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LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
701 CVR/PC Pakistan imageGroup of Pakistan Covers and Stationery, 1948 to 1972, with 46 mailed covers, plus another 28 stationery covers or cards (with a little duplication). Destinations include Muscat, Canada and the United States, and we note a variety of frankings, postmarks, a few registered, etc. Some have opening, or other faults, else overall fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (All Scans) (All Images)

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Estimate $ 100

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
India Airmail
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
702 CVR   image1911 (Feb. 18) World's First Official Airmail Cover, mailed registered from Allahabad to Allahabad, with FEB.18 despatch and FEB.20 receiver on back. There is a registration label on front, next to a KEVII 4 Annas adhesive, both tied by an ideal and crisp impression of the purple flight cachet. A pristine example of this sought-after flight cover, with the added bonus of being registered, of which very few exist. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans) (All Images)

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Estimate $ 500

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
703 CVR   imageGroup of 7 India First Flight Covers and Cards, in chronological order: APR.10.1929 Karachi to Cairo (APR.17 receiver, with Indian Airways cachet label), OCT.17.1932 Madras to Karachi (a card addressed to South-West Africa, with the back describing the route in detail), FEB.11.1934 Madras to Calcutta (addressed to South Africa, with a ½d South African Postage Due stamp and three diff. backstamps), DEC.6.1934 Karachi to Lahore (DEC. receivers alongside JAN.16.1935 Lahore D.L.O. handstamp), NOV.10.1937 Bombay to Delhi (NOV.10 receiver), DEC.23 India to Ceylon (two different covers, plus a return flight cover). A mostly very fine group, both sides photographed. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans) (All Images)

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Estimate $ 100

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
704 CVR   image1941 (6 Apr), First Pigeon Post from Kalyan to Bombay, a pre-printed envelope showing silhouette of pigeon franked by a 1a3p mauve KGV issue with SERVICE overprint, tied by a purple "KALYAN 6 APR 1941 FIRST PIGEON MISSIVE" machine cancel, same day sideways boxed Bombay G.P.O. handstamp at left. Envelope contains a contemporary newspaper article on the "flight" as well as a booklet which contains an actual missive. Very fine and written-up on page.

Estimate $ 100

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
705 CVR   imageGroup of 13 Airmail Covers to Foreign Destinations, 1927 to 1952, with destinations including England, United States, Newfoundland (scarce), Canada and Guatemala. Four covers are also registered. We note a good variety of frankings, rates and postmarks, all items are shown online. Also includes a 1934 letter from the Madras Air Taxi Service explaining a new air route, etc. The odd small fault does not detract, overall fine or better. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans) (All Images)

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Estimate $ 100

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
706 CVR Bahrain image1933 (Dec. 13) First Flight Cover Bahrain to Alor Star, franked with 5 different India overprinted Bahrain issues (Scott #s 1, 3, 6, 7, and 9, total c.v. for used $204) and addressed to Alor Star G.P.O. Straits Settlements, with DEC.17 Penang transit and DEC.19 receiver on back. Very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans) (All Images)

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Est $ 50

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
Indonesia
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
707 CVR   image1828 Folded Letter from Java to England, mailed from Batavia (Jakarta) on JUL.22.1828 (dateline inside) to The London Missionary Society in London (DEC.9.1828 receivers on back, a little more than 4 months travel), with boxed “DEAL / SHIP LETTER” handstamp, rated 4 shillings. Well written-up on four album pages, with a lovely hand-drawn map of the trip this letter took (down and around the South African Cape), along with two other maps, one of Batavia showing where it sits in the context of the Java Sea, Borneo, etc. and another of the Port of Deal and where it is situated in relation to London. There is also a summary of the contents of the very long, 7-page letter inside. The lot is also accompanied by two period engravings, one captioned “The West India Docks” and the other showing the port of Deal. A very fine and scarce cover. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans) (All Images)

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Estimate $ 200

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
Ireland
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
708 CVR   image1844 Folded Mourning Letter from Ireland to the United States, all of the letter sheets are black-rimmed, mailed from Dublin on JUL.8.1844 (dateline inside plus boxed date stamp in red) to New York, via Liverpool (small oval "JY11 / L / A"). The letter is addressed to Charles O’Conor, and the cover is accompanied by a two page write-up on him. Very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans) (All Images)

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Estimate $ 100

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
709 CVR   image1856 Cover from Ireland to Canada, mailed from Belfast on FEB.13.1856 (despatch on front) to Kemptville Canada West (MAR.13.1856 receiver) via Dublin (PAID FEB.16 transit datestamp), Liverpool (small FEB.17 octagonal) and Montreal (MAR.11 transit). Rated “8” manuscript (in black and red) plus “1d” handstamp in red, fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans) (All Images)

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Estimate $ 50

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
Italian States
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
710 CVR 5c image1856 Folded Letter from Roman States to Camerino, Italy, the letter inside is datelined Perugia, JUL.6.1856 and is addressed to Camerino (about 76 km from Perugia), franked with a 4b black on grey brown Papal Arms issue (Scott 5c) properly tied by a lozenge grille. Partial JUL.7 receiver on back. Stain on front, else overall fine.

