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World War I Postal History

7167 ) Al ge ria, Ger man POWs, 1915, card from Barika &cover from Biskra, both with camp handstamps, scarce,VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75

7168 ) Ar gen tina, WWI, 7 cov ers used lo cally in Bue nosAi res, each with a French Red Cross la bel tied, a dif fi cultgroup, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $125

7169 ) Aus tra lia, Ger man POWs, 2 covrs from Liv er pool& Molongo camps with camp handstamps and cen sormarks, scarce, VF.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75

7170 ) Aus tra lia, Im pe rial Forces WWI, 1915-8, 4 cov -ers: 1915, 2nd In fan try Bri gade hansstamp on mar vel ousYMCA il lus trated cover to GB; 1917, AIF at BAPO T inEgypt; 1918, 2 cov ers sent through Brit ish FPOs T. 22 & T.58, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

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7171 ) Aus tra lia, WWI Home Front, 1915, 2 cov ers:spec tac u lar over all pa tri otic en ve lope used to Eng land +cen sored cover to US, VF.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7172 ) Aus tria, WWI in Bosnia from Tur key, 1903 reg is -tered A.R. cover from Uskub, tur key to Sarajevo with “K.und K. Milit. Post/Sarajevo” boxed handstamp in blue,rare, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7173 ) Aus tria, WWI Home Front, 1914-6, 4 cov ers, allcen sored, one with la bel on re verse, two over all ad cov ers, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7174 ) Aus tria, WWI Seige of Przemysl, Feb ru ary19,1915 card with Clem ent #57 handstamp and usualIX/54 cen sor mark, mild soil ing, rare, F-VF. . . . . . . . $250

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7175 ) Aus tria, WWI Feldposts, 9 Aus trian Feldpostcards, dif fer ent units and cen sor marks, in spect, VF. . . $100

7176 ) Aus tria, WWI Pa tri otic post cards, 4 pa tri oticpost cards, 2 each from Aus tria and Hun gary, var i ousunits, VF.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7177 ) Aus tria, WWI Pa tri otic post cards, avi a tion, 3cards re lated to avi a tion, used from dif fer ent units, scarce,VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75

7178 ) Aus tria, WWI Feldposts, 5 Feldpost cov ers, 2franked, dif fer ent units and cen sor marks, in spect, VF. . $60



7179 ) Aus tria, WWI Feldposts, 3 items: One over printed “Feldpost” from Belgrad; one cover from Lubjliana & onecard from Sarajevo, reg is tered, in ter est ing, VF. . . . . . $60

7180 ) Aus tria, WWI Feldposts in Po land, 3 cards usedfrom Pol ish Feldposts, un usual, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . $60

7181 ) Aus tria, POW Camps, Ser bian in tern ees, 1917cover from Grossau to Com mit tee to Aid Ser bi ans,Geneva with camp mark + ci vil ian postal card to Cen tralSearch Bu reau for POWs in Vi enna, cen sored, VF. . . . $40

7182 ) Aus tria, POW Camps, Ital ian in tern ees, 1917-8,2 Red Cross cards from Malthausen & Salzburg to It aly +cover from Malthausen to Vi enna, all ap pro pri ate cen sormarks, F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60



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7183 ) Aus tria, post-WWI ARA Food Re lief, 4 items:ARA re quest card from Aus tria; 2 cov ers from Hun garywith cir cu lar handstamp about the ARA pro gram & coverfrom Po land with ARA cor ner card, in ter est ing lot, F-VF. $75

7184 ) Bel gium, WWI Courrier cover, 1915 “ArmeeBelge S.M./Le Courrier de L’Armee” en ve lope with bluehandstamp “Ministere de la Guerre” used from Le Havre toParis, scarce, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60

7185 ) Bel gium, WWI Sol dier’s Cards, 1915, 3 dif fer entFrench Fran chise cards used in Bel gium, VF.. . . . . . $50

7186 ) Bel gium, WWI Tem po rary PO in France, 1916, 2cards, one pa tri otic, both with sin gle cir cle “SteAddresse/Poste Belge-Belgische Post” used at tem po rary PO at Havre + fran chise card & reg is tered cover front from“Le Harve Spe cial” franked with Bel gian stamps to GB,scarce, VF.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100



7187 ) Bel gium, WWI Feldposts, 7 cov ers & 2 cards (oneto bacco) from var i ous Bel gian FPOs, some with unit cor -ner cards, in spect, F-VF.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7188 ) Bel gium, WWI Oc cu pa tion of Ger many, 1920,H&G post card 68 with “Eupen” over print + Ger many 1N31to Ger many, cen tral crease, scarce uprating of in ter nalcard, Fine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30

7189 ) Bel gium, WWI, US troop us age, 1921 cover toUS, franked with Bel gian 50 cent. stamp tied by Van DamA5001.2 from Ant werp, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50

7190 ) Bel gian Congo, WWI, 1919 cover from 3rd B.R.I.1st Co. at Leopoldville with dou ble straightline handstampin black “Cor re spon dence Privee/Amree Belge”, scarce,VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50



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7191 ) Bolivia, WWI, 1918, 2 cov ers to the US with UScen sor tapes tied by dou ble ring pur ple “Passed by Cen -sor/122", VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50

7192 ) Brit ish East Af rica, WWI with Rare cen sor tape,1916 cover from Kisimu to US with rare cen sor tape tied bycen sor’s date stamps and backstamp of Mombasa + cover from I.E.F. FPO 343 with pur ple boxed“Passed/by/Postal/Cen sor/Daressallam”, VF. . . . . . . $150

7193 ) Can ada, WWI en route to Eu rope, 1914 pa tri oticpost card to GB writ ten aboard the SS Lapl and “Look outfor Ca na dian Con tin gent!….” with very rare large crownedcir cle “Ca na dian Over seas Ex pe di tion ary force” cancel,VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7194 ) Can ada, WWI Home Front, 1916-8, 4 cov ers: ma -chine can cel Ni ag ara Camp Field Post on YMCA env.; slo -gan “Buy War Cer tif i cates”; cover to US with cen sor tape &lovely pa tri otic cor ner card to US, VF. . . . . . . . . . . $75



7195 ) Can ada, WWI in Eu rope, 1918, 2 cov ers en dorsed “Ca na dian Sol diers Let ter”, one with large cir cu lar black“Or derly Room/18th Re serve Bat tal ion” handstamp, theother with blue oval “ Whipps Cross War Hos pi -tal/Leytonstone”, both to US, rare, F-VF. . . . . . . . . $200

7196 ) Can ada, WWI in Si be ria, 1919 over from Si be riawith leg i ble FPO Si be rian Forces sin gle Brit ish cir clehandstamp ty ing Ca na dian stamps on Ca na dian YMCAenv. to Hol land, rare, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300

7197 ) Can ada, WWI in Eu rope, 6 items: Ger manFeldpost card used by a Ca na dian in 1919; 5 cov ers, 4YMCA and one Sal va tion Army used from var i ous FPOs,in spect, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7198 ) Cey lon, WWI, 1916 reg is tered cover to US fromNegombo with pur ple square “ Cen sor/Co lombo”handstamp, on re verse, US la bel “Sup posed Li a ble toCus toms Duty”, a bit tatty but scarce, Fine. . . . . . . . $40



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7199 ) China, WWI to Can ada, 1918 cover from Can ton to Vic to ria BC, cen sored with tape in Can ada, ratty but at trac -tive, none the less, VG-Fine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50

7200 ) Cuba, Mex ico & Peru, WWI, 1918, 2 cov ers to USboth cen sored with tape, one with scarce pa tri otic la bel onre verse; one cover each from Mex ico and Peru to US, cen -sored with tape + reg is tered cover from Co lom bia to USwith bi sected 2¢ but stamps miss ing, cen sored with tape,F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50

7201 ) Den mark, 1916 card to Eng land, cap tured andde layed, 1916 Christ mas post card to pas sen ger on SSGerda [which was later tor pe doed and sunk], dou ble linepur ple handstmp “Part of Mail Cap tured/by Ger mans andDe layed”, re ceived in GB in Feb ru ary 1917 af ter be ing for -warded, rare, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7202 ) Den mark, WWI Red Cross POW Agency, 1917cover from the Dan ish Red Cross Agency for POWs toBerlin, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30



7203 ) Egypt, WWI, 1917-8, 3 cov ers to US cen sored withoc tag o nal “Passed/Cen sor/1" in black, 3 in blue and 15 inpur ple (also with tape), VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30

7204 ) Egypt, Ger man POWs, 1918 cover from POW atTargu Jiu camp to an other POW at Sidi Bishr with red 3 line Red Cross handstamp, cen sor seal on flap, very rarePOW to POW cover, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7205 ) Fin land, WWI, 1915-8, 3 cov ers to US, one reg is -tered, all cen sored with tape, two with hand writ ten “Fromen emy oc cu pied ter ri tory” + 1918 ci vil ian cover from Swe -den to US with cen sor tape, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60

7206 ) France, WWI, Red Cross, 1914 cover from FrenchRed Cross to GB, cen sored and sealed with “Of fi ciallySealed” (ci vil ian) la bel, sent on with Brit ish “Paid” ma chinecan cel in red, most un usual, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . $75



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7207 ) France, WWI, Au to mo bile Units, 2 cards and acover from dif fer ent Au to mo bile units, scarce, VF. . . . $75

7208 ) France, WWI, Avi a tion, 2 cov ers to and from Avi a -tion units with handstamps for Esc. C 9 and MF-26, rare,VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7209 ) France, WWI, Home Front, 1914-5, 3 cov ers, 2 toUS, one to Hol land, all cen sored with tape andhandstamps, one with “CIF” perfin, F-VF. . . . . . . . . $30

7210 ) France, WWI, Hos pi tals, 6 items: 5 cov ers fromvar i ous hos pi tals in France each with dif fer enthandstamps + fran chise card to sol dier at a hos pi tal, in -spect, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $125



7211 ) France, WWI, North Af rica, 2 cov ers: one fromNa val Force at Tang ier with ap pro pri ate pur plehandstamp; one reg is tered to Swit zer land from Min is try ofWar at Tu nis with their handstamp in red, F-VF. . . . . $75

7212 ) France, WWI, Of fi cial cov ers, 1914-5, 5 “am bu -lance” cov ers for Ex press mail from var i ous gov ern men talde part ments with ap pro pri ate handstamps, 4 reg is tered,most unusual, F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7213 ) France, WWI, Pa tri otic la bels on cover, 4 cov ers,each with dif fer ent pa tri otic la bels tied, dif fi cult lot, VF. . $80

7214 ) France, WWI, Pa tri otic Let ter cards, 3 dif fer entpa tri otic let ter cards, quite strik ing, VF. . . . . . . . . . $100



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7215 ) France, WWI, Units, 11 cov ers from dif fer ent unitsof the French ser vices, each with its own handstamp, in -spect, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7216 ) France, WWI, Units, 5 fran chise cards and 2 cov -ers from dif fer ent units with “Tresor et Postes” handstamps + 2 other fran chise cards, in spect, VF. . . . . . . . . . $100

7217 ) France, WWI Pa tri otic cards, 2 dif fer ent pa tri oticfran chise post cards, one used from Ser bia + onehandcolored post card, un used, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . $75

7218 ) France, Ger man POWs, 1915-6, 5 items: 3 cov ersfrom Agde (with handstamp of Med i cal of fi cer in green),Bressuire & Trompeloup + 2 cards from Oleron & Paris, allwith camp handstamps and ap pro pri ate cen sor marks,F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100



7219 ) France, 1915 pa tri otic post card to Cuba, a raredes ti na tion, F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40

7220 ) France, WWI, Red Cross, 5 dif fer ent French RedCross cov ers with var i ous handstamps, 3 to GB, one for -warded, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7221 ) France, WWI, Aid for Ser bian POWs, 1917 coverfrom Or ga ni za tion to Aid Ser bian POWs (their env.) toSwiss cen tral of fice of the same org. in Geneva, cen soredin France with tape and handstamp, un usual, VF.. . . . $40

7222 ) France, WWI, used by AEF, 2 items: in ter est ingcover mailed by sol dier through French PO, charged post -age due on ar rival in US + post card, un franked from APO762, not taxed, VF.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30



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7223 ) France, WWI, used by AEF, 1918, 5 cov ersfranked with French stamps sent through AEF APOs, 4 toParis, one to US, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7224 ) France, WWI, used by AEF, 1918, 3 French fran -chise cards used by US sol diers through the APO sys tem,un usual, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50

7225 ) France, 1918 cover from Quiberon, Al ge ria, with“Ma rine Française” blue handstamp, to sailor at the Amer i -can Na val Base in Lorient, rare, VF.. . . . . . . . . . . $75

7226 ) France, 1918 pa tri otic fran chise card sent toEgypt, cen sored and for warded to Malta, F-VF, rare. $75

7227 ) France, WWI, 1919 Ver sailles Con fer ence, June5, 1919 cover ad dressed to at ten dee of the Ver saillesCon fer ence sent un franked, taxed with 5, 10 & 15 cen -times post age dues stamps all tied with spe cial Ver saillesCon fer ence can cel of June 6, rare, VF. . . . . . . . . . $100



7228 ) France, 1927 Tenth An ni ver sary Con gress ofthe Amer i can Le gion in Paris, cover and 2 post cardsfranked with France 1927 Amer i can Le gion stamps tied byspe cial Con gress can cels (2 types) + wrap per from theSou ve nir Num ber of the NY Her ald Tri bune about the Con -gress, a rare group, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7229 ) French Mo rocco, Ger man Pows, cover from Ca -sa blanca to Ger many with Ca sa blanca pur ple handstampand Tresor can cel, VF.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40

7230 ) Ger many, WWI, Units, 1914-8, 10 cov ers fromvar i ous units with var i ous cen sor mark ings, in spect, F-VF. $100

7231 ) Ger many, Ger man POW Camps, French in tern -ees, 1914 folded let ter to Paris from Zossen camp (tear re -paired with tape) + 1918 POW ac knowl edge ment cardfrom Helmstedt to GB, both cen sored and with camphandstamps, F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40



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7232 ) Ger many, Grmany WWI, used by AEF, 3 cov ers:2 with Ger man stamps sent through APO sys tem, oneYMCA env. + one with US 3¢ Wash ing ton used and ac -cepted from Coblenz in 1921., cover faults F-VF. . . . . $75

7233 ) Ger many, Ger man POW Camps, Brit ish in tern -ees at Ruhleben, 4 items: 1915 POW cover fromRuhleben, cen sored with Brit ish ma chine ar rivalmark;1916 Camp Mes sen ger Ser vice card with 2nd birth -day greet ings of stay at the camp; 1916 RXD Let ter withpreprinted “1/2 1" green post age mark to Cap tain of theCamp tied by date mark & RXD let ter with per fo rated pur -ple star stamp ovpt. ”On Ser vice" tied by date mark (noyear), a rare group, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300

7234 ) Ger many, WWI, Units, Let ter cards, 1915-6, 4sol dier’s let ter cards from var i ous units, one of fi ciallysealed, VF.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60

7235 ) Ger many, Ger man POW Camps, Brit ish in tern -ees, 1915-6, 8 items: 5 cov ers from Doberitz,Friedrichsfeld, Giessen, Wahn &Villingen + 3 cards fromGottingen, Parchim & Soltan, all prop erly cen sored and allwith GB ma chine Lon don “Paid” re ceiv ers, F-VF. . . . . $100



7236 ) Ger many, Ger man POW Camps, Brit ish in tern -ees, 3 items: 1915 POW cover from Limberg to Scot land;1916 card from Ger man at Mewe camp to Leip zig, Senf(stamp dealer) & 1917 let ter from Ger man at of fi cers campat Hann. Munden to Hannover (prob a bly on duty there),F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60

7237 ) Ger many, WWI, Units, 2 cov ers from sol diers inGer man units to the US, both taxed, one us ing a 10¢ Par -cel Post Post age Due (#JQ4) (cat a log $650), VF.. . . . $300

7238 ) Ger many, WWI, Units, Pa tri otic post cards, 29pa tri otic post cards from var i ous units with var i ous mark -ings, one hand-drawn, in spect, VF (no photo). . . . . . $300

7239 ) Ger many, WWI, Units, 1916, 3 cov ers, 2 with“Feldpost” la bels, one with Red Cross char ity la bel + sol -dier’s pass, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7240 ) Ger many, WWI, Na val, 3 post cards & 4 cov ersfrom var i ous na val units incl. Helgoland, in spect, VF. . . $150

7241 ) Ger many, WWI, Pa tri otic post cards, 11 cardsused by sol diers through the ci vil ian mail sys tem, somecen sored, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100



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7242 ) Ger many, WWI, Pa tri otic post cards, 3 pa tri oticpost cards pro duced by com pa nies and im ag ing their prod -ucts, all used from Feldposts, one with avi a tion theme,unusual, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75

7243 ) Ger many, WWI, Avi a tion, 4 items re lated to avi a -tion: post card of Zep pe lin over head; card fromFeld-Flieger-Ubteilung V.B.; two air-re lated ma chine can -cels + one for re lief efforts, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75

7244 ) Ger many, WWI Oc cu pa tion of Lith u a nia, Po land and Ro ma nia, Lith u a nia 1N1 x14 on reg is tered cover toBerlin; Po land N2 pr. to Ger many, N4 on cen sored (tape)ad cover to US, N5 ex press to Ger many, N12 x4 ex press to Ger many & Ro ma nia 3N3 + RA5 in ter nal use, var i ous cen -sor marks, a nice lot, F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7245 ) Ger many, WWI Oc cu pa tion of Bel gium, 1916reg is tered cover to Bu da pest franked with Bel gium N8,mild soil ing, F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75



7246 ) Ger many, WWI, Home Front, 1916-23, var i ous ci -vil ian cov ers, 4 reg is tered, not cen sored + an in ter est ing1902 re use of a Berlin pri vate post card to the US, a use fullot, F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75

7247 ) Ger many, WWI Oc cu pa tion of Bel gium, 7 items:5 cov ers franked with var i ous val ues of the over printed is -sues + 2 cards used by Ger man sol diers in Bel gium, in -spect, F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60

7248 ) Ger many, WWI, Pa tri otic post cards, 5 un usedpa tri otic post cards, F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50

7249 ) Ger many, WWI Cov ers to the Aid Com mit tee forGer man Jews, 4 cov ers: two from US, one reg is tered, twofrom Ger many, one from oc cu pied Po land, to the Aid Com -mit tee for Ger man Jews, an or ga ni za tion that helpedPOWs & ci vil ians dur ing the war and ci vil ians there af ter, ascarce group., F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100



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7250 ) Ger many, WWI, Units, 1917-8, 11 items, 12 cards+ 1 cover from var i ous units with var i ous mark ings, in -spect, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7251 ) Ger many, 1917 cover from Cannstalt via Bre -men to a U Boat, for car riage to Lilong, Can ton, China,cen sored on board, very rare, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . $350

7252 ) Ger many, WWI, French Oc cu pa tion, 1919, 3 cov -ers used within Ger many, one reg is tered, cen sored by theFrench, two with cir cled red star, VF. . . . . . . . . . . $60

7253 ) Ger many, WWI, re lease of POWs, 1919, 2 items:“Re leased POW” card from Ger many to GB + real photopost card of free ing of POWs at Hammelberg, used fromthe camp within Ger many, un usual WWI ar ti facts, VF. . $60



7254 ) Ger many, 1920 Up per Silesia Pleb i scite Com -mis sion, 1920 Al lied Com mis sion cover with Up perSilesia Plebescite Com mis sion boxed pur ple handstamp,reg is tered, rare, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7255 ) Ger man East Af rica, 1916 reg is tered cover fromMuhesa to the Ger man PO at Tanga, with their seal onthe re verse tied by two line red handsamp, rare, VF. . . $150

7256 ) Great Brit ain, WWI, 3 French fran chise cards used through the Brit ish APO and cen sor ing sys tem, one to Ire -land, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50

7257 ) Great Brit ain, WWI in Egypt, 4 cov ers: Brit ish RedCross Hos pi tal at Giza; YMCA with the EEF (2) & NACBfrom APO SZ35, F-VF.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75



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7258 ) Great Brit ain, WWI, Home Front, 4 ci vil ian cov ers, cen sored, 3 with tapes, one with pur ple dou ble ring “Cen -sored Let ter/OAS”, one on reg is tered for mula en ve lope toUS, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60

7259 ) Great Brit ain, WWI, Hos pi tals, 5 items: 2 cov ersand 3 post cards re lated to hos pi tals and con va les cents,one with pur ple handstamp from 2nd West ern Gen eralHos pi tal, Man ches ter, F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75

7260 ) Great Brit ain, WWI, Na val, pa tri otic post card withsilk flags around a photo of Ad mi ral Beatty, writ ten on re -verse “Our Com mander in Chief while we are over here”,VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60

7261 ) Great Brit ain, WWI, Red Cross, 4 Brit ish RedCross cov ers, var i ous mark ings and units, in ter est ing lot,F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75



7262 ) Great Brit ain, WWI, Ser vice Or ga ni za tions, 9items all with dif fer ent cor ner cords: Church Army (3), Sal -va tion Army (2), Scot tish Sons of Tem per ance (cen tralfold), Scot tish Church, YMCA (2), from var i ous APOs, ap -pro pri ately cen sored, a difficult lot, F-VF. . . . . . . . . $150

7263 ) Great Brit ain, WWI, to bacco cards, 4 dif fer entThank You cards for to bacco, each with a dif fer ent pa tri otic de sign, VF.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7264 ) Great Brit ain, WWI, Units, 4 cov ers & 2 cards fromvar i ous units & cen sor marks, in spect, F-VF. . . . . . . $50

7265 ) Great Brit ain, WWI, un usual us ages, 6items:YMCA with dumb Army handstamp, cen sored; 2cer ti fied cov ers, one opened, sealed with tape and “De -layed”; pa tri otic post card used in ci vil ian sys tem by sol dierwith red cir cled “On Ac tive Ser vice” mark ing; Voter reg is -tra tion card; card from BAPO 1 to Guern sey, a most in ter -est ing group, VF.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7266 ) Great Brit ain, WWI, 1917 cover to Swe den withBrit ish cen sor tape at top, ad ver tis ing la bel forMacfarlane’s steel ware on re verse, VF.. . . . . . . . . $30



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7267 ) Great Brit ain, WWI, used by AEF, 5 items: 3 cov -ers, one Sal va tion Army, all cen sored with tape, US 3¢ re -ply en ve lope & AEF Field Srvice Card, all sent by AEFmem bers through the Brit ish APO sys tem, F-VF. . . . . $80

7268 ) Great Brit ain, BEF WWI in North ern Rus sia,1919 cover from FPO P.B. 77 (Emetskoe) with PE/C 29Brit ish cen sor in oval to GB, mild tear at up per right not af -fect ing mark ings, very rare, F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . $250

7269 ) Great Brit ain - Isle of Man, Ger man POWs, 1914cover from Ger man to a POW at Wakefield, red cen sormark on face, rare cover to a POW, VF. . . . . . . . . $100

7270 ) Great Brit ain - Isle of Man, Ger man POws, 1915,2 cov ers, one franked 1d. to Lon don (Busi ness let ter fromCi vil ian POW), with black oval Douglas, IOM cen sor mark& one to US, cen sored with tape across flap, VF. . . . . $100



7271 ) Greece, WWI, French Navy, 1916, Greece 10 lep -ta stamp tied by large pur ple Castelorizo Na valhandstamp, tran sit through “Corr. D’Armees-Port Said” toan other na val of fi cer, rare, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7272 ) Greece, WWI, French Army of the Ori ent, 1917cover franked with 1 lep ton x10 stamps, cancelled atKozane, cen sored throught French with four dif fer entArmee d’Orient handstamps, rare, VF. . . . . . . . . . $200

7273 ) Greece, WWI, Aegean Cen sor, 1918 cover fromTrogir (Dalmatia) to Ath ens cen sored in Syka with rarecen sor mark on front, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7274 ) Hong Kong, Ger man POWs, cover from POW toGer many the pur ple oval “Pro vost Mar shal/Hong Kong”and red cen sor mark, scarce, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . $60



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7275 ) In dia, WWI, IEF, 5 items: 3 cards used through IEFFPOs: French, Brit ish and to bacco + 2 ci vil ian cen soredcover, one reg is tered, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75

7276 ) In dia, Ger man POWs, 1915-9, 3 items: 1915 cover from Ahmednagar camp on camp env.; 1916 for mula cardfrom same camp + 1919 card from ci vil ian in tern atBelgaum, all with ap pro pri ate handstamps, F-VF. . . . . $100

7277 ) It aly, WWI, Home Front, 2 ci vil ian cov ers to theUS, cen sored with tape and handstamps, F-VF. . . . . $25

7278 ) It aly, WWI, Units, 12 Ital ian fran chise cards usedfrom var i ous units with ap pro pri ate cen sor marks, in spect,VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150



7279 ) It aly, WWI, Units, 4 items:card from Vet er i naryCorps (rare); pa tri otic post card used from 39th Div.; coverto GB from 21st Div. & Busta Speciale BrevettateAutomobilisti en ve lope used from 8th Div. and taxed on ar -rival, a most in ter est ing group, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7280 ) It aly, WWI, Pa tri otic post cards, 9 pa tri otic post -cards used from var i ous units with var i ous cen sor marks.,in spect, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7281 ) It aly, WWI in Egypt, 3 cards used from var i ousunits, all to Egypt, one for warded, one with Ital ian RedCross char ity seal, all with Egypian wavy line cen sor mark,among oth ers, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7282 ) It aly, Ger man POWs, Cover from Alessandriacamp to US with Ital ian Red Cross handstamp and campcen sor in red, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30



