Postal History Cacheted Covers Hand-Painted: Karl Lewis
Sale No: 5159
Lot No: 8008
Symbol: C
Cat No: Combination covers 1932
Combination covers: 1932 set of nine different, All posted between Apr. 4 and Sept. 7; one (C-1) to LeRoy Brown of Olean, NY, the rest to Harry Avery of Buffalo. Combinations shown are C-1, C-2, C-8, C-11 ("picture frame", ½s surrounding 6s), C-12 ("picture frame", 1s surrounding 2s), C-14, C-15, C-16 and C19 (strips of three each ½s, 1s and 2s). All pay the proper 10s rate except C-19, overpaying by ½s. All cancelled by Yokohama/JAPAN foreign mail combs in violet, with the exception of C-19, cancelled by three Yokohama foreign mail rollers. Various kan handstamps on fronts, while backs bear combination notations in pencil (C-1 partially obscured by previous mounting), various seals across the flap, and recipient's penciled notes at bottom left. Also included is a typed but unsigned letter on Lewis' letterhead to Avery in C-19, asking that he send cash rather than stamps as payment in future: "U.S.postage stamps are not easily disposed of here just now but good old U.S.green-backs are good EVERYWHERE." A chance to obtain some of Lewis' earliest covers that won't come again soon., Very Fine. (Image)
Suggested Bid $900
Opening US$ 800.00
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Sale No: 5159
Lot No: 8009
Symbol: C
Cat No: Fujiyama 1934.07.30
Fujiyama: 1934 (July 30) addressed to Karl Lewis, A cachet Type II (Mt. Fuji with sun; 36 known), caption Type 1A cover, with Lewis' address handstamped in black, with his name added in pen (all reading vertically). A pair of 1½s Tazawas are tied by a clear strike of the 9.7.30 Mt. Fuji Scenic Datestamp with, inexplicably, a black Yokohama foreign mail comb cancel dated 4.8.34 alongside. Reverse lacks either markings or seal, though the envelope was opened at tip of the flap. This is the earliest recorded Mt. Fuji cover addressed to Lewis, and one of only three such known., Very Fine. (Image)
Suggested Bid $300
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Sale No: 5159
Lot No: 8011
Symbol: C
Cat No: Hase, Kamakura 1933.10.18
Hase, Kamakura: 1933 (Oct. 18) uncacheted to Texas, An early cover from Lewis, unillustrated. The four stamps (10s, paying the basic international rate) are tied by two strikes of the Kamakura Hase datestamp, which pictures the Great Buddha statue. The usual "To US" handstamp in blue is at lower left. The backflap is quite busy, with the regular combination ("C-1.") and opening remarque (a straightforward "O.") plus, further down, Lewis' inscription reading "HASE, Kamakura/JAPAN./_ _ _" (a slight variety on those listed in the JP article cited above). The flap is sealed by both a blue square kan handstamp and a magenta Dallas General Delivery Nov. 4 receiver. Opened at top. Included is a two-page typed and signed letter from Lewis to Von Hoffman, dated Oct. 17, 1933, discussing a recent order and a request for covers from the USS Houston. (The letterhead shows the Kamakura Hase Scenic Datestamp design used on this cover, plus an illustration of the Mt. Fuji/Lake Yamanaka Scenic Datestamp, unseen on any Lewis covers.), Very Fine. (Image)
Suggested Bid $350
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Sale No: 5159
Lot No: 8013
Symbol: C
Cat No: Kuching-Sarawak 1940.11.2
Kuching-Sarawak, British North Borneo: 1940 (Nov. 20), Censored to Michigan, A last-known date cover, Sarawak now part of British North Borneo. The cachet is a lovely design of riverside buildings, to which are tied three definitives by two "Kuching/20/NOV/1940" c.d.s.'s, the 2c value further tied by the violet boxed "Passed by/Censor" handstamp at top center. Reverse with ") N (" handstamp nearly washed off by water, plus double-circle kan handstamp across flap also bleeding. Opened at left. Blank insert plus the cut-away left edge of the envelope enclosed. A pretty war-time cover., Very Fine. (Image)
Suggested Bid $1,000
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Sale No: 5159
Lot No: 8016
Symbol: C
Cat No: USS Astoria 1939.0
USS Astoria: 1939 (Apr. 23) cacheted cover to Pennsylvania, The same cachet design as used on the Augusta, with a warship replacing the steamer. Horizontal strip of three 1¢ Franklin's tied by the ship's three-bar "Yokohama/Japan" (no printers' flowers) c.d.s. Blue "To US" handstamp immediately below Lewis' typed inscription at upper left. Reverse bears blue handstamps of ") N (" remarque, a straightline "K. LEWIS." reading down at right and a near-circular kan sealing the flap. At bottom center is "F. A. BATTS" in manuscript in blue ink, followed by two lines of handstamps: "Navy Mail Clerk" in violet and "U.S.S. ASTORIA" in black. Typed "10" at lower left. Opened at right. Mounting residue on reverse. A new name, to us at least, in the circle of Lewis' agents and contacts. Very Fine. (Image)
