE/[crown]/ST HELENA' apparently not subject to examination. 638 C A Lot 638 LABELS: black/white 'OPENED/BY/CENSOR.' L#Li (MW#L1) complete label - perforated at top & base - tied to reverse of registered philatelic cover to the USA by reintroduced World War I hexagonal 'PASSED - BY - CENSOR/[crown]/No/2496' L#Civ (MW#CM7), Coronation set tied by cds of MR30/40. Both rated T

31 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 31 ST. HELENA (continued) 639 C (B) Lot 639 LABELS: black/white 'Opened/by/Censor.' L#Lii (MW#L1A) on cover to GB, superb '[crown]/passed/vv ("1")' L#Cii (MW#C2) just impacted by repaired tear at the base, 2d tied by cds of JY15/43. Both rated 9. [Note that both this & the previous type have 'Opened' inverted relative to 'By/Censor'] 600T 640 C C Lot 640 LABELS: black/white 'OPENED BY EXAMINER' sans serif with No Stops L#LiiiB (MW#L2A) with mss "4VV", complete label on reverse of cover to England, 3d grey with indistinct d/s, tonespots mainly on the face. Rated 10. [Martin & Walton state that "4 exist" but give no dates of use & this is stated by John Little to be the only example recorded] 400T 641 C B Lot 641 LABELS: ditto, sans serif with Stop after 'EXAMINER.' as MW#L2B but also with Stop after 'P.C.90.' L#LiiiD with mss "1VV", complete label on reverse of cover to England, 3d grey with cds of AP20/44. Rated T 642 C C Lot 642 CACHETS: boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR' L#Ci (#MW1) on reverse of registered philatelic cover to South Africa, values to 4d with cds of OC28/41, light damp-spotting. [This was a reintroduced World War I device]

32 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 32 ST. KITTS-NEVIS 643 C A/C Ex Lot 643 CACHETS: 'ST KITTS/[crown]/PASSED BY CENSOR 2' M#CH2A & similar '...3' (both rated 6), & chamfered '[crown]/passed/bb ("3")' M#CH4 (rated 7) with 'ROAD-TOWN/TORTOLA' transit b/s, all in red on surface covers to the USA, the last stained. (3) 644 C A/A- Ex Lot 644 CACHETS: octagonal '[crown]/passed/i.b.b. ("3")' M#CH3a (rated 9), & chamfered '[crown]/passed/bb ("3")' M#CH4 (rated 7), both in red tying plain brown labels to 1943 airmail covers at the 1/½d rate to Canada. A rare "matching pair". (2) 400T 645 C A ST. LUCIA Lot 645 CACHETS: 3-line 'EXAMINED BY CENSOR/IN CONNECTION WITH/FINANCE REGULATIONS' M#CFH1) in red tying plain brown label to c.1942 surface cover to Canada. Rated 9. A most unusual marking. [The authorities were concerned about money-trafficking, with $US & $C being privately traded to avoid the official exchange rates] 600T 646 C/CL A-/B Ex Lot 646 LABELS: 'OPENED BY CENSOR' with text 76mm long M#CL1, & another on green stock, on surface covers to the USA (the latter with the stamp/s missing), and with text 68mm long M#CL1a on long registered air cover to New York with 1/- & 2/-. All rated 6. (3) 200T

33 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 33 ST. LUCIA (continued) 647 C A Lot 647 LABELS: 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER/No 1/ST. LUCIA W.I.' as M#CL2 but unrecorded with No 1, slit on opening, on air cover to Jamaica with 2½d 3d & 1/- tied by Castries cds of 9JA/43, Jamaican 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER I.D. 6106' label M#L11 (rated 7). Rated 10: stated to be the only recorded example. [This cover is dated the same day as Miller's ERD for a similar No 2 label with the Colony name removed] 400T 648 C A ST. VINCENT Lot 648 CACHETS: straight-line 'PASSED BY CENSOR' M#CH1 - the only type used in St Lucia - on an unendorsed but apparently double-rate May 1942 air cover to Scotland with rare solo franking of 5/- Loading Bananas. Rated 6. [The Trans-Pacific airmail rate was 2/4½d per ½oz, so overpaid 3d] 649 C A- Lot 649 LABELS: 'OPENED BY CENSOR./OPENED BY CENSOR.' with the Text Incorrectly Base-to-Base M#L2A tied by straight-line 'Passed by Censor No. 6' h/s M#H1 (rated 6), on dealer's surface cover to the USA. Rated T

