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NORWAY - CARTON with the mint and used modern collection housed in two binders mostly 1990 onwards inc. range of mini sheets all CTO, group of booklets, binder with FDCs. Also duplicated used range 1970s-90s in stockbook. Plus range of 2008-10 new issues, exactly as sent from Norway Post. (Qty.) £120
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NORWAY - TWO BINDERS with the neatly written-up used study of the Posthorn issues 1872-2002, plus the duplicated mainly used pre-1900 range of same on stock sheets. Worth viewing. Also written-up pages of Norwegian history. (100s) £120
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NORWAY - TWO ALBUMS with the used thematic collection (some mint booklets) all neatly written up for display. Part one on 30 pages: 'Flora, Fauna and Environment' inc. Nordkap sets I to V plus additional set I on 13 Aug. 1932 registered PPC to France cancelled "NORDKAPP/LE CAP NORD" CDSs. Part two: 'Literature and the Arts' on 14 pages. Part three on 31 pages: 'Transport and Communications' inc. 8 Aug. 1886 10o stat. PC to Germany cancelled "RANDSFJ-BANEN/POSTEXP." and 14 Mar. 1898 3o stat. env. cancelled "NORDBANERNES/POSTEXP" T.P.O. CDSs. Attractive lot. Cross Reference: THEMATICS, TRAVELLING POST OFFICES, £120
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NORWAY - ALBUM with the 1915-1947 collection of military & censored mail inc. scarce 1916 env (with 3 page letter about life in the camp) from British POW interned in Faaberg (following his ship being torpedoed by German sub) with "LONDON F.S./PAID" machine cancel, 1940 (Apr) commercial envs (2) ex UK to Oslo with fine or near fine unframed "POSTAL SERVICE SUSPENDED/RETURN TO SENDER" cachet, 1943 env to Haderslev with Express label and 60o Greig adhesive tied by fine Trondheim cds with fine "Ak" in black and "Ao" in purple censor cachets (for Copenhagen and Oslo German censors respectively) plus good range of German forces "Feldpost" envs with fine Feldpost cds's and/or unit cachets, etc. (54 covers & cards) Cross Reference: MILITARY - SERVICE SUSPENDED, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL, EXPRESS MAIL £300
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NORWAY - BINDER WITH THE NEATLY ARRANGED USED COLLECTION FROM 1855 arranged in two sections, the first comprising 'Lion Types' with 28 Oct. 1855 EL to Lillehammer franked fine four margin 4sk blue SG1 and "CHRISTIANIA" cds in blue, plus two singles of the same stamp (both fur margin, one with cracked plate variety); 1863 & 1867 Arms sets and 1905 surcharges, etc. Second section 'Royalty' with 1856 King Oscar I set (3s lightly soiled) plus 4s on EL to France, 1878 Oscar II set, 1907 King Hakon, etc. Fine. (c200) £180
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NORWAY - BINDER with the collection of PAQUEBOT & MARITIME MAIL mostly modern though some early inc. 23 Mar. 1888 PC (torn) to London with "BERGEN" (2), "HULL/SHIP LETTER" & red "SHIP-LETTER/LONDON" CDSs and 14 July 1906 PPC to Essex franked 5o stamp cancelled "STAVANGER" CDS with circular "PAQUEBOT/HULL" alongside. Also 11 Oct. 1877 EL from Manchester to Norway franked 1876 2½d rosy-mauve & "HULL/SHIP LETTER" CDS on rear. (86) Cross Reference: MARITIME MAIL, £160
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NORWAY - BINDER with the collection written-up for display on c100 pages, comprising mail 1883-1980s inc. 20 July 1883 5o PC with two strikes of the 7 points rated "SYDBANENS POSTEXP." STB the earliest known use of this mark. 16 Mar. 1889 5o PC with two strikes of the 6 point rated "BUREAU REEXP. DE CHRISTIANIA" and oval purple merchant cachet alongside. 7 Mar. 1961 env. with stamp cancelled "KONGSVINGER-ELVERUM" type IIT, Bc12 (6 points in T&A). 5 Feb. 1975 env. with stamps cancelled "BERGENSBANEN" type I22, Fb56 (7 points, though used earlier than the T&A recorded period of use of Jan to Dec 1976). Very attractive lot. (c90 items) Cross Reference: TRAVELLING POST OFFICES, £120
