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GERMAN SOUTHWEST AFRICA South African Occupation continued...

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3461

1915 (29 June) cover to Nova Scotia, mailed by a Canadian serving with the 7th Field Mounted Troop of the South African Engineers, sent probably from Keetmanshoop, Army Base Post Office 8, bilingual censor handstamp, Canadian franking added on arrival in Halifax, as usual with Canadian military mail, backflap missing, rare usage (Image)

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GERMAN SOUTHWEST AFRICA British Occupation

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3462

Military Mail. 1914 (8 Oct) cover to Port Elizabeth, with Cape Town South Africa departure pmk, violet "German War O.C. Prince Alfred's Guard / Official Free" handstamp at bottom,"O.C." (Officer commanding) indicates that the letter had been censored, rare marking, only a few recorded (Image)

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CAMEROONS

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3463

Mi.I

1911 Longji Provisional, left half of 20pf ultramarine, tied by Longji Kamerun 19.5.11 pmk on cover addressed to "die Deutsche Westafrikanische Bank Duala, Kamerun", with appropriate negative official seal hs alongside stamp, fine cover, signed Mansfeld, cat. €9000 (Cat No. Mi.I) (Image)

SOLD for $2,000.00
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CAMEROONS Post Offices - Postmarks

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3464

1887-1915 collection of 30, mostly registered covers or cards, neatly displayed and written-up on 15 exhibit pages, arranged in chronological order, starting with "Kamerun" pmks on stationery cards and covers franked with German adhesives, also "Viktoria" (registered 10pf stationery entire with additional franking to Germany),"Duala" (also 5M Yacht canceled on piece), "Victoria", "Bibundi", "Gross-Batanga", "Kribi", "Rio del Rey", "Buea", "Edea", "Jabassi", "Ebolwoa", "Ebolowa", "Garua", "Lolodorf", "Johann-Albrechshohe", "Fontemdorf", "Bamenda", "Ssanga-Ngoko" (5pf stationery card, pen cancel and faint cds, addressed to Lyck, with arrival pmk), "Ossidinge", "Joko", "Kusseri", "Jaunde", "Banjo", "Lomie", "Plantation" and "Bonaberi", mostly fine-v.f., splendid showing of scarce Cameroon postmarks on cover (Image) (image 3464a) (image 3464b) (image 3464c) (image 3464d) (image 3464e) (image 3464f) (image 3464g) (image 3464h) (image 3464i) (image 3464j) (image 3464k) (image 3464l) (image 3464m) (image 3464n)

SOLD for $3,750.00
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3465

1907-15 collection of 21, mostly registered covers or cards, neatly displayed and written-up on 12 exhibit pages, arranged in chronological order, usages from "Dschang", "Akonolinga", "Dume", "Lobetal", "Bonambasi", "Nyanga", "Mundeck", "Marienberg", "Bare", "Ekodod" (showing old French "Ekododo Gabon" pmk), "Soufflay", "Jukaduma", "Akoafim", "Mora", "Ambam", "Campo", "Kampo", "Bipindihof", "Molundu", also some stamps off cover, on pieces, few high value frankings, generally fine-v.f. (Image) (image 3465a) (image 3465b) (image 3465c) (image 3465d) (image 3465e) (image 3465f) (image 3465g) (image 3465h) (image 3465i) (image 3465j) (image 3465k)

SOLD for $3,000.00
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3466

1912 (20 Aug) registered cover franked with 5m Yacht, tied by "Abong-Mbang Kamerun" cds, with corresponding Registry label below, sent to Germany, three wax seals and "Hettstedt" (1.10.12) arrival pmk on back, fine and rare single 5m franking on cover, signed Schmidt (Image)

SOLD for $475.00
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3467

1913 cover with single 10pf Yacht, canceled by violet "Nguandere (Kamerun)" 4.10.13 cds, addressed to Duala, also a small registered cover from "Nola (Kamerun)", Yacht franking, Loderburg arrival pmk on back, v.f. (Image)

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3468

1913 cover to Germany, with single 10pf Yacht, canceled by"Njassi (Kamerun)" 30.9.13 cds, also registered 5pf card from "Ukoko (Kamerun)",16.9.14 violet cds, additional Yacht franking, corresponding Registry label, "Bezirk Muni" handstamp alongside, fine. Ukoko was the new name for Ekododo, in the territory obtained from France (Image)

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3469

1914 (25 Apr) 10pf stationery card sent by Dr. Haberer in Duala, posted from "Sangmelima (Kamerun)" to "Conservenfabrik" in Lenzburg, Switzerland, reverse contains a detailed order for various canned foods, with arrival datestamp (15 June), fine (Image)

SOLD for $210.00
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3470

1914 (17 Apr) 5pf stationery card canceled "Buar (Kamerun)", addressed to Hamburg, also registered cover with 2x10pf Yacht, tied by "Buar (Kamerun)" 16.6.14 pmk, repeated below, sent to Duala, with arrival Duala (22.7.14), fine-v.f. In addition, there is a 1M Yacht, canceled "Buar", plus three "Ikelemba (Kamerun)" pmks on 5pf, 30pf and 2m Yacht singles, all neatly written-up on exhibit page (Image)

