 | Lot #5280 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH Canadian Expeditionary Force in Siberia 1918 (4 Dec) cover mailed aboard "RMS Monteagle", with letter headed "Canadian Pacific Railway Co. R.M.S. Monteagle" explaining that the writer is posting letter on ship to speed delivery, cover franked with 3x1c green, canceled Vancouver (Jan 22, 1919), handstamped "Passed by Censor 001", with Martins, New Brunswick Jan 30, 19 arrival pmk on back, ex-Brown correspondence, earliest recorded Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force censored cover
| $260.00 Bidding Closed |
| Lot #5282 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH Canadian Expeditionary Force in Siberia 1920 collection (expertly described on pages), Postal History of the Canadian Contingent in Siberia, 24 covers or cards from the well known "Brown correspondence" to West Quaco, New Brunswick, corner cards of the "Canadian Red Society" Vladivostok, three sent unfranked, one endorsed "On Active Service", the others charged "T" and "6" or "10 cents" by hand, many sent via Japan, one via Yokohama by British Consular bag, others carried by favor to Harbin and Shanghai, China, usually date-lined "Vladivostok" and then via Changchun and Shanghai, also cover carried by favor to Vancouver, others from Manchuria City, one sent via the Russian system, with 1r franking, plus incoming mail to Vladivostok. There is a printed "The Mag" (British Middlesex Regiment magazine), published in Vladivostok July 1919 (fascinating contents), corner card of the Palace Hotel in San Francisco (on the way back home), additional ephemera, Menu, postcards of the "Empress of Japan" (Ocean liner ordered by Canadian Pacific Ocean Services Ltd), registered covers from Russia and Far Eastern Republic, Newspaper clipping, 14 covers or cards from the Canadian training Depots, mail en-route to Siberia, one from Fort William, Ont., regimental crests, photographs, charity label and more. In addition, there are 16 covers or cards which were not mounted or described, mostly the Brown correspondence, mixed condition, with some interesting items. This collection was formed by Robert C.Smith and acquired by Al Kugel for further study and educational exhibits. A most appealing glimpse into this largely forgotten piece of Canadian history, thanks to this exhibit showing letters from Sgt-Maj. Douglas Marr Brown who served with the Canadian Red Cross in Siberia, distributing relief supplies to refugees fleeing Bolsheviks along the Trans-Siberian Railway and Vladivostok
| $3,250.00 Bidding Closed |