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Postal History, Foreign continued...

Mauritius continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

841

CVR

1849 (September 17), Calcutta India to Mauritius folded letter, with contents, struck on front with black Mauritius GPO double split-ring, endorsed “per Jenny Lind” in manuscript, small spot of ink erosion to address, else fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

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

Mozambique

LotNo.

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Cat No.

Lot Description

842

CVR

1942 (March 1), 34 Triangle issues on Beira to New York censored cover, tied by hexagonal “Correo Aereo / Beira” datestamp, South African censor seal at left, cover expertly repaired at right, tiny edge tears typical of this brittle paper, yet a striking cover and unusual non-philatelic usage of a triangle issue. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

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

North Borneo

LotNo.

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Cat No.

Lot Description

843

CVR

1910 (October 5), Kudat to Holland, multiple Pictorial Issues registered cover, franked with 1d (3 singles), 2c strip of three, 3c, 4c, 5c, 6c, and 8c, Animal Pictorials, cancelled at Kudat, with boxed violet Kudat registration handstamp struck on front, reverse with Singapore (23 Oct) transit and Gravenhage c.d.s. receiver, wax seals on back removed, some typical climatic tone spots and light creasing often found on such oversized covers, fine. (Sc. 136, 137, 138, 140, 141, 142, 143) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 150

Currently...C$80.00
Will close during Public Auction

Poland

LotNo.

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Cat No.

Lot Description

844

CVR

1961 (November 21), Danzig to Israel, “Waterpipe explosion in ship’s hold”, postmarked with partial Gdansk c.d.s., struck with three-line cachet in Hebrew explaining “This postal item was damaged while transported to Israel because of an explosion of the water pipe in the Ship’s hold,” with Israeli c.d.s. arrival backstamp, stamp floated off as expected, scarce and remarkably fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

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

Portuguese Colonies

LotNo.

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Cat No.

Lot Description

845

CVR

1898 (June 21), Vasco de Gama issue on registered cover, Lourenco Marques to London, franked with six values of this Omnibus issue, tied by Lourenco Marques double-circle c.d.s., blue framed Registration handstamp, endorsed in manuscript “English Mail via Capetown & Transvaal”, red hooded London c.d.s. (15 Jul) receiver, three adhesive stains on back, else a fine and attractive franking. (Sc. 1, 3-8) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

Currently...C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction

St. Kitts

LotNo.

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Cat No.

Lot Description

846

CVR

1900 (February 26), ½d and 1sh Leeward Islands usage on registered postal stationery cover, franked with ½d and 1sh Leeward Islands adhesives, uprating 2d stationery card, postmarked St. Kitts, with red circular transit backstamp, an attractive and fine commercial usage. (Sc. 1, 7; H&G C1a) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 150

Currently...C$80.00
Will close during Public Auction

St. Lucia

LotNo.

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Cat No.

Lot Description

847

CVR

1893 (July 14), uprated postal stationery cover to Germany, affixed with two blocks of four and single ½d Victoria, tied by St. Lucia c.d.s., to Hannover, with large c.d.s. arrival backstamp (27 Jul), a striking franking. (Sc.27a; H&G C1) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

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

848

CVR

1936 (April 18), 2sh6d to 10sh franking on registered cover, Castries to London, adhesives all tied by Castries c.d.s., reverse with Plymouth c.d.s. arrival backstamp (5 May), a most attractive if philatelic usage of these key values. (Sc. 104-106) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 150

Currently...C$80.00
Will close during Public Auction

Spain

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Cat No.

Lot Description

849

CVR

Spanish Tangier, 1949 (December 27), registered cover to Hong Kong, forwarded to London, “El Munzah Hotel” cover, with imprint on back flap, franked with 10pta brown-violet Air Post, further affixed upon arrival in Hong Kong with 10c violet UPU issue and $1 King George VI and forwarded to London, a striking and scarce usage, fine-very fine. (Sc. LC6) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 150

Currently...C$80.00
Will close during Public Auction

Switzerland

LotNo.

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Cat No.

Lot Description

850

CVR

1922 (August 19), 7½fr to 15fr Peace Issue and 50fr Air Post on flown cover from Zurich to St. Gallen, neatly-franked and postmarked, some light overall toning, but a scarce usage of the 50fr Air Post, fine; with 2009 APS certificate. (Sc.190-192, C2) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 70

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

Syria

LotNo.

