Coast Guard, Coats of Arms, Cocos Islands & Colombia Covers, Postal History & Philatelic Literature

COAST GUARD, COATS OF ARMS,
COCOS ISLANDS & COLOMBIA
COVERS, POSTAL HISTORY
& PHILATELIC LITERATURE

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Bold NOV 19 1946 USS FORREST B. ROYAL (DD 872) hand cancel ties 3-c US Coast Guard stamp franking #6 cover, penciled addressing erased, orange cachet attributed to 'Eight Ball (NavHosp, Pearl Harbor), shows two older women walking by a 'Gob' who has whistled at them, several speckles of color on back probably cachet ink from other covers. $5.00 n(f)cw NEW / NOVA / NUEVO

JUN 23 1956 clear Toledo Ohio machine cancel ties 3-c Coast Guard stamp franking #6 cover to Michigan, bold green cachet for 10th Annual Convention of the 9th District Coast Guard League matches color of stamp. Attractive despite a little wrinkling at 3 corners. With interesting enclosure recounting the history of The Coast Guard League. $3.00 co

COAST GUARD ARCTIC OPERATIONS 1957 - 1986

Group of 22 different covers documenting Coast Guard operations in Arctic waters during that time period. All #6 size, all cacheted, good variety of stamps. Ships include USCGC Northwind (WAGB-282, 1957 example shown above left), USCGC Westwind (WAGB-281, 1959 example shown above right), USCGC Southwind (WAGB-280), USCGC Staten Island (WAGB-278), USCGC Bramble (WLB 392), USCGC Polar Sea (WAGB-11), USCGC Mellon (WHEC-717), USCGC Cape Hatteras (WPB 95305), USCGC Sweetbrier (WLB-405), USCGC Storis (WMEC-38), USCGC Sedge (WWLB 402). Only two condition problems worth noting--the Mellon has ink smears in the cachet area & the Sweetbrier cachet is light. Some are really nice to make up for it. $37.50 gets them all. c*+

COAST GUARD ANTARCTIC OPERATIONS 1957 - 1986

Group of 30 different covers documenting Coast Guard operations in Antarctic waters during that time period. All #6 size, all cacheted, good variety of stamps. Ships include USCGC Northwind (WAGB-282, example shown above left from Operation Deep Freeze in 1959), USCGC Eastwind (WAGB-279), USCGC Westwind (WAGB-281), USCGC Southwind (WAGB-280, example shown above right from Operation Deep Freeze in 1967), USCGC Burton Island (WAGB-283), USCGC Staten Island (WAGB-278), USCGC Glacier (WAGB-4), USCGC Polar Star (WAGB-10) & USCGC Polar Sea (WAGB-11). Locations include Adare Station, Palmer Station & McMurdo Sound. Nothing serious condition-wise: one has a small spot on front affecting nothing, a few cancels light in spots & 5 of the covers have glue show-through on the back. Some are spectacular: plate block, multiple cachets, etc. $90.00 for all 30. ca

5 MAY 1961 almost complete U.S.C.G. CUTTER EASTWIND (WAGB-279) hand cancel on 4-c flag stamp franking #6 cover to Tennessee, large black cachet 'CGC EASTWIND (WAGB-279) / 1960 1961 / FIRST ICEBREAKER AROUND THE WORLD', tiny corner crease affects nothing. $4.00 cf

5 JUL 1963 light but complete Army & Air Force Postal Service APO 23 hand cancel ties 5-c West Virginia stamp, from CGC Westwind (WAGB-261) to Tennessee, fancy large violet 'SEALIFT FOR SECURITY / 1963 ARCTIC OPERATIONS / MILITARY SEA TRANSPORTATION SERVICE' cachet, some envelope glue show-through on back. $3.50 ac

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)

1969 & 1970. Wanted to buy--USCGC Southwind covers documenting its visits to Australian Antarctic bases & islands. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

5 NOV 1973 with corner card of Officer in Charge USCGC Point Swift (WPB-82312) at Clearwater Beach Florida, to Ohio, large black ship's cachet with ship & state outline & 'Guardian of the Gulf' well struck. $2.25 cf

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12 NOV 1973 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)

MAY 4 1974 with corner card of Commanding Officer USCGC Active (WMEC-618) at New Castle New Hampshire, to Ohio, fancy violet ship's cachet with stylized anchor & helicopter, signature of P. D. Corson (Commanding Officer of Off-shore Fisheries Patrol, small violet V7 routing mark on front & W7 on back. Nice. $2.50 ca

