Forces Postal History Society Postal Auction No. 327 Closing date for Postal Bids: 5 PM (GMT) 10th April 2021 Postal Bids to: Geoff Hanney, 14, Allington Road, Orpington, Kent BR6 8BA or E-mail: [email protected] BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AT LESS THAN 80% OF ESTIMATE Quality of Item: A = Clean complete item, B = Minor soils, creases, tears. C = Flap and/or stamp missing, Torn or incomplete, grubby & soiled. Postmark/Censor: 1* - Very Good / Excellent postal or other markings. 1 - Clear and complete. 2 - Light, faint but Legible. 3 - Partial, illegible or poor. Bidding steps: Up to £5 - 25p, £5 to £10 - 50p, £11 to £50 - £1, £51 upwards - £5. All at Auctioneer’s Discretion Scans of lots can be sent by e-mail if requested Lot Description Reserve Estimate Quality Pre WW1 - Naval 1 PPC of Glengarriff Co. Cork. ½d KGV stamp cancelled D/R Weymouth (MY 9, 12) to Romford. From a £5.00 B 2 sailor as mentions about to Board HMS Hibernia about time first Aircraft trials started. Pre WW1 - Army 2 German Feldpostbrief cover with contents cancelled with double ring "Coblenz / 4-5 / 2/1" from 11th £8.00 C 2 Armee Corp, 21st Infantry Division. Letter dated 25th November 1870. 3 £3.00 B 2 PPC of Islands on the Upper Lake, Killarney. ½d KEVII Stamp cancelled single Ring 'Newbridge / Ireland' (Ju 27 1?). Addressed to A.S.C. Orderly Room, Curragh Camp. Possible written in Czech. 4 Picture Postcard of Tanger to France cancelled on the picture side dotted single ring "Rabat / Maroc / 7 £5.00 B 2 30 / 1-0 / 06" and double ring "Campagne du Maroc / * 1913-1914 * / + Rabat / +" 5 Serbian? Postal Stationary card cancelled with Single ring "Bebbeano / Bojha / -5.4.13. 11-12 / Nowta / £8.00 B 2 Detvoteiy" Pre WW1 - Other 6 German Stationary card 10pf overprinted Deutache Sudwest-Africa. Now Nambia cancelled Cap Cross £35.00 B 2 (23/02/00) to Frankfurt, arrival, No message on Back WW1 - Naval 7 Cover to Catford, London S.E.6. with 1d KGV stamp cancelled with circular dumb canceller with 8 lines. £5.00 B 2 Censor a double ring "Passed Censor / H.M.S." 8 Cover to Chesham, Bucks with 1d KGV stamp cancelled with circular dumb Canceller with 8 lines. £5.00 B 2 Double ring "Censored Letter / O.A.S.". Suggested HMS Inflexible 9 PPC - illustrator PAUL BENDER, cancel POLA/ c and cachet M. Kir. Lugosi V/3 nepfolkelo gyalog ezred 7.50 B 2 in red, to Temesvar. (17/12/1915) 10 Austria: Picture Postcard. Admiralty of Pola PPC, Cachet SMS TEGETTHOFF (17/04/1916) £12.00 B 2 11 PPC to Hungary, cancelled MFPA POLA / d + KuK KRIEGSMARINE / S.M. SCHIFF TEGETTHOFF - cruiser 20.00 B 2 built 1912, 21600 tons, one of the only 4 built, giving the name to her class. complement of 1087. (13/9/1915) 12 20.00 B 2 PPC to Hungary, cancelled MFPA POLA /e + KuK KRIEGSMARINE / SMS BABENBERG - small battleship of the Habsburg class, built 1902, 8360 tons, complement 606 + 32 officers. (19/12/1916) 13 PPC of SMS "KAISER KARL VI" + ADRIA AUSSTELLUNG vignette on back; not circulated. 10.00 B 2 14 60.00 B 2 PPC to Banat (Rumania) from the POLA submarine station, cachet K.u.K. UNTERSEEBOOTSTATION POLA (Adriatic sea) average, + date cancel MFPA POLA good. RARE. (29/03/1917) WW1 - Army 15 Picture Postcard of 'Saint Nazaire' with 1d KGV Stamp to Devon cancelled with D/R 'Army Post Office / £3.00 B 2 38' dated 2 SP 14. No Censor mark. 16 Envelope to Yorkshire cancelled D/R 'Army Post Office / 38' dated OC 14. Censor Type CM1 No. 212. £3.00 B 2 (Day of month is blank) 17 Envelope to Winchmore Hill, London cancelled D/R 'Army Post Office / 50' dated 12 OC 14. Censor £3.00 B 2 Type CM1 No. 198. 18 Envelope to Winchmore Hill, London cancelled D/R 'Army Post Office / 50' dated 6 NO 14. Censor Type £3.00 B 2 CM1 No. 198. With London Paid - NO 9 14G 19 Austria: K.u.K. Feldpost FPA 70 / Type 1 / vg + Feldkamonenregiment Nr 18 (15/01/1915) £3.00 B 2 20 Austria: K.u.K. Feldpost FPA 64 v.g. (in Poland) + Feldkanonenregiment Nr. 42 (11/02/1915) £3.00 B 2 21 Austria: Military propaganda PPC FPA 23 KuK Armee Telerafenabtellung No.17 / Station 4 - rare Unit £8.00 B 2 (19/03/15) 22 Hungary: FPC to Hungary FPA 41 type 2 (Tabacaru Nr 41, 1-2 = 25p) + Hospital cachet in Poland, £5.00 B 2 Kommando des KuK Reservespitales Sanak. 