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Group of About 130 Covers and Cards from Asian Countries, including Japan, Indonesia, Philippines, Korea and more. Note many airmail rates, many were mailed to Canada, some FDC, commercial mail and more. A few have small faults, else overall fine or better. (Image)
Estimate $ 200
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Bolivia
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Lot No: 521
Symbol: Cvr
Group of About 100 Interesting Bolivian Covers, 1939-1963, consisting of mostly airmail, but also domestic and registered usages with many having business corner cards. Most have high rate frankings and all covers are sleeved and very fine. Our pictures show an overview as well as some examples. (Image)
Estimate $ 100
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British Commonwealth
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 522
Symbol: Cvr/P
Group of About 550 British Commonwealth Country Covers and Cards, with a wide variety of material from Australia and States, New Zealand, Caribbean, Africa, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Pacific islands, India, etc., with no Canada or GB. We note lots of airmail, registered, frankings, postmarks, censored, aerogrames, many 1937 first days, and much more, with many mailed to Canada. Some have faults, still overall fine with some better, see photos to get a good idea of the contents. (Image)
Estimate $ 400
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Cape of Good Hope
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 523
Symbol: Cvr
1836 Stampless Folded Letter Balfour to Cape Town, a lengthy 4 page letter datelined Balfour 9th May 1836 and addressed to Hertzog, Surveyor General / Cape Town. Despatch is a blurry crowned Post Office Balfour handstamp (likely) alongside a crowned oval General Post Office / Cape of Good hope datestamp with MAY.9.1836 date, plus "1" manuscript rating in red. Very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 100
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China
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 524
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 123
1903 Bisected 2c Issue on Cover from Foochow, mailed on the first day of this usage (OCT.22.1903) to a local address in Foochow, with Scott #123 properly tied by c.d.s. and boxed "Postage 1 Cent Paid" handstamp. Back has no receiver (catalogued as such) but we note a small red expert handstamp. Very fine. (Image)
Scott U$ 900
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China (People's Republic of)
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 525
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 1586
1980 8f New Year Monkey First Day Cover, a very fine stamp tied by a red FEB.15.1980 c.d.s., with cachet, very fine and rare. Scott catalogue value for the used stamp alone is U$675. (Image)
Estimate $ 1,000
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Europe
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 526
Symbol: Cvr/P
Group of Just Under 500 European Country Covers and Cards, from early pre-stamp to about the 1880s, noting items from Italy, Austria, Russia / USSR, Scandinavia, Portugal, Greece and Eastern European countries. There is a wide variety of material here, with airmail, registered, frankings, rates, postage, FDC, censored, ship topicals, and much more. Many have opening, or other faults, still many are fine to very fine. See pictures for an idea. (Image)
Estimate $ 250
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Germany
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Lot No: 527
Symbol: Cvr
Group of About 100 Germany Covers, 1930s to 1950s, with a good variety of material including frankings, rates, first days and more, from both East and West Germany. Some have faults, else an overall fine group. (Image)
Estimate $ 100
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Great Britain
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 528
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 1
1d Black Queen Victoria Imperforate on 1841 Small Mourning Envelope, mailed from Birmingham on APR.24.1841 (red despatch on back) to Green Bank, franked with a 4-margin 1d black QV imperforate (pos. RK), showing part of next stamp at left and at top (stamp was irregularly "torn" off the sheet by someone lacking scissors), tied by an indistinct Maltese Cross cancel in red. Back shows a neat black wax seal, very fine. (Image)
Scott U$ 850
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Lot No: 529
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 1
