Lot
101 
Bermuda, 1941 Hamilton, Bermuda to Punjab, India, war time censored combination franking cover with Bermuda stamps tied by "Hamilton Jul 21, 1941" cds paying the air rate to U.S., with six U.S. 5¢ Prexies (810) applied in Bermuda and cancelled in Boston on Jul 28th to prepay air rate from U.S. to Punjab, India (backstamp Aug 17), cover has a rare Bermuda handstamp in red reading "Insufficient Postage For Air Mail", cover was not censored in Bermuda or U.S. but on arrival in India; some perf toning, F.-V.F., an outstanding three ocean Trans-Atlantic/Trans-Pacific/Indian Ocean Bermuda - Prexie combination censored franking. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $700
Lot
102
Bermuda, 1941 Bermuda - U.S. Naval Combination, commercial use from serviceman on USS Tuscaloosa with U.S. 1938, 15¢ Prexie, two singles + 1926, 10¢ Airmail (820+C7) tied by bold "U.S. Navy, May 28 1941" purple 3-bar cancel on air cover to Lisbon, Portugal, U.S. Navy censor handstamp in same color as cancel, but then refranked with proper Bermuda 2sh keyplate tied by indistinct Hamilton cancel paying the air rate to Portugal, cover arrived 2 days later with Lisbon backstamp; couple sealed cover opening tears, still Very Fine, a unique and very unusual usage. Estimate $500 - 750.
This is a remarkable usage that was written up in the Bermuda Post magazine as the cover should have gone to the U.S. and then back through Bermuda on commercial air flights of the time. If the serviceman wanted the cover to be expedited on a clipper going through Bermuda at the time, it would make sense he would add a Bermuda stamp to do so. it is unlikely the U.S. base would have allowed him to take the cover to the Bermuda civilian post office if the cover had already been censored on base. Needless to say, it is the only such combination keyplate franking in existence in combination with U.S. stamps used at the U.S. naval base in Bermuda.
Realized: $2,100