Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 1

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1 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 1 Forces in Egypt Ex Lot C/L Real photo PPCs of Kiwis on camels in front of the Sphinx, & boarding a train at Suez; two small aerial photos of the camp at Chevalier Island (Ismailia); YMCA concert programme & 'HM Forces in Egypt' illustrated letterhead; Imperial Camel Corps leave pass; leave pass with typed 'Repat Ex POW' at the base; & two other items. (10) Ex Lot C DATESTAMPS: Annotated group of PPCs (mostly) & covers with datestamps including boxed troopship types with Egyptian stamps x6 (two with incomplete dates, one with 'FOURTH REINFORCEMENT' excised), oval troopship type with ship's details excised, steel 'HEAD QUARTERS/.../NZ DIVISION' (4), 'MILITARY CAMP/HELIOPOLIS', 'NEW ZEALAND/NO 1/STATIONARY APO' (3), 'MOUNTED BRIGADE/.../NZ DIVISION' (2), 'INFANTRY BRIGADE/.../NZ DIVISION' (3), 'NEW ZEALAND/2ND INF/BRIGADE/...' (2), 'NEW ZEALAND/ADVANCED/BASE/...', 'MOUNTED BRIGADE/...' (2, a parcel tag and a registered cover both with Egyptian stamps), 'NEW ZEALAND/.../BASE DETAILS' & 'AUST & NZ ARMY CORPS/HEADQUARTERS/...', also 'SHEPHEARDS HOTEL/CAIRO' & 'ALEXANDRIA/SEAMENS HOME' types, various censor cachets, all generally fine to very fine. (36) 1, C A/B Ex Lot 932 UNIT CACHETS etc: PPCs with triple-circle 'FRANKED BY/CAPT ECC' in red & in violet, double-circle 'FRD BY OC/CMR NZE FORCE' in violet, boxed '1st BATTALION NZRB/FRANKED ["signature"]' in blue & in violet, 'No 4 BATTERY/NZFA' in violet, '(6)TH HOWITZER.../NZFA' in blue, double-oval 'OC NZFA/...Lieut/Base Details' in violet (on OHMS cover), unframed 'OC No 1 HQRS/NZ AND A DIV' in violet, & two others. (11) 450

2 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: C B Lot 933 UNIT CACHETS etc: triple-oval 'CAMEL CORPS /25DEC1916/ORDERLY ROOM' d/s (something excised) on 1916 pink/white 'PASS'. One for the Christmas collectors CL A- Lot 934 UNIT CACHETS etc: fancy oval 'CAMP COMMANDANT/ 3 /BASE DETAILS' in green & Base Details cds of 15.X.16 on OHMS cover with embossed '[Coat of Arms]/NEW ZEALAND' on the flap, ironed-out vertical fold at left. 935 C A/A- Ex Lot 935 UNIT CACHETS etc: boxed 'MEX CONCENTRATION CAMP' in purple on PPC with message headed "Mex Camp", & double-oval 'NZ & A IMP FORCES DETAILS/FREE/MAADI' (Emery #CA71; he recorded one date only) and 'BRITISH CAMP/ PO/MAADI' cds both in violet on PPC to NSW. (2) 936 C B Lot 936 UNIT CACHETS etc: triple-circle 'AUST & NZ CONCENTRATION CAMP/SUEZ' (Emery #CA83) in black with Indian 'FPO/No 311/ 18OC15' b/s & 'PASSED' censor h/s in purple on YMCA cover to Hobart, 'PORT-TAUFIQ' transit cds.

3 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: C A Lot 937 UNIT CACHETS etc: ditto, in red on cover to "No 1 AGH/Heliopolis" with Indian 'FPO/No 311/10DE15' b/s & IEF #10 censor h/s in purple, Ismailia & Port Said transit cds, Heliopolis arrival b/s. 938 C B Lot 938 UNIT CACHETS etc: double-framed 'NZ EXPEDITIONARY FORCE/3APR1916/No -- FIELD AMBULANCE' d/s (Number Removed) in violet & Rifle Brigade cds on cover. 939 C B Lot 939 UNIT CACHETS etc: 'HEADQUARTERS/OTAGO/27AUG1915/MOUNTED RIFLE/REGIMENT' d/s in rosine on blue cover to 'LAWRENCE/NZ' (b/s), countersigned "RL/OC No 2 Mobile Sect/NZVC" at lower-left. [The counter-signing might indicate that the cover is from Gallipoli but Murr & Gibbs both stated the cachet was used in Egypt] C B/C Ex Lot 940 UNIT CACHETS etc: ovoid 'MILITARY RECREATION/FREE/["initials"]/E' (Emery #CA80) in two shades of red, & similar 'SOLDIERS CAFE CAIRO/["initials"]/E' (Emery #CA79) in blue on PPCs to NZ (2) or NSW, the last - Ex John Murr - is rare but the card is stained. (3)

