Lobdell German East Africa, Eppel Russia and Worldwide Rarities
December 14-16, 2010
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 | Lot #115 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Fieldpost - Taveta 1914-15 two cards and two registered covers, each with "Taveta Deutsche Feldpost" markings, used to Amani, Bombara, Moschi, last two with provisional registration labels, with transit and arrival pmks, one of the cards addressed to Stettin and censored, but without transit and arrival pmks, also a block of 4x4h Yacht, cancelled on piece with Taveta 28.7.15 pmks, fine and rare group. Taveta, a town in British East Africa (present-day Kenya) was the only British territory occupied by the Germans anywhere during the war
| Price Realized $500.00
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 | Lot #116 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Fieldpost - Taveta 1914 (Oct 26) fieldpost cover from an askari (native soldier) with the 8th Feldkompagnie in occupied Taveta to an Ombasha (Sergeant) in the police detachment at Tabora. Very few askari wartime covers have survived
| Unsold
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 | Lot #117 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Fieldpost - Taveta 1915 (25.3) fieldpost cover to Lwandai Post Wilhelmstal, with arrival (27.3) and Schutzenkompagnie IV in Taveta address on back, signed Friedemann, also four additional fieldpost covers or cards from Dodoma, Moschi, Mombo, some signed Mansfeld BPP, fine-v.f.
| Unsold
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