| Item | Description | Price |
| Cancellation by Receivers - Donaldson types 5, 5A, 5B, and 5C | ||
| BPH2/01 | Cancellation Usage of Donaldson Type 5 on a pair of related covers.
Two very attractive 1934 covers to U.K. carrying stamps unusually cancelled by strikes of the (Don Type 5) receiver handstamps dated 19 APR 34. The first cover (view) carries overprinted stamps (SG 7,8,9,10,11) cancelled by three strikes of the handstamp. Note that the centre strike shows the day (19) in line with the month and year. The other two strikes show the 19 raised. The raised 19 is carried onto the second (view) cover (SG 2,3,4,5,6 and 12). Both covers also show (Don type 18) the boxed BAHRAIN / PERSIAN GULF DISTRICT handstamp applied to blank registration labels. These are not common. It appears that these two covers are from a philatelicly inspired mailing. One or two others in and around this range of registration serial numbers have been seen, similarly cancelled. This may indicate that the very late usage of this handstamp was occasioned by a special situation e.g. 1934 first flight covers. Regardless of this conjecture, these are scarce marking and have passed through the mail. | £ 150 pair sold |
| BPH2/02 | Cancellation Usage of Donaldson Type 5C.
A pair of India KG VI 2 Rupees, overprinted BAHRAIN and cancelled by a fine strike of the (Don type 5C) handstamp dated 12 SEP 47 (view). It is believed that this device was intended as a receiver mark. Donaldson records occasional cancellation usage between 16.5.35 and 14.2.49 but I have found only this one example of usage during the period of the Indian Post Office and I conclude that usage was rare. With stamps of such a high face value, this use was most likely on Registered mail. Stamps only, not on cover. (view) | £ 15 Sold |
| The Large Killer - Donaldson type 6
The most common cancellation of the Indian overprint period. Usage is recorded from11/5/24 through to 1940. | ||
| BPH2/03 | A related pair of airmail cover to England carrying the first issue of the stamps of India overprinted BAHRAIN. The sender omitted to register the covers though the affixed postage was ample to cover that service. This suggests that though philatelicly inspired, the covers are private, not commercial. The stamps ( 1/2 A, 9 Ps, 1A, 1A3Ps, 2A and 3A on 1st cover and 1 Rupee on the 2nd cover) are cancelled by strikes of the large killer dated 16 AUG 33. Gibbons indicate that the full set of the first overprints were released on the 10th August, 1933. Thus these two covers were created during the first week of issue. For no apparent reason, the 3 pies (lowest) value has been omitted. This may indicate that the overprinted 3 pies was not available over the post office counter in that first week of issue. (Harmers auction 18/12/2001, lot 820 is claimed to be the earliest recorded usage of 3 Ps on 8 NOV 33). An interesting feature is the use of the Newcastle-On-Tyne cds on a GB KGV 1/2d to establish the year dating of these covers, the Bahrain cancellations being less than perfect examples View. | £ 160 pair sold |
| BPH2/04 | Small, neat 1941 air mail cover to England. India KG V 3A6Ps and 4A, overprinted BAHRAIN, cancelled by a single strike of the large killer, dated 30 JUN 41.Small closed tear at right hand side. | £ 15 Sold |
| Bahrain Air cds - Donaldson type 7 | ||
| BPH2/05 | A most unusual 1938 cover to U.K., philatelically inspired and carrying a full set of then current definitives (i.e. 1934 1/2A,1A,2As,3As and 4As and 1933 original issue of all other values). The 2R and 5R are extremely rare on any cover. Note that a manuscript inscription is smudged and the 3Ps is damaged.