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NORWAY - STOCKBOOK with the duplicated mint and used range 1856 to 1970s - inc. 1856 3s lilac (2), 4s blue (5) & 8s red (2); 1863 4s blue (3) & 24s brown (3, one mint); 1867 2s buff & 3s lilac (faults); 1872 3s, 4s (2), 6s, 7s; 1877 5o blue (3); 1907 1½k blue; 1925 Amundsen two mint sets; 1930 Tourist Fund set m/mint; etc. (high 100s) £160
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NORWAY - 1902-1990 COLLECTION OF MARITIME/ARCTIC MAIL inc. 1902 coloured PPC of SS "Kong Harald" bearing 10o Posthorn tied by "NORDKAP" d.s. and with violet oval "NORDKAP/20 JUL 02/KONG HARALD" cachet, 1913 PPC of a ship off Nordkap bearing 5o Posthorn tied by Nordkap d.s., a superb illustrated front depicting SS "Kong Harald" bearing 10o (2) tied by Tromso d.s. with "T" and double ring "25/Cts" tax marks [This trio sold in Cavendish sale 613, lot 555 where they realised £100], 1924 PPC of Arctic explorer vessel carried by the 'Fram', with Polhavet cds, plus many later Polar items. (31 covers & cards) Cross Reference: ARCTIC COVERS, MARITIME MAIL, ANTARCTIC COVERS, FALSE £140
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NORWAY - 1930-1979 COLLECTION OF FIRST FLIGHT & ZEPPELIN MAIL on stock book leaves inc. 1934 PC & 1936 env ex Oslo to Brazil or USA with 'Mit Graf Zeppelin' m/s and fine "DEUTSCHE LUFTPOST/EUROPA - SUDAMERIKA" cachet in red or 'Via "VON HINDENBURG"' m/s and near fine "DEUTSCHE LUFTPOST/EUROPA - NORDAMERIKA" cachet in red, First Flight cards 1936 (13 July) Hammerfest-Tromso with fine boxed cachet, 1937 (12 July) Stavanger-Newcastle with near fine boxed cachet and "1. tur Stavanger-Newcastle" s/l h.s. below, 1939 (1 June) with fine boxed "LUFTPOSTRUTEN BERGEN-OSLO/1-6-1939/1STE TUR" cachet, etc. Excellent range worthy of inspection. (23 covers & cards) Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS, REGISTERED MAIL, ZEPPELIN MAIL, FALSE £240
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NYASALAND/MALAWI - STOCKBOOK with the duplicated QV - QEII accumulation inc. KGV fiscally used £1, KGVI Keyplate 10/- used and pictorials to 20/- mint & used, QEII to £1 mint & used, etc. Poor to fine. (Few 100s) £120
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PAKISTAN - EARLY TO MODERN ACCUMULATION; Small range of mint and used stamps on stock cards plus range of mainly commercial covers (40) and 1940s-70s FDCs (103) inc. 1947 printed advertising "BOOK-POST" env. to London, 1948 regd. air mail env to England with mixed franking of Indian optd. (1a (5 (2 to rear)), 1½a (2 to rear) & 2a) & Pakistan (1½a (2) & 2a (2)) adhesives, 1952 env to 'White Horse Distillers' Scotland with fine "SEA MAIL" cachet, etc. (143 covers plus small qty of stamps) Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS, MARITIME MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL, FALSE £75
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POLAND - CARTON with the early to modern mint & used collection. (Large Qty.) £150
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POLAND - THREE ALBUMS with the mint & used collection to the early 21st century. (Many 100s) £120
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PORTUGAL - TWO ALBUMS (one devoted entirely to Colonial issues) with the early to modern mint & used collection. Worth careful inspection. (Very many 100s) Cross Reference: PORTUGUESE COLONIES , £150
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PORTUGAL - BINDER with the early to modern mint & used collection. (Very many 100s) £75
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PORTUGUESE COLONIES - BINDER with the mint & used collection inc. Azores, Cape Verde, Madeira, Mozambique/Mozambique Company, Sao Tome & Princip, etc. (Many 100s) £75
