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11682

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D12a

1923, 3d, pair, postage due, left margin piece, WITHOUT STOP after Afrika - left stamp, LPOG, very fresh and desirable, ex Besancon, XF! Schätzpreis 150€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 150

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11683

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D1b

1923, 5d, pair, postage due on Transvaal stamps, WITHOUT STOP after Afrika - left stamp, LPOG, very fresh and desirable, ex Besancon, XF! Schätzpreis 180€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 180

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11684

O24a

1951, 1d, pair, red OFFICIEEL/OFFICIAL opt - transposed, left margin pair, LPOG never hinged, very fresh and desirable, ex Besancon, XF! Schätzpreis 140€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 140

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11685

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D29a

1923-6, 1 1/2d, block of (4), lower right margin piece, postage due, WITHOUT STOP after Africa - top left stamp, LPOG, very fresh and desirable, ex Besancon, XF! Schätzpreis 140€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 140

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11686

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D30a

1923, 2d, pair, postage due, WITHOUT STOP after Africa - left stamp, LPOG, very fresh and desirable, ex Besancon, XF! Schätzpreis 100€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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11687

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D30a

1923, 2d, pair, postage due, WITHOUT STOP after Africa - left stamp, LPOG, very fresh and desirable, ex Besancon, XF! Schätzpreis 100€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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11688

D31+D31a

1923-6, 3d, block of (6), lower right margin piece, postage due, WITHOUT STOP after Africa - center left stamp, LPOG, very fresh and desirable, ex Besancon, XF! Schätzpreis 150€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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11689

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D46a

1928-9, 6d, pair, postage due, WITHOUT STOP after SWA - right stamp, LPOG, very fresh and desirable, ex Besancon, XF! Schätzpreis 80€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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12315

1921, 8c total on registered uprated 1/2d stationary envelope from KALKFONTEIN to BUDWEIS/Czech, dispatch on reverse, a bit stained still good condition, VF! Schätzpreis 400€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 400

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12316

1917, British Occupation of German Southwest Africa, Prisoner of War letter from SWAKOPMUND to WINDHUK/28.3.17 to the former staff administrator of the SCHUTZTRUPPE in WINDHUK, with cachet of the Commandant of POW camp OFFICIAL FREE/26/PROTECTORATE S. W. AFRICA, arrival WINDHUK, PASSED CENSOR, reverse with label Opened by Censor, ex Kugel, carried during the British military administration following the South African campaign in German Southwest Africa (1915–1919), part of the greater strategic effort to neutralize German colonial outposts during WWI, this particular item addressed to an official of the SCHUTZTRUPPE, the colonial military force led until 1915 by Major Victor Franke, noted for his resistance during the Siege of Otavi and surrender at Khorab, evidences the controlled communication between interned German military personnel and colonial officials under British oversight, cachet OFFICIAL FREE/26/PROTECTORATE S. W. AFRICA rare and indicative of censored, non-franked POW correspondence permitted by British military command, censorship label on reverse corroborates the systematic mail monitoring within the occupied territory, significant for its linkage to the collapse of the German colonial regime in Africa and its absorption into the League of Nations Mandate system post-1919, an important artifact within the postal history of German colonies and World War I geopolitics, very scarce, desirable and historical referencing, ex Kugel, XF! Schätzpreis 2.000€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 2000

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12317

1917, BRITISH OCCUPATION OF GERMAN SOUTH WEST AFRICA period official magistrate envelope dispatched from the strategic Atlantic port of Lüderitzbucht, seized by South African forces under General Jan Smuts on 19 September 1914, three years after the colony’s capitulation at KHORAB on 9 July 1915 to Prime Minister Louis Botha’s Union Defence Force, bearing sharp Union-type double-circle cds LUDERITZBUCHT/18.SEP.17, oval violet cachet MAGISTRATE/OFFICIAL FREE/15/PROTECTORATE S. W. AFRICA, supplementary single-line violet origin mark LUDERITZBUCHT, transmitted post-free under wartime martial ordinance, ex KUGEL collection, VERY SCARCE testimony to Allied military-civil administration and the wider African theatre of WWI led by Botha and Smuts, pristine strikes and spotless envelope confer exhibition-level, ex Kugel, XF! Schätzpreis 1.200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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12318