Suggested Bid $225
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Sale No: 5159
Lot No: 8017
Symbol: C
Cat No: USS Augusta 1936.0
USS Augusta: 1936 (May 26) cacheted cover to Massachusetts, An alternate cachet design, with a destroyer replacing the steamship. Franked by a 3¢ US National Recovery Act issue (Scott #732), tied by a clear strike of the "U.S.S./26/MAY/1936/P.M/AUGUSTA" three-bar YOKOHAMA/JAPAN (without printers' ornaments) c.d.s. Blue "To US" handstamp below typed inscription top left. The reverse with a handstamped ") N (" in blue, with a typed two-line "With our Compliments./ K.l & S.L" salutation. Blue near-circular kan handstamp across flap. The only example we have seen where Sadako Lewis is mentioned on a Karl Lewis cover. Very Fine. (Image)
Suggested Bid $225
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Sale No: 5159
Lot No: 8018
Symbol: C
Cat No: USS Black Hawk 193
USS Black Hawk: 1934 M.B. Owens correspondence plus cover to Ohio, A cover story Lot. The first item, dated Apr. 14, 1934 (9.4.14), is a plain cover from Lewis (his name and Post Office Box address pre-printed in green on backflap) to Mr. M.B. Owens, C.M.M., aboard the USS Black Hawk, then in Yokohama. Owens' address appears both in Lewis' standard typed format, and written in ink in Japanese to the left. Enclosed is a same-date letter from Lewis' home address to Owens, who had contacted Lewis two years earlier. Lewis states his intention to visit the ship on the 17th or 18th, and that he wants to mail some covers on the Black Hawk, if possible. Apparently it was, as the second item is an uncacheted cover to Ohio, franked by 1¢ and 2¢ US definitives, tied by "U.S.S./APR/23/A.M./1934/BLACK HAWK" three-bar "Yokohama/Japan" cancel. The latter is inscribed "U.S.S. 'Black Hawk'./Yokohama - Japan." with seven spaced underscores, at top left; reverse with typed " N " (in quotations), violet handstamp "M.B. Owens, C.M.M./U.S.C.S. 25." and blue circled "KL" handstamp at right. Opened right. Lot also includes a Yokohama Post Office receipt, signed Yamaguchi, U.S. Consulate. This was clearly the start of a warm friendship between Lewis and Owens, as Owens' name appears several times in this sale (see immediately below, plus correspondence in Lot 2025 above)., Very Fine. (Image)
Suggested Bid $250
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Sale No: 5159
Lot No: 8019
Symbol: C
Cat No: USS Black Hawk 193
USS Black Hawk: 1935 (May 12) letter to M.B. Owens,Cover, with correspondence, evincing the friendship between Lewis and Owens. The cover with Lewis' name and Post Office Box address corner card, carrying a cachet of a house on a hill with Mt. Fuji and sun (no ship or birds) behind. Franked by a 3s Manchoukuo Emperor's Visit commemorative tied by a 10.5.12 Yokohama domestic comb cancel. Addressed to Owens on the ship, at Kobe, in both English and Japanese. Reverse bears only a pictorial handstamp as seal, plus violet boxed "American Consulate/May 13 1935/Kobe, Japan." receiver. The letter, dated May 12, expresses the Lewis' regret that they won't get to see Owens on this port call, and goes on to discuss a parcel post shipment Lewis is sending to Owens, coil stamps (available only in Tokyo and from a finicky slot-machine), the Airmail miniature sheet, and correspondence with D.C. Bartley of the U.S.C.S. (the last discussed in JP 67:5, p. 248). The letter closes with "kind regards from Sada san" and himself. One of the few references to his wife while she was alive., Very Fine. (Image)
Suggested Bid $225
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Sale No: 5159
Lot No: 8020
Symbol: C
Cat No: USS Chester 1935.1
USS Chester: 1935 (Oct. 16) cacheted cover to New York, A different house on a different knoll, with a warship rather than a steamer, but posted on the same day as the previous Lot with the identical franking and ship's postmark. Blue "To US" handstamp at far upper left. Reverse with ") N (" typed at top center and "10" at lower left. Lewis's sake gourd logo is handstamped in blue across the flap. Unopened and pristine., Very Fine. (Image)
Suggested Bid $225
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Sale No: 5159
Lot No: 8021
Symbol: C
Cat No: USS Chester 1935.1
