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SAMOA New Zealand Occupation continued...

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3561

Military Mail. 1914 (5 Sep) cover from Apia to San Francisco, endorsed "No Stamps available", also a postcard to Wellington, canceled 30 Sep 1914, endorsed "On Active Service", fine (Image)

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction

TOGO Forerunners

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3562

Mi.V37

1892 2m lilac red, 12 copies, including block of eight, used in combination with 10pf and 50f Eagle & Crown on piece, tied by 12 strikes of "Klein-Popo 12/11/92" cds, some perforation faults, otherwise fine and impressive piece (Cat No. Mi.V37) (Image)

SOLD for $800.00
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TOGO Post Offices - postmarks

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3563

1894-1914 collection of 22 covers or cards, mostly registered to Germany, written-up on 14 exhibit pages, including forerunners (registered cover from Klein Popo to Berlin, franked with pair of 50pf Eagle, also 1897 cover from Lome, with 10pf, 20pf and 50pf Eagle franking), Yacht frankings from Agbeluvhoe, Atakpame, Agome Palime, Sansane Mangu, Agu, Avhegame (single 10pf carmine), Sokode, Kete-Kratschi, Assahun, Noepe, Tsevie, Tokpli, Ho, Nuatyii, Nuatja, Porto Segura, Kpandu (including the rare "Kpandu" (Togo) on 3pf used off cover), also Station markings (Misahohe, Sansanne Mangu), fine-v.f., splendid assembly of many rare and seldom seen Colonial markings from German Togo (Image) (image 3563a) (image 3563b) (image 3563c) (image 3563d) (image 3563e) (image 3563f) (image 3563g) (image 3563h) (image 3563i) (image 3563j) (image 3563k) (image 3563l) (image 3563m)

SOLD for $4,250.00
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3564

1906 (26 Sep) registered cover from Anecho to Germany, franked with 5m sheet corner margin single, tied by two "Anecho Togo" departure pmks, corresponding "Anecho" Registry label, fine cover, with Erfurt (11.10.06) arrival pmk on back (Image)

SOLD for $525.00
Will close during Public Auction

TOGO Government and Military Station Markings

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3565

1899-1901 two picture postcards and one stationery card to Germany, "Station Basari", "Station Kpandu" and "Station Misahohe" markings, fine and scarce group, each with arrival pmks. Togo was a small Colony, with only 17 regular post offices. Government officials in smaller villages prepared their own station markings meant to indicate the origin of the mail being sent by them or others from those locations. Station markings were not supposed to be used to cancel stamps, which was done at the outgoing post offices (Image)

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction

TOGO British Occupation of Togo

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3566

1914-18 collection of 14 covers and stationery cards, variety of franking, local destinations and abroad, Registered labels from Lome, Noepe, "Agome-Palime", different pmks, fine and scarce group, neatly described on six exhibit pages (Image) (image 3566a) (image 3566b) (image 3566c) (image 3566d)

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction

3567

37,40

1914 (22 Sep) cover franked with single 30pf overprinted Yacht, tied by Lome 22/6/24 pmk, addressed locally, v.f., with 2007 Gibbs certificate which points out the date error, the month of "6" is actually an inverted "9", apparently scarce, v.f. Also included is 5pf green, canceled on unaddressed cover (Cat No. 37,40) (Image)

SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction

3568

Postal Stationery. 1920 (14 Apr) Gold Cost overprinted 2p stationery Registered Letter to Scotland, additionally franked with pair of 1/2d green, handstamped Registry label, Gold Coast transit and Liverpool (5 May) arrival, fine and extremely rare, actually used example of this Registered Letter stationery envelope (Image)

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TOGO French Occupation of Togo

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3569

1914-18 collection of 13 covers and stationery cards, variety of franking, destinations include England, France, Switzerland, Lagos, Nigeria, Los Angeles, etc., some Registered from Anecho, Atakpame, Palime, showing different pmks, all described on five exhibit pages, mixed condition (Image) (image 3569a) (image 3569b) (image 3569c) (image 3569d)

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction

3570

1914 (22 Aug) German picture postcard with official "Sokode Togo" seal, franked with French 10c red (overprinted F.M.), canceled by German "Anecho" departure pmk, addressed to Sokode, fine (old German postmarks continued in use until 1919 and variety of franking was permitted, including unoverprinted German Togo, French Dahomey and "Occupation Franco-Anglaise" overprints) (Image) (image 3570a)

CLOSED
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3571

153,156

1914 (21 Dec) cover from Anecho to Porto Novo, Dahomey, franked with 5c and 10c surcharges, used in combination with unoverprinted German 10pf Yacht, Klein-Popo transit and Dahomey arrival pmks on back, filing fold away from the stamps, fine (Cat No. 153,156) (Image)

SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction

3572

154,159

1914 (17 Nov) registered cover to Porto Novo, Dahomey, franked with vertical pair of 25pf Yacht, tied by ATAKPAME departure pmk, with corresponding, overprinted Registry label, fine. Also a cover to England, with 10c on 5pf surcharge, sent from Lome (3 Sep 1915) (Cat No. 154,159) (Image)

