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  1. 1935 Deutsche Volkstrachten Kameradschaftsblock, 1944 III. Reich and Bavaria, Ludwig III. III. Reich with Sudetenland and Kaiserreich, Württemberg, Wilhelm II. & Volksstaat Württemberg 1919 Colonies: Deutsches Postamt in China, Kiautschou, Deutsch-Neu-Guinea Deutsches Reich, Kaiserreich and Colonies Karolinen, Marianen, Marschall-Inseln, Samoa, Togo, Deutsch-Südwestafrika, Deutsch-Ostafrika, Kamerun Altdeutschland and Kaiserreich: Baden, Bayern, Sachsen, Württemberg, Preußen, Fürstlich Thurn und Taxis Postwesen (1815-1866) Hamburg (Facsimile), Hannover Bavaria, Prinzregent Luitpold, 1911 Bavaria, 1914, Ludwig III.
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  2. Very nice, still an affordable subject. There are still some bargains to be had.
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  3. Very nice Paul I have a few stamps myself, here are just a few.
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  4. Here's an unusual death plaque to Lance Corporal Hubert Sutton of the Surrey Yeomanry ( Queen Mary's Regiment ). He was born on 25.10.1892 in Stockwell Surrey, he joined A Squadron of the Surrey Yeomanry ( Territorial Force ) at West Croydon Clapham in 1913. On the outbreak of war he volunteered for Foreign service and was transferred to C Squadron with service No 1757, part of 29 Division based in Warwickshire during Jan 1915. They embarked at Avonmouth for Egypt on 17th March and arrived in Alexandria on 2nd April C Squadron was then transferred to Imbos on 26th June were the troops initially served at General Headquarters, and it was during this period that he was promoted to Lance Corporal. Following this he was to see service in the Dardanelles campaign fighting in the trenches at Gallipoli. Lance Corporal H. Sutton lost his life due to disease contracted in the trenches, and died on board ship of Enteritis on the 21st August 1915, the most likely cause was by eating or drinking food or water contaminated with the E-Coli bacteria which proved fatal. He was laid to rest at Pieta Military Cemetery in Malta grave 2 row 10 plot A, buried with him are 2 other soldiers they are as follows Corporal J. Harrison 1444 Royal Army Vet Corps attached to 87th Infantry Brigade who died on 24th August 1915 aged 58, of 3 Grove Lane Retford Nottingham born 1857 and husband of Margaret E Harrison he was in the 18th Mobile Veterinary Section of 29th Division, it was in effect a first aid unit, providing medical care for sick, wounded or injured horses used by the division. The other soldier is private H Airey 17444 of 6th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment little is known about him but did find out how he died, he was killed while supporting the 16th Australian Battalion in trenches near Aghyl Dere on the 25th August 1915. I found Hubert Sutton's Obituary in De Ruyigny roll of honour Vol 1 page 347, it Quotes that he was interested in literature and was a good writer, his parents published a posthumous work entitled "Fragments of Verse" and a excerpt from his poetry was engraved on his headstone which reads "Love And Battle Make Life Nobel But Time Flies Fast And Time Is Long" H.S. On the rear of his Death Plaque the following words are engraved ( Surrey Yeoman met his Death at Gallipoli 1915 Buried at Malta aged 23 ). Here are a few Documents.
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  5. Just arrived from the other end of Germany - Friedrichshafen, and at an amazingly reasonable price I thought. Unfranked, issue of 1. August 1941, there is even one more than I bargained for in the lot , with 2 slight colour variations of 6 Pf. example. These are catalogued as DR 781-798 The same issues but franked examples
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  6. Various other vintage stamps Top left is a 1916 Bulgarian stamp, a Div 17 Canadian issue is thought to be rare. Some older French stamps, also with Marechal Pétain and Italian with Vittorio Emanuelle III., Vatican with Pius XII., Yugoslavia with King Paul, Netherlands with Queen Wilhelmina.
