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Europa continued...

Bosnia Herzegowina continued...

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3911

1912, rare picture postcard from BOJISTE/military summer camp, very fresh and desirable, XF! Estimate 100€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 100

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3912

1920, rare picture postcard from BOCAC/ a station for the public stagecoach, very fresh and desirable, XF! Estimate 100€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 100

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3913

1889, 2 h, Correspondenz Karte von CAJNICA to SARAJEWO, cancelled KK MILIT POST XXIII CAJNICA, arrival cancel, very fresh and attractive, XF! Estimate 200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 200

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British Military Missions

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12044

1830s, collection of (36) Free Fronts partly with autographs in one binder featuring Berners, Bucknall, Burrell, Richard Butler/Irish, Carr, Cavendish, Charles Spencer Churchill/cousin of Winston C., Dashwood, Dinorben, Dunsany, Follet, Grey, Guise, Eskine, Ferguson, Hay, Langton, de Grey, Trevor, Hobart-Hampden, Perceval, Luxmoore, Marton, Molyneux, Noel, Campbell, Powys, Pery, Pratt, Stapleton, Buller, Taylor, Taylour, Wall, Venables-Vernon, Warburton (with nice Sun cancel), all accompanied by biographies from Wikipedia, interesting and desirable collection, VF! Schätzpreis 300€. (Image) (imagea) (imageb) (All Images)

Estimate € 300

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12045

1840s, small collection of (6) letters, London district post, Two Penny Post, etc, interesting and desirable, VF! Estimate 200€. (Image) (imagea) (imageb) (All Images)

Estimate € 200

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12046

1917, from H.M.S. Europa off Thasos to Lemnos, official envelope marked ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE, addressed to Officer Commanding, 3rd R.M. Battalion, Mudros, Lemnos, manuscript dated 3/1/17, circular shipboard postmark 3 JAN 1917 H.M.S. EUROPA in lower left corner, additional endorsements for Royal Marines detachment Thasos, rare naval field mail usage from British warship active in the Aegean theatre, EUROPA functioned as depot and flagship for British forces during Salonika campaign and Dardanelle/Gallipoli aftermath, official military correspondence under naval mail privilege without adhesive franking, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 900€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 900

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12047

1919, from APO H Poland to Holland, then redirected to Helensburgh, Switzerland, cover sent via MILITARY POST with no franking required, pencil note 5 to 50, sender affiliation noted as Mission de la Société des Amis (French branch of the Society of Friends Relief Mission), double-ring cachet in violet on front and back, handwritten address initially to Mrs Buchanan, Dean House, Dumbartonshire, Holland, then redirected to Helensburgh, Switzerland, early Quaker relief mail during immediate post-WWI humanitarian efforts in Poland under Allied control, historical context includes the involvement of Anglo-American Quaker relief workers such as RUFUS M. JONES and EDWARD GRUBB who led post-conflict humanitarian missions throughout Central and Eastern Europe, this specific dispatch likely originated from the Quaker relief station in Warsaw established in 1919, a period marked by geopolitical upheaval including the Polish-Soviet War and civil unrest in newly reconstituted Poland, reverse with Stowarzyszenia Przyjaciół Misja lilac cachet, indicating coordination with local Polish Quaker allies, rare example of redirected civilian correspondence under military postal conditions, use of APO H (American Expeditionary Forces Postal Office H) during the transition from wartime to peacetime operations adds military-postal historical depth, combination of international Quaker operations and scarce destination enhances philatelic and historical value, ex Kugel, XF! Schätzpreis 1.200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 1200

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12048

1918, British army in Italy, postcard from Venice to Leamington/England, sent via Army Post Office S.100 6 SP 18 stationed in Taranto/Italy, violet shield censor chop 131, fresh and interesting, ex Kugel, VF-XF! Estimate 200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 200

