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Two WWII Censored Airmail Covers Australia to Canada, both addressed to Toronto Ontario and mailed from Ship Mail Room / Melbourne on SEP and NOV.1940, endorsed "via New Zealand and USA". Both also have boxed "Passed by Censor" handstamps and censor re-sealing tapes. Frankings are 4sh on one and 4sh1d on the other, very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 50
1946 6d B.C.O.F. On Cover to New Zealand, a "British Forces Commonwealth" envelope mailed "air mail" date unknown to Dunedin New Zealand, franked with a Scott M4 (6d Kookaburra), fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 50
1876 8c Pre-U.P.U. Rate New South Wales Cover to Canada, mailed from Goulburn New South Wales on MAR.9.1876 to Chatham Ontario (APR.?? receiver) via Sydney (MAR.10) and Windsor Ontario (APR.18), endorsed "via San Francisco". Franked with a 6d and a 2d Queen Victoria (both tied by #35" in sun rays) paying the 8c per ½oz rate, and there is a "More to Pay" handstamp plus a "5" handstamp indicating a surcharge on incoming mail. Very light toning, else very fine. N.S.W. joined the U.P.U. in 1891. Ex Brian Murphy. (Image)
Estimate $ 100
1894 2½d Rate Queensland Cover to Canada, mailed from Brisbane / Queensland on MAR.3.1894 (free strike) to Truro Nova Scotia (APR.18 receiver), endorsed "via Frisco" but went through Vancouver (APR.10 transit), traveled on ship "Awara" departing Sydney on MAR.17. Franking is a vertical strip of 5 of the ½d deep blue green Queen Victoria issue. Queensland joined the U.P.U. on OCT.1.1891. Stains on back, else fine. Ex Brian Murphy. (Image)
Estimate $ 50
1877 16c Pre-U.P.U. Rate Victoria Cover to Canada, mailed from Richmond Victoria on NOV.13.1877 (#71 duplex) to Cambridge, New Brunswick via Melbourne (NOV.13), Sydney (NOV.16), Windsor Ontario (DEC.20), Montréal (DEC.22), McAlpine NB (DEC.24) and Narrows NB (DEC.26), endorsed "via California". Franking is made up of two 6d ultramarine and two 2d pale mauve making up 16c being double the 6c per ½oz. rate. Very fine and scarce. Victoria joined the U.P.U. in 1891. Ex Brian Murphy. (Image)
Estimate $ 150
1876 New South Wales Cover to New Brunswick, mailed from Sydney on JUL.29.1876 (duplex ties 1sh stamp) to Miramichi, New Brunswick via Windsor Ontario (SEP.1 transit) and Chatham NB (SEP.6 transit), with pencil "5 cents" and fancy "5" handstamp in blue, very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 100
1943 Registered Censored Cover to Southern Rhodesia, a "Chaussures Bata" corner card cover mailed from Elizabethville on AUG.2.1943 to Gwelo Southern Rhodesia (AUG.8 receiver) via Bulawayo (AUG.7 transit), colourfully franked at the 6fr rate, with censor re-sealing tape, very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 50
1938 Registered AR Cover to Canada, mailed from Hamilton Bermuda on DEC.16.1938 (franked with three 1½d stamps) to Baie D'Urfé Qué., forwarded to Montréal, then to Mount Royal, with several backstamps, including a few RPOs (see scan), very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 100
1937 1sh7½d Registered Rate First Flight Cover to Canada, mailed from Hamilton on JUN.15.1937 to Digby, Nova Scotia (JUN.1( receiver) via New York (JUN.16 transits). Front has a Bermuda to US service R.M.A. "Cavalier" first flight handstamp and franked with three different issues totaling 1sh 7½d, very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 100
1897 6d Rate Cover to British Columbia, mailed from Mochuli on APR.25.1897 (c.d.s. free strike) to Duncans Station BC (JUN.2 receiver) via London England (MAY.17 transit) and Vancouver (JUN.1). Franked with a 6d single short-paying the 4d rate to Cape Colony plus 2½d onward, then taxed 5 centimes or 2c (octagonal "T" handstamp, later crossed-out). Small fault on stamp, else overall fine. Ex Brian Murphy. (Image)
Estimate $ 50
4d Blue Imperforate on 1864 Folded Cover to Graaf-Reinett, mailed from Cape-Town / Cape Colony on AUG.9.1864 (c.d.s. free strike) to Graaf-Reinett (oval AUG.14.1864 receiver in red) franked with a 4d blue imperforate (large margins on all sides) tied by a triangular grid cancel. Very fine and mounted on a page showing a map of the route. (Image)
Estimate $ 200
