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Lot 4294 |
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1914 (8 July) parcel card to Eichwalde near Berlin, bearing on front and back 1900 80pf and 1906-13 10pf, 1m, and 5m greenish black and carmine with center fluorescing lilac "Himmel hell" pair (Michel 19, 26, 29A, 32Ab), cancelled by "Swakopmund/Deutsch-/Südwestafrika" c.d.s., franked at 11.90 mark for three parcels of a total weight of 6-6.5 kilograms, the parcels never reached Germany and remained in German South West Africa, Very Fine and outstanding.
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
THE HIGHEST RECORDED FRANKING OF A PARCEL CARD FROM GERMAN SOUTH WEST AFRICA.
Expertization: signed Mansfeld.
Provenance: Fischer
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Lot 4295 |
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1914 (20 July) envelope to New York, bearing 10pf red (Michel 26b) pair, cancelled by "Deutsche Seepost/Ost-Afrika/Linie/r" c.d.s. of the "Admiral", which left Swakopmund on 20 April, took refuge in Lourenço Marques in August and was confiscated by the Portuguese in March, 1916, Very Fine.
Estimate 600 - 800
Provenance: J. and H. Walldorf
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Lot 4296 |
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1914 (25 July) registered envelope to Hannover (10.10), bearing Yacht type 5pf + 10pf + 10pf + 10pf se-tenant in block of four, cancelled by "Karibib/(Deutsch-/Südwestafrika)" segmented c.d.s., Very Fine and scarce.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500
Provenance: J. and H. Walldorf
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Lot 4297 |
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1914 (26 July) 5pf stationery card to Tsingtau, cancelled by "Windhoek/Deutsch-/Südwestafrika" segmented c.d.s. and showing Japanese F.P.O. No. 1 arrival c.d.s. (2.1.15), the mail from Germany to Tsingtau remained uninterrupted up to 1917, two filing punch holes, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500
Provenance: J. and H. Walldorf
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Lot 4298 |
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1914 (28 July) photographic postcard from Karibib to Halle readdressed to Brussels and then to Lille, bearing 1906 5pf green (Michel 25), cancelled by "Usakos/Deutsch-/Südwestafrika" c.d.s., "Linienkommandatur/Brüssel nicht ermittelt." two-line handstamp in violet, Very Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 2,500
Provenance: J. and H. Walldorf
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Lot 4299 |
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1914 (9 Sept.) piece, bearing 3pf brown (Michel 24), tied by complete strike of "Lüderitzbucht" c.d.s. with "14" year date only (in use only on 17 and 18 September), Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500
ONLY ONE COMPLETE POSTAL ITEM EXISTS WITH THIS CANCELLATION: A POSTAL MONEY ORDER IN THE PAULS COLLECTION.
On 13 September, the German police station in Ramansdrift on the Orange River was raided by Union troops. On the 14th, the British Steamer "Armada Castle" bombarded Swakopmund. On the 18th, British warships laid anchor in the harbor of Lüderitzbucht. The German local authority and most of the population fled the city by rail. Enemy troops landed on the 19th and quickly took over the post office and signal station. The post office officials left Lüderitzbucht on the 14th and returned 2 days later, but forgot to bring the date slugs for the cancellers from Aus. From the 17th to lunch time on the 18th the dates were inserted by hand or left out.
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Lot 4300 |
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1914 "Swakopmunder Buchhandlung G.m.b.H., Zweigniederlassung Lüderitzbucht" corner card envelope to Keetmanshoop (21.9), bearing 10pf red (Michel 26), cancelled by "Lbucht" and cross in pen, Very Fine and rare emergency usage.
Estimate 12,000 - 15,000
Towards lunch time on 18 September, part of the post office staff left with the postal devices on the last train to Aus. Between lunch time and 16.00hrs., a few postal officials, who were on horseback, stayed behind and processed the remaining few pieces of mail. These were cancelled in manuscript. The remaining officials then left Lüderitzbucht at 16.00hrs.
