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Ethiopia
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
101 CVR N1-7 image1937 (May 16), Italian Occupation, registered cover from Addis Abeba to Rome, franked with complete set of 10c through 1.25l Victor Emmanuel III issues, tied by Addis Abeba c.d.s., reverse with Rome c.d.s. receiver, an atttractive and uncommon franking, very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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France
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
102 CVR   image1854 (September 30), Paris to Havana, stampless folded letter via England, with contents, handstamped "PD" in red, postmarked Paris (30 Sep), with UK "PAID" transit (2 Oct) struck on front, Havana c.d.s. arrival backstamp (24 Oct), bearing "2" reales due marking and "NE" handstamp in blue, light filing folds, a fine and scarce transatlantic usage to an uncommon destination. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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103 CVR   image1870 (September 26), Ballon Monté folded letter to Verdun, with "PAR BALLON / MONTE" imprint, franked with 20c blue Laureated Napoleon III, cancelled by dotted lozenge and with manuscript strokes, addressed to Verdun and bearing the printed République Française arms with internal patriotic propaganda text in French and German urging resistance to the Prussian invasion—“Paris défie l’ennemi, France précipite-toi toute entière, mort aux envahisseurs!”, likely carried on the Normandie after departing Paris from the La Villette gasworks, some reinforcement with archival tape on one side, otherwise intact, fresh and visually appealing. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for C$250.00
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104 CVR   image1901 (July 17), Boxer Rebellion, French feldpost postcard from Cho-Cheou to France, picture postcard depicting Count Alfred von Waldersee stepping off a train, published by Deutsche Druckerei & Verlagsanstalt, Shanghai, endorsed “Corps Expéditionnaire de Chine” and headed “Cho-Cheou, le 17 Juillet 1901” with message referring to the sender’s two-month stay and good health, addressed to Bourbonne-les-Bains, Haute-Marne, showing fine strike of Trésor et Postes aux Armées / 1 Chine 1 military double-circle datestamp (18 Jul) and Bourbonne-les-Bains (27 Aug) receiver on reverse, minor edge wear, a fine usage from Cho-Cheou carried during the closing phase of the Boxer Rebellion. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for C$40.00
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105 CVR   image1910 (April 19), Aviation Meeting at Nice, illustrated folded letter sheet, franked with 15c green Sower, tied by the special Nice–Aviation Meeting (19 Apr) c.d.s., at upper left the large red circular commemorative cachet “Meeting d’Aviation Nice / 1910 / 15 au 25 Avril” and showing on the picture side Léon Leblond on a Blériot monoplane from the official illustrated series issued for the event, a very fine example from one of the earliest international aviation competitions, the Nice meeting producing the first recognised aviation-meeting cancellations in philately. (Muller 45). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for C$150.00
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106 CVR   image1911 (May), Issy-les-Moulineaux Aviation Field postcard for the Paris–Madrid Air Race, picture postcard “Souvenir du Champ d’Aviation d’Issy-les-Moulineaux – Départ d’un Monoplan” franked with 5c green Sower, tied by Issy-les-Moulineaux (Seine) c.d.s., affixed with blue commemorative vignette “Paris – Madrid en Aéroplane / Mai 1911” depicting the multi-stage route (Paris–Angoulême–Biarritz–St. Sébastien–Madrid) and tied by the same cancel, a scarce and very fine example from the dramatic May 1911 long-distance contest remembered for the fatal accident involving French Minister of War Maurice Berteaux during the takeoff sequence, particularly desirable with the vignette tied. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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107 CVR   image1927 (October 20), Paris to Buenos Aires, Argentina, first non-stop flight cover, franked with 1.50Fr Pasteur and 3Fr bright violet & rose Merson, both tied by Bourget-Aviation c.d.s., violet ‘RAID: PARIS A BUENOS AIRES / 1re TRAVERSEE DE L’ATLANTIQUE SUD / Le Pilote:’ handstamp and 4-line Buenos Aires (20 Oct) receiver on front, exceedingly rare as only 17 covers were carried on this historic flight by Dieudonné Costes & Joseph Le Brix, very fine. (AAMC #1063) (Image 1) (Image 2)

