THE JOHN FIREBRACE COLLECTIONS OF MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY SALE 600
WEDNESDAY 16th Mayl 2001 closing at 1.00p.m.

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Worldwide 10th March 2001
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Worldwide 2nd December 2000
Ephemera 9th November 2000
Worldwide 21st October 2000
George Crabb 20th Ocober 2000
Worldwide 8th/9th September 2000
Worldwide 22nd July 2000
Barry Jay Collection 16th June 2000
Worldwide 31st May -1June 2000

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SOLDIERS 1D. CONCESSION RATE MAILS, etc 1730 – 1898
Lot 1000 Channel Islands Lots 1001-1011 England
Lots 1012-1032 Ireland Lots 1033-1037 Scotland
Lots 1038-1049 Overseas
“19TH CENTURY WARS” IN EGYPT & SUDAN, 1798-1914
Lots 1050-1072 The French Occupation Lots 1073-1087 The British Occupation
Lots 1088-1091 The Indian Contingent Lots 1092-1126 The Arabi Rebellion
Lots 1127-1132 Sudan The Rebellion,1883/4 Lots 1133-1139 Sudan, 1st Suakin Exped
Lots 1140-1157 Sudan 1st Nile Exped. Lots 1158-1179 Sudan, 2nd Suakin Exped
Lots 1180-1189 Sudan, The Dongola Exped. Lots 1190-1194 Sudan, 3rd Suakin Exped
Lots 1195-1208 Sudan, 2nd Nile Exped. Lots 1209-1216 Sudan, Marchand Mission
Lots 1217-1224 Sudan, “Army” Officials Lots 1225-1229 Sudan, Cancellations
Lots 1230-1236 Egypt, 1897-1914 Period
THE AUSTRALIAN FORCES IN THE NEAR EAST etc. 1914-19
Lots 1237-1243 Troopships, 1914-15 Lots 1244-1252 Censors & Cachets
Lots 1253-1264 Forces Datestamps
THE NEW ZEALAND FORCES IN THE NEAR EAST, etc. 1914-19
Lots 1265-1301 Troopships, 1914-15 Lots 1302-1320 Forces Datestamps
Lots 1321-1328 Hospital Ships
THE BRITISH CAMPAIGNS IN EGYPT & THE SUDAN, 1914-24
Lots 1329-1339 Egypt, Army PO, Censored Mail, Civilian PO, Delayed, Deceased etc.
Lots 1340-1350 Egypt, FPO’s, Field Service Cards, etc., Free h.s., Indian Expedition
Lots 1351-1358 Egypt, Military Bases, Prisons, Redirected, Brigade/Regiment cachets.
Lots 1359-1378 Egypt, Railways & TPO’s, British Hospital Ships
Lots 1379-1387 Egypt, Indian Hospital Ships, The Canadian Contingent
Lots 1388-1406 Sudan, British Campaigns,
THE BRITISH CAMPAIGN IN PALESTINE, 1914-22
Lots 1407-1417 1st Interim Period Lots 1418-1427 Army PO’s
Lots 1428-1438 Field PO’s Lots 1439-1440 Australian/NZ Forces
Lots 1441-1445 Indian FPO’s Lots 1446 West Indian Regt.
Lots 1447-1449 The Jewish Legion Lots 1450-1455 Occupied Enemy Terr.
Lots 1456-1465 EEF Issues Lots 1466-1469 Censor h.s. & labels
Lots 1470-1476 Dumb Marks & Initials Lot 1477 Honour envelopes
Lots 1478-1491 Official h.s., Parcel Posts, TPO’s.
