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Postal History - World War I POW Camps - NSW - Ber continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 4755 |
PSE |
 INWARDS MAIL: 1917 (Dec 16) Siamese printed POW Envelope with 'Free' at upper-right, to "Berina" [sic] with very fine to superb
strikes of triple-oval 'Camp for families of prisoners of war/Bangkok Siam' and large 'Censored by/["signature"]/Colonel of Gendermerie' cachets both in violet, bilingual Bangkok cds, violet/white 'OPENED BY CENSOR' label of Sydney partly obscures
both cachets, 'BERRIMA/JA25/1918/NSW' arrival backstamp and redirected to "Holdsworthy", repaired opening tears at the top & light overall toning. A marvellous origin/destination item. Ex Julius Blau Hoard. See EFR at page 92. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
Postal History - World War I POW Camps - NSW - Bou
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 4756 |
PSE |
 1917 (circa) usage of printed POW Envelope with 25mm 'PRISONER OF WAR LETTER/FREE' at upper-right, endorsed on the flap "Capt W
Mollermann/Bourke", to an internee at "Liverpool Camp" with 'CENSORED/RHolman LIEUT COL/...' cachet in violet, slightly trimmed at left on opening. Rare inter-camp mail from Bourke. See EFR at page 168. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$600
Currently Opening at...AU$460.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4757 |
PSE |
 1917 (mid) usage of printed POW Envelope with 25mm 'PRISONER OF WAR LETTER/FREE' at upper-right, endorsed on the flap "Master H
Kienzle/GC Camp/Bourke", to "Master Lea Osborne/Levuka/Fiji" with 'CENSORED/RHolman LIEUT COL/...' cachet in violet, minor tonespots. An excellent destination, and more remarkable for both sender & recipient being children. See EFR at page 167. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$600
Currently Opening at...AU$460.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4758 |
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 1918 (June 6) stampless envelope from Berlin to "Frau/Margarete Rohrmann/Bourke/co Commandant German Concentration
Camps/Liverpool..." with boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR SD' cachet in violet of Sydney, insignificant imperfections. Probably the finest Bourke-related item we have seen. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4759 |
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 INWARDS MAIL: 1915 (early) stampless cover endorsed at top "Ludwig Ankenbrand Bourke NSW/German Prisoner of War", sent with
unsealed flap to Germany with boxed 'PRISONER/OF/WAR/LETTER', superb 'SERVICE...' and small Major Sands cachets all applied in violet at Liverpool Camp and boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR SD' of Sydney in violet, on arrival at Halle redirected to Dresden. In
our opinion, this is the pre-eminent item from Bourke. See EFR at page 168. Ankenbrand was later sent to Molonglo: see Lot 4719. (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
Currently Opening at...AU$750.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4760 |
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 INWARDS MAIL: 1915 PPC endorsed at left "Trial Bay Det Barracks/...29.12.15", to "A Rohrmann/Interned Civilian/Bourke" with
'PRISONER OF WAR LETTER/FREE', 'Service...' and 'CENSORED/RSSands LIEUT COL/...' cachets in violet all applied at Liverpool Camp and with 'LIVERPOOL/5JA16/=NSW=' cds, receipted "15.1.16", showing delayed transits to Liverpool (7 days) and to Bourke
(a further 8 days). Unusual inter-camp usage with Christmas greetings. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4761 |
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 INWARDS MAIL: 1916 (Mar 11) cover from an American woman with 5c tied by Brooklyn NY machine cancel, to "Mrs Margarete
Rohrmann/Prisoner of War Bourke/.../Liverpool NSW" with poor boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR SD' cachet of Sydney & 'RSSands LIEUT COL/...' cachet in blue applied at Liverpool Camp from where sent to Bourke. Unusual usage to a female internee. The plain
white resealing label at left was affixed at Sydney. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
Postal History - World War I POW Camps - NSW - Hol
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 4762 |
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 1916 (mid) plain envelope with distorted 'SERVICE...' & 25mm 'PRISONER OF WAR LETTER/FREE' cachets both in violet, endorsed on the
