33rd International Auction

1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to the United States bearing Bahrain SG 27, 3a6p blue, SG 31, 12a lake and SG 32, 1r brown and grey (pair) tied by Bahrain/Persian Gulf date stamp with hand-struck instructional 'Via Air Mail/India-Auckland & USA' with 'Opened by Censor' label and framed Crown/Passed by Censor/A/20' censor cachet on face. Fine item. Catalog Price 300,00

1941. Air Mail envelope (creased) addressed to the United States bearing SG 23, 1a carmine, SG 32, 1r grey and brown and SG 33, 2r purple and brown tied by Bahrain/Persian Gulf double ring with hand-struck instructional 'via B.O.A.C. to Auckland/Pan American Arways/to San Francisco', routed via India with 'Opened by Censor' label and framed 'Crown/Passed by Censer/A/11' on face. Fine item routed via New Zealand. (T) Catalog Price 300,00

1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to San Francisco bearing Bahrain SG 23, 1a carmine, SG 32, 1r grey and brown and SG 33, 2r purple and brown tied by Bahrain/Persian Gulf double ring, routed via India with 'Opened by Censor' tape tied by 'Passed by Censor/B25' cachet with hand-struck instructional ' Via B.O.A.C. to Auckland/Pan American Airways/to San Francisco' in violet on face and reverse. Fine item. Catalog Price 240,00

1943 (28.4.), India optd. stamps KGVI 2a vermilion and 12a lake used on censored airmail cover from BAHRAIN (unusual machine cancel) to Surrey/England, minor blemishes

1944. Air Mail envelope addressed to the United States bearing SG 21, ½a brown, SG 26, 3a green, SG 32, lr grey and brown (pair) and SG 49, 8a slate tied by Bahrain/Persian Gulf machine type date stamp, endorsed ‘via Lagos' with ‘Crown' Lagos censor and ‘Examined by' censor tape. Scarce routing via Lagos, Nigeria (horse-shoe) route. Opening faults, creases, vertical fold. Catalog Price 300,00

BAHRAIN 1946. Registered Air Mail envelope (opened on three sides for display) addressed to London bearing SG 41, 1a carmine (8 including block of 4) and SG 45, 3a bright violet (strip of three) tied by Bahrain double ring with m/s 'R' and hand-struck 'BahrainScarce registered hand-stamp. Opening faults. Very attractive franking. Catalog Price 270,00

1948. Air Mail envelope addressed to New York bearing SG 45, 3a bright violet (block of six) tied by Bahrain double ring. Nice franking to the United States. Catalog Price 250,00

1947, AIR CRASH at BAHRAIN, air mail cover from Siam with part-frank 3.10 tied "BANGKOK ...8.47" with boxed "RETARDÈ / par cause d'Accident / d'Avion" (delayed by reasons of air accident) to Switzerland "GENEVE 29.VIII.47" and fwd. internal, Nierinck 470823d "crash landing at Bahrein". Catalog Price 800,00

1949. Registered Air Mail envelope addressed to Uganda, East Africa bearing SG 67, 2½a on 2½d ultramarine, SG 68, 3a on 3d violet, SG 69, 6a on 6d bright purple and SG 70, 1r on 1s brown tied by Bahrain single ring '17th Nov' with registered label and hand-struck 'A.V.2' on face routed via Egypt with Aeroport Farouk transit '20th Nov' and Registered/Kampala with Entebbe '26/11' receiver on reverse. Scarce item of 'AV/2 ' mail from Bahrain to...

1950. Registered Air Mail envelope written from the 'British Bank of Iran and Middle East' addressed to India bearing SG 57, 6a on 6p purple (pair) and SG 58, 1r on 1s brown tied by oval 'Registered/Bahrain' rubber date stamp in violet with registered label and framed 'Registered' hand-stamp with Bombey receiver. (M) Catalog Price 170,00

1950/52, 3 air-letters, two stampless letters franked by 6d rate and one air-letter "BAHRAIN 6 annas" on 6d lake. the last one with a little tear not touching the stamp. [ex J. Kasper Collection] Catalog Price 60,00

1952, 3 air-letters, "BAHRAIN 6 annas" on 6d lake. all fines strokes "BAHREIN sent to USA or UK [ex J. Kasper Collection] Catalog Price 60,00