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Fieldpost World War I

Lot 2136

100.00 CAD

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1915 (12 January), LZ-30, feldpost card from Ahlhorn to Düsseldorf, postcard from an Airman of the 3. Marine-Luftschiff-Abteilung attached

1915 (12 January), LZ-30, feldpost card from Ahlhorn to Düsseldorf, postcard from an Airman of the 3. Marine-Luftschiff-Abteilung attached to Zeppelin LZ 30 (Army Z XI), struck on the front with the violet circular unit cachet III. Marine-Luftschiff-Abteilung / Prüfstelle and cancelled Ahlhorn (Oldenburg), address panel showing the sender’s return notation identifying him as a crewman of the detachment, with a brief personal message, a fine and scarce early Zeppelin crew Feldpost usage from the important naval airship base at Ahlhorn.

Lot 2137

70.00 CAD

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1915 (July 1), Marine Luftschiff-Abteilung Leipzig-Mockau, feldpost picture postcard to Biersbach, showing a view of Leipzig

1915 (July 1), Marine Luftschiff-Abteilung Leipzig-Mockau, feldpost picture postcard to Biersbach, showing a view of Leipzig (Neues Rathaus) and bearing the violet circular "Marine Luftschiff-Abteilung / Leipzig-Mockau / Briefstempel alongside" a Leipzig-Eutritzsch machine cancel of the same date, the sender identifying himself as “Abs: Klein, II. Komp. Leipzig-Mockau,” the handwritten message dated 6 May 1915 and signed “Klein” with a possible second signature, fresh and very fine, with superb quality strikes; mail from Leipzig-Mockau, one of the major German naval Zeppelin bases of the First World War, is quite elusive.

Lot 2138

70.00 CAD

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1916 (August 24), LZ-88, naval Feldpost from Seddin to Hamburg, picture postcard showing Stolp i. Pom, endorsed Feldpost, struck with a

1916 (August 24), LZ-88, naval Feldpost from Seddin to Hamburg, picture postcard showing Stolp i. Pom, endorsed Feldpost, struck with a bold violet circular Kommando L.Z.88 / Seddin (Kr. Stolp) cachet with Imperial eagle at centre, the message signed “Otto,” a fresh example with choice strikes. The LZ-88—later redesignated L-25—served as an army reconnaissance airship before transfer to the navy for bombing operations; it remained in service until its crash on 15 September 1917.

Lot 2139

30.00 CAD

Live

1916 (13 February), Zeppelin Military Construction Detachment, feldpost card from Kowno to Berlin, official military service card headed

1916 (13 February), Zeppelin Military Construction Detachment, feldpost card from Kowno to Berlin, official military service card headed Fahrt im Dienste der Heeresleitung, sent by a soldier of the Luftschiffhallenbau-Kommando (Airship Hangar Construction Command) at Kowno, struck with a clear black Feldpoststation Nr. 209(13/2/16) circular datestamp, violet oval cachet Luftschiffhallenbau-Kommando Kowno, and violet circular seal of the Königlich Preußisches XIV. Armeekorps, picture side showing a contemporary view of Kowno, a fine and scarce Feldpost item from a Zeppelin construction detachment operating under the XIV Army Corps.

Lot 2148

50.00 CAD

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1901 (April 21), Tongku to Erfurt, Railway Construction Co. feldpost card, message dated from Kaiping, struck with clear TONGKU / DEUTSCHE

1901 (April 21), Tongku to Erfurt, Railway Construction Co. feldpost card, message dated from Kaiping, struck with clear TONGKU / DEUTSCHE POST (21 Apr) c.d.s., sender "Krüger" of the 1st Railway Construction Company (1. Eisenb. Bau-Comp.), pictorial side a monochrome photograph "Eine Chinesische Mühle" (A Chinese Mill), Erfurt (3 Jun) arrival backstamp, fine-very fine.

Lot 2149

50.00 CAD

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1902 (September 16), Tientsin to Sülfeld (Holstein), redirected to Kiel, Boxer Rebellion feldpost card, franked with 5pf green Germania

1902 (September 16), Tientsin to Sülfeld (Holstein), redirected to Kiel, Boxer Rebellion feldpost card, franked with 5pf green Germania with diagonal "China" overprint tied by Tientsin / Deutsche Post (16 Sep) c.d.s., marked "Feld" at top left, pictorial side a riverfront with cathedral and pagoda view of Tientsin, manuscript Kiel redirection markings in blue, with Sülfeld (26 Oct) transit and Kiel (27 Oct) receiver, light edge wear, else very fine.

Lot 2150

40.00 CAD

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1903 (December 27), Tientsin to Ulm a. Donau, 2nd East Asia Infantry Regiment, occupation period military picture postcard, with message

1903 (December 27), Tientsin to Ulm a. Donau, 2nd East Asia Infantry Regiment, occupation period military picture postcard, with message datelined Taku, franked with 5pf green Germania with horizontal "China" overprint, tied by Tientsin / Deutsche Post (17 Dec) c.d.s., violet unit cachet of the 2nd East Asian Infantry Regiment (2. Ostas. Inftr. Regt.) at left, ULM / BAHN-P. (12 May) railway mail transit, pictorial side by E. Lee with monochrome multi-view "PEI-TAI-HO", fine-very fine.