336750 | Overseas ➝ Palestine



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Opening: 150 €
"APO SZ32 / 6 NO 18" on envelope to the US, signed on front by General Sir Edmund Allendy, commander of the Egyptian expeditionary force



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"FPO D.52 / 6 MR 17" on printed to order stationery envelope 2 d. + 2½ d. as registered cover to England; an unusual item



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"FPO LH2 / 8 SP 18" on GB wrapper ½ d. green to Australia with violet "PASSED CENSOR"



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"FPO L.H.4 22 AP 17" on New Zealand 1½ d. in block of 4 on registered cover with pink Australian label to Australia; unusual use of New Zealand stamps and early use of the R-label



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"FPO DM1 / MY 28 17" (ANZAC mounted division headquarters / second battle of Gaza) on GB 2 d. orange on registered cover with purple R.-label "Australian Imperial Force" via "SZ 13" to Egypt; stamp slightly applied over the edge of the cover, otherwise fine



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"FPO SZ57 / 22 OC 18" on GB 2 d. on registered cover (Australian Red Cross stationery) to Melbourne



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1917/18, 6 letters and one field postcard incl. 2 items to Denmark, 2 to Australia and one to New Zealand, also registered letter from New Zealand to Egypt



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1918, 6 Forces privilige stationery envelopes to Egypt (4) resp. Australia with a variety of cancellations, transit and censor marks, all with description



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"APO SZ8 / 15 JU 17" on registered envelope 2 d. with additional franking I.E.F. ½ a., 1 a. and 2 a. to Great Britain with part of London transit mark on front



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"F.P.O.No.19 27 JY 18" (Deiran) on British register envelope 2 d. via "APO SZ8" to Cairo



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EGYPT: "F.P.O.No.69 / 2 NO. 18" on cover "On Active Service" to Cairo with clear strike of scarce "PASSED BY INDIAN BASED CENSOR E.E.F.", transit and arrival marks



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Opening: 150 €
"TRESOR ET POSTES 601A 21-5 18", clear strike on small envelope to Port Said with "F" on front, transit and arrival marks




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Opening: 400 €
"TRESOR ET POSTES 601B 16/2 18", good strike on cover to the US; at this time the unit was situated at Gaza, a very scarce entire, certificate Nakri (1995)



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Opening: 200 €
1918, Field postcard from "PORT SAID 1 AP. 18" to the post no. 611A at Ramleh, signed Sorani



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Opening: 300 €
DEFENCE OF EGYPT: 4 interesting postcards, one via "APO SZ22" and one via Indian field post, one with "MARINE FRANCAISE PORT SAID"



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"APO SZ17 26 JU 19" on postcard from Sarona to Egypt with good strike of red oval "CORP: DI SPEDIZIONE MILITARE ITALIANO IN PALESTINA / VERFICATO PER CENSURA", scarce late mail



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"APO SZ22 / 22 JA 18" on postcard with handstamp "COMPAGNIA CACCIATORI ITALIANI DI (PALESTINA)" and double line "VERFICATO PER CENSURA", to Cairo



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Opening: 300 €
"APO SZ34 / 26 JY 18" on registered envelope 2 d. with red "Disacamento Italiano di Palestina Comando" and censor marks to Italy, transit marks of "APO S 100", "K" and "Z", opened out for display



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"APO SZ34 / 31 JY 18", clear strike on postcard with red "Distacamento Italiano di Palestina", red boxed "VERFICATO PER CENSURA" and "CENSORE No.2" to Pisa with arrival mark



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"APO SZ 44 11 AU 18" on 1 m. brown and 4 m. red on cover to Italian Palestine detachment junction with large "J" and boxed "PALESTINE CENSORSHIP No. 3"



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"APO SZ44 13 AU 18" on 1 m. brown and 2 m. green on postcard in Italian language to a captain at the Italian Palestine detachment junction with small "H." and "PALESTINE CENSORED No.3"



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"APO SZ47 / 28 FE 9" on GB 2 d. orange and British register label on registered cover to Italy with large red "DISTACCAMENTO ITALIONO DI PALESTINA * COMANDO" and censor marks incl. "E" in circle, sign. Sorani



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Opening: 300 €
1917, Soldier's card with seal "DISTACAMENTO ITALIANO DI PALESTINA COMANDO" and boxed "VERFICATO PER CENSURA" and "CENSORE No.1" to Italy, sign. Sorani; only few of these military cards are recorded



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1917, Postcard from "TURINO 24 AGO 1917" to a member of the Italian general staff at Palestine with boxed "... VERIFICATO PER CENSURA"



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Opening: 150 €
1917, Cover from "ALTAMORA 26.8.17" sent to Port Said and re-directed "Distace. Italiano di Palestina" with transit mark "BASE ARMY POST-OFFICE ICE T" and arrival mark of "APO SZ22", Italian censor label at top