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Postal History : South West Africa

~ SA & British Occupation ~

Censored WWI Covers & Vintage Picture Postcards

Updated : September 15, 2006

Prices are in US$

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Postal History : SWA , South West Africa Occupation "W"

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Army Post Base 6 - 'Walvis Bay' '8.1.15' Sensored WWI Cover to Beveghersdorp, Cape. Opened by Field Sensor Cachet on reverse. Also interesting 'Active Citizen Force' Cachet on front.   Scarce item !! $ 140

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Army Post Base 6 - 'Walvis Bay' '8.1.15' Taxed (later obliterrated) Sensored Picture Postcard (PPC) - (Soldier posing) to London with interesting arrival & 3 boxed sensor cachets, incl. "Transvaal Scottish"  Scarce item !!    Putzel B 11 BPO6. $ 110

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Army Post Base 6 - 'Walvis Bay' '18.2.15' Taxed Sensored WWI Cover to London with special Violet Boxed censor cachet.  No arrival cancel.  Reverse side with a few minor tears. Putzel B 11 BPO6. $ 95

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Walvis Bay '7.5.17' Sensored WWI Cover to Luderitzbucht with Windhoek transfer & Luderitz arrival cancel. Violet Sensor boxed cachet Interesting Walvis Bay Z-Afrika cancel sold !

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SNH05
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Waldau '12.4.1919' Censored Cover to Windhuk, with Okahandja transit & Windhoek arrival cancels. Franked with ½d Union SA KGV pair. Censor Marking 100A.  Neat condition. $ 350

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Waterberg '7.3.17' Censored WWI Cover from v. Flutow (B100) to Swakopmunder Buchhandlung Windhoek (no arrival cancel). Additional censor seal at top. Very scarce. Putzel  B1 $ 330

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SNH06
Windhoek '18.12.1916' Censored WWI Postcard to Kalkfeld (Omaruru district) with Rare Kalkfeld Rail arrival cancel 28.12.1916 and Omaruru transit cancel.. Arrival Cancel on reverse. Neat & clean.  Superb Condition ! $ 180

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Windhuk '21.9.17' Sensored WWI Cover to Moudon, Switzerland with arrival cancel & Additional 'Postmasters Office, Windhuk' cachet on reverse.  Scarce $ 125

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Windhoek SWAP '24.12.20' Cover to Okahandja with arrival cancel. Franked with strip 3 of Union George V ½d stamps. Very elusive cancel.  Vertical crease through cover. $ 240

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Windhoek '10.12.25' Vintage Picture Postcard (PPC) to Swakopmund (with arrival cancel) Nice picture !  Putzel # B5a & B19z $ 40

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Windhoek '11.12.19' (both stops at bottom) Sensored cover from H.Rupert to Hauptmann Vorberg in Karibib (arrival cancel on reverse). Censor # 100A.  Putzel # B10  sold !

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SPH71
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Windhoek '2.12.19' (var. missing stop between day & month) cover from Windhuk Bottle Store to F. Rubner in Karibib (no arrival cancel)  Putzel # B10b  $ 22

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