1903 KINGSTON-ONT 5¢ UPU to JAPAN, in period use of Numeral Issues pays the 5¢ UPU letter rate dated MAR4-1903 on cover to Kanazawa-Japan, routing via Windsor-Ont on MAR 5th + San-Francisco MAR 12th + Pacific Steamship Company to Yokohama on APR 3rd + overland to the tiny north island fishing village on APR 16th, a very scarce destination with great postal markings, F-VF est ($75+US) (Image)

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1917 INGERSOLL-ONT 5¢ UPU RATE to CHINA, single franking #111 on cover dated AUG7-1917 and addressed to Chungking-Szechwan, routing via both the Shanghai China & British post offices on AUG 31st + 1100 miles to Chungking arriving SEP 21st, some travel wear and part of backflap removed, ex- Steinhart, fine est ($75+US) (Image)

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1971 CALGARY 25¢ AIRMAIL to SINGAPORE, nice Caricature franking pays the airmail fee on cover dated DEC28-1971, VF est ($35+US) (Image)

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117 GREAT BRITAIN COVERS 1938-1980's, includes 33 KGVI covers noting most are good airmail rates to USA including better registered, illustrated advertising, WWII censored, paper saver WWII labels, letter sheets, Aerogrammes, a few FDC's, a 1951 rate to Thailand, 7 are legal size covers, also 84 QEII covers with similar good registered and express rates to USA, also 11 cachet FDC's, 18 Aerograms, printed mater rates, 20 covers with Machin Head frankings ++, retails over $720, mostly VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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(#3/248) GREAT BRITAIN ACCUMULATION 1851-1940's, 880 stamps noting 75 used Victorian on a double sided stock sheet noting better #4, 28, 60 pl-12, 43 pl-11, 61 pl-11, 61 pl-15, 85 ++ (cat $1745), also 26 Levant foreign offices, 8 China offices, 240 Morocco Agencies, 191 MLH 1937 Coronation issue, 340 used 1902-1950 definitive stock on a packed stock sheet, lots of unchecked perfins ++, Scott cat over $2100, mostly F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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GREAT BRITAIN BOB STOCK 1890-1990's, 549 stamps on stock sheets noting 1-3 of each (300 different), 80 are foreign offices noting Morocco, Tangiers, Turkish Empire, Eritrea, China ++, 13 are officials noting Admiralty, Army, and Internal Revenue, also 48 postage dues, 8 semi-postals, 400 Machin Heads including regionals, Scott cat over $1245, F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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1905 RUSSO-JAPAN WAR, mint UPU postcard showing a Japanese cavalry charge, scarce F-VF est ($35+US) (Image)

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1945 CANADIAN RELEASED POW JAPAN, Forces Air Letter from Winnipeg on SEP12-1945, addressed to Pte M. A. Peterson of the Winnipeg Grenadiers who was captured in Hong Kong in 1942, routed via Victoria MPO-1103 on OCT 18th where it was determined he had been released noting a MAIL FOR L.P.W. red h/s, he had already arrived in St-Vidal-Manitoba and the letter thus redirected, scarce and VF est ($100+US) (Image)

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410 USA MILITARY COVERS 1949-1990's, includes soldiers letters from a wide range of APO's from the Korean War, Vietnam War, and Deasert Storm, note a variety of FREE and airmail rates, parcel post rates, postage dues ++, a completely unchecked specialist lot, 60 are legal size covers, retails over $1700, F-VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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190 USA MILITARY COVERS 1950-2000's, includes 120 Army + Marine + Navy soldiers letters from the Korean War, Vietnam, and Gulf War, also 70 cachet event covers for Polaris Missile tests, submarine sea trials, USS Thresher lost submarine memorial, naval ship keel laying events, ship overhaul completions, ship reunions, UN Peace Keeping assignments, December 7th Pearl Harbor memorials, polar station covers ++, 53 are legal size covers, retails over $600, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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170 USA NAVAL SHIP CANCELS 1927-1949, on sailors letters noting some with ship photos enclosed, on Navy Day cachets covers, on last day service covers, holiday greeting covers, 7 are on cut squares from different ships stationed in the Philippines in 1938-1940 ++, good lot retailing over $800, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1899 CHINA REGISTERED to GERMANY, a 42½c China #98-104 franking on cover from Shanghai on MAY16-1899 and addressed to Leipzig-Germany, pays the 5c domestic letter rate + 10c domestic registration fee + 27.5c to pay the international postage, China was not in the UPU thus these stamps were invalid, the letter was considered UNPAID and was routed to the Shanghai British Post Office where a Hong-Kong #44 (pair) was add to pay the required 10c UPU rate + 10c registration fee, the letter was then routed via Hong-Kong on MAY 23rd + P&O Lines to Brindisi-Italy + train to Leipzig arriving on JUN 22nd, a rare pre-UPU China mail processing via two different China UPU Treaty Ports, VF est ($750+US) (Image)

