NOV 22 1935 clear San Francisco California cancel on 25-c trans-Pacific airmail stamp (tied, with centerline showing in its rightmost perforations) franking FDC & first flight cover (first contract trans-Pacific flight San Francisco to Hawaii, thence to Columbus Ohio, backstamped Honolulu on Nov 23, 2 rubber band marks & a tiny bit of thinning on back, but front quite fresh. $35.00 [u(a)hf]

One airmail United states #6 cover to Cabo Verde franked with 5 6-c Roosevelt stamps from booklet, one stamp with corner crease, 4 stamps in a vertical strip. $5.00 cu

    Clear MAY 15 1958 D.C.1 slogan cancel '40TH ANNIVERSARY / AIR MAIL SERVICE / 1918 - MAY 15 - 1958' ties 6-c airplane airmail stamp franking #6 cover to Illinois, boldly struck purple commemorative cachet, clear & complete MAY 16 AMF LGA NEW YORK transit mark on back. $2.50 du(a)a NEW / NEU / NUEVO

12 FEB 1993 airmailed cover from Columbus Ohio to Romania, franked with 60-c aviatrix Harriet Quimby stamp, backstamped at Cluj-Napoca. $2.00 ^

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VARNEY AIR LINES. Unused regular-size postcard on quality pebbled stock showing its Curtiss Swallow in flight carrying US air mail, signed Roy Anderson art copyrighted 1973, excellent condition. Varney was the predecessor to United Airlines, and participated in the very beginnings (April 1926, the Pasco-Boise-Elko route) of commercial air transportation in the US. $7.50 ah-u%

VARNEY AIR LINES. Unused regular-size postcard on quality pebbled stock showing its Stearman M-2 Speedmail (B054) in flight carrying US air mail, art copyrighted 1974, interesting & pertinent information on the back, excellent condition. $5.00 a-u

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    SEP 27 1995 clear red Austin NV double-ring cancel ties 55-c love stamp to certificate of mailing (PS Form 3817 of March 1989). Austin's population is about 300. Item  sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 nu(c)

SEP 28 1995 clear Baker NV double ring violet cancel ties 55-c love stamp to certificate of mailing (PS FOR 3817 of May 1976--indicating how often they were used there). A second strike of the cancel is blurred & misses the stamp, Baker's population is about 50. $3.75 n

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    "AMERICAN RED CROSS / 1910 /  1909 / MERRY XMAS /  HAPPY NEW YEAR" with 1909 Red Cross seal appropriately pasted on front, artwork shows Santa & Father Time, mailed 1909, writing on front where there was room. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 r-u(c)r

"Fröhliche Weihnacten" from Tuck's Christmas Series of Post Cards No. 505, Santa In white cap & suit & gloves & trim peeks through holly & berries, mailed, 1910 Christmas seal affixed to front is untied, fresh color, minor corner wear. A beautiful card. $9.50 c-u

DEC 21 1923 Washington DC clear CHRISTMAS / SEALS / STAMP OUT / TUBERCULOSIS slogan cancel on 1-cent Jefferson franking postcard within the District, light toning at one edge of the other side. $3.00 ud

    "U.S. 64 IN THE OCOEE RIVER GORGE / BETWEEN DUCKTOWN AND CLEVELAND  / TENNESSEE" real photo postcard mailed APR 4 1949 (clear machine cancel ties 1949 HELP CRIPPLE CHILDREN seal), minor wear at one corner. $4.25 t-uc

JUN 29 1956 Edenton Ohio cancel boldly ties NOT CHARITY / BUT AN OPPORTUNITY 1955 Rehabilitation Center for the Disabled seal to postcard franked by 3-c Booker T. Washington stamp (clearly tied). Seldom seen. $2.00 uo

MAR 19 1958 Walnut Pennsylvania cancel clearly ties ELIZABETH / KENNY / FOUNDATION / THANKS FOR YOUR HELP seal to postcard franked by 3-cent Labor Day stamp (also clearly tied). $2.00 up

"Madeira - Running Sledge" sepia-tone postcard on brownish paper from booklet, mailed APR 15 1958 at Blackwood Virginia (Kenny foundation seal tied), minor wear at one corner. $3.75 m-vu

NOV 12 1958 postcard mailed at Bristow Indiana (clear cancel) bearing a large multicolored INTERNATIONAL WORKERS ORDER / MEMBERSHIP AID label. Seldom seen. $2.00 ui

DEC 26 1958 postcard mailed at Ribbon Kentucky (clear cancel) bearing a large multicolored UNITED NATIONS BUY WAR STAMPS / HOPE OF CIVILIZATION seal. Most unusual. $2.00 uku

DEC 3 1963 Okemos Michigan cancel boldly ties 1963 TB seal to postcard franked by 5-cent city mail delivery stamp with another type of cancel from there, small corner crease. $1.75 um

"W8GPG" shortwave (7 MHz) QSL postcard mailed 5 Feb 1977 (red QCWA label tied by Cincinnati cancel) by operator William Pl Steubach, 2 club insignias & Bridges of Friendship design, mild corner & edge wear. $2.75 o-o

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Lin Print FDC's for the 1938 presidential issue (prexies). Shown top-to-bottom: 1-1 / 2-c, 13-c & 21-c. Covers no longer available. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 each, or all 3 for $4.00

    OCT 4 1948 FDC for 3-c US volunteer firemen stamp, with block of 4 1 / 2-c Ben Franklin prexies added to pay the rate to the Pitcairn Islands, addressed to the Postmaster there by name & requesting the favor of a return on the backflap, very light double-ring Pitcairn receiving mark on front, wrinkling along 2 edges affects nothing philatelic, returned to Ohio. Most unusual. Cover sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg (361,983 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 fpu

    AUG 3 1961 clear & complete Barrow handstamp ties 4-c Arctic explorations stamp franking #6 FDC to Ohio, large pictorial violet & black cachet for the historic transpolar trip (Alaska to Greenland) of the USS Nautilus in 1958. $13.00 au(f)

"THE BILLY GRAHAM PAVILION AT THE NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1964-1965" chrome mailed there APR 22 1964 as FDC for the 5-c commemorative, interesting pertinent information on back, small corner crease & bend. $3.00 en-u

MAY 29 1967 first day cover for 13-c John F. Kennedy US stamp, addressed in pencil, never sealed, attractive Art Craft cachet. $0.75 ku(f)

MAY 6 1970 FDC for US 6-c dinosaur stamp neatly cancelled at New York City, Artcraft cachet in black, unaddressed. $1.00 au. Same but the 6-c dinosaur stamp instead. $1.00 au

MAY 6 1970 FDC for US 6-c Haida ceremonial canoe stamp, unaddressed, ArtCraft cachet, fresh appearance. $1.00 iu

Jan 12 1979 first day cover for the Robert F. Kennedy US 13-c stamp, unaddressed, cachet depicts him with President Kennedy. $1.00 ku(f)

FEB 25 1980 FDC for US 15-c "Letters Lift Spirits" stamp issued for National Letter Writing Week, unaddressed, black cachet shows cuneiform writing on clay tablet, fresh appearance. $0.50 cu

FEB 25 1980 FDC for US 15-c "Write Soon" stamp issued for National Letter Writing Week, unaddressed, black cachet picturing an old typewriter, fresh appearance. $.0.50 cu. Same but red, white & blue version of the stamp & quill pen in use cachet, fresh appearance. $0.50 cu. Same, but green & yellow version of the stamp & scroll writing cachet, fresh appearance. $0.50 cu.