34 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 34 ST. VINCENT (continued) Ex Lot C LABELS: 'OPENED BY/CENSOR/ST. VINCENT, B.W.I.' M#L3 (rated 6) - small fault at lower-left - tied by 'Passed by Censor No. 8' h/s M#H1 (rated 6) to the USA; 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/("UU 146")' M#L7 (rated 5) on inwards air cover from 'SPEYSIDE/TOBAGO', a couple of repaired tears; & Jan 1942 air cover to Canada with plain brown label & unusual boxed 'PASSED BY CENSOR/No...("2930")' h/s presumably Canadian (?) but unlisted by Miller. (3) 200T 651 C A Lot 651 LABELS: sans serif 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/U.U 6' M#L4 (rated 5) on Jun 1943 philatelic cover to Grenada where 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER SS 1' label M#L7 (rated 6) added. Rated 5. Excellent "combination franking" of labels from two Colonies.

35 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 35 SEYCHELLES 661 C C Lot 661 LABELS: OPENED BY EXAMINER LL L#Lii on scruffy May 1943 cover to Ireland, re-examined in England, Irish /RELEASED BY/CENSOR h/s. Rated T 662 C B Lot 662 LABELS: 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/LL 5 L#Liii on Aug 1944 cover to Ireland re-examined in England and with Irish /RELEASED BY/CENSOR h/s in red, redirected to a convent in Sierra Leone with FREETOWN arrival b/s. Rated 9. Extraordinary origin/destination cover. 400T 663 C B Lot 663 LABELS: black/brown OPENED BY EXAMINER/LL 3 L#LiiiA on Oct 1944 cover to the USA. Rated 10.

36 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 36 SEYCHELLES (continued) 664 C C Lot 664 CACHETS: straight-line PASSED BY CENSOR L#Hi (ERD) on face of grubby cover to GB, 12c tied by bridge-type GRAND ANSE/1-9-39/SEYCHELLES cds, Victoria b/s of SP2/39. Rated 10: Hopson & McCloy state 4 examples recorded. [This is the earliest recorded censored item from the Seychelles. War was declared 4/9/1939] 500T 665 C A- Lot 665 CACHETS: ditto, but second line SEYCHELLES Added L#Hii (ERD) on cover to India, 12c tied by Victoria cds of SP11/39. Rated T 666 C B/A- Ex Lot 666 CACHETS: PASSED BY CENSOR/Seychelles. No. 1 L#Hiv on Aug 1940 cover to GB, 12c on the reverse and T( 2d ) applied in error & obliterated with a cork; also similar No. 2 on Dec 1940 window envelope with light bridge-type ANSE ROYALE cds. Both rated 8. (2) 667 C A-/A Ex Lot 667 CACHETS: ditto, No. 2 on Nov 40 cover to GB; and unusually in black on Jan 1942 registered cover to GB. (2)

37 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 37 SEYCHELLES (continued) Lot C B CACHETS: chamfered [crown]/passed L#Hv faint b/s on Nov 1943 air cover to GB. Rated T SOLOMON ISLANDS 672 C A- Lot 672 LABELS: blue/white 'OPENED BY CENSOR' with oval 'O' & Thick Framelines #L1 & light strike of the straight-line 'PASSED BY CENSOR 1.' 56mm long h/s #H1a on cover to NSW, 1d tied by Tulagi cds of 21NO39. Rare pre-occupation usage. 673 C A- Lot 673 LABELS: blue/white 'OPENED BY CENSOR' with circular 'O' & Thin Framelines #L2 on mission cover to Auckland, 2d tied by Lunga cds of 2JY45, endorsed "Sister NPTallent" on the reverse. 674 C B/A- Ex Lot 674 CACHETS - NUMBERED: straight-line 'PASSED BY CENSOR 1.' 55mm long #H2a and '...2' 60mm long #H3a4 on 1940 & 1944 philatelic covers from Tulagi or Lunga to the USA. (2)

