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THE KEVIN PREECE - NAPOLEON'S RETREAT FROM MOSCOW continued...
Lot Catalog No. Descrip Opening
381   imageFRENCH OFFICER RECUPERATING FROM FROSTBITE IN BERLIN - LETTER TO PARIS VIA HAMBURG; 23 Dec. 1812 EL (some reinforced folds and a closed tear slightly affecting the address at top right; almost complete typed transcript & translation) from Captain (later Maréchal) de Castellane (1788-1862) recuperating from frostbite (see previous lot) in "Berlin" to his father in Paris with a faint "PRUSSE/PAR HAMBOURG" on the front and a fine red 3-ring Paris cds (1 Feb.) on the flap, charged "12". The contents - written entirely with his left hand - include; "[Letter] No.130… I hope you slept well... I'm having trouble getting used to straw in Berlin so for a few days it's hard to get used to a bed... I bought this morning a very ugly post-chaise for 500 l. because it is probable that within 15 days I will leave for Paris and that in 3 weeks I will kiss my excellent parents... The King of Bavaria has granted me six crosses but awaiting of course the authorization of the Emperor... My hand is doing very well. I only have very minor pains. One of the most unfortunate inconveniences of my condition is that I cannot give a full account of my days to my excellent father. Writing with my left hand is not easy and what's more it tires my right hand because I have to hold my paper with the thumb which is not frozen... Yesterday I was presented to the Queen of Hardenberg, tomorrow it will be to the King. My [letter] No.129 only left yesterday because the Estafette doesn't come exactly every day...". Rare insight into the dreadful damage caused by the frost on the Retreat from Moscow. [Ex Soluphil auction, June 2011; lot 100, realised 1,892 euros inc. BP.]Cross Reference: FRANCE, GERMAN STATES (Image)

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382   imageTHE AFTERMATH - VOLTIGEUR's LETTER EX BERLIN WITH RED "No.10/GRANDE-ARMEE" MARK; 23 Dec. 1812 EL (minor creasing) from "Berlin" (in the Garrison there) to Liege charged "8" with a mainly fine red "No.10/GRANDE-ARMEE" mark (filing crease) nicely placed on the front. The sender was "Jean Pierre Hencare[?], Voltigeur au 76eme R[egimen]t De Ligne, Bataillon Angereauron a Berlin ou suivant le Corps". This 76th Regiment was in the XI Corps that was formed in Bavaria and was in Russia in Nov./Dec. 1812 (Kovno, Vilna & Ozmiana, 18 Nov. to 12 Dec.); presumably it was now recuperating in Berlin. Well worthy of transcription and translation.Cross Reference: FRANCE, GERMAN STATES (Image)

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383   imageTHE AFTERMATH - RED "No.10/GRANDE-ARMEE" COVER, BERLIN EL REF. BATTLE OF POLOTSK, ETC.; 21 Jan. 1813 EL (in German; slight creasing) from "Berlin" to France with fine red "No.10/GRANDE-ARMEE" (light fold) on the front, fine 6 Feb. 1813 EL from "Posen" to Holland written by C.S.W. van Hogendorp (son of Napoleon's ADC) at whose wedding Napoleon was a witness with "PRUSSE/P.HAMBOURG" (mentions his having been at the 17-20 Oct. 1812 Battle of Polotsk), and 7 Feb. 1813 EL with near fine black "No.22/GRANDE-ARMEE" sent from "Dessau" (Saxony) to Fougeres (turned & re-posted to Renne with fine "FOUGERES" mark. InterEsting trio. (3 covers)Cross Reference: FRANCE, GERMAN STATES, RUSSIA, NETHERLANDS (Image)

