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Worldwide Postal History and Postmarks continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

601

CVR

Finland

Accumulation of Roughly 325 Finland Parcel Receipts, 1914-1931, with a wide variety of different stamp frankings and rates, including a few registered, depending on the weight of the packages sent. We note a few parcel card types, along with handstamps, and a few receipts having mail stop cancellations (village cancellations), leaving potential finds for the Finland specialist. A colourful lot, with online photos showing an overview. We noted some corner wear, still overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$140.00
Will close during Public Auction

602

CVR

Finland

Accumulation of Roughly 425 Finland Covers and Cards, 1890s-1980s, loose in a box, with the majority of material pre-1950. We note a wide variety of material, including roughly 60 covers and cards franked with Imperial Arms of Russia stamps, generally ranging from 1900 to 1918, along with advertising mail (including a few illustrated), air letters, post cards, first day covers, postage dues, airmail, meter mail, postal stationery, etc., paying airmail, registration, insured, domestic and international rates. Postmark interest includes Russian-lingual bridge types, Finnish machine cancels, many town postmarks, along with ANK and WARDE markings, just to name a few. A nice lot for the postal history specialist or dealer, as the owner collected interesting and unusual material. Online photos show an overview. We note a few small faults on a few covers. Overall fine to very fine (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 300

SOLD for C$1,250.00
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603

CVR

France

Group of 4 France Airmail Covers to Canada, 1945-1948, two have stamps perfined initials "DMC" (for Dollfus Mieg et Cie., with printed return address on back), one has three United States Officially Sealed stamps applied in Weymouth Mass, United States opened for direction and one was opened and re-sealed by a censor tape. Very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

SOLD for C$60.00
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604

CVR

France

Group of 50 Early France Covers Franked with Napoléon or Cérès Issues, 1850s to 1870s, mostly franked with perforated issues, but also some imperforate, including better issues such as 20c Bordeaux, 5c Cérès perforated, 30c and 80c perforated issues to Italy, Great Britain, Switzerland, and we noted a good variety of postmarks including different small towns, numeral grid obliterators, many have business advertising handstamps, etc. An overall fine lot, all covers are in new sleeves, see pictures online for a sampling. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$160.00
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605

CVR

France

Collection of Advertising Tab Stamps on 118 Covers / Cards, 1920s to 1950s, all neatly displayed in a cover album, the majority are covers, and the frankings consist of the Sower issue, Peace issue, Marianne de Mueller, etc. all with advertising tabs (therefore from booklets). We note many advertising covers, some picture postcards, a few registered covers, and a number of destinations such as Canada, United States, Latvia, Switzerland, Sweden, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Belgium, Holland, etc. A difficult group to assemble, overall fine to very fine. Online photos show a sampling. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$425.00
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606

CVR

France

Accumulation of Roughly 725 France Covers and Cards, 1830s-1950, all loose in a box, starting with 18 stampless covers, generally ranging from the 1830s to the 1880s, along with a variety of primarily commercial material including postal stationery, airmail, adverting mail (including a few illustrated), military mail (noting WWI and WWII, with various censor tape and markings), post cards, postage due, telegrams, wrappers, and more, with many solo frankings, paying airmail, registration, domestic and international rates (including Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland destinations to name a few). Postmark interest includes c.d.s, machine, bridge cancel types, and more. Online photos show a sampling and an overview. We note a few small faults with a few of the covers, overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 400

SOLD for C$800.00
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607

CVR

France

Accumulation of Roughly 450 France Covers and Cards, 1850s-1960s, with two cover albums and loose material in a box, containing a wide variety of interesting material, all in two parts. The first part of the lot contains roughly 225 covers noting 22 pre-1900 envelopes, with mostly imperforate and perforated 20c single frankings, and a few stampless covers, along with material generally from 1900 to the 1960s noting postal stationery, printed matter, corner cards and illustrated mail, postage due, airmail (including a few first flights), French Colonies, etc., paying airmail, express, registration, domestic and international rates, with a variety of postmark types, and directional markings, etc. The second part of the lot contains over 200 post cards (mostly used), ranging from 1900 onward, with one album devoted to ships, and the other depicting buildings, and outdoor views. A nice lot for the postal history specialist, as the owner collected interesting and unusual material. Online photos show an overview. We note a few faults on a few covers, with a few bends and tears. Overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 250