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7283 ) It aly, WWI, used by AEF, 6 items: 4 cov ers used by AEF sol diers through the Ital ian ci vil ian PO sytem incl oneavi a tion + 2 cov ers from the Amer i can Red Cross, lovelygroup, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7284 ) Ja maica, WWI, 4 cov ers: pa tri otic with spe cial Ja -maica Red Cross with plane, over printed “Ja maica” in red,to GB; reg is tered cover with B4 of MR6 and an other withMR9 + reg is tered cover from Turks & Caicos to St.Thomas with B4 of MR3, F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75

7285 ) Ja pan, Ger man POWs, 1915-9, 4 items: 1915post card from POW at Hakuyama + cover and 2 cardsfrom POWs at Ninoshima, all with approrpiate camp andcen sor handstmps, a rare group, VF. . . . . . . . . . . $200

7286 ) Ja pan, WWI, 1916 cover from To kyo to Lon don“Via Si be ria” with blue dou ble straightline “Part of a MailCap tured/by Ger mans and De layed”, rare, VF. . . . . . $150



7287 ) Ja pan, WWI, 2 cov ers: ci vil ian cover to Can adawith blue Ca na dian straightline “Cen sored” + com mer cialcover from the US to Ja pan, cen sored with tape and re -turned “Un known”, VF.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75

7288 ) Ja pan, WWI Red Cross POW Agency, 1918 cover from Jap a nese Red Cross to In ter na tional HQ in Genevafor POW af fairs with rare Jap a nese Red Cross la bel on re -verse, cen sored with tape in tran sit in Can ada + 1916cover from US to the same Agency in Geneva, cen soredwith tape in France, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7289 ) Malta, Ger man POWs, 2 items: 1915 card withwoodblock im age of Fort Clements Camp and camphandstamp + 1921 card, writ ten in Arabic, to Rome, withblack POW cen sor mark (very late use), VF. . . . . . . $100

7290 ) Malta, Ger man POWs, 1915 cover from Ger manyto a POW at Verdalla Bar racks, rare cover to a POW, VF. $100

7291 ) Malta, WWI, Brit ish YMCA card used from APO SZ7 (Malta) + St. John Am bu lance As so ci a tion, Malta Cen terpa tri otic post card used by ci vil ian to Lt. in MEF, cen sored,VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75



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7292 ) Neth er lands, POW cov ers, 1915, 3 items: POWcover from Groningen Camp (on The Mis sions to Sea menenv.) to GB with large 4-line black POW handstamp; coverfrom Harderwijk to Noordwijk with smaller 4-line pur plePOW handstamp & of fi cial cover from HoofdexpeditieVeldpost with pur ple In tern ees Bu reau handstamp, VF.. $75

7293 ) Neth er lands & Netherland In dies, WWI, 8 items:2 Veldpost cov ers & 2 cards, var i ous units and cen sormarks + 2 ci vil ian cov ers cen sored with tape, one reg is -tered to GB + 2 ci vil ian cov ers to US, cen sored with tape,VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7294 ) New Zea land, WWI, 1915 New Zea land Ad vancedBase APO let ter card used from Egypt + Auckland Pro vin -cial Pa tri otic & War Re lief As so ci a tion env. with the or ga ni -za tion’s red handstamp, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75

7295 ) Phil ip pines, WWI Patriotics, 1919 over all flagfrom Ma nila to Douglas Fair banks + PO pen alty en ve lopeused lo cally with 1920 “Vic tory/Car ni val &/Ex po si tion” flagcancel, VF.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75



7296 ) Por tu gal and Por tu guese In dia, WWI, 1917 Por -tu gal ci vil ian cover to US with large blue oval cen sor mark+ Por tu guese In dia ci vil ian cover to In dia with In dian cen -sor tape, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40

7297 ) Rus sia, WWI to Dan ish Red Cross, 1915 post -card from Berdichev to Dan ish Red Cross: G.M. Leiderasks if they have been able to find his brother, Abram Leib,a mem ber of the 8th Co. of the 19th Kostroma Reg. andpre sumed POW, pur ple oval Petrograd cen sor, rare + tatty card writ ten in Yid dish from Odessa with KuK feldposthandstamp, an odd item, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75

7298 ) Rus sia, WWI to Dan ish Red Cross, 1915 coverfrom Ekaterinaslav to Dan ish Red Cross of fice for POWs,pur ple boxed cen sor on re verse, VF. . . . . . . . . . . $60

7299 ) Rus sia, 1915 Rus sian Vol un teer Fleet, Arch an -gel, to New York, cover with the Fleet cor ner card,franked with block of 4 10 k. stamps on re verse, with Rus -sian pur ple boxed cen sor to Im pe rial Con sul Gen eral forRus sia in New York, mild edge stain ing, rare, F-VF. . . $150



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7300 ) Rus sia, Ger man POWs in Si be ria, 1915-7, 5POW cards from Si be rian POW camps, with ap pro pri atecamp and cen sor marks, in spect, F-VF. . . . . . . . . . $150

7301 ) Rus sia, Hun gar ian POWs, card from Rus siancamp sent by Hun gar ian + a post card from Hun gar ianFeldpost show ing the “Trans por ta tion of Rus sian POWs”,in ter est ing pair, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50

7302 ) Rus sia, WWI to Dan ish Red Cross, 1916 coverfrom Mos cow to Dan ish Red Cross with pur ple Mos cowcen sor on face, flap closed with Army cen sor tape, VF. . $40

7303 ) Rus sia, WWI, 1916 reg is tered cover to US frankedwith B5 (2) & B7 (4) with pur ple civil cen sor mark on face,un usual, F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50

7304 ) Rus sia, WWI to Dan ish Red Cross, 1916 coverfroma Jew in Shadryuski via Ekaterinberg to Dan ish RedCross seek ing help in lo cat ing a fam ily mem ber, pur pleArmy cen sor mark, rare, VF.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75



7305 ) Rus sia, WWI to Dan ish Red Cross, 1916 reg is -tered cover from Odessa So ci ety for Aid to Jew ish WarSuf fer ers (their cor ner card) to Dan ish Red Cross, pur pleboxed Odessa cen sor on re verse, rare, VF. . . . . . . . $75

7306 ) Rus sia, WWI, So ci ety of Friends, 1917 cover onSo ci ety of Friends’ War Vic tims Re lief Ex pe di tion env. toUS, cen sored in Rus sia and US, Rus sian handstamps and tapes of both coun tries, a rare item, VF.. . . . . . . . . $150

7307 ) Rus sia, WWI to Dan ish Red Cross, 1917 reg is -tered cover from Mos cow to the Mos cow Com mit tee forPris on ers of War in Co pen ha gen, cen sored in Rus sia,rare, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7308 ) Rus sia, WWI, from Dan ish Le ga tion, 1917 fromDan ish Le ga tion, Petrograd (their cor ner card + seal on re -verse) to Co pen ha gen, not cen sored, dip lo matic, creasesat right not af fect ing, F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40



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7309 ) Rus sia, 1918 Paquebot cover from Vladivostokvia Ja pan to sailor on the USS South Da kota at Can ton,a truly re mark able cover (YMCA env.) from Lt. WillOppernd in Vladivostok, franked with a block of 25 Rus -sian 1 ko pek sav ings stamps, cancelled at Tsuruga, Ja pan on 8/30/18 as a Paquebot cover, to Rich ard An der sonaboard the USS South Da kota at Can ton, small piecemiss ing from up per right cor ner that does not de tract fromthis show piece cover., F-VF.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $600

7310 ) Rus sia, WWI to Dan ish Red Cross, 1918 coverfrom Bobrinck Minsk (Belarus) to Dan ish Red Cross with 4dif fer ent handstamps in clud ing cen sor marks, VF. . . . $50

7311 ) Rus sia, WWI to Dan ish Red Cross, 1918 coverfrom Mozyr, Minsk re gion, to Dan ish Red Cross with redArmy cen sor marks on re verse, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . $50

7312 ) Rus sia, late use of POW cards, 1925, 3 POWcards, re used for other pur poses due to pa per short ages,each with lo cal cen sors & franked with 14 kop stamp & 6kop rev e nue, rare, F-VF.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100



7313 ) South Af rica, WWI, 1916-7, 3 ci vil ian cov ers to US, 2 with cenosor tapes (scarce types), all with cen sor markson face, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50

7314 ) South Af rica, Ger man POWs, 2 cov ers fromPietermaritzberg camp to Ger many with ap pro pri ate camp and cen sor marks, one tatty at top not af fect ing marks,F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60

7315 ) Spain, WWI, 3 cov ers, one reg is tered, to US, allwith US cen sor tapes and marks, one with MontenegroRed Cross la bel on re verse, VF.. . . . . . . . . . . . . $40

7316 ) Swit zer land, WWI POW Camps, Ci vil ian in tern -ees, 1914-9, 7 cards: 4 from ci vil ian in tern ees in Swit zer -land at Buochs, Davos, Lauterbrunnen & Wilderswil + card from French civil in ternee in the Al sace to IRC, Geneva + 2cards sent to Swit zer land through the Ser bian Red Cross,un usual group, VF.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100



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7317 ) Swit zer land, WWI, 1915, 2 cov ers: to Bel giumfrom the In ter na tional Womens’ Or ga ni za tion for Miss ingPer sons, re turned “inadmissable” + Feldpost cover from“Fest.-Mitr./Kompagnie 2", VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50

7318 ) Swit zer land, WWI to Dan ish Red Cross, 1916cover from Aid Com mit tee for Jew ish POWs in Geneva(their cor ner card) to Dan ish Red Cross POW agency, VF. $50

7319 ) Thai land, WWI, 1915 cover from Lam poon to theUS via Ran goon with large pur ple “Passed by Cen -sor/Ran goon” on face, scarce, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7320 ) Trin i dad, Ger man POWs, 1916 cover from St.James’s Mil i tary Camp to US, hand writ ten andhandstamped cen sor ing, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50



7321 ) Tur key, WWI, 2 cov ers: from Amer i can Col lege forGirls, Con stan ti no ple to US with black cen sor handstampand red of fi cial seals + reg is tered cover from Smyrna toUS, black Turk ish cen sor mark, cen sored by Brit ish in1916 (tapes) with pur ple boxed “Re leased by the/Brit ishMil i tary Au thor i ties”, de liv ered in 1919, for warded withinUS [piece of up per left cor ner miss ing not affectingmarkings], F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7322 ) United States, 1915, cen sored cover to France,5¢ postal en tire(418) tied by 1915 New York ma chine can -cel on cover to Paris France, with French cen sor tape atleft, pur ple “Opened by mil i tary au thor ity” at left, twohandstamps, VF.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50

7323 ) United States, 1916 cover from US to Swit zer -land, for warded to Bel gium, cen sored by French and re -turned by the Ger mans be cause it was writ ten in a“for bid den lan guage” (handsamp on re verse), a strik ingcover, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7324 United States, A large group of Ephem era re -lated to the AEF in WWI, in cludes Na val menus, Ham -mock res er va tions, ARC cards, clip pings, poster stamps,etc. some tape stain ing, mixed con di tion, must inspect.. $200



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7325 ) United States, AEF Amer i can Red Cross, 4 cov -ers: 3 dif fer ent ARC env. + pen alty env. from Army San i ta -tion School APO 714 to Paris, VF.. . . . . . . . . . . . $50

7326 ) United States, AEF Amer i can Red Cross Hos pi -tals in Eu rope, 2 cov ers with pur ple dou ble ringhandstamp of Amer i can Red Cross Mil i tary Hos pi tal No. 1at Neuilly sur Seine, both from mem bers of the Amer i canAm bu lance, to Paris, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7327 ) United States, AEF Amer i can Red Cross Hos pi -tals in Eu rope, Van Dam B141.3 Am bu lance Americainehandstamp on their cor ner card, sent through the Brit ishAPO S.7, to GB, cen sored, for warded, a fab u lous usage,VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7328 ) United States, AEF Amer i can Red Cross Hos pi -tals in Eu rope, 2 cov ers with dou ble straightline pur plehandstamp “Amer i can Red Cross Mil i tary/Hos pi tal No. 1"at Neuilly sur Seine + one with typed re turn ad dress, sentthrough French postal sys tem to Paris., VF.. . . . . . . $100



7329 ) United States, AEF Amer i can Red Cross Hos pi -tals in Eu rope, pur ple dou ble cir cle handstamp of the Am -bu lance de Hopital Americaine de Paris on their cor nercard to GB throught Brit ish APO S.5, VF. . . . . . . . . $75

7330 ) United States, AEF Ar rival Cards, 7 cards, var i -ously cen sored, 2 YMCA, 4 ARC, one in tran sit, VF. . . $60

7331 ) United States, AEF Avi a tion in WWI, 1918-9: 3cov ers & a post card: flag can cel Avi a tion Branch New portNews; card from 166th Squad ron, Kelly Field, San An to -nio; pa tri otic env. from Na val Air Sta tion, Pensacola +cover from 484 Aero Sqdn at APO 728, a dif fi cult group,F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $125

7332 ) United States, AEF Blue En ve lopes, group of 4Blue en ve lopes, one used through French postal sys tem,nice lot in better than usual con di tion, VF.. . . . . . . . $75



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7333 ) United States, AEF Christ mas Greet ings, 1918,6 Christ mas Greet ing cards: 3 from K of C (2 diff.), 2 diff.from ARC and one from Fort Dix, NJ, a lovely lot, VF. . $150

7334 ) United States, AEF Christ mas Greet ings, 1918,3 cov ers with en closed Christ mas cards sent from APO755 and 927 (2), one YMCA env., VF.. . . . . . . . . . $75

7335 ) United States, AEF Easter Greet ings, 1919, 2 dif -fer ent K of C Easter Greet ing cards used from APO 775,scarce, VF.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60

7336 ) United States, AEF Em bar ka tion Mark ings, 5cov ers: 2 Townsend “Ea gle” flag can cels (one on K of Cenv.) + 3 dif fer ent Hoboken, NJ handstamps, VF.. . . . $100



7337 ) United States, AEF Fran chise Mark ings, An un -listed dou ble cir cle F.M. for the “F.A. School of In struc tion”used from APO 718 in 1918 to an ad dress in France andfor warded within France., VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50

7338 ) United States, AEF “I am Well” Cards, 2 dif fer enttype of Field Ser vice cards in di cat ing the sender’s state ofhealth, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25

7339 ) United States, AEF Knights of Co lum bus sta tio -nery, 3 dif fer ent K of C cor ner cards: A2001 APO No. 15(scarce), MPES APO 722 and 729, VF. . . . . . . . . . $75

7340 ) United States, AEF Ma rines in WWI, 1919, Ma -rine fran chise mark ing (Van Dam p. 142) from 113th Co.USMC, 3rd Pro. Regt., scarce, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . $50



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7341 ) United States, AEF Ma rines in WWI with In dianHead La bel, sent from APO 710, 5 Reg. USMC with In dian Head la bel on face and Ger man poster stamp on re verse,VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60

7342 ) United States, AEF Ma rines in WWI, in Cuba,1918, 3 cov ers & post card from 7th Reg i ment, USMC withVan Dam A2000 type can cel of the reg i ment, one with unitcor ner card, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7343 ) United States, AEF Ma rines in WWI, in Cuba, 2cov ers with per sonal cen sor hand stamp of Bert Pearson,sent by mem ber of 94th Co., 7th Reg., VF. . . . . . . . $80

7344 ) United States, AEF Ma rines in WWI, in Eu rope,1917-9, 3 cov ers from 5th Reg USMC with var i ous can -cels, one YMCA env. and one with Van Dam F222, F-VF.. $100



7345 ) United States, AEF Ma rines in WWI, in Haiti,post card (cen tral crease) sent 9/3/24 from Field Hos pi tal in Port au Prince with Van Dam A1000 type rub ber stamp.can cel, F-VF.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40

7346 ) United States, AEF Ma rines in WWI, in US,1918-8, 4 cov ers: from Paris Is land on YMCA env.; 2 fromQuantico, one on YMCA env. + one from Bks. Det., USMC, Portsmouth, VA on War Camp Com mu nity Ser vice env.,F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7347 ) United States, AEF Masonic cov ers, 2 cov erswith Masonic cor ner cards. Masonic cov ers are veryscarce., VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75

7348 ) United States, AEF Mother’s Day Let ters, 1919:K of C card & 2 YMCA env. all spe cially pre pared forMother’s Day, two used from APO 754, 770, scarce, VF. $75



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7349 ) United States, AEF Nurse’s Mail, cover sent fromAPO 944 (Ant werp) with Van Dam A5001.2 “Bridge” can -cel, VF.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50

7350 ) United States, AEF Saf Re turn Card, Na val, A re -mark able hand-made woodblock card used from the USSAntigone May 1919, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50

7351 ) United States, AEF Safe Re turn Cards, Jew ishWel fare Board, 2 cards one of which was used by anon-Jew, VF.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40

7352 ) United States, AEF Safe Re turn Cards, Knightsof Co lum bus, 4 K of C cards: 3 with de signs by the car -toon ist Briggs + one sent from USS LorraineI, lovely group, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100



7353 ) United States, AEF Safe Re turn Cards, YMCA, 5cards of 4 dif fer ent types incl a post card of the Statue ofLib erty and one with a pre-printed mes sage, one Na val,VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60

7354 ) United States, AEF Sal va tion Army cov ers, 2cov ers and a card sup plied by the Sal va tion Army, a dif fi -cult group, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7355 ) United States, AEF self-cen sored by Ma jor Gen -eral Menoher, on War De part ment pen alty en ve lope withA2011 can cel, March 11, 1918. Gen eral of fi cer mail israre., VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50

7356 ) United States, AEF “Sta tioned at”Cards, 4 cardsno ti fy ing ad dressee of sender’s lo ca tion: 3 preprinted AEFcards and one YMCA, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40



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7357 ) United States, AEF Van Dam A1000 Rub berStamps, No. 4, year date miss ing on Sig nal Corps en ve -lope, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50

7358 ) United States, AEF Van Dam A1000 Rub berStamps, No. 7 on ARC en ve lope & one with no #on post -card from France, both Of fi cers Mail, VF. . . . . . . . . $50

7359 ) United States, AEF Van Dam A1000 Rub berStamps, Un listed type sim i lar to A1111 for APO 745 inred., VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40

7360 ) United States, AEF Van Dam A1000 Rub berStamps, Nos. 1, 2 & 7, 2 on YMCA en ve lopes, fine strikes,F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50



7361 ) United States, AEF Van Dam A2000 Steel Diewith Bar rel, No. 11 on pa tri otic env. & No. 13 on YMCAenv. with F302 mark ing, two dif fi cult num bers, VF. . . . $100

7362 ) United States, AEF Van Dam A2000 Steel Diewith Bar rel, No. 8 on pa tri otic env. slightly cut down at left,not af fect ing mark ings, a rare num ber, VF. . . . . . . . $75

7363 ) United States, AEF Van Dam A2000 Steel Diewith Bar rel, 9 cov ers incl. No 2 & 9 (tatty), 3 with out #, 2MPES, A2012 var., etc., in spect, F-VF. . . . . . . . . . $75

7364 ) United States, AEF Van Dam A2000 Steel Diewith Bar rel, A2101 (APO 752) franked with 1¢, 2¢, 3¢, 5¢Washingtons and 10¢, 12¢ Frank lins to NY with con tents,treated as spe cial de liv ery, un usual us age, some loss atUR not af fect ing stamps or mark ings., F-VF. . . . . . . $75



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7365 ) United States, AEF Van Dam A2000 Steel Diewith Bar rel, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 9 & 10, fine strikes, 2 YMCA & 1pa tri otic en velop, one with F222 mark ing, F-VF. . . . . $60

7366 ) United States, AEF Van Dam A3000 Sin gle Ring,MPES 714 on Tank Corps pa tri otic env. + PES 909 onYMCA env. (A3110), VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40

7367 ) United States, AEF Van Dam A4000 Dou bleRing, 5 cov ers with var i ous types of this can cel incl.A4021, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50

7368 ) United States, AEF Van Dam A5000 Ger man“Bridge” Type, APO 734 (franked with 3¢ Vic tory is sue),761, 770, 927 (2), 4 YMCA env. & one for Cap tain Ripley ofthe Air Ser vice, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100



7369 ) United States, AEF Van Dam A6000 Flag Can -cels, 7 cov ers: A6001, A6002, A6011 (APO 701, 705 (2) &717). [The last 4 are Amer i can Postal Ma chine Co. Type24 flag can cels and are scarcer than Van Dam in di cates.] + an un listed flag can cel type, sim i lar to A6001 but with a dif -fer ent in di cium, 2 YMCA env., VF.. . . . . . . . . . . . $250

7370 ) United States, AEF Van Dam A7000 Ma chineMark ings, A7302 “Ad dress Mail….” on YMCA env., rare,VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7371 ) United States, AEF Van Dam A7000 Ma chineMark ings, A7201 (2), “En list To day….”, one dated11/18/20, first month of use, scarce, VF. . . . . . . . . $80

7372 ) United States, AEF Van Dam A7000 Ma chineMark ings, 8 cov ers: A7001 (APO 727 (2)) & CPO; A7002(APOs 702, 713 (2)); A7301 (2), 5 YMCA & 3 K of C env.,F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60



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7373 ) United States, AEF Van Dam A8000Provisionals, 6 cov ers: A8004 (APO 773), A8011 (APO773 (2 diff.), A8101 (APO 772), A8102 (APO 771, un listed)& A8202 (APO 713A), 3 YMCA env., a dif fi cult group ing,VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250

7374 ) United States, AEF Van Dam A8000Provisionals, Un listed dou ble straightline type for APO708 + un listed sin gle straightline for APO 748, bnoth inblack, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75

7375 ) United States, AEF Van Dam A9000 In struc -tional Mark ings, 2 cov ers: par tial strike of A9102 on faceof ARC cover and 2 full strikes on the re verse, used fromAPO 712, franked with 10¢ Frank lin + A9111 type on of fi -cer’s cover to France, franked with 5-2¢ Washingtons, VF. $100

7376 ) United States, AEF Van Dam A9000 In struc -tional Mark ings, A9102, reg is tered re turn re ceipt coverfrom APO 705, franked with 4¢ & 6¢ Washingtons, a raremark, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75



7377 ) United States, AEF Van Dam A9000 In struc -tional Mark ings, A9101.1 dou ble cir cle reg is try cancle +9111.1 boxed “Reg is tered” handstamp from APO 726 toParis franked with 10¢ Frank lin, a rare mark ing, VF. . . $75

7378 ) United States, AEF Van Dam A9000 InstuctionalMark ings, A920 APO 11 used 10/13/17 on YMCA env. toUS, sl. chip ping, rare, F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75

7379 ) United States, AEF Van Dam Mis cel la neousMark ings, 6 cov ers: 3 Port of em bar ka tions handstamps(Townsend in pur ple and black + Hamlen) + Chap lain’sfran chise mark ing + Van Dam F301 + civil cen sorstraightline “Cen sored” to Can ada, an in ter est ing group,VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7380 ) United States, AEF Van Dam Mis cel la neousMark ings, 2 cov ers with dif fer ent multi-line pur ple for -ward ing handstamps, one marked “Miss ing….”, VF. . . $100



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7381 ) United States, AEF Van Dam Mis cel la neousMark ings, A mar vel ous cover with 5 dif fer ent for ward ingmark ings as well as a Chelsea Ter mi nal re ceiver, sl. wrin -kling, rare, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7382 ) United States, AEF Van Dam Mis cel la neousMark ings, boxed dou ble straightline “De ceased….” oncover from NY to Lon don with GB cen sor tape., VF. . . $50

7383 ) United States, AEF WWI Cen sor shipHandstamps, 1918, cover and two cards, cen sored withVan Dam 2.2a, 2.2c and un re corded 2.2 type with 2.3g, ex -cel lent lot, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7384 ) United States, AEF WWI Cen sor ship La bels,cover with Van Dam Cen sor La bel E.1b tied by Townsend“ea gle” flag can cel, rare, VF.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7385 ) United States, AEF WWI Cen sor ship La bels,1918 Salvantion Army cover from APO 703 sealed withBase Cen sor la bel unlised in Van Dam, rare, VF. . . . . $100

7386 ) United States, AEF WWI Na val use of Bal lot En -ve lope, 1918 Sol diers’ Bal lot en ve lope with 6¢ Wash ing -ton tied by US NAvy rub ber stamp, cen sored, VF. . . . $40



7387 ) United States, AEF Pris oner of War in Ger many,let ter only, cen sored in Stuttgart, from pa tient atReservelazarett III, to par ents in the U.S., en dorsed byhand “Amer i can Pris oner of War”, re quest ing they use reg -is tered mail through the Red Cross, in ter est ing item, VF. $60

7388 ) United States, AEF WWI Sol diers’ Bal lot En ve -lope, 1918, large sized sol diers’ Bal lot en ve lope, pair of 3¢ Washingtons tied by Van Dam A4000 type, VF.. . . . . $40

7389 ) United States, AEF WWI Stars & Stripes Pub li -ca tion, 1918 cover with Stars and Stripes im print usedfrom APO 902 (wa ter stained at right not af fect ing mark -ings) + 1919 wrap per from Paris, F-VF. . . . . . . . . . $50

7390 ) United States, AEF WWI Unit Pub li ca tions,1919, cover with “The Bar rage/put over by the 18thF.A./A.E.F.” used from APO 740 + two dif fer ent cov ers for“The Long Range Sniper/the news pa per of the/66th F.A.Bri gade/A.E.F.”, rare items, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7391 ) United States, AEF YMCA cov ers, 28 cov ers withcar i ous YMCA cor ner cards and a wide va ri ety of can cel la -tions and cen sor’s marks, in spect, mixed con di tion, F-VF(no photo). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200



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7392 ) United States, US Navy in World War I, 1918, 5cov ers, 3 YMCA env., one from Amer i can Em bassy, Ma -drid, var i ous cen sor mark ings, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7393 ) United States, US Navy in World War I, Bei rut,Syria, 1919, USS North Carolina with “Sailor’s Let ter” fran -chise mark ing and pri vate cen sor’s hand stamp, rare, VF. $100