FEB 25 1980 FDC for US 15-c "Letters Preserve Memories" stamp issued for National Letter writing week, unaddressed, black cachet picturing an old fountain pen in use. $0.50 cu

FEB 25 1980 FDC for US 15-c "Letters Shape Opinions" stamp issued for National letter writing week, calligraphy cachet, fresh appearance. $0.50 cu

    SEP 25 1980 four US FDC's (one shown) for 15-c Indian art (masks) stamps, unaddressed, cacheted in black, fresh appearance. All four for $3.00 iu

Circa January 1981 two announcements & return cover from Postal Commemorative Society making many of their 1980 Golden Replicas of US Stamps cacheted covers available to collectors. $1.00 u(f)

JA 23 1986 two FDC's for different 22-c stamp collecting stamps, each with embossed gold foil cachet reproducing the stamp, each with explanatory inserts, neatly typed addresses. One stamp designed by Richard Sheaff, the other by Eva Jern. $2.50 for both. pu

OCT 1 1986 US FDC for 22-c cigar store Indian stamp (folk art series) tied by clear Washington DC cancel, cachet is a gold-color metallic replica of the stamp with explanatory insert. $1.25 iu

SEPT 4 1986 US FDC for 22-c Navajo art blanket weaving stamp tied by clear cancel, cachet is a gold-color metallic replica of the stamp, with explanatory insert. (2 different) $1.25 each

OCT 1 1986 US FDC for 22-c folk art highlander figure stamp tied by clear cancel, cachet is a gold-color metallic replica of the stamp, with explanatory insert, neatly addressed. $1.25

OCT 1 1986 US FDC for 22-c folk art ship figurehead stamp tied by clear cancel, cachet is a gold-color metallic replica of the stamp, with explanatory insert, neatly addressed. $1.25

OCT 1 1986 US FDC for 22-c folk art nautical figure stamp tied by clear cancel, cachet is a gold-color metallic replica of the stamp, with explanatory insert. $1.25

OCT 1 1987 bold Baltimore MD cancels on a complete set of 5 US FDC. Each FDC is a continental postcard (example shown) bearing an appropriate color illustrations to match up with the stamps. Officially issued by the US Postal Service, with interesting explanatory text on the stamp side, fresh appearance. $4.25 for all. ru

SEP 25 1989 FDC for US 25-c Bill of Rights stamp, a gold foil replica of the stamp serving as the cachet, explanatory insert, neatly addressed. $1.25 lu

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    MAY 1 1993 unique unaddressed FDC for US 29-c horse racing, bold Louisville cancel ties stamp & large clipping cachet showing Round Table ridden by Willie Shoemaker. Round Table was the world's leading money winner until passed by Kelso; Shoemaker was then in his prime. $5.00 khur

MAY 1 1993 unique unaddressed FDC for US 29-c horse racing stamp, bold Louisville cancel ties tamp & large clipping cachet showing Candy Spots with Willie Shoemaker up. $5.00 khu

    MAY 1 1993 unique unaddressed FDC for US 29-c harness racing stamp, bold Louisville cancel ties stamp & large clipping cachet showing Meadow Rice racing. $5.00 khur

MAY 1 1993 unique unaddressed FDC for US 29-c harness racing stamp, bold Louisville cancel ties stamp & large clipping cachet showing B. F. Coaltown racing (with his best times). $5.00 khu

    "SUMMER RACING AT / Centennial Park / SOUTH OF DENVER - HIGHWAYS 85-87" in Littleton, unused linen postcard cleverly fashioned into a unique first day cover for the 29-c horse racing stamp issued by the US May 1 1993 by adding that stamp TCV style. Nice! Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 rc-hur

JUL 14 1993 Show Boat stamp tied maximum-card style to a first-day cover fashioned from a continental postcard with an image of the Suwanee steamboat in use. Stamp & cancel harmonized with the image to create an beautiful composition. Only 2 exist. $4.50 u(f)s

US NATIONAL POSTAL MUSEUM
UNIQUE FDC's 7 / 30 / 93

One-of-a-kind unaddressed FDC's for 29-c stamps with tied color cachets showing full-size illustrations of great US rarities taken from auction catalogues. Spectacular effect! $5.00 each. All 3 shown for $14.00. pu

FLOWER TOPIC--12 UNIQUE FDC'S
(ALL FOR US 8 / 19 / 93 ISSUE)

Unique cachet showing "Solitude"
(1993 All America Rose Winner)
Lovingly produced, the cachets bear neatly clipped color illustrations (from a gardening catalogue?) that are tied by the first day cancel. All are unique. All rose cachets,
most with the variety identified: "Blue Ribbon".
"Boy Crazy"Shrub Rose, 
Graceland" (1989 Rose of the Year), "Old Faithful",
'Pleasure" (1990 All American Rose Winner),
"Queen Elizabeth" (1955 All America Rose Winner),
"Touch of Class" (1986 All America Rose Winner),
& "White Simplicity®". Number 6 covers throughout
mounting easily on album or exhibition pages.
All clean & unaddressed. Most attractive & unique FDC's
are priced at $5 or more retail, but we offer them at...
$40.00 postpaid to a U.S. address. fu

AUG 19 1993 rose imperforate stamp tied maximum-card style to a unique first-day cover fashioned from a continental postcard with an Olivia Parker composition including prominently a yellow rose. Stamp & cancel harmonized with the image to create an unusual composition. $5.00 u(f)f

AUG 19 1993 rose imperforate stamp tied maximum-card style to a unique first-day cover fashioned from a continental postcard with a Lilo Raymond still-life photograph 'Boxes" in which a pink rose sets on a stack of boxes. Stamp & cancel harmonized with the image to create an artistic   composition in its own right. $5.00 u(f)f NEW / NEU / NUEVO

AUG 19 1993 rose imperforate stamp tied maximum-card style to a unique first-day cover fashioned from a continental postcard with a B. A. King photograph of the words 'I LOVE ROSES' written in the sand. Stamp & cancel harmonized with the image to create an attractive composition. $5.00 u(f)f

CLASSIC BOOKS ISSUE, WOMEN TOPIC
10 / 23 / 93

October 23 1993 Little House on the Prairie stamps tied maximum-card style to nine unique first-day covers fashioned from continental postcards bearing images of girls by well-known painters (Clausen, Gustave Courbet, Khnopff & William Nicholson ) and photographers (Jenny De Vassonm Kathy Karatchian, Sandu Mendrea, Eve Morcrette & Willy Ronis ). Placement of stamps & cancels optimized for considerable eye appeal. All 9 for $45.00 u(f)w

October 23 1993 Little Women stamps tied maximum-card style to seven unique first-day covers fashioned from continental postcards bearing images of girls by well-known painters (Patrick Branwell Brontê, Edgar Degas, Milton Avery, Edvard Munch, Claude Monet, Irenco Robert Bier & Marie Lauencin) Placement of stamps & cancels optimized for considerable eye appeal. All 7 for $35.00 u(f)w

    October 23 1993 Little Women stamps tied maximum-card style to first-day covers fashioned from continental postcards with Frank M. Sutcliffe's "Sea Urchins". Stamps & cancels harmonized cleverly with the image for considerable eye appeal. (Only 2 made). $4.50 each. u(f)w

October 23 1993 Little Women stamps tied maximum-card style to five unique first-day covers fashioned from continental postcards bearing images of girls by well-known photographers (Sergei Joukovski, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Kim Anderson & 2 different Pedro Luis Raota). Placement of stamps & cancels optimized for considerable eye appeal. All 5 for $25.00 u(f)w NEW / NEU / NUEVO

October 23 1993 Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm stamps tied maximum-card style to nine unique first-day covers fashioned from continental postcards bearing images of girls by well-known painters (Will Barnet, Aristide Maillol, Matisse, 2 different Claude Monet, Pissarro, 2 different Pierre Auguste Renoir & George Frederic Watts). Placement of stamps & cancels optimized for considerable eye appeal. All 9 for $45.00 u(f)w

