Κόσμος 1915/1956 - Κλασική Παγκόσμια Ταχυδρομική Ιστορία & Αναμνηστικό Φύλλο Γραμματοσήμων (1915 – 1956)

Vintage World Postal History & Souvenir Sheet Selection (1915 – 1956)

Item 1: Lot AWA S 157 1 (front & verso)
• Item Type: Souvenir Sheet / Folder (National Parks Series)
• Country & Date: Japan, Imperial Era (1938)
• Translations & Text:
o Front Top: 大日本帝国郵便切手 (Dai Nippon Teikoku Yūbin Kitte - Imperial Japanese Post Postage Stamp) / 日光国立公園 (Nikkō Kokuritsu Kōen - Nikko National Park).
o Front Middle: PARC NATIONAL DE NIKKO / 2598 (Japanese Imperial Year 2598, corresponding to 1938 AD).
o Verso Text: Japanese descriptions and French translations of Nikko scenery, citing Pierre Loti: "Qui n'a pas vu Nikko, n'a pas le droit d'employer le mot: splendide."
• Stamp Details (4 values):
o 2 sen (Orange): Mount Nantai viewed from Lake Chūzenji.
o 4 sen (Green): Kegon Falls.
o 10 sen (Red): Shinkyo (Sacred Bridge) at Toshogu Shrine.
o 20 sen (Blue): Mount Hiuchidake from Ayamedaira.
• Sender & Recipient Data: Official souvenir sheet folder issued by the Japanese Ministry of Communications; unaddressed/mint condition.
Item 2: Lot AWA S 157 2 (front & verso)
• Item Type: Censored Postal Cover (Envelope)
• Country & Date: Argentina to Switzerland (World War I era, 1915)
• Translations & Markings:
o Postmark: BUENOS AIRES, 28 - XI 1915.
o Censorship Marks: French black oval censor cachets reading OUVERT / 201 / AUTORITÉ MILITAIRE (Opened / 201 / Military Authority) and resealing tape.
• Stamp Details:
o 2× 5c Red (Argentine Republic, Liberty Head / San Martín series)
o 1× 19c Orange (Argentine Republic)
• Sender & Recipient Data:
o Sender: Originating in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
o Recipient: Monsieur A. Eggli-Boni, Val-de-Travers, près Môtiers, Canton de Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Item 3: Lot AWA S 157 3 (front & verso)
• Item Type: Censored Registered Postal Cover (Envelope)
• Country & Date: Argentina to Switzerland (World War II era, July 1943)
• Translations & Markings:
o Front Cachets: R14, British Examiner label EXAMINER 3993, Argentine slogan postmark NO INCLUYA EN LA CORRESPONDENCIA....
o Verso Marks: MÔTIERS 30.VII.43-9 (NEUCHÂTEL) arrival postmark; German WWII High Command Censor Tape and red circular cachets Oberkommando der Wehrmacht / Geöffnet (Opened / High Command of the Wehrmacht).
• Stamp Details:
o 1× 20c Blue-Black Ganadería (Cattle/Livestock Industry - Argentine Republic).
• Sender & Recipient Data:
o Sender: Posted from Argentina (Sosneado/Mendoza area transit/postmark).
o Recipient: Madame Marthe Eggli, Môtiers, Canton de Neuchâtel, Suisse, Europe.
Item 4: Lot AWA S 157 4 (front & verso)
• Item Type: International Postal Cover (Envelope)
• Country & Date: Kingdom of Italy to USA (1940)
• Translations & Markings:
o Postmark: ROMA FERROVIA 29.IV.40-XVIII (Rome Railway Post Office, April 29, 1940 - Fascist Era Year 18).
o Slogan Cancel: LOTTERIA AUTOMOBILISTICA DI TRIPOLI (Tripoli Automobile Lottery).
• Stamp Details:
o 1× 1.25 L. Blue Centenario delle Ferrovie 1839–1939 (Centenary of Italian Railways commemorative issue).
• Sender & Recipient Data:
o Sender: H. M. Findlay, North American College, Rome, Italy.
o Recipient: Major Harris M. Findlay, F.A., Room 911, Chicago P.O. Building, Chicago, Illinois, Gli Stati Uniti d'America.
Item 5: Lot AWA S 157 5 (front & verso)
• Item Type: Registered Airmail Postal Cover (Envelope)
• Country & Date: Poland to Yugoslavia (August 1956)
• Translations & Markings:
o Front Labels/Marks: Blue LOTNICZA / PAR AVION airmail label; black registration frame R Sosnowiec 1 Nr. 878. Postmarked SOSNOWIEC 3.8.56.
o Verso Marks: Red printed sender address; Yugoslavian arrival postmarks BEOGRAD -8.VIII.56.
• Stamp Details (4 Polish stamps):
o 80 gr: VII Wyścig Pokoju (7th Peace Race, 1954).
o 60 gr: V Światowy Festiwal Młodzieży (5th World Festival of Youth, Warsaw 1955).
o 20 gr: Shipbuilder / Maritime Economy.
o 15 gr: King Sigismund III Vasa Column / Monument.
• Sender & Recipient Data:
o Sender: Jerzy Kostur, Sosnowiec, ul. Pusta 3, Poland.
o Recipient: Herrn Z. Stefanovic, Beograd, Dobrinjska 7, Jugoslavia.
File: Lot AWA S 157 6 front.jpg / Lot AWA S 157 6 verso.jpg
• Item Description: Registered Airmail Cover from Bangkok (Thailand) to Basel (Switzerland).
• Stamps: Thailand (Siam) King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) definitive issue values:
• 5 Satang (Purple)
• 10 Satang (Brown)
• 50 Satang (Olive green)
• 5 Satang (Red)
• 2 Baht (Teal/Blue)
• Postmarks & Markings:
