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Canada. Dated 1842/06/23. Fine Quebec, LC cds on fls (w/o content) to England with ms 2/4 rate. Ms "Via Halifax Packet".
Cover #65645 | Price: $50.00
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Canada. Dated 1845/10/09. VG red Montreal cds on fls (no content) to Scotland. Ms "Per Mail Boston". Back with Glascow 20 Nov 1845 h/s.
Cover #65644 | Price: $75.00
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Canada. Dated 1851/09/27. Black "QUEBEC STEAM-BOAT-LETTER" hs + ms "3" on fls (business letter) to Montreal (red "SP 28" b/s). Ms "Per Mail Steamer" crossed out at top.
Cover #65641 | Price: $100.00
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Canada. Dated 1867/10/26. VG Quebec cds & grid tie 10c Cartier (#17) on double weight cvr to St. John, NB. Carried on contract steamboat as a bagged letter. Route: Quebec - St. Lawrence River - Gulf of St. Lawrence - Atlantic Ocean - Bay of Fundy - St John (Oct 29 b/s).
Cover #65455 | Price: $750.00
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Canada. Dated 1871/??. VG St. John NB cde & target tie fine 6c Victoria (#27) on cvr (stains, trimmed left, back flts) carried as a bagged letter on a contract steamboat to Boston, then overland to Connecticut. Ms "Paid per Steamer for Boston, Mass" at ul..
Cover #65423 | Price: $100.00
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Canada. Dated 1874/01/21. Morell cds & targets tie vertical pair of 3c Victoria (#37 with faults) on cvr to Halifax, Mass. 6c treaty rate for single rate letter. Route: Morell PEI - Charlottestown, PEI (Jan 21 74 b/s) - Woods Island, PEI - Northumberland Strait - Cape Breton Strait - Halifax, NS - Boston, Mass - Halifax, Mass. The absence of transit marks and indication of U.S. postage due suggests direct ship transport to Boston.
Cover #65409 | Price: $100.00
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Alaska
Canada. AK. Juneau, Dated 1936/07/20. Vancouver, British Columbia machine on blue "S.S. Princess Alice" date stamp tie 6c Washington (#711) on air mail cover with Juneau, Alaska return address.
Cover #94404 | Price: $30.00
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California
Canada. CA. Stockton, CA. San Joaquin Co. Dated 1936/07/03. U.S. 3c (#720) on cover to a ship passenger on the S.S. George. Pencil "not called for, return." Vancouver oval hand stamp and violet pointing hand "return to (sender) unclaimed, Vancouver, B.C.".
Cover #100612 | Price: $25.00
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Canal Zone. Dated 1934/02/15. Duplex cancel ties 2c (#717) on cover posted on United Fruit Company ship S.S. Coppename and mailed from Cristobal, Canal Zone.
Cover #91397 | Price: $15.00
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Canal Zone. Dated 1934/04/11. Cristobal, C.Z. Paquebot duplex ties 3c (#732) on cover. Manuscript "S/S Atlanta City" at upper left.
Cover #100184 | Price: $15.00
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Canal Zone. CZ. Cristobal, Dated 1954/10/10. Cristobal Paquebot machine cancel tie two 3c Lewis and Clark (#1063) on air mail cover.
Cover #96007 | Price: $15.00
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China Republic. Dated 1954/12/16. Cds tie vertical pair of $2 (#1075) & a 20c (#1078) on cover to Boulder, CO. Postage $2.20 + $2.00 registration fee. With TAIPEI Registered label & REGISTERED h/s, boxed "SEA MAIL", "Supposed liable to customs duty", boxed "PASSED FREE/U.S. Customs Denver" & "NOTIFIED/JAN 12, 1954" handstamps. Reverse of cover with Jan 11th Denver transit & Jan 12th Boulder cds.
Cover #82804 | Price: $55.00
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Faroe Islands. Dated 1995/05/21. Kangerlussuaq, Greenland cds ties 1k Ship (#270) pair & 5.5k Flower (#297) on paquebot cvr. Fishing boat port north of the Arctic Circle.
Cover #51617 | Price: $10.00
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Faroe Islands. Dated 1996/05/29. Ilulissat, Greenland cds ties 350o Butterfly (#256) & 400o Dog (#266) on paquebot cvr. Fishing boat port north of the Arctic Circle.
Cover #51616 | Price: $10.00
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Germany. Dated 1910/09/14. Posted on the ship "Prinz Eitel Friedrich" with "Deutsche Seepost Ost Asiatische Linie" cds tying Scott 68 on post card to PA. with photo of the harbor and Post Office in Penang. 14 Sept. Penang transit cds to left of stamp .
Cover #84932 | Price: $75.00
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Great Britain. Dated 1830/10/07. Long letter dated Oct 7rh, 1830 to London with indistinct red postmarks, boxed black "T.P./Rate 2" h/s & ms "per Lady (Clark?). On reverse are an indistinct red cds, red double oval "Nov 17th 1830" h/s & boxed "SHIP LETTER/DOVER" h/s.
