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South West Africa continued...
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
341 CVR   image1922 (December 10), 1½d tete-beche pair of South Africa on cover to Germany, the pair tied by crisp strikes of Mariental / S W A c.d.s., to Neumarkt bei Nurnberg, Germany, no backstamps, an elusive franking from South West Africa, paying the overseas letter rate of 3d per ½ oz, in effect until the end of 1923, very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for C$100.00
Will close during Public Auction
342 CVR   image1924 (January 31), Cape Town to Luderitznucht "In Ships Box", cover franked with 2d King George V definitive of South Africa, tied by bold strike of Luderitz c.d.s., manuscript "Muansa" above and struck with straight-line "IN SHIPS BOX" at upper right, corner card of agents Divine, Gates & Co. of Cape Town, light wrinkles, unusual and very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for C$60.00
Will close during Public Auction
343 CVR   image1924 (October 16), registered uprated stationery cover, Kolmanskop to Germany, 6d overprinted stationery, affixed with 1d. King George V definitive of South Africa overprinted South West / Africa, struck with violet R / KOLMANKOP handstamp, dropping the "s" from the town name, reverse with Cologne transit and Wismar c.d.s. receiver (12 Nov), tear at upper left mostly confined to reverse, else a fine registered usage from present-day Namibia. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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344 CVR   image1931 (December 19), Windhoek to Kimberley, registered first fligh cover with Official franking, affixed with 10d Lugpos/Air Mail bilingual pair with Bradbury, Wilkinson imprint in selvedge, plus 1d and 2d Official / Offisieel overprinted horizontal pairs, tied by "Air Mail Windhoek - Kimberley / Lugpos" flight c.d.s. violet Windhoek straight-line at left, destined for Johannesburg, South Africa, typed endorsement "via KIMBERLEY" at lower left, reverse with Kimberley (20 Dec) c.d.s. and framed Johannesburg arrival datestamps (24 Dec), very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for C$40.00
Will close during Public Auction
345 CVR   image1932 (January 26), registered first flight cover from Windhoek to Ceylon, franked with 1931 3d Windhoek, 4d Waterberg pair, and 3d and 10d Airplanes Over Windhoek singles, each tied by Windhoek - Kimberley First Air Mail c.d.s., flown via the South West African Airways feeder service to Kimberley, thence via Imperial Airways, reverse with Karachi (12 Feb) and Colombo (24 Feb) c.d.s. transit markings, Kiriella receiver (25 Feb), trivial wrinkles in places, else very fine, an attractive cover and an unusual destination on this inaugural service. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for C$60.00
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346 CVR   image1932 (January 26), Windhoek to Kimberley first flight cover, registered from Omaruru, 1d South Africa stationery cover, overprinted S.W.A. and uprated with bilingual lower marginal pair of 10d Lugpos / Air Mail issues of South West Africa, with Bradbury Wilkinson imprint in selvedge, tied by bold strikes of violet Omaruru / Lugpos c.d.s., registration handstamp alongside and Omaruru / S.W. Africa c.d.s. (25 Jan) below, reverse with second strike of same and choice "First Air Mail / Eerste Lugpos / Windhoek - Kimberley" c.d.s. (26 Jan), fresh and very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for C$80.00
Will close during Public Auction
347 CVR   image1932 (January 26), Windhoek to Kimberley, pilot signed first flight cover, franked with 3d and 10d Air Post horizontal pairs, tied by "FIRST AIR MAIL / EERSTE LUGPOS / WINDHOEK - KIMBERLEY" c.d.s., ultimately carried to Purley, England, with c.d.s. arrival backstamp (17 Feb), signed by pilot A.O. Wright on front, fresh and very fine, a desirable cover, the flight being a feeder service to join the Imperial Airways flight from Kimberley, which was forced to make an emergency landing near Broken Hill. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for C$130.00
Will close during Public Auction
