Germany, 1915-18 Stampless postcards with cachets of Lazarett Schiffszug Berlin 5, or Lazaretzug 5, G3, M1, T3 (on a card of the train), also three other postcards depicting hospital trains, one written from Lazaretzug 5. (8).
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Lot No:274
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Russia / Russo - Japanese War. 1904-05 Stampless postcards with cachets of military hospital train No. 4 or 60 (4), one with Postal Wagon 266 c.d.s, two with oval station datestamps. Also a Red Cross postcard depicting the Empress Maria Feodorovna hospital train, posted from St. Petersburg in 1905. (6).
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Lot No:277
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Great Britain. 1914-18 Picture postcards of British ambulance trains operating in G.B or France including real Photo cards of the "Princess Christian" ambulance train and Royal Navy ambulance trains (3), also a 1939 photo of the interior of a Southern Railway ambulance train. (37).
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Lot No:278
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1914 Stampless cover with red Southampton Paid c.d.s and blue oval "NO. 8 AMBULANCE TRAIN / EXPEDITIONARY FORCE / SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS" dated 7/12/14; and 1917 stampless postcard of the Hospital Ship "St. David" with oval "No. 7 AMBULANCE TRAIN / EXPEDITIONARY FORCE" (the lower part of the cachet cut away), West Kensington c.d.s and a ½d charge mark, both fine and scarce. Also a fine real Photo postcard of a L.S.W.R hospital train at Netley Hospital. Photo on Page 40. (3). (Image1)
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Lot No:279
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1914 (Dec 27) Stampless cover with a red Southampton Paid c.d.s and blue oval "No. 8 AMBULANCE TRAIN / EXPEDITIONARY FORCE / SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS", minor staining at base; and 1917 stampless postcard of the Hospital Ship "St. David" with violet oval "No. 7 AMBULANCE TRAIN/ EXPEDITIONARY FORCE" (the lower part cut away) and separately applied "DOVER", West Kensington machine and a ½d charge mark. Also two postcards of hospital trains. Two fine cachets, very scarce. (4). Photo on Page 52. (Image1)
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Lot No:280
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1914-18 Stampless postcards with ambulance train cachets, comprising violet boxed "MAJOR. / O.C. No. 4 AMBULANCE TRAIN" on reverse of plain card posted at Southampton, ½d charge mark and postage due stamp; 1918 card with violet boxed "ON ACTIVE SERVICE / Posted from Ambulance Train at / Liverpool Street G.E.R" (cachet a little doubled); and 1918 card with violet oval "No. 7 AMBULANCE TRAIN / EXPEDITIONARY FORCE" (the lower part of the cachet cut away). (3).
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Lot No:281
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1915-18 Cards comprising 1917 printed card "Snow Hill Station, Birmingham. I am passing through this station in an Ambulance Train on my way to Hospital at (Manchester)" posted at Birmingham franked ½d; 1918 printed card "Banbury G.W.R Rest Station. Refreshments for sick and wounded Soldiers and Sailors" written on a hospital train, posted at Banbury franked 1d; and stampless cards (4) written on ambulance trains, all posted in London, two with ½d or 1d charge marks. (6).
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Lot No:282
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1914-18 Stampless covers and cards from British ambulance trains operating overseas, with censored cards written from No. 1 or No. 9 trains in France; 1915 cover from Egypt with Base A.P.O Z c.d.s of Alexandria and violet "Major I.M.S / O.C No. 1 (X) Ambce Train"; and 1918 cover with enclosed letter from "40th Ambulance Train, Kantara East, Egypt". Also a 1946 cover from Croydon to "Pte Firman R.A.M.C, 28th Indian Ambulance Train, c/o D.A.D.M.S (D), Dare House, Madras", and two picture postcards. (7).