6 BETTER WORLDWIDE AIRMAIL COVERS 1925-1938, all are commercial rates including Pan-Am flights to SHANGHAI 1937 and PHILIPPINES 1938, also 1933 BRAZIL to ENGLAND, 1932 and 1935 BRAZIL Condor-Lufthansa flights to GERMANY, 1925 early COLOMBIA SCADTA surcharge rate to USA ++, retails over $350 US ($500 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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13 SOUTH-AMERICA FIRST FLIGHT COVERS, all are cachet Pan-Am flights including 1941 GUINE-TRINIDAD, 1941 GUINE to PUERTO-RICO, 1946 URUGUAY-USA, 1946 PANAMA-USA, 1938 USA-BERMUDA, 6 are duplicates, retails over $260 US ($350 CDN), VF est ($45+ US) (Image)

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16 WORLDWIDE FIRST FLIGHT COVERS 1941-1971, all are cachet covers including 13 Pan-Am flights noting 1949 IRAQ-USA, 1941 PORTUGAL-GUINE, 1946 AUSTRIA-NEWFOUNDLAND, 1968 RUSSIA-DENMARK, 1947 TURKEY-USA, 1946 AUSTRIA-IRELAND and return IRELAND-TURKEY, 1947 NEWFOUNDLAND-TURKEY, 1947 SYRIA-IRELAND, 1950 LEBANON-USA, nice group retailing over $350 US ($475 CDN), VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1865 VICTORIA-BC to ENGLAND via PANAMA, dated JUL16-1865 and addressed to OLDHAM-UK, routing via ship to SAN-FRANCISCO arriving JUL 21st, + closed bag by PMSC packet to PANAMA-CITY + Panama Railroad 46 miles across the Isthmus to COLON + Gulf packet to MOBILE-ALA + train to NEW-YORK on SEP 6th + Cunard SS PERSIA to QUEENSTOWN on SEP 15th + train to DUBLIN + Coastal packet to LIVERPOOL + train 34 miles to MANCHESTER on SEP 16th + overland delivery 8 miles to OLDHAM on SEP 17th, rated PAID 10¢ CASH for the Victoria to San Francisco fee noting a blue oval handstamp + 24¢ USA stamp #78b applied in Victoria (cancelled in San-Francisco as per regulations) to pay the 5¢ USA letter rate to New York + the 19¢ USA Treaty rate to England, an interesting original letter is enclosed mailed from the Victoria Prison Department from a gold miner who had been working the Southern Vancouver Island Leech River claims near Sooke Lake, some scuffs and travel wear from the 65 day trip, a rarity with F+ est ($2000+ US) (Image)

