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Japan continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

821

CVR

1916 (November 19), Matsuyama Camp, prisoner of war postcard to Hamburg, Germany, ‘Maiko-no-hama Banshin’ hand-tinted multi-colour Christmas greetings postcard endorsed with manuscript ‘Kriegsgefangenen Sendung’, black Matsuyama c.d.s. and violet Kobe transit (20 Nov), red boxed censor handstamp and three-line violet oval POW marking, scarce and fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

822

CVR

1917 (April 7), Ninoshima Camp, prisoner of war postcard to Schonwalde, Germany, Views of Hiroshima card, endorsed with manuscript "Service des Prisonniers de Guerre", dated April 4, with black Japanese double-circle despach c.d.s. of April 7, violet Yokohama foreign mail transit (9 Apr), bilingual red oval NINOSHIMA handstamp, multiple Japanese censor markings and violet German "Auslandstelle Emmerich XV 14 - Frei Gegeben" foreign mail control marking, scarce and fine-very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

823

CVR

1918 (May 10), Aonogahara Camp, prisoner of war postcard to Tsintau, China, "Mumeda Station Osaka" colour postcard, endorsed with boxed violet "SERVICE DES PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE", message dated May 10 with manuscript "Aonogahara", small red circular censor handstamp and horizontally segmented violet handstamp, a fine card from a German POW likely captured in Tsingtao. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

824

CVR

1918 (December 22), Nagoya Camp to Narashino Camp, prisoner of war postcard, hand-made Christmas postcard endorsed with handstamped violet "SERVICE DES PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE", dated December 16, with imprinted NAGOYA, the sender sending holiday greetings, faint black Japanese double-circle c.d.s. (22 Dec), and various red censor markings and handstamps, scarce "camp to camp" correspondence on a camp-printed woodblock postcard, fine-very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

825

CVR

1919 (August 18), Ninoshima Camp to Bremervorde, Germany, prisoner of war postcard., "Barbed Wire Fence" black hand-made woodblock postcard, endorsed with red stamped bilingual "SERVICE DES PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE", manuscript "Ninoshima" notation, with faint-black Japanese double-circle c.d.s. and vertical boxed red chop, a rare camp-printed card, fine-very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

826

CVR

1919 (December 4), Bando Camp, prisoner of war postcard to Ludwigsburg, Germany, colour postcard endorsed with bilingual red oval "SCE. DES PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE",with red violet censor handstamp and faint Kobe foreign mail c.d.s., a fine example likely from a German taken prisoner following the fall of Tsingtao. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

827

CVR

1934 (October 31), Yingkow IJPO to Canada, mixed franking registered cover, franked with a variety of period issues, postmarked Yingkow IJPO, sent via Yokohama, where new registration label affixed, to Amherst, Nova Scotia, with Victoria BC (19 Nov), Montréal (24 Nov), HX & CAMP RPO (25 Nov), and Amherst (26 Nov) backstamps, fine-very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 60

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

828

CVR

1936 (May 22), Yokohama to Port Said, multiple re-routed cover, with contents, franked with 10s Nagoya Castle, 50c and 20c definitives, tied by Yokohama foreign mail c.d.s., sent via airmail to a passenger on the S.S. Gneisenau docked at Port Said, evidently undeliverable and endorsed “too late / steamer sailed,” redirected to Southampton, England, airmail references crossed-out and docketed “cannot be traced / return to P.O.”, reverse with myriad backstamps including Hsinking I.J.P.O (26 May), Alexandria (15 Jun), Cairo – Port Said (16 Jun), Berlin, and Southampton (23 Jun), a striking and well-traveled cover, fine-very fine. (Sc. 144, 176, 196) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 80

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

829

CVR

1937 (May 27), high-franking airmail cover to South Africa, via Siberia, franked with 10s Nagoya Castle, 50s and four 1y definitives , postmarked with Osaka Nippon foreign mail cancel, to Johannesburg, boxed two-line “Per Airmail Via Siberia” and “Par Avion de Chita et au dela”, reverse with Berlin double-circle transit (9 Jun), a scarce and most unusual routing, not often seen, fine-very fine. (Sc. 144, 145a, 196) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

830

CVR

1947 (July 25), censored post-war cover to General McArthur, franked with two different 20s issues, addressed “General of the Army Douglas McArthur Esq, Supreme Commander, Allied Powers”, with large violet “Released Without Examination or Censorship”, multiple strikes of red Japanese markings, a superb addition to a World War II collection, fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 80

