Lot 413 Spain #196 1873 (August 11), folded letter from Málaga to New York, franked with five 40c España definitive issues, tied by four rhombus-shaped small dot obliterators, with “MÁLAGA” double-circle datestamp alongside, red oval “P.D.” and manuscript “via England” route directive on front, Madrid Estafeta de Cambio (13 Aug) double-circle transit on back, red London Paid (18 Aug) single-circle transit, and blue-gray “NY STEAMSHIP 3” (31 Aug) single-circle handstamp on front, indicating 3c postage due, most likely carried on the Calabria of the Cunard Line, which departed Liverpool (19 Aug), Queenstown (20 Aug), and arrived in New York (30 Aug), some creasing, horizontal fold, else a fine transatlantic usage. (Sc. #196 (x5)). Sold for C$180.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
new york
Lot 185, French Equatorial Africa 1941 Censored Registered Airmail Cover Mayumba to New York, sold for C$351
Lot 185, French Equatorial Africa 1941 Registered Airmail Cover Mayumba to New York, franked with a pair of 2f 25c blue & light blue, 10f dark violet & blue, and 20f dark olive & yellow Governor Victor Liotard definitives, tied by five strikes of “MAYUMBA GABON” double circle cancellations, with violet “REGISTERED” handstamp and black “MAYUMBA” on red registration etiquette on front, Egyptian censorship tape with associated bilingual violet “Postal Censor” handstamp at left, along with “CONTROLE POSTALE COMMISION B AFRIQUE EQUATORIAL FRANCAISE” double circle censor marking and five “B3” in circle on front and back, all tied to brown paper censor tape at right, further marked with “OUVERT PAR LE AUTORITE MILITAIRE” handstamp, violet Honolulu, Hawaii (16 Nov) double circle transit and New York receiver backstamps, creases, closed tear at top, but scarce. (Sc. #67(x2), 71, 77). Sold for C$300.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 329, Jamaica 1933 Registered Special Delivery cover Montego Bay to New York, sold for C$210
Lot 329 Jamaica #99 1933 (February 20), Montego Bay to New York, registered special delivery cover, franked with 5sh ochre & blue “Woodland Scene”, tied by “MONTEGO BAY / JAMAICA” double-circle c.d.s., with violet “Fee Claimed by Office of First Address” two-line handstamp, “BY AIR MAIL PAR AVION” and “EXPRES Special Delivery” etiquettes on front, multiple transit markings including Kingston (21 Feb) and Miami (24 Feb), a fine special delivery franking. (Sc. #99) Sold for C$180.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 527, USA 1911 International Aviation Tournament postcard, sold for C$292
Lot 527 United States 1911 (September 30), International Aviation Tournament real photo postcard, depicting an early airplane titled “Brookins Starting”, franked with 2c red Washington issue, bearing a straight-line “Aerial Special Dispatch” marking and partial strike of “Aeroplane Station No. 1, Garden City Estates, N.Y.” circular cancel, addressed to New York, a scarce early aviation-related postcard. (AAMC #3a, $250). Sold for C$250.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 529, USA 1916 Experimental Aerial Post Chicago to New York, sold for C$1,579
Lot 529 United States #U91 1916 (November 2), Experimental Aerial Post, Chicago to New York, 2c red Washington postal stationery cover, tied by Chicago, Ill. duplex cancel, with boxed “Between Sunrise and Sunset Forwarded from Chicago to New York by New York Times Aeroplane” handstamp on front, addressed to New York, with New York Rec’d circular cancels on both front and reverse, a scarce early aviation cover. (Sc. #U91, AAMC #97). Sold for C$1,350.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.