386. Auktion

1892, cover to Bushire, franked on reverse with India ½ a. green, tied by squared circle "BAHRAIN OC 6 92", frontside boxed "POSTAGE DUE / ONE ANNA", arrival mark of October 9th next to the stamp; fine and rare, the earliest of 2 recorded entires recorded with this postmark.

1893, British India postcard ONE ANNA on 1½ a. blue,  dated "Bahrein, Persian Gulf, July 9th 1893" and posted at "BUSRAH JL .. 93" to London with frontside "SEA POST OFFICE JL 28 93"; fine and very scarce early mail

1903, British India postcard 1 a. + 1 a. blue, used with text from "BAHRAIN 27 DE 03" via "SEA POST OFFICE JA. 9 04" to Berlin with arrival mark on front. Very fine and rare.

1908, British India envelope ONE ANNA on 2 a. 6 p. orange with return address "Mason Memorial Hospital / Bahrein, Persian Gulf" and clear postmark "BAHRAIN 17 OC. 08",  to 'Seaman Hospital, Greenwich, S.E.'. The writer expected to benefit of the soldier's concessionary rate, but since the envelope was not countersigned by an officer it was taxed, showing 2 strikes of "T" in circle, struck in Bahrain, plus British "3d/F.B.". The envelope opened out for display with slight toning at the edges. Unique usage of this envelope at Bahrain and to our records only recorded use of the "T"-tax stamp at Bahrain

1912, India, Edward 3 a. orange-brown, tied by cds. "BAHRAIN 18 FE. 12" to reverse of registered envelope with provisional registration label to Bombay with adjacent arrival mark; cover opened on 2 sides, very fine. Rare early registered mail.

1933/37, George V. 1 r. with 3 p. (12) and George VI 1 a. (2), used on reverse of airmail cover from "BAHRAIN PERSIAN GULF 27 NOV 39" to Copenhagen, Denmark with white label "OPENED BY CENSOR", fixed with staples and tied by the cds., leaving 4 stamps underneath the label uncancelled. A most attractive and very rare censored letter

George V. 2 r., tied by cds. "BAHRAIN 2..AUG 34" to registered airmail cover via Cairo to Germany with transit- and arrival marks. A fine and rare cover.

5 r., horizontal marginal pair tied to commercial airmail cover from "BAHRAIN 17 NOV. 45" to San Francisco with adjacent red "O.A.T." (Onward Air Transport). A very rare usage of this high value and highest recorded franking of this issue

1938/39, George VI. ½ a., 4 copies, tied to reverse of cover to Tchahbahar, underpaid by ½ a. and taxed on arrival, franked with 2 copies Iran 1938, 50 d., tied by Tchahbahar cds.; a very rare combination cover

1948/49, ½ a. (2), 1 a., 1½ a. and 2½ a., tied by 3 strikes of cds. "EXPERIMENTAL P.O. K-121" (Muharraq post office) to airmail cover to England; one ½ a. slight transportation marks, otherwise fine. The experimentals K121-postmark is the rarest postmark of Bahrain, according to Donaldson just one further cover has been reported.

1934, Registered envelope 3 a. + 1 a. 3 p. used abroad with cds. "C-POST OFFICE 2 .. JUN 47" (Basra Margil) with adjacent violet "R No. "c" base P.O." to England, little roughly opened. Very rare

1956/57, wm "St. Edward"s crown" 1½ a. on 1½ d. In horizontal pair (separated at base) with 1952/54, ½ a. on ½ d., used on commercial airmail cover from "BAHRAIN .. FE 57" to Doha, Qatar. The envelope with some marginal transportation faults, the pair in very fine condition (partly lifted for inspection of watermark). One of the greatest rarities of the British agencies in Arabia; only one further copy of this rare stamp has been recorded used at Bahrain (also on cover). Certificates David Brandon (1997) and RPSL (2025)

1904/1979 (ca.), extensive collection with approximately 200 covers, cards and postal stationery, plus some single stamps, proofs and multiples, including many interesting and scarce frankings, high values on cover, air mail, registered mail, India used abroad, incoming mail, etc., etc.