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11871

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! Schätzpreis 200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 200

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11872

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! Schätzpreis 200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 200

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11873

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! Schätzpreis 200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 200

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11874

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! Schätzpreis 300€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 300

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11875

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! Schätzpreis 400€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 400

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11876

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! Schätzpreis 200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 200

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11877

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! Schätzpreis 200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 200

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11878

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! Schätzpreis 200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 200

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11879

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! Schätzpreis 300€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 300

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11880

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! Schätzpreis 200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 200

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11881

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! Schätzpreis 200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 200

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11882

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! Schätzpreis 900€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 900

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11883

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 coordination, very rare and desirable, ex Kugel, XF! Schätzpreis 200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 200

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11884

176, 182

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! Schätzpreis 300€. (Image)

Estimate € 300

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11885

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! Schätzpreis 200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 200

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11886

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! Schätzpreis 200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 200

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11887

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! Schätzpreis 100€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 100

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11888

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! Schätzpreis 100€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 100

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11889

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! Schätzpreis 200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 200

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11890

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! Schätzpreis 200€. (Image) (imagea) (All Images)

Estimate € 200

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