Sale No: 13
Lot No:242
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

U.S. 1938 Presidential Issue: The remainder of the Exhibition Collection of 151 primarily covers and a few tags, mounted on pages documenting rates, great variety, very clean and mostly in order. Easy to view on line. All the work is done

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Lot No:243
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Sale No: 13
Lot No:244
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

U.S. 1938 Presidential Issue: The remainder of the collection about 1500 covers in three plastic file boxes, a fair number sleeved and priced, including probably 300+ 30c,2c franked envelopes with pawn notices that the jewelry will be seized (all returned), some very interesting combos with foreign stamps and some legal size. Well worth inspection.

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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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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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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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Lot No:216
Symbol:Cat No:825, 820

Used to China:1949 Cover bearing 1938 20c Garfield bright blue green, 15c Buchanan blue gray, tied by mute oval on envelope magenta, boxed REGISTERED no. AND BLUE 4747 handstamp, magenta RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, magenta AR at upper left, partial manuscript c/o Christian….at lower left, address covered by label which reads Form 2911 Post Office (filled in by magenta San Francisco, Calif.) RETURN TO SENDER (Sections 2203 and 2204, P.L.7R.) This article is returned for delivery to the sender, as it is not transmissible to destination for the reason noted below: (typewritten reason for return) “Registered Service Suspended,” form is folded over on reverse with magenta John F. Fixa Postmaster, on reverse two strikes of magenta double circle SPOKANE, WASH. REGISTRY DIV. NOV 22, 1949 handstamp, magenta double circle SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. REG. SEC. NOV 23, 1949 handstamp, magenta double circle SPOKANE, WAS. REGISTRY DIV. NOV 26, 1949 handstamp, partial 1949 Christmas seal, (Scott 825, 820 )

Intended to pay the 5c surface rate, the 25c registry fee and the 5c return receipt fee for mail to Shanghai, China in November, 1949. Returned because of war between Nationalist and Communist China. AR for AVIS DE RECEPTION. Rare service suspended item from 1949 Communist takeover in China.

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Lot No:217
Symbol:Cat No:807,900

Used to Manchukuo: 1941 cover bearing 3cJefferson light purple, 1940 2c rose carmine/National Defense commemorative, tied by CINCINNATI, OHIO NOV 18 1941 duplex on envelope to Catholic Mission in Hushun (?), Manchukuo, magenta two line RETURNED TO SENDER SERVICE SUSPENDED handstamp, on reverse censor tape at right (overlapping on front) EXAMINED BY 1692, magenta two line RETURNED TO SENDER SERVICE SUSPENDED handstamp. (Scott 807900 )

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Lot No:218
Symbol:Cat No:812,821,825, 806, C3

Used to Nepal: 1954 envelope bearing 1938 16c Lincoln black, 7c Jackson sepia, 20c Garfield bright blue green, 2c John Adams rose carmine, 10c violet air mail, 25c blue airmail, tied by mute ovals on airmail envelope to Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia, magenta REGISTERED and black 24053 handstamp, blue label PAR AVION BY AIR MAIL FORM 2978, on reverse magenta double circle SAN DIEGO CALIF. JAN 6 1954 handstamp (2x), double circle INDIAN EMBASSY (NEPAL) 17 JAN 54 receiving mark. (Scott 812,821,825, 806, C36, C42 )

A very attractive usage to Nepal paying the 25c international air mail rate and the foreign registry rate (55c). Mailed to India because Nepal did not become a member of the UPU until 1956. Delivered through India to their embassy.

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Lot No:219
Symbol:Cat No:810, Tibet 7

Used to Tibet:1953 envelope bearing 1938 5c Monroe bright blue, tied by BROWNSVILLE TEX. JAN 15, 1953 duplex on envelope paying the international surface rate routed through India to an agent in Gyantse, forwarded with a 2 Trangka stamp for interior delivery, on reverse double circle GYANTSE TIBET 7 MAY 53 backstamp. (Scott 810, Tibet 7 )

A remarkable usage showing the payment of internal postage. Sent from Texas on January 15 and arrived almost two months later.

