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Lot# 1922 - Auction 284 - 290

  • Lot# : 1922 Russia

    Russian Field Post Offices in Galicia 1914/16: The collection on leaves with Nov 1914 card with "Commander Lemberg Station" violet Cyrillic cachet (early use), Jan 1915 card from Field Post Office No. 23 at Tarnow, Feb 1915 card from Stryj with "FPO / No. 24" cds, April 1915 cards (2) from Machine Gun section of 252nd. Infantry near Tarnow, May 1915 card with 9th. Army HQ cachet from Cracow, March 1915 card with "Field Post Office / No. 114" cds at Lemberg / Lviv; Censored covers (2) at single (10 kop.) and double rate to Copenhagen from "FPO / No. 114" at Lemberg, Aug 1915 card with Unit cachet and "FPO / No. 216" cds mailed from Tarnow, July 1915 letter-cards (2) from "FPO / No. 106" in retreat from Lemberg, 1916 card from Veliki Luki to Field Telegraph Office "E" of the 9th Army, June 1916 card from Czernowitz from soldier in 327th. Regiment with violet cachet etc. A rare group (24 items). Ex collection Keith Tranmer.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF