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 1919, British post offices abroad, from Brussels to London, OHMS envelope addressed to Chief Paymaster Eastern Command, bearing large oval red cachet COMMANDANT BRITISH TROOPS/BRUSSELS dated 16 January 1919, clear ARMY POST OFFICE S 117
postmark of the same day, red boxed PASSED BY CENSOR No 7230 handstamp, no franking as per regulation for official military mail, part of the British military administration during the post WWI occupation of Belgium, sent in the aftermath of the
Armistice of 11 November 1918 and during reorganization of Allied forces, rare combination of cachet and APO use, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 300€. (Image) (imagea)
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Estimate € 300
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| 12093 |
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 1919, British post offices abroad, from Belgium to Kemsing, Kent, picture postcard depicting the triumphal entry of King Albert and the Belgian Army in Brussels on 22 November 1918, captioned La Joyeuse Entree de nos souverains et de
lArmee le 22 Novembre 1918, sent by British soldier Private A G Parkinson, bearing Belgian 10c red King Albert definitive tied by FIELD POST OFFICE D 24 cancellation dated 3 February 1919, red boxed PASSED BY CENSOR No 3111 handstamp, manuscript O A
S, shows unusual combination of British field post usage with local Belgian franking, sent during post-armistice Allied presence in Belgium, rare example of mixed military civil postal elements, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 200€. (Image) (imagea)
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Estimate € 200
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| 12094 |
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 1919, British post offices abroad, from Brussels to Hamme (Flandres), Belgium, official envelope of the BRITISH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE COMMISSION, Rue Stevin 42 Bruxelles, sent locally within Belgium, franked by machine slogan cancel
BRUXELLES DEPART 20 21 20 III 1919 and CHEQUES POSTAUX slogan, violet typed address to Belgian postal official Rodolphe Govaerts, clean strike of return address cachet on reverse BRITISH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE COMMISSION in circular handstamp, used
during British postwar presence in Belgium following World War I, document of local inter administration communication between British and Belgian postal authorities, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 200€. (Image) (imagea)
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Estimate € 200
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| 12095 |
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159 |
 1920, British post offices abroad, from Paris to Edenbridge, England, OHMS envelope franked with 25c blue Semeuse issue of France tied by PARIS XVII PLACE CHOPIN machine cancel dated 24 December 1920, black slogan cancel METTRE LE NUMERO
DE LAPPARTEMENT, large violet cachet CLAIMS COMMISSION BRITISH ARMY IN THE FIELD, addressed to Captain Guy B. Ewing, sent after closure of British field post offices via French civil postal system, used by Financial Adviser and Controller of Accounts
for the Liquidation of British War Stocks and Claims Commission, scarce late military fiscal usage through local post, very rare and desirable, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 200€. (Mi. 159) (Image) (imagea)
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Estimate € 200
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| 12096 |
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 1919, British post offices abroad, originating in Belgrade, addressed to the British Red Cross in Belgrade, redirected to Hook, England, commercial envelope from Banque Franco Serbe with printed heading, violet boxed psotage paid
handstamp indicating postage paid, typed address to Croix Rouge Britannique struck through and rerouted by manuscript to Hook, Hants, England, black circular BEOGRAD 26 2 1919 datestamp on front and back confirms handling by local Serbian postal
service, British military transit via BRITISH ARMY POST OFFICE S X 2 dated AP 2 19, violet octagonal PASSED BY CENSOR mark applied by British censor, represents civilian military forwarding within post war occupied Serbia and British control zones in
the Balkans, scarce redirected cover involving British Red Cross, very rare and desirable, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 300€. (Image) (imagea)
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Estimate € 300
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| 12097 |
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 1919, British post offices abroad, from Virpazar, Montenegro to Newmarket, England, black-and-white picture postcard depicting Governor General Count Clam-Martinic visiting Virpazar, posted by British forces via military pouch to Army
Post Office S 100 in Taranto, Italy, where it was postmarked on 16 April 1919 and then forwarded to the final destination in England, octagonal violet PASSED BY CENSOR No 433 mark, addressed in manuscript to Cheveley Park, Newmarket, message includes
reference to fishing and Montenegro landing, extremely scarce example of British military postal activity from Montenegro after WWI, British presence in the region was minimal and mail from these units is rarely recorded, very rare and desirable, ex