USS Chester: 1935 (Oct. 16) cacheted cover to Ohio, On a rarely seen customer-supplied envelope, wider and shorter than Lewis' own, with the recipient's name and address pre-printed. The general ship cachet of a house and tree on a spit of land, with Mt. Fuji, the sun and a steamer, carries a typed four-line inscription by Lewis for the ship. The two stamps (1¢ and 2¢ Fourth Bureau Issues, Scott #552 & 554) are tied by the ship's three-bar "Yokohama/Japan" (with printers' flowers) cancel, clearly struck. Blue "To US" handstamp at bottom center across the cachet. A typed ") N (" remarque and "12" at lower left, along with sake gourd handstamp in blue across seal, are the sole markings on the reverse. A clean cover. Richell, a member of the Universal Ship Cancellation Society and President of the American Naval Cancellation Society, was himself a cachet designer, with three of his designs among the USCS' "Royal Family of Ten" in 1934., Very Fine. (Image)
Suggested Bid $225
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Sale No: 5159
Lot No: 8022
Symbol: C
Cat No: USS Gold Star 1936
USS Gold Star: 1936 (Dec. 10) cacheted cover to Washington,Addressed to D.C. Bartley, the 1935 President of the USCS who named Lewis (to the latter's consternation) Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations" (see Lewis' letter to M.B. Owens, a fellow USCS member, in Lot 2359 above). Cachet is of a house on a hill, with Mt. Fuji, sun, birds, and warship on the water. Franked by 1¢ Franklin and 2¢ Washington stamps, which are tied by the "U.S.S./AM/DEC/10/1936/GOLD STAR" three-bar "Yokohama/Japan" c.d.s. (note dater's changed format). Blue "To US" handstamp at far right. Manuscript ") O (" remarque at top reverse, with cut-out of a (Japanese-drawn?) tall ship across the flap. Opened at top. We can only wonder what was in that letter., Very Fine. (Image)
Suggested Bid $225
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Sale No: 5159
Lot No: 8024
Symbol: C
Cat No: Asama-Maru 1936.01
Asama-Maru Seapost Nippon cover: 1936 (Jan. 21) to Washington, A lovely trees-on-hill cachet, with printed inscription. The three stamps—all commemoratives, uncommon for Lewis—are tied by two neat strikes of the ship's Scenic Datestamp, with an under-inked "To US" handstamp at left. Reverse with "Sp'l." combination notation and ") O (" remarque typed, with "open this" added in pencil below. A pictorial handstamp seals the flap. Opened at top neatly, as one would expect from someone who worked at the Seattle Post Office's Philatelic Window., Very Fine. (Image)
Suggested Bid $150
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Sale No: 5159
Lot No: 8027
Symbol: C
Cat No: Chichibu-Maru 1936
Chichibu-Maru Seapost Nippon cover: 1936 (Sept. 10) to Illinois, An over-sized envelope used to send multiple covers or cards, with a cachet of three buildings on a low hill with ship, birds, Mt. Fuji and sun beyond. Three Tazawas are spaced below the typed inscription, each tied by a Sea Post Scenic Datestamp. Blue "To US" handstamp as usual. Combination notation of "C-9.", along with ")O(" instructional remarque—both manuscript in blue ink. A pictorial handstamp seals the flap. The cover has seen either water or high dampness, and while the handstamps are a little faded, the cachet's ink is good as new. Opened at right, with backflap unsealed by moisture. Despite the rough appearance, this is the only large-sized ship cover in this sale., Fine only due to causes beyond its control. (Image)
Suggested Bid $100
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Sale No: 5159
Lot No: 8031
Symbol: C
Cat No: Hiye-Maru 1933.01.
Hiye-Maru I.J. Seapost cover: 1933 (Jan. 1) to Pennsylvania, A New Year's Day sailing. Typed inscription includes the ship's name, the five definitives tied by three 1.1/1933 Scenic Datestamps. Erroneous Beikoku-only handstamp (missing yuki) in blue at lower left. Reverse with typed "C-2.", no opening remarque, and vertical blue kan handstamp across flap. "1-17-33" penciled at lower right on the back. Also included is an Oct. 19, 1932, typed and signed letter from Lewis on early letterhead, in part requesting payments by cash (or "[Washington] Bi-Centeniial [sic] 8¢ and 9¢ well-centered, stamps…"). The letter also mentions that there are eight Imperial Japanese Trans-Pacific ships for which covers are available. Tear at center left of letter, but it, and the cover, are a great addition to any Karl Lewis collection., Very Fine. (Image)
Suggested Bid $150
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Sale No: 5159
Lot No: 8038
Symbol: C
Cat No: Tatsuta-Maru 1932.