Cover #83197 | Price: $150.00
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Great Britain. Dated 1895/04/26. "DUBLIN & CORK T.P.O. AMERICAN MAIL" cds & "PAQUEBOT" hand stamp (Hosking 221) tie Scott #115 on cover to Iowa. Reverse with printed Cunard logo, May 4 New York PAID ALL transit & May 16 Ottuumwa receiving cds. Routing from an incoming Cunard liner from Liverpool to Dublin then placed on the Dublin to Cork T.P.O. for an outbound Cunard liner departing from nearby Queenstown.
Cover #83561 | Price: $375.00
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Great Britain. Dated 1906/06/20. BRITISH SEA POST OFFICE LIVERPOOL 7 cds (Hosking type 1) ties Scott 128 on post card to Philadelphia (29 Jun cds). The "7" designates the White Star steamship Majestic (illus. on reverse)..
Cover #83566 | Price: $125.00
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Great Britain. Dated 1910/08/06. Bahia, Brazil cds on post card to Ohio. Framed PAQUEBOT handstamp ties Scott #128. Violet oval POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS ARAGUAYA (passenger ship) at left of stamp. Reverse with a view of Caes Santos Dumond, Pernambuco.
Cover #83533 | Price: $75.00
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Great Britain. Dated 1910/08/06. Bahia cds on post card to Ohio. Framed PAQUEBOT handstamp ties Scott #128. Violet oval POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS ARAGUAYA (passenger ship) at left of stamp. Reverse with a view of Caes Santos Dumond, Pernambuco.
Cover #83532 | Price: $75.00
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Great Britain. Dated 1935/11/20. Marine Post Office R.M.S. Maunganui cds and "To Pay 10 Centimes" cds on cover with 3c Boulder Dam (#774) not recognized as postage.
Cover #96035 | Price: $15.00
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Guatemala. Dated 1899/11/26. VF purple "1" in circle h/s on 5c Posthorn entire with "2 CENTAVOS" ovpt. Entire to Argentina with ms "Via Chile". Two Buenos Aires Nov 26 99 rec'd h/s on back.
Cover #51552 | Price: $45.00
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Iran. Dated 1932/03/01. Rezaieh cds ties 3c (#762) & two 12c (#767), "MISSENT TO/U.S. SEA P.O. No" h/s. Reverse with "DEUTSHC-AMERIKANISCHE-SEEPOST/D. BREMEN h.s & vg FOULASSIS rec'd cds.
Cover #82789 | Price: $275.00
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Italy. Dated 1867/03/13. Italian offices in Egypt with Alessandria cds & "234" in dotted cancel tying Scott 32 on correctly rated cover to Venice. Ms "Via Brindisi" routing instructions & framed "PIROSCAFI POSTALI ITALIANI" (ship mail) hand stamp. Reverse with 17 Mar. Brindisi transit, 18 Mar Venice receiving cds & "1" in oval hand stamp. Left edge of cover folded over and sealed at time of use.
Cover #85041 | Price: $75.00
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Italy. Dated 1867/04/18. Italian offices in Egypt with Alessandria cds & "234" in dotted cancel tying Scott 32 on correctly rated folded letter to Venice. Ms "Via di Brindisi" routing instructions & framed "PIROSCAFI POSTALI ITALIANI" (ship mail) hand stamp. Reverse with 22 Apr. Brindisi transit, 25 Apr. Mar Venice receiving cds & "1" in oval hand stamp (mostly under flap).
Cover #85042 | Price: $75.00
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Japan. Dated 1955/08/26. Kobe Japan cds ties 10y Goddess (#516) plus 3c Lewis & Clark (#1063) on cover with "Posted On Board S.S. China Transport" hand stamp.
Cover #95997 | Price: $15.00
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New Brunswick. Dated 1851/12/24. Blue New Brunswick X cds on fl (w/o content) through St. John & Boston to New York. St John Exchange Office.
Cover #65418 | Price: $125.00
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New Brunswick. Dated 1854/05/22. Fls with short personal letter datelined St. John. sent "per Admiral" to New York. Black 10 Cents NY h/s.
Cover #65571 | Price: $100.00
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New South Wales. Dated 1907/03/02. SHIP MAIL ROOM SYDNEY cds ties Scott 121 on H&G E11 wrapper paying the correct 1d per 50 grams printed matter rate. No markings on reverse.
Cover #83599 | Price: $55.00
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Nova Scotia. Dated 1836/04/02. VG black Halifax cds on fls (part letter) to Quebec with ms 2 1/2 rate.
Cover #65642 | Price: $35.00
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Nova Scotia. Dated 1850/03/05. VG red Halifax cds & 5 in circle h/s on fls (w/o content) via Cunard steamship Canada direct to New York (bypassing Boston).
