Ephemera Miscellaneous Misc. Documents and Correspondence
Sale No: 29
Lot No: 2366
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Combination cover: 1932 (Sept. 7) to New York, From the start of Lewis' cover days, a lovely example of a "picture-frame" franking. A block of nine 1s Tazawas with the central stamp removed, a 2s green Mt. Fuji definitive put in its place (equaling the 10s international rate). The lot tied by eight strikes of the "Yokohama/7.9.32/JAPAN" [not 'Nippon', as later] foreign mail comb cancel. Vertical oval kan handstamp at top left front, the back with "C-12" penciled at top left and a double-framed square kan handstamp across the flap. Penciled "Yokohama/Sept 7 1932" penciled at lower left reverse. Small wrinkle at lower right is of no consequence. A fresh cover., Very Fine. Estimate HK$ 1,000 - 1,400. Est. HK$1,000-1,400 (Image1)
Est. HK$1,000-1,400
Opening HK$ 600.00
Sold...HK$ 600.00
Closed..Mar-16-2019, 04:29:58 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 29
Lot No: 2368
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Favor cover from Lewis to H.J. Madison, 1934 (Mar. 10) to New York, On a US First Day Cover envelope. A vertical lower right margin pair of the imperforate 1¢ Century of Progress issue, plus a lower left corner imperforate single of the 3¢ Byrd Expedition, on the latter's FDC envelope, the printed cachet showing the RCA Building, a ship among icebergs, a "map" of Little America, Byrd (?) and a polar bear. Sent to Lewis for return servicing, the stamps are tied by a "U.S.T.P. Sea Post/EAST/MAR/10/1934/S.S. Pres. Grant" duplex. "From:- Karl Lewis, Yokohama, JAPAN." typed at upper left with blue "To US" handstamp bottom center. Vertical oval kan handstamp across flap. Described as a "wrapper" in JP 72:5, pp. 292-293, where it is also imaged. A fun collateral item, for the Lewis or the Polar collector., Very Fine. Estimate HK$ 1,000 - 1,400. Est. HK$1,000-1,400 (Image1)
Est. HK$1,000-1,400
Opening HK$ 800.00
Sold...HK$ 800.00
Closed..Mar-16-2019, 04:30:28 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 29
Lot No: 2370
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Miscellaneous Lewis covers: a 1934 quartet, Two to Lewis, two from him. The pair sent to him are US First Day Covers (4¢ Mesa Verde National Park, horizontal pair, on 2¢ entire; 3¢ Wisconsin Tercentenary single on 5¢ Airmail entire), each addressed to H.J. Madison, c/o Karl Lewis. Each was sent via airmail within the US and by ship onwards, with Yokohama/Nippon foreign mail combs as receivers. The first item from Lewis is a partial oversized envelope bearing a complete booklet pane of six of the 1½s Tazawa issue, tied by two 16.8.34 Yokohama foreign mail combs with blue "To US" handstamp alongside, addressed to Madison. The second item from Lewis is a Registered Airmail cover bearing the 8½s, 16½s, 18s and 33s Airmail issues, all tied by three 1.6.32 foreign mail combs in violet, with "Yokohama A" Registry label on front and address cut from stationery and fancy genkan handstamp, along with Registry transit and receiver markings, on reverse. (The two covers from/to Madison are discussed and imaged in JP 72:5, p. 304.) Even scarcer than his cacheted covers., Very Fine. Estimate HK$ 1,200 - 1,600. Est. HK$1,200-1,600 (Image1)
