Lobdell German East Africa, Eppel Russia and Worldwide Rarities
December 14-16, 2010
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #125 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Fieldpost - Station No. 3 1917 (13.4) cover with Feldpoststation 3 datestamp to Feldkompanie in Mpotora, sent by the I-company detachment of Major v.Steumer's, south of Mchamba and Tunduru on Mkama/Mfunga border area (penetrating into the Portuguese territory in search of food), rare late usage  | Price Realized $650.00 |
 | Lot #126 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Fieldpost - Station No. 3 1917 (5.9) folded typewritten letter circulated among six German camps, all within 50 km of Liwale, providing war news from the British press. The last lap, from the Officers' Prison Camp near Kindamba to Manjinja was courtesy of Fieldpost Station No.3 (scarce "17" year date) | Price Realized $850.00 |
 | Lot #127 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Fieldpost - Station No. 3 1917 (12.3) cover to an officer in a village (Makotschera) near Lukuledi, with circular date stamp of, by then, discontinued Lindi agency (no year date), used for much the 1917 as a provisional fieldpost cancel in the hinterland of the district, signed Siebentritt, BPP | Price Realized $525.00 |
 | Lot #128 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Fieldpost - Station No. 3 1917 (4.8) turned envelope (opened for display to reveal that it was originally from Mahenge, the only remaining civilian post office, to the Imperial Governor in Liwale), with official Government seal, addressed to "Das Kommando der Schutztruppe" on Lake Utungi (headquarters of von Lettow-Vorbeck), with Fieldpost Station No.3 pmk, rare. This adversity usage illustrates that late in the war even government offices were affected by paper shortages | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #129 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Fieldpost - Station No. 3 1917 (21.3) double strike of Feldpost Station No.3 on pre-paid 7 1/2 Heller envelope to a Lady in Liwale, fine and scarce civilian use, stated to be one of only two prefranked envelopes known to have been transmitted via any fieldpost station, signed Mansfield. Feldpost Station No.3 was in operation from early July 1916 until the beginning of November 1917 and discontinued shortly before the reduced German forces crossed the Rovuma River into the Portuguese East Africa | Price Realized $1,700.00 |