1d Black Queen Victoria Imperforate on 1841 Folded Cover, mailed from Putney on FEB.9.1841 (red despatch on back, docketing inside and black straightline on front) to Kingston, franked with a 3-margin 1d black QV imperforate (pos. JJ, showing part of the next stamp at right, plus plate scratches in upper margin), tied by an light Maltese Cross cancel in red plus part of the straightline cancel. Red wax seal, with light overall soiling, fine. (Image)
Scott U$ 850
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Lot No: 530
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 1
1d Black Queen Victoria Imperforate on 1841 Folded Letter, mailed from Stockport on JAN.7.1841 (red despatch on back and dateline inside) to London, franked with a 3-margin 1d black QV imperforate (pos. DC), tied by a Maltese Cross cancel in bright red. Overall fine. (Image)
Scott U$ 850
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Lot No: 531
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 1
1d Black Queen Victoria Imperforate on 1840 Folded Letter, mailed from St Columb on DEC.2.1840 (green despatch on back) to Birmingham (DEC.4.1840 receiver in red on back), franked with a 4-margin 1d black QV imperforate (pos. TD), tied by a Maltese Cross cancel in bright red. Overall fine. (Image)
Scott U$ 850
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Lot No: 532
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 1
1d Black Queen Victoria Imperforate on 1841 Folded Cover, mailed from "__ELSANY" on APR.2.1841 (part double circle datestamp on back) to Edinburgh (neat APR.5 receiver on back), through London (APR.3.1941 red diamond on back), franked with a 3-margin 1d black QV imperforate (pos. EA), tied by a Maltese Cross cancel in black. Light horizontal bend runs through the stamp, still overall fine. (Image)
Scott U$ 850
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Lot No: 533
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 1
1d Black Queen Victoria Imperforate on 1841 Folded Letter, mailed on JAN.29.1841 (black despatch on back, plus docketing) to Ludlow, franked with a 3-margin 1d black QV imperforate (pos. QH), tied by a Maltese Cross cancel in red. Neat wax seal in red shows a buck and reads "May Bonne Cause" in a belt-buckle, fine. (Image)
Scott U$ 850
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Lot No: 534
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 1
1d Black Queen Victoria Imperforate on 1840 Folded Cover, mailed from Glasgow on AUG.7.1840 (red despatch on back) to Edinburgh (neat AUG.8.1840 receiver on back), franked with a 3½-margin 1d black QV imperforate (pos. OF, pencil notation "Pl.6"), tied by a Maltese Cross cancel in red. Overall fine. (Image)
Scott U$ 850
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Lot No: 535
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 1
1d Black Queen Victoria Imperforate on 1840 Folded Letter, mailed from Glasgow on MAY.19.1840 (red despatch on back) to Edinburgh (indistinct receiver on back), franked with a 4 close to well clear margin 1d black QV imperforate (pos. RL, pencil notation "Pl.1a"), tied by a Maltese Cross cancel in red. Overall fine. (Image)
Scott U$ 850
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Lot No: 536
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 1
1d Black Queen Victoria Imperforate on 1840 Folded Letter, mailed from Glasgow on AUG.9.1840 (red octagonal despatch on back) to Falkirk (OCT.10 boxed receiver in red on back), franked with a 3 margin (just clear at left) 1d black QV imperforate (pos. GJ), tied by a Maltese Cross cancels in bright red. Overall fine. (Image)
Scott U$ 850
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Lot No: 537
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 1
1840 (Aug.12) Penny Black Folded Letter Mailed from Venezuela to England, mailed from Puerto Cabello, Venezuela on JUN.29.1840 (dateline inside) to Halifax, England and arrived in Liverpool on AUG.12.1840 (receiver in red) where it was taken over by a forwarding agent (boxed "FORWARDED BY / WM. ROSS & CO. / LIVERPOOL"), who added a 4-margin (close, to clear on one side) 1p black Queen Victoria imperforate adhesive (Plate 1b, position NH) tied by a red Maltese Cross cancel (same colour as the Liverpool receiver). A rare and desirable use of the Penny Black, in fact we have not found any similar examples except for one incoming from India which received similar treatment and was described at auction as one of three known (from India) and sold for U$9,300. This was the pride and joy of the owner, as it was given to him by a neighbour when he was a child. The neighbour had a family connection to the senders in Venezuela, and this is the first time it appears on the market. (Image)
Estimate $ 2,500
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Lot No: 538
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 4, 22
