Lobdell German East Africa, Eppel Russia and Worldwide Rarities
December 14-16, 2010
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #164 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Fieldposts to and from General Smuts 1916-17 cover addressed to Admiral Charlton (commander of British naval forces in East Africa), with enclosure (photocopy) in which Gen. Smuts informs the admiral that he had begun his advance on the Usambara Mountains and would meet with him as soon as they were reached "to discuss matters." The cover was forwarded by "I.E.F. B - F.P.O. No.306", with red censor handstamp (contents obviously not examined), with additional FPO 306 hs on back, Mombasa transit and Zanzibar May 28 arrival pmk, some cover defects and toning, rare  | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #165 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Fieldposts to and from General Smuts 1916 (9 Dec) O.H.M.S. cover from Genl. Louis Botha, Prime Minister of South Africa, to Genl. Jan Smuts, Commander in Chief (Imperial Forces in East Africa) in Morogoro, Army Field endorsement Dar-es-Salaam, bearing "Assistant Secretary Department of Defense" datestamp, without postal markings, suggesting that it was carried by messenger from Capetown to occupied German East Africa, some cover wear, scarce | Price Realized $260.00 |