Kugel, XF! Estimate 400€. (Image) (imagea)
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Estimate € 400
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| 12098 |
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159, 161 |
 1918, British post offices aborad, from Paris to Calais, OHMS envelope franked with French stamps, two 25c blue Semeuse and one 10c red Semeuse, tied by PARIS 10 SEP 1920 circular datestamps, red boxed registration label No 402 and
manuscript Recommande, blue crayon registration cross, large printed cachet FINANCIAL ADVISER AND CONTROLLER OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE LIQUIDATION OF BRITISH WAR STOCKS at lower left, addressed to British military personnel via Army Service Corps,
backstamped with arrival postmark CALAIS 7 NOV 18, sent just days before the Armistice, rare official British military mail via French registry system during ongoing WWI operations, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 200€. (Mi. 159, 161) (Image) (imagea)
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Estimate € 200
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| 12099 |
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 1919, British post offices abroad, from Wimereux to Gauffry, France, official OHMS envelope addressed to Blanchisserie Industrielle de lOise, bearing boxed cachet GENERAL HEADQUARTERS BRITISH TROOPS IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM with ARMY POST
OFFICE S 38 cancellation dated 16 May 1919, arrival backstamp RANTIGNY OISE 19 5 19, unfranked as per regulation for official military correspondence, APO S 38 operated at Wimereux until August 1920 serving the British General Headquarters, this
cover represents the continued British administrative presence in France after the Armistice, uncommon military usage within France rather than to the UK, rare and desirable, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 200€. (Image) (imagea)
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Estimate € 200
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| 12100 |
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 1918, British post offices abroad, from France to Codford, England, souvenir postcard titled STAMP COLLECTING AERIAL SOUVENIR A GREETING FROM THE CLOUDS, sent by F Hugh Vallancey, bearing ARMY POST OFFICE S 20 cancellation dated 9
December 1918, boxed red military censor cachet partially legible, addressed to Private F.D. Manning at New Zealand Command Depot, Codford, with typewritten address and large blue manuscript S marking, message on reverse states This souvenir card was
posted from French soil, It was conveyed across the Channel in an aeroplane by me on the date shown on the Postmark and signed by Vallancey, rare private airborne souvenir mailing shortly after the Armistice, very rare and desirable, ex Kugel, XF!
Estimate 200€. (Image) (imagea)
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Estimate € 200
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| 12101 |
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 1919, British post offices abroad, from Skopje to Marlborough, England, multicolor picture postcard depicting traditional folk dance in the Prilep region, posted at FIELD POST OFFICE W 2 dated 17 February 1919, red octagonal British
censor mark PASSED BY CENSOR No 414, manuscript date 15/2/1919 Babs, addressed to England, scarce usage of British military field post shortly after WWI in the Serbian campaign zone, FPO W 2 newly established in Skopje in February 1919, post war
military mail from British occupation forces in Macedonia, very rare and desirable, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 300€. (Image) (imagea)
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Estimate € 300
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| 12102 |
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 1919, British post offices aborad, from France to Hampton, England, official Y W C A. envelope with large printed ON ACTIVE SERVICE and double red black triangle and blue black triangle insignia, addressed to Mrs L Linwood, bearing clear
ARMY POST OFFICE S 87 cancellation dated 12 March 1919, boxed black PASSED BY CENSOR No. 7254 handstamp, envelope likely sent by YWCA staff or affiliate under concessionary military postal rates, represents support services operated alongside British
military units in France during post-armistice occupation, envelope in very clean condition, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 200€. (Image) (imagea)
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Estimate € 200
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| 12103 |
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 1919, British post offices abroad, from Valenciennes to Clough, England, picture postcard depicting Une allee dans le Jardin de la Rhonelle, handwritten message dated October 6, 1919, posted during postwar British occupation in northern
France, ARMY POST OFFICE S 48 cancellation dated 7 October 1919, manuscript O A S indicating On Active Service, large boxed cachet NAVY AND ARMY CANTEEN BOARD NO 1 AREA HEADQUARTERS VALENCIENNES, message mentions movement of troops and impending
departure, postcard sent without franking under military concessionary rate, clear field usage shortly before final demobilizations, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 200€.
