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Postal History, Foreign continued...

Worldwide continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

1361

CVR/PC

Group of Interesting United States and Worldwide Postal History Items, a group consisting of about 115 different items, all assembled (and several written-up) by a collector who sought interesting or unusual items. A quick glance revealed items such as postage due, parcel post receipts (with interesting frankings), amateur radio reply card, three "around the world" postcards, high denomination GB frankings, several early United States stationery covers (1890s to 1920s), a postcard mailed to a Captain in the 30th Punjab Bengal Infantry in India via Hong Kong China, items mailed from British Offices Abroad (Smyrna, Tangier, Constantinople), a number of items collected for having travelled on the Orient Express, two letters signed by President Ronald Reagan, a cover franked with Swiss Ambulant Meters, a handful of various Newspaper stamps, a properly used United States 1½c Kansas overprint on cover, a few chemical censorship covers and lots more. Overall fine or better, see our photos for a small sampling. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (Scan 13) (Scan 14) (Scan 15) (Scan 16) (Scan 17) (Scan 18) (Scan 19) (Scan 20) (Scan 21) (Scan 22) (Scan 23) (All Scans)

Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1362

CVR/PC

Group of Interesting United States, Great Britain and Worldwide Postal History Items, with easily over 100 items, including rates, postage due, destinations, frankings, registered, stationery, postmarks (incl. a card with lovely squared circle strikes on various stamps), and much more. Several are sleeved and priced (many $2 to $5), overall fine or better - see photos for an idea. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$90.00
Will close during Public Auction

1363

CVR/PC

Group of 88 Covers and Cards from Various Worldwide Countries, 1900s to 1960s, with a wide variety of material from Japan, China, Philippines, Egypt, Singapore, Tonga, and several others. We note WWI and WWII material, postal stationery, Japanese propaganda cards, first flights, FDC, and more. Each item is sleeved, priced and photographed online. A very fine group. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (All Scans)

Estimate $ 250

SOLD for C$425.00
Will close during Public Auction

1364

CVR/PC

Group of 65 Canada and Worldwide Covers and Cards with Christmas or Other Seals and Labels, in a postcard album plus some loose, noting a variety of seals from a variety of countries (mostly Canada, US, Scandinavian countries), noting Christmas seals, Red Cross, a few "Do Not Open Till Xmas" types, a few patriotic, a 1910 Muskoka Free Hospital for Consumptives, a 1909 Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition Seattle seal on same postcard, and more (see pictures). Also included are Canadian Christmas seal stamps on stock cards, noting a group of three Junior Red Cross Saskatchewan chapter stamps (Lafrenière Type 3). Some with faults, else overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (All Scans)

Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

1365

CVR/PC

Group of About 300 Covers and Picture Postcards with Postage Due Markings or Stamps, 1900s to Modern, many are sleeved, all filling half of a postcard box These cards were either sent to, or from several countries (many GB, US, France, a few Canada, etc.) with due handling done at either end. Good variety of markings and / or due stamps, as well as reasons for the taxation: stamp missing or fallen off, posted with wrong country stamp, incorrect rate, conformity, etc. We also noted good interest in the picture sides of the cards, as well as postmark interest (small towns, etc.). We noted some with faults, else overall fine or better, see pictures for a small sampling. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$425.00
Will close during Public Auction

1366

CVR

Consignment Remainder Lot of Worldwide Covers, filling a Banker's Box, includes covers from St Pierre & Miquelon (x30, incl. some registered, Paquebot, etc.), Switzerland (hundreds, mainly from the 1960s to 1980s), a cover album with about 60 covers on the theme of music, musicians, composers, etc., Israel (about 80 covers and FDC from the 1970s and 1980s), Australia (over 100 covers of all sorts, plus three special packages of stamped picture postcards), a collection of 180 France first day covers in an album (1983-1984, all different), a group of 25 Arctic-related covers (1957-1992), a collection of 27 "small covers" of the world, a Nepal Mount Everest Coin cover, and about 200 various covers of the world, some associated with the aforementioned subjects. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (Scan 13) (Scan 14) (Scan 15) (All Scans)

