Sale No: 346
Lot No: 141
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Cat No: BRAZIL x80
BRAZIL (7) air cvrs incl 1932 9th SA Zeppelin flight w/ C29; 1931 DO-X first flight cvr to NYC w/ meter + (5) stamps; (5) regular airmail cvrs 1930-33 to Germany, England, US & domestic, stamps incl C8, C17-18, C22, C25, 1CL1, 1CL3; one adv; gen F-VF (Image)
Est. $80-110 SE
Opening US$ 54.00
Sold...US$ 54.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 11:47:42 EST
Sold For 54
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 142
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Cat No: Collection
CANADA (58) cvrs 1924-52, mostly first flights w/ some Special Delivery & air Special Delivery, some pilot signatures, use of defins, commems, C & E stamps, couple stationery, nice selection cachets, gen F-VF (Image)
Est. $150-200 B
Opening US$ 145.00
Sold...US$ 145.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 11:48:45 EST
Sold For 145
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 143
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Cat No: Canada x400
CANADA Group (26) franked w/ semi-official airmail stamps, each sleeved, incl CL4, CL5, CL6, CL9 appears comml to Peterboro, ON (CV $500), CL10, CL18, CL40, CL42, CL43, CL46, CL48, CL50, CL51; minor dup of stamps, some from listed flights; couple w/ pilot signatures, gen F-VF (Image)
Est. $400-500 SE
Opening US$ 550.00
Sold...US$ 775.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 11:49:39 EST
Sold For 775
Worldwide Covers
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 144
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Cat No: Collection
BELGIUM (35) sleeved cvrs w/ frankings from 2nd issue Leopold imperfs (7 incl #6 pair); WWI & WWII military & POW mail, some commems to 1950s, PPC, S/S #221 w/ show cancels on registered cvr, B169 also show cancels on cvr front; semi-postals, couple FDCs, more; good selection, some flts, gen F-VF (Image)
Est. $250-350 LE
Opening US$ 190.00
Sold...US$ 190.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 11:50:34 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 145
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
BRITISH EMPIRE Accum abt (650+) cvrs, postal cards & cacheted FDC; box of abt (180) cvrs incl paquebot, military mail, censored, registered & much more w/ many CV $3-$20 ea, nice selection, a few flts but gen F-VF (Image)
Est. $300-400 L
Opening US$ 250.00
Sold...US$ 250.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 11:51:15 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 147
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Cat No: Canada x200
CANADA Grouping of abt (90) cvrs & related, 1860s-1950s, ranges from a #15 up to early QEII, w/ several Small Queens incl registered, much 1930s-40s pictorials, couple PPC, postage due, one w/ F2, several postal forms w/ stamps or revenues, foreign destinations, more; many are sleeved, gen F-VF (Image)
Est. $200-250 B
Opening US$ 240.00
Sold...US$ 240.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 11:52:32 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 148
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
CHINA Accum abt (2500) airmail cvrs to the US most from the early to mid-1980s to a college in St Louis, MO, over (2000) are Taiwan but (400-500) are PRC all airmail mainly 80f rate, some higher, few registered, some interesting frankings w/ commems, gen F-VF (Image)
Est. $175-225 L
Opening US$ 250.00
Sold...US$ 250.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 11:53:29 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 150
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Cat No: EUROPE X200
EUROPE (23) WW stampless cvrs in sleeves, at least half from Italy (Chiavari, Milano, Palermo, Bologna, Oneglia, Firenze, Roma, others), also France, Germany, GB, Denmark (Lemvig); nice variety of cancel types & auxiliary markings, gen F-VF (Image)
Est. $200-300 B
Opening US$ 190.00
Sold...US$ 190.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 11:54:53 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 151
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Cat No: EUROPE x350
EUROPE Group (64) stampless in new BCW pgs, 1800s-60s from Austria, GB, France, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Switz & Spain, good variety straightline, boxed & cds cancels, ms & hs markings, gen F+ (Image)
Est. $350-450 LE
Opening US$ 1,050.00
Sold...US$ 1,050.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:10:02 EST
Sold For 1050
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 152
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