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  7. DDR Deutsche Demokratische Republik, 7. Oct. 1949 - 2. Okt. 1990 The Walter Ulbricht series was supposed to replace Hitler! with a 4-block Soviet occupation for Provinz Sachsen (Magdeburg) 7. Oktober 1969 commemorative 20 Years DDR. The 7. October was a national holiday
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  8. These nice mugs are being offered for around 9-10 Euros by a small firm in Germany. They have the same design of motto as the old regimental plate by Meißen
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  9. Very nice. Posen no longer exists as such.
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  10. Another group photograph, around 1912-14, recently purchased by the Museums partner in Holland.
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  11. Various pictures kindly sent from Holland A patrol in France during the Franco-Prussian War. The stirrups were probably wrongly adjusted, which can be of great disadvantage at the wrong moment, the one Husar to the left re-adjusts his stirrups, while the other man holds lookout. Artist unknown, possibly Emil Hünten, (*Paris, 1827, + Düsseldorf, 1902) Some photos with Husaren wearing the steel helmet (1917) A post 1919 photo for a reunion The first memorial from 1923. Some of the names are quite familiar. An informal gathering at the memorial, ca. 1936, before the statue was errected. The standard bearer. Probably taken 1915 in Russia. Later, all regimental flags and standards were sent home to their garrisons for safekeeping, in order to avoid the risk of capture. The old Danish Dragonerkaserne in Wandsbek from 1854, Lengerckestraße, used till 1893, when the regiment moved to the new building. Used again during World War I by other troops. It was later sold and demolished after WW1. The new building in the Schilleranlage, parts of which remain today. A group of NCOs of the Musikkorps, H.R. 15 with Obermusikmeister Sippel Trompeterkorps zu Pferde Carl August, Erb-Großherzog von Sachsen-Weimar, K.H., was from 1873 till 1875 "à la suite des Regiments" Heinrich XIX., Prinz von Reuß, Durchlaucht, ca. 1872, was also à la suite Kgl. Bayerischer Chevauleger, also 1. Garde-Dragoner-Regt., died 1904. Just for a touch of humour - Alexander Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Graf zu Hachenburg in "Narrenkostüm", and the Prince how he should look when "sober", ca. 1870 Großherzog Friedrich Franz II. von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Regimentschef, till ca. 1883. Seconde-Lieutenant Graf von Metaxas, 1878 abkommandiert vom Königlich Griechischen Offizierkorps z.Dienstleistung beim H.R.15 überwiesen von Abercron of old Scottish-Danish aristocracy, bis dato Portépée-Fähnrich, Seconde-Lieutenant as from 1888 von Pelet-Narbonne, Kommander of the Regiment in 1888, later General Staff, author of the well known History of the Prussian Cavalry. Großherzog Friedrich Franz III., K.H., in Russian Uniform, and in the uniform of the Regiment Wilhelmina, Königin der Niederlande, Majeur, 31.8.1898, Chef des Regiments Ali Achmed Izzet Bey, 1.10.1898 dem Regiment z. Dienstleistung übewiesen, 19.9.1901 Kgl.Preuß. Oberleutnant, 28.4.1902 verabschiedet. Ewald von Trauwitz-Hellwig, author of the last regimental history of 1931. Leutnant von Ernst, hitherto Leutnant in Dragoner-Regt.15, 23.5.1911 ins Regiment versetzt, 27.1.1912 Oberleutnant. Rittmeister Carlo von Hanstein, Herr auf Wallhausen, previously Adjutant of 8. Kavallerie-Brigade; 22.4.1912 Eskadrons-Chef im Regiment. (1875-1936) Inspektion und Vorbeimarsch. The Kaiser on a visit to Wandsbek, along with other notable persons of high rank, including Ludwig III. of Bavaria, extreme left with white beard. The reasons for the Kaisers frequent visits was the Derby in the Horner Rennbahn and the proximity to the sea. Many officers of the regiment took part in the Derby, including Rittmeister Braune.
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