Lot 269 Old German States Heligoland #13-16, 18 1890 (August 9), registered cover to Hamburg, franked with 5Pfg, 10Pfg, 20Pfg, 25Pfg, and 50Pfg bi-currency issues, each tied by “HELIGOLAND” double split-ring datestamps, Hamburg (10 Aug) c.d.s. arrival backstamp, very fine. (Sc. #16/19, 21; Mi. #13/16, 18). Sold for C$275.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
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April 2, 2025
Lot 466, USA folded letter by Steamer from New Orleans to Cincinnati, sold for C$497
Lot 466 USA 1848 (February 19), “STEAMER GEN’L LAFEYETTE”, folded letter from New Orleans to Cincinnati, with printed “Prices Current” contents, datelined New Orleans, blue Louisville 10 (1 Mar) single-circle transit c.d.s., streaight-line STEAM and dual strikes of red oval “STEAMER GEN’L LAFEYETTE” on front, fine strikes of the uncommon Ohio River steamboat. (Milgram 497). Sold for C$425.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 389, Palestine 1941 WWII censored registered airmail cover Jerusalem to Southbridge, Massachusetts, sold for C$292
Lot 389 Palestine 1941 (November 6), WWII censored registered airmail cover from Jerusalem to Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States, franked with twelve pictorial definitives, each tied by “REHAVIA B.O. JERUSALEM” single circle cancellations, blue on white “JERUSALEM 18” registration label and “BY AIR MAIL” etiquette, violet straight-line “REGISTERED” handstamp, and octagonal “PALESTINE PASSED BY CENSOR 1.33” handstamp on front and back, tying red on white “OPENED BY CENSOR” tape at left, backstamped with oval “REGISTERED JERUSALEM” (6 Nov), single-line “REGISTERED JAFFA” (10 Nov) transit, violet “HONOLULU HAWAII” (27 Nov) transit, and “SOUTHBRIDGE MASS” double-line receiver, some edge faults, else fine. Sold for C$250.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 187, German Offices in the Levant 1907 registered cover from Beirut to Ancon, Canal Zone, sold for C$438
Lot 187 German Offices in the Levant #37, 42 1907 (April 22), registered cover from Beirut to Ancon, Canal Zone, franked with 20 Para on 10Pfg carmine and 2½Pi on 50Pfg purple & black Germania issues, each tied by “BEIRUT DEUTSCHE POST” single-circle cancellations, New York (12 May) double-oval transit markings on reverse, with violet circular Ancon, Canal Zone (24 May) receiver and red registration marking (28 May) on front, a fine example to a unusual destination. (Sc. #43, 49; Mi. #37, 42). Sold for C$375.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 300, India 1872 cover from Tellicherry to Torquay England, sold for C$438
Lot 300 India 1872, 8a rose, single franking cover from Tellicherry to Torquay, misperforated with portion of adjacent stamp showing at top,tied by neatly-struck Tellicherry ’90’ duplex, to Torquay, South Devon, England, handstamped “VIA BOMBAY & BRINDISI” in green, neat “Agence Consulaire de France / Tellicherry / Republique Francaise” consular handstamp on back, with EX Bombay (23 Aug) and Torquay (17 Sep) backstamps, some creasing typical of these flimsy envelopes. Sold for C$375.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.