Estimate $ 250

SOLD for C$275.00
Will close during Public Auction

1367

CVR/PC

Remainder Lot of Various Worldwide Postal History, with a few hundred items, many interesting for various reasons. We noted a stack of about 40 Israel covers from the 1950s and 60s, some priced in the $10 to $40 range, a group of 10 covers franked with United States Official stamps (different rates, from the 1980s), a small cover album with about 65 covers and cards, mostly USA stationery, USA flag cancels,etc.), three rare World War I balloon propaganda leaflets in German (one translates as "We are not fighting for the fatherland nor for our ancestors, we are only fighting out of ignorance for the big millionaires"), a file folder titled "Czech Legion" containing real photos of infantry in Valcartier and postcards plus a few articles on the subject, another folder with 3 1916 postcards from Finland to British Columbia, all censored in Tornio (with articles and correspondence on the subject) as well as a stack of a few hundred various covers and cards, from many countries, from the 1930s to modern, noting interesting frankings, rates, postmarks, etc. Overall fine or better (with several oversize covers), should be seen to be appreciated. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (Scan 13) (Scan 14) (Scan 15) (All Scans)

Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$375.00
Will close during Public Auction

Worldwide Military Mail

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Cat No.

Lot Description

1368

CVR/PC

Group of 50 Canada and Worldwide Censored Covers and Cards, with mail from a wide variety of worldwide countries, all with censor tapes or censor handstamps. Overall fine or better, with the usual faults found on this type of material. A great lot for the specialist, all items are pictured online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (Scan 13) (Scan 14) (Scan 15) (Scan 16) (Scan 17) (Scan 18) (Scan 19) (Scan 20) (Scan 21) (Scan 22) (Scan 23) (Scan 24) (Scan 25) (Scan 26) (All Scans)

Estimate $ 250

SOLD for C$140.00
Will close during Public Auction

Worldwide Airmail

LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

1369

CVR

Crash

1938 Imperial Airways "Calpurnia" Salvaged Crash Cover, mailed Helensburgh, Durbartsonshire on NOV.21.1938 (machine cancel) to Wangami, New Zealand, aircraft crashed on an attempt to land on Lake Ramadi, near Baghdad. The pilot and three crew members were killed. The stamp has fallen off, and we note a violet handstamp reading "Received in Damaged Condition / Ex Flying Boat Calpurnia", fine and scarce.

Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$90.00
Will close during Public Auction

1370

CVR

Crash

19377 Rangoon India "Cygnus" Crash Cover to England, mailed Rangoon on NOV.30.1937 to Manchester, England aboard the "Cygnus" which crashed in Brindisi with mail from India and Australia, with the stewart and one passenger killed. With violet boxed "Damaged by / Sea Water / in Airplane / Accident" handstamp. A very fine cover which still has its Burma overprinted stamp, considering that all the mail had to be salved from salt water.

Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$80.00
Will close during Public Auction

1371

CVR

Crash

1936 Ahmedabad India to England "Scipio" Crash Cover, mailed AUG.18.1936 with 18 pies postage plus 6 annas airmail fee (all on back of cover), canceled by Ahmadabad boxed slogan cancels. The airplane "Scipio" crashed in the sea off the coast of Crete during a storm, and the mail addressed to England was quickly taken to London, where it arrived on AUG.25. Two passengers lost their lives. Back of cover shows a two-line handstamp in black reading "DAMAGED BY / SEA WATER". Very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$70.00
Will close during Public Auction

1372

CVR

Crash

1929 San Francisco to Bermuda "S.S. Fort Victoria" Sunken Cover, mailed on DEC.9.1929 (slogan machine) and addressed to Baileys Bay, Bermuda, carried on the "S.S. Fort Victoria" which sank in the New York Harbor, after having been rammed by the "S.S. Algonquin" on DEC.18 due to dense fog. Back has a "Post Office New York N.Y." label (with printing number of 3,000) describing the wreck, next to a Bermuda receiver. The cover still contains a lovely and colourful hand-painted Christmas card (with message written by a young child) which itself contains a contemporary golden-embroidered silk cloth. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$160.00
Will close during Public Auction

1373

CVR

Crash

1939 Malaya to Victoria, British Columbia "Centurion" Crash Cover, mailed with a pair of 4c stamps cancelled Kuala Lumpur JUN.10.1939 (?), carried by the Imperial Airways liner "Centurion" which sunk in the Hoogly River, near Calcutta on JUN.12. Has a primitive-looking two-line "SALVAGED MAIL / EX. CENTURION" handstamp in magenta. Accompanied by a contemporary newspaper clipping photo of the crash. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$170.00
Will close during Public Auction

1374

CVR

Crash

1953 Singapore to England Airmail "Comet" Crash Cover, mailed with 70c of Malaya stamps cancelled on MAY.1.1953, with three-line purple handstamp reading "SALVAGED MAIL / "Comet" Crash, Near Calcutta / 2nd May 1953".Vertical crease and one stamp damaged, else very fine for a crash cover.

Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$150.00
Will close during Public Auction

1375

CVR

Crash

Group of 8 December 25th, 1954 Prestwick Crash Covers, all but one have the violet boxed handstamp "Salvaged Mail / Aircraft Crash / Prestwick 25-12-54" and another has a large three-line SALVAGED / PRESTWICK / 25/12/54" in dark blue (unlisted in Hopkins). There are two Post Office "ambulance" covers, one with the carried letter inside. Six covers were mailed to Canada, one to Bermuda (with the three-line dark blue handstamp) and one cover, franked with a 1sh6d KGVI is addressed to Trinidad. A useful group for the specialist collector, or dealer. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$190.00
Will close during Public Auction

1376

CVR

Crash

Group of 8 March 13, 1954 Singapore Crash Covers Mailed from New Zealand, all mailed to England or Scotland, plus one to Singapore. All have a red boxed cachet reading "SALVAGED MAIL / AIRCRAFT CRASH / SINGAPORE 13.3.1954". All are envelopes (one is a Post Office transit envelope) and several still have some or all of their stamps affixed. The Royal Mail "Belfast" arriving from Australia overturned during landing at Kallang Airport, Singapore and burst into flames, killing all 32 passengers and 1 crew member. A useful group for the specialist collector or dealer. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$275.00
Will close during Public Auction

1377

CVR

Crash

Group of 7 March 13, 1954 Singapore Crash Covers Mailed from Australia, all mailed to England, and all have a red boxed cachet reading "SALVAGED MAIL / AIRCRAFT CRASH / SINGAPORE 13.3.1954". All are envelopes and one is a Post Office transit envelope) and several still have their stamps affixed, including a 1sh and a 2sh single frankings. The Royal Mail "Belfast" arriving from Australia overturned during landing at Kallang Airport, Singapore and burst into flames, killing all 32 passengers and 1 crew member. A useful group for the specialist collector or dealer. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$190.00
Will close during Public Auction

1378

CVR

Crash

Group of Six April 8, 1954 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Crash Covers, four covers have a 45 x 14 mm "SALVEGED FROM / T.C.A. WRECK", one large envelope (with its original contents) has the same but measuring 78 x 24 mm, and another cover mailed from Québec City has a small "DELAYED . OR . DAMAGED / M JAW PLANE, WRECK" handstamp. Also, al but one cover has a "District Post Office Inspector / Moose Jaw, Sask." large c.d.s. in purple or violet on the back. The Trans-Canada Airlines collided with another aircraft, causing them both to crash and burn, killing all crew and passengers - this was on the trip from Toronto to Vancouver. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$80.00
Will close during Public Auction

1379

CVR

Crash

Group of Three United States Crash or Interrupted Covers, starts with a DEC.27.1920 fire-damaged cover from Vancouver BC to New York City, with "St. Paul, Minn. / Damaged in Mail Car Fire / at Luverne, No. Dak. Dec. / 31st 1920". Also a very fine MAR.1.1929 first flight cover (Daytona Beach to Tampa) which nose-dived into the Halifax River shortly after take-off (no cachet markings for the crash). Last but not least is a cover mailed SEP.20.1930 from Chicago to Greensboro NC with two-line "DAMAGED IN PLANE FIRE / AT WARREN, OHIO. 9-21-30.".

Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$70.00
Will close during Public Auction

Worldwide Ship and Paquebot Mail

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Cat No.

Lot Description

1380

CVR

Lovely Collection of Worldwide Ship and Paquebot Covers, all neatly presented in six Lindner albums, with each page in a sheet protector. We note a great variety of ship and paquebot markings on about 253 covers, many which are accompanied by a picture (usually a real photo postcard) of the ship that carried the mail. We also note many meter stamps having to do with the same subject. The collection is in German, and all items are numbered "Bau. -Nr. 804" (with those numbers running from 479 to 934). A very clean collection, with all items very fine, see photos for an idea. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (Scan 13) (Scan 14) (Scan 15) (Scan 16) (All Scans)

Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$100.00
Will close during Public Auction