INDIA continued...
Later Campaigns & Military Mail continued...
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| 1426 |
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Tirah Field Force. 1897 (Oct 30) Cover to England franked 2a6p tied by "FIELD P.O No 38" double ring c.d.s at Dargai, reverse with crest of the 17th Bengal Cavalry, fine and scarce.
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Est. £120-150
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1427 |
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 Tirah Field Force. 1897 (Nov 5) ½a Envelope franked 2a to England, each cancelled "F.P.O.I / No 4A" double ring datestamp (year omitted); also an 1898 (Mar. 17) piece with ½a + 1a pair tied by the same cancel with
year date included. Both fine, the cover two months earlier than recorded by Proud. (2). Photo on Page 178. (Image1)
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Est. £180-220
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1428 |
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 Tirah Field Force. 1897 (Dec 4) 2a6p Envelope to Jersey cancelled by "FIELD P.O No. 45" double ring datestamp, fine and rare, not recorded by Proud. Photo on Page 178. (Image1)
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Est. £200-240
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1429 |
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Tirah Field Force. 1898 ¼a Postcard from Camp Mamani to Allahabad cancelled superb "FIELD P.O No 40" single ring datestamp (Jan.25), and 2a6p envelope to England cancelled "FIELD P.O No 40" double ring datestamp (Feb. 8), the card a little
toned with small piece missing from upper left corner, the cover fine, the single ring c.d.s not recorded by Proud. (2).
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Est. £180-220
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1430 |
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Tirah Field Force. 1897 (Nov 2) 1a Envelope to Sanaway cancelled by "FIELD P.O No 44" double ring datestamp at Shinawari, fine and scarce.
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Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1431 |
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 Tirah Field Force. 1898 (Jan 23) Official postcard from the Postmaster of the Peshawar Base Office advising that a registered letter has been received and must be collected within three weeks, addressed to "Surgeon Capt. A.E
Pollock, F.P.O No 40" with "PESHAWAR / BASE OFFICE" c.d.s. Vertical fold, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo on Page 178. (Image1)
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Est. £150-180
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1432 |
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 Tirah Field Force. 1898 (May 3) ¼a Official postcard from Peshawar to "Major du Maulin, Royal Sussex Regiment, Bora" advising of the arrival of a box by the North Western Railway, with "TIRAH BASE OFFICE" single ring
arrival datestamps on both sides, the sole example of this datestamp recorded by Proud. Photo on Page 178. (Image1)
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Est. £150-180
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1433 |
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Swat Valley Column. 1898 (Dec 4) ¼a Official postcard from Meerut reporting the abandonment of the Bahawalpore horse and cattle show due to the late famine, to "The Officer Commanding 10th Ben. Lancers, Nowshera" with Nowshera c.d.s and the
very scarce "SWAT SORTING OFFICE" c.d.s (both Dec. 16) on the front. After the Tirah F.F was demobilised in May 1898 a column was retained in the Swat Valley to aid the Chitral Force Lines of Communication, vertical fold, otherwise fine and very
scarce.