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12049

1934, from 9th Infantry Battalion Limerick to Thurles Ireland, returned official army cover with circular datestamp LUIMNEACH 27 AUG 34, boxed instructional marking USE THE TELEPHONE, large circular OFFICIAL PAID cachet with harp emblem, violet oval handstamp OIFIG AN AIRM CLÁR-CLUICHE 30 LÚNASA 1934 CATHAL BRUGHA BARRACKS, address to a soldier at Beggars Bush Barracks marked Not known, with RETURN TO SENDER and UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATED labels and additional redirection notations, combination of administrative and instructional markings reflects Free State Army’s internal post and personnel tracking system, rare and visually striking example of official Irish military mail during the interwar years with complete routing history, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 400€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 400

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12050

1915, from the British Red Cross Society Paris Branch to the Comite International de la Croix Rouge, Section des Prisonniers de Guerre, Geneve, envelope with printed red header BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY WOUNDED AND MISSING DEPARTMENT and violet circular cachet BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY OFFICIAL PARIS BRANCH, handwritten address in blue ink, cancelled with postmark PARIS XV R. D OUEST 5-1-15, backstamped GENEVE DISTR. LETTR. 6-1-15, sent during early phase of WWI from British humanitarian organization to Swiss intermediary for POW matters, important example of official Red Cross military mail, posted at a time when communication channels for prisoners of war were still developing, illustrates crucial role of neutral Switzerland and Geneva-based ICRC as central coordinators of humanitarian relief, especially under the leadership of GUILLAUME-HENRI DUFOUR and GUSTAVE ADOR, shows British presence and logistical operations in France under mounting wartime constraints, Paris XV district marking highlights location of active coordination centers in the French capital, philatelically significant due to combination of institutional postal markings, handwritten elements and wartime routing, a scarce postal history item reflecting the early structure of multinational relief networks in WWI, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 300€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 300

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12051

1916, From ITALY to Huddersfield England, stampless envelope carried On Active Service, franked by handstamped violet cachet CROCE ROSSA BRITANNICA SEZIONE, black circular military cancel UFFICIO POSTA MILITARE 18 CORPO ARMIA 3 5 18, red British Red Cross seal on reverse flap, manuscript notation indicating Italian APO and British Red Cross collaboration, typical of WWI concessionary correspondence for humanitarian and medical personnel, historic context: British Red Cross operated alongside Italian forces in northern Italy during final phase of Austro-Italian front, rare joint usage showing Anglo-Italian wartime cooperation, Ex Kugel, XF Estimate 300€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 300

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12052

1917, from Russian Field Hospital operating with British Red Cross in the Caucasus to Barnard Castle, addressed to Mr Sevier at the Church of England Soldiers Institute, envelope endorsed ON ACTIVE SERVICE in manuscript, violet bilingual cachet in Russian and English reading COOPERATION OF RUSSIAN FIELD HOSPITAL WITH BRITISH RED CROSS IN THE CAUCASUS, British circular postmark BARNARD CASTLE 13 MR 17 and red transit LONDON PAID, mailed during the joint Anglo-Russian operations in the Caucasus region amidst the intense fighting against Ottoman forces in the Erzurum and Trabzon campaigns, the Russian field hospital involved was part of the humanitarian mission following the Anglo-Russian Agreement of 1916, which formalized military coordination in the region, the presence of British Red Cross personnel underlines the direct logistical and medical cooperation between the Allies, a remarkable testament to the multinational nature of the Eastern theatre of WWI, Mr Sevier possibly related to Rev. Henry Sevier, noted Anglican missionary and military chaplain, the item reflects the far-reaching network of British military pastoral care even in remote theatres of conflict, the usage of ON ACTIVE SERVICE and the dual-language cachet underscores the urgency and official character of the correspondence, important inter-Allied WWI postal history connecting British and Russian military medical units in the Near East, extremely scarce usage showing Allied humanitarian cooperation beyond the Western Front, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 1.200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 1200

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12053

1918, from Salonika to British Legation in Serbia, official military envelope endorsed On His Majesty's Service, addressed to Sir Charles Grays, British Legation, Serbia, front with FIELD POST OFFICE G.X dated 10 MY 18, reverse with oval cachet COMMAND PAY OFFICE SALONIKA 10 MAY 1918 and circular datestamp BASE ARMY POST OFFICE B 10 MY 18, military correspondence during British operations on the Macedonian Front, usage from British forces stationed in Salonika in final year of World War I, diplomatic destination adds historical and postal significance, rare empire military mail from post-occupation Serbia during Allied support phase, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 400€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 400

