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The Per-Olof Jansson Collection of Admiral Rates & Destinations continued...

Usages to the United States continued...
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
422 cover   image1923 (July 25), advertising first-class letter from Toronto to Newark, New Jersey, with vending-machine miscut 3c Admiral, British American Oil Co. envelope franked with a vertically miscut 3c Admiral, tied by Toronto Terminal Station machine cancellation (25 Jul), paying the first-class letter rate to the United States, the stamp showing dramatic vending-machine miscut caused by interruption of the feeding mechanism; very fine, a striking and unusual variety. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 100

Currently...C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction
423 cover   image1925 (June 12), first-class letter from Hamilton, to Schofield Barracks, Honolulu, Hawaii, returned after unsuccessful forwarding, cover franked with a 3c Admiral tied by Hamilton c.d.s. (12 Jun), addressed to Pte. LeRoy Strong, Headquarters Detachment, 13th Field Artillery, Schofield Barracks, Honolulu, the Field Artillery line crossed-out, with large NO RECORD marking, INSUFFICIENT ADDRESS / PARCEL SECTION / POST OFFICE handstamp, subsequently checked for delivery in the 13th and 8th Field Artillery and subsequently returned to sender, remarkably fresh for such well-traveled military mail, to a desirable destination, very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 100

Currently...C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction
424 cover   image1926 (January 6), first-class letter from Upper Stewiacke, Nova Scotia, to Newington, Connecticut, with unauthorized bisected 4c Admiral, franked with a 1c Admiral and a bisected 4c Admiral intended to make the 3c first-class rate to the United States, tied by Upper Stewiacke c.d.s. (6 Jan), the bisected adhesive technically invalid for postage but nevertheless passing through the mails without postage due, vertical crease clear of stamps, striking and scarce. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 100

Currently...C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction
425 cover   imageUnited States Usages, balance of exhibit comprising nearly thirty items, varied selection including first-class mail on illustrated advertising covers, with examples for the Walper House in Berlin and the Walker House in Toronto, together with exhibition, machinery and other commercial designs, one particularly attractive colour Senior’s Floor Paint cover, censored mail, postcards including returned and dead-letter usages, Grand Trunk Railway illustrated stationery, postage due, unusual COBALT, ONT straight-line on a 1924 1c wrapper, 1915 cover to Balboa Heights, Canal Zone, four registered covers, special delivery and Western Canada Airways semi-official mail; overall fresh, with only the odd imperfection, chiefly fine to very fine or better and of lovely overall quality. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15)

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Estimate C$ 500

Currently...C$300.00
Will close during Public Auction
Usages to Great Britain & the British Empire
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
426 cover   imageBahamas, 1917-1918, pair of Bahamas special delivery letters from Montreal to Nassau, showing both Bahamian overprint types, comprising 1917 (August 25) cover to Nassau, franked with 2c Admiral War Tax with Bahamas 5d Special Delivery stamp, showing the first overprint type, cancelled on arrival at Nassau (4 Sep 1917), and 1918 (June 11) cover to Nassau, also with 2c Admiral War Tax, Bahamas 5d Special Delivery stamp alongside, showing the second overprint type, likewise cancelled at Nassau on arrival (17 Jun 1918); an appealing duo, very fine.

Following a request from the Nassau postmaster, post offices outside the Bahamas could obtain Bahamas Special Delivery stamps from Nassau for use on mail requiring special delivery there. Only 600 examples were delivered to Canada, of which 140 were sent to Toronto. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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Estimate C$ 300

Currently...C$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
427 cover   imageEgypt, 1918 (May 17), first-class letter from Winnipeg to the Malta Artillery with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, Chamber of Commerce Headquarters for Army and Navy envelope franked with 1c and 2c Admirals, tied by Winnipeg machine cancellation (17 May), paying the 3c first-ounce overseas letter rate, addressed to Capt. W.R. Gatt, Malta Artillery, Sultan Hussein Club, Alexandria, with triangular PASSED BY CENSOR / No. 3147 military censor handstamp, reverse with Alexandria c.d.s. receiver (29 Jun), some light toning, but a desirable military destination in the Middle East.

