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INDIA continued...

Military & Campaign Mail continued...
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
1376 1881 (Apr.) Partly printed soldiers envelope headed "From No 920 Pte. James Mickleburgh, H.Ms 54th (West Norfolk) Regiment" and countersigned, posted from Roorkee to England endorsed "via Brindisi", franked 9p + 1a paying the 9p concession rate + 1a transit charge to Italy. A fine example of this uncommon 1a9p soldier s rate via Brindisi.

Est. £200-240


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
1377 1887-89 Covers headed from Lce. Cpl. A.G Gray, 2nd Battn Wiltshire Regiment, all franked at the 1a soldier s concession rate, posted from Bombay, Chirat or Subathu to Canada, Montreal backstamps, a very unusual destination for soldier s rate covers. (3).

Est. £180-240


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
1378 Second Afghan War. c.1878-79 Covers from Major General F.S Roberts V.C to Mrs Roberts at Jhelum franked ½a, one cancelled by diamond of bars with "FIELD FORCE P.O" c.d.s (Feb 2) alongside, backstamped at Kohat (Feb 3) and Jhelum; the other cancelled at Kohat (Nov 14) with Jhelum backstamp. The first missing the flap, otherwise fine. (2).

Est. £120-150


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
1379 imageSecond Afghan War. 1879 (Dec 22) Cover from Oswestry to "H.M Sandbach R.A, Hazara Mountain Battery, 2nd Div. Kabul Field Force, India", via Southampton, franked by four 1d reds, Sea Post Office backstamp. Photo on Page 164. (Image1)

Est. £150-180


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
1380 Second Afghan War. 1880 (June 24) Cover from G.B to "H. Martin Sandbach, Royal Artillery, Hazara Mountain Battery, Cabul Field Force, Afghanistan" with 2½d blue plate 19 pair tied by Chatham duplex, Sea Post Office E backstamp, very minor edge faults.

Est. £100-120


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
1381 Hazara Field Force. 1891 ½a Envelope to "Lieut C.R Hodgins, Royal Artillery, No 9 M.B.R.A, Camp Palosi, Hazara Field Force" with "POSTAGE DUE / ONE ANNA" overstruck by large part boxed "(POSTAGE CAN)CELLED / (HA)RIPUR / BASE OFFICE / 27 MA. 91", reverse with large and small "HARIPUR BASE OFFICE" datestamps (small c.d.s with "DEP" above date), part flap missing, very scarce, these Base Office handstamps unlisted by Proud.

Est. £80-100


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
1382 Chitral Relief Force. 1896 (July 20) Mourning cover to England franked 2a6p cancelled by "FIELD P.O No. 11" squared circle, reverse with crest to 31 Punjab Infantry, part flap missing and minor faults, scarce.

Est. £80-100


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
1383 China Expeditionary Force. 1901 (May 3) Cover to "Capt. Cooper, 1st Sikhs, Tartar City, Peking" with C.E.F ½a tied by F.P.O No. 20 c.d.s and B.R.A 5c on China ½a cancelled violet "RAILWAY POST OFFICE / TIENTSIN", F.P.O No. 7 arrival backstamp, fine. S.G. £400.

Est. £100-120


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
1384 World War One - I.E.F In Egypt. 1915-21 Covers and cards including stampless cover to India with cachet of the Chief Censor I.E.F, covers with I.E.F stamps (5) or stampless (4) with various Indian F.P.Os, G.B 2d registration envelope with boxed I.F.P.O 16 registration handstamp and "POST OFFICE 16 / IND" skeleton datestamp, Official mail and incoming mail. Also a 1905 card written from Port Said with message "Passed part of Russian Volunteer Fleet" (en route to Russo-Japanese war). (21).

