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Bulgaria continued...

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6618

92, 93

1912, from Sofia Bulgaria to Kensington London England, franked with Bulgarian adhesives including two 10 Stotinki red black and one 5 Stotinki green black but not cancelled, on reverse bilingual SOFIA 7 XII 12 postmark, return address of Major in No 2 Bulgarian Unit British Red Cross on reverse, although franked the cover was not processed through normal Bulgarian postal channels but likely carried via diplomatic pouch or courier as part of Red Cross military correspondence, rare example of British field support operations during the First Balkan War, the British Red Cross maintained liaison with local authorities and hospitals during the conflict, an unusual cross-border usage combining civilian and humanitarian postal elements, ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 600€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 600

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6619

1928, from FILIPPOPOLI (Plovdiv) to BRESCIA, Italy, Bulgarian 1 leva postal stationery card uprated with 1 leva and 2 leva stamps, all tied by Bulgarian postmarks, FILIPPOPOLI 18.V.28 manuscript, red circular cachet Missione della Croce Rossa Italiana in Bulgaria on front, written in Italian, traveled via regular mail, rare combination of uprated high-value franking and Red Cross mission correspondence following the 1928 Chirpan–Plovdiv earthquakes, scarce and historically significant humanitarian postal history, significant as documentary evidence of the ITALIAN RED CROSS intervention in the aftermath of the twin earthquakes of 14 and 18 April 1928 which devastated the southern Bulgarian provinces, causing thousands of casualties and extensive damage in the region of Chirpan and the cultural centre of Plovdiv, the Red Cross mission was led by Count CARLO SFORZA, prominent diplomat and humanitarian, and supported by various European relief organizations, postal links with Italy at the time were essential for coordination of relief supplies and personnel, the uprated high-value franking reflects the urgency and semi-official character of the communication, extremely scarce usage during this crisis period, of special interest to collectors of Balkan postal history, disaster mail and Italian overseas humanitarian engagement, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 300€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 300

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Bulgarien Occupation of´Greece

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6838

1913, Bulgarian occupation of Thrace, from KAVALA (Cavalla) to Ruse, Bulgaria, picture postcard showing military barracks (Caserne) in Kavala, printed multilingual caption in French, Greek and Ottoman Turkish, manuscript message in Cyrillic, bears bilingual postmark in Greek and French KAVALA 11.VI.913, additional Cyrillic transit and receiver postmarks, early example of Bulgarian postal service in recently annexed Thrace following the Balkan Wars, very good usage with full message, culturally diverse card from historically contested area, ex Kugel, VF Estimate 300€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 300

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Cape Verde

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6961

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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Chechnya

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6643

1930, 4 cards published by Ottmar Zieher of Munich, 3 used in Czechoslovakia sent to VINOHRADY, PRAGUE, struck by commemorative postmarks, 1 unused postcard showing Austrian stamps, interesting lot, ex Kugel, ex Kugel, VF-XF Estimate 200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 200

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China French PO

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6762

1901, from Tientsin to Paris, franked with 40c orange Ceres type, tied by TRESOR ET POSTES AUX ARMEES 5 CHINE 5 cancel dated 27 AVRIL 01, endorsed and routed via MODANE A PARIS 6 JUIN 01 in red on front, reverse with PARIS DISTRIBUTION arrival postmark 7 JUIN 01, envelope opened on three sides, written in slanted cursive French, rare usage from the French military post office in China during the aftermath of the Boxer Rebellion, excellent example of colonial postal routing through the French military system in East Asia, ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 800€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 800

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6763

1901, from Tien-Tsin to unknown destination, traditional Chinese red ceremonial envelope featuring white-ink printed festive characters and figures, franked with 25c blue Type Blanc overprinted CHINE, tied by full strike of TIENTSIN CHINE circular datestamp dated 25 NOV 01, faint boxed military cachet CORPS EXPEDITIONNAIRE DE CHINE on front, mailed during the French military presence in northern China following the Boxer Rebellion, outstanding example of native-style envelope used via colonial field post, extremely rare cultural and postal crossover item, ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 400€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 400

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6765

1917, from Tien-Tsin (Tianjin), French Post Office in China, to Lodève, redirected to Hérault, cover including letter bearing violet military cachet INFANTERIE COLONALE ADMINISTRATION and circular military postmark TIEN-TSIN POSTE FRANCAISE 13 AOUT 17, reverse with faint SHANGHAI transit mark dated 15-8-17, addressed to a soldier of the 6e Escadron, rerouted on arrival within France, scarce usage of French colonial military correspondence from China during World War I, combining occupation military presence with delayed wartime redirection in metropolitan France, notable for full cachet and overseas routing via Indo-China sea lanes and Shanghai transit, Ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 600€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 600

