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1935, Rocket Mail, two flight covers, each cancelled Pialba, Queensland and addressed to Brisbane, with WRECK ROCKET MAIL cachet, carried from the S.S. Maheno, wrecked en route to Fraser Island on August 11, 1935, scarce and fine-very fine. (Image)
Estimate C$ 100
Opening C$ 110.00
Sold...C$ 110.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:29:32 EST
Sold For 110
Austria
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 734
Symbol: Cvr
Austrian Offices in the Levant, 1874 (September 9), Salonica to Gera, Germany, folded cover, without contents, franked with 15sld brown Franz Josef, tied by straight-line SALONICH / 10 SEPTEMBRE two-line datestamp, endorsed “via Brindisi”, black Trieste transit (16 Sep) and Gera (20 Sep) backstamps, horizontal crease, else fresh and fine. (Sc. 5) (Image)
Estimate C$ 100
Opening C$ 50.00
Sold...C$ 50.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:29:52 EST
Sold For 50
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 735
Symbol: Cvr
Austrian Offices in the Levant, 1890 (August 4), Trebisonda to Constantinople, franked with 10pa overprinted 3kr Coat of Arms issue of Austria, horizontal pair and two singles, displaying two distinct shades, tied by Trebisonda c.d.s (now Trabzon), with Constantinople c.d.s. arrival backstamp (9 Aug), small tape stain on reverse and reduced at bottom, else an unusual franking showing two shade varieties, fine. (Scott 15) (Image)
Estimate C$ 100
Opening C$ 60.00
Sold...C$ 80.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:30:23 EST
Sold For 80
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 736
Symbol: Cvr
Austrian Offices in the Levant, 1911 (November 10), Salonica to London, registered cover, franked on back with horizontal pair and single 1pi blue on blue Franz Josef, tied by Salonica c.d.s. of the Austrian Post Office, red hooded London transit c.d.s. alongside (14 Nov), front with further free strike of “Salonich” c.d.s., blue Recommande handstamp, small piece of back cover removed at upper left, else a fine example of an unusual rate. (Sc. 49) (Image)
Estimate C$ 100
Opening C$ 50.00
Sold...C$ 50.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:31:07 EST
Sold For 50
Bolivia
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 737
Symbol: Cvr
1930 (May 14), Graf Zeppelin Pan-America Round Trip Flight, franked with six Zeppelin surcharges and set of three "Z 1930" overprints, tied by La Paz c.d.s. (14 May), to Hamburg, violet flight confirmation cachet, boxed "Primer Correo Aereo" and manuscript "1er Serv. G.Z. 14-5-30" endorsement, Friedrichshafen arrival backstamp (6.6.30), small stain to front, not detracting from this scarce franking. (Sieger 60D €1,800) (Image)
Estimate C$ 500
Opening C$ 300.00
Sold...C$ 375.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:31:47 EST
Sold For 375
Cayman Islands
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 738
Symbol: Cvr
1933 (January 16), Georgetown to Cayman Islands, shortpaid postage due cover, franked with ¼d brown Centenary, tied by Georgetown c.d.s., shortpaid and struck with black “T” in circle, manuscript “2½d”, affixed with 1d gray blue and 2d yellow postage dues of St. Lucia, cancelled Castries (9 Feb), with further strike on reverse alongside partial “Nueva Cerd” c.d.s. (20 Feb), a philatelic usage, yet attractive and seldom seen. (Sc.69, J1, J2) (Image)
Estimate C$ 100
Opening C$ 50.00
Sold...C$ 50.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:32:36 EST
Sold For 50
China
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 739
Symbol: Cvr
1892 (August 20), Shanghai local post unpaid postage due cover, small local cover with red plum blossom branch design, franked with 2c brown overprinted POSTAGE DUE, blue boxed TO PAY struck on front and SHANGHAI LOCAL POST circular datestamp on reverse, some toning to back, else a fine and attractive cover. (Image)
Estimate C$ 100
Opening C$ 80.00
Sold...C$ 350.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:34:51 EST
Sold For 350
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 740
Symbol: Cvr
