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Lot #4058
ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - NORTH RUSSIA British forces in North Russia
1919 Incoming mail, two covers, one from London to "North Russian E.F.", with boxed "Base Record 3 May 1919" arrival, Army Base markings and "Unable to Trace Base A.P.O.P.B.", the other cover is from Colchester to Archangel, N.R.E.F., with "Force Evacuated to UK/Return to Sender" handstamp, P.B.2 pmk on back. A fine pair of incoming covers to the British soldiers in North Russia, both markings are "discovery" examples, only two recorded
Envelope
$2,000.00
Bidding Closed
Lot #4059
ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - NORTH RUSSIA British forces in North Russia
1919 (16 June) registered cover from Archangel to "the Illustrated London News", paying 50k with 3x10k and 20k Russian Arms, tied by departure cds, Registry handstamp alongside, Base Censor No.13 label and additional "The British Censorship is not responsible for the absence of stamps from the cover of this postal packet" typewritten flimsy, stapled at left, fine and rare, actually the only recorded example of this typeset form produced in Archangel for use on civilian mail
Envelope
$500.00
Bidding Closed
Lot #4060
ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - NORTH RUSSIA British forces in North Russia
1919 (30 July) free-frank cover from Field Post Office P.B.66 to England, opened Base Censor No.16 label, additional "Passed by censor" in black and red, also "P.C." and arrival pmks, fine soldier's letter from Archangel to England
Envelope
$250.00
Bidding Closed
Lot #4061
ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - NORTH RUSSIA British forces in North Russia
1919 (20 July) "On His Majesty's Service" official, legal-size envelope to D.A.A.G. Archangel, with Field Post Office P.B.14 departure cds, "Passed by Censor No.59R" and oval "North Russian Relief Force 45th BN. The Royal fusiliers Orderly Room" cachet, backstamped on arrival "Army Post Office 27 July", fine (FPO 14 serviced Sadlier-Jackson Brigade at Troitsk and Yakolevsk from 4th July to 31 August 1919)
Envelope
$475.00
Bidding Closed
Lot #4062
ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - NORTH RUSSIA British forces in North Russia
1919 (16 Aug) "O.A.S." cover to England, "Field Post Office P.B.13" departure pmk, Opened by Censor P.W.576 label and violet "Passed by Censor No.84R" handstamp alongside, fine (FPO 13 was established at Troitsk, 200 miles southeast of Archangel to serve Grogan's Brigade, from 1 July to 16 August, 1919)
Envelope
$240.00
Bidding Closed
Lot #4063
ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - NORTH RUSSIA British forces in North Russia
1919 "On His Majesty's Service" cover, marked "very urgent", with typewritten message from a Lt. Col. R.L.Lake to Lt. Macpherson, Veterinary officer in Ust-Vaga (a village in Bereznikovskoye Rural Settlement of Vinogradovsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast), asking if he is willing to remain in North Russia for additional three months, "A.D.V.S. Archangel" and "Army Signals" markings, extremely rare example of Courier mail
Envelope
$675.00
Bidding Closed
Lot #4064
ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - NORTH RUSSIA British forces in North Russia
1919 four covers or cards displayed on exhibit pages, with Field Post Office P.B.33 and P.B.44 (Pechenga and Bakhariza), the former a "tobacco card" addressed to Malaya (with Kuala Lampur arrival), also FPO P.B.88, "On His Majesty's Service" from "Kem" and "Medvezhyegorsk" (the latter, sent to Murmansk), fine dispatches from uncommon origins
Envelope
$900.00
Bidding Closed
Lot #4065
ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - NORTH RUSSIA British forces in North Russia
1919-20 two free-frank covers with "Field Post Office 201" departure pmks, one YMCA to Yokohama, with arrival pmk, the other to New York (addressed to a person who ran a mail forwarding service between POWs in Siberia and Austria), each with arrival pmk, some wear, unusual examples of unpaid international mail from the British soldiers in North Russia
Envelope
$700.00
Bidding Closed

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