FALKLAND ISLANDS Accum abt (100) mostly 20th Cent incl UA cacheted FDCs, aerogrammes, events, coins, comml, personal; topics incl Falkland war, ships, flights, home craft & much more; owner's retail $800 (NV); a few flts but gen F-VF (Image)
Est. $250-350 B
Opening US$ 180.00
Sold...US$ 180.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:10:57 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 153
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Cat No: Finland x150
FINLAND parcel cards approx (900) mostly 1920s-30s, most w/ stamps, some typical wear but gen F-VF (Image)
Est. $150-200 B
Opening US$ 260.00
Sold...US$ 260.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:11:50 EST
Sold For 260
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 154
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Cat No: Germany x200
GERMANY (56) cvrs & cards, good number showing Zeppelins from early time to 1930s, mostly mailed PPC, also patriotic, one early Thurn & Taxis, WWII POW & Feldpost, couple occupations, more; gen F-VF (Image)
Est. $200-300 LE
Opening US$ 625.00
Sold...US$ 625.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:13:54 EST
Sold For 625
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 155
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
GERMANY Collection (100) stampless cvrs in binder, variety of pmks incl ms, cds, boxed & S/L, ms rate markings, a couple may be documents w/ seals outside the mail; usual file folds, some weak cancel strikes, gen F-VF (Image)
Est. $200-250 L
Opening US$ 100.00
Sold...US$ 100.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:14:32 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 156
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Cat No: Germany x250
GERMANY (100s) cvrs & cards, (2) cvr albums w/ postal cards, regular & pictorial, propaganda, some mailed, a few cigarette cards & Feldpost; binder w/ more German postal history, incl pieces w/ bold town cancels on Classics, a few cvrs also w/ bold cancels, some unused stationery & cut squares; stack of various sleeved cvrs, incl mostly German areas, PPC, propaganda cards, some US & couple other countries incl PPC; gen F-VF+ (Image)
Est. $250-350 L
Opening US$ 210.00
Sold...US$ 210.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:15:27 EST
Sold For 210
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 157
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Cat No: Germany X400
GERMANY (84) Inflation era covers to Italy in pages, all stamps w/ perfins, covers appear mostly 1921-25 comml incl corner cards & window envelopes; stamps incl Germania, Post Horn, Numerals, Renten Numeral & Eagle, couple #341; some reductions or rough openings, gen F+ (Image)
Est. $400-600 B
Opening US$ 200.00
Sold...US$ 200.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:15:48 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 158
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
GERMANY Impressive collection (312) WWII POW covers 1940-46 both to and from soldiers (mostly German) in various camps around the world; a few are stamped incl Germany, India, Netherlands, Canada and GB, a Hitler postal card obliterated "Frei" at Pinneberg; others stampless to and from camps in US, USSR, Egypt, Canada, Belgium, France and others; great coverage, gen F-VF (Image)
Est. $800-1,000 L
Opening US$ 1,400.00
Sold...US$ 1,400.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:17:28 EST
Sold For 1400
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 159
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Cat No: GREAT BRITAIN vc650
GREAT BRITAIN 1842 FLS to tea dealer in Alnwick, sound #4 2d blue, margin just in at R, tied by black Maltese cross, transit & red receiver on back; F-VF (Image)
Cat. $650 SE
Opening US$ 80.00
Sold...US$ 80.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:17:53 EST
Sold For 80
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 160
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Cat No: GREAT BRITAIN x80
GREAT BRITAIN 1845 large part FLS to tea dealer in Alnwick, sound #4 2d blue tied by black "16" London Inland Office cancel, tight margins, on reverse black Lombard St Branch Office transit cross & black Alnwick next day receiver; F-VF (Image)
Est. $80-100 SE
Opening US$ 40.00
Sold...US$ 40.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:18:15 EST
Sold For 40
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 161
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
GREAT BRITAIN Accum (55+) military cvrs 1861-1962 Army camps, field PO & officer training cvrs QV to QEII eras; many diff camp cancellations; nice selection; a few flts but gen F-VF (Image)
Est. $200-300 B
Opening US$ 160.00
Sold...US$ 160.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:18:39 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 162
