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Post Offices in China: Russia 10k blue and surcharged for China 10 Cents on 10k blue (3) making a nice mixed franking on paper tied with two double ring oval cancels of VLADIVOSTOK and SHANGHAI, seldom seen.
Post Offices in China: Russia 20k blue and red fine used good strike of double ring CDS cancel in black for PEKING, seldom seen.
Post Offices in Turkish Empire: 1910 Wove paper 10 PARA on 2k green in mint complete sheet of 100 plate 1, two sheets come with this lot, includes marginal rules, margins are wrinkles and slightly torn in places, stamps are mainly fine, hard to find in complete sheets, SG 51 Cat £80.
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.
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.
1886 1d on 6d and 4d on 6d both hinged mint, mainly fine, SG 24/5.
1886 4d on 6d green hinged mint surcharge showing 'no stop after d' variety, sound, SG 25.
1886 ONE PENNY. surcharged inverted on 6d green hinged mint with manuscript line through the original value, very fine and scarce, SG 24a.
Queen Victoria unused one penny UPU postcard with reply card and Specimen o/p in black. Some minor toning.
1871 1s deep green unused no gum showing handstamped SPECIMEN in violet type SH2. Mainly fine. SG 19. Scarce.
1934-35 Two large registered OHMS envelopes (creased, torn and folded) both to USA, 1934 bearing 1½d, 2d & 3d pictorial issue tied 20th Dec cds's, 1935 cover bearing 1s pictorial issue tied 10th April cds and US Customs Passed Free h/s.
1935 (29 Jul) Regd cover to UK bearing 1935 Silver Jubilee set of 4 tied nice cds cancels with regd etiquette No. 0346.