Glasgow Experimental Duplex Cancellation on Folded Letter Mailed to Canada, mailed Glasgow on APR.15.1856 (with three strikes of the so-called Madelaine Smith cancel) to Toronto, Upper Canada (faint receiver on back) through Liverpool (APR.16 transit in green on back), endorsed "Per U.S. Packet". The folded letter is franked with a pair plus single of Scott #22 ($900 on cover) plus a Scott #4 ($400 on cover) paying a 13d rate. The inside is a two-page invoice from the Toronto Gas Consumer's Company (Glasgow office). Vertical creases, one through 2d blue and one just in-between two of the 4d rose stamps, else very fine and scarce. (Image)
Estimate $ 250
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Lot No: 539
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 5
Pair of 1sh QV Embossed on Cover to United States, mailed from Sheffield on MR.7.1856 (three duplex #700 strikes) to Cincinnati, Ohio, through Liverpool (MAR.8.1856 transit in green), endorsed "per Persia", with US packet MAR.20 receiver and "5 CENTS" handstamp. The folded cover is franked with a perforated Penny Red plus a very fine horizontal pair of the embossed 1sh green imperforates (Die 2), which each have 4 clear margins. The cover (no letter inside) has been reduced , still a scarce franking and lovely pair of the 1sh. Catalogue value for two 1sh singles is U$2,000 in Scott and £2,200 in S.G. alone. (Image)
Estimate $ 250
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Lot No: 540
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 6
10d Embossed Queen Victoria on 1853 Registered Folded Letter, mailed from London (dateline inside plus neat Lombard Street datestamp on back) on APR.9.1853 to Macclesfield (APR.10 receiver in green on back), endorsed "for Registration" and franked with a 10d red brown QV embossed imperforate (with silk thread and showing part of next stamp at right) just tied to letter by a grid numeral. The letter inside notes that this "enclosed £65 in three bills". Very fine. S.G. 57, £3,200. (Image)
Scott U$ 3,650
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Lot No: 541
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: 30, 61
1874 Folded Cover Great Britain to Russia, mailed from the Brown Shipley & Co. in London on JAN.5.1874 ("77" duplex ties stamps) to the United States Embassy in St. Petersburg, Russia, with JAN.28.1873 (error in year) receiver on back. The folded cover (missing large part of the letter) is franked with Scott #s 30 (plate 14, $80 on cover) and 61 (plate 12, $140 on cover) paying 5d. There is a red-orange "W fr 1½" German handstamp at left indicating postage due on arrival. A fine cover. (Image)
Estimate $ 100
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Lot No: 542
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: U1
1840 1d Black Mulready Envelope, mailed from Cambridge on APR.3.1841 to St Ives, with a black Maltese Cross and a next day receiver in red on back. Stereo "A136" (Forme 1), showing light overall aging, still fine. S.G. ME3, £550. (Image)
Scott U$ 600
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Lot No: 543
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: U2
1840 2d Blue Mulready Envelope, unused, from Stereo "a199" with a horizontal crease and traces of having been previously hinged on back, else very fine. S.G. ME4, £450. (Image)
Scott U$ 500
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Lot No: 544
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: U2
1840 2d Blue Mulready Envelope, mailed on DEC.12.1840 to Cambridge Terrace near London, with a red Maltese Cross and a same day receiver in red on back, plus an indistinct (...SENDEN) town postmark on front. Stereo "a208", showing light overall aging, still scarce and fine. S.G. ME4, £2,500. (Image)
Scott U$ 2,800
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Lot No: 545
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: U2
1840 1p Black Mulready Letter Sheet, mailed from London on JUN.5.1840 (c.d.s. on back) to Market Harborough, with Maltese Cross in red, properly placed on the Queen's Statue. The letter sheet is Stereo A18 and has a few small faults, still presents fine. (Image)
Scott U$ 400
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Lot No: 546
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: U3
1840 1d Black Mulready Letter Sheet, mailed on JUN.6.1840 to Bradford (there is a "JUN.3.1840" docketing inside), with a red Maltese Cross almost missing Britannia. Stereo "A1" (Forme 1), showing a few light creases and overall aging, still fine. S.G. ME1, £550. (Image)
Scott U$ 600
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Lot No: 547
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: U3
1840 1d Black Mulready Letter Sheet, mailed from Barnsly on JAN.10.1843 (datestamp on front, plus dateline inside) to London, with two black Maltese Cross cancels. Stereo "A22" (Forme 2), showing a few creases and overall aging, still fine. S.G. ME1, £550. (Image)
