Lot 4326
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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