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Italy continued...
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
281 CVR   image1928 (October 28) Umberto Nobile “Spedizione Polare” Airship poster stamp on cover to Tripoli, franked with 50c orange brown & blue Philbert and 50c rose red Air Post, further affixed with blue ‘Umberto Nobile’ poster stamp, all tied Genova (Ferrovia) c.d.s., reverse with Roma Ferrovia (23 Oct) transit and two Tripoli c.d.s. receivers, small tape stain adjacent to airmail label, but an infrequently seen Cinderella on cover, scarce and fine-very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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282 CVR 213 image1931 (July 9) Italo Balbo Flight poster stamp on anniversary card to Brazil, depicting a map of the ‘Crociera Atlantica’ and Pilot Balbo on the image side, reverse with large rose red circular event cachet, franked with two 5c olive definitive issues and a turquoise & blue poster stamp commemorating Balbo’s 1930 Atlantic Crossing, all tied by Cossato Vercelli c.d.s. and struck with boxed “Ricorde de la Crociera Italia – Brasile Dicembre 1930” flight handstamp, attractive and very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for C$70.00
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283 CVR   image1945 (January 1), Ministry of War, registered Avis de Reception cover, franked with 50c P.M. overprint and five 60c definitives, tied by Roma / Ministero Guerra c.d.s., struck with framed "A.R." at left, sent locally, small paperclip mark at margin, else very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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284 CVR   image1945 (11 August), Borgiallo to Alessandria, registered cover front with parcel-post franking, bearing four 50c definitives and ten 1L purple Parcel Post issues including two blocks of four, stamps tied by well-struck "Borgiallo / 11.8.45 / Aosta" circular datestamps, with boxed BORGIALLO registration etiquette at left, front only, yet an attractive and uncommon mixed franking from a smaller post office in Piedmont, created to make up the combined letter and registration fees during the immediate post-Liberation transition period, a desirable usage of parcel-post stamps employed as regular postage. (Image 1)



SOLD for C$50.00
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Japan
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
285 CVR   image1912 (June 2), W. B. Atwater Tokyo–Yokohama flight commemorative postcard, picture postcard portraying William B. Atwater with inset portrait and his Curtiss hydro-aeroplane at dockside bearing facsimile signature, franked with 1½ sen issue tied by the brown commemorative datestamp Japanese Aerial Post / 45.6.2, addressed in vertical Japanese script, prepared for the planned second day of Atwater’s Tokyo–Yokohama flights, cancelled owing to mechanical failure after his successful 1 June attempt, making mail dated 2 June notably scarce, a very fine and desirable item from Japan’s first aerial post. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for C$130.00
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286 CVR   image1917, Bando Prisoner of War Camp, cover to Cologne, Germany, "Service Des Prisonniers de Guerre" printed envelope, struck with faint rose and violet censor strikes, sent by a German soldier imprisoned in the camp, located on the island of Shikoku, following the fall of Tsingtao, no backstamps, superior quality to what is often encountered, very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for C$60.00
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287 CVR   imageOccupation of Taiwan, 1904 (April 29), underpaid cover from Tamsui, Taiwan to France, franked with 3 sen Chrysanthemum definitive cancelled by Taipeh (Taiwan) circular datestamp, addressed to Marseille, France, receiving at Tamsui the rare violet circular “Tamsui Taiwan Japan” handstamp and boxed “T” marking for insufficient postage; the 10 sen foreign letter rate left the letter underpaid by 7 sen, taxed 17½ centimes on arrival and collected with 5c and 30c French postage due stamps cancelled Marseille (6 Jun), reverse with Victoria, Hong Kong (4 May) transit and Marseille Rhône (6 Jun) receiver, some edge flaws, but a scarce cover. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for C$325.00
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288 CVR   imageOffices in China, 1907 (November 7), postcard from Tientsin to France, depicting two Japanese Geisha, franked with four 1 sen Chrysanthemum issues overprinted for use in China, all neatly tied by three strikes of Tientsin I.J.P.O. circular datestamps, reverse with clear Changchun-S I.J.P.O. double-circle transit (10 Nov), addressed to France, with manuscript directive “Via Siberia” at top, fine-very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for C$50.00
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289 CVR   imageOffices in China, 1908 (October 16), woodblock postcard to France, depicting a Geisha, franked with pair of 1 sen and single 2 sen Chrysanthemum issues overprinted “China” paying the 4 sen postcard rate, tied by two Newchwang I.J.P.O. circular datestamps, with clear violet Changchun-S I.J.P.O. transit (17 Oct) alongside, addressed to Cholet, France and carried via Siberia, edge wear, but a most attractive card with striking woodblock design. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for C$80.00
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Liberia
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
290 CVR C3E, C3F image1938 (July 21), registered triangle-franking cover from Monrovia to Chicago, franked with six 6c yellow green and black triangular Air Post issues on front and two 5c violet and black triangular Air Post issues on reverse, all tied by Monrovia, Liberia c.d.s., pre-printed commercial envelope with two violet "Registered" handstamps on front, New York Reg'y Div. oval transits (4 Aug) and violet Chicago Ill. receiver (15 Aug) on reverse, very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for C$40.00
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Manchukuo
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
291 CVR   image1934 (July 18), commercial cover from Shan Hai Kwan, Manchukuo to France, franked with single 10f Pagoda definitive tied by clear bilingual Shan Hai Kwan circular datestamp, manuscript directive “Via Siberia” at top, addressed to St. Raphaël, Var, France, reverse with transit/backstamp dated 5 Aug 1934, cover showing opening tears at top and small repair though still presentable, a scarce example of the 10f franking for the single-weight surface letter rate, from the strategic city where the Great Wall meets the Bohai Sea. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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292 CVR   image1937 (May 10), Shenyang, Manchukuo native commercial cover, franked with 6f red and 10f blue Manchukuo definitives tied by clear Fengtian (Shenyang) circular datestamps, addressed to a local business correspondent with bold central addressee panel in full native script, reverse bearing manuscript return instructions, a fine and attractive example of genuine commercial Manchukuo postal usage from the provincial capital. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for C$110.00
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293 CVR   image1937 (September 13), printed matter cover from Harbin, Manchukuo to France, franked with 1½f Pagoda and 2½f Floral definitives paying the 4f printed matter rate, both tied by crisp bilingual Harbin circular datestamps, violet straight-line “PRINTED MATTER” handstamp at upper right and manuscript routing directive “Via U.R.S.S.” at top, addressed to Fismes, Marne, France with clear black Fismes (25 Sep) receiver on reverse and sender’s violet cachet at upper left, an attractive and scarce commercial printed matter usage abroad. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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294 CVR   image1938 (April 12), registered cover from Harbin, Manchukuo to Algeria, commercial envelope franked with a multiple franking including definitives and the 2 yuan Map issue, making up the 48 fen rate (20 fen surface letter postage for the second weight step plus 12 fen additional postage and 16 fen registration fee), all tied by bilingual Harbin circular datestamps, with purple registration handstamp on reverse and Sidi-Bel-Abbès, Algeria (27 Apr) arrival backstamp, a fine-very fine cover to a rare destination, particularly so registered. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for C$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
Mauritius
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
295 CVR   image1841 (December 15), Nantes, France, to Port Louis, stampless folded letter, with contents, struck with small red boxed "P.P." and Nantes c.d.s. despatch, reverse with clear double-circle "MAURITIUS / POST OFFICE", light wrinkles, quite attractive. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

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SOLD for C$60.00
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296 CVR   image1847 (November 12), Mauritius Post Office double-circle on folded letter to Bordeaux, with contents datelined Port Louis, 12 November, various manuscript rate notations, struck with black double-circle “Mauritius / Post Office”, straight-line “SHIP LETTER”, black “Angl. Bologne sur Mer” (4 Mar) French entry c.d.s., ship endorsement at upper left, red London and partial indistinct blue transit backstamps, Bordeaux c.d.s. receiver (6 Mar), fresh and very fine (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

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SOLD for C$70.00
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297 CVR   image1848 (September 29), folded letter to the French Consul in Port Louis, Mauritius, from Caen, France, with contents, neat strike of large black “Mauritius / Post Office”, red “Bureau Maritime Havre” c.d.s. (25 Oct), red boxed PP struck alongside, manuscript “Par la Port du Havre at par le premier batiment en Parlance au Port Louis, Ile Maurice,” directional note on front, lovely and fresh, fine-very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5)

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SOLD for C$50.00
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Mexico
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
298 CVR   image1871 (January 25), stampless folded steamship letter from Veracruz to New York, bearing a crisp Franco / Vera Cruz / Ene 25 / 1871 datestamp and circular N.Y. Steamship / 3 / Feb 6 arrival marking denoting 3 c due for unpaid incoming mail, the folded letter containing business correspondence datelined Vera Cruz, listing merchandise and trade goods for shipment to New York, carried by North Atlantic Mail Steamship Line packet via Havana, in an excellent state of preservation, light filing folds, a clean and attractive steamship letter. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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SOLD for C$40.00
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Niger
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
299 CVR   image1898 (September 23), Royal Niger Company Burutu, small envelope franked with Great Britain 2½d Queen Victoria, neatly tied by the scarce violet boxed provisional handstamp:
“THE ROYAL NIGER COMPANY CHARTERED & LIMITED / 23 SEPT 1898 / POST OFFICE BURUTU”, front with red Paid / Liverpool Br. Packet circular transit (25 Oct), reverse showing London arrival the same day, a very fine and scarce usage from the short-lived postal administration of the Royal Niger Company prior to the establishment of Crown Post Offices in Southern Nigeria; with 1991 Peter Holcombe certificate. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for C$130.00
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Palestine
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
300 CVR   image1918 (April 11), U-boat attack on the S.S. Kingstonian, cover postmarked at Palestine Field Post Office 156 (1 Apr), endorsed "OAS" in manuscript (On Active Service), to Edinburgh, Scotland, struck with violet straight-line SALVED LETTER, sealing label "OFFICIALLY SEALED IN THE / POST OFFICE" affixed in England to reverse, faults typical of such disaster mail, and a very fine example of such; the steamer Kingstonian was torpedoed by the German submarine U-68 on April 11, 1918, while carrying troops and equipment from Alexandria to Marseilles. After being towed to Carloforte, Sardinia, it was torpedoed a second time by the German submarine U-48. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for C$160.00
Will close during Public Auction

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