7394 ) United States, US Navy in World War I, Chris tianSci ence cover, Chris tian Sci ence cor ner card [very rare]with un usual black cen sor mark, a re mark able cover, VF. $150

7395 ) United States, US Navy in World War I, Con stan -ti no ple, 1919, USS Scor pion “Amer i can Na val Forces inAsia Mi nor”, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60

7396 ) United States, US Navy in World War I, Gi bral tar, 1917, USS Bir ming ham, black pri vate cen sor’shandstamp, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40



7397 ) United States, US Navy in World War I, the Home Front, 1917-9, 7 cov ers, 5 flag types (Navy Yard/Sta tion;Great Lakes/Re ceiv ing Ship (2); U.S./Re ceiv ing/Ship (2);steel die with bar rel “Pel ham Na val Sta.” Pro ba tion Campin re turn ad dress on K of C env. & The Navy Club,Waukegan, IL cor ner card, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75

7398 ) United States, US Navy in World War I, in US wa -ters, 1918-9: Hingham [MA] U.S. Na val Train ing Cen ter,on YMCA env.; Squad ron 2 Pa trol Force N.Y., some chip -ping, rarely seen, F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7399 ) United States, US Navy in World War I, NorthSea, 1918, USS Aroostook (mine-layer) with blackstraightline cen sor; USS New York “on for eign Ser vice”blue boxed cen sor; USS Texas (3: post card, cover andRe turn Re ceipt for reg is tered ar ti cle; USS Utah, oval cen -sor, a dif fi cult group, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250

7400 ) United States, US Navy in World War I, U.S. At -lan tic Pa trol Forces, 4 cov ers all with blue dou ble ringcan cel of the USAPF, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100



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7401 ) United States, US Navy in World War I, 1917,USS Rhode Is land (3 cov ers with can cels in black, blueand pur ple); USS Wis con sin on YMCA env., all with na valcen sors, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7402 ) United States, US Navy in World War I, U.S. wa -ters, 1917, reg is tered cover from USS Al a bama with blueoc ta gon blind can cel and the ship’s reg is try mark on the re -verse, rare, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75

7403 ) United States, US Navy in World War I, un usualcen sor mark ings, 3 cov ers with rarely seen na val cen sormark ings, one to Paris and one to a sailor aboard the USS Texas, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7404 ) United States, WWI Pa tri otic Handstamps,1917, 5 cov ers with handstamps urg ing the pur chase ofLib erty Bonds, incl. one on in com ing cover from Haita andone in French on cover to France., VF. . . . . . . . . . $60



7405 ) United States, WWI Pa tri otic Ma chine Slo gans,1917-8, 2 cov ers with slo gan about the 2nd Lib erty Loan(one with appropriatre pa tri otic la bel ap plied to front) + 5re gard ing the 3rd Lib erty Loan (one YMCA & 2 ad covers),VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75

7406 ) United States, WWI Pa tri otic Ma chine Slo gans,4 cov ers, two re gard ing food and two oth ers re gard ing Lib -erty Loans, VF.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30

7407 ) United States, WWI Pa tri otic Pa tri otic Cov ers,1917-9, 8 cov ers & 2 post cards with pa tri otic im ages orcor ner cards, in spect, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7408 ) United States, WWI Pa tri otic Post cards, 3 dif fer -ent pa tri otic post cards urg ing the pur chase of Liberybonds, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60



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7409 ) United States, WWI Ser vice Sus pended, Re -turned to Sender, Feb ru ary 9, 1917: pair of cov ers sentfrom NY to Ger many, one backstamped Wash ing ton DCJune 11, both with dou ble line pur ple “Mail ser vice sus -pended/to coun try ad dressed.” and point ing fin gerhandstamp, of fi cial seals at top, re ceived back June 12,franked with 5¢ Wash ing ton (Sc. 466), in ter est ing pair,F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7410 ) United States, Ger man POWs, 1919, 3 items:cover from POW Bar racks, Oglethorpe, GA; post card from POW Bar racks, McPherson, GA + cover from Ger manPOW aboard SS Prinz Eitel Friedrich mailed from Phil a del -phia Navy Yard Sta., VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60

7411 ) United States, AEF Amer i can Red Cross sta tio -nery, 4 cov ers & 3 cards:US De bar ka tion Hos pi tal NY (3),US Gen eral Hos pi tal Nos. 1, 28 & 28 + ARC Can teen Ser -vice, Baton Rouge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $70

7412 ) United States, AEF in Si be ria, 1919 du plex can cel with black boxed cen sor mark not listed in Van Dam onRed Cross cover, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200



7413 ) United States, AEF in Si be ria, 1919 Si be ria du -plex can cel with worn Van Dam C-1 cen sor mark in black,on War De part ment pen alty en ve lope, VF. . . . . . . . $200

7414 ) United States, AEF in Si be ria, 1918 Si be ria rub -ber handstamp with Van Dam C-1 cen sor in black, VF. . $150

7415 ) United States, AEF in Si be ria, 1919 Si be ria du -plex with Van Dam C-1 cen sor in black, with con tents onYMCA sta tio nery, torn in open ing at top, Fine. . . . . . $100

7416 ) United States, AEF in Si be ria, 1918 Si be ria rub -ber handstamp with Van Dam C-1 cen sor in pur ple, somestain ing on face not af fect ing mark ings, Fine. . . . . . . $75

7417 United States, AEF in Si be ria, ephem era, 2 pic -ture post cards of Vladivostok, one “Greet ings from theAEF” + 2 page let ter writ ten on YMCA sta tio nery (nocover), VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100



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7418 ) United States, AEF in Si be ria, Shang hai du plex,1918, Oc to ber 2, Shang hai, China du plex on YMCA env.torn in open ing at top not af fect ing the mark with Van DamC-1 cen sor in pur ple. These can cels are of ex traor di naryrarity., Fine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300

7419 ) United States, AEF in Si be ria, Shang hai du plex,1918, Oc to ber 5, Shang hai, China du plex with Van DamC-1 cen sor in pur ple re in forced with tape at top and bot tomnot af fect ing the mark. These can cels are of ex traor di naryrarity., Fine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300

7420 ) United States, AEF WWI in North ern Rus sia,1919 cover through Brit ish FPO 55 (Berensniki) and PE/C8 Brit ish cen sor in oval, piece miss ing from front not af fect -ing mark ings, a very rare or i gin, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . $350

7421 ) United States, AEF WWI in North ern Rus sia,1918 cover from with In tel li gence handstamp (Van Damp.192) sent through Rus sian postal sys tem, also withboxed “Postal Cen sor” to GB, very rare, VF. . . . . . . $300

7422 ) United States, AEF WWI in North ern Rus sia, 2cov ers, same corrrespondence from Arch an gel, with outpost marks, one with con tents dated 10/8/18, be fore thear rival of the Brit ish cancellers, one with PE/C 13 cen sor inoval, the other with two line Ex am ined by L 2, both Brit ish(see Van Dam p. 192), each cvoer has a dif fer ent Brit ishcen sor la bel, a very rare pair, F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000



7423 ) United States, AEF WWI in North ern Rus sia,1919, 2 cov ers from 339th In fan try at Arch an gel, sentthrough Brit ish FPO P.B. 2, cen sored with Brit ish pur ple orblack “X5" in oval, one torn in open ing at right not af fect ingmark ings, F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7424 ) United States, AEF WWI in North ern Rus sia,1918-9, 2 cov ers from Arch an gel through Brit ish APO P.B.2 with Brit ish PE/C 2 & PE/C 3 Brit ish cen sors in ovals,both 339 Inf. Reg., one YMCA env., one a bit tatty, F-VF. $200

7425 ) United States, AEF WWI in Si be ria, cen sored intran sit from Ukraine to the U.S., Jan u ary 18, 1921, cover from Sambor, W. Ukraine to NY, cen sored in tran sit withpur ple Van Dam C-7, one of the rar est of the marks, VF. $300

7426 ) United States, AEF WWI in Si be ria, Rub berHandstamp, No vem ber 1, 1918 rub ber handstamp withVan Dam C-1 pur ple cen sor mark and Braswell pri vatecen sor handstamp (Van Dam p. 217), VF. . . . . . . . $200

7427 ) United States, AEF WWI in Si be ria, Rub berHandstamp, Nobember 21, 1918 rub ber handstamp withVan Dam C-1 cen sor in pur ple, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . $200



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7428 ) United States, AEF WWI in Si be ria, Rub berHandstamp, Oc to ber 25, 1918, a week af ter in tro duc tion,rub ber handstamp on MCA env. with Van Dam C-1 cen sorin black, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7429 ) United States, AEF WWI in Si be ria, Rub berHandstamp on Sol diers’ Bal lot, Oc to ber 21, 1918, 3days af ter in tro duc tion of the rub ber handstamp, on Sol -diers Bal lot en ve lope with Van Dam C-1 cen sor in black,franked with pair of 2¢ + 5¢ Washingtons for tri ple weight,mld cor ner chip ping, very rare, F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . $300

7430 ) United States, AEF WWI in Si be ria, SteelHandstamp, Killer No. 1, 2 cov ers, one YMCA, the otherARC Com mis sion to Si be ria, with Van Dam C-1 cen sormarks in red and blue, VF.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250

7431 ) United States, AEF WWI in Si be ria, SteelHandstamp, Killer No. 1, 1919 on ARC Com mis sion toSi be ria env. with let ter & photo of some chil dren res cuedfrom Petrograd, with Van Dam C-5 cen sor mark, mar vel -lous piece, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200



7432 ) United States, AEF WWI in Si be ria, SteelHandstamp, Killer No. 1, 1919-20. 4 cov ers with VanDam C-1 cen sor mark in back + a tatty one on YMCA env.,F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300

7433 ) United States, AEF WWI in Si be ria, SteelHandstamp, Killer No. 1, 1919, 2 cov ers, one each withVan Dam C-2 and C-3 cen sor marks, in dis tinct strikes, one on Jap a nese dec o ra tive en ve lope (chipped at top), F-VF. $200

7434 ) United States, AEF WWI in Si be ria, SteelHandstamp, Killer No. 1, 1919, 2 cov ers with Van DamC-10 cen sor marks, one with Vic tory stamp, VF. . . . . $350

7435 ) United States, WWI Mil i tary Bases in the U.S., 56 cov ers from var i ous Camps around the coun try, many withcor ner cards, some patriotics, post cards, etc, a fas ci nat ing group wor thy of close in spec tion, mixed con di tion, F-VF(no photo). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $750

7436 ) United States, 1919, AEF WWI in Si be ria, SteelHandstamp, Killer No. 1, 1919, cover with Van Dam C-7cen sor mark, ex cel lent strikes, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . $200



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7437 ) United States, 1919, AEF WWI in Si be ria, SteelHandstamp, Killer No. 1, 1919, ARC cover with Van DamC-11 cen sor mark in green, well struck, VF. . . . . . . . $200

7438 ) United States, 1919, AEF WWI in Si be ria, SteelHandstamp, Killer No. 1, 1919 cover, self-cen sored withno handstamp, from 27th In fan try Ex change to Ma nila,Phil ip pines, a very rare des ti na tion, F-VF. . . . . . . . $250

7439 ) United States, AEF WWI in Si be ria, SteelHandstamp, Killer No. 1, 1919-20, 4 cov ers with VanDam C-11 cen sor marks, faint strikes, F-VF. . . . . . . $300

7440 ) United States, WWI 1919 Ver sailles Con fer ence, 1919 cover with “Amer i can Com mis sion/to Ne go ti atePeace”cor ner card used from APO 975 (Van Dam A4201),sent by an of fi cer, rare, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7441 ) United States, WWI 1919 Ver sailles Con fer ence, 1919 cover with “Amer i can Com mis sion/to Ne go ti atePeace”cor ner card used from Wash ing ton DC with ad di -tional pur ple handstamp at lower left, rare, VF. . . . . . $100



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7442 ) Guam, APO Cov ers, 26 cov ers, 1944-194, 19 writ -ten up on pages, nice group for the spe cial ist to re search,gen er ally F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7443 ) North ern Mariana Is lands, APO Cov ers, eightcov ers, 1944 to 1945, each on page with write up, gen er -ally F-VF.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $80

7444 ) United States, 1930-1943, WW2 Anti War Pro pa -ganda Cov ers, 30+ cov ers, with la bels or printed ca chetsagainst war or pro church, most are tied to the cover, in -cludes “For Wilkie Pres i dent” la bel tied by Nov 4 1940 ma -chine can cel, in ter est ing lot that should prove prof it able,gen er ally F-VF (no photo). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7445 ) United States, 1940-45 Cen sored Cov ers, 30+cov ers, mostly will dif fer ent cen sor mark ing or tape, no -ticed a few better APO’s, one with OXs ap plied, please re -view, gen er ally F-VF (no photo).. . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7446 ) United States, 1941 Mid way Is land Gooney BirdCover, two 10¢(C7) tied by 1941 Sep 16 Sixth Bat tal ionFleet Ma rine Forces handstamp with full color gooney birdca chet on cover to Worces ter MA, VF. . . . . . . . . . $150

7447 ) United States, 1941-1946, APO Cover Ac cu mu -la tion, 100+ cov ers, better in cludes APO 75 franked withJap a nese stamps, 1946 Jul 1 Atomic Bomb Test cover,APO 210, 309, 339, 361 and 959, could use some fur therre search, gen er ally F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300

7448 ) United States, WW2 Pa tri otic Cover Col lec tion,90+ cov ers, 1940-1945, better in cludes Dec 8 1941 US de -clares war, Oct 20 1944 US in vades Phil ip pines, Sept 21941 VJ Day, and 18 cov ers with car toons of Hit ler, Mus -so lini and/or Hirohito, ex cel lent start to this pop u lar area,please re view, gen er ally F-VF (no photo). . . . . . . . . $300


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7449 ) United States, 1941, cen sored cover to VichyFrance, 30¢(C24) tied by 1941 Man ches ter VT du plex oncover to Vichy Allier France with pur ple “Via Air Mail”straight line, cen sor tape at left, Ger man cen sor tape on re -verse, F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50

7450 ) United States, WWII cov ers, a mixed group of 18cov ers from WWII in clud ing an Ab sent Voter’s Re turn En -ve lope, in spect, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50

7451 ) United States, WWII, Re turn to Sender Ser viceSus pended, win dow cover to France with three dif fer enthandstamps in di cat ing re turn to sender, oc cu pied zone.,VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50

7452 ) United States, WWII, Re turn to Sender Ser viceSus pended, cover to France with red Ger man cen sor andblack boxed “Re turn to Sender” handstamp, VF. . . . . $50

7453 ) United States, WWII, Re turn to Sender Ser viceSus pended, De cem ber 5, 1941 cover to Ja pan with cen -sor tape and la bel “Re turned/to sender/by cen sor” in green (rare) and two pur ple “Re turned to Sender/Ser vice sus -pended” handstamps, piece miss ing from up per rightocrnner not af fect ing ap pear ance, F-VF. . . . . . . . . $75


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7454 ) Al ba nia, 1926 & 1962 com mer cial air cov ers,1926 in ter nal flight Tirana to Valona + 1962 reg is tered“taxe percue” Tirana to Ger many with Mair A5 (4*)etiqeutte., VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7455 ) Co lom bia, 1930-2, 2 Ger man com mer cialSCADTA cov ers, May 31, 1930 cover with Sc. 368, 382 &Sc. 383 to Ec ua dor with Mair B8a (5*) et i quette + Sep tem -ber 24, 1932 with Sc. 328 + 380 ar rival Oc to ber 14., VF. $150

7456 ) Co lom bia, 1932-4, 3 com mer cial SCADTA cov -ers from Ger many, De cem ber 16, 1932 with Mair B6a(5*) et i quette; June 3, 1933 me ter franked with Mair B14b(5*) et i quette; March 14, 1934, me ter franked with MairB14b (cover re paired w. tape)., F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . $150

7457 ) Den mark & Col o nies, 1920, 2 com mer cial cov -ers to Ger many, June 24 cover to Aus tria and July 24post card to Ger many (Sc. 159 + C1), both with tied Mair B1 (5*) et i quettes, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $125



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7458 ) Den mark & Col o nies, 1924, April 23, First FlightCo pen ha gen to Lon don, with C1 + C3 x2, Mul ler 28, VF. $75

7459 ) Fin land, 1924, 2 Night Flight cov ers, one a FirstFlight, May 15, 1930, first night flight, to Ger many + July 1,1930 night flight to Stock holm, both with Mair A2a (4*) et i -quettes, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50

7460 ) France, 1909 French Avi a tion Meets, Au gust22-29, Reims with hex ag o nal can cel; Oc to ber 7-21, PortAvi a tion, Paris, one with hex ag o nal can cel and an otherwith both the hex ag o nal and the cir cu lar cancels., VF. . $150

7461 ) France, 1919 At tempted Paris to Aus tra lia Flight post cards, Oc to ber 14-No vem ber 30, 2 real photo post -cards of Poulet and his me chanic, one pre par ing to leave,the other in Karachi. Thw at tempt was aban doned in Ran -goon. Scarce., VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150


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7462 ) France, 1920 com mer cial cover from Toulouseto Mo rocco, April 20, ar riv ing Ra bat April 23, flight leftApril 22, with Mair A1 (6*) et i quette, rare on cover. Bothstamps have let ters “GC’ in sel vage. Strik ing cover., F-VF. $150

7463 ) France, 1920, two com mer cial cov ers Morrocoto France, both cov ers are prop erly franked, both have aMair A1 (6*) et i quette ap plied, rare on cover., Fine. . . . $150

7464 ) France, 1922 Bourges Avi a tion Meet\, June 4-6,spe cial card with 25¢ semi-of fi cial stamp tied to used card+ full set of 5 semi-of fi cial stamps, VF. . . . . . . . . . $75

7465 ) France, 1923 Roig Mis sion First Flight, May3-23, sur vey flight to es tab lish an air route from Ca sa -blanca to Dakar.(Mul ler 1), VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100



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7466 ) France, 1925, First Flight Paris to Malmo, Swe -den, May 15 Paris to Malmo (Mul ler 126) and May 27, firstre turn flight Malmo to Paris (Mul ler 27), on spe cial cards,signed by the pi lot., VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7467 ) France, 1928 First Flight Aeropostale Paris toMon te vi deo, Feb ru ary 29, in au gu ral flight of theAeropostale South At lan tic route (Miller 180), VF.. . . . $100

7468 ) France, 1929, First Flight France to Madegascarby Farman Air lines, De cem ber 13, reg is tered cover, re -turned, with spe cial Farman Pro mo tional la bel tied (Mul ler249), VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7469 ) France, 1929, First Flight Mar seille to Bei rut viaAir Un ion/Lignes d’Orient, June 6 with ap pro pri atehandstamps, signed by Winckler, the pi lot (Mul ler 219),VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100



7470 ) France, 1929 Paris to Lon don with GB GV ½d. inad di tion to French frank ing, No vem ber 8, franked 2F50with added GB stamp, per haps for some sort of in ter nalcar riage but, more likely, phil a telic., VF. . . . . . . . . . $50

7471 ) France, 1929-31 com mer cial CGA cov ers, 3 cov -ers: 1929 Brazil to Ger many w/ boxed pur ple CGAhandstamp; 2 from Ar gen tina, 1 reg is tered, on CGA sta tio -nery., VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75

7472 ) France, 1930 First All-Air Aeropostale South At -lan tic Flight, May 10, flown by Mermoz with nav i ga torJean Dabry, signed by him (Mul ler 260), VF. . . . . . . $100

7473 ) France, 1930 First Flight Bel grade to Vi enna byCIDNA, March 31, one spe cial CIDNA card show ingroutes across Eu rope (Mul ler 18), VF. . . . . . . . . . . $100



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7474 ) France, 1930 First Re turn Flight by Aeropostalefrom Ar gen tina, June 6, Ar gen tina reg is tered to Eng landand France (Mul ler 94). This first re turn was un suc cess fulas an all-air route and the cov ers were car ried by the oldair-sea-air route., F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7475 ) France, 1930 Paris to New York Flight by Costes and Bellonte, first non-stop East-West cross ing of theNorth At lan tic. 2 post cards, one in color + 2 US cov ers cel -e brat ing the pi lots., VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $125

7476 ) France, 1930-2 Air Ori ent ephem era, 5 Air Ori entcom pany en ve lopes (4 dif fer ent), 4 used from Indochina,one from France., VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7477 ) France, 1931 Dji bouti to France First Flight, De -cem ber 3, reg is tered cover So mali Coast to Mar seilleswith spe cial vi gnette tied (Mul ler 7), VF. . . . . . . . . . $100



7478 ) France, 1931, First Flight Mar seille to Sai gon byAir Ori ent, Jan u ary 17, reg is tered cover with Mair B25 (4*) et i quette tied, ad dressed to Karachi (Mul ler 280), VF. . $75

7479 ) France, 1932 Mulhouse Aerophilatelic Ex hi bi -tion, Oc to ber 29-No vem ber 6, spe cial flight, Mulhouse toStrasbourg, bi-di rec tional + full sheet of 4 spe cial vi gnettes with ad ver tis ing labels, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7480 ) France, 1933 First Flight Mar seille to Lon don,Mul ler 141, fil ing hole up per left not af fect ing frank ing ormark ings., F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50

7481 ) France, c. 1947 Air France ephem era, Book letcon tain ing 4 blocks of 4, each show ing a dif fer ent im age.Scarce., VF-XF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100



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7482 Ger many, 1938 Ger man Tele graph Form for usein Zep pe lin, used from Frank furt Au gust 12, 1938, mildcrease at top, F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7483 ) Post World War II, Ger many, 1948 Ger man Air -mail Over seas, From May 1 to Oc to ber 18, 1948, all for -eign air mail re quired the use of a spe cial air mail la bel.They are very rare tied on cover. This ex am ple is an earlyone, May 15. (Michel CV €400), VF.. . . . . . . . . . . $250

7484 ) Great Brit ain, 1922 Test Cover for Lon don-Parisroute, No vem ber 11, Test Let ter No. 8 from Paris to Lon -don by or di nary mail. Pho to copy of the No. 7 slip for com -pan ion air mail cover shows air mail was quicker. Rareitem., VF.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75

7485 ) Greece, 1926, Sep tem ber 29, Ath ens to Brin di si, A re mark able in ter nal air cover with large pur ple boxedhandstamp in di cat ing the 5 drachma air fee was pre paid incash, flown by A.E.I., scarce., VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . $100



7486 ) Greece, 1926, No vem ber 4, Ath ens to Lon donwith full set Sc. C1-4, Flown from Ath ens to Brin di sithence by sur face to Lon don, a lovely cover franked withper haps the most beau ti ful air mail stamps ever is sued.,F-VF. Scott C1-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7487 ) Greece, 1929, No vem ber 28, First Flight Ath ensto Cairo, First dis patch wherein the flight was com pleted in one day. Im pe rial pro mo tional la bel tied. Scarce., VF. . $150

7488 ) Greece, 1932, May 2, First Flight Thessalonikato Paris, Mul ler 110, quite scarce., VF. . . . . . . . . . $100

7489 ) Greece, 1932, No vem ber 8, First Flight Ath ensto Bahrein, Mul ler 125, with pur ple round handstamp,quite scarce., VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100



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7490 ) Greece, 1933, No vem ber 2, Ath ens to Salonika,FDC, with Mair B1b (5*) et i quette tied on FDC., VF-XF.Scott C15-19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $130

7491 It aly & Col o nies, Pro mo tional items for S.A.Aero Espresso Italiana, 2 leaf lets with dif fer ent im ages of Is tan bul + 1929 sched ule & air bag gage la bel. Dif fi cult tofind material., VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7492 It aly & Col o nies, 1930 pho tos of Ital ian South At -lan tic cross ing, 5 pho tos from Min is try of Air De fense. 4show ing pic tures taken from the planes, one of ar rival ofthe Ital ian fly ers. Ex cel lent collateral., XF. . . . . . . . . $100

7493 ) It aly & Col o nies, 1937, April 19, First Flight ofDO-18 on South At lan tic DLH route, Trieste to Frank furtthence to Brazil y SLDH DO-18, with Mair B5 (5*) ap plied.Scarce., VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $80



7494 ) Lat via, 1933 (Jan. 3) registed air mail cover fromRiga to Braunschweig, Ger many, franked withCB9a-13a and with Mair C45 (5*) et i quette. These airsemipostals were is sued to raise money for wounded Lat -vian avi a tors. Scarce, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7495 ) Neth er lands, 1920-1, 3 early com mer cial cov -ers, Oc to ber 9, 1920, July 6, 1921 & Sep tem ber 27, 1921all to GB, var i ously and prop erly franked, 1 with tied MairB1 (5*) et i quette. Nice lot of early cov ers., F-VF. . . . . $125

7496 ) Neth er lands, 1928-9, 5 cover Neth er lands toSwe den, 1 cover each from the 2nd, 3rd & 4th flights toSwe den orig i nat ing in Lon don + 2 1929 com mer cial cov ers on same route. At trac tive lot, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7497 ) Neth er lands, 1928-9, Ex per i men tal flights toDEI, Sep tem ber 13, 1928 cover and card car ried on Firstex per i men tal flight (2) + Oc to ber 30. 1929 car ried on Fifthflight, prop erly franked., VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75



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7498 Neth er lands, 1932 Pro mo tional la bels for KLM,Blocks of 4 of the 5 dif fer ent pro mo tional la bels + full sheetof 20 of one. Strik ing graphics and hard to find in mul ti ples,VF-XF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7499 ) Neth er lands, 1933, De cem ber 9-22, Prov ingFlight to Neth er lands East In dies, 4 cov ers on the prov -ing flight by “Postjager,” varous dates, one signed by pi lot,an other by pi lot and crew on spe cial post cards + is sued set of tri an gu lar stamps. In ter est ing group, VF. . . . . . . . $150