1908, Foreign Offices in China multi-redirected postcard from Peking, a striking and multi-franked card, originating from Peking, and transiting through various foreign post offices in China, with Japanese Offices in China grey ½ sen (Sc. 2), China Imperial Post ½c brown (Sc. 110), French Offices in China 2c on 5c green (Sc. 57), German Offices in China 2c green (Sc.48), Russian Offices in China 1k blue overprinted (Sc. 1), and Austrian Offices 3h magenta (Sc. 112), each cancelled with appropriate c.d.s. of the office, further struck with rare double-circle Marine Detachment Peking handstamp, an exceptionally well-traveled card, with postmarks dated throughout July and August, 1908, visually striking and scarce. (Image)
Estimate C$ 200
Opening C$ 100.00
Sold...C$ 110.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:35:27 EST
Sold For 110
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 741
Symbol: Cvr
1921 (21 July), 15c to 90c Air Post set, registered cover to Chung Wen Men, used in combination with four Junk issues, tied by boxed "China First Airmail" cancellation, the Junk issues by "Shanghai 1 JUL 21" c.d.s., endorsed "FIRST FLIGHT / Air Mail", next-day Peking arrival backstamp, some adhesions to back do not detract from this handsome and desirable cover, fine. (Image)
Estimate C$ 600
Opening C$ 1,700.00
Sold...C$ 1,700.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:35:59 EST
Sold For 1700
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 742
Symbol: Cvr
1932 (August 8), Indo-China to Yunnanfu, multiple postage due franking cover, with French Indochina 1c black-brown and 5c deep violet (Sc. 148, 154), tied by black LANG-SON / TONKIN c.d.s., struck with "T" postage due marking and scarce black "AMOUNT DUE FRANCS / CENTIMES" handstamp with manuscript "20", affixed with vertical pair of China 5c blue postage dues (J55), untied as often found, reverse with partial Hanoi transit (8 Aug), fine. (Image)
Estimate C$ 100
Opening C$ 250.00
Sold...C$ 250.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:36:26 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 743
Symbol: Cvr
1933 (April 29), multi-franked registered Czech postage due airmail cover, from Shanghai to Prague, Czechoslovakia, franked with 50c deep green, $1 orange-brown & sepia, 4c pair & two singles, and single 10c dull violet, cancelled by black Shanghai c.d.s., corresponding registration handstamp and dual boxed AIR MAILS handstamps in red, blue bilingual AIR MAIL etiquette and endorsed in manuscript "By Air Mail: Saigon-Athenes", the franking deemed insufficient and on arrival in Czechoslovakia affixed with 30h dark red postage due, tied by Praha double-circle c.d.s., reverse with Hai-Phong Tonkin (8 May), Saigon (11 May), Athens (20 May) transit markings and Prague (24 May) c.d.s. receiver, typical wrinkles, striking and fine. (Image)
Estimate C$ 100
Opening C$ 200.00
Sold...C$ 200.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:36:54 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 744
Symbol: Cvr
1940 (late December), Shanghai to New York, censored registered airmail cover via Hong Kong, franked with single $5 brown-carmine and $5 Junkers Air Post, tied by black bilingual Shanghai c.d.s., date illegible but almost certainly a few days prior to December 23, when the Japanese occupied Hong Kong, red "G.R. OPENED BY CENSOR HONG KONG" tape at right, Shanghai violet handstamped registration etiquette and violet straight-line REGISTERED handstamp, blue AIR TRANSIT 6 double-circle and red framed AIR MAILS handstamp, reverse with Honolulu (13 Jan), New York (18 Jan and 20 Jan) backstamps, small flaws typical of such mail, fine-very fine. (Image)
Estimate C$ 150
Opening C$ 425.00
Sold...C$ 425.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:37:23 EST
Sold For 425
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 745
Symbol: Cvr
1940s to 1950s, group of four Airmail covers to Canada, all addressed to British Columbia, with three to Victoria and one to Vancouver, displaying a useful variety of rates and frankings, creases, three roughly opened at one side otherwise clean and seldom seen, fine. (Image)
Estimate C$ 100
Opening C$ 600.00
Sold...C$ 600.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:38:29 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 746
Symbol: Cvr