1869 Uprated Stationery Cover to Canada, a 5c Queen Victoria envelope mailed from Galle on MAR.11.1896 to Chatham New Brunswick (APR.11 receiver) via Colombo (MAR.11 transit), uprated with a 2c green, 3c orange brown and green and a 5c lilac for a total of 15c. Light soiling and crease at bottom, still overall fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 50
1946 Air Mail Cover China to Canada, mailed from Langhow (Lanzhou, northwest China) franked with 8 stamps totaling $790 to Toronto, corrected to Lochlin, with a SEP.25.1946 receiver on back, fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 100
1932 International Air Post Exhibition Set on Picture Postcard, set of 5 (Scott #s C31-35, U$105) is canceled with commemorative postmarks dated JUL.7.1932, picture side shows a folded wing airplane being pulled by an automobile, one of the stamps has a small stain, else very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 50
1877 "Red Frank" Cover to England, mailed from the Falkland Islands on JAN.2.1877 (double circle datestamp was cut out, but repositioned) to Thornthwaite, England (Keswick FEB.15.1877 receiver), with a light red frank at upper right corner ("Falkland / PAID / Islands" cut-out, but repositioned). Accompanied by a 1954 R.P.S.L. certificate. Heijtz lists this at £12,000 (cat. # III b.1, with 19 items known) and Stanley Gibbons lists it at £22,500 in red. Fine and quite rare. (Image)
Estimate $ 750
1886 4d Rate Cover to Germany, a blue cover mailed Falkland Islands on NOV.1.1886 (double circle datestamp) to Kuttlau Germany (NOV.13 receiver) via Southampton / Ship Letter (NOV.10.1886 transit), franked with a 4d pale grey black Queen Victoria, tied by a cork cancel. Bit of white specking does not detract, very fine. Valued in Heijtz at £1,500 and in Stanley Gibbons at £6,750 (S.G. 9). (Image)
Estimate $ 500
1902 Formula Registered Envelope to England, despatch date unclear, mailed to Cambridge (AUG.21.1902 oval receiver) then re-directed to Moortown, via London (AUG.20 and AUG.21 oval registration datestamps), franked with a Queen Victoria 1p and 2d paying the correct 3d rate. Very fine, formula registered envelopes used in this period are valued in Heijtz at £700. (Image)
Estimate $ 250
1905 Registered Cover to Germany, mailed on SEP.9.1905 (Falkland Islands double circles) to Stuttgart (OCT.9.1905 receiver on back) with a crown Registered handstamp, and franked with four 1p KEVII and four ½p KEVII for a 6d rate, very fine. Heijtz value £600 (for 4½d rate in same year). (Image)
Estimate $ 100
1906 3d Rate Cover to England, mailed JUL.19.1906 (Falkland Islands double circles) to Hove England (Brighton AUG.15.1906 datestamp on back), franked with six ½p KEVII issues for a 3d rate, very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 50
1906 4d Rate Cover to England, despatch date is unclear, to Hove England with London England SEP.14.1906 oval registered transit and Brighton SEP.14.1906 receiver. Two partial crown registered handstamps and franked with a ½p, 1p and 2½p KEVII issues for a 4d rate. Fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 50
1919 Registered Cover to New York City, mailed on OCT.3.1919 (Falkland Islands double circle) with a Stanley registration label to New York City (DEC.13.1919 receiver) via London England (NOV.30 transit). The cover is franked with a block of four of the 1sh KGV War Tax, plus two blocks of four of the 1p KGV War Tax, very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 100
1925 Registered Cover to England, mailed on OCT.9.1925 (Falkland Islands double circles) to Windermere England, with Stanley registration label, franked with a short set (to the 1sh) of the KEVII issue, very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 100
1925 3sh Single Franking on Registered Cover to England, mailed on OCT.9.1925 (Falkland Islands double circle) to Handsworth England, franked with a single 3sh slate green King George V issue, very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 100
1926 H.M.C.S. Afterglow Cover to England, with a double oval "H.M.C.S. Afterglow / Posted on Board" JUL.6.1926 datestamp (with variety "space between 2 and 6 in 1926") tying a 1p KGV issue to a cover addressed to Prestbury England, very fine. Valued in Heijtz (#SC.5 v.1) at £500. (Image)
