FORMATION OF THE REPUBLIC 1918 & GERMAN OCCUPATION 1938: a well researched, presented and written-up display outlining the formation of the First Czechoslovakia Republic in 1918 and subsequent occupation in 1938. Includes mint examples of commemorative cards celebrating independence (5), a PPC from Karlovy Vary to Berlin postmarked 7 Oct. 1938 during the occupation of the Sudetenland, 1939-1940 postcards & envs. addressed to Czech Airmen in France inc. a series of 4 to Karel Rybnicek (soldier, later navigator in 311 squadron after training in Canada), examples of cachets & postmarks on piece, a PPC to an exile travelling via Bulgaria to France, and a sheet on the The Czechoslovak Colony in London with an env. & circular advertising a 1939 talk on The French Army. Also inc. some photographs, etc., illustrating the subject. All in excellent, clear condition. (18 cards & envs.) (Image)
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CENSUROVÁNO - POSTAL CENSORSHIP IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA DURING THE 1938 MUNICH CRISIS - PRAGUE: Censorship of all international mails was introduced in mid-September 1938 and ran for about three months. This 35 sheet postal history display includes 20 Oct. 1938 postcard from Bulgaria and a 30 Oct. 1938 postcard from Romania (the later with censors number & initials), a 16 Oct. 1938 env. from France with a Prague CENSUROVÁNO on reverse tying a plain brown paper seal, a 21 Sept. 1938 env. to South Africa with a 'PRAHA 7' air mail transit mark and a Greek currency control cachet, a 6 Oct. 1938 env. to Uruguay, plus others to/from Austria, USA, Switzerland, Holland, Germany, Yugoslavia, Chile, UK, Finland, and Mexico. Censorship of internal mails was very limited, but a variety of examples are shown, inc. a 22 Oct. 1938 registered env. with German postage stamps and cds with the Czech language removed and also Czech language deleted on registration etiquette, 26 Oct. 1938 env. with cds wording 'Wir sind frei', examples of postmarks with German versions of town names inc. the rare and hastily produced 'Klein Mohr' (Malá Morávka), all with a Prague CENSUROVÁNO handstamp. Must be viewed to fully appreciate the quality of the material. (43 cards/covers) (Image)
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CENSUROVÁNO - POSTAL CENSORSHIP IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA DURING THE 1938 MUNICH CRISIS - BRNO & TRENCÍN: a 22 sheet written-up display continuing from the previous lot with censured incoming and outgoing mail inc. 2 postcards postmarked Aug. 1938 from Yugoslavia & Switzerland, also a registered env. from Switzerland with a 'PRAHA 82 LETISTE' airport transit cds on reverse, 2 envs. from German occupied Sudetenland with town handstamps/cds changed to German names and Czech language removed from etiquette, all with the boxed 'Censurováno' handstamp of Brno in red, and a postal card with the boxed 'Censurováno' handstamp of Brno in blue and an alternative font for the 'á'. The markings of Trencin are more difficult to find and the display includes cards and env. from Hungary, Sudetenland, Yugoslavia & Australia with the lower case 'censurované' (Slovak spelling), plus a 29 Sept. 1938 postcard with the internal censorship mark 'Prezkoušeno' and a 29 Sept. 1938 postal stationery card subject to local military censorship with a bold 'CENSUROVÁNO'. Well researched and presented with clean covers and clear markings. (28 cards/covers) (Image)
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THE CZECHOSLOVAK ARMY IN EXILE - CHOLMONDELEY 1940: a 20 sheet display on the formation of the Czechoslovak Independent Brigade in the UK after the invasion of France, composed of postal items and contemporary ephemera inc. a registered cover to the camp postmarked 20 July 1940, postcards and attractive cachets marking a visit by President-in-Exile Dr Edvard Beneš on 26 July 1940, an I am well card and 2 letter sheets from interned ‘Spaniards’ (Czechs who had been members of the International Brigade in the Spanish Civil War who initially refused to fight against Stalin), rare incoming mail from Egypt and the female internee camp on the Isle of Man, several souvenir programmes for concerts, etc., many with the special Cholmondley cachet/cancel (one signed by President Beneš and members of the exiled government), and a rare copy of the Selected Poems of Petr Bezruc in pristine condition and containing beautifully produced, but harrowing, wood block prints. A perfectly formed collection of the early days of these units. (13 cards/covers + 12 other items). Cross Reference : CHESHIRE (Image)
