Lot No. 892
| Auction No. | 34 |
| Category |
Australia Collections, Accumulations and Selections |
| Est. | $120 |
| Status | SOLD $120 |
Postcards WWI "On Active Service" 1915 postcards x 5, three with bold "PASSED BY No. 2214 CENSOR" cachets in red another with same h/s but numbered "2683" while another with "Passed by Censor s/l cachet with "D" in m/s. Incls 13 April 1915 written aboard ship "Still on the water (Stationery)" colour propaganda card "If anyone will lend me a gun, I'll show the Germans!" plus b&w "T.S.S. Geelong" from Geyer Studios Oxford Street, Sydney with message on back "...this is the boat we are on & have been for the past 6 weeks... will all be glad when we get orders to move...". Posted to Fremantle 13 April 1915 while another is dated 18 April 1915 titled "Types Soudanais" b&w Egypt Postal Carte with the message reading "... This place is just a paradise of flowers up to our knees..." also addressed to Fremantle. One dated 22-5-1915 with black & blue glamour photo has message speaking of life in the trenches & "...I did not get a letter from you last mail or for some considerable time...". The last card in the group has "June 23 1915 High seas" before message incl "...Wes don't know where we are going..." & also addressed to Fremantle showing the "T.S.S. Suffolk" but name scratched out by Censor. All cards are better than average cond. (5)