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LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

881

CVR

1866 (April 30), illustrated Thorough Bred Spanish Merino Sheep cover and contents, to Bastrop, Texas, franked with 3c rose, Woodstock, Vermont segmented cork double circle cancel alongside, with corresponding c.d.s., the reverse and contents with lovely sheep illustrated advertising, a superb exhibit piece. (Sc. 65) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 150

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

882

CVR

1866 (Nov. 5), Wells Fargo & Co, Pacheco Oval on 3c postal stationery cover, to Santa Cruz City, black Haller Type E printed frank, with blue Wells Fargo & Co. PACHECO (Contra Costa City) blue oval datestamp overtop indicia, (Leutzinger type 3-8), repaired tears to back flap, but a scarce cancellation. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 120

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

883

CVR

1879 (September 17), 3c Navy Official single franking, cancelled with oval grid cancel, postmarked with Princeton, Massachusetts c.d.s., to Brooklyn, New York, with same-day c.d.s. arrival backstamp, some wrinkling and spots of soiling, but a scarce franking. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 150

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

884

CVR

1883 (January) Bavaria to New York, returned postage due unpaid cover, postmarked with Brockenau despatch, struck with boxed "T" and New York "Due 10 Cents" opera glasses upon arrival, further struck on reverse with New York transit c.d.s. (30 Jan), forwarded to Jersey City and affixed with strip of four, a pair, and two singles of the 1c postage due, the addressee evidently not found and the cover returned, whereupon struck with "Advertised " and "Feb 10 1883" datestamp, triangular DEAD LETTER OFFICE datestamp on reverse, affixed on front with yellow "Letter returned by Carrier" label and struck with black framed "Retour" handstamp, applied on return to Germany with three Wurzburg "returned letter" seals, some small edge tears, of little importance given the circuitous travels of this cover, fine and most unusual. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 200

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

885

CVR

1891 (August 10), Mobeetie, Texas fancy cancel postage due cover to Putnam, Connecticut, franked with 3c Banknote, tied by crisp segmented cork cancel, struck with violet "Due 3 Cents" and affixed to 3c Postage Due, it tied by superb strike of fancy cork in black, Putnam c.d.s. (17 Aug) alongside, small repair to upper right, a lovely cover, an uncommon usage of a fancy cancel on a postage due. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 80

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

886

CVR

1892 (November 14), 5c Postage Due pair on incoming cover from Leeds, to New York, franked with ½d vermilion and 1d lilac pair, each tied by choice strike of Holbeck B.O. Leeds squared circle, T25 and New York / DUE 10 CENTS postage due handstamps applied, affixed with 5c postage due pair, fine and attractive. (Sc. J25) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 80

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

887

CVR

1892 (January 22), S.S. Eider Shipwreck cover, New York to Frankfurt, Germany, postmarked with New York duplex, handstamped with violet “Per Eider” and VIA ENGLAND, wrecked en route to London and struck with violet two-line 'Frankirter Brief aus / gestrandetem D. Eider geborgen,' no backstamps, faults at right, but a most unusual disaster cover; The Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer 'Eider', on a voyage from New York to Southampton was stranded on the Atherfield Ledge near St. Catherines Point, half a mile from the Isle of Wight, at 10 p.m on the 31st of January, 1892. It was first thought that the steamer was undamaged, and that she could be refloated. By the following evening it was decided to disembark the passengers, and at the same time some of the mail was also landed. The following day, with the seas breaking over the ship, which was by now leaking badly, the aft holds which contained the remaining mail was full of water. On the morning of February 3, with others unloaded over the following days by divers, and the three violet cachets found on this cover were applied. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 200

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

888

CVR

1897, 3c Jackson uprated 2c Grant letter sheet to Brazil, tied by Cincinnati machine cancel, reverse with two different strikes of Rio de Janeiro (8 Jun), Sao Paulo and "Rapido / C.A. S. Paulo" c.d.s. (9 Jun), some light edge creasing, but a scarce usage. (Sc. U293) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 120

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

889

CVR

1902 (January 6), St. Louis World's Fair, Hesse Envelope Co cachet, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, franked with 2c Bureau issue, tied by St. Louis c.d.s., corner card of Dr. J.W. McDowell, an attractive and clean cover. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

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

890

CVR

1902 (February 9), St. Louis World's Fair illustrated cover, to Chicago, Illinois, franked with 2c Bureau issue, on "Louisiana Purchase Centennial" Hesse cachet cover, tied by St. Louis "World's Fair" slogan cancel, an attractive and clean cover, very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

