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WORLDWIDE COVERS continued...

WORLDWIDE "G-Z" COUNTRY COVERS continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

341

1945 INDIA REGISTERED AIRMAIL to USA, a good 4R-½A franking on a 14A stationery envelope pays the 2R-11½A airmail rate + 3A registration fee on cover from PATNA on APR8-1945 and addressed to SEATTLE, routing via India Airlines to KARACHI + BOAC to LAGOS + Pan-Am Clipper to MIAMI on MAY 7th + CAM to SEATTLE on MAY 9th, note India Censor DHA-7 and DHA-186 handstamps used with British P.C.90 sealing tape, a scarce late WWII rate and route, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

C$100+

SOLD for $75.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

342

1950 INDIA STATE REGISTERED OFFICIAL POSTCARD, a good Travancore-Cochin State provisional #2,5(x2) franking pays the 2½A postcard rate + 5½A registration fee on an Official card from the Law Courts at TRICHUR, posted on SEP1-1950 and addressed to KUNNAMULAM with arrival the next day, after many manuscript and postal marking directives the card was returned to sender on SEP 11th with an Official TRICHUR recording label attached on SEP 12th, Stanley Gibbons cat for stamps on cover is over £240 ($375 CDN), VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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C$100+

SOLD for $65.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

343

1905 JAPAN OCCUPATION of MANCHURIA, a scarce Japanese postcard showing the YAMATO HOTEL in DAIREN, mint and VF est ($40+ US) (Image)

C$60+

SOLD for $40.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

344

1922 MALAYA REGISTERED to PUERTO-RICO, Straits-Settlements #192(x2) pays the 12c UPU letter rate + 12c registration fee on a Universal Postage Stamp Dealer cover posted at MALACCA on AUG18-1922 and addressed to AGUADILLA, routing via closed bag to SUEZ + BRINDISI + CALAIS + LONDON on SEP 16th + ship to NEW YORK on SEP 28th + ship to SAN-JUAN + overland 80 miles to AGUADILLA on OCT 6th, some tropical stains, a very scarce route and F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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C$100+

SOLD for $70.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

345

1868 MALTA to ENGLAND, British stamp #45a(pl-6) pays the 6d treaty rate on cover from VALETTA on OCT20-1868 and addressed to TAUNTON, routing via P&O packet to SOUTHAMPTON + overland miles to TAUNTON on OCT 30th, Scott cat for stamp on cover $350 US ($475 CDN), small closed tear at top, scarce franking and F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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C$75+

SOLD for $40.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

346

1933 MEXICO REGISTERED DOUBLE AIRMAIL RATE to CANADA, nice franking #686(x2),C1,C2 pays the 50c double 1 ounce airmail rate (20c first ½ oz + 30½ for 2nd oz) + 20c registration fee, on cover from MEXICO-CITY on OCT21-1933 and addressed to LONDON-ONT, routing via air to DETROIT + overland to the PORT-HURON-MICH USA Exchange Office + ferry to SARNIA-ONT + LONDON & SARNIA RPO on OCT 23rd + LONDON arrival the same day, quite a scarce double rate and VF est ($40+ US) (Image)

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C$60+

SOLD for $35.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

347

1930 NETHERLANDS REGISTERED to PUERTO-RICO, a nice 5 color 27½c franking pays the 12½c UPU letter rate + 15c registration fee on cover from HAARLEM on SEP9-1930 and addressed to AGUADILLA, routing via NEW-YORK on SEP 16th + ship to SAN-JUAN + overland 75 miles to AGUADILLA on SEP 22nd, 3 fabulous Cinderellas on back for the 1928 Dutch Olympics and 1929 Barcelona Exposition, some minor tropical toning, scarce route and F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

C$100+

SOLD for $60.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

348

1947 NORTH BORNEO AIRMAIL to CANADA, good BMA frankings #216(x2),217 on front and back of an Airmail Letter Card (Aerogramme), pays the 55c airmail fee from SANDAKAN on MAR18-1947 and addressed to VICTORIA-BC, a scarce seldom seen rate and VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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C$75+

SOLD for $40.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

349

1940 PANAMA REGISTERED "AR" TRIPLE RATE to USA, a nice 8c franking on a 10c registration stationery cover pays the 6c triple UPU letter rate + 5c registration fee + 7c Acknowledgement of Receipt, on cover from BOCAS-DEL-TORO on JUL22-1940 and addressed to the Sears-Roebuck Store in PHILADELPHIA, routing via NEW-YORK on AUG 1st with same day delivery to PHILADELPHIA, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

C$75+

SOLD for $60.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

350

1909 SAMOA REGISTERED PAQUEBOT to USA, a fabulous 1.41m German Samoa franking pays the 120pf UPU 120 gram (6 times) letter rate + 20pf registration fee, on a jumbo cover from Dr. R. Franke with a return address in APIA and addressed GENERAL DELIVERY to himself, mailed on board ship where it was posted on arrival at SAN-FRANCISCO on MAR22-1909 with an added notation NOT IN REGISTERED MAIL and San Francisco PAQUEBOT h/s, some tropical stains and light file folds, unique and F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

