Postal History - WWI Prisoner of War & Internee Ma continued...
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Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1395 |
PSE |
 NEW SOUTH WALES: 1919 (Jan 1) printed POW Lettersheet with 29mm 'PRISONER OF WAR LETTER/FREE/---' (one of only three examples we
have noted from Berrima) and 70mm 'Nicht zwischen die Zeilen schreiben!' (= do not write between the lines) within, endorsed on the flap "Paul Kuilper POW/Detention Barracks/Berrima" with light 'RHolman LIEUT COL/GERMAN CONCENTRATION CAMPS/LIVERPOOL
NSW' and boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR SD' cachets both in violet, the letter in German to his cousin in Washington State USA, minor blemishes. Gary Diffen records these Lettersheets - from all camps - between 11.3.1918 & 17.8.1920. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1396 |
PSE |
 NEW SOUTH WALES: 1919 (Jan 5) printed POW Lettersheet with 29mm 'PRISONER OF WAR LETTER/FREE/---' (one of only three examples we
have noted from Berrima) and 70mm 'Nicht zwischen die Zeilen schreiben!' (= do not write between the lines) within, endorsed on the flap "JA Mayer Capt/Berrima" with 'RHolman LIEUT COL/GERMAN CONCENTRATION CAMPS/LIVERPOOL NSW' cachet in violet, to a
lady in California USA stating "Dear friend, Many thanks for your affectionate lines which caught me in very despondent mood...[I] am still in the same humiliating position and [do] not know what will become of [me]...", minor repairs. Some internees
were detained as late as 1920, before being deported. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1397 |
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 NEW SOUTH WALES: 1919 (Feb 10) stampless plain envelope without POW endorsement but with fine strikes on both sides of the rare
double-boxed 'Prisoner of War/Letter Free/.../OFF'L VISITOR' cachet in pale blue-green overstruck by Sydney machine cancel, to "O Screiber/41.11 Detention Camp/Holdsworthy", opened a little roughly at the base & with repaired flap-fault. See Elliott,
Finlayson & Russell at page 95 where they state this is the later of only two recorded examples of the cachet. Gary Diffen records the cachet 25.9.1918 to 10.2.1919 (this item) but doesn't state how many examples he has identified; rated RRRRR. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1398 |
PSE |
 NEW SOUTH WALES: 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, minor blemishes. Illustrated
by Elliott, Finlayson & Russell at page 92, the 'APPROVED' cachet not identified. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1399 |
PSE |
 NEW SOUTH WALES: 1919 (Apr 7) printed POW Lettersheet with Very Worn Heading & 29mm 'PRISONER OF WAR LETTER/FREE/- - -' at
upper-right and 87mm 'Nicht zwischen die Zeilen schreiben!' (= do not write between the lines) within, endorsed on the flap "Max Woititzki Holdsworthy NSW/GCC/36.11" whose letter extends onto the back panel clearly inscribed 'NICHT HIER SCHREIBEN' (=
do not write here), endorsed on the face "Anything further of this nature will result in the suspension of your correspondence/DM/Censor" and not forwarded. An excellent example of a breach of the Regulations being penalised. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1400 |
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 NEW SOUTH WALES: 1915 (Dec 3) stampless envelope endorsed on the flap "[name] Prisoner of War/Berrima NSW" with untidy strike of
the 25mm 'PRISONER OF WAR LETTER/FREE' & small 'RSSands MAJOR/CONCENTRATION CAMPS/LIVERPOOL NSW' cachets both in grey-blue, superb 'SERVICE DES PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE' cachet in violet, endorsed at left "Registered" with red & black/white 'SYDNEY NSW'
R label (damaged before being affixed) & Sydney backstamp of '17DE15', to "Hamburg America Line/.../Shanghai/China" unusually with the flap unsealed, minor blemishes & vertical fold. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1401 |
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 SOUTH AUSTRALIA: circa 1916 stampless cover endorsed on the reverse "from/Leopold Weste/Prisoner of War", to Adelaide with very
fine strike of the extremely rare '("signature/Capt")/C.O. R.A.G.A. 4th Military District' cachet in violet, repaired flap fault & overall light discolouration. Only four examples recorded; rated RRRRR. Three covers were discovered in 2016 in a
family correspondence. This item was sold at our auction of 28.11.2016 for $1500.