October 23 1993 Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm stamps tied maximum-card style to first-day covers fashioned from continental postcards with Claude Monet's "Les coquelicots". Stamps & cancels harmonized with the image for considerable eye appeal. (Only 2 made). $4.50 each. u(f)w

October 23 1993 Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm stamps tied maximum-card style to first-day covers fashioned from continental postcards with Aristide Maillol's "La femme à l'ombrelle". Stamps & cancels harmonized with the image for considerable eye appeal. (Only 2 made). $4.50 each. u(f)w

October 23 1993 Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm stamp tied maximum-card style to a unique first-day cover fashioned from a continental postcard with Evelyn Hofer's photograph  "Miranda". Stamps & cancels harmonized with the image for a hauntingly beautiful effect. $5.00. u(f)w NEW / NEU / NUEVO

    October 23 1993 Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm stamps tied maximum-card style to a unique first-day cover fashioned from a continental postcard with unattributed art published by Modern Times depicting the eyes of a young woman close-up. Stamps & cancels harmonized with the image to create a memorable composition. $5.00 u(f)w

CHINESE NEW YEAR OF THE DOG
2 / 5 / 94

Feb 5 1994 Chinese New Year of the Dog stamp tied maximum-card style to a unique first-day cover fashioned from a continental postcard with Ralph Crane's photograph of Prince Mike Romanoff dining with 2 dogs seated at his table. Stamp & cancel harmonized with the image to create a striking composition. $5.00 u(f)d

Feb 5 1994 Chinese New Year of the Dog stamp tied maximum-card style to a unique first-day cover fashioned from a continental postcard with Hans Nemuth's photograph of 'Three Girls, Two Pets, Todos Santos, Guatemala, 1980'. (The girl without a dog to hold is obviously not pleased.) Stamp & cancel harmonized with the image to create an attractive composition. $5.00 u(f)d-d

Feb 5 1994 Chinese New Year of the Dog stamp tied maximum-card style to a first-day cover fashioned from a continental postcard with H. Armstrong Robert's photograph of a poodle looking out of a lacy heart-shaped frame. Stamp & cancel harmonized with the image to create an attractive composition. Only 2 exist. $4.50 u(f)d-d

Feb 5 1994 Chinese New Year of the Dog stamp tied maximum-card style to a first-day cover fashioned from a continental postcard 'K697' from Benelux Press showing a poodle floating in a swimming pool. Stamp & cancel harmonized with the image to create an attractive composition. Only 2 exist. $4.50 u(f)d-d

Feb 5 1994 Chinese New Year of the Dog stamp tied maximum-card style to a unique first-day cover fashioned from a continental postcard with a Pedro Luis Raota photo showing a dog inspecting a tripod-mounted camera while the photographer seated nearby looks in amazement. Stamp & cancel harmonized with the image to create an amusing composition. $5.00 u(f)d-dp

Feb 5 1994 Chinese New Year of the Dog stamp tied maximum-card style to a first-day cover fashioned from a continental postcard with a Sabine Weiss photo showing a standing boy holding a dog. Stamp & cancel harmonized with the image to create an adorable composition. Only 2 exist. $4.50 u(f)d-d

"N-725 A FINE 'CATCH' FOR ANYONE" shapely woman fly fisherman in mini-skirt on a linen postcard cleverly converted into a first day cover for the 29-cent fish stamp issued by the US OCT 3 1994. Cleverly placement so the stamp fish are near the stream & her line. Neatly canceled. We know who made it, and that only two exist. $5.00 f-u(f) NEW / NEU / NUEVO

U.S. FIRST-DAY COVER LITERATURE & REFERENCES

"HORSE PLAY" Volume 9 (Spring 1996) 8-page advertising publication of Wild Horse Custom Designs Inc., a noted US FDC cachet maker. Well illustrated in black & white. Interesting. Folded to fit in cover, small corner creases. $2.00 u

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAR 8 1934 #6 cover bearing free frank of William L. Fiesinger, with enclosure a signed note thanking a constituent in Tiffin Ohio for forwarding a petition "in the interest of freedom of the radio". Note has short tear at top that closes well. Ready for service in a civics class!. $5.00 u(f)c

Lot of 6 #10 covers from 5 different Members of Congress to Hon. Frank T. Hines, Administrator of the Veterans Administration, all marked "Personal" of "Personal attention". All postmarked in May 1936. $7.50 u(f)

SEP 20 1943 #10 cover bearing free frank of Clare Boothe Luce, with contents--a forwarded note from Leonard Lyons on New York Post stationery, unimportant backflap crease does not show from front, light brownish paper. $5.00 u(f)

JAN 23 1954 free frank of Jack Westland (Member of Congress) on #10 cover from Washington DC to Seattle Washington. $2.00 u(f)w

August 16 1954 Extension of Remarks for the Congressional Record, conveyed in a #10 cover to a Smithtown Branch New York constituent by the free frank of Hon. Stuyvesant Wainwright. Outlines 22 things he had done recently for constituents; "not printed at Government expense". Address machine was striking off-center; small corner crease. $5.00 u(f)n

December 19 1963 speech on a "Sound and Enduring Wilderness Policy" conveyed to a Pullman Washington constituent in a #10 cover bearing the free frank of Hon. Jeffery Cohelan, neatly opened, no contents. $5.00 u(f)ew

April 27 1967 free frank of Thomas M. Pelly (Member of Congress) on #10 cover from Washington DC with cachet on his guaranteed minimum incomes speech, neatly opened, no contents. $2.50 wdf

    "Announcing: / A Town Meeting / with Congressman Les AuCoin..." picturing him with a constituent in monochromatic blue, for a Corvallis event on April 12, 1977, continental postcard sent under his free frank to a postal patron in the First Congressional District, mild corner & edge wear. $1.75 op-u(f)

Lot of 13 items sent mostly 1980-1981 under the free frank of Mike Barnes to his 8th Congressional District constituents. Includes #10 size material & a few continental postcards announcing community forums he held. Collectively interesting for their insight into how a Congressman would use the free frank privilege. Light duplication. $13.00 u(f)m

Lot of 4 reports & surveys  sent April 1985 - May 1991 to 15th Congressional District of Ohio constituents under the free frank of Chalmers Wylie, who held office for a considerable length of time & knew how to use the free frank privilege to advantage. $4.00 u(f)o

Undated, unaddressed & unused #10 cover bearing the free frank of Paul H. Todd Jr., Member of Congress from Michigan. Not often seen this way! $2.50 u(f)m

Lot of 130 House of Representatives free frank mail. Good variety of sending Members of Congress & Committees, and a few famous addressees; some light duplication. Most are #10 covers, none larger. Most 1936 - more modern. $120.00 u(f)

US SENATE FREE FRANK MAIL

NOV 22 1911 clear DC Station B cancel on #6 cover to West Virginia, bearing free frank of C. W. Watson, Parkersburg flag cancel receiving mark the next day, typed address, opened neatly. $5.00 u(f)w

Undated #10 cover bearing free frank of John Connally to General Frank T. Hines of the Veterans Administration, inscribed BY RIDING PAGE, receiving mark 1936 JUN 5 (undoubtedly same date sent), backflap torn a bit in opening but does not show from front, minor envelope glue show-through. $10.00 u(f)

Lot of 60 US Senate free frank mail. Good variety of sending Senators & Committees, and a few famous addressees; some light duplication. Most #10 covers but a few smaller. Most 1936 - more modern. $57.50

