Worldwide Stamps and Covers Aviators and Military Leaders
Sale No: 21
Lot No: 14
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Marshall, George, US Secretary of State and Secretary of War (1880-1959); organized Allied forces to win World War II; his postwar Marshall Plan helped secure the recovery of Western Europe, earning him the Nobel Peace Prize. Air Mail Cover Signed "Geo. Marshall,". Estimate $100 - 150. Est. $100-150 (Image)
Est. $100-150
Opening US$ 70.00
Sold...US$ 60.00
Closed..Feb-22-2020, 08:00:00 EST
Sold For 60
British Commonwealth
Sale No: 21
Lot No: 566
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Cat No: 44179
Ireland, 1922, Dollard Provisional Govt. overprints on King George V "Seahorses", 2s6d to 10s complete (Scott 12-14. SG 17/21), vibrant color with luxurious margins on crisp white papers, o.g., some never hinged, the 5s is lightly hinged, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Scott $685. Estimate $300 - 400. Scott $685 Est. $300-400 (Image)
Scott $685 Est. $300-400
Opening US$ 200.00
Sold...US$ 200.00
Closed..Feb-22-2020, 08:00:00 EST
Sold For 200
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Lot No: 567
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Cat No: 96-98
Ireland, 1937, St. Patrick, 2s6d to 10s complete (Scott 96-98. SG 102/04), intense color and crisp impression, nicely centered and with bright white paper, o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine. Scott $290. Estimate $150 - 200. Scott $290 Est. $150-200 (Image)
Scott $290 Est. $150-200
Opening US$ 110.00
Sold...US$ 110.00
Closed..Feb-22-2020, 08:00:00 EST
Sold For 110
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Lot No: 569
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Tonga, 1935, Tin Can Mail cover to California; tear across the front at top left from opening, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $30 - 40
Tin Can Mail originated in the Niuafo'ou island of Tonga whereby isalnders would use native mulberry poles that were buoyant to assist them in swimming to passing ships holding the mail wrapped in oilcloth and tied onto these spears. The packet was tied to the line and hauled up to the ship and placed in the mailstream at the next port of call. The purser on the ship would place incoming mail to the islands into an empty kerosene or cracker can and toss it overboard for the swimmers to retrieve. Around 1920 a German trader named Walter George Quesell, who worked for Burns Philp and Co., began rubber-stamping his outgoing mail with the mesage "Tin Can Mail". It didn't take long for stamp collectors and tourists to catch on and it became a phenomenon to witness. One fateful day in 1931 or 1932, one of the swimmers was bitten by a shark. The wound was fatal, and, as a result, the Tongan government decreed that swimming for the mail was prohibited. Thereafter, the mail could only be taken to and from ships in outrigger canoes. This, too, was hazardous because of the turgid waters that surround the island of Niuafo'ou (Tin Can Island). But thereafter, the mail was marked "Tin Can-Canoe Mail." It was still a novelty, eagerly sought by stamp collectors all over the world. Est. $30-40 (Image)
Est. $30-40
Opening US$ 30.00
Sold...US$ 28.00
Closed..Feb-22-2020, 08:00:00 EST
Sold For 28
Sale No: 21
Lot No: 570
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Tonga, 1938, Tin Can Mail cover, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Estimate $30 - 40
Tin Can Mail originated in the Niuafo'ou island of Tonga whereby isalnders would use native mulberry poles that were buoyant to assist them in swimming to passing ships holding the mail wrapped in oilcloth and tied onto these spears. The packet was tied to the line and hauled up to the ship and placed in the mailstream at the next port of call. The purser on the ship would place incoming mail to the islands into an empty kerosene or cracker can and toss it overboard for the swimmers to retrieve. Around 1920 a German trader named Walter George Quesell, who worked for Burns Philp and Co., began rubber-stamping his outgoing mail with the mesage "Tin Can Mail". It didn't take long for stamp collectors and tourists to catch on and it became a phenomenon to witness. One fateful day in 1931 or 1932, one of the swimmers was bitten by a shark. The wound was fatal, and, as a result, the Tongan government decreed that swimming for the mail was prohibited.
