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Auction 56

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Misc. Postal History

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Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 24		Japan, 1894, cover from the U.S. to Yokohama, Japan, forwarded to Bombay, India, with 5¢ U.P.U. rate franking (stamp a trifle damaged where it overlapped the cover), and with 6 backstamps including San Francisco, Yokohama, Hong Kong, Bombay and Tuticorin (Christmas Day), a wonderful itinerary, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 25		Japan, 1905, Karl Lewis photo on a picture post card from Yokohama to the U.S.A., a marvelous early Karl Lewis cover (before his hand-painted covers), Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $110
Lot 26		Japan, 1908, U.S. Great White Fleet commemoration, 2 items: a giant "Special Ticket" issued by the Japanese Govt. Railways in honor of the fleet (very colorful), and a lovely 1½ sen post card, used domestically, with the special commemorative cancel for the event and a lovely multicolor illustration on the reverse, Very Fine. Estimate $120 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 27		Japan, 1929 (Oct 18), registered cover from Kobe "via Siberia" to Halle, Germany, with European dated c.d.s.'s tying various definitives, Halle backstamp. Vertical file fold, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $40 - 60. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 28		Japan, 1929-30, two Sea Post covers, cover to the U.S.A. 11.10.29 for the Maiden Voyage of the Asama Maru, and a domestic cover 4.4.30 for the Maiden Voyage of the Chichibu Maru. Each with special postmarks, Very Fine. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $30
Lot 29		Japan, 1929 (Mar 9), underpaid post card from Tokyo to New York, with black & white real photo of Asakusa Park on the reverse, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 30		Japan, 1929 (Apr 1), Tokyo-Osaka First Flight, 1½ sen post card (addressed to Osaka) with additional franking by 1½ sen and 2 sen pairs, all tied by special flight postmarks, with Osaka postmark below, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $24
Lot 31		Japan, 1929 (Apr 1), Tokyo-Shitaya First Flight, cover with red special postmark, Shitaya next day receiver. Also a second cover for a Taiwan Flight in 1935 (unaddressed), Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $24
Lot 32		Japan, 1929 (Jun 21), Fukuoka-Wonsan (Korea) First Flight, cover with colorful franking, red "Fukuoka … Wonsan" at top right, "Koku" (Airmail) at bottom right, Tokyo sender's handstamp on the reverse, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $40
Lot 33		Japan, 1929 (Jul 1), Tokyo-Fukuoka First Flight, also a 1930 (Aug 2) Osaka-Beppu First Flight. 2 attractive covers with all proper postmarks and cachets, Very Fine. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $40
Lot 34		Japan, 1931, First Trans-Pacific Non-Stop Flight, Tokyo to Seattle, crash cover, signed by pilots and forwarded to the U.S.A., Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $75
Lot 35		Japan, 1932 (Aug 14), Tokyo-Sapporo First Flight, airmail cover with 3 sen franking tied by Tokyo 7.8.14 postmark, Sapporo 7.8.16 receiving postmark below, Very Fine. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $24
Lot 36		Japan, 1933, Paquebot cover to North German Lloyd in Genoa, Italy, marked "not on board" and "unclaimed", with Genova backstamp, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $55
Lot 37		Japan, 1934 (Aug 2), Karl Lewis hand-painted cover for the Hiye-Maru Sea Post, with 3 characters at left meaning "Going to America" - in this case, to Seminole, Okla., a lovely cover, some trivial mounting remains on the reverse, Very Fine overall. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 38		Japan, 1934 (Aug 4), Karl Lewis hand-painted cover for the Hikawa-Maru Sea Post, addressed to Columbus, Ohio, a beautiful cover, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $200
Lot 39		Japan, 1934 (Aug 20), Karl Lewis hand-painted cover for the Hiye-Maru Sea Post, with 3 characters at left meaning "Going to America" - in this case, to New York City, a lovely cover, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 40		Japan, 1936 (May 2), registered cover from Moukden, China via Yokohama to the U.S.A., with Richmond, Va. backstamps. Original Moukden handstamp in blue crossed out, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $60
Lot 41		Japan, 1939, airmail cover from Kobe to Asuncion, Paraguay, with Asuncion CORREO AEREO bas, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 42		Japan, 1939 (Feb 2), commercial cover from Osaka to Buenos Aires, Argentina (Scott 142, 144, 145a), legal-size, marked "Airmail via San Francisco", franked with 30 sen, 50 sen and twelve 1 yen Taisho definitives (12.80 yen total), with 3 seals of the Gosho Kabushiki Co. on the reverse, a Buenos Aires 1 Mar. 1939 backstamp, and a seal on the edge reading "Recibido en Mal Estado" (received in bad condition) - a bumpy airplane flight perhaps? Expected cover wear as the seal would indicate, Very Good to Fine, a scarce and interesting usage. Estimate $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 43		Japan, 1940, cover to the U.S.A. via diplomatic pouch mail, a high quality rice-paper cover franked with pair 10s, tied by Washington, D.C. Apr 9, 1940 duplex cancel (no Japanese postmarks), and with a lovely red Japanese seal on the reverse, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $50
Lot 44		Japan, 1941 (Feb 19), printed matter rate cover to the U.S.A., legal-size cover with pair 1½s New Year stamps + 1s definitive tied by Tokyo European dated c.d.s., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $30 - 40. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 45		Japan, 1945, 3 covers to H. da Luz in Hong Kong, part of a famous correspondence during the Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $40

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