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Cape Verde

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7031

1889, from Sao Vicente, Cabo Verde to Vienna, postal stationery card 30 reis green of the Province of Cabo Verde, addressed to Baron Camillo Cordon, uprated postal stationery of the Portuguese colony with rare blue CORREIOS DE S. VICENTE handstamp, dispatch DE S. VICENTE 21 DEZ 89, transit LISBOA 30 DEZ 89, arrival mark WIEN 1890, rare intercontinental destination mail from West Africa to Austria during the late colonial period, scarce usage of UPU format card from Cabo Verde with full postal routing, clean and legible strikes, ex Kugel, VF-XF! Estimate 700€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 700

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Cuba Spanish Colony

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7144

1861, Cuban stamp used in Spain, 1 Real, type I wmk, on mourning letter, from ALGECIRAS (Spain) via Gibraltar to JEREZ de la Frontera, tied with ALGECIRAS 27 Mar 61, reverse with dispatch ALGECIRAS and arrival cancel JEREZ 29 MAR 61, it is the ONLY known example of a letter circulating within Spain as internal mail by using a CUBAN stamp from the first issue 1855, UNIQUE rarity, very fresh and attractive, VF-XF! Estimate 4.000€. (Scott 2) (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 4000

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Early States Naples

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5479

1860, 1/2 grano, light pink, 1st plate, on newspaper wrapper on complete newspaper, to BARONISSI, cancelled with ANNULATO, aside red PARTENZA DA NAPOLI 29 MAR 1860, stamp has good to large margins, cert. Manzoni 2024 as genuine, XF! Estimate 2.700€. (Sassone 1) (Image) (imagea) (imageb) (imagec) (All Images)

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Estimate € 2700

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5480

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1861, From Brindisi to Veglie, printed matter cover franked with single ½ grano grey brown, tied by circular BRINDISI 6 GIU 1861 postmark, rare usage of ½ grano definitive on printed matter letter, stamp well-centered with intact perforations and full margins, certified by Sorani (1999), also signed Alberto Diena and Oliva, side flaps of letter are missing, exceptionally fresh and well-preserved example from the transitional period during Italian unification, particularly scarce solo franking of low denomination, ex Provera, XF! Estimate 1.800€. (Sassone 18a) (Image) (imagea) (imageb) (All Images)

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Estimate € 1800

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East Upper Silesia Insurgenten Fieldpost

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7020

1921, From Blachownia Ślaska to Bedzin, military fieldpost card used without franking in accordance with free military correspondence regulations during the Third Silesian Uprising, violet double-circle military censor handstamp SZTAB 1. GRUPA POŁ. WOJSK POWST. ŚLĄSKIEGO / CENZURA WOJSKOWA / BROMBERG, accompanied by boxed censorship strike, and unit marking 6 KOMPANIA 2 BA in black indicating sender's affiliation with 1. Grupa Południowa Wojska Powstańczego Ślaskiego, full handwritten message in Polish dated 9.VI.1921, on private Kraków art postcard, rare insurgent military postal use with explicit unit identification, a tier at right is of no high relevance for this highly desirable postal history enitre of the Polish uprisings, VF! Schätzpreis 800€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 800

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Estonia

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7095

1857, 10 Kop., dark brown and light blue, imperf., wmk 1, good to large margins, attractive cancel with numeral 397 from Kilingi in Estland, signed Pfenninger, cert. Eichele, very fresh and desirable, XF! Estimate 2.400€. (Mi. 1) (Image) (imagea) (imageb) (All Images)

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Estimate € 2400

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Field Post Montenegro

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3813

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1917, 6 h, black, with Montenegro opt in red, proof, LPOG, very fresh and desirable, signed Ferchenbauer, XF! Estimate 600€. (ANK proof) (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 600

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