Central Powers. Austria-Hungary. 1915-22 Covers and cards including F.P.Os in Serbia, Bosnia, Albania; cachets of regiments named after various royalty (some from countries opposing Austria) including Alexander II Tzar of Russia (2), King George V of Great Britain (2) and Ferdinand King of Roumania; naval mail with named ship cachets or datestamps (18) including S.M.S Wien, Budapest, Planet, Meteor, Monarch, etc. (90).

Germany. 1914-19 Covers and cards mainly on pages including forces mail from Serbia, Roumania, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Russia, 1915 card from Sofia probably sent by diplomatic bag to Berlin, 1919 cards from German forces sent after the armistice (5), naval mail with a few post-war covers, picture postcards of Field Post Offices (5), etc. (137).

German East Africa. 1917 (Sep 23) Stampless Feldpost picture postcard to Liwale with "FELDPOSTSTATION / 3 / DEUTSCHE / OSTAFRIKA" c.d.s, small tear at base, otherwise fine and scarce.

German East Africa - Occupation of Taveta, B.E.A. Piece bearing G.E.A 2r and 3r each cancelled "TAVETA / DEUTSCHE / FELDPOST" c.d.s (1 Oct 1914, first recorded date of use) with a further strike below (some stamp faults); and a stampless Feldpost card to Mombo with a superb strike of the Taveta Feldpost c.d.s (13 May 1915), fine. (2).

Germany/Turkey - Dardanelles Campaign. 1915 (Aug 9) Stampless picture postcard of Constantinople sent from Turkey to Germany during the Gallipoli campaign period by a German soldier in the Deutsche Sanitats Mission, with superb red "DEUTSCHE SANITATSMISSION DES ROTEN KREUZES IN KONSTANTINOPEL / 1915" containing a Red Cross, and a "KAIS. DEUTSCHE / MARINE / SCHIFFSPOST / No. 14" c.d.s used on the German depot ship S.M.S "Loreley" at Constantinople. A superb card. Photo on Page 118. (Image1)

Turkey / Bulgaria. 1916-18 Covers and cards from German forces in Turkey (14), ten with "FELDPOST / MIL-MISS" datestamps including Gleisspitze Bagdadbahn (faults but rare), Damaskus, Mosul, Jerusalem and A.O.K 6 (2); Austrian forces in Turkey (5); Bulgarian forces (4, also a cover from a Bulgarian P.O.W in France), etc. (26).

Ottoman Empire - Syria. 1915-22 Covers including censored covers with Turkish stamps cancelled at Souk ul Habil, Saida or Damascus; later covers with stamps of Palestine, O.M.F overprints on France (3) or Arab Kingdom issues (2), one reduced at left, otherwise fine. (9).