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Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1434 |
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 Seistan Boundary Commission. 1905 (Feb 12) QV 1a Envelope franked KEVII 1a, sent by Major Herbert, officer commanding the infantry escort, to his wife in London, the two stamps each cancelled by "CAMP P.O No 4" c.d.s, arrival
backstamps. Major Henry MacMahon was sent to settle an increasingly hostile dispute on the Persian-Afghan frontier in the Seistan region, accompanied by an escort of a cavalry troop, two infantry companies and a few postal staff, a daily mail
service carried by camel dak in 30-40 mile stages to Quetta taking about a week to cover the 600 miles. Light vertical fold and very minor edge faults, otherwise fine and very rare. Photo on Inside Back Cover. (Image1)
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Est. £500-600
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1435 |
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 Seistan Boundary Commission. 1907 (Oct 29) O.H.M.S Cover franked by two ½a Official stamps each cancelled "F.P.O / No 7" c.d.s, addressed to "Colonel A.E Sandbach RE, Commandant 1st P.W.O Sappers & Miners, Roorkee",
arrival backstamp (Nov. 2). The enclosed letter from Capt. Hugh Ellis R.E at Camp Rohat describes the trials and tribulations of the column - 66 hours of continuous rain had knocked out 190 yards of 7 foot road and a 42 foot bridge - the column were
caught in a blizzard and the rear guard went back with 500 loads lost and 15 followers dead. Ellis trekked out with supplies and rescued 30 loads, one DC of the 2nd 39th & one squad Madras Sappers refused to help, met the Political who was furious
he had not kept to orders. Minor envelope staining, otherwise fine with a very good letter, rare and possibly unique, the F.P.O 7 datestamp not recorded by Proud. Camp Rohat located in Afghanistan, established for the Seistan Expeditionary Force at
the turn of the century. Photo on Page 180. (Image1)
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Est. £500-700
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1436 |
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 Bazar Valley Field Force. 1908 (Feb 27) KEVII ¼a postcard to Calcutta cancelled by "BASE OFFICE / D" double ring datestamp, Bow Bazar Calcutta arrival c.d.s (May 1). The Field Force mobilised on February 12th and were
withdrawn by March 2nd after the Zakka Khel submitted to government demands on Feb. 28th. The only example recorded by Proud of the only datestamp used during this very short lived campaign. The card a little toned, otherwise fine, exceedingly rare
and possibly unique. Photo on Page 180. (Image1)
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Est. £400-500
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1437 |
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1915-17 Covers and cards from or to officers or soldiers including items from the Mohmand Field Force, 1916 letter mentioning the Seistan Expeditionary Force, 1916 stampless On Field Service cover to Royal Engineers at Nowshera with Base Office Aden
c.d.s and violet "A.C.R.E’S OFFICE / M.W.S / Aden", etc. (14).
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Est. £140-160
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1438 |
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Mohmand Field Force/Hospital Ship Mail. 1915-16 Covers to or from Col. Dundee, Commander with the Royal Engineers, a 1915 (Aug. 26) cover franked Service 1a from F.P.O 59 at Rintan to Col. Dundee at Nathiagali, and 1916 (Nov. 16) O.H.M.S cover from
Col. Dundee at Shankargarh to his wife at Peshawar with boxed "Field Force / Postage Free", also 1918 O.A.S cover from Col. Dundee on the Hospital Ship "Guildford Castle" to his wife in Peshawar with circular violet "HOSPITAL SHIP / P.C. / 22 /
R.A.M.C". (3).
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Est. £100-120
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1439 |
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Mohmand Field Force. 1915-16 Stampless O.A.S covers with datestamps of Indian F.P.O 62, 63 (3) or 67 (2), five addressed within India with boxed "Field Force / Postage Free" in black or violet, scarce. (6).
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Est. £150-180
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1440 |
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Waziristan Field Force. 1917 Stampless O.A.S covers to England or India (2) all with "CAMP POST OFFICE No. 1 / L" c.d.s and very scarce oval "MIRANSHAH / TO BE / DELIVERED / FREE / CAMP P.O", one with enclosed letter (torn) from Lt. Col. Dr F.C
Davidson, 1/6th Mahrattas. (3).
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Est. £120-150
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1441 |
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Waziristan Field Force. 1917 Stampless O.A.S covers with datestamps of Bannu, Indian F.P.O 103 or 365, or "CAMP POST OFFICE No. 39/L" (2), four with boxed "FIELD SERVICE / POSTAGE FREE", also a postcard from England to Rawalpindi with Camp Post
Office No. 38 arrival c.d.s. (6).
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Est. £120-150
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1442 |
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Quetta - Censorship. 1918 (Apr 18) Cover with Mekran Levy Corps flap posted from Panjgur to Scotland franked 1a, signed by Capt. J. Hatsun A.P.O with violet oval "PASSED CENSOR / (arms) / QUETTA" on reverse; and 1919 (June 25) stampless O.A.S cover
with Kings Liverpool Regt crest posted from Quetta to Bombay with circular violet "PASSED CENSOR / QUETTA". (2).
