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Lot# 1779 - Auction 284 - 290

  • Lot# : 1779 Austria

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    Austrian Navy / Submarines 1916: Cover to an Army Lieutenant in Prague mailed in the Gulf of Cattaro from a crew member Submmarine U5 commanded by Captain Geog Ritter von Trapp of "Sound of Music" fame, endorsed at top left "S.M.U. 5, Pola, Marine Feldpost"; struck with two strikes of "k. u. k. Ubootsgruppenkommando / Golf von Cattaro" in red, mailed on "S.M.S. Monarch" with cds in black (July 10). Superb and rare. Ex collection Keith Tranmer.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 440 CHF