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    FEB 21 1916 Salem Ohio hand cancel on Department of Justice official business #6 penalty cover from Referee in Bankruptcy C. F. Smith to West Virginia, small scrape knocks out 2 letters in the penalty wording, magenta color cover neatly opened. $3.75 uo

JAN 12 1936 Woronoco [Massachusetts] hand cancel on War Department official business #10 penalty cover from Chaplain P. M. Hickcox at the 113th Co. in Chester to Ohio, opened neatly, light paper bends. Woronoco is also sometimes spelled Warronoco or Worronoco. $2.00 um

AUG 6 1936 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 5 cancel on War Department official business #10 windowed penalty cover from Frankford Arsenal, opened neatly. $2.00 u

DEC 8 1936 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1 cancel on War Department official business #10 penalty cover from Frankford Arsenal to Ohio, opened neatly. $2.00 u

JAN 14 1937 Spruce Pine North Carolina hand cancel on War Department official business #10 penalty cover from Lt. L. R. Vann Ch 322nd Inf to Ohio, neatly opened, corner crease. $2.00 un

JAN 16 1937 Decorah Iowa cancel on War Department official business #10 penalty cover from chaplain there to Ohio, neatly opened. $2.50 ui

JAN 30 1937 Washington DC cancel on US Department of the interior official business #10 penalty envelope from their Office of Education to Ohio, neatly opened. $2.50 u

MAR 18 1937 Rapid City South Dakota cancel on War Department official business #10 penalty cover from Chaplain O. D. Herrmann to Ohio, opened neatly. $2.50

JAN 8 1938 Washington DC cancel on US Department of the Interior windowed #10 penalty cover from the State Park Division of the National Park Service, opened neatly, a little crinkling along one short edge. $2.00 u

    APR 19 1938 Springdale Utah hand cancel on US Department of the Interior #10 penalty cover from the National Park Service at Zion National Park to Ohio, neatly opened. $2.50 uu

OCT 2 1939 Fort Benning Georgia cancel on War Department official business #10 penalty cover from Capt. A. E. Mckenney to Ohio, neatly opened. $2.00 u

JUN 5 1942 Columbus Ohio cancel on War Department official business #10 penalty cover from Captain Albert L. Evans at Hq. Fifth Corps Area of Fort Hayes to Ohio, opened neatly. $2.50

April 6 1943 War Department official business #10 penalty cover from New York Port of Embarkation at Brooklyn New York to chaplain at APO 700 c / o Postmaster New York City, opened neatly, envelope glue show-through on back. $3.75 ua

Clear USS STEINAKER (DD 863) hand cancel on penalty notice on  brown #10 Navy Department official business front, addressed to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts in DC, 2 vertical creases, wrinkling at left edge, cut to approximately #10 size, as is. $1.00 nu(o)

OCT 21 1966 light Anchorage (Fort Richardson Branch) machine cancel with slogan 'NATIONAL PARK SERVICE / 50TH ANNIVERSARY' on small US Post Office official business penalty cover to Connecticut, almost complete Fort Richardson handstamp on back, neatly addressed. $1.25 au(o)

WAR DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL AIRMAIL

MAR 9 1942 clear New Orleans 3 cancel ties 6-c airmail stamp franking #10 Official Business penalty cover of the New Orleans Port of Embarkation and General Depot to Norwood Ohio, fancy but small black AIR MAIL handstamp showing US borne by wings, neatly opened, slight browning of the paper with age, corner bend.

JUL 6 1942 clear New Orleans 3 cancel ties 6-c airmail stamp franking #10 Official Business penalty cover of the New Orleans Quartermaster Depot to Norwood Ohio, neatly opened, slight browning of the paper with age, handstamped marking is black straight-line "WD ESSENTIAL OFFICIAL AIR MAIL".

JUN 29 1942 clear New Orleans 4 cancel ties 6-c airmail stamp franking #10 Official Business penalty cover of the New Orleans Quartermaster Depot to Norwood Ohio, fancy but small black AIR MAIL handstamp showing US borne by wings, typed "WD ESSENTIAL OFFICIAL AIR MAIL" at top center, neatly opened, slight browning of the paper with age, ink smear on back, small spot on bottom edge.

JUL 23 1942 clear New Orleans 2 on #10 cover similar to the JUL 6 cover above, spot on bottom edge.

JUL 29 1942 clear New Orleans 2 on #10 cover similar to the JUN 29th cover above

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WAR DEPARTMENT PENALTY COVERS
Lot showing 3 different ways the War Department moved its more important mail during World War II.
All to the same company in Cincinnati Ohio.

May 23 1942 IMPORTANT cover with partial red border from Office of the Port Quartermaster at Brooklyn New York, 'If not delivered in 3 days / return to the address given above' but not sent airmail.

SEP23'42 WD ESSENTIAL OFFICIAL AIR MAIL handstamp on #10 plain cover with two bold AIR MAIL handstamps added, .06 meter strip attached over the penalty notice area, from the Washington DC Quartermaster Depot, cancel upside down (in lower left corner), ding in one edge misses everything important.

NOV 12'42 WD ESSENTIAL OFFICIAL AIR MAIL handstamp on #10 airmail cover with .06 meter strip attached over the penalty notice area, from the Washington DC Quartermaster Depot, cancel upside down (in lower left corner), top a little ragged due to opening.

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Undated World War II. War Department official business #10 penalty cover from Chaplain's Office Fifth Army at APO 464 to Chaplain 355 CA Bn at APO 529, receiving mark June 2 (no year) clearly shows time of day arrival, neatly opened, recipient's annotation '34 CA Brig' on front. $5.00 ua

Undated World War II. War Department official business #10 penalty cover from HQ. Fifteenth Air Force to 355 AAA SL. Bn. at APO 512, receiving mark May 27 clearly shows time of day arrival, neatly opened, mail clerk's 'chaplain' annotation on front. $3.75 ua

February 5 1946 Hempstead NY cancel on free mail conversion of War Department official business #10 penalty cover, from 63rd AAF Base Unit at Mitchel Field to Ohio, small ding in one edge & a little crinkling in the penalty corner. $2.00 u

MAR 11 1946 Fort Leavenworth Kansas cancel on War Department official business #10 penalty cover from Colonel Sanford J. Goodman at the Command & General Staff School to Ohio, several light paper bends. $1.75 u

Mostly clear violet NOV 20 (194)6 USS HAROLD I. ELLISOON (DD-864) hand cancel on #6 penalty cover on Navy Department official business to Massachusetts. Cancel at slight angle with minor parts of it consequently going off the edge. $2.00 n(h)u(o)

May 13 1947 Washington DC cancel on free mail conversion of War Department official business #10 penalty cover, from Historical Division of War Department Special Staff to Ohio, backflap torn in opening. $2.25 u

June 25 1947 Washington DC cancel on free mail conversion of War Department official business penalty cover, from Historical Division of War Department Special Staff to Ohio, neatly opened. $2.50 u

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    Lot of 12 covers mailed with official stamps March 1985 - July 1986, each with Air Force return addresses in Ohio, each to a different Columbus Ohio addressee, all returned with a good variety of pointed-finger markings (NOT DELIVERABLE AS ADDRESSED, NO SUCH NUMBER, ATTEMPTED NOT KNOWN, etc.) Most #10 size brochures, one large postcard at cover rate. Stamps making 22-c rate except for four 24-cents (overpaid when out of 1-c official stamps apparently). Interesting lot demonstrating the scarcity of 22-c official stamps at the time--only one bears the 22-c official, the rest are 20-c plus two 1-c, or 20-c plus one 4-c. $30.00 ou(o)