15/4/1915 23 2 * Envelope to Upper Norwood, London cancelled D/R 'Field Post Office / 13' dated MY 20 15 & MY £4.00 B 2 22 15. Censor Type CM3 No. 535 & ?. 24 Austria: Scarce FP card type Czech Language, German Cachet for the title. FPA 79 type 2 + £3.00 B 2 Feldjagerbatailion 12 (05/04/1915) Lot Description Reserve Estimate Quality WW1 - Army 25 £4.00 B 2 Hungary: Lettercard 'Feldpost' (new Type) FPA 37 type 2 (Tabacaru Nr 37+1-2 * 10p) v.g. cachet K.U.K. inft. Regt 51 von Boreovic (spelling error for Boroevic) / X.M. Bacn 2 comp. 15/6/15 26 German FeldPost-Correspondenzkarte (Cease down middle) Cancelled "K. PR. Feld-Post-AMT / 8. / £8.00 B 2 Armee CPS / 25.8" (1915) 27 £10.00 B 2 Austria: FPC cancel FPA 135 type 2 (tabacaru nr 135.2-2 = 120 p / Rainer =150p) period in Galicia (28 Aug 1915. the earliest date known so Far.?) cachet Kommando des KuK Mobiles Reserve Spitals 4/4. 28 Honour Envelope (HE2) to Kensington, London cancelled with D/R 'Field Post Office / D.37' dated 31 AU £3.00 B 2 15. 29 Front of Envelope to Langford, Nr .Bristol cancelled 'FPO / D.47' dated 5 SP 15. Censor Type CM3 No. £1.00 B 2 187. 30 Picture Postcard of a Lady to Kennington, London cancelled with D/R 'FPO T.47' dated 7 OC 15. Censor £3.00 B 2 type CM3 No. 771. 31 Picture Postcard of a Sainte Alliance to Hammersmith, London cancelled with D/R 'FPO D.37' dated 15 £3.00 B 2 OC 15. Censor type CM3 No. 1963. 32 Picture Postcard of a 'Bunch of Flowers' to Gloucester cancelled with D/R 'FPO T.48' dated 20 OC 15. £3.00 B 2 Censor type CM3 No. 1158. 33 Picture Postcard of a Lady to Clapton Park, London cancelled with D/R 'FPO D.47' dated 30 OC 15. £3.00 B 2 Censor type CM3 No. 73. 34 Picture Postcard of a 'Le porte Bonheur des allies' to Brighton, Sussex cancelled with D/R 'FPO T.48' £3.00 B 2 dated 28 NO 15. Censor type CM3 No. 443. 35 Envelope to Army and Navy Store, London cancelled 'FPO / T. 49' dated 7 DE 15. Censor Type CM3 No. £3.00 B 2 1531 36 Envelope to Army and Navy Store, London cancelled 'FPO / T. 37' dated 8 DE 15. Censor Type CM3 No. £3.00 B 2 1966. 37 Front of Envelope to Langford, Nr .Bristol cancelled 'FPO / T.48' dated 13 DE 15. Censor Type CM3 No. £1.00 B 2 1165. 38 Picture Postcard Comic "Eyes Front, dad!" sent to Leeds, Yorkshire cancelled with double ring "Field £5.00 B 2 Post Office / T.18 / 18 DE /15". Censor CM3 No 1492. France 39 OAS Picture postcard of The Kasr-el-Nil Bridge open, Cairo with double ring "Field Post Office / N.M.Y." £8.00 B 2 dated 21 JA 16 based at Faiyum, W.F.F. Censor Type CM2 No. 3211 - 1st North Midlands Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance 40 Envelope to Ipswich Cancelled 'FPO / D56' dated 15 MR 16. Censor Type CM4 No. 958 (1st Durham £3.00 B 2 Field Company) Sent by Major J.B. Hall (Durham Fortress Engineers) 41 Hungary: FPC cancel FPA 135 type 2 (Tabacuru nr 148 1-2 = 60 p) used in Poland. Cachet Kommando £6.00 B 2 des KuK Mobiles Reserve 4/4. v.g. 21/03/1916 42 £5.00 B 2 Austria: War Hospital ROZSAHEGY MEGFIGYELO date cancel average to Good. Scare. (13/04/1916) 43 Austria: K.u.K. Feldpost FPA 445 a (Tabacaru nr 445.2a = 80pts / Rainer = 150 pts) in Galicia. Scarce. £4.00 B 2 Cancel smuggled by scarce to rare (12/05/1917) 44 Envelope to Wellborough, Northants cancelled D/R 'Army Post Office /S. 17' dated 22 AP 16. Censor £3.00 B 2 Type CM4 No. 1447. 45 5 covers: Cover cancelled with APO S2 (Dated 14/10/17) CM5 no. 1977, Cover cancelled with APO S2 £5.00 B 2 (dated 25/04/16) CM4 No. 2378, Cover cancelled with APO S9? (dated 09/10/17) CM5 no. 2544, Re- direct Cover cancelled with M/C APO S12 (10/08/17) CM5 No. 1473 & Cover Cancelled with APO S12 (dated 17/06/1916) CM4 No. 1467. 46 Honour Envelope (HE2) to Sawbridgeworth, Herts. cancelled with D/R 'Field Post Office / T.37' dated 18 £3.00 B 2 MY 16. 47 Picture Postcard of two women to Wareham Cancelled with D/R 'FPO D.48' dated 20 MY 16. Censor £3.00 B 2 type CM4 No. 748. 48 Austria: K.u.k. Feldpost in BUKOVINA, FPA 169 + XXI regt/ 7 Company (20/05/1916) £3.00 B 2 49 Austria: K.U.K.