WORLD WAR ONE GERMAN & BRITISH NAVAL MAIL continued...
S.M.S "Dresden" continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 701 |
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 1914 (Oct 14) Cover from Oblt. Canarias to his father in Germany, signed on the reverse, with two strikes of K.D.M.S No. 66 c.d.s whilst at Easter Island. Canarias later rose to Admiral of the Third Reich and head of the
Abwehr from 1935 until 1944; he was executed in 1945 for his part in the plot to assassinate Hitler. A rare cover from Easter Island. Photo on Page 92.
(Image1)
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Est. £400-500
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 702 |
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1914 (July-Oct) Postcards (4) and letters (2, no covers) from Berlin to Friedrich Lauer on the "Dresden" sent via the Marine Postbureau in Berlin, one a stampless Feldpost card, three franked 5pf, two of these posted prior to the war, a private
cachet showing all were received on 6 May 1915 when Lauer was interned at Isla Quiriquina, Chile. (6).
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Est. £200-250
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 703 |
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1915 Picture postcards of the "Dresden" on fire off Juan Fernandez (9, also an artist drawn card of the ship being bombarded) and a card of the graves of the three German casualties. Also cards of the internment camp at Isla Quiriquina (2) and a
card of the graves of three German sailors who died at the hospital in Conception. (13).
|
Est. £120-150
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 704 |
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1915 Stampless cards from internees at Isla Quiriquina sent through the Marine Postbureau in Berlin, both with the "BERLIN C / 2 / MARINE / POSTBUREAU" c.d.s of Sept. 15th, one a Feldpost card, the other an unusual card with "Por Vapor Neutral" and
"Talcahuano, Chile" printed on the front and a 1914 Iron Cross on the reverse, handstamped "Zuruck". (2).
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Est. £200-240
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 705 |
|
1915-17 Covers with Talcahuano datestamps and S.M.S "Dresden" return addresses, a 1915 10c postal stationery envelope franked 4c to Germany endorsed "Por Vapor neutral via Buenos Aires - Amsterdam", and 1917 stampless cover to Sweden with violet
"Prisoner of War" and British censor seal. (2).
|
Est. £200-240
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 706 |
|
1915-16 Picture postcard from Valparaiso franked 4c and a 20c stationery envelope from Santiago both to S.M.S "Dresden" internees at Isla Quiriquina, the card believed to be from an escaped prisoner. (2).
|
Est. £120-150
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 707 |
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1916-17 Stampless covers (3, two with enclosed letters) from Germany to Friedrich Lauer, S.M.S "Dresden", the first addressed via the Marine Postbureau in Berlin and redirected to Insel Quiriquina, the others addressed directly to the camp in Chile.
One with red "Prisoner of War", one from a soldier in a balloon detachment with red circular "POST FREE / P.C. / PRISONERS OF WAR", the third with red "FRANC DE PORT" and "COMITE INTERNATIONALE DE LA CROIX ROUGE / GENEVE / AGENCE DES PRISONNIERS DE
GUERRE", unusual. (3).
|
Est. £250-300
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 708 |
|
1919 Stampless covers to Germany both with four line cachets of the Spanish Red Cross and "Prisoner of War", one also with violet "Internationales Friedensbureau" and a Bern datestamp, S.M.S "Dresden" return address. (2).
|
Est. £200-240
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 709 |
|
1918 Cover and card from internees at Isla Quiriquina to Germany sent through the International Friedensbureau in Switzerland, the stampless postcard of the camp with violet "Bitte Porto Verguten / Internationales Friedensbureau", the cover with
S.M.S "Dresden" return address handstamped "CROIX ROUGE ESPAGNOLE / CORRESPONDANCE DES / PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE / FRANC DE PORT", "Internationales Friedensbureau" and "Prisoner of War" with a French censor, unusually franked Swiss 25c cancelled in
Bern. (2).
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Est. £200-240
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 710 |
|
 1919 Printed P.O.W envelopes to the Deutsche Hulfsverein in Stockholm with differing "KRIEGSGEFANGENENSENDUNG - TAXFREI" headings, one with printed address at left "Ex. S.M.S Dresden. Internierungslager Isla-Quiriquina, CHILE
Sud-America" with a space for the senders name. The first with Ambulancia 80 and Santiago datestamps, the second with Talcahuano c.d.s and "T" handstamp, scarce envelopes. (2). Photo on Page 94. (Image1)
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Est. £300-350
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
S.M.S "Gneisenau"
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 711 |
|
1909-14 Covers and cards, five items with K.D.M.S No. 22 (4) or 24 datestamps (three from Japan or India, one from home waters), picture postcards of the ship (15) and 1913 (Jan 13) printed play and crossing the line certificate. (22).
