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Feebletodix

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Weaponsmith for the DemiGods from the plane of Silliness

A cover to Kopenhagen. "Prisoner of war despatch" with a Wilster cancel on the front and two Kaiserliches Postampt Flensburg marks and a pair of feint Kopenhagen cancels on the reverse.





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Feebletodix

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Weaponsmith for the DemiGods from the plane of Silliness

Good day to you

A stampless cover from Dutch POW to Happen.
Auslandstelle and Godesburg markings on the front and Happen on back 1 Feb 1918




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Feebletodix

Ahoj Feebletodix!

Your introduction to this card struck me as odd, because the Netherlands were neutral during the First World War.

I noticed that the surname of the sender, living in Germany, and the recipient in Holland was the same, so I assumed it was a German POW in Holland, but why?

So I started googling.

It seems there was an agreement between the two sides to exchange prisoners of two years and more through a neutral country.

Your letter seems to be to one of these, hence the pension address rather than a military camp.

An interesting cover,

Honza

Thanks Honza

Feebletodix

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Weaponsmith for the DemiGods from the plane of Silliness

A letter post card from Germany to the USA, postmarked Osnabruck 4 4 16, with Auschlandstelle Coln Deutz marking




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Feebletodix

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Weaponsmith for the DemiGods from the plane of Silliness

A stampless picture postcard of Westselte Church , a 15 Feb 1918 cancel Coln… With a red cross Verpflegengsstelle Hauptb Coln Gruppe 20 marking





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Feebletodix

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Weaponsmith for the DemiGods from the plane of Silliness

A cover from Niederzehren, (Prussia?) to Kopenhagen 28 Nov 1915 with two Kaiserliches Postampt Hamburg 1 marks as well as a partially readable purple mark containing "Open Martial Law Hamburg 191" and two feint Kopenhagen datestamps on the reverse




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Feebletodix

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Weaponsmith for the DemiGods from the plane of Silliness

Here's my big contribution:(folded measures 2.5"x4.5")

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"I don't have a lot - But I like what I got"

(Moving up)

So in reading of the message below, can someone tell me where APO S.X. 11 was located on 7 MAR 1918 (obviously not in Constantinople yet, despite the view card)

"On 18 September Sir Edmund Allenby - British regional Commander-in-Chief launched the Battle of Megiddo at Rafat. This set in trail an unbroken series of victories including those at Damascus and Beirut (the latter seized by a French fleet). It was in light of these overwhelming victories that Turkey sued for an armistice of surrender, which was duly agreed on 30 October 1918 in Mudros. British forces subsequently took possession of Constantinople on 10 November 1918."





Thanks,
patg

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