7500 ) Neth er lands, 1934, Oc to ber 10-No vem ber 15,MacRobertson Air Race, 2 cov ers, one to Syd ney, theother to Neth er lands East In dies with post card of theplane. Also 2 re turn cov ers car ried by the “Uiver,” one reg -is tered to Bel fast. Well-writ ten up on pages., VF. . . . . $125

7501 ) Neth er lands, 1934, June 1, First Flight Am ster -dam-Hull, 2 cov ers, one signed by Pi lot I. Smirnoff, withdif fer ent handstamps + route map with sched ule., VF. . $100



7502 ) Neth er lands, 1934, De cem ber 14, Prov ing Flight to Neth er lands West In dies, 2 cov ers car ried by the“Snip” on this prov ing flight + 2 post cards of plane andcrew., VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75

7503 ) Neth er lands East In dies, 1931, May 11, FirstFlight, Neth er lands East In dies to Aus tra lia, Flown onthe “Abel Tas man,” prop erly franked ad dressed to theCon sul Gen eral of the Neth er lands at Syd ney. Sent un dercover from Darien, China (re turn ad dress on re verse).Scarce., VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7504 ) Nor way, 1936 & 1939 First Flight cov ers, July 7,1935, First Flight Tromso to Oslo, Mair A6 (4*) et i quette;June 1, 1939, first flight Oslo to Am ster dam, Mair A7b (4*)et i quette, Mul ler 46A & 70, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75

7505 ) Par a guay, 1932, First South Amer i can Flight ofLZ127, ap pro pri ately franked reg is tered cover to Bel gium,backstamped March 29., VF. Sieger 141. . . . . . . . . $150



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7506 ) Par a guay, 1934, Fifth South Amer i can Flight ofLZ127, with Mair A2 (6*) et i quette to Ger many with properfrank ing and mark ings, VF. Sieger 267. . . . . . . . . . $150

7507 ) Swe den, 1926, 2 ABA cov ers, one Fiist Flight,May 9, 1926 first Flight Stock holm to Stettin on post cardwith spe cial ca chet and Mair A1a (5*) + Sep tem ber 4, 1926 com mer cial cover to Lon don + ABA air bag gage la bel. nice group, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7508 ) Swe den, 5 Ex per i men tal Night Flights, Stock -holm to Lon don, one cover each of the First, Sec ond,Third and Fourth Ex per i men tal Night Flights, prop erlyfranked and en dorsed. One has rare pro mo tional la beltied. A fifth cover is a reg is tered Swiss ac cep tance for theFirst Lon don to Stock holm Night Flight. A rare group, VF(no photo). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250

7509 ) Swe den, 5 Night flight cov ers + Bromma Aero -drome Open ing, May 30, 1929, First reg u lar night FlightStock holm to Lon don (Mu. 61); June 19 us age of the ser -vice; July 17 use to Ven ice; a cover and a post card sentMay 5, 1930 on In au gu ral Night Ser vice to Stettin; May 23,1936, open ing of the Bromma (Stock holm) Aero drome,reg is tered to Fin land (Mu.139). most in ter est ing lot., VF. $150

7510 ) Swe den, 1930s real photo post cards of ABAplanes, 3 photo post cards: “Sondermanland,” BrommaAir port & the :Fly ing Post Of fice" on pages, one used., VF. $75



7511 ) Swit zer land, 1931-6, 3 bi lin gual avi a tion ma -chine slo gans, 3 dif fer ent French/Ger man slo gans pro -mot ing the use of air mail, ne taxed with pair J49. Useful.,VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25

7512 ) United States, 1919 Roessler Winged Let ter,6¢(C1) tied by 1919 New ark NJ du plex with vi o let “Air MailSer vice East ern Ter mi nus New ark NJ” handstamp onRoessler il lus trated cover with “Via Air plane” la bel toAsbury Park NJ, re duced at right, F-VF. . . . . . . . . . $200

7513 ) United States, 1927 Latin Amer ica Good willGua te mala, pre pared dur ing his visit and psotmarked theday he left with dawn take off to Belize, Amer i can Con sul -ate Dec 27 1927, stamps post marked Dec 30, AAMC L198 var, VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7514 ) United States, 1928 Latin Amer ica Good willTour Hon du ras, post marked Jan 5 1928, the day he leftTegucialpa, fly ing at high al ti tudes (8,000-11,000) to avoidSandino and his men, AAMC L201, VF. . . . . . . . . . $100

7515 ) United States, 1928 Latin Amer i can Good willTour, San Sal va dor, posted dur ing visit Jan 2 1928 andagain when he re turned to St Louis Feb 13, AAMC L200,VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7516 ) United States, 1928 Latin Amer i can Good willTour Nic a ra gua, on US postal Sta tio nery with dou bleover print, sent as a greet ing, post marked in Managua fourdays af ter he left for Costa Rica, AAMC L202, F-VF. . . $100



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7517 ) United States, 1928 Latin Amer i can Good willTour Ven e zuela, three cov ers, first mailed from Maracaythe day he ar rived Jan 29 1928, the other two with the spe -cial can cel in Ca ra cas, both cancelled Jan 30, one withcen tral crease, AAMC L211(3), F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . $100

7518 ) United States, 1928 First Ex per i men tal Air planeMo tor cy cle Cou rier Ser vice C.A.M. #1, 14¢(565),15¢(E13) plate num ber sin gle and 10¢(E12) tied by 1928Boston Mass GPO Air mail handstamps on cover toHolyoke MA, pur ple ca chet on re verse, re duced at left,light toning, F-VF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50

7519 ) United States, 1928 post card to Ger many byspe cial CAM 9 flight, spe cial post card com mem o rat ingvisit of Bre men crew to Mil wau kee with 4-line handstamp“Send via/Spe cial Flight/Milw. Chgo. C.A.M. 9/Sun., May13, 1928" ar rival post mark Berlin May 24., F-VF. Scott C8. $100

7520 ) United States, 1933 North At lan tic Sur veyGreen land To Reyk ja vik, en ve lope franked with Dan ishstamps, two line pur ple Lindbergh ca chet and Co pen ha -gen re ceiv ing post mark 24 Aug 1933, ad dressed to A.Petersen, be lieved to be the ra dio op er a tor for the ex pe di -tion, cen tral crease, AAMC L102A, F-VF. . . . . . . . . $2,000

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7521 ) United States, 1933, 50¢ “Chi cago” Zep pe lin(C18), 50¢(x4) tied by Oct 2 1933 New York ma chine can -cel, lower right stamp with small faults on Roessler coverwith ap pro pri ate ca chets and backstamp, F-VF. Scott$350. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250

7522 ) United States, 1933, 50¢ “Chi cago” Zep pe lin(C18), tied by 1933 Oct 23 Mi ami FL ma chine can cel toNew ark NJ, with Cen tury Of Prog ress ca chet, F-VF. Scott$80. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50

7523 ) Yu go sla via, 1930, March 31, FF Zemun to Graz,Mul ler 18a, 2 First Flight cov ers prop erly franked with tri an -gu lar post marks, one with Mair A6 (5*), one with Mair A7(5*) et i quette. 181 cov ers car ried., VF. . . . . . . . . . $100

Philatelic Literature

7524 Caspary Brit ish Col o nies Col lec tion, Bound cat -a logs (Harmer’s Sales 5, 9, 12, 15) in a sin gle wa ter dam -aged Vol ume, all pages seperated with the minumum offaults, with prices re al ized. (no photo). . . . . . . . . . $100

7525 Caspary For eign Coun tries Col lec tion, Boundcat a logs (Harmer’s Sales 4, 7, 11, 13, 14 and 16) in a sin -gle Very Fine Vol ume with prices re al ized. (no photo). . $150

7526 The Caspary United States Col lec tion, boundcat a logs (Harmer’s Sales 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 and 10) in one vol -ume, il lus trated with prices re al ized, com plete run ofCaspary’s US Harmer’s auc tions, ex cel lent con di tion,Very Fine ex am ple of one of the fin est US col lec tions everas sem bled (no photo). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7527 Dale and Lichtenstein Brit ish North Amer icaCol lec tion, Bound cat a logs (Harmer’s Sales 2, 5, 7, 10and 11) in a sin gle Very Fine Vol ume with prices re al ized.(no photo). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150


Philatelic Literature

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7528 A Se lect Col lec tion Of Large Dragon StampsCov ers & Post marks, com piled by Di rec tor ate Gen eralOf Posts Re pub lic Of China, dust jacket, in Eng lish andChi nese, 133 pages, il lus trated with color pho tos, dj has afew tears, con tents very fine, F-VF (no photo). . . . . . $100

7529 Ed ward L. Wil lard, The United States Two CentRed Brown of 1883-1887, both vol umes, like new con di -tion wth dust cov ers,Very Fine ex am ples of these use fultomes (no photo). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7530 Rare Col lec tions Of Chi nese Stamps Kept ByChina Na tional Post age Stamp Mu seum, com piled byCul tural Rel ics Pub lish ing House, in cludes slipcases, gold em bossed silk cov ers, in Eng lish & Chi nese, Vol 1 323pages, Vol 2 303 pages, il lus trated with color pho tos,VF-XF (no photo). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7531 Benjamin Y K Hwa, The Il lus trated Cov ers Post -cards Let ter cards Re mit tance Cer tif i cates Of Rev e nueSur charges, two vol umes, with slipcase, Vol 1 328 pages,Vol 2 424 pages, in Eng lish & Chi nese, il lus trated withcolor pho tos, sev eral fly speck stains on edge of vol umes,oth er wise, VF (no photo). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7532 Charles W Dougan, The Shang hai Postal Sys tem,pub lished by the Amer i can Phil a telic So ci ety, 214 pages,in Eng lish, il lus trated with black and white pho tos, VF (nophoto). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50

7533 Post age Stamp Cat a logue Re pub lic Of China1878-1991, with plas tic dust jacket, in Chi nese, il lus tratedwith color pho tos, 527 pages, VF (no photo). . . . . . . $50

7534 Post age Stamp Cat a logue Re pub lic Of China1878-1996, with plas tic dust jacket, in Chi nese, il lus tratedwith color pho tos, 527 pages, split on spine of dj, F-VF (nophoto). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50

7535 Post age Stamp Cat a logue Re pub lic Of China1878-1986, with plas tic dust jacket, in Chi nese, il lus tratedwith color pho tos, 423 pages, F-VF (no photo). . . . . . $50

7536 Prize Se lec tions from the Rocpex Tai pei ‘81, 709 pages, in Eng lish and Chi nese, with dust jacket, il lus tratedwith color pho tos, dj has small tear, F-VF (no photo). . . $60

7537 Rare Col lec tions Of Chi nese Stamps Kept ByChina Na tional Post age Stamp Mu seum, pub lished byCul tural Rel ics Pub lish ing House, 247 pages, in Eng lish &Chi nese, with slip cover and plas tic dust jacket, il lus tratedwith color pho tos, VF (no photo). . . . . . . . . . . . . $50

7538 Don ald R Al ex an der, Postal Sta tio nery Of Tai wan, Re pub lic Of China, pub lished by The China Stamp So ci -ety, 37 pages, in Eng lish, il lus trated with black & whitepho tos, with price guide in pocket in back cover, VF (nophoto). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50

7539 The Rev e nue Sur charges China 1897 Vol 1 & 2,pub lished by the Di rec tor ate Gen eral Of Posts Min is try OfCom mu ni ca tions, Re pub lic Of China, in cludes slipcases,in Eng lish & Chi nese, Vol 1 317 pages in cludes in dex, Vol2 690 pages, il lus trated with color pho tos, Vol 2 has scat -tered stain ing on edge of pages only, oth er wise, VF-XF (no photo). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

The Boer War

Jameson’s Raid Forerunner

7540 ) “The Late Cri sis in Jo han nes burg”, pri vate pic to -rial of the Aus tra lian Bri gade on the back of Transvaal 1dpostal card used to Ger many with 11 April, 1896 post mark, Marklissa ar rival datestamp, fresh and Ex tremely Fine; ase ries of bor der in ci dents be gan in 1895, aris ing from fric -tions be tween the Brit ish Col o nists in the Cape and Na taland the “Boer Re pub lics” of Transvaal and Or ange FreeState, the most no to ri ous of these was the “Jameson Raid” of 1896, the leader of the raid (an at tempted coup d’Etat)was Leander Starr Jameson (Ad min is tra tor of Rho de siaand dis ci ple of Cecil Rhodes), the raid failed and the lead -ers were tried in Lon don re ceiv ing light sentances, furtherinflaming Boer sentiments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150


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The Boer Invasion of Natal and the CapeColony

7541 ) P,K, New Cas tle. / 1 Nov 1899, clear vi o let two-lineBoer occuplation handstamp ty ing 1d rose-red and green(S.G. 217) to cover to Krugersdorf, 4 Nov. ar rivalbackstamp, cover with light soil ing and harm less ver ti calpocket fold, Fine and scarce; this form of datestamp in notre corded by Rich. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300

7542 ) PK / New Cas tle / 22.Jan 1900, per fectly struckthree-line pro vi sional Boer oc cu pa tion handstamp ty ing 1d rose-red and green (S.G. 217) to cover to Jo han nes burg,23rd Jan. ar rival backstamp, Very Fine and at trac tive. . $200

7543 ) PK / New Cas tle / 10.Feb 1900, bold vi o letthree-line Boer oc cu pa tion post mark on cover to Pre to riabackstamped 13 Feb., franked with Na tal 1d rose (S.G. 99) which was not ac cepted and 2d post age due charged onar rival, opened for dis play, Fine and in ter est ing usage. . $250

7544 ) PK / New Cas tle / 6 Maart 1900, bold vi o letthree-line Boer oc cu pa tion pro vi sional datestamps struckfour times on Transvaal ½d to 1 / - val ues (S.G. 216-20,222-23) on cover to Hol land, Pre to ria, Am ster dam andAmersfoort backstamps, por tion of flap miss ing, Very Fineand striking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250

7545 ) Boer Siege of Ladysmith, Great Brit ain 1d Vic to ria en tire to In dia en dorsed “No stamps ob tain able” andcancelled “Ladysmith / Na tal / Ja 15, 1900", held un til af tersiege was lifted and canceleld ”Durban / Na tal / 3 Mr,1900", var i ous In dian backstamps, roughly opened re sult -ing in piece and most of flap miss ing; the ci vil ian post of fice con tin ued to op er ate, but mail out of town was held un til af -ter the siege was re lieved on 28th Feb; this cover is ad -dressed to Ma jor Kincaid Smith, a friend of WinstonChur chill and a par tic i pant in the “Jameson Raid”, Smithwas tried in Lon don and acquitted for his involvement. . $200


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7546 ) Ladysmith Seige Post Of fice / Feb. 21th 1900,blue straightline gar ri son postal ser vice dou ble er rordatestamp show ing “Seige” for “Siege” and “21th” for 21st" ty ing 1d Rose (S.G. 99) to lo cal cover, open ing tears at topand post mark af fected by tape stain, still one of only two orthree items known with both errors. . . . . . . . . . . . $250

7547 ) Ladysmith Siege Post Of fice / Feb. 28th 1900,clear blue straightline gar ri son postal ser vice datestampand ci vil ian c.d.s. cancelling the in di cia of 1d rose postalcard ad dressed within the city, Very Fine. . . . . . . . . $180

7548 ) Boer Siege of Ladysmith spe cial il lus tratedpostal card, used with strong strike of blue straightline“Ladysmith Siege Post Of fice / Feb. 28th 1900.” gar ri sonpostal ser vice datestamp and ci vil ian c.d.s. post marked on the last day of siege, re paired tear at top right, oth er wiseVery Fine; the only re corded ex am ple of this card; thismim eo graphed card shows Boers at “Cesar’s Camp”(dated 6 Jan.) and de fend ers, re fers to at tack by Boer Gen -eral Joubert’s troops on 5-6 January. . . . . . . . . . . $750

7549 ) Mail Ser vice Sus pended, un com mon twice struckvi o let boxed handstamp on cover to Jo han nes burgfranked by Great Brit ain 2½d Vic to ria tied by “Lon don / Sp29, 99" squared cir cle post mark, ma genta ”Re turned Let -ter Of fice Cape town / Ja 19, 00" backstamp, stained spotson re verse, oth er wise Very Fine; the Boers in vaded CapeCol ony and Na tal 11 Oct. 1899, mail to the Boer Re pub licsfrom Eng land was halted upon the outbreak of hostilities.. $250

7550 ) Mail Ser vice Sus pended, vi o let boxed handstamp on cover to Pre to ria franked by Great Brit ain 2½d Vic to riatied by “Lon don / Sp 29, 99" squared cir cle datestamp, ma -genta ”Re turned Let ter Of fice Cape town / Ja 22, 00"backstamp, light ver ti cal pocket fold, Very Fine.. . . . . $250

7551 ) Mail Ser vice Sus pended, vi o let boxed handstamp on cover to Jo han nes burg franked by Great Brit ain 2½dVic to ria tied by “Lon don / Oc 2, 99" squared cir cledatestamp, ma genta ”Re turned Let ter Of fice Cape town /Ja 19, 00" backstamp and Cape town postal in spec tor’s “1"in cir cle handstamp, Extremely Fine. . . . . . . . . . . $250



7552 ) Mail Ser vice Sus pended, boxed vi o let handstamp on cover to Jo han nes burg franked by Great Brit ain 2½dVic to ria tied by “Lon don / De 30, 99" squared cir cle,margenta ”Re turned Let ter Of fice Cape town / Ap 10, 00"backstamp as well as “1" in cir cle Cape town postal in spec -tor’s handstamp, Extremely Fine. . . . . . . . . . . . . $250

7553 ) Mail Ser vice Sus pended, beau ti fully struck boxedvi o let handstamp on cover to Pre to ria franked with GreatBrit ain 2½d Vic to ria tied by “Lon don / Sp 29, 99" squaredcir cle, ma genta ”Re turned Let ter Of fice Capetwon / Ja 21,00" backstamp as well as red “2" Cape town postal in spec -tor’s handstamp, triv ial open ing tear at top, Very Fine andchoice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250

7554 ) Mail Ser vice Sus pended, boxed vi o let handstamp on cover to Jo han nes burg franked by Great Brit ain 2½dVic to ria tied by “Lon don / Ja 1, 00" du plex, ma genta ”Re -turned Let ter Of fice Cape town / Ap 10, 00" backstamp andred “3" Cape town postal in spec tor’s handstamp, open ingtear at top left and light ver ti cal pocket fold, Fine. . . . . $250

7555 ) Mil i tary mail through re stored ci vil ian postalsys tem, cover from Ladysmith mailed March 1900 to Eng -land and en dorsed “No stamps ob tain able”, post age duemark ings overstruck and re duced from 10c to 5c in tran sit,but con sid ered paid on ar rival with red “Lon don / Paid / 1Ap 00" post mark, faults but in ter est ing and desirable.. . $200

7556 ) Mil i tary mail through re stored ci vil ian postalsys tem, sol dier’s cover en dorsed “Na tal Field ForcesLadysmith Na tal” and franked with 1d rose (S.G. 99) tiedby en hanced Ladysmith c.d.s. to Eng land,“Pietermartzburg / Mr 9, 00" tran sit backstamp, faults butscarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7557 ) Veld-Post / G.F. Fleischer / 16 Dec. 1900 /Duitsch &: Jo han nes burg / Com man dos, vi o let Boerfieldpost reg i men tal post mas ter’s datestamp on cover toJo han nes burg franked by 1d Rose-red and green (S.G.217) tied by “Hoofdlager” (Head quar ters) c.d.s. the sameday, 20 Dec. ar rival backstamp, Ex tremely Fine andchoice; signed “AD” (Diena).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200


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7558 ) Veld-Post / G.F. Fleischer, / 18 Jan. 1900 /Duitsch &: Jo han nes burg / Com man dos, bold vi o letdatestamp on cover to Jo han nes burg, franked by 1drose-red and green (S.G. 217) with “Hoofdlager” (Head -quar ters) datestamp on re verse, 24 Jan. ar rivalbackstamp, cover torn in half and re paired; the Hoofdlagerwas lo cated near Ladysmith dur ing this time. . . . . . . $100

7559 ) Fieldpost to Boer Pris oner at Ladysmith, coverpost marked “Roodepoort / 8 Feb 00" sent to a cap tive ofthe Brit ish and backstamped Jo han nes burg the same day, as no ex changes of mail were made, it waited un til the endof the siege, when it was picked up by the com mander ofthe re lief force of Brit ish Cav alry, note ”S.A.R." in the ad -dress in di cat ing that the Boers thought their oc cu pa tionper ma nent and Ladysmith part of Transvaal, cover faultyas one would ex pect; ac com pa nied by the orig i nal en clo -sure and note within which cover was en closed stat ing“Let ter picked up by J.F. Brown Murdock just out sideLadysmith, Feb ru ary, 1900; the only such item known inthis period. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500

7560 ) Veld-Post, Z.A.R. / -2 Apr. 1900 / Ingogo, clear vi -o let oval Boer fieldpost datestamp ty ing 1d Rose-red andgreen (S.G. 217) to tele gram en ve lope sent from Boercamp at Ingogo to a “War Cor re spon dent” at the“Hoofdlager” (Head quar ters) at Ladysmith, nei therbackstamped nor cen sored, ver ti cal pocket fold, Very Fine and choice;only a few ex am ples of the Ingogo fieldpostcan cel are recorded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250

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7561 ) Veld-Post, Z.A.R. / 7 Apr. 1900 / Dannhauser,ma genta oval pro vi sional datestamp on cover toStanderfan en dorsed “Velddienst”, backstamped, coverre stored by be ing af fixed to card. . . . . . . . . . . . . $200



7562 m Boer pro vi sional can cels, group of six items com -prised of par tial Charles town on 6d, Elandslaagte ty ing 2dand 3d to piece, Hattingspruit ty ing 1d to piece,Hattingspruit Veld-Post on ½d and 1d hor i zon tal pairs andIngagane ty ing 1d to piece, Very Fine to Ex tremely Finestrikes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7563 ) Dundee / Na tal / Mr 12, 00, cap tured datestamptyining Or ange Free State 1d pur ple (S.G. 68) to sou ve nircover on the only known date re corded by Rich and Pirie(Transvaal is sues are prevelent used from Na tal, O.F.S.stamps are sel dom en coun tered), also in cludes “VanReenan / Na tal / 6 Ju 00" cap tured datestamp ty ingTransvaal ½d green (S.G. 216) to piece, this be ing the lat -est known us age; Very Fine.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7564 ) Of fi cial tele gram from oc cu pied ter ri tory, sent27 Nov., 1899 from “K / K” (Kap Kolonie) to Pre to ria, withsquared cir cle re ceipt datestamp, mes sage con cerns pris -on ers in a com man deered ho tel, Very Fine. . . . . . . . $150

7565 ) Siege of Schweizer Reinecke, cover withpre-printed ad dress franked with two ½d green and 1d car -mine handstamped “Be sieged” (S.G. 5-6) and tied by clear “Schweizer Reinecke, Z.A.R. / 10 Sep 00" post marks,cover with light age spot ting and hor i zon tal fold at base,oth er wise Very Fine and rare; one of about ten such sou -ve nir cov ers known, all with Sep tem ber dates; Brit ishforces oc cu py ing this town were be sieged by Boer troopsflee ing the Brit ish at tacks on Pre to ria, the siege lastedfrom 1 Aug. 1900 to 9 Jan. 1901. . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,500


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7566 ) Re cov ered From En emy / at Vrede, O.R.C., ma -genta straightline handstamp on 10pf Ger many postalcard sent 2 May, 1900 to Ladybrand, O.F.S., backstamped at Vrede 18 June where it was seized by the Brit ish, and fi -nally backstamped at Ladybrand on 5 Nov., 4 ½ monthslater, card creases as is to be ex pected, Very Fine strike. . $375

7567 ) Stopped by Cen sor, boxed handstamp on cover to Pre to ria en dorsed “velddienst” and cancelled at the“Hoofdlager” (Head quar ters) 28 May, 1900, backstampedat Pre to ria the next day, the seized by the Brit ish; ei ther re -leased or re cap tures as it is backstamped at LourencoMarques on 14th Au gust, Very Fine and unusual.. . . . $250

7568 ) 1900 1d Machadodorp Postal Card, used toMachadodorp with “Barberton, Z.A.R. / 13 Sep 00"datestamp, card creases, Fine us age; the mes sage, fromBoer Com mando chief at Barberton (then still in Boerhands) reads: ”Dear Bresler, The Kha kis will be in Town ina few hours. I can see them tak ing up po si tions. Its a caseof hands up. Good bye. This card was printed by the“Staatsdrukkerij te velde” at Machadodorp as a pro vi sional is sue of postal sta tio nery, nearly all ex am ples were seizedby the Brit ish and fa vor cancelled on 20 Au gust, 1900, thisis the only re corded postally used example. . . . . . . . $750

7569 ) Of fi cial Proc la ma tion Postal Card, printed by the“Staatsdrukkerij te veld” (State Print ing Of fice in the field)on a small press aboard the cap i tal train at Machadodorpas an emer gency is sue of the “Gov ern ment Ga zette” de -clar ing the cap i tal at Machadodorp on the re verse ofTransvaal ½d postal card uprated with ½d ad he sive andfa vor cancelled with “Machadodorp, Z.A.R. / 7 Jun 00"post mark, ver ti cal crease at right through the in di cia andstamp, oth er wise Very Fine; one of only a few used ex am -ples re corded; af ter the fall of Pre to ria on 5 June, 1900 theTransvaal Re pub lic tried to main tain au thor ity over the un -oc cu pied ter ri tory with its cap i tal on a train, by 7 June it was parked at Machadodorp, un til 14 Au gust when it moved toBarberton, then Nelsprui on 30 Au gust, on 12 Sept.President Krueger fled to Lourenco Marques. . . . . . . $375

