forces mail - Stamp Auctions
Lot 465 - forces mail first world war - 1914-19 - germany and plebiscites - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryR.A.F Air Mails. 1919 O.H.M.S bag label marked "Aerial Post" and handstamped "TO BE DROPPED AT / COLOGNE / HOME DEPOT NO (28) DATE (6.4.19)"; 1918 Mulready reproduction "Stamp Collecting Aerial Souvenir" postcard from A.P.O S20 flown to England; and 1923 air mail express cover from A.P.O S40 franked 91⁄2d with "EXPRESS FEE PAID 6d" handstamp. (3). Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historyforces mail first world war - 1914-19 - germany and plebiscites |
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 Lot 385 - forces mail anglo-boer war - 1899-1902 - ceylon p.o.w mail - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryBermuda/Ceylon. 1902 Bermuda 1⁄2d postal stationery postcard from a Boer P.O.W on Morgans Island to a P.O.W at Diyatalawa, cancelled at Hamilton with blue circular "PRISONERS OF WAR / PASSED / CENSOR / BERMUDA" and circular framed "T". A boxed "AMOUNT TO BE / COLLECTED RS (6cts)" applied at Colombo, with a Diyatalawa c.d.s and censor cachet. A very unusual underpaid card from Bermuda. Photo on Page 71. Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historyforces mail anglo-boer war - 1899-1902 - ceylon p.o.w mail |
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Lot 401 - forces mail first world war - 1914-19 - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryJuly-Sept 1914, including Service Suspended mail. The interesting selection of covers and cards including July 30 cover from Russia to Scotland with Russian censor cachet and seals made from small pieces of paper; July 31-3 Aug registered cover and cards (2) from G.B to Germany delivered with German censor cachets (one ‘address unknown’ returned to G.B in December); July 29 card from Austria to London returned handstamped "ZURUCK"; August 1st cover from London to Turkey with German provisional censor seal, delivered in October; 6 August card from Hungary to G.B delivered with "RET. LT. SECTION / LONDON POSTL SER." arrival c.d.s (Sep 25); July 28 card from Turkey to G.B with "ZURUCK! / Keine Beforderungsgelegenheit" cachet but delivered on Sep. 4th; July 31-Aug 21 covers and cards from G.B to Germany with boxed or unboxed "UNDELIVERABLE / L.P.S" (4, one with R.L.O envelope); similar 1915 cover with "UNDELIVERABLE / (ENEMY COUNTRY) / RETURN TO SENDER"; and Sep 1914 card from Bourdeaux to Ardennes with Tours "Lieu de Destination Envai" machine. (15). Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historyforces mail first world war - 1914-19 |
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Lot 417 - forces mail first world war - 1914-19 - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryGerman Navy. 1900-18 Covers and cards with "KAIS. DEUTSCHE / MARINE- / SCHIFFSPOST" c.d.s. with various numbers from differing ships, two stamped, otherwise all stampless. Three 1900 items sent from China during the Boxer Rebellion, the others all World War One period, many on picture postcards. Also 1915 card with "Marine - Feldpost / S.M.S "Pillau"" cachet. (92). Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historyforces mail first world war - 1914-19 |
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Lot 337 - forces mail - the following five lots are all from thomas moore to his brother in london. moore served with the english forces in ireland in 1691 against jacobite forces aided by the french; in the low countries in 1693-97 during the war of theWar of the Grand Alliance. 1696 (Feb 7) - 1797 (June 4) Entire letters charged 8d to London all with Bishop Marks, one inscribed "fro Rotterdam" in another hand. The letters comprise: Ghent, 7 Feb 1696 - ‘Mr Hill has received orders from the King and States of Holland to break the Cartell with the French unless they return some French Officers whom they took at sea going for England and have sent to the Gallies’; Camp at Bass Waver, 8 June 1696 - ‘Yesterday I came here with three Battalions of Guards from the Camp near Ghent and find the army here to be now composed of eighty one Regiments of Foot and one hundred and fifty six squadrons of Horse & Dragoons making in all about 7000 men. The Duke of Wirtenberg lyes at Dermond with 22 Rgts of Foot and the Prince of Vaudemont at the Canall of Bridges’; Camp near Brussells, 4 May 1797 - ‘as soon as (the English Horse and Dragoons) arrive the whole will march to Waterloo where a magazine of forrage is laid up’; Camp at Bois Seignour Isaac, 12 May - ‘the Siege of Ath goes on and the enemy have secured the passes from Mons to the Skeld’; Camp at Bois Seignour Isaac, 5 May - news from a Drummer sent to Mons for some soldiers that were taken prisoner; Camp at Promelles, 4 June - news of troop locations, the surrender of Ath and siege of Barcelonias by the French. An interesting correspondence. (6). Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historyforces mail - the following five lots are all from thomas moore to his brother in london. moore served with the english forces in ireland in 1691 against jacobite forces aided by the french; in the low countries in 1693-97 during the war of the grand alliance; and |
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Lot 433 - forces mail first world war - 1914-19 - hospital ships - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryMalta/Egypt. 1917 Cover with Malta 1d unusually cancelled A.P.O S7 c.d.s at Marseille, handstamped violet "ON ACTIVE SERVICE", the reverse with signed three line cachet of H.M Hospital Ship "Letitia"; and four 1916 postcards all with Base Army P.O Z c.d.s of Alexandria, one written on H.M.H.S "Devanha", two on cards of the "Valdivia" or "Goorkha", the other handstamped violet "ON ACTIVE SERVICE" and circular "INDIAN HOSPITAL / SHIP / GLENGORM / CASTLE". (5). Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historyforces mail first world war - 1914-19 - hospital ships |
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Lot 353 - forces mail indian army campaigns - 1837-1913 - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryBritish Somaliland. 1903 (Sep 13) Cover to England, posted unstamped with an "F.P.O 44" backstamp, endorsed "active service, no stamps available, R.W Townsend, Capt., 2 / K.A Rifles". Most unusually an Indian 1a stamp has been added in transit at Berbera, tied by the Base Office Berbera c.d.s, also backstamped at Aden and Plymouth. Light vertical folds and minor opening tears to upper edge but still a scarce and unusual campaign cover. Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historyforces mail indian army campaigns - 1837-1913 |
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Lot 449 - forces mail first world war - 1914-19 - france and belgium - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History1914-19 Covers and cards with F.P.O or A.P.O datestamps arranged in number order from "4" to "231" and "A" to "2Z" including horseshoe type datestamps used at Railhead offices (19) and many skeletons, also a few Base Office cancels including scarce "ARMY POST OFFICE / 2 / BEF" rubber type c.d.s (2). A good lot, nearly all different, a few registered. (885). Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historyforces mail first world war - 1914-19 - france and belgium |
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Lot 369 - forces mail anglo-boer war - 1899-1902 - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryCanada 1901 1c Postal stationery postcard cancelled violet "ROYAL REVIEW / EXHIBITION PARK CAMP / OCT 11 1901 / TORONTO / ARMY POST OFFICE" with oval "ENQUIRY OFFICE / OCT 18 1901 / POST OFFICE, TORONTO", locally addressed, very fine. This A.P.O cancel used on this one day only, for the military review in front of the Duke of Cornwall and York, during which South Africa war medals were presented. Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historyforces mail anglo-boer war - 1899-1902 |
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Lot 460 - forces mail first world war - 1914-19 - germany and plebiscites - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal History1919-23 Postcards written up on pages with various F.P.O or A.P.O datestamps, also a few picture postcards. (69). Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historyforces mail first world war - 1914-19 - germany and plebiscites |