Fort Largs Internment Camp was so small & insignificant that its existence isn't even acknowledged on the Australian Archives website. Given that in 1915 virtually all internees in other States were transferred to the Liverpool/Holdsworthy Camps in
NSW, it seems quite extraordinary that any inmates remained at Fort Largs in May 1916. Presumably it was a transit camp for new internees, on an 'as needs' basis. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$600
Currently Opening at...AU$460.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1402 |
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 SOUTH AUSTRALIA: 1916 (Sep 8) usage of POW Envelope with the very scarce sans-serif 'CENSORED/RGSands LIEUT COL/GERMAN
CONCENTRATION CAMPS/LIVERPOOL NSW' cachet in violet, to Seppeltsfield Winery with 'GREENOCK/12SE/16/SA' squared-circle backstamp where endorsed "Prisoner of War/Fort Largs", small piece of the flap missing & minor blemishes. Presumably, the addressee
had very recently been interned, supporting the suggestion above that Fort Largs operated on an 'as needs' basis. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1403 |
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 TASMANIA: 1915 (Apr) stampless cover endorsed on the flap "Steiner Prisonier of War Bruni Eiland [sic]", to the Red Cross in
Switzerland with very fine 'HOBART/1MY15/TASMANIA' cds & 'CH 1/[crown]/PASSED BY CENSOR' cachet of Hobart, resealed with complete black/white 'OPENED BY CENSOR' label across the flap & initialled "JMcN/oc camp", Geneva arrival backstamp of
'8.VI/1915', repaired opening tear across the flap. Sold at our auction of 24.5.2008 for $2300 (Sale 137 Lot 155). Bruny Island Quarantine Station was one of the smallest POW camps. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$1,000
Currently Opening at...AU$750.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1404 |
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 TASMANIA: 1915 (late June) stampless cover endorsed on the flap "F Stegherr/Prisoner of War/Bruni [sic] Island/Camp", to the Red
Cross in Switzerland with black/white censor label and light 'CH 1/[crown]/PASSED BY CENSOR' cachet in blue of Hobart but no Hobart datestamp, endorsed on the reverse "ALSC Captn/Guard", Geneva arrival backstamp of '3.VIII/1915' & superb
'T'-in-inverted-triangle but postage due apparently not collected, minor toning on the reverse. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
Currently Opening at...AU$750.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1405 |
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 TASMANIA: 1915 (July) stampless cover endorsed on the flap "H Stoll II Officer/prisoner of war", to the Red Cross in Switzerland
with very fine 'HOBART/16JY15/TASMANIA' cds & 'CH 1/[crown]/PASSED BY CENSOR' cachet in blue, resealed across endorsement "Alan Cruickshank capt/OC Internment Camp", Geneva '2.IX/1915' arrival backstamp, minor tonespots. Gary Diffen records only
three examples of the Cruickshank endorsement: rated RRRRR. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$600
Currently Opening at...AU$460.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1406 |
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 VICTORIA: 1915 (Feb 23) stampless cover from a German soldier with regimental cachet at lower-left & 'VAREL/(OLDENBURG)' cds, to
"Prisoner of War/Georg Franzius/Melborne/Australien/Viktoria Baracks [sic]" with British POW censor cachet in rosine, flap resealed across 'ENG MAIL TPO/IN 26AP15/VIC' backstamp, 'PASSED' & 'CENSORS OFFICE/GPO/MELBOURNE' cachets in violet on the
face, overall soiling & horizontal fold towards the base. Only two inwards items have been recorded. Neil Russell's fine similarly addressed postcard of 21.3.1915 with redirection to Langwarrin sold at our auction of 28.11.2016 for $840 (Sale 217 Lot
615). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1407 |
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 VICTORIA: 1915 (Feb) stampless cover with light strike of the 'PRISONERS OF WAR DEPOT/LANGWARRIN' cachet in pale blue-green at
lower-left, to the POW Agency in Switzerland with 'MELBOURNE/ 4 /24FE15/VICTORIA' cds, 'PASSED' & 'CENSORS OFFICE/GPO/MELBOURNE' cachets in violet, Geneva arrival backstamp of '31.III.15', minor blemishes. The most likely reason for the cover being
taxed is that it exceeded the allowable weight. Gary Diffen records the cachet -.2.1915 to 12.7.1915; rated RRR. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1408 |