1941 (July 2), Shanghai to New Jersey, censored in Hong Kong airmail cover, with blue British G.R. 'OPENED BY CENSOR HONG KONG' tape at left, as well as turquoise double-circle AIR TRANSIT 6 handstamp, the censor seal quite rare and short-lived, a scarce cover, fresh and with visual appeal, very fine. (Image)
Estimate C$ 150
Opening C$ 70.00
Sold...C$ 275.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:39:28 EST
Sold For 275
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 747
Symbol: Cvr
1950 (May 6), South, North, and North West China Liberation Area franking on cover, from Kotong to Los Angeles, franked with North China $10,000 red brown, Northwest China $400 on $200 orange-red, South China two vertical strips of five $300 on $30 violet, and three single $800 green on $30 violet, cancelled with Chinese dotted c.d.s. and bilingual KOTONG cancels, CANTON bilingual transit, to Los Angeles, trimmed on one side, clear of stamps, typical wrinkles and stains of period mail, an unusual and otherwise fine cover. (Sc. 3L99, 5L91, 7L19, 7L21) (Image)
Estimate C$ 100
Opening C$ 450.00
Sold...C$ 450.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:39:53 EST
Sold For 450
China (People's Republic)
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 748
Symbol: Cvr
1950 (June 6), Shanghai "Flying Goose" meter cover to New York, franked with "**31.00" red boxed meter with "Flying Goose" and red double-circle Shanghai dater, further cancelled with bilingual Shanghai c.d.s. (17 Jun), to New York, a scarce Revolutionary-period usage when postage stamps were not easily attainable, a fine example of this desirable meter. (Image)
Estimate C$ 100
Opening C$ 650.00
Sold...C$ 650.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:40:23 EST
Sold For 650
Cuba
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 749
Symbol: Cvr
1854 to 1873 Steamship Cancels on correspondence to New York, comprising five stampless folded letters, all with steamship "10" markings and sent from different parts of Cuba, contents confirming origins of HAVANA, CIENFUEGOS, CARDENAS, MATANZAS and SANTIAGO, a clean group, fine-very fine. (Image)
Estimate C$ 200
Opening C$ 100.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:40:50 EST
Sold For 0
Czechoslovakia
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 750
Symbol: Cvr
Cat No: Collection
1925 (May 24), Prague Olympic Congress, set of three on autographed document, tied by Prague Congress event c.d.s., five days before the Congress, affixed with black and white photo depicting a group of men outside the Tyršuv dum, signed by a number of individuals on front and back, presumably participants in the Congress, with reference to Sokol, note one signature appears to be that of Canadian William (Billy) Sherring, who won the marathon race in the 1906 Athens Olympics, another signature appears to be that of Karel Dvorak, some toning in places, but a rare document, ideal for a specialist collections of Czechoslovakia or the Olympic Games. (Image)
Estimate C$ 500
Opening C$ 700.00
Sold...C$ 700.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:41:18 EST
Sold For 700
German Colonies
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 753
Symbol: Cvr
Marshall Islands 1912 (December 12), Kaiser’s Yacht franking on registered cover to Ponape, with nine different (3pf - 90pf) Yacht issues, all tied by black Jaluit c.d.s., corresponding registration etiquette affixed, a striking franking and desirable usage to the Caroline Islands, fine-very fine. (Sc. 13/21) (Image)
Estimate C$ 100
Opening C$ 60.00
Sold...C$ 60.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:43:52 EST
Sold For 60
Germany
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 751
Symbol: Cvr
1935 (June 28), OSTROPA souvenir sheet on registered first day cover, neatly-cancelled with Konigsberg special event cancel, the sheet with typical toning due to the acidic content of the gum, the cover with some rough patches and wrinkles, trimmed at right, but a scarce day of issue usage. (Michel c.v. €1,500) (Image)
Michel € 1,500
Opening C$ 225.00
Sold...C$ 225.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:42:35 EST
Sold For 225
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 752
Symbol: Cvr
