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 1919, British post offices abroad, from Varna to Haddington, printed Greek military postal stationery card uprated with red 10 lepta imprint, tied by FIELD POST OFFICE T26 dated 21 FEB 1919, handwritten message in English by sailor,
address to Middlesex England, black circular military censor cachet CROWN OVER PASSED BY CENSOR in violet, T26 was the Field Post Office for the 26th Division stationed at Varna after the Allied occupation of Bulgaria following its surrender on 30
September 1918, the card was sent by a British sailor from a warship at Varna during postwar occupation duties, photographic reverse showing AGORA EN DOMOKOI, a Greek market scene, very rare and desirable, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 150€. (Image) (imagea)
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Estimate € 150
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| 12113 |
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 1919, British post office abroad, from Varna to Sheffield, private picture postcard with image of VARNA BREAKWATER, uprated with British 1d red stamp, King George V, tied by British barred field post obliterator with part strike of FIELD
POST OFFICE 77, handwritten message in English, addressed to Walkley Sheffield, sent during British postwar occupation in Bulgaria after armistice of 30 September 1918, FPO 77 was stationed in Ruschuk modern day Ruse but postcard clearly shows Varna
origin, possibly written on board British ship, rare civilian use of military postal infrastructure, very rare and desirable, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 100€.
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Estimate € 100
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| 12114 |
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 1919, British post offices abroad, from Sofia to Dundee, official envelope addressed to Scotland, franked with British Post Office meter mark in red with wavy lines and dated cachet indistinct, violet cachet BRITISH MILITARY
REPRESENTATIVE BULGARIA with boxed frame, manuscript address to Idabank near Broughty Ferry, reverse with intact large red wax seal, sent by British representative attached to the Interallied Control Commission for Bulgaria shortly after the end of
World War I, important example of diplomatic postal usage during the occupation and supervision period in postwar Bulgaria, very rare and desirable, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 200€. (Image) (imagea)
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Estimate € 200
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| 12115 |
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 1922, British post offices abroad, from Sofia to Birmingham, official envelope with printed COMMISSION INTERALLIEE DE BULGARIE imprint, franked with Bulgarian 1 lev red and 50 stotinki orange-brown definitive stamps, tied by bilingual
SOFIA cds dated 22 VIII 22, sent by British member of the Interallied Commission for Bulgaria during final phase of Allied supervision following the Treaty of Neuilly, addressed to Handsworth England, handwritten routing annotation in Greek ENGLAND,
important diplomatic cover showing civilian postal channel use by commission delegate, very rare and desirable, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 200€. (Image) (imagea)
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Estimate € 200
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| 12116 |
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 1918, British post offices abroad, from Cologne to London, picture postcard showing ALTENMARKT MIT JAN VON WERTH BRUNNEN, message in pencil, addressed to Wimbledon, FIELD POST OFFICE T12 cancel dated 31 Dec18, large violet boxed censor
cachet CENSOR 6638, sent during early British occupation of the Rhineland following armistice of 11 November 1918, FPO 165 used by the Guards Division at Cologne, early occupation mail from the first days after British entry into Germany on 1
December 1918, very rare and desirable, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 100€. (Image) (imagea)
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Estimate € 100
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| 12117 |
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 1919, British post offices abroad, from Cologne to London, colored picture postcard depicting SEVERINSTOR KÖLN, sent by British soldier during early occupation of the Rhineland, datelined 12 January 1919, FIELD POST OFFICE 165 cancel
dated 13 JA 19, large violet boxed censor cachet PASSED BY CENSOR 9307, manuscript ON ACTIVE SERVICE and soldier's unit information, written by member of Guards Division stationed at Cologne, sent free of postage under military privilege, early
postwar occupation mail, very rare and desirable, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 100€. (Image) (imagea)
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Estimate € 100
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| 12118 |
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 1919, British post offices abroad, from Cologne to Croydon, official OHMS envelope marked ON HIS MAJESTYS SERVICE, postmarked FIELD POST OFFICE H C 1 dated 14 JA 19, struck additionally with large oval red cachet DADPS HEADQRS V CORPS 14
JAN 19, sent free of charge as military official correspondence, used during early British occupation of the Rhineland, H C 1 field post linked to headquarters in Cologne, important cover showing cachet of Deputy Assistant Director of Postal Services