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Sale No: 13
Lot No:220
Symbol:Cat No:806, UX38, Tibet 03

Used to Tibet: 2c John Adams rose carmine on 2c carmine rose 1953 postcard, tied by PLAINVILLE CONN APR 8 1953 duplex and by double circle GYANTSE TIBET receiving handstamp, together with Tibet 2/3 Trangka reddish brown official tied by double circle cancel. Postcard with crease away from stamps which does not detract from this rarity. (Scott 806, UX38, Tibet 03 )

Another rarity

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Lot No:221
Symbol:Cat No:810

Used to Tibet: 1938 10c Tyler brown red VERTICAL PAIR, 5c Monroe bright blue, tied on air mail envelope by CLEVELAND.OHIO DPO. NOV 13 1951 duplex to Lhasa, Tibet via India, stamps with perforated initials (ERIE) of Erie Railroad Company, magenta arrow-shaped VIA AIR MAIL handstamp, separate red manuscripts B, 30/12 and DLO Calcutta, on reverse red manuscript “There is no convention of exchange of mail between India and Tibet nor authorized appeal hence rtd to sender via DLO Calcutta,” partial double circle GYANTSE 24 NOV 51 postmark, boxed D.L.O. CALCUTTTA 30 NOV 51 handstamp, boxed D.L.O. BOMBAY JAN 52 handstamp, boxed INCONNU handstamp, pencil manuscript 17937 Sherrington, magenta arrow shaped VIA AIR MAIL, tape with sender’s typed name and address. (Scott 810 )

The sender of the letter asked for the mail to Tibet to go via India. Tibet was never a member of the UPU. The envelope arrived in Gyantse, Tibet on November 24 but was sent back to sender via the Calcutta and Bombay dead letter offices.

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Sale No: 13
Lot No:194
Symbol:Cat No:820, 815, 810

United States; Used to Denmark: 1938 15c blue gray, 10c brown re, 5c bright blue each, tied by MINNEAPOLIS MINN SEP 18 1950 duplex on envelope with printed corner card for THE PHOTO MILL, 1511 Hennepin Ave., MINNEAPOLIS 3, MINN. and printed windmill labelled The PHOTO MILL, U.S. PATENT OFFICE NO. 331,751, printed in four lines THIRD CLASS MAIL: This parcel may be opened for Postal Inspection if necessary. RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED crossed out in pencil, manuscript Air Mail, magenta RETURNED FOR (15 in manuscript) CTS. ADDITIONAL POSTAGE. Fee is (15 in manuscript) cts. per half ounce also crossed out in pencil, printed at lower left Date with manuscript 9-15 and acknowledged. (Scott 820, 815, 810 )

The applicable airmail rate to Denmark was 15 cents per half-ounce. The envelope was originally placed in the mail with just the 5c and 10c stamps but because it weighed more than a half ounce (but less than an ounce) was returned to the sender for the additional 15c postage and then cancelled at the post office. With original enclosures.

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Sale No: 13
Lot No:195
Symbol:Cat No:812,C26

Used to Lundy Island:1938, 7¢ Jackson sepia and 8c olive green Air Post (small corner missing) tied by SAINT PETERSBURG FLA MAR 5, 1951 duplex on envelope plus Lundy Island 1/2 Puffin Air stamp, The US stamps pay 15c airmail route to Europe, forwarded from England to Lundy with orange ½ Puffin stamp overprinted BY AIR in black tied by boxed LUNDY AIR POST 19 MAR 1951 handstamp for airmail from England to Lundy, (SG and JK 897; 812,C26 )

Lundy Island is a fascinating story of a private Island that tried to operate independently. Felix W. Gade, the addressee, was "the post master".

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Lot No:196
Symbol:Cat No:810

Used to France: 1938, 5¢ Monroe, tied by NEW YORK, N.Y. OCT 17 1940 duplex with boxed NEW YORK WORLDS’ FAIR 1940 on envelope to Plouha, France, magenta two line RETURN TO SENDER SERVICE SUSPENDED, smaller purple three line RETOUR A L’ENVOYEUX RELATIONS POSTALES INTERROMPUES, censor tape at left reading EXAMINER 1113 and overlapping, on reverse OPENED BY. (Scott 810 )

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Lot No:197
Symbol:Cat No:832, 832

Used to France: 1928 $1 Wilson purple and black, PAIR, 50c Taft mauve, tied by mute ovals to portion of air mail package to Paris, France, magenta REGISTERED and blue 28646 handstamps, green customs label Form 2976 indicating contents were “Eye Glasses Personal Property of Addressee,” small blue and black label two-lined PAR AVION BY AIR MAIL FORM 2978, magenta FIRST CLASS handstamp, green manuscript License G.R.O. (Scott 832831 )

This is the chairman of Gulf Oil, Frank Drake, leaving his glasses in the office when he headed off for a business trip.

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Lot No:198
Symbol:Cat No:807, 875

Used to Germany Via Siberia: 1940's envelope bearing 1938 3c Jefferson light violet with 1940 2c rose carmine Dr. Crawford Long, tied by BLOOMFIELD, N.J. SEP 19, 1940 duplex cancel on envelope paying 5c international surface rate, manuscript via “Kamakura Maru” from San Francisco, circle handstamp Ab, on reverse German censor tape and red Berlin censor markings. (Scott 807, 875 )

Surface mail to Germany after August 29, 1940 was routed to Yokohama, Japan and then to Germany via the Trans-Siberian Railroad. Sender requested special routing. The Kamakura Maru, a Japanese ocean liner converted to a transport/hospital ship after the start of WWII, was sunk on April 28, 1943 by U.S. submarine Gudgeon (SS-212). With a loss of about 2500 passengers, heavy vehicles and ammunition, it was the largest Japanese troopship sunk in WWII. A significant usage worthy of a great exhibit collection.

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Lot No:199
Symbol:Cat No:830

Used to U. S. zone in Germany:1946 envelope bearing 1938, 30c Theodore Roosevelt deep ultra marine, tied by NEW YORK, N.Y. STA. P. SEP 6 1946 duplex on air mail envelope, well-struck circular magenta U.S. CIVIL CENSORSHIP GERMANY PASSED 40272 handstamp in center, large manuscript X written over the handstamp, red manuscript used to cross out visible portion of address, tape near bottom reading ZURUCK AN ABSENDER, tape at left edge overlapping on back reading on front OPENED BY and on reverse CEN. – CIVIL MAILS…MIL.CEN. (Scott 830 )

Letter was censored by U.S. Civil Censorship in Germany, the circular magenta civil censorship marking indicating “PASSED” was crossed out and a Civil Censorship provisional label reading RETURN TO SENDER” in German was attached. Very fine example of censorship markings in Germany after the end of the war.

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Lot No:200
Symbol:Cat No:830

Used to Italy:1942 envelope bearing, 1938, 30¢ deep ultramarine Theodore Roosevelt, tied by CLEVELAND, D.P.O. OHIO DEC 18 1941duplex on air mail envelope to Lucca, Italy, magenta two line RETURNED TO SENDER SERVICE SUSPENDED handstamp, label with printed blue RETURNED TO SENDER BY CENSOR, censor tape at left and overlapping on reverse EXAMINED BY 5488, on reverse NEW YORK, N.Y. JUN 9 1942 MORGAN ANNEX duplex. (Scott 830 )

A clean and attractive envelope and usage.

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Lot No:201
Symbol:Cat No:810, 820

Used to Poland, hidden in Paris Post Office: 1939 letter bearing 1938 15c Buchanan blue gray and 1938 5c Monroe bright blue, tied by mute double oval on envelope, magenta boxed REGISTERED NO. and blue 684432 handstamps at upper left, label at right reads “POST OFFICE NEW YORK 1, N. Y. RETURNED TO SENDER. This article was held in France during the German occupation and has now been released by the French authorities. ALBERT GOLDMAN, Postmaster N.Y.P.O.—5-21-45---5000,” on reverse magenta NEW YORK, N.Y. (STA. U) AUG 26 1939 handstamp (struck twice), double oval NEW YORK, N.Y. REG’Y. DIV. 8-26 1939 handstamp, double oval NEW YORK, N.Y. FOREIGN 8-26-1939 handstamp, PARIS CHARGEMts-FRANCE 12-8-40 receiving mark, double oval NEW YORK REG’Y. DIV. 5-17-1945 handstamp, magenta NEW YORK, N.Y. STA. U MAY 29, 1945 handstamp. (Scott 810, 820 )

An amazing envelope sent to Poland via Paris at the 5c surface rate and the 15c registry fee (for no indemnity). Postmarked by the New York registry and foreign divisions on August 26, 1939 and backstamped in Paris Almost a year later. On June 14, 1940 the Germans invaded Paris and this was one of the more than 27,000 pieces of mail that was hidden from the Germans during the war. The envelope was returned to New York where the “RETURNED TO SENDER” label and the New York Registry Division handstamp was applied on May 17, 1945 and finally arrived back to New York Station U on May 29, 1945 to be returned to sender. Extremely desirable usage.

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Lot No:202
Symbol:Cat No:804,807

Used to Poland via Tran-Siberian Railroad:1940 letter bearing 1938 1c Washington green (2 copies) and 1938 3c Jefferson light violet, tied by READING PA. AUG 28 1940 duplex on envelope to a professor in Warsaw, manuscript Via German Governed Poland, manuscript Received 12/31/40, red manuscript Retour Reading Pa. followed by 25/5-/2 in pencil, red manuscript line through Warsaw, small green and black multilingual label indicating addressee had left without leaving a forwarding address, on reverse German censor tape with printed purple Obercommando der Wehrmacht, three similar but larger purple handstamps, small purple boxed 285 (2x) and 272. (Scott 804807 )

On August 29, 1940, the day after this envelope was posted, a post office notice was published stating that mail for Poland and Germany would be routed via the west coast, Yokohama, Japan and the Trans-Siberian railway. Mail was sent by closed pouch and the envelope received no transit markings except for the German censor marking on the reverse. Addressee had left with no forwarding address and the mail was returned on the same route. The round trip took over 4 months. An outstanding 5c surface rate envelope.