31 MAY 1974 with corner card of Commanding Officer USCGC Minnetonka (WHEC-67) at Long Beach California, to Ohio, cancel ties plate number single 3329 of 8-c bobsledding Olympics stamp but misses 2-c Wright stamp entirely. $1.50 cu(p)

9 JUL 1974 with corner card of Commanding Officer USCGC Chinook (WYTM 96) at Baltimore Maryland, to Ohio, United Way cancel runs through 'Paying Bills?' tab instead of the 10-c Jefferson Memorial stamp beneath it. $1.50 c

6 AUG 74 with corner card of Commanding Officer USCGC Buttonwood (WLB 306) at FPO 96601, to Ohio. $1.75 c*+

13 AUG 1974 with corner card of Commanding Officer USCGC Gentian (WLB 290) at Galveston Texas, to Ohio. $2.00 c*+

AUG 16 1974 with corner card of Commanding Officer USCGC Bittersweet (WLB 389) at FPO 98799, to Ohio, colorless embossed ship's seal with crossed anchors well-struck for cachet, first cancel attempt missed stamp, second attempt also at a slant got the stamp. SALE IN PROGRESS c*+

3 SEP 1974 with large black cachet of 'USCGC Spar WLB-403 / SEMPER PARATUS' depicting ship near buoys, to Ohio. SALE IN PROGRESS c*+

SEP 3 1974 with corner card of Commanding Officer USCGC Tupelo (WLB-303) at Astoria Oregon, to Ohio, colorless embossed ship's seal depicting crossed anchors well struck. $2.25 c*+

SEP 9 1974 with corner card of Commanding Officer USCGC Iris (WLB 395) at Astoria Oregon Coast Guard Base, to Ohio. $2.00 *+

SEP 11 1974 with corner card of Commanding Officer USCGC Sundew (WLB-404) at Chalevoix Michigan, to Ohio, colorless embossed ship's seal indistinctly struck over the corner card. $1.75 c*+

NOV 4 1974 with corner card of Officer in Charge USCG Ant Crisfield at Crisfield Maryland, to Ohio, 10-c tennis postal stationery. 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 cmu(p)

circa 1974 with corner card of Officer in Charge USCGC Tackle (WYTL) at Curtis Bay Maryland, to Ohio, 5-bar cancel without date on 1974 Kentucky settlement stamp. $1.00 c

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)

5 FEB 1975 with corner card of Officer in Charge USCGC Muskingum (WLR75402) at Memphis Tennessee, to Ohio, 10-c tennis postal stationery, cancel struck askew. $1.50 c

7 FEB 1975 with corner card of Commanding Officer USCGC Unimak (WTR-379) at Yorktown Virginia on 'Offshore Fisheries Patrol Reserve Training', small but detailed ship cachet well struck, signed attest of CDR Joseph H. Wubbold. $2.25 c

3 MAR 1975 with corner card of Commanding Officer USCGC Gallatin (WHEC 721) at Governors Island New York, to Ohio, long black cachet depicting side view of ship well struck. $2.25 c

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)*+

12 MAR 1975 with large black 'Honoring the Past by / Serving the Present / USCGC Munro WHEC 724 / FPO SEATTLE WA 98799' cachet with a line drawing of the ship. Nice. $2.50 c

24 MAR 1975 with corner card of Commanding Officer USCGC Mellon (WHEC 717) at FPO 96601, to Ohio, cancel a bit greasy & incomplete. $1.25 c

APR 4 1975 with corner card of Commanding Officer USCG Loran Station at FPO 96614, to Ohio, 10-c tennis stationery, 17005 BR cancel doubly struck. $1.75 c

10 APR 1975 with corner card of Commanding Officer USCGC Hamilton (WHEC-715) at Boston Massachusetts, to Ohio. $1.50 c

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

MAY 28 1975 with corner card of Commanding Officer USCGC Dependable (WMEC 626) at Panama City Florida, to Ohio, 10-c tennis stationery, colorless embossed ship's seal with crossed anchors well struck. $2.00 c

MAY 28 1975 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)

MAY 28 1975 with corner card of Officer In Charge USCG Light Station at Marshall Point Maine, to Ohio. $1.75 cl

28 MAY 1975 with corner card of Commanding Officer USCGC Valiant (WMEC 621) at Galveston TX, to Ohio, large well-struck black 'Guardian of the Gulf' cachet with sharks in shield. $2.00 ct

