Worldwide Stamps & Covers - Oct. 2023 WORLDWIDE MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY
Sale No: 853
Lot No: 1351
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WWI CENSOR MARKS: Album with collection of 'cut-out' censor marks presented in numerical order. Range of colours and types. (V. many 100s) (Image)
Opening GBP 34.00
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Lot No: 1352
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WAR OF THE GRAND ALLIANCE (OR 9 YEARS WAR) - CAMPAIGN COVER EX "PARK ABBY CAMP" (LOUVAIN, BELGIUM); Fine early 18 June 1693 EL (internal heading folds neatly to display beside the address-panel) - written in English - from "Camp as Park Abby" [near Louvain] to the writer's brother in "London" charged "8[d]" with a partly fine "IV/[19?]" London Foreign Branch arrival Bishop Mark on the flap. the contents begin; "Last Tuesday the Enemy marched from Jambleur, and are encamped within a small League of this Camp, fronting our Lyne, the out Guards being within less than an English mile of each other. But there are several dry ditches and passes between us, of which we may have the entire possession, by which we may fall upon them, at any time, or cutt of their rear upon the march, if we can persuade them to go first. All things are very scarce in the Enemy's Camp, and all plenty (tho' dear) in ours, except Forrage which begins to be scarce.... [discussion of the Enemy's thwarted plans to take Louvain, Liege, Maastricht, etc.]... [but] we shall shall stick so close to 'em that it will be impossible for them to take any of those places this year. This Army is reinforced with severall Regiments of Horse and Foot, tho' it's reported the Enemy are 20,000 stronger than we.... Thomas Moore. [PS] Last night the Enemy fired 70 pieces of Cannon 3 times and 3 Rounds of small Shott for joy of taking Rose in Cattallonia...". A rare cover from this important Campaign fought by France against the Grand Alliance of England, Holland, Austria & Spain under the personal command of William III. Exhibition Quality.Cross Reference: BELGIUM, MILITARY (Image)
Opening GBP 220.00
Sold...GBP 280.00
Closed..Oct-04-2023, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 853
Lot No: 1353
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Cat No: Collection
1813-c.1990 MIXTURE (NO WWI/WWII): A selection containing material from the Napoleonic, Boer & Korean Wars inc. 20 Feb. 1900 env. to London ex Natal franked 3 x ½d + 1d, all cancelled and covered by pink "OPENED UNDER MARTIAL LAW." label with purple boxed "STOPPED BY CENSOR/RETURN TO SENDER" hs on front along with "RETURNED LETTER" cds; 22 Apr. 1925 env. to Damas ex Dier-ez-Zor franked 10P + 5P + 3P + 2P adhesives all cancelled by "DIER-EZ-ZOR" cds's, with purple "COURRIER PAR AVION" hs, "POSTE AUX ARMEES/610" cds and boxed "VISITEZ LA SYRIE/ET LA L[????]" & Arabic hs's on front, and another Army Post cds & Damas receiving mark on reverse; 3 Sept. 1966 env. to Rhodesia ex Addis Ababa, franked 50c + 10c adhesives, both cancelled by Addis Ababa cds, with boxed blue "AIR MAIL" hs & purple dual language "Service Suspended" hs on front; 29 Oct. 1813 EL to Brugeres(?) referencing bread rations for local towns, with illegible large red hs across address, French hs (partially illegible but in reference to the ongoing war) on front, and Crowned Eagle cachet on top flap; 1901 POW env. to Ceylon ex Orange River Colony with purple triangular "PASSED/PRESSED/CENSOR" hs on front; and 1952 Air Mail env. to Colorado ex Korea, sent from the USS Alfred A Cunningham; plus other related items inc. Service Suspended mail. A good lot. (c.150) Cross Reference: MILITARY - BOER WAR, MILITARY - NAPOLEONIC WAR, SYRIA, MILITARY - SERVICE SUSPENDED (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
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Sale No: 853
Lot No: 1356
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BOER WAR, RARE "RECOVERED FROM MAILS/LOOTED BY THE ENEMY", WWII FPOs, COVER TO GOLD MINE, ETC.; 1900-45 covers/card inc. Mar./Nov. 1900 envs (5) from the same British soldier in the Boer War (3 stampless OAS) to GB ex Kimberley(2)/Mafeking APO/FPO - latter stampless OAS with large part v. fine rare claret-red "RECOVERED FROM MAILS/LOOTED [BY THE] ENEMY" (Nov./Dec.), ingoing env. ex GB, 1908 env. ex GB to a Bloemfontein Gold Mine but returned endorsed "Unclaimed, at Mine" in red, 1924 PPC ex Barbados & 8 WWII letter-cards (ex Egypt, Rafah Palestine, Canadian APO in France, Jerusalem (Xmas pictorial), etc. Mostly to Princes Risborough. (14 Covers + 1 card)Cross Reference: MILITARY - BOER WAR, NATAL, TRANSVAAL, GOLD/MINING (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 120.00