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Cat No: GREAT BRITAIN x250
GREAT BRITAIN Cvr album w/ (29) mid-1840s full or large part FLS franked w/ Scott #3 2d imperf, one w/ two stamp, rest single usage, a couple are part printed matter; each w/ barred oval numeral London Inland Office cancels of diff numerals, various transit marks, conditions vary from VG to VF w/ some large margins, all addr to same grocer/ tea merchant in Alnwick, northern England; F+ (Image)
Est. $250-350 B
Opening US$ 190.00
Sold...US$ 190.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:19:24 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 163
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Cat No: HUNGARY x140
HUNGARY Group of (70+) documents, stampless cvrs & various receipts from Austro-Hungarian Empire, w/ majority relating to Hungary; variety of circular, straightline or boxed hs cancels for towns or govt offices, several wax or embossed seals, gen F-VF (Image)
Est. $140-180 B
Opening US$ 70.00
Sold...US$ 85.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:19:56 EST
Sold For 85
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 164
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Cat No: Hungary x150
HUNGARY abt (400) 1870s to mid 20th Cent w/ most before 1920, incl many parcel cards, some typical wear (Image)
Est. $150-200 B
Opening US$ 525.00
Sold...US$ 500.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:22:09 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 165
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Cat No: INDIA x150
INDIA (71) from 1907-60, most addr to US but also Tibet, Nepal & domestic; incl definitives, a few commems, postal stationery incl registered, labels, handstamps, variety of postal cancels; interesting group w/ some enclosures from philatelic pen-pals; some typical wear, gen F+ (Image)
Est. $150-200 B
Opening US$ 120.00
Sold...US$ 120.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:22:46 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 166
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
ISRAEL Collection of (1870) FDCs mostly UA in (18) official FDC albums for Israel & (2) binders, years 1968-2010, nice color & mostly like new, VF (Image)
Est. $140-180 L (2)
Opening US$ 180.00
Sold...US$ 180.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:23:10 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 167
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Cat No: ITALIAN x140
ITALY Roman States railway cancels on cover & front: 1865 F/L to Rome w/ 2b #3 tied by rhombus grid, Anagni S/L; Roma-Genoa railroad cancel & Rome receiver on back; 1868 large part FLS w/ 10c #15 tied, Rome-Ceprano RR & other cancels; F-VF+ (Image)
Est. $140-180 SE
Opening US$ 85.00
Sold...US$ 85.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:23:31 EST
Sold For 85
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 168
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Cat No: ITALY x300
ITALY (33) 1868-70 covers franked w/ 20c, 30c, 40c or 60c Victor Emmanuel stamps, all addr to Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877), one of the pioneers of photography, or his wife, at various hotels in Europe or at home in Lacock, Chippenham, England; various Italian pmks & transit cds, incl Venice, Pisa, Lucca, Milan, Genoa, San Remo, Padua, others; unfortunately no contents, in his later years he worked in the field of archaeology; one is mourning env, couple railroad markings, one w/ label from Hotel de la Ville, Milano; some rough openings & folds, gen F+ (Image)
Est. $300-400 LE
Opening US$ 150.00
Sold...US$ 150.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:24:04 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 169
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
ITALY Accum of over (100) sleeved cvrs, F/L 19/20th Cent some to the 1950s incl uses of #23, 58-63 (one cvr), 67 Blk, 105J w/ Tantal adv pub, 263, 274, 275, C10, C21 & many others incl postal cards w/ unusual frankings, airmail, registered, censored use of postage dues, some Trieste (2) Parastatali postcards & much more, worth close examination, flts, tears, soiling etc to F-VF (Image)
Est. $500-600 B
Opening US$ 525.00
Sold...US$ 975.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:27:02 EST
Sold For 975
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 170
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Cat No: Japan x120
JAPAN (19) better items, mostly colorful vintage PPC, many w/ pictorial cancellations, also a couple FDCs (#382-83, 396 trimmed); cards w/ cultural & military themes incl 1906 Military revue, Viscount Kodama (rare), Adm Togo, American Fleet visit; more; a few flts (creases), gen F-VF (Image)