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PORTUGUESE COLONIES - KIONGA/NYASALAND FIELD FORCE: Used & mint sets of four Lourenco Marques 'Mouchon' types optd. "KIONGA" and surcharged in red with additional mint block of 4 of th top (5c) value; also a group of four Portuguese East Africa (Nyassa) pictorial issues cancelled with the Nyasaland Field Force "FF 2" c.d.s. This cancel is believed to have been applied at Mtangula to 207 sets of the P.E.A. issue between May 1917 & Aug. 1918. (16) Cross Reference: PORTUGUESE COLONIES , £100
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PORTUGAL IN WORLD WAR I - CENSOR MAIL: 1916-17 collection of cards/covers, all having either large oval (Lisbon) or large rectangular (Porto) first type censor marks covering a range of different censor nos. from 2 through 74 in a variety of colours. We note env. to Holland with unusual blue oval "PASSOU/24 Nov. 1916/PELA CENSURA" cachet with additional French military censor tape & cachet. Wide range of incoming/outgoing destinations, many to France. (c.83) Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWI, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, £500
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PORTUGAL IN WORLD WAR I - CENSOR MAIL - LISBON & PORTO CENSOR MARKS: 1917-18 collection of cards/covers, all having either second type circular Lisbon or Porto censor marks on incoming/outgoing mail with variety of origins/destinations noting Djibouti, Cuba, GB, etc., but many to/from C.E.P. in France. (c.39) Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWI, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, £400
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PORTUGAL IN WORLD WAR I - CIVIL CENSOR MAIL - LISBON: Range of cards/covers to/from internal & foreign destinations showing a range of first type (Aug 1916 to Nov. 1917) oval and second type (Nov 1917 to Apr. 1919) circular Lisbon censor marks, the former in blue or violet. (13) Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWI, PORTUGAL, £200
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PORTUGAL IN WORLD WAR I - CIVIL CENSOR MARKS - OPORTO: Range of internal and foreign incoming/outgoing cards & covers with either first type (Aug. 1916 to Oct. 1917) rectangular or second type (Nov. 1917 to Mar. 1919) circular Porto censor marks. Examples of first type marks in blue, green & violet. (9) £200
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PORTUGAL IN WORLD WAR I - CIVIL CENSOR MARK/INSURED MAIL - OPORTO: 22 Sep. 1916 insured env. from Oporto to London franked 19c with green rectangular Porto censor mark no.15. 22 SET. 1916. Most unusual in having 4 x "CENSURA POSTAL PORTO" wax seals. Only a handful known to exist. Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWI, PORTUGAL, REGISTERED MAIL, FALSE £300
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PORTUGAL IN WORLD WAR I - MILITARY MAIL - UK TRAINING CAMPS: 26 Oct. 1917 PPC ex Hazeley Camp, Winchester to Lisbon with black oval "C.E.P./2o GRUPO/CORPO de ARTILHARIA PESADA" censor mark and 17 Jan. 1918 printed env. to Lisbon inscribed "C.A.P (in error for C.E.P.)/(2o GRUPO)/MESS DOS OFICIAIS/HAZELEY DOWN CAMP/WINCHESTER" having blue oval "C.E.P./2o GRUPO/CORPO de ALTILHARIA (in error for Artilharia) PESADA" censor mark. (2) Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWI, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, £120
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PORTUGAL IN WORLD WAR I - MILITARY MAIL - UK TRAINING CAMPS: 20 Aug. 1917 PPC (depicting Bournemouth) ex Hazeley Camp to Lisbon franked by KGV 1d with black oval "C.E.P./2o GRUPO/ CORPO de ARTILHARIA PESADA" mark & Lisbon No.3 oval censor mark in violet; 22 Nov. 1917 PPC ex Horsham to Lisbon franked by KGV 1d and having v. fine black oval "C.E.P./1o GRUPO/CORPO de ARTILHARIA PESADA". (2) Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWI, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, £120
