Lobdell German East Africa, Eppel Russia and Worldwide Rarities
December 14-16, 2010
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #159 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Indian Expeditionary Force Issue 1916 The field post offices of the I.E.F. were established for both the troops and to provide postal service to civilians in the occupied areas of German East Africa. Soldiers on active service had free frank privileges but civilian mail required Indian stamps overprinted "I.E.F." A Prepaid "Frankiert mit 7 1/2 H" Tanga entire envelope, cancelled 22.6.16 (two weeks before the British captured the town) addressed locally and additionally franked with 1/2a I.E.F. adhesive, cancelled "F.P.O. No.304" in 1917(!). It is possible that the cover was mislaid by the Germans in the Tanga post office and eventually placed in the mail by the I.E.F. authorities, some minor flaws, signed GPSY  | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #160 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Indian Expeditionary Force Issue 1916 cover franked on back with pairs of 1a and 3p I.E.F. overprinted Indian stamps, tied by "C" Passed Censore E.A." civil censor handstamps, sent by a civilian internee at Morogoro to the Red Cross Peace Bureau in Berne, Switzerland | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #161 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Indian Expeditionary Force Issue 1916 (10.11) picture postcard from Mwanza, addressed to England, franked with 10 different I.E.F. overprints, tied by F.P.O. No. 305 pmks, fine | Price Realized $270.00 |
 | Lot #162 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Indian Expeditionary Force Issue 1916-17 three items incl. cover sent in October 1916 to a Dr. Braun in Amani, with 1a I.E.F. overprinted stamp tied by Field Post Office 304 in Tanga and sent via the Northern Railroad to FPO 337 in Korogwe, the office closest to Amani; label franked with 1/2a green of a commercial parcel which travelled from Tanga to Amani, posted at FPO and transported by rail, with "Mail Agency No. 1" (Amani) arrival; plus a parcel label with 3pi franking from Tanga to Amani (the address of a Goan merchant changed from "L.X.Dias & Sohne" to "L.X.Dias & Sons") | Price Realized $500.00 |
 | Lot #163 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Indian Expeditionary Force Issue 1917 (Aug) cover franked with 2a6p I.E.F. overprinted Indian adhesive, tied by "C" Passed Censor E.A." civil censor handstamps, sent by a German Lutheran missionary (Frau Zoberbier) interned at the Schliesen Mission at Morogoro to an ecclesiastic in Stockholm, boxed "Censorship "C" Section" datestamp, partial Swedish arrival pmks on both sides, cover creases, uncommon usage | Unsold |
