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South West Africa

Transvaal

South West Africa

Lot 59

295.00 CAD

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1926 (June 20), Ariamsvle rail post coveri to Sea Point, Cape Town, franked with a pair and a block of four ½d King George V South

1926 (June 20), Ariamsvle rail post coveri to Sea Point, Cape Town, franked with a pair and a block of four ½d King George V South West Africa / Zuidwest Afrika overprints, all tied by violet oval S.A.R.S.H. Ariamsvlei cds (20 Jun), endorsed “Rail Post,” with next-day Cape Town c.d.s. receiver, no markings on reverse, a scarce and attractive internal rail conveyance, very fine; ex Greca (2021), John Sussex (2015).

Lot 60

95.00 CAD

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1931 (December), Walvis Bay Christmas Flight, registered postal stationery cover of South Africa, overprinted S.W.A., uprated with Air Post

1931 (December), Walvis Bay Christmas Flight, registered postal stationery cover of South Africa, overprinted S.W.A., uprated with Air Post single 4d and 3d pair, all tied by AIR MAIL / LUGPOS / WALVIS BAY cancellation, with double-circle c.d.s. at left (7 Dec) tying BY AIR MAIL / PER LUGPOS label, endorsed in manuscript "XMas Flight / via Kimberley / Cairo & Croydon", reverse with Niederfischbach c.d.s. arrival backstamp, a couple scattered spots, else very fine and attractive.

Transvaal

Lot 62

95.00 CAD

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1907 (June 22), Johannesburg to Kimberley, reposted to Johannesburg, 1d postal stationery cover, postmarked with Johannesburg c.d.s., to

1907 (June 22), Johannesburg to Kimberley, reposted to Johannesburg, 1d postal stationery cover, postmarked with Johannesburg c.d.s., to the Savoy Hotel, Kimberley, crossed-out and redirected to the Carlton Hotel, Johannesburg, Transvaal, handstamped with boxed REPOSTED and postmarked Kimberley (24 Jun), light vertical file fold, attractive and choice strikes.

Transvaal

Turkey Postal stationery

United States

Lot 63

495.00 CAD

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1911 (30 Dec), First South African Aerial Post, Second “New Year’s Day” Flight, Kenilworth–Muizenberg souvenir card to

1911 (30 Dec), First South African Aerial Post, Second “New Year’s Day” Flight, Kenilworth–Muizenberg souvenir card to Germany, bearing single ½d King Edward VII, cancelled by Wynberg Cape c.d.s., dual circular First South African / Aerial Post / Kenilworth datestamps (30 Dec), with crisp Muizenberg and Cape Town c.d.s. (3 Jan), usual edge wear, but an elusive card from this delayed flight. The Aerial Post was re-opened for a second mail intended for New Year’s Day; adverse weather delayed departure until the evening of 2 January, when pilot Cecil Compton Paterson Driver again flew from Kenilworth carrying 1,479 items of mail to Muizenberg.

Turkey Postal stationery

United States

Turkey Postal stationery

Lot 64

285.00 CAD

Fixed Price

1897 (August 28), Istanbul to Beirut, multiple re-directed postal card, 20pa dull claret stationery card, posted from Istanbul to Beirut,

1897 (August 28), Istanbul to Beirut, multiple re-directed postal card, 20pa dull claret stationery card, posted from Istanbul to Beirut, forwarded to Port Said, Aden, and Bombay, returned after being struck with Bombay D.L.O. (18 Oct) Dead Letter Office c.d.s., multiple instructional handstamps including “Inconnu / Not Known” and “Reexpedie”, a total of nineteen postal markings in addition to multiple manuscript notations in English, Arabic, and Turkish, including “not known, try camp” from Aden, etc., usual flaws for such well-traveled mail, but an exceptional and striking usage. (H&G 8)

United States

Lot 65

125.00 CAD

Fixed Price

1897 (October 11), Connecticut to London, forwarded via the U.S. Consul in Smyrna, 5c postal stationery cover, postmarked with New Haven

1897 (October 11), Connecticut to London, forwarded via the U.S. Consul in Smyrna, 5c postal stationery cover, postmarked with New Haven machine cancel, to London, England, postmarked with Charing Cross squared circle (20 Oct), crossed-out and forwarded "care of the United States Consul at Smyrna, Turkey", with corresponding violet handstamp, reverse with Bedford St. c.d.s. (20 Oct) and British Post Office Smyrna (27 Oct) backstamps, small piece torn from back flap, striking and unusual.

United States

Confederate States

Lot 66

145.00 CAD

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1932 (May 6), U.S.S. Akron, C.E. Rosendahl & C.M. Cowart signed illustrated flight cover, franked with 5c Washington, tied by Lakehurst

1932 (May 6), U.S.S. Akron, C.E. Rosendahl & C.M. Cowart signed illustrated flight cover, franked with 5c Washington, tied by Lakehurst machine cancel, violet Coast to Coast flight cachets on front and back, with San Diego backstamp (11 May), signed C.E. Rosendahl (Charles Rosendahl, Akron Commander) and C.M. Cowart (Charles Marvin Cowart), a rare combination of illustrated cover bearing signatures of prominent figures from the Akron's history. Charles E. Rosendahl was a senior U.S. Navy airship officer who commanded Naval Air Station Lakehurst and served as one of the principal officers associated with USS Akron, overseeing her operational employment and later leading the investigation and recovery efforts following the airship’s 1933 disaster. Charles M. Cowart was a member of the USS Akron’s crew and perished in the crash off the New Jersey coast.

Lot 67

125.00 CAD

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1932 (May 6), U.S.S. Akron, C.F. Adams signed flight cover, franked with 2c Arbor Day and 3c Washington, tied by Lakehurst machine cancel,

1932 (May 6), U.S.S. Akron, C.F. Adams signed flight cover, franked with 2c Arbor Day and 3c Washington, tied by Lakehurst machine cancel, violet flight cachets on front and back, signed "C. F. Adams" in ink at upper left, backstampd San Diego (11 May) and Akron (14 May), fresh and very fine. Charles Francis Adams served as Secretary of the Navy under President Herbert Hoover, and played a significant role in the London Naval Conference of 1930.

Confederate States

Canada

Confederate States

Lot 68

595.00 CAD

Fixed Price

1863 (circa), Nashville & Chattanooga Rail Road, cover to Alabama, franked with 10c gray blue, four good to very large margins, tied by

1863 (circa), Nashville & Chattanooga Rail Road, cover to Alabama, franked with 10c gray blue, four good to very large margins, tied by typically blurry impression of elusive oval "Wartrace / N & C.R.R." route agent's datestamp, a scarce and desirable Civil Wae era railway cancellation.

Canada

Lot 69

295.00 CAD

Fixed Price

1844 (September 9), Quebec City to Montreal, "Steamboat Letter Q", folded cover, rated "9" in manuscript, struck with very fine oval "STEAM

1844 (September 9), Quebec City to Montreal, "Steamboat Letter Q", folded cover, rated "9" in manuscript, struck with very fine oval "STEAM BOAT LETTER Q" with "Sep 9" and "4" of "1844" in manuscript, reverse with next-day Montreal double split-ring receiver, a fine example of this scarce steam boat marking.

Lot 70

95.00 CAD

Fixed Price

1896 (July 21), Halifax Summer Carnival, illustrated advertising cover, franked with 3c Small Queen, tied by Halifax JY 21 96 squared

1896 (July 21), Halifax Summer Carnival, illustrated advertising cover, franked with 3c Small Queen, tied by Halifax JY 21 96 squared circle, addressed to Port Hawkesbury, Cape Breton, with lovely illustrated advertisement for the Halifax Summer Carnival, imprint on back flap of A&W MacKinlay, Publishers, Booksellers, and Stationers, attractive and fine.

Lot 71

125.00 CAD

Fixed Price

1897 (July 24), Moncton Flour & Seed illustrated advertising cover, franked with 1c Small Queen, tied by Moncton c.d.s., lovely illustrated

1897 (July 24), Moncton Flour & Seed illustrated advertising cover, franked with 1c Small Queen, tied by Moncton c.d.s., lovely illustrated advertisement for Charles Fawcett, Flour, Cornmeal, Buckwheat, Meal & Heavy Feed, paying the 1c drop letter rate, stamp faulty, not detracting from the visual appeal of this beautiful cover.

Lot 72

165.00 CAD

Fixed Price

1900/02, Toronto Safe Works, two illustrated advertising covers, each franked with 2c Numeral issue and with full-front Toronto Safe Works

1900/02, Toronto Safe Works, two illustrated advertising covers, each franked with 2c Numeral issue and with full-front Toronto Safe Works advertisements, one 1900 example to Nova Scotia with ad in brown-gold colour, postmarked with Toronto "B" flag cancel, the other a 1902 example to New Brunswick with ad in blue-green, each slightly reduced at right, clear of adhesive, a striking pair.

Lot 73

145.00 CAD

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1902 (July 17), Lanterns & Bird Cages, illustrated advertising cover, franked with 2c Numeral issue, tied by Hamilton machine cancel, to

1902 (July 17), Lanterns & Bird Cages, illustrated advertising cover, franked with 2c Numeral issue, tied by Hamilton machine cancel, to London, Ontario, with next-day c.d.s. arrival backstamp front with unusual bird cage advertisement, reverse depicting a kerosene lantern, attractive and very fine.

Lot 74

60.00 CAD

Fixed Price

1916 (July 20), Camp Borden machine cancel, real photo postcard depicting Camp Borden, franked with 2c Admiral, tied by choice example of

1916 (July 20), Camp Borden machine cancel, real photo postcard depicting Camp Borden, franked with 2c Admiral, tied by choice example of CAMP BORDEN machine cancel, in use only from June 2 to August 3, to Halifax, attractive and very fine.

Lot 75

95.00 CAD

Fixed Price

1917 (September 26), General Hospital Salonica, Greece, incoming cover returned to Canada, with label affixed overtop initial

1917 (September 26), General Hospital Salonica, Greece, incoming cover returned to Canada, with label affixed overtop initial Greek address, re-addressed to Toronto, with handstamp "NOT NO 4 CAN / GENERAL HOSPITAL", manuscript "BPO London" below, censor seal along top, a scarce cover to the Canadian Medical Corps in Greece; the No. 4 General Hospital was raised in Toronto in 1915.

Lot 76

75.00 CAD

Fixed Price

1937, 45c rate Air Mail cover, Montreal to Buenos Aires, Argentina, franked with 20c Harvesting pair, 5c Air Post, each tied by Montreal 12

1937, 45c rate Air Mail cover, Montreal to Buenos Aires, Argentina, franked with 20c Harvesting pair, 5c Air Post, each tied by Montreal 12 FE 34 datestamp, to Buenos Aires, Argentina, with machine arrival backstamp, a nice franking to an uncommon destination.

Lot 77

50.00 CAD

Fixed Price

1950, hand-painted sailing ship cover from Steep Rock, Ontario, franked with 4c KGVI, lovely watercolour illustration on front of a sailing

1950, hand-painted sailing ship cover from Steep Rock, Ontario, franked with 4c KGVI, lovely watercolour illustration on front of a sailing ship, to Betty Jayne Tuttle of Seattle, Washington, return address of C. McDougall, Steep Rock, Ontario, a lovely item.