THE BRITISH CAMPAIGNS ELSEWHERE IN & AROUND THE NEAR EAST, 1914-24
Lots 1492-1524 The Balkans, Corfu, Greece, Lebanon, Malta, Cyprus, Russia – British & Indian Forces
Lots 1525-1539 Saudia Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Inc. Gallopoli
OTHER SPECIAL NEAR EASTERN PH STUDIES, 1914-24
Lots 1540-1555 Early Airmails & The RAF Lots 1556-1557 Church Army & YMCA
Lots 1558-1563. Explanatory h.s Lots 1564-1565 Crested Envelopes, Greetings
Lots 1566-1569 Hospitals & Hotels Lots 1570-1573 Maritime, Crash & Wreck
Lot 1574 Postage Dues Lot 1575 General Allenby
Lot 1576 The Hicklenton Correspondence
CROSS REFERENCE INDEX
1854-61 1d Reds,1041,
1858-79 1d Plates,1043,
1924 Wembley F.D.C.'S, Etc., 1493, 1494, 1528,
Aden,1276, 1277,
Argentina,1447, 1448,
Australia,1237, 1238, 1239, 1240, 1241, 1242, 1243, 1244,1245, 1246, 1247, 1248, 1249, 1250, 1251, 1252, 1253, 1254, 1255, 1256, 1257, 1258, 1259, 1260, 1261, 1262, 1263, 1264, 1338, 1340, 1343, 1346, 1355, 1409, 1439, 1440, 1494, 1497, 1537, 1560, 1564, 1568,
Austria,1183, 1330,
Barbados,1446,
Basutoland,1366,
Batum,1505, 1506, 1507, 1508, 1509, 1511, 1512, 1521, 1522, 1523, 1533,
Belgium,1457,
Berkshire,1008, 1010,
Brazil,1331,
British Guiana / Guyana, 1567,
Canada,1040, 1155, 1156, 1157, 1387, 1461,
Cape Of Good Hope,1044,
Ceylon / Sri Lanka,1274, 1275, 1284, 1285, 1290, 1295, 1297, 1330, 1331,
Costarica, 1357,
Cyprus,1088, 1504,
Denmark,1335, 1336,
Devon,1045, 1078, 1080, 1086, 1123, 1133, 1233,
Dorset,1559,
Egypt,1046, 1050, 1051, 1052, 1053, 1054, 1055, 1056, 1057, 1058, 1059, 1061, 1062, 1063, 1064, 1065, 1066, 1067, 1068, 1069, 1070, 1071, 1072, 1073, 1076, 1077, 1078, 1079, 1080, 1082, 1083, 1089, 1090, 1091, 1092, 1094, 1095, 1096, 1097, 1098, 1099, 1100, 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106, 1107, 1108, 1109, 1110, 1111, 1112, 1113, 1114, 1115, 1116, 1117, 1118, 1119, 1120, 1122, 1123, 1124, 1125, 1126, 1128, 1129, 1131, 1132, 1135, 1137, 1139, 1140, 1142, 1143, 1144, 1145, 1146, 1147, 1154, 1155, 1156, 1157, 1158, 1159, 1160, 1163, 1170, 1180, 1181, 1182, 1183, 1188, 1193, 1195, 1196, 1197, 1198, 1199, 1202, 1203, 1204, 1230, 1231, 1232, 1234, 1235, 1236, 1237, 1241, 1243, 1245, 1246, 1247, 1248, 1249, 1250, 1251, 1252, 1254, 1255, 1256, 1257, 1258, 1259, 1260, 1261, 1262, 1263, 1264, 1265, 1278, 1279, 1280, 1281, 1282, 1291, 1292, 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1367, 1368, 1370, 1371, 1372, 1373, 1374, 1375, 1376, 1377, 1378, 1379, 1380, 1381, 1382, 1383, 1384, 1385, 1386, 1408, 1409, 1410, 1411, 1412, 1413, 1414, 1416, 1417, 1423, 1424, 1425, 1426, 1427, 1431, 1434, 1454, 1458, 1462, 1465, 1466, 1468, 1471, 1476, 1479, 1485, 1489, 1490, 1492, 1493, 1497, 1504, 1525, 1537, 1538, 1556, 1557, 1558, 1559, 1560, 1561, 1562, 1563, 1564, 1565, 1566, 1567, 1568, 1569, 1570, 1571, 1572, 1573, 1574, 1575, 1576,
Essex,1001,
First Day Covers,1034,
