Lot No. 469
| Auction No. | 20 |
| Category |
World Collections, Accumulations and Selections |
| Est. | $200 |
| Status | SOLD $270 |
World "Aspects of Philately" lovingly written up noting GB 1840 1d black (3 margins with light red M/C), Mauritius 1896 CTO Inland Postcard, Tonga Tin Can Mail covers (2 standard size, one large), Nyasaland 1931 cover with 2d x7 on reverse & s/l "Experimental Flight" on front & addressed to England, 1939 KGVI 1½d GB to Natal with boxed "Flying Boat Correspondence Damaged by Seawater" bilingual cachet & a 1959 Australia 4d on signed Fred Hoinville cover with "Carried on Skywriting Flight at 15000 ft above Perth WA/Plane: Tiger Moth ...". Also various stamps showing design errors & corrections, covers damaged in transit with USPS letter of apology with one, censored covers S.Africa to Rome (2) with one arriving after addressee had died. An interesting cinderella stamp made by hand by a POW in Camp 356. A fascinating & highly recommended collection.