Lobdell German East Africa, Eppel Russia and Worldwide Rarities
December 14-16, 2010
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #92 GERMAN EAST AFRICA The Konigsberg Blockade Post 1915 (15.3) 7 1/2h stationery card from Kikale (Rufiji Delta) to Frau Behrendt in Germany, mailed from "Salale", violet Zensur Passiert handstamp, transited via Portuguese East Africa, with Lourenco Marques (4.5) datestamp, arrival (14.7) docketing at left, v.f. Otto Behrnedt was paymaster of the German South Seas survey ship "SMS Planet" headed for leave at the outbreak of war aboard the liner "Zieten". He was transferred from the Zieten to the Konigsberg on August 6th, 1914 in the Gulf of Aden. The SMS Konigsberg was the lead ship of her class of light cruisers of the Imperial German Navy, most notable for her activities in and around German East Africa during World War I. After threatening British shipping, she was blockaded for months and sunk in July 1915 in the delta of the Rufiji River. Very little mail originating from the blockaded delta has survived  | Price Realized $3,500.00 |
 | Lot #93 GERMAN EAST AFRICA The Konigsberg Blockade Post 1915 (26.4) 4h stationery card from a crew member to his daughter in Germany, mailed from Lindi, with "Zensur Passiert" handstamp, transited via Portuguese East Africa, with Lourenco Marques (24.6) datestamp, v.f. Adolph Bachmann was the obermaschinist and served on land after the Konigsberg's destruction. He was captured by the British in 1916 | Price Realized $2,100.00 |
 | Lot #94 GERMAN EAST AFRICA The Konigsberg Blockade Post 1915 (24.2) 4h stationery card from a crew member to Germany, mailed from Lindi, with violet "Kaiserliches Gouvernment von Deutsch-Ostafrika Bezirksampt Lindi" used as censorship indicator, v.f. Blockaded Konigsberg crew members were permitted one postcard per month | Price Realized $1,900.00 |
