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Postal History, Foreign continued...

India continued...
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
801 CVR   image1869, 6a8p slate and 4a blue green, cancelled in manuscript and tied by Cocanada "74" duplex (Cooper Type 9c), to Havre, France, carried on the P. & O. "China" via Aden & Suez, French maritime TPO on front, with backstamps of Bezoarah (2 Jan), Bombay (7 Jan), Paris (30 Jan) and Le Havre (30 Jan), horizontal fold, an uncommon rate and scarce cancellation, attractive and fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 120

SOLD for C$130.00
Will close during Public Auction
802 CVR   image1871, 2a orange and 1a deep brown (x3) on cover to Rome, Italy, each cancelled in manuscript and tied by "Meerut Aug 11 / A-32" duplex, endorsed "via Bombay & Brindisi", with boxed Meerut, Sea Post Office O (15 Aug) and Roma c.d.s. arrival backstamps, negligible edge toning, else fine. (S.G. 59, 62) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 120

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
803 CVR   image1873, 8p purple, 2a orange, and 4a green, affixed to folded cover to Livorno, Italy, cancelled by octagonal B/1 (Cooper Type 7) and "F.A. Cerboni & Co / Calcutta" merchant mark, , endorsed "Overland via Bombay" and "via Alexandria & Brindisi" in manuscript, backstamped "Calcutta / India Paid / Ju 3", Sea Post Office (6 Jun), Brindisi (26 Jul), and Livorno (28 Jul), horizontal fold, trivial edge tear at top, an attractive three-colour franking. (S.G. 56, 62, 69). (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 120

SOLD for C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction
804 CVR   image1873, 8a rose and 2a yellow on folded letter to New York, tied by "B/1" octagonal cancel and "Ashburner & Co" merchant mark of Calcutta, to New York, endorsed via Brindisi, "London B Paid 22 Mr 73" transit c.d.s. on front, "2 Cents" and "1/1d" handstruck accountancy marks, "Calcutta Paid FE 28" backstamp, fault to 8a stamp, otherwise fine. (S.G. 61, 74) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 150

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
805 CVR   image1876, 1a pale brown and 8a carmine on folded letter from Mount Road, Madras to France, cancelled in manuscript and tied to folded letter by Mount Road duplex, endorsed "via Brindisi" and "France / Gironde", maritime TPO transit on front, backstamped Madras (26 Feb), Ex Bombay (28 Feb), Sea Post Office O (28 Feb), and Bordeaux (18 Mar), a remarkably clean cover. (S.G. 58, 65). (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 120

SOLD for C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction
806 CVR   image1876 (November 4), 1a pale brown pair and strip of three, cancelled "4 November 1876" in manuscript and struck with Mount Road c.d.s., to Bordeaux, France, endorsed "Via Brindisi", backstamped OUTW BOMBAY (5 Nov), Sea Post Office (6 Nov), Paris a Bordeaux (25 Nov), Paris (25 Nov), and indistinct Bordeaux receiver, a lovely and attractive cover. (S.G. 58). (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 150

SOLD for C$130.00
Will close during Public Auction
807 CVR   image1877 (March 2), 1a pale brown and 4a green, tied to folded letter to Basel, Switzerland by Howrah c.d.s. and oval "Geo. Appel & Co" merchant mark, endorsed "via Brindisi", crossed-out and redirected to Zurich, backstamped Bombay (5 Mar), Brindisi, Geneva (24 Mar), and Zurich (25 Mar), light horizontal filing fold, attractive and fine. (S.G. 58, 64) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 120

SOLD for C$160.00
Will close during Public Auction
808 CVR   image1881 (June 8), 1a brown, 2a brown orange, and 4a green, on registered cover from Tellicherry, tied by "Tallicherry JUN 8" "16/M-14" datestamp, to Nantes, France, endorsed "via Brindisi", with boxed "REGISTERED / TALLICHERRY", Sea Post Office "D" (14 Jun), Paris (4 Jul), and Nantes (5 Jul) backstamps, an attractive three-colour franking, fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 120

SOLD for C$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
809 CVR   image1881, 1a brown and 2a orange, cancelled by "R&C" security handstamp in green, tied to folded cover by circular grid cancel, Robert & Charriot, Calcutta merchant mark and French TPO transit c.d.s. (2 Apr) on front, addressed to Rouen, France, endorsed "via Brindisi," with Howrah (4 Mar), OUT Bombay (17 Mar), Sea Post Office (17 Mar), and Rouen (April) c.d.s. backstamps, filing folds clear of stamps, fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 150

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
810 CVR   image1885, 1a brown purple and 2a orange on cover to Prussia, cancelled in manuscript and with "K-" barred obliterator, addressed to Meyerode, Malmedy, Prussia (now Belgium), endorsed "via Brindisi", boxed "TOO LATE" handstamp overtop, second strike on back, backstamped Bombay OUTW (4 Feb), Karachi R House (18 Feb), Sea Post Office (27 Feb), and St. Vith R.B. Aachen (19 Mar), some edge toning and wrinkling, the 1a with corner fault, a scarce destination. (S.G. 62, 88) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 120