348 CVR   image1936 (September 1), registered cover from Windhoek to Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, franked with 1s3d Elands block of four, centrally-cancelled by Windhoek double-circle c.d.s., reverse with additional Windhoek, Marseille-Gare (17 Sep) transit, and Bahia c.d.s. receiver (19 Sep), some light wrinkles, but an uncommon franking and scarce destination. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for C$40.00
Will close during Public Auction
Straits Settlements
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
349 CVR   image1904 (October 15), Singapore to Kiautschou postal stationery card via Hong Kong, King Edward VII 3c postal stationery card, postmarked by Singapore double-circle datestamp, addressed to Tsingtau, Kiautschou (German China), reverse with violet framed handstamp message “With Compliments from Ha Buey Hon, Sarawak – 11 Oct 1904”, front showing clear Singapore to Hong Kong (16 Oct) transit and superb Tsingtau Kiautschou (23 Oct) receiver, a desirable usage to German Kiautschou. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for C$90.00
Will close during Public Auction
Sweden
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
350 CVR   image1858 (August 20), Götheborg to Philadelphia, transatlantic stampless folded letter via Prussian Closed Mail, folded letter datelined Götheborg, addressed to Captain James Koofman, Ship F.W. Bailey, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, endorsed “via Preussen & Ostende” in manuscript, carried via Hamburg with transit markings including double-circle Aachen (22 Aug) and two-line Hamburg (22 Aug), struck on arrival with New York Am. Packet (7 Sep) circular datestamp, additional “ADV 1” handstamp at lower right denoting advertising fee when the addressee could not be located directly; manuscript ratings include “34” (Kreuzer) applied at Hamburg and crossed out, replaced by “84”at Aachen and rated “12” cents due on arrival with “ADV 1” surcharge, some overall wrinkling, else fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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SOLD for C$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
Switzerland
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
351 CVR 8 image1852 (6 May), two 10r Rayon on folded letter from Bern to Nidau, 10r yellow, black, and red, two singles, without frame around cross, mixed margins, into design in places, but of fresh colour, tied by crisp blue lozenge obliterator, Bern despatch c.d.s. alongside, no backstamps, fresh and attractive. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for C$80.00
Will close during Public Auction
352 CVR 8 image1862 (18 November), three-colour Sitzende Helvetia franking on COD cover from Basel to Hitzkirch (Canton Lucerne), sent Nachnahme “Fr. 3.– für ein Inserat im Kantonsblatt” and franked with 10 Rp deep blue, 2 Rp grey, and 3 Rp deep black, tied by crisp Basel Brief Distribution circular datestamp dated 18 NOV 62, addressed to the Gerichtskanzlei in Hitzkirch, an attractive and correct mixed-value franking paying the COD fee, fresh colours and intact perforations with only light handling and minor cancel smudging noted, very fine and desirable three-colour franking; with 1991 Kurt Trüssel certificate. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for C$250.00
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353 CVR 41, 42 image1866 (31 January), 2c & 3c Sitting Helvetia pairs on registered folded letter from Trogen to Teufen, franked with vertical pairs of the perforated 2c gray and 3c black, tied by clear Trogen single-circle datestamps, struck with boxed “Chargé”, corresponding manuscript notation alongside, confirming registered handling, reverse with St. Gallen (31 Jan) transit and Teufen (31 Jan) receiver of the same day, horizontal fold, an attractive mixed-value franking of low denominations used for registered mail. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for C$170.00