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FORMATION OF THE CZECHOSLOVAK INDEPENDENT ARMOURED BRIGADE 1942-43: From May to August 1942 the Brigade was split between Ilminster, Yeovil, Hinton St. George, and Cricket St. Thomas. Then from August 1942 to February 1943 they were based at Lowestoft, Beccles, and Oulton Broad. They then moved to Dovercourt, Essex, and finally to Northamptonshire. This 31 page exhibit charts those moves and includes incoming mail from Vichy France (May & July 1942, via Lisbon, stamps tied with 'CERBERE A BORDEAUX/29-6 42/A' cds), Venezuela (2 airmail covers to undercover addresses with indistinct cds, but franked at the basic rate for transatlantic mail), the Dominican Republic (11 June 1942, censored in Miami), Bermuda, Ireland, USA, Spain, and Sweden. Also, a cover sent by Velen Fanderlik (an advisor to the govt.-in-exile) to Capt. Oldrich Vecerek (the Field Postmaster) postmarked 18 Dec. 1942 (rare to find from and to VIPs!), and an env. postmarked 8 Dec. 1943 from Australia to Palestine forwarded to the Brigade when they were about to move to the Scottish Borders after returning to Britain from the Middle East. Also some patriotic cards and programmes, etc., and a copy of the Czech forces bulletin Naše Noviny from 1943. A remarkable gathering, all in excellent condition. (28 postally used cards & covers + 20 patriotic cards, photographs & ephemera). Cross Reference : SOMERSET, SUFFOLK (Image)
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THE CZECHOSLOVAK ARMY IN EXILE - DESBOROUGH 1943-44: a display on 23 sheets of mainly postal history tracing the final stages of the Brigade's time in Britain, first moving to Desborough in Northamptonshire before moving to the Scottish Borders for final armoured training & the Yorkshire Wolds. Covers inc. air mail from Haifa posted on the 6 Feb. 1944 with the correct postage for 'twice across the atlantic' mails (routed Palestine-Lagos-Brazil-Miami/San Juan-New York-Lisbon-UK), an air mail letter from Havana posted on the 28 Mar. 1944 franked 25c + ½c tax and censored in Cuba, Miami and then in Bermuda or the UK, 2 covers from June and July 1944 using the 'APO England' address for mail to British forces in the run-up to D-Day and a registered env. after D-Day, an env. postmarked 30 June 1944 with a fine 'C.S.P.P./CZEKOSLOVAK FIELD POST' cds (in green ink to celebrate the anniversary of the Battle of Zborov in 1917), an interesting cover from 16 May 1945 sent to Moscow (attractive CCCP receiving mark on reverse) redirected to Prague, plus others posted within the UK or to destinations abroad with a variety of censor and FPO markings as well as a number of propaganda and commemorative items inc. a pledge "The struggle will continue till the victorious finish" signed by General Rudolf Viest (sent to take military command of the Slovakian Uprising and executed by the Nazis) and a copy of the Czech forces bulletin Naše Noviny from 1943. A remarkable gathering, all in excellent condition. (25 covers + 18 postmarks on piece, photographs, and documents). Cross Reference : NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, YORKSHIRE (Image)
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THE CZECHOSLOVAK ARMY IN EXILE - RETURN TO FRANCE 1944-45: a display on 20 sheets charting the Czechoslovak Independent Armoured Brigade from the pre-D-Day holding area to Dunkirk. Inc. an env. postmarked 28 January 1944 from PO Box 100 - an internment camp for illegal immigrants to Palestine in Mauritius, an env. franked with 1F50c for internal letter rate with French stamps unusually overprinted 'CSR' (Czekoslovak Republic) and 'ZAHRANICNÍ POŠTA 1944' (Foreign Post 1944), an env. postmarked 5 Feb. 1945 to Sweden posted by air from Scotland at the 8d rate, a 5/- air mail to Colombia posted from the Dunkirk area on 16 Apr. 1945 with a 'PASSED BY CENSOR No 12737' cachet (Artillery Regiment), plus a number of others to the USA, Palestine, Canada, France & Belgium, as well as some illustrated greetings cards, and 3 commemorative folders. All in excellent condition. (27 cards/covers + 4 photographs/commemorative items) Cross Reference : FRANCE (Image)
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RETURN TO CZECHOSLOVAKIA 1945: a small display of postal history marking the return of the Independent Armoured Brigade (with Patton's 3rd US Army), from Dunkirk to the Czech border, after nearly 6 years of exile inc. a 6 June 1945 'On Active Service' env. from Western Bohemia to London with a US 5c stamp and APO handstamp, another similar from 8 June to Jerusalem, plus a variety of covers mainly to UK & Czech destinations with shield censor marks (used as unit identifiers rather than censorship), and a small group of modern remembrance postcards & memorial items. A fine lot summing up a remarkable period of history. (24 posted cards & covers, 11 photographs & other non-postal items). (Image)
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CZECHOSLOVAK AIRMEN IN THE ROYAL AIR FORCE 1940-45: a beautifully presented 29 sheet display outlining the history of airmen who escaped the German invasion of Czechoslovakia and made their way to Britain to join the R.A.F. In many cases the individuals addressed have been researched. Amongst the postally used items are included a 11 July 1942 env. from Algeria to an undercover PO Box number, a 24 June 1943 2/6d air mail cover to Chile, a 13 Nov. 1942 env. to an airman training in Canada, an 8 June 1943 env. from the USA with censor seals from New York & the UK, a 13 July 1943 env. to Peru with 'sanitised' postmarks, a 9 Oct . 1943 air mail cover to Argentina with one 'sanitised' postmark (the use of the obliterator in both these cases was somewhat pointless as single postmarks were left 'un-sanitised'!), several other covers to and from USA, Canada, Bahamas, plus a useful quantity of non-philatelic items illustrating the display inc. a remarkably well produced '310 Squadron' Christmas Card. A wonderful lot of excellent quality. (22 cards/covers + 17 supporting items) (Image)