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Lot 4301 |
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1914 (21 Sept.) "Feld-Postkarte" from Oblt Pöppl, head of the 7th Camel Cavalry Company (Eastern border defense) to Garib-East, Post Hatsamas, showing "Aroab/(Deutsch-/Südwestafrika)" c.d.s., Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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Lot 4302 |
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1915 (17 Jan.) official meterological report from Rössing to the Imperial German Government in Windhoek, showing "Usakos/Deutsch-/Südwestafrika" c.d.s., Very Fine and rare origin.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500
Swakopmund had been evacuated by the Germans on 25 September 1914, following which South African soldiers landed in Walfish Bay on 25 November.
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Lot 4303 |
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1915 (19 Jan.) envelope from Küstner in Swakopmund to a member of the Coastal Protection Unit in Rössing, forwarded to Karibib (30.1) Okawayo, since Swakopmund had been evacuated the cover was actually mailed on the Swakopmund-Windhoek railway line and shows "Jakalswater/Deutsch-/Südwestafrika" c.d.s. (19.1.15, the "9" inserted by hand), which was utilised as a Field Post Office cancellation from 11 January 1914, Very Fine and unusual.
Estimate 2,500 - 3,000
Provenance: Dr. Oxenius
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Lot 4304 |
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1915 (9 Apr.) "von Gehren, Rechtsanwalt und Notar, Omaruru, Deutsch-Südwestafrika" local corner card envelope, bearing 5pf green (Michel 25), cancelled by "Tsumeb/Deutsch/Südwestafrika" c.d.s., endorsed on reverse "Befindet sich in engl. Gefangenschaft" and handstamped "Eingegangen/16 Apr. 1916/Rechtsanweit v. Gehren" in violet, and returned to owner, Very Fine.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500
Provenance: Romanow
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Lot 4305 |
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1915 (14 Apr.) "Feld-Postkarte" from Kilometer 159 by a member of the 2nd Infantry Company to Karibib, showing "Abbabis/Deutsch-/Südwestafrika" c.d.s. (14.4), used as Field Post Office cancellation only in April, 1915, closed punch hole, nevertheless Very Fine and equally rare.
Estimate 2,500 - 3,000
Expertization: 1995 Czimmek Certificate.
Provenance: Berker, Grothuesmann
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Lot 4306 |
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1915 (23 Apr.) "2/Deutsch-/Südwestafrika" Wanderstempel V (23.4.), "2" inserted by hand in purple, on 5pf green (Michel 25) Field Post Station 2 at Gibeon Train Station.
Estimate 2,000 - 2,500
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE TO DATE.
Expertization: 2001 Steuer Photo Opinion.
Provenance: Dr. Oxenius
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Lot 4307 |
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1915 (27 Apr.) Liebesgaben "Feld-Postkarte" from Sergeant Kröning to Otjiwarongo, showing "Otavifontein/1/Deutsch-/Südwestafrika" Wanderstempel IV, town name handstamped, Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
Provenance: Wollbrandt
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Lot 4308 |
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1915 (30 Apr.) "Feldpost" envelope to Windhoek (24.2), showing "Karibib/(Deutsch-/Südwestafrika)" segmented c.d.s., the cover fell into enemy hands but was accepted and delivered, with "Windhuk/S.W. Africa" double-ring date stamp, addressee's name excised and restored, Very Fine.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500
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Lot 4309 |
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1915 (3 May) corner card envelope to Windhoek (15.6), bearing 10pf red (Michel 26), cancelled by "Karibib/(Deutsch-/Südwestafrika)" segmented c.d.s., with British "6" skeleton arrival date stamp, framed "Passed by Censor/Doorgelaten door Censor" handstamp in blue, with "Opened under Martial Law" paper seal, Very Fine and rare, illustrated in Hoffmann-Giesecke, p. 47.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
THE ONLY RECORDED COVER FROM THE GERMAN SIDE IN ENGLISH OCCUPIED TERRITORY.