SOLD for C$110.00
Will close during Public Auction
811 CVR   image1890 (October 26), ½a deep blue green strip of four, tied (on reverse) to cover with "BOMBAY / OUT / OC 26 /90" small squared circle and manuscript "Stamped" in red, "BOUSHIR / 8 / 11" transit c.d.s. and two "TEHRAN / 20 /11" arrival backstamps, small fault at upper left, else a sound cover to Persia. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 120

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
812 CVR   image1904 (February 9), ½a yellow green and 1a carmine (x2) on cover to Basel, Switzerland, each tied to cover by Mangalore c.d.s., endorsed "via Bombay, Brindisi", with Sea Post Office and Basel c.d.s. backstamps, some creasing at left, else fine-very fine.. (S.G. 114, 115) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 80

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
813 CVR   image1929 (June 25), Joan Page Dum-Dum to Calcutta first flight cover, printed envelope depicting a map of India and information related to the flight - "Another Link in the History of Indian Aviation" - franked with 1a King George V, tied by Dum-Dum c.d.s., to Calcutta with Park Street c.d.s. receiver, two stamped signatures of Page, signed on reverse by Stephen Smith, trace of toning and some separation due to acidic ink, reinforced with archival tape, a fine and rare addition to an early India aviation postal history collection. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 200

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
814 CVR   image1930 (October 30), Mildred Bruce, London to Tokyo World Flight signed cover, pre-printed Blackburn Bluebird envelope with printed details regarding the pilot, franked with 1a George V definitive, tied by Calcutta c.d.s., backstamped New Delhi (30 Nov), signed by pilot “Mildred Bruce” in ink at lower left, the odd tone spot, else very fine and attractive, a scarce Indian pioneer flight cover. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 250

SOLD for C$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
815 CVR   image1932 (November 17), Jacques Hebert, signed flight cover, franked with 1a3p George V definitive, flown from Calcutta to Akyab and cancelled upon arrival, carried on Hebert's flight from Great Britain to Australia, orange "Par Un Francais du Canada / Le Tour du Monde par Avion" label, struck on front and back with violet "Across the Bay, to Akyab" flight handstamp, signed on reverse by Stephen Smith, a scarce cover of superior quality, one of only 57 examples flown on this route. (AAMC #286). (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 300

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
816 CVR   image1935, trio of unusual airmail covers, one franked with 3p definitive, 1¼a and 1a Silver Jubilee Silver Jubilee issues, from Sompetta to Sussex, with ½a “Their Majesties Silver Jubilee Fund” label affixed, manuscript markings attesting to its postal invalidity; two covers, one franked at 8a2p, the other at 17a, each from Peshawar to Folkestone, Kent, England, affixed with 1d. King George V of Great Britain and forwarded to the Grand Hotel de l’Ocean in Blankenberge, with Lahore transit backstamps, one with imprint of the Royal Tank Regiment on back flap, usual commercial wear, else a fine group. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 100

SOLD for C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction
817 CVR   image1948 (August 15), Mahatma Gandhi cacheted first day cover to Canada, franked with 1½a, 3½a, and 12a singles, with additional 1a definitive on reverse, tied by First Day c.d.s., to Port Robinson, Ontario, with c.d.s. arrival backstamp (23 Aug), an uncommon destination, and a fine-very fine example of this ever-popular FDC. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 200

SOLD for C$275.00
Will close during Public Auction
818 CVR   imageFrench India: 1906 (11 September), 1a postal stationery card, datelined Neelapalli, Godavari District, cancelled "YANAM 11 SE 06", to Lausanne, Switzerland, with "T-4 IN / SET No ? / SE 13", "T-4 OUT / SET NO 2 / SE 13", Bombay (16 Sep) and Sea Post Office (22 Sep) transit markings, a scarce usage from French India with quality strikes, fine-very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 150

SOLD for C$450.00
Will close during Public Auction
819 CVR   imageIndia Used in Aden: 1877, 2a orange horizontal pair and single, paying the 6a rate to England, tied to cover by pen strokes and by two strikes of Aden B-22 duplex, Portsmouth c.d.s. backstamp (12 Nov), a fresh and attractive usage of Indian adhesives from Aden. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 150

SOLD for C$250.00
Will close during Public Auction
820 CVR   imageIndia Used in Burma: 1859, 1a brown, tied to folded letter by B/1 octagonal postmark, further cancelled "Stamped" in manuscript, with contents datelined "Maulmain," regarding interests in the ships "Reliance" and "Progress", endorsed "Pr. S.S. Burmah", to Calcutta, backstamped "CALCUTTA / SHIP LETTER / 1859 FE 6 / PAID", horizontal filing fold and slight staining to front, still an early usage from Burma. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 120

SOLD for C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction

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