|
Est. £180-220
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 712 |
|
 1914 (July 22) Picture postcard from Ponape to Germany franked 5pf tied by K.D.M.S No. 22 c.d.s, from the mails buried under the Capuchin Mission Church in Ponape, dug up and delivered in 1923, bearing the German Post Office
label explaining the nine year delay in delivery, fine and very scarce. With Ronald Steuer Certificate (2014). Photo on Page 92. (Image1) (Image2)
(All Images)
|
Est. £600-700
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 713 |
|
1914 (Aug 2) Stampless official cover front with "Kommando / S.M.S Gneisenau / Journ. Nr (1245)" and K.D.M.S No. 22 c.d.s applied when the ship was at Ponape, from the mails buried under the Capuchin Mission Church in Ponape, dug up and delivered in
1923.
|
Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 714 |
|
 1914 (Aug 5) Stampless Feldpostbrief cover with two strikes of K.D.M.S No. 22 c.d.s, posted whilst at Ponape, from the mail buried under the Capuchin Mission Church at Ponape, dug up and delivered in 1923. Both sides with
differing German Post Office labels explaining the nine year delay in delivery, reverse also bearing an Officially Sealed label. Fine and very scarce, with Ronald Steuer Certificate (2014). Photo on Page 92. (Image1) (Image2)
(All Images)
|
Est. £700-800
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 715 |
|
 1914 (Oct 17) Stampless Feldpostbrief cover from Captain Pochhammer to his wife in Berlin, signed in the corner, posted from Easter Island with K.D.M.S No. 22 c.d.s, very scarce. Photo on Page 94. (Image1)
|
Est. £300-400
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 716 |
|
1914 (Nov 26) Stampless Feldpostbrief cover posted at St. Quentin Bay, Chile, where the squadron coaled, with K.D.M.S No. 22 c.d.s, unusually sent to another officer on the N.D.L S.S "Seydlitz" (acting hospital ship), closed tear at right, very
scarce.
|
Est. £180-220
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 717 |
|
1914 (Sep 21/Dec 22) Stampless Feldpost covers to the "Gneisenau" care of the Marine Postbureau in Berlin, both returned handstamped "Zuruck" and "Unbestellbar / Marine-Postbureau". Also a 1915 (Jan. 20) card with Berlin c.d.s and circular
"REICHS-MARINE-AMT / ZENTRAL-NACHWEISE-BUREAU" informing the address that Lt. von Lemke is not is not on the list of "Gneisenau" survivors received from the naval attaché in Buenos Aires. (3).
|
Est. £240-280
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 718 |
|
 1915 Stampless Prisoner of War envelope from Stoker C. Dovern of the "Gneisenau" in Stobs Camp, unusually sent to another naval P.O.W at Fukuoka in Japan, circular "POST FREE / P.C. / PRISONERS OF WAR" with Japanese censor
marks and arrival datestamps. Photo on Page 94. (Image1)
|
Est. £120-140
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 719 |
|
1915 Stampless picture postcards from Germany to "Georg Unkelbach of the late S.M.S Gneisenau, P.O.W Information Bureau, London", with circular "POST FREE / P.C / PRISONERS OF WAR", one forwarded to Handforth Camp, the other to Stobs. (2).
|
Est. £80-100
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 720 |
|
1915 Stampless cover from an officer on S.M.S "Derfflinger" with K.D.M.S No. 107 c.d.s, to Kapitanleutnant Busch formerly of "Gneisenau" at Holyport Camp, redirected to Netley Hospital and then to Germany with green P.O.W Information Bureau cachets
"Released from Internment / RETURN TO SENDER" inscribed "Repatriated".
|
Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
S.M.S "Leipzig"
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 721 |
|
1908-14 Covers and cards posted from the ship with K.D.M.S No. 21 c.d.s (7, from China, Hong Kong, Japan or Mexico) and an official cover to Tsingtau with Amoy Deutsche Post c.d.s and violet "Kaiserliche Marine / BRIEFSTEMPEL / S.M.S "Leipzig"", also
thirteen postcards of the ship. (21).
|
Est. £250-300
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 722 |
|
 1914 (Oct 17) Cover from Chief Engineer Hahn posted from Easter Island to his wife in Germany franked 10pf pair tied by K.D.M.S No.21 c.d.s, a second strike on the front, fine and very scarce from Easter Island. Photo on Page
94. (Image1)
|
Est. £300-350
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 723 |
|
1914 Cover and card to S.M.S "Leipzig", the July 31st cover from Berlin posted just before the war, returned handstamped "Zuruck" and "Unbestellbar / Marine-Postbureau", a stampless Feldpost card of S.M.S "Karlsruhe" sent after war was declared with
circular "ADMIRALSTAB DER MARINE" cachets, probably forwarded through a German embassy to von Spee’s Squadron. (2).
|
Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
S.M.S "Nurnberg"
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 724 |
|
1910-14 Covers and cards with K.D.M.S No. 5 c.d.s (8, from Ponape, Tsingtao, Mexico or Hawaii), postcards of the ship (13), 1914 postcard of crew members posted from Mexico, and a 1913 card from Singapore to the ship at Tsingtao. (23).
|
Est. £250-300
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 725 |
|
1914 Photos and postcards of the attack on Fanning Island or damaged machinery (7), a Photo of the Fanning Island Volunteer Reserve training (12 men!), a real photo card of "Nurnberg" and two news cuttings. (11).
|
Est. £300-400
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
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