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India continued...

LotNo.

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Cat No.

Lot Description

821

CVR

India Used in Burma: 1899, ½a blue green and 1a plum private perfins, uprating 1a brown postal stationery cover, tied by "RANGOON 23 JA 99" c.d.s., to Bremen, Germany, endorsed "via Brindisi", with SEA POST OFFICE transit backstamp, commercial handstamp of the firm of Kruger & Company, a nice usage from Burma. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 150

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Iraq

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Lot Description

822

CVR

1923 (December 4), registered cover from Mosul to Beirut, Syria, franked with 1a brown, eight 2a brown orange, and 4a violet British Mandate issues, tied by Mosul double-circle cancellations, preprinted merchant's envelope with blue-on-white registration label bearing black boxed Mosul marking, endorsed "By overland mail" in red on front, Baghdad c.d.s. (6 Dec), Damas c.d.s. (8 Dec), and Beyrouth R.P. split-circle receiver (10 Dec) on reverse, cover irregularly reduced at left, fine; an attractive. (Sc. #2, 4(x8), 6) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

SOLD for C$170.00
Will close during Public Auction

823

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1926 (December 21), first flight cover from Baghdad to Karachi, India, franked with 1r green and brown Tree of Life definitive, tied by framed "Iraq to India by Light Aeroplane with Messrs Stack & Leete" cachet and Baghdad H.O. bilingual double-ring c.d.s. on front, addressed to Bombay with two Bombay double-circle receivers (11 Jan), shallow horizontal crease, otherwise fine; 456 covers were carried on this pioneer flight. (Sc. #9) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 300

SOLD for C$200.00
Will close during Public Auction

824

CVR

1940 (December 5), censored registered Second World War cover from Baghdad to Montevideo, Uruguay, franked with 13 King Ghazi definitives (11 different), tied by bilingual Baghdad Junoubi split-circle cancellations on front and back, Semiramis Hotel corner card envelope with violet "Registered" handstamp on front and blue-on-white registration label on reverse, manuscript "Trans Pacific" route directive, and brown censor tape with "Passed by Censor 225" handstamps on both sides, with Baghdad Reg. split-circle transit (5 Dec), violet Honolulu Hawaii c.d.s. (21 Jan), and Montevideo c.d.s. receiver (1 Jan 1941) on back, slight edge wear and light vertical fold, fine and colourful franking; a scarce trans-Pacific WWII usage to South America. (Sc. #61/72) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 200

SOLD for C$275.00
Will close during Public Auction

Israel

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Lot Description

825

CVR

1961 (April 15), waterpipe explosion, cover damaged en route from Hamburg to Israel, with stamp(s) washed off in transit, bearing red two-line Hebrew handstamp reading "Damaged on way to Israel," attributed to a waterpipe explosion in the ship’s hold during transport, condition as expected for such disaster mail, a fine and desirable cover, with disaster/crash mail to Israel being quite uncommon; a second, more detailed version of this cachet is recorded in violet, reading "This postal item was damaged while transported to Israel because of an explosion of water pipe in the ship’s hold." (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 80

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Italy

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Lot Description

826

CVR

1911 (October 31), Turin to Milan Experimental Flight postcard, depicting pilot Alberto Verona seated on an airplane, franked with 5c green Humbert, tied by “POSTA AERA RAID AVIATORIO Milano-Torino- Milano 29-31 OTTOBRE 1931” c.d.s., applied for the Turin to Milan return flight of October 31, addressed to Berlin, Germany, a scarce card, very fine. (AAMC 5th Edition #12a, Sassone P12 €1,850) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 500

SOLD for C$300.00
Will close during Public Auction

827

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1921 (October 12), BLP postal card from Venice to Rome, franked with 40c brown overprinted with blue BLP (11mm), tied by Venezia Ferrovia machine cancel, Roma Ferrovia c.d.s. receiver (13 Oct) on reverse, some paper flaws, a scarce and attractive BLP advertising card. (Sc. #B8; Sass. #B8) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