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

891

CVR

1902, Pan-American Exposition uprated registered postal stationery cover to Germany, Fourth Street National Bank 1c Franklin stationery uprated with 2c pair, 5c and 8c single Pan-American Exposition issues, boxed violet "REGISTERED / Nov 10 1902 / PHILADELPHIA PA" handstamp tying 5c, New York registration etiquette affixed overtop, reverse with New York transit (11 Nov) and Netra (22 Nov) c.d.s. arrival backstamp, light edge wrinkles in places, an attractive franking. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

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

892

CVR

1903 (November 11), St. Louis World's Fair, Electrical Building cachet, printed by Hesse, overprinted "Postponed to 1904", franked with 1c Bureau issue, tied by St. Louis "World's Fair" slogan cancel, corner card of the Eden Publishing House, to St. Charles, Missouri, a lovely and colourful cover, very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

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

893

CVR

1904 (June 9), Louisiana Purchase set on cover to Switzerland, with single 1c, 2c, 3c, 5c, and five 10c, all tied by San Francisco duplex, partial Zurich c.d.s. arrival backstamp, reduced at left, with some each creasing and surface abrasions mostly to reverse, but an unusual franking to a foreign destination. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 200

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

894

CVR

1904 (August 28), St. Louis World's Fair, Administration Building illustrated cover, to Hudson, Massachusetts, franked with two 1c Louisiana Purchase Exposition, tied by St. Louis "World's Fair" slogan cancel, with next-day arrival backstamp, some staining to adhesives and light edge wear, else an attractive and uncommon illustration, fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

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

895

CVR

1905 (May 19), 1c Sheridan uprated reply card from Russia, to Detroit, the 1c Louisiana Purchase issue uprating the card tied by Cyrillic "Suvalki" c.d.s. (today in Poland), Kursenai c.d.s. transit also struck on front, additional mostly indistinct c.d.s., some corner creasing, but a most unusual usage, both due to its uncommon origin, and being uprated by a commemorative issue. (Sc. UY4) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 80

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

896

CVR

1919 (July 25), American Expeditionary Force, Siberia, censored cover to Nebraska, YMCA soldier's mail cover, postmarked with "US Postal Agency / Siberia / 1" duplex, struck at lower left with boxed "A.E.F. SIBERIA / CENSORED" handstamp, signed by Chaplain, to Benedict, Nebraska, some light edge creasing, a fine-very fine example of mail from the North Russia Intervention. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 150

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

897

CVR

1924 (May 23), 10c Postage Due on incoming cover from Tientsin, China, to Boston, Massachusetts, franked with 3c pair and single 4c Junk, tied by bilingual Tientsin 14 c.d.s., multiple due markings including black T, Due 10, and boxed T 50 ctms (50 in manuscript), affixed with 10c postage due and tied by Boston oval, reverse with Shanghai machine transit, some edge creasing, else a fine and desirable cover for both China and United States collectors. (Sc. J65) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 80

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

898

CVR

1930s (circa), Fourth Regiment, Shanghai, China, USMC cancel, dated August 23, ties 2c George Rogers Clark to cover to California, a scarce usage of the special Marine Corps cancellation, not often seen. The 4th Regiment, also known as the China Marines, were stationed in Shanghai from the late 1920s until 1941. Their mission was to protect the lives, property, and commerce of American citizens in the International Settlement. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 150

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

899

CVR

1937 (August 13), 4th Regiment in Shanghai, China, franked with violet "FOURTH MARINE MAIL / No postage available / Collect on Delivery" Colonel's handstamp, postmarked with "4th Regt U.S.M.C. / Shanghai, China / SEMPER FIDELIS" datestamp, to San Diego, without backstamps, a very fine example of this scarce making; The 4th Regiment, also known as the China Marines, were stationed in Shanghai from the late 1920s until 1941. Their mission was to protect the lives, property, and commerce of American citizens in the International Settlement. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

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

900

CVR

Canal Zone, 1916 (January 28), registered cover from Cristobal to Philadelphia, franked with 2c and 10c "CANAL / ZONE" overprints, tied by Cristobal machine cancel, typed "S.S. Tenadores" endorsement at lower left, reverse with Cristobal (31 Jan), New York (7 Feb) and Philadelphia (8 Feb) c.d.s. backstamps, small stain at lower right corner, else fine. (Sc. 42, 45) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 80

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