38 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 38 SOLOMON ISLANDS (continued) Lot C B CACHETS - NUMBERED: straight-line 'PASSED BY CENSOR 2' 68mm long #H3a5 in black on 1945 missionary cover endorsed "CEFox/Siota" to Auckland, 2d with Tulagi cds of 10JE45. Lot C A- CACHETS - NUMBERED: straight-line 'PASSED BY CENSOR 2' 68mm long #H3a5 on 1945 missionary airmail cover to GB, 1d 3d 6d & 1/- tied by 'LUNGA' cds. 350T 677 C B Lot 677 CACHETS - NUMBERED: straight-line 'PASSED BY CENSOR 3.' 56mm long #H4a tying blue/white 'OPENED BY CENSOR' with thick framelines label #L1 to 1940 cover to GB, 2d tied by 'GIZO' cds. [Stated to be the only recorded example] 400T 678 C C/A- Ex Lot 678 CACHETS - UNNUMBERED: straight-line 'PASSED BY CENSOR' #H1 on 1944 missionary's cover from Buma on Malaita to the USA, stained; & boxed 'PASSED BY CENSOR' on 1943 philatelic cover with oval Lunga d/s (2) 150T

39 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 39 SOLOMON ISLANDS (continued) Lot C A- MILITARY: 1943 usage of New Zealand Patriotic Fund cover to Melbourne with 'US ARMY/ 717 /DEC/7/ 1943/APO' d/s & superb triple-oval 'PASSED BY/CENSOR' h/s #H7 used on Munda, endorsed at upper-left "Maj WFM Clemens/Brit Sol Is/Defence Force" & self-censored by him. [Rare coastwatcher's mail] TONGA 701 CL A Lot (Feb) cover to Washington DC with 1½d pair & Nukualofa cds, plain brown label tied by 4-ring circle 'PASSED BY/["1684"]/CENSOR' h/s which is presumably an American military type. 702 C A Lot 702 LABELS: black/white 'Opened by Censor.' #L2 (stated to be the only recorded example) tied to the reverse of a philatelic cover to the USA by straight-line 'PASSED BY CENSOR' h/s #H1b (stated only 2 examples recorded), 3d tied by Nukalofa cds of 14AP C A- Lot 703 LABELS: black/white 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/WW 2' #L3b on 1944 mission cover to the USA, Silver Wedding 1d & 2d tied by a light strike of the scarce 'NIUATOBUTABU' cds, Nukualofa transit b/s.

40 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 40 TONGA (continued) 704 CL A- Lot 704 LABELS: black/white 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/WW 2' #L3b on philatelic cover to the USA, Silver Jubilee 6d x2 tied by 'VAVAU' cds of 24MR CL A- Lot 705 LABELS: black/white 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/WW 2' #L3b on registered cover to the USA, Salote 10d tied by Nukualofa cds of 12JE C A- Lot 706 CACHETS - NUMBERED: '[crown]/passed/ww 1' #H3-1 (recorded used 7 weeks only) superb strike in red tying black/buff 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/WW 1' label #L4a (recorded used 14 weeks only) on William Finau cover to the USA. 707 C A Lot 707 CACHETS - NUMBERED: octagonal '[crown]/passed/w.w./ 2.' L#H3-2 in rosine on face of Aug 1942 Tin Can Mail cover to the USA. [Little has an artificial division between two sub-types of this h/s. This might be considered a third, with fragments of 'PAS' visible. The h/s was sub-standard, requiring additional pressure to cause the 'PAS' to print] 200T

41 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 41 TONGA (continued) 708 C A- Lot 708 CACHETS - NUMBERED: diamond 'PASSED/BY/CENSOR/ 2 ' #H2 (stated to be the only recorded example) very fine strike in violet & black/brown 'Opened by Censor' with mss "WW2" label #L1b (stated only 3 recorded) on mission cover to the USA, 1d & 2d tied by Nukualofa cds of 14AU42, endorsed on the flap "Bishop Blanc (Nukualofa)/(french)", minor opening faults on the reverse. 500T 709 C A Lot 709 CACHETS - NUMBERED: octagonal '[crown]/passed/ww 4' #H3-4 superb strike in red tying black/buff 'OPENED BY EXAMINER/WW 4' label #L4d (happily folded to the face) to cover to the USA, 2½d tied by 'VAVAU' cds of 20MY T 710 C A- Lot 710 CACHETS - UNNUMBERED: straight-line 'PASSED BY CENSOR' in murky brownish ink #H1a on Finau window envelope, 1d & 1½d tied by Nukualofa cds of 5MR40. [Stated only three examples recorded, and only this one in "red-brown"] 711 C A- Lot 711 CACHETS - UNNUMBERED: straight-line 'PASSED BY CENSOR' unusually in violet #H1b on cover to Auckland, 2½d tied by Nukualofa cds of -OC41, endorsed on the reverse "MArmstrong, British Residency, Tonga". [Stated that only two examples in violet have been recorded]