of V Corps, scarce example of named staff officer handstamp on outgoing mail, very rare and desirable, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 200€. (Image) (imagea)
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Estimate € 200
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| 12119 |
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 1920, British post offices abroad, from Cologne to Wolverhampton, cover franked with Great Britain 3d violet stamp, tied by ARMY POST OFFICE S 40 cancel dated 19 DEC 20, endorsed by office of ASSISTANT DIRECTOR GENERAL OF TRANSPORTATION
ARMY H Q with signature, sent during British occupation of the Rhineland, APO S 40 served as central post office for BAOR, correct franking for airmail introduced after end of free postage period on 25 August 1920, significant transitional item from
free military to tariff based mail handling, very rare and desirable, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 200€. (Image) (imagea)
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Estimate € 200
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 1921, British post offices abroad, from Cologne to London, cover franked with Great Britain 2d orange, tied by ARMY POST OFFICE S 40 cancel dated 29 AU 21, endorsed with boxed cachet of HEADQUARTERS British Army of the Rhine, dated
18.8.21 and signed, red wax seals intact on reverse, letter sent at correct surface letter rate in the period after end of free postage privilege, after 25 August 1920, APO S 40 serving as main BAOR post office, scarce late military mail item from
occupation zone, very rare and desirable, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 200€. (Image) (imagea)
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Estimate € 200
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| 12121 |
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 1919, British post offices abroad, from Imst, Tyrol to Redhill, Surrey, picture postcard showing Innsbruck Bahnhofplatz, franked with British field post privilege without adhesive stamp, FIELD POST OFFICE F D 3 / 20 JA 19 dispatch
marking, violet PASSED BY CENSOR 430 handstamp, sent by member of the British occupation force in Austria following the Armistice with Austria Hungary, unit stationed in Imst from 28 November 1918 to April 1919, lack of local field post
infrastructure led to use of Italian field distribution centers for postmarking, written message dated 17 1 19, historical British presence in post Habsburg Austria, very rare and desirable, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 160€. (Image) (imagea)
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Estimate € 160
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| 12122 |
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 1918, British post offices abroad, from Imst, Tyrol to London, NW5, picture postcard showing Imst Tirol, sent by a member of the British occupation force following the Armistice with Austria Hungary, cancelled ARMY POST OFFICE R 7 7 DE
18, violet PASSED BY CENSOR 430 handstamp, message dated 1 12 18 describes local conditions and postal limitations, no franking due to military concession mail privilege, posted shortly after arrival of British troops in Tyrol on 28 November 1918,
absence of local field post facilities required mail to be routed to Italian centers for processing, rare early usage from brief British presence in Austria, very rare and desirable, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 160€. (Image) (imagea)
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Estimate € 160
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| 12123 |
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 1920, British post offices in Austria, from Vienna to Manchester, diplomatic cover endorsed O.A.S., addressed to Lloyds Bank Buildings, manuscript signature of sender at lower left, struck with violet official cachet INTERALLIED FOOD
MISSION BRITISH DELEGATION VIENNA, reverse with printed sender's address Villa Holt Trieste, carried outside the normal postal system by diplomatic bag to London and handed over to British postal authorities for internal distribution, no stamps or
postmarks as typical for diplomatic mail, sent by a member of the British Railway Mission or Interallied Relief efforts, rare example of postwar humanitarian and administrative correspondence bypassing censorship and regular franking, very rare and
desirable, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 350€. (Image) (imagea)
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Estimate € 350
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| 12124 |
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 1920, British post offices in Austria, from Vienna to London, OHMS cover with printed ON HIS MAJESTYS SERVICE heading, multiple official violet cachets including BRITISH RAILWAY MISSION VIENNA and INTERALLIED FOOD MISSION BRITISH
DELEGATION, endorsed O H M S and manuscript ACTIVE, red LONDON E C PAID circular datestamp indicating entry into British postal system, backflap damaged and repaired, carried via diplomatic bag from Vienna to London and handed to civilian postal
authorities for final delivery, sent by personnel of the British Railway Mission in Austria, part of British relief efforts during postwar reconstruction, diplomatic mail with cachets in lieu of postage, rare and well documented usage, ex Kugel, XF!