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PORTUGAL IN WORLD WAR I - MILITARY MAIL - UK TRAINING CAMPS: 16 Jan. 1918 PPC ex Lydd Camp (superb c.d.s. thus), Kent to Lisbon and having black oval "C.E.P./1o GRUPO/CORPO de ARTILHARIA PESADA" and Lisbon No. 39 Censor mark; 29 Jan. 1918 PPC with "Lydd Camp" c.d.s. to Lisbon having v. fine violet oval "C.E.P./2o GRUPO/CORPO de ARTILHARIA PESADA" . Lot also inc. real photo PPC dated 9 Apr. 1910 to New Zealand depicting interior scene of Lydd Camp. (3) Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWI, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, £120
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PORTUGAL IN WORLD WAR I - C.E.P. (CORPO EXPEDICIONARIO PORTUGUES) CENSOR MARKS: 1917-18 collection of cards/covers from the C.E.P. on the Western Front, mainly to Portugal. Good range of Field Post Office (S.P.C. - Seccao Postal de Campanha) cancels & curved-arc unit censor marks in various colours. (c.38) Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWI, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, £400
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PORTUGAL IN WORLD WAR I - MILITARY MAIL - WESTERN FRONT UNIT CACHETS: 1917-18 range of cards/covers mainly from France to Portugal (one to UK) showing 'curved-arc' unit censor marks in a variety of colours inc. unusual 'blank' example with unit number (76) entered in manuscript. Unit censors 14, 20, 29, 34, 42, 45, 76 & 120 represented. Various C.E.P./S.P.C. c.d.s and Lisbon censor marks also present. (8) Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWI, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, £120
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PORTUGAL IN WORLD WAR I - WESTERN FRONT - EARLY C.E.P. MAIL VIA BRITISH ARMY POST OFFICE: 18 Feb. 1917 PPC from C.E.P. to Portugal having partial A.P.O. S.25 d/s (A.P.O. S.25 was located at Aire-sur-La-Lys from Aug 1916-Jun. 1919), "Estacao Base/Servico Postal/1 Corpo., Exped., Portugues/19 Fev. 17" d/s and red unit censor no. 6 mark. Also pair of Jul. 1917 postcards from Portugal to France. each having v. fine strikes of C.E.P./S.P.C. d/s (3) Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWI, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, £100
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PORTUGAL IN WORLD WAR I - PORTUGUESE MILITARY POSTAL STATIONERY - WESTERN FRONT: Group of cards with pre-printed statements in Portuguese inc. two different types of the British printed A.F.A 2042 (P) inscribed either "SERVICO DE CAMPANHA/BILHETE POSTAL" or "CARTAO POSTAL MILITAR" (one unused & 2 used with relevant censor marks) Also 4 different types of Portuguese produced cards inscribed either "CORPO EXPEDICIONARIO PORTUGUES/BILHETE POSTAL" (3) or "CORRESPONDENCIA MILITAR" (7 cards) Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWI, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, £180
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PORTUGAL IN WORLD WAR I - MILITARY POSTAL STATIONERY - PORTUGUESE USE OF BRITISH & FRENCH TYPES: Unused green Army 'Honour' env. Army Form W 3078 (P) printed in Portuguese plus an example of the British equivalent A.F.W. 3078. Also, 4 different styles of French Military postcard (3) or letter-card used by the C.E.P. inc.17 Aug.1917 card to Portugal with C.E.P./S.P.C.8 d/s alongside Army Post Office S.54 d/s and unit censor mark & 21 Dec. 1918 card inscribed "CORRESPONDANCE/DES ARMEES DE LA REPUBLIQUE/CARTE EN FRANCHISE" used locally, having C.E.P./S.P.C.8 d/s & unit censor mark. (8 cards) Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWI, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, £150
