Great Britain and British Commonwealth Falmouth Packets Military & Naval Mail
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Lot No: 536
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Military & Naval Mail. Canada - Soldiers Letter. 1841 (Mar 19) Entire letter from Gosport to Kingston, Upper Canada, headed "From No. 422 Jas Doran, Hospl Serjt, 66th Regiment" and countersigned, prepaid at the 1d soldiers concession rate with red Paid datestamp of London and black boxed "MISSENT TO / SALISBURY", backstamped at Gosport and Salisbury. The letter concerns a plot of land purchased by Doran prior to his regiment leaving Canada; Serjt Moffat has now viewed the land and tells him it is rock or drowned lands covered in water and not worth sixpence. Doran asks for his money back, or to exchange the land for a good lot worth the money. A scarce soldiers letter to Canada, very unusual with a missent handstamp. Photo on Page 88. (Image1)
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Lot No: 537
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Naval Mail. 1882-c.1930 Covers, cards and letters from or to British naval vessels, the display well written up on 27 pages including 1882 H.M.S Champion envelope to the British Consul at Yokahama franked Japan 2s, 1883 cover from G.B to "H.M.S Swiftsure, c/o British Consul, San Francisco" franked 2½d, 1884 H.M.S Kingfisher envelope posted at Buenos Ayres franked 10c, 1884 cover from H.M.S Pelican to G.B with 1d lilac block of four cancelled by "F.B" obliterators in the London Foreign Branch, 1884 cover from H.M.S Decoy at Port Said franked Egypt 20m pair, 1886 cover from London to "H.M.S Hyacinth, Pacific Station" bearing two 1884 4d green stamps, 1894 Sierra Leone 1d postcard from H.M.S Waterwitch, two interesting long letters (no covers) written on H.M.S Lizard at Fiji or at sea en route to Auckland, 1895 Gambia 1d postcard from H.M.S Thrush, 1898 and 1905 Zanzibar postcards from H.M.S Magpie or H.M.S Crescent, later items from China, North Borneo, Hong Kong, Aden, etc. An interesting collection. (29). Photo on Page 94. (Image1)
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Lot No: 538
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World War One - Victoria Cross. 1916 Postcard (Jan 11) and cover with enclosed letter (May 29), the card and four page letter written and signed by Harry Daniel V.C, the cover also signed, both with F.P.O 23 datestamps. Harry Daniel won the V.C at Neuve Chapelle on 12th March 1915 whilst serving with the 2nd Bn, Rifle Brigade; when the advance of the battalion was impeded by wire entanglements and machine gun fire Daniels volunteered to rush in front and succeeded in cutting the wire. (3).
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Lot No: 539
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World War One - Serbia / Scottish Women's Hospital. 1915 Stampless O.A.S postcards written by Elisha Bryan, posted from Malta (with instructions to write to "Scottish Women's Hospital, Kraguievaty, Servia), Serbia (3, all with Serbian censors) or Corsica (2, Ajaccio datestamps), one Serbia card and the two Corsica cards with violet or red "SCOTTISH WOMEN'S HOSPITALS / (Red Cross) / FOR FOREIGN SERVICE". Also a 1916 card from "The Scottish Women's Hospital, Salonique" with oval cachet "SCOTTISH WOMEN'S HOSPITAL / HOSPITAL AUXILIAIRE BENEVOLE 301 / ARMEE D'ORIENT / ADMINSTRATES" and Tresor Et Postes 502 c.d.s, a French 10c applied and cancelled two days late; and 1919 (Nov 26) stampless O.A.S card with Serbia censor and Uzice c.d.s, message reads "Uzice. We are just leaving by ox waggon for a village 25 miles away over two mountains". (8).
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Lot No: 540
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World War One - P.O.W Ships. 1914-15 Covers with P.O.W envelope franked 1d cancelled at Gosport, violet oval "PRISONERS OF WAR / PORTSMOUTH / HANTS / 2 JAN / H.M.T "LAKE MANITOBA"; stampless P.O.W envelopes from S.S "Ascania" at Ryde with red "PASSED CENSOR" or boxed "J.A.H / CENSOR" and Ryde c.d.s (15/11 Mar. 15); Stampless covers (3, two printed P.O.W envelopes) from S.S "Lake Manitoba" at Portsmouth or Ryde or H.M.T "Royal Edward" at Southend on Sea all with circular "POST FREE / P.C / PRISONERS OF WAR". (6). Photo on Page 94. (Image1)
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Lot No: 541
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British Plebiscite Forces - Danzig. 1920 (Aug 6) Registered cover to George King in London franked G.B 1d pair + 2d, bearing a blank type registration label, the stamps and label with four strikes of "FIELD POST OFFICE / H.2" c.d.s, used by the British forces supervising the plebiscite in Danzig, with Censor No.1751. Also a 1920 (Feb 18) typed letter from King requesting stamps used by the British forces in Danzig, with a reply from the Postal Supervisor at G.H.Q Danzig explaining G.B stamps were used; and a similar 1920 (Mar 9) typed letter from King to the Allenstein Plebiscite force, the reverse with a reply from the Danzig force handstamped boxed "POSTAL SUPERVISOR / G.H.Q / DANZIG". A scarce registered cover. (3). Photo on Page 94. (Image1)
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Lot No: 542
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British Plebiscite Forces - Upper Silesia/Flensburg. 1922 (Feb 1) Registered cover to George King in London franked G.B 5d, bearing a blank type registration label, the stamp and registration label both with "ARMY POST OFFICE / S.120" c.d.s used at Oppeln, Upper Silesia, by the 2nd Bn Sherwood Foresters, sent to oversee the plebiscite. Also a second 1920 cover to George King with enclosed letter from Sgt-Major J.A. Ward, 1st Sherwood Foresters, Schleswig Plebiscite Force, Flensburg, Denmark, sending Flensburg stamps on behalf of the Postmaster, the cover with G.B stamps cancelled in London. A scarce registered cover. (2 + letter). Photo on Page 94. (Image1)
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Lot No: 543
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World War Two - Norway. 1940 (May 26) O.A.S Cover to England with F.P.O 127 c.d.s, used at Narvik, boxed censor No. 2306. Very scarce, very few F.P.O covers recorded from Norway in April/May 1940. Photo on Page 94. (Image1)
