Sale No: 13
Lot No:213
Symbol:Cat No:810

Used to Lourenco Marques, Portuguese East Africa: 1942 cover bearing 1938 5c Monroe bright blue, tied by EAST AURORA, N.Y. NOV 24 1942 duplex on envelope, U.S. censor tape on front left edge and back with printed EXAMINED BY 8023, paying the five cent international surface rate. Typewritten at bottom of address “Postmaster, N.Y.City. please despatch via M.S. Gripsholm.” (Scott 810 )

After the name in the address line is typewritten “American repatriate returning from China via M.S. Gripsholm.” The M.S. Gripsholm was making its first trip to exchange people with Japan. This exchange was made at Lourenco Marques, Portuguese Mozambique. Amazing and historically important.

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Suggested Bid $200-400 (Image)

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Sale No: 13
Lot No:214
Symbol:Cat No:806, UX27

Used to French Guinea: 1940 cover bearing 1932 2c John Adams rose carmine, tied by BROOKLYN, N.Y. MAR 25 1940 duplex on 1c green postal card, boxed RETOUR A L’ENVOYEUR and boxed INCONNU handstamps, blue X crossing out address.100 (Scott 806, UX27 )

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Suggested Bid $100-150 (Image)

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Sale No: 13
Lot No:215
Symbol:Cat No:831, 829, 694, 889

Used to South Africa: 1941 cover bearing 1938 50c Taft mauve, 25c McKinley deep red lilac, 1940 1c bright blue green Eli Whitney, 13c yellow green Benjamin Harrison, each tied by GROTON CONN JAN 3, 1941 duplex on 6c embossed air mail envelope to Capetown, two-line red handstamp “CAPETOWN RELEASED BY CENSOR, magenta VIA AIR MAIL, pencil marking on back “Received Capetown 3/8/41.” (Scott 831, 829, 694, 889, UC6 )

The Trans-Pacific route to Africa via Hong Kong once per week was started on August 5, 1940. The 95c international rate was the highest rate of the international air mail routes. This envelope was two months in transit.

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Suggested Bid $300-500 (Image)

CV. Suggested Bid $300-500