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PORTUGAL IN WORLD WAR I - POSTAL STATIONERY - WESTERN FRONT: 1917-18 group of printed/pictorial cards & covers inc. 27 Oct. 1917 letter (in Portuguese) to Lisbon written on printed Y.M.C.A. note paper inscribed "On Active Service/WITH THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE", the cover bearing the Y.M.C.A. insignia, C.E.P./S.P.C.8 d/s, unit sensor mark & Lisbon censor mark. Also 13 Jul. 1917 French Military Letter Card (motif being allied flags) to Lisbon with relevant C.E.P/S.P.C d/s, unit & Lisbon censor marks; Additionally, 3 French Military postcards with different designs all from C.E.P. to Portugal. Very attractive group. (5) Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWI, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, FRANCE, FALSE £150
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PORTUGAL IN WORLD WAR I - MILITARY MAIL - WESTERN FRONT/S.P.C. (Seccao Postal de Campanha) MARKS: Rare usage of S.P.C.18 & S.P.C.19 Field Post Office marks (used during late 1918 following the re-grouping of the 4th, 5th & 6th Brigades of the 2nd Division after the disastrous Battle of La Lys which resulted in an estimated 400 C.E.P. killed & 6,500 taken prisoner). 28 Aug. 1918 "O.A.S." env. to Sussex with superb S.P.C.19 mark & red unit Censor No.111 mark & 7 Sep. 1918 PPC to Portugal with S.P.C.18 mark, blue unit Censor No.120 mark & circular Lisbon No.29 censor mark. Also 21 Jul 1918 env. with superb S.P.C. 18 mark & unit censor no.31 mark. Scarce trio. Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWI, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, £120
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PORTUGAL IN WORLD WAR I - PORTUGUESE EXPEDITIONARY CORPS (C.E.P.) & RED CROSS HOSPITAL, FRANCE: Group of cards/covers inc. 14 Jun. 1917 printed env. (with contents) inscribed "CORPO EXPEDICIONARIO PORTUGUES" addressed to Porto having red semi-circular unit Censor No.68 mark & C.E.P./S.P.C.7 (Base)/II.VI.17 mark., 11 Nov.1917 PPC franked 1c ex Portugal to the Portuguese Red Cross Hospital, France & free frank env. to same. Also various unused cards depicting the Hospital and Patriotic types. (10) Cross Reference: MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, MILITARY - WWI, RED CROSS, FALSE £120
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PORTUGAL IN WORLD WAR I - MILITARY POSTCARDS - WESTERN FRONT: PPCs of the "Sector Portuguez" of the Western Front. A remarkable collection of PPCs depicting Portuguese troops and devastated areas in the Portuguese Sector. Mostly from the same series by Levy Fils & Co of Paris and with "Serv. Phot. de C.E.P. - Phot. GARCEZ" on backs. Apparently all unused. Scarce lot. (Approx. 50) Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWI, PORTUGAL, £300
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PORTUGAL IN WORLD WAR I - P.O.W. MAIL - WESTERN FRONT: 9 Aug. 1918 German printed P.O.W. card from Portuguese Infantry Officer interned in Rastatt Camp, Baden to Braga having violet circular censor mark, violet circular "P.C." mark, 19 Sep. London Paid machine cancel & 12 Oct. Braga Cross Reference: arrival c.d.s. Also 8 Sep. free frank P.O.W. card printed in Portuguese from P.O.W. in a camp near Mecklenburg to the Red Cross in Switzerland having superb red cachet of Portuguese Aid Committee, violet circular Bremen censor mark & 10 Oct. Roggendorf arrival c.d.s. Attractive pair. , MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, MILITARY - WWI, RED CROSS £150
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PORTUGAL IN WORLD WAR I - P.O.W. MAIL - PORTUGAL: 4 Apr. 1918 PPC (Naples) from Caldas de Rainha P.O.W. camp to Alsace having black circular cachet "PELA CENSURA PASSOU" and 4-line "Commission Portuguese/des/Prisonniers de Guerre/LISBONNE" cachet alongside 2 different German censor cachets in violet. A scarce item. Also a PPC (creased) in English from Caldas de Rainha to Pretoria with the 3-line cachet "Commission Portugaise des Prisonniers de Gu[erre]/CROIX-ROUGE PORTUGAISE/LISBONNE". (2) £100
