1919 (4 Feb) On Active Service cover to Isle of Man, with "Received from H.M.Ship No Charge to Be Raised" and London arrival datestamp, countersigned by the Ship Captain, fine usage
Estimate: $150
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Lot #400 - ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - NORTH RUSSIA British forces in North Russia
Lot #4516 - ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - NORTH RUSSIA British forces in North Russia
e 1918 (30 Sept) "O.A.S." endorsed cover to England, with "Army Post Office P.B.1" (Murmansk) cds, bearing "I Certify that there is no information contained in this letter that can be of service to the enemy" censor handstamp, roughly opened, with some backflap tears, fine, possibly the first day of use of this cancel (The first Army Post...
Lot #4517 - ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - NORTH RUSSIA British forces in North Russia
e 1918 (23 Dec) picture postcard (Kem) from Archangel to England, with "On Active Service with A.E.F. Siberia/No Stamps Available" handstamp, endorsed "C/o Allied YMCA" and censored by both U.S. and British, the latter with oval handstamp, fine and apparently rare usage (this cachet was for YMCA personnel only)
Lot #4518 - ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - NORTH RUSSIA British forces in North Russia
e 1918 25 September and 23 December picture postcards (Murmansk and Archangel) to England, first one endorsed "On Active Service", with "X15" censor cachet (written before the Army cancels arrived) and red London Paid arrival markings, the second canceled Field Post Office P.B.66 (Kandallaksha) with "X20" censor handstamp
Lot #4519 - ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - NORTH RUSSIA British forces in North Russia
O 1919 Great Britain 5sh Carmine (Seahorses), tied on piece by "Field Post Office P.B. 66" (Obozerskaya) postmark, dated 3 Apr 1919, fine and rare usage of a 5sh stamp to pay postage from North Russia
Lot #4520 - ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - NORTH RUSSIA British forces in North Russia
e 1919 (28 May) picture postcard specially produced for the North Russia Expeditionary Force, with Army Post Office departure cds and "X52" censor handstamp, addressed to England, fine. Only a few of these postcards are known postally used
Lot #4521 - ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - NORTH RUSSIA British forces in North Russia
e 1919 (30 Apr) postcard to England, with "Field Post Office P.B. 66" (Obozerskaya) postmark, oval "PE/C/28" censor handstamp, minor toning, otherwise fine
Lot #4522 - ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - NORTH RUSSIA British forces in North Russia
e 1919 (30 Apr) picture postcard ("Royal British Aviation Squadron in France") to England, endorsed "O.A.S" and franked with 20k Russian adhesive (unnecessary, as postage was not required when on active service), tied by "Field Post Office P.B. 77" (Emetskoye) postmark, "Passed by Censor" handstamp below, fine
Lot #4523 - ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - NORTH RUSSIA British forces in North Russia
e 1919 (7 Aug) registered "Banque de Commerce et de l'Industrie du Nord / Archangel" cover franked with 2x1r Arms, tied by Archangel departure cds and addressed to Brussels, with four line "Intelligence/G.H.Q. Northern Russia Exp. Force/Passed by Censor" cachet, also Russian "Received and entered in private log book" marking on back (Russian...
Lot #4524 - ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - NORTH RUSSIA British forces in North Russia
e 1919 (Sep) picture postcard and cover from England to Archangel, each with appropriate franking, the former with four line "Intelligence/G.H.Q. Northern Russia Exp. Force/Passed by Censor" cachet, the latter "Opened by Censor" label applied on arrival. Late incoming mail from England
Lot #4525 - ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - NORTH RUSSIA British forces in North Russia
e 1919 (1 Jan) bilingual "The North Collectors' and Correspondents' Journal Russia-Archangel-Solombala" registered cover to England, franked on back with imperf. block of 4x15k Imperial Arms, tied by Solombala cds, violet Russian "Authorized Military Censor", with Opened by Censor label applied on arrival (apparently not censored by the Allied...
Lot #4526 - ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - NORTH RUSSIA British forces in North Russia
e 1919 (15 Sep) registered cover from Archangel to England, with 1r Russian franking, tied by departure cds and registered handstamp, round "C.I.A. Censure Military Archangel 6" cachet (used by A.I.C.D., Censored Inter Allied (CIA), backstamped on arrival, fine (illustrated in Rossica (Journal 116, 1991)
Lot #4527 - ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - NORTH RUSSIA British forces in North Russia
e 1919 (11 Jan) cover with 35k franking, used from Kozhskaya to Archangel, with additional departure and arrival pmks on back, also round "C.I.A. Censure Military Archangel 6" cachet (used by A.I.C.D., Censored Inter Allied (CIA), filing fold away from the stamps, fine and unusual censored internally used Civilian mail (illustrated in Rossica (...
Lot #4528 - ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - NORTH RUSSIA British forces in North Russia
e 1919 (23 Sep) On His Majesty's Service cover to "Syren" Force in Murmansk, with Field Post Office P.B.88 (Medvedya Gora) cancel, fine and scarce internal usage All Allied units stationed south of Murmansk began withdrawing on 25th September, 1919 ("Syren" was the code name for the component of the British North Russia Expeditionary Force...
Lot #4529 - ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - NORTH RUSSIA British forces in North Russia
e 1919 (3 Jan), Feb 6 and Feb 24, three free frank covers to England, Field Post Office P.B.33, Field Post P.B.86 and Fieldpost P.B.22, with "X21", "X12" and "X20" censor handstamps, one with pre-printed "On His Majesty's Service" and addressed to Command Paymaster, Eastern Command, backflap missing, otherwise fine group of covers sent in the...
Lot #4530 - ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - NORTH RUSSIA British forces in North Russia
e 1919 (12 Sep) On Active Service cover to Leeds, with Army Post Office P.B.2 (Archangel) cancel, also "Passed by Censor" handstamp below, with accompanying letter ("will be home in three to four weeks"), v.f. Archangel was evacuated on 27th September, 1919
Lot #4531 - ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - NORTH RUSSIA British forces in North Russia
e 1918 balance of the collection, 26 covers or cards, written-up on 21 pages, Army Post Office markings include "P.B.1", "P.B.2", "P.B.55" (Beresniki), Field Post Office "P.B.66" (Obozerskaya), "P.B.44" (Bakaritza), "P.B.13" (Troitsa/Grogan's Brigade), "P.B.14" (Yakovlevskoye/Sadler Jackson's Brigade), "P.B.12" (Onega), Bisley Camp, personal...
Lot #4532 - ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - NORTH RUSSIA British forces in North Russia
e 1918-19 group of 15 covers and cards, mostly to England, variety of APO and FPO markings, censor cachets, etc., mixed condition, few cover faults noted, mostly fine-v.f.