Provenance: Lohmann
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Lot 4310 |
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1915 (14 May) "Feldpostbrief" from the Commandant's Headquarters to Okahandja, showing "Otavifontein/1/Deutsch-/Südwestafrika" Wanderstempel IV, town name handstamped, Otjiwarongo arrival c.d.s. (14.5), Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
Provenance: Fischer
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Lot 4311 |
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1915 (22 June) "Feldpostbrief" to Tsumeb (25.6), showing "Otavifontein/1/Deutsch-/Südwestafrika" Wanderstempel IV, town name handstamped in capital letters, Fine to Very Fine and the rarer of the two rare handstamps.
Estimate 3,500 - 4,500
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Lot 4312 |
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1914-15 Heinecke correspondence, comprising 27 envelopes (one franked and eleven endorsed "Feldpostbrief") and 11 telegrams (accompanying the envelopes from the period he was captured) from Ernst Heinecke, a member of a 150 strong mixed race unit, to his wife in Rehoboth or Windhoek, showing the unit's movements, commencing with 1914 (13 Aug.) envelope from Heinecke as a member of the National Police in Rehoboth (the mixed race unit was formed there on 8 August), then following the movements to Kraiport, Onanis, Jakalswater, Karibib (field hospital) and finally Fahlgras bz. Windhuk, all with sender's endorsements containing unit and location, then 1915 (15-16 July) envelopes (2, one South African printed telegram envelope with printed formular telegram showing "S.A. Field Telegraph and Postal Corps" c.d.s.) from the police jail in Korab following his being taken prisoner by the Union troops, 1915 (29 July-19 Sept.) censored envelopes (9, all with telegrams) from Aus to Windhoek showing use of different cancellers commencing with Keetmanshoop c.d.s., framed "Aus" date stamp in blue, "Aus/S.W. Africa" double-ring date stamp, and unframed "Prisoner of War/Free of Charge/Aus/Passed by Censor" handstamp in violet, and finally 2 P.O.W. covers to his wife in Windhoek marked unknown/unclaimed, Very Fine and unique documentation of one man's story from a postal history aspect.
Estimate 12,000 - 15,000
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Lot 4313 |
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1914 (18 Sept.) picture postcard to Pietermaritzburg, bearing South Africa ½d, cancelled by "Army Base Post Office/Force C/South Africa" oval date stamp in violet and showing matching "Commdg. C/Natal Field Artillery" oval date stamp adjacent, Very Fine.
Estimate 800 - 1,000
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Lot 4314 |
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1914 (12 Dec.) envelope to Johannesburg, bearing German South West Africa 5pf green pair used as censor label, cancelled by provisional "Postage (Free) Passed (By Censor)" unframed date stamp in violet and showing "Army Base P.O./4/South Africa" double-ring date stamp (12.12) of Lüderitzbucht adjacent, Very Fine.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 4315 |
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1915 (28 Mar.) "On Active Service" postcard from Duurdrift from Karoo Schutter Southern Force, Upington to Sunnyside, showing framed "30 Mar 15/24" date stamp in blue and "Passed by Censor/Doorgelaten door Censor" handstamp in violet, Very Fine.
Estimate 600 - 800
The Southern Force under the command of Colonel Deventer was stationed in Upington. Field Post No. 24 was established on 30 March 1915.
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Lot 4316 |
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1915 (30 Mar.) hand-illustrated postcard ("Tschaiukaib Lookout" observation tower with reconnaissance plane), from Tschaiukaib (camp of the South African troops) to Kimberly showing skeleton "4" double-ring date stamp (Lüderitzbucht), Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 600
The Union troops occupied Aus on the following day, 31 March 1915.
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Lot 4317 |
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1915 (5 Apr.) "On Active Service" postcard (German "Feld-Postkarte" picked up in action by sender), from a member of the First Rhodesian Regiment (Northern Force) to Salisbury, showing skeleton "5" double-ring date stamp (Walfish Bay) and framed "Passed by Censor/Doorgelaten door Censor/No. 5A" c.d.s. in blue, small corner creasing, Very Fine.