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384   imagePART EYE-WITNESS ACCOUNT OF THE BURNING OF MOSCOW IN RED "No.45/GRANDE-ARMEE" COVER; Undated E (probably of early 1813; badly stained by old repairs and parts of flaps lost) with unsigned contents and a mainly very fine red "No.45/GRANDE ARMEE" mark (last 2 letters affected by stain) nicely placed on the front. It was addressed to a Miss Berthier care of Mrs. Mosle "Directrice des Diligences" in Montbard charged "6" and "9". The extraordinary contents [with almost full manuscript transcript + partial typed transcript with translation] seem to be a reminiscence of the writer's recent experiences in the Russian Campaign with mention of the Battle of Borodino and with a gripping first-hand account of being in Moscow from the very start (13th Sept. 1812) when the fires were set by the Russians. Inc.; “…of Moscow I will never forget anything... the cold and the famine that have harvested many people in such a short time and in a manner equally terrible and equally unfortunate. We were all far from believing as we marched on this beautiful city of Moscow, gaining the advantage every day over our enemies, notably at the famous Battle of Mosaic [Borodino] which took place on September 7, which the French had been forced into... [then the] retreat; we were all greatly deceived because according to the rapid progress... [of our] army, we only had a glorious peace to achieve, but with our entry into this... [city?] on the 13th of September, raised our hopes of taking... this [most] beautiful city of this vast country which was abandoned... Until the famous Prince Constantine who was the governor & who... released all the convicts [from prison?]... under a clear promise [of pardon?], and who reduced this city to ashes... there is said that there were 3,000 houses & 700 palaces on fire... [they] were of rare beauty. This fire was fuelled by a very violent wind. I slept two nights; the second of the houses I found started [to burn] so quickly that during the night I was obliged to dislodge three times & each time I moved away from the fire always 150 steps...". If only the whole letter had survived and we knew who wrote it...! Cross Reference: FRANCE, RUSSIA (Image)

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385   imageGRANDE-ARMEE COVERS EX GERMANY - BLACK "No.22" & "No.50" MARKS + MANUSCRIPT "Allemagne" MARK; 16 Feb./2 Mar. 1813 pair of fine ELs from Magdeburg/Brunswick ti Paris/La Fleche charged "8" or "10" having mainly fine strikes of the black "No.22" or "No.50" "GRANDE-ARMEE" marks on the front respectively; the first was written with the left hand, presumably due to injury (frostbite?) in Russia. Plus unusual and fine 9 Apr. 1813 EL from Ku[h]nsdorf to Orleans with ms "12" changed to "15" rate but most unusually without any handstruck marks and having a manuscript "Allemagne" at top right; from a Captain of the Grenadiers, "58 Regiment... 19th Regiment, Grande Armee, 3rd Corps, Division Souham". Fine trio; plus an unrelated modern French cover. (4 covers) Cross Reference: FRANCE, GERMAN STATES (Image) (Image2)

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386   imageGRANDE-ARMEE MARKS EX LEIPZIG, WESTPHALIA OR DRESDEN - "Bau. Gal.", "No.22" & "No.44" (RED); Fine 15 Mar. 1813 EL ex Teylic"(?) - "a small village near...Leypsick" - to Pignerol with mainly v. fine "Bau. Gal./GRANDE-ARMEE" on the front also having a mainly fine scarce "Deb. de Pignerol" mark on the flap due to redirection to Moncalieri with interesting contents ref. Cossacks etc.; plus 12 Apr. 1813 EL (toned; in Italian) from somewhere in Westphalia charged "14(?)" to Tuscany with a mainly fine "No.22/GRANDE-ARMEE", and a 13 May 1813 EL ex Dresden to Lille charged "8" with a mainly fine red "No.44/GRANDE-ARMEE" mentions "our brilliant victory" (presumably the 2 May Battle of Lutzen) and a splendid review of the troops by Napoleon himself. (3 covers) Cross Reference: GERMAN STATES, FRANCE (Image) (Image2)

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387   imageGRANDE-ARMEE MARKS EX DRESDEN (2) OR GOLDBERG (SILESIA) - No.19 (2) + No.8 ALL IN BLACK; 18/24 June 1813 pair of fine ELs from Dresden to Buntzlau (with unusual manuscript "Dresde") or to Paris (red cds) and both with mainly very fine "No.19/GRANDE-ARMEE" marks (the first sent free to a senior commander, the other charged "8"); plus fine small 29 July 1813 EL from Schoun Hausen pres Goldberg en Silesie" to Paris (2 red cds's) with a mainly fine "No.8/GRANDE-ARMEE" on the front. Good trio. (3 covers) Cross Reference: GERMAN STATES, FRANCE (Image)