7570 ) Near Ma deira / Oct. 23rd 1899, date line on en clo -sure writ ten on board ship and cover franked with Cape ofGood Hope 1d car mine (S.G. 59a) tied by “Cape Col ony /Ocean Post Of fice / Oc 25, 00" datestamp to Rich mond,Sur rey, open ing tears, Fine us age; let ter was writ ten by Lt.Fred Rob erts (son of Field Mar shal Lord Rob erts), whowas later killed at Colenso and re ceived the Vic to ria Crosspost hu mously for his bravery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $180



7571 ) Sol dier’s mail through ci vil ian post of fices,cover to Cal cutta, In dia franked by Cape of Good Hope 1dcar mine (S.G. 59a) tied by “Green Point (Camp), C.G.H. /21 Fe 00" c.d.s., Durban, Na tal tran sit and Cal cutta ar rivalbackstamps, Very Fine; with orig i nal three page en clo surewrit ten by a mem ber of the ”Black Watch" to his fa thermen tion ing the im mi nent col lapse of the Or ange FreeState and the relief of Kimberly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7572 ) Pre to ria, Z.A.R. / 7 Jun 00, beau ti fully struck cap -tured datestamp used two days af ter the Brit ish oc cu pa tion on cover to Eng land, en dorsed “No stamps avail able” andsent via the Base Of fice then lo cated at Senekal, O.R.C.,red Lon don “Paid” en try c.d.s. and ar rival backstamp,some age spot ting, otherwise Fine. . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7573 ) Field Post Of fice / 1, dou ble cir cle datestamp fromthe first dis tri bu tion with large nu meral dated “29 De 99" oncover to Scot land, en dorsed ”On Ac tive Ser vice Stampsnot Ob tain able" but still rated “1d” due in er ror, cover re -duced at bit at left with por tion of side flap miss ing, Fine;from the Staff Ad vanced De pot lo cated at De Aar. . . . $200

7574 m Sub sid iary Base and Field Post Of fice Can cels,group of stamps com prised of Sub sid iary “Base Of fice”can cel #2 of May, 1901 (then at Aliwal, C.C.), #4 of 24 May1901 (then at Braamfontein, Transvaal) and #8 of 13 Aug1901 (then at Warm Baths, Transvaal) and “Field Post Of -fice” (first dis tri bu tion) #2 of 12 Jan 1900 (Modder River,C.C.), #6 of 6 April 1900 (Dewesdorp, O.R.C.), #14 of 3Feb. 1900 (Rensburg, C.C.) and #33 of 11 April 1900 (Ka -ree Sid ing, O.R.C.), var i ous ad he sives mostly on smallpiece, Fine or better strikes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150


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7575 ) Field Post Of fice No. “1", 26 May 1900 datestampty ing Na tal 1d rose (S.G. 99) to formular cover to Lon don,Pietermartinzburg tran sit backstamp, Very Fine; usedfrom the Ad vanced De pot at Kroonstad.. . . . . . . . . $200

7576 ) Field Post Of fice No. “16", 21 July 1901datestamp tiying Great Brit ain 1d mauve to cover to Dub -lin, Ire land, ”H &: K Packet / Au 24 01" backstamp, VeryFine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7577 ) Field Post Of fice No. “17", 5 Nov 1900 datestampon il lus trated cover to Volksrust, fresh and Very Fine; in ter -nal Transvaal us ages are far scarcer than mail to Eng land. $250

7578 ) Field Post Of fice No. “17", 27 June 1900datestamps ty ing Transvaal ½d-3d ”V.R.I." over prints.(S.G. 226-30) and Great Brit ain ½d (2) and 1d Vic to ria tocover to Eng land, Very Fine and col or ful frank ing; a sou ve -nir cover mailed shortly af ter the re lease of the Brit ish oc -cu pa tion over prints, as these were not yet valid on mailabroad the Brit ish frank ing ac tu ally car ried the letter toEngland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7579 ) Field Post Of fice No. “17", 7 Jan. 1901 datestamp ty ing Great Brit ain 1d mauve to cover from Baden-Powellto New Zea land, posted at Modderfontein and cancelledwith their pro vi sional straightline handstamp and manu -script. date and sent through the F.P.O. at Jo han nes burgwith their backstamp of the same day, Christchurch ar rivalbackstamp, Very Fine; with orig i nal en clo sure inBaden-Powell’s hand and signed by him date lined atZuurfontein on 5 Jan., also ac com pa nied by cig a rette cardwith his photo; Baden-Powell soon left South Af rica andwent on to found the Boy Scouts. . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,800



7580 ) Field Post Of fice No. “20", 12 June 1900datestamp ty ing Great Brit ain 1d mauve to mourn ing cover to In dia re di rected to Eng land, Very Fine; used fromHeilbron near New cas tle on the last day there. . . . . . $200

7581 ) Field Post Of fice No. “23", 29 May 1902datestamp on 1d pink Vic to ria en tire sent from Transvaalto Eng land two days be fore the Peace was signed, Ex -tremely Fine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $120

7582 ) Field Post Of fice No. “25", 9 June 1900datestamp ty ing Na tal 1d car mine (S.G. 99a) to let ter cardto Ascot, Eng land, date lined ”Near New cas tle" with con -tents de scrib ing the bat tle of Botha’s Pass; ac com pa niedby a sec ond let ter card from the same cor re spon dencesent 14 July via ci vil ian mail from New cas tle af ter re cap -ture; Very Fine and interesting duo. . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7583 ) Field Post Of fice No. “26", July 1902 datestampty ing Great Brit ain 1d mauve and Na tal 1d car mine tocover to Eng land, posted at the Sta tion ary Of fice atBarberton, Transvaal, Na tal stamp creased prior to use,Fine; the dual frank ing was not nec es sary. . . . . . . . $120

7584 ) Field Post Of fice No. “38", 1 De cem ber 1900datestamp on cover to Wales en dorsed ”on ac tive ser vice / no stamps", des patched via the Ad vance De pot atKroonstad, Or ange River Col ony, red Lon don “Paid” en tryc.d.s., Very Fine; with orig i nal enclosure. . . . . . . . . $200


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7585 ) Field Post Of fice No. “41", two cov ers from thesame cor re spon dence to Scot land, first with 20 Au gust1901 datestamp from a mem ber of the Im pe rial Yeo manryand posted from the F.P.O. at the Sta tion ary Of fice atStanderton, the sec ond a very scarce 25 Oct. 1901 reg is -tered en tire ad di tion ally franked by 1d mauve and with”Na tal Field Force / Standerton" backstamp, first with bit ofcor ner missing, Fine duo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7586 ) Field Post Of fice No. “42", 21 De cem ber 1901datestamp on 1d pink Vic to ria en tire to Devon, posted atF.P.O. #1 at Bloemfontein, O.R.C. (of fice and can cel num -bers rarely matched), Very Fine.. . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7587 ) Field Post Of fice No. “48", 25 No vem ber 1901datestamp ty ing G.B. 1d mauve to cover to Eng land;posted at A.P.O. #96 which was lo cated at Pietersburg,Transvaal from 3 March 1902 to late Feb ru ary 1902, VeryFine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7588 ) Field Post Of fice No. “43", 15 May 1902datestamp on stampless cover to Eng land en dorsed”From no. 1037 / On Ac tive Ser vice", at this time the can cel was used at A.P.O. #4, at tached to Methuen’s Force atVryburg un til mid-July 1902, mended open ing tears at topcen ter, Fine usage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7589 ) Field Post Of fice No. “50", 22 May 1901datestamp ties G.B. 1d mauve to cover to Queensland,this can cel was used at Pre to ria from 19 May to 14 June,1901, Very Fine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100



7590 ) Field Post Of fice No. “50", 27 May 1901datestamp ties Transvaal 1d overprint’d ”V.R.I." to cover to Scot land, Very Fine; this num ber was used by A.P.O. #75from April to early Au gust 1901 while at tached to the Ad -vanced De pot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7591 ) Army P.O. 45 / S. Af rica, 30 April 1901 sin gle cir cledatestamp ties O.F.S. 1 / - Brown overprint’d “V.R.I.” (S.G.110) to cover to Eng land, posted at Winburg, Or ange River Col ony, Very Fine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7592 ) Army P.O. 55 / S. Af rica, 25 No vem ber 1900 sin gle cir cle datestamp on Great Brit ain 1d Vic to ria let ter card toScot land, posted at A.P.O. #75 an Ad vanced De pot inTransvaal, Fine; with mes sage stat ing the sender has “notyet been taken pris oner” and that “…we here have theusual pe ri od i cal alarm of Boers three miles out…but theynever come to anything.” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7593 ) Field Post Of fice, 9 Au gust 1900 sin gle cir cledatestamp with no num ber ty ing G.B. 1d mauve to cover toEng land with orig i nal en clo sure, Very Fine; this can celwas as signed to the Ad vanced De pot at Bloemfonteinfrom 1 May through 21 Oc to ber, 1900. . . . . . . . . . $150

7594 ) Field P.O. No. “1", 15 Sep tem ber 1901 sin gle cir -cle datestamp ty ing pair Transvaal ½d Green overprint’d”V.R.I." (S.G. 226) to cover to Lon don, left flap miss ing,oth er wise Very Fine; this can cel was as signed to T.P.O.East #2 from 9 Sept. 1901. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7595 ) Field P.O. No. “8", 7 May 1901 sin gle cir cledatestamp tyies G.B. 1d mauve to cover ad dressed toLadybrand, O.R.C., Very Fine and scarce in ter nal us age;this can cel was used for the Mid land T.P.O. . . . . . . $150


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7596 ) Army Post Of fice / Na tal Field Force /Standerton, 18 Feb ru ary 1901 oc tag o nal datestamp ty ing G.B. 1d mauve to cover to Kimberly, Cape Col ony, 25 Feb.ar rival backstamp, Very Fine and scarce in ter nal usage. $150

7597 ) Army Post Of fice / Na tal Field Force /Standerton, 25 Oc to ber 1901 oc tag o nal datestamp ty ingG.B. 1d mauve to cover to Scot land, tiny piece out at top,oth er wise Very Fine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7598 ) Army Post Of fice / Volksrust, Au gust 1900 vi o letbal loon-style datestamp ties G.B. 1d mauve to cover toDurban, 17 Aug. backstamp and cen sor seal, covercreases, Fine us age. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7599 ) rmy Post Of fice / South Af rica / 3 M B A (3rd Mil i -tary Branch), 3 July 1900 vi o let bal loon-style datestampties pair G.B. ½d ver mil ion to cover to Lon don, Very Fine;this post mark was used in Na tal from April to Sep tem ber,1900. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7600 ) Field Post Of fice / Brit ish Army, S. Af rica, 11 Oct. 1900 vi o let bal loon-style datestamp on stampless cover toLon don en dorsed “On Ac tive Ser vice / no stamps avail -able”, red Lon don “Paid” en try c.d.s., some ton ing, oth er -wise Very Fine; this post mark with no name or num ber was used by A.P.O. #76 in Platrand, Transvaal. . . . . . . . $200

7601 ) Army Post Of fice / Bloemfontein / C, 10 May 1902 datestamp on stampless cover to Lon don, red Lon don“Paid” ar rival post mark, cover with pa per ad he sions on re -verse, Fine; the sender was a mem ber of “Driscoll’sScouts” at tached to Lt. Col. West ern’s column. . . . . . $100



7602 ) Army Post Of fice / Cape Town / B, 11 No vem ber1901 datestamps tie pair G.B. ½d blue-green to cover toEng land, posted with “Deelfontein, C.G.H. / No 11" c.d.s.and ma genta tri an gu lar cen sor handstamp, left stamp with small piece miss ing, Very Fine usage. . . . . . . . . . $150

7603 ) Army Post Of fice / Harri smith / A, 25 Oc to ber1901 datestamp ties G.B. 1d mauve to “The Bud get Let terCard” to Lon don, Very Fine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7604 ) Army Post Of fice / Springfontein / B, clear 2 Feb -ru ary 1902 datestamp on “On His Maj esty’s Ser vice”mourn ing cover to Lon don, rated 1d due upon ar rival, pa -per ad he sions on re verse, oth er wise Very Fine; from amem ber of “Driscoll’s Scouts”, the unit that cap tured BoerGen eral Botha on 31 Jan., a few days earlier.. . . . . . $200

7605 ) Army Post Of fice / Standerton / A, bold 27 No -vem ber 1901 datestamp on G.B. 2d Reg is tra tion en tire toWorces ter, C.C. ad di tion ally franked by 1d mauve, ci vil iancen sored at Standerton with tri an gu lar and ovalhandstamps, Very Fine; reg is tered in ter nal sol dier’s mailin quite uncommon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7606 ) Army Post Of fice / Standerton / A, 18 De cem ber1901 datestamp ty ing G.B. 1d mauve to cover toLadyhand, O.R.C., Elandsfontein and BloemfonteinA.P.O. tran sit backstamps, triv ial tear at top cen ter, Fineintra-mil i tary usage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7607 ) Army Post Of fice / Volksrust / A, 2 July 1902datestamps on G.B. 2d Reg is tra tion en tire franked with 1dEd ward VII to Scot land, tri an gu lar cen sor handstamp, soil -ing, Fine and scarce reg is tered sol dier’s mail; sent af terthe Peace and only eight days be fore the A.P.O. atVolksrust closed.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200


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7608 ) Army Tele graphs, two strikes of par tial un datedhandstamp tie O.F.S. 1d pur ple with “V.R.I.” over print(S.G. 113) to cover sent to pris oner of war at the GreenPoint camp near Cape town, vi o let “Cen sor / Pris on ers ofWar” ca chet, fresh and Ex tremely Fine. . . . . . . . . . $200

7609 ) Im pe rial Mil i tary Rail ways, bold vi o lethandstamped ca chet at top of cover to Eng land franked bypair of Transvaal 1d car mine and green overprint’d “E.R.I.”and tied by “Pre to ria / Transvaal / 28 Apr 01" post mark,ver ti cal pocket fold and a cou ple tears at top, Very Fine us -age; among the scarc est Boer War items, with this form ofca chet not re corded by Rich; though some Army Post Of -fices were lo cated aboard trains, the mil i tary rail ways hadno post marks of their own, not even at their base or sup plyde pots, and had to rely on the civilian postal system. . . $375

7610 ) In bound mail from Lon don to a sol dier in SouthAf rica, sent 6 Jan. 1900 and af ter much wan der ing fi nallyreached the re cip i ent on 30 Sept. with New cas tlebackstamp, nu mer ous en dorse ments, post marks andbackstamps on both sides, con di tion as is to be ex pected,a won der ful conversation piece. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7611 ) In bound reg is tered cover, sent from Eng land 19May 1900 with 3d Vic to ria to a trooper, of fi cially sealed inroute, with only backstamp of Cape town on 13 Aug. de -spite hav ing been for warded three times, cover edge wear, Fine usage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200



7612 ) In bound cover to a sol dier in hos pi tal in Na tal,sent from Lon don 1 Aug. 1900, F.P.O. #3 tran sitbackstamp, for warded via R.A.M.C. com mand inAldershot, Eng land to Ire land ar riv ing 5 Oct, Very Fine.. $100

7613 ) Not to be Found, ma genta boxed handstamp onback of in bound cover sent 14 Feb. 1902 to a mem ber ofthe “Liv er pool Reg i ment”, nu mer ous en dorse ments andcan cels of both mil i tary (Bloemfontein and Pre to ria) and ci -vil ian (Cape town, De Aar, Kimberly, Modder River andMafeking) posts, opened for ex hi bi tion, Fine andinteresting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7614 ) First Ca na dian Con tin gent, cover to Can adaposted through the Base Of fice in Cape town (iden ti fi ableby as ter isk in can cel), en dorsed by sender but chargedpost age due in Eng land with “T” sub se quently overstruckby For eign Branch can cel and re ceived red Lon don “Paid”tran sit, 5 April Brad ford, On tario ar rival backstamp, open -ing faults but a scarce us age; two sep a rate Ca na dian con -tin gents were sent, the first was only a “to ken force” of 44of fi cers and 995 men arriving 30 Nov. 1899. . . . . . . $200

7615 ) Ca na dian Con tin gent / South Af rica. / May 161900, bold ma genta handstamp on cover to Eng land withno other mark ings ap plied in South Af rica, red Lon don“Paid” en try c.d.s., Very Fine; much scarcer used to Eng -land; sent from a mem ber of “Strathcona’s Horse” whichserved un der Gen eral Bull er in Natal. . . . . . . . . . . $250


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7616 ) Ca na dian Con tin gent / South Af rica, par tial ma -genta handstamp on pa tri otic “Mafeking’s Re lieved” cardfranked by Transvaal 1d car mine and green overprint’d“V.R.I.” (S.G. 227) and O.F.S. ½d Or ange overprint’d“V.R.I.” (S.G. 112) tied by F.P.O. #30 datestamps, sent toHam il ton and for warded to Nova Sco tia, Ex tremely Fine. $375

7617 ) Ca na dian Con tin gent cov ers to Eng land, pair ofcov ers from a mem ber of “Strathcona’s Horse” to Shef -field, sent 7th and 16th Au gust, 1901 with oc tag o nal “ArmyPost Of fice / Na tal Field Force / Standerton” datestamps,the for mer be ing the first day of use for this can cel, red Lon -don “Paid” en try and Shef field ar rival can cels, cov ers withedge faults from rough open ing but a scarce des ti na tionfrom this con tin gent; at this time Strathcona’s Horse wasat tached to Sir Redvers Bull er’s forces in easternTransvaal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300

7618 ) Ca na dian Con tin gent cover to Eng land, sentfrom a mem ber of “Strathcona’s Horse” to Shef field, pro -cessed with A.P.O. #55 sin gle cir cle datestamp, whichwas used by A.P.O. #75 at the Ad vanced De pot in Pre to -ria, red Lon don “Paid” ar rival post mark. and Shef fieldbackstamp, Very Fine; a scarce des ti na tion for Ca na diancontingent mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7619 ) Queensland In fan try Bri gade, cover ad dressed to Queensland en dorsed “On ac tive ser vice / no stampsavail able” and post marked with dou ble cir cle F.P.O. #1 29Dec. 1899 datestamp (first distibution) used at the Ad -vanced De pot at De Aar, rated 1d due on ar rival, Bris bane29 Jan. and Dalby 30 Jan. backstamps, cover withmended tears at bot tom cen ter, oth er wise Very Fine andscarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $600



7620 ) Queensland In fan try Bri gade, cover franked bystrip of five C.G.H. 1d car mine (S.G. 59a) and pro cessed at the Base Of fice at Cape town with five strikes of their 21March 1900 datestamp, ad dressed to Syd ney, N.S.W. and backstamped on ar rival 19 April, Ex tremely Fine; in the ab -sence of spe cific en dorse ments sol dier’s mail ad dressedto Queensland or else where in Aus tra lia is con sid ered tocome from a member of the Q.I.B.. . . . . . . . . . . . $500

7621 ) Queensland In fan try Bri gade, cover en dorsed bya mem ber of the “5th Q.I.B.” to Dalby, Queensland, post -marked by clear oc tag o nal “Army Post Of fice / Na tal FieldForce / Volksrust / Nov 29, 1901" datestamp, Durban andDalby backstamps, rated due in er ror and crossed-out inred pen cil, Very Fine and scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . $425

7622 ) Queensland In fan try Bri gade, cover en dorsedfrom a mem ber of “5th Q.I.B.” to Bris bane, Queensland,post marked by oc tag o nal “Army Post Of fice / Na tal FieldForce / Volksrust / Dec 16, 1901" datestamp, rated ”1d"due on ar rival in er ror and struck out, for warded to Lyt ton,ap pro pri ate backstamps, Very Fine and scarce.. . . . . $375

7623 ) Queensland In fan try Bri gade, cover franked withNa tal 1d car mine (S.G. 99a) tied by clear oc tag o nal “ArmyPost Of fice / Na tal Field Force / Wakkerstroom / Dec 9,1901" datestamp to Dalby, Queensland, en dorsed by amem ber of the ”5th Q.I.B.", apropriate backstamps, VeryFine; ear lier than any re corded by Proud. . . . . . . . . $900

7624 ) Queensland In fan try Bri gade, cover to Dalby,Queensland franked by Great Brit ain 1d mauve tied by oc -tag o nal “Army Post Of fice / Na tal Field Force /Wakkerstroom / Dec 30, 1901" datestamp, en dorsed froma mem ber of the ”5th Q.I.B.", ap pro pri ate backstamps,Very Fine and scarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $600


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7625 ) New Zea land Con tin gent, cover to Can ter bury,New Zea land en dorsed “On Ac tive Ser vice / South Af rica”and “No Stamps Avail able”, en tered the ci vil ian mails with“New cas tle / Na tal / Ja 11, 1902" c.d.s. and rated 1d due,Durban, Auckland and Temuka tran sit backstamps, VeryFine; mail from New Zea land troops is rarely encountered. $1,500

7626 ) New Zea land Con tin gent, cover to Cape town en -dorsed from a trooper in the “N.Z.M.R.” at Klerksdorp andfranked by Great Britian 1d Ed ward VII tied by 28 May1902 F.P.O. #10 can cel, cen sored on des patch atKrerksdorp and again at Cape town upon ar rival, Very Fineand rare; mail from the New Zea land Mounted Ri fles is al -most never seen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500

7627 ) In dian Vol un teer Con tin gent, cover to Lon donen dorsed by W.K. Brown, a mem ber of “Lawsden’sHorse”, 19 June 1900 F.P.O. can cel and red Lon don“Paid” re ceiver, Very Fine and very rare; few troops fromIn dia served in the war and their mail is ex tremely elu sive,so much so in fact that Rich failed to men tion them. . . $1,200

7628 ) In dian Vol un teer Con tin gent, cover to Lon donfrom the same cor re spon dent as the pre vi ous lot en dorsed “From / W.K. Brown / Lawsden’s Horse / In dian Vol Con tin -gent / S. Af ri can Field Force”, han dled by the Army postalsys tem with 12 Au gust 1900 A.P.O. #55 datestamp, bit offlap miss ing, Very Fine; few troops from In dia served in thewar and their mail is very rare.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,800

7629 ) Forces in Zululand, cover to Eng land en dorsed“On Ac tive Ser vice Zululand”, post marked with “Eshowe /Prov ince of Zululand / My 26, 1900" datestamp, Durbanand A.P.O. #1 tran sit backstamps and red Lon don ”Paid"en try c.d.s., triv ial open ing tears at top, Very Fine and rare;though Zululand saw lit tle ac tion, its lo ca tion ad join ingeast ern Transvaal and Por tu guese East Af rica caused it to be fortified. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,200



7630 ) Rho de sian Field Forces cor re spon dence toMafeking un der siege, three cov ers to the Mayor ofMafeking while un der siege mailed 21 Feb., 16 May and 24 May, routed via the “Res i dent Com mis sioner” at or nearGaberones, Bechuanaland, where Rho de sians un derPlumer were based, cov ers show sin gle, dou ble and tri plethe 4d ci vil ian rate franked by Rho de sia 4d ul tra ma rineand claret (S.G. 70) tied by Bulawayo datestamps, lat tertwo a bit roughly opened at top, oth er wise Fine-Very Fine. $500

7631 ) Rho de sian Field Force, cover to Bulawayo from atrooper in the field coun ter signed by his com mand ing of fi -cer, franked with 1d rose (S.G. 77) pay ing the sol dier’srate, cancelled when pro cessed in Bulawayo on 13 May1900 and backstamped the sale day, Very Fine and quitescarce; Rho de sian troops were used to re take and de fendthe Bulawayo-Mafeking rail road through Bechuanaland,to lift the Boer siege of Fort Tuli, and to de fend Bulawayofrom ex pected attacks.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300

Censorship Seals and Handstamps

7632 ) Passed Cen sor / Cape town, dou ble cir clehandstamp ap plied on ar rival to cover franked by 1drose-red and green overprint’d “E.R.I.” (S.G. 239) tied by“Krokodile Poort / 18 Jun 02" datestamp, also with a vi o lettri an gu lar cen sor and ”Passed Press Cen sor / Pre to ria" intri an gle ty ing the stamp, Very Fine. . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7633 ) Geopened Onder de Krijgswet (Opened Un derMar tial Law), green straightline handstamp ty ing pair Na tal 1d car mine used along with pair ½d Dull-green (S.G. 97a,99a) and pay ing the tri ple rate on cover to Pre to ria, alsoshow ing pro vi sional use of “Of fi cially Sealed” la bel as acen sor seal, mar tial law mark ing re peated on re verse ty ing the seal, post marked at “Point / Na tal / Oc 10, 99" the daybe fore the Boer in va sion and siezed by the Boers,backstamped at Pre to ria on 13th Oct., some stain ing attop, Very Fine us age;the only re corded use of thestraightline mar tial law handstamp; men tioned bySnowden &: Hepworth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,200


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7634 ) Pro vi sional use of “Of fi cially Sealed” la bel as acen sor seal, cover mailed from Eng land with 2½d Vic to ria 23 Sept. 1899 be fore the out break of the war and cen sored on ar rival in Jo han nes burg P.O., backstamped on 12 Oct.,the sec ond day of the war, some stain ing, Fine and rare us -age; at this stage the backstamps were not used to “tie” the seals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250

7635 ) Pro vi sional use of “Opened for In spec tion” seal as a cen sor seal, cover mailed from Eng land with 2½dVic to ria on 23 Sept. 1899 be fore the out break of hos til i tiesand cen sored on ar rival in the Jo han nes burg P.O.,backstamped on ar rival on 12 Oct., the sec ond day of thewar, Very Fine; ini tially the Boers of Transvaal made dowith what ever seals were avail able to re seal en ve lopesthat had been censored. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250

