Great Britain and British Commonwealth Great Britain County Postal History Fortress Period (August 1944 - May 1945)
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 676
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1944 Red Cross Message Bureau forms each with a typed "Summary of Civilian Message in suspense at Lisbon, Portugal. Destined for the Channel Islands", all sent to Guernsey with a typed address on reverse, the original forms dated between 11th July and 11th August. Carried to Guernsey on the Red Cross Ship S.S "Vega" (after normal communications were severed after the capture of St. Malo in August). (7).
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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 677
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1944 Red Cross Message Bureau forms each with a typed "Summary of Civilian Message in suspense at Lisbon, Portugal. Destined for the Channel Islands", all sent to Guernsey with a typed address on reverse, all with boxed "RED CROSS BUREAU" cachet, one form for a message originally sent on 23 March, marked as received on 18th April 1945. An uncommon cachet on these summary forms. (4).
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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 678
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1944 British forms to Guernsey, sent on 1st March or 8th August, both matched to the summary forms typed out at Lisbon, the summary forms for the 8th August 1944 message marked as received on 14th March 1945. Two exceptional matched pairs, the summary forms delivered to the island by the S.S "Vega" prior to the end of the war, the original message forms delivered after the war. (4).
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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 679
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1943 German forms from Guernsey, replies on the reverse sent to Guernsey on 6th or 22nd March 1944, both matched to the summary forms typed out at Lisbon, the summary forms for the 22nd March 1944 message marked as received on 14th April 1945. Two exceptional matched pairs, the summary forms delivered to the island by the S.S "Vega" prior to the end of the war, the original message forms delivered after the war. (4).
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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 680
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1943 German form from Guernsey, the reverse with a reply sent back to Guernsey on 17th march 1944, matched to the summary form typed at Lisbon for this message (and two others), the summary form with scarce boxed "RED CROSS BUREAU" cachet. An exceptional matched pair, the summary form delivered to the island by the S.S "Vega" prior to the end of the war, the original message form delivered after the war. (2).
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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 681
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1945 Letters from the British Red Cross, "We have received lists of short sentences from persons in the Channel Islands", with messages from Jersey (10) or Guernsey (7) sent between 23rd April and 19th May, unusual. (17).
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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 682
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Cat No: Collection
1944 German forms from Guernsey, all flown by German supply flights directly to Germany, forms dated and numbered: 14.10.44 number B.20473 (carried on 4th flight on 29 Oct.), 11.11.44 number B.20607 (6th flight of 25 Nov.) with reply dated 19.3.45, 24.11.44 number B.20692 (7th flight of 3 Dec.), 8.12.44 number B.20908 (11th or 12th flights), 15.12.44 number B.21400 (12th flight of 23 Dec.) with reply dated 18.4.45, 19.12.44 number B.21553 (14th flight of 7 Jan. 1945), 23.12.44 number B.22038. A scarce group, with 1998 article on these fortress period flown forms by Alan Moorcroft. (7).
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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 683
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1944 German forms from Guernsey, all flown by German supply flights directly to Germany, forms dated and numbered: 14.10.44 number B.20479 (4th flight of 29 Oct.) with reply dated 19.3.44, 14.11.44 number B.20608 (6th flight of 25 Nov.) with reply dated 12.3.45, 18.11.44 number B.20725 (7th flight of 3 Dec.) with reply dated 20.3.45, 6.12.44.number B.21024 (11th or 12th flights) with reply dated 12.4.45, 15.12.44 number B.21430 (12th flight of 23 Dec.) with reply dated 9.4.45, 29.12.44 number B.22567. A scarce group, with 1998 article on these fortress period flown forms by Alan Moorcroft. (6).
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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 684
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1944 German forms from Guernsey, all flown by German supply flights directly to Germany, forms dated and numbered: 14.10.44 number B.20496 (4th flight of 29 Oct.) with reply dated 9.3.45, 21.10.44 number B.20617 (6th flight of 25 Nov.) with reply dated 20.3.45, 7.12.44 number B.21102 (11th or 12th flights) with reply dated 20.4.45, 16.12.44 number B.21795 (14th flight of 7 Jan. 1945) with reply dated 18.4.45, 29.12.44 number B.22577. A scarce group, with 1998 article on these fortress period flown forms by Alan Moorcroft. (5).
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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 685
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Cat No: Collection
1944 German forms from Guernsey, all flown by German supply flights directly to Germany, forms dated and numbered: 18.10.44 number B.20512 (4th flight of 29 Oct.), 9.12.44 number B.21254 (11th or 12th flights), 24.2.45 number B.23912 with reply dated 2.6.45, 17.3.45 number B.24766. A scarce group, the 1945 uses very unusual, with 1998 article on these fortress period flown forms by Alan Moorcroft. (4).
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Sale No: 52
Lot No: 686
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1944 (14/15 Nov) Forms from Jersey, numbered I.2563 or I.2575, both with light boxed "Gepruft / Dienststelle / Feldpost Nr / IC", both flown to Germany on the 6th supply flight which left Guernsey on 25th November, both unusually addressed to soldiers in the British forces, c/o Army Post Office, England, the reverse of the forms handstamped "NOT TO BE USED FOR REPLY", or "NOT TO BE USED FOR REPLY / POST OFFICE WILL SUPPLY / ADDRESS OF NEAREST RED / CROSS MESSAGE BUREAU WHICH / WILL DESPATCH A NEW MESS-/ AGE FOR YOU". One form badly tape stained, nevertheless scarce from Jersey, especially to British soldiers, with 1998 article on these fortress period flown forms by Alan Moorcroft. (2).
