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Canadian Military Postal History continued...

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Lot Description

701

CVR

The Anglo-Boer War, 1899–1902, book & soldier's cover, well-illustrated, published by Edwards, Dennis & Co. (undated, but early 1900s), bound in brown cloth over boards, offering a detailed pictorial chronicle of the movements of British, colonial and Boer forces throughout the conflict; some humidity damage noted, otherwise in good condition, a compelling historical volume especially suitable for collectors of philatelic or military postal history related to the Boer War, accompanied by a July 21, 1900 soldier’s letter cover from the Canadian contingent to Port Dover, ON, this with some staining, an otherwise fine duo. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 150

SOLD for C$325.00
Will close during Public Auction

702

CVR

Group of 32 items, 1915 to 1994, including five Valcartier view cards, field service postcards, several letters with contents, and two United Nations Protection Force aerogrammes from 1994, a diverse mix with some faults noted, mostly fine; all items can be viewed online. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (Scan 7) (Scan 8) (Scan 9) (Scan 10) (Scan 11) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

SOLD for C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

703

CVR

1942 (May 6), censored cover to a Canadian Prisoner of War in Japan, franked with 3c carmine Mufti, tied by New Westminster, B.C. “Help the Red Cross” slogan cancel, originally addressed to a Winnipeg Grenaider, taken prisoner in Hong Kong and sent via Ottawa, redirected and struck with violet four-line handstamp "Postage Free / Prisoner of War / c/o Japanese Red Cross / Tokyo," with two Japanese red handstamps at upper right and C.81 censor tape affixed at left, scarce and quite fresh, very fine. (Sc. #233) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 250

SOLD for C$350.00
Will close during Public Auction

704

CVR

Canadian Military Forces 1960s–1970s air letter sheet accumulation, comprising over 800 unused and unfolded Canadian military air letter sheets, most with coded production dates ranging from the early 1960s to mid-1970s, with at least 14 different types identified and strong potential for further sorting to reveal printing or paper varieties, clean and pristine throughout, a seldom-seen holding and an excellent opportunity.

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Estimate C$ 400

SOLD for C$150.00
Will close during Public Auction

705

CVR

1960s–1970s military forces in Vietnam postal history collection, comprising a few hundred items including covers and aerogrammes, primarily from Canadian military contingents stationed in Vietnam during the 1970s, along with some UN Emergency Force covers, aerogrammes from Padang, Indonesia to Vietnam, and a few first day covers, mostly philatelic in nature and addressed to Major Dick Malott, a fascinating accumulation worthy of detailed sorting, quite fresh. (Video 1)

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Estimate C$ 500

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Algeria

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Lot Description

706

CVR

1932 (June 4), ‘ACCIDENT DE MER’ handstamp on cover from Constantine to Paris, cover originating in Constantine, Algeria, with stamp(s) washed off in transit, bearing black handstamp with red underlining reading "ACCIDENT DE MER" at lower right, applied in Marseille; a scarce and intriguing maritime disaster cover; although little is known about the incident, it likely occurred between 4 and 6 June 1932 on the Algeria–France mail route. No mailboat loss was officially recorded by the French postal ministry, but evidence suggests a fire aboard a vessel was extinguished by flooding the hold—one recorded cover shows burn damage, while others, including this example, exhibit varying degrees of water damage. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 80

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Argentina

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Lot Description

707

CVR

1919 (February 22), First Official Air Flight Cover by Captain Pedro Zanni, franked with 5c San Martin, tied by Buenos Aires c.d.s., stamp overlapped by a pre-printed label reading ‘POR AEROPLANO PILOTO MILITAR Capitan PEDRO ZANNI Febrero 21 de 1919,’ addressed to Mar del Plata, with c.d.s. arrival backstamp, bottom back flap removed, else a fine and scarce addition to a collection of early South American aviation postal history. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 500