1937 (November 9) Brown Ribbon overprinted souvenir sheet on registered cover to Tilsit, affixed alongside 10pf Air Post, each cancelled with black Berlin ‘C’ double-circle c.d.s, to present-day Sovetsk, Russia, with c.d.s. arrival backstamp (Dec 9), light vertical crease that does not break the paper fibres, and creases at lower right clear of souvenir sheet, a scarce on-cover usage, fine-very fine. (Sc. B105a, C28) (Image)
Estimate C$ 300
Opening C$ 150.00
Sold...C$ 150.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:43:24 EST
Sold For 150
Great Britain
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 754
Symbol: Cvr
1840 (December 16), 1d black, plate 2, lettered QJ, on folded letter from Pembroke to Tenby, a four-margin single, tied to cover by red Maltese Cross, reverse with partial Pembroke despatch, light filing folds and wax seal cut from reverse, else a fine entire. (S.G. 2, £750) (Image)
Scott $ 850
Opening C$ 130.00
Sold...C$ 160.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:44:26 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 755
Symbol: Cvr
1840 (October 31), London Ship Letter to Massachusetts, USA, folded letter, struck with London Maltese Cross despatch, overstruck with red London Ship Letter datestamp, red single-circle New York transit (21 Nov), endorsed to be carried "per British Queen", a fine-very fine example of mail carried on this pioneer steamer. (Image)
Estimate C$ 100
Opening C$ 50.00
Sold...C$ 90.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:45:02 EST
Sold For 90
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 756
Symbol: Cvr
1843 (March 26), 2d blue imperforate pair on folded cover to the Netherlands, lettered PK-PL, good margins on two sides, otherwise touched in places, tied by black Maltese Cross, postmarked with Stroud double split-ring despatch, red PAID next-day datestamp alongside, reverse with duplicate strike of Stroud datestamp, "England / Over Rotterdam" transit and Goes c.d.s. receiver (31 Mar), a pleasing and fresh cover. (Image)
Estimate C$ 250
Opening C$ 150.00
Sold...C$ 150.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:46:04 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 757
Symbol: Cvr
1848 (January 13), Glasgow to Valparaiso, Chile, via Panama, stampless folded letter, with contents, rated "2/-" in red manuscript, struck with red Glasgow Paid despatch, manuscript endorsement "per West India R.M. Steam Pkt via Southampton", carried via the S.S. Forth from there to Jamaica, thence via the S.S. Clyde, arriving on February 22, contents pertain to the importation of Pisco, and makes reference to a recent earthquake, fine-very fine. (Image)
Estimate C$ 120
Opening C$ 60.00
Sold...C$ 60.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:46:33 EST
Sold For 60
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 758
Symbol: Cvr
1851 (June 21), 1sh and 1d on transatlantic cover to New York, both adhesives with three clear margins, tied by "466" horizontal barred oval of Liverpool, endorsed in manuscript "per Steamer Africa", red PAID arc and "5 Cents" struck alongside 1sh, each applied upon arrival in the United States, reverse with JU 21 oval transit alongside Liverpool double split-ring, filing fold or some discolouration along sides, else fine. (Image)
Estimate C$ 250
Opening C$ 150.00
Sold...C$ 150.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:47:04 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 759
Symbol: Cvr
1860 (April 30), 1sh margin single on transatlantic cover to New York, franked with 1sh pale green, with bottom margin "4 Shillings / per Row of 3" sheet margin imprint, tied by London 'W29' duplex and red "New York / 24 / Am Pkt / May 14", "21 Cents" struck alongside, no backstamps, an unusual franking, fine. (Sc. 28a) (Image)
Estimate C$ 200
Opening C$ 180.00
Sold...C$ 300.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:47:58 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 760
Symbol: Cvr
1862 (September 2), London to Rome, Italy, mixed franking cover, with 1d red brown (Sc.11), 2d blue (Plate 9, Sc. 29), and 4d vermilion pair (Sc. 34), all cancelled by London W/33 duplex, red oval PD and Amb Calais transit struck in France, reverse with "Roma Via Di Mare" hooded circular datestamp (24 Sep), some wrinkling and surface abrasions to the 4d pair, else a nice early franking. (Image)
