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Foreign Stamps and Covers continued...

**Postal History (Tasmania thru Balance lots)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
3127		Tasmania, 1858, 1sh Vermilion (16). Horizontal pair, large margins to just in, used with 1p Carmine, 4p Pale Blue and 6p Slate Blue, Perf 10 (11, 13, 26), tied by bold "55" on barred oval handstamps on registered cover to Buffalo, New York, red diamond "Post-Office Launceston 26 NO 1866" backstamp, red oval "Registered London 19 Jan. 1867" and Boston transits, some overall soiling, one 1sh stamp tiny scrape at top, Very Fine and rare combination franking (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	8,500.00
3128		Tasmania to California. Cover to San Francisco bearing 1857 2p and two 1858 6c Imperforates tied by "55" in barred oval, red "Post Ofice Launceston 19 MY 1868" backstamp, red London transit and San Francisco receiving datestamps, red "6d" crayon credit and "3 cents" handstamp, some slight overall soiling, Fine, scarce usage (Image)	E. 500-750	1,800.00
3129		Tasmania to California. Cover to San Francisco bearing two 1p and horizontal strip of three of 4p Perf 11-1/2 cancelled by "80" in barred oval, red "Post Office Launceston 5 OC 1869" backstamp, London transit and red "3 cents" credit datestamp neat "San Fancisco Paid All Dec. 26" datestamp, some overall soiling, stamps mostly scissors-separated, still Fine, scarce usage (Image)	E. 200-300	300.00
3130		Uruguay Covers. Three, incl. 1860 120c Thick Numerals used to Buenos Aires in 1861 (ex Gibson), 60c to Colonia, 60c to Montevideo, some slight wear, Fine-Very Fine group (Image)	E. 150-200	160.00
3131		Foreign Cover Accumulation. Over 150 covers, mostly first flights, strength incl. Canada, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg, some first days incl. Austria Nos. C54-C60 on five covers, generally Very Fine	E. 500-750	1,250.00
3132		Foreign Flight Covers. Over 300, few better incl. cacheted 1929 First Round-the-World Flight, three carried aboard the Hindenburg (April and May 1936, latter two with "Return to Sender" handstamps), most of rest are F.A.M.'s incl. few better, mostly Fine-Very Fine	E. 500-750	950.00
3133		Foreign Covers. Accumulation of over 600 covers, mostly 20th century, incl. stampless, flights, first days, commercial, postal stationery, mostly Fine-Very Fine, owner's retail approximately $1,100	E. 300-400	375.00
3134		Mr. Crowell Visits the Far East in 1936. Sixteen covers from Mr. Crowell to his wife on Martha's Vineyard from his trip, postmarks incl. San Francisco, Canal Zone, China (two), Hong Kong, Philippines (four) and Japan (seven), incl. six on legal-size covers with American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. corner card, five Japanese with Western dates, most with faults from rough opening, otherwise Fine, interesting correspondence before WWII changed everything	E. 150-200	160.00

Postal History (Tasmania thru Balance lots)

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

3127

Tasmania, 1858, 1sh Vermilion (16). Horizontal pair, large margins to just in, used with 1p Carmine, 4p Pale Blue and 6p Slate Blue, Perf 10 (11, 13, 26), tied by bold "55" on barred oval handstamps on registered cover to Buffalo, New York, red diamond "Post-Office Launceston 26 NO 1866" backstamp, red oval "Registered London 19 Jan. 1867" and Boston transits, some overall soiling, one 1sh stamp tiny scrape at top, Very Fine and rare combination franking (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

8,500.00

3128

Tasmania to California. Cover to San Francisco bearing 1857 2p and two 1858 6c Imperforates tied by "55" in barred oval, red "Post Ofice Launceston 19 MY 1868" backstamp, red London transit and San Francisco receiving datestamps, red "6d" crayon credit and "3 cents" handstamp, some slight overall soiling, Fine, scarce usage (Image)

E. 500-750

1,800.00

3129

Tasmania to California. Cover to San Francisco bearing two 1p and horizontal strip of three of 4p Perf 11-1/2 cancelled by "80" in barred oval, red "Post Office Launceston 5 OC 1869" backstamp, London transit and red "3 cents" credit datestamp neat "San Fancisco Paid All Dec. 26" datestamp, some overall soiling, stamps mostly scissors-separated, still Fine, scarce usage (Image)

E. 200-300

300.00

3130

Uruguay Covers. Three, incl. 1860 120c Thick Numerals used to Buenos Aires in 1861 (ex Gibson), 60c to Colonia, 60c to Montevideo, some slight wear, Fine-Very Fine group (Image)

E. 150-200

160.00

3131

Foreign Cover Accumulation. Over 150 covers, mostly first flights, strength incl. Canada, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg, some first days incl. Austria Nos. C54-C60 on five covers, generally Very Fine

E. 500-750

1,250.00

3132

Foreign Flight Covers. Over 300, few better incl. cacheted 1929 First Round-the-World Flight, three carried aboard the Hindenburg (April and May 1936, latter two with "Return to Sender" handstamps), most of rest are F.A.M.'s incl. few better, mostly Fine-Very Fine

E. 500-750

950.00

3133

Foreign Covers. Accumulation of over 600 covers, mostly 20th century, incl. stampless, flights, first days, commercial, postal stationery, mostly Fine-Very Fine, owner's retail approximately $1,100

E. 300-400

375.00

3134

Mr. Crowell Visits the Far East in 1936. Sixteen covers from Mr. Crowell to his wife on Martha's Vineyard from his trip, postmarks incl. San Francisco, Canal Zone, China (two), Hong Kong, Philippines (four) and Japan (seven), incl. six on legal-size covers with American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. corner card, five Japanese with Western dates, most with faults from rough opening, otherwise Fine, interesting correspondence before WWII changed everything

E. 150-200

160.00