Estimate 800 - 1,200
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Lot 4318 |
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1915 (11 Apr.) "On Active Service" envelope to Grahamstown, with handrawn phantom stamp humorous caricature of the Kaiser ("Pickelhaube") showing adapted skeleton "4" double-ring date stamp (Army Base P.O. 4B) applied in Lüderitzbucht, Very Fine and unusual.
Estimate 500 - 600
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Lot 4319 |
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1915 (12 May) "On active service" envelope to Polela, showing "Maltahöhe/Deutsch-/Südwestafrika" adapted c.d.s. and framed "Passed by censor/Doorgelaten door censor" handstamp in blue, Very Fine and rare early use of the adapted German canceller by Allied forces.
Estimate 2,000 - 2,500
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Lot 4320 |
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1915 (15 May) picture postcard to Pretoria, showing framed F.P.O. "25" date stamp (Arandis, opened on 9 April) and "Passed by Censor/Base 6/Doorgelaten door Censor" framed handstamp (Swakopmund) in blue, Very Fine.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 4321 |
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1915 (17 May) "On Active Service" postcard from Walfish Bay to Pretoria, showing "South African/Aviation Corps." oval date stamp in violet, Very Fine and early example of military aviation.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500
Formed on 28 January 1915, the South African Aviation Corps, consisted of aviators who had trained in England. They disembarked in South West Africa with six planes in April, 1915. A first flight took place at Walfish Bay on June 5.
The Germans had two planes and Willi Trück flew these to observe troop advancements along the railway line in the South. Sometimes, he also bombed the advancing troops.
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Lot 4322 |
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1915 (26 May) registered local Windhoek envelope, bearing South Africa ½d, 1d vertical pair, and 2½d, cancelled by "Army Base Post Office/No. 6/South Africa" oval date stamp in violet and showing skeleton "6" double-ring date stamp adjacent, 1d has small corner fault, otherwise Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 2,000 - 2,500
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Lot 4323 |
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1915 (7 June) postcard (German "Feld-Postkarte") from Gibeon to Pietermaritzburg, Natal, showing skeleton "8" double-ring date stamp and framed "Passed by Censor/Doorgelaten door Censor" handstamp in violet, Very Fine.
Estimate 600 - 800
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1915 (15 June) picture postcard from a member of 3rd Mounted Brigade in Wilhelmstal to Johannesburg, showing framed F.P.O. "27" date stamp in violet and "Passed by Censor/Doorgelaten door Censor" handstamp in blue, Very Fine.
Estimate 600 - 800
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1915 (5 July) envelope to Windhoek, bearing South Africa 1d, cancelled by skeleton "8" double-ring date stamp (Keetmanshoop) and showing unframed "Censored/Keetmanshoop 3" date stamp (countersigned) in violet adjacent, Very Fine.
Estimate 800 - 1,000
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The fine balance of the specialized collection of German Forces mail 1914 (4 June) - 15 (23 June), comprising 21 envelopes, 27 postcards, 15 meteorological folded letters (reports), wrapper, telegram, 2 coupons, and 4 photographic cards, including 1914 (27 July) registered envelope from Windhoek to Wriezen bearing 5pf, 10pf, and 25pf, 1914 (30 Sept.) registered envelope from a member of the 2nd Battery in Kalkfontein South to Windhoek bearing 40pf, 1914 (20 Dec.) "Feld-Postkarte" from a member of the 3rd Company in Kubis to Aus with origin c.d.s., 1915 (13 Feb.) fieldpost envelope from a member of the 7th Company in Kanusbank to Hatsamas readdressed to Windhoek with Aus origin c.d.s., 1915 (7 Mar.) "Feld-Postkarte" from