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Postal History, Foreign continued...

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LotNo.

Symbol

Cat No.

Lot Description

401

China

Collection of Officially Sealed Labels, all displayed on 13 stock sheets, with singles, pairs, sheets and different styles, some have a light pencil number on them for identification. Overall very fine and seldom offered, all pages 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) (Scan 14) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

Currently...C$50.00
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402

CVR

China

Group of About 75 Covers with Officially Sealed Labels from the 1980s, most have one (some have two) various design of Officially Sealed labels, all appear to be tied by c.d.s. Some items have light pencil numbers, presumably a catalogue number for the seals. Very fine throughout, a great lot for the specialist or dealer, and would go well with our lot of unused Officially Sealed labels in this sale. Online photos only show a small 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) (Scan 13) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

Currently...C$50.00
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403

CVR

China

Collection of Chinese Registered Covers and Registration Labels, registration receipts, parcel receipts, postal construction developing charge labels, and other special service labels, mostly from the 1990s, with over 40 covers, plus surely a few hundred labels, both used and unused, all but 13 of the covers are mounted (with descriptions) on about 150 large quadrille pages. We note a large variety of label types and usages, with some printing varieties and more. Well worth a close look despite our small number of sample pictures (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

Currently...C$50.00
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404

CVR

China

A Few Hundred China Registered and Other Covers and Stationery Envelopes from the 1980s and 1990s, all separated into 11 groups, notably postal code box colours and placements, envelopes without postal code boxes, envelopes with red or green borders, many parcel post or registration receipt forms, airmail pre-printed envelopes, and more. One of the group has a notation from a client who "would like these" as they are from better provinces or Northern China. Most covers are in sleeves, and many have light pencil notes, including some with prices. A very interesting group, see our online pictures showing a general overview. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 250

Currently...C$50.00
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405

CVR

China

Group of 44 Covers Mostly from the Pre-Revolution Era, mostly addressed to the Chinese Embassy in Ottawa, Canada from various government departments in China, some with Diplomatic Mail notations or marking. We noted a 1978 cover to Hamilton Southam, of the newspaper empire and who was Chair of the National Arts Centre Board when the NAC was being constructed and opened in 1969. Some loose stamps (mint and used) are also included. From the Armstrong find and generally very good to fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 100

Currently...C$110.00
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406

CVR

France

Group of 9 Airmail Covers, France to Tehran Iran, 1924-1933, with 1924 airmail cover franked with block of 8 of the 15c Sower (Cairo to Tehran flight), 1924 airmail cover franked with a pair of the 1fr Merson (Cairo to Tehran flight) three 1931 registered airmail covers franked with Airmail stamps, 1933 airmail cover with Airmail stamp, and three other registered covers (1929-1930) franked with a variety of different stamps, including semi-postal issues, with one having an airmail cinderella on back and one with German flight handstamp on front, etc. All covers have receivers on back. A scarce group, with a few insignificant faults. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

Currently...C$50.00
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407

CVR

Germany

Occupation Area Assortment, with over 300 covers, the vast majority being Third Reich-era, WWII usages of interest including occupation of Bohemia & Moravia and Poland, special event and commemorative cancels, advertising, semi-postal frankings, a range of meter cancels including slogans, the odd earlier inflation cover or post-war first flight, varied condition, a useful holding for collector or dealer alike. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

Currently...C$50.00
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408

Great Britain

Collection of Slogan Cancels, 1918-1967, with covers, cards and several hundred stamps on piece mounted on album pages. A large part of the collection covers the 1960s and are stamps on piece. The earlier material has some interesting items including two "blue-prints" including one for which the collector notes the design was not issued. Our photos show just a small sample of the collection. (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) (Scan 16) (Scan 17) (Scan 18) (Scan 19) (Scan 20) (Scan 21) (Scan 22) (All Scans)

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Est $ 250

Currently...C$50.00
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409

CVR

Great Britain

Collection / Accumulation of Roughly 200 First Day Covers, 1970s-2010s, some minor duplication noted. Also includes a small group of Machin covers with slogan cancels. Overall very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Est $ 100

Currently...C$50.00
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410

CVR

Great Britain

Stampless Collection, 1810s to 1840s, with over 30 items, with a range of markings, including various oval time marks (“2 A NOON”, “7 O’CLOCK” , etc), 1833 incoming letter from Germany, Two Penny Post markings, various rate handstamps, typical filing folds and some faults, but many fine covers and strikes, a fascinating group. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

Currently...C$50.00
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411

CVR

Greece

Group of Roughly 250 Covers, 1900s to 1970s, with most strength in the 1940s to 1970s. Made up of postal stationery cards, postcards, airmails, registered, multiple frankings, Includes a group of early 1900s Hermes 10L postal stationery letter cards and postal stationery from various European countries not included in total above (with address blacked out) all sent to Syros. The entire contents shown in our photo. Overall very good to fine.