Scott U$ 600
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Lot No: 548
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: U4
1840 2d Blue Mulready Letter Sheet, unused, from Stereo "a103" with a light horizontal fold, else very fine. S.G. ME3, £425. (Image)
Scott U$ 475
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Lot No: 549
Symbol: Cvr
Group of 6 Penny Red Covers with Numbered Maltese Cross Cancels, with #s 6 (F, on cover to Paisley, with crease through stamp), 6 (F, on cover to Salisbury), 7 (VF on cover to Exeter), 8 (F, on local printed matter cover), 9 (F-VF on cover to Edinburgh), and 11 (F-VF on cover to Edinburgh). Both sides photographed to see back stamps, overall fine. Scott catalogue value is U$3,625. (Image)
Estimate $ 150
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Lot No: 550
Symbol: Cvr
Group of 16 Queen Victoria Registered Covers and Stationery, 10 of which are registered stationery envelopes with a variety of frankings and destinations (3 to Germany, one to Russia franked with perfined stamp, one to Norway and rest are domestic). Also 6 other covers with a variety of frankings and destinations such as United States, Germany and domestic. Of the frankings, we noted a Scott #7 (cut close), 22, 27, 94 (fine stamp on a faulty cover) and more. An interesting and useful group, overall fine or better. (Image)
Estimate $ 400
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Lot No: 551
Symbol: Cvr
Group of 17 Queen Victoria-Franked Covers Mailed from England to Canada, 1864 to 1899, noting a variety of postmarks, rates and frankings, including an 1864 1sh rate, 1870 3d rate, two 1870 6d rates, three 1879 and 1880 2½d rates, 1899 1d rate and more, including a correspondence to the same person in Kingston and Toronto. Couple of opening faults, one cover missing one stamp, etc. still overall fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 200
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Lot No: 552
Symbol: Cvr
Group of 19 Queen Victoria-Franked Covers Mailed from England to the United States, 1858 to 1894, noting a variety of postmarks, rates and frankings, including a lovely 1858 folded letter franked 1sh, an 1873 folded letter franked with Scott 59b (plate 12, U$725 on cover), an 1887 2½d franked cover with 10c Postage Due stamp on arrival, and other interesting items. Couple of opening faults, etc. still overall fine or better. (Image)
Estimate $ 400
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Lot No: 553
Symbol: Cvr
Group of 16 Queen Victoria-Franked Covers Mailed from England to France, 1858 to 1880, noting a variety of postmarks (incl. despatch, transit and receivers), rates and frankings, including 6 covers franked with Scott # 49 (one plate 5, rest plate 6), two covers franked with #26, (a single and a pair), a #68 (plate 18) on cover, two covers franked with #34 (U$345 each), 5 covers franked with #43 (plates 7, 9, 10, 11). An overall fine or better group. (Image)
Estimate $ 350
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Lot No: 554
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Group of 6 Queen Victoria-Franked Covers Mailed from England to Foreign Destinations, 1866 to 1884, with 1884 5d cover to China (#85, U$375 on cover), 1869 10d cover to New Zealand (#53, U$975 on cover), 1866 10d cover to Australia, 1884 8d folded letter to Mexico (pair of #84, plate 18), 1877 6d (plate 15) folded cover to Mexico, 1871 2sh (pair of #48, plate 4) on folded letter to Mexico. A few faults here and there, still a fine or better group. (Image)
Estimate $ 300
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Lot No: 555
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Group of 4 Queen Victoria-Franked Covers Mailed to India, 1861 to 1883, with 1861 6d (Scott #27) to a Captain in the 8th Regiment in Madras (via Southampton), 1878 8d (Scott 73) to a person "In charge of Central Jail" in Bareilly in the North West Provinces (via Brindisi), and two similar covers (1882-83) 10d (pair of #85) to a Lt. Col. in the Royal Artillery in Punjab, both forwarded. All have opening faults at top, else fine or better. (Image)
Estimate $ 200
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Lot No: 556
Symbol: Cvr
Group of 11 Queen Victoria-Franked Covers Mailed to European Destinations, 1863 to 1891, 1876 2½d folded cover to Holland, 1866 3d (Scott #44, plate 4) cover to Holland, 1879 2½d (#67) folded cover to Denmark, 1879 2½d (2x 1d and ½d plate 15) cover to Denmark, 1887 2½d (#101) folded letter to Spain, 1871 3d (#49a, plate 6) folded cover to Germany, 1878 2½d (#67, plate 9) on cover to Germany, 1891 2½d embossed stationery cover to Germany, 1868 9d (2x 4d #43 and 1d) folded cover to Russia, 1863 6d (#39) cover to Switzerland (insufficiently prepaid, via Calais) and 1866 5d (1d and 4d) cover to Switzerland. A few with faults, else overall fine or better. (Image)
