Sparks Auctions Sale

To see new sales and other StampAuctionNetwork news in your Facebook newsfeed then Like us on Facebook!

StampAuctionNetwork Extended Features

Postal History, Foreign continued...

United States continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

901

CVR

Canal Zone, 1918 (September 17), P.C.D. military censored cover to Philadelphia, 2c carmine & black overprinted stationery cover, cancelled by Empire duplex, neatly-struck "MILITARY CENSORSHIP / PASSED BY" P.C.D. censor at lower left, a scarce marking, fine-very fine. (Sc. U2) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

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

902

CVR

Canal Zone, 1929 (February 6), uprated 2c Air Mail cover to New York, franked with 25c on 2c carmine, tied by Balboa machine cancel, blue Canal Zone - USA First Flight cachet, reverse with Miami (13 Feb) and New York (15 Feb) backstamps, unlisted from Balboa in AAMC on this date, scarce and fine. (Sc. C3) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 200

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

903

CVR

Cuba, 1898 (June 30), Spanish American War, Trinidad de Cuba to Philadelphia, franked with 1c and 2c Bureau issues surcharged with peso values, tied by scarce red "Trinidad Military Station 18" datestamp, reverse with Philadelphia receiver (6 Jul), reduced at right with piece missing from lower right, yet a scarce franking. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 200

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

904

CVR

Cuba, 1899 (August 7), Spanish American War soldiers' letter, from Santiago, Cuba, to New York City, endorsed by William E. Hoton, Ass. Adj. General, return address of the Headquarters of the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 5 Army Corps, Santiago, Cuba, Port Tampa Florida c.d.s. struck on front, slight overall soiling, but a scarce military cover. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 200

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

905

CVR

Cuba, 1899 (May 14), Spanish American War, Havana to Canada, franked with provisionally overprinted 2c Bureau issue imprint strip of three, tied by Havana duplex with inverted "May", Toronto split-ring arrival backstamp (19 May), horizontal fold, else a fine example to an uncommon destination. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 200

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

906

CVR

Philippines, 1901 (November 19), U.S.S. Pathfinder, naval cover to California, 2c postal stationery cover (#U359), cancelled by Manila PI duplex, manuscript sender's notation "R.C. McGregor / U.S.S. Pathfinder / Manila P.I.", some trivial discoloration at bottom, else a fine example of mail from a sailor on board this ship, which was ordered to the Philippines to conduct hydrographic surveys supporting operations following the Spanish-American War. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

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

907

CVR

Philippines, Japanese Occupation, 1p on 4p blue First Day Cover, block of four tied by Manila No 1 Philippines duplex, locally-addressed, struck with violet framed Japanese Military Police censor, light perf toning to stamps, else a fine and scarce cover; with 2000 APS certificate. (Sc. N7) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 300

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

908

CVR

Puerto Rico, 1898 (December 21), Spanish America War period cover to New York, franked with 2c Bureau issue, tied by fancy segmented cork, Caguas c.d.s. alongside, return address indicates "Hospital Steward", with c.d.s. arrival backstamp (22 Dec), very fine and seldom seen. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

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

909

CVR

Puerto Rico, 1901 (December 13), Italian Steamer "Etruria" cover to London, franked with 5c Bureau issue, tied by blue double-circle ‘Etruria Piroscafo Postale Italiano’ c.d.s., reverse with London c.d.s. arrival backstamp (6 Jan), fine-very fine and seldom seen ship mail. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

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

910

CVR

United States, Occupation of Veracruz, Mexico, 1916 (October 28), U.S.S. Neptune cover to Virginia, with contents datelined ‘Veracruz Mexico’ written by soldier Guy Hitchcock to his girlfriend, describing being woken up by bugles, franked with 2c Washington, tied by U.S.S. Neptune datestamp, some light discoloration around edges, fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

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

Worldwide & Country Lots & Collections

LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

911

CVR

Austria

Austria/Hungary, 1914-19 WWI Feldpost collection, comprising approximately 170 Feldpost cards and covers, mounted on pages, neatly-organized by feldpost number, with a wide variety of unit markings, censors, and cachets, most identified by regiment including the Hungarian Rifle Regiment, Elite Commando Unit, Bohemian Unit, Field Howitzer Regiment, etc., also some prisoner of war mail including Czech, Croatian, Italian, and Polish-related, clean and mostly fine-very fine. (Video 1) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

Get Market Data for [Worldwide Austria] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate C$ 200

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

912

Austria Hungary

Austria used in Hungary, 1850s/70s cancellation collection, mounted as single stamps or on piece, in a fifteen page album, including stamps from the imperforate Coat of Arms issue through Franz Josef issues (Sc. 1-32), and some newspaper stamps, each selected for cancellation interest, including circular, straight-line, ornate, oval, and boxed cancellation types, with more uncommon strikes including those of AGRAM, ESZTERGOME, SZOLKOK, ALBA, SZIGETHVAR, SARBOGARD, KOLOCSA, ALTGRADISKA and many others, the occasional imperfection, chiefly select strikes and fine-very fine, seldom seen and a challenge to duplicate. (Video 1)