4 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: 4 Ex Lot PS B/A- UNIT CACHETS etc: double-framed 'NEW ZEALAND/ADVANCED BASE APO/FEB /RETURNED/LETTER BRANCH' d/s in violet & Advanced Base cds on OHMS cover endorsed "Returned Letter", Alexandria arrival b/s; & similar strike of APR on NZPO OHMS 'RETURNED LETTER' envelope to France with Alexandria transit b/s. (2) 942 C B Ex Lot 942 UNIT CACHETS etc: 2-line 'CAPT NZVC/No 1 VETERINARY SECTION' & Base Details cds of 15.XI.15 and another example with 'CAPT' Removed & No 1 Stationary APO cds of 4MR16 on covers. (2) 943 C A/B Ex Lot 943 HOSPITALS: PPC for No 15 General Hospital Egypt with 7 small photos, unused; PPC with double-strike of the triple-oval 'FIRST AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL' cachet (Emery #CA41), message dated "20th June"; cover with triple-oval 'EGYPTIAN ARMY HOSPITAL/PONT DE KOUBBEH' cachet & Cairo cds of 27.VI.15; Aug 1915 (in black) & Oct 1916 covers with similar 'NEW ZEALAND GENERAL HOSPITAL/PONT DE KOUBBEH' cachet after a name-change. (5) 944 C A- Lot 944 HOSPITALS: Cover with 'NZ GENERAL HOSPITAL/FREE/PONT-DE-KOUBBEH CAIRO' cachet & 'PASSED BY CENSOR/ CAPT NZMC' cachet with 'FLArmitage' h/s in red inserted, NSW 2d tied by 'NEW ZEALAND/26FE16/NO 1/STATIONARY APO' cds.

5 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: C B/C Ex Lot 945 HOSPITALS: PPCs with boxed 'LUXOR CONVALESCENT DEPOT' h/s in blue & Luxor cds of 24.XII.15, message headed "Winter Palace Hotel Hospital" & states "Fell ill on Gallipoli...Interic Fever..."; & PPC with 2-line 'NEWZEALAND CONVALESCENT HOME/HELOUAN' h/s in blue & Cairo cds of 29.IV.16. (2) 946 C B Lot 946 HOSPITALS: Cover to "NZ Hospital/Pont de Koubbeh" with 'NEW ZEALAND COVALESCENT HOME/ADRIEN VILLA/SABA PASHA ALEXANDRIA' h/s in blue & 'NEW ZEALAND/ADVANCED/4OC15/BASE/ARMY POST OFFICE' cds, endorsed on reverse by recipient "Letter from Lady Godley's Home.../Countersigned by General Godley". [In 1910, Lord Kitchener nominated Alexander John Godley to lead the new Defence Forces. Major-General Godley personally supervised the desert training in Egypt but Gallipoli proved beyond his leadership capabilities. Naturally he was promoted (!) and sent to France where his incompetence contributed to heavy losses at Paschendale. His wife Louisa established and ran a convalescent home at Alexandria, and the signature on the face of the cover is hers] 947 C (B)/A- Ex Lot 947 HOSPITALS: Cover with fancy triple-circle 'AOTEA CONVALESCENT HOME/FREE/HELIOPOLIS CAIRO' cachet in black & Heliopolis cds of 26DE15 (Boxing Day), mss "Censored/WS Wallstaff" in red, roughly opened & repaired at the top; also a 'PASS' with similarly inscribed triple-oval cachet in red. [This facility was equipped entirely by the residents of Wanganui. It occupied a private house with accommodation for up to 100 patients!] (2)

6 Prestige Philately - Auction No 162 Page: C A- Lot 948 HOSPITALS: PPC with triple-oval 'MILITARY INFECTIOUS HOSPITAL/SHUBRA CAIRO' cachet in black & Cairo cds of 9.XI.15. [While it handled all infectious conditions, most patients presented with venereal disease]