Est. £200-240


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
Somaliland Field Force
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
1385 1903 (Jan 30) Stampless cover with Royal Artillery crest, sent to the R.A Mess Aden endorsed "On Active Service, No Stamps Available W.D.A" (W.D Alexander, Staff Officer at Berbera), backstamped "BERBERA" c.d.s with boxed "POSTAGE DUE / ANNAS", very scarce violet "ACTIVE SERVICE / UNPAID", semi-circular "ADEN / DUE / ONE ANNA" and green oval "ADEN / 2 FE 03 / UNPAID" all applied upon arrival, partial Aden backstamp. Opened out, reverse with horizontal fold and slightly reduced, nevertheless a scarce early cover posted into the civil office prior to the opening of the army base office.

Est. £150-200


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
1386 1903 (Apr 10) Cover to the autograph collector Reginald Bray in London endorsed "Active Service, No Stamps, PAK Galadi, Somali F.F 10.4.03" by Major Paul Aloysius Kenna V.C, D.S.O, posted unpaid with India ½a pair applied on the reverse in transit at Obbia, tied by "BASE OFFICE / OBBIA" datestamps (Apr. 23) with datestamps of Aden and Forest Hill S.E. Kenna won the V.C at the Battle of Khartoum in 1898; he was mentioned in General Egerton s final despatch from Somaliland for his vigorous pursuit of the enemy at Jidballi. A fine and unusual cover.

Est. £200-250


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
1387 1903 (May 25) Stampless cover to England endorsed "Stamps unobtainable, active service, Somaliland" and "From S. Kiln, Telegraph Section, Bohotle", backstamped "F.P.O No. 45", "BASE OFFICE / OBBIA", Aden, Portsmouth and Cosham single ring datestamps, the front handstamped "T" with a 1d charge mark applied in the London Foreign Branch. A little creased with small piece clipped from lower right corner, otherwise fine and scarce from the telegraph section.

Est. £150-200


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
1388 1903 (June) Stampless covers to India both with "F.P.O No. 44" and "BASE OFFICE / BERBERA" backstamps, "T" handstamp on the front, green oval unpaid datestamps applied upon arrival, circular "OVERLAND POSTAGE / DUE" with single rate ½a charge applied by the Sea Post Office on S.S "Caledonia". The first cover endorsed "On Field Service, Stamps unobtainable, B.R Moberley Lt" with June 11th F.P.O datestamp, strangely not then received at the Berbera Base Office until July 3rd; the second cover endorsed "no stamps available, Somaliland Field Force, Galadi 12th June 1903" with June 29th F.P.O datestamp. A scarce pair of stampless covers, the first fine, the second with edge faults. (2).

Est. £200-250


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
1389 image1903 (June 22) Cover intended for internal military use, posted unpaid to England endorsed "Somaliland Field Force, no stamps obtainable, 22.6.03, Damot", backstamped "F.P.O No. 44", "BASE OFFICE / BERBERA" (July 3), Aden and Tonbridge datestamps, the front handstamped "T", a London Foreign Branch 1d charge mark crossed out when the charge was paid upon redirection, a Norwich duplex alongside, fine and unusual. Photo on Page 170. (Image1)

Est. £150-200


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
1390 1903-04 Covers to England, posted into Indian army post offices bearing KEVII Somaliland overprint stamps which were invalid and disallowed, the first backstamped "F.P.O No. 46" (Oct 27), "BASE OFFICE / BERBERA", Aden and in G.B, ½a and 1a cancelled with ink smudges and upon arrival at Dover, the second cover with an uncancelled 1a and 2d London Foreign Branch charge mark, Aden and London backstamps, both covers handstamped "T" at the Base Office at Berbera. The 1903 cover with tear at right, 1904 cover fine, an unusual pair. (2).

Est. £150-200


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
1391 1903-06 Covers and cards comprising 1903 (Aug. 19) picture postcard franked 1a tied by "BASE OFFICE / BERBERA" c.d.s; 1903 (Mar. 17) Mauritius 4c newspaper wrapper to "Captain C.M.D Bruce R.F.A, Somaliland Field Force, Berbera via Aden" (edge faults, lower portion removed); and 1906 India ½a envelope to Col Hornby D.S.O, Somaliland, with Berbera backstamp; also a 1903 (Apr. 27) letter (no cover) written by a British officer from Bohotle with news of attacks on various columns, some faults. (4).

