THE PETER HIGH COLLECTION OF NAVAL & WARTIME HOSPI World War One France
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 191
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Doukkala. 1914-17 Stampless postcards with red circular "SOCIETE FRANCAISE DE SECOURS AUX BLESSES MILITAIRES / VAP. DOUKKALA / L'Administrateur / Annexe de l'Hopital Auxiliaire / MARSEILLE" (3) or violet "Transport Auxiliaire / DOUKKALA", the last with British army censor and "PAQUEBOT" of Valletta. Also two postcards of the ship. (6).
Opening GBP 120.00
Sold...GBP 100.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 100
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Lot No: 193
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Charles Roux. 1919-16 Stampless covers (2, one with printed heading "Societe Francaise de Secours aux Blesses Militaires") and postcards (4) with violet "HOPITAL CHIRURGICAL FLOTTANT / DU C.E.O" (5, used whilst the ship was at Mudros during the Gallipoli campaign) or "HOPITAL CHIRURGICAL FLOTTANT", cancels include TeP 502 or 194 of Salonica, Les Moreaux or Marseille, one card to a P.O.W in Germany. Also two cards of the ship, one written on board but sent under cover with violet "CHARLES-ROUX", two unused cards depicting British officers on the ship with circular "AMBULANCE ANGLO-FRANCAISE / MARSEILLE"; and a scarce complete French Red Cross Society booklet "Expedition Des Dardanelles" with a coloured illustration of the "Charles-Roux" on the front, containing twenty Red Cross labels sold for 1f. (11). Photo on Page 32. (Image1)
Opening GBP 220.00
Sold...GBP 190.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 190
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Lot No: 194
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Duguay-Trouin. 1915-18 Stampless cover and postcards (5) posted on the ship, with red circular "NAVIRE HOPITAL / Duguay-Trouin" containing a Red Cross (3) or circular "DUGUAY-TROUIN / FRANCHISE MILITAIRE" (3), one with "MARINE FRANCAISE / SERVICE A LA MER", three posted at Toulon, one from Tunisia, one with Poste Navale 1 c.d.s of Mudros. Also five cards of the ship. (11).
Opening GBP 180.00
Sold...GBP 150.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 200
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1914-19 Covers and cards from, depicting or relating to various French hospital ships, comprising "Amiral Magon" (5), "Ariadne" (4), "Divona" (8, one postcard of Corfu with ship's cachet), "La Bretagne" (4, one cover with fine "NAVIRE HOPITAL MILITARE / La BRETAGNE / Commandant"), "La Gascogne" (2, card and front with blue "18e REGION DE CORPS D'ARMEE / SERVICE DE SANTE / Navire-hopital "La Gascogne""), "Sphinx" (card of the ship with boxed "Navire-Hopital "SPHINX" / HOPITAL"), "Tchad" (3, one with circular "MARINE NATIONALE / Navire-Hopital "TCHAD" / SERVICE DE SANTE"), "Timgad" (very scarce card from the Dardanelles with straight line "NAVIRE HOPITAL TIMGAD"), "Vinh Long" (10, four with "Transport "VINH-LONG"", three sent under cover), and 1917 postcard from Salonica showing Sisters of Charity acting as nurses on a hospital ship. (39).
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 250.00
Closed..Apr-19-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 250
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Lot No: 201
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Cat No: Collection
Ambulance Barges. 1914-17 Covers and cards with two fine real Photo cards of nurses on barges, both with circular "UNION DES FEMMES DE FRANCE / PENICHES / AMBULANCES / CROIX ROUGE FRANCAISE", sent under cover; cards of ambulance barges (5) or wounded soldiers awaiting evacuation on ambulance steamboats (4); cards with circular cachets "SERVICE des EVACUATIONS FLUVIALES / H.O.E 10 / Le Median-Chef", "GROUPEMENT DES PENICHES SANITAIRES" or "HOPITAL AUX re No 114 PENICHES AMBULANCES / UNION DES FEMMES DE FRANCE / SECRETARIAT", etc. (16).
