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Lot #/Los-Nr.: a30198 :רפסמ טול Open.Bid/Anf.Geb. : $20 : יתלחתה ריחמ

Jewish Brigade mail: 1939/44 British Army 3d KGVI registration envelope (Ba BF.02 A2) ex FPO 726 (Italy) to credit institution in TEL AVIV, 12 FE 45 and
handled via BAPO 4 (Cairo), 17 FE 45, arriving 19 FE 45; with red censor cachet, handwritten "OAS / Hebrew written" notation, and R label assigned to 726.

Lot #/Los-Nr.: a30199 :רפסמ טול Open.Bid/Anf.Geb. : $15 : יתלחתה ריחמ

Jewish Brigade mail: 1939/44 British Army 3d KGVI registration envelope (Ba BF.02 A2) ex FPO 797 (Treviso, Italy) to civilian (at address of a credit institute) in TEL
AVIV, 26 JY(?) 45(?); with handwritten notation "OAS / Hebrew written" and R label assigned to 797. Although a later "Trieste" notation was added onto the cover (FPO 797
serviced that city too - but during a different period to our evaluated date), it most likely originates in Treviso, where the Jewish Brigade camped until end July 1945 when
it was transferred via Germany to Belgium.
Lot #/Los-Nr.: a30200 :רפסמ טול Open.Bid/Anf.Geb. : $15 : יתלחתה ריחמ

Early Jewish Brigade field mail: 1939/44 British Army KGVI registration envelope (Ba BF.02 A2) ex FPO 189 (north Italy) to bank in TEL AVIV, 19 NO 44,
via BAPO 4 (Cairo) 29 NO 44, arriving 1 DE 44; with purple censor cachet and R label assigned to 189. As part of the transit handling the postal service added
in crayon "718" (APO for BAPO 4). The Brigade was formed in September 1944 and reached the Italian front lines in October.

Lot #/Los-Nr.: a30201 :רפסמ טול Open.Bid/Anf.Geb. : $50 : יתלחתה ריחמ

South African [Jewish?] soldier's letter to Jewish civilian HAIFA using 1939 British Army 3d KGVI reg. envelope (Ba BF.02 A2) + 1d SA frank ex APO 32 (Helwan,
Egypt - per the R cachet), posted via "Egypt 37" (SA army post service) 18 DE 42; handled by BAPO 4 (Cairo) same day; arrived Haifa 21 DE 42 & received FPO 550 (Haifa)
22 DE 42 [someone handwrote a '3' to make it 553 - but this would be GHQ ME in Cairo]; with base censor, SA army censor and Cairo-applied deputy chief field censor
cachets. The additional 1 Pence franking was added as the SA military mail rate was 4d.

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