SOLD for C$900.00
Will close during Public Auction

608

CVR/PC

French Colonies and Offices

Group of 74 Pre-1950s Covers and Cards from French Colonies and Offices Abroad, with covers and cards mailed from French Oceania (x5), Guadeloupe (x3), Cameroun, Ivory Coast, French Morocco (x8), New Caledonia, Martinique, Madagascar (x3), French Equatorial Africa (x3), Saint Pierre et Miquelon (x3), French West Africa (Sénégal, x11), Upper Sénégal and Niger (x7). Also French Offices abroad, with Port Said (x4), Turkey / Levant (x5) and Tunisia (x15 picture postcards). Also includes a rare cover mailed from Cilicia to Canada, franked with Scott #s 119F, 121E and 122D as well as a rare cover mailed 1937 from New Hebrides to Canada, franked with Scott #s 44, 45, 47 with "Service Interinsulaire / Nouvelles Hébrides" boxed handstamp. The majority of the items in this lot were mailed overseas / to foreign destinations, with Canada (x19), United States (x16) as well as Great Britain, Italy, France, Austria, etc. See our photos for a representative selection, an overall fine group which is rarely offered. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 450

SOLD for C$800.00
Will close during Public Auction

609

CVR/PC

German Area

Group of 30 Better Items from the German Area, with a 1921 registered cover mailed from German-occupied Belgium to the United States, also items from the North German Federation (x2), Prussia (x1), Thurn & Taxis (x3), German Offices in the Turkish Empire (x8), German Occupation of Belgium (x2), Occupation of Romania (x1), Danzig (x6, incl. an 1864 stampless FL), Upper Silesia (x1) and Saar (x5 covers, incl. three first flights and a registered cover to the United States). Small faults, still a scarce group and overall fine or better. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (Scan 13) (Scan 14) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 400

SOLD for C$425.00
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610

CVR/PC

German States

Group of 132 Wurttemburg and Bavaria Covers and Cards, starts off with a group of 41 Bavaria mostly late 19th century stationery covers and cards, followed by Wurttemburg, with 55 stationery covers, cards (incl. private order) and wrappers from 1870 and on, mostly 19th century including official, as well as another 36 covers and cards (incl. stationery) including 4 money order envelopes (unpriced in the 1981 Higgins & Gage supplement). A few of the stationery items are missing their uprate stamps, still a useful and overall fine to very fine lot. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (Scan 13) (Scan 14) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$180.00
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611

CVR

Germany

Group of 5 Pre-U.P.U. Covers Mailed Germany to Nova Scotia, 1873-1876, all with different combination frankings, with 3½g (1873, taxed 5, through New York, with FRANCO handstamp), 25pf (1875 single franking of Scott 33a, $210 on cover, via London, with "Insufficiently prepaid" handstamp and taxation markings), 40pf (1876, taxed 1d or 15c? through London), 43pf (1875, taxed 2d through London) and 25pf (1876, taxed 20c through London). Three have receivers, all have edge wear, etc., still a scarce group. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 300

SOLD for C$90.00
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612

CVR/PC

Germany

Group of 152 German Stationery Covers / Cards, 1870s to 1920s, all used, with many different stationery types and usages, some with their reply portions still attached, including many to foreign destinations, including Costa Rica, Canada, United States, Holland, England, Switzerland, Belgium, etc. Many are uprated with a variety of stamps (some in the inflationary period), and we note much good postmark interest. Best item is probably a card mailed in 1911 with its attached reply portion mailed back 4 days later. Majority are very fine, a great lot for the specialist or dealer. Our online photos should give a good idea of what can be found in this lot. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (Scan 13) (Scan 14) (Scan 15) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 350

SOLD for C$600.00
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613

CVR/PC

Germany

Group of 28 Early German Covers / Cards, 1872 to 1920s, with a good variety of material, including various better frankings, including inflationary, several foreign destinations such as Canada, United States, Russia and Brazil, lots of postmark interest, etc. Some have faults, still overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (Scan 13) (Scan 14) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

SOLD for C$110.00
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614

CVR

Germany

Accumulation of Roughly 1,400 Germany Covers and Cards, 1870s-1950, all loose in a box, containing a wide variety of interesting material. A spot check indicated the vast majority of material is commercial in nature including postal stationery, reply cards, military mail (both WWI and WWII, along with censor tapes and handstamps), air letters, post cards, meters, airmail, first day covers, and more, with many solo frankings along with a few German States frankings, paying airmail, registration, inflation era, domestic and international rates. Postmark interest includes c.d.s. town cancels, T.P.O., pictorial, a few numeral, and bridge postmark types just to name a few. Online photos show a sampling and an overview. We note a few small faults with a few of the covers, including corner bends, tears, etc, still fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 500

