g.b - p.o.w ships - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 540 - g.b - p.o.w ships - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryRoyal Edward/Saxonia. 1914 Bavaria 5pf postal stationery postcard uprated 5pf (partly removed by the censor) to a P.O.W at "London, Olympia", redirected with the cachet "LEIGH CHANNEL SQUADRON / SOUTHEND - O - SEA", two differing P.C censor cachets and the explanatory handstamps "NOT ON ROYAL EDWARD", red boxed "NOT ON H.M.T. SAXONIA" and green oval "RELEASED FROM INTERNMENT / UNDELIVERABLE / PRISONERS OF WAR INFORMATION BUREAU". An exceptional card with three rare cachets. Photo on Page 94. Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historyg.b - p.o.w ships |
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 Lot 541 - g.b - p.o.w ships - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryTunisian. 1915 Stampless postcard from Germany to a P.O.W on H.M.T "Tunisian" at Ryde, redirected to Ceylon, with red P.C censor and scarce boxed "NOT ON H.M.T. SAXONIA". Photo on Page 94. Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historyg.b - p.o.w ships |
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 Lot 542 - g.b - p.o.w ships - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryTunisian. 1915 (Feb 13) Stampless P.O.W cover (letter enclosed) to Holland, with a Ryde c.d.s and violet oval "H.M.T TUNISIAN / P.C. / RYDE, I.W.", fine and scarce. Photo on Page 94. Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historyg.b - p.o.w ships |
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 Lot 543 - g.b - p.o.w ships - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryUranium. 1915 Picture postcards from Vienna (two stampless, the other with the stamp removed by the censor), all to a P.O.W Fred Zitterer, the first addressed to the S.S "Lake Manitoba" at Ryde and redirected to the "Uranium" at Southend-on-Sea with red oval "PRISONERS OF WAR / 21 MAY. 1915 / H.M.T "URANIUM""; the other two addressed to the "Uranium" at Ryde or Southend and redirected to Knockaloe. (3). Photo on Page 94. Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historyg.b - p.o.w ships |
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Lot 538 - g.b - p.o.w ships - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryAscania/Canada/Lake Manitoba. Stampless P.O.W covers from the S.S "Ascania" at Portsmouth or H.M.T.S "Canada" at Ryde, and a picture postcard (Cunningham Holiday Camp, Douglas) with oval "ALIENS DETENTION CAMP / CENSORED / DOUGLAS, I.O.M" to a P.O.W on S.S "Lake Manitoba" at Portsmouth. (3). Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historyg.b - p.o.w ships |
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 Lot 544 - g.b - p.o.w ships - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryUranium. 1915 Stampless P.O.W cover with enclosed letter to Germany, from the "Uranium" at Ryde, with red "C.G.H. / CENSOR" and oval "PRISONERS OF WAR / RYDE, IoW / 15 MAY 1915 / H.M.T "URANIUM"", fine and scarce. Photo on Page 94. Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historyg.b - p.o.w ships |
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Lot 539 - g.b - p.o.w ships - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryRoyal Edward. 1914-15 Picture Postcard of the ship and a P.O.W cover both from the "Royal Edward" at Southend-on-Sea to Germany, and a German postcard to a P.O.W on the ship. (3). Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historyg.b - p.o.w ships |