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354 CVR 56a image1868 (May 10), 30 Rp. Sitting Helvetia cover to Paris, France, franked with a single 30 Rp. blue perforated Sitting Helvetia on white paper, of excellent colour and with clean perforations, tied by a crisp Luzern Brf. Exp. (10 May) circular datestamp, the front with boxed PD and a clear blue Suisse – St. Louis (11 Mai 68) French entry marking, a pleasing strike in blue, addressed to Paris, light horizontal fold, else very fine; with 1995 Renggli certificate. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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355   image1868 (May 13), 3c Sitting Helvetia on Gazzetta Ticinese newspaper, Lugano to Forlimpopoli, Italy, franked with 3c black Sitting Helvetia on white paper, fresh with clear impression and neatly tied by single-circle Lugano Brf. Exp. 13 V 68 datestamp, a portion of the original pinkish wrapper band preserved and showing the partial destination “…rlimpopoli,” struck with boxed PD indicating full prepayment of the international newspaper rate to Italy under the 1860s conventions, with small folds as expected for a surviving nineteenth-century printed item, a scarce newspaper franking to Italy. (Zumstein 29). (Image 1) (Image 2)

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356 CVR   image1873 (October 15), 50c Sitting Helvetia cover to Baltimore, Maryland, franked with a single 50c Sitting Helvetia on white paper, well-centred with clean perforations, tied by two strikes of the black single-circle Vevey Brf. Exp. (15 Oct) cancellation, from the Grand Hotel Vevey to Baltimore, at left a clear double-circle Grand Hotel Vevey (15 Oct) handstamp, unusually dated in the style of a postal datestamp and a scarce hotel marking, endorsed Via England with boxed PD confirming prepayment, the reverse showing Basel Brf. Exp. (16 Oct) transit and the front a red New York Paid All (30 Oct) arrival, fine and attractive with a desirable hotel-origin datestamp. (Zumstein 43). (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for C$110.00
Will close during Public Auction
357 CVR   image1874 (July 1), 2 Rp. Sitting Helvetia folded printed-matter letter, franked with a single 2 Rp. Sitting Helvetia in the fahlbraun shade on white paper, well-centred with fault-free perforations, from Basel to Burgdorf, the adhesive neatly tied by black double-circle Basel 1.VII.74 – 9 c.d.s. with a second strike alongside, correctly paying the 2 Rp. printed-matter rate for up to 40 grams within Switzerland, a scarce and attractive example in this rare shade; (Zumstein 37b), with 2010 Urs Hermann SBPV certificate noting its “archival quality” preservation. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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358 CVR 60B, 66-67D, 70-71D image1876 (29 March), 50c Sitting Helvetia, uprating 25c postal stationery cover from Basel to Yokohama, Japan, via Brindisi, the indicium and 50c brown-lilac Sitting Helvetia on white paper, tied by Basel c.d.s. manuscript route directive “Via Brindisi” at lower left, reverse with Geneve (30 Mar), light blue Hong Kong Marine Sorter and Singapore–Hong Kong (30 Apr) transits, and Yokohama (15 May) arrival, small portion of back flap missing affecting two markings, otherwise fresh and attractive, a rare Swiss destination cover to Japan in desirable quality. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for C$250.00
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359 CVR 60B, 66-67D, 70-71D image1899 (November 6), five-colour Standing Helvetia franking on “Chargé” registered cover from the United States Legation in Bern to Berlin, Ontario, Canada, bearing 5 Rp, 20 Rp, 25 Rp, 50 Rp, and 1 Fr Numeral and Standing Helvetia issues, stamps tied by Bern Briefausg. double-circle datestamp, reverse with bold red wax seal of the United States Legation in Switzerland with eagle and shield arms, together with New York Reg’y Div. (17 Feb 1899), Toronto (18 Feb), and two Berlin (20 Feb) receivers, a fresh and clean diplomatic cover of substantial weight with a highly attractive five-colour franking, light corner creasing, else very fine and desirable. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for C$350.00
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360 CVR 45-48 image1929 (March 21), Pro Juventute semi-postals on registered cover to Shanghai, China, franked with the complete 1928 Pro Juventute issue, together with a 20c Tell definitive, all fresh and tied by multiple strikes of the single-circle Zürich 4 / Fil. Rämistr. datestamp, sent registered from Zürich to the Astor House Hotel, Shanghai with black-on-yellow Zürich 4 Rämistrasse 894 registration label, endorsed Via Siberiaand bearing on the reverse the bilingual Shanghai (7 Apr) receiver confirming carriage over the Siberian route, small tear at left, an attractive franking and scarce destination. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for C$90.00
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