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Bermuda, 1940-42, fine group of 31 WWII covers from the US, censored in transit through Bermuda, exhibiting a variety of rates and with a range of "Opened by Examiner" labels; destinations of Austria, Belgium (2), Bohemia & Moravia (2), Brazil, Denmark, France (4, one to a camp with instructional handstamps), Germany (5), Great Britain, Hungary, Italy (2), Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland (6), plus one window envelope to an unknown destination; franked covers (many Prexies), uprated stationery entires, etc., Fine to Very Fine, an interesting aspect of WWII postal history; all available online. Estimate $500 - 750. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
Suggested Bid $500-750
Opening US$ 350.00
Sold...US$ 250.00
Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:09:52 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 727
Lot No: 482
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Bermuda, 1940, pair of censored covers from Yugoslavia to New York, via Bermuda, the first from Zagreb franked 21din, the second from Brcko, Bosnia, franked 16din; each with differently numbered "Opened by Examiner" label used in Bermuda, Very Fine, a scarce pair, with fewer than 20 covers recorded from Yugoslavia via Bermuda. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-300
Opening US$ 120.00
Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:10:12 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 727
Lot No: 483
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Bermuda, Undated censored cover from Bermuda to Kent, England, sent from Hamilton bearing uncancelled 2s purple and blue on blue King George VI Keyplate, with near-perfect "Passed by censor/35/Bermuda" handstamp in green at lower left; complete with contents, which refer to the wartime mail: "The Westbound plane left all English mail behind in Lisbon", Very Fine, an interesting cover. Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)
Suggested Bid $150-200
Opening US$ 110.00
Sold...US$ 110.00
Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:10:25 EST
Sold For 110
Sale No: 727
Lot No: 484
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Bermuda, Undated censored POW cover from Bermuda to Buffalo, NY, from Prisoner of War Ruth-Ellen Buchler at St. George's Barracks, addressed to "American Aid for German Prisoners of War" c/o Mr. Emil Auer; free franked (though without any "Free" notations), with solid strikes in green of "Passed by censor/22/Bermuda" on both front and back, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)
Suggested Bid $150-200
Opening US$ 100.00
Sold...US$ 100.00
Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:11:00 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 727
Lot No: 485
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Bermuda, 1940-45, census of WWII censored covers, 75 covers in total, each annotated, neatly presented on Scott hingeless pages; various types and numbers of censors tapes and labels identified, with many covers further noted; we note Airmail and Registered covers among the lot, as well as at least one FDC, with local and overseas usages and a wide array of frankings and rates, Very Fine, a must-see. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000. Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $1,500-2,000
Opening US$ 900.00
Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:11:20 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 727
Lot No: 486
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Bermuda, 1940 (Jan. 15), censored airmail cover from Bermuda to London, a striking cover, the Somerset Bridge-cancelled 1s dark green Pictorial perfectly complemented by the "Passed by censor/28/Bermuda" handstamp below in matching color; "Via New York" routing instruction in manuscript at top center, Very Fine, scarce. Estimate $300 - 400. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Suggested Bid $300-400
Opening US$ 180.00
Sold...US$ 140.00
Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:11:31 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 727
Lot No: 487
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Bermuda, 1940 (Oct. 14), censored Official cover sent from Hamilton to Montreal, pre-printed "O.H.M.S." envelope bearing 3d red and black Pictorial tied by light strike of Hamilton slogan cancel (for the Bermuda Aquarium); addressed to Capt. IC Morgan with routing instruction "via New York" typed; bold strike in violet of "Passed by censor/20/Bermuda" handstamp at middle left; boxed Central Registry datestamp in violet on reverse, Very Fine, a striking cover, Ex-Reid L. Shaw. Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)
Suggested Bid $150-200
Opening US$ 110.00
Sold...US$ 110.00
Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:11:42 EST
Sold For 110
Sale No: 727
Lot No: 488