Tatsuta-Maru I.J. Seapost cover: 1932 (Oct. 27) to New York, With typed and signed letter on back of advertising leaflet offering photographs reproduced in gold or silver Japanese lacquer. A pre-cachet period cover, franked by four Tazawa definitives. Typed inscription at top, with the stamps tied by two deep-colored strikes of the ship's I.J. Sea Post Scenic Datestamp dated 27.10/1932. With blue handstamp at lower left reading only Beikoku, the yuki omitted. No opening remarque on reverse, but "C-15." combination at upper left and vertical blue kan sealing the flap, which was neatly opened. Toning on reverse and at top only of the front. Still, a nice early cover., Very Fine. (Image)
Suggested Bid $130
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Sale No: 5159
Lot No: 8039
Symbol: C
Cat No: Tatuta-Maru 1938.1
Tatuta-Maru Seapost Nippon cover: 1938 (Oct. 1) to Ohio, The respelled Tatsuta-Maru (as of Mar. 24, 1938), properly identified by Lewis in his caption as Tatuta-Maru, but with the ship still using its original Sea Post Scenic Datestamp. The two definitives each tied by a separate strike of the cancel, on a printed-inscription cachet of a building and land at right with the ship sailing left. Blue "To US" handstamp at upper right. "C-14.n." and ") O (" both typed with "Open this" added in pencil below. Horizontal oval genkan handstamp across flap, which has been opened. No date for the introduction of a "Tatuta"-inscribed Scenic Datestamp is known. A necessary complement to your Tatsuta-Maru collection., Very Fine. (Image)
Suggested Bid $275
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Lot No: 8040
Symbol: C
Cat No: SS President Grant
American Mail Liner, SS President Grant: 1934 (Dec. 14) to Missouri, A colorful cover whose cachet depicts a torii and lantern before Mt. Fuji, franked by three Tazawa issues and a 6s Red Cross commemorative. All but the far right 1½s tied by two strikes of the ship's EAST duplex. Blue "To US" at upper left. "C-7." and ") N (" typed on reverse, with thick-character negative kan handstamp across flap. Cleanly opened at right. A receiving date of 12/27/34 penciled in at lower right front. A pristine cover., Very Fine. (Image)
Suggested Bid $225
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Lot No: 8044
Symbol: C
Cat No: SS President Lincoln
Dollar Steamship Liner, SS President Lincoln: 1937 (Sept. 15) to Illinois, A pretty cachet showing a cliff-side road and village with Mt. Fuji, sun, birds and ship in the distance. Franked by two 9½s Airmails plus a 1s Tazawa to meet the 20s international rate, the stamps tied by one glancing and one of two complete strikes of the ship's U.S.T.P. Sea Post duplex. Blue "To US" handstamp at upper left. Reverse with "C-9.N." notation typed, plus ") N (" and inverted double-framed oval kan across the flap, both handstamped in blue. Cleanly opened along the flap. A light bump to the upper left corner is of no concern, given the lovely colors and crisp cancels., Very Fine. (Image)
Suggested Bid $275
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Sale No: 5159
Lot No: 8045
Symbol: C
Cat No: SS President McKinley<
American Mail Liner, SS President McKinley: 1937 (Sept. 5) to Missouri, A later cover, the 20s postage paid by two definitives and a 9½s Airmail. The stamps are tied or cancelled by one full and two partial strikes of the ship's Sea Post duplex. Blue "To US" handstamp at immediate left of stamps. "C-10.N." typed on back, with ") N (" and double-framed square kan both handstamped in blue. Cleanly opened at top, with a light wrinkle (from removed stiffener) running down the left side. Nicely colored, with Mt. Fuji defined only in outline, the only such cover in the sale., Very Fine. (Image)
Suggested Bid $225
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Lot No: 8050
Symbol: C
Cat No: SS President Wilson
Dollar Steamship Liner, SS President Wilson: 1934 (Nov. 6) to Oklahoma, A lovely, warm cachet portraying a torii and lantern before Mt. Fuji, with an unusual commemorative-laden franking (two 1½s Red Cross, 6s Red Cross plus 1s Tazawa). The stamps are tied by four partial strikes of the ship's duplex, with a fifth full strike below. Faded blue "To US" handstamp at far left. "C-7." notation and ") O (" typed at top of backflap, neatly opened, though originally sealed by fancy horizontal oval genkan handstamp in blue. Just a pretty cover., Very Fine. (Image)
Suggested Bid $225
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Lot No: 8051
Symbol: C
Cat No: SS President Wilson