C$100+

SOLD for $75.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

351

1900 SOUTH AFRICA BOER WAR, pioneer Welk published postcard showing Boer Cavalry, posted in VIENNA on JUN12-1900 and addressed GEITHAIN-GERMANY then redirected 30 miles to LEIPZIG, the Austrian stamp fell off and a heavy crease at top, a rare card and fine est ($35+ US) (Image)

C$50+

SOLD for $55.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

352

1901 SOUTH AFRICA BOER WAR, a good 3d British Occupation provisional franking pays the UPU letter rate from GERMISTON on JUL19-1901 and addressed to NEW-YORK, note a same day routing via JOHANNESBURG and NEW-YORK arrival AUG 17th, during the peak of the Boer Guerrilla campaign, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

C$100+

SOLD for $55.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

353

1912 URUGUAY RATE to USA via ENGLAND, #191 pays the 8c UPU letter rate on a fabulous GRAN HOTEL ESPANOL advertising cover from MONTEVEDEO and addressed to NEW-YORK, routing via British packet to SOUTHAMPTON + North Atlantic packet to NEW YORK travelling twice across the Atlantic, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

C$75+

SOLD for $50.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

354

1829 TURKEY DISINFECTED MAIL to ITALY, SFL from CONSTANTINPLE on JUN10-1829 and addressed to GENOA, routing via SEMLIN-SERBIA noting a disinfecting raster pin grid and a FUMIGATED INSIDE & OUTSIDE seal on back + red LU-CLIO b/s + a good red MILANO-L.T. transit + F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

C$100+

SOLD for $50.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

AIRMAIL COVER & CARD COLLECTIONS

LotNo.

Symbol

Lot Description

355

440 USA FIRST FLIGHT COVERS 1928-1950's (a few later), mostly CAM flights plus a few FAM, lots of first jet flights, some Airport Dedications and first flight anniversaries, 3 are legal size, retails over $1000 US ($1350 CDN), VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

C$150+

AVAILABLE
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

356

6 BETTER WORLDWIDE AIRMAIL COVERS 1925-1938, all are commercial rates including Pan-Am flights to SHANGHAI 1937 and PHILIPPINES 1938, also 1933 BRAZIL to ENGLAND, 1932 and 1935 BRAZIL Condor-Lufthansa flights to GERMANY, 1925 early COLOMBIA SCADTA surcharge rate to USA ++, retails over $350 US ($500 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

C$100+

AVAILABLE
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

357

31 ASIA-PACIFIC FIRST FLIGHT COVERS 1935-1953, all are cachet Pan-Am flights including 1937 GUAM-HAWAII, GUAM-PHILIPPINES, GUAM to HONG-KONG, 1947 GUAM-INDIA, 1953 GUAM-VIETNAM, 1947 GUAM-CHINA, 1935 USA-GUAM and return GUAM-USA, 1953 WAKE-ISLAND to VIETNAM, 1952 WAKE-ISLAND to BURMA, 1940 CANTON-ISLAND to USA, CANTON-ISLAND to HAWAII, CANTON-ISLAND to NEW-ZEALAND, 1947 AUSTRALIA-USA, 1953 BURMA-USA, retails over $620 US ($850 CDN), VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

C$150+

SOLD for $110.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

358

12 ASIA FIRST FLIGHT COVERS 1937-1953, all are cachet Pan-Am flights including 1953 BURMA-LEBANON, BURMA-IRAQ, BURMA-INDIA, BURMA-JAPAN, BURMA-THAILAND, BURMA to HONG-KONG, BURMA to WAKE-ISLAND, also 1947 AUSTRALIA-FIJI, 1937 PHILIPPINES-MACAU, 1941 PHILIPPINES-SINGAPORE, 1940 NEW-ZEALAND to CANTON-ISLAND ++, retails over $260 US ($350 CDN), VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

C$75+

SOLD for $65.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

359

13 SOUTH-AMERICA FIRST FLIGHT COVERS, all are cachet Pan-Am flights including 1941 GUINE-TRINIDAD, 1941 GUINE to PUERTO-RICO, 1946 URUGUAY-USA, 1946 PANAMA-USA, 1938 USA-BERMUDA, 6 are duplicates, retails over $260 US ($350 CDN), VF est ($45+ US) (Image)

C$60+

SOLD for $40.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

360

16 WORLDWIDE FIRST FLIGHT COVERS 1941-1971, all are cachet covers including 13 Pan-Am flights noting 1949 IRAQ-USA, 1941 PORTUGAL-GUINE, 1946 AUSTRIA-NEWFOUNDLAND, 1968 RUSSIA-DENMARK, 1947 TURKEY-USA, 1946 AUSTRIA-IRELAND and return IRELAND-TURKEY, 1947 NEWFOUNDLAND-TURKEY, 1947 SYRIA-IRELAND, 1950 LEBANON-USA, nice group retailing over $350 US ($475 CDN), VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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C$100+

SOLD for $70.00
Closing..Jul-22, 09:00 PM

WORLDWIDE COVERS continued...

TOPICAL COVER & POSTCARD COLLECTIONS