Get Market Data for [Worldwide Austria Hungary] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate C$ 500

Currently...C$300.00
Will close during Public Auction

913

CVR

Belgium

Belgium, 1871 to 1910s postal stationery exhibit collection, with approximately 315 postal stationery cards and covers, mounted on pages, with exhibition participation certificate from the Royal Philatelic Society Victoria, beginning with ornate Allegorical Design postal stationery cards through the various design types including the various Coat of Arms and Effigy of Leopold II designs and the Heraldic Lion Design, followed by a display of stationery covers, beginning with the Leopold II oval designs and small and large effigies of Albert I, followed by letter sheets and cards, concluding with eight seldom-seen unused Official cards, each item with an explanation outlining its significance, the majority unused, with the used examples primarily domestic, including better usages such as Express and registered, the odd condition issue, overall fine-very fine. (Video 1) (Video 2) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

Get Market Data for [Worldwide Belgium] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate C$ 400

Currently...C$200.00
Will close during Public Auction

914

CVR

British Africa

British Africa, 1920s to 1970s postal history collection, with approximately 200 covers in three binders, the first volume with emphasis on Rhodesia (North & South Rhodesia, Rhodesia and Nyasaland) with about 72 covers including George V and VI issues in multiples and with censored, registered, air letters, etc., and approximately 30 Rhodesian FDCs, the second volume and much of the third with larger FDCs from Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, the balance being largely Nigerian commercial mail, the FDCs with mostly commemorative sets of topical interest, and mailed to Australia, some toning and small faults to the earlier covers, else mostly fresh and fine-very fine. (Video 1) (Video 2) (Video 3) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (All Scans)

Get Market Data for [Worldwide British Africa] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate C$ 100

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

915

CVR

British Commonwealth

British Commonwealth accumulation,1880s-1980, approximately 150 pieces, mostly Great Britain but also note material from Australia, Solomon Islands, British Central Africa, India, Ireland, South Africa and Area, Niue and more, with items of note including 20 messageries maritime postcards circa 1900 with scenes of Aden and India, also squared circle cancels and an India airmail letter card fully illustrated in colour on the inside, much postal stationery, both used and unused, censored mail, military mail and more, mixed condition, several fronts not counted, but with much very fine. (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) (Scan 14) (Scan 15) (Scan 16) (Scan 17) (Scan 18) (Scan 19) (Scan 20) (Scan 21) (All Scans)

Get Market Data for [Worldwide British Commonwealth] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate C$ 250

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

916

CVR

British Commonwealth

Victoria-era group of 34 unused British Commonwealth postal stationery cards and envelopes, comprising examples from Malta, Mashonaland, Mauritius, Montserrat and Morocco Agencies, with overprinted pieces, some faults including tape or price stickers adhered to the back of some cards, else mostly fine-very fine. (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) (Scan 14) (All Scans)

Get Market Data for [Worldwide British Commonwealth] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate C$ 150

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

917

CVR

British Commonwealth

Group of 50+ unused postal stationery cards, Victoria-KEVII eras, including material from Antigua, Bermuda, Bechuanaland, British East Africa, Cape of Good Hope, Cook Islands, Gibraltar, Gold Coast, Hong Kong, Lagos and Leeward Islands, note a SPECIMEN card, uprated, and other better material, overall very fine. (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) (Scan 14) (Scan 15) (Scan 16) (Scan 17) (Scan 18) (Scan 19) (All Scans)

Get Market Data for [Worldwide British Commonwealth] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate C$ 150

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

918

CVR

British Commonwealth

Group of 43 unused Commonwealth postal stationery items, Victoria - KEVII eras, mostly postal cards but also note wrapper and letter cards, including examples from Natal, Nevis, Niger Coast, Oil Rivers, Orange River Colony, Rhodesia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Straits Settlements and Zanzibar, with better items, overall fresh and very fine. (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) (Scan 14) (Scan 15) (Scan 16) (All Scans)

Get Market Data for [Worldwide British Commonwealth] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate C$ 150

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

919

CVR

British Commonwealth

Group of 32 unused Victorian-era Commonwealth postal stationery, including postal cards (with reply cards), wrappers and envelopes, noting examples from the Bahamas, Barbados, and Jamaica, as well as uprated or other better items, three are KEVII-era, a few have tape or other adhesions on the back side and some with minor creases, etc., mostly fine or better. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (All Scans)

Get Market Data for [Worldwide British Commonwealth] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate C$ 100

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

920

Cuba

Cuba, 1939-83 Rocket Mail Exhibition Collection, with approximately 50 covers as well as a few stamps and labels, laid out and description in exhibition-style, note anniversary cacheted items, cinderella sheets, a few registered covers, etc., generally sound and fine-very fine. (Video 1) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

Get Market Data for [Worldwide Cuba] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate C$ 200

Currently...C$225.00
Will close during Public Auction