Estimate $ 100

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
Jamaica
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
711 CVR 19 image1885 Cover from Jamaica to Nova Scotia, mailed from Sav-la Mar on MAR.30.1885 (c.d.s. despatch on back, date corresponds to the dateline on the letter inside), addressed to Halifax, Nova Scotia (light receiver on back) via Kingston (APR.1.1885 squared circle) and New York (APR.13.1885 “PAID ALL” duplex). The cover is franked with a pair of 2d rose Queen Victoria issues, tied by two strikes of the “A75” (Savannah-la-Mar) cancel. Very fine and clean. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans) (All Images)

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Estimate $ 50

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
Mauritius
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
712 CVR 82 image1896 Mauritius Registered Cover to India, a registered stationery cover with embossed 12c grey Queen Victoria (H&G #C2a), uprated with a 15c orange brown Queen Victoria issue, mailed from Mauritius on MAY.28.1896 (two c.d.s. tie each stamp, plus oval registration number datestamp in red) to Bombay, India, with “SEA POST OFFICE” JUN.22.1896 c.d.s. transit. Very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans) (All Images)

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Estimate $ 50

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
Panama
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
713 CVR 17, F12 image1899 Registered Cover from Panama to Nova Scotia, mailed from Colon, Panama on JUN.5.1899 to Salem (Yarmouth), Nova Scotia (JUN.15.1899 receiver) via New York (JUN.6 oval registration transit), St John NB (JUN.14 c.d.s. transit) and Yarmouth, NS (JUN.15 c.d.s. transit). The cover is franked with two 5 centavo blue Map of Panama issues plus a 10 centavos Registration issue from Colombia (Scott F12). Very fine and scarce. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans) (All Images)

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Estimate $ 100

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
Peru
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
714 CVR   image1829 Folded Letter from Peru to England, mailed from Arequipa, Peru on FEB.18.1829 (datelined inside) to London (JUL.22.1829 double circle receiver in red), with boxed “SHIP LETTER / LIVERPOOL” handstamp, rated "4/9". Written-up on a page with two hand-drawn maps, one showing the trip around Cape Horn, and one of its arrival to Liverpool, the onto London. Very fine and a scarce origin. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans) (All Images)

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Estimate $ 150

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
Poland
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
715 CVR   image1943 Poland Gov't in Exile Registered Cover to England, mailed from the Polish submarine "Wilk" on DEC.18.1943 (scarce pictorial cancels) to Hollywood, England (DEC.23 receiver on back). The cover is franked with the second "Sea Post" set (#s 3K9-16) and was censored in Great Britain ("lozenge:" handstamp in red). Tears on backflap, else scarce and very fine.

Estimate $ 30

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
Portugal
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
716 CVR   image1827 Folded Cover from Portugal to England, mailed from Porto, Portugal on APR.24.1827 (docketing inside) to London (MAY.7.1827 double circle receiver in red, plus docketing inside) with boxed “SHIP LETTER / DOVER” handstamp, rated "2/8" manuscript, fine. Accompanied by a lovely period engraving of a port scene in Dover. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans) (All Images)

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Estimate $ 100

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
Russia
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
717 CVR   image1831 Folded Letter from Russia to England, mailed from Riga, Russia on APR.27.1831 (dateline and docketing inside) with a double circle Riga handstamp on front, via Memel (“MEMEL / 11.MAI” handstamp on front), with a large crown “SHIP LETTER / LONDON” handstamp dated MAY.23.1831 on back, next to a boxed "Deutsch-Grensk / te Arnhem" postmark in red (applied at the German border crossing). Rated “FRANCO” handstamp and 2 shillings manuscript. Light overall soiling, still scarce. Comes written-up on two pages, one showing a hand-drawn map of how the letter traversed Europe. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans) (All Images)

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Estimate $ 200

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
Spain
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
718 CVR   image1862 Folded Cover from Spain to Nova Scotia, mailed from Malaga (c.d.s. date is unclear) to Halifax, Nova Scotia, with large oval "H / N.S.” OCT.15.1862 receiver (rarely seen), via London (SEP.26.1862 “PAID” c.d.s. transit in red). The cover is franked with a pair of 2r green Isabella II imperforates (Scott #60), tied by a black “6” cogwheel cancel (with a second free strike), fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans) (All Images)

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Estimate $ 100

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
Straits Settlements
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
719 CVR 73, 82 image1892 Straits Settlements Registered Postal Card to Germany, a 3c U.P.U. card uprated with a 3c on 32c magenta and a pair of 1c on 8c orange Queen Victoria surcharge issues, mailed Singapore on AUG.25.1892 (two c.d.s. strikes cancel the stamps) with a Singapore registration number box, to Aue, Germany (very fine SEP.25.1892 receiver on front). Very fine and a rare example of a properly used registered postcard.

Estimate $ 200

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction
720 CVR 115/134 imageTwo 1911 Straits Settlements Registered Covers to Nova Scotia, both mailed from Penang and franked with an assortment of KEVII issues, each paying the 14c registered mail rate to Nova Scotia, with Halifax receivers on back, via London, each also with partial London Registered “hooded” transit c.d.s. on back. Very fine.

Estimate $ 100

Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction

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