7636 ) Opened Un der Mar tial Law, pink seal on cover toPre to ria franked by 50r blue Lourenco Marques tied by 10Dec. 1899 c.d.s., backstamped Pre to ria Dec. 12th andwith a dif fer ent style of c.d.s. ap plied the next day to tie theseal, harm less ver ti cal pocket fold, Very Fine. . . . . . $200

7637 ) Opened Un der Mar tial Law, pink seal on “en emy”cover from Na tal franked by pair 1d car mine (S.G. 99a) tied by 23 Dec. 1899 c.d.s., Laurenco Marques tran sit and Pre -to ria 3rd Jan. backstamps, with dif fer ent style c.d.s. ty ingla bel, cover with piece miss ing at top cen ter, Fine. . . . $150



7638 ) Opened Un der Mar tial Law, pink la bel on coverfrom Am ster dam mailed 1 Jan. 1900 to Jo han nes burg,Pre to ria tran sit and Jo han nes burg re ceiver nei ther ty ingseal as was cus tom ary, Very Fine. . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7639 ) Opened Un der Mar tial Law, pink seal on cover toVolksrust franked by two ½d green (S.G. 216) tied by 14Feb. 1900 Jo han nes burg c.d.s., seal tied by Pre to ria 15thFeb. tran sit and 17th Feb. re ceiver, Fine. . . . . . . . . $100

7640 ) Opened Un der Mar tial Law, pink seal on coverfranked by Lourenco Marques 50r blue tied by their 10Dec. 1899 c.d.s., Pre to ria tran sit, Jo han nes burg tran sit ty -ing the la bel and Brakpan re ceiver, Very Fine. . . . . . $200

7641 ) Opened Un der Mar tial Law, pink seals on eightcov ers franked by sin gles or pairs of Transvaal 1d rose-red and green (S.G. 217), all sent to the Na tal Bank atVolksrust be tween 3rd and 24th Feb., plus 11 April, 1900,all but the last backstamped and most with seals tied,some stain ing mainly from wax seals, Fine-Very Fine. . $150


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7642 ) Opened Un der Mar tial Law, pink cen sor seals ontwo cov ers to Lourenco Marques, one franked by a sin gleand the other by strip of four and sin gle of Transvaal 1dRose-red and green (S.G. 217), sealed tied by 18 April and 18 March 1900 Pre to ria datestamps, Lourenco Marquesbackstamps, Fine-Very Fine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $120

7643 ) Opened Un der Mar tial Law, pink cen sor seals onfour cov ers sent April or May 1900 to Hol land or Ger many(3), franked by Transvaal 1896-97 is sues in clud ing onedou ble rate, one en dorsed “via Laurenco Marques &: Na -ples”, Fine-Very Fine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7644 ) Opened Un der Mar tial Law, pink seal on coverfrom Eng land 6 April 1900 to Lourenco Marques, for -warded to Jo han nes burg and cen sored there, 7 MayLourenco Marques, 10 May Pre to ria and 11 May Jo han -nes burg backstamps, seal shows top frame bro ken va ri -ety, Fine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7645 ) Brit ish use of Boer cen sor seal, pink seal oncover franked by G.B. 1d mauve tied by 9 April 1901 F.P.O. #8 datestamp used at Middelburg to Krugersdorp, cen -sored on ar rival with vi o let oval ca chet and re sealed withwhat came to hand: the Boer la bel, Fine and un usual us -age eleven months af ter the fall of Jo han nes burg; only afew sim i lar us ages are recorded. . . . . . . . . . . . . $200



7646 ) Postmeester Generaal / Oranje Vry Staat, clearstrike of seal ap plied as ev i dence of cen sor ship to cover toHol land franked by two O.F.S. 1d pur ple and ½d Or ange(S.G. 68, 85) tied by bold “Bloemfontein, O.F.S. / 21 Fe 00"datestamps, Pre to ria tran sit and Delft ar rival backstamps,cover with skill fully re paired tears, Very Fine ap pear ance;very few items are known show ing use of the Post mas terGen eral’s seal on mail to for eign des ti na tions, in fact nonewere recorded by Rich. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7647 ) Postmeester Generaal / Oranje Vry Staat, mostlyclear vi o let seal on pic ture post card to Ger many frankedwith two O.F.S. 1d pur ple and ½d or ange (S.G. 68, 85) tiedby “Bloemfontein, O.F.S. / 14 De, 99" datestamps, Pre to ria and Essen tran sits, card with light splat ter stains, Fine andrare us age to a for eign des ti na tion; it is likely thatTransvaal re quired mail trans mit ting its ter ri tory to havebeen cen sored at place of origin. . . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7648 ) Un cen sored Ci vil ian Mail Abroad, dou ble ratecover to Hol land franked by two Transvaal ½d green andfour 1d rose-red and green (S.G. 216-17) tied by“Volksrust, Z.A.R. / 26 Mei 00" datestamps a few days be -fore the fall of Jo han nes burg and Pre to ria, Pre to ria,Lourenco Marques and Amersfoort backstamps, bot tomflap miss ing, Very Fine; dur ing the pe riod be fore the fall ofthe Boer Re pub lics to the Brit ish, mail to Eu rope had to berouted via Lourenco Marques and nearly all was censored. $150

7649 ) V. (Arms) R. / Opened Un der Mar tial Law, twocov ers with cen sor seals show ing large and small arms,large arms on news pa per wrapped made from a cover andfranked by pair O.F.S. ½d or ange overprint’d “V.R.I.” andtied by Au gust 1900 Bloemfontain c.d.s. to Durban, smallarms on cover franked with 100r Lourenco Marques to Port Eliz a beth with “The Cas tle Mail Pack ets Co. Ltd / DelagoaBay Agency” for warder’s ca chet, lat ter re duced at base,Fine us ages; Rich re cords only one type of this seal. . . $150


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7650 ) V. (Arms) R. / Opened Un der Mar tial Law, twocov ers with la bels show ing large and small arms, largearms franked by C.G.H. 1d car mine (S.G. 69) tied by“G.P.O. Cape town / Cape Col ony / 1 Feb 00" datestamp toJo han nes burg and for warded back to Cape town, smallarms franked with Lourenco Marques 100r blue tied by 3Jan. 01 c.d.s. to Durban, Very Fine; Rich re cords only onetype of this seal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7651 ) V. (Arms) R. / Opened Un der Mar tial Law, cen sorseal on cover to Delagoa Bay franked by C.G.H. ½d greenand two 1d car mine (S.G. 58, 59a) tied by “Cape town /Cape Col ony / 8 Jun 00" c.d.s., Durban and LourencoMarques backstamps, Very Fine. . . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7652 ) V. (Arms) R. / Opened Un der Mar tial Law, cen sorla bel on cover to Durban franked by pair LourencoMarques 50r blue tied by Au gust 1900 datestamp, Durbanbackstamp, Very Fine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7653 ) V. (Arms) R. / Opened Un der Mar tial Law, cen sorseal on cover franked with G.B. 1d mauve tied by 10 Aug.1900 F.P.O. #8 post mark show ing post ing at Standerton,Transvaal to Durban, Na tal, 13 Aug. ar rival backstamp,Fine usage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7654 ) V. (Arms) R. / Opened Un der Mar tial Law, cen sorseal on cover franked by Na tal 1d car mine (S.G. 99a) tiedby 6 Sept. 1900 F.P.O. #18 post mark then used fromA.P.O. #31 at New cas tle, Na tal to Durban where it wascen sored; Pietermartinzburg tran sit and Durban reveivingbackstamps, ad dressee’s name cut out, Very Fine. . . . $100

7655 ) E. (Arms) R. / Opened Un der Mar tial Law, pair ofcov ers to Harri smith, O.R.C., one sent April 1901 fromCato Ridge, Na tal with 1d car mine (S.G. 99a), the other 21June 1901 from Wellington, Cape Col ony with 1d car mine(S.G. 69), for mer with some soil ing, Fine-Very Fine. . . $200



7656 ) Opened Un der Mar tial Law, Rich Ty. 8 im per fo -rate seal on cover posted from Ger many 16 Sept. 1901 toCape town with their 10th Oct. ar rival datestamp, Very Fine and rare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,300

7657 ) Cen sored by both sides, cover posted at Durban18 Jan 1900 with 2½d bright blue (S.G. 113) to LourencoMarques, cen sored by the Brit ish be fore de par ture and bythe Boers in tran sit, cover with horiz. crease through thead he sive, oth er wise Very Fine; Lourenco Marques, a Por -tu guese col ony be tween Transvaal and the sea, was themain route for mail and goods to the Boers dur ing the war. $200

7658 ) Cen sored by both sides, cover to pris oner of wasat Green Point, C.C. franked with two O.F.S. 1d pur ple and½d or ange (S.G. 68, 85) tied by “Kroonstad, O.F.S. / 30 Ap00" datestamps, en dorsed ”Via Delagoa Bay", Pre to riaand Durban tran sit backstamps, cen sor seals of both sides and vi o let dou ble cir cle “Cen sor / Pris oner of War”handstamp, Very Fine.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7659 ) Cen sored by both sides, cover franked byTransvaal 1d rose-red and green (S.G. 217) tied by“Rustenburg, Z.A.R. / 27 Oct. 00" c.d.s. and en dorsed”open for in spec tion", cen sored at Pre to ria on 30th Oct. bythe Boers and sent via Durban, Na tal where it re ceived vi o -let boxed “Stopped by Cen sor / Re turn to Sender”handstamp and had “V. (Arms) R. / Of fi cially Sealed InThe” la bel ap plied (for lack of any other at this early date inthe war) and tied by “Re turned Let ter Of fice / Na tal / 31 3,00" datestamp, manu script. no ta tion states it was fi nallyde liv ered at the end of March, 1902; no other sim i lar usage has been recorded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $375

7660 ) Passed Press / Cen sor / 24 Feb. 1902 /Aberdeen, clear ma genta dou ble oval handstamp oncover to Klipplaat, C.G.H., cover edge tears and stampcreased prior to use, Very Fine strike. . . . . . . . . . . $200


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7661 ) Passed Press / Cen sor / Barberton, vi o let tri an -gu lar handstamp and match ing cen sor’s per sonal ca cheton cover to Lon don franked by Transvaal 1d rose-red andgreen overprint’d E.R.I. (S.G. 239) tied by “Barberton / 24Apr 02" datestamp, also cen sored in route at Pre to ria withtheir tri an gu lar handstamp, fresh and Extremely Fine. . $200

7662 ) Cen sored / A.C. Bloemfontein Dist., vi o lettwo-line straightline handstamp ap plied in tran sit to back of cover to pris oner of war at Green Point, C.C., franked byO.F.S. 1d pur ple overprint’d “V.R.I.” (S.G. 113) tied by“Brandford, O.R.C. / Oc 16, 00" c.d.s., also ”Cen sor / Pris -oner of War" handstamp, two mount ing stains on re verse,oth er wise Fine.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7663 ) P.B.C., vi o let cen sor handstamp ap plied atBloemfontein to mourn ing cover to pris oner of war on St.Hel ena, franked by Great Brit ain 1d mauve tied by 28 Jan.1902 F.P.O. datestamp and an other cen sor handstampand Ed ward VII cen sor seal, Very Fine, Bloembonteintran sit backstamp, Very Fine; a won der ful and most un -com mon usage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7664 ) Passed / Press Cen sor / 30 Nov. 1901, ma gentaoval handstamp pre sum ably ap plied at Beau fort to coverto Cape town franked by C.G.H. 1d car mine (S.G. 59a) tiedby “Beau fort West / No 30, 01" squared cir cle, Rich Ty. 8cen sor seal tied by vi o let tri an gu lar Cape town cen sorhandstamp, Extremely Fine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150



7665 ) Passed Press Cen sor / 20 / 2 / 1901, red manu -script cen sor mark ing and en dorse ment on cover to a pris -oner of war at Dead Wood Camp, St. Hel ena, pro vi sionalvi o let “Christiana / 20 Feb. 01" datestamp and vi o let ”Cen -sor / Pris oner of War" ca chet, a bit re duced at right, Fine; afas ci nat ing usage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250

7666 ) Passed Cen sor / Cape town, dou ble cir clehandstamp ap plied on ar rival to C.G.H. 1d Vic to ria en tirecancelled “Dutywa / No 27, 01 / PTO”, Very Fine. . . . . $100

7667 ) Passed Cen sor / Diyatalawa, vi o let dou ble ovalap plied on ar rival to cover ad dressed to Boer “P.O.W. Hut36, Cey lon”, also cen sored in Durban where large “E.(Arms) R.” seal was ap plied, opened for dis play, Very Fine. $200

7668 ) Passed Cen sor / Durban, tri an gu lar handstampon Na tal 1d Vic to ria postal card to Swit zer land cancelledby “Ingwavuma / My 11, 1902" datestamp, ”Melmoth /Zululand / My 18, 02" tran sit backstamp and Geneva ar -rival post marks, Very Fine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7669 ) Passed Cen sor, Edenburg, O.R.C., clear vi o letstraightline handstamp on cover to Durban franked byO.F.S. 1d pur ple overprint’d “V.R.I.” (S.G. 113) tied by“Edenburg, O.R.C. / My 21, 02" datestamp, Bloemfonteintran sit backstamp where large ”P.B.C." was ap plied in red,Ex tremely Fine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7670 ) Passed By Cen sor / Hei del berg / 13 Oct. 1900,well-struck large dou ble oval handstamp on in bound 5cpostal card from Am ster dam, Very Fine. . . . . . . . . $200


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Sug. BidSug. Bid

7671 ) Passed Press Cen sor / Jo han nes burg, ovalhandstamp on dou ble rate Ger man con sular mail cover toDurban, Very Fine.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7672 ) Passed Press Cen sor / Jo han nes burg / 7 Dec.1900, early cen sor ca chet ties cen sor la bel to cover to Ger -many franked by Transvaal 2½d dull blue and greenoverprint’d “V.R.I.”, light ton ing, oth er wise Very Fine. . . $150

7673 ) Passed Press Cen sor / Jo han nes burg, ovalhandstamp ap plied on ar rival to reg is tered cover orig i nat -ing in Mafeking, franked by Bechuanaland Protectorate1dand pair of 2d Vic to ria which were not ac cepted as post -age, also cen sored with ge neric vi o let tri an gu lar ca chet intran sit, tear at top and about half of back miss ing, Fine andinteresting usage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250

7674 ) Passed By Cen sor / Jo han nes burg / 7 Feb. 1901/ C.C. Newland, Capt., large oval handstamp ty ing cen sorseal to cover to Ger many franked by Transvaal 2½d dullblue and green overprint’d “V.R.I.” (S.G. 229) tied by 1Feb. c.d.s., 7 Feb. backstamp also ties the la bel, VeryFine; why the cover sat in Jo han nes burg for a week is notknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7675 ) Passed By Cen sor / Jo han nes burg / 16 Mar.1901 / C.C. Newland, Capt., clear large oval ca chet ty ingcen sor seal to cover to Ger many overfranked by strip ofthree Transvaal 1d rose-red and green overprint’d “V.R.I.”, re duced a bit at right, oth er wise Very Fine. . . . . . . . $100

7676 ) Passed By Cen sor, / Jo han nes burg / 11 Jun.1901 / V. Fer gu son, Capt., large vi o let handstamp ty ingcen sor seal to cover to Ger many franked by Transvaal ½dgreen overprint’d “V.R.I.” and pair 1d rose-red and greenoverprint’d “E.R.I.” (S.G. 226, 239) tied by “Hei del berg / 29May 01" datestamps, Very Fine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150



7677 ) Passed By Cen sor, / Jo han nes burg / 11 Jun.1901 / V. Fer gu son, Capt., beau ti fully struck large vi o lethandstamp ty ing cen sor seal to cover to Ger many frankedby Transvaal ½d green overprint’d “V.R.I.” and pair 1dRose-red and green over print’s “E.R.I.” (S.G. 226, 239)tied by Jo han nes burg datestamp, with orig i nal en clo sure,Extremely Fine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $180

7678 ) Passed Press / Cen sor / Jo han nes burg, ovalhandstamp on South ern Life As so ci a tion cover, “PassedCen sor / Cape town” dou ble cir cle ca chet ap plied upon ar -rival, Very Fine and attractive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7679 ) Kaalfontein, vi o let tri an gu lar cen sor handstamp on cover to Eng land franked by G.B. 1d mauve tied by 18 Nov. 1901 F.P.O. #45 datestamp from a mem ber of the 4th Rail -way Pi o neer Reg i ment, Com man dants ca chet on back,ver ti cal pocket fold and open ing tear at left, Fine andscarce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7680 ) Passed Press / Cen sor / W.E. / Kimberly, vi o lettri an gu lar handstamp on cover to Eng land franked by pairC.G.H. 1d car mine (S.G. 69) tied by “Bea cons field, C.G.H./ Au 19, 01" squared cir cle, Very Fine. . . . . . . . . . $150

7681 ) Passed Press / Cen sor / W.E. / Kimberly, tri an gu -lar ca chet on cover to Cape town franked by C.G.H. 1d car -mine (S.G. 69) tied by “Bea cons field / No 19, 01" squaredcir cle, cen sored again at Cape town with type set seal tiedby dou ble cir cle and vi o let tri an gu lar cen sor ca chets,open ing tears at top, otherwise Very Fine. . . . . . . . $180

7682 ) Passed Press Cen sor, vi o let straightlinehandstamp ty ing cen sor seal to cover to Port Eliz a bethfranked by O.F.S. 1d pur ple overprint’d “V.R.I.” (S.G. 113)tied by two strikes of “Kroonstad / 20 Fe, 01" datestamp,Bloemfontein tran sit and Port Eliz a beth re ceiver, VeryFine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150


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7683 ()) Passed Press Cen sor, / Klerksdorp / Date / 14Aug 1901, vi o let circlular handstamp ini tialed in pen cil oncover front only to Durban franked by G.B. 1d mauve tiedby F.P.O. #16 datestamp, Fine us age. . . . . . . . . . $200

7684 ) Passed Press Cen sor / Klerksdorp / Date 13 Nov 1901, cir cu lar handstamp ini tialed in pen cil on cover ad -dressed to a Boer pris oner of war on St. Hel ena, franked by G.B. 1d mauve tied by A.P.O. Braamfontein can cel ap -plied the day af ter the cen sor, Very Fine. . . . . . . . . $200

7685 ) Passed / R. B. / Cen sor, bold three-line handstamp on reg is tered cover to Lon don with ad di tional “H.P.Y.” ini -tials handstamp (known used at Bloemfontein), frankedwith O.F.S. 1d pur ple overprint’d “V.R.I.” and pair C.G.H.2½d blue sur charged “Or ange River Col ony” tied by clear“Kroonstad My 10" datestamps, 1901 Lon don reg is trybackstamp, Very Fine and handsome. . . . . . . . . . $200

7686 ) Passed Cen sor / Kroonstad, large dou ble ovalhandstamp on cover to Port Eliz a beth franked by 1dmauve tied by “Kroonstad / 24 Feb, 02" c.d.s., Very Fine;the sender, a mem ber of the 2nd Seaforth High land ers,was given the D.S.O. by Lord Rob erts and was com -mended by Lord Kitchener for his des patches. . . . . . $200

7687 ) Res i dent Mag is trate’s Of fice / Ladybrand,O.R.C., vi o let oval of fi cial ca chet used as a pro vi sionalcen sor’s mark with “Passed Cen sor” and ini tials added byhand on cover to Wales franked by O.F.S. 1d pur pleoverprint’d “V.R.I.” (S.G. 113), “Ladybrand, O.R.C. / Ja 21,01" c.d.s., Very Fine.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7688 ) Passed Cen sor, / Ladybrand, vi o let ovalhandstamp ini tialed and dated “27 / 9 / 01" on cover to Can -ada franked by O.F.S. 1d pur ple overprint’d ”V.R.I" (S,G,113), cen sored again and Bloemfontein with “N P R” ini -tials handstamp and tran sit backstamp, stamp stained,oth er wise Very Fine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200



7689 ) Passed By Cen sor / 22 Aug. 1901 /Potchefstroom, beau ti fully struck vi o let oval handstampon Transvaal 1d rose red and green postal card overprint’d “V.R.I.” ad di tion ally franked with S.G. 226, 238 and 243,sent to Eng land with ad di tional Jo han nes burg cen sor,Very Fine and colorful. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7690 ) Passed Press Cen sor / Pre to ria, three dif fer enttri an gu lar handstamps, in vi o let and ma genta onTransvaal 1d postal cards to Ger many (lat ter with out theword “Press”) and in black on cover to Lon don, Very Finegroup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

Boer Internment Camp Mails

7691 ) Bur gher Camp, / Bal moral / 16 Oct. 1902, vi o letoval ca chet with “Cen sored” and ini tials added by hand onO.H.M.S. cover with “Bur ger Camps De part ment” im printto P.O.W. at Pre to ria, re di rected first to “Tin Town”(Ladysmith, Na tal) then to var i ous camps in In dia in clud ing Ahmednagar, Trichinopoly and Bellary, other cen sor anddue mark ings plus eigh teen backstamps, opened for dis -play, Very Fine and strik ing; the Brit ish forces in terned thewives and chil dren of Boer troops, this iron i cally helpedpro long the war be cause as Gen eral Botha im plied mencould fight more steadily know ing their wives and chil drenwere safe in British hands.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250

7692 ) Bur gher Camp, / Bal moral / 20 Sep. 1901, vi o letoval ca chet with “Cen sored” and ini tials added by hand tocover sent via Pre to ria to “Tin Town” (Ladysmith, Na tal)and for warded to In dian P.O.W. camps at Ahmednagar,Bellary and Trichinopoly, three other cen sors and var i ousbackstamps, flap miss ing, Very Fine. . . . . . . . . . . $200


The Boer War

Sug. BidSug. Bid

7693 ) Bur ger Camp, / Middleburg. / 27 Mar. 1902, clearvi o let oval handstamp on re verse of cover franked by C GH 1d car mine (S.G. 69) ad dressed to a camp res i dent, re -di rected through the town post of fice af ter cen sor ship with“Middleburg / Transvaal / 3 Apr 02" datestamp and sec ondstrike of Bur ger Camp ca chet the day be fore ty ing cen sorseal made from post age stamp sheet sel vage, cen soredagain at Pre to ria, stamp dam aged, otherwise Very Fine. $150

7694 ) Passed Press / Cen sor / Bur ger Camp /Standerton, vi o let straightline ca chet on mourn ing coverto Pre to ria franked by Transvaal 1d rose-red and greenoverprint’d “E.R.I.” (S.G. 239) tied by “Standerton / 16 Nov1901" c.d.s., Pre to ria backstamp and their cen sor ca chetalso ty ing the ad he sive, open ing tear and stains at lowerleft, Fine strike. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7695 ) Res i dent Mag is trate’s Of fice / Winburg, vi o letoval ca chet with pen cil ini tial used as cen sor on coverfranked by O.F.S. 1d pur ple overprint’d “V.R.I.” and tied by“Winburg / Oc 16,00" c.d.s. to cover to pris oner of war atSimons Town, C.C., Bloemfontein tran sit and ”Cen sor /Pris oner of War" ca chet ap plied on ar rival, ver ti cal foldclear of stamp, Very Fine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7696 ) Passed Press / Cen sor, tri an gu lar cen sorhandstamp with in te gral ini tials used at Zastron on cover to Boer P.O.W. in Cey lon franked by O.F.S. 1d pur pleoverprint’d “V.R.I.” (S.G. 113) tied by “Zastron, O.R.C. / Au5 01" c.d.s., Cal cutta and Co lombo tran sits and straightline ”Maldirige" ap plied on ar rival, Very Fine. . . . . . . . . $200

7697 ) Boer Ref u gee Camp in Por tu gal, cover frankedby five Transvaal ½d Green overprint’d “E.R.I.” (S.G. 238)tied by Jo han nes burg datestamps and cen sored by largevi o let oval “Passed By Cen sor / Jo han nes burg / V. Fer gu -son, Capt. / 14 Aug 1901" ty ing cen sor seal, one stamp ap -par ently miss ing, oth er wise Very Fine; a small con tin gentof Boers who had es caped via Lourenco Marques set tledin Por tu gal and very few items of mail are known to them. . $375



P.O.W. Camps

7698 ) Waterval Krygsgevancefs / Com man dant vande Wacht / 25 Apr. 1900, vi o let oval ca chet on cover froma Pri vate on Boer hands at the Waterval Mil i tary Prison atPre to ria to Eng land, ca chet ini tialed by com mander andPre to ria and Tiverton backstamps, ver ti cal pocket fold,Very Fine and rare strike. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250

7699 ) Gezien, / Postcensor / Pre to ria / Z.A.R., or nate vi -o let handstamp on cover to Eng land en dorsed “From LtShort / Pris oner of War / Pre to ria” and franked withTransvaal 2½d Dull blue and green tied by “Pre to ria / 19Mei 00" datestamp, Horsham backstamp, Very Fine andrare; this handstamp in un re corded by Rich. . . . . . . $250

7700 ) Belle vue Camp, cover to P.O.W. with “Cen sor /Pris oner of War” handstamp and “Belle vue / Oc 24" ar rivalbackstamp, some age spot ting, Fine us age. . . . . . . $150

7701 ) Belle vue Camp, cover franked with O.F.S. 1d pur -ple overprint’d “V.R.I.” tied by “Thaba ‘Nchu / Oc 25, 00"c.d.s., Bloembontein tran sit and ”Cen sor / Pris oner of War" handstamp ap plied on ar rival, Fine. . . . . . . . . . . . $200


