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Worldwide Stamps & Postal History continued...

Tibet continued...
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
782 cover   image1912, registered Kerong Court cover via Rasuwa to Kathmandu, stampless cover, struck with ornate seal of the Kerong Court in Tibet, carried via runner to the Nepalese Post Office in Rasuwa, with Sun and Moon c.d.s., small court official oval handsrtamp, minor faults and typical wrinkling, a pleasing cover with all markings on the same side, very fine.

Under the Thapatail Treaty of 1855, Nepalese courts were established in the Tibetan towns of Khasa, Kuti, and Kurong, to handle legal cases involving Nepalese citizens. Mail from these courts was struck with the appropriate court seal, and carried with free-franking privileges by couriers to nearby Nepalese border towns. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate $ 100

Currently...C$70.00
Will close during Public Auction
783 cover   image1926 (circa), Lhasa to Petan, Nepal, via Gyantse, cover franked with ½a King George V issue of India, cancelled Gyantse (5 May), Type 5, to Patan, backstamped with double-oval "Katmandu" marking of the British Embassy, pennant/flag manuscript mark of the Dhakwa merchant family, one of the most prominent Nepalese trading families operating in Tibet, a scarce and very fine Indian usage. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate $ 250

Currently...C$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
Transvaal
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
784 cover   image1911 (July 4), shortpaid postal stationery card to Jhansi, India, postmarked with Stellenbosch c.d.s., clear Durban transit (7 July), Tuticorin transit (28 Jul), struck with hexagonal "T/10c." and framed "FOREIGN POSTAGE DUE / ONE ANNA", Jhansi Unpaid (2 Aug) and two different Jhansi c.d.s. of the same date, a very fine card with tremendous visual appeal. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate $ 100

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
Turkey
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
785 cover   image1864 (September–October), ‘Ayntāb (Gaziantep) to Istanbul, commercial "Beyān-ı ḥesāb" (Statement of Account),franked with 1863 Tughra 1pi black on grey-blue with red control band, tied by manuscript pen stroke; addressed to es-Seyyid Meḥmed el-‘Azīzī el-Kirmānī Efendi; paper shows typical ink-burning from iron-gall ink and edge repairs from filing, a scarce provincial usage of the first Ottoman issue. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Estimate $ 300

Currently...C$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
786 O 39 image1874-5, 20pa yellow green Duloz, used in Yambol, Bulgaria, horizontal strip of three, perforations reinforced with hinges, the odd irregular perf as often seen, cancelled with all-Arabic cancellation of YAMBOL - YANBOLU BULGARIA, a rare strike, particularly desirable as a multiple. (Agaogullari & Papuccuoglu RF "Rare") (Image 1)

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Scott U$ 100

Currently...C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction
787 cover   image1880 (July 2), Büyü(k)dere to London, Duloz cover, franked at 1pi 10pa by 1pi black and vertical pair of 10pa rose, tied by blue Constantinople (11 Jul) c.d.s. and native hexagonal Arabic handstamp with bilingual "BUYUKDERE" (2 Jul) c.d.s. alongside; front features red "LONDON / PAID / JY 21 / 80" arrival; reverse with gilt-crowned wax seal and Constantinople transit; light tone specks and minor flap aging, a very fresh and attractive Bosphorus-origin usage. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate $ 200

Currently...C$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
788 cover   image1885 (August), Safed (Sanjak of Acre) to Maryville, Tennessee, small envelope franked by 1pi dull blue Empire issue tied by Ottoman circular marking with manuscript Arabic "Safed" endorsement; reverse shows double-circle Beyrouth transit, Alexandria (8 Aug) transit, and New York "Paid All" (28 Aug) arrival; minor soiling and edge wear, a scarce Holy Land origin cover to the United States. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate $ 150

Currently...C$90.00
Will close during Public Auction
789 cover   image1891 (September 8), Prinkipo (Princes’ Islands) to Locarno, Switzerland, 10pa pink "Union Postale Universelle" postal stationery card showing fine black oval "PRINKIPO" handstamp with "8/9/91" manuscript date, tied by octagonal Ottoman native control handstamp; features Constantinople–Galata (8 Sep) transit and sharp Locarno (13 Sep) arrival on front; reverse with message in French headed "Prinkipo, 4 Septembre 91"; very fresh with light edge wear, a scarce usage from Büyükada. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate $ 100

Currently...C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction
790 cover   image1900 (September 7), Pera (Constantinople) to Brisbane, Australia, official postal stationery card, 20pa "Union Postale Universelle" card sent from the Office of the Minister for Foreign Affairs (Ahmed Tevfik Pasha), tied by double-ring PERA c.d.s. and overlapping a faint negative seal impression; reverse contains message in English signed by Ismail Hakki on behalf of the Minister; transit and arrival markings include Aden (23 Sep) and Brisbane (13 Oct) c.d.s.; very good condition with light edge wear, a scarce example of late Ottoman diplomatic correspondence to a rare destination. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate $ 150

Currently...C$90.00
Will close during Public Auction
791 cover   image1907 (March 23), Dedeagatch (Thrace) to Switzerland, redirected postal stationery card, 10pa red "Union Postale Universelle" card (written in Dutch) tied by clear Dedeagatch c.d.s. with additional Ottoman departure marking; features a striking blue oval "SIGILLUM PAROCHIALE DEDEAGATCHI" parish cachet at lower left; manuscript-redirected from Montreux to Lugano and Melano with corresponding Swiss transit and arrival markings; very fine with light edge wear, a scarce example of Thracian missionary correspondence. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate $ 100