Estimate 400€. (Image) (imagea)
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Estimate € 400
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| 12125 |
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 1919, from Calais to Great Malvern, England, picture postcard showing interior of the Amiens Cathedral, message headed CALAIS and OAS, cancelled ARMY POST OFFICE 4 dated 4 DE 19, violet unit cachet YMCA BASE STORES BAPO4 BTIF, written
during the British postwar withdrawal phase from France, sender notes reassignment from base stores to salvage work and expected return in April, fine example of post conflict logistics and communication, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 150€. (Image) (imagea)
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Estimate € 150
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| 12126 |
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 1920, from Calais to London, censored cover franked with 2d orange George V, tied by ARMY POST OFFICE 4 dated 30 SP 20, boxed handstamp GENERAL HEADQUARTERS BRITISH TROOPS IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM 30 SEP 1920, red boxed PASSED BY CENSOR
handstamp, addressed to Major J. R. Chambers, envelope with multiple handwritten notes on reverse indicating it was the last day of operation for the British Army Post Office in France and the final permitted use of British stamps from APO 4,
historically important cover documenting the end of British military postal presence on the continent after World War I, some staining and wear not affecting legibility, ex Kugler, VF! Estimate 400€. (Image) (imagea)
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Estimate € 400
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| 12127 |
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 1919, from Calais to London, multicolor picture postcard of the Cologne Cathedral and Kaiser bell, card headed HEADQUARTERS TRUCK KITCHEN BATTALION CALAIS DUNES, addressed to England, cancelled ARMY POST OFFICE 4 / 24 OC 1919, handstamp
in use at Calais, showing cachet of a British truck kitchen unit stationed in France during the final phase of British postwar military presence on the continent, part of the evacuation process coordinated via Calais, rare and colorful souvenir from
British military operations, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 150€. (Image)
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Estimate € 150
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| 12128 |
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 1919, from Brussels to Hamme, stampless official cover endorsed ON HIS MAJESTYS SERVICE, circular date stamp BRUXELLES DEPART 17.IV.1919, large circular violet cachet BRITISH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE COMMISSION with manuscript date 17/4/19,
additional bilingual boxed label PRENEZ UN COMPTE DE CHEQUES POSTAUX / NEEMT EENE POSTCHECK REKENING, reverse with same large circular cachet, flap tear at bottom not affecting markings, part of a rare sequence of three intelligence cachets used in
Brussels within one month as part of British postwar operations in Belgium, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 150€. (Image) (imagea)
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Estimate € 150
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| 12129 |
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 1919, from Brussels to Hamme, stampless official cover endorsed ON HIS MAJESTYS SERVICE, circular date stamp BRUXELLES 10 IV 1919, boxed violet cachet BRITISH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE COMMISSION BRUSSELS with manuscript date 10/4/19 and
control marking C, additional bilingual boxed label PRENEZ UN COMPTE DE CHEQUES POSTAUX / NEEMT EENE POSTCHECK REKENING, reverse with circular violet cachet BRITISH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE COMMISSION, sent during the British occupation of Belgium
following World War I, part of a series of covers documenting the extensive intelligence operations established by the British in postwar Belgium, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 150€. (Image) (imagea)
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Estimate € 150
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| 12327 |
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 1916, from NASIRIYA to REIGATE, England, yellow field stationery card written On Active Service, cancelled BASE OFFICE No. 46 10 JA 16 (Indian Army postmark used in Mesopotamia), c/c P.P.M. Bombay indicating routing via military post
office, written in purple pencil, makeshift cardboard field stationery typical of frontline conditions, rare WWI usage from the Mesopotamian campaign, NASIRIYA located on the lower Euphrates in present-day southern IRAQ, captured by British forces in
July 1915 under General Sir John Nixon as part of the British-Indian offensive to control the Basra–Baghdad axis, the BASE OFFICE No. 46 believed to have operated from AMARA or nearby strategic positions along the Tigris River, a vital logistical and
postal center for the Indian Expeditionary Force 'D', this card dated January 1916 aligns with the critical phase following the Battle of Sheikh Sa’ad and preceding the ill-fated Siege of Kut, the campaign marked by extreme climate, inadequate
medical support and logistical hardship, the use of improvised field stationery reflects scarcity of supplies and frontline urgency, military censorship and routing via BOMBAY underscores imperial postal coordination across war zones, REIGATE likely
home to a family member or officer's kin, socio-historically tied to colonial military service, rare survivor of a challenging theatre of war in what is now southern IRAQ, combining postal history with geopolitical relevance, ex Kugel, VF-XF!
Estimate 2.000€. (Image) (imagea)
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Estimate € 2000
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 1903, from Calcutta to Tibet, addressed to the President of the Tibet Frontier Commission, 1/4 anna brown India postal stationery card, TEMPORARY P.O. D 7 JUN 1903, arrival mark KHAMBA-JONG TIBET 17 OCT 1903, message from the Great
Eastern Hotel Co. Calcutta dated 2 September 1903 regarding a supply order, rare example of internal logistical correspondence to a British officer in the field during the early phase of the Younghusband Mission, mailed through temporary field post
system established by the British Frontier Commission during its advance into Sikkim and Tibet, historic item reflecting the civilian-military interface in British frontier operations, ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 800€. (Image) (imagea)
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Estimate € 800
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