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PORTUGAL IN WORLD WAR I - P.O.W. MAIL - WESTERN FRONT: 11 Jul. 1918 env. with contents, from Ponte da Barca via Red Cross in Lisbon, to a Portuguese P.O.W. near Hannover having violet 4-line cachet "Commission Portugaise/des/Prisonniers de Guerre/LISBONNE", circular Lisbon No.1 censor mark & small circular German No.67 censor mark in violet, also endorsed "Verzogerung" (delay) & "Irrlaufer" (wrong address). Also 2 Nov. 1918 free frank card printed in and sent from Evora to Portuguese P.O.W. in Friedrichsfeld Camp, Germany having fine red cachet "Ao cuidado da/CRUZ VERMELHA". (2) Cross Reference: MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, MILITARY - WWI, RED CROSS, FALSE £120
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PORTUGAL IN WORLD WAR I - MILITARY MAIL - ANGOLA: 12 Jun. 1915 PPC ex Mossamedes to Lisbon with purple double ring "EXPEDICAO MI[LITAR ] A ANGOLA/17 JUN 1915/SERVICO POSTAL" h/s and 3-line "EXPEDICAO SUL D'ANGOLA/ 8. Bat. D'Art. 1/Isento de franquia art. 10. R.C." in red. Also 21 May 1915 PPC ex Lubango to Evora with black double ring partial "EXPEDICAO [AO SUL D'ANGOLA]/24 MAI 15/SERVICO POSTAL" and 3-line red "OPERACOES SUL D'ANGOLA/1 Est. de ???/Isento de franquia art. 10 R.C." (2) Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWI, PORTUGUESE COLONIES , £100
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PORTUGAL IN WORLD WAR I - MILITARY MAIL - ANGOLA: 8 Jun 1915 PPC (depicting an electric generator, Hotel Paris, Benguela!) from Mossamedes to Lisbon having a superb purple double ring cachet "EXPEDICAO MILITAR A ANGOLA/9 JUN. 1915/SERVICO POSTAL" and a battalion free frank cachet slightly obscured by Lisbon machine cancel; 28 May 1915 env. with contents ex Mossamedes to Porto with same cachets & 9 May 1915 env. ex Mossamedes to Porto (same correspondent as previous) having 2 different cachets of "EXPEDICAO SUL D'ANGOLA/3 Bat d'Inf. 18" in violet. Scarce & attractive group. (3) Cross Reference: PORTUGUESE COLONIES , MILITARY - WWI, £200
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PORTUGAL IN WORLD WAR I - MILITARY MAIL - ANGOLA: 22 Apr. 1915 PPC ex Mossamedes to Portugal with superb strike of "EXPEDICAO SUL D'ANGOLA/3. Bat. d'Inf. 18/Isento de franquia art. 10. R.C." in violet and 18 Nov. 1915 PPC (Benguela Railway in construction) with large double ring "EXPEDICAO MILITAR A ANGOLA/20 NOV 15/SERVICO POSTAL" cachet, violet "3. Bat. d'Inf. 18" cachet (repeated on picture side, which additionally has "EXPEDICAO SUL D'ANGOLA/INF. 18 - 9. COMPANHIA" cachet in green. Lot also inc. 10 Jun. 1918 regd. T.P.O. env. (Benguela Ambulancia c.d.s.) to London with 4 x 2½c Ceres franking with relevant Lisbon censor mark & GB censor tape. (3) Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWI, PORTUGUESE COLONIES , £100
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PORTUGAL IN WORLD WAR I - P.O.W. MAIL - ANGOLA: 1917 env. to "Bureau Int. de la Paix", Berne from H. Lepper, Prisonnier de Guerre, Campo de Concentracao, Loanda, Angola. franked with Portuguese Angola 2½c & 25c adhesives with Loanda c.d.s. (date illegible). Sealed with French "CONTROL POSTAL MILITAIRE" tape and having oval Military censor no.203 cachet. Arrival c.d.s. Berne 9 Oct 1917. A scarce item. Cross Reference: MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, MILITARY - WWI, PORTUGUESE COLONIES , FALSE £150
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PORTUGAL IN WORLD WAR I - MILITARY MAIL - ANGOLA: 15 Dec. 1914 PPC from Lubango to Lisbon with large violet "BATALHAO DE MARINHA/EXPEDICIONARIO A ANGOLA" cachet with black 2-line h/s "ISENTO DE FRANQUIA/ART. 10. REG. CAMPANHA" & partial double ring "EXPEDICAO AO SUL D'ANGOLA/16.DI[C.14]/[SERVICO POSTAL] h/s. and 21 Jan. 1915 PPC also ex Lubango with similar marks but without the large violet cachet and additionally having a "T" in circle crossed out with blue crayon. (2) Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWI, PORTUGUESE COLONIES , £100