Estimate $ 150
1927 Fox Bay Registered Cover to England, mailed on MAR.11.1927 (Fox Bay double circles) to Birmingham England, with a Falkland Islands registration label and franked with a ½p, 1p, 2d and 2½d KGV issues, very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 50
1929 Port Stanley Registered Cover to England, mailed on MAY.27.1929 (Port Stanley / Falkland Islands c.d.s.) to Birmingham England (partial Plymouth oval transit on back), with a Stanley registration label, franked with ½p, 1p, 2d and 2½d KGV issues, very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 50
1929 Fox Bay Registered Cover to England, mailed on NOV.13.1929 (Fox Bay double circles) to Birmingham, with Falkland Islands registration label, franked with ½d, 1d, 2d and 2½d KGV Whale and Penguin issues, very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 50
1933-34 Formula Registered Cover to Vancouver British Columbia, mailed from Port Stanley on DEC.30.1934 (double circles) to North Vancouver BC (FEB.13.1935 Vancouver transit on front and blurry North Vancouver receiver on back), franked with a short set (½d to the 6d) of the 1933 Pictorial issue, very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 150
1937 Formula Registered Cover to North Vancouver, despatch c.d.s. unreadable, to North Vancouver with a boxed FEB.19.1937 Vancouver registration transit and a North Vancouver receiver c.d.s. on the same day, with a Stanley registration label and franked with a single 6d KGV Whale and Penguin issue. There is also a large circular "National Revenue Postal Branch / Vancouver B.O. / Duty Free / FEB 1937" handstamp, very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 50
1945 Censored Cover to Switzerland, mailed from Port Stanley on NOV.14.1945 (double circle is partial, last digit of year unclear) to the Red Cross in Geneva Switzerland, franked with a 3d KGVI Pictorial issue, with red circled "A.x." and Examiner 4152 censor re-sealing tape, very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 50
1948 O.H.M.S. Free-Franked Registered Envelope to Barbados, mailed from Port Stanley on NOV.1.1948 (c.d.s. free strike) to Christ Church Barbados with FEB.10 and FEB.11.1949 receivers on back, with a Stanley registration label and a circular "Falkland Islands / Official / PAID" handstamp frank, overall fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 50
1949 Registered Airmail Cover to North Vancouver BC, mailed from Port Stanley on AUG.13.1949 (c.d.s.) to North Vancouver BC (AUG.26 receivers on back and Vancouver boxed registration number on front. Franked with a 2½d and £1 Royal Silver Wedding set, very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 50
1952 £1 Single Franking on First Overseas Airmail Cover, mailed from Port Stanley on APR.21.1951 with a large double circle "Port Stanley / Falkland Islands / First Overseas Airmail"" datestamp to England, with a Stanley registration label and franked with a single £1 King Gorge VI Pictorial issue, very fine and scarce (Image)
Estimate $ 50
1953 Registered Airmail Cover to Canada, mailed from Port Stanley on OCT.12.1953 (c.d.s.) to West Vancouver (OCT.31 receivers) via Montréal (OCT.30 transit), with a Stanley registration label and franked with a 1sh3d King Gorge VI issue, very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 25
1955 1sh Registered O.H.M.S. Cover to the United States, mailed from Port Stanley on JAN.11.1955 (c.d.s. ties stamp) to Los Angeles, California (MAR.21 receivers on back) and franked with a 1sh King George VI Pictorial, enclosure is a receipt for stamps ordered, piece of tape on back, still very fine and a scarce single franking. (Image)
Estimate $ 100
1927 Shetland Islands Registered Cover to England, mailed on MAR.8.1927 (Shetland Islands double circles) to Birmingham England, with a Falkland Islands registration label, franked with a ½p, 1p, 2d and 2½d KGV issues, very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 50
1928 South Georgia O.H.M.S. Cover to the United States, mailed on SEP.12.1928 (light South Georgia double circle) to Winnetka Illinois, franked with a single 2½d blue KGV issue. The cover includes its original letter, one from the South Georgia Post Office explaining that they ran out of provisional 2½d stamps, etc. Couple of light wrinkles, still very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 50
