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.
Postal History #1
April 2, 2025
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.
Lot 524, USA 1905 uprated Louisiana Purchase & Pan-American Exposition cover to Germany, sold for C$263
Lot 524 United States #295, 327 1905 (February 4), Louisiana Purchase & Pan-American Exposition mixed franking, registered uprated stationery cover to Germany, 1c blue Columbian postal stationery cover, additionally franked with 10c red-brown Louisiana Purchase Exposition issue and 2c carmine & black Pan-American Exposition issue, tied by three black boxed Youngstown Registered handstamps and a violet Youngstown, Ohio double-circle cancel, with New York, N.Y. registration etiquette on front, New York (6 Feb) double-oval transit, and Munich (15 Feb) arrival markings, including two single-circle receiver cancels in blue and black, a visually striking mixed franking. (Sc. #295, 327). Sold for C$225.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 303, India Steamship Quetta cover Ceylon to London, sold for C$234
Lot 303 India #39 1880/1, 1a brown (x3) , cover to Rev. J.W. Hall aboard the Steamship “Quetta” at Point de Galle, Ceylon, strip tied by boldly-struck C-3 I (R.L. Type 17d), crossed-out and endorsed “Try Colombo”, “Steamship Left for London”, and “Left the Steamer / Refused”, the cover having been carried to London and then returned, multiple datestamps with ?IDAIPUR (13 Oct), OUTW BOMBAY (17 Oct), Galle (2- Oct and 9 Nov), Colombo (Nov 1-), Calcutta (5 Dec), London (28/29 Dec), DLO Bombay (20 Jun) and DLO Calcutta (29 Jun), opened on three sides for display, bottom fragile, typical faults as expected on such a well-traveled cover, a delightful item with tremendous visual appeal. Sold for C$200.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 550, Vatican City/Italy Graf Zeppelin flight picture postcard to Rome, sold for C$263
Lot 550 Vatican City #14, B1; Italy #C42. 1933 (May 27), Graf Zeppelin Flight, Vatican City despatch, picture postcard to Rome, franked 25c on 30c Crossed Keys and 25c+10c green semi-postal, each tied by “Città del Vaticano” c.d.s. (27 May), additionally franked with Italy 3L Zeppelin Flight adhesive, tied by Roma c.d.s. (29 May), blue “Posta Aerea / Italiana / Dirigible / Graf Zeppelin / 1933” handstamped cachet, reverse a photo of a pilot, postmarked with Roma / Crociera Zeppelin transit datestamp, scarce and very fine. (Vatican Sc. #14, B1; Italy Sc. #C42; Sieger #208Va). Sold for C$225.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.