Estimate C$ 100
Opening C$ 90.00
Sold...C$ 90.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:48:23 EST
Sold For 90
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 761
Symbol: Cvr
1855 (March 15), London to Trujillo, Peru, via Panama, folded letter, franked with 1sh pair (Sc.48, Plate 4), tied by dual strikes of London '24' barred oval, red "Lombard Street / Paid" c.d.s. alongside, endorsed in manuscript "per West India Mail", Panama double split-ring (8 Apr) struck below, reverse with straight-line TRUJILLO receiver in black, redirected thence to Lima, whereupon struck with oval "CONDUCCION DEL CARTERO GRATIS" in black, light wrinkles and the odd trivial toned perf, else fine; this letter travelled on the R.M.S. Seine, which arrived in St. Thomas March 31, then left next day and via the R.M.S. Tyne, arriving in Colon on April 7th.(Image)
Estimate C$ 200
Opening C$ 100.00
Sold...C$ 150.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:49:01 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 762
Symbol: Cvr
1867 (August 3), 2sh blue single franking transatlantic cover to Baltimore, folded letter, with contents, 2sh blue (Plate 1), tied by '48' barred numeral of London, endorsed in manuscript "p Java", red "Boston Br Pkt / 48 Paid" below (14 Aug), red "10 Cents" struck upon arrival in the United States, framed London datestamp in black on reverse, light edge creasing, a scarce solo franking. (Sc. 55) (Image)
Estimate C$ 200
Opening C$ 150.00
Sold...C$ 150.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:49:32 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 763
Symbol: Cvr
1871 (July 15), London to Santa Ana, El Salvador, via Panama, folded letter, franked with 6d lilac (Plate 9) and 1sh green (Plate 5), tied by London '76' duplex, with dater die "Z" normally indicative of a late fee, this apparently paid in cash as noted by the adjacent manuscript "1", "4" (reales) in blue crayon denoting the rate for domestic delivery, handstruck blue "VIA SOUTHAMPTON" route directive with "Panama" in manuscript below, carried on the R.M.S. Nile which arrived in Colon on August 7, vertical crease with slightly fraying, else fine. (S.G. 109, 117) (Image)
Estimate C$ 150
Opening C$ 80.00
Sold...C$ 80.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:49:55 EST
Sold For 80
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 764
Symbol: Cvr
British Offices in Egypt, 1873 (February 9), Alexandria to London, cover franked with pair of 4d (Plate 12), tied by black B01 vertical barred oval of Alexandria, with corresponding c.d.s. (9 Feb) alongside, endorsed “English Packet Via Brindisi,” red London PAID c.d.s. receiver (17 Feb), a fine and most attractive cover. (Sc. Z17) (Image)
Estimate C$ 150
Opening C$ 90.00
Sold...C$ 90.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:50:15 EST
Sold For 90
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 765
Symbol: Cvr
1972, Robert Scott Antarctic Expedition survivor-signed First Day Cover, franked with Polar Explorers set (Sc. 664-7), with Philart fundraising cachet, signed by C.S. Wright, the only Canadian on the ill-fated 1910-1913 expedition, who led the search party and was the first to find Scott's tent where the expedition leader perished, trivial gum residue on front from detached label, not detracting from this desirable and otherwise very fine cover. (Image)
Estimate C$ 100
Opening C$ 50.00
Sold...C$ 50.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:50:38 EST
Sold For 50
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 766
Symbol: Cvr
British Levant, 1876 (May 18), "G06" Beirut to Lyon, France, folded cover, without contents, franked with 2½d rosy mauve (Plate 3), tied by black G06 barred oval, British Post Office Beyrouth c.d.s. alongside, London PAID c.d.s. (30 May) and next-day "Angl/ Amb Calais" transit further struck on front, reverse with Lyon arrival c.d.s. (1 Jun), small stains near bottom, else fine. (S.G. Z6) (Image)
Estimate C$ 150
Opening C$ 100.00
Sold...C$ 90.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:51:21 EST
Sold For 90
Hong Kong