SOLD for $1,600.00
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CAMEROONS Auxiliary markings

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3471

1910 (27 Feb) locally addressed cover franked with 20pf, 25pf and 30pf Yacht adhesives, tied by Duala cds, with special "Gartenfest" handstamps in violet (from time to time, promoters of special events created their own markings to commemorate various Fairs, Festivals, etc.) (Image)

SOLD for $150.00
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CAMEROONS French Occupation of Cameroun

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3472

1914-16 collection on exhibit pages, 21 covers or cards, variety of markings, starting with "Colonne du Cameroun Franchise Militaire" three line provisional handstamps, various endorsements, "Tresor et Postes/Aux Armees" markings, military mail from Duala, Ngaundere, Jaunde, Eboro (cover endorsed "Colonne du Sud Cameroun", carried by messenger to Mitzig, Gabon), registered mail with overprinted issues, French steamship markings, Cameroun Occupation Francaise stamps on covers from Duala, Lolodorf and Bana, postal stationery with similar overprint, Railway unit marking, Official mail, plus others (Image) (image 3472a) (image 3472b) (image 3472c) (image 3472d) (image 3472e) (image 3472f) (image 3472g) (image 3472h) (image 3472i)

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CAMEROONS British Occupation of Cameroun

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3473

1914-22 collection on exhibit pages, 11 covers or cards, "No Charge to be Raised" cover from Dula to England, "On Active Service No Stamps Available" card from member of the Gambia Company of West Africa Field Force, German Yacht stamps overprinted C.E.F. (Cameroons Expeditionary Force), used on covers, one with "Tinto" Registry box drawn by hand, etc. (Image) (image 3473a) (image 3473b) (image 3473c) (image 3473d) (image 3473e)

SOLD for $475.00
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CAROLINE ISLANDS

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3474

1891 (23 June) letter datelined "Kusaie, C.I.", written in English, with envelope franked with 20pf Eagle, posted from "Jaluit Marschall-Inseln" (20.7.91) sent by missionary Pease to his niece in USA, with German Post Office in Apia (Samoa) transits, San Francisco (Oct 2) and Newton Center, Mass. arrival pmks on back, fine and rare example of a Missionary letter from Kusaie (today Kosrae, an island in the Federated States of Micronesia). No German forerunners exist from the Caroline Islands, which was a Spanish possession until 1899. This letter was carried by a ship captain to the German post office in Jaluit and sent four weeks later (Image)

SOLD for $2,000.00
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3475

1899 25pf orange, canceled on piece by "Ponape 5/6/00" cds, v.f., signed Diena, with 2024 Jaschke-Lantelme certificate (Mi.5 I, Euro 3,400) cat. $2500 (Cat No. 5a) (Image) (image 3475a)

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3476

10a

1901 20pf ultramarine, left half canceled by Ponape 12/7/10 pmk on small piece, with official postal agent's seal alongside, v.f., signed Buhler. (Due to the unexpected arrival of the East Asia cruiser squadron, supplies of the most needed denominations of 5pf and 10pf stamps for mailing postcards and letters back home ran out. To meet demand, 500 copies of 3pf stamps were surcharged "5PF" and 20pf stamps were bisected and used for 10pf. To confirm that these Provisionals were properly used, the seal of postal agent had to be applied near the postmark) (Mi.10H, Euro 3,000) (Cat No. 10a) (Image)

SOLD for $800.00
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3477

1910 5 Pf on 3pf brown, canceled by "Ponape 12/7/10" cds on local picture postcard addressed to Dattenfeld, with official seal alongside, v.f., with 2024 Jaschke-Lantelme certificate (Mi.7 Pv, Euro 6,000) cat. $4500 (Cat No. 20) (Image) (image 3477a)

SOLD for $2,100.00
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3478

Postal Stationery. 1901 5pf and 10pf folded double reply cards, used locally in Ponape, one addressed to Jaluit, fine-v.f. (Image)

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3479

Ship Mail. 1901-14 three covers and card showing markings of Jaluit-Line Seepost, two with corresponding "Deutsche-Seepost Jaluit-Line" Registry labels, also a "Sydney-Jaluit Yap Seepost", oval "Deutsche Seepost Sydney Jaluit-Yap" departure mark applied to 5pf "Reichspost" card, Yap Carolinas transit pmk on back, Hamburg arrival, plus cover franked with 2x10pf carmine, with return address of "Jenny Olin, Kusaie, Caroline Is.via Sydney, N.S.W.", transit markings of "Jaluit Marshall Inseln", Sydney, also New York arrival, carried by Sydney-Hong Kong Seepost "Oceana" to Northfield, Connecticut. A fine showing of ship mail from the Caroline Islands (Image) (image 3479a)

SOLD for $1,600.00
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CAROLINE ISLANDS Post Offices - postmarks

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3480

1902-06 two registered covers from Yap to Germany, first with 2m Yacht, with "Yap Karolinen" Registry label, the second with five different adhesives, showing the name-change to "Jap (Karolinen)" Registry label. Also included are two adhesives canceled by the original "Yap" cds on pieces, displayed on exhibit page (Image)

SOLD for $240.00
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