Lot 531 Canada #224iv 1935 thirteen cent violet Charlottetown, with vertical scratch through N of CANADA, from plate 1, position 46, mint never hinged and very fine. A seldom encountered variety. Unitrade CV$750.
Auction #46
April 4-6, 2023
Lot 1059, USA 1847 five cent dark brown Benjamin Franklin horizontal VF pair with partial c.d.s in blue
Lot 1059 United States #1a 1847 5c Dark Brown Benjamin Franklin Imperforate, a used horizontal pair with partial c.d.s. in blue, margins are full to huge, with sheet margin at right, just into top of frameline at left, overall very fine. Accompanied by a 1981 Philatelic Foundation certificate. Scott CV U$1,150.
Lot 1017, Set of 12 Private or Local issues with overprint Free Glauchau, VF NH
Lot 1017 Germany Locals–Glauchau Set of twelve Private or Local Issue with Overprint “Free Glauchau” and new 25pf Value, mint never hinged, only missing a 12pf value, very fine. Michel # 30-42 (no 36). Michel €3,965.
Lot 1138, Canada 1897 two cent UPU postcard mailed from Kingston to Ecuador and re-directed to Peru
Lot 1138 Canada #P15 1897 2c U.P.U. Post Card Mailed to Ecuador, Re-Directed to Peru, mailed from Kingston on DEC.3.1897 to Guayaquil, Ecuador (arrived there 10 months later on OCT.18.1898), received a boxed transit handstamp and re-directed to Lima, Peru with a OCT.28 receiver on back, with owner’s notes reading ‘via New York packet to Aspinwall, Panama City, packet down West Coast”. Very fine. A very rare destination, may even be the only one known. Estimate C$500.
Lot 1278, Newfoundland 1919 three cent brown Hawker overprinted Airmail on flown cover St. John’s to Malvern, England
Lot 1278 Newfoundland #C1 1919 3c Brown Hawker Overprinted Airmail Issue on Flown Cover, mailed from St John’s on APR.12.1919 (machine cancel) to West Malvern, England, with English seal on back (used to close open flap) cancelled London APR.30.1919. The cover is franked with a well centered Newfoundland C1, which was lifted and re-attached in a slightly different position, tied by the St John’s machine, and there is a “per Aeroplane” endorsement at top left. Small tear at bottom does not detract, very fine. Rsv. $16,500.
This flight made a controlled crash landing in the ocean, after about 13 hours of flight, which probably explains why the back flap and the stamp both became unattached. An exceedingly rare cover, as only 200 stamps were overprinted, 18 of those destroyed as they were defective and with only 95 used stamps believed to exist, far fewer remain on their original covers.
Accompanied by:
– 1971 BPA certificate (not mentioning the detached stamp)
– 1983 Enzo Diena certificate
– 2022 Greene Foundation certificate.
Unitrade CV$35,000