flap "FH Landesmann pow/...Holdsworthy n Liverpool/.../35th Comp 1st Mess", to the famed "Waldorf Astoria Hotel/.../New York/USA" with large sans-serif 'RSSands LIEUT COL/.../LIVERPOOL NSW' cachet in violet & partial boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR SD'
cachet unusually in red, large 'MAIL/1916 AUG 5.../WALDORF ASTORIA' arrival cachet proving this to be by far the earliest dated reference to Holdsworthy Camp. Neither EFR nor Gary Diffen record any Holdsworthy mail before -.02.1917. Gary Diffen
records the distorted 'SERVICE...' handstamp between 17.1.1916 & 5.8.1916. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4763 |
PSE |
 1917 printed POW Envelope with 25mm 'PRISONER OF WAR LETTER/FREE' at upper-right (most outer letters damaged; recorded by Gary
Diffen 21.1.1917 to 17.5.1919), endorsed on the flap "Max Sander/17C 7M", to Sydney with 'CENSORED/RSSands LIEUT COL/.../LIVERPOOL NSW' cachet in violet, the reverse with three strikes of the 'HOLDSWORTHY CAMP/3AP17/=NSW=' cds (recorded 19OC15 to
10OC19), Liverpool transit & Sydney arrival of the next day, red & black/white provisional R label #1 amended to "121" then to "122", overall light soiling & spotting. This is the earliest Holdsworthy mail recorded by EFR: see page 89. Gary Diffen
hadn't recorded this earliest type of R label. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4764 |
PSE |
 1917 (Nov) printed POW Envelope with 27mm 'PRISONER OF WAR LETTER/FREE'/ - at upper-right, endorsed on the flap "AWKlatt German
Camp 39-3/Liverpool", to Tasmania with seriffed 'CENSORED/RHolman LIEUT COL/ .../LIVERPOOL NSW' cachet in violet, manuscript "R3257" in lieu of an R label & 'HOLDSWORTHY CAMP/1NO17/=NSW=' cds, three more strikes on the back plus 'REGISTERED/SYDNEY
NSW' & 'REGISTERED/ HOBART' cds. Gary Diffen states of the "R" endorsement "only a couple of examples recorded". (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4765 |
PSE |
 1918 printed POW Envelope with 27mm 'PRISONER OF WAR LETTER/FREE' at upper-right, endorsed on the flap "Fr Banscher 10", to Sydney
with 'CENSORED/RHolman LIEUT COL/.../LIVERPOOL NSW' cachet and unidentified oval-of-bars both in violet, red/white 'NSW/Holdsworthy Mil Camp' R label (Diffen Type 2; rated RRR) & 'HOLDSWORTHY CAMP/7FE18/=NSW=' cds, the reverse with another strike
plus 'LIVERPOOL' transit & 'REGISTERED/SYDNEY NSW' arrival, some soiling & the R label damaged. Gary Diffen notes that despite the cds & the various R labels being inscribed for the adjacent Military Camp, all recorded covers are from POWs or
internees. (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4766 |
PSE |
 1918 printed POW Lettersheet with 29mm 'PRISONER OF WAR LETTER/FREE/- - -' (first hyphen almost totally omitted) at upper-right and
87mm 'Nicht zwischen die Zeilen schreiben!' (= do not write between the lines) within, endorsed on the flap "H Ermekeil/Holdsworthy CC Camp/Liverpool", to Germany with 'RHolman LIEUT COL/.../LIVERPOOL NSW' cachet in violet & 'PASSED BY
CENSOR/16AU18/=C.S=' cds of Sydney in red, some reinforcing & residual ink marks from the censor's aggressive handiwork within. (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4767 |
PSE |
 1918 (July 17) printed POW Envelope with 27mm 'PRISONER OF WAR LETTER/FREE', at upper-right endorsed on the flap "Paskov
Ercegovich/27.6 GCC/Holdsworthy", to Perth with 'CENSORED/RHolman LIEUT COL/.../ LIVERPOOL NSW' cachet & red/white 'NSW/Holdsworthy Mil Camp' R label (Diffen Type 2; rated RRR), KGV 4d yellow-orange affixed across the 'FREE' indicia & tied by
'HOLDSWORTHY CAMP/=NSW=' cds, the reverse with another strike plus 'LIVERPOOL' & 'REGISTERED/SYDNEY NSW' transits and 'REGISTERED PERTH/23JUL18/...' arrival, repaired tears on the reverse. A very attractive & unusual usage. See EFR at page 94. Almost
certainly from a Slavic goldminer who had been transferred in 1915 from Rottnest Island. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$600
Currently Opening at...AU$460.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4768 |
PSE |
 1918 (Aug 3) printed POW Postal Card with 29mm 'PRISONER OF WAR LETTER/FREE/- - -' at upper-right and 'multiple choice' text in
German on the reverse where endorsed "3 VIII 18/Holdsworthy/Liverpool GCC", to Germany with 'RHolman LIEUT COL/.../LIVERPOOL NSW' cachet in blue & boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR SD' cachet of Sydney in violet, small corner bend at lower-left. A very scarce