Estimate $ 250
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Lot No: 557
Symbol: Cvr
Group of 8 Queen Victoria-Franked Covers Mailed to Italy, 1866 to 1890, 1869 12d (two 6d Scott #51a, plate 8) folded cover to Palermo, 1872 7d (1d plus 6d #59, plate 11) folded cover to Naples, 1872 6d (#59a, plate 11) folded letter to Naples, 1873 6d (pair of #49a, plate 9) cover to Pistoria, 1867 6d (#45, plate 5) cover to Rome, 1866 10d (two 2d plus a 6d #45, plate 5) folded cover to Turin, 1872 2d folded printed letter to Civitavecchia, 1890 5d (#118) cover to Sicily, re-directed. A few have faults, still an overall fine or better group. (Image)
Estimate $ 200
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Lot No: 558
Symbol: Cvr/P
Collection of 50 Great Britain Surface Mail Covers and Cards to Foreign Destinations, 1937-1951, all neatly displayed and written-up on pages in two binders. Destinations include France, Mexico, Spain, Argentina, Belgian Congo, Brazil, Greece, Russia, Syria, Uruguay, Cyprus, French West Africa, Japan, Austria, Iceland, Dutch West Indies, Egypt, Finland, USA, and more. Note censored and registered mail, postage due items, advertising covers, paquebot mail and an officially sealed cover. We note a great selection of rates, etc. Some with minor faults, still overall very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 300
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Lot No: 559
Symbol: Cvr/P
Advanced Collection of 86 G.B. Covers and Cards Showing Airmail Rates to Foreign Destinations, Plus Some Empire Airmail Scheme Covers, 1937-1947, all neatly displayed and written-up on album pages in three binders, includes mail to USA, Canada, Mauritius, South Africa, Ceylon, Palestine, Malaya, Australia, New Zealand, India, Japan, Iraq, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Egypt, Iran, Jamaica, Saudi Arabia, Southern Rhodesia, Uruguay and more. Note censored mail, registered covers and a great selection of rates including an 11 times 38/9 registered airmail rate to Brazil. We saw a number of oversize covers, most with normal edge faults, still a very nice collection and overall very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 1,000
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Lot No: 560
Symbol: Cvr/P
Specialized Collection of 49 G.B. George VI Covers and Cards Showing Surface and Airmail to Europe and Scandinavia, 1937-1953, all neatly written-up on exhibit pages in a binder. Includes surface mail rates to Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Norway, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Russia and more. Airmail rate covers are to Austria, Poland, Switzerland, Belgium, France, Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, Spain, Sweden, Germany, Portugal and more. Note censored mail, express and registered covers, U.K. railway mail, service suspended / return to sender and postage due covers, etc. Note the typical small edge, etc. faults, otherwise a very fine collection. (Image)
Estimate $ 250
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Lot No: 561
Symbol: Cvr
Eclectic Group of 54 G.B. Postal History Covers, Cards, Receipts, etc., 1870-1967, mostly all displayed on album pages in a binder, includes a 1954 Moose Jaw Canada plane crash cover with ambulance envelope, completed airgraph form with an 8d stamp, an inland AR form, a 2 shilling money order, postage due mail, a 1907 Dublin Exhibition c.d.s. on a postcard, early machine cancels, squared circle cancels, censored mail, a group of Half Penny Victoria postal stationery cards, group of business receipts with stamps, and more. Noted the odd minor fault, still overall very fine. Online scans only show a few examples from this interesting collection. (Image)
Estimate $ 100
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Lot No: 562
Symbol: Cvr/P
Group of Just Under 200 Great Britain Covers and Cards, QV to 1980s, a good variety of material here, with first day covers, early Queen Victoria mail (including an 1857 cover with embossed 1sh cut to shape), stationery, picture postcards, and more. Some faults here and there, still an overall fine or better group. See our pictures for an overview and sampling. (Image)
Estimate $ 150
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Great Britain - Scotland
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 563
Symbol: Cvr
Group of 9 Queen Victoria-Franked Covers Mailed from Scotland to Foreign Destinations, 1864 to 1886, including 1864 6d to New Zealand, 1865 8d to France, 1870 1sh to South Africa, 1871 4d to France, 1875 1sh to Trinidad, 1879 2½d to Denmark (two), 1880 2½d to Italy, and 1886 4d to Germany. Good variety of Scottish postmarks and frankings, overall fine or better. (Image)