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Estimate $ 200

Currently...C$50.00
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412

CVR

Iceland

Group of Over 950 Iceland First Day Covers, 1949-1979, noting Scott #s 203-205, 208 (x16, with a catalogue value of 700 SEK each in Facit), 240-245 (x10, including two mailed registered covers, these all have a catalogue value in Facit of 800SEK each), 253-256 (x3), 257-268 (x382 covers, with a good variety of combinations, issues, cachets, etc.), 271-272 (x30), 286 (registered FDC mailed to England), 284-286 (x5), 298-299, 302-304 (27, plus another with a different cachet), B7-B10 (x9), B12-B13 (x161 with cachet and x34 without), plus another 300 plus various first day covers, with duplication of some, for a grand total of about 979 first day covers. See online pictures for a selection, overall very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 500

Currently...C$50.00
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413

Iceland

Group of 90 Iceland Stationery Items, with about 26 different types in a mix of used and unused (often one of each), plus several sub-types as per Facit catalogue listing, including single cards, double cards (with reply portion attached), some letter cards, a few aerogrammes, privately printed cards (with messages on back) and more. Some have edge creases, etc., still a wonderful start to a new collecting area, see online pictures for a portion only of this scarce offering. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

Currently...C$50.00
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414

CVR

Iceland

Group of About 375 Commercial Covers from 1900s to 1950s, includes a wide variety of material, including registered, airmail rates, better frankings, destinations (saw several to Denmark, USA, France, England, Canary Islands, etc.), noted covers with Christmas seals, some paquebot and ship covers, a few first flights, and much more. Our online photos only show a few examples and are somewhat representative. Some covers have opening faults or toning, still overall fine to very fine and rarely offered. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 750

Currently...C$60.00
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415

CVR

Iceland

Accumulation of Just over 2,000 Covers, 1950s to 1990s, with a wide variety of material, including registered, destinations (Canada, USA, etc.), frankings (incl. singles, sets, etc.), rates (incl. airmail, express, etc.), noted covers with Christmas seals. Overall fine or better. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 750

Currently...C$60.00
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416

Iceland

Accumulation of About 270 Iceland Picture Postcards, with roughly half and half used and unused, with a good range of material, including early real photos to modern chromes. We note a good variety of subjects depicted, many different rates (incl. airmail) and frankings as well as some foreign destinations such as Canada, France, England, Norway, etc. A much better lot than is usually seen, with some faults noted, still overall fine to very fine. Our pictures show a small representative group. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

Currently...C$60.00
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417

CVR

India

Accumulation of Roughly 700 India Covers and Cards, 1910s-1950s, loose in a box. A spot check indicated primarily solo frankings, and uprated postal stationery, paying domestic rates within India, along with a few frankings paying registered and airmail rates, noting some destinations to the Malayan States. Postmark interest includes various bridge types, double rings, slogan, squared circles, noting many different town postmarks. A nice lot for the India specialist, with online photos showing an overview. Condition is mixed to better. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 150

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418

CVR

India (Barwani)

Group of 10 Covers Franked with Barwani Issues, frankings include Stanley Gibbons numbers 10, 11 (pair), 30 (two covers, each with a diff. shade), 35Ba, 36B (on registered env.), 38aB, 39A/43 (two diff. on same registered item), 42B (registered env.) and 42B (returned to sender). Each item is sleeved and has the owner's catalogue number and value. Some faults, as expected and each item is pictured online both sides. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Scans)

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Stanley Gibbons $ 2,568

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419

CVR

Iraq

Group of 18 Covers To or From Iraq, 1923-1941, starts with 13 covers mailed to Iraq, with three 1923 wrappers from Austria, 1928 and 1929 four registered covers from Austria (one flew Alexandria Egypt to Baghdad), two 1930 airmail covers from Greece, four 1929-1932 registered covers from Poland. The rest were mailed from Iraq, with two multi-franked covers to Greece, with attached receipts on back, a 1941 cover Basra to Baghdad and two covers 1928 and 1929 mailed from Iraq with Airmail stamps. A very nice group, not often encountered. 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) (Scan 14) (Scan 15) (Scan 16) (Scan 17) (Scan 18) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 300

Currently...C$120.00
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420

CVR

Iraq

Group of 38 Covers Mailed from Iraq to the United States, 1950-1954, all franked with a variety of stamps (some on back), including souvenir sheet imperforates and Airmail issues. Includes 11 surface mail rates and the rest are airmail rates (on three types of airmail envelopes). Overall fine to very fine, with a few having faults (mostly the surface mail envelopes), online photos show representative samples only. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (All Scans)

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Estimate $ 200

Currently...C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction