cover World War One - British Forces The fine collection of postcards and envelopes (a few being fronts) from British troops overseas, including items from France and Belgium (212), Germany (4), Italy (29), Russia (comprising 1918 envelope from Siberia with Hospital Ship P.C. 22 cachet, two 1919 envelopes from the Allied Mission showing P.B.44 and P.B.99 datestamps respectively), Greece/Turkey (20, including 1915 postcard used as a letter insert with watercolour coastal scene and "A Happy Xmas from Salonica" alongside), Malta (12, some being civilian mail, mostly bearing 1d. frankings and showing Censor marks), Gibraltar, Egypt (63), Palestine (47, including many scarcer offices with Kantara, Gaza, Sheik Nuren, Ismalia, Deir el Belah, Deir Seneid, Abassia, Ramallah, Bir Salem, etc., a few items bearing perforated Palestine adhesives); range of military camp postmarks (35), a few post-war items, also an attractive range of photographic and patriotic cards (128) with humorous, the Zeebrugge Raid, H.M.S. St. Vincent, the fire at Salonica, War damage, etc.; all neatly mounted and annotated, generally very fine and a most appealing lot
cover World War One - British Forces The fine collection of postcards and envelopes (a few being fronts) from British troops overseas, including items from France and Belgium (212), Germany (4), Italy (29), Russia (comprising 1918 envelope from Siberia with Hospital Ship P.C. 22 cachet, two 1919 envelopes from the Allied Mission showing P.B.44 and P.B.99 datestamps respectively), Greece/Turkey (20, including 1915 postcard used as a letter insert with watercolour coastal scene and "A Happy Xmas from Salonica" alongside), Malta (12, some being civilian mail, mostly bearing 1d. frankings and showing Censor marks), Gibraltar, Egypt (63), Palestine (47, including many scarcer offices with Kantara, Gaza, Sheik Nuren, Ismalia, Deir el Belah, Deir Seneid, Abassia, Ramallah, Bir Salem, etc., a few items bearing perforated Palestine adhesives); range of military camp postmarks (35), a few post-war items, also an attractive range of photographic and patriotic cards (128) with humorous, the Zeebrugge Raid, H.M.S. St. Vincent, the fire at Salonica, War damage, etc.; all neatly mounted and annotated, generally very fine and a most appealing lot
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