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Sale No: 853
Lot No: 1357
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Cat No: Collection
P.O.W. MAIL OF WWI (ESP. CAMPS IN JAPAN) & WWII (INC. TAIWAN & I.O.M.): A selection of PCs, envs. and a telegram from ranging 1914-43, sent from/to various P.O.W. camps. Inc. 17 Aug. 1915 PC ex Stafford to Lance Corporal Charles H Dodd, a POW supposedly in Gottengen, marked with ms "Nicht in Gottingen Lager" (Not in Gottingen Camp) written in red, along with purple boxed "PLACE OF DETENTION/NOT TRACED." and dual-language (German/French) label affixed over the address advising a return to sender as the recipient could not be identified; 1914 env. to London ex Holland with blue "AMERSFOORT/[date]/*10*" cds, red London "LONDON F.S./PAID" hs, and purple "PORTVRIJ/FRANC DE PORT./Militaires Grangers Internes dand les Pays-Bas." hs on front; 1916 POW env. to Ahmednagar Camp, Bombay with Censorship hs on front along with stamped signature of the censor; plus other examples. (33) Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWI, MILITARY - WWII, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL (Image)
Opening GBP 170.00
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Sale No: 853
Lot No: 1358
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WORLD WAR I MISCELLANY: A large mixture inc. 22 Oct. 1915 ½a green I.E.F. P. Stat. env. to Bombay ex Baghdad, uprated 2a (½a block of four optd I.E.F.), with "F.P.O./No 61/22.10.15" cds on front and the same on reverse along with "BOMBAY-G.P.O." cds; 12 July 1917 OHMS env. to Portsmouth franked KGV 1d, with purple "PASSED BY CENSOR" s/l hs and "Hospital Ship No. 2/M.F.A. "GARTH CASTLE"" hs on front; and 22 Jan. 1915 env. to Lahore, sent from an F.P.O. on board a military train, with "FIELD POST OFFICE/T.I.1" double-ring cds and red square boxed "PASSED BY/[crown]/No 1828/CENSOR" cachet on front; plus other covers & cards to numerous destinations displaying a variety of censor cachets/labels. (c.200) Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWI, TRAVELLING POST OFFICES (Image)
Opening GBP 120.00
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Sale No: 853
Lot No: 1359
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WORLD WAR II MISCELLANY: A large group of covers, cards and some V-Mails, inc. 1944 V-Mail sent from a US soldier in France to another US soldier in New York, displaying a hand-drawn "MERRY/XMAS" message along with a rather risque 'pin-up' style drawing(!); 1 Nov. 1943 env. to Manchester ex Hungary via the Red Cross in Lisbon, franked Portugal $1.75 (3) + 15c adhesives all cancelled by "C.T.T." cds's, with air mail label and censor examination label affixed to front; and 1942 Air Mail env. to New York ex Aruba franked Curacao 10c (3) + 5c adhesives all cancelled by "ARUBA/ORANJESTAD" cds's, with large triangular "NIET GEOPEND/DOOR CENSUUR/CURACAO" hs in purple on front; plus other related examples. (76) (Image)
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Sale No: 853
Lot No: 1360
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AIRGRAPH COLLECTION INC. RARE ORIGINAL NEGATIVES: Binder holding a collection of 1941-45 Air Graphs. Includes 4 processed 16mm negative film strips, each with 4 images. Rare thus. Includes example to/from various areas of conflict plus NZ, South Africa, Nigeria etc. (inc. Francis Field first day of dispatch Airgraphs). Many Xmas/New Year & Comic types and examples of RAF, Royal Navy & Polish Forces. We note examples of D-Day sendings and final day of use (31 Jul. 1945) and unused complete original forms inc. CANADA CA/9. Lot also inc. a few examples of American V-mails and J. Stephen's 1948 Airgraph catalogue. Interesting lot. (c.125 Airgraphs plus c.40 other items inc. covers). Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWII (Image)
Opening GBP 280.00
Sold...GBP 800.00
Closed..Oct-04-2023, 03:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 853
Lot No: 1361
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1942 CZECHOSLOVAK FIELD POST COVERS: Range of 1942 covers/card with various KGVI frankings (2 with patriotic labels) and a variety of cancels inc. pictorial. (12 ) Cross Reference: CZECHOSLOVAKIA, MILITARY - WWII (Image)