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Cilicia

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6752

1920, from Adana to New York City, franked with 3 piastre red stamp overprinted OCCUPATION FRANCAISE Piastres 3 CILICIE in violet, tied by bilingual ADANA 20 2 20 cancel, red manuscript address from the Armenian Church, CONTROL POSTA cancellation at center, mailed during French occupation of Cilicia following World War I, rare overseas Armenian diaspora correspondence from the short-lived mandate, 3 Piastre high denomination stamp not commonly used on cover, of particular historical and geopolitical interest due to the presence of French forces in Cilicia from 1918 to 1921 under the terms of the Armistice of Mudros, a period marked by ethno-political upheaval including the Franco-Turkish War and Armenian repatriation efforts, Adana serving as a strategic center of administration and conflict during the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, French postal infrastructure established briefly in this contested region, letter may reflect ecclesiastical communications from the Armenian Patriarchate amid persecution and displacement, bilingual cancel indicative of transitional postal authority, CONTROL POSTA marking reflecting censorship or military oversight common in mandated zones, significant for collectors of Levant postal history and Franco-Armenian philately, ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 900€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 900

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7113

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1920, philatelic postcard franked with 2 Paras green Ottoman issue with red handstamp and additional Ottoman pictorial issues (5) with black overprint Cilicie, values from 1 to 5 Piastres, tied by multiple strikes of MERSINE 19.11.20 circular date stamps, mounted on French WWI propaganda postcard titled Celui qui a vaincu, prepared during the last months of the French occupation of Cilicia, attractive and complete postmarking on all stamps, classic example of philatelic production during the post-Ottoman transition in Southern Anatolia, ex Kugel, VF-XF! Estimate 400€. (Image)

Estimate € 400

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Croatia

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6854

1919, 10 filler Hungarian Crown type value declared parcel card from ZAGREB to TUZLA, Bosnia, value declared as 500K, additional franking paid with 20f in pair and 1K Croatian stamps, tied by strikes of ZAGREB 919 MAR 18 cancel, at top 967 ZAGREB 1 parcel label, on reverse with TUZLA 25. III. 19 arrival cancels, handstamped AUSGEFOLGT LAGERZINS K. 20 h. charges of 20 Heller, the postage due was paid with horizontal strip of four 5 Heller/Bosnia Herzegovina postage due stamps of Austria stamps, very interesting mixed frankture, issued in the early aftermath of the Austro-Hungarian Empire's collapse following World War I, this document captures a postal episode from the contested South Slavic territories during the transition from imperial administration to the nascent Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, the parcel card, originating in ZAGREB, then a key administrative and logistical hub in Croatia-Slavonia, was directed to TUZLA, a Bosnian urban center of military and economic relevance, the date of dispatch, March 18, 1919, places it in a period marked by political uncertainty and armed unrest in the Balkans, as local national councils asserted control and former imperial structures disintegrated, the use of CROATIAN stamps alongside BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA postage due issues of Austria underlines the monetary and postal disarray of the era, reflecting both provisional arrangements and overlapping authorities, notably, the 500K declared value suggests a shipment of significant worth, perhaps commercial or governmental, the 20f and 1K adhesives were among the last issues under imperial influence, affixed during a period when Croatian postal services had not yet fully transitioned to new national issues, the strike of the ZAGREB 919 MAR 18 cancel aligns with the presence of postal zone numbers introduced under Austro-Hungarian administration, while the TUZLA 25. III. 19 arrival confirms continued operational integrity despite state dissolution, the boxed handstamp AUSGEFOLGT LAGERZINS K. 20 h. indicates customs storage fees for delayed collection, a rare and well-documented auxiliary marking from this period, the horizontal strip of four 5 Heller postage due stamps from the Austrian administration of Bosnia Herzegovina used to satisfy the 20 Heller charge is a remarkable survival, showcasing mixed franking from two erstwhile imperial territories, the application of these dues reveals both the logistical pragmatism and philatelic richness of a region in administrative flux, the combination of Croatian and Bosnian-Austrian elements, coupled with clear transit and fiscal markings, provides an exceptional insight into post-imperial mail circulation, a philatelically and historically important item, ex Kugel, VF-XF! Estimate 600€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 600

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Cuba Spanish Colony

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7067

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€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 4000

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Cuba

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6768

1919, from Habana to Paris, undivided back postcard showing colored view from Casablanca harbor, message dated diciembre 1919, sent by diplomatic pouch without franking, struck with bold violet cachet LEGATION DE LA REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE A CUBA featuring allegorical seated figure and ship scene, likely carried by French diplomatic mail bypassing Cuban postal system, rare usage of official legation marking on civilian correspondence, sent during the immediate post-World War I period amid realignment of international diplomatic channels in Latin America, ex Kugel, VF! Estimate 300€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 300

