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CENTRAL LITHUANIA

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3161

1919-20 selection of 10 covers or cards written-up on exhibit pages, showing First Polish Administration, including Registered cover from Wilno to Egypt (17 Nov 1919 arrival in Alexandria), postal card to London, handstamped "Wolna of Cenzury" (free of censor), registered cover to London, with Army Censor label on reverse, postcard to Eastern Silesia, Second Polish Administration cover with violet "Postal Bureau Oszmiana" handstamp, plus two registered covers with Zeligowski adhesives, registered from "Troki" to Jaszuny (with arrival 26.VI.21), another from Wilno to Alexandria, Egypt, as well as incoming cover from Danzig, with 20m postage due and Telegraph form with pair of 5m red brown, fine and interesting lot (Image) (image 3161a) (image 3161b) (image 3161c) (image 3161d)

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SOLD for $1,500.00
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3162

13-22

1920 "Litwa Srodkowa" overprints on Lithuanian stamps, complete set used, fine-v.f., signed Landre, etc. Only 360 of the high values were printed, genuine complete sets are rare, cat. $4080 (Cat No. 13-22) (Image)

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SOLD for $800.00
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3163

Fi.Cp.1-4

Postal Stationery. 1921 2mk on 3k (Russian card), 2m on 7 1/2 pf (German Occupation card), also two "Litwa Srodkowa" Feldpostkarte and blank cards, the complete set of four stationery cards from Central Lithuania, each with additional Polish franking, used from Wilno (11 April, 26 April and 20 April, 1921), addressed to Krakow and Lwow, fine-v.f., extremely rare complete set of the Central Lithuania stationery cards, signed Mikulski, etc. (cat. 80,000zl $19,848) (Cat No. Fi.Cp.1-4) (Image)

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CENTRAL LITHUANIA Polish Occupation of Warwiszki

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Lot Description

3164

Fi.1

1923 (27 Mar) cover from Warwiszki to Grodno, franked on reverse with a horizontal pair of 100m, tied by military "Komenda Sily Zbrojnej w Warwiszkach" hs in violet, also by Sopockinie cds, used in combination with additional regular Polish franking (6x50gr) added on reverse for further transmission to Grodno, v.f., extremely rare cover, one of only three known from Warwiszki, signed Mikulski (Cat No. Fi.1) (Image)

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SOLD for $7,500.00
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3165

Fi.2

1923 (27 Mar) cover from Warwiszki to Grodno, franked with 100m, tied by military "Komenda Sily Zbrojnej w Warwiszkach" hs in violet, also by Sopockinie cds, repeated alongside, with additional regular Polish franking (6x50gr) added on reverse for further transmission to Grodno, v.f. and spectacular cover from Warwiszki, one of only three known, signed Mikulski (Cat No. Fi.2) (Image) (image 3165a)

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SOLD for $7,500.00
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CHINA BOXER REBELLION - American Forces in China

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Lot Description

3166

1900 (29 Nov) inbound cover (2c franking defective) from Springfield, Mass to a Private Linehan, a U.S. Marine in Tientsin, redirected to Cavite and then to Isabela, Philippines, with January 1901 arrival markings. Stated to be one of only two examples recorded of inbound Marine mail to China (First Marine Regiment landed at Taku on 17 July, 1900. As the Boxers were routed, most of the Marines were ordered to withdraw to the Philippines) (Image)

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3167

1900 (12 Oct) cover to USA, franked with 2c "Philippines", tied by "MIL.P.STA No.1 PEKIN, CHINA" departure cds, with San Francisco transit and Benicia arrival (Nov 21) pmks on back. This first postmark provided for the Military Station in Peking showed the name "Pekin" and was in use for only about two months from 30 September to 28 November 1900 (Image)

SOLD for $375.00
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3168

1900-02 two covers from Nagasaki, one dated 18 Aug 1900, with letter ("when we get out in the field, it will be impossible to get stamps and I will have to have an officer sign the letter and you will have to pay 2 cents"), plus 1900 (7 Jan) legal size "War Department Depot Quartermaster, U.S. Army, Nagasaki, Japan" Official Business cover with Japanese franking addressed to U.S. Consul, John Fowler in Chefoo, China, with Nagasaki departure and violet "Chefoo I.J.P.O. 15 Jan" arrival markings on back, fine (the Quartermaster Depot at Nagasaki was opened in 1900 and remained opened until 1909) (Image) (image 3168a)

SOLD for $240.00
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CHINA BOXER REBELLION - Australian Forces in China

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Lot Description

3169

1900 (Jan) cover franked with CIP 1c (2) and 2c (3), tied by Tientsin departure pmks and sent to Mrs. Fraser in Victoria, Australia, endorsed "Per Victoria Naval Contingent Tientsin, China", Shanghai (2 Feb) transit, arriving in Hong Kong on Feb 6, where it was assessed 6c Postage Due, covered with the addition of 3x2c rose, violet "T" crossed out once postage due was paid, finally arriving Melbourne on 18.3.01, cover wear partly restored with tape on three sides, showing part of the "Received Torn at G.P.O." marking. Only 10 covers have been recorded from the Victoria contingent, seven of which are from the same "Fraser" correspondence. This cover is the only example of Contingent mail sent via the Imperial Chinese Post Office (Image)

