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3842

1815, Austrian Army in France, folded letter with official seals on reverse, sent from the Requisitions Commando to General Field Marshall Lieutenant and Divisional Commander HERMANN GRAF Y WIMPFFEN in Vesoul, marked urgent and sent on 31 July 1815, written during the Austrian occupation of France following the defeat of Napoleon, Vesoul was one of the first towns occupied in the invasion via Basel, no fieldpost marks were used by the Austrians in France, ex Tranmer, very interesting and desirable historical entire, historically significant correspondence from the post-Napoleonic allied occupation phase, following the Battle of Waterloo and the Second Treaty of Paris, the presence of the Austrian Army in eastern France marked a crucial element in the reshaping of post-war Europe, Vesoul, strategically located in Haute-Saône, was swiftly occupied by Habsburg troops as part of the coalition efforts to stabilize and monitor France, addressed to HERMANN GRAF Y WIMPFFEN, a high-ranking Austrian officer of Spanish-Austrian descent, known for his leadership in various campaigns including against Napoleon's forces, his command in the French theatre underscores Austria’s leading role in the coalition's occupation strategy, the Requisitions Commando responsible for provisioning the Austrian troops operating in France, operated semi-independently under military governance and reported directly to divisional command, the letter reflects military administration under foreign occupation, its urgency suggesting logistical or operational importance, the absence of fieldpost cancellations aligns with known philatelic characteristics of Austrian mail in France during this period, enhancing both its postal and historical value, rarity of such intact, seal-bearing military correspondence from this short but pivotal period enhances desirability among philatelists specializing in military or Napoleonic-era postal history, XF! Estimate 1.200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 1200

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3843

1814, Austrian Army in France, folded letter with official seal on reverse, sent from Montbeliard to Vesoul Haupt Armee Commando on 12 January 1814, carried by courier and Thurn und Taxis post, Montbeliard occupied by Austrian troops, part of the postal route Nancy–Basel–Montbeliard, no fieldpost marks used by the Austrians in France, ex Tranmer, historical entire related to the War of the Sixth Coalition, during the final campaign against Napoleonic France, Austrian forces under General Karl Philipp Prince of Schwarzenberg entered eastern France in late 1813, Montbeliard, strategically positioned near the Swiss border, was seized as part of the advance toward Paris, the letter, addressed to the Haupt Armee Commando at Vesoul, reflects the coordination between military command and occupied territories, use of the Thurn und Taxis post underscores the reliance on established postal networks during wartime, absence of Austrian fieldpost markings in France remains philatelically significant, this item, despite lacking typical military cachets, provides a rare documentary link between Austrian operational strategy and territorial control, XF! Estimate 1.200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 1200

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3844

1804, Austrian Army in France, folded letter from HAUPTARMEE GENIE DIREKTION to Field Marshal Karl Philipp Prince of Schwarzenberg in Chaumont, seal of sender on reverse, endorsed by courier over Langres, both Chaumont and Langres were on the principal military-postal routes utilized by the allied forces during the closing campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars, Thurn und Taxis covered the route from Langres to Nancy, routes were confined to sectors where active engagements were avoided and localities held by the Austrian and Allied forces ensured safe transmission, the correspondence likely dates to early 1814 during the Sixth Coalition’s operations in eastern France, when Schwarzenberg, as Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Grand Army, coordinated with Russian and Prussian contingents against Napoleon’s maneuvers, the presence of the HAUPTARMEE GENIE DIREKTION (Main Army Engineer Directorate) reflects the strategic importance of logistical and engineering communication within the coalition army structure, this cover not only illuminates postal routes but also the operational geography of a major European conflict, ex Tranmer, very interesting and desirable historical entire, XF! Estimate 1.000€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 1000

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3845

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4MIII+5MIII, 1050p

1854, Austrian Occupation of Moldau/Walachei, 6 kr, brown, MP, Type III + 9 kr, blue, MP, Type III, nice two-colour franking on piece with complete clear strike of K.K.ÖST.F.P. PLOESCHTI, Müller 3446a, 1050p, cert Ferchenbauer, ex Demuth, XF-SUP! Estimate 3.000€. (ANK 4MIII+5MIII, 1050p) (Image) (imagea) (imageb) (All Images)

