Lot 744 China 1940 (late December), Shanghai to New York, censored registered airmail cover via Hong Kong, franked with single $5 brown-carmine and $5 Junkers Air Post, tied by black bilingual Shanghai c.d.s., date illegible but almost certainly a few days prior to December 23, when the Japanese occupied Hong Kong, red “G.R. OPENED BY CENSOR HONG KONG” tape at right, Shanghai violet handstamped registration etiquette and violet straight-line REGISTERED handstamp, blue AIR TRANSIT 6 double-circle and red framed AIR MAILS handstamp, reverse with Honolulu (13 Jan), New York (18 Jan and 20 Jan) backstamps, small flaws typical of such mail, fine-very fine. Estimate C$150, sold for C$425.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
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Lot 735, 1933 Italo Balbo return flight cover, New York to Rome
Sale 51 continues today with Worldwide Postal History.
Lot 735 1933 (July 23), Italo Balbo Return Flight, New York to Rome, cover franked with 1923 10c Monroe, 20c Golden Gate, 30c Buffalo, 50c Arlington Amphitheatre (2), and $1.00 Lincoln Memorial (2), tied by New York / Varick St. Annex duplex, endorsed in manuscript “By Italian Air Cruise / New York to Roma”, dual blue “Crociera Aerea de Decennale / Italia – Nord America” and violet “Italian Air Cruise / New York – Roma” handstamped flight cachets, reverse with “Crociera Aerea del Decennale / Lido Di Roma” (12 Aug), Torino (14 Aug), and New York (22/23 Aug) backstamps, serially numbered “2698”, a striking and scarce cover. (AAMC 1184f) Estimate C$800.
Lot 517, Canada 1852 six pence slate violet Consort on folded letter Montréal to New York
Sale 51 continues today at 10am Eastern Daylight Time with Canada Postal History.
Lot 517 Canada 1852 (July 27), 6d slate violet Consort, four mostly large margins, tied by black target cancel to folded letter to D.S. Kennedy in New York, clear strike of Montréal double split-ring alongside, “CANADA” arc and red PAID handstamps on front, a fresh and very fine cover from this well-known correspondence. Unitrade CV$3,000.
Lot 82, Canada 1899 twelve cent cross border Registered AR cover Montréal to New Orleans
Lot 82 Canada 1899 12c Cross Border Registered AR Rate Cover, mailed from Montréal to New Orleans on AUG.9 (squared circle precursor free strike) to New Orleans (AUG.13 receiver on front) through New York (faint AUG.10 transit on back), franked with a 2c purple QV Numeral and pair 5c QV Numerals (stamps have faults), paying 2c postage, 5c registration and 5c AR fee. Overall aging, edge and backflap tears, still a very rare cover and early use of the AR service in Canada, with only a handful recorded in the Victorian era (mostly Small Queen covers). Estimate C$1,000.
Lot 1, 1849 folded letter franked with five cent red brown Franklin, Montréal to New York, sold for C$3,978
Lot 1 1849 Folded Letter franked with 5c Red Brown Franklin Imperforate, mailed Montréal on DEC.14.1849 to Kennedy in New York. Since Canada had not yet printed its own stamps, it was permitted to frank this folded letter with an 1847 5c Franklin imperforate in Montréal, which is tied by a red “10” in circle. There is also a “4½” manuscript rate to pay for the Canadian portion of its voyage. Upon arrival in New York, the clerk crossed-out the “PAID” and penned-in “Due 5.” Long detailed letter inside, with two vertical file folds (one through stamp). A very fine example of this scarce usage, ex. Dale-Lichtenstein, Craveri and Daniel Cantor (2011), and now the Outaouais Collection. Illustrated in Boggs The Postage Stamps and Postal History of Canada on page 73. A great item to start any serious Canada collection. Estimate $3,000, sold for $3,400 plus 17% buyer’s premium.