SOLD for C$70.00
Will close during Public Auction

828

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1923 (July 16), BLP overprints on registered BLP advertising cover to Firenze, franked with pairs of 10c claret and 40c brown, each overprinted with blue BLP (11mm) overprint, tied by multiple strikes of Firenzuola c.d.s., with black-on-white Firenzuola registration label on front, addressed to Firenze with c.d.s. receiver (17 Jul) on reverse, minor edge wear, very fine; an extremely rare franking and highly desirable BLP usage. (Sc. #B5(x2), B8(x2); Sass. #B5, B8) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 2,000

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829

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1928 (October 28) Umberto Nobile “Spedizione Polare” Airship poster stamp on cover to Tripoli, franked with 50c orange brown & blue Philbert and 50c rose red Air Post, further affixed with blue ‘Umberto Nobile’ poster stamp, all tied Genova (Ferrovia) c.d.s., reverse with Roma Ferrovia (23 Oct) transit and two Tripoli c.d.s. receivers, small tape stain adjacent to airmail label, but an infrequently seen Cinderella on cover, scarce and fine-very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 300

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830

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1931 (July 9) Italy to Brazil Balbo Flight poster stamp on special event anniversary card, depicting a map of the ‘Crociera Atlantica’ and Pilot Balbo on the image side, reverse with large rose red circular event cachet, franked with two 5c olive definitive issues and a turquoise & blue poster stamp commemorating Balbo’s 1930 Atlantic Crossing , all tied by Cossato Vercelli c.d.s. and struck with boxed “Ricorde de la Crociera Italia – Brasile Dicembre 1930” flight handstamp, very fine. (Scott #213 (x2)) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

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831

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1933 (December 10), registered cover from Milan to Bern, Switzerland, franked with twelve different values of the March on Rome commemorative set, tied by Milano Centrale c.d.s. cancellations, with black-on-white Milan registration label on front, Bern c.d.s. receiver (13 Dec) on reverse, faint edge wear, very fine and attractive use of the short set on cover. (Sc. #290/301) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 50

SOLD for C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction

832

CVR

Aegean Islands, Rhodes

1918 (February 27), First World War censored cover from Rodi to Geneva, franked with 5c green, 10c claret, and 25c blue Victor Emmanuel III definitives overprinted "Rodi", tied by Rodi (Egeo) c.d.s. with boxed "Vendu par: L’Agence Internationale des Prisonniers de Guerre" handstamp, "Verificato per censura" censor tape on two sides, and multiple red and black boxed censorship handstamps on both front and reverse, addressed to the International Red Cross in Geneva with Genova Centrale transit c.d.s. (28 Mar) and Geneva receiver (3 May) on back, edge wear and reduced at top, fine and scarce Red Cross-related censored usage from the Italian Dodecanese during WWI. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 150

SOLD for C$80.00
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833

CVR

Aegean Islands, Rhodes

1932 (November 11), registered airmail cover to Buenos Aires, Argentina, franked with 10c and 10l Fascist Anniversary issues, tied by Rodi Posta Aerea (Egeo) c.d.s., with black-on-white registration label and grey bilingual airmail etiquette, plus bilingual "Transporte Par Avion" handstamp, endorsed in manuscript “Par Graf Zeppelin” but without any corresponding flight markings, reverse with Brindisi (12 Nov), Genova (14 Nov), Genova-Ventimiglia (14 Nov), Ventimiglia Ferrovia (15 Nov), and Marseille (15 Nov) transit c.d.s., along with Buenos Aires receiver (22 Nov), light wear and small edge faults, fine and colourful Italian Aegean airmail usage. (Sc. #66, 72) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 200

SOLD for C$100.00
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834

CVR

Italian Somaliland, 1934 (November 11), Mogadishu to Rome, first flight cover, franked with 60c orange-brown & black and 50c dark green & blue Air Post Colonial Arts Exposition issues, tied by “Posta Aerea Mogadiscio” crowned circle datestamp, struck with red diamond flight cachet, and affixed with grey on white “ROMA-MOGADISCIO” label, reverse with Rome c.d.s. receiver (1 Dec), fresh and very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 100