The stamps are cancelled by strikes of the BAHRAIN AIR cds dated 13 DEC 38. The reverse of the cover (view) carries a pre-numbered Registration label with a strike, in black, of the boxed BAHRAIN / PERSIAN GULF DISTRICT handstamp (itself scarce) and a violet cachet identifying the origin as the Master of Customs/and Ports Affairs / BAHREIN. The cover also carries a boxed cachet EAT / A / HERRING /A / WEEK, in violet. The background to this cachet is not known. A vertical crease between the stamps and the address but still a fantastic cover with the only 5R used on cover that I have ever seen !! View | £ 300 Sold |
| BPH2/06 | 1941 cover (12cm x 15cm) to U.K. carrying KG VI stamps cancelled by strikes of the BAHRAIN AIR c.d.s. dated 23 APR 41. Note the 8 Annas stamp, rare on cover View. Opened and re-sealed by Censor label OPENED BY / EXAMINER 5099 | £ 30 sold |
| BPH2/07 | Vertical pair of KGVI 2A Transport cancelled by the BAHRAIN AIR cds, dated 26 AUG 41. This is the latest recorded usage of this device. Stamps only, not on cover. View. | £ 15 sold |
| BPH2/08 | Backstamp/Receiver use of the BAHRAIN AIR cds
1938 (Empire Airmail rate) cover from New Zealand showing highly unusual usage of the BAHRAIN AIR c.d.s. as a receiver mark. The strike is dated 29 SEP 38. | £ 30 Sold |
| BAHRAIN AIR cds + Wavy Lines - Donaldson type 8 and 8A
Type 8 is a 27mm cds with a hyphen between BAHRAIN and AIR and has no "time" incorporated. Type 8A is a25mm cds with no hyphen, reads as BAHRAIR (due to damage ?), and has a time incorporated in the centre. | ||
| BPH2/09 | Donaldson Type 8
1941 Censored cover to India. 3 x KGVI 9Ps cancelled by type 8 with an indistinct date. Opened and re-sealed by Censor tape, tied by triangular censor mark C18. One corner of the envelope missing. | £ 14 Sold |
| BPH2/09a | Donaldson Type 8
1942 Censored cover to India. ½ Anna + 2 Annas KGVI cancelled by type 8 dated 1942. Opened and re-sealed by Censor tape, tied by tombstone censor mark DHC / 21 on front and back. View. One corner of the envelope missing. | £ 16 |
| BPH2/10 | Donaldson Type 8
1945 Censored foolscap cover (24mm x 10.5mm) to India. Really good strikes of Type 8 and type 8A are as scarce as hens teeth but on this one the cds is measurable, the hyphen is visible, the date is readable and it is clear that there is no time line. Opened by censor and re-sealed with tape tied by tombstone DHC/80. Two corners creased. View | £ 30 sold |
| BPH2/11 | Donaldson Type 8A
10 AUG 1946 Government envelope (22.5cm x 10cm) to U.K. This cover carries a range of values of the 1942 issue cancelled by strikes of the variation (Donaldson Type 8A) on the basic duplex device, inscribed BAHRAIR AIR. View | £ 30 Sold |
| BPH2/12 | Donaldson Type 8A
1948 (I think !!) Government envelope (22.5cm x 10cm) to U.K. This cover carries a range of values of the 1942 issue cancelled by a single strike of the BAHRAIR AIR. Unfortunately, the date is difficult to read. View | £ 20 Sold |
| BPH2/13 | Donaldson Type 8
KG VI 4A Transport cancelled by part cds which clearly shows the hyphen before the word AIR in the cds. Single stamp, not on cover. View | £ 20 |
| BPH2/14 | Donaldson Type 8A
KG VI 10R and 25R on small piece cancelled by type 8A with time line visible but unfortunately not readable. Crease on 25R. View | £ 16 Sold |
| First Registered Device - Donaldson type 9 | ||
| BPH2/15 | 1941 registered and censored cover to India. Postage is paid by 3Ps, 1/2A, and 1A x 6, cancelled by multiple strikes of the first device specifically intended for use on registered mail (view). These strikes are dated 10 FEB 40, early usage of this mark. The red on brown censor label is tied to the cover by a B37 triangular censor mark. On the obverse, the cover carries a pre-printed airmail etiquette overprinted by a boxed CANCELLED h/s (view), and a pre-numbered registration label carrying a straight line BAHRAIN h/s identified by Donaldson as "type 19"(view). An interesting cover. | £ 45 Sold |
| BPH2/16 | Small piece carrying a range of the 1942 issue, cancelled by a fine strike of type 9. Note also the single strike of the straight line BAHRAIN h/s, used in association with Registration and here applied direct to the envelope with m/s 29 (Registration Number) and 10/2 (date) alongside. View | £ 6 sold |
| US Army Postal Service cds - Donaldson type 10 - See Forces Mail. | ||
| American Base Forces cds - Donaldson type 10A - See Forces Mail. | ||
| Indian FPO R-22 cds - Donaldson type 11 - See Forces Mail. | ||
| Indian FPO 101 cds - Donaldson type 12 - See Forces Mail. | ||
| Experimental P.O. K-121 cds - Donaldson type 13 See GB overprinted BAHRAIN. | ||
| Experimental P.O. K-121 "barred" cds - Donaldson type 14 | ||
| BPH2/17 | 1/2 An and 2 x 1 Anna of the 1941 issue on a piece (not cover) cancelled by two whole and one part strike of the barred EXPERIMENTAL P.O. K-121 cancellation.View | £ 100 sold |