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Czech Military Post in Sibiria

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6633

1919, from Zizkov to Kharbine, registered letter franked with Czechoslovak overprinted Hungarian stamps including blue and red Ceskoslovenska Posta overprint and two orange 60h and 40h issues, plus additional vignette like label with portrait of T G Masaryk and another of Praha Wilson station on reverse, multiple postmarks including CESKOSLOVENSKE ARMADY SIBIRSKE 1919, green The Armlet diagonal mark and registration label Zizkov 1 339 on front, backstamped KHARBINE, additional circular fieldpost mark on front, cover is a genuine returning Legionnaire item but significantly improved after repatriation with added postmarks and labels by friendly postal clerks in Czechoslovakia, as described in Legion philately literature, 1919 postmark and stamp added in Prag in time, Harbin backstamp confirms origin from Siberian military mail system, very rare and desirable, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 1.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 1000

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6634

1919, from SPRAVA POLNI POSTY to Grant, addressed to Captain A Novotny, founder of the Legion Field Post Office system, Czechoslovak military mail in Siberia, franked with two brown 1k VOJENSKA POSTA issues inscribed CESKOSLOVENSKE VOJSKO NA RUSI, tied by two strikes of POLNI POSTA PRESIDENT GRANT XXXV, red printed YMCA triangle with AMERICAN and SOLDIERS MAIL inscriptions at top right, reverse with additional POLNI POSTA PRESIDENT GRANT XXXV and SPRAVA POLNI POSTY CESKOSLOVENSKE VOJSKO markings, genuine unmodified fieldpost usage during Siberian campaign, strong association with Novotny as historical figure in postal history of the Legion, very rare and desirable, ex Kugel, XF! Schätzpreis 800€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 800

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6635

1919, from military unit in Siberia to Lostice, addressed to civilian addressee in northern Moravia, unfranked soldiers letter with large circular military postmark featuring bilingual Czech French inscription and a numeral, partially illegible, likely belonging to the numbered series 1 to 15 used from May 1919 to September 1920, typical faint and incomplete strike, straight line postmarks replaced during this period by this standardized circular format, handwritten sender information on reverse, rare non philatelic usage to Czechoslovakia, very rare and desirable, very rare and desirable, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 600€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 600

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6636

1919, from Irkutsk to Praha, bilingual military postcard from the Czechoslovak Legion in Siberia, sent via POLNI POST VOJSKO NA RUSI POSTE MILITAIRE circular cancel, small bilingual type introduced after October 1919 from Legion headquarters at Irkutsk, however message is clearly dated 5 IX 1919, indicating early use prior to formal standardization, addressed to civilian recipient in Bohemia using official Czechoslovak postal stationery inscribed in Czech and French, sender details in lower left including field unit note, pencil notation doslo 10/12/19 likely added later to mark date of receipt, rare transitional usage from pre standard period, very rare and desirable, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 600€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 600

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6637

1919, original telegram form of the Chinese Eastern Railway (CER), used by the Czechoslovak Legion in Siberia, manuscript text in Czech written on pre-printed Russian form with date 7 VII 1919, endorsed Copie at top, authenticated by field post with circular POLNI POSTA CESKOSLOVENSKE VOJSKO 7 VII 19 handstamp struck at bottom, typical coarse military paper with vertical fold, handled by Legions own field post system rather than civilian telegraph infrastructure, according to period documentation this type of field processed telegram was used in Vladivostok, highly unusual item from the internal communications of the Legion, seldom seen preserved, very rare and desirable, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 600€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 600

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6638

1919, charity postcard of the Czechoslovak Legion franked with four different propaganda labels including bicolored lion in medallion design inscribed CESKOSLOVENSKA ARMADA V SIBIRI, denominations ranging from 50 kopeks to 1 ruble, all without postal validity, tied by military cancels including POLNI POSTA VOJSKO NA RUSI and PRESIDENT GRANT in black and red, labels issued by Legion post offices in Siberia and Czechoslovakia to raise funds for wounded soldiers, most commonly found on decorative cards like this one, excellent multicolor example of philatelic propaganda from the Legion campaign, very rare and desirable, ex Kugel, XF! Schätzpreis 200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 200

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Czechoslovakia 1918-1939

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6620

46, 47, 65

1920, 25 kr. + 50 kr. + 60 kr., on letter from LOUMOVICE to BRATISLAVA, tied with LOUMOVICE 17.1. 20, extremely fresh letter in perfect condition, XF! Estimate 400€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

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Estimate € 400

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