The Boer War

Sug. BidSug. Bid

7702 ) Ref u gee mail to pris on ers of war, three cov erspost marked in Oct. 1900 at the Boer ref u gee camp atVereeniging to Belle vue Camp, two franked withTransvaal 1d rose-red and green overprint’d “V.R.I.” andthe third posted with unoverprinted stamp, which was notac cepted and charged 2d post age due, which was treatedcom pas sion ately and not col lected, each with Jo han nes -burg tran sit and “Cen sor / Pris oner of War” handstamp ap -plied upon ar rival, Fine-Very Fine. . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7703 ) Green Point, Cape town, cover franked withC.G.H. 1d car mine (S.G. 59a) tied by sin gle cir cle “GreenPoint, C.G.H. / 23 Ju, 00" c.d.s. to Bloemfontein from apris oner of war, vi o let ”Cen sor / Pris oner of War"handstamp, hor i zon tal fold, Very Fine. . . . . . . . . . $150

7704 ) Cen sor / Pris oner of War / Green / Point, clear vi -o let ca chet on cover to Aberdeen franked by C.G.H. 1dcar mine (S.G. 59a) tied by “Green Point / 23 Ja, 00"datestamp, no ta tion ”Camp closed" and ad dressee in di -cate this may have been a Bur ger or Ref u gee Camp, lightage spots, oth er wise Very Fine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7705 ) Cen sor / Pris oner of War / Green / Point, vi o letca chet on cover to Paarl franked by C.G.H. 1d car mine(S.G. 59a) tied by “Green Point / 23 Ja 01" post mark, pen -cil note ”Camp closed", Very Fine; this cen sor handstampwith “Green Point” is sel dom en coun tered. . . . . . . . $200

7706 ) Cen sor, Pris oner of War / L Hay man / Lt. Col.,large boxed handstamp on in bound cover to pris oner ofwar at Green Point Camp, Cape town franked by O.F.S. 1dpur ple overprint’d “V.R.I. (S.G. 113) tied by ”Brandfort,O.R.C. / Sp 6, 01" c.d.s., Bloemfontein backstamp, VeryFine and rare;this handstamp is un re corded by Rich. . . $200



7707 ) Staff Of fi cer Pris oner-of-War / Ladysmith / 9Mar. 1901, clear vi o let oval handstamp on mouring coverto pris oner of war at Diyatalawa Camp, Cey lon, franked byNa tal 1d car mine (S.G. 99a) tied by “Ladysmith, Na tal / 9Mr, 1901" c.d.s., vi o let tri an gu lar cen sor ap plied in Cey lon,Durban and Co lombo tran sits, Very Fine; the camp at Na -tal was called ”Tin Town" due to the sheet metal roofs andvery few P.O.W. items are known from this camp, in factthe “Staff Of fi cer” handstamp is unrecorded by Rich. . . $250

7708 ) Dead wood Camp, St. Hel ena, cover to Francewith vi o let “Cen sor / Pris oner of War” ca chet with the ini -tials “EW” of E. Walton, who served at Dead wood fromJune 1900 to May 1902, franked by St. Hel ena “2½d” on 6d ul tra ma rine (S.G. 40) tied by grid, with match ing “St. Hel -ena / No 24, 1900" c.d.s., Paris backstamp, Very Fine andscarce, es pe cially to France. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $375

7709 ) Dead wood Camp, St. Hel ena, reg is tered pic turepost card to Jo han nes burg show ing Boer pris on ers be ingled through the streets of James town, St. Hel ena andbear ing vi o let “Cen sor / Pris oner of War” ca chet with ini -tials “EW” of E. Walton, who served at Dead wood fromJune, 1900 to May, 1902, franked with St. Hel ena ½d and2½d Vic to ria (S.G. 36, 40) tied by grids, “St. Hel ena / De 6,1900" c.d.s. and reg is try post mark., Jo han nes burg 27Dec. re ceiver, ½d dam aged from place ment at coveredge, oth er wise Very Fine and rare registered P.O.W.usage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $600

7710 ) Dead Wood Camp, straightline ca chet on the re -verse of a cover to an other P.O.W. in Cey lon with vi o let“Cen sor / Pris oner of War” handstamp with ini tials “FWA”of F.W. Al ex an der, chief cen sor at Dead wood from April,1900 to March, 1902, franked by strip of three 1d car mine(S.G. 47) tied by grids, with match ing “St. Hel ena / 6 Mr,1901" c.d.s., cen sor seal, cover opened for dis play andwith small hole, oth er wise Fine and desirable. . . . . . $250


The Boer War

Sug. BidSug. Bid

7711 ) Dead wood Camp, St. Hel ena, in bound Transvaal4d reg is tered en tire overprint’d “E.R.I.” uprated with 2dBrown and green overprint’d “V.R.I.” tied by“Potchefstroom, Transvaal / No 14, 01" c.d.s. and cen -sored only on de par ture with vi o let oval ”Passed By Cen -sor / Potchefstroon / 14 Nov. 1901" handstamp on re verse, Jo han nes burg and Cape town tran sits, Extremely Fine. . $200

7712 ) St. Hel ena Camp Not Spec i fied, in bound coverfrom the United States franked by 5c blue tied by “Danville,Pa. / Oct 17, 1900" du plex to Boer Gen eral Piet Cronje, ”St. Hel ena / No 13, 1900" ar rival post mark. and vi o let “Cen sor/ Pris oner of War” handstamp, open ing tear at top andstained at left, Fine and rare us age; Gen eral Cronje was al -lowed to live out side the camps un der mil i tary guard, firstat Kent Cot tage near High Knoll Fort and then at Long -wood, where Na po leon had lived and died. . . . . . . . $500

7713 ) Broadbottom Camp, St. Hel ena, in bound coverfranked by O.F.S. 1d pur ple overprint’d “V.R.I.” (S.G. 113)tied by “Bloemfontein / Jy 22, 01" c.d.s., handstampedcen sor ini tials ”NPR" ap plied at Bloemfontein and vi o let“Cen sor / Pris oner of War” ap plied on ar rival, flap miss ing,Very Fine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7714 ) Pris oner of War / Cen sor / Broadbottom Camp,½d Vic to ria (S.G. 36, 38, 48), “St. Hel ena / 17 Au, 1901"c.d.s. and Lon don reg is try tran sit, card with re paired tear,Fine ap pear ing and rare reg is tered us age from a P.O.W. $450



Tristan da Cunha

Pre-Stamp Cachets

7715 ) Tristan da Cunha / South At lan tic Ty. II ca chet(SG C2), mostly clear strike on cover to Lon don, en teredthe mails with bold “Port Eliz a beth / 3 May 26" (South Af -rica) backstamp and ”T" and oc tag o nal “T / 20c” duehandstamps, ar rived in Lon don with “N / 2d” in cir cle and2d ag ate post age due (S.G. D13) tied by 25 May c.d.s.,with orig i nal en clo sure date lined Feb ru ary 14, 1926 fromMrs. Henry Green, Very Fine; this cover was car ried onboard the Nor we gian barque “Asalea” de part ing 17 Aprilfor Durban and was one of only two ships call ing on Tristanin 1926. SG £425 (671 $). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7716 ) Tristan da Cunha / South At lan tic Ty. II ca chet(SG C2), mostly clear strike on cover to Lon don, en teredthe mails with bold “Port Eliz a beth / 3 May 26" (South Af -rica) backstamp and ”T" and oc tag o nal “T / 20c” duehandstamps, ar rived in Lon don with “N / 2d” in cir cle and2d ag ate post age due (S.G. D13) tied by 25 May c.d.s.,with orig i nal en clo sure date lined Feb ru ary 14, 1926 fromMrs. Henry Green, Very Fine; this cover was car ried onboard the Nor we gian barque “Asalea” de part ing 17 Aprilfor Durban and was one of only two ships call ing on Tristanin 1926. SG £425 (671 $). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7717 ) Tristan da Cunha Ty. III ca chet (SG C3), bold wa -tery strike on cover to the widow of Rev. Henry Rog ers atWest min ster, Very Fine. SG £275 (434 $). . . . . . . . $170

7718 ) Tristan da Cunha / South At lan tic vi o let Ty. II ca -chet (SG C2), fully struck ca chet on buff cover to Lon don,ar rived in Lon don with “Lon don, F.B. / 14 MR 27 /Paquetbot” post mark and large “1½d / F.B.” duehandstamp, af ter which ½d em er ald and 1d Car mine post -age dues were af fixed (S.G. D10-11) and tied by “Lon don /15 MR 27" c.d.s., cover also shows a cross in cir clehandstamp on re verse in di cat ing in spec tion of Tristan mail for un au tho rized over prints, Very Fine; this cover was car -ried on board the R.M.S. ”Asturias" de part ing Tristan 15Feb ru ary, 1927, a pic ture post card of which is included.SG £425 (671 $). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250


Tristan da Cunha

Sug. BidSug. Bid

7719 ) Tristan da Cunha / South At lan tic Ty. II ca chet(SG C2), nearly com plete strike on grey cover to West min -ster for warded to Leicester, Eng land, en tered the mailswith Bue nos Ai res ma chine backstamp and ar rive in Eng -land with “Lon don / My 4, 1927" backstamp, opened onthree sides for ex hi bi tion, Very Fine; this cover was car riedon board the S.S. ”Suveric" de part ing Tristan on 27 March, 1927. SG £425 (671 $). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250

7720 ) Tristan da Cunha Ty. III ca chet (SG C3), per fectlystruck ca chet ty ing hor i zon tal pair of Great Brit ain GeorgeV 1d car mine to a pre-ad dressed re turn en ve lope pro vided by a char i ta ble par cel sender from Dub lin, Ire land, en teredthe mails with “Lon don / Paquetbot / 26 Ju, 29" post mark,cover with nor mal ver ti cal file fold and some age spot ting,Very Fine us age, with orig i nal en clo sure date lined March5, 1929 from Maria Green men tion ing ”We have had a very poor crop of po ta toes this year the worst ever know." Thiscover was car ried on board the S.S. “Halesius” de part ingTristan 15 May, 1929. SG £275 (434 $).. . . . . . . . . $225

7721 ) Tristan da Cunha / South At lan tic Ty. II ca chet(SG C2), par tial strike on circa 1930 un franked cover toLon don, en tered the mails in South Af rica with boxed“Paquebot” and “T / 2d” handstamp, the lat ter hav ing beenoblit er ated upon ar rival in Lon don, Fine us age. SG £425(671 $).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7722 ) Tristan da Cunha Ty. Va ca chet (SG C7), lightlystruck ty ing George V 1 / ½d brown to cover to Liv er pool,with sec ond strike re peated at left, Pooley’s manu scriptno ta tion at left, light file fold at cen ter, Very Fine; one ofonly six known cov ers with the Ty. Va ca chet, most ofwhich are “Halesius” mail; this cover was car ried on boardthe S.S. “Tymeric” de part ing Tristan on 12 Feb ru ary, 1930. SG £6,500 (10,270 $). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000


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7723 ) Tristan / da / Cunha manu script in di ca tion of or i -gin, on home made is land ers’ cover to Rev. Pooley in Liv -er pool, de parted 19 Feb ru ary 1934 on board the R.M.S.“Atlantis” and en tered the mails with “Cape town /Paquebot / 24 Feb 34" datestamp and oc tag o nal ”T / 20c"due, ar rived in Eng land with bold “2d / 458" duehandstamp and for warded to Holbrook with 2d post agedue tied by their c.d.s., Very Fine; Rev. Par tridge had leftTristan for good in May 1933, again tak ing the Ty. V ca chetwith him, his re place ment, Rev. H. Wilde, ar rived on the”Atlantis" bring ing the ca chet with him, cov ers pre paredprior to the ships ar rival usu ally have manu script in di ca -tions of or i gin, as they were bagged up prior to the arrival of the cachet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7724 ) Tristan da Cunha blue Ty. V ca chet (SG C6), oncover to Cape Town, South Af rica, where it en tered themails with oval “T / 1c” due handstamp and 1d post age due tied by “Cape Town / 11 Jan 36" c.d.s., plus two of fi cialseals at top, cover with ver ti cal file fold, Fine us age; thiscover was car ried on board the S.S. ”Au di tor" which calledat Tristan on 7 Jan u ary, 1936 and was one of only twoships to visit the is land all year. SG £350 (553 $).. . . . $225

7725 ) Tristan da Cunha Ty. VIII ca chet (SG C10), clearstrike on is land ers’ cover to Eng land, ini tially rated “1½d”due in South Af rica but treated com pas sion ately on ar rival, dock eted “Feb 1948" on re verse con sis tent withH.M.S.A.S. ”Cape Hope" mail de part ing Tristan 11 Jan u -ary 1948, Very Fine. SG £85 (134 $). . . . . . . . . . . $80

7726 ) Tristan da Cunha / Set tle ment of / Ed in burgh /South At lan tic vi o let boxed Ty. X ca chet (SG C12), niceclear strike on fresh cover to Eng land, en tered the mailswith “Cape town / Paquebot / 22.II.50" c.d.s., ”T" in oval and “1½d” due handstamps, but treated com pas sion ately onar rival, Ex tremely Fine; this cover was car ried on board the M.V. “Pequena” de part ing Tristan 15 Feb ru ary, 1950. SG£55 (87 $). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $80


Tristan da Cunha

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7727 ) “Tristan da Cunha / South At lan tic” Ty. II ca chet(SG C2), mostly clear strike on cover to Lon don, en teredthe mails with Port Eliz a beth (So. Af rica) 3 May 26(backstamp) and black “T” and oc tag o nal “T / 20c” duehandstamps, un paid post age not col lected on ar rival inLon don as there are no ad di tional Lon don due mark ings,cover usual bit of postal wear, Fine and scarce; with orig i -nal en clo sure let ter from F. (Fran ces) B. Lavarello datedApril 12, 1926 giv ing news of a new baby and the visit bythe ship’s cap tain and chief en gi neer; this cover was car -ried on the Nor we gian barque “Asalea” which de parted forDurban on 17 April (af ter a three day stay) and was one ofjust two ships visiting the island in 1926. . . . . . . . . $250

Stamps

7728 H 1952-63 Is sues com plete (SG 1-67), mounted onex hibit pages, o.g., hinged, VF sets (no photo). SG £350(553 $).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7729 H 1958 and 1960 3/6 Book lets (SG SB2-3), one offor mer sta pled at left, plus a proof of the book let cover, andfour of the lat ter, two of which bear “St. Hel ena / Ap 11, 60"post marks on the front and one with first day can cel on thein side front cover, Very Fine (no photo). SG £175 (276 $). $100

Outgoing Ship Mail

7730 ) S.S. “Ta coma Maru” Mail, reg is tered Westoncover to Lon don franked by four 1d Ed ward VII postal sta -tio nery cut squares tied by two strikes of Ty. III ca chet(S.G. C3), de parted Tristan 1 April, 1922 and en tered themails with Rio de Ja neiro / 9.IV.22" backstamp, en dorsed“Reg is tered” at top left and crossed-out as no such ser vicewas avail able from Tristan, opened for dis play, Very Fine.SG C3; £275 (434 $). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7731 ) S.S. “Norbrock” Mail, cover to Dub lin, Ire land withTy. II ca chet (S.G. C2), de parted Tristan 11 Sep tem ber,1923 and en tered the mails with “Cape town / Paquetbot /19 Sep 23" datestamp, no post age due charges as sessedor paid, open ing tear through Cape town post mark., oth er -wise Fine; the ”Norbrock" was one of five ships call ing in1923 while none at all called in 1924. SG C2; £425 (671 $). $200



7732 ) S.S. “Ramon de Larrinaga” Mail, cover to Lon don with Ty. II ca chet, de parted Tristan 4 Feb ru ary, 1925 anden tered the mails with “Durban / 13 Feb 25" backstamp, ar -rived in Lon don with ”4d / with.c." handstamp and 9 Mayc.d.s. ty ing 4d post age due, cover opened for dis play andwith mended edge faults, Fine; ac com pa nied by photo ofthe “Larrinaga”. SG C2; £425 (671 $). . . . . . . . . . . $200

7733 ) R.M.S. “Em press of France” Mail, clear Ty. II ca -chet ties ½d and 1½d George V to cover to Eng land, de -parted Tristan 26 Feb ru ary, 1928 and en dorsed as hav ingbeen “Re ceived / March 20 / 1928", Ex tremely Fine. SGC2; £425 (671 $). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7734 ) S.S. “Em press of France” Mail, cover to Tiverton,Devonshire with Ty. III ca chet (S.G. C3), rated “1½d” dueupon ar rival, with ½d and 1d post age dues tied by“Tiverton / 20 Mr 28" c.d.s., Fine. SG C3; £275 (434 $). $200

7735 ) S.S. “Au thor” Mail, cover to Lon don with Ty. II ca -chet, de parted Tristan 15 March, 1928 and ar rived with“Lon don / Apr 20, 1928 / Paquebot” ma chine post mark.,“1½d / F.B.” handstamps and ½d and 1d post age dues ap -plied, with orig i nal en clo sure men tion ing a good crop ofpo ta toes - un usual news from Tristan, cover a bit roughltopened with a piece out at top cen ter, Fine usage. SG C2. $200

7736 ) S.S. “Baron Tweedmouth” Mail, por tion of par celwrap ping to Eng land with Ty. II ca chet, de parted Tristan 28 Oc to ber, 1928 and ar rived with 3d post age due tied by“Thongbridge / 20 De 28" c.d.s., Fine and rare us age, be -ing one of two par cel wrap pings known; par cels fromTristan usu ally con tained is lander’s hand i crafts sent in ex -change for such out side ”lux u ries" as tea, cof fee, to baccoor fish hooks sent by char i ta ble souls in England. SG C2. . $250


Tristan da Cunha

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7737 ) S.S. “Halesius” Mail, cover to Devon with Ty. II ca -chet, de parted Tristan 14 May, 1929 and re ceived with“Lon don / Paquebot / 26 Ju, 29" datestamp and ”1½d /F.B." due handstamp, but only 1d was col lected at Ax min -ster, postal in spec tors mark ing on re verse, opened for dis -play, Very Fine. SG C2; £425 (671 $).. . . . . . . . . . $200

7738 ) S.S. “Tymeric” Mail, cover to the widow of the for -mer mis sion ary Rev. Bar row in Eng land with beau ti fullystruck Ty. V ca chet in blue, treated “com pas sion ately” andde liv ered free of charge, Ex tremely Fine. SG C6. . . . . $150

7739 ) R.M.S. “Carinthia” Mail, cover to New Yorkfranked by pair 1½d George V tied by bold Ty. V ca chet,ship at tempted to call on 27 April, 1933, but the weatherpre vented this, an other at tempt was to have been made inlate May, how ever the cover did not reach Tristan un til1934, prob a bly on the “Atlantis”, Very Fine; ac com pa niedby il lus trated let ter head en clo sure date lined “May 26th,1933"; mail on board the ”Carinthia" to Tristan com prised1,455 lbs. of let ters and 1,861 lbs. of par cels and wasnearly a year in transit! SG C6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7740 ) Sail ing Ship “Ponape” Mail, cover with choiceblue Ty. V ca chet to Eng land, de parted Tristan mid 1934and en tered the mails with bold “Sin ga pore / 24 Se, 1934"backstamp and ”T / cen times" handstamp rated “45" dueand ”1½d / I.S. / M" upon ar rival in Lon don, Very Fine; ofthe five ships call ing at Tristan in 1934 only the date of the“Atlantis” can be es tab lished pre cisely, mail car ried by theoth ers can be dis tin guished by re ceiv ing can cels or manu -script. no ta tions, the Sin ga pore backstamp has been con -sid ered by most spe cial ists to in di cate car riage by the“Ponape”. SG C6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200



7741 ) S.S. “Em press of Aus tra lia” Mail, cover to SouthAf rica with Ty. V ca chet, de parted Tristan 22 March, 1935and ar rived Cape town 13 April, the cover was first rated 3ddue, but when its place of or i gin was rec og nized it wasre-rated cor rectly at 1½d, ½d and 1d post age dues tied byCape town 13 April and 13 May datestamps, cover open ing tear at lower right, still a Very Fine and de sir able usage.SG C6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7742 ) S.S. “Syl via de Larrinaga” Mail, buff cover toMan ches ter franked with ½d and 1d George V photo gra -vure tied by blue Ty. V ca chet, ca chet re peated at left anddated “5.5.35" in pen cil by Rev. Wilde, rep re sent ing theday he pro cessed the mail; de parted Tristan 28 De cem -ber, 1935, dropped at Durban and car ried on board the”Bal moral Cas tle" to Eng land ar riv ing 27 Jan u ary, 1936and en dorsed as re ceived on re verse the next day, VeryFine; with orig i nal en clo sure date lined April 21, 1935 fromHenry Green, then 70 years old, who writes “Mr. Wilde area very nice man he are a grate friend of mine”. SG C6. . $200

7743 ) S.S. “Harmala” Mail, is lander’s cover to Eng landfranked by 1½d Ju bi lee tied by clear Ty. V ca chet dated“29.1.36" above the ca chet by Rev. Wilde on the day hepro cessed it nearly seven months be fore it left the is land,de parted 11 Au gust, 1936 and dock eted on re verse ”Re -ceived 15 / 9 / 36", some ad dress ink slight wa ter af fected,still Very Fine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7744 ) Bar quen tine “Cap Pilar” Mail, cover to Eng landfranked by ½d and 1d Ed ward VIII tied by two strikes of Ty.V ca chet, de parted Tristan 31 Jan u ary, 1937 and dock eted as hav ing been re ceived 1 April 1937, Ex tremely Fine; the“Cap Pilar” was the last sail ing ship the carry the Royal Mail flag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200


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7745 ) H.M.S. “Carlisle” Mail, is lander’s pic ture post card to Eng land with Ty. V ca chet, de parted Tristan 28 Feb ru -ary, 1937 and ar rived with “Lon don / Paquebot / 30 Mr 37"datestamp and mis-rated ”1½d / F.B." due, cor rectly paidon ar rival with 1d post age due tied by Devon c.d.s, VeryFine; mes sage re fers to Rev. Wilde’s im mi nent de par ture.SG C6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7746 ) Train ing Ship “Suomen Joutsen” Mail, cover toGuern sey franked with 1½d Cor o na tion tied by bold Ty. Vca chet, this Finn ish sail ing ship de parted 2 Feb ru ary, 1930 and shows vi o let ship’s datestamp on re verse, en tered themails with “Cape town / Paquebot / 16 Feb 38" datestamp,Very Fine. SG C6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7747 ) H.M.S. “Milford” Mail, cover to Eng land franked by 1½d George VI tied by bold vi o let Ty. VII ca chet with“28-3-38" date added by Rev. Wilde, de parted 28 March,1938, backstamped in Lon don on 22nd and 23rd of April,stamp with crease and cover with open ing tears, Fine us -age; ac com pa nied by photo of the ship. SG C9. . . . . $100

7748 ) M.V. “Innesmoor” Mail, is lander’s cover to Man -ches ter franked by 1½d George VI tied by Ty. VII ca chet,de parted Tristan 7 June, 1930 and dock eted “Re ceivedJuly 19, 1938" on re verse, cover age spot ting, Fine us age;with orig i nal en clo sure date lined May 1, 1938 from SamSwain, then the old est man on the is land at 81, re quest ingto bacco, and ac com pa nied by a photo of him with asmoke. SG C9.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200



7749 ) S.S. “Clunebark” Mail, is lander’s cover to Ax min -ster, Devon bear ing two strikes of Ty. VII ca chet, de parted8 Sep tem ber, 1938 and dropped at Durban for on wardtrans mis sion, ar rived in Eng land with “1½d / I.S.G.” duehandstamp and paid at des ti na tion with ½d and 1d post -age dues tied by 10 Dec. Ax min ster datestamps, VeryFine. SG C9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7750 ) S.S. “Vice roy of In dia” Mail, pas sen ger’s cover toEng land with Ty. VII ca chet, de parted Tristan 12 Feb ru ary, 1939 and dropped at Cape Town re ceiv ing the bi lin gualpaquebot ma chine can cel (the only known ex am ple onTristan mail) and rated “T / 15c” due, ar rived in Eng landwith “1½d / I.S.N.” due handstamp and paid at des ti na tionwith ½d and 1d post age dues, Ex tremely Fine; with orig i nal en clo sure on ship’s let ter head and pic ture post card of theship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7751 ) A.M.C. “Carnarvon Cas tle” Mail, cover toFolkstone with “Tristan / da / Cunha” manu script in di ca tionof or i gin, de parted Tristan 15 No vem ber, 1940 and en -tered the mails with mute South Af ri can “Paquebot”handstamp (date and “Cape town” ex cised), no ev i denceof cen sor ship and treated “com pas sion ately” with no post -age due charged, some age spot ting, Fine and scarce;with orig i nal en clo sure date lined Oct. 27, 1940 and dock -eted “Re ceived early in December, 1941". . . . . . . . $250

7752 ) S.S. “Dunottar Cas tle” Mail, cover to Folkstonefranked by 1½d George VI tied by Ty. VII ca chet, de partedTristan 5 April, 1942 and en tered the mails with muteSouth Af ri can “Paquebot” handstamp (“Cape town” anddate ex cised) and cen sor la bel, Very Fine; with orig i nal two page en clo sure date lined April 1942 and docked as be ingre ceived June 3, 1942 from is lander Agnes Rog ers whopre dicts “Hit ler will not win be cause he does not be lieve inGod” and men tions first sight ing of an air plane and “nowover 200 peo ple on our island”. SG C9. . . . . . . . . . $300


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7753 ) H.M.S.A.S. “Na tal” Mail, cover to George, CapeProv ince with clear strike of Ty. VII ca chet, de parted 5April, 1947 and backstamped “George / 15 Apr 47", nottreated com pas sion ately with 4d post age due charged,Ex tremely Fine post war use of the Ty. VII ca chet. SG C9.. $200

