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1916, British Occupation of German Southwest Africa, used ...更多
1916, British Occupation of German Southwest Africa, used with
unusual negative seals, twice 1 d/red and 1/2 d green on envelope,
stamps cancelled with negative seal OUTJO with additional date
strike aside 5. APR 1916 to BERN/Switzerland, OUTJO and date
handstamp, aside PASSED CENSOR C17, arrival BERN, oval blue CENSOR
CAPETOWN and label Opened by Censor on reverse, ex Kugel, very
scarce, desirable and historical referencing, postal usage from
OUTJO, a strategic administrative and military outpost in the
former German colonial territory during the British military
administration following the South African campaign of 1915, the
envelope was mailed in the transitional postal period after the
occupation by Union of South Africa forces under General Louis
Botha and Jan Smuts, OUTJO served as a staging point for military
operations toward the northern front, the date 5. APR 1916 falls
within the critical phase of consolidation of British control and
dismantling of German colonial infrastructure, the presence of
censor markings from both OUTJO and CAPETOWN reflects the stringent
wartime communication surveillance enacted by British intelligence
under martial law, noteworthy is the dual franked usage with
imperial British stamps valid under provisional postal
arrangements, likely carried via military courier routes to coastal
railheads before transmission abroad, CAPETOWN censor evidence
aligns with routing via the strategic naval hub on the Cape sea
route, the destination BERN, Switzerland, underscores the
importance of neutral nations in wartime correspondence, possibly
tied to Red Cross or diplomatic channels, the entire illustrates
rare civil postal activity under British military occupation in a
territory undergoing political and logistical upheaval,
philatelically and historically significant, linked to the demise
of German colonial empire in Africa and the wider implications of
World War I, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 1.200€.
1916, British Occupation of German Southwest Africa, used with ...更多
1916, British Occupation of German Southwest Africa, used with unusual negative seals, twice 1 d/red and 1/2 d green on envelope, stamps cancelled with negative seal OUTJO with additional date strike aside 5. APR 1916 to BERN/Switzerland, OUTJO and date handstamp, aside PASSED CENSOR C17, arrival BERN, oval blue CENSOR CAPETOWN and label Opened by Censor on reverse, ex Kugel, very scarce, desirable and historical referencing, postal usage from OUTJO, a strategic administrative and military outpost in the former German colonial territory during the British military administration following the South African campaign of 1915, the envelope was mailed in the transitional postal period after the occupation by Union of South Africa forces under General Louis Botha and Jan Smuts, OUTJO served as a staging point for military operations toward the northern front, the date 5. APR 1916 falls within the critical phase of consolidation of British control and dismantling of German colonial infrastructure, the presence of censor markings from both OUTJO and CAPETOWN reflects the stringent wartime communication surveillance enacted by British intelligence under martial law, noteworthy is the dual franked usage with imperial British stamps valid under provisional postal arrangements, likely carried via military courier routes to coastal railheads before transmission abroad, CAPETOWN censor evidence aligns with routing via the strategic naval hub on the Cape sea route, the destination BERN, Switzerland, underscores the importance of neutral nations in wartime correspondence, possibly tied to Red Cross or diplomatic channels, the entire illustrates rare civil postal activity under British military occupation in a territory undergoing political and logistical upheaval, philatelically and historically significant, linked to the demise of German colonial empire in Africa and the wider implications of World War I, ex Kugel, XF! Estimate 1.200€.
classicphil
拍項 12579 •
SG
3, 4
ONLINE LIVE
380.00 EUR
2025/11/02 CET
classicphil
拍項 12326 •
SG
3, 4
ONLINE LIVE
120.00 EUR
29.11.2025
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