Lot 278 India 1848 (18 August) Calcutta to France, stampless folded letter, datelined Calcutta, boxed INDIA and INDIA PAID in red, to Nantes, endorsed “p. Overland Express Mail via Marseille”, Bordeaux c.d.s. backstamp (3 Oct), a fine stampless letter to France. Sold for C$190.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
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Lot 419, Malaya 1934 hand-painted stamp art postcard to Switzerland, sold for C$380
Lot 419 Malaya #179, 189, 191, 194. 1934 (December 25), hand-painted stamp art postcard to Switzerland, incorporating Chinese stamp fragments in a Junk design, franked with 1c black, 6c scarlet, 10c violet on yellow, and 25c red and red violet George V definitives of the Straits Settlements, tied by three strikes of “SINGAPORE REGISTRATION” c.d.s, front affixed with black on blue “BY AIR MAIL – PAR AVION” etiquette, second example on reverse alongside “Singapore R” registration label, and a violet “REGISTERED” handstamp, backstamped with “CHUR SWITZERLAND” (3 Jan 1935) double circle receiver, visually striking and unusual. (Sc. #179, 189, 191, 194) Sold for C$325.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 336, Japan 1935 registered airmail postal card Tokyo to Olten Switzerland, sold for C$321
Lot 336 Japan #121, 172a, C3-C7. 1935 (June 29), registered airmail postal card from Tokyo to Switzerland, typed “Par avion; Tokio (crossed out) – Tschita – Moskau – Berlin – Zurich. Chargee,” franked with 5s violet definitive, 8s Mt. Fuji, and complete set of 8½s to 30s Passenger Plane over Lake Ashi airmail issues, tied by two “TOKIO NIPPON” double-circle cancellations, with blue bilingual “PAR AVION” airmail label and violet “TOKIO A” handstamp on blue-on-white airmail etiquette, with Basel Flugpost (18 Jul) double-circle receiver on front, and violet Hsingking (I.N.P.O.) (3 Jul), Harbin (4 Jul), and Manchoukuo (6 Jul) single-circle transits, Olten (18 Jul) double-circle receiver backstamp, very fine. (Sc. #121, 172a, C3/7). Sold for C$275.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 294, India 1867 cover Manuntoddy to London, sold for C$555
Lot 294 India 1867, 2a orange, 4a green, and 8p mauve, tied to cover by “48” diamond cancel, INDIA PAID crescent handstamp, Manuntoddy double split-ring despatch backstamp, Bombay (4 Apr) transit, to London, with 6 May receiver on front, embossed red “VIA MARSEILLES” endorsement, an appealing cover with a scarce printed route directive, some edge creasing, else fine. Sold for C$475.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 373, Mexico 1877 folded letter to Madrid via Havana, sold for C$263
Lot 373 Mexico #73 1877 (January 20), folded letter via Havana to Madrid, Spain, with contents datelined Mejico, endorsed in manuscript “Via de le Habana” franked with a pair of 25c dark green Alfonso XIII definitive issues, obliterated by oval handstamps, with “MADRID” (2 Mar) single-circle receiver cancellation on the back, vertical and diagonal creases clear of stamps, a fine example from Mexico conveyed via Cuba. (Sc. #73(x2)) Sold for C$225.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