SOLD for $4,500.00
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CHINA BOXER REBELLION - Austro-Hungarian Navy in C

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Lot Description

3170

1901 "S.M.S. Aspern", three cards to Austria, Trieste and Bavaria, two with Austrian franking, canceled 16 April and 14 June, 1901, unfranked card used 17 February, with violet "Feldpost S.M.S. Aspern" and "Wien 27.3.01" arrival pmks. Other markings included "K.u.K. Kriegsmarine S.M.S. Aspern" and framed "Paket Boot", fine group of cards from the "Aspern", stationed at Taku (the Austro-Hungarian Expedition Corps was dispatched to China in 1900. This force included the cruisers "SMS Kaiserin und Konigin Maria Theresia", "SMS Kaiserin Elisabeth", "SMS Aspern", and "SMS Zenta") (Image)

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SOLD for $575.00
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3171

1901 "S.M.S. Kaiserin Elisabeth", two cards, one sent on 27 April, 1901 (while at Weihaiwei), endorsed "Feldpost", with violet "Kriegsmarine SMS Kaiserin Elisabeth" cachet, addressed to Pola, with Pirano transit and arrival pmks, the other handstamped Feldpost, with corresponding K.u.K. Kriegsmarine SMS Kaiserin Elisabeth" (12.7.01) departure pmk, addressed to Vienna, with arrival pmk alongside (Image)

SOLD for $475.00
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3172

1901 "S.M.S. Kaiserin und Konigin Maria Theresia", three cards to Trieste, Vienna, Wurzburg, first sent 20 February 1901, with violet Naval cachet, others April 1901 and May 1902, last one with Austrian franking, appropriate departure and arrival markings, fine (Image)

SOLD for $850.00
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3173

1901 "S.M.S.Zenta", two stampless cards, addressed 10 March 1901 to Prague and 16 July to Waldegg, showing "S.M.Schiff Zenta Feldpost" handstamps in violet or black, also K.u.K.Kriegsmarine S.M.S. Zenta departure cds, fine (the ship's captain, Eduard von Montalmar and seventy-three men joined the force that stormed the Taku Forts on 17 June, 1901. Montalmar and three sailors were killed during the war with another four sailors later dying of their wounds) (Image)

SOLD for $600.00
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3174

1903 (3 Dec) stampless cover with "K.u.K.Gesandtschafts Schutzwache In Peking" two-line handstamp, corresponding "Wachdetachement" departure pmk, endorsed "Porto Freie Dienstsache", addressed to Pola, with 23.12.03 arrival pmk, filing fold, otherwise fine usage from Austrian Legation Guards unit (when the foreign powers were given the right to maintain military units to guard their legations, approximately 200 Austrian marines were assigned to this duty and a military post office was established for their use in 1903 in Peking) (Image)

SOLD for $400.00
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3175

1906 (19 Oct) picture postcard franked with two Austrian adhesives, tied by "K.u.K.Gesandtschafts Wachdetachement Peking" departure pmk, registered to Austria, with Registry label (crossed out "S.M.S. Schiff" and handstamped "K.u.K.Gesandtschafts Wach Detachement Peking"), Wien arrival (28.XI) and sent back to China, with "Retour" in blue crayon and "Gestorben Decede" label (addressee died), fine and undoubtedly rare registered usage from the Austrian Legation Guards in China (Image)

SOLD for $1,300.00
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3176

1911 (23 Aug) official cover to Vienna, handstamped "K.u.K. Marine Detachement in Peking", with corresponding departure pmk, with Registry label (overprinted over "S.M.S. Schiff" with "K.u.K. Marine Detachement Peking"), small tear at top, otherwise fine (without arrival pmk) (Image)

SOLD for $230.00
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3177

1911 (25 Jan) Hungarian stationery 5f card addressed to Laibach, perfectly struck "K.u.K. Marine Detachement in Peking" departure pmk, fine and most unusual (Image)

SOLD for $425.00
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CHINA BOXER REBELLION - British Forces in China

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Lot Description

3178

1900 (June 19) cover from Beckenham, England addressed to "Admiral Seymour, Commanding British Fleet Tientsin (in flames 18/6/00 China British Flagship)", filing fold away from the stamps, fine (Sir Edward Hobart Seymour became Commander-in-Chief, China Station on February 18, 1898, his flagship battleship "HMS Centurion") (Image)

SOLD for $300.00
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3179

1900 (26 June) cover sent without postage to Shanghai, with Tientsin departure pmk and penciled "No stamps to be procured or money to pay for them with", which apparently sufficed to get the letter to destination, where Postage Due of 4 cents was charged (red crayon) to the recipient. Also "9th day of the bombardment of Tientsin" in pencil and Shanghai 13 July 00 arrival pmk (the International Settlement in Tientsin was attacked by the Boxers on 17th June and relieved by the Allied troops on the 23rd) (Image)

SOLD for $675.00
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3180

1900 (Sep) cover franked with a block of 4x3p C.E.F., tied by F.P.O.12 pmks (Hishowa), addressed to Scotland, with Base Post Office 5 Oct.00 transit and Linlithgow (Nov.1) arrival pmks, "Optima Est Veritas" wax seal on back seeped through to front, otherwise fine and scarce usage from F.P.O.12, which was at Hishowa for only a few weeks (recorded as "not seen" in Proud) (Image)

SOLD for $750.00
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