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Estimate € 3000

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3846

1866, Austro-Prussian War, folded letter from Lemberg (Lviv, today Ukraine), printed circular from the Central Committee for Assistance to the Wounded, dated 16 July 1866, bearing LEMBERG datestamps on face and reverse, dispatched in the immediate aftermath of the decisive Battle of Königgrätz on 3 July 1866, a turning point in the conflict that marked the ascendancy of Prussia and the decline of Austrian influence in Central Europe, the battle commanded by Helmuth von Moltke for the Prussians and Ludwig von Benedek for the Austrians, the letter reflects the humanitarian response during the crisis, issued under the auspices of local Galician relief efforts coordinated in Lemberg, then a major urban centre in the Austrian crownland of Galicia and Lodomeria, notable for its strategic and administrative significance during the campaign, the destination Lemberg, here denotes the internal routing or regional designation typical of the time, item bears clear LEMBERG/16.7 and LEMBERG/17.7 circular date stamps, content illustrates the mobilization of civil society amidst wartime disruption, ex Tranmer, a very interesting and desirable historical entire with exceptional postal and socio-political significance, XF! Estimate 600€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 600

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3847

1866, Austro-Prussian War, folded letter from Bavarian Feldpost to Traunstein, bearing a BAVARIAN FELDPOST II 24 12 semicircular field postmark, sent by a soldier of the 1st Division 1st Brigade, documented in Clement's handbook as part of a series of six numbered Bavarian field post cancellations, manuscript notations indicating sender details, the Bavarians took no active part in the fighting at Königgrätz, historically tied to the Austro-Prussian War of 1866, also known as the Seven Weeks’ War, a pivotal conflict between the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia for dominance in the German Confederation, Bavaria, while formally allied with Austria, engaged in only limited military operations, primarily defensive in nature, particularly in Franconia and Bohemia, the sender's unit, the 1st Division 1st Brigade, formed part of the VII Army Corps under Prince Karl Theodor of Bavaria, the corps advanced into Saxony and later retreated without major engagements, notably, the absence of Bavarian forces at the decisive Battle of Königgrätz (Sadowa) underscores their peripheral role, despite formal hostilities, the FELDPOST II cancellation belongs to a scarce and well-documented series of six mobile Bavarian military postal units, listed in Clement's reference work, these operated during a narrow time frame and are of significant philatelic and historical interest, the manuscript markings include regimental identification and sender rank, offering insight into the field conditions and organizational structure of the Bavarian army, ex Tranmer, a collector known for quality military postal history, very interesting and desirable historical entire, XF! Estimate 800€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 800

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3848

1866, Austro-Prussian War, folded letter from Bavarian Feldpost to Traunstein, bearing a BAVARIAN FELDPOST II 24/12 semicircular field postmark, sent by a soldier of the 1st Division 1st Brigade, documented in Clement's handbook as part of a series of six numbered Bavarian field post cancellations, manuscript notations indicating sender details, assigned to the southern front under the command of Prince Karl of Bavaria, the division formed part of the VIII Federal Corps, which operated primarily in Franconia and Thuringia, the Bavarians took no active part in the fighting at Königgrätz, the letter dates from the immediate aftermath of the decisive Prussian victory on July 3rd 1866, a pivotal moment that ultimately led to the dissolution of the German Confederation and paved the way for Prussian dominance in German unification, the stamp marking BAVARIAN FELDPOST II corresponds to the second Bavarian military post station, operating near Nuremberg, historically significant as it reflects the limited military engagement of the Bavarian forces in the decisive phase of the conflict, ex Tranmer, the folded letter is a scarce and important witness to Bavarian military postal logistics and inter-German geopolitics during the mid-19th century, very interesting and desirable historical entire, XF! Estimate 400€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 400

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3849

1915, from k.u.k. Feldpostsammelstelle Transkarpathen Südfahrt to Trieste, military field postcard (Feldpostkorrespondenzkarte) sent without franking in accordance with Austro-Hungarian military postal regulations, circular postmark K.U.K. FELDPOSTSAMMELSTELLE TRANSKARPATIEN SÜDFAHRT 5.X.15, addressed to Stefan Suppan, a k.k. post office director, handwritten message dated the same day referencing the writer’s movements with the Transkarpathen-Fahrt, a mobile postal and supply route operated by the Austro-Hungarian army through the southern Carpathians to support troops on the Eastern Front, typical for Austro-Hungarian logistical and communications routes during the intense autumn campaign of 1915, as imperial forces pushed back against Russian troops following the Gorlice Tarnow offensive, with mail routing through newly secured territories, no arrival mark, ex Kugel, SUP! Estimate 900€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)