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Postal History, Foreign continued...

Worldwide Military Postal History continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

1241

CVR/PC

Great Britain

Great Britain World War II Group of 3 Better Military Censor Items, with a 1916 opened by censor cover with a blue "opened by censor / return to sender" label addressed to Holland, an army post office SZ 14 registered cover to Egypt with a censor handstamp at bottom left and a censor re-sealing tape at top. Also a post card addressed to England with World War I naval censor handstamp used in Sicily. The blue triangle shaped handstamp originally read "Sicily" at the bottom, but was removed. Also note censor #"3" is reversed. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Est $ 150

SOLD for C$70.00
Will close during Public Auction

1242

CVR

Great Britain

Great Britain Group of Two 1855 Crimean War Covers to Crimea, each paid with three 1d reds to Lt. Colonel C.L. Locks with the Coldstream Guards at Sevastopol in the Crimea. Blue envelope has a stamp with trimmed perfs, both have creases and other minor faults. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Est $ 100

SOLD for C$170.00
Will close during Public Auction

1243

O/CVR

Great Britain

Great Britain Three Old Time Advanced Collections of WWI and WWII Military Postmarks, starting with a GB World War I F.P.O. collection of over 900 different postmarks on piece, all appear to be sorted in a stockbook. Also a publication by Alistair Kennedy and George Crabb "The Postal History of the British Army in World War I - Before and After, 1903 to 1929" (300 pages, 1977) which encloses 9 covers or cards. Lastly is a publication by Brigadier D.S. Virk AVSM "Indian Post Offices Locations and Movements, 1939-1947" (270 pages, 1973) which encloses 17 covers. An interesting lot not often encountered. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Est $ 300

SOLD for C$160.00
Will close during Public Auction

1244

CVR/PC

Italy

Italy Group of 9 Displaced Persons Covers, 1946-1949, includes one each to Argentina, Canada, Italy and Palestine, plus 5 to the United States, mostly sent air mail, but also note 2 registered covers. Two postal cards have vertical folds at centre, otherwise overall fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (All Scans)

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Est $ 200

SOLD for C$170.00
Will close during Public Auction

1245

CVR

Kenya Uganda Tanganyika

Kenya Uganda Tanganyika Group of 4 World War II Covers, Including Refugee Mail, note registered refugee camp cover from Masindi to Mombasa with stamps across all 4 edges plus on back, and a Kabale Uganda censored cover to Palestine with Uganda Type 1a (10 points in CCSG handbook) censor tape at left and an Egypt censor handstamp. Also a Kenya evacuee camp cover to Italy with censor handstamp "Passed by Censor / B.7" and a faint camp handstamp at bottom left. Also a Kenya - Broderick Falls cover to the USA with a CCSG Type IV circular handstamp that reads "N / Released / 11". Cover is missing its backflap. Some minor creases noted, still a fine or better group. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Est $ 150

SOLD for C$90.00
Will close during Public Auction

1246

CVR

Mauritius

Mauritius 1941 Censor Cover to California, mailed at the Quartier Militaire on MAY.23.1941 and sent surface mail with George VI 3d stamps (x4) and 4c (x2) paying the 20c rate. Has manuscript "Permit / No/ DE03" in red bottom left, re-sealed at right with Civil censorship Study Group Type IIIA label. Also note "Q. Militaire" return address top left. Some minor edge creasing, otherwise very fine and scarce. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Est $ 150

SOLD for C$40.00
Will close during Public Auction

1247

Norway

Norway Group of 39 Different World War II Postal Stationery Cards, includes one example of AW2, 14 different examples of AW3 and AW4, 2 different cards for both AW5 and AW6 and 3 each of AW7 and AW8. Most with nice Norwegian town cancels. Some with folds or minor creases, still overall a very fine group. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Michel € 259

SOLD for C$150.00
Will close during Public Auction

1248

CVR

Palestine

Palestine Group of 5 Better Censor and Military Covers, with a 1918 cover from F.P.O. 6Y with the 6th Mounted Brigade in the Jerusalem valley, with an oblong shaped 3-line censor handstamp "Palestine Censorship No. 2", a 1919 incoming cover from the USA with a 3-line oblong shaped "Passed Censor 1" censor handstamp, an Oct. 1939 machine censor "Passed by Censor Jerusalem in 3 lines (only used 12/10 to 28/10, 10 points in Civil Censorship Study Group Handbook) - cover is grubby and missing its backflap and also its stamps. Also a 1940 cover from Palestine to Yugoslavia, registered, delivery attempted in 1945, not found and returned to sender. Received back in Palestine DEC.29.1945 with both Palestine and Yugoslavia re-sealing tapes. Also a 1945 air mail cover to Palestine with a violet handstamp "Headquarters No.2 Bn (Jewish) / the Palestine Regiment" plus handwritten "Concessional Postage Palestine Personnel". Back has FPO cancel and "Rehovot" receiver. Typical War time condition, with creases, etc. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Est $ 300

SOLD for C$150.00
Will close during Public Auction

1249

CVR

Philippines

Philippines Group of 5 Better World War II Covers, all mailed between 1942 and 1948, two are first day covers for Victory issues, one is registered to the US, one has a Japanese Occupation censor, etc. We note some faults (two are reduced, one has a crease) still uncommon material. All scanned online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Est $ 100

SOLD for C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

1250

CVR

South Africa

South Africa 1902 Boer War Cover to Canada, from #2143 Trooper W.G. Bradley, mailed at Elandsfontein to Hamilton with carrier markings on arrival, plus MAR.17.1902 Hamilton and Toronto backstamps. Franked with a GB 1d lilac tied by FEB.12 despatch. Trimmed slightly at right and some minor creases, still fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Est $ 100