France,1016, 1050, 1051, 1052, 1053, 1054, 1055, 1056, 1057, 1058, 1059, 1060, 1061, 1062, 1063, 1064, 1065, 1066, 1067, 1068, 1069, 1070, 1071, 1072, 1080, 1209, 1336, 1342, 1343, 1425, 1472, 1473, 1476, 1545, 1557, 1558,
Freemail,1001, 1007, 1008, 1015, 1034,
French Polynesia,1324,
G.B Used Abroad, 1094, 1162, 1167,
G.B. Airmails, 1414,
G.B.Overseas Destinations, 1083, 1088, 1138, 1169, 1176, 1177, 1210, 1234,
G.B.Ship Letters, 1045, 1078, 1079, 1123, 1133,
Germany,1182, 1389,
Gibraltar,1039, 1041, 1042, 1043, 1047, 1048, 1049, 1197,
Greece, 1084, 1085, 1332, 1335, 1506, 1560, 1571,
Guernsey P.H.,1186,
Hampshire,1003, 1035, 1079, 1369, 1559,
Herefordshire,1372,
Hertfordshire,1003,
India Used Abroad,1089, 1090, 1172, 1173, 1174, 1175, 1190, 1192, 1193,
India,1081, 1088, 1089, 1090, 1091, 1172, 1173, 1174, 1175, 1176, 1177, 1190, 1191, 1192, 1193, 1194, 1199, 1205, 1287, 1330, 1343, 1346, 1347, 1348, 1349, 1350, 1357, 1358, 1371, 1379, 1380, 1381, 1382, 1383, 1384, 1385, 1386, 1404, 1437, 1441, 1442, 1443, 1444, 1445, 1477, 1485, 1503, 1518, 1519, 1520, 1521, 1522, 1523, 1524, 1530, 1543, 1560, 1562, 1565,
Inverness,1035,
Ionian Islands, 1038, 1493,
Iran, 1520, 1552,
Iraq,1354, 1544, 1552, 1553, 1554,
Ireland,1338, 1492, 1552,
Irish Free State,1430,
Irish Postal History-Pre1922,1008, 1010, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1210,
Isle of Wight,1004, 1093, 1119,
Italian States,1073,
Italy, 1332, 1335, 1559, 1573,
Jamaica, 1012, 1367, 1446,
Jersey P.H.,1000, 1508,
Kent,1006, 1044, 1082, 1563,
KEVll Issues, 1214, 1233, 1234, 1318,
KGV Issues, 1282, 1505, 1513, 1516,
Lancashire,1574,
Lebanon, 1410, 1412, 1415, 1462,
Lilac & Green Issues, 1162, 1167, 1169,
London Postal History, 1002, 1005, 1007, 1011,
Malaya-Straits Settlements, 1274,
Malta, 1038, 1049, 1050, 1083, 1084, 1087, 1095, 1311, 1338, 1343, 1492, 1504, 1556, 1576,
Military; Pre-1914, 1091, 1108, 1111,
Missent Mail,1020,
Netherlands East Indies, 1351,
Netherlands, 1332, 1357, 1421, 1422, 1451, 1453, 1467, 1471, 1474, 1483, 1484,
New South Wales, 1178, 1179,
New Zealand, 1253, 1254, 1260, 1265, 1266, 1267, 1268, 1269, 1270, 1271, 1272, 1273, 1274, 1275, 1276, 1277, 1278, 1279, 1280, 1281, 1282, 1283, 1284, 1285, 1286, 1287, 1288, 1289, 1290, 1291, 1292, 1293, 1294, 1295, 1296, 1297, 1298, 1299, 1300, 1301, 1302, 1303, 1304, 1305, 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326, 1327, 1328, 1347, 1380, 1409, 1439, 1440, 1495, 1497, 1537, 1557, 1568,
Newfoundland, 1387,
Norfolk,1564,
Northamptonshire,1169,
Nottinghamshire,1009,
Orkney Islands,1013,1034,
Oxfordshire,1561,
Palestine, 1086, 1087, 1128, 1140, 1317, 1503,
Panama & Canal Zone, 1234,
Pictorials, Hand-Drawn,1125,
Postage Due Marks, 1022, 1033, 1081, 1087, 1104, 1106, 1109, 1118, 1120, 1136, 1142, 1143, 1149, 1150, 1151, 1152, 1179, 1184, 1185, 1186, 1187, 1189, 1195, 1200, 1206, 1208,
Postal Stationery, Q.V., 1117, 1178,
Queensland,1238, 1247,
Russia, 1506, 1507, 1508, 1509, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513, 1514, 1515, 1516, 1517, 1518, 1519, 1520, 1521, 1522, 1523, 1524, 1533,
