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Sale No: 1220
Lot No:4570
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1919 (20 Sep) picture postcard (American Army landing in Vladivostok) addressed to England, endorsed "On Active Service", datelined "War Sepoy Vladivostok 20 Sep, 19", message "We are leaving for Hong Kong next month and expect to be home for Xmas", canceled on arrival "received from HM Ship No Charge to be Raised" (Image)
Est.$150
Opening US$ 140.00
Closed..Dec-15-2020, 12:06:16 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 1220
Lot No:4571
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1919 (1 Feb) On Active Service cover to England, sent through the Canadian Forces in Siberia postal service, with "Field Post Office Siberian Expeditionary Force" cancel, boxed "Passed by Censor 020" and signed (before the inception of the British Military Mail Service, British Mail was handled by the Canadians) (Image)
Est.$250
Opening US$ 400.00
Sold...US$ 400.00
Closed..Dec-15-2020, 12:06:29 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 1220
Lot No:4572
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1919 (14 Aug) cover endorsed "On Active Service", addressed to Manchester, with "British Mission Post Office/Vladivostok" pmk, with letter headed "1/9th Br.Hampshire Regt Siberia, Omsk, July 18th, 1919", overall cover ageing and some tears, clear markings, fine (Image)
Est.$250
Opening US$ 625.00
Sold...US$ 625.00
Closed..Dec-15-2020, 12:07:49 EST
Sold For 625
Prisoner of War Mail
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Lot No:4573
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1918 (15 Aug) Prisoner of War stationery card from a German POW in Pervaya Retchka to New York, censored first by "Eastern Czech Detachment/Control Office" (in Cyrillic), Russian "For Prisoners of War, through the Royal Danish Vice-Consulate in Vladivostok" and finally on back with "Passed British Military Control Vladivostok E W" struck in oval. A remarkable combination of markings on POW correspondence (before the arrival of Allied forces, the Czech Legion administered the POW camps. British Troops arrived in Vladivostok on August 3, 1918) (Image)