Est. $120-160 SE
Opening US$ 105.00
Sold...US$ 105.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:27:32 EST
Sold For 105
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 172
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Cat No: NEPAL x200
NEPAL Group (36) cvrs from Nepal 1911-58 but franked w/ Indian stamps, before Nepal joined the UPU in 1959; addr to India, Tibet & US, variety pmks & registration labels incl "Indian Embassy," noted 1911 KEVII ½a entire w/ "Nepal" cancel, to Kalimpong & several 1921-22 KGV 1a carmine Nepal to Gyantse, correspondence w/ American philatelist, more; typical cond for the area, F+ (Image)
Est. $200-250 LE
Opening US$ 100.00
Sold...US$ 100.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:28:16 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 173
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
NEPAL Accum abt (124) cvrs 1950s-60s, incl domestic cvrs as well as some addr to Tibet, many to India & collector's exchange to New Jersey; huge variety of frankings from 1940s re-drawn Shiva up to mid-1960s commems; many diff pmks & auxiliary markings both native & English; a few registered, airmail & one "book post" wrapper w/ booklets incl on Nepalese history, folktales & religion; a few unused postal cards, wax seals, merchant hs & more; some enclosures incl philatelic pen-pal letters & several colorful locally produced greeting cards (one w/ pressed flower petals); expect some wear & soiling as typical for these cvrs, F+ (Image)
Est. $300-400 B
Opening US$ 150.00
Sold...US$ 150.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:28:48 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 174
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
PAKISTAN Selection (29) mid-1950s cvrs from Pakistan, most to one collector in New Jersey but a couple domestic & one to Nepal; variety of definitives, some commems, also aerogrammes & a postal card; var of cancels incl Independence Day, several w/ diff postage due markings; gen F-VF (Image)
Est. $100-150 SE
Opening US$ 50.00
Sold...US$ 50.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:29:10 EST
Sold For 50
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 175
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Cat No: POLAR x150
POLAR abt (235), mostly1950s-60s Antarctic, abt 60% US, foreign mostly Argentina & Canada, few Chile, Japan, Russia etc; mostly w/ hs cachets (few printed or blank), few signed; some dup, few flap marks but gen F-VF (Image)
Est. $150-200 B
Opening US$ 250.00
Sold...US$ 250.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:30:11 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 176
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
POLAR Topical cvrs, APX (150) w/ abt half US, most appear Antarctic w/ related stamps, cachets & cancellations, incl Byrd, AAT FDCs, numerous naval ships, Geophysical Year, Argentina, South Africa, penguins, FSAT, Belgium, Falklands, Sweden Kiruna midnight sun flight; nice selection, gen F-VF (Image)
Est. $200-250 B
Opening US$ 200.00
Sold...US$ 200.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:31:11 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 177
Symbol:
Cat No: ROMANIA
ROMANIA (97) cvrs 1870s-1950s, good overview of postal history majority are used postal cards but also comml cvrs; mostly domestic & European destinations, much late 19th Cent, variety of frankings from monarchy & early socialist period; incl first 5b postal card mailed 1877, some wartime, uprated cards, pictorial cards, a few unused cards, couple Cluj court documents w/ stamp usage; gen F-VF (Image)
Est. $250-350 LE
Opening US$ 350.00
Sold...US$ 350.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:31:52 EST
Sold For 350
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 178
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
FORMER SOVIET AREAS Accum (520) cvrs from the turbulent 1990-95 period, majority are square-ish size Soviet envs, also a few larger; lots of frankings incl regular issues, Provisionals & fantasies; at least one from each former SSR except Ukraine (see below), larger groups of Russia (227), Latvia (50), Belarus (42), Moldova (49), Georgia (16 Abkhazia); Russia w/ many local fantasy surcharges & Ovpts for Dikson, Chechnya (31, also incl stamps), St Petersburg, Vladivostok, Tatarstan, Udmurtia, Ufa, Karelia, Yakutia, Primorye, Jewish Autonomous Area, Komi; these all went through the mail & are not the mass-produced topical "stamps" of later years; others of note incl use of revenue or fee stamps on Azeri cvrs, meter-like handstamps, couple FDCs, topical ovpts, handstamp & ms rate markings & more; virtually all went through the mail, often between Republics w/ a few abroad; gen F-VF (Image)
