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Lot 2257

60.00 CAD

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1883 (March 6), 10c orange on folded letter from Villagran to Linares, with contents, datelined 6 March, 1883, franked with 10c orange

1883 (March 6), 10c orange on folded letter from Villagran to Linares, with contents, datelined 6 March, 1883, franked with 10c orange Hidalgo, overprinted "4' / 82", Victoria District, postmarked with double oval "FRANCO EN / VILLAGRAN", to Linares, no backstamps, piece torn from back, an attractive single franking. (Sc. 108)

Lot 2365

150.00 CAD

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Occupation of Veracruz, Mexico, 1914 (June 23), Special Delivery cover to New York, franked with 2c Panama Canal and 1911 10c Special

Occupation of Veracruz, Mexico, 1914 (June 23), Special Delivery cover to New York, franked with 2c Panama Canal and 1911 10c Special Delivery, tied by VERACRUZ, MEX / U.S.M.A.C. duplex, to New York, some small edge tears and fragile along vertical fold, back flap largely removed, but rare; only three Special Delivery covers are recorded from the U.S. Mail Agency at Veracruz. In 1914, American forces occupied Veracruz, Mexico. On April 25, 1914, the Postmaster General advised the Navy Department that an order had been given to establish a U.S. Mail Agency there. The Superintendent of Railway Mail Service was instructed to take charge, and arrived with his asssitants and stamp supplies in early May. The cover bears no Special Delivery markings, suggesting that it was carried by the regular mail carrier, which was the New York City practice at the time.

Lot 2366

100.00 CAD

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1914 (July 3), postage due registered cover from Nogales, Sonora to Los Angeles, California, franked with a 5c green and a pair of

1914 (July 3), postage due registered cover from Nogales, Sonora to Los Angeles, California, franked with a 5c green and a pair of 20c brown Mexican definitives tied by a Nogales / Son. c.d.s. (3 Jul), determined upon arrival to be short-paid, initial "Due 14 Cents" struck through and revised to "Due 20 Cents," with the deficiency collected by the application of 10c green Parcel Post Postage Due, and two pairs of 2c deep claret Postage Due, cancelled in Los Angeles, reverse with Nogales, Ariz. transit (6 Jul) and Los Angeles, Cal. arrival (7 Jul) backstamps, some creasing and light edge toning, but the use of the 10c Parcel Post Postage Due being quite unusual.

Lot 2373

40.00 CAD

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1920 (circa), stampless naval cover from U.S.S. Reuben James to Springfield, Ohio, bearing a violet two-line U.S. Naval Forces, / European

1920 (circa), stampless naval cover from U.S.S. Reuben James to Springfield, Ohio, bearing a violet two-line U.S. Naval Forces, / European Waters handstamp at upper right, manuscript corner card "Leo Fraser / U.S.S. Reuben James" at upper left, some edge creasing, else fine-very fine. U.S.S. Reuben James (DD-245) was a Clemson-class destroyer commissioned in 1920 and immediately assigned to U.S. Naval Forces in European Waters, where she performed post-war duties including patrol in the Adriatic and Mediterranean and assistance with refugee relief in the Near East. She was later immortalised in song after her sinking in 1941.