1928 South Georgia Registered Cover to England, mailed on SEP.12.1928 (South Georgia double circles) to Birmingham England, with a South Georgia registration label and franked with a ½p, 1p, 2d and 2½d KGV issues, very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 50
1935 South Georgia Registered Cover to England, mailed on DEC.14.1934 (South Georgia c.d.s.) to Ockley Dorking England (MAR.13.1935 Dorking Surrey oval transit on back), with South Georgia registration label, franked with ½d, 1d, 2d, 2½d and 6d KGV Whale and Penguin issues. A very fine cover that took 3 months to be delivered. (Image)
Estimate $ 50
1936 KGV Silver Jubilee Set on Registered Cover to Scotland, mailed from South Georgia on APR.5.1936 (double circles) to Grangemouth Scotland (MAY.4 receiver on back), with a South Georgia registration label and franked with a complete set of the KGV Silver Jubilee issue, very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 50
1930s Formula Registered Cover to Stanley, Falkland Islands, despatch c.d.s. unreadable, addressed to Stanley Falkland Islands with a South Georgia registration label, franked with ½d (x2) and 1d (x3) KGV Whale and Penguin issues. Several creases, else overall fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 25
1938 Registered Cover to England, mailed from South Georgia on OCT.30.1938 (double circle) to Ockley Dorking England (DEC.8.1938 Dorking oval registration receivers on back) with a South Georgia registration label and franked with a 6d black and sepia KGVI pictorial, very fine, (Image)
Estimate $ 25
1951 South Georgia Registered Airmail Cover to West Vancouver BC, mailed from South Georgia on MAR.26.1951 (South Georgia / Falkland Island / Dependency c.d.s.) to West Vancouver BC (APR.18 receivers on back) with South Georgia registration label and franked with a complete set of the Falkland Island Dependencies Universal Postal Union issue, very fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 50
1947 1sh3d Registered Cover to Papua New Guinea, mailed from Latoka on AUG.26.1947 to "Territory of New Guinea, Australia" (Relief AUG.30 receiver) via Sydney Australia (AUG.28 transit) and franked with 4 stamps totaling 1sh3d. Light toning spots, else fine. (Image)
Estimate $ 50
1949 First Baden Semi-Postal Set on Registered Cover, mailed from Freiburg on MAR.28.1949 to Philo, Illinois via New York, very fine. Catalogue value is for a used set only. (Image)
Scott U$ 260
1949 First Baden Semi-Postal Imperforate Souvenir Sheet on Registered Cover, mailed from Freiburg on MAY.23.1949 to Philo, Illinois via New York, very fine. Catalogue value is for a used souvenir sheet only. (Image)
Scott U$ 1,100
1949 First Berlin Semi-Postal Souvenir Sheet on Cover, mailed from Stuttgart on SEP.19.1950 to Philo, Illinois, very fine. Catalogue value is for a used souvenir sheet only. (Image)
Scott U$ 1,400
1872 2½gr Rate mourning Cover to New York, mailed from Braunschweig (Brunswick) on NOV.25.1872 (two double circles tie the two stamps) to New York City, endorsed "via Hamburg", with a "NEW York / Paid All / DEC.12" datestamp in red. Franked with a 2gr and a ½gr embossed issues, with "FRANCO" handstamp in red. Pencil notes on front and opening tears, else an attractive and fine cover. (Image)
Estimate $ 100
1841 Stampless Folded Letter from Gibraltar to Nova Scotia, datelined inside "Gibraltar 2nd October 1841" addressed to Liverpool Nova Scotia, with a NOV.22.1841 Halifax / Nova Scotia receiver. Letter inside is from a son to his parents, discussing life in Gibraltar, including the fact that this letter would be going through England, etc. Fine and scarce. (Image)
Estimate $ 100
1852 Folded Letter to Canada, letter inside datelined Edinburgh APR.9.1852, with APR.9 despatch on back, addressed to Québec City and franked with a horizontal strip of 6 of the 2d blue Queen Victoria imperforate (Scott #4) plus another missing stamp at right, all cancelled by #131 square grids. There is also a "2" rate marking. Two vertical creases each affect a stamp, else fine and a scarce franking. (Image)
Estimate $ 100
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