NEWFOUNDLAND continued...
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Lot Description |
Est or CV / bid in C$'s |
| 1761 |
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 UNUSUAL
STAMPLESS COVER TO SCOTLAND - Blue folded cover from St. John's to London June 27, 1859, rated "1/" with neat dispatch, rimless datestamp on back; on arrival July 10 the rate was crossed out with a one penny red brown [HA] tied by numeral grid for
forwarding fee to a new address in Brighton, legible JY 14 arrival backstamp in blue. Most appealing and one of the earliest covers from Newfoundland bearing a postage stamp, F-VF (Image1)
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Estimate 900 C$
CLOSED
Closing..Aug-20, 02:30 PM |
| 1762 |
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 7¢ TRIAL
COLOUR PROOFS - 7¢ Duchess of York, five plate proof pairs on unwatermarked wove paper, includes: 1) Bright pink on paper .0045 inches thick, from the previously unrecorded unique sheet; 2) Intense black on paper .006 thick; 3) Gray black on paper
.006 thick; 4) Dark gray on paper .0045 thick; and 5) Deep red brown (near issued colour) on paper .006 thick. A lovely and very scarce group from this popular issue, VF
(Image1)
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Estimate 650 C$
CLOSED
Closing..Aug-20, 02:30 PM |
| 1763 |
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 SCARCE
NEWFOUNDLAND REVENUE ESSAY - 2¢ Rose Red plate essay with portrait of King George V, never issued, engraved by Whitehead, Morris & Co., scarce, VF (Image1)
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Estimate 200 C$
CLOSED
Closing..Aug-20, 02:30 PM |
| 1764 |
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 COVER TO
ST.PIERRE & MIQUELON - 7¢ Airmail (#C19, fault) tied to Dec. 1946 cover, shortpaid and affixed with strip of three 2fr postage dues on arrival, F-VF (Image1)
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Catalog 175 C$
CLOSED
Closing..Aug-20, 02:30 PM |
| 1765 |
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KING GEORGE VI MINT BLOCKS - 2¢ to 7¢ Royal Family, the complete set of four new designs released in 1938, each in a fresh mint block of four, VF NH (Scott #245-248)
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Catalog 63 C$
CLOSED
Closing..Aug-20, 02:30 PM |
| 1766 |
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1946 CHRISTMAS SEAL - Mint block of the only Christmas seal ever issued by Newfoundland, VF NH
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Estimate 30 C$
CLOSED
Closing..Aug-20, 02:30 PM |
| 1767 |
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 CENTS
ISSUE COVER TO BOSTON - 6¢ Dull Rose (Scott #35) on April 5, 1876 cover to Boston with a lovely strike of the scarce CHANNELL fleuron postmark, red Boston April 25 receiver ties the stamp, small cover flaw and part of backflap missing, April 15 St.
John's transit on reverse, a nice example of this scarce short-lived reciprocal rate, F-VF (Image1)
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Estimate 300 C$
CLOSED
Closing..Aug-20, 02:30 PM |
| 1768 |
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 COVER TO
OHIO 1893 - 1¢ Deep Green (Scott #44), two pairs and a single tied by grids to Feb. 8, 1893 cover to Boston, deemed shortpaid with U.S. 'COLLECT POSTAGE 10 CENTS' handstamps, St. John's dispatch postmark, New York Feb. 14 transit and Akron Feb. 16
receiver backstamps, VF (Image1)
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Estimate 175 C$
CLOSED
Closing..Aug-20, 02:30 PM |
| 1769 |
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 CENTS
ISSUE COVER TO AUSTRIA - Feb. 14, 1893 cover from St. John's to a railway engineer in Linz, clear dispatch postmark, backflap gone but with receiver postmark, franked with two 1¢ deep green and a 3¢ slate tied by grids (Scott#44, 60), a scarce
destination, F-VF (Image1)
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Estimate 200 C$
CLOSED
Closing..Aug-20, 02:30 PM |
| 1770 |
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 POSTAL
CARD TO GERMANY - 1¢ Green postal card May 10, 1892 uprated with a 1¢ deep green (#44) tied by grid, nice London May 19 transit, VF (Image1)
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Estimate 100 C$
CLOSED
Closing..Aug-20, 02:30 PM |
| 1771 |
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 1896