    28 MAY 1985 Columbus Ohio cancel on two 1-c perforated & one 20-c coil official stamps franking #10 cover from USAF Recruiting Office (52AG) to same city, backflap taped shut, small corner tear on opening. $3.75 uo

    1 JUL 1986 Columbus Ohio cancel on 22-c official coil stamp franking #10 cover to same city, yellow label stating '...RETURN TO SENDER / NO FORWARDING ORDER ON FILE / UNABLE TO FORWARD'. $5.00 uo

"WE / WHOOSH / YOU A MERRY / CHRISTMAS / EXPRESS MAIL" with eagle & USPS logo on front, unused continental postcard from a 1986 official business campaign with penalty indicia, copyrighted, near mint. $1.25 p-u

    1993 mostly clear GMF BAY COL... Alabama cancel ties Official 4-c stamp added to 25-c official mail #10 cover to Columbus Ohio from Defense Contract Management District South at Ozark, opened neatly, address labels taped by sender, fresh appearance. $5.00 au

    Undated 25-c eagle official #10 postal stationery with 4-c perforated official stamp added to make up rate, from DPRO General Dynamics San Diego to Columbus Ohio, small Y2 routing mark on back, opened neatly. $7.00 u

Clear MAY 15 1991 USS KANSAS CITY (AOR-3) cancel ties 25-c & 4-c official stamps franking #10 Department of the Navy brown envelope to Ohio, return address zip is 96670-3025. vertical paper bend at left does not detract. $2.75 nu

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"A Description of United States Postage Stamps / Issued by the Post Office Department from July 1, 1847, to December 31, 1936" paperbound booklet issued by the Post Office Department, 119 pages nicely illustrated, plus a tipped-in announcement for the NY World's Fair stamp. Lightly used, cover with penned-in date & soil near the binding (which may come off). Seldom seen. $18.00 u

"A Description of United States Postage Stamps 1847 - 1943" paperbound booklet issued by the Post Office Department, 152 pages nicely illustrated. Lightly used & seldom seen. $18.00 u

"UNITED STATES OFFICIAL POSTAL GUIDE / JULY 1953 / PART II INTERNATIONAL SERVICE" paperbound book, alphabetical listings by country, lightly used, 418 pages indexed. Hard to find. $25.00 u

"INTERNATIONAL MAIL / SEPTEMBER 1958" paperbound leaflet of 12 pages issued by the Post Office Department. Includes dimensional & weight limits, international rate tables for airmail & surface parcel post & more. $2.50 u

"List of Post Offices in United States / WITH THE / NAMES OF POSTMASTERS ANNEXED, / [EXCEPT AT SUSPENDED OFFICES' / WITH / AN APPENDIX / CONTAINING THE / NAMES OF POST OFFICES, ARRANGED BY STATES AND COUNTIES / EMBRACING ALSO / CERTAIN IMPORTANT REGULATIONS< AND OTHER POSTAL INFORMATION / REVISED AND CORRECTED BY THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMNET UP TO JULY 1 1862" Paperbound, 293+ pages. Cover is stained, yellow & brittle, with corners chipped away, but it's of so little consequence. The National Postal Museum has but 2 of copies, and one other privileged library has a copy. That's it, as far as we can tell. Yours for $200.00 pu NEW / NEU / NUEVO

    "U. S. POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT DOMESTIC POSTAGE RATES, FEES, AND INFORMATION" POD Notice 59 (December 1960) covering air mail, first class, second class, third class, parcel post, post cards & special services. Fold-out format with 12 panels (2 shown). Nice. $2.00 u

March 1967 American Philatelist: Czechoslovak Field Posts, 1918-20--Additional Data; US--Freaks and Oddities--Booklet Foldovers; Italy & Colonies--1926 St. Francis of Assisi Issue; & much more. $3.75 the complete issue. aciu

May 1967 American Philatelist: Monaco--Its History and Its Stamps (conclusion); Great Britain--New Portrait of Queen on Definitives; US--International Special Delivery Mail; & much more. $3.75 the complete issue. amgu NEW / NEU / NUEVO

June 1967 American Philatelist: US--The 13 A. P. S. Firs Days; US--The Harry F. Allen Collection of Black Jacks--A Study of the Stamp and Its Use; Vancouver's Island--British Columbia--The 2½d Stamp of 1860; & much more. $3.75 the complete issue. abu NEW / NEU / NUEVO

July 1967 American Philatelist: Canada--the Centennial of Confederation; Italy--The Ferrucci Stamps of 1930; United States--The Reason for the Official and Unofficial 1857 Perforation; & much more. $3.75 the complete issue. aciu NEW / NEU / NUEVO

March 1968 American Philatelist: US--The Difficulty in Producing 1851 1-Cent Plate I Early; Tasmanian Taxed Letters; Senussi of Cyrenaica; & much more. $3.75 the complete journal. actu NEW / NEU / NUEVO

June 1968 American Philatelist: Pitcairn Islands--Source Notes on Designs; Indian Uprisings in Minnesota--A Letter from Winnebago; US Freaks 'n' Oddities--Rotary Press 'Double Papers'; & much more. $3.75 the complete journal. ampu

August 1968 American Philatelist: El Salvador--1930 Airmail Issue, Scott C15-18; US Special Delivery Issues--An Undeveloped Field; & much more. $3.75 the complete journal. aeu

Scott 1996 Specialized Catalogue of U.S. Stamps, lightly used. Authoritative, with over 700 pages profusely illustrated. First year to price such stamps in very fine condition. $3.75

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JAN 13 1932 clear blue USS Claxton (destroyer) cancel on PNS 19986 2-c Washington franking #6 cover to Brilliant Ohio, New Orleans backstamp. Annotations about the ship at lower left corner of front & on backflap. $3.75 un

    OCT 17 1935 USS NARWHAL cancel with NAVY DAY / AT SEA in killer bars ties 1-c perforated Yosemite & PNS 20234 2-c Washington stamps franking #6 cover to Pennsylvania, gorgeous & intricate red-violet Navy Day cachet well struck, toning along two front edges. Cover sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

    Somewhat light MAR 29 1939 USS SALMON hand cancel with PORTSMOUTH, / N. H. in killer bars ties 2-c Adams prexy plate number 21892 single & 1- Jefferson plate number 21568 single franking #6 cover from that submarine to Illinois, neatly  addressed, never sealed, slight even browning of paper due to age. $5.50 nn(s)u(p)

DEC 2 1939 USS Stack (DD-406) at PORTSMOUTH VA cancel ties pair of 1-1 / 2-c Martha Washington stamps including PNS 21879 franking #6 cover to Joliet Illinois, slight envelope glue show-through on back. $4.00 uv

Light Aug 6 1959 Estes Park general delivery marking in red-violet on front of #9 envelope franked by plate number 2644 block of dental health stamps. JUL Rec'd marking on back in violet. Neatly opened. $3.00 cu(p)

JUL 1 1970 New York New York cancel on PNS 25962 of 25-c Paul Revere stamp franking #6 airmail cover on the inaugural Northwest Orient 747 flight New York / Chicago / Seattle / Tokyo, backstamped clearly on next day arrival, fresh appearance. $2.25 uf*+

"WB6PAV" Torrance California shortwave (14.3375 mc) QSL card mailed there 1970, simple state map & palm trees design, plate number single 31449 of the 6-c HOPE stamp used, trace of cancel ink on front . $2.50 c-u

12 NOV 1973 #6 cover with corner card of Officer in Charge USCGC Point Thatcher (WPB-82314) at Sarasota Florida to Ohio, fancy black cachet depicts ship & 'Galloping Ghost of Florida's West Coast / Search & Rescue', multiple ink smears (raindrops?) on left front detract, cancel runs through tab of 8-c Johnson plate number single (34223) instead of stamp below it, as is. $1.00 cu(p)