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

831

CVR

1949 (April 16), 10y Sampans multiple-franking airmail cover, Tokyo to Oregon, United States, with block of four and two singles, the less common 10y orange-vermilion, to Albany, Oregon, a seldom-seen franking, fine. (Sc. 258) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 60

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

Korea (South)

LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

832

CVR

1946 (December 12), 2 Won single-franking censored cover to Japan, the envelope of native paper, apparently written in Japanese, violet circular and boxed handstamps on front, reverse with black straight-line “Released by Censorship” marking, an interesting post-war cover, worthy of further research, fine-very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

833

CVR

1950 (January 13), Seoul to Chicago, mixed-franking registered airmail cover, franked with 15 Won yellow-green and 65 Won red-brown UPU Anniversary issues and 60 Won light blue Air Post, UPU 75th Anniversary circular cachet at lower right, affixed with “Northwest Oriental Airlines” label, reverse with violet double-circle arrival backstamps, small adhesive remnant on reverse, an interesting Korean UPU item, fine-very fine. (Sc. 114, 115, C4) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

Labuan

LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

834

CVR

1895 (October 23) Numeral Overprint pairs on registered cover to Australia, franked with set of 10c to 40c overprints, postmarked Labuan (23 Oct), two registration markings on front, reverse with Singapore and Sydney transit/receiver backstamps, an attractive if philatelic cover, lovely quality, very fine. (Sc. 59-62) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 200

Currently...C$100.00
Will close during Public Auction

835

CVR

1896 (April 14), Numeral Overprint issues on registered cover to India, franked with set of 10c to 40c, cancelled Labuan, partial registration markings on front, reverse with Singapore transit and Colaba (Bombay) receiver, significantly reduced at left, but an attractive cover, fine-very fine. (Sc. 59-62) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

836

CVR

1900 (June 9), Overprinted Pictorials multi-franked registered cover to Germany, affixed with singles and pairs of 1897-1900 overprinted North Borneo Pictorials, tied by Labuan c.d.s., two registration markings on front, redirected from Baden-Baden to Sand, Bavaria, reverse with Brindisi (6 Jul) and Baden-Baden (8 Jul) transit and next-day Sand (9 Jul) c.d.s. arrival backstamp, vertical crease not affecting stamps, an attractive philatelic cover in excellent condition, very fine. (Sc. 72-82) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 200

Currently...C$100.00
Will close during Public Auction

Manchukuo

LotNo.

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Cat No.

Lot Description

837

CVR

1940 (September 25), Mouken to New York, registered A/R cover, franked with 8f pair and single, 2½f pair, 15f definitives, and Census Issue, tied by Moukden native and foreign mail cancellations, corresponding Moukden registration label and boxed AR (Avis de Reception) marking as well as manuscript “Via Nippon” on front, reverse with Chicago (21 Oct), New York (22 Oct), and Port Washington (23 Oct) backstamps, light wrinkles, fine-very fine. (Sc. 68, 96, 112, 134) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 200

Currently...C$100.00
Will close during Public Auction

Mauritius

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Cat No.

Lot Description

838

CVR

1847 (September 29), Calcutta India folded cover to Port Mauritius, with contents, datelined September 29, manuscript ‘Per Madura’ endorsement on front, reverse with boxed red Calcutta G.P.O. handstamp and black “Mauritius / Post Office” double circle receiver on back, fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

839

CVR

1847 (November 12), Mauritius Post Office double-circle on folded letter to Bordeaux, with contents datelined Port Louis, 12 November, various manuscript rate notations, struck with black double-circle “Mauritius / Post Office”, straight-line “SHIP LETTER”, black “Angl. Bologne sur Mer” (4 Mar) French entry c.d.s., ship endorsement at upper left, red London and partial indistinct blue transit backstamps, Bordeaux c.d.s. receiver (6 Mar), fresh and fine-very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

840

CVR

1848 (September 29), Caen, France, folded letter to Port Louis, Mauritius, with contents, neat strike of large black “Mauritius / Post Office”, red “Bureau Maritime Havre” French entry c.d.s. (25 Oct), red boxed PP struck alongside, manuscript “Par la Port du Havre at par le premier batiment en Parlance au Port Louis, Ile Maurice,” directional note on front, lovely and fresh, fine-very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction