The Harry Hohndorf Collection of Military Postal S The Harry Hohndorf Collection of Military Postal S
Sale No: 385
Lot No: 1392
Symbol: cvr
Saint Helena, Covers. The Boer War, small lot of three censored POW mail from the Swedish volunteer Oscar Cederström, Scandinavian Free Corps to Sweden from Deadwood Camp, St Helena to Sweden. One beautiful postal stationery and two other postcards showing the arrival of Boer POWs escorting by British soldiers in Jamestown April 26, 1900. These two without stamps. All on nice mounted pages with a lot of history and knowledge. Interesting area and rare material. Good quality (Image1)
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Sale No: 385
Lot No: 1393
Symbol: cvr
Sri Lanka, 1901, The Boer War, Registered mail from Copenhagen May 22, 1901 with three 12 öre bi-coloured issue to the Danish premierlieutenant A P Valdemar Andersen POW at Jaffna Fort, Ceylon. R cancellation and transit BRINDISI 25.5.1901 on back. Some research material of this Dane and articles are also included. Few known to Danish POWs. Very rare item and exhibition item! (Image1)
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Sale No: 385
Lot No: 1394
Symbol: cvr
Cat No: Collection
South Africa, Covers on leaves. The Boer War (1899-1902). Collection on pages about the Boer War including censored mail, POW mail, postcards and a lot of different cancellations. We have seen 13 interesting postcards sent from a Swede in Durban 1901–02 to Sweden. All these with interesting writing about the ongoing war and some also depicts war scenes and military equipment. Also some POW mail Ceylon and St Helena and also some letters censored "OPENED UNDER MARTIAL LAW". A very good collection in wide range with a lot of material showing many different aspects of the mail and mail handling during the Boer War. Also including some history facts, map, articles and copies of stamps from catalogues to enhance the story. Please inspect! (81). Mostly fine quality (Image1)
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Sale No: 385
Lot No: 1406
Symbol: cvr
Estonia, 1919, Swedish volunteers in Estonia 1919. A lovely Field postcard with a luxury unit cancel "Rootsi Korpus Estimaal" (Swedish White Corps Estonia) on a nice mounted page with a lot of facts. From the Swedish Lieutenant Gunnar Samzelius to Reval dated March 31, 1919, writing that he is on his way to the front (in south Estonia). Very rare item in excellent quality. Exhibition item! (Image1)
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Sale No: 385
Lot No: 1407
Symbol: cvr
Estonia, Military mail 1919, Swedish volunteers in Estonia 1919. A small lot mounted on pages consisted of a Field postcard from Walk 1.4.19 with Estonian military unit cancel from the Swedish Lieutenant Gunnar Samzelius at an Estonian armoured train division. Sent to Sweden without postage due. Also a German postcard sent as fieldpost in the Baltic area. Also some other documentary material such as articles, etc. Very rare item and in fine quality. (2). (Image1)
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Sale No: 385
Lot No: 1417
Symbol: cvr
Cat No: Collection
Spain, Cover lot on leaves. Swedish volunteers in Spain 1936–39. Small collection of e.g a lovely censored letter from the Swedish volunteer Erik Roland Ekblad in the International Brigade with meter cancel "BARCELONA 9" 10.IX.38 to Sweden mounted with some fatcs about him. Then a censored propaganda postcard in esperanto from the front to Sweden. Then seven interesting censored letters from Spain to France, Sweden, Italy, Germany and to Sweden via United Kingdom. Also some documentary material such as 20 Spanish propaganda civil war stamps, six postcards, articles, etc . Very rare items in good qualiy. Please inspect! (35). Fine quality (Image1)
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Collections
Sale No: 385
Lot No: 1418
Symbol: cvr
Cat No: Collection
Finland, Cover collection on leaves. Swedish volunteers in Finland 1939–1944. A large collection mounted on pages consisted letters and postcards between Sweden and Finland with a variety of cancels, fieldpost notations, frankings, censor cancels etc. We have seen several Fieldpost cancels from Swedish Voluntary Corps 1940, Haparanda F, Fältpost SFK, SFK Finland and SFK Kårstab. About seven items from 1941 with some different cancels Fältpost F. Also some documentary material such as postcards, etc. Please inspect! (36). Fine quality (Image1)
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Qajar 1909-1919
Sale No: 385
Lot No: 1396
Symbol: cvr
Cat No: Collection
Iran, Qajar 1909-1919, Cover lot on leaves. Persian Gendarmery, Swedish officers 1913–1914. Five items to and from Swedish officers that were hired to build up the Gendarmery. Pre-printed envelope from Gendarmerie Gouvernementale 1st Regiment sent as registered mail from Hamadan to Göteborg, then two registered letters from Göteborg and Stockholm to Kazvin, Persia 1913, then a postcard from Teheran to Stockholm and one postcard from Göteborg to Kazvin. All item nice mounted on pages with lot of facts. Also including some history facts and articles. Interesting and scarce items. Mostly fine quality (Image1)