    DEC 3 1973 USS Dixon (AS-27) cancel on PNS 34046 of 8-c printing press stamp, black cachet of US Navy DSRV-2 research / rescue / recovery Sub Dev Gru One, carried on dive 60 of 20 Nov 73 to 180 feet, attest of pilot C. J. McGinlay. $3.75 (nu(p))^

16 APR 1974 USPS MD 207 cancel on plate number single of Robert Frost stamp (34883) franking #6 cover with cachet commemorating "VP-30 / 100,000 P-3 ACCIDENT-FREE / FLIGHT HOURS", neatly addressed, backflap never sealed. $2.00 u

7 MAR 1975 with corner card of Commanding Officer USCGC Mariposa (WLB-397) at Detroit Michigan, to Ohio, cancel on plate number 35267 single of 10-c Raphael letters stamp struck at an angle, clear MAR 04 receiving mark of the ship on the back, a light dose of receiving mark ink at the center front misses everything. $1.50 cu(p)*+

Clear JUN 4 1975 USS REEVES (DLG-24) hand cancel ties 10-c collective bargaining stamp (plate number 35588 single) franking #6 cover to Ohio, light but complete violet ship cachet, neatly addressed, small corner crease affects nothing. $2.25 nlu(p)

17 JAN 1976 Fort Lauderdale FL 333 cancel on PNS 36313 of 13-c eagle & shield stamp, from Commanding Officer of USS Woodrow Wilson (SSBN-624) with violet ship's cachet & PORT EVERGLADES cachet well struck, corner crease $2.00 un

24 JAN 1976 Fort Lauderdale FL 333 cancel on PNS 36312 of 13-c eagle & shield stamp, from Commanding Officer of USS William H. Bates (SSN-680) with greenish-blue ship's cachet & PORT EVERGLADES cachet well struck. $2.50 un

    28 FEB 1976 Fort Lauderdale FL 333 cancel on PNS 36314 of 13-c eagle & shield stamp, from Commanding Officer of USS Francis Scott Key (SSBN-657) with blue ship's cachet & PORT EVERGLADES cachet well struck. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 un(f)f

Circa 4/06 oversize USPS presorted standard postcard mailed to a boxholder in Ohio to publicize Priority Mail Flat Rate packaging, Dilbert cartoon art on both sides, excellent condition. $1.00 u(o)

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        Light JEFF DEC (circa 10 1898) hand cancel (DPO) with complete dial edge on partially scratched off postage due stamp, pen cancel of 2-c Washington (when corrected) franking #6 cover to Topeka Kansas (clear backstamp there supplies our date), multiple docketings on front as it was processed through the recipient company. With contents: a handwritten testimonial from J. R. Butler. $25.00 mu

    "HOLD CARD TO LIGHT / Official Souvenir / POSTAL CARD / Machinery Building" from St. Louis Expo of 1904, 1-cent Livingston commemorative stamp accompanied by "This is the mail for which you sent postage" auxiliary marking, minor corner & edge wear, lightly toned back, cancel ink on front. Windows on building, the sun & some lights strung between poles light up. The initial cancel where the stamp should have been is probably a Saint Louis duplex 1 handstamp-- probably, because the stamp is applied over some of it. The there is a NOV 15 1904 Saint Louis duplex 2 neatly which neatly ties the stamp. Then there is an Olathe Kans. NOV 16 receiving mark that just ties the stamp. In violet "This is the mail for / which you sent postage B" with all but 2 letters clear. Then in the lower left is a violet 2-ring circular "City Distribution Division // NOV / 13 / 1904 // St. Louis, Mo. (P.D.)" The name of the recipient is written twice in different inks--for which there are multiple possible explanations. $35.00 (he-u(p))

"Barnens dag I Göteborg 16-17 Sept. 1905" parade float in the shape of a Greek temple shown on black & white postcard mailed there 26.1.06 to Ohio (5-cents postage due stamp), slight amount of cancel ink on front. Interesting. $8.00 s-su%

APR 21 1911 Detroit Michigan cancel ties 2-c Washington affixed over original cancel, on #6 cover mailed originally without stamp, clear violet 'Returned for Postage' penciled out, to Parkersburg West Virginia (backstamped there the next day). $4.00 u

    OCT 15 1923 Morris Minn. cancel on 2-c Harding (corner gone before mailing) franking #11 cover to Herman Minnesota, violet 'POSTAGE DUE ____ CENTS' filled in 2 by hand, bold black HERMAN, / MINN. in rectangle cancels 2-c postage due affixed, raster hole in corner card area, vertical crease & crinkling at short end away from stamps. $8.00 um

    9 - 28 1937 registered 4-1-1/2-d postal stationery envelope with 1-d stamp added mailed from London W.3 to Baltimore Maryland, violet 'Foreign Letter Package / COLLECT 10 CENTS / for Customs Clearance / Postage-due stam(p to) / be affixed ...' at the lower left front, U. S. Customs FREE K Baltimore Md. oval handstamp in violet at top left front, black NEW YORK REG'Y DIV. 9 - 28 - 1937 handstamp ties the stamp & indicia (another well struck on the back), back has Baltimore precanceled 10-cent postage due over Baltimore Md Registered Sec. violet handstamp, 'left notice / 145 - 1149R' penciled at upper right of back, and a somewhat indistinct violet double-circle handstamp at the lower left of back. $10.00 gu(p)

SEPT 24 1939 Detroit Michigan BUY U.S. SAVINGS / BONDS / ASK YOUR POSTMASTER slogan cancel ties coil strip of three 1- Franklins franking #6 cover to Chicago Illinois, violet 'Postage due 3 cents.' handstamped, 3-c postage due smudge cancelled at upper left corner, opened neatly. $3.00 &

JAN 22 1940 TR514 CHI. & ST. PAUL RPO cancels 3-c Washington commemorative franking #10 cover to Chicago Illinois, violet 'Postage due 3 cents' handstamped, 3-c postage due cancelled at lower right corner, lightly toned back. $3.00 u

APR 7 1940 Burlington Iowa cancel ties 3-c Jefferson coil franking #10 cover to Chicago, violet 'Postage Due 3 Cents' handstamped, 3-c postage due stamp cancelled in lower right corner, minor envelope glue show-through, 2 small corner creases. $4.00 u

    MAY 5 1940 USS WEST VIRGINIA cancel (at San Pedro according to return address on backflap) ties 20-c trans-Pacific airmail stamp to #6 cover to Pasadena California, violet 'POSTAGE DUE ___ CENTS' filled in 20 in pencil, block of four 5-c pre-cancelled postage due stamps affixed, dark envelope glue show-through at lower sides, lower right corner torn in opening, small piece of upper left corner gone. Cover sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 !

