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Lot# 1766 - Auction 284 - 290

  • Lot# : 1766 Austria

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    Great War / Field Post Offices 1914/1918: Collection in album covering the whole gamut of Field Post Office mail, incl. Siege of Przemysl cards with Hungarian "FPO / No. 7" used on 5 Nov 1914 and received in Mikolcz on 2 May 1915; circular "Tabori Posta / Pozsony / p.u. / Feldpost" in red on card to Tirol; further cards from Austrian FPO's 31, 33, 51, 75, 113, 153, 154, 224, 235 (Romania), 262, 263, 294, 299, 306, 311 (Die Proofs of the Postmark - illustrated in Rainer handbook), 318 (negative seal), 324, 338, 373, 374, 376, 499, 511 (negative seal), 517, 520 (with framed cachet), 525, Travelling Military PO 1917 card with "KOND. FAHRT. GAL WEST" cds, 1916 card with TPO Lublin-Trzebina cds, 1916 Feldpost card with "K. K. FELDPOST SORTIERSTELLE / GRAZ" cds, Hungarian FPO 171 cover to Turkey, 253, 254 (negative seal), 366, 425, "Von der Armee im Felde" markings ( 6 different), Sample Cards recording the opening of FPO's etc. A marvellous lot. Ex collection Keith Tranmer.rn 
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF