Online Auction December 2024 - 606

Bids to be received by Sunday 29th of December 2024 9:30 AM

Lots (1008)

Lot 709
Russia

Post Offices in China: Peking 1907 Pagode at Peking postcard to Rome with Kitai 4k tied Peking cds in Cyrillic and additional strike of same cds, fine.

Estimate £ 50.00
Lot 710
Russia

Post Offices in China: Shanghai 1903 PPC of Custom House Shanghai to London with Kitai 2k green pair tied two part strikes of Russian Shanghai cancel in black. A further stamp is missing, London arrival. Some age spots.

Estimate £ 40.00
Lot 711
Russia

Post Offices in China: Tientsin Japanese Waterfall postcard bearing 2k green tied on obverse by TIEN.TSIN / 10 bi-lingual cds in violet addr to Paliseau France with a short message in French. Very fine.

Estimate £ 100.00
Lot 712
Russia

Siberian: American / Anglo Coalition: 1918-19 North Russian Expeditionary Force 1918 Operation Polar Bear OHS unstamped tatty envelope to UK bearing clear strike of ARMY POST OFFICE / A/ 28 NO / 18 / P.B.1 sent by an English soldier via the British Military Post Office. Despite the Armistice on Nov 11 1918 1000s of British & American and other allied troops were sent to Murmansk Harbour to fight the bolsheviks and an offensive action to link up the Trans Siberian Railroad. The troops were confused as Armistice had been announced but they were expected to continue fighting on into 1919. by British & American ambassadors, there was never a war declared between these forces and the bolsheviks and yet battles were still being fought. The fighters were known as Polar Bears, hence the APO cds P.B.1. (Polar Bear 1). Rare military postal cover.

Estimate £ 175.00
Lot 713
Russia

Siberian: American / Anglo Coalition: 1918-19 North Russian Expeditionary Force 1919 Operation Polar Bear OHS unstamped tatty censored printed N.A.C.B (Navy & Army Canteen Board) envelope to UK bearing clear strike of ARMY POST OFFICE / A / 1 OC / 19 / P.B.2 and PE oval violet censor with hand signature alongside, sent by an English soldier via the British Military Post Office. Despite the Armistice on Nov 11 1918 1000s of British & American and other allied troops were sent to Murmansk Harbour to fight the bolsheviks and an offensive action to link up the Trans Siberian Railroad. The troops were confused as Armistice had been announced but they were expected to continue fighting on into 1919. by British & American ambassadors, there was never a war declared between these forces and the bolsheviks and yet battles were still being fought. The allied fighters were known as Polar Bears, hence the APO cds P.B.2. (Polar Bear 2 Archangelsk). Rare military postal cover.

Estimate £ 175.00
Lot 714
SAAR

1922 League of Nations in French Currency registered envelope Neunkirchen Heinitz to New York with a nice combination including 75c green and yellow (Michel €80 on cover) with embossed green and white Liechtenstein Vaduz label affixed on reverse, with USA arrival backstamps and SUPPOSED LIABLE TO / UNITED STATES / CUSTOMS DUTIES boxed h/s on obverse, slightly worn but unusual cover.

Estimate £ 40.00
Lot 715
SAAR

1948 Flood Disaster miniature sheet 25 + 25f air very fine mint, superb, SG MS 256a.

Estimate £ 280.00
Lot 716
SAAR

1948 Flood Disaster miniature sheet very fine mint, superb, SG MS 255a.

Estimate £ 380.00
Lot 717
SAAR

1950 Stamp Day on special postcard bearing 15 + 5f brown tied IBASA 23rd April first day of issue cancel, postal used. Fine. Michel 291.

Estimate £ 120.00
Lot 718
SAAR

Covers group with useful rates including French Occupation 1947 4f on 16pf pair with 2f on 12pf combn to UK, 1949 Holo advertising env regd to Merzig from Wadern, 1925 Postcard with 45c Madonna on obv. 1951 Horticultural Show special show PPC (16 Jun, scarce), 1953 Red Cross special PPC, 1955 Stamp Day x 3 values on FDI, 1953 Stamp Day on special PPC, 1922 defins on covers (2), etc, interesting group (22).

Estimate £ 180.00
Lot 719
SAINT HELENA

1861-1890 QV collection on loose album pages, Mixed mint and used condition Notable 1861 6d Blue fine used (SG2a), 1868 4d Carmine-Rose fine used (SG14) lots of shades to look through , worth viewing.

Estimate £ 400.00
Lot 720
SAINT HELENA

1922 10s Grey and Olive-Green mounted mint otherwise nice condition (SG112).

Estimate £ 55.00

Lots (1008)