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Bermuda, 1941-43, compilation of 40 WWII censored covers from Europe to the US, in transit via Bermuda, all with a variety of "Opened by Censor" labels; items comprise from Belgium with "Held by British Censor/Released January 1946." cachet, Bohemia & Moravia (Registered), Bulgaria, Finland, France (7, one much traveled with "Held by British Censor/Released January 1946." cachet and a wealth of transits), Germany, Great Britain (2, one from PO Box 18 in London, a known undercover address used by the Belgian Army), Hungary (Registered), Italy (2), Netherlands, Portugal (6), Spain (4), Sweden (4, one Registered) and Switzerland (8, one with 10¢ Postage Due applied on arrival), Fine to Very Fine, an excellent array; inspection invited. Estimate $750 - 1,000. Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $750-1,000
Opening US$ 475.00
Sold...US$ 475.00
Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:12:00 EST
Sold For 475
Sale No: 727
Lot No: 489
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Cat No: Collection
Bermuda, 1941-43, collection of 41 censored WWII covers from Europe to the US, sent via Bermuda, all with a variety of "Opened by Censor" labels; items from Belgium (2), Bohemia & Moravia (2, one Registered), France (7), Great Britain (2), Italy (2, both dual-censored), Netherlands, Portugal (8), Spain (4, one Registered), Sweden (5, one Registered) and Switzerland (8), Fine to Very Fine, inspect. Estimate $600 - 800. Suggested Bid $600-800 (Image)
Suggested Bid $600-800
Opening US$ 350.00
Sold...US$ 325.00
Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:12:33 EST
Sold For 325
Sale No: 727
Lot No: 490
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Cat No: Collection
Bermuda, 1941-43, group of 27 WWII censored covers in transit via Bermuda, interestingly, with not a single one to or from the US; all with "Opened by Examiner" labels of various types, and comprising items from Argentina (3), Brazil (2), Chile, Colombia, Cuba (2, one PC90 tape with manuscript "IC"), France (2, one to Costa Rica), Great Britain (Registered at 3/9), Guatemala (a rare destination), Martinique, Mexico (3), Panama, Peru, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Uruguay and Venezuela, along with three window envelopes from Finland, Germany and Switzerland to destinations unknown, Fine to Very Fine, a pretty compilation; inspect. Estimate $500 - 750. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
Suggested Bid $500-750
Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 275.00
Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:12:57 EST
Sold For 275
Sale No: 727
Lot No: 491
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Cat No: Collection
Bermuda, 1941-45, collection of 21 US Navy Post Office covers, censored and transiting Bermuda, with various circular-framed handstamps comprising "Passed by Naval Censor" in close double-circle with initials only (4), "Passed by Naval Censor"in single-circle in red, "Passed by Naval Censor" in double-ring (3), "Passed by US Naval Censor/2", "Passed by U.S. Naval Censor/BE. 1" and similar for 2 (4), 3 (2), 11, 13, 33, 92 and 93; also includes a Dec. 1941 envelope from Hamilton to Nassau, underfranked at 7½d, with despatch 21 cents due duplex in red and with British "From H.M. Ship/Passed by Censor" tombstone handstamp; good strikes throughout, Fine to Very Fine, worth a look. Estimate $500 - 750. Suggested Bid $500-750 (Image)
Suggested Bid $500-750
Opening US$ 300.00
Sold...US$ 275.00
Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:13:19 EST
Sold For 275
Sale No: 727
Lot No: 492
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Cat No: Collection
Bermuda, 1941-43, selection of 16 WWII censored covers to the US, mainly from Africa, in transit through Bermuda, all with "Opened by Examiner" labels; comprises items from Algeria (4), Angola (scarce), Belgian Congo (2), India, Iraq, Martinique (scarce), Morocco (2), Tangier (2), Tunisia and Turkey, Fine to Very Fine, a fine lot with some scarce origins; see them all on our website. Estimate $350 - 500. Suggested Bid $350-500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $350-500
Opening US$ 200.00
Sold...US$ 190.00
Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:13:42 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 727
Lot No: 493
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Cat No: Collection
Bermuda, 1941-43, selection of 24 WWII censored US APO covers, via Bermuda, variously cancelled with APO datestamps and all showing framed "Passed by/U S/ Army Examiner" cachet for numbers 300 (9), 302 (2), 303, 304, 313 (9), 314 and 322, Fine to Very Fine, all online for viewing. Estimate $300 - 400. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Suggested Bid $300-400
Opening US$ 180.00
Sold...US$ 140.00
Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:14:09 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 727