SOLD for C$40.00
Will close during Public Auction

1251

CVR/PC

South Africa

South Africa Group of 4 Boer Was Items, 1899-1902, includes censored covers from Pretoria and Johannesburg to England (one cover with tear on front and part of backflap) and a censored postal stationery card from Phabanchu to Capetown (stains on back). Also a faulty (tears, pieces missing and separated front and back) registered cover from Johannesburg to Poona, India. Except where noted a fine group. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Est $ 100

SOLD for C$30.00
Will close during Public Auction

1252

CVR

Sudan

Sudan 1942 Registered Air Mail Cover to Palestine, franked with Scott #s 69 and 72, mailed from Khartoum, Sudan. Green on white "Opened by Examiner 1?" tape is trimmed slightly due to opening. Tape is tied to cover with a triangular "Passed Censor Sudan 4" handstamp. Back shows a JUN.7.1942 Rehovot receiver datestamp. Very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Est $ 150

SOLD for C$40.00
Will close during Public Auction

1253

CVR

Switzerland

Switzerland Group of World War II Internee Mail, with a nice group of 3 envelopes and 7 post cards from Polish civil and interned in Switzerland writing home. Some have minor creases and one has some sort of adhesion on it, otherwise a very fine group. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (All Scans)

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Est $ 100

SOLD for C$70.00
Will close during Public Auction

1254

CVR

Togo

Togo 1915 Anglo-French Occupation Censor Cover, mailed at Lome on JUL.8.1915 to Oxford, England, franked with a 1d scarlet Gold Coast stamp overprinted "TOGO / ANGLO FRENCH / OCCUPATION". Cover has a 3-line "Passed by Censor / at / Lome (Togo)" handstamp in purple. Very fine and scarce.

Est $ 150

SOLD for C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction

1255

CVR

Worldwide

Worldwide Group of 7 Refugee Camp Covers, 1944-1948, with 4 covers from camps in Egypt, all mailed to the USA, including one with a 2-line "M.E.R.R.A. / El Shatt' handstamp. Also two Polish refugee camps in India covers, one to the USA and one to Palestine. Also a Polish refugee camp Iringa in Tanganyika cover to South Africa (cover has parts of stamp lower left removed, as well as all stamps across the top, probably done by censors). A scarce group, with creases, staining, etc, still overall fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (All Scans)

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Est $ 250

SOLD for C$170.00
Will close during Public Auction

Worldwide Air Mail Covers

LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

1256

CVR

Argentina

Argentina 1930 Graf Zeppelin Cover Flown to Germany, Frost # 8) 127-49F, franked with Argentina overprinted Zeppelin stamps (20c x1, 90c x2 and 1 peso x1), all cancelled at Buenos Aires MAY.23.1930. Has the usual Argentina confirmation cachet but has the wrong US cachet. It has the cachet for US mail sent to Germany for the flight and should have had the cachet that just shows the flight from the US to Germany. US mail with this error catalogues $2,500 in Frost. Friedrichshafen JUN.6.1930 receiver on back. A very fine and scarce cover for the Zeppelin specialist.

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Est $ 750

SOLD for C$350.00
Will close during Public Auction

1257

CVR

Brazil

Brazil 1930 Graf Zeppelin Flown Cover to Canada, Frost # 5)127-49H, mailed Brazil MAY.28.1930 and franked with Scott #4CL9, the red 10,000 reis Zeppelin overprint issue. Arrived Lakehurst MAY.31.1930, addressed to Vancouver, British Columbia. Some minor edge creases and some blue green ink marks on front from an over-inked Lakehurst machine from another cover, else very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Frost $ 450

SOLD for C$100.00
Will close during Public Auction

1258

CVR

Canada

Canada Group of Two 1936 Hindenburg Zeppelin Flight Covers to Germany, Frost #s 2) 129-7 and 2) 129-14, with a registered cover mailed from Montréal MAY.18.1936 with 70c worth of postage, backstamped New York MAY.19 and Frankfurt MAY.23, plus a Montréal Station H cover mailed JUL.2.1936 with 70c worth of postage and manuscript "via Airship Hindenburg" only, backstamp is from Main branch in Montréal on same day. Both covers mainly very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Frost $ 1,150

SOLD for C$475.00
Will close during Public Auction

1259

CVR

Europe

Europe Group of 12 Catapult Air Mail Covers From Liners Bremen and Europa, 1929-1935, with the following Grave flight #s: K3c, K9a, K17d, K35a, K59d, K61d, K67d, K99d and K228c, all with German stamps, except for K17d whose stamps have been removed. Also includes flights K185SZ and K205 SZ, both from Switzerland. Swiss catapult mail is scarce. Of the 10 German covers, 5 are sea post covers mailed on board and 2 of these are to Canada. Note one with a damaged stamp and 2 with back faults, still an overall fine or better collection, accompanied by two picture post cards depicting both ships. Catalogue value is from the Grave German North Atlantic Catapult Airmail Catalogue. (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) (All Scans)

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Grave $ 1,455

SOLD for C$400.00
Will close during Public Auction

1260

CVR/PC

Germany

Germany Group of 8 Early Graf Zeppelin Flown Covers, 1928-1929, with 127-7Ae Leipzig Fair advertising card flown to New York, 127-17B1 Holy Land flight cover with confirmation mark 127-17 #2 from the steel stamp (cat. $600) arrived Eramle MAR.26.1929. Also a 127-17B with con #1 & 3 May 1929 delayed flight covers, one of which was mailed on board the airship. Note 3 cards with 2 mark blue and 3 covers with 4 mark brown Graf Zeppelin stamps. One cover has a corner missing and we note assorted minor creases, else a fine or better group. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (All Scans)

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Frost $ 1,880

SOLD for C$500.00
Will close during Public Auction