Saudi Arabia, 1081, 1356, 1525,
Scottish Mainland Postal History,1033, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1107, 1138, 1176,
Serbia, 1492,
Shetland Isles & Fairisle,1034,
Somerset,1010,
South Africa, 1336, 1366,
South Australia,1242,
Spain,1332, 1347,
Staffordshire,1002,
Sudan, 1044, 1065, 1127, 1128, 1129, 1130, 1131, 1133, 1134, 1135, 1136, 1137, 1138, 1139, 1140, 1141, 1143, 1144, 1145, 1146, 1147, 1148, 1149, 1150, 1151, 1152, 1153, 1156, 1157, 1158, 1159, 1160, 1161, 1162, 1163, 1164, 1165, 1166, 1167, 1168, 1171, 1172, 1173, 1174, 1175, 1176, 1177, 1178, 1179, 1183, 1184, 1185, 1186, 1187, 1188, 1189, 1190, 1191, 1192, 1193, 1194, 1195, 1196, 1198, 1199, 1200, 1201, 1202, 1203, 1204, 1205, 1206, 1207, 1208, 1209, 1210, 1211, 1213, 1214, 1215, 1216, 1555,
Surface-Printed Issues, 1105, 1110, 1114, 1115, 1122, 1133, 1134, 1138, 1161, 1167,
Sussex,1007, 1088,
Sweden, 1350,
Switzerland, 1101, 1102, 1108, 1334, 1335, 1404, 1420, 1434, 1438, 1449, 1459, 1462, 1464, 1466, 1467, 1473, 1474, 1475, 1487,
Syria, 1086,
Tasmania,1270, 1294,
Telegraphs, 1168,
Transvaal,1045,
Turkey, 1352, 1543, 1553, 1571,
Uganda, 1244,
Uniform 1d Postage Period, 1032,
United States Of America, 1330, 1333, 1336, 1353, 1422, 1444, 1460, 1461, 1463,
Used Abroad Mail, 1041, 1042, 1043, 1103, 1105, 1110, 1114, 1115, 1122, 1161, 1164, 1165,
Warwickshire,1002,
Warwickshire-Birmingham,1005, 1562,
Welsh Postal History,1006,
Western Australia,1238, 1240, 1271, 1272, 1273, 1283, 1286, 1288, 1289, 1293, 1296, 1298,
Yorkshire,1005, 1010, 1177, 1233,
Zululand,1045,1411,
Postal History
Airmail Covers, 1250, 1253, 1256, 1540, 1541, 1542, 1543, 1544, 1545, 1546, 1547, 1548, 1549, 1550, 1551, 1552, 1553, 1554, 1555,
Crash / Wreckmail, 1201, 1209, 1317, 1501, 1572, 1573,
Disinfected Mail, 1052, 1067, 1087,
Express Mail, 1053,
Fantasies,1127,
Frees, 1249, 1250, 1307, 1347, 1445,
Maritime Mail, 1067, 1072, 1074, 1075, 1076, 1096,
Military, 1000, 1001, 1005, 1008, 1009, 1011, 1012, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1033, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040, 1042, 1043, 1044, 1046, 1047, 1048, 1049, Military-Napoleonic War, 1003, 1004, 1006, 1007, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1035, 1050, 1051, 1052, 1053, 1054, 1055,
Military-Boerwar,1212,
Military-Censored Mail,1240, 1242, 1243, 1244, 1246, 1247, 1276, 1277, 1293, 1296, 1297, 1299, 1301, 1326, 1337, 1350, 1368, 1369, 1377, 1389, 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404,
Military-P.O.W. Mail,
Military-WW1,1301, 1505, 1506, 1507, 1508, 1509, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513, 1514, 1515, 1516, 1517, 1518, 1519, 1520, 1521, 1522, 1523, 1524,
Missent Mail, 1063,