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1940 CANADA AIRMAIL 35¢ to ARGENTINA, #233(x5),243 pays the ¼ ounce airmail rate from EAST-FLORENCEVILLE-NB on OCT10, 1940 and addressed to OLIVOS-BUENOS-AIRES with arrival on OCT 17th, nice McCAIN PRODUCE COMPANY advertising corner card, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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1894 DENMARK 5¢ UPU RATE, #34(x10) block of 6 and two pairs pays the 5¢ UPU rate, all are tied by TORONTO 3-ring ORB cancels dated MAY14-1894 to SKIVE-DENMARK with receiver MAY 25th, routing via LONDON on MAY 24th, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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540 EUROPEAN POSTCARDS 1902-1930's, town and building views including 390 real photo cards, lots of better GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE, ITALY, SWEDEN, MONACO, GERMANY, BELGIUM, plus a few good worldwide cards from BRAZIL, PERU, COLOMBIA, JAPAN, MALAYA ++, huge retail value over $2800 US ($3800 CDN), F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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200 WORLDWIDE POSTCARDS 1903-1950's, the balance of the Hugh Corkum collection, town and building views noting about half are USA rates to LUNENBURG-NS, the rest are mostly rates from England and Europe to LUNENBURG, 80 are pre-1939 cards and the remaining 120 are post-1940 chromes completely unchecked for town cancels, retails over $400, F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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850 WORLDWIDE POSTCARDS 1905-1990's, town and building views with some scenics, 32 cards are pre-1015, 24 cards are 1915-1930's and the majority are post-1940 chromes, lots of good USA State cards, Hawaii, Alaska plus Caribbean noting lots of St-Thomas, Aruba, Saint-Lucia, Curacao, a few Canada, Europe, and Asia cards, retails over $900 US ($1200 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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210 WORLDWIDE POSTCARD RATES to USA 1950-1990's (a few earlier), lots of good frankings from Europe during the rapidly changing inflation period, also fabulous rates from Hong-Kong, Singapore, Japan, Libya, Costa-Rica, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Brazil, Uruguay, Bahamas, Argentina, Sierra Leone, Australia, New Zealand, Cook Islands, Grenada, South Africa ++, a good rate study lot retailing over $400 US ($550 CDN), F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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(#1/27) GERMAN PRUSSIA USED 1850-1867, 27 stamps (some mint) mounted on Scott International 1902 Album pages, near complete with better #1-13, 15-18, 18A, 20-27, a good group with Scott cat over $1210 US ($1650 CDN), mostly F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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(#2/321) GERMANY MINT & USED COLLECTION 1870-1923, 435 stamps noting better used #2-6, 10, 17-18, 23, 27, 36b, 36e, 76-78, 321, B47 plus a nice range of Foreign Offices, BELGIUM and ROMANIA WWI Occupation, UPPER-SILESIA, and a few Colonies, also note MNG #27-28, MOG #8, 22, and MNH #51, 68-71, plus some MNH booklet pairs and a #225 UL plate block error with missing perfs, a nice collection from a German Specialist who identified the Michel Catalog varieties, Scott and Michel variety cat over $2725 US ($3650 CDN), F-VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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1938 GERMANY 4.70m AIRMAIL RATE to ARGENTINA, good 4.75m Zeppelin franking pays the 14 gm airmail rate on cover from BERLIN on MAY6-1938 and addressed to BUENOS-AIRES, routing via Lufthansa Airlines to FRANKFURT on MAY 7th + fuel stop-overs at SEVILLE + BATHURST + NATAL on MAY 9th + Condor Airlines to BUENOS-AIRES on MAY 10th, VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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"LESLIE'S HISTORY of the SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR, the 620 page hard bound 12"x17" Official War Chronology published in 1899 by the Washington War Records Office, the Official record of the conflict with Spain on land and sea detailing the causes, the politics, military campaigns, military leaders on both sides, battle plans, troop deployments, results with casualties, treaties, medals awarded to all ranks, ship listings, a troop and officer record of all the Battalions involved ++, in 33 chapters with 1500 photos and illustrations, the cover has edge wear and the pages have light water staining on the bottom, a rare book retailing over $600 US ($800 CDN), F-VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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190 GERMANY-AUSTRIA WWI FELDPOST 1914-1918, cards, letter sheets, and covers, includes 26 uncensored letter sheets sent between a military doctor and his officer son who mailed letters from 7 different Feldposts 1916-1918, also 164 Austrian Soldiers letters from 60 different Feldposts #12/650 and addressed to Bohemia, Bulgaria, Hungary ++, a great specialist lot with a wide range of Censor markings, retails over $1500 US ($2000 CDN), mostly VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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600 USA WWII SOLDIERS COVERS 1940-1945 (a few later), with strength in Marine Soldiers letters noting Marine Detachments in Bermuda and Trinidad, letters from soldiers at domestic military bases including Marines at QUANTICO-VA and PARRIS-ISLAND-SC, plus some duplication from NEW-BRUNSWICK-NJ, CAMP CROWDER-MD, FORT-EUSTIS-VA, NEWPORT-NEWS-VA ++, lots of good patriotic cachets and unchecked APO's, retails over $1500 US ($2000 CDN), F-VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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160 USA MILITARY COVERS 1948-1990's, all are post-WWII noting Japan occupation covers, the Korean War, Vietnam, a few Desert Storm, Operation Deep Freeze, Greenland Project, Operation High Jump, Byrd Antarctic Station, domestic army and airforce bases ++, some minor duplication, retails over $500, F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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370 TOPICAL SHIP COVERS & CARDS 1905-2005, includes a nice group of 260 modern ship covers 1983-2005 mostly for Cruise Ship maiden voyages, Panama Canal transits, 34 are for NOAA Research Vessels, last voyages, plus Paquebot letters mailed on board ship and posted on port arrival, 80 are ship postcards 1905-1950's including US Navy ships, Coastal and River Steamers ++, lot includes 30 topical postcards for political satire, humor, novelty leather cards, real photo cards, plus a few pre-1900 trade cards noting cigarettes and Case Plows ++, retails over $800 US ($1100 CDN), F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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244 OLYMPIC TOPICAL COVERS & CARDS 1952-1990's (a few later to 2008), includes 172 postcards in an album from the CALGARY 1988 and 1992 Olympics, also 52 covers and 20 postcards from various Olympics including 1952 HELSINKI, 1968 MEXICO, 1960 ROME, 2008 PEKING, 1980 MOSCOW, 1992 BARCELONA, 1994 LILEHAMMER, 1976 MONTREAL, 1996 ATLANT ++, lot includes a few vintage 1912-1948 Olympic reproduction cards, retails over $500 US ($650 CDN), F-VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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ANIMAL TOPICALS 1920-1980's, 2800 different stamps mounted on 3-ring pages by country Argentina-Yugoslavia, includes better horses, dogs, cats, snakes, elephants, bears, monkeys, lions ++, Scott cat over $1100 US ($1450 CDN), VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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ANIMAL TOPICALS 1950-1990's, 2860 different stamps mounted on 3-ring pages sorted by country Ajman-Zimbabwe, Scott cat over $1100 US ($1500 CDN), VF est ($100+ US) (Image)

