Hospital Ship "Maheno". 1915 Stampless picture postcards of South Australia with violet boxed "N.Z Expeditionary Forces. / No. 1 HOSPITAL SHIP" dated 19 Jul. 1915 or 1 Sep 1915, and a similar card of Albany, Western Australia, with violet "ON ACTIVE SERVICE / N.Z. HOSPITAL SHIP / "MAHENO"" and red "PASSED BY CENSOR". Also two pre-war cards of the ship. (3).
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Hospital Ship "Maheno". 1916-17 Stampless O.A.S cards from Egypt with blue boxed "N.Z. Expeditionary Forces / No. 1. HOSPITAL SHIP" dated 30 JUN 1916 or 23 FEB 1917, and "ON ACTIVE SERVICE / N.Z. HOSPITAL SHIP / "MAHENO"", the first with "RECEIVED FROM H.M SHIP / NO CHARGE TO BE RAISED" applied in G.B, the second on a card of Bombay with A.P.O SZ27 skeleton c.d.s of Port Said. Also two cards depicting the hospital ship. Fine, an uncommon combination of cachets. (4). Photo on Page 106. (Image1)
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Lot No: 750
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Hospital Ship "Maheno". 1916-18 Stampless O.A.S cards and a front posted in G.B, the two stampless cards with blue boxed "N.Z. Expeditionary Forces / No. 1 HOSPITAL SHIP" dated 27 JUL. 1916 or 25 SEP. 1916 (partial strike) and "PASSED BY CENSOR" in red or blue, and black "RECEIVED FROM H.M SHIP / NO CHARGE TO BE RAISED", one also with a barred circle naval security cancel; and 1918 (Apr 22) printed "N.Z Expeditionary Forces / No. 1 Hospital Ship" O.H.M.S envelope front posted from Cardiff Bute Docks to the Director of N.Z Medical Services in London franked 1d, the rare "H.S. MAHENO / N.Z" c.d.s applied below, with blue "PASSED BY CENSOR" and "..... COLONEL N.Z.M.C / O.C Troops H.M.N.Z. Hospital Ship Maheno" (signed "R. Gray-Inglis, possibly the only recorded example of this cachet), a little stained. Three unusual items from the ship in British waters. (3)
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Hospital Ship "Marama". 1918 (June 28) Stampless picture postcard of Albany, Western Australia, with "H.S MARA(MA) / N.Z" c.d.s and violet oval "N.Z. No.2 HOSPITAL SHIP / PASSED BY CENSOR / "MARAMA"". Very scarce, just six examples of this c.d.s recorded in a 2003 article by John Woolfe and A. Dove. Photo on Page 106. (Image1)
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Hospital Ship "Marama". 1916 Stampless picture postcards, one a card of the ship written from England, another card of Dublin written from Cowes Roads, all with boxed "ON ACTIVE SERVICE / N.Z. Hospital Ship / "MARAMA"" in black, the two cards from G.B also with oval "N.Z. No. 2 HOSPITAL SHIP / PASSED BY CENSOR / "MARAMA"" in black and "RECEIVED FROM H.M SHIP / NO CHARGE TO BE RAISED", the other card with red "PASSED BY CENSOR ...." and Base A.P.O c.d.s., all fine. Also a card of the ship. (4).
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Hospital Ship "Marama". 1916 Stampless postcards with boxed "ON ACTIVE SERVICE / N.Z. Hospital Ship / "MARAMA"" in red (2) or black (2), three with "PASSED BY CENSOR ....", datestamps of N.Z Advanced Base A.P.O at Alexandria (2), Base A.P.O X (Salonica) or Z (Port Said), all fine. Also a postcard of the hospital ship. (5).
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Lot No: 757
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1914 Stampless cover to Ireland endorsed "On Active Service, 13/306 Trooper J. Cleland, 4th Waikato Mounted Rifles, N.Z Expeditionary Force" with blue oval "N.Z MILITARY POST OFFICE / TROOPSHIP No. 8 / OCT 22 1914 / EXPEDITIONARY FORCE", a Hobart c.d.s and "10 / CTMS / T" in red, posted on the "Star of India", with a postcard of the ship. Also a stampless Ceylon postcard with similar oval handstamp of Troopship No. 12 in violet, dated NOV 23 1914, used on the "Waimena". The only two troopships to use this oval type datestamp, the first very unusual. (3). Photo on Page 106. (Image1)
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Lot No: 758
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1914 Stampless filing card (circular hole at base, produced as such prior to use), used as a postcard to Scotland with superb violet oval "N.Z MILITARY POST OFFICE / TROOPSHIP No. 8 / DEC 1 1914 / EXPEDITIONARY FORCE" applied on "Star of India"; stampless Ceylon postcard with similar oval handstamp of Troopship No. 12 in violet, dated Nov 25 1914, used on the "Waimena"; and a postcard bearing Egypt 4m tied by this violet oval datestamp with "Troopship No. 12" excised, strangely dated "SAT 9 1915", recorded used by the N.Z Mounted Brigade F.P.O at Zeitoun for just 15 days (5-19 Jan, 1915). The first with vertical fold and corner fold to second, otherwise fine, a scarce group. (3).
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1914-15 Stampless postcards of Tasmania or Ceylon (3) posted on troopships carrying the first or second reinforcement expeditionary forces, with violet boxed "N.Z MILITARY POST OFFICE / EXPEDITIONARY FORCE" with the date erased (2), "N.Z MILITARY POST OFFICE / DEC 21 1914 / FIRST REINFORCEMENT / EXPEDITIONARY FORCE" (used on the "Willochra") or "COMMANDER'S OFFICE / 22 JAN 1915 / H.M.N.Z.T. No 13" (used on the "Verdala"), minor soiling to last, otherwise fine and scarce. (4).
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1915 Stampless Ceylon postcard posted on the "Willochra" with violet boxed "N.Z MILITARY POST OFFICE / JAN 21 1915 / REINFORCEMENT / EXPEDITIONARY FORCE", the word "Second" excised from the handstamp, used for just one week from January 21st, as few as three examples known, not recorded by Proud and very scarce. Also a card of the ship. (2). Photo on Page 106. (Image1)
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Lot No: 761
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1915 Stampless covers (2) and postcards (2) with violet or blue boxed "N.Z MILITARY POST OFFICE" datestamps for "THIRD REINFORCEMENT / EXPEDITIONARY FORCE" (FEB 25 1915, not seen by Proud), "FOURTH REINFORCEMENT / EXPEDITIONARY FORCE" (MAY 20 1915, Aden backstamp), "EXPEDITIONARY FORCE / FIFTH REINFORCEMENT" (JUL 16 1915), used on "Tahiti") or "EXPEDITIONARY FORCE / SIXTH REINFORCEMENTS" (AUG 22 1915, "Willochra" or "Tofua"). A few faults, all handstamps fine, a scarce group. (4).
