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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Hong Kong 1937: Pan American Maiden Flight, Mixed Franking with 2 $

Hong Kong 1937: Maiden Flight Hong Kong to San Francisco per Pan American Airways Service.



Multi-color franking with 2 Dollar stamp, 50 Cents and 30 Cents stamps.

San Francisco arrival mark at flip side. Fine condition.

Friday, July 24, 2009

Boxer Rebellion: Swatow Post per SMS Bussard, 1900

Imperial China, Germany: Fieldpost card sent from Swatow. 2 cancellations: Kais. Deutsche Marine Schiffspost Nr. 51 vom 21.11.00. (Imperial German Marines ship post ).



Sent per SMS BUSSARD to Luenen in Germany. Fine condition. High cat. val.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Postcard Vessel and Plane. Marine-Cancellation Balaton

W.W.I.: 1917, Color postcard depicting a war ship and a seaplane.



Artist signed: Harry Heusser 1915.

Sent as field post. 2 red cancellations, a Hungarian and a K.u.K. Kriegsmarine Dampfer Balaton"

Fine condition.

Thursday, July 09, 2009

PR China. Stamp Set Asiatic Congress 1949 North East

Peoples Republic of China: Asiatic and Australasian Congress of the World Federation of Trade Union, Peking. Issued for use in North-Eastern China.



2nd Edition. Scott Nr. IL133-IL135. Light cancellations. Fine condition.

More Chinese Stamps: HERE

Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Zeppelin Letter Polarflight 1931 with 2 Reichsmark Stamp.

Zeppelin cover Polar-Flight 1931. Red strike: „ Luftschiff Graf Zeppelin Polarfahrt 1931". Franked with an overprinted - 2 Reichsmark stamp. Berlin- and Friedrichshafen-cancellations 24. 7. 31.




Expert's mark at lower right corner, fine condition

High catalogue value.

Wednesday, July 01, 2009

WWI: Austrian Patrol Vessel Barsch after Shelling. Photo

Vintage photo from the First World War depicting the patrol-boat Barsch after being hit by a torpedo. Crew on board.




More shippost: HERE

5,5 x 3,5 inches, fine condition.