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(#125/935) CHINA USED 1910-1957, 1150 stamps mostly mounted on home made pages, note better used #31, 33, C1 and strength in 1940-1950 unchecked provisional regional issues, also good 1950-1957 China Peoples Republic #1/205 noting better used #1-5, 58-59, 62, 72-76, 105-107, 117-121, 128-131, 1L150, 2L60, 3L77-3L88, and MNG #5-7, 105-107, 124-131, this is an old time collection from China that survived the Cultural Revolution and most stamps are stuck down to the album pages, Scott cat over $1400, F-VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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(#/2448a) CHINA MINT & USED 1913-1993, 443 stamps including 260 Imperial China 1913-1948, 63 Peoples Republic China 1948-1992, and 120 Republic of China (Taiwan) 1950-1989, lots of regional overprints plus a remainder collection of 110 different 1948-1949 transition stamps, completely unchecked with Scott cat over $300, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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(#5/127) CHINA PEOPLES REPUBLIC MINT 1949-1951, 26 MNG original stamps (no reprints) noting most with album page adhesions, includes #5-7, 57-59, 60-64, 72-76, 108-110, 117-123, Scott cat over $840, F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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(#31/127) CHINA PEOPLES REPUBLIC MINT 1950-1951, 24 MNG original stamps (no reprints) noting most with album page adhesions, includes #31-34, 62 (x2), 72-73, 105=106, 108-110, 117-127, Scott cat over $975, F-VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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(#31/127) CHINA PEOPLES REPUBLIC MINT 1950-1951, 25 MNG original stamps (no reprints) noting most with album page adhesions, includes #31-34, 62 (x2), 72-73, 105-110, 117-127, Scott cat over $915, F-VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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(#31-34) CHINA PEOPLES REPUBLIC $800-$3000 MINT SET (x4), MNG original printings with album page adhesions, Scott cat over $500, VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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(#31-34) CHINA PEOPLES REPUBLIC $800-$3000 MINT SET (x4), MNG original printings with album page adhesions, Scott cat over $500, VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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(#9/1570) JAPAN MINT & USED 1872-1980's, 188 stamps noting better used #10 (x2), 13a (x3), 14a (x2), 17, 34 (syll-4), 43 (syll-14), 53, 54A, and 10 unchecked revenue stamps ++, also good mint #428, 491, 515A, 565, 752, plus 10 mint souvenir sheets and lots of unchecked MNH, Scott cat over $1020, some mixed condition, VG-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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(#1/164) MANCHUKUO STOCK 1932-1945, 1600 mint and used stamps (some MNH) sorted in 180 glassines by Scott, lots of nice $3-$8 stamps unchecked for cancels and varieties, Scott cat over $1000, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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(#88/1705) PHILIPPINES MINT & USED STOCK 1880-1980's, 2000 stamps on 17 stock sheets with mostly 1-6 of each stamp (a few definitives with more), also some better souvenir sheets, stationery cut squares, telegraph stamps, plus a few Christmas seals and revenue stamps, unchecked for varieties and cancels, Scott cat over $520, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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(#416/1960) PHILIPPINES MINT 1898-1988, 300 MNH stamps including better #Y2 in blocks, also 20 souvenir sheets, 16 of the John F. Kennedy memorial issue (listed by Wenger), #629a imperf, 1961 imperf, #C59-C62, unchecked Japan occupation ++, Scott cat over $260, VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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14 JAPAN POSTAL CARDS 1874-1945, includes better postally used letter sheet #B4, PC-2 used in 1914, PC-14 used to USA in 1920, PC-17 advertising card used from Yokohama to USA in 1896, one card used in Jinsen-Korea in 1945 ++, also 8 mint cards #PC-6, 10, 16-18, Ryukyus #U43 ++, retails over $540, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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20 JAPAN STATIONERY COVERS 1873-1899, 19 are mint including #SE-1, 3-6, 8, 10-11, 13-14, 16-17 and a postally used #SE-1, retails over $1450, VF est ($225+ US) (Image)

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