Est. $300-400 B
Opening US$ 150.00
Sold...US$ 150.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:32:17 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 179
Symbol:
Cat No: SPACE x200
SPACE (1200) WW cvrs w/ abt (850) being USSR or Russian pictorial envs w/ space themes or cancels 1970s-90s, others from Cuba, Poland, Bolivia, US, UN, DDR & others; good variety of topics, some light dup, gen VF (Image)
Est. $200-300 L
Opening US$ 475.00
Sold...US$ 475.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:32:40 EST
Sold For 475
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 180
Symbol:
Cat No: TIBET x1
TIBET 1939 Philatelic cvr to known collector in NYC, franked w/ #14-18 w/ pin-perfs, each tied by 10/13/39 British Indian PO cancel "Yatung Tibet/Via Siliguri" (Robson Lowe C38); (6) addl Indian stamps also tied, Yatung Tibet registration etiquette, New York receivers on back; 1956 invoice from Nassau St dealer; F-VF (Image)
Est. $200-300 SE
Opening US$ 100.00
Sold...US$ 100.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:33:04 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 181
Symbol:
Cat No: TIBET x2
TIBET 1954 cvr to US franked w/ India #236 4a blue tied by Gyantse / Tibet British pmk (Waterfall type B4); sender is known official in the Dalai Lama administration, indicated by the pictorial violet handstamp at UL; F-VF (Image)
Est. $80-100 SE
Opening US$ 40.00
Sold...US$ 40.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:33:25 EST
Sold For 40
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 182
Symbol:
Cat No: TIBET x3
TIBET 1954 cvr to Kalimpong, India, franked w/ Tibet #15 & 18 tied by black Tibetan cancel, India 201 added & tied by Pharijong / Darjeeling pmk; Kalimpong cds & octogon "Unpaid" ds, half oval "Pharijong F.P.O. No. 18" due hs w/ ms rate mark, two black wax seals; typical cond, F+ (Image)
Est. $150-200 SE
Opening US$ 80.00
Sold...US$ 80.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:33:46 EST
Sold For 80
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 183
Symbol:
Cat No: TIBET x4
TIBET Busy & well-traveled cvr; greeting card size env from Cover Collector's Circuit Club, mailed 9/9/54 from Molenbeek, Belgium, franked w/ B565-66, addr to Gyantse, Tibet; incl registration & airmail etiquettes, hs "Retour" & "Service Suspended," ms notations & Bombay dead letter office label affixed; back has transit marks from D.L.O. Bombay & Gangtok (Sikkim) & another "Service Suspended" hs; cvr made it back to Belgium on 12/11/54; worn from travels, still an interesting bit of postal history (Image)
Est. $100-150 SE
Opening US$ 90.00
Sold...US$ 90.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:34:07 EST
Sold For 90
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 184
Symbol:
Cat No: TIBET x5
TIBET cvr & photograph from the Dalai Lama's interpreter; 1958 typewritten & signed letter from Sonam Topgay Kazi to a philatelic pen-pal in New Jersey, sent from Gangtok, Sikkim w/ Indian stamps, enclosed is a Tibetan cvr, 2/3t carmine stamp (Scott #4) appears genuine w/ inconclusive large "Lhassa P.O." pmk; inside this cvr is a B&W photograph showing the Dalai Lama on a couch in Delhi during his 1957 visit for the Buddha's 2500th anniv, behind stand Mr Atuk, his security officer, & Mr. Kazi, the sender of this photo & cover; gen F-VF nice bit of history (Image)
Est. $200-300 SE
Opening US$ 100.00
Sold...US$ 100.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:34:20 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 185
Symbol:
Cat No: TIBET x6
TIBET Scarce cvr w/ Officials from September, 1953, to New Jersey; franked w/ vertical pair O3 2/3t reddish brown, tied by Lhasa pmk, also (12) Indian stamps on front & back tied by British PO Gyantse/Tibet pmks, primitive Gyantse registration etiquette; 10/13/53 Yardville, NJ receiver on back; incl photocopies of correspondence between receiver & philatelic writer Rev Moss & one of his articles mentioning this cvr; typical cond for mail carried by yak over the Himalaya (Image)
Est. $300-400 LE
Opening US$ 150.00
Sold...US$ 150.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:34:42 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 188
Symbol:
Cat No: TIBET x9
TIBET 1955 Philatelic cvr sent to New Jersey by pen-pal in Tibet, who worked in the administration of the Dalai Lama; use of pair #17 red & O2 slate black Official, both tied by Tibetan Lhasa pmk to Indian 12a aerogramme w/ Pharijong / Darjeeling wavy line pmk (Waterfall type B9); F-VF (Image)
Est. $150-200 SE
Opening US$ 75.00
Sold...US$ 75.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:35:25 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 189