Estimate $ 300
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Lot No: 564
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Group of 15 Queen Victoria-Franked Covers Mailed from Scotland to Canada, 1858 to 1892, with the following rates: 1858 6d, 1860 7d, 1861 9d, 1862 6d, 1863 16d, 1863 6d (on a cover front to New Brunswick), 1864 8d, 1866 6d, 1867 6d, 1867 6d, 1867 1sh, 1868 6d, 1873 3d, 1888 7½d (on a large cut down cover), and 1892 2½d. We note a good variety of Scottish postmarks and frankings. Some covers have opening, or other faults, still an overall fine or better group. (Image)
Estimate $ 300
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Lot No: 565
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Group of 18 Queen Victoria-Franked Covers Mailed from Scotland to the United States, 1852 to 1895, with the following rates: 1852 1sh (Scott #5, U$1,550 on cover), 1857 1sh (#28, U$490 on cover), 1863 1sh (#42, U$650 on cover), 1866 1sh (pair of #45, U$260 on cover), 1867 1sh (#48, $525 on cover), 1867 1sh (pair of #45, U$260 on cover), 1874-75 three 3d covers (#61, plates 15 and 16), 1876 2½d (#67, plate 5), 1881-82 three 2½d covers (#82, plates 22 and 23, one on an illustrated cover), 1888 ½d wrapper uprated to 5½d, 1891-95 20189d (all #114) and a large 1868 envelope at the 1sh6d rate (#s 45 and 48). We note several Scottish postmarks, as well as a variety of American transits and receivers, plus inland rate handstamps (5c, 21c, etc.). Some have light soiling or other faults such as rough openings, still several are very fine. An interesting and useful group. (Image)
Estimate $ 500
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Hong Kong
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 566
Symbol: Cvr
Correspondence of a World War II Hong Kong Prisoner of War, starts with a POW card sent from the prisoner Lawrence Arthur Powell (in Camp Stanley) to his wife in Vancouver BC on FEB.25.1944, with censored text, etc. (comes with a second unused card). Also includes six covers mailed to the same prisoner of war in Hong Kong from his daughter and wife in Vancouver BC or England, dated in the range of OCT.6.1942 to MAY.30.1944. One of these has a scarce Kuper Island BC datestamp, and all have various censor handstamps or labels, etc. Most of the covers are damaged with wear, some are open on three sides for display, etc., still a useful lot for postmarks, chops, routings (Red Cross in Tokyo, one went through Germany), etc. Mr. Powell was a British civilian POW who was a senior revenue officer in Hong Kong. (Image)
Estimate $ 300
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Lot No: 567
Symbol: Cvr
1943 Hong Kong Postage Paid Cover to Canada, Forwarded to England, mailed (with the scarce POSTAGE PAID octagonal handstamp on back) by Arthur Lawrence Powell who had just been a POW at Camp Stanley in Hong Kong to someone working at a Vancouver BC high school (received there on SEP.28.1945), asking her to forward the cover to his wife, who had since moved to England. She then franked it with a 10c and 20c stamp paying the airmail rate to England and it was forwarded on SEP.29.1945. This franking handstamp was used in the short period after HK had resumed mail services on AUG.25.1945 and SEP.25.1945 when postage stamp use resumed. It was mainly reserved for the use of Stanley internment camp prisoners and military personnel. From the same correspondence as the previous lot. (Image)
Estimate $ 150
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Iceland
Sale No: 5
Lot No: 568
Symbol: PC
Cat No: C9, C10
1931 (July) Iceland Zeppelin Flight Registered Postcard, franked with 30a and 1k “ZEPPELIN / 1931” overprinted stamps, tied by an indistinct c.d.s. on a real photo card to Vienna, Austria with JUL.4.1931 and JUL.6.1931 c.d.s. free strikes. There is also a green triangular flight cachet and a Friedrichshafen c.d.s. dated JUL.3.1931. The photo is captioned “Trip to Austria MAY.2.1929" and shows an aerial view. A very fine and lovely card, and the stamps alone catalogue $280 as used. (Image)
Estimate $ 150
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Lot No: 569
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: C9, C11
1931 (July) Iceland Zeppelin Flight Registered Cover, franked with 30a and 2k “ZEPPELIN / 1931” overprinted stamps, tied by a Reykjavik JUN.30.1931 c.d.s., with the triangular green flight cachet on front. Cover is addressed to Dessau, Germany, with a JUL.4.1931 receiver, plus a Friedrichshafen c.d.s. dated JUL.3.1931. Very fine, and the stamps alone catalogue $320 as used. Est 100 C9, C11 (Image)