42 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 42 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 712 C B/C Ex Lot 712 LABELS: all-different group comprising ' ' as M#CL2D but with 'IE' h/s in blue; ' ' & '8049' - both unlisted numbers - as #CL2E but both with 'IE' h/s in violet; ' ' & ' ' #CL4 plus ' ' & ' ' both on unlisted buff stock & the latter with Rat-Tail on 'R'; & '...IE/8633' #CL6; also '.../EXAMINER 1111' - unlisted type - tied to both sides by fine impressions in red wax of 'IMPERIAL CENSORSHIP/TRINIDAD' seal; all on air covers to the USA from Argentina (2), Brazil (6) or Uruguay, some faults. (9) 400T 713 C A Lot 713 CACHETS: triple-oval 'PASSED BY CHIEF CENSOR/25NOV1941/TRINIDAD & TOBAGO' M#CH1B (ERD) on reverse of air cover to Canada. Rated 9 (but John Little says only one other example is recorded). 714 C A Lot 714 CACHETS: triple-oval 'TRINIDAD & TOBAGO./ASSISTANT/CENSOR./POSTAL' M#CH2 (ERD) on Oct 1939 surface cover to New York. Rated C A Lot 715 CACHETS: ditto, also with plain brown label & straight-line 'OPENED BY CENSOR.' h/s M#CH3 (rated 6), on Oct 1939 surface cover to the USA. 350T

43 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 43 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO (continued) 716 C A/B Ex Lot 716 CACHETS: circular 'PASSED BY/[crown]/ 12 /POSTAL CENSOR' M#CH4B (rated 4) on air cover to the USA; straight-line 'OPENED BY EXAMINER E/12.' M#CH7 (rated 6) on US 6c Envelope uprated with T&T 6c & 24c to the USA; and chamfered 'PASSED - BY - EXAMINER/[crown]/ 9 ' as M#CH15 but '9' is unlisted by Miller (rated 7+) on air cover Argentina-USA. (3) 717 C B TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS Lot 717 CACHETS: straight-line 'OPENED BY CENOSR No. 10' with Spelling Error M#CH5var superb strike, on Aug 1941 air cover to "San Juan/Puerto Rico" but with 'SAN JUAN/TRINIDAD' cds & manuscript "Missent to San Juan" in red, minor blemishes. Rating omitted: recorded Jul-Dec 1941 only. 718 C B Lot 718 LABELS: 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER D. ("43")' M#EL3 on Frith cover with illegible cancels to the United States. Rated T 719 C B Lot 719 CACHETS: octagonal '[crown]/passed/d 44' M#CM3 on 1945 Frith cover with light 'GRAND TURK' cds, to the United States. Rated 7+. [Miller records No & 45; Little records No 42. While this example is from a typically deteriorated cachet, the number does appear to be 44 & the only recorded example]

44 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 44 ZANZIBAR Lot C A- LABELS: red/white Opened by Censor L#Li on Jan 1942 cover to the United States. Rated T Lot C B LABELS: Opened by Censor/ U L#Lii on Mar 1942 cover to London. Rated T 722 C D Lot 722 LABELS: OPENED BY EXAMINER/U 1 L#Liii on Mar 1945 re-used cover to Kenya, CHAKE CHAKE cds, dessicated. Rated 7. 0T 723 PS B Lot 723 CACHETS: octagon [crown]/passed/u 1 L#Hi on 15c Postal Card uprated with 5c & 30c for air to India, cds of 26OC43. Rated 10; the earlier of only two recorded examples. 500T

45 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 45 ASCENSION 773 C A Lot (Mar 11) cover to GB with woodcut 'CENSORED' h/s as MW#1/1a but 63x65mm & differences of lettering, GB 1d with faint but discernible cds. Ex John Little. 400T 774 C B BAHAMAS Lot cover to GB with 2-line 'PASSED CENSOR/ASCENSION' MW#3, GB 1d with part-cds, a couple of small repairs & opened-out. Ex John Little. 775 C A COCOS ISLANDS Lot cover to Australia with 2½d tied by 'VISIT/BAHAMAS - FAIR/...' slogan, boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR/V110...' h/s applied on arrival at Melbourne & redirected to Java with 'SOENGEI-/GERONG' arrival cds, black/brown censor label tied by Dutch 'GECENSUREERD/ 35 ' handstamp & circular type of Soerabaja both in rosine, again readdressed, back to the Bahamas! 250 Lot PS A Forces aerogramme to England with Indian-type 'FPO/No 46/17SEP45' cds in use at Cocos. 350