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388   imageGRANDE-ARMEE MARK EX DRESDEN + LETTER EX BIRSTEIN & MILITARY COVER TO "SOBERSEN"; 4 Sept. 1813 EL from Dresden to Louvain charged "6" with a very fine "No.19/GRANDE-ARMEE" on the front that is thought to describe the 29-30 Aug. 1813 Battle of Kulm (village 31 miles south of Dresden), deserving of careful transcription & translation; 30 Sept. 1813 EL (long interesting contents in French; probably referring to the Battle of Dennewitz) from "G/Berstein (Pres Hanneau)" to Crecy with a faint "ALLEMAGNE/PAR/MAYENCE"; and undated c.1813 official military wrapper (fine red wax seal of "DER KOEN PREUSSISCHEN 11 ten BRIGADE") with unknown place of origin addressed to "Barclay de Jolly". Intriguing trio. (3 covers)Cross Reference: GERMAN STATES, FRANCE (Image) (Image2)

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389   imageLATER MILITARY COVERS - INC. "DEB." MARKS OF "Bau SEDENTAIRE/GRANDE-ARMEE" & "Bau Gal/ARM. DU NORD"; 25 Oct. 1813 much-travelled EL from Briancon to Frankfurt redirected to Cologne & then to Paris with partly fine black "DEB./Bau. SEDENTAIRE/GRANDE-ARMEE" on reverse; 29 Mar. 1814 official military EL (printed "Armee von Nord-Deutschland" heading inside; fine red wax seal) from "Luttich" (German name for Liege) to France; and 21 July 1815 EL from Paris (printed "Ministere de la Guerre" heading inside) to Nancy but redirected twice with a fair red "DEB. Bau. Gal./ARM. DU NORD" across join on reverse-. Good trio worthy of further study. (3 covers)Cross Reference: FRANCE, GERMAN STATES (Image) (Image2)

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CRASH & WRECK MAIL
Lot Catalog No. Descrip Opening
390   imageCRASH & WRECK MAIL, INTERRUPTED MAIL, ETC: Binder with small collection typed up on display pages. Inc. 7 Jul. 1934 fire damaged cover to Sussex from crashed flight between Stockholm & Malmo; also another part cover Badly damaged by fire) from the same flight; other air crash covers inc. Nov. 1940 El Salvador, Apr. 1942 Puerto Rico, Dec. 1954 Prestwick, Jan. 1956 Bron, France, Oct. 1930 Iceland (delayed cover), etc. Wreck and damaged at sea covers inc. Feb. 1916 SS 'Newton', London to Sweden, Apr. 1900 SS 'Mexican'/SS 'Wingfield' collision near COGH; various interrupted mail examples inc. 1916 cover London to Denmark intercepted by German authorities, opened and resealed with"Rights of War" label and forwarded to London in 1919. (c. 17 items) Cross Reference: CRASH/WRECK MAIL (Image) (Image2)

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391   imageROBBERY & FIRE: 1960s-80s collection on 21 leaves inc. 1969 GB env. ex Exeter eaten by snails with "The Postmaster is very sorry..." P125H label; 1979 GB window env. ex Birmingham with similar label giving reason for damage as "BOMB DAMAGE"; 1975 GB env. ex Dorchester with similar label giving reason for damage as "BY FIREWORK in the postING BOX"; 1988 window env. ex New Zealand with very fine blue "DAMAGED BY FIRE IN MAIL CONTRACTORS/VAN WHEN NEAR GERALDINE. 25-10-88" hs with supporting letter from post office; 1978 GB env. ex Woking with water damage and post office letter stating the mail bag was stolen and recovered; and others ex Canada, Holland, Russia, GB, USA, for mail surviving fires, robbery, the KGB, or P.O. sorting machines! Many with post office letters of explanation. (27 covers + other items) Cross Reference: GREAT BRITAIN, CANADA (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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AIRMAILS
Lot Catalog No. Descrip Opening
392   imageWORLDWIDE AIRMAIL COVERS, ETC.: 1931-2014 Mixed range commercial mail and some special covers. inc. c.1940 boxed RAAF SERVICE cachet in purple, GB Blue "AIRMAIL FOREIGN" bundle label; 1942 New Zealand to London "Per Pan American Airways" rated 5s 9d with 5s paid by NZ revenue; 1931 Prague to London via Berlin; WWII "VIA TRANS. ATLANTIC ROUTE" on 2 items USA to UK with Examiner labels; 1942 London to Austrailia MacRobertson air race. Also an Aug. 1937 agreement with UK government and South Africa for Imperial Airways to set-up a new airmail service, good piece of postal history. (60+ items) (Image)