Dollar Steamship Liner, SS President Wilson: 1937 (Oct. 13) to Missouri, A late 20s cover, with three-color franking consisting of a 1½s Wedded Rocks New Year, 18s Airmail and ½s Tazawa. Cachet depicts a cliff-side town and road, with Mt. Fuji et al. behind. Two light but perfectly legible ship EAST duplexes tie the stamps, with a blue "To US" handstamp as usual. "C-15.N." notation typed, with ") N (" and vertical oval kan handstamped in blue. A nice all-round cover., Very Fine. (Image)
Suggested Bid $225
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Lot No: 8052
Symbol: C
Cat No: 1936, Year of the Rat pos
1936, Year of the Rat postcard, with message, A Tanaka & Co. postcard with design of rat, box and mask along with pre-printed greeting on picture side. Address side is a typed and signed note from Lewis to George Dinges, a solid customer, discussing a recent order and wishing him a Happy New Year. Obviously sent under separate cover, as the card lacks an address or postage. A nice collateral item., Very Fine. (Image)
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Lot No: 8053
Symbol: C
Cat No: 1939 (Aug. 26), Nippon
1939 (Aug. 26), Nippon Round-the-World Flight Large Commemorative Datestamp, A 2s red postal card addressed to one of Lewis' constant clients, the indicia cancelled by 14.8.26 Nippon Large Commemorative Datestamp on the date of her departure. Typed and signed note on reverse explains the cancel and informs Dutcher, "This special cancellation will be used EVERY DAY, - with the daily date;-until the NIPPON returns to Japan." Note misspelling of "San Francisco" in the address. A nice piece of Lewis' customer service, and an interesting item for the aerophilately enthusiast., Very Fine. (Image)
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Lot No: 8056
Symbol: C
Cat No: Feb. 9
Kagoshima Scenic Datestamp: 1937 (Feb. 9) cover to Lewis, Addressed to Lewis' home address, a plain envelope with 3s Tazawa tied by a sideways Kagoshima Scenic Datestamp dated 12.2.9. "Kagoshima, Japan" in pencil at lower right. Reverse bears typed address of the sender, "B.H. Fisher./C/O, Arizono Hotel" in Kagoshima (apparently by Lewis—it fits his style—but the linen-esque envelope is not one of Lewis' usual), plus Lewis' blue straightline handstamp receiver dated "FEB 11 1937". Opened at left. Given the markings, Lewis asked a friend to send him an example of the datestamp. No enclosure, sadly, but another thread in the Lewis-spun web of contacts. A neat start to a research project., Very Fine. (Image)
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Sale No: 5159
Lot No: 8057
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How the Rest Was Sold: 1932-40 business documents and correspondence, A miscellany of five items, featuring a Karl Lewis return envelope (addressed in both English and Japanese), an undated four-page price list, an April 1932 "Supplement No. 1" listing new or additional items on offer, a December 1932 six-page price list ("Revised prices. Cancelling all previous lists."), plus a May 20, 1940, double-spaced typed letter, signed, on letterhead (design in brown) concerning ship's letters and a post-script along the side regarding a "just received" order for a Danger Island cover: "As I have to send the cover to Puka Puka, it will be several months before you receive it. But I guarantee delivery." Nothing flash or fancy here, but a glimpse into how Lewis conducted his business and, with the price lists and supplement, an opportunity to reconstruct when certain items were first available. A nice Lot for the historian., Very Fine. (Image)
Suggested Bid $325
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Sale No: 5159
Lot No: 8058
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
A compare-and-contrast selection of non-Karl Lewis items, 1933-40, To see how Lewis' work stands up, you need something to which to compare it…and here it is. Four items in total, one a Seapost cover with US 3¢ Washington Bicentennial tied by a violet Tatsuta-Maru/12.5.33/I.J.Seapost" comb cancel with boxed "Paquebot" handstamp alongside, sent from Honolulu; plus three illustrated covers: one a very pretty star over Bethlehem all-over drawing, posted from North Dakota to Dr. Sherwood Hall in Haiju, Korea (including a letter written in three colors of pencil!); one a date-illegible (1930?) cover with small cachet in all-black (exhibiting some of the highlight shine seen on Lewis' Nikko Park First Day Cover above, Lot 2162), plus an illustrated First Day Cover for the 4s 2600th Anniversary issue, with its Kobe Large Commemorative Datestamp dated 15.11.10. A pretty grouping., Very Fine. (Image)
