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Lot 473 - gallipoli - turkey and malta - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Turkey - T.P.O. 1920 (May 8) Stampless cover with "ARMY POST OFFICE / TPO1" skeleton, used on the T.P.O between Haidar Pasha, Ekishehr and Afium Karahisser, a little minor staining and creasing, a fine strike of this scarce T.P.O.
Suggested price: £ 100-120

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Lot 474 - gallipoli - turkey and malta - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Malta. 1914-17 Stampless O.A.S postcards with datestamps of A.P.O SZ7 (5), HD1 or Sliema all with circular "ON ACTIVE SERVICE / MEDTN" cachets; 1914 (Sep 16) stampless O.A.S card with Cospicua c.d.s and violet "Passed By Censor"; 1914 (Aug 11/22) cards with violet or black "PASSED BY CENSOR"; 1917 cover from G.B to a nurse at St. Elmo Hospital returned to G.B with A.P.O HD1 c.d.s; 1914 stampless Malta postcard with "Marine Francais" cachet; 1919-20 cards from Notabile with cachets of The Essex Regt Orderly Room (2); civil censors, etc. Also a German Feldpost card bearing "Malteser Lazaret" cachet containing a Maltese Cross. (21).
Suggested price: £ 130-160

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Lot 470 - gallipoli - turkey and malta - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Gallipoli. 1915-16 Covers and cards with various F.P.O or A.P.O datestamps (27) or a London Received From H.M Ship machine; a 1915 cover to Gallipoli returned unknown; 1915 card from H.M.S "Beagle" with large straight line "CENSORED" cachet and London Received From H.M Ship machine; and a picture postcard of the Gallipoli landings. (30).
Suggested price: £ 300-400

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Lot 471 - gallipoli - turkey and malta - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Gallipoli & Turkey. 1915 Cards from Gallipoli (6) and 1918-19 cards from Turkey (6) all with F.P.O datestamps. Also three cards from Malta with "ON ACTIVE SERVICE / MEDTN" Red Cross cachets, and picture postcards of Gallipoli (2) or Constantinople (2). (19)
Suggested price: £ 120-140

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Lot 472 - gallipoli - turkey and malta - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Turkey. 1919-20 Stampless covers and cards (10) and a parcel post label franked G.B 9d and 1/- all with various A.P.O or F.P.O datestamps including 1920 (Aug 19) A.P.O Y5 cover with interesting enclosed letter "Thanks for your note which was dropped over our lines by aeroplane four days ago ..... have been away from Izmid for 15 days in search of the Bolshies as far as the Black Sea & back"; 1919-20 covers with G.B stamps cancelled British A.P.O Constantinople (3, two registered); 1923 cover and cards with G.B stamps tied F.P.O 12 or 14 (2) c.d.s; and a picture postcard. (18).
Suggested price: £ 240-280

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gallipoli - turkey and malta