£110 - £150
PRE-WWII MIX - TO FOREIGN DESTINATIONS: A box file containing 1937-53 display collection inc. 1939 env. franked ½d tied by v. scarce "LITTLE ASTON/12 JU 39/BIRMINGHAM" skeleton cds posted from Daily Mail Penfold Golf Championship; 1938/9 Avis de Reception cards to Mexico or Romania (v. scarce survivors!); 1939 env. (faults) ex China to UK franked 1½d tied by FPO 1 cds (British battalion in Tientsin) endorsed "VIA Siberia"; 1939 env. (faults) to Hong Kong franked 1½d redirected to Malta via Alexandria with various cds's & censor hs's; 1947 stampless env. endorsed "O.A.S." ms with partial "ARMY POS[T OFFICE]/432" machine cancel ex War Crimes Court, Hamburg with fascinating contents regarding the end of the trial of the Ravensbruck war criminals and an ex prisoner's account of life in a concentration camp; plus others to/from Canary Islands, Aden (FDC of 7d + 8d franking), Spain, Egypt, Sweden, Canada, Denmark, China, USA, Switzerland, Hungary, Lithuania, etc. Mainly in excellent condition. (45 items) Cross Reference: SPORT, MEXICO, ROMANIA, CHINA
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