JUN 3 1940 Chicago Illinois cancel on 2-c Adams franking #10 cover with Wren Press corner card to the same city, 'Due 2' in pencil, 2-c postage due tied in lower right corner. $3.00 ui

    circa 1947 Columbus Ohio registry hand cancels on business reply envelope from Demobilizer Personnel Receiving Branch AGO in St. Louis to the World War II Compensation Fund in Columbus Ohio--with the following postage due stamps affixed: pair $1.00 & pair 30-c & pair 3-c & one 10-c, '69 / 276' in pencil, small backflap crease, 2 staple holes just miss stamps. $15.00 uo

    8 JY 50 Grand Turk Turks Islands cncels tie 1 / & 1-d & pair 2-1 / 2-d & pair 3-d & pair 1 / 2-d stamps to brown #12 ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE registered cover to Ashland Ohio, clear violet boxed 'PASSED FREE / U. S. CUSTOMS AT / CLEVELAND OHIO' & mostly distinct violet "COLLECT 10-c POSTAGE DUE / FOR CUSTOMS SERVICE" handstamp, three different US backstamps clearly struck, nearly opened, crinkling near small end away from stamps & markings. $12.00 ut

    JY 21 1961 #6 windowed cover mailed at Cleveland Ohio with no stamp to Willoughby Ohio, violet 'POSTAGE DUE, 4 CENTS' handstamped & circled in pencil with annotation 'next trip', 4-cent postage due stamp applied & cancelled JUL 22, lightly toned back. $2.00 u

8 VI 1961 brown #10 cover from Trois Rivieres PQ Canada mailed without stamp to Columbus Ohio, violet circle T CENTS filled in 10 by pencil, minor crinkling to cover. $1.50 u

    15 AP 62 LAMU KENYA cancel ties 10-c & 30-c Kenya Uganda & Tanganyika definitives to small greeting card cover to Greenwich Connecticut, violet 'Postage Due 4 Cents / Foreign Sec., G.P.O., N.Y.' handstamp, postage due meter strip of 4-c applied on arrival, neatly opened. $5.00 uk

AG 1 1963 #6 cover mailed at Cleveland Ohio with no stamp to Willowick Ohio, violet 'POSTAGE DUE, 4CENTS' & 4-c postage due stamp tied by violet Willowick Branch of Willoughby cancel 3 days later, backflap torn in opening. $2.00 u

    DEC 14 1963 Cleveland Ohio cancel on #6 cover with no stamp to Willoughby Ohio, violet 'POSTAGE DUE, 4 CENTS' handstamped, violet Willowick Branch of Willoughby Ohio cancel ties 4-c postage due stamp, untied Boys Town seal on back, sent unclosed. $2.00 u

DEC 17 1963 Willowick Branch of Willoughby Ohio violet handstamp ties 4-c postage due to small cover, violet POSTAGE DUE ___ CENTS filled in 4 by hand, envelope glue show-through on back, lightly toned front. $1.50 u

13 IX 69 Athens Greece cancels on 3.50-d Mediterranean flight & strip of three relay race stamps franking #10 airmail cover to Columbus Ohio, T marking in pen, bold 'POSTAGE DUE ____¢ (JFK)' filled in 13 by hand, a little crinkling at one lower corner, top edge a bit rough from opening. $3.00 ug*

APR 20 1971 paper receipt dated by handstamp, to handwritten Cleve[land] Crane Co., black boxed WICKLIFFE / OHIO 44092 canceling 30-c & 10-c & 2-c & 1-c postage due stamps. $2.00 uo

MAY 13 1971 paper receipt dated by handstamp, to handwritten Cleve[land] Crane Co., black boxed WICKLIFFE / OHIO 44092 canceling 30-c (torn corner) & 2-c postage due stamps. $1.00 uo

    MAY 22 1971 paper receipt dated by handstamp, to handwritten Cleve[land] Crane Co., black boxed WICKLIFFE / OHIO 44092 canceling 30-c & pair of 10-c & 6-c postage due stamps. $2.00 uo

22 IV 1973 airmail #6 cover mailed with 8-c Canadian stamp to St. Paul Minnesota, black circle with T CENTS filled in with 4 by pen tying stamp, neatly opened. $2.00 u

    22 OCT 81 '2 PAQUEBOT / 2 SINGAPORE' cancel clearly ties Danish 1.00 Truet Flora flower stamp to cover from ship t.s. Arthus Maersk to Sioux City Iowa, violet POSTAGE DUE ___¢ filled in 50, black T100 / 200 marking. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 usf

6 DEC 1994 EASTON MD 216 cancel on 29-c Christmas stocking stamp franking #9 cover to Columbus Ohio, black RETURNED FOR POSTAGE inked out, '12 / 06 / 94 1959 EASTON MD. P&DE 216' spray cancel overlaps machine cancel, neatly opened. $2.00

20 DEC 1994 Portland OR cancel ties 29-c flag stamp (torn off another cover) partially covering violet RETURNED FOR POSTAGE handstamp, on greeting card cover to Columbus Ohio. $2.00 u

    Three SEP 25'98 Dublin Ohio POSTAGE DUE meter strips totaling $210.32 (!!) on a business reply card, collecting for a large tray of ownership registrations sent to the same company, adherence to the front undoubtedly from a detailed accounting (register tape?) of the spectacular total. $20.00 u(p)o

POSTAGE DUE PHILATELIC LITERATURE

"Bisected Postage Due Stamps" article by C. D. Brenner, in Volume 2, Number 3 (September 1973) Postal History USA, hard to find. $4.50 p2

"US Postage Due Stamps on Covers" article by C. D. Brenner, in Volume 2, Number 4 (December 1973) Postal History USA, hard to find. $4.50 p1

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    circa 1854 oval black "J. BAMBER & COs. / PAID / CONTRA COSTA EXPRESS" Express on 3-c Washington postal stationery (Scott U10) also marked in octagonal "ANSWER BY / BAMBER & Cos EXPRESS / OFFICE DAVIS ST. / BETWEEN BROADWAY & VALLEJO with pointing finger, both clearly struck, some expert edge area restoration, seldom offered. Addressed to "N. C. Fassett" who is Noah Chittenden Fassett, one of the Fassett's who left Licking County Ohio in March of 1852 for the Gold Rush. Cover sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 u(p)c

    1866 (docketing on back in Italian) Wells Fargo & Co. Frank on 3-c pink entire (U59, Haller #WF-E), used to Scalmanini & Frapolli in San Francisco, showing bold black WELLS FARGO & Co. / MAY 30 / Coulterville" handstamp, fairly fresh. The Wells Fargo building there was built in 1856, handling considerable gold rush business; their stages promptly became a favorite hold-up target for outlaws. The name Coulterville was not adopted for their post office there until 1872, although it was proposed much earlier, as this entire attests. Cover sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 u(p)c

    Light WEST LIBERTY APR 2 1898 MO. (DPO) hand cancel on 2-c Washington #6 postal stationery to Topeka Kansas, docketing on front as it was processed through the recipient company, small piece of upper right front corner lost in opening. With contents: a sales report form completed by W. H. Bartmess. $15.00 mu(p)

    Light JUN 21 1898 Ilia Missouri (DPO) hand cancel on 2-c Washington postal stationery cover to Topeka Kansas, slight reduction on opening, recipient docketing on front as it was processed through a company. With contents: a handwritten note from Lydia Baker. $30.00 mu

    Mostly clear SEP 26 1932 Washington DC Benjamin Franklin Station cancel ties 2-c Olympic skier to 1-c Mount Vernon #6 postal stationery envelope mailed to Ohio, large well-struck green cachet for the 143rd anniversary of the establishment of the US Post Office & the corner stone laying of the new Post Office Department building, a little smearing of ink mostly behind the skier stamp. $3.75 du(p) NEW / NEU / NUEVO

    "THE DAMASCUS SHORTWAVE BROADCASTING STATION / DAMASCUS, SYRIA" on prepaid reply card from US following a December 31, 1947 contact. The typing you see at the left instructs the Syrian postmaster that postage has been prepaid through the Universal Postal Union. $3.75 s-u(p)

Clear NOV 5 1952 USS STOCKHAM hand cancel on 2-c Washington postal card to California. This was DD 683 as penciled on back, neatly addressed. $2.00 nu(p)

USS YARNALL (DD541). Complete with slight doubling in the lower dial MAR 24 1955 cancel on 2-c Martha Washington reply card, address removed without trace, typed message on back with almost complete San Diego California 1 hand cancel. $2.50 nu(p)*