20 JUN 1975 with corner card of Commanding Officer CGC Venturous (WMEC-625) at Terminal Island Station California, to Ohio, colorless embossed ship's seal with crossed anchors struck over the corner card. $1.75 c

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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)

18 JUL 1975 with corner card of Officer In Charge of USS Coast Guard Station at San Clemente California, to Ohio. small violet V2 routing mark on back. $1.25 c

JUL 21 1975 with corner card of Commanding Officer USCGC Modoc (WMEC 194) at Coos Bay Oregon, to Ohio, straight-line handstamp 'USCGC MODOC WMEC 194' in black as cachet. $1.75 c

20 AUG 1975 with corner card of Commanding Officer USCGC Point Divide (WPB 8233) at Corona Del Mar, to Ohio. $1.75 c

AUG 21 1975 with corner card of USCGC Point Frances with the Sandy Hook Group at Fort Hancock New Jersey, to Ohio, small violet K1 routing mark on back. $1.50 c

AUG 21 1975 with corner card of USCGC Point Frances (WPB-82356) with the Sandy Hook Group at Fort Hancock New Jersey, to Ohio, 10-c tennis postal stationery. $1.75 c

23 AUG 1975 with corner card of Commanding Officer USCGC Point Bridge at Venice California, to Ohio, light creasing at 3 corners, cancel struck at a bit of a slant. $1.25 c

25 AUG 1975 with corner card of Commanding Officer USCGC Tamaaroa (WMEC 166) at Governor's Island New York, to Ohio, colorless embossed ship's seal with crossed anchors lightly pressed over corner card. $1.75 c%

25 AUG 1975 with corner card of Officer in Charge USCGC Point Doran (WPB82375) at Everett Washington, to Ohio, colorless embossed seal of the ship for cachet. $2.00 c

25 AUG 1975 with corner card of Commanding Officer USCGC Point Evans (WPB-82354) at Long Beach California, to Ohio, with the colorless embossed official seal serving as cachet. $2.00 c

25 AUG 1975 with corner card of Officer in Charge CGC Pt. Barrow (WPB 82348) at Yerba Buena Island California, to Ohio, 2 small creases at one corner. $1.50 c%

28 AUG 1975 with corner card of Commanding Officer USCGC Point Camden (WPB 82373) at Terminal Island California, to Ohio, 10-c tennis stationery, colorless embossed ship's seal for cachet. $2.00 cu(p)

28 AUG 1975 with corner card of Officer in Charge USCGC Point Chico at Yerba Buena Island, to Ohio. $1.50 c

29 AUG 1975 USCGC Diligence (WMEC-616) at Key West Florida, black cachet, to Ohio, long paper bend misses everything. $1.50 c

3 SP 1975 with corner card of Commanding Officer USCGC Point Countess at Port Angeles Washington, to Ohio, 3 cancels where 1 would do. $1.50 c

15 SEP 1975 with corner card of Officer in Charge CGC Point Bennett (WPB-82251) at Port Townsend Washington, to Ohio. $1.75 c

25 SEP 1975 with corner card of Commanding Officer USCGC Cherokee (WMEC 165) at Norfolk Virginia, to Ohio, black cachet of mounted Indian in shield & 'SEARCH-RESCUE'. $2.25 c

2 DEC 1975 with corner card of Officer-in-Charge USCGC Tern (WLI 80801) at Governors Island New York, to Ohio. $1.75 c

DEC 7 1975 with corner card of Commanding Officer at the Gov. Rhors Island CG Support Center New York, to Ohio, cancel at slant missed UPU stamp which was lightly struck on 2nd try, red 'GREETINGS FROM NEW YORK / HOMEPORT GOVERNORS ISLAND' for cachet. $1.50 c

11 DEC 1975 with large black USCGC Dallas WHEC-716 cachet, to Ohio, 1 / 5-inch tear and light smudge at left edge. $1.50

11 DEC 1975 with corner card of Commanding Officer of the CTG Port Safety Station at Baltimore Maryland, to Ohio, long corner crease at lower right front misses everything, small green M8 routing mark on back. $1.50 c

15 DEC 1975 with corner card of Commanding Officer USCGC Point Stuart (WPB-82358) at San Diego, to Ohio, stiffener with large black Road Runner cartoon cachet of the ship. $1.75 c

16 DEC 1975 with corner card of Commanding Officer USCG Organized Reserve Training Center at New Orleans Louisiana, to Ohio. $1.50 c

