Auction 263 of 11 Aug 10

Foreign Covers (2460-2515)

Argentina

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
2460 na na 1890/1957, lot of 7 cards and 4 covers (3 are postal stationery), EST 30-40

Australia

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
2461 na na 1994-1999, Christmas Island, 20 commercial or personal covers, various cancels & frankings EST 30-40

Canada

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
2462 na na 1879/1903, lot of 22 items incl 3 wrappers, 4 postal cards, 1 entire, 2 stamped cards, and 12 covers incl 2 Registered each franked with 27 & 79 and 2 franked with #87, one with convoluted flag cancel, also 1 with beautiful 3-ring Toronto Station B cancel, very nice lot, mostly addressed to Kingman, Maine EST 60-75
2463 na na 1888/1963, lot of 32 personal & commercial covers/cards, incl some wrappers, many to U.S., a few with corner cards EST 30-40
2464 2464.jpg na 1890, St John NB FALL EXHIBITION, beautiful illus of St John harbor, with additional illus on back flap, posted from St John Nov 4 1890, repaired tear at top center o/w a beautiful cover! EST 60-75
2465 2465.jpg na 1899, #86, 2¢ Map, tied by Hamilton Feb 25 1899 cds & convoluted flag cancel on cover to Bangor, Maine, red illus Canada Life Assurance Company cnr cd EST 25-35
2466 na na 1955/1995, lot of 59 FDC's, all cacheted & unaddr, mostly 1975-85 issues . 100.00

France

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
2467 na na 1802/1847, lot of 32 stampless folded letters, 7 with straight line pmks, mostly all different cds pmks and destinations EST 650-700
2468 na na 1857/1957, lot of 30 stamped covers and cards, various destinations incl US, Argentina, Holland, Austria, Wuttemberg, Belgium, Sumatra, etc EST 150-175
2469 2469.jpg na 1861, 80¢ rose tied by 1896 in diamond cancel from Marseille 12 JUIN 61, on small cover to Addison Point, Maine, red boxed 'Br Service', red Boston JUN 2? PAID 15 transit, small boxed 'PD', EST 75-90
2470 2470.jpg na 1871, 20¢ blue, #45, XF, tied by '2240' cancel on folded letter from Marseilles 1 Apr 71, to Dargnies, BS Paris 2 Apr, Weingourt 5 Apr, Louis Lafleur printed stationery EST 40-50
2471 na na 1962/1967, lot of 162 special events covers, mostly Philatelic Exhibitions, all addr to Le Mondedes Philatelistes, Paris EST 150-200

German Southwest Africa

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
2472 2472.jpg na 1905, Feld post card from Gobabis, to Berlin, forwarded to Breslau, edge faults, EST 20-30

Germany

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
2473 2473.jpg na Lot of 12 stampless coves, 1825/1854, some straight line cancels incl Waldsu, Presburg, Wolfegg, Wlaschian; cds cancels incl Dux, Boikwitz, Trenchin, Uhradisch, etc EST 250-300
2474 na na 1867/1940, Germany & related, 9 items incl 1867 cover front from Prussia, 1926 cover from Germany to NYC, each of these missing one stamp + 1905 and 1918 postal cards from Bavaria; two 1903 postal cards from Wuttemberg, 1930 postal card from Germany + unused Hitler illus postal card ca 1940 + illus 1929 postal card from Switzerland EST 25-35
2475 2475.jpg na 1936, Hitler Nurnburg Nazi Party Rally card, posted from Nurnburg 11.9.36, with slogan cancel, VF EST 25-35
2476 2476.jpg na 1936, Hindenburg first flight from Frankfort to Lakehurst, NJ, Registered cover from Lorch franked with C57-C58 tied by Lorch cds, red flight cachet at left EST 40-50
2477 2477.jpg na 1936, Graf Zeppelin LZ129 flight to USA, red flight cachet on cover franked with C57-C58 tied by Frankfurt 5.5.36 cds, BS New York 5.9.36 EST 40-50
2478 2478.jpg na 1936, 15+10pf postal card with view of 1936 Olympic Stadium, cancelled from Berlin with pictorial Olympic cancel EST 15-25
2479 2479.jpg na 1936, unusual mixed franking Canada & Germany posted from Darmstadt 4.11.36, to New York, then re-directed to Boston, Mass, EST 20-30
2480 2480.jpg na 1934/1939, three different Nurnberg Nazi Party Rally cards, one postal card, two post cards, all posted, VF EST 30-40
2481 2481.jpg na 1937, Hindenburg flight from Koln 3,5,37, red violet circular & boxed flight cachets, on card franked with C37, no message EST 40-50
2482 2482.jpg na 1950, B310-B311, 654,685, all tied by Steinwiesen 10.3.50 cancels on airmail cover to Brooklyn, NY EST 40-50