SOLD for C$425.00
Will close during Public Auction

708

CVR

1944 (July 27), double censored ‘Undercover Address’ cover from Rosario to England, franked with dark brown 2c Urquiza and 30c orange & yellow brown Merino Sheep, tied by Rosario single-circle cancellations, one tying the stamps, to 'River Plate House, Finsbury Circus, London E.C.2,' known as the undercover address for South American volunteers with British Forces, opened and sealed with British P.C. 90 censor tape, the London address crossed out and readdressed to Kakul, India, with typed address label affixed, examined again in transit with another censor tape and two Bombay G.P.O. (4 Nov) c.d.s., boxed patriotic DELIVERY handstamp with ‘CARELESS TALKS COST LIVES’ slogan, edge creasing, else a fine cover exemplifying the lengths taken to keep information secret in wartime. (Sc. #420, 442) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 200

SOLD for C$160.00
Will close during Public Auction

Australia

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Lot Description

709

CVR

1930 (April 15), 1½d Centenary of Western Australia, major re-entry on registered cover, from Perth to East Guildford, franked with 1½d George V, 2d South Africa Pictorial, and pair of 1½d Centenary issues, the left-most stamp showing the major re-entry with prominent doubling in "T" of "AUSTRALIA", reverse with Registered Perth (15 Apr) and Guildford (16 Apr) backstamps, a superb franking, the re-entry quite scarce on cover, very fine; ex Trimble. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

SOLD for C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction

710

CVR

1930 (February 20), ‘DAMAGED BY FIRE ON S.S. COMORIN’ handstamp on cover from Australia to London, originating in Sydney, franked with 1½d rose red King George V definitive, tied by Sydney slogan cancellation, bearing black boxed handstamp "DAMAGED BY FIRE ON S.S. COMORIN" on front, imprint on flap of the Expanded Steel and Concrete Products Co, condition was expected for such a cover, a desirable example of disaster mail. (Scott #68). The P&O steamer Comorin departed Sydney on 19 February 1930 bound for England; on the night of 12 March, as she prepared to depart Colombo, Ceylon, a fire broke out in Hold No. 3. Sea water was used to flood the hold, with the fire fully extinguished by 14 March. As a result, much of the mail was water-damaged. The Comorin resumed its voyage on 17 March and arrived in London on 2 April. On 3 April, the Postmaster General announced delays due to the need to dry the mail before delivery. Four different cachets were applied to the salvaged mail, in both black and purple ink. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 120

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Bolivia

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Lot Description

711

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) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 500

SOLD for C$400.00
Will close during Public Auction

China

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Lot Description

712

CVR

1909 (January 5), 10c Coiling Dragon on cover from Canton to California, franked with 10c ultramarine Coiling Dragon, tied by native square cancellation and struck with bilingual Canton c.d.s. on front, to Vacaville, California, with two indistinct Chinese backstamps, Victoria Hong Kong (6 Jan) and Vacaville (1 Feb) backstamps, fine-very fine. (Sc. #129) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 150

SOLD for C$700.00
Will close during Public Auction

713

CVR

1927 (April 1), Chinese postage dues on Japanese postcard from Nagasaki to Shanghai, Japanese black and white "Nagasaki Water Works Filter Bed" postcard sent without postage, struck with violet encircled large "T" 15 CTMS due marking, franked with 1c and 2c blue Chinese postage due issues, tied by bilingual Shanghai c.d.s. on the address side with additional Shanghai machine cancel (6 Apr) on the image side, very fine. (Sc. #J8/9) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

SOLD for C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

714

CVR

1931 (April 14), Peiping to Nanking, First Flight cover, preprinted ‘China National Aviation Corporation’ envelope with imprinted first flight cachet in red, franked with 4c olive green Junkand 15c blue green and black airmail issue tied with two bilingual Peiping c.d.s. cancellations, bilingual light violet Air Mail etiquette on front, addressed to Nanking with a bilingual c.d.s. receiver on back, excellent, fine and scarce. (Sc. #275, C6) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 200

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715

CVR

1933 (February 28), domestic airmail cover from Hankow to Shanghai, domestic envelope with red preprinted and handwritten native characters, franked on reverse with 4c olive green Junk and 15c blue green & black Air Post, tied by bilingual Hankow c.d.s., Shanghai (Feb 3) machine arrival backstamp, contents trimmed along one side, slight oxidation, else fine. (Sc. #275, C6) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 150