17 DEC 1975 with corner card of Commanding Officer USCGC Manitou (WYTM-60) at Governors Island New York, to Ohio, colorless embossed ship's seal with crossed anchors lightly pressed for cachet. $1.75 c

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12-22-75 recipient's docketing, from US Coast Guard Base at Gloucester City New Jersey, to Ohio, undated bars & smudge cancel. $0.50 c

8 JAN 1976 with corner card of Officer In Charge CGC Point Warde (WPB-82368) at San Juan Puerto Rico, to Ohio. $1.75 cp

Clear 25 SEP 1976 Milwaukee WI cancel with muscular dystrophy slogan ties 24-c crossing the Delaware stamp (from souvenir sheet, flag position with tab below) franking #6 cover to Ohio, black cachet of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Westwind with whale & signature below it, small S7 & Y8 routing marks on back. $3.25 c& NEW / NEU / NUEVO

Fairly clear 9 APR 1979 U.S. COAST GUARD POLAR STAR WABG-10 hand cancel ties 15-c Christmas rocking horse stamp with plate number 38666 franking #6 cover to Ohio, black cachet depicts ship, 13 APR 1969 partial backstamp at Seattle WA, small green E7 & V6 routing marks on back, never sealed. $2.50 c

Two covers with clear SEP 29 1979 PM cancels of the USCGC Westwind (WAGB-281) to different people in Ohio, both with blue cachet & handwritten notes of its Captain R. T. Nelson, each with seeing-eye dog 15-c stamp. Differences are interesting: one noted "East Greenland Sea...12^o 21' W" the other "East Greenland Survey...12-37W" indicating the personalized nature of the service to collectors when time permitted. Both for $9.00. gc

Bold 16 NOV 1979 U. S. COAST GUARD POLAR STAR WAGB-10 hand cancel on 15-c cathedral stamp franking #6 cover to Ohio, corner card of commanding officer at FPO 98799, cachet in black depicts ship with signature below, small R3 routing mark in green on back, never sealed. $2.75 c

Clear 29 NOV 1979 USCGC POLAR SEA (WAGB-11) hand cancel ties 15-c sight-seeing dog stamp franking #6 cover to Ohio, corner card of Commanding Officer at FPO Seattle 98799, black cachet commemorates 50 years since the Byrd polar flight & their circle-to-circle cruise, signed H. H. Kothe(?). $3.25 cd

Clear SEP 25 1980 Tacoma WA machine cancel ties 15-c organized labor stamp franking unaddressed #6 cover, large blue-green cachet with polar bear commemorates launching of USCGC Bear (WMEC-901). $2.25 cl NEW / NEU / NUEVO

MAR 11 1983 clear USCGC Polar Sea (WAGB-11) handstamp ties 18-c Virginia Capes & 3-c U. S. Navy stamps, to Ohio, large boxed black cachet 'POLE TO POLE / CIRCLE TO CIRCLE / WE LEAD THE WAY / ARCTIC WEST WINTER 1983' with ship & outline of Alaska, never sealed, small AC & MB US routing marks on back. $2.50 ac

Clear APR 24 1983 USCGC POLAR SEA (WAGB-11) cancel ties 20-c science and industry stamp franking #6 flight cover of aircraft HH52A #1370 to and from Wainwright Alaska (to pickup cargo & exchange science personnel), then on to Ohio. $4.50 c

Bold violet NOV 2 1984 USCGC GLACIER (WAGB-4) cancel ties 20-c Roanoke Voyage stamp franking #6 cover to Ohio, large black cachet depicts Greely relief expedition of 1884(masted ship in ice, so nice selection of stamp), autographed by the cachet designer David E. Hunter, cachet is heavily inked, neatly addressed, small S5 & JA routing marks on the back. $2.25 cs

Bold SEP 22 1986 US COAST GUARD POLAR STAR WAGB-10 hand cancel ties 22-c Elisha Kent Kane stamp franking #6 cover to Ohio, black cachet of Captain W. M. Moncrief Jr. depicts polar bear fishing from iceberg, small S5 & A3 & AB routing marks on back. $3.00 c&

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Wanted to buy--covers from the USCGC Alex Haley while on-station in Alaska. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars. *c

Wanted to buy--covers from the USCGC Comanche (WMEC 202) & USCGC Modoc (WMEC 194). Please offer us some, priced in US dollars. *c NEW / NEU / NUEVO

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