Symbol:
Cat No: TIBET x10
TIBET (47) local cvrs franked w/ only Tibetan stamps w/ native script addresses, most appear to be 1934 imperf issues in green, orange & red; a few pairs, mixed frankings, couple w/ green #1; variety of Tibetan or bilingual pmks, several black wax seals, several cvrs are clearly fakes, several others are questionable (two so marked by dealer); majority of the cvrs, incl the ones w/ thin native paper envs, were sent in the 1950s to one collector in the US from pen-pals in Tibet or Sikkim; expect typical cond incl soiling & rough openings; also some old journal articles about Tibet stamps & cvrs incl; interesting stash of cvrs kept in storage since the early 1960s; AVG to F-VF (Image)
Est. $600-800 B
Opening US$ 925.00
Sold...US$ 925.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:36:16 EST
Sold For 925
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 190
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
TIBET Collection of (23) cvrs franked w/ both Tibetan & Indian stamps, obtained in 1950s by American collector from philatelic pen-pals in Tibet, Nepal & Sikkim; (2) from Tibet to US to the collector, most are between India & Tibet addr in native script; additional (4) cvrs to US w/ only Indian stamps pmkd in Gyantse (one registered airmail); variety of Tibetan & Indian/British style pmks, incl "Kalimpong Unpaid," "Pharijong Due," "Pharijong/Darjeeling," Lhasa & others; stamps incl Indian definitives & Tibet #14, 16-18; typical cond for these (worn, soiled), gen F+ great stash of cvrs w/ provenance (Image)
Est. $300-400 SE
Opening US$ 375.00
Sold...US$ 375.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:37:09 EST
Sold For 375
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 191
Symbol:
Cat No: TIBET x12
TIBET (27) cvrs mailed 1955-66, franked w/ CHINA PRC stamps, some mail to India (17) & Nepal (4), others from philatelic exchange to New Jersey (4) & Thailand (2); also FDC for #436 addr to Lhasa; variety of stamps used incl Workers definitives & plenty of commems 238, 240, 246, 377-78, 423, 425, 541, 750, 785-86; several are registered, variety of cancels incl bilingual Tibetan/Chinese, expect some soiling or rough openings, gen F++ (Image)
Est. $250-350 LE
Opening US$ 1,500.00
Sold...US$ 1,500.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:39:20 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 193
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Cat No: Collection
UKRAINE (812) cvrs from turbulent period 1991-95 when there was an "anything goes" attitude towards the post, all kinds of postal payments, official, unofficial and tolerated, incl Soviet envs hs or ms surcharged, Ukraine postage stamps & entires, Trident Ovpts on USSR stamps & envs incl the official Kyiv issues (footnoted in Scott); various paper adhesives, a myriad of styles of handstamps, some similar to meters, some Cinderellas; towns incl Lviv, Rivne, Melitopol, Poltava, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Odesa, Donetsk, Voznesensk, Lutsk, Kherson, Horlovka, Irpin, others; (73) cvrs are from Crimea, also w/ local ovpts & fantasy stamps (Sevastopol, Yalta, Kerch); also a couple FDCs & oversize cvrs; amazing accum of this fascinating period in modern postal history, many unauthorized items used on actual mail, some sent abroad; gen VF (Image)
Est. $500-600 L
Opening US$ 250.00
Sold...US$ 250.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:40:02 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 194
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Cat No: VIETNAM x300
VIETNAM (2) Large binders filled w/ abt (380) cvrs in plastic pgs, mid-1970s to mid-1980s mostly commems, but a couple small definitives & a surcharge (#1386); mostly domestic w/ several still addr to "Saigon," a few airmail, one to USSR; several w/ enclosures, expect flts, scraping, rough openings, soiling; gen F+ (Image)
Est. $300-400 L
Opening US$ 1,550.00
Sold...US$ 1,550.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:41:32 EST
Sold For 1550
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 195
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Assortment abt (80) WWII era censored cvrs, mostly Europe & Latin America, noted Ireland, Peru, Cuba, Brazil, GB, Chile, Australia, Portugal & others; good variety of frankings; some rough openings & wear, gen F+
Est. $80-100 B
Opening US$ 170.00
Sold...US$ 170.00
Closed..May-16-2023, 12:42:00 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 346
Lot No: 197
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Accum (1000+) WW & US cvrs, some FDC, loose, in binders or albums, nice selection of GB issues, US are mostly recent issues, few flts but mainly F-VF