Great Britain

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
2483 2483.jpg na 1862, 20b, 1p red brown tied by Nottingham MR 16 62 duplex cancel on small blue cover to Derby, . 525.00
2484 2484.jpg na 1863, 1/green, plate 1, #42, tied by Alnwick no 30 63 duplex cancel on small mourning cover to New York, red N. York Am Pkt Dec 18 Paid 24 transit cds . 575.00
2485 2485.jpg na 1865, #54, 1/ green, plate 4, nice wing margin stamp tied by Sheffield Ju 27 65 cds, on small blue cover to Rock Island, Ill, red 21 cents h/s, red Chicago Am Pkt 24 Paid Jul 12 h/s, 3 different transit cds's on reverse, tiny nick out at UL cnr o/w fine cover EST 100-125
2486 2486.jpg na 1867, #48, 1/ green, plate 4, tied by Brighton Nov 22 67 duplex cancel on small cover to Boston, ms Queenstown (Ireland), red '5 cents' h/s, Boston Br PKT PAID 3 Dec cds, BS blue London No 22 67 cds, cover has small tear UR near stamp, . 225.00
2487 2487.jpg na 54, 1/ green, plate 4, tied by Newcastle DE 6 67 duplex cancel on blue folded letter to Boston, Mass, red Boston Br Pkt Paid Dec 20 receiving cds, LR cnr missing from stamp o/w nice wing margin stamp . 60.00
2488 2488.jpg na 1867, #54, 1/ green, plate 4, tied by '49' cancel on small cover to Southwick, Mass, red '21 cents' h/s, red 'Boston AM PKT Paid 19 Oct ' h/s on front, boxed 'London OC 3 67' h/s on reverse, cover missing back flap & opened roughly at top EST 40-50
2489 2489.jpg na #33, 1p rose, pair, plate #107, #58, ½p rose, on small cover to North Appleton, Maine, red New York JUN 25 PAID ALL transit h/s EST 60-70
2490 2490.jpg na 1873, #49, 3p rose, plate 10, tied by Bideford My 27 73 duplex cancel on small cover to Lockport, NY, London transit h/s on reverse . 190.00
2491 2491.jpg na 1878, #67, 2½d claret, plate 11, tied by Channing Cross JY 31 78 duplex on cover to Florence Italy, letter in English from National Steam Ship Co . 80.00
2492 2492.jpg na 1882, #85, 5p single & pair tied by Limerick Fe 24 duplex cancels, on long blue cover to Winterport, Maine, small fault at bottom of right stamp, tears at top center of cover and faulty left edge, New York eyeglass Mar 9 82 Paid All h/s on back, red wax seal embossed with SHIP and Mullock/Limrick on back, letter enclosed mentions delay of the 'Willam Wilcox' EST 150-200
2493 2493.jpg na 1911, First U.K. Aerial Post, message written 6 ept 1911, four hinge remnants on message side o/w fine EST 50-60
2494 2494.jpg na 1940, FDC, 252-257 cplt on one cover, Gimbels cachet partly hidden by stamps, addr, also 2nd cover with 252-255, magent RSC, addr EST 40-50
2495 2495.jpg na 1953 Coronation FDC's, 313, 315 singles on cover with matching cachets, VF EST 25-35

Hungary

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
2496 2496.jpg na 1930, neat post card with view of Royal Castle, Budapest, franked with 1f-8f and posted from Budapest 5.31.1930 to US. EST 10-20

Ireland

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
2497 2497.jpg na 1959, Ireland #118 tied by Donla Dghaire 21.II.59 cds along with Free Ireland local, with three additional locals also on the cover, addressed to Blackrock EST 20-30

Namibia

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
2498 na na 2002, lot of 5 personal covers to Maine, VF EST 20-30