COVER TO CALIFORNIA - 10¢ Schooner (Scott #59), a well centered example nicely tied by grid cancel on Sept. 1, 1896 registered cover to California, scarce St. John's barred circle dispatch postmark and oval 'R' handstamp, Boston boxed Sept. 6 transit
and San Francisco receivers in red and in violet, a lovely in-period single use of this popular stamp paying 5¢ postage and 5¢ registration, VF (Image1)
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Estimate 500 C$
CLOSED
Closing..Aug-20, 02:30 PM |
| 1772 |
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 REGISTERED INTERNAL COVER - 3¢ Orange pair (Scott #83) tied by March 22, 1902 RENCONTRE HERMITAGE BAY split ring postmark (the date inserted by hand) to registered cover to St. John's, travelled partially by ship with partial March 27
COASTAL T.P.O. WEST transit and March 31 oval St. John's registered receiver, F-VF (Image1)
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Estimate 150 C$
CLOSED
Closing..Aug-20, 02:30 PM |
| 1773 |
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 POSTAL
ENVELOPE 1892 - 3¢ Purple postal envelope with unusual target cancel, light Rose Blanche Dec. 1, 1892 dispatch postmark, by sea with Dec. 3 COASTAL T.P.O. transit and Dec. 6 St. John's receiver, VF (Image1)
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Estimate 200 C$
CLOSED
Closing..Aug-20, 02:30 PM |
| 1774 |
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 AIRMAIL
COVER TO SWITZERLAND - 15¢ L. & S. POST (Scott #211), a well centered block of four cancelled Gander Dec. 31, 1946 on registered airmail cover to Zurich with Jan. 4 receiver backstamp, unusual, VF (Image1)
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Estimate 125 C$
CLOSED
Closing..Aug-20, 02:30 PM |
| 1775 |
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 WINTER
FLIGHT COVER - 3¢ Caribou (Scott #117) tied by Feb. 26, 1921 St. John's machine cancel to flight cover to St. Anthony piloted by Major Cotton, AIR POST St. Anthony cachet and boxed April 4 receiver backstamp, F-VF (Image1)
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Estimate 125 C$
CLOSED
Closing..Aug-20, 02:30 PM |
| 1776 |
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 WINTER
FLIGHT COVER - 3¢ Caribou (Scott #117) tied by Mar. 10, 1921 St. John's machine cancel to flight cover to Fogo piloted by Major Cotton, AIR POST FOGO cachet, March 28 receiver postmark, F-VF (Image1)
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Estimate 125 C$
CLOSED
Closing..Aug-20, 02:30 PM |
| 1777 |
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 ATTEMPTED
FLIGHT COVER 1921 - 35¢ Red airmail tied by Nov. 29, 1921 St. John's machine cancel to cover to Halifax, N.S., various mishaps occurred until the flight was eventually abandoned, the mail was then sent by rail, Feb. 4 receiver backstamp, small cover
flaw from opening, F-VF (Image1)
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Estimate 250 C$
CLOSED
Closing..Aug-20, 02:30 PM |
| 1778 |
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 SCARCE
SURCHARGE ON COVER - 3¢ on 15¢ Scarlet (Scott #128, only 3,000 issued) tied by Sept. 16, 1920 St. John's machine cancelled cover to Halifax, N.S., a seldom seen in-period usage of this scarce stamp, VF (Image1)
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Catalog 500 C$
CLOSED
Closing..Aug-20, 02:30 PM |
| 1779 |
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 COLUMBIA'
FLIGHT COVER - 36¢ Caribou and 14¢ Publicity (Scott #126, 155) correctly paying the 50¢ rate for the COLUMBIA AIRMAIL flight, October 9, 1930 postmarks tie the stamps, sent to famous stamp dealer G.C. Ginn in London, England and initialled by him on
reverse, covers mailed from Harbour Grace are much scarcer than those from St. John's, VF and desirable (Image1)
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Estimate 750 C$
CLOSED
Closing..Aug-20, 02:30 PM |
| 1780 |
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 ALCOCK
AND BROWN FLIGHT COVER - $1 on 15¢ Scarlet (Scott #C2), a well centered single nicely tied by June 10, 1919 St. John's machine cancel to cover addressed to London, England, June 10 is the earliest date for covers carried on this first successful
flight across the Atlantic Ocean (Newfoundland to Ireland). The mailbag was then carried by the aviators to London with June 17 arrival backstamp, the two fliers were awarded a price of £10,000 by the 'Daily Mail' newspaper, a lovely example fo this
very scarce flight cover, VF (Image1)
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Estimate 2000 C$
CLOSED
Closing..Aug-20, 02:30 PM |