Lot No: 494
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Bermuda, 1941, two censored covers from Slovakia to the US, via Bermuda, one from Spisske, Podhradie, franked at 2.50Kr, the other from Zilina franked 8.50Kr; both double-censored with "Cenzor" handstamps and then again with Bermudian censor labels, Very Fine, a scarce pair; few covers from Slovakia are recorded transiting through Bermuda. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-300
Opening US$ 130.00
Sold...US$ 130.00
Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:14:28 EST
Sold For 130
Sale No: 727
Lot No: 495
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Bermuda, 1941, two Prize Court covers, originally sent from Dahomey and French Sudan to New York, one cover from Dahomey and a cover front from French Sudan, each addressed to A. Lemquist in Jackson Heights, NY; Dahomey cover (Apr. 3, 1941) Registered from Porto Novo bearing 1931 Exhibition set of four plus two other values with neat datestamps, censored with transparent tape and showing, on reverse, "Released by/Prize Court" handstamp in black along with several transits and Feb. 3, 1950, Hamilton datestamp; French Sudan front franked by 1931 Exhibition set of four centrally cancelled, with Feb. 3, 1950, Hamilton c.d.s. and New York and Flushing Registry receivers and "Released" in black, Very Fine, a scarce duo; the "Released" handstamp is less common in black than in red, and the French Sudan front is a rare example (one of four recorded usages) of a "piece" being sent to the original recipient to confirm that the contents had been confiscated. Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)
Suggested Bid $150-200
Opening US$ 150.00
Sold...US$ 150.00
Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:14:46 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 727
Lot No: 496
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Bermuda, 1941 (June 29), cover from Union, NJ, to a POW at St. Georges Barracks, franked US 10¢, showing a good strike of the scarce "Passed by censor/47/Bermuda" handstamp in green, Very Fine, a scarce Prisoner of War-related cover, Ex-Michael Forand. Estimate $300 - 400. Suggested Bid $300-400 (Image)
Suggested Bid $300-400
Opening US$ 180.00
Sold...US$ 140.00
Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:15:05 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 727
Lot No: 497
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Bermuda, 1941 (July 6), censored letter posted at sea to St. Louis, MO, with excellent strike of American Export Liner "Posted/on the High Seas/Purser/S.S. Excalibur" dater (without year); franked by US 3¢ Vermont Statehood issue cancelled at New York Station P on July 21; excellent red "Passed by censor/50/Bermuda" strike at left, Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200. Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)
Suggested Bid $150-200
Opening US$ 90.00
Sold...US$ 90.00
Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:15:23 EST
Sold For 90
Sale No: 727
Lot No: 498
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Bermuda, 1941 (Dec. 18), censored airmail FDC from St. George's to New York, large airmail cover (242 x 108 mm) bearing 7½d Pictorial tied by St. Georges c.d.s. with boxed violet First Day Cover illustrated cachet at left; excellent strike of "Passed by censor/16/Bermuda" handstamp in violet below, signed by J. Thomson, Very Fine, Ex-Reid L. Shaw. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-300
Opening US$ 120.00
Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:15:46 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 727
Lot No: 499
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Bermuda, 1943 (Feb. 10), censored cover sent from Hamilton to Grand Rapids, MI, long (242 x 105 mm) envelope, bearing 3d Pictorial with light slogan cancel and light "Passed by censor/38/Bermuda" handstamp at left in blue green, Very Fine, a rare Censor number, this a previously unrecorded date: only Dec. 2, 1943 recorded in the Bermuda Specialised Catalogue. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-300
Opening US$ 120.00
Closed..Aug-13-2019, 15:16:07 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 727
Lot No: 500
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Bermuda, 1943 (Apr. 3), USO cover sent from Bermuda to England, from a J. Thomson of St. David's to a bookseller in London; posted at Hamilton, the 2½d Pictorial tied neatly by c.d.s., with light "Passed by censor/13/Bermuda" handstamp in violet, the handstamp signed by the sender as an officer of a local volunteer unit to which this number was allocated; "C/8153" censor label (Type CL6a) at left partially covering handstamp, and mute arrival machine handstamp, all at lower left, Very Fine, a late use of this handstamp, the previous latest recorded date of use being May 6, 1942, Ex-Ludington. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