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Estimate € 200
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| 12104 |
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319 |
 1919, souvenir postcard depicting catamaran fishing boats in Colombo, acquired by Czechoslovak Legionnaire during return transit from Vladivostok to Trieste, sent to Prague with mixed franking of Ceylon 3c orange King George V and a
Czechoslovak Siberian Legion issue showing lion in medallion with vertical CESKOSLOVENSKA ARMADA V SIBIRI, both tied by violet POSTE MILITAIRE circular cancel, card fully written in Czech and addressed to Praha, textbook example of port of call
correspondence from Ceylon authenticated by Czech military postmark, very rare and desirable, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 900€. (SG 319) (Image) (imagea)
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Estimate € 900
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| 12105 |
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 1919, souvenir postcard depicting the Egyptian post office in Port Said, acquired by Czechoslovak Legionnaire during return transit from Vladivostok to Trieste, sent to Prague with single franking of Egypt 10m blue Sultan Ahmed Fuad, tied
by violet POLNI POSTA VOJSKO NA RUSI POSTE MILITAIRE circular cancel, card fully addressed and inscribed in pencil, exceptional example of port of call correspondence handled through the Czechoslovak military postal system without additional
Czechoslovak franking, very rare and desirable, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 900€. (Image) (imagea)
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Estimate € 900
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| 12106 |
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 1919, British post offices abroad, from Warsaw to Beverley, posted by British soldier of the British Military Mission in Poland, franked with French 10c red Sower type, cancelled with circular cachet MISSION FRANCAISE EN POLOGNE
SECRETARIAT, card carried via French military mail pouch and handed to British postal service in London, marked SERVICE MILITAIRE, handwritten military content dated 6 May 1919, historic use during Allied presence in Poland assisting with postwar
military organization, scarce usage of French postal channel by British forces in Poland, very rare and desirable, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 400€. (Image) (imagea)
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Estimate € 400
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| 12107 |
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 1919, British post offices abroad, from Warsaw to Kingston on Hull, envelope carried by British soldier of the British Military Mission in Poland during postwar occupation, no postage required as sent through official military channels,
endorsed Cpl Angraves 3rd Warsaw Poland at lower left, showing large circular violet BRITISH MILITARY MISSION POLAND and BRITISH MILITARY MISSION OFFICIAL PAID cachets, passed through British War Office pouch service and forwarded via civilian post,
partial oval LONDON transit cancel, rare example of unpaid but officially authorized mail carried during the British military presence in Poland 1919 to 1920, very rare and desirable, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 500€. (Image) (imagea)
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Estimate € 500
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| 12108 |
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 1921, British post offices abroad, from Budapest to Southport, England, cover franked with mixed issue franking totalling 2.70 Korona including two 20f brown Harvesters, two 40f green Harvesters, 50f violet Parliament, 60f blue
Parliament, cancelled BUDAPEST 4 FEB 21, large violet handstamp BRITISH RELIEF UNIT BUDAPEST ACTION LODGE FAMINE RELIEF FUND, additional bilingual cachet in Hungarian and English referencing AMERICAN RELIEF ADMINISTRATION for Hungary Children, sent
by humanitarian personnel following World War I, reflects international aid efforts during severe famine and economic collapse in postwar Hungary, scarce combination of British and American relief coordinatio, very rare and desirable, ex Kugel, XF!
Estimate 200€. (Image) (imagea)
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Estimate € 200
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| 12109 |
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 1920, British post offices abroad, from Budapest to London, cover franked with 50f Parliament issue and horizontal pair of 1k red Parliament issue, tied by BUDAPEST 23 SEP 20 datestamps, violet cachet BRITISH COMMERCIAL COMMISSIONER
BUDAPEST on both front and reverse, addressed to Sir Walter Townley K C B of the British Chamber of Commerce for the Netherlands East Indies, diplomatic commercial correspondence from early postwar period, sent in context of renewed British trade
presence and humanitarian coordination in Hungary, shows transition from military to civil engagement, uncommon commercial diplomatic usage, very rare and desirable, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 300€. (Mi. 176, 182) (Image)
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Estimate € 300
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| 12110 |
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 1920, British post offices abroad, from Budapest to Stamford, England, diplomatic cover endorsed to Barclays Bank, violet handstamps INTERALLIED COMMISSION BRITISH REPRESENTATIVE BUDAPEST and BRITISH DELEGATION INTERALLIED FOOD MISSION
VIENNA, carried by diplomatic pouch from Hungary via Vienna, no postal franking as carried outside regular mail system, backstamped STAMFORD 6 JA 20 on arrival, sent by official of the Interallied Commission during postwar economic relief period,
highly unusual example of diplomatic channel usage between Hungary and Britain during early 1920, very rare and desirable, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 400€.
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Estimate € 400
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| 12111 |
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 1919, postcard from British sailor aboard warship at Varna, Bulgaria to Birmingham, England, picture side showing Bulgarian rice harvest scene near Philippopoli, written message dated Jan 27/19, FIELD POST OFFICE 77 dated 28 JA 19, violet
PASSED BY CENSOR hexagonal cachet, was operating at Ruschuk at this time and linked to British military forces stationed in postwar Bulgaria, rare usage from Allied naval forces shortly after Bulgarian surrender, very rare and desirable, ex Kugel,
XF! Estimate 200€. (Image) (imagea)
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Estimate € 200
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