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Bavaria Cover- Mixed Frankage Philatelic Or FDC Or Illegal Usage

 
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Posted 04/22/2019   3:18 pm  Show Profile Check KRelyea's eBay Listings Bookmark this topic Add KRelyea to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
Obviously I have questions about this one;



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Posted 04/22/2019   3:55 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add bookbndrbob to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
They would be decoration on a feldpost (free franking) cover.
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Posted 04/22/2019   7:35 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add perf12 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
It is curious that Bayern stamps are franked with Belgian cancels ?...
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Posted 04/22/2019   8:14 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add bookbndrbob to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
The field post mail was sent by a soldier with the German occupiers in Belgium.

There are feldpost letters and cards from German soldiers all across Europe with postal markings of those countries/locations. They sometimes carry feldpost etiquittes, but usually they just have a 'feldpost'' handwritten on them. It is unusual for one to carry stamps, but they are unnecessary and just for decoration.

The violet stamp indicates that this was sent from the registration office. This may indicate that the sender was a federal government official rather than a military official. Any German doing business in the occupied territory was most likely required to register and keep records with the government agency. That is my guess.
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Posted 04/22/2019   9:17 pm  Show Profile Check KRelyea's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add KRelyea to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Looks like a good guess;


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Posted 04/26/2019   07:36 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add thepackrat to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
It is amazing what you can learn from the people on this board. I would have just thought it was a simple cover from Bayern.
I have a lot to learn.
Robert
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