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393   imageINTERIOR OF HINDENBURG COLOUR PPC SET: A set of 9 of 10 unused PPCs (missing no. 3, some foxing on backs) showing the interior of the Hindenburg, printed in 1936. All with circular red cachet on back "Zur Erinnerung an den Besuch d. Zeppelin/Halle auf dem Luftschiffhafen/Rhein-Main/[zeppelin]/Deutsche/Zeppelin-Reederei/Frankfut am Main". Scarce set. (9)Cross Reference: PICTURE POSTCARDS, GERMANY, ZEPPELINS (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

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AUTOGRAPHS
Lot Catalog No. Descrip Opening
394   imageWINSTON CHURCHILL; A signed 'thank you' letter on House of Commons notepaper, dated 1945, so presumably after his election defeat in July of that year. Slightly toned. (Image)

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395   imageFOOTBALLERS - NEWCASTLE UNITED & OTHERS: Topps cards or plain papers containing autographs of 1980s - modern players. Newcastle (67) inc. Peter Beardsley, Kazenga Lualua; Sunderland (25) inc Thomas Sorensen, Kevin Killbane; Tottenham (21) inc. Sol Campbell, Tim Sherwood; Leeds (14), Aston Villa (12), Manchester United (11), Liverpool (10), Blackburn (9), West Ham (9), Chelsea (7), Fulham (4), Bolton (2), Arsenal (1), and others (12). Some duplication. (104) Cross Reference: THEMATICS, FOOTBALL, SPORT, SPORTING MEMORABILIA (Image) (Image2)

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396   imageSTARS OF THE EARLY 20thC. STAGE AND SCREEN: A shoebox containing an ex-dealer's stock of mainly real photo type picture postcards/publicity cards, signed on the front (mainly) or back. Mostly 1900s-1920s. All protected in plastic sleeves. (c.350) Cross Reference: THEMATICS, PICTURE POSTCARDS (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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CIGARETTE CARDS
Lot Catalog No. Descrip Opening
397   imageAPPARENTLY COMPLETE SETS OF CARDS: Three old cigarette card albums containing cards covering a wide range of subjects. All are standard size; mostly Wills, Players, Hignetts, etc. in sets of typically 40/50. (c.27 sets) (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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CINDERELLA
Lot Catalog No. Descrip Opening
398   imageCINDERELLAS, FACSIMILES, POSTER STAMPS, TB LABELS, LOCALS, ETC: Diverse range of items on 3 sides of Hagner sheets. Inc. Norwegian locals. (80+ items) (Image) (Image2)

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399   imageA DIVERSE WORLD ACCUMULATION OF POSTER STAMPS: A carton containing a diverse accumulation in two stockbooks and envelopes with some duplication. The stockbooks (one specifically Switzerland) includes poster labels with strength in exhibitions such as 1913 Paris Exposition in various colours perf. & imperf.; 1921 Padua International Fair; Swiss exhibitions in 1932, 1935 & 1938. Many in blocks. GB inc. Scarborough Philatelic Society 70th anniversary; Philatelic Congress & Exhibitions. Also a Daily Mail WWI postcard album. A wide ranging selection. (many 100s) Cross Reference: FRENCH COLS. - NEW CALEDONIA, ITALY, SWITZERLAND, GREAT BRITAIN (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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400   imageNATIONAL TELEPHONE COMPANY: A neatly written up collection of labels incl. used 3d & 6d and mint 1d, 3d, 6d & 1/-. Also 1d & 6d values in complete sheets. (16 labels, 1 pair & 2 sheets) (Image)

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