1918, British Occupation German South West Africa, official Magistrate cover, WINDHUK 2 April 1918 to SWAKOPMUND, violet OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATON/OFFICIAL FREE 34/PROTECTORATE S. W. AFRICA cachet, reverse SWAKOPMUND 4 April 1918 arrival, carried free on government service during WWI under Union of South Africa military administration headed by Administrator Sir Edmund Howard Lacam Gorges, following capitulation of Governor Dr Theodor Seitz to Prime Minister General Louis Botha at Khorab 9 July 1915, connects capital to Atlantic port via strategic rail line, scarce internal OFFICIAL FREE usage late in conflict, ex Kugel collection, superb strikes, ex Kugel, XF! Schätzpreis 800€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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12319

1919, near the Prodectorate, used with unusual negative seals, official post card from AROAB to WINDHOEK, cancelled with negative seal AROAB/P.C., by typewriter O.H.M.'s.S. at upper left, reverse with the message head AROAB POST OFFICE and dated with 7.March 1919, dispatched during the British military administration of former German colonial territory following the capitulation of Imperial German forces in South West Africa in 1915, AROAB, a remote desert outpost near the border with Bechuanaland Protectorate, played a minor yet strategic role as a communications node during occupation, the negative seal AROAB/P.C. is known in extremely limited numbers and represents the provisional postal control exercised by British forces under the mandate system, WINDHOEK, the administrative capital, served as the Allied military and civil headquarters, postcard likely linked to transitional governance under South African forces led by General Louis Botha and Jan Smuts, key architects of Union of South Africa's military campaign in the region, this piece captures the rare continuity of civil service functions amid postwar uncertainty, the O.H.M.'s.S. (On His Majesty’s Service) marking indicates official military or governmental correspondence, ex Kugel, very scarce, desirable and historical referencing, ex Kugel, XF! Schätzpreis 1.200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 1200

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12320

1920, British Occupation of German Southwest Africa, used with unusual negative seals, official post card from OKAHANDJA to the Director of Postal and Telegraphs in WINDHOEK, cancelled with negative seal OKAHANDJA/P.O. and date handstamp ..2.1920, post card with provisional opt ON ACTIVE SERVICE - OP AKTIEVE DIENST, reverse line handstamp OKAHANDJA, ex Kugel, very scarce, desirable and historical referencing, British military administration period following the occupation of German Southwest Africa during the First World War, when forces under South African command—led by General Louis Botha and General Jan Smuts—defeated German colonial troops under the command of Victor Franke in 1915, establishing British control and a provisional postal system under martial governance, OKAHANDJA, strategically located near the central rail line and former Herero heartland, was historically significant as a site of German colonial military presence and earlier resistance during the Herero and Namaqua uprisings (1904–1908), provisional markings ON ACTIVE SERVICE - OP AKTIEVE DIENST illustrate bilingual military postal censorship adopted under South African rule, The addressed recipient, the Director of Postal and Telegraphs in WINDHOEK, capital of the former German colony, underscores the transitional administrative communications in a post-German framework, negative seal OKAHANDJA/P.O. represents an uncommon and short-lived marking style used in the interim period between German and full Union of South Africa postal authority, the date ..2.1920 indicates a late use of occupation-era devices prior to the official integration into the Union of South Africa mandate in 1921 under the League of Nations system, A postal history item of particular interest due to its military origin, routing between key colonial centers, and usage of rare post-occupation markings within a transformative period in South West African philately, ex Kugel provenance further enhances value and credibility within specialist collections focusing on South West Africa, WWI African campaigns, or transitional occupation periods, ex Kugel, XF! Schätzpreis 900€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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12323