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FAMOUS ART TOPICALS 1960-1990's, 950 used and mint stamps noting 400 are mounted on 3-ring pages and 550 stamps on stock sheets, includes Paraguay with colorful famous paintings on large stamps, also good Nicaragua, Togo, Cameroun, Rwanda, Dahome, Congo, Panama, the Arab states of Fujeira, Ajman, Mahra, Manama, Rasal Khaima, Yemen, and Dubai, plus nice Eastern Europe noting Russia, Poland, Romania, Albania, East Germany ++, strength in European art nudes and great Japanese art, Scott cat over $600 US ($800 CDN), VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS TOPICAL COLLECTION 1869-1992, 242 stamps mounted in a Scott Columbus Specialist Album, includes USA 1993 Columbia Exposition 1¢-50¢ used (cat $410 US alone), a nice range of worldwide Columbus commemoratives noting 34 of the 1930 SPAIN issues, 1956 MONACO, 1992 FRENCH ANTARCTICA, 1984 BRAZIL, 1905 ST-KITTS, 1921 JAMAICA, 1988 ST-VINCENT, 1952 HONDURAS, BAHAMAS 1988-1992, ITALY 1963-1992, SAN MARINO 1952-1963, CUBA, NICARAGUA, CHILE, COSTA-RICA, CONGO, FALKLAND ISLANDS, POLAND, AUSTRIA, BULGARIA TURKS & CAOCOS ISLANDS ++, Scott cat over $860 US ($1150 CDN), F-VF est ($75+ US) (Image)

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FLAG TOPICALS 1940-1990's, 940 different stamps mounted on 3-ring pages sorted by country Ajman-Yugoslavia, Scott cat over $420 US ($560 CDN), VF est ($50+ US) (Image)

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FLOWER & TREE TOPICALS 1920-1970's, 3900 different stamps mounted on 3-ring pages sorted by country Afghanistan-Zimbabwe, Scott cat over $1450 US ($1900 CDN), VF est ($150+ US) (Image)

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