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108 CVR   image1929 (February 19), interrupted “France–Indochina” flight by Costes, registered crash cover, combination franking including the special France–Indochine flight label, all tied by circular Poste Aérienne / France–Indo-Chine datestamps, showing large boxed “RAID INTERROMPU / PAR ACCIDENT / Retour à l’envoyeur” cachet and violet “PAR VOIE AÉRIENNE de FRANCE en INDO-CHINE” flight marking, reverse with Grenoble (16 Feb) and Paris Gare (17 Feb) c.d.s. backstamps, desirable and very fine; the aircraft crashed shortly after departure near the Bondy railway station on the outskirts of Paris, interrupting the trial flight. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for C$80.00
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French India
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
109 CVR   image1855 (September 12), stampless folded letter from Pondicherry to Bordeaux, routed via Marseille, showing crescent India Paid handstamp and boxed two-line G.P.O / 1855 Sep 13 British Indian General Post Office marking on front, alongside red double-circle Marseille 19 Oct 55 French entry, with manuscript rate markings including black crayon “10” and red “1/-”, reverse bearing boxed three-line Pondicherry / 55 September 13 / Paid, "Paris à Bordeaux" TPO (19 Oct), and Bordeaux (20 Oct) receiver, some usual light aging, else fine-very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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SOLD for C$60.00
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French Indochina
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
110 CVR   image1909 (September 30), Kouang-Tchéou-Wan registered cover to Germany, franked with 5c, 10c, 20c, and 1fr Indochina definitives overprinted Kouang-Tchéou-Wan, each tied by bold Kouang-Tchéou-Wan / Chinedouble-circle datestamps with a fifth strike alongside, boxed “R” registration handstamp and manuscript number at upper left, manuscript directive “Via Hong Kong, Shanghai” at top, addressed to Dresden, Germany with clear Hong Kong / Registered G.P.O. (8 Oct) double-circle transit on reverse, a superb and colourful four-value franking paying the registered letter rate, highly attractive and scarce example of registered mail from the French leased territory of Kouang-Tchéou-Wan (1898–1945). (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for C$225.00
Will close during Public Auction
France (Offices in China)
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
111 CVR   imageOffices in China, 1908 (November 12), postcard from Shanghai to France, picture postcard depicting two Chinese prisoners under guard, franked with 10c French Offices in China “Rights of Man” issue tied by Shanghai - Chine c.d.s., free strike on reverse, manuscript directive “Via Siberia” at top, addressed to Orléans, France, some edge wear, else fine. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for C$50.00
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France (Offices in the Levant)
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
112 CVR   imageOffices in the Levant, 1858, Lattaquié (Syrie) to England via Paris and London, folded letter in English datelined Latakia, 21 March 1858, struck with clear dotted-circle LATTAQUIÉ (SYRIE) (21 Mar) despatch and bearing large manuscript accounting on face, carried by Messageries Impériales Ligne de l’Orient to Marseille and forwarded overland via Paris (Étrangers c.d.s.) and London (17 Apr) transit to Birmingham, the contents describe health, delays in posting, and agricultural prospects in the district (“a good farmer could make a fortune”), with additional remarks on riding, local fields, a saddle, and references to “missionaries” and “the minister,” some staining in places, else an appealing example from one of the scarcer French Post Office origins in Syria, considerably less common than Beirut or Smyrna. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10)

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Old German States Baden
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
113 CVR   image1853 (February 3), 1kr black on buff on folded letter from Meßkirch, locally addressed, cancelled by untied five-ring "92" (Meßkirch) and boxed (6 Feb) datestamp on front, adhesive cut into at bottom right and upper left, an unusually fresh "first issue" entire. (Sc. #1, $600; Mi. #1). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for C$160.00
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Old German States Bavaria
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
114 CVR   image1868 (November 27), Bavaria to Connecticut, 9 Kreuzer single franking cover, adhesive tied by München single-circle c.d.s., showing red New York “Paid All / Dec 11” arrival c.d.s. on front, to Kensington, Connecticut, with clear “Franco” handstamp at lower left confirming full prepayment, manuscript “14” in red crayon and other accountancy marks at left denoting prepaid credit, an attractive and well-struck 9 kr single franking, fresh and very fine. (Image 1)



SOLD for C$50.00
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115 CVR   image1870s (December 10), Bavaria to Canada, 3kr and 6kr franking to Montreal, cover franked with 3 kr carmine-rose and 6 kr brown Coat of Arms definitives (Mi. #23y, #24x), tied by München single-circle c.d.s., showing bold red New York “Paid All” (24 Dec) transit and blue “Franco”handstamp, manuscript “1/8” (1 shilling 8 pence) denoting British credit, large black “5” due marking at upper left for 5 cents Canadian inland postage payable upon delivery, with Montreal (2 Jan) receiver on reverse, some wrinkling, else a fine cover to Canada. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for C$750.00
Will close during Public Auction
Old German States Brunswick
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
116 CVR 2 image1852 (January 8) circa, Brunswick to Bremen, 2 Sgr single franking on folded letter, bearing 2 Sgr blue imperforate Leaping Horse of Saxony, large margins all around, neatly tied by blue Braunschweig semi-circular c.d.s., reverse showing Bremen (9 Jan) receiver, an attractive and scarce single franking. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for C$190.00
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117 CVR 8a image1856 (October 11), 3 Sgr black on blue folded letter to Marburg, adhesive with large even margins, tied by boxed blue Braunschweig handstamp, reverse showing Cassel (12 Oct) transit and Marburg (13 Oct) arrival c.d.s., the 3 Silbergroschen franking correctly paying the standard single-weight rate, some light stains in places, else fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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SOLD for C$50.00
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Old German States Hanover
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
118 CVR   image1856 (circa) (November 3), 3pf rose single-franking on folded letter from Marienhafe to Bockhorn, stamp with ample to large margins on three sides, touched at lower right, cancelled by clear Marienhafe double circle c.d.s. in blue, slightly reduced at one side, else fresh and fine-very fine. (Sc. 6; Mi. 6) (Image 1) (Image 2)

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SOLD for C$130.00
Will close during Public Auction
Old German States Oldenburg
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
119 CVR 4b image1852 (July 24), 1/10 Thaler black on yellow on folded letter from Oldenburg to Lüneburg, fine example with mostly wide margins all around, just touching at upper right, postmarked by boxed Oldenburg handstamp, blue Lüneburg receiver on reverse, fine and attractive. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for C$70.00
Will close during Public Auction
Old German States Prussia
LotNo. Symbol Cat No. Lot Description
120 CVR 22 image1867 (October 7), two 1kr rouletted singles on folded letter from Frankfurt am Main to Langen, franked with two examples of the 1 Kreuzer rouletted issue, tied by Frankfurt A/M c.d.s., with Langen (8 Oct) receiver on reverse, some staining to adhesives, else fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for C$60.00
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