3.4

1916, British Occupation of German Southwest Africa, 1+1+1/2d on censored letter from WINDHUK to STOCKHOLM, cancelled with British cancel WINDHUK/ 22.NOV.915 and aside violet PASSED CENSOR C.12., reverse with oval blue CENSOR CAPETOWN, arrival STOCKHOLM and Opened by Censor label, ex Kugel, carried during British military administration of former German colony following South African campaign in early WWI, German Southwest Africa surrendered July 1915 under command of General Louis Botha and Jan Smuts, Windhuk occupied by Union forces May 1915, postal item illustrates wartime disruption of German civil postal routes, redirected under British command, franking 1+1+1/2d matches Empire concession rate via British field post and maritime route to neutral Sweden, scarce dual censorship with both local (WINDHUK) and transit (CAPETOWN) controls, presence of CAPETOWN censor indicative of routing through Union of South Africa naval convoys, notable for destination STOCKHOLM in neutral Scandinavia, reflecting limited correspondence channels for internees, missionaries, or commercial agents under British surveillance, opened and resealed by censor in line with wartime postal regulations, confirms intelligence-gathering measures typical for the period, philatelically significant due to wartime provisional usage of Union of South African stamps in former German territories prior to issuance of mandated South West Africa overprints in 1923, ex Kugel provenance adds to pedigree, example of transitional postal history amid geopolitical reordering of colonial territories, EXTRA FINE and historically important piece referencing WWI conflict and realignment of Southern African geopolitics, ex Kugel, XF! Schätzpreis 1.200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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12325

1914-18, South African Military Occupation of German South West Africa, King George V 1d carmine definitive on Prisoner of War message sheet, original correspondence from BERLIN routed through the International Committee of the Red Cross Geneva founded by Henry Dunant, forwarded to the Prisoner of War Information Bureau London established under Major-General Sir Alfred Turner for coordinating mail to internees, transmitted to CAPETOWN 9FEB16 where the adhesive is tied by crisp circular datestamp, redirected as military letter to WINDHUK administrative centre of the occupying Union forces commanded by Prime Minister General Louis Botha who had accepted Governor Theodor Seitz’s surrender at Khorab July 1915, front shows bold red framed RED CROSS COMMITTEE line cachet and violet two-line PASSED CENSOR AND TRANSPORTATION OFFICE marking illustrating British control of enemy correspondence during the Great War, reverse bears neat WINDHUK 23FEB16 arrival confirming the three-continent journey, provenance ex Kugel collection renowned for German South West Africa postal history, a compelling artifact linking European families with POWs held in Africa and evidencing the humanitarian network that operated despite wartime dislocation, EXTREMELY FINE and of remarkable rarity, ex Kugel, XF! Schätzpreis 1.200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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12326

3, 4

1916, British Occupation of German Southwest Africa, used with unusual negative seals, twice 1 d/red and 1/2 d green on envelope, stamps cancelled with negative seal OUTJO with additional date strike aside 5. APR 1916 to BERN/Switzerland, OUTJO and date handstamp, aside PASSED CENSOR C17, arrival BERN, oval blue CENSOR CAPETOWN and label Opened by Censor on reverse, ex Kugel, very scarce, desirable and historical referencing, postal usage from OUTJO, a strategic administrative and military outpost in the former German colonial territory during the British military administration following the South African campaign of 1915, the envelope was mailed in the transitional postal period after the occupation by Union of South Africa forces under General Louis Botha and Jan Smuts, OUTJO served as a staging point for military operations toward the northern front, the date 5. APR 1916 falls within the critical phase of consolidation of British control and dismantling of German colonial infrastructure, the presence of censor markings from both OUTJO and CAPETOWN reflects the stringent wartime communication surveillance enacted by British intelligence under martial law, noteworthy is the dual franked usage with imperial British stamps valid under provisional postal arrangements, likely carried via military courier routes to coastal railheads before transmission abroad, CAPETOWN censor evidence aligns with routing via the strategic naval hub on the Cape sea route, the destination BERN, Switzerland, underscores the importance of neutral nations in wartime correspondence, possibly tied to Red Cross or diplomatic channels, the entire illustrates rare civil postal activity under British military occupation in a territory undergoing political and logistical upheaval, philatelically and historically significant, linked to the demise of German colonial empire in Africa and the wider implications of World War I, ex Kugel, XF! Schätzpreis 1.200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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12327