SOLD for C$80.00
Will close during Public Auction

716

CVR

1938 (May 24), uprated shortpaid 2c postal stationery card from Ningsia to the United States, 2 & 12c green Sun Yat-sen postal stationery card, uprated with five orange 1c Chen Ying-shih and single green 5c Sun Yat-sen definitive, outlined with blue crayon indicating invalid franking, tied by bilingual Ningsai dotted circle cancellations, large black ‘T’ handstamp, violet ‘T CENTIMES’ with manuscript ’25’ postage due markings, bilingual CANTON (6 Jun) transit on front, to Madison, Wisconsin, some perf toning to adhesives, but an unusual and otherwise fine-very fine franking. (Han #43) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 150

SOLD for C$160.00
Will close during Public Auction

717

CVR

1944 (April 29) registered World War II censored airmail cover from Twanfan (Shantai) to Illinois, pre-printed airmail envelope addressed to Peoria Illinois, with Twanfan (Shantai) registration handstamp on front, American ‘OPENED BY EXAMINER P.C. 90’ censor tape on the right, franked on reverse with 10c green, $1.50 deep blue, $3 yellow and imperf $10 red brown Sun Yat-sen definitives, tied by native Twanfan( Shantai) dotted circle cancellations and bilingual Kweilin (8 May) dotted circle, violet Miami (10 Jun) c.d.s. transits, and violet Peoria (12 Jun) c.d.s. receiver, with four-page contents in Chinese script, slight toning, but an attractive four-colour franking. (Scott # 492, 501, 503, 506) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 200

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718

CVR

1947 (September 28), express registered airmail cover from Tientsin to Canada, pre-printed airmail envelope franked on reverse with $100 carmine pair, $1,000 rose lake single, and $2,000 strip of three Sun Yat-sen definitives, tied by bilingual ‘Tientsin 1’ c.d.s., further free strike on front, addressed to Montreal,, with red on white registration label, pencil manuscript ‘Tientsin’, black on red EXPRES label, and bilingual black on dark blue PAR AVION label on front, reverse with multiple transits including Tientsin (28 Sep), Shanghai (29 Sep), Seattle (3 Oct), Vancouver (3 Oct), Lethbridge (4 Oct), Montreal A.M.F. (4 Oct), Quebec (5 Oct), National Revenue (5 Oct), and Montreal (5 Oct) receiver, large black ‘T’ handstamp and violet ‘T CENTIMES’ with manuscript ’25’ postage due markings and bilingual CANTON (6 Jun) c.d.s. transit on front, a very fine and impressive franking. (Scott #640(x2), 644, 739(x3)) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 150

SOLD for C$100.00
Will close during Public Auction

China (People's Republic)

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Lot Description

719

CVR

1949 (November 16), East China, revolutionary period cover from Tsingtao to Illinois, United States, large envelope franked on front with $3 dull red Transportation & Tower horizontal pair and $5 crimson Train & Postal Runner block of four, tied by bilingual Tsingtao c.d.s., manuscript ‘PRINTED MATTER’ at top right, blue two-character handstamp at bottom, Peoria (21 Dec) arrival backstamp, Chinese revolutionary period covers are quite scarce, very fine. (Scott #SL12(x2), SL30(x4)) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 200

SOLD for C$325.00
Will close during Public Auction

Colombia

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Lot Description

720

CVR

1932 (February 21), Pasto (Nariño) to Bogota, pilot Lema Posada signed first flight cover, franked with 1c green Camilo Torres and red 1c overprinted block of four Santander definitive, tied by blue ‘ANULADO’ vertical bar cancellations and a boxed PASTO (Nariño) handstamp, violet ‘ESCUELA DE AVIATION MILITAR’ handstamp, and MADRID CUNO (24 Feb) c.d.s. on front and back, signed in black by ‘Lema Posada’ in the lower left-hand corner, very fine. (Sc. #340, 409(x4)) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

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