Sale 92: The Summer Sale

Lot 1204    

U.S. Postal Agency, Siberia, Aug 5, 1919, duplex postmark on thin printed P.O.W. card endorsed "American Prison Camp., Vladivostock, Siberia" from Austrian prisoner to Austria, with oval "Am. E.F. Siberia, Passed as Censored, Base Censor" handstamp, Very Fine, very few cards are known from this P.O.W. camp.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $550

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Lot 1205    

U.S. Postal Agency, Siberia, Aug 25, 1919, duplex postmark on P.O.W. card endorsed "American Prison camp" from German prisoner to Altona, Germany, with oval "Am. E.F. Siberia, Passed as Censored, Base Censor" handstamp, Very Fine, very few cards are known from this P.O.W. camp.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $375

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Lot 1206    

U.S. Postal Agency, Siberia, Oct 10, 1919, duplex postmark on P.O.W. card endorsed "American Prison camp" from German prisoner to Fallersleben, Germany, with boxed "A.E.F. Siberia, Passed as Censored, Base Censor" handstamp, Very Fine, very few cards are known from this P.O.W. camp.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $375

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Lot 1207    

U.S. Postal Agency, Siberia, Dec 15, 1919, duplex postmark canceling on 1914, 1¢ Jefferson postal card to East Orange, N.J., with blue boxed "A.E.F. Siberia, Passed as Censored, Base" Censor handstamp, reverse with Red Cross "Furnished Free By, Canteen Service, San Francisco Chapter" imprint and message from soldier in the 27th Infantry heading to Russia, Very Fine and choice, ex-Thrower.
Scott No. UX27    Estimate $500 - 750.

ONE OF THREE KNOWN SIBERIA CANCELLATIONS ON A 1¢ JEFFERSON POSTAL CARD.

Message written on board the troopship S.S. "Great Northern". Soldiers were sent to Russia to help rescue the Czechoslovak Army, to maintain the railroads and run a P.O.W. camp for German and Austrian prisoners.

Realized: $1,150

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Lot 1208    

U.S. Postal Agency, Siberia, Jan 15, 1920, duplex postmark on printed "Base Prison Camp" P.O.W. card to Cleveland, O. with both Germany & Austria crossed out below, light box censor handstamp at bottom left; card creases, Fine, an extremely rare prisoner card and unique to the U.S. as most of the P.O.W.'s where of German or Austrian origin, illustrated in Van Dam (pg. 184).
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $650

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Lot 1209    

U.S. Postal Agency, Siberia, Jan 20, 1920, duplex postmark on printed "Base Prison Camp" P.O.W. card to Altona, German, light box censor handstamp at bottom left, Very Fine, an extremely rare prisoner card with only a few known.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $850

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Lot 1210    

U.S. Postal Agency, Siberia, Feb 7, 1920, duplex postmark on "War Department, Headquarters American Expeditionary Forces, Siberia" corner card soldier's cover to Pacific Grove, Cal., purple box "A.E.F. Siberia, Censored" handstamp; cover slightly reduced at right; cover fold and light toning at right, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $425

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