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 VICTORIA: 1915 (Mar) stampless cover endorsed on the flap "C Emler Prison/de guerre/Langworrin [sic]/Camp" with a very fine strike
of the 'PRISONERS OF WAR DEPOT/LANGWARRIN' cachet (rated RRR) in pale blue-green at left, to the Swiss Red Cross with 'PASSED' & 'CENSORS OFFICE/GPO/ MELBOURNE' cachets in violet but no Melbourne postmark, Geneva '13.IV.15' arrival backstamp. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1409 |
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 VICTORIA: 1915 (Mar) stampless cover with a very fine strike of the 'PRISONERS OF WAR DEPOT/LANGWARRIN' cachet (rated RRR) in pale
blue-green at left, to the Red Cross in Switzerland with 'MELBOURNE/ 11 / 24MR15/VICTORIA' cds, two different 'PASSED' cachets & 'CENSORS OFFICE/ GPO/ MELBOURNE' cachet all in violet, Geneva arrival backstamp of '27.IV.15', minor blemishes. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1410 |
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 VICTORIA: 1915 (Apr) stampless cover endorsed on the flap "Karl Rauscha/Prisoner of War/Melbourne [sic]" with a fine strike of the
'PRISONERS OF WAR DEPOT/LANGWARRIN' cachet (rated RRR) at left in pale blue-green and with POW endorsement at upper-right signed "Arch Lloyd" (the Officer in Command), to the Red Cross in Switzerland with 'MELBOURNE/ 12 /13AP15/VICTORIA' cds,
'PASSED' & 'CENSORS OFFICE/ GPO/MELBOURNE' cachets in violet, Geneva arrival backstamp of '18.V/1915'. The only recorded cover signed by Major Lloyd in this manner. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1411 |
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 WESTERN AUSTRALIA: circa late-1914 stampless cover without POW superscription but endorsed on the flap "Werner Zimmin Pris of
War/Rottnest bei Fremantle", to Germany and accepted as free mail with British POW censor cachet in rosine. We believe this is one of the earliest of the Rottnest Island covers, before local censorship protocols were in place. The sender was the
engineer aboard the captured SS 'Thuringen'. Ex Kevin Nelson: sold at our auction of 27.11.2010 for $975 (Sale 160 Lot 1291). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
Currently Opening at...AU$300.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1412 |
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 WESTERN AUSTRALIA: circa early-1915 stampless cover without POW superscription but endorsed on the flap "[name]/Prisoner of
War/Rottnest", to the POW Information Bureau at "49 Wellington Street/London WC" with a largely very fine strike of the rare huge boxed (88x26mm) 'SERVICE DE PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE/("E Summerhayes") Major/Camp Commandant, Rottnest, West Australia'
cachet in blue & superb double-boxed 'PASSED BY/CENSOR' cachet of Perth in greenish blue, soiling/stains and overall wrinkling. Sold at our auction of 7.2.2009 for $1495 (Sale 142 Lot 268). Haynes & Pope at page 335 state "No transmitted example of
an outer envelope addressed to the [London POW Bureau] has been recorded". Gary Diffen has recorded the large cachet in 1915 only but no example is dated: rated RRRRR. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$600
Currently Opening at...AU$460.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1413 |
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 WESTERN AUSTRALIA: 1915 stampless cover without POW superscription but endorsed on the flap "AS [= Able Seaman] Hansen. Prisoner of
War/Rottnest Island", to Germany with a very fine strike of the newly introduced triple-circle 'PRISONER OF WAR LETTER/CMF/5TH MD' cachet in blue, remarkably sent via Melbourne! with 'CENSORS OFFICE/GPO/MELBOURNE' and 'PASSED' cachets both in violet,
light overall soiling. Most unusual. Haynes & Pope state at page 348 that the POW cachet was used only on mail from Rottnest to Australian addresses: at the time they had not seen any examples to overseas addresses. Gary Diffen records the 5th MD
cachet -.2.1915 to 11.10.1915: rated RRR. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
Currently Opening at...AU$380.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
| 1414 |
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 WESTERN AUSTRALIA: 1915 (Feb) stampless cover without POW superscription and with the flap removed, to Switzerland with a very fine
strike of the newly introduced triple-circle 'PRISONER OF WAR LETTER/CMF/5TH MD' cachet in blue (rated RRR) and boxed 'CMF/RELEASED/BY CENSOR' cachet in violet, Bern arrival backstamp of '2.III.15'. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Nov-17, 07:30 PM |
