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Malta - John Birkett Allan Collection continued...

Malta: World War I continued...

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1281

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Malta: World War I: Hospitals, 1915 (Oct. 25) envelope to a private in Malta franked G.B. 1d. tied by “GORING. OXON.” c.d.s. with framed “Reported Killed/Return to Sender”, framed “R.E.(S.R.)/A.P.S.” (Royal Engineers Special Reserve Army Postal Services) on front and a double lined framed “NEW ZEALAND/ADVANCED BASE A.P.O./(date)/RETURNED/LETTER BRANCH” datestamp on the reverse. Further endorsed “Died in St Patricks Hosp.”, another tragic cover. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £250-300

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1282

, entire, etc.

Malta: World War I: Hospitals, 1915 (Oct. 31) envelope to the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force franked G.B. 1d. tied by Rhyl machine cancellation with A.P.O “S.Z.3” (Imbros) c.d.s., endorsed “Not No. 2 Wing”, redirected to HM Ship “Klonad Castle” then Malta and endorsed “Hospital” with straight line “UNABLE TO TRACE AT MALTA” (on the reverse) and straight line “PRESENT LOCATION UNCERTAIN” marks, dramatic cover. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £250-300

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1283

, entire, etc.

Malta: World War I: Hospitals, 1915 (Dec. 9) picture postcard to England endorsed “On Active Service” with “COSPICUA” c.d.s. and double ring “R.N.HOSP: CORRADINO/(cross)/MALTA” mark in black and very scarce thus. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £250-300

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1284

, entire, etc.

Malta: World War I: Hospitals, 1917 (Jan. 21) local envelope to Cottonera Camp Hospital from Valletta, sent unpaid with bold serif “T”, circular “1D.”, framed “UNCLAIMED”, framed “ADVERTISED/(date)/G.P.O. MALTA” and with Dead Letter Office printed reseal tape at top and returned to sender, also real-photographic postcard of the Hospital. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £250-300

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1285

, entire, etc.

Malta: World War I: Hospitals, 1918 (Dec. 12) picture postcard datelined “Malta” to England with double ring “AMBULANCE TRANSPORT/P.C/20/R.A.M.C” mark, unusual. Undetermined status but certainly a black hospital ship which may or may not have carried wounded and without the protection of the Geneva Convention. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £100-120

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1286

, entire, etc.

Malta: World War I: Hospitals, collection incl. 1915 St John Ambulance Association Malata Centre picture postcard used to England, 1915 picture postcard “On Active Service” to Sydney datelined at “Tigne Hospital”, 1915 picture postcard to Sheffield “ON ACTIVE SERVICE/(cross)/MEDTN” cachet, datelined “Ricasoli Hospital” and with A.P.O “S.Z.7” c.d.s., 1916 Church Army Recreation Tent postcard to England with “ON ACTIVE SERVICE/(cross)/MEDTN” cachet etc. (30 cards/covers) (Image1)

Est. £200-220

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1287

, entire, etc.

Malta: World War I: P.O.W Mail: 1915 (Aug.) 2d. registration envelope (size H, with “REGISTERED LETTER” deleted, presumably due to a shortage) to Frankfurt from an Alfred Petry at Verdala Camp with pink censor tape affixed and tied by “POST FREE/P.C.PRISONER OF WAR” cachet and double oval “FREE FROM PRISONER OF WAR/P.C./1/MALTA” cachet in violet, scarce. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £150-200

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1288

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Malta: World War I: P.O.W Mail: 1918 (Nov. 25) 2d. registration envelope (size G, use permitted after the war ended) to Liege from an Alfred Kohn (Austrian National) at Verdala Camp with framed Valletta registration mark, double ring “FREE FROM PRISONER OF WAR*MALTA*PC/MALTA” in black and double oval “FREE FROM PRISONER OF WAR/P.C./1/MALTA” cachet in violet and a London hooded transit datestamp, scarce. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £150-200

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1289

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Malta: World War I: P.O.W Mail, 1920 (Oct. 28) 2d. registration envelope (size G, use permitted after the war ended) to Constantinople from an Ebuzzia Velid (a former Baghdad Governor) at Polverista Camp with framed Valletta registration mark and double oval “FREE FROM PRISONER OF WAR/P.C./4/MALTA” cachet in violet, overstruck by “CENSORED/E.S.” with oval “REGISTERED/MALTA” datestamps and double ring “BASE POST OFFICE/YI” and British P.O. in Constantinople arrival c.d.s. on the reverse. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £200-220

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1290

, entire, etc.

Malta: World War I: Collection incl. 1915 mourning envelope to the British Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Hawke Battalion) franked G.B. ½d. pair with “UNABLE TO TRACE AT MALTA” mark and endorsed “Sick”, “Bighi” and “No trace/in Bighi (Hospital)” and framed “PRESENT LOCATION/UNCERTAIN” mark, 1915-16 ‘honour’ envelopes used to England, one franked Malta 1d. 1916 envelope “per (H.M.S.) Bacchante” to Malta with framed “CENSORED.” mark (Gould 5A 127 Lord Nelson), 1917 envelopes to Alexandria from Valletta or locally and to or from the Royal Malta Artillery in Alexandria, from 1918 censored envelope to Sicily franked ½d. ‘WAR TAX’ and 1d. tied by Valletta c.d.s. with Governor’s imprint on rear flap etc. (17) (Image1)

Est. £350-400

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1291

, entire, etc.