Warmbad to the 2nd Company in Kubis via Kalkfontein South redirected to Ebony, 1915 (8-15 Mar.) pair of "Feldpostkarte" from Keetmanshoop, 1914 (24 Apr.) "Feldpostbrief" from Windhuk to Rehoboth, 1915 (15 Jan.) "Feld-Postkarte" from the 1st Reserve Battery in Okawaya to Okahandja with Karibib transit c.d.s., 1915 (16 Jan.) "Feldpost" wrapper from Windhoek to Karibib, 1915 (1 May) 5pf stationery card to Osona cancelled by Waldau c.d.s. (ex Abrams), 1915 (14 Feb.) 5pf stationery card to Gobabis cancelled by Gross Witley c.d.s., 1915 "Feldpostbrief" to Okahandja with Outjo origin c.d.s., 1915 (23 June) "Feldpostbrief" to Otjiwarongo with Tsumeb origin c.d.s., and 1915 (17-28 June) pair of envelopes (one official with "Lazarett" cachet and the other official "Feldpostbrief" from Kalkfontein) to Tsumeb showing Grootfontein c.d.s., while the folded letters ("Regenmesstabelle") include 1914 (Nov.) from Okaputa to Windhoek via the Otavi Railway Line in Usakos (with paper seal), 1914 (11 Sept.) from Karolsbrunn to Omaruru with 10pf cancelled in Kalkfeld, 1915 (4 Jan.) from Otjosonona North to Windhoek with Otjosonjati c.d.s., 1915 (8 Feb.) from Omusema Uraei to Omaruru with Otjiwarongo c.d.s. ("15" year date), 1915 (6 Mar.) from Okapaue-Khan to Karibib with Wilhelmstal c.d.s., 1915 (4 Apr.) pair of covers from Brackwater and Otjihawera respectively, and 1915 (1 Mar.-4 Apr.) pair of covers from Okosongomingo to Omaruru and from Ais to Okahandja both showing Otjiwarongo c.d.s., mainly Very Fine and an outstanding documentation of this theatre of conflict from the German side.
Estimate 15,000 - 20,000
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The fine balance of the specialized collection of Allied Forces from 1914 (18 Sept.) - 1915 (9 July), comprising 18 envelopes, 14 postcards, 2 coupons, telegram, and 6 photo cards or photographs, including 1914 (25 Aug.) letter from Colonel Vaughan of the B.S.A. Police at Victoria Falls about the pending military action against German South West Africa, fine range of A.P.O., F.P.O., and censor markings with 1915 (9 Jan.) "On Active Service" card from Walfish Bay to Kimberly with "Army Base P.O./6" skeleton date stamp, censored Postage Free handstamp and handstruck "Rand Rifles", 1915 (6 Feb.) "On Active Service" registered censored envelope to Rosenbank bearing South Africa 4d cancelled by "Army Base P.O./6" double-ring date stamp and similar envelope (6 Mar.) to Claremont bearing 6d cancelled by "Army Base P.O./4A" double-ring date stamp, 1915 (12 Feb.) viewcard from Swakopmund from a soldier of the First Rhodesian Regiment Army Base P.O.6 to Hampton and viewcard from the same regiment to India, 1915 (3 Apr.) official Post Office Savings envelope to Cape Town with skeleton "5" double-ring date stamp (Walfish Bay), 1915 (17 Apr.) "On Active Service" envelope to U.S.A. bearing 1d strip of six cancelled by skeleton "5" date stamp, 1915 (24 Apr.) "On Active Service" censored card from Bethanien to Kimberly showing framed "31" date stamp (Aus) in blue and 1915 (18 May) similar card from a member of the 1st Division Railway Regiment of the Southern Force to Paarl showing framed "37" date stamp in blue, 1915 (9 July) censored envelope to a German P.O.W. in Kimberly bearing 1d cancelled by framed "44" date stamp (Okahandja), 1915 (12 May) philatelic envelope bearing South Africa values (22) to 6d cancelled by "Windhuk/Deutsch-/Südwestafrika/c" c.d.s., and 1915 (5 July) Union of South Africa telegram from Cape Town to Hälbich showing "Karibib/Deutsch-/Südwestafrika" c.d.s., Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
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The fine collection of Prisoner of War mail from both the German and Allied sides 1914-17, comprising 31 envelopes, 4 postcards, showing the various ways of handling such mail with an excellent range of P.O.W., Camp, and Postage Free handstamps as well as censor markings, also letter and telegram from internment camps, overall Very Fine.
Estimate 5,000 - 6,000
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