• Front: Bangkok G.P.O. circular datestamps (dated Oct 1953), Blue/White Registration label Thailand Bangkok G.P.O. R No 5508, boxed "BY AIR MAIL / PAR AVION", "REGISTERED" handstamp.
• Verso: Basel transit/arrival CDS marks: BASEL 2 BRIEF AUSAUG. -9.11.53 and BASEL 13 VOLTASTRASSE 10.11.53.
• Sender & Recipient Data:
• Sender: Diethelm & Co. Ltd., Bangkok / Thailand (printed on flap).
• Recipient: Messrs. Sandoz Limited, Basle (Switzerland).
• Translation:
• Par Avion (French): By Airmail.
• Messrs.: Gentlemen / Sirs (Business salutation).
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• Item Description: 1935 Great Britain Registered Airmail Cover sent to Môtiers, Switzerland during King George V's Silver Jubilee year.
• Stamps: Great Britain King George V 1935 Silver Jubilee Commemorative Issue:
• ½d Green (single + pair)
• 1d Red (single)
• 2½d Blue (single)
• Postmarks & Markings:
• Front: "REGISTERED / 10 MAY 35 / WALHAM GREEN B.O. S.W.6" cancellations, blue registration label FULHAM No 8641, red boxed RECOMMANDE, blue Airmail etiquette + handwritten "(Swissair)", Basel airport CDS BASEL FLUGPLATZ 11.V.35-7.
• Verso: Walham Green Registered oval mark (10 MAY 35) and Môtiers arrival CDS MÔTIERS 11.V.35-12.
• Sender & Recipient Data:
• Sender: Posted at Walham Green B.O. (Fulham, London S.W.6).
• Recipient: C. André, Postmaster, Môtiers (Neuchâtel), Switzerland.
• Translation:
• Mit Flugpost / Par poste aérienne / Con posta aerea: By Airmail (German / French / Italian).
• Recommandé: Registered.
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• Item Description: WWII Red Cross Official Airmail Cover from Batavia, Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) to Geneva, Switzerland, subject to censorship.
• Stamps: Dutch East Indies 1933 Queen Wilhelmina 35c Violet issue.
• Postmarks & Markings:
• Front: BATAVIA-CENTRUM CDS dated 1940; Red printed header: "NED.-IND. ROODE KRUIS / TJIKINI 65 – BATAVIA-CENTRUM"; Red circular handstamp "Nederlandsch Indische Roode Kruis"; Brown paper censor tape over left edge stamped CENSUUR GEOPEND / DOOR CENSUUR G.
• Verso: "AFZENDER: LUCHTPOST IS VLUG-POST" emblem, Red Cross seal, and censor tape continuation.
• Sender & Recipient Data:
• Sender: Netherlands East Indies Red Cross, Tjikini 65, Batavia-Centrum.
• Recipient: Au Bureau International de la Croix-Rouge, Palais du Conseil Général, Genève (Suisse) [International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva].
• Translation:
• Ned.-Ind. Roode Kruis: Netherlands East Indies Red Cross.
• Censuur Geopend / Door Censuur: Opened by Censor.
• Afzender: Luchtpost is Vlug-Post: Sender: Airmail is Fast Mail.
• Per Luchtpost / Par Avion: By Air Mail.
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• Item Description: 1933 German Express Mail Cover (Eilbote Cover) sent within Germany.
• Stamps: German Reich President Paul von Hindenburg medallion issue:
• 12 Pfennig Red
• 40 Pfennig Magenta
• Postmarks & Markings:
• Front: Circular postmarks NÜRNBERG 25.2.33.18-19, red double Express sticker Eilbote Express, red diagonal cross lines indicating express delivery service, manuscript directive in pencil/ink at top.
• Verso: Destination arrival CDS SCHRAMBERG 26.2.33.11-12, with handwritten accounts/notes.
• Sender & Recipient Data:
• Sender: Unknown individual in Nürnberg (manuscript list on back).
• Recipient: Herrn Fritz Moser, Schramberg / Württ., Haus Knieleck.
• Translation:
• Eilbote / Express: Express Courier Mail.
• Eilbote - bezahlt - sofort austragen: Express - Paid - Deliver immediately.
• Herrn: To Mr.
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• Item Description: Registered Airmail Cover from Bangkok (Thailand) to Basel (Switzerland) featuring Coronation commemoratives.
• Stamps: Thailand (Siam) Mixed Definitives and Commemoratives:
• 15 Satang Brown (King Bhumibol)
• 1 Baht Blue (1950 King Bhumibol Coronation Issue)
• 20 Satang Brown (1950 King Bhumibol Coronation Issue)
• 2 Baht Blue (Airmail issue - Garuda)
• 10 Satang Purple (King Bhumibol)
• 50 Satang Olive Green (King Bhumibol)
• Postmarks & Markings:
• Front: Circular postmarks BANGKOK G.P.O. 8.8.53, registration tape Thailand Bangkok G.P.O. R No 08098, magenta REGISTERED, boxed "BY AIR MAIL / PAR AVION / MIT LUFTPOST".
• Verso: Basel transit marks BASEL 14.VIII.53 and BASEL 13 VOLTASTRASSE 15.VIII.53.
• Sender & Recipient Data:
• Sender: Diethelm & Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Switzerland), Bangkok, Thailand.
• Recipient: Messrs. Sandoz Limited, Basle (Switzerland).
• Translation:
• Par Avion / Mit Luftpost: By Airmail (French / German).

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