SOLD for $300.00
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3573

1917 (6 Jan) official cover from Anecho to Lome, bearing violet "Comissaire de la Republique Francaise / Colonie du Togo" handstamp, endorsed by a sending officer, with arrival pmk on back, cover opened and resealed at left, fine and extremely rare example of official mail within Togo during the occupation period (Image)

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3574

Military Mail. 1915 card and cover from Anecho to St. Louis (Senegal) and Porto Novo (Dahomey), the former endorsed "Corps d'occupation du Togo", the latter "Franchise Militaire", with three-line cachet ""Commandant Militaire Troupes Militaire d'occupation du Togo", transit and arrival markings, rare (Image)

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GREAT BRITAIN British Forces Abroad 1896-1921 (exc

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3575

1896-1921 complete exhibit on 21 pages, illustrating the quarter century of British involvement in various military campaigns and peacekeeping efforts around the globe. Pre-WWI period shows the Nile Campaign in Sudan, International Occupation Force of Crete, Anglo-Boer War with Orange Free State and Transvaal, Boxer Rebellion, Asian Expeditions to Tibet, Afghanistan and Bhutan. There are 9 covers or cards from Sudan, starting with "Active Service no stamps procurable" cover with hand drawn "Dongola Sep 25 96" pmk, sent via Wadi Halfa Camp to England, where it was charged 2 1/2d, other covers from Firket and Dondola, Base Office B, Merovi, Darmali and Halfa. British Forces in Crete include mail sent through the Austrian Post Office in Candia, cover with specially prepared "International Occupation Governor Monofatsi" handstamp on cover through the Austrian Post Office to London, cards from Chania and Iraklion, showing special "Army Service Corps" and "2nd Royal Sussex Reg't" markings. Covers from Orange Free State used in 1900 include "British Army South Africa" Field Post cancels, also "Tchaba 'Nchu", "Schmidts Drift" and others used 1901-02, V.R.I. overprints on cards or covers from FPO 30, FPO 38, Natal Field Force 2 from Transvaal, etc. There is a cover and card with Temporary P.O.D. and Khamba-Jong markings from British Forces in Tibet, Base Office C cover from Bhutan addressed to New Zealand, also 1912 cover to "Abor Expeditionary Force / India", with unrecorded arrival marking of Base Office C (signed Holcombe). In addition, there are two cards from British Post Office in Constantinople and cover from Sofia to London, sent via diplomatic pouch, showing address of a major in No.2 Bulgarian Unit of the British Red Cross. A scholarly presentation, with some extremely rare material, offered intact (Image) (image 3575a) (image 3575b) (image 3575c) (image 3575d) (image 3575e) (image 3575f) (image 3575g) (image 3575h) (image 3575i) (image 3575j) (image 3575k) (image 3575l) (image 3575m) (image 3575n) (image 3575o) (image 3575p) (image 3575q) (image 3575r) (image 3575s) (image 3575t)

SOLD for $4,750.00
Will close during Public Auction

GREAT BRITAIN British Offices in the Turkish Empir

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3576

Military Mail. 1919-23 collection of eight covers or cards, neatly written-up on exhibit pages, showing military and civilian mail sent through the British APOs in Constantinople to England, USA, also 1922-23 Military Post Offices No.11, 12, 14 and 15 (these were established during the war between Greece and Turkey), also cover from Russia (RSFSR) addressed to a British Captain at GHQ of the Allied Occupation Forces in Constantinople (Image) (image 3576a) (image 3576b) (image 3576c) (image 3576d)

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3577

Military Air Post. 1921 (4 February) On His Majesty's Service cover to England (addressed to the Pay Officer of Royal Air Force), sent from the RAF Seaplane Base in Constantinople, handstamped "Postage Free Army of the Black Sea", sent through the Indian F.P.O. No.415 at Haidar Pasha, small piece of backflap missing, one of only a few RAF covers from Turkey (Image)

SOLD for $675.00
Will close during Public Auction

3578

Naval and Maritime Mail. 1921 (19 Sep) registered cover sent from "H.M.S. Julius" at Constantinople to England, Registry label endorsed "M.M.O. C'pl." (Maritime Mail Office/Constantinople), carried by naval pouch to London, where it was franked with 5x1p George V adhesives and placed in the mail stream, "Registered London" and Colchester arrival pmks on back, cover roughly opened at bottom, elusive usage (Image)

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GREAT BRITAIN British Offices Abroad - Salonica

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3579

SG 1,2

1916 (20 March) cover franked with "Levant" overprinted 1/2p (2) and 1p, tied by "Army Post Office S.X.5" pmks, addressed to a Naval Ship "H.M.S. Europa" at Mudros, two different censor markings, filing fold away from the stamps, fine cover, arrival backstamp, with 1969 BPA certificate (Cat No. SG 1,2) (Image)

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SOLD for $1,600.00
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3580

SG 1,2,5

1916 (3 Mar) On His Majesty's Service legal size envelope franked with "Levant" overprinted 1/2p (4),1p and 9p, all tied by "Field Post Office G.X." pmks, sent to England, filing folds well away from the stamps, fine and scarce cover, with 1969 BPA certificate (Cat No. SG 1,2,5) (Image)

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SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction