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LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
2381 cover   image1931 (April 16), Walter Hinton signed NC-4 Aviation Tour cover, franked with 5c Air Post, tied by SAN FRAN & LOS ANG RPO duplex, with large handstruck cachet for the flight beginning at Toledo, Ohio and ending at the National Exchange Club convention in Memphis, Tennessee, signed "Walter Hinton" in black, scarce and attractive. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...C$40.00
Will close during Public Auction
2382 cover   image1931 (May 14), Endresz & Magyar "Justice for Hungary" flight postcard, to Klotildliget, Hungary, franked with a 1c green Benjamin Franklin tied by Flint, Mich. machine cancel (14 May), with imprinted Detroit–Budapest $1 dove and rose wreath handstamp, bold green circular Justice for Hungary / Magyar Ocean Flight cachet with Hungarian text and Budapest arrival strike (16 Jul), Klotildliget arrival (20 Jul), reverse with multicolour illustration of the flight's Lockheed Sirius aircraft over the Atlantic and lengthy message in Hungarian, two small tape stain remnants on reverse, fine-very fine.

The flight was made by pilots George Endresz and Alexander Magyar, departing Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, on 15 Jul 1931 to draw international attention to the perceived injustices of the Treaty of Trianon, completing the non-stop transatlantic crossing in 26 hours to set a world record for the fastest such flight at the time. The message on the reverse expresses hope that "a good Hungarian man, a brave, proven pilot" would complete the journey from Detroit to Budapest. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...C$80.00
Will close during Public Auction
2383 cover   image1940 (August 4), "Vessel Lost", returned cover from New York to S.S. Remuera at Balboa, Panama Canal Zone, franked with 5c blue James Monroe tied by New York, N.Y. High Bridge Station machine cancel, with Cristobal, Canal Zone transit (10 Aug) and London F.S. receiver (16 Apr 1941), purple Return To Sender strike and two-line Return To Sender / Reason handstamp with "Vessel Lost" in manuscript, accompanied by a picture postcard depicting the ship, striking and very fine.

S.S. Remuera, a New Zealand Shipping Company refrigerated cargo vessel carrying 6,000 tons of food to Britain, was attacked and sunk by a German Junkers Ju 88 torpedo bomber off the coast of Scotland on 26 Aug 1940. The cover arrived at Balboa as the ship was departing on her final voyage, followed her intended path to London, and was returned to the sender via the Foreign Section on confirmation of the sinking. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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Currently...C$80.00
Will close during Public Auction
2384 cover   image1940 (August 29), "Dunera Boys" internee POW undelivered and returned to sender card, Brooklyn, New York, to Melbourne, Australia, 1c Jefferson postal stationery card,cancelled by Brooklyn slogan cancel (29 Aug), large red "Return to Sender" finger handstamp and blue boxed "PASSED BY CENSOR / S.78," extensive manuscript redirections in red and pencil tracking the search for addressee Otto Salomon - "c/o Camp Commander / Hay NSW" (struck through in red), "Not Camp d/II" (pencil), and "No Camp 1" at lower left - yet quite sound despite its extensive travels, fine-very fine.

Otto Salomon was among the 2,542 "enemy aliens", mostly Jewish refugees, doctors, artists, and academics, transported from Britain to Australia aboard the HMT Dunera in 1940; in 1941 the British government officially apologised to the Dunera Boys, many of whom remained to become leading figures in Australian intellectual and cultural life. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...C$80.00
Will close during Public Auction
2385 cover   image1943 & 1945, pair of covers documenting the three-year Japanese captivity of Robert Carl Miller, Bataan Death March survivor, the first a censored cover from San Diego (21 Jun 1943) addressed to Miller at Tokyo with "Interned in the Philippine Islands" notation, bearing USA and Japanese censor markings and P.O.W. handstamps, the War Bond slogan of the American machine cancel physically removed by a Japanese censor, an example of a rare "propaganda scrub"; the second a pre-printed P.O.W. aerogram from his wife in New York (14 Jul 1945), lacking Japanese markings and returned to sender in the final weeks of the war, fine-very fine for such POW mail.

Miller was captured at the fall of Bataan on April 9, 1942, survived the 65-mile forced march, and was transferred by Hellship to the Japanese home islands for forced labour. The 1943 cover confirms his early arrival in Japan; the 1945 aerogram, mailed weeks before the atomic bombings and the Japanese surrender, never reached him. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7)

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Currently...C$120.00
Will close during Public Auction
2386 cover   image1943 (July 18), Solomon Islands campaign, Battle of Kula Gulf, cover & sailor's letter from U.S.S. Helena, to Newman, California, franked with three 2c carmine Army and Navy "for Defense" issues, tied by U.S. Navy c.d.s. (18 Jul), with circular Passed By Naval Censor handstamp signed "RD," accompanied by typewritten one-page letter, fresh and very fine, a scarce example from the Solomon Islands, sent in the days following the sinking of the Helena.

The U.S.S. Helena was sunk by Japanese torpedoes at the Battle of Kula Gulf on 6 Jul 1943, twelve days before this letter was mailed. In it, Holman confirms his survival and writes that "the only thing I managed to save was myself and my money, everything else was lost including my watch," and expresses frustration that the sinking was announced before survivors could contact their families. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...C$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
2387 cover   image1945 (March 7), Iwo Jima, airmail cover from H&S Btry. 3rd Bn. 13th Marines, 5th Marine Division, F.M.F., to St. Louis, Missouri, franked with a 6c carmine Transport airmail, tied by U.S. Navy c.d.s. (7 Mar), with violet Passed By Naval Censor handstamp, manuscript "LETTER #161" notation, return address identifying the sender's unit, very fine.

The 13th Marines served as the artillery regiment of the 5th Marine Division, which led the assault on the southern sector of Iwo Jima and the capture of Mount Suribachi. As the island had no established post office during the battle, mail was collected and taken offshore to U.S. Navy vessels for processing. March 7 was during the period of mass Japanese suicide counter attacks in which hundreds were killed. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...C$40.00
Will close during Public Auction
2388 cover   image1945 (June 19), Okinawa, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, to Salyersville, Kentucky, franked with a 6c carmine Transport airmail, tied by U.S. Army Postal Service / A.P.O. 7 c.d.s. (19 Jun), with violet Passed By Examiner censor handstamp and an Korean-text oval handstamp at centre, containing Chosŏn-gŭl characters, with five-page letter enclosed detailing the ongoing conflict, reduced at right, some toning spots to stamp, else fine.

In his letter, Pfc. Flint describes life in a "wet fox hole," notes that "towns are just rubble," and mentions enclosing Japanese postal cards for his wife; he characterises himself as "not a warrior… but I will fight when it is necessary." (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7)

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Currently...C$40.00
Will close during Public Auction
2389 cover   image1946 (March 27), special delivery cover from Bogota to New York, franked with multiple Columbian issues and 1944 13c Special Delivery, postmarked Bogota, the 13c tied by violet "Fee Claimed by Office / of First Address", manuscrpt notations on reverse indicating that letter was mistakenly left "in room 2140 by mistake", eventually recovered and forwarded to 57th Street per redirection on front, some perf toning to special delivery stamp, else fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...C$30.00
Will close during Public Auction
2390 cover   image1947 (July 12), 13c Special Delivery on cover from Curacao to Denmark, franked with Curacao 10c Air Post strip of three, tied by Aruba c.d.s., the 1944 13c Special Delivery affixed below in Aruba to accelerate the transit of mail through the United States, sent by sea mail due to insufficient airmail postage, struck on front with framed "Insuffisamment affranchi", Eskilstrup (19 Aug) c.d.s. receiver above, a very fine and unusual usage. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...C$40.00
Will close during Public Auction
2391 cover   imageCuba, 1899 (April 5), Santa Clara to San Lorenzo, California, U.S. Military Administration, cover franked with 1c on 1c deep green and two 2½c on 2c red-orange surcharges, tied by violet MIL. P.O. STA. No. 28 / SANTA CLARA, CUBA departure datestamp, CORREOS / HABANA (8 Apr) transit and partial San Lorenzo arrival on reverse, small opening tears at top and portion of back flap missing, else a fine example from this transitional period of the U.S. Military Government in Cuba (1899–1902) following the Spanish-American War. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
United States (Confederate States)
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
2392 cover   image1861 (November 1), "turned" cover from Manning to Green Pond, South Carolina, with clear Manning, S.C. c.d.s. (1 Nov) and bold straight-line Paid 10 handstamp, the envelope refolded and turned for a second use with interior addressed in manuscript to Manning, held together with glassine hinges, side and bottom flaps missing, a striking adversity cover.

The interior corner card identifies the sender as William Reeder of the Palmetto Guard Artillery, stationed at Green Pond, an elite South Carolina unit that served throughout the war including the defence of Charleston. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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Currently...C$70.00
Will close during Public Auction
United States (Canal Zone)
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
2393 cover   image1916 (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) (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...C$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
United States (Hawaii)
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
2394 cover   image1863 (November 17), stampless cover from Honolulu to Holmes Hole, Massachusetts, with red circular "Honolulu / U.S. Postage Paid" c.d.s. (17 Nov) and San Francisco, Cal. transit (5 Dec), slightly trimmed at left and small stain at upper left, fine; Holmes Hole was a primary port of the New Bedford whaling fleet, suggesting the letter carried news for a seafaring family. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...C$90.00
Will close during Public Auction
2395 cover   image1901 (September 19), Hawaii to Germany Pan-American Exposition franked cover, Hilo, Hawaii, to Unterglotterthal, Germany, 2c red Washington postal stationery envelope uprated with 8c violet brown and black Pan-American Exposition, tied by Hilo / Hawaii (19 Sep) c.d.s., the 10c total satisfying the double-weight UPU rate to Europe, printed corner card of H. Hackfeld & Co., Ltd., Unterglotterthal (11 Oct) arrival backstamp, sent during the first year of Hawaii's establishment as an organised U.S. Territory, very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction
2396 cover   image1943 (November 18), Japanese American internment censored cover from Waialua, Hawaii, to Jerome Relocation Center, Denson, Arkansas, 20c Transport airmail, tied by Maunawai, Hawaii (18 Nov) c.d.s., corner card of Irene Niimi, addressed to Mr. T. Niimi at block and barrack address "40---09---A," left side sealed by censor tape, pair of 1943 Christmas seals on reverse, two-page letter of 17 November discussing family news and a wedding anniversary enclosed, very fine.

Under Executive Order 9066 (February 1942), approximately 120,000 individuals of Japanese ancestry, most of them U.S. citizens, were placed in ten remote relocation centres operated by the War Relocation Authority; the Jerome Relocation Center was one of two such camps in the Arkansas Delta. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
United States (Philippines)
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
2397 cover   image1903 (May 15), Manila to Strathfield, New South Wales, U.S. overprinted Philippines 2c carmine Bureau issue on Private Mailing Card, Manila / P.I. (16 May) duplex postmark, Sydney / N.S.W. (12 Jun) transit and Strathfield / N.S.W. (12 Jun) receiver, photographic pictorial side titled "CANNIBALS — Montes del Caraballo — Ilocos PI." depicting three men armed with spears and bows, localised light toning, fine.

The sender provides a stark commentary on conditions in the islands following the Philippine-American War: "this is the Land of Cholera Small pox & plague. hope I dont collar it; but very amusing and interesting having a good time" (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
2398 cover   image1927 (March 2), airmail cover from Cebu to Manila, carried by the U.S. Army Air Service, with franking of twelve different values from the 1926 Madrid–Manila overprint series, comprising the 2c, 4c, 6c, 8c, 10c, 12c, 16c, 20c (two), 26c, 30c, and 1P, all tied by individual strikes of a biplane-shaped flight handstamp, Cebu c.d.s. (2 Mar) and oval Via U.S. Army Air Service / Philippine Islands cachet on front, with black central band, reverse with Manila arrival (4 Mar) and second Army Air Service cachet (4 Mar), some light perf toning, fine-very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...C$80.00
Will close during Public Auction
Uruguay
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
2399 cover   image1856 (July 10), stampless outer letter sheet from Montevideo to Montauban, France, via British Packet, with elusive green oval ADM.on de Correos Montevideo handstamp, orange boxed Colonies / Art. 18 accountancy marking, and black circular Outre-Mer / Calais maritime entry (15 Aug), reverse with red circular B.O. transit (11 Aug), Paris aux Pyrénées railway sorting mark (15 Aug), Caussade transit (16 Aug), and two Montauban arrival backstamps (16 Aug and 17 Aug), some light creasing, else fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Currently...C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction
Venezuela
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
2400 cover   image1857 (April 12), stampless folded letter from La Guaira to Bordeaux, France, via London and Calais, with fair black double-circle "Correo de Venezuela / Guaira / Debe" handstamp with "12 Abr / Franca" notations at centre, blue oval Eisenblat & Co. / La Guaira merchant cachet, black boxed GB / 1F 60c accountancy handstamp, Angl. Calais entry datestamp (18 May), and handstamped "16" decimes due, reverse with red BP / 8 British Packet transit (18 May), black Paris à Bordeaux TPO (19 May), and Bordeaux arrival c.d.s. (20 May), fine-very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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

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