Cover #65459 | Price: $50.00
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Prince Edward Island. Dated 1867/05/27. Charlottetown 10-bar grid ties 6p Victoria (#7 with faults) on cvr to Boston, Mass. Route: Charlottetown, PEI (May 7, 1867 b/s) - Woods Island PEI - Northumberland Strait - Cape Breton Strait - Halifax, NS - ship to Boston, Mass. 6d the single rate letter from PEI to the U.S. The absence of transit marks and indication of U.S. postage due suggests direct boat transport to Boston.
Cover #65408 | Price: $700.00
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Samoa. Dated 1953/07/13. Paquebot cds ties 1p Village (#204) & 3p Falls (#206) on cvr with S.S. Wairuna h/s.
Cover #50672 | Price: $20.00
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South Africa. Dated 1929/05/10. Double circle CAPETOWN PAQUEBOT cds ties 2c Washington (#645) on cover.
Cover #96127 | Price: $10.00
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United States. Dated 1914/04/15. Violet "UNITED FRUIT STEAMSHIP CALAMARES PURSER posted on the high seas" cds ties Scott 405 on correctly rated post card, written in Jamaica, to Canada. Violet Colon (Panama) 17 April transit cds also ties stamp..
Cover #83721 | Price: $90.00
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United States. Dated 1928/12. S.S. ?? boxed cancel tie 2c Molly Pitcher (#646) & 2c Washington on cover to Curacao.
Cover #96074 | Price: $10.00
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United States. Dated 1929/02/22. Posted at sea, an octagon "Le Havre A New York" date stamp ties 5c (#650) on cover to Tunisia.
Cover #90444 | Price: $60.00
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United States. Dated 1929/12/08. U.S.-Ger. Sea Post S.S. Leviathan duplex cancels tie 5c Roosevelt (#637) & 5c Airplane (#650) on airmail cover to Kenya, Africa. 8 Jan. 1930 Makuyu receiving cds on reverse.
Cover #90011 | Price: $35.00
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United States. Dated 1932/03/03. United Fruit Company S/S Carrillo double circle cds ties 1c (#705) on post card.
Cover #94360 | Price: $20.00
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United States. Dated 1933/04/20. "U.S. Sea Post Porto Rico S.S. Coamo" duplex cancel ties 1c (#705) & 2c (#707) on double rate 3c entire.
Cover #94335 | Price: $20.00
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United States. Dated 1934/02/05. 3c (#732) with N.Y. & Buenos Aires Sea Post S.S. American Legion. Originally operated by the USSB's agents and the Munson Steamship Line the ship saw commercial service until laid up 13 March 1939. The S.S. American Legion was formally transferred to the War Department for use as a United States Army transport on 19 December 1939.
Cover #100233 | Price: $20.00
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United States. Dated 1934/02/05. 3c (#732) with U.S.T.P. Sea Post S.S. Pres. Taft duplex cancel on post card to Belgium. In 1925 the Shipping Board sold the ship to Dollar Steamship Company. President Taft was operated by Dollar and then its successor American President Lines until requisitioned by the War Department on 17 June 1941..
Cover #100231 | Price: $20.00
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United States. Dated 1934/05/03. "U.S.T.P.SEAPOST S.S.PRES.COOLIDGE" duplex cancel ties 3c (#732) on cover with "The Dollar Co." return.
Cover #100179 | Price: $15.00
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United States. Dated 1934/05/08. 3c (#732) with "United Fruit Co. Posted on High Seas Steamship S.S. San Bruno oval date stamp.
Cover #100236 | Price: $20.00
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United States. Dated 1934/07/20. "U.S.T.P.SEAPOST S.S.PRES.COOLIDGE" duplex "30" cancel ties 3c Mother's Day (#737) on Karl Lewis hand painted cover.
Cover #92171 | Price: $300.00
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United States. Dated 1935/12/18. S.S.Scanpenny American Caribbean Line Posted at Sea handstamp on cover (opening tears) with 3c (#720) tied by Saint Thomas machine cancel.
Cover #100664 | Price: $15.00
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United States. Dated 1939/06/26. PAQUEBOT cancel ties 3c. (#854) on "Posted on the High Seas S.S. Monarch".
Cover #98892 | Price: $10.00
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Alaska
United States. AK. Juneau, Dated 1932/12/06. Black Vancouver, British Columbia "Way Mail" postmark and green oval "Vancouver-Skagway RPO S.S. Princess Norah" hand stamp tie 1c (#705) & 2c (#707) on cover.
Cover #94408 | Price: $50.00
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Alaska
United States. AK. Skagway, Dated 1938/07/08. Post card sent from Skagway, Alaska via Vancouver on board the Princess Louise (RPO) to Oregon. The U.S. stamp valid for use on this route. On reverse is a view of the Chilkoot Pass.
Cover #100698 | Price: $20.00
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California
United States. CA. Columbia, CA. Tuolumne Co. Dated 1856/11/04. VF cds on stampless cvr (edge wear) to France. Red NY & French transits + French black transits. "PAID/26" in circle. Williams TUO-430
Cover #558 | Price: $275.00
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