7754 ) M.V. “Pequena” Mail, il lus trated cover for “TheTristan Ven ture, 1948" to New South Wales with 1d pen -guin la bel af fixed, clear Ty. X ca chet at up per right and Ty.VIII ca chet il le gally ty ing the la bel, de parted Tristan 7March, 1948 and en tered the mails with ”Cape town / 15Mar 48" backstamp, ar rive in Aus tra lia nearly six monthlater with “Cobar / N.S.W. / 28 Au 48" datestamp also ty ingthe la bel, opened for dis play, Very Fine; one of a merethree known ex am ples of the spe cial Tristan Ven ture sta -tio nery; ac com pa nied by the orig i nal il lus trated en clo sure,be ing an in ter est ing let ter from the cap tain of the”Pequena" Leslie Pettit datelined February 6th. SG C10,C12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500

7755 ) H.M.S.A.S. “Transvaal” Mail, is lander’s cover toEng land with both Ty. VIII and Ty. X ca chets, de parted 30Jan u ary, 1949 and en tered the mails with “Cape town /2.II.49" datestamp, treated com pas sion ately with nocharges as sessed, Very Fine. SG C10, C12. . . . . . . $200

7756 ) M.V. “Pequena” Mail, cover to Eng land show inglat est known use of Ty. VIII ca chet, de parted Tristan on the sec ond 1949 visit 15 April and en tered the mails at Cape -town with “T” and “1½d” due handstamps, paid at des ti na -tion with ½d and 1d post age dues tied by vi o let “MilfordHa ven / 18 May 1949" datestamp, fresh and Ex tremelyFine; the ”Pequena" made reg u lar trips from South Amer -ica to Cape town, it called at Tristan in 1948, four times in1949, six times in 1950 and five times in 1951, only sevenother ships’ vis its are re corded in those years. SG C10. $150



7757 ) M.V. “Pequena” Mail, is lander’s cover to Man -ches ter with Ty. X ca chet, be ing from the ships third 1949visit, de part ing 7th Oc to ber, en tered the mails with “Cape -town / 14.X.49" datestamp and rated ”T" and “1d” due, 1dpost age due added and tied by Man ches ter Oct. 31st post -mark, cover with ver ti cal pocket fold and flap miss ing, Fineusage. SG C12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7758 ) S.S. “Caronia” Mail, pas sen gers’ cover to NewYork with clear Ty. X ca chet (S.G. C12), en tered the mailswith “Cape town / Paquebot / 4.II.50" datestamp and rated”1½d" and “T / 10c” due, New York due ar rival post markswhere pair of precancelled 2c post age due were ap plied,Very Fine; ac com pa nied by pic ture post card of the“Caronia”, the first cruise ship to call at Tristan in elevenyears. SG C12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7759 ) M.V. “Pequena” Mail, cover to Bournemouthfranked with 2 ½d Vic tory and show ing Ty. X ca chet, de -parted on the first 1950 visit 15th Feb ru ary and en tered themails with “Cape town / 22.II.50" datestamp ty ing the ad he -sive, fresh and Ex tremely Fine; the lat est known us age ofthe Ty. X cachet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7760 ) M.V. “Red bank” Mail, is land ers’ cover to South Af -rica with Ty. IX ca chet dated 15 June 1950, de parted 20June, 1950 and en tered the mails with “Cape town /Paquebot / 26.VI.50" datestamp, with 2d due charged onar rival and an other 2d charged for for ward ing, flap miss -ing, Very Fine. SG C11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $120

7761 ) M.V. “Isolda” Mail, air mail cover to Eng landfranked with strip of four 1½d Gold Mine stamps and bear -ing a Ty. IX ca chet dated 23.10.1951, ex act date of sec ond 1951 visit not re corded but en tered the mails with “Cape -town / Paquebot / 31.X.51" datestamps ty ing the ad he -sives, Very Fine. SG C11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7762 ) Cruiser “Jeanne D’Arc” Mail, air mail coverfranked by ½d, 1d, 1½d and 3d George VI tied by “Tristanda Cunha / 12 Fe 53" datestamps and bear ing beau ti fullystruck ma genta ship’s ca chet, Very Fine and rare; thoughthere is no re cord of any ship call ing at Tristan in 1953,there are a num ber of cov ers cancelled early Feb ru ary1953 con sis tent with a ship call in the period. . . . . . . $200


Tristan da Cunha

Sug. BidSug. Bid

7763 ) M.V. “Tjispana” Mail, is land ers’ cover to Eng landfranked with ½d to 1½d sec ond definitives tied by “Tristanda Cunha / 18 Ap 55" datestamps, de parted April, 1955,Very Fine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7764 ) H.M.S. “Burghead Bay” Mail, is land ers’ cover toEng land franked with 3d tied by “Tristan da Cunha / Mr 17"datestamp with out year slug, de parted 6 May, 1958, VeryFine and scarce; the Tristan canceler with nar row spac ingbe tween ”N" and “D” was left aboard the H.M.S. “Burghead Bay” when it called 20 Jan u ary, 1958 and had to leave sud -denly due to bad weather, it had the only year date slug,the wide-spaced canceler with out year date had to be used un til the “Burghead Bay” re turned on 6 May, only about 25cov ers are known show ing the use of the canceler with outyear date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $180

7765 ) M.V. “Tegelberg” Mail, reg is tered cover to Aus tra -lia franked with six dif fer ent 3rd is sue val ues tied by 8 Maydatestamps, de parted 11 Sep tem ber, 1960 andbackstamped 13th and 14th Oc to ber, reg is try ettiquette on re verse, with orig i nal en clo sure from the ad min is tra tor giv -ing postal rates, Very Fine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100

7766 ) H.M.S. “Puma” Mail, first re set tle ment sur veymem ber’s cover to Calshot camp in Eng land with Ty. XIIand Ty. XIII ca chets as well as large ma genta oval “Com -mand ing Of fi cer / H.M.S. ”Puma"3 Oct 1962" ship’s ca chetfrom the first sur vey, treated “comassionately” hence noCape town or due mark ings, cover with mended open ingtear into one ca chet and flap miss ing, Fine and rare us age; in Sep tem ber 1962 seven is land ers plus Co lo nial Of ficerep re sen ta tive Gerry Stapleford ar rived to pre pare the is -land for re turn of the islanders then in England. . . . . . $150

7767 ) H.M.S. “Tristania” Mail, sec ond re set tle ment sur -vey crew mem bers cover to Calshot camp in Eng land withTy. XII and Ty. XIII ca chets, de parted 11 De cem ber 1962,ar rived Cape town 18 De cem ber and en dorsed re ceived 3Feb ru ary, 1963 by “head man” Willie Repetto who dis trib -uted the mail at Calshot, Very Fine; no Cape town mark ings as is lander’s mail was shipped in one parcel under cover. $150



7768 ) H.M.S. “Puma” Mail, third sur vey cover with Ty. XII and XIII ca chets to U.S.A., de parted 16 Feb ru ary 1963 and ar rived in Bue nos Ai res where upon it was for warded toLon don where it re ceived the “Post Of fice / Mar i time Mail”ma chine post mark, en dorsed re ceived “3 / 22 / 63" on re -verse, Very Fine.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $120

7769 ) M.V. “Boissevain” Mail, fifth and last sur vey is -land ers’ cover to Calshot camp in Eng land with Ty. XII ca -chet, writ ten while en route with ship’s ca chet at bot tomleft, en tered the mails with “Cape town / Paquebot /14.IV.63" datestamp and charged post age due, how everthis was re scinded on ar rival in Eng land, Very Fine; ca chet Ty. XII was used alone since this was not a sur veymembers’ cover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $120

7770 ) M.V. “Boissevain” Mail, cover to Ger manyfranked with 6d Re set tle ment de fin i tive tied by “Tristan daCunha / 12 Apr 63" first day of is sue post mark, de parted 10 April, 1963, ad di tional Bra zil ian frank ing tied by ship’s ca -chets, Very Fine; one of the very few cov ers pre pared withthe new stamps to leave with the ship. . . . . . . . . . $100

7771 ) S.S. “Clan Macmillan” Mail, cover de part ing Dec.13, 1919 to St. Helier, Jer sey, Chan nel Is. franked with 1dGeorge V tied by vi o let Ty. II ca chet, ar rived with “Lon don /F.S. 55 / 30 Ja, 20" c.d.s. and straightline ”Paquebot"handstamp, re verse with “Clan Macmillan / Dec 13 1919"ships ca chet, ver ti cal pocket fold and opened for dis play,Fine. SG C2; £425 (671 $). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7772 ) H.M.S. “Dub lin” Mail, is land ers’ cover to Dorset,Eng land with clear Ty. III ca chet, de parted 24 March 1923and en tered the mails with “Durban / 26 Mar 23" datestamp and ”Paquebot" and due handstamps, ar rived in Eng landwith “1½d / F.B.” handstamp and ½d and 1d Post age Duesap plied on re verse, opened for dis play and harm less ver ti -cal pocket fold, Very Fine. SG C3; £275 (434 $). . . . . $200

7773 ) R.M.S. “Em press of France” Mail, Great Brit ain1½d paid re ply postal card cancelled by beau ti fully struck“Tristan da Cunha / South At lan tic” Ty. II ca chet, mes sageside dated “May / 27" and writ ten by Rev. R.A.C. Pooley,the res i dent mis sion ary, it had to wait un til 26 Feb ru ary,1928 for on ward trans mis sion as the ”Em press of France"was the first ship to call for eleven months, re port edly tak -ing away only 54 let ters and three pack ages, Very Fine.SG C2; £425 (671 $). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200


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7774 ) S.S. “Duch ess of Atholl” Mail, is land ers’ cover toDevon bear ing twice struck Ty. II ca chet, de parted 29 Feb -ru ary 1929 and ar rive with “Lon don F.S. / Mr 8, 1929" ma -chine can cel ty ing 1½d 1924 Wembely, Very Fine us age;in Jan u ary 1929, the Lon don postal au thor i ties de creedthat mail from Tristan, paid or un paid, was to be charged1½d in land let ter rate; ac com pa nied by a pic ture post cardof the ship. SG C2.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7775 ) S.S. “Halesius” Mail, cover to New York show ingmostly clear “Tristan de Cunha / South At lan tic” Ty. II ca -chet, de parted 14 May 1929 and en tered the mails with“Lon don / Paquebot / 26 Ju 29" en try datestamp, not ratedpost age due by the of fice of or i gin or tran sit and no chargewas as sessed at des ti na tion, Very Fine. SG C2; £425 (671$). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7776 ) S.S. “Tymeric” Mail, is land ers’ la dies cover de -part ing 12 Feb ru ary 1930 to Rev. Pooley in Eng land bear -ing a well-struck blue Ty. V ca chet, treated“com pas sion ately” with no post age due charges, VeryFine. SG C6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $80

7777 ) S.S. “Franconia” Mail, is land ers’ cover to Eng land bear ing a bold vi o let Ty. V ca chet, de parted March 1931and en tered the mails with “Lon don / F.S. 72 / 24 Ap, 31"datestamp and ”1½d / F.B." due handstamp, postal in -spec tor’s mark on re verse as the hunt for il le gal Tristanover prints con tin ued, opened for dis play, Very Fine; ad -dressed to the widow of the for mer res i dent mis sion arywho had left in 1925. SG C6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $120

7778 ) S.S. “Carinthia” and Sail ing Ship “Ponape”Mail, George V 1d postal card cancelled by bold Ty. V ca -chet, the card’s mes sage in di cates it was posted on boardthe “Carinthia” dur ing its abor tive call on 27 April 1933, theTristan mail was then dropped at Cape town, reachedTristan on the “Atlantis” in Feb ru ary 1934 and was car riedoff by the “Ponape”, / it does not show the Sin ga porebackstamp as it was fully pre paid and ar rived in Eng land inOc to ber, 1934, cor ner crease, oth er wise Fine and scarce.SG C6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200



7779 ) R.M.S. “Atlantis” Mail, cover to Scot land bear ingvi o let Ty. V ca chet and match ing oval ships’ ca chet ap -plied on the date of de par ture (19 Feb. 1934), franked byGeorge V 1½d tied by “Paquebot / Posted at Sea” ma chine can cel, Very Fine; the Ty. V ca chet re turned to Tristan onthe “Atlantis”, some cov ers may have been pre pared onboard, re ceiv ing the Ty. V ca chet be fore the handstampwas taken ashore. SG C6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7780 ) Sail ing Ship “Ponape” Mail, is land ers’ cover withclear vi o let Ty. V ca chet to Cape town from Fran cesRepetto with orig i nal en clo sure date lined March 22 giv ingthe pop u la tion on Tristan as 160, “the larg est pop u la tionever been”, en tered the mails with par tial “Sin ga pore / 24Sp 1934" backstamp and post age due handstamps,treated com pas sion ately in Lon don with due charges oblit -er ated, Very Fine. SG C6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7781 ) Un iden ti fied Ship Mail, cover to Umtata, CapeProv ince franked by South Af rica 4d and 6d George V tiedby Ty. V ca chet, pos si bly car ried by a French ship call ing in No vem ber, 1934 or a whaler some time later, en tered themails with “Durban / 28 Dec 34" datestamp and flown toUmtata, manu script. ”Durban / Re ceived un reg is tered" no -ta tion, Very Fine. SG C6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7782 ) Un known Ship Mail, cover to U.S.A. with clear Ty.V ca chet, which, while not backstamped can be dated from the orig i nal en clo sure which men tions the vis its of the “Em -press of Aus tra lia” on the “23rd of the pre vi ous month”(March) and the “Dutch Samerine” (21st March), de partedTristan 20 April 1935, Very Fine. SG C6. . . . . . . . . $200


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7783 ) S.S. “Syl via de Larrinaga” and S.S. “Harmala”Mails, cover franked by South Af rica 2 ½d Par lia ment(creased prior to use) tied by “Jo han nes burg / 14 Dec 35"c.d.s. and flown to Cape town, then car ried on the”Larrinaga" which called at Tristan on 28 De cem ber 1935,re turned to sender via the S.S. “Harmala” which de parted11 Au gust 1936, eight months later and backstamped atJo han nes burg on 24th Au gust, clear Ty. V ca chet also tiesthe stamp, Very Fine; this cover ev i dently missed the onlyother ship in the pe riod, the S.S. “Au di tor”, which called 7Jan. 1936. SG C6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $130

7784 ) S.S. “Au di tor” and S.S. “Harmala” Mails, postcard franked by left mar gin ver ti cal pair ½d George V Sil ver Ju bi lee tied by twice struck Ty. V ca chet, car ried from Eng -land to Durban on the “Warwick Cas tle,” then via the S.S.“Au di tor,” reach ing Tristan on 7 Jan u ary 1936, the leftTristan on “Harmala” 11 Au gust 1936; en dorsed on re -verse “Re ceived back in Sep tem ber 1936", Very Fine. . $75

7785 ) S.S. “Harmala” Mail, cover pre pared by the ad -dressee, sent to Tristan where it re ceived a Ty. V ca chet,de parted 11 Au gust 1936 and ar rived back in Sur rey with½d and 1d post age dues tied by “Ep som / 15 Se 36"datestamps, cover also bears a large straightline ”Tristanda Cunha" ca chet be lieved to have been ap plied by the ad -dressee, fresh and Ex tremely Fine; Crabb men tions onpage 222 that this un of fi cial ca chet had, like a sim i larhandstamp with stars at ei ther end, been ap plied atDurban, but it is known on a Cutress cover car ried on the“Ponape” which did not call at Durban. . . . . . . . . . $150

7786 ) H.M.S. “Carlisle” Visit, spe cial cover to St. Hel ena with choice strike of Ty. V ca chet, en tered the mails with“Cape town / Paquebot / 8 Mar 37" c.d.s. and ”1d" due, light“St. Hel ena / Mr 14, 37" ar rival datestamp, Ex tremely Fine;the ”Carlisle," a Brit ish war ship, called at Tristan on 28Feb ru ary 1937, a to tal of 500 spe cial en ve lopes were pre -pared for the use of of fi cers and crew, each cover wassigned by the Mail Of fi cer and mail was dropped both atCape town and London. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100



7787 ) Train ing Ship “Suomen Joutsen” Mail, cover toEng land franked with set of Ed ward VIII ½d to 2 ½d tied bythree strikes of vi o let Ty. V ca chet and sin gle strike of Ty.VII ca chet, en tered the mails with “Cape town / Paquebot /16 Feb 38" c.d.s., de parted 2 Feb ru ary 1938 with vi o letships’ ca chet on re verse, Very Fine.. . . . . . . . . . . $80

7788 ) M.V. “Innesmoor” Mail, un com mon us age to theNeth er lands with clear strike of Ty. VII ca chet, de parted 7June 1938 to Eng land, then for warded to Hol land ar riv ingwith 25c post age due tied by “Rot ter dam / 20.VII.1938"c.d.s., for warded within Hol land with pair of 10c post agedues tied by Vlissingen c.d.s., age spot ting mostly on re -verse, Fine usage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7789 ) S.S. “Clunebark” Mail, is land ers’ cover to Hullbear ing Ty. VII ca chet, de parted 8 Sep tem ber 1938 anddropped at Durban for on ward trans mis sion, ar rived inEng land with “1½d / F.S.” due handstamp, ½d and 1d(dam aged prior to use) post age dues af fixed and tied by“Hull, York shire / 10 Oc 38" datestamps, Very Fine.. . . $100

7790 ) S.S. “Franconia” Mail, spe cial “World Cruise” pic -ture post card franked by 1d George VI tied by Ty. VII ca -chet from a sur prise visit on 1 Feb ru ary 1939, ad dressed to U.S.A. with no post age due charged, Ex tremely Fine; ac -com pa nied by a pic ture post card of the “Franconia”. . . $75


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7791 ) S.S. “Vice roy of In dia” Mail, in bound cover fromthe Neth er lands with ca chet de pict ing the is land, en -dorsed “via Lon don and fur ther with S.S. Vice roy of In dia”at base and no ta tion by ship’s clerk on re verse statescover was re ceived at Bom bay and gives the 11 Feb ru ary1939 date of the ships call at Tristan, Bom bay backstamp,Very Fine; the sender was Jan Brander, au thor of the book“Tristan 1506-1950". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150

7792 ) S.S. “Carinthia” Mail, cover to Cape town frankedwith pair ½d Spring bok tied by bold Ty. V ca chet, de parted5 March 1939 and ar rived in Cape town, where the use ofthe Tristan ca chet on the South Af ri can frank ing was con -sid ered il le gal, thus a pair of 1d Dromedaris was ap plied as post age dues and tied by datestamps, Very Fine; ac com -pa nied by a pic ture post card of the “Carinthia”. . . . . . $150

7793 ) H.M.S.A.S. “Na tal” Mail, is land ers’ cover toGeorge, C.P. bear ing clear vi o let Ty. VIII ca chet, de partedTristan 6 April 1947 and rated “1½d ” due on ar rival inSouth Af rica but treated “com pas sion ately” at des ti na tion,Very Fine; with orig i nal two page en clo sure from Su sanGlass, who had been on Tristan dur ing the war and men -tions dif fi cult conditions. SG C10. . . . . . . . . . . . . $80

7794 ) H.M.S.A.S. “Good Hope” Mail, is lander’s cover toDerby, Eng land with Ty. VIII ca chet, de parted 11 Jan u ary1948 and orig i nally rated “1½d” due in South Af rica,treated “com pas sion ately” on ar rival with no post age duecharged, dock eted on re verse “Feb 1948", Very Fine. SGC10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $80



7795 ) H.M.S.A.S. “Transvaal” Mail, post card show ingboth the Ty. VIII and Ty. X ca chets to South Af rica, de -parted 30 Jan u ary 1949 and en tered the mails with “Cape -town / 2.II, 1949" ma chine can cel, ca chet datestamp of the”Transvaal’s" com mand ing of fi cer on re verse, Very Fineand rare; this is the first re corded ship to call since the“Pequena” in March 1948; only a dozen items are re corded with the com bi na tion use of Ty. VIII and Ty. X ca chets. SGC10, C12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

7796 ) M.V. “Pequena” Mail, cover to Eng land from thefirst 1950 visit de part ing 15 Feb ru ary and bear ing awell-struck Ty. X ca chet, franked with South Af rica ½d and1d George VI Cor o na tion tied by “Cape town / Paquebot /22 Feb 50" c.d.s., Very Fine; the lat est known use of the Ty. X ca chet. SG C12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75

7797 ) M.V. “Pequena” Mail, cover to Eng land from thefourth 1950 visit de part ing 28 Sep tem ber and show ing avi o let oval Ty. X ca chet dated 22 Sep tem ber, rated 2d dueon ar rival in Eng land where two pairs of ½d post age duewere ap plied, Very Fine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60

7798 ) M.V. “Pequena” Mail, cover to South Af rica fromthe first 1951 visit de part ing 5 Feb ru ary show ing the Ty. Xca chet dated on the same day, rated 2d due on ar rival withpost age due stamp ap plied and cancelled at destinationon 14 March, flap miss ing and no ta tions on back, Fine usage. $60


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7799 ) M.V. “Pequena” Mail, cover to Eng land from thesec ond 1951 visit de part ing 11 April, en dorsed “no stampsavail able” and clear Ty. X ca chet dated 20 March, rated 2ddue upon ar rival in South Af rica, but no charges col lectedfor trans mis sion or for ward ing to Scot land, Fine. . . . . $75

7800 ) M.V. “Pequena” Mail, is land ers’ cover to South Af -rica from the third 1951 visit de part ing 20 May and show ing the Ty. X ca chet dated 19 May, en tered the mails with“Cape town / Paquebot / 30.V.51" c.d.s. and ”T / 2d" duecharged and paid at des ti na tion, flap miss ing, oth er wiseVery Fine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60

7801 ) M.V. “Isolda” Mail, air mail cover to Eng land fromthe sec ond visit late in 1951 (ex act date not re corded)show ing the vi o let oval Ty. X ca chet dated 23 Oc to ber,South Af ri can frank ing tied by two strikes of “Cape town /Paquebot / 31.X.51" c.d.s., Very Fine.. . . . . . . . . . $60

7802 ) M.V. “Pequena” Mail, cover from the fourth 1951visit de part ing 27 No vem ber and show ing the vi o let ovalTy. X ca chet dated 23 Oc to ber, as sessed 2d due at Cape -town, but uprated to 2 ½d due on ar rival in Eng land where½d and 2d post age due were ap plied, Very Fine. . . . . $65

7803 ) M.V. “Pequena” mail, cover to Eng land show ingclear vi o let Ty. X ca chet franked by 1d and 2½d Chan nelIs. Lib er a tion, en tered the mails with two strikes of “Cape -town / Paquebot / 27.XII.51" datestamps ty ing the stamps,Ex tremely Fine; the lat est known date of us age of the Ty. Xca chet. SG C11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60

7804 ) Pos si bly French Cruiser “Jeanne D’Arc” Mail,aero gramme to Scot land franked by 6d George VI tied by“Tristan da Cunha / 3 Fe, 53" c.d.s., Ex tremely Fine; anum ber of cov ers are seen dated early Feb ru ary 1953,though no ship is re corded call ing at all that year!. . . . $60



7805 ) M.S. “Ruys” Mail, is land ers’ first day cover to adaugh ter in Eng land franked by ½d, 2 ½d, 3d and 4ddefinatives, the “Ruys” called in Jan u ary 1954 and wasone of only two ships to do so that year.. . . . . . . . . $50

7806 ) M.V. “Tjispana” Mail, is land ers’ cover to Eng landfranked by ½d, 1d and 1½d definitives tied by “Tristan daCunha / 18 Ap, 55" datestamps, Very Fine. . . . . . . . $50

7807 ) Un re corded Ship Mail, cover in suf fi ciently franked at Tristan by 1d de fin i tive tied by “Tristan da Cunha / 10 My, 55" c.d.s. to Gilbert and Ellice Is lands, Beru Aug. 4th re -ceiver and for warded to Lon don, Tarawa Aug. 10th tran sitbackstamp, var i ous due handstamps and 4d post age toap plied on ar rival in Lon don; Ex tremely Fine and awonderful usage.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $80

7808 ) S.S. “Caronia” Mail, is land ers’ cover to Cape townfranked by 3d definative tied by “Tristan da Cunha / Fe 4"datestamp with out year slug, de parted 8 Feb ru ary 1958,flap miss ing, oth er wise Very Fine; the Tristan cancellerwith nar row spac ing be tween ”N" and “D” was left aboardthe H.M.S. “Burghead Bay” when it called on 20 Jan u ary1958 and had to leave sud denly due to bad weather, it hadthe only year date slug, the wide spaced canceller, with outyear date, had to be used un til the “Burghead Bay” re -turned on May 6th, only about 25 cov ers are known show -ing the use of the datestamp without year date. . . . . . $80

7809 ) H.M.S. “Puma” Mail, un usual ex am ple of first Re -set tle ment Sur vey mail, first cancelled on board the“Puma” on 2 Oc to ber 1962, then trans ferred to the M.V.“Boissevain” with their 3rd Oc to ber ca chet, franked andpost marked in Rio de Ja neiro, Brazil on Oc to ber 9th, sentreg is tered air mail to Den mark and struck with both the Ty.XII and Ty. XIII ca chets, Very Fine and unique usage (nophoto). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $170

7810 ) M.V. “Boissevain” Mail, cover to Eng land from the fifth (and last) Re set tle ment Sur vey writ ten while en routeback to Tristan and taken away 10 April 1963, en tered themails with “Cape town / Paquebot / 14.IV.63" c.d.s. andcharged post age due, which was re scinded on ar rival inEng land, ships ca chet at lower right and Ty. XII ca chetused alone, since this was not a Sur vey mem bers’ cover,open ing tear mainly on re verse, Fine and rare us age (nophoto). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75


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World War I Postal History - kelleherauctions.com · World War I Postal History 7167) A l ge ria, Ger man POWs, 1915, card from Barika & cover from Biskra, both with camp handstamps,