The addressee, Captain W. R. Gatt, was serving with the Royal Malta Artillery detachment attached to the Egyptian Expeditionary Force at Alexandria, where Maltese artillerymen assisted with the city’s coast-defence establishment. The Sultan Hussein Club was named for Sultan Hussein Kamel, and was a prominent social centre used by members of the city’s British expatriate community. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 80

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
428 cover   imageGreat Britain, 1914 (December 4), registered parcel tag from Gray Creek, British Columbia, to Nottingham, parcel tag franked with 7c and 2c Admirals, tied by grid cancellations and very fine strike of Gray Creek BC split-ring, with two further strikes on reverse, paying the 4c parcel rate plus 5c registration fee, typical light creases, a scarce usage, particularly from a small British Columbia town. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 150

Currently...C$90.00
Will close during Public Auction
429 cover   imageGreat Britain, 1915 (January 27), first-class letter from Toronto to London, damaged by immersion in water and returned, cover franked with 1c Admiral pair, tied by Toronto machine cancellation (27 Jan), addressed to London, where cancelled on arrival with London W.C. datestamp (8 Feb), returned and well-struck with framed DAMAGED BY IMMERSION IN WATER, some associated staining and wrinkling as expected, scarce. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 100

Currently...C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction
430 cover   imageGreat Britain, 1921 (January 15), Saint John, New Brunswick, to Walthamstow, redirected and ultimately returned to Canada, first-class letter franked with 1c and 2c Admirals tied by Saint John machine cancellation, resealed in England, with seal tied by Walthamstow c.d.s., struck with violet framed UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATED / RETURN TO SENDER, manuscript "opened by Pike" and signed, likely by the Postmaster, with additional forwarding and instructional markings including KINDLY TRACE AND IF NOT CLAIMED KINDLY RETURN TO ADDRESS on reverse, redirection to Blackhorse Lane, finally returned to Canada, usual faults from such handling, else fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 80

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
431 cover   imageGreat Britain, 1924 (October 13), underpaid first-class letter from Saskatchewan, to England, charge not collected, cover franked with a 3c Admiral, shortpaid 1c against the 4c British Empire first-ounce rate, struck with Canadian T 10 deficiency handstamp, arriving in Britain where 1½d postage due was collected with 1d and ½d British postage due adhesives, forwarded to Brenywood and again assessed 1½d, further affixed with additional 1d and ½d postage dues, these tied by framed CHARGE NOT COLLECTED as the latter amount could not be recovered, some light staining to Admiral, a highly unusual double postage-due usage. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 150

Currently...C$90.00
Will close during Public Auction
432 cover   imageGreat Britain, Offices in Morocco,1927 (January 29), Victoria, British Columbia, to Fez, extensively redirected and returned to Canada, 2c surcharged postal stationery cover uprated with 2c, 4c and 8c Admirals, paying the 6c double first-class letter rate plus 10c registration fee, postmarked Victoria and bearing boxed registration R / VICTORIA, B.C. handstamp, to the Bank of British West Africa in Fez, struck on front and back with oval London registration datestamps, endorsed in manuscript "Parti sans laisser / d'adresse", struck RETURN TO SENDER / UNCLAIMED, returned via London to Canada, with multiple transit backstamps, a visually-impressive returned cover to a desirable foreign destination. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 250

Currently...C$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
433 cover   imageIndia, 1922 (September 18), Saskatoon, to Bombay, extensively redirected and ultimately returned to Canada, first-class cover franked with 4c Admiral tied by Saskatoon machine cancellation (18 Sep), paying the first-ounce British Empire letter rate, sent surface to England and onward via Aden, reaching India in November, where repeatedly redirected through Bombay and other offices, including Experimental P.O. (10, 15 and 22 Nov) and Belgaum (27 Nov), subsequently sent to the Bombay Dead Letter Office (28 Nov), marked “Inconnu - Not Known”, and returned to Canada, finally cancelled at the Ottawa Dead Letter Office (5 Feb 1923), fault as as expected, but a remarkably well-travelled and visually striking cover to a desirable destination. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 100

Currently...C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction
434 cover   imageIreland, 1927 (October 22), underpaid first-class letter from Regina, Saskatchewan, to Dublin, returned to Canada and damaged in transit, franked with 2c Admiral tied by Regina slogan cancel (22 Oct), shortpaid 1c against the 3c British Empire first-ounce rate, struck with T 10 deficiency handstamp and COLLECT 2 CENTS, affixed with 1d Irish postage due, cancelled TO PAY D.N.F., further struck INSUFFICIENTLY ADDRESSED, RETURNED FOR REASON STATED and DIRECTORY – RETOUR – Retour à l’envoyeur, then returned to Canada; found damaged on arrival at Montreal and struck RECEIVED AT MONTREAL IN DAMAGED CONDITION / REÇU À MONTRÉAL EN MAUVAIS ÉTAT and officially resealed, tied by Montreal duplex (20 Nov), expected faults, striking and scarce. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 120

Currently...C$80.00
Will close during Public Auction
435 cover   imageMalta, 1927 (February 18), Montreal to Birchirara, franked with pair of 7c Admiral lathework, cover franked with vertical pair of 7c Admirals with lathework in the lower margin, paying 14c against the 3c British Empire first-ounce letter rate plus 10c registration fee, overpaying the required 13c by 1c, tied by circular grid cancels, with boxed registration handstamp at left, postmarked with Montreal c.d.s. (18 Feb), with Malta Registered oval transit (7 Mar), the reverse with a colourful advertising label for Emeralite Piano Lamps (“Kind to the Eyes”), this particularly desirable being tied by Montreal c.d.s., some edge wear, a scarce and attractive franking. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 200

Currently...C$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
436 cover   imageNew Zealand, 1924 (May 5), registered double-weight first-class letter from Toronto to Dunedin, damaged in transit and officially resealed, cover franked with 10c, 4c and 3c Admirals, paying 17c, comprising the 4c first-ounce British Empire letter rate, 3c for the second ounce and 10c registration fee, the front with large registration R handstamp and manuscript “torn in transit” endorsement, subsequently sealed in New Zealand with ornate DOMINION OF NEW ZEALAND / OFFICIALLY SEALED labels applied around all four sides, the reverse with Vancouver transit (9 May), faults as expected, but a desirable three-colour franking. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 150

Currently...C$90.00
Will close during Public Auction
437 cover   imageSouth West Africa, 1917 (January 18), registered cover from New Hamburg to Keetmanshoop, occupied German South West Africa, franked with two 5c Admirals paying the 5c British Empire letter rate plus 5c registration fee, tied by oval R handstamps, New Hamburg c.d.s. despatch at left, reverse with Toronto with St. Marys & London Train E R.P.O. transit (20 Jan), then carried through the United Kingdom, Suez and Aden to South West Africa, the front bearing PASSED BY CENSOR C599 handstamp, affixed overtop with bilingual censor label, one stamp slightly affixed over top, fresh and very fine; a rare destination.

The cover was mailed during the South African occupation of former German South West Africa, which had surrendered in 1915 and remained under military administration during the war. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 500

Currently...C$300.00
Will close during Public Auction
438 cover   imageGreat Britain & British Empire usages, balance of seventeen items, varied group including a striking first-class letter to London subsequently forwarded to Japan, 1921 first-class letter to Barbados, 1c franking to British Guiana, censored cover to India, postage-due covers bearing due adhesives of Great Britain and New Zealand, uprated 2 CENTS postal stationery covers to Tanganyika and South Africa, illustrated Canadian Pacific Railway card, registered usages to Hong Kong, Jamaica, Newfoundland and Malta, and other useful material; a few small faults, but mostly fresh and attractive, chiefly fine to very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10)

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Estimate C$ 500

Currently...C$300.00
Will close during Public Auction
Usages to U.P.U. Destinations
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
439 cover   imageBelgian Congo, 1927 (December 20), registered cover from St. Boniface, to Léopoldville, franked with 8c and 10c Admirals, paying the 8c first-ounce U.P.U. letter rate plus 10c registration, sent via Winnipeg (20 Dec), London (31 Dec) and Antwerp and onward by Belgian ship, with Léopoldville arrival (2 Jul 1928) backstamps, some light staining 10 10c, else quite fresh, a scarce destination, particularly for registered mail. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 200

Currently...C$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
440 cover   imageChina, 1923 (October 2), registered 20c single-franking cover from Toronto to Shanghai, 20c Admiral, paying the 10c first-ounce U.P.U. letter rate plus 10c registration fee, tied by Toronto (Spadina Avenue) c.d.s., sent by train via C. & V. R.P.O. (5 Oct) to Vancouver (6 Oct), with Shanghai arrival backstamp (30 Oct), some light edge wrinkles, but a scarce destination. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 300

Currently...C$180.00
Will close during Public Auction
441 cover   imageCzechoslovakia, 1927 (July 2), cover from Winnipeg to Karlsbad, redirected to Prague and returned, franked with single 1c and four 2c Admirals, tied by Winnipeg slogan cancel, with Karlsbad receiver on reverse (15 Jul), forwarded to Prague and cancelled PRAHA the same day, opened and officially resealed at left and right, with further Prague backstamp (5 Aug), returned c/o the Royal Bank of Canada in London, Canada; a well-travelled and attractive usage. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Estimate C$ 250

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

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