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 767
Symbol: Cvr
1886 (April 14), 10c & 30c definitives on registered cover to Halifax, Nova Scotia, franked with 10c green and 30c violet, the latter a wing-margin example, tied to cover with black B62 barred oval, endorsed “via the United States”, with c.d.s. arrival backstamp (19 May), a fine-very fine and uncommon usage to Canada. (Sc. 20, 43) (Image)
Estimate C$ 100
Opening C$ 950.00
Sold...C$ 1,050.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:51:53 EST
Sold For 1050
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 768
Symbol: Cvr
1895 (May 2), 4c on 3c overprinted stationery card, Amoy, China to Japan, posted from Amoy, China, to Nagasaki, apparently re-directed to Chefoo per blue crayon manuscript notation, Shanghai c.d.s. (9 May) transit, tiny tear at upper right, else fine-very fine. (H&G 12) (Image)
Estimate C$ 100
Opening C$ 100.00
Sold...C$ 120.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:52:15 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 769
Symbol: PC
1902 (December 23), 1c postal stationery card, incoming from Canton, China, used as a Christmas and New Year’s greeting card, posted to Hong Kong from Canton, with Victoria double-circle c.d.s. receiver (24 Dec), fine-very fine. (H&G 4) (Image)
Estimate C$ 100
Opening C$ 130.00
Sold...C$ 130.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:52:37 EST
Sold For 130
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 770
Symbol: Cvr
1941 (September 24), multi-franking censored cover to Honolulu, Hawaii, franked with 50c red violet and 5c, 25c, $1 (2) pictorial issues, tied by Victoria c.d.s., sent via airmail, with censor seal along left, minor tone spots, but an uncommon Second World War destination, sent just over two months prior to the attack on Pearl Harbour, fine-very fine. (Sc. 162, 170, 172, 173) (Image)
Estimate C$ 100
Opening C$ 50.00
Sold...C$ 150.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:53:11 EST
Sold For 150
Iceland
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 771
Symbol: Cvr
1930 (July 7), Centenary of the Icelandic Parliament, registered & insured cover to Austria, franked with 3a, 7a, 10a, 20a, 30a, 35a, and 40a singles, each tied by Reykjavik c.d.s., to Vienna, with Registered / Edinburgh (11 Jul) c.d.s. transit and Vienna (15 Jul) arrival backstamps, multiple largely intact Reykjavik Post Office wax seals on reverse, typical edge creasing as expected for such a large cover, a desirable usage, fine. (Image)
Estimate C$ 100
Opening C$ 60.00
Sold...C$ 60.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:53:43 EST
Sold For 60
India
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 772
Symbol: Cvr
1844 (2 December) folded letter to Captain G.E. Herbert of the 9th Regiment of Light Cavalry in Bengal, cross-written, Newton double split-ring (2 Dec) and black Bombay / JAN 1 1845 / POSTAGE datestamp, Loodiana and additional indistinct boxed backstamps, fine. (Image)
Estimate C$ 100
Opening C$ 60.00
Sold...C$ 80.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:54:05 EST
Sold For 80
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 773
Symbol: Cvr
1846 (25 August), Poona to Bellevue, Guernsey, stampless cover, rated 1sh, oval INDIA in red and boxed POONA AUG 26 datestamp, endorsed "via Southampton" to Major Rynd, Bellevue, Guernsey, with red 13 Oct c.d.s. transit and GUERNSEY (16 Oct) double split-ring arrival backstamp, fine. (Image)
Estimate C$ 100
Opening C$ 140.00
Sold...C$ 140.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:54:50 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 774
Symbol: Cvr
1850 (23 March), Pondicherry to Nantes, France, stampless folded letter, rated 1sh in manuscript, handstamped "10" (decimes) in black for payment by recipient, handstruck "India Paid" crescent and boxed Pondicherry (23 Mar) datestamp, to Nantes, endorsed in manuscript "P. Overland A5 via Suez & Marseille", "INDIES OR/MARSEILLE 2 Mai 50" transit, with same-day "Ligne-De-Tours" and next-day Nantes arrival backstamp, horizontal slit below "Nantes" on front, attractive and fine. (Image)
Estimate C$ 100
Opening C$ 60.00
Sold...C$ 60.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:55:18 EST
Sold For 60