Malta: World War I: Collection in binder incl. 1915 picture postcard to England with message partly deleted and part of card excised by censor, 1915 Italian postcard with “ASSOCIAZIONE DEI CAV ITAL DEL S.M.O. MALTA SERVIZIO SANITARIO” Maltese cross cachet, 1915 postcard to England endorsed “St Clements Camp” with oval “FREE FROM PRISONER OF WAR/PC/MALTA” cachet, 1915-17 picture postcards of hospital ships, card depicting damaged German cruiser from the Dardanelles in Malta Harbour for repairs, 1916 picture postcard of Harbour with “DENTAL DEPARTMENT/GHAIN TUFFIEHA CONVALT CAMP” datestamp, 1916 picture postcards from the French Navy in Malta with circular “MARINE FRANCAISE/(anchor)/SERVICE A LA MER” cachets, 1917 Daily Mail official picture postcard to London franked 1d. with triangular “No. 4177” censor mark, 1918 envelope “On Active Service” with framed “Passed by Censor/R.N.A.S.: E.M.S.” (Roayl Naval Air Service Eastern Mediterranean Squadron) also 1900 “SOLDIERS AND SAILORS FAMILIES ASSOCIATION, MALTA BRANCH” envelope to England redirected several times incl. to South Africa endorsed “Try Malta M.I” (Mounted Infantry) etc. (approx. 100 items) (Image1)

Est. £300-350

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1292

, entire, etc.

Malta: World War I: Collection on leaves incl. 1915 2d. and 1d. registration envelope to England uprated G.B. 1d. and Malta 1d. strip of three with “PASSED BY CENSOR” and “H.M.S. FOLKESTONE” (Gould 1A 42) marks, 1916 (Jan.) unfranked envelope to Malta “Per Bacchante” with red framed “CENSORED.” (Gould 5A 127) mark, 1916 (Apr.) postcard to England with large part “PASSED BY CENSOR/H.M.S. “Lord Nelson”” in violet (Gould 1A65), 1919 (Apr.) postcard datelined to Romania at Malta with oval “H.M.S./”MERSEY”” datestamp etc. (27) (Image1)

Est. £200-220

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1293

, entire, etc.

Malta: World War I: Selection from 1914 to 1919 with K.G.V 2d. registration envelopes to England, Italy or Brussels with censor marks or reseal labels affixed, one endorsed “Opened under Martial Law”, and a 1917 plain censored envelope to Barbados franked 2d. with Sliema registration framed mark a few are ex Coates. (6) (Image1)

Est. £180-200

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Malta: World War II

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1294

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Malta: World War II: 1940 (Nov. 15) airmail envelope to Sydney franked 3d. and 1s. with straight line “PASSED BY CENSOR.”, framed “H.M.A.SHIP.” and tombstone “PASSED BY CENSOR FROM H.M.SHIP” marks. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £250-300

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1295

, entire, etc.

Malta: World War II: 1941 (Apr. 3) local entire letter (Fortnightly return of essential commodities list by a shopkeeper indicating severe food shortages) with type-written label “Delayed through/damage at Sliema Branch/Post Office by enemy/action.” and tied by Valletta c.d.s. Ex Disraeli. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £100-120

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1296

, entire, etc.

Malta: World War II: 1941 (Apr. 29) envelope to Leicester with London Paid machine cancellation applied in transit and 1942 (Oct. 22) Air Mail letter card to England franked 1/2d. and 3d., both with censor marks and green cross gummed labels partially affixed to the contents for return use by the recipients and unusual thus, fine. (2 items) Photo. (Image1)

Est. £100-120

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1297

, entire, etc.

Malta: World War II: 1941 (May 29) censored airmail envelope to Kalafrana, Malta franked G.B. 3d. and 1s. with perforated “MALTA IS GRATEFUL/TO THE ROYAL NAVY....” label all tied by a Glasgow machine cancellation, very unusual use thus and also with a green cross “Weight/not to exceed one ounce” label affixed. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £200-220

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1298

, entire, etc.

Malta: World War II: 1941 (Oct. 15) O.H.M.S. envelope to Valletta with “VICTORIA/GOZO” c.d.s. and framed “HELP THE WAR EFFORT/BUY/NATIONAL SAVINGS/CERTIFICATES/AT LOCAL POST OFFICES” cachet in purple and only in use in six days, scarce thus. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £140-160

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1299

, entire, etc.

Malta: World War II: 1941 (Dec. 1) envelope to A.P.O., 1000 franked G.B. 2d. tied by Lyndhurst c.d.s. with printed green cross “Weight/not to exceed half ounce”, fine. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £600-800

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1300

, entire, etc.

Malta: World War II: 1942 (May, July and Oct.) improvised lettercards to the same addressee in England each franked 3d. and with “AIR MAIL LETTER CARD” mark in red, circular “AIR MAIL/LETTER CARD” in violet or “AIR MAIl/LETTER CARD” in red marks and each with triangular censor marks. (3 items) (Image1)

Est. £150-200

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