SOLD for C$350.00
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615

CVR

Germany

Accumulation of Roughly 1,100 Germany Covers and Cards, 1890s-1950, all loose in a box, containing a wide variety of interesting material. We estimate roughly 50% of the lot contains WWII military mail, noting a variety of Feldpost postmarks (including some manuscript), handstamps, post card and postal stationery types. and more. The balance of the lot is primarily commercial mail including postal stationery, post cards, meters, airmail, inflation era, and more, with many solo frankings, paying airmail, registration, inflation era, domestic and international rates. Postmark interest includes c.d.s. town cancels, pictorial, and bridge postmark types just to name a few. Online photos show a sampling and an overview. We note a few small faults with a few of the covers, including corner bends, tears, etc, as expected with the number of military covers, still fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 300

SOLD for C$275.00
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616

Great Britain

Collection of Used Great Britain Collected for Town Postmarks, 1860s-1930s, with a few thousand stamps, on and off piece, and a few covers, housed in two albums. The first album appears to focus on London District, branch, and sub office postmarks, with the second album focusing on town postmarks throughout Great Britain (a spot check noting mostly larger towns and cities), along with Ireland and Scottish towns postmarked on Great Britain stamps. The majority of material is in the Victorian reign noting many Penny Reds, and other 1d Victorian definitives, noting squared circle, duplex, numeral, double ring, c.d.s., and other postmark types, including many socked on the nose, with crisp readable dates. Online photos show a small sampling. A nice lot for the specialist, overall fine to very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 250

SOLD for C$225.00
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617

CVR

Great Britain

Group of 7 Registered Stationery Covers to Foreign Destinations, 1896-1913, 4 are addressed to the United States, one to "Toronto U.S.A.", and two to Germany, one is uprated and we note a good variety of frankings / combinations and postmarks. We also note two return addressed from mining companies, one the Transvaal Gold Mining Estates, Ltd. An overall very fine and scarce offering, all covers scanned online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

SOLD for C$120.00
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618

CVR

Great Britain

Group of 25 Early Great Britain Covers and Folded Letters, 1816-1888, mailed domestically (x5), Italy, Scotland, France (x3), Canada (x6), Manitoba, United States (x3), Nova Scotia (x4) and Prussia. We note many better frankings / combinations, a 2½d combination rate to Boyne Settlement in Manitoba (who had a very small population in 1877, written-up on a page), a Scott #49 plate 8 single on cover to Paris (c.v. $125), #27 single on two covers to Canada West ($275 each), #67 plate 16 single on cover to Nova Scotia ($145), #67 plate 13 single on cover to Italy ($145), etc. A useful and overall fine or better group, all items are pictured online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (Scan 13) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 500

SOLD for C$225.00
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619

CVR

Great Britain

Group of 26 Better Queen Victoria Franked Covers, 1888 to 1907, the first 16 covers are all addressed to foreign destinations and are franked with 2½d stamps (8 single frankings, rest are used to uprate) to Belgium, United States, Nova Scotia, Holland, Germany, Belgium, Malta and Italy, noting registered, stationery, mourning covers, etc. The last 10 covers are also to foreign destinations (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, New Zealand, Canada, Belgium, United States and Denmark, the latter is KGV) with all stamps having private perfins, noting registered, a wrapper, late fee, stationery, better frankings, and more. Overall nice quality lot, ideal for the collector or for resale, all items scanned online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (Scan 13) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 500

SOLD for C$250.00
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620

CVR

Great Britain

Group of 53 Better Early Great Britain Stationery Covers, Wrappers, etc., starts off with 20 stationery wrappers, some private order, all addressed to foreign destinations (Costa Rica, Russia, Canada, Belgium, Holland, United States, Switzerland). Also another 33 items, these mostly stationery covers and cards, some uprated, many addressed to foreign destinations such as Germany, France, United States, Holland, Canada, Chile, Germany, Newfoundland. Note a few registered, various rates, postmarks, etc, with a good variety. Good overall quality, online photos give an example of what can be found in this nice lot. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (Scan 12) (Scan 13) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 300

SOLD for C$225.00
Will close during Public Auction