Naval Mail, 1046, 1084, 1085, 1086, 1096, 1122, 1123, 1134, 1147, 1202, 1237, 1240, 1242, 1265, 1266, 1267, 1268, 1269, 1270, 1271, 1272, 1273, 1274, 1275, 1276, 1278, 1279, 1280, 1281, 1282, 1283, 1284, 1285, 1286, 1287, 1288, 1289, 1290, 1291, 1292, 1293, 1294, 1295, 1296, 1297, 1298, 1299, 1317, 1321, 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326, 1327, 1328, 1367, 1368, 1369, 1370, 1371, 1372, 1373, 1374, 1375, 1376, 1377, 1378, 1379, 1381, 1382, 1383, 1384, 1385, 1386, 1505, 1517,
Newspapers / Newspaperstamps,1479,
Official Mail,1056, 1058, 1059, 1064, 1066, 1070, 1071, 1082, 1199, 1235, 1300, 1310, 1312,
Paquebots,1280,
Parcel Post Labels, 1539,
Pictorial Envelopes-Hand-Drawn, 1125,
Pictorial Envelopes-Printed, 1238, 1256, 1258,
Postage Due Covers, 1109, 1118, 1120, 1136, 1142, 1143, 1149, 1150, 1151, 1152, 1153, 1163, 1179, 1184, 1185, 1186, 1187, 1189, 1195, 1198, 1200, 1203, 1206, 1208, 1233, 1525, 1574,
Postal Stationery, 1107, 1111, 1112, 1146, 1159, 1173, 1175, 1190, 1191, 1196, 1197, 1204, 1231, 1257, 1349, 1418, 1428, 1429, 1431, 1432, 1433, 1439, 1440, 1442, 1006, 1072, 1124, 1141, 1182, 1183, 1352, 1056, 1057, 1058, 1059, 1060, 1061, 1062, 1063, 1064, 1065, 1066, 1068, 1069, 1070, 1071, 1073, 1074, 1075, 1076, 1077, 1078, 1079, 1080, 1081, 1082, 1083, 1096, 1405, 1406, 1407, 1408, 1409, 1411, 1412, 1413, 1415, 1416, 1417, 1418, 1420, 1421, 1422, 1423, 1424, 1425, 1426, 1427, 1428, 1429, 1430, 1431, 1432, 1433, 1434, 1439, 1440, 1441, 1446, 1451, 1452, 1453, 1460, 1461, 1464, 1466, 1467, 1468, 1469, 1470, 1472, 1473, 1476, 1483, 1484, 1485, 1488, 1490, 1495, 1497, 1498, 1499, 1500, 1503, 1504, 1527, 1528, 1529, 1532, 1535,
Railway Mail, 1165, 1226, 1486, 1487, 1489, 1491, 1510, 1531,
Redirected Mail, 1025, 1261,
Registered Mail, 1259, 1311, 1318, 1418, 1420, 1422, 1423, 1424, 1425, 1426, 1428, 1430, 1431, 1437, 1438, 1442, 1443, 1451, 1452, 1453, 1454, 1455, 1459, 1463, 1465, 1471, 1472, 1481, 1483, 1484, 1488, 1489, 1490, 1498, 1513, 1516, 1533, 1535,
Returned Mail, 1312, 1313, 1314, 1315, 1316,
Telegrams, 1213, 1214, 1450, 1496,
Telegraph Stamps, 1168, 1213, 1214,
Trans Atlantic Mail, 1040,
Travelling Post Offices, 1197, 1200, 1216, 1359, 1360, 1361, 1362, 1363, 1364, 1365, 1391, 1393, 1394, 1395, 1396, 1397, 1398, 1399, 1400, 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404, 1405, 1406, 1563,
Thematics
Animals, 1230,
Bicycles,1510,
Christmas / Religious Festivals, 1255, 1564,
Churchill, 1212,
Cricket,1145,
Hotels,1566,
Judaica,1447, 1448, 1449,
Medical,1074, 1245, 1252, 1300, 1562, 1566, 1567, 1568,1569,
Red Cross,1170, 1237, 1239, 1241, 1243, 1251, 1321, 1322, 1323, 1324, 1325, 1326, 1327, 1328, 1367, 1368, 1369, 1370, 1371, 1372, 1373, 1374, 1375, 1376, 1377, 1378, 1379, 1380, 1382, 1383, 1384, 1385, 1386, 1569,
Religion, 1387, 1556, 1557,
Royalty,1093,
Telegraphs, 1213, 1392, 1395,
Collectables
Autographs,1060, 1073, 1075, 1076, 1077, 1084, 1085, 1099, 1121, 1124, 1128, 1129, 1130, 1131, 1140, 1141, 1148, 1171, 1182, 1211, 1212, 1232, 1575,
Ephemera, 1074, 1113,
Manuscripts,1060, 1077, 1085, 1099, 1121, 1124, 1129, 1130, 1131, 1148, 1211, 1212, 1232,
Picture Postcards, 1253, 1254, 1255,
Pictures & Paintings, 1202,
Xmas Cards, 1479,