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Italian States

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Lot Description

835

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Roman States, 1855 (April 10), folded letter from Rome to Bramshill, England, with contents of a hand-coloured engraving of Pope Pius IX and a pencil sketch and contents related to the Sistine Chapel, franked 6b black on greenish grey and pair of 8b black Papal Arms, tied by Rome c.d.s., boxed “P.P.” in red, unclear French c.d.s. (10 Apr) and red PAID EM “(17 Apr) c.d.s. on front, no backstamps, the 6b adhesive with trimmed corners, some overall wrinkles and soiling, but an uncommon franking with attractive contents. (Scott # 7, 9(x2)) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 200

SOLD for C$250.00
Will close during Public Auction

836

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Roman States, 1860 (March 8), folded cover from Rome to Osnabrück, Germany via Switzerland, franked with imperforate pair of 5b black on rose Papal Arms issue, tied by lozenge barred obliterator with Rome double-circle c.d.s., struck on front with 'P.F.', boxed Schweiz N.T.T., and 'Débours Transit Suisse' handstamps, along with multiple manuscript rate markings, addressed to Osnabrück, with Bellinzona (11 Mar) and Basel (12 Mar) c.d.s. transit backstamps, along with two other unclear transits and a faint Osnabrück single-circle receiver in blue, no contents, fine and well-travelled early Papal States usage. (Sc. #6(x2)) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 150

SOLD for C$180.00
Will close during Public Auction

837

CVR

Sardinia

1857 (December 8), cover from Nizza Maritima to Worthing, England, franked with three imperforate 40c King Victor Emmanuel embossed issues, tied by Nizza Maritima double-circle c.d.s., with red "P.D.", red Sardaigne French exchange entry double-circle, and red London Paid c.d.s. (12 Dec) transits on front, addressed to Worthing, Sussex with Marseille à Paris (10 Dec), Paris (11 Dec), and Paris à Calais (11 Dec) double-circle transit backstamps, along with Worthing split-circle receiver (12 Dec), light wear and small corner crease, fine and visually appealing three-stamp franking to England. (Sc. #14c(x3)) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 300

SOLD for C$150.00
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838

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Tuscany

1855 (December), partial cover from Livorno to Natchez, Mississippi, USA, franked with imperforate 1cr carmine and strip of three 9cr Lion of Tuscany issues, margins close to cut into in places, tied by horizontal bar obliterators, with partial Livorno c.d.s. at upper left, red boxed and double-circle French exchange entry markings, three black outlined "P.D." handstamps, and large "New York Br. Pkt" c.d.s. (30 Dec) on front, addressed to Natchez with blue "Leghorn" commercial marking on back flap, cover significantly reduced at left with part of address excised and some soiling, but an uncommon franking to the United States. (Sc. #4, 8(x3); Sass. #4, 8a(x3)) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 500

SOLD for C$375.00
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839

CVR

Tuscany

1857 (January 15), 4cr green Lion on folded letter from Firenze to Bologna, adhesive with margin cut into at top, tied by black boxed "P.D." handstamp and Firenze c.d.s., with Bologna double-circle receiver on reverse, contents comprise the last page of a letter reused as an outer wrapper, fine. (Sc. #6, $725) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

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Estimate C$ 200

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Japan

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Lot Description

840

CVR

1907 (April 26), registered cover from Japan to Lyon, France, via Hakodate and Yokohama, franked with pair of ½s grey, three 3s rose, and 10s deep blue Chrysanthemum issues, tied by black native cancellations and violet Hakodate foreign mail c.d.s. on front, affixed with registration labels from Hakodate and Yokohama, with earlier native-character label crossed out in red, Yokohama foreign mail c.d.s. (1 May), native 40-6-26 c.d.s. transit, and Lyon Rhône double-circle receiver (31 May) on reverse, slight soiling, fine and colourful multi-franked Meiji-period usage to France. (Sc. #92(x2), 98(x3), 103) (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Scans)

Estimate C$ 200

SOLD for C$140.00
Will close during Public Auction