    Crisp MAR 28 1966 Kansas City machine cancel on 10-c US airmail postal stationery with pair of 1/2-c US Benjamin Franklin stamps added, sent 'via Darwin' to Dili Portuguese Timor, marked 'Decedie /retour a l'envoeur' (deceased return to sender) where it arrived 6-13-66 according to the penciled docketing on front. Backstamped clearly twice at Dili--6.4.66 and 12.4.66. $70.00 tu(a)

    NOV 21 1966 USCGC GLACIER (WAGB-4) cancel on 5-c eagle postal stationery, large well-struck violet cachet depicting ship & 'FOLLOW ME', to Pennsylvania. A lot of eye appeal because the indicia & cachet colors are a close match. $2.00 cu(p)

    MATTAPAN (SUFFOLK COUNTY). "KBA 1181" unused QSL postal card (4-c Social Security) for operators Carl and Dave Rimer. $2.00 m(m)-u(p)

USS HUNLEY (AS-31). Clear JUN 5 1972 cancel on 8-c Transpo postal stationery to Ohio, violet cachet of Hawkbill (SSN666) lightly but completely struck. $2.25 nu(p)

JUN 23 1972 USS OKLAHOMA CITY (CLG-5) cancel on 8-c Transpo postal stationery sent to Ohio, violet cachet, no address, backflap lightly crinkled but not the front. $2.50 ntu

Well-inked black USS FLASHER cachet on unaddressed Transpo 8-c postal stationery envelope cancelled 29 JUN 1972 in Hawaii. $1.50 ntu(p)

USS CHARLES F. ADAMS (DDG-2). Light but complete JUL 11 1972 cancel on unaddressed 11-c airmail postal stationery (#6 cover) with long violet ship's cachet in lower left corner. $1.75 n(c)u

    Bold JUN 2 1972 USS FOX (DLG-33) hand cancel on 8-c TRANSPO postal stationery, clear violet double-ring USS FOX (DLG-33) BR also on the front, large slightly light violet FIRST IN THE PACIFIC ship cachet, FPO 96601 return address, undetectable addressing. Undoubtedly serving in Vietnamese waters at the time. $3.50 nvtu NEW / NEU / NUEVO

    HAWKBILL (SSN666). Clear US Navy AUG 18 1972 17002 BR. cancel with 'REMEMBER OUR / POW-MIA SACRIFICE / FOR FREEDOM in killer bars on 11-c airmail postal stationery, unaddressed. A lot of eye appeal. $2.50 nmu(p)

Clear SEP 9 1972 Mare Island Calif. hand cancel on 11-c airmail postal stationery with large fancy USS GUITARRO (SSN 665 cachet in black, neatly addressed, never sealed. $2.25 ncu(p)

USS LESTER (D-1022) bold DEC 13 1972 cancel on 6-c revalued Liberty #6 cover, address label removed successfully. $1.50 nu

Bold USS TRIPPE (DE-1075) MAR 29 1974 cancel on 10-c Liberty Bell #6 postal stationery to Ohio, large multicolor flag cachet in honor of Vietnam Veterans Day the same day, small corner crease misses everything, neatly addressed, never sealed. $2.75 nu(p)

    Shenandoah Class Destroyer Tender USS YELLOWSTONE (AD-27). Well struck MAY 27 1974 cancel ties two 1-c Jefferson stamps franking 11-c airmail postal stationery cover to Ohio, 3-color cachet for Memorial Day depicts Pearl Harbor monument, neatly addressed, never sealed, exceptionally colorful. $2.25 nu(p)

    NOV 4 1974 Crisfield Md. cancel with corner card of Officer in Charge USCG Ant Crisfield at Crisfield, to Ohio, 10-c tennis postal stationery. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original envelope area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 cmu(p)

JAN 2 1975 with corner card of Officer in Charge USCGC Cimarron (WLR-65502) at Buchanan Tennessee, 10-c tennis postal stationery, small light V9 routing mark on back. $1.75 cu(p)

APR 23 1975 #6 cover with corner card of Loran Monitor Station at FPO 09560 to Ohio, 10-c tennis stationery. $1.25 cu(p)

Clear JUN 13 1977 USS SURIBACHI (AE-21) hand cancel on 9-c Rodney patriot postal card to APO San Francisco 96301, clear violet ships cachet, corner crease just missed indicia, small spots of light toning on back. $2.00 npu(p)

USS YOSEMITE (AD-19). Clear cancel on 10-c tennis centenary #6 postal stationery cover to Ohio, corner card handstamp of the Commanding Officer, fancy violet cachet honoring her 30 years service anniversary in 1974, neatly addressed, never sealed. $2.25 nu(p)s

MAY 28 1975 #6 cover with corner card of Commanding Officer USCGC Dauntless (WMEC-624) at Miami Beach Florida to Ohio, 10-c tennis postal stationery. $1.75 cu(p)

9 JUL 1975 with corner card of Commanding Officer USCGC Resolute (WMEC 620) at Yerba Buena Island California, to Ohio, 10-c tennis postal stationery. $1.75 cu(p)

    "Meeting Notice / American Association of Retired Persons / ... / Program: Musical. Albert Hirsch / Goodwill Singing Ambassador" on 9-c US Caesar Rodney postal card mailed to Dunnellon Florida in February 1977. Long-time concert & opera singer, he organized & directed the 60-voice Army Air Corps Chorus during World War II. $2.50 mf(d)-u(p) NEW / NEU / NUEVO

    "Newcomb-Baker Shoes / MIRACLE MILE - JACKMAN AND LASKEY / COMPLIMENTARY OFFER / DREW - FOOT SAVES - BAREFOOT FREEDOM / ..." advertising a sale at a Toledo Ohio shoe store, on postal card (15-c Federalist Papers) mailed Nov 22 1988, very light partial cancel ink on front. $1.25 fo-u(p)

"THE MAUMEE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WILL / HOST THE NORTHWEST OHIO CHAMBER NIGHT / MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1989, 6:30 PM AT / THE CHADWICK..." announcement with Indian & flag art on postal card (15-c settling of Oklahoma) mailed 29 AUG 1989, long crease, small spot of light toning at both sides of one edge. When Jim Cook was program chairman. $1.00 o-u(p)

September-October 1989 complete issue of "Postal Stationery" with a featured articles on used US UX 45, US savings bond envelopes & much more. $2.50 pu(p)

DEC 3 1989 FPO USS Belknap CONFERENCE AT SEA cancel on US 25-c space hologram cover, large black & red pictorial cachet for the 'Malta Summit', unaddressed, #10 size, fresh appearance. $5.50 mnu

"We've Moved / ... / Cave Network Group" multicolor notice from computer service provider on 20-c barn postal card, bar code spray cancel on front but not cancelled on back, fairly fresh, circa 1995. $1.00 ou(p)

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Wanted to buy--postal cards (Scott Catalogue UX numbers) with non-philatelic usage in Alaska. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c2

Wanted to buy--postal cards with additional Postage Paid surcharges. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

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    Oct 5 1869 receipt for $25.00 by William Allen Jr. of Portland Maine to C. A. Chandler of the same city, 2-c Washington US Intern. Rev. stamp affixed to upper right corner & cancelled with maker's initials, attractive anchor design at left, printed by Hall L. Davis stationer in Portland. $2.50 mu(r)

May 1968 American Philatelist: US--Matches ... Upstream on the Canal--American Match Company of Amsterdam; Bohemia & Moravia--Official German Railway Mail System, 1939-45; Tasmania--Postal Notes, 1889-1912; & much more. $3.75 the complete journal. agtu NEW / NEU / NUEVO

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