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 775
Symbol: Cvr
1852 (20 December), Barrackpore to Bradford, Bombay via Marseilles, stampless folded letter, datelined Barrackpore, rated 1/10 in manuscript, handstruck INDIA oval, endorsed at top "by Bombay Mail via Marseilles", Bombay transit backstamp (5 Jan, 1853), indistinct boxed backstamp, Bedford double split-ring (31 Jan) on front, a pretty cover. (Image)
Estimate C$ 80
Opening C$ 70.00
Sold...C$ 70.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:55:50 EST
Sold For 70
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 776
Symbol: Cvr
1855 (circa), ½a pale blue, Die I, Agra to Simla, adhesive with margins close to into design, cancelled in manuscript and tied to partial folded letter by "1" diamond grid, backstamped with Agra (2 Sep) and lightly-struck Simla arrival c.d.s., filing folds, reduced at right, a presentable example on a clean cover. (Image)
Estimate C$ 100
Opening C$ 170.00
Sold...C$ 170.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:56:37 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 777
Symbol: Cvr
1858, 4a black and 2a orange, tied to cover by "17" diamond grid cancel and LONDON PAID SP 15 58 receiver, handstruck INDIA UNPAID in red, endorsed "via Bombay & Marseilles" in manuscript, Allahabad (6 Aug) despatch backstamp and red Bombay transit (15 Aug), fine. (S.G. 35, 44) (Image)
Estimate C$ 100
Opening C$ 100.00
Sold...C$ 100.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:57:34 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 778
Symbol: Cvr
1859, 4a grey black, tied to folded letter by "B/1" octagon, Forwarded by Colvin, Cowie & Co, handstruck "INDIA PAID" and "PAID LONDON" (Feb 3) in red on front, to Edinburgh, endorsed "P. Alma Steamer via Southampton", partial boxed "FORWARDED BY / COLVIN, COWIE & CO", with red "CAL G.P.O." and black Edinburgh c.d.s. backstamps, vertical filing folds, fine. (Image)
Estimate C$ 150
Opening C$ 80.00
Sold...C$ 80.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:58:10 EST
Sold For 80
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 779
Symbol: Cvr
1860 (21 December), Calcutta to France, Unpaid, stampless folded letter, datelined Calcutta, with red "G.P.O. EX / CALCUTTA / DE 22 1860" b/s, rated '18' in black, to Bordeaux, France, boxed INDIA UNPAID, endorsed "P. Str. Colombo via France" in manuscript, with "Cette A Toulouse" (25 Jan) and next-day "Toulouse a Bordeaux" TPO transit backstamps, Bordeaux c.d.s. receiver, a pleasing cover. (Image)
Estimate C$ 100
Opening C$ 60.00
Sold...C$ 60.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:58:36 EST
Sold For 60
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 780
Symbol: Cvr
1860, ½a blue, 1a brown, 4a black and 8a carmine, Atkinson, Tilton & Co Forwarding Agent, each stamp tied to cover by "B/1" octagon, handstruck INDIA PAID in red, "E.X. Calcutta G.P.O. JA 7 1860" b/s, to New York, neatly-struck "Forwarded by Atkinson, Tilton & Co Calcutta" oval, rated 1/7d in red manuscript, London transit c.d.s. (18 Feb) and New York receiver (5 Mar), light vertical fold through 8a and a few other small faults to adhesives, yet a desirable four-color franking. (Image)
Estimate C$ 200
Opening C$ 160.00
Sold...C$ 225.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:59:20 EST
Sold For 225
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 781
Symbol: Cvr
1860, 4a black, Todd, Findlay & Co Rangoon Forwarding Agent, adhesive tied to small cover by indistinct octagon and oval "FORWARDED BY / TODD, FINDLAY & Co./ RANGOON" cachet, red boxed INDIA PAID, to Glasgow, Scotland, with G.P.O EX Calcutta (9 Mar) and red boxed "RANGOON SHIP LETTER" backstamps, Glasgow (20 Apr) arrival backstamp, trivial toning to edges, a scarce Burmese usage; the firm of Todd, Findlay & Co was founded by James Todd and Thomas Findlay, who operated the Burma Steam Tug Co.(Image)
Estimate C$ 150
Opening C$ 80.00
Sold...C$ 130.00
Closed..Jan-31-2025, 11:59:56 EST
Sold For 130
Sale No: 52
Lot No: 782
Symbol: Cvr
1861, two 4a grey black, tied by "56" duplex, to Bangor, North Wales, boxed "INDIA / PAID" in red, endorsed "via Bombay & Marseilles / Paid 8as" in manuscript, red "EX BOMBAY" transit backstamp, fine. (Image)