Currently...C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction
792 cover   image1910 (June 5), Molyvo (Lesbos) to Winnipeg, Canada, registered Ottoman cover, franked on reverse with two Tughra adhesives tied by double-circle MOLYVO (5 Jun) c.d.s., with large boxed "MOLYVO R" registration handstamp on front; transit and arrival markings on reverse include London hooded c.d.s. (14 Jun) and two Winnipeg orb receivers (26 Jun); envelope with typical journey wear including small edge faults, tears, and manuscript ink strokes across the adhesives, but a scarce Aegean Island usage, rare to Canada. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate $ 150

Currently...C$80.00
Will close during Public Auction
793 cover   image1917 (January), Pançali to Geneva, Switzerland, registered A.R. cover, franked with a multiple of fourteen Occupation of Sinai Peninsula 10pa green overprints (140 paras total), tied by bilingual PANÇALI (Jan 1917) c.d.s. with large boxed "A.R. / Avis de Réception" handstamp and additional Arabic postal markings; routed via Stamboul (12 Jan) with Genève (20 Jan) receiver on reverse alongside a large red Arabic seal; typical wartime handling with creasing, a scarce and complex franking. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate $ 150

Currently...C$90.00
Will close during Public Auction
United States
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
794 cover   image1840 (circa) Republic of Texas, New Orleans to Washington, Texas, stampless ship letter, struck on face with straight-line SHIP handstamp and manuscript "56" due marking, reverse bears a bold part-strike of the large double-oval "WM. BRYAN / NEW ORLEANS / AGENT OF THE TEXIAN POST OFFICE" forwarding handstamp, illustrating the transitional postal arrangement between the Republic's system and U.S. ports, usual file folds with scattered foxing, else fine and quite elusive. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate $ 250

Currently...C$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
795 cover   image1842 (March 23), New Madrid to Washington City, "Great Western" Steamboat mail, stampless folded letter written aboard the steamer Great Western near New Madrid (Missouri), carried by "Politeness of Gen'l Arbuckle" (General Matthew Arbuckle); personal and informative contents detail Mississippi River travel and administrative affairs; features manuscript routing and handling markings with typical folds and light aging consistent with period usage; a scarce and desirable Mississippi River steamboat letter. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate $ 150

Currently...C$90.00
Will close during Public Auction
796 cover   image1843 (June 9), New Orleans to St. Louis, Missouri, Steamboat "Yazoo" Bill of Lading, stampless folded letter incorporating a pre-printed illustrated side-wheel steamboat billhead; detailed cargo manifest includes tobacco, lead, and bales, completed in manuscript and endorsed for carriage on the named steamer Yazoo; a scarce early illustrated billheads documenting the New Orleans–St. Louis trade route; horizontal fold and light even toning, a desirable record of mid-19th-century Mississippi River commerce. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate $ 250

Currently...C$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
797 cover   image1846 (July/August), New York to Württemberg (Germany), transatlantic mail, folded letter with contents endorsed “per Mail Steamer via Liverpool,” struck with red New York "PAID" (14 Aug) 5 cts datestamp; carried by British packet via Liverpool and forwarded through France, bearing red boxed “Colonies &c. / Art. 12,” ANGL. Boulogne (31 Aug) and British transit markings; face shows various manuscript U.S.–British–French–German accountancy notations, typical wrinkling and file folds, fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

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Estimate $ 120

Currently...C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction
798 cover   image1850s, Bellevue (Nebraska) to Waterbury, Connecticut, frontier Missouri River steamboat mail, envelope franked with 3¢ imperforate Washington tied by bold "STEAM" handstamp, with distinctive shield-shaped corner card for "BELLEVUE HOUSE / BELLEVUE / NEBRASKA" at upper left, identifying this early Missouri River landing and commercial hub, backflap removed and light general aging, an uncommon and visually appealing usage with a desirable advertising handstamp. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate $ 150

Currently...C$90.00
Will close during Public Auction
799 cover   image1852 (March 17), Moscow (Louisiana) to New Orleans, "Fashion" Steamer mail, stampless folded letter with original contents confirming carriage on the named vessel; struck with large red oval “STEAMER FASHION” handstamp, red “STEAM 5” rate marking, and New Orleans (17 Mar) c.d.s.; clean and well-preserved with bold strikes, a scarce named-steamer usage documenting Mississippi River commerce. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate $ 150

Currently...C$90.00
Will close during Public Auction
800 cover   image1857 (September 22), New York to Bound Brook, New Jersey, triple 1c 1857 issue usage, folded letter franked by three 1c blue Franklins, applied at left and tied by two strikes of NEW-YORK c.d.s.; including three-page emotional family letter with manuscript "in haste" endorsement on the address panel, reverse with wax seal remnants; vertical and horizontal file folds, light toning and small opening tear at top, else a fine franking. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

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Estimate $ 100

Currently...C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction
801 cover   image1861 (circa), Edward Henry Rollins, free frank on Civil War patriotic cover, to New Hampshire, postmarked Washington, D.C., with embossed Eagle & Shield "Union and Constitution" seal on flap, a "E.H. Rollins" on front, some light edge toning, else a fine Civil War era cover from a serving U.S. Congressman.

Edward Henry Rollins was Chariman of the 1860 Republican convention in Chicago, when Abraham Lincoln was nominated as the party's candidate for President. He was elected as a Republican to the 37th, 38th, and 39th Congressess, serving from March 1871 to 1867. He later served as United States Senator from New Hampshire, and subsequently as President of the Boston, Concord, & Montreal Railroad. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate $ 150

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

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