Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6034
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Cat No: 11, 113, 114
ca. 1851-69, A Clean Dozen of Covers (Scott 11, 113, 114), comprising #11 (2, 1 solo usage, 1 pair uprating a 3¢ red entire), #112 (6, including one advertising, one window (!) used locally without town postmark, one with blue Nashville c.d.s.), #113 (3 solo usages, one on advertising cover), plus a partial envelope bearing #112 and horizontal pair of #113, all cancelled by blue green daubs; nice mix of c.d.s.'s, various geometrics and targets, with one of the #112's being a gutter snipe, Fine to Very Fine, a solid, saleable selection. (Image)
Opening US$ 225.00
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Closed..May-03-2020, 21:00:00 EST
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Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6035
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1920 (May 6), U.S.S. Smith Thompson, "Sailor's Mail" free frank cover from Constantinople to Rhode Island, from the ship's maiden voyage and first home port; endorsed at upper left and addressed to Providence, with manuscript "Sailor's Mail/U.S. Naval Forces/In Near Eastern Waters" at upper right, overstruck by three-bar "Constinople [sic]/Turkey" ship's dater (ship name not struck up; too long?); opened roughly at top, Fine to Very Fine,
The Smith Thompson arrived at Istanbul on Feb. 25, 1920, serving for the next 14 months in the Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea, in mainly humanitarian roles. Transferred to the Asiatic Division in 1921, she was among the American destroyers—the first foreign ships from anywhere—to arrive at Tokyo and Yokohama to assist following the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923. She later served off the coast of Nicaragua, on Yangtze River and South China Patrols, and protected Shanghai's foreign settlement following Japan's attack on the city. She was sunk as target practice in 1936 after being damaged beyond repair in a collision with the USS Whipple. (Image)
Opening US$ 60.00
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Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6657
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Bermuda, 1863 (Feb. 23), entire from the Gray correspondence, sent Bermuda to London, lovely blue folded letter, sent per Alpha to Halifax and thence per Cunard Canada to Liverpool; rated "1/-" in bright red crayon and showing Crowned Circle "Paid/at/Hamilton Bermuda" handstamp (SG #CC3, from £4000 on cover) twice overstruck by London Paid datestamps of Mar. 16, Very Fine, an attractive cover, Ex-George Ulrich. (Image)
Opening US$ 500.00
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Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6664
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Bermuda, 1894 (Apr. 7), Swiss postal card sent from Morges to Bermuda, addressed to a Major Evans, the reverse showing two strikes of the undated "Hamilton/Bermuda" PM5 handstamp; upon arrival at Bermuda, redirected to Stanley Gibbons in London and showing, on face, Apr. 18 New York PAID ALL duplex on outward journey, and May 9 and May 10 London arrival datestamps, Very Fine, former owner's notes state "these strikes predate the earliest dates recorded by Ludington by three years", the only known example of the re-introduction of the PM4 handstamp with date removed on cover. (Image)
Opening US$ 250.00
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Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6670
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Bermuda, 1928 (June 12), "CANNOT BE FOUND" on cover sent from Hamilton to Pembroke, franked by 1d Caravel tied by Hamilton slogan roller cancel; superb strike of the rare "CANNOT BE FOUND" straightline handstamp at center, with "Left Bda" in pencil at bottom, Very Fine, recorded by Ludington in use for the one year. (Image)
Opening US$ 60.00
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Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6672
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Cat No: Collection
Bermuda, 1939-41, a baker's dozen of WWII censored covers, nicely arranged collection, with destinations of Canada (2), Dominica (2), Great Britain (3) and the US (6); all with "Passed by censor/[number]/Bermuda" handstamps in various colors, the censor numbers including 2, 3 (2), 4, 8 (2, Registered covers, one with CL1 label), 9, 20 (partly covered by "C/8153" label), 23 (2), 27, 44 and 48, along with a cover piece with #18; solid strikes throughout, Very Fine, inspection invited. (Image)
Opening US$ 190.00
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Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6675
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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. (Image)
Opening US$ 100.00
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Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6677
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Bermuda, 1944 (Jan.), picture post card sent from Hamilton to Toledo, OH, depicting "Par-La-Ville Gardens/Bermuda"; the sender, Ruth Boyd, residing in Cavendish Height; 7½d Pictorial postmarked Hamilton with fine "Passed by censor/21/Bermuda" handstamp in magenta at center, Very Fine, a rare number struck in this color (which was in use for less than a month), this being the earliest of the three examples recorded by the Bermuda Collectors Society, Ex-Reid L. Shaw. (Image)
Opening US$ 80.00
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Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6848
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Ireland, 1850 (Feb. 28), franked folded letter entire sent from Ireland to Mexico, from Belfast "Per West India Mail", carried on the Medway from Southampton to Bermuda; franked by 1841 1d red-brown (6) plus embossed 1s green (2, both cut to shape), all tied by barred-diamond "62" killers; Belfast despatch in blue and London MR 2 transit in red on reverse, Very Fine, an attractive and unusual fully prepaid franking. (Image)
Opening US$ 350.00
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Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 6959
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Cat No: Collection
Germany: German Occupations, Trio of Covers, 1941-45, two from Serbia, one from Bohemia & Moravia; Serbia covers comprise a 1941 First Day Cover for #2NB1-2NB4 with special Beograd "For Refugees" cancel, plus 1942 Registered cover franked by #2N3 and 2N4 (5; strip of 3 plus two singles); Bohemia & Moravia franked by #73 and 83, tied by Olmütz bridge cancels to money transfer cover insured for 225,000Kr, with sender's paper seal on reverse, Very Fine, a nice postal history group. (Image)
Opening US$ 40.00
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Sale No: 5098
Lot No: 7041
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Cat No: 167, 177
Spanish Colonies: Philippines, 1890, registered cover to Nova Scotia (Scott 167, 177), #12 4/8c & 177 tied by boxed "Certified" with town cancel and registered numbers, on cover addressed to Nova Scotia, Very Fine. Scott $1,100 (Image)