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PORTUGAL IN WORLD WAR I - CIVIL CENSOR MAIL - LOURENCO MARQUES/INHAMBANE: Group inc. 26 Feb. 1917 env. to Switzerland franked with 2 x 25r plus 1c War Tax stamp having pink Lourenco Marques censor sealing tape & French "Controle Postal Militaire" tape with oval "905" censor mark & boxed 3-line "QUARTEL GENERAL/28 FEV 1917 23702A/LOURENCO MARQUES" cachet; 19 Oct. 1917 PPC to USA franked with Lourenco Marques 2c issue plus 1c War Tax stamp having red double circle Lourenco Marques censor mark; 11 Dec. 1917 PPC (Inhambane Bazaar) from Inhambane to Lisbon bearing 1c Inhambane stamp plus 1c War Tax stamp cancelled by green Inhambane Central postmark and having red double circle Inhambane censor mark. (3) £150
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PORTUGAL IN WORLD WAR I - P.O.W. MAIL/TOWN CENSOR MARKS - QUELIMANE: 16 Sep. 1917 PPC ex Lourenco Marques to German prisoner at Quelimane endorsed "Correspondencia de Prisioneiros de Guerra" and having black circular Quelimane censor mark, violet double circle Lourenco Marques censor mark and hexagonal d/s of Lourenco Marques Central & Quelimane. Also, 25 Aug 1916 Mozambique Postal Stationery card (10r) with 1r tax stamp to Quelimane with boxed mauve "PASSOU PELA CENSURA/QUELIMANE" mark. (2) Cross Reference: MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, MILITARY - WWI, PORTUGUESE COLONIES , FALSE £120
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PORTUGAL IN WORLD WAR I - CIVIL CENSOR MARK - CABINDA, PORTUGUESE CONGO: 10 Oct. 1918 PPC from Cabinda to Faro with the rare grey double oval "CENSURA POSTAL CABINDA" mark and circular Lisbon censor mark. Only a handful of examples of this Cabinda censor mark recorded. Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWI, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, PORTUGUESE COLONIES , FALSE £120
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PORTUGAL IN WORLD WAR I - CIVIL CENSOR MAIL - BEIRA, MOZAMBIQUE: Group inc. Sept. 1916 env. ex Beira to Rotterdam franked 50r with red double ring Lourenco Marques censor mark, sealed with S.Africa censor no.99 tape and having s/l "PASSED CENSOR" mark; 27 May 1917 env. ex Beira to Switzerland franked 50r with violet double ring Beira censor mark, French "Controle Postal Militaire" sealing tape & oval "912" censor mark. Also 20 Jun. 1918 env. franked 105r to Bombay with violet double ring Beira censor mark. (3) Cross Reference: MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, MILITARY - WWI, PORTUGUESE COLONIES , FALSE £120
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PORTUGAL IN WORLD WAR I - MILITARY MAIL - UNIT CACHETS, MOZAMBIQUE: 16 Sept. 1917 env. to Alentejo, Portugal with large violet cachet "ISENTO DE FRANQUIA - SERVICO POSTAL/No. 5 CAVALHARIA ESQUADRAO/EXPEDICAO A MOCAMBIQUE/DESP. 10 DA 2 PARTE REG CAMPANHA/SERVICO POSTAL", violet s/l "PASSOU PELA CENSURA" cachet & violet oval Lisbon censor mark.; 17 Feb 1917 PPC (Madeira) to Coimbra franked 1c with same unit cachet as previous. (2) £120
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PORTUGAL IN WORLD WAR I - MILITARY MAIL - UNIT CACHETS, MOZAMBIQUE: 29 Jul. 1917 PPC to Portugal with red 3-line "EXPEDICAO A MOCAMBIQUE/3a Bateria do 1o Grupo de Metralhadoras/Isento de Franquia", violet Lisbon no.74 censor mark & Lourenco Marques Central d/s. Also 6 Aug 1917 PPC to Lisbon with similar marks. (2) £100
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PORTUGAL IN WORLD WAR I - MILITARY MAIL - UNIT CACHETS, MOZAMBIQUE: 22 May 1917 PPC from Mocimboa de Praia to Penafiel, Portugal with violet "REGIMENTO DE INFANTERIA/No 30" cachet & 18 Apr. 1918 PPC (same correspondent as previous) from Nyassa to Penafiel with violet "Regimento de Infantaria No. 31/ 3o Batalhao" cachet alongside s/l "Passou Pela Censura". (2) Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWI, PORTUGAL, PORTUGUESE COLONIES , FALSE £100
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