Lobdell German East Africa, Eppel Russia and Worldwide Rarities
December 14-16, 2010
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #59 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Pre-paid envelopes 1916 (14 July) Frankiert mit 7 1/2 H prepaid envelope (corner fault), from Kigoma to Dar-es-Salaam, with arrival pmk. Kigoma, a small port on Lake Tanganyika, just north of Udhidi, was the western terminal of the Central Railroad. It was the last post office opened (Apr 18, 1914) by the Germans (closed July 21, 1916)  | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #60 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Pre-paid envelopes 1916 two pre-paid entire envelopes, each with Post-Director seal and "Frankiert mit 7 1/2 H" in violet or red, one from a Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Bank in Dar-Es Salaam to Tanga, the other from Morogoro (prepaid "inderbrief") sent via Central Railroad (18.3) to Dar-es Salaam, filing folds, otherwise fine, with arrival pmks | Price Realized $475.00 |
 | Lot #61 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Pre-paid envelopes 1916 Morogoro pre-paid entire envelope, with Post-Director seal and "Frankiert mit 7 1/2 H" in violet, sent via the Central Railroad (3.5) to an Indian merchant in Dar-es Salaam, additionally franked with supplemental 7 1/2 heller adhesive, to pay for the double weight of the letter, some cover faults, with part of backflap missing, otherwise fine combination franking, with arrival, scarce | Price Realized $675.00 |
 | Lot #62 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Pre-paid envelopes 1916 unused entire envelope with Post-Director seal in violet, "Frankiert mit 7 1/2 H" in red, pre-printed address of Dr.Ludwig Deppe, originally of Dresden, later director of the hospital in Tanga and surgeon with von Lettow-Voerbeck's forces, v.f. | Unsold |
 | Lot #63 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Pre-paid envelopes 1916 entire envelope (opened for display) with Post-Director seal and "Frankiert mit 7 1/2 H" in violet, invalidated by pen and used by the British to Tabora, with F.P.O. No.342 (Mombo) backstamp, officer's censor endorsement, fine. Prepaid envelopes (no longer valid for postage) continued to be used after the British occupation because of a paper shortage | Unsold |
 | Lot #64 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Pre-paid envelopes 1916 two pre-paid entire envelopes from Tanga, each with Post-Director seal and "Frankiert mit 7 1/2 H" in violet, one headed "Erse Deutsche Ostafrikanische Bierbrauerei (brewery), the other sent from Korogwe to Tanga, filing folds, otherwise fine | Unsold |
 | Lot #65 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Pre-paid envelopes 1916 two pre-paid entire envelopes, each with Post-Director seal and "Frankiert mit 7 1/2 H" in violet, one from Dar-Es Salaam ("inderbrief") to Bagamojo, the other from Tabora to a native in Kigoma, filing folds, otherwise fine, with arrival pmks | Unsold |
 | Lot #66 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Pre-paid envelopes 1916 Ujiji (6.2) prepaid "Frankiert mit 7 1/2 H" envelope headed "Central-Afrikanische Seeen-Geselschaft" from Udjidi to Tabora, with arrival pmk. Udjidji (previously Ujiji) was a town on the east shore of Lake Tanganyika, where Morton Stanley found Dr.Livingstone (a quarter century before its German post office opened) | Unsold |
 | Lot #67 GERMAN EAST AFRICA Pre-paid envelopes 1916 selection of six unused envelopes, three different from Morogoro (red, violet and violet black handstamps), two Dar-es-Salaam (blue green, red), one Tanga (franked in violet, for a plantation near Korogwe), fine-v.f. Catalog #Friedeman VF 1-3 | Price Realized $475.00 |