postal stationery item: see EFR at page 97 for a similar example. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4769 |
PSE |
 1918 (Nov 1) printed POW Lettersheet with 29mm 'PRISONER OF WAR LETTER/FREE/ - -' (first hyphen omitted) at upper-right 87mm
'Nicht zwischen die Zeilen schreiben!' (= do not write between the lines) within, endorsed on the flap "H Ermekeil POW/HoldsworthyCC EC/Liverpool", to Germany with 'RHolman LIEUT COL/.../LIVERPOOL NSW' cachet in violet & partial 'PASSED BY/CENSOR SD'
cachet of Sydney in purple, unusually fine for these items. Gary Diffen records these Letter Sheets between 11.9.1918 & 22.5.1919, and three distinct lengths of the German admonition: 70mm; 82mm, or 73mm with no exclamation mark. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4770 |
PSE |
 1918 (Nov 25) printed POW Lettersheet with 29mm 'PRISONER OF WAR LETTER/FREE/- - -' at upper-right and 70mm 'Nicht zwischen die
Zeilen schreiben!' (= do not write between the lines) within, endorsed on the flap "Henry Schneider GCC Holdsworthy/33C 5M", to Fremantle WA with very late use of the 'CENSORED/ RHolman LIEUT COL/.../LIVERPOOL' cachet in violet &
'LIVERPOOL/26NO18/=NSW=' cds, minor repairs. The interesting message states "...I am the youngest prisoner of war in Australia... now staying with my father in the camp...we must write with these [forms] or not at all...if this letter rises [sic]
more suspiciousness, write to me and I will not write any more..." The addressee was probably in the process of being deported. (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4771 |
PSE |
 1918 (late) printed POW Envelope with the Header in a New Font with Exaggerated 'S's and with 27mm 'PRISONER OF WAR LETTER/FREE/ -
' (sans serif 'FREE') at upper-right, endorsed on the flap "E Wild, German Concentration Camp/Holdsworthy (Liverpool)/Compound 4", to London with 'RHolman LIEUT COL/.../ LIVERPOOL NSW' & boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR SD' cachets both in violet, light
toning. Gary Diffen records these Envelopes 5.11.1917 to 18.8.1918 only, but the typed "Letter and Photograph" dates this item to after the Armistice of 11.11.1918, before which it was against the regulations to send photographs. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4772 |
PSE |
 1919 (Jan 23) printed POW Lettersheet with 29mm 'PRISONER OF WAR LETTER/FREE/- - -' at upper-right and 70mm 'Nicht zwischen die
Zeilen schreiben!' (= do not write between the lines) within, endorsed on the flap "H Ermekeil/Holdsworthy GCC EC/Liverpool", to Germany with 'RHolman LIEUT COL/.../LIVERPOOL' & boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR SD' cachets both in violet, minor blemishes.
Letter in German complains about not being able to leave the camp. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4773 |
PSE |
 1919 (Feb 20) printed POW Lettersheet with 29mm 'PRISONER OF WAR LETTER/FREE/- - -' at upper-right and 70mm 'Nicht zwischen die
Zeilen schreiben!' (= do not write between the lines) within, endorsed on the flap "H Ermekeil POW C12/Holdsworthy GCC EC/Liverpool", to Germany with 'RHolman LIEUT COL/.../LIVERPOOL' & boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR SD' cachets both in violet, minor
blemishes. The letter in German states that his release is yet to be confirmed but he plans to come home via Java & Sumatra (although he was more likely deported directly back to Europe). (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
| 4774 |
PSE |
 1919 (Mar) printed POW Envelope with Worn Heading & 29mm 'PRISONER OF WAR LETTER/FREE/- - -' at upper-right, endorsed on the flap
"Th E Giesel/E39/Holdsworthy No 4 Camp", to Sydney with extremely late usage of 'CENSORED/RHolman LIEUT COL/.../LIVERPOOL' cachet in blue over straight-line 'APPROVED ("GH")' cachet (not previously recorded by Gary Diffen; rated RRRRR) in purple, red
& black/white provisional R label (damaged before being affixed; pattern not previously recorded by Gary Diffen) & 'HOLDSWORTHY CAMP/11MR19/=NSW=' cds, Liverpool transit & Sydney arrival backstamps, very minor blemishes. Illustrated by EFR at page 92
but the 'APPROVED' cachet not identified. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$600
Currently Opening at...AU$460.00
Closing..Jun-29, 07:30 PM |
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