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Postal Auction February 2023 - 332

Bids to be received by Thursday 23rd of February 2023 1:00 PM

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Lot 97
POSTAL HISTORY

P.O.W. MAIL:WWI Accumulation of covers sent to Copenhagen,Denmark, ALL stampless with group of small envelopes bearing TOLNA (Hungary) cds and triangular censor marking in purple (18), larger envelopes with 'K.U.K. OFFIZIERSTATION / KRIEGGEFANGENE / THERESIENSTADT' handstamp and triangular censor in shades of purple (8) and another with red censor, group of fronts with Osnabruck (Germany) special cancel (4) and further envelopes with postmarks of PRAGUE (2), LUGOS (Romania), ZYWIEC (Poland) & BUCZACZ (Ukraine)all with censor markings. Very good lot in better than average condition (32, plus 4 fronts)

Estimate £ 100.00
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Lot 98
POSTAL HISTORY

Rare registered official cover from War Office Medals department with Uxbridge faint cds year unknown, used locally. With faint red hooded cds. Interesting item

Estimate £ 20.00
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Lot 99
POSTAL HISTORY

SAS 22nd A squadron, Penang - 1954 (7 Jan) DAMAGED BY SEA-WATER boxed h/s in black on stampless Forces Airmail envelope sent by TPR Lees, A Squadron, 22nd Special Air Service Regt, Minden Brics, Penang, Malaya. With SAS printed flap 'Who Dares Wins' green and black monogram. Addressed to UK with I.S. triangle h/s (the black handstamp not recorded in Nierinck) after forwarding from BOAC Flight 781 that crashed at Italy on a flight from Singapore to London which exploded in mid flight due to a mechanical fault. The cover has faults commensurate with a wreck cover, includes sellotape affixed upon salvage. Unusual military env. from the SAS stationed in Penang for the Malayan Emergency (1948-60) to defeat a communist revolt in Malaya supporting 24 infantry battalions in Malaya from a variety of Commonwealth countries. Scarce and possibly unique.

Estimate £ 350.00
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Lot 100
POSTAL HISTORY

Small accumulation of loose covers in a shoebox with wide variety of different countries, from 19th century to modern noted Egypt, India, KUT, MEF incl Army Signals, Tangier 1947 OAT h/s, 1903 Victoria PPC, Gibraltar 1905 PPC, QV P/S cards unused incl Bermuda, Cyprus, Norfolk Is. 1947 duplicated FDCs, Bahrain 1950s-60s airmail covers, Australia incl 1931 & 1934 Flight covers, Ireland incl Dollard & Thom frankings, 1929 1st airmail, Malaya, Falkland Is., Straits Sett. 1941 censor, Ceylon, Palestine plus many more, approx 130+.

Estimate £ 260.00
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Lot 101
POSTAL HISTORY - ZEPPELIN MAIL

1930 (18 May) Freidrichschafen to Lakehurst South America flight bearing 2rm blue and 4rm sepia tied Freidrichschafen 18th May CDS and red South America flight h/s in red alongside, addr to Harrisburg USA and Lakehurst May 31st backstamp in green, minor tear and few wrinkles otherwise fine. Michel 438/9 Cat €1000 as singles. Sieger 57 F).

Estimate £ 300.00
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Lot 102
POSTAL HISTORY - ZEPPELIN MAIL

1930 (May) The First South American fly of the airship Graf Zeppelin LZ127 photo postcard showing Zepp., picture of 2m stamp and map, red cachet on obverse and reverse with two Luftschiff 2.6.1930 CDS's. few tones mainly fine.

Estimate £ 25.00
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Lot 103
POSTCARDS

Extensive collection of mainly all different topographical, photo and Greetings PPC's mainly used from 19th century to 1950 both GB & Foreign with interesting groups including postage dues incoming from overseas, GB 1d lilacs with some postmark interest with squared circles, Dublin, Hooded, P/S cut outs used through the mail, Belgium, Germany, France, Cuba, Netherlands, USA incl. APO, Spain 1904 military, 1909 GB Imperial Int. Exhib., 1911 Festival Empire Exhibition Crystal Palace flag cancel, postal markings Liable to Letter Rate, Contrary to Regulations, Exceeds limits of size, 1907 Octagonal cancel, 1909 Brierfield skeleton cancel, 1906 Dainties for Luncheons printed card from Ipswich, 1903 EDVII Constantinople CDS, Egypt 1893 Cairo Cigarette advert card, 1903 Spain pro-patria label on obverse, 1914 Nasre PPC from Jerusalem, Greece 1903 multi combination etc, too much to list, Approx 340+.

Estimate £ 300.00
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Lot 104
POSTCARDS

FRANCE: 1903-1920 Shoebox of postcards from the turn of the 20th century mainly a correspondence to Vosges mostly postally used with a variety of defins, some on obverse from a good range of different towns, all sorts of topics including nice range of Luna theme park Water Chute, Les Roues Diaboliques, Scenic Railway, La Riviere Mystery, Japanese card from Paris, Greetings, plus large group of unused, large quantity mainly all different, nice original lot. (Approx 350+).

Estimate £ 175.00
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Lot 105
POSTCARDS

FRANCE: 1917 (May) WWI Useful correspondence from Infanterie 158 Lyon to Vosges France from infantryman during the Nivelle Offensive at the Battle of Chemins Des Dames where 200,000 French soldiers were killed. Each postcard bearing a variety of FRANCAISE POSTAL 158 REGIMENT D'INFANTIERIE LYON cachets in violet, also includes other handstamps including Temporary Hospital, Commission Militare Dijon, F.P.M. LYON, Moulins Hospital, mainly 1917-18 periods, nice original lot (50+).

Estimate £ 100.00
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Lot 106
POSTCARDS

FRANCE: An extensive unused and used (without adhesives) assembly in a shoebox from an original correspondence of circa 1900-1920 PPCs, portraits, greetings, places and districts. Many with CDS cancels but no adhesives affixed, then many more unused, pretty much all different. Approx 700+, from an original correspondence.

Estimate £ 350.00
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Lot 107
POSTCARDS

FRANCE: An extensive used assembly in a shoebox from an original correspondence of circa 1900-1920 PPCs, portraits, greetings, places and districts. All with postage stamps used variety of Sowers, Blanc defins at postcard rates in France, 1914 Arrival of the Turkish military, 1906 Big Wheel Paris, 1903 Vittel Water Source, pretty much all different. Approx 435, nice original correspondence

Estimate £ 400.00
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Lot 108
POSTCARDS

GB 1906 Prisoners at Exercise postcard on printed Christmas 1906 card from Capt S Brazier secretary of Prison and Workhouse Mission Dept (Marble Arch London) bearing ½d yellow-green perfinned and LONDON CDS. Intr.

Estimate £ 18.00
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