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Transoceanic Covers by Country - Singapore thru Pacific Mails

Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1203		SINGAPORE, "Forwarded by Spottiswoode & Connolly Singapore". Red oval handstamp on 1847 folded cover from Singapore to Boston, red "New-York Ship 7cts. Jan. 4" datestamp, light vertical file folds, Very Fine, scarce usage (Image)	E. 200-300 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
1204		STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, 1867-72, 2c Bistre Brown, 8c Orange, 12c Blue (10, 13a, 14, SG 11, 14, 15a). Cancelled by grid and tied by blue "Kaltenbach, Engler & Co. Singapore 29 Jun. 1872" double-circle datestamp on folded letter to Lyon, France, red "Singapore JU 30, 1872" datestamp, endorsed "via Brindisi" but actually sent via Alexandria, horizontal file fold well away from stamps, few toned spots affect stamps, Fine (Image)	E. 300-400 SOLD for $900.00 Will close during Public Auction
1205		JAPAN, 1876, 5s Brown (59). Cancelled by blue cork, matching "Tokei Japan 27 Mar." circular datestamp on cover to Boston Mass., Yokohama and San Francisco transits, Boston arrival marking, some edge faults, otherwise Fine usage from Tokyo, with page describing rate and route (Image)	E. 200-300 SOLD for $1,300.00 Will close during Public Auction
1206		JAPAN, 1883, 5s Ultramarine (74). Tied by neat strike of "Shanghai I.J.P.O. 2 Aug. 1897" datestamp on cover to Templeton Mass., Foochow origin datestamp of Jul. 26, endorsed "Via Japan" at lower left, minor wear, Very Fine, scarce usage, accompanied by pages describing rate and route (Image)	E. 200-300 SOLD for $525.00 Will close during Public Auction
1207		JAPAN, 1900, 1-1/2s Ultramarine, 4s Rose (94, 99). Pairs of each, one 1-1/2s torn prior to use, tied by magenta "Chefoo 20 Jul. 03" datestamps on cover to Medina N.Y., Yokohama and Seattle backstamps, one 4s some slight wear, appears Fine (Image)	E. 200-300 SOLD for $230.00 Will close during Public Auction
1208		COVERS TO AND FROM JAPAN. 14, from 1874-1910, each mounted on exhibit page describing route, incl. ten coming into U.S., range of frankings incl. one from China routed thru Japan, pair of 10c Bank Note stamps to Yokohama from Ohio, few small faults, mostly Fine-Very Fine, worthwhile group	E. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $2,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
1209		JAPAN COVERS TO U.S. 20 covers, 1883-1905, range of frankings and markings with many 5s paying the U.P.U. rate, origins incl. Tokyo, Osaka, Nagasaki and Yokohama, each on page detailing rate and route, overall Very Fine	E. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $2,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
1210		Trans-Pacific and U.S.-China Mails. 97 covers on annotated exhibit pages in four albums, first volume contains 26 1841-64 covers between U.S. and China/Philippines via transatlantic mails, incl. "Paid at Hong Kong" crown-circle, ship letters, British and American packets, Hong Kong forwarder handstamps, British P.O. "Hong Kong" and "Shanghae" datestamps, other volumes contain later 19th and early 20th Century covers to/from Hawaii and Australasia via transpacific lines with U.S. and foreign stamp frankings (some postal cards), some slightly stained or small faults, generally presentable, many extremely scarce covers and overall an impressive study of these routes with extensive analysis and background information, the early covers have individual values of $200 to $300 each, many $100+ covers among the later covers	E. 5,000-7,500 SOLD for $16,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
1211		Pacific Mails. 1877-1901, sixteen covers, incl. three from Hawaii, one to Hawaii, No. 205 to Foochow, China (2), another to Nagasaki, Japan, one from Philippines to U.S., two with 10c Bank Notes from San Francisco to San Jose, two from Queensland, two from New South Wales, one from New Zealand, range of frankings, each on page describing rate and routes, Very Fine	E. 1,500-2,000 SOLD for $2,500.00 Will close during Public Auction