Thereafter, the mail could only be taken to and from ships in outrigger canoes. This, too, was hazardous because of the turgid waters that surround the island of Niuafo'ou (Tin Can Island). But thereafter, the mail was marked "Tin Can-Canoe Mail." It was still a novelty, eagerly sought by stamp collectors all over the world. Est. $30-40 (Image)
Est. $30-40
Opening US$ 50.00
Sold...US$ 50.00
Closed..Feb-22-2020, 08:00:00 EST
Sold For 50
Europe and Asia
Sale No: 21
Lot No: 572
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Cat No: Collection
China, 1885-1981, compelling all-era accumulation, an impressive holding with well over 1000 stamps presented on 45 sides of eight-row Vario stockpages, comprising mostly Empire and PRC, in roughly equal quantities, with a smaller selection of Taiwan; while the earliest Empire items include two Large Dragons, a 1ca Small Dragon (all used), overprinted Small Dragon and lower denomination Dowagers (all mint), two Large 4-cent on 3-cent Red Revenues, and a sampling of ICP Coiling Dragons, the collection truly takes off with the CIP Coiling Dragons and Junks, including overprints, the CIPs to the $1 and Junks to the $5 value; solid Republic commemoratives, extensive Sun Yat-sens and Martyrs including Provinces, CNCs, Golds and Silvers, etc., all heavily duplicated with multiples and position pieces; good Airs, decent Dues, several Express Letter portions, plus Famine Relief stamps, Shanghai and Treaty Port issues, Official Seals, some Revenues, several MLOs, etc.; PRC includes various Liberated Area issues, a mix of Tian-An Men issues, a mint 50th Anniversary triptych, etc., many early issues are reprints (some used), some sets complete, some broken, but including items from better sets such as 1959 Sports, Chrysanthemums, Peonies, etc.; a great opportunity for the specialist looking for cancels and possible varieties, a solid start for the new China collector, and excellent stock for the dealer; imaged in full online, Fine to Very Fine with better throughout. Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. Est. $2,000-3,000 (Image)
Est. $2,000-3,000
Opening US$ 1,400.00
Sold...US$ 1,400.00
Closed..Feb-22-2020, 08:00:00 EST
Sold For 1400
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Lot No: 576
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Cat No: 226b
France, 1925, 5fr Paris Philatelic Exhibition (Scott 226b. Yvert 216), single from the souvenir sheet, used on a lovely illustrated to Basel, Switzerland (backstamped), Very Fine. Scott $140. Estimate $75 - 100. Scott $140 Est. $75-100 (Image)
Scott $140 Est. $75-100
Opening US$ 60.00
Sold...US$ 60.00
Closed..Feb-22-2020, 08:00:00 EST
Sold For 60
Sale No: 21
Lot No: 577
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Cat No: B44
France, 1937, Refugee Aid on a souvenir card (Scott B44. Yvert 352), for a Rotary Exhibition in Nice. Limited to 500 examples (or so it claims). An interesting souvenir or collateral item, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $30 - 40. Est. $30-40 (Image)
Est. $30-40
Opening US$ 28.00
Sold...US$ 28.00
Closed..Feb-22-2020, 08:00:00 EST
Sold For 28
Sale No: 21
Lot No: 578
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Cat No: 329
France, 1937, Paris Philatelic Exhibition (Scott 329), block from the souvenir sheet, used on an opening day favor canceled show card, also franked with center out of show souvenir sheet, clean and fresh, Very Fine. Estimate $50 - 75. Est. $50-75 (Image)
Est. $50-75
Opening US$ 40.00
Sold...US$ 45.00
Closed..Feb-22-2020, 08:00:00 EST
Sold For 45
Sale No: 21
Lot No: 584
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Cat No: C48-C49
Italy, Airmail, 1933 Balbo Trans-Atlantic Flight complete (Scott C48-C49. Sassone S.1509 var.), o.g., lightly hinged, Fine. Scott $285. Estimate $100 - 150. Scott $285 Est. $100-150 (Image)
Scott $285 Est. $100-150
Opening US$ 70.00
Sold...US$ 70.00
Closed..Feb-22-2020, 08:00:00 EST
Sold For 70
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Lot No: 585
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Cat No: 103a
Japan, 1899, Chrysanthemum Issue, 10s deep blue (Scott 103a. J.S.C.A. BP6b), booklet pane of 6, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Scott $200. J.S.C.A. 40,000 yen ($360). Estimate $100 - 150. Scott $200 Est. $100-150 (Image)
Scott $200 Est. $100-150
Opening US$ 70.00
Sold...US$ 75.00
Closed..Feb-22-2020, 08:00:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 21
Lot No: 586
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Turkey, 1897 (Aug. 28), registered cover sent from Turkey to China, forwarded to US, sent from Tarsus to Rev. Francis W. Davis at the American Mission in Fen-cho-foo, China, and then sent on to Ravenna, OH; measuring approximately 142 x 111 mm, the lightweight cover is franked by a 2pi orange (#98) tied by light bilingual Tarsus dater, with two red "R" and a black rectangular "U.[P.U.]/Turquie/R" registry markings, plus partial Mersine [Mersin] cancel at center (date illegible); the reverse tells the rest of the story: the cover arrived at Port Saïd on Sept. 7, where it entered the British mails, going via the Suez Canal to Hong Kong (Oct. 4) and Shanghai (Oct. 9), there transferred to the Chinese Post, receiving an Oct. 14 Customs Tientsin dater in brown (Chang T. 28-1, four months after his latest recorded usage); finding the Reverend gone, the cover received a larger Customs Tientsin dater on Oct. 18, two brown Tientsin Large Dollar daters (Oct. 19) and a blue Shanghai Large Dollar (Oct. 23), a British Shanghai dater (Oct. 23), thence to Vancouver B.C. (Nov. 19), Winnipeg Canada (Nov. 23), St. Paul MN (Nov. 25), and finally Ravenna OH (Nov. 27); three partial red seals with the first name of the sender, Najib A. Zehil, in relief; slightly reduced at right on opening and with expected travel edge wear, but still a magnificent item with an uncommon origin-destination combination and UPU marking, which passed through nine cities on three continents, and with markings in five languages (including a late Chinese Customs strike), Very Fine. Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
American Mission covers are much scarcer to those to or from the China Inland Mission. The Rev. Davis was killed at Taiku, in Shansi Province, in 1900 during the Boxer Rebellion. Est. $2,500-3,500 (Image)
Est. $2,500-3,500
Opening US$ 1,800.00
Sold...US$ 1,800.00
Closed..Feb-22-2020, 08:00:00 EST
Sold For 1800
Sale No: 21
Lot No: 587
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Turkey, 1915, cover from Istanbul to Salonica, Greece, backstamped and with additional Ottoman franking on the reverse. Nice clear postmarks; light horizontal file fold, otherwise Very Fine. Estimate $75 - 100. Est. $75-100 (Image)
