1915-16: Six Indian Field Post covers and cards from EGYPT, from Base Office "H" in Alexandria incl. one card to Malta(!), from F.P.O.s "35" (Alexandria), "30" (Serapeum, 22nd Brigade) and "33" (Suez), and a cover from "Marine Transport Office, Suez/13 NOV 1916/I.E.F." to India, with also interesting censor handstamps, and two franked with KGV. adhesives optd. "I.E.F.".
Public auction #38
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Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG Public auction #38
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Lot #8080 - compulsory tax stamps
1917 I.E.F. from IRAQ to CANADA: Indian Field Service card used from F.P.O. 328 (Samarra; 7th Bde. 3rd Division) and addressed to Toronto, Ont., CANADA, cancelled by "F.P.O./No. 328/7 OC 17" c.d.s., with lightly creased corners but still fine.
Lot #8081 - compulsory tax stamps
1941. stampless envelope endorsed 'On Active Service' addressed to England cancelled by 'F.P.O./No 8' date stamp '26th Jul 41' with framed 'Passed by Censor/ Crown/ No 1704' censor cachet in violet on face. Very fine.
Lot #8082 - compulsory tax stamps
1943. Registered Air Mail envelope (small stains) headed 'Fighting France/Calcutta Committee/5 Garstin Place, Calcutta' addressed to 'Le Chef de la Mission Militaire de Ia France Combattante, Accra, Gold Coast' bearing India SG 266, 1/2a purple, SG 271, 1a bright violet, SG 275, 8a slate and SG 277, 14a purple tied by Calcutta double ring with matching registered label with framed 'Crown/Passed DHA/21' hand-stamp and Accra arrival. Scarce...
Lot #8083 - compulsory tax stamps
1944 CHALO DELHI: The three stamps prepared for use by the Indian National Army, with 1p. violet marginal strip of three and pairs of 1p. maroon and 1p. green, unused without gum.
Lot #8084 - compulsory tax stamps
1944. Air Mail envelope (small faults/tear) addressed to London bearing India SG 259, 1r brown and grey and SG 276, 12a lake tied by 'F.P.O. No 75' date stamp '11th May 44' with boxed æPassed For Publication/Field Press Censor' on reverse and 'Opened by Examiner' label tied by framed 'Crown/Passed/DHB/14 censor with hand-struck instructional 'On Active Service/Not To Be Taxed' on face and circular 'Unit Censor/F 9Æ. Very fine item.
Lot #8085 - compulsory tax stamps
1946. Air Mail envelope headed 'On Active Service' written from 'E. Godfrey, Corporal 7181' addressed to Holland bearing India SG 259, 1r grey and brown and SG 269b, 1 1/2 a violet (pair) tied by F.P.O./ No 648 date stamp '5th Nov 46'. Very fine item from the Indian Field Post Office in Medan, Sumatra. See Proud.
Lot #8086 - compulsory tax stamps
1946. Air Mail envelope headed 'On Active Service' written from 'E. Godfrey, Corporal 7181Æ addressed to Holland bearing India SG 268, 1a carmine (pair) and SG 273, 4a brown (5) tied by F.P.O./ No 648 date stamp '23rd Oct 46Æ. Very fine item from the Indian Field Post Office in Medan, Sumatra. See Proud, History of the Indian Army Postal Service.
Lot #8977 - compulsory tax stamps
1947, Compulsory Surtax Stamps complete set 1m. to 1pd. mint never hinged, scarce set! Mi. € 280,--
Lot #8980 - compulsory tax stamps
1948, Compulsory Surtax Stamps of Jordan with bilingual opt. 'PALESTINE' complete set 1m. to 1pd. mint never hinged, scarce set! Mi. € 280,--
Lot #9874 - compulsory tax stamps
1961 Postal tax stamp (Assist ncia P blica) 20c. surcharged "3 n.P." in black, complete sheet of 100, mint with thin paper partially adhered on gum, some stamps with mirror print on back. This stamp was overprinted (but never used) when the Indian army took over Goa in late 1961 and allowed people to use some stamps for limited period. (M)
Lot #30805 - compulsory tax stamps
1900-1965: Collection of 20 mint and used stamps optd. "C.E.F.", a 1915 uprated I.E.F. postal stationery envelope used from F.P.O. 347 (probably Quelimane, Mocambique) and mint sets and covers/FDCs with the later issues for the Indian Forces in Korea, Congo, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. (T)
Lot #30806 - compulsory tax stamps
1914 Indian Expeditionary Forces: Group of 38 mint and 15 used stamps all optd. "I.E.F.", with many varieties like 2a. marginal pair one stamp with 'no stop after F', other ovpt. varieties, also multiples, and some interesting cancellations from various F.P.O.s as "303" from Uganda/Tanganyika or "415" from Haida Pasha, Turkey. (T)
Lot #30807 - compulsory tax stamps
I.E.F. 1915-21: Group of 12 covers, postcards and postal stationery sent from various Indian F.P.O.s, from ADEN (1918 cover bearing "BASE OFFICE ADEN I.E.F." cds), Egypt (Registered cover 1919), France, Iraq and Turkey, with registered and/or censored mail, various frankings etc. sent to India, Burma, England or Sudan, in mixed condition. (T)
Lot #30808 - compulsory tax stamps
1915-19 IRAQ: Four covers/cards from Indian F.P.O.s in Iraq, with printed 'Memorandum' Field Service card used from Basrah at June 15th, 1917, a postal stationery env. 1/2a. optd. "I.E.F." used from F.P.O. 44 (Qurna; 18th Bde. 6th Division) to Wolverhampton (arrival cds), with censor "D" h/s (an adhesive has been cut out), and two registered covers (one front only, both with faults as tears and folds) from F.P.O. 85 (Baghdad Stationery Office...
Lot #30809 - compulsory tax stamps
1915 Eight "I.E.F." overprinted postal stationery cards/envelopes, even two unused examples of all the four p/s items issued, with colour shades and other small differences as one reply card with shifted fold between, fine. (T)
Lot #30810 - compulsory tax stamps
1954-1968: Group of 14 covers from the Indian Custodian Forces, the Intern. Commission in Indo-China and the Indian UN-Forces, with FDCs (used or c.t.o.) and covers, all different, including mail to the U.S.A., to Austria, England and India, registered, express and/or air mail etc. (T)
Lot #34640 - compulsory tax stamps
1914/1956, deeply specialised collection of apprx. 665 stamps (a few with ageing marks), neatly mounted on album pages, showing units, margin imprints, shades, varieties of perforation (imperf./partly imperf./misperforated), varieties of ovp. (different colours/shifted/double/inverted/se-tenant with-without), paperfolds etc. Great lot for the specialist! (M)
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