Est. £100-120


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
1392 image1904 (Jan 4) Stampless cover to the Isle of Wight, endorsed "On Active Service, no stamps available, H.E Henderson", backstamped "F.P.O No. 44", Aden and Sandown datestamps, the front with the scarce semi-circular "BASE OFFICE BERBERA / DUE / ONE ANNA" (intended for use on mail to Indian Post Offices, incorrectly used here on a cover to G.B), a 1d charge mark applied in the London Inland Section. A fine campaign cover. Photo on Page 170. (Image1)

Est. £250-300


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
1393 1904 (Apr 11) Stampless cover to the Isle of Wight, endorsed "On Field Service" and signed by H.E Henderson, backstamped at Base Office Berbera, Aden and Sandown, handstamped "T", a single rate 1d charge mark applied in the London Inland Section. Lt Henderson R.A commanded a section of the 28th (Lahore) Mountain Battery and later the Kings African Rifles Camel Battery; he was present at the Battle of Jidballi for which he was mentioned in despatches.

Est. £100-120


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
World War One P.O.W & Internee Mail
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
1394 Ahmednagar. 1915-19 Stampless Prisoner of War envelopes (51) from Camps "A" or "B" or the P.O.W Hospital, including covers from A. Fritz to relatives in Germany (18) and covers to Cambridge & Co. Ltd (12) or Mrs A Will (6) in Bombay, various censors and envelope types. Also two covers to the camp, a picture postcard of the P.O.W camp, and the 1918 63 page "Reports on British Prison-Camps in India and Burma, visited by the International Red Cross Committee in Feb.-April 1917" published in New York. (55).

Est. £300-400


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
1395 Ahmednagar. 1914-19 Stampless Prisoner of War postcards from Camps "A" or "B" with printed phrases in English or German, one to Australia, one with "Frohliche Weihnachten / Prosit Neujahr" handstamp. (19).

Est. £120-150


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
1396 Ahmednagar. 1916-18 Stampless Prisoner of War envelopes (3, all differing types) and a postcard all addressed to German East Africa, two from Ahmednagar Parole Camp, two censored upon arrival with violet "PASSED CENSOR / C.T Dsm" and an "Opened under Martial Law" label, or boxed "PASSED BY / (crown) / No. 3334 / CENSOR", the last an unusual use of this army censor on P.O.W mail. (4).

Est. £120-150


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
1397 Ahmednagar. 1915-18 Stampless Prisoner of War envelopes from the Civil Camp (2, one a printed Civil Camp envelope, the other a plain cover, some staining), or from the Parole Camp (8), various envelope types and censors, one cover to the U.S.A, also a cover to the Parole Camp. (11).

Est. £140-160


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
1398 imageDagshai. 1916 Stampless Ahmednagar P.O.W envelopes (2) and postcards (2, English and German versions) all posted from the rest camp at Dagshai to Germany, three from A. Fritz, all with violet boxed "PASSED CENSOR / G.E.K", one cover with part reverse missing, otherwise fine and scarce, very little mail recorded from this camp. (4). Photo on Page 170. (Image1)

Est. £250-300


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
1399 imageKatapahar. c.1915 Stampless covers to Germany with circular "POST FREE / P.C / PRISONERS OF WAR", one a printed envelope with "Prisoner of War Letter" heading and "Passed by / Supervising Officer / KATAPAHAR" signed R.E.A Ray, the other with similar wording in manuscript. Very little mail recorded from this camp, which held just 36 people in a census of March 1916. (2). Photo on Page 170. (Image1)

Est. £200-250


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.
1400 Ramandrug. 1918 Stampless P.O.W envelopes with enclosed letters, sent by A. Fritz from the rest camp at Ramandrug to his sister in Germany, violet boxed "PASSED CENSOR / C.J.M" cachets with inverted date applied at Ahmednagar, fine and scarce, very little mail recorded from this camp. (2).

Est. £150-200


Closing..May-07, 02:00 AM EST.

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