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Cat No.

Lot Description

851

CVR

1916 (November 1), Aleppo to Germany, feldpost registration etiquette, cover franked with 1pi blue Mosque of Sultan Ahmed issue of Turkey, tied by bilingual Aleppo c.d.s. in blue, affixed with “Deutsche Militar-Mission Feldpost Aleppo” registration label (creased), with Berlin c.d.s. arrival backstamp (28 Nov), slight creasing, but scarce. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

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

Tannu Tuva

LotNo.

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Cat No.

Lot Description

852

CVR

1937, 1k/80k Pictorial Issue, two registered covers from Kyzyl to Switzerland, each an oversized cover franked with a range of 1936 Pictorial issues, including 25k Zeppelin Air Post issue, each stamp tied by Kyzyl c.d.s, both covers struck with Lucerne c.d.s. receiver on reverse, a very fine and eye-catching duo. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

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

Thailand

LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

853

CVR

1939 (April 6), Red Cross 75th Anniversary semi-postal set First Day Cover, on registered cover to Columbia, Louisiana, USA, set of three tied by Bangkok PO c.d.s., Siam registration etiquette affixed, trivial sealed tear at top, most attractive and ideal for a Red Cross thematic collection, fine-very fine. (Sc. B31-3) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 200

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

Tibet

LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

854

CVR

1933, set of five on cover, Lhasa to New Delhi, the set on thin white native paper, imperforate save for Sc. 13 which is pin perf, all tied by bilingual Lhasa c.d.s., better than usual quality for such, an attractive philatelic usage. (Sc. 9-13) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

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

Togo

LotNo.

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Cat No.

Lot Description

855

CVR

1916 (September 28), Anglo-French Occupation franking on registered cover, from Lome to New York, franked with ½d to 1sh “Togo / Anglo-French Occupation” overprints, postmarked Lome, with corresponding registration etiquette, Plymouth (20 Oct) and New York (4 Nov) transit/arrival backstamps, light vertical crease, clear of adhesives, scarce and fine-very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

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

Turkey

LotNo.

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Cat No.

Lot Description

856

CVR

1843 (December 17), Constantinople to New York, forwarded disinfected letter, postmarked with Constantinople c.d.s, transited via Malta whereupon struck with “Lazarett Purifiee” double circle and slit twice for disinfection, indistinct red French maritime transit c.d.s., manuscript “Per Burgundy” route directive and struck on reverse with “J.B. Greene & Co / Havre” Forwarding Agent mark, as well as Havre (5 Jan) transit c.d.s., some acidic ink erosion, else fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

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

857

CVR

1866 (June 12), folded cover from Plovdiv to Istanbul, franked with two 1865 20pa Crescent & Star, tied by indistinct double-circle c.d.s., reduced at sides, stamps somewhat toned, an otherwise fine and desirable origin from Ottoman Bulgaria. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

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

858

CVR

1866 (November 8), Marseille to Aleppo, Turkish postage due cover, folded letter, with single-page contents in French, datelined Marseille, franked with 20c perforated Napoleon III issue of France, postmarked with double-circle “Paq. Fr. No. 1 / Ligne X” transit and two-line “Poste Francaise D’Alep”, reverse with two imperforate 20pa postage dues, some adhesive remnant around this, file fold through 20c, yet a rarely-seen usage, fine. (Sc. J1) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 200

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

859

CVR

1869 (March 24), Alexandretta to Aleppo, shortpaid postage due folded letter, with contents in Italian, datelined Alexandretta, franked with 2pi black on greenish blue, 20pa black on yellow (2), and 1pi black on green Tughra, shortpaid and affixed on reverse with three overprinted postage dues, a fine and rarely-seen usage. (Sc. 4, 6, 7, J8) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 300

Currently...C$150.00
Will close during Public Auction

860

CVR

1895 (September 10), Istanbul to Virginia, mixed franking registered postal card, with 2pi brown-orange and 5pi surcharged gray-green overprinted Regular and Newspaper issues, postmarked with bilingual double-circle Pera “Grand Rue” c.d.s., blue straight-line “Recommande” and black double-circle “Galata / Depart” c.d.s., red Registered / London transit, reverse with Washington D.C. (11 Aug) transit and next-day Richmond VA registration arrival backstamp, a fine-very fine and charming franking. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 300

Currently...C$150.00
Will close during Public Auction