Lot 1471 India NOV.4.1929 First Day of Issue of Air Mail Stamps Flown Registered Cover, mailed from Park Street Calcutta to London England, “by Imperial Airways / India – Great Britain”. The cover is franked with all 5 stamps issued on that day (the 2a was issued later), and has three different air mail labels plus a boxed “FIRST DAY / OF ISSUE OF / AIR MAIL STAMPS”, with Park Street registration label on back, plus an oval registration GB receiver dated NOV.20. The cover is signed on back by G. Grant (the designer of the stamps) and Stephen H. Smith. Fresh, very fine and rare. Estimate C$2,000, sold for $2,700 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Sale 32 has finished
Auction #32 has now finished. Prices Realized can be seen on Stamp Auction Network or downloaded from our site (some adjustments are possible as we double check results). There are a number of unsold lots still available for thirty days at the Reserve (Rsv.) price posted online and in the catalogue.
We are now organizing material and preparing invoices, which will take us until Friday February 7th. The office will be closed to the public until February 4th. Invoices will be sent out by e-mail or by postal mail. While we cannot usually interrupt our work to take your phone call, all calls and e-mails will be returned as soon as we can provide the information you are seeking.
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Lot 1194, Canada 1941 Pictorial Issue Registered AR Censored cover, Vancouver to Shanghai
Lot 1194 Canada #243-245 1941 Pictorial Issue Registered AR Censored Cover to China, mailed Vancouver on DEC.1.1941 to Shanghai, China, franked with a pair of 20c, a 50c and a $1 Pictorials paying $1,90 (for postage, registration and AR fee) with unusual JAN.19.1942 blue oval Ottawa censorship datestamp on back and no Chinese receiver. Slightly reduced at right, still overall very fine. Estimate C$150.
Lot 16, Canada Twelve Penny Black plate proof with carmine SPECIMEN on india paper
Sale #32 begins today, with the Canada & British North America material.
Lot 16 Canada #3P 12d Queen Victoria Plate Proof in Black, with Vertical SPECIMEN in Carmine, on India paper, well centered among large and even margins, very fine. Unitrade CV$2,500.
Lot 617, Canada 1932 Canadian Airways Ltd. surcharge, mint horizontal pair, one showing inverted surcharge
Lot 617 Canada #CL52c 1932 10c Canadian Airways Ltd. Surcharge, a mint hinged horizontal pair, with one stamp showing an inverted surcharge. Each stamp has a “Kessler” expert handstamp, very fine and scarce. Unitrade CV$2,000.