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Sale No: 13
Lot No:203
Symbol:Cat No:810, 820, U443

Used to Switzerland:1938 15¢ Buchanan blue grey and 5¢ Monroe bright blue one envelope using, 5¢ blue, die 1 used in 1941 bearing 1938 15c blue gray Buchanan and 1938, 5c bright blue, tied by mute ovals on 5c embossed envelope, magenta REGISTERED and blue 366399 handstamps, manuscript “no value,” censor tape at left with printed EXAMINED BY overlapping magenta AR in oval, on reverse censor tape printed small P.C. 90 and large OPENED BY, two magenta double circle NEW YORK, N.Y. (GRAND CENTRAL ANNEX.) REGISTERED JAN 27 1941 handstamps, two double oval NEW YORK, N.Y. 1-27 1941 handstamps, double circle ZURICH receiving mark red 7045 handstamp. (Scott 810, 820, U443 )

A very clean, very fine censored envelope to Switzerland paying the 5c international surface rate, the 15c minimum registry fee and the 5c return receipt fee.

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Lot No:204
Symbol:Cat No:832,815

Used to Switzerland: 1940 cover bearing 1938 $1 Wiilson purple and black, and 10c Tyler brown red, tied by mute ovals on envelope, typewritten “Par Avion – By Airmail Trans-Atlantic Route, By U.S. CLIPPER REGISTERED RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED,” magenta REGISTERED and blue 461793 handstamps, A.R. in oval handstamp, magenta AIR MAIL handstamp, blue “Par Avion By Air Mail FORM 2978 label, overlapping censor tape at left OPENED BY EXAMINER 5595, double oval NEW YORK, N.Y. RE3G’Y DIV. 9-30 1940 handstamp, double oval NEW YORK, N.Y. FOREIGN 10-1 1940 handstamp, three red sender’s handstamps showing partial name and address under brown tape, AROSA BAHNHOF 9.X.40 receiving mark (Scott 832815 )

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Sale No: 13
Lot No:205
Symbol:Cat No:825, 815, C23

Used to Egypt: 1940 envelope bearing 1938 20c Garfield bright blue green, 10c Tyler brown red and 6c eagle airmail, tied by CLIFFSIDE PARK N.J. SEP 22 1940 duplex on envelope to Alexandria, Egypt, manuscript VIA PAN-AMERICAN AIRWAYS, manuscript three line AIR MAIL PAN-AMERICAN AIRWAYS, small purple double circle Postal Censor, EGYPTIAN CENSORSHIP OPENED BY CENSOR tape at left edge overlapping on back, on reverse CAIRO 20 NOV duplex with boxed slogan YOU ARE WANTED ON THE TELEPHONE, boxed Arabic inscription. (Scott 825, 815, C23 )

A wonderful example of international air mail extended service beyond Europe. Air mail rate to Egypt was 36c (May 23, 1939 – October, 1940)

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Lot No:206
Symbol:Cat No:832,825

Used to Palestine: 1941 cover bearing 1938 $1 Wilson purple and black Four copies and 20c Garfield bright blue green PAIR, tied by mute double ovals on registered air mail envelope, magenta boxed REGISTERED NO. and blue 314671 handstamps, magenta CLIPPER AIR MAIL, magenta A.R. in oval, light purple six-sided boxed PALESTINE PASSED BY CENSOR handstamp, on reverse double-oval NEW YORK REG’Y DIV. 6-25 1941 handstamp, magenta double circle NEW YORK, N.Y. (CHURCH ST. ANNEX) REGISTERED JUN 25 1941 handstamp, purple SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. (REGISTERED) JUN 26, 1941 handstamp, oval REGISTERED JERUSALEM 23 JY 41 handstamp. (Scott 832825 )

The letter is addressed REGISTERED VIA TRANSPACIFIC to the American Consulate General, Jerusalem, Palestine. The Pacific route was 70c per ½ oz. requested to Hong Kong and air to Cairo. Foreign registry was 15c and the return receipt (the magenta oval “A.R.”) was 5c. Mailed from New York on June 25 and received in Jerusalem on July 23.

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