1916, BRITISH OCCUPATION OF GERMAN SOUTH WEST AFRICA, 1d red King George V adhesive on clean envelope from NEUHEUSIS to KARIBIB, tied by the altered German railway datestamp and the elusive violet POST NEUHEUSIS one-liner with manuscript 14 AUG 1916 dating, PASSED CENSOR cachet and green censor sealing label at left, reverse shows crisp KARIBIB 15 AUG transit mark, dispatched barely a year after General Louis Botha’s column captured KARIBIB and advanced on Windhoek during the 1914-15 campaign, the route followed the vital Swakop–Karibib rail line—damaged days earlier by Captain von Losnitzer’s demolition parties and hastily restored by South African engineers, contemporary military censorship handled by Base Censor No 22, provenance EX KUGEL from the award-winning Alfred F. Kugel collection of World War I postal history, one of fewer than a dozen complete covers exhibiting the POST NEUHEUSIS provisional (Putzel type B2) and widely considered the key cancellation of South African-occupied SWA, exceptional fresh colour razor-sharp strikes and immaculate envelope earn an XF classification, a marquee WWI exhibit item linking Governor Theodor Seitz’s eventual surrender at Khorab and the League of Nations mandate, ex Kugel, XF! Schätzpreis 1.800€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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12328

8, 11

1916, British Occupation of German Southwest Africa, philatelic artifact evidencing post-colonial alteration of German imperial postal infrastructure during the British military administration, 3+6d, on registered censorship letter from SWAKOMUND 2.10/16 to BERN/Switzerland, cancelled SWAKOMUND S. W. AFRICA, letters S(UD) W(EST) A(FRIKA) were manually excised from the original German handstamp to erase colonial identifiers, indicative of British efforts to legitimize control over former German territories following the surrender of German forces under Hauptmann Victor Franke in 1915, aside PASSED BY CENSOR C. 14., British censorship authority applied during wartime mail surveillance consistent with martial law imposed in former Deutsch-Südwestafrika under General Louis Botha, aside with German registration label, vestigial trace of pre-occupation German postal administration, letter was opened and resealed with censor tape, reverse with dispatch and arrival BERN, confirming uninterrupted wartime communication with neutral Switzerland, ex Kugel, historically significant example of transitional colonial postal history, extremely scarce due to ephemeral nature of altered markings, highly desirable for WWI and occupation specialists, ex Kugel, XF! Schätzpreis 1.200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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12329

3.4

1916, British Occupation of German Southwest Africa, 1+1+1/2d franking on wartime censored envelope dispatched from WINDHUK to GENEVE/Switzerland, cancelled with well-struck German postmark KLEIN WINDHUK/27/NOV/1916, accompanied at left by violet PASSED CENSOR C. 4., censorship handstamp applied during British military administration following occupation of the former German colony, reverse bears clear WINDHUK transit and GENEVA arrival postmarks confirming the international routing posted during transitional British military control following the capture of Windhoek in May 1915 by South African forces under General Louis Botha, a key theatre of WWI in Africa, part of the wider British Empire campaign to neutralize German colonial influence, the use of German cancels during occupation reflects administrative continuity amidst military governance, this correspondence likely passed through the British censor’s office in Windhuk, indicating scrutiny under martial law conditions the presence of mixed denomination franking, amounting to 2 1/2d, corresponds to the correct Universal Postal Union letter rate to Switzerland via British-controlled routes, making this postal artifact not only a testimony to transcontinental wartime communication but also an emblem of imperial postal logistics under duress, ex Kugel collection, a notable assemblage renowned for its holdings of wartime German colonial material, this cover is exceptional for its well-preserved strikes, complete routing, and geopolitical significance, combining philatelic rarity with historical gravitas, ex Kugel, XF! Schätzpreis 900€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 900

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