Postal Auction April 2023 - 334

Bids to be received by Wednesday 19th of April 2023 1:00 PM

Lots (1553)

Lot 265
BURMA

Unused Airletters, group of four examples incl 1954 15p green with AIR LETTER / AEROGRAMME two line h/s in violet, 15p green with red SPECIMEN overprint, 50p red Globe and flying bird two examples with SPECIMEN overprints in black or red (2 different types). Very fine.

Estimate £ 45.00
Lot 266
BUSHIRE

1942 (31 Oct) Censored cover from Capt Hower Bushire to New Delhi India bearing Bahrain ovptd ½a red-brown and 2a vermilion both tied BAHRAIN AIR / PERSIAN GULF wavy line cancel with Censor label PC90 with DHB/54 in violet, and black PASSED BY CENSOR cancels on obverse.

Estimate £ 40.00
Lot 267
Canada

1851 3d orange vermilion, a nice 4 margin example used with the usual concentric circles H/S. Quite heavily thinned but a very attractive spacefiller. SG 1a Cat £1100

Estimate £ 90.00
Lot 268
Canada

1859 5c pale red beaver vertical pair on attractive c 1860s cover Toronto to USA, tied single CDS, few minor faults otherwise neat and pretty cover, SG 31.

Estimate £ 125.00
Lot 269
Canada

1866 (21 Jan) Attractive cover Ottawa to USA bearing 10c purple Prince Albert neatly tied OTTAWA CDS and straight lined cancel, usual minor faults, nice example.

Estimate £ 125.00
Lot 270
Canada

1869 (19 Apr) Cover Ottawa to USA bearing nice pair of 3c brown-red neatly tied OTTAWA AM AP 19 69 CDS and barred circle, roughly opened but nice 6c rate cover, SG 58.

Estimate £ 75.00
Lot 271
Canada

1869 (29 Jan) Cover Ottawa to USA bearing nice copy of 6c blackish brown neatly tied OTTAWA PM JA 29 69 CDS and barred circle, the stamp is affixed upside down. Pretty cover, SG 59.

Estimate £ 100.00
Lot 272
Canada

1898 Unused Envelope printed entirely in red with Union Jack in top left corner ,"A thousand years, the flag that braved the breeze and the battle. Mainly fine.

Estimate £ 20.00
Lot 273
Canada

1899 (8 Apr) Illustrated advertising cover to Michigan for The Globe Furniture Co. Ltd Walkerville Ontario bearing 1c yellow x 3 small Queen tied Walkerville dated and dumb cancels in black. Torn open on right side plus two transit / arrival backstamps. SG 75.

Estimate £ 20.00
Lot 274
Canada

1900 (31 Dec) Slightly shortened illustrated advertising cover to Michigan for The Globe Furniture Co. Ltd Walkerville Ontario bearing 3c red small Queen tied R oval in black and registered 5c green affixed alongside, various transit and chargemarks, few tears, soils otherwise pretty. SG R7a.

Estimate £ 30.00
Lot 275
Canada

1901 FREE House of Commons parliamentary Mail, black mourning env (flap missing) bearing nice 7 / OTTAWA / JA 31 / 01 / FREE keyhole type cancel with violet signature h/s underneath. Nice example.

Estimate £ 15.00
Lot 276
Canada

1930-39 Useful group of seventeen First Flight covers, all different with the appropriate cachets with fifteen signed by the pilot. Would make an attractive display (17)

Estimate £ 85.00

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