46 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 46 COCOS ISLANDS (continued) 782 C C GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS Ex Lot two stampless OAS airmail covers to England both with unusually fine strikes of the Indian-type 'FPO/No46' cds, one with Indian 'FIELD - CENSOR/413' cachet in violet, both reduced at right from having been roughly opened. (2) C B Lot Voyce cover to Auckland (b/s) with the scarce undated 'CUSTOMS OFFICER/.../BERU ISLAND' cancel, plain white label - unrecorded by Little - tied by boxed '.../PASSED BY CENSOR/ No. 5 ' L#H4-5a. [No 5 was used at Tarawa] 350 Lot C C 1945 cover to a native attached to US APO 70 with ½d & 1d tied by rubber 'POST OFFICE - TARAWA/...' cds, cut-down 'PASSED BY CENSOR/ No. 8 ' L#H4-8b, minor staining. Scarce native inter-island mail. [No 8 was used at Tarawa] GREAT BRITAIN C B Lot (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. Ex John Little. [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] 500T

47 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 47 GREECE 800 C B/A- MALTA Ex Lot 800 CRETE: 1918 merchants' covers with 'OPENED BY/CENSOR/ 1 ' label & '[lion]/passed/aegean/postal/ CENSOR/SYRA' h/s, or similar label with '3' h/s & boxed 'CENSORED' h/s. Ex John Little. (2) 200T 813 C C Lot cover to Australia with scarce franking of KGV ¼d strip of 4 tied to the reverse by Valletta cds, 'Opened under martial law' censor label, a bit soiled C B Lot (Feb) air cover to GB with superb strike of the rare boxed 'POSTAGE/1/3/PAID' h/s in rosine & naval tombstone censor h/s in blue, roughly opened & the flap repaired. Rare. Ex John Little. [With photocopy of letter from Francis Field stating that 3 such covers were flown from the aircraft carrier HMS "Glorious" off Malta to Egypt, thence by Imperial Airways to GB. "Glorious" was sunk off Narvik (Norway) a few weeks later, & Imperial Airways abandoned their Mediterranean route in June, when Italy entered the war] 500T 815 C B/(B) Ex Lot large-part long OHMS cover with 'THE COMMANDING OFFICER/HMS ST ANGELO/...' d/s in red & Jul 1941 air cover to South Africa with rare 'Passed by Censor/Office of Vice/Admiral Malta' h/s in rosine across the flap, roughly opened & repaired. Ex John Little. (2) 200T

48 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 48 MALTA (continued) 816 C A+ Lot (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! C B Lot cover to GB with 'MALTA IS GRATEFUL/...' label & the 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER' label lifted & folded back to reveal a colourful 'THE/BOY SCOUTS/ARE/CARRYING ON' label. Stated that after examination, the resealing labels were applied by local Boy Scout volunteers. Ex John Little. 400T 818 PS B Lot Air Mail Letter Card with blue diagonal lines across the face & 'BY AIR MAIL/FROM MALTA GC/CHRISTMAS 1942' at upper-left, the writer states "...I managed to get a few [snaps] of the Presentation of the George Cross to Malta...". Ex John Little. 150T 819 C B Ex Lot covers from GB with the so-called "St Andrew's Cross" labels 1) in emerald with 'Weight/not to exceed half ounce', toning mostly on the reverse; 2) in yellow-green, no postage paid; & 3) in deep green, with large boxed 'IT IS REGRETTED THAT/THIS ITEM COULD NOT BE/DELIVERED/BECAUSE THE/ADDRESSEE IS REPORTED/ PRISONER OF WAR' h/s. A desirable trio. Ex John Little. [By affixing the label, senders gained access to a free express service for mail to Malta, transit time being reduced from a month to 11 days] (3) 500T