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Est. £80-100
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1443 |
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Third Afghan War - Censorship. 1919 Stampless O.A.S covers from Nowshera or Indian F.P.O 145 at Rawalpindi, and ¼a stationery cards (4), all censored at Peshawar with large three line "PASSED / 16 / CENSOR" or similar numbered 34, 50, 55, 65 or
74 applied at Peshawar, the F.P.O 145 cover posted on August 8th, the day the armistice was signed with the Afghans. (6).
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Est. £200-250
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1444 |
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Third Afghan War. 1919 (May-Sep) Stampless O.A.S covers and cards posted at Indian F.P.O 146, 147, 155, Camp Post Office 22, Kohat, Dera-Ismail-Khan, Peshawar or Risalpur, the last with R.A.F crest on reverse, four with boxed "FIELD SERVICE /
POSTAGE FREE" (3) or "N.W FRONTIER / POSTAGE FREE", also 1919 postcard from G.B with Indian F.P.O 434 arrival c.d.s, stamped covers from Sialkot (2) or Quetta with letters concerning the war or the death of a soldier, and four related picture
postcards or photos. (16).
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Est. £300-350
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1445 |
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 Third Afghan War. 1919 (Aug 2) Stampless O.A.S cover from Satara to "Lt. M. Kirkpatrick I.M.D, 36a British General Hospital, Kohat, N.W.F" with Satara 1a due mark and boxed "POSTAGE CANCELLED BY / BASE OFFICE E / 6 AUG.",
Kohat backstamp. The only date recorded by Proud, Base Office E listed by him at Port Said but this handstamp clearly used at Kohat during the Afghan campaign. Photo on Page 180. (Image1)
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Est. £150-180
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1446 |
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Waziristan Field Force. 1919-23 Covers and cards including stampless O.A.S covers (29), some with letters enclosed or cachets, various cancels, 16 with Indian F.P.O cancels comprising 144 (4), 151, 155 (2), 158 (2), 163 (2), 165 (2), 166 (2, one
registered with double ring c.d.s), 444, 25 of these with boxed "FIELD SERVICE / POSTAGE FREE"; also registered cover franked 1a pair from F.P.O 165 with boxed "FPO No 165" (not recorded by Proud), registered cover from a soldier at Jandula franked
2a to U.S.A, 3a registration envelope from F.P.O 144 with the boxed Field Service handstamp and O.A.S cover to U.S.A with two I.E.F ½a stamps cancelled by the boxed Field Service handstamp, covers to soldiers (2, one with F.P.O 175 backstamp),
stamped covers from an officer with interesting enclosed letters (2), card supposedly from the Kabul Mission with fake F.P.O 148 c.d.s, and other letters, picture postcards and photos. A fine collection. (50).
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Est. £700-1,000
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1447 |
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Red Shirt Rebellion. 1931 (Mar 3) Cover franked New Delhi 2a to England with F.P.O 10 cancel, not recorded by Proud; and 1932 (Jan 26) ½a postcard franked 3p to Peshawar with violet "PASSED BY CENSOR / PSH - 19", censorship only in operation at
Peshawar for seven weeks. A scarce pair. (2).
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Est. £150-180
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1448 |
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1924-45 Covers and cards from or to officers or soldiers including 1924 registered cover from China to Waziristan, 1926 F.P.O 150 used at Landikotal, 1935 Mohmand Field Force covers registered from F.P.O 1 (2, one with boxed "F.P.O No. 1", the other
with manuscript label) or from F.P.O 10, 1937 Waziristan campaign covers from F.P.O 9 or 10 or Camp Post Office No. 9, 1940 covers from F.P.O 11 (2), various 1925-31 R.A.F covers, etc. (34).
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Est. £300-400
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
World War Two Air Mails
| Lot |
Symbol |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 1449 |
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Japan. 1939-41 Covers (2) and a postcard from India to Japan, the first endorsed via Hong Kong, the others via Thailand. (3).
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Est. £120-140
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
| 1450 |
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1939-41 Covers from India to Netherlands Indies (2, one redirected to Manila), Thailand, Philippines (2, Hong Kong backstamps, one with Hong Kong censor, the other with "RECEIVED AT MANILA / BY STEAMER") or Indo-China. (6).
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Est. £200-240
Closing..Nov-05, 02:00 AM EST. |
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