Netherlands

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
2499 2499.jpg na 1935, Rocket flight, red violet rocket label tied by red flight cachet, + blue flight cachet dated 20-21 March 1935, dark blue flight label at upper left, additional flight illus on back flap, signed by Carl Roberti, E-Z 6C1 EST 60-75

Newfoundland

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
2500 na na 1890/1916, lot of 15 items incl two 3¢ entires, three 1¢ postal cards, 3 wrappers, and & covers, incl one franked with 44,48 on #10 envelope; most other franked with 1¢- 4¢ 1897-1901 issues, canada & US addressees EST 75-85
2501 2501.jpg na 1901, 5¢ blue #85 on cover to Kingman, Maine, St John's Oc 17 1901 cds, stamp has pre-use tear at top, cover opened roughly at top EST 20-30

New Zealand

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
2502 2502.jpg na 1934, C3, 7p airmail stamp tied by special Trans-Tasmania Southern Cross 29 MR 34 cancel, on First Flight cover with blue map cachet, pair of 1p green Australian stamps tied by same day receiving cancel, VF EST 40-50
2503 2503.jpg na 1934, C1-C2 airmail stamps tied by 14 Ap 34 cds on First Flight cover with overall cachet, special 'Faith in Australia' flight cachet, pair 1p Australian stamps tied by receiving cds, VF EST 50-75
2504 na na 2004/2006, lot of 10 personal covers to Maine, incl two franked with $10 singles, one franked with $20 single, + 1936 Registered and 1942 Censored to US EST 90-100

Philippines

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
2505 2505.jpg */o Japanese Occupation, N28 FDC + ten unused singles incl N8 + three unused blocks of four EST 10-20

Poland

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
2506 2506.jpg na 1941, German Occupation, Registered cover franked with NB1-4 on 24Gr entire (H&G B-1), from Krakau 2-1-41 to Hamburg, BS 2.3.41 EST 40-50

Senegal

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
2507 2507.jpg na 1904, 10¢ red #5 tied by Dakar 9 Mar 04 cds on post card to Ivory Coast, with 28 & 30 Mar 04 receiving cds's, carried by Marseilles Paquebot, with octagonal 19 Mar 04 No. 2 transit h/s, very scarce! EST 100-125

South Africa

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
2508 na na 2002, lot of 15 personal covers and 8 post cards, to Maine + 1947 & 1952 cover to US EST 25-35

Sweden

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
2509 2509.jpg na Lot of 3 SFL's, two 1796 Gotheborg to Stromstadl 1842 boxed Christianstad, to Gotheborg EST 50-60

Vatican

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
2510 2510.jpg na 1939, 61-67 cplt on Registered cover from the Vatican to Rome, all tied by Vatican City 21.2.39 cds cancels, sealed cover with Rome 22.2.39 cds on reverse, Scott lists the first day as 20.2.39 EST 40-50

Worldwide

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Lot Photo Cond. Description Value type Value US$
2511 na na WORLDWIDE, covers mostly from 1970-80's, mostly FDC's from Canada (48), + 34 FDC from Greece, Isle of Mann, Japan, Sweden, Luxembourg, Jersey, San Marino, Vatican, Germany, Columbia, Grenada, etc + 8 mint Australian entires, + misc items EST 75-100
2512 na na WORLDWIDE, over 175 covers, mostly First Days, some Special Events, probably 2/3rds from Canada, balance scattered British and others EST 150-200
2513 na na WORLDWIDE, box with 461 first day covers from 68 countries, most cacheted, addr & unaddr, Antigua to Vatican, incl 13 Australia, 37 Canada, 35 Ceske, 10 China, 125 Czech, 21 Great Britain, 66 Libya, 17 Poland, 10 Sweden, etc, some large size with souvenir sheets EST 300-400
2514 2514.jpg na Military & Political Postal History of WWII, 1932/1945, lot of 12 covers on exhibit pages from Slovakia, Belgium, China, Manchuria, Belgian Congo, Japan, Netherlands Indies, Germany & Canada to US, French Sudan to Vichy France, & US to Germany, many are censored, well documented, EST 180-200
2515 na na WORLDWIDE, lot of over 175 covers, 19th C to modern, incl FDC's, special events, registered, commercial mail, WWII Germany, Far east, Russia, etc, some better items EST 75-100