49 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 49 ST. HELENA Lot C B 1918 (Oct 21) cover to GB with large boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR' h/s MW#1 (LRD). Ex John Little. 400T ZANZIBAR 844 C A- Lot (Dec 1) airgraph to London, remarkably an import licence, firm's arrival b/s in violet. [Virtually all airgraphs are to or from military personnel. This civilian commercial usage is most unusual] Internment Camps Although the expression "prisoner(s) of war" was commonly used, most people held at the camps were civilian internees of German or Austrian descent, including deportees from Samoa C C Lot 870 SOMES ISLAND: 1916 (Mar) OHMS cover endorsed "Forwarded by G Kronfeld/Prisoner of War/Somes Isld" at left & with fine strikes of 'From Prisoner of War/Free' & the unusual 101x10mm 'P.C./SOMES ISLAND INTERNMENT CAMP' h/s both in violet, Wellington cds of 27MR16, light staining & repaired at upper-right. PO -/8/1914; closed 14/12/1918. Ex Gibbs: the large 'P.C./...' cachet was noted as "unique?" [Somes Island (Matiu) is the largest of 3 islands in the northern part of Wellington Harbour. The greatest number of internees was only 115] 750

50 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 50 Internment Camps (continued) 871 C B Lot 871 SOMES ISLAND: 1916 (Nov) OHMS cover with 'INTERNMENT CAMP/SOMES ISLAND NZ' imprint at lower-left, 'From Prisoner of War/Free' h/s (typed?) at upper-left & 'PASSED BY THE/MILITARY CENSOR/NZ' h/s at upper-right, to a German officer at "German Concentration Camp/Liverpool" where Colonel Sands censor h/s applied in violet, minor flap faults. Rare inter-pow camp mail. Ex the Oscar Blau Hoard: acquired for $770 at the Macray Watson sale of 21/11/1995 (Lot 528). 1, PS A Lot 872 SOMES ISLAND: 1918 (Apr) 'PRISONERS OF WAR CORRESPONDENCE' Postal Card with printed 'POST FREE' at upper-right to Germany, multiple-response "letter" in German printed on the reverse & endorsed "Somes Island" by the sender. [The printer's imprint '2000/7/ ' shows that only 2000 were printed, in July 1917] C C/(C) Ex Lot 873 SOMES ISLAND: 78x28mm boxed 'INTERNMENT CAMP,/SOMES ISLAND.' cachet 1) b/s in rosine & 'DMatheson Major/Comdt Somes Island' in the same colour on the face of Aug 1916 OHMS cover to GB, large piece missing from the face; and 2) b/s in violet on large-part defective/repaired Aug 1915 cover endorsed "Guard" to Petone. A rare if sad pair. Used only on mail from camp staff. (2) 300

51 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 51 Internment Camps (continued) 874 C A- Lot 874 MOTUIHI ISLAND: 1915 (Jul) cover to Germany with 'FROM PRISONER OF WAR' h/s in rosine & sensational 'PASSED BY THE/MILITARY CENSOR/N.Z.' h/s in violet, Auckland cds & British 'POST FREE/P.C./PRISONERS OF WAR' h/s in blue-black. [Motuihi Island lies off Auckland in Waitemata Harbour at the entrance to Hauraki Gulf. The highest number of inmates was only 83. They included the heroic Count Felix von Luckner of the "Seeaddler" who escaped & sailed to the Kermadecs where he was re-captured, only to escape again!] C/L A Ex Lot 875 MOTUIHI ISLAND: 1916 (Mar) cover to Germany with 'From Prisoner of War/Free' h/s (typed?) at lower-left & superb 'PASSED BY THE/MILITARY CENSOR/N.Z.' h/s in violet, with the enclosed letter headed "Motuihi ". [The 2-line Free marking appears to be produced by the same typewriter as the address & the enclosed letter! This suggests that the inmates were responsible for the endorsement! NB: Startup & Proud's illustration at page 47 is a caricature only. (2 items) PS A Lot 876 MOTUIHI ISLAND: 1917 'PRISONERS OF WAR CORRESPONDENCE' Postal Card to Germany, multiple-response "letter" in German printed on the reverse & endorsed "Motuihi Is Auckland" by the sender, light 'MOTUIHI' cds (rated 6) of the island's Telegraph Office. Startup & Wooders both state that the TO was upgraded to PO status only on 9/12/1918. [The printer's imprint '1000/5/ ' shows that only 1000 were printed, in May A later version - see Lot had 'POST FREE' added at upper-right] 600

52 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 52 Internment Camps (continued) 877 PS B Lot 877 MOTUIHI ISLAND: 1917 envelope with printed 'POST/FREE' at upper-right, 'From Prisoner of War' at upper-left & 'INTERNMENT CAMP/MOTUIHI ISLAND NZ' at lower-left, to "Mauke/Cook Island/South Pacific" (!), poor 'MOTUIHI' TO cds & Wellington transit cds. Extraordinary origin/destination item! 800