Lot 534 Newfoundland #C18 1933 $4.50 on 75c Bistre Balbo Flight Cover, mailed St John’s JUL.26.1933 and addressed to Grand Falls, Newfoundland “Per Italian squadron flight to Europe and return”. Front has an Italian flight cachet in blue green, and back has a total of five different cancels, including Shoal Harbour (Jul 27), three Italian cds cancels (Aug 12-15) and a St John’s registered double circle datestamp (Aug 30). Very fine and fresh, and the first time on the market since the flight. Unitrade CV$1,100.
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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
Lot 17, Canada collection of eight Three Penny Beaver imperforates with 4-ring numerals, sold for C$1,404
Lot 17 Canada #4 Collection of eight 3d Beaver Imperforates with Legible 4-ring Numeral Cancels, includes #s 39 (St Johns, RF 9, tough to find on Pence issues), 50 (Windsor, RF 6), 12 (Dundas, RF 9 faint strike), 15 (Guelph, RF 6, extremely fine strike but stamp has a thin), 21 (Montréal, RF 1, corner crease), 31 (Picton (RF 7, very fine strike), 10 (Cobourg, RF 7, faint strike) and 11 (Cornwall, RF 7, rare and usually faint). The stamps typically have three to four margins and are sound, except for those faults mentioned above. Estimate $400, sold for C$1,200.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 1049, Newfoundland 1889 2c on 1c surcharge stationery postcard, St. John’s to Birmingham, England
Lot 1049 Newfoundland #P5 1889 Rare 2c on 1c Surcharged Stationery Post Card, mailed on MAY.15.1889 by Mr. Ohman to Levi and Salaman, in Birmingham England, asking them to send him “one doz. 9 carats sets rings.” Postmarked “Late Office St John’s / Newf’d” broken circle, which was used between 1886 and 1889, and there is a receiving datestamp from the addressees dated MAY.23. Mr Ohman’s Jewelery Store was the designated “Late Office” in 1889 for mailing letters up to fifteen minutes before ship departures. Only 700 P3 cards were revalued on May 14th, 1889 due to a shortage of the P4 2c UPU cards. Webb explains that “examples used May-July 1889 are valued at a minimum of $800.” Two punch holes at top, still very fine and an extremely rare genuine use of this card. Webb $800, sold for C$5,200.00 plus 17% buyer’s premium.
Lot 1424, Great Britain 1846 cover to Saint John New Brunswick
Lot 1424 Great Britain 1846 Cover to New Brunswick, franked with six copies of #4, being a single, a pair and a strip of three (Scott Specialized CV for stamps alone in these configurations is $600, and much more on cover). Mailed from Port Arlington (lovely blue c.d.s. dated MAY.12.1846 on front) to “St John’s” (with receiver dated JU?) and two transit datestamps MY 13 and MY 14. There is also a black straightline “MORE TO PAY” on front, beside a fancy “2” due marking. A very clean and attractive cover. Estimate C$150.