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Lot 4339 |
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1915 (7 Aug.) censored envelope to Karibib (9.8), bearing 1913 1d red, cancelled by "S.A. Field Telegraph/And Postal Corps" rubber date stamp, showing violet "Passed Censor/Karibib" handstamp and manuscript censor alongside, Fine to Very Fine usage.
Estimate 600 - 800
Expertization: signed Hoffmann-Giesecke.
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Lot 4340 |
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1915 (9 Aug.) censored, Prisoner of War stampless envelope from Gibeon to a POW at Aus (30.8), redirected to Swakopmund, via Windhoek (3.9), showing rare violet Gibeon "curved bar" c.d.s. (Putzel No. 2) and boxed three-line blue Aus date stamp (Putzel Aus Rail No. 1, which he does not note in blue), and "6" (Army Base P.O. at Windhoek) c.d.s. (Putzel No. 2a) on reverse, couple small faults of no significance on this rare and interesting cover, Very Fine usage.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500
In his Handbook, Putzel noted that he had not seen the Gibeon c.d.s. on cover.
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Lot 4341 |
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1916 (10 Oct.) envelope from Otavifontein to Windhoek, bearing 1913 1d red, cancelled by boxed three-line F.P.O. 59 dated canceller, Very Fine.
Estimate 250 - 300
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Lot 4342 |
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1916 (28 Oct.) envelope from Otavifontein to Omaruru (30.10) via Otjiwarongo (29.10), bearing 1913 1d red, cancelled by boxed three-line F.P.O. 59 dated canceller with red manuscript "Otavifontein" inserted, Very Fine.
Estimate 600 - 800
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Lot 4343 |
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1915 (23 Nov.) censored, registered envelope from Otjiwarongo to Swakopmund (27.11), via Usakos (25.11), bearing 1913 2d purple and 3d black and orange-red, cancelled by very fine grey-blue boxed three-line F.P.O. 57 dated canceller (with "Otjiwarongo" handstamped in top box), showing an additional strike (without town handstamp) on reverse, as well as an additional strike of the town handstamp on front at left for the registration information, Very Fine and very rare usage.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500
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Lot 4344 |
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1916 (6 Mar.) censored, registered envelope from Otjiwarongo to Swakopmund (11.3), via Karibib (7.3), bearing 1913 6d black and violet, cancelled by very fine grey-blue "S.A. Field Telegraph/And Postal Corps" rubber date stamp, with Otjiwarongo handstamp and R in crayon for the registration alongside, Very Fine.
Estimate 1,200 - 1,500
Expertization: signed Hoffmann-Giesecke.
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Lot 4345 |
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1916 (27 Aug.) censored envelope from Hatsamas to Windhoek (30.8), bearing 1913 1d green, cancelled by violet "S.A. Field Telegraph/And Postal Corps" rubber date stamp with "Hatsamas" inserted in manuscript, Very Fine usage and extremely rare (cover noted in Busch).
Estimate 2,000 - 2,500
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Lot 4346 |
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1914-1919 group of 11 envelopes and one card, including 1914 Base P.O. 6 envelope, two On Active Service envelopes, two Prisoner of War Camp usages, six usages of the three boxed 3-line canceller (four from Otjiwarango (including an official usage), one from Otavi and one from Aus) and a final envelope showing the cut down boxed 2-line Aus canceller (Putzel Aus Rail No. 2), a very interesting study of this fascinating period, generally Very Fine usages.
Estimate 2,750 - 3,000
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