Registered to Curacao 1937 registered cover from the President of the State of Zulia in Maracaibo to the Vice Consul of Spain in Curacao, franked with a complete set of airmail surcharges, backstamped clearly on arrival, neatly opened. $80.00 (vc)

Censored to New York 1945 censored airmail cover to New York, franked by Bs0,20 & Bs0,90 stamps, Christmas seal tied by censor tape, matching tape neatly closes stamp corner (apparently censor started to open the wrong side), opened neatly on arrival. $5.00

"Carretera y linea del Ferrocarril de / Caracas a La Guaira - Venezuela" TCV postcard from Caracas to Illinois, faint cancel. $2.75 %

"YV-5-BZH/6" Puerto Ordaz QSL card mailed there 18 NOV 1965 by operator Luciano Scamuzzi, capybara stamp revalued from 3,00 franking to Pennsylvania. Corners with small creases, longer than a regular-size postcard. $2.50 v-va

"HOTEL MACUTO-SHERATON / Cerca de Caracas…" small postcard mailed with 35-centavos 1966 stamp to New York. $1.00

"YV7DU" QSL postcard mailed 1968 to Ohio with 2 different stamps (one overprinted), Reddi-Killowatt-type art, red-orange cachet on stamp side. $2.00

    1976 registered airmail cover to Ohio, franked by 2,00 Avacucho & 0,05 student stamps (both tied), 2 clear backstamps, opened neatly. $3.75

    1980 registered airmail cover from Caracas to Ohio, franked with 2,00-Bs Bolívar & 0,05 student stamps (both tied) & bearing a pair of Christmas seals, 3 different backstamps & a claim check remnant on back, opened neatly. $4.00

    "YV7QP" Margarita Island shortwave (21 MHZ) QSL card used 1986 by operator Vic Bracho, QSL label on back tied by Radio Club Venezolano datestamp. $2.00 v-v

"YV5CBJ" Caracas shortwave (21.048 MHz) QSL card, used 1991 by operator José Antonio Gómez, QSL bureau label tied by Radio Club Venezolano date stamp neatly applied. $2.00 v-v

"YV5NCJ" QSL card used 1991 with Radio Club of Venezuela handstamp tying an orange seal on the back. $2.00

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CHESTER DEPOT 1907 cancel, complete and clear on piece with 8- and 2-cent stamps, brownish paper, 2 corner creases away from stamps. $2.00 (v)

FELCHVILLE DPO cancel on postcard circa 1908 (cancel hard to read on 1-cent stamp). FELCH and VT are clear; letters on the stamp hard to read. $3.75 (v)%

"West Hartford, Vt." black & white postcard mailed AUG 31 1917 in Brandon (inverted year in cancel, Lynn transit mark next day when forwarded to Mrs. C. S. Jackson in South Weymouth Massachusetts), lower corner crease, corner wear & rounding. Small x on front marks "the site of Fathers home". $3.00 v(w)g-vm

BURLINGTON 1959 slogan cancel advertising its Champlain Festival for that year. $1.00

ORLEANS. "U. S. POST OFFICE, WALLINGFORD, CONN." black & white from The Collotype Co., mailed MAY 12 1961 at Orleans Vermont (2 different & clear cancels there), mild corner & edge wear. $2.75 cp-v

STOW postmaster's autograph on a postcard mailed there 1957, clear cancel. $1.50

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BEECHWORTH numeral 9 cancel on 2 d. stamp (SG 286) franking small cover to Oamaru (South Island) New Zealand, 1893. Sydney backstamp and Oamaru arrival mark on back. Opened neatly, Bank of Australia stationery. $6.00 v

BENDIGO 4 numeral boldly struck on 1902 letter card to London, forwarded to Lipton, Devon. Also bears a Putney S. W. circular date stamp and one indistinct marking on reverse. Content of letter reflects on postal service. Stamps are SG 357 or 357a (depending on shade) and SG 363, 2 corner creases. $9.00

    DONALD 303 almost complete canceling postcard sent at printed matter rate to the USA in 1906. Stamp wrapped around an edge, writing on front is that of Doris Broadhurst, a Donald resident. Front image is "View of San Remo" which is in New South Wales. $8.00 w-v ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

     
EAST MELBOURNE. 27 AU 35 clear Port Moresby Papua cancels on well-centered 1-d, 3-d & 5-d HIS MAJESTY'S JUBILEE overprints of 1935 (SG 150, 152, 153) franking registered greeting-card size cover to C. B. Nunn Esq., 120 Powlett St., East Melbourne, Victoria, partial backstamps of Melbourne & Port Moresby, sealed by a TREASURY BRITISH NEW GUINEA around Crown Brown seal (mostly intact). The previous owner exhibited the back of this cover, presumably because of the interesting seal from the days of British New Guinea, giving insight into the handling of official mail. $120.00 pv

FLINDERS. Postcard-size cover from Flinders to Montreal Canada, thence forwarded to USA, 1903 to 1904. Probably bearing a Christmas card (MS "Card Only" on front). The following legible markings: Flinders 428 numeral cancel; Montreal Canada (2 different); Danville, Va.; St. Cath. St. Montreal. Stamp is SG 357 or 357a (depending on shade), perf. 12-1 / 2 type II. $6.00

MALVERN. "12.  Melbourne, View in the Botanical Gardens" including a bridge, black & white postcard mailed 1902 to Mademoiselle Marcelle André in Nancy France from Malvern (1504 numeral cancel ties both stamps) by G. Byron Moore. Bilingual message in French & English on front. $6.50 v-v

MELBOURNE 12 boldly struck on 1 d. pink franking postcard to Albany, West Australia. Color view shows Treasury Buildings in Melbourne. Toned back. $9.00

    -9SE36 bold LATE FEE /  MELBOURNE VIC hand cancels tie 1-penny King & 3-=d Centenary stamp franking #6 cover to New York City, well struck 'LATE FEE' in violet in rectangle, neatly addressed, neatly opened, back bears the colorless seal of the Bank of Australia. SOLD RECENTLY av

MELBOURNE. Clear Melbourne 11 APR 1944 machine cancel on 1-1/2-d windowed #6 postal stationery envelope advertising the Myer Ladies' Hairdressing and Beauty Salon, with detailed offers & phone given in the cachet area, backflap continues 'FOR VALUE AND FRIENDLY SERVICE" in dark blue. Strong vertical creasing in the center. $3.00 va

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"AUSTRALASIA" 1977 Robson Lowe Ltd. Sale Nos. 4196 & 4197 auction catalogue with color illustrations on the cover, complete with prices realized. Fine sections of Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia & the Great Barrier Island collection formed by Eric Roe. $7.50 avq

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    "340. TONKIN -- Doson - Pêcheuses" postcard showing female fishermen having emerged from the water (see-through effect on one); black & white with dark red caption, TCV 26 NOV 1906 from Saigon Central Cochin-Chine to Romans France (cancels & backstamps clear, mild corner wear & rounding, writing on front does not detract. $20.00 v-v

    Circa 1951 AIRMAIL from Banméthuot to Kentucky, franked by 5-pi UPU first anniversary & 10-c Dalat waterfall stamps, light mostly indistinct cancels, neatly opened but backflap fell off. Cover sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 (v)

3-8-1966 SAIGON cancels on ten different stamps franking #10 airmail cover to Washington State, attractive. Cover sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 (v)

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28 OCTOBER 1971 APO SAN FRANCISCO 96243 (Saigon) cancel on pair of 11-cent stamps, crinkled end & cancel not clear. $1.25 Same except one 11-cent stamp & mostly indistinct cancel. $1.00

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

JUN 29 1972 USS OKLAHOMA CITY (CLG-5) cancel on free #6 cover to Ohio, violet cachet. $3.00

OCT 24 1972 USS FLOYD B. PARKS (DD-884) FPO 96601 two different cancels on unaddressed #6 cover. $3.00

NOV 1 1972 USS ORLEANS (LPH-11) CANCEL on unaddressed #6 cover marked FREE MAIL. $2.00

MAY 6 1973 US POSTAL SERVICE LA 700 on 11-cent airmail franking #6 cover, partially indistinct Vietnam cancel 20 May, lightly struck cachet in violet with serpent holding trident & numeral 2 (something like Tuan Duang Han), address label removed. $1.50

1973 AIRMAIL #6 cover from Polish Delegation (KIEROWNIK GRUPY REGIONU VII / CAN THO--DELEGACIA POLSKA / WIET POLUDNIOWY) to Forces Headquarters at Tan Son Nhut Air Base (Saigon), franked by 9-pi wounded soldier & 1-d farmer stamps, attractive multicolor Vietnam map cachet. Cover sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

Clear FEB 5 1974 USS FOX (DLG-33) hand cancel ties 8-c electronics stamp (with MAIL EARLY IN THE DAY tab) franking #6 cover from the guided missile frigate to Ohio, supplementary violet double-ring USS FOX (DLG-33) BR. cancel next to the neat address, well-struck violet ship cachet FIRST IN THE PACIFIC, FPO 96601 return address, never sealed. Undoubtedly serving in Vietnamese waters at the time. $3.50 nv NEW / NOV / NEU

29 MAR 1974 U.S. NAVY M.C.B. 3 cancel on 10-cent Monticello stamp franking #6 cover to Ohio, FIRST VIETNAM VETS DAY multicolor cachet. $2.00 (v)

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July 1968 American Philatelist: Canada--Quebec Tercentenary Issue; Postal Issues of North Vietnam; Valuations Problems--Stamp Collections; & much more. $3.75 the complete journal. acv

"Postal History of American POWs: World War II / Korea / Vietnam" hardbound book authored by Norman Gruenzner, 138 well-illustrated pages (including maps), excellent condition, with corrigenda. 1979 copyright. $35.00 kv

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"Excuse haste (and a poor pen.) / NO. 25. CHRIS N. KROGSTAD, MENOMONIE, WIS." post card with signed Krogstad art, mailed MAR 26 1906 (inverted year in cancel) at Parksley Virginia, corner crease, corner wear & rounding, cancel on front. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 al-v

OCT 12 1906 complete BOONE MILL REC'D with inverted time in handstamp, on postcard sent from Roanoke 8 hours earlier in the day, franked by 1-c Frankln. Odd art on front shows a conductor punching a passenger in the mouth: 'How does this strike you?' lightly toned front & lightly toned back. $3.75 v

"126.  Christ Church, where Washington worshipped. / Alexandria, Va." showing its exterior in vertical format, red caption underneath; post card with undivided back published by Foster Reynolds, mailed OCT 15 1906 at Mount Vernon on the Potomac (clear cancel, DPO, 1878 - 1928) to Captain C. E. Stroud in Sandusky Ohio, light album impressions at the corners, traces of cancel ink in the upper & lower front borders, attractive. $5.00 vw-v ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

"Tombs in Church Yard at Jamestown, Va." postcard mailed there JUN 15 907 (clear wavy Jamestown Celebration cancel ties off-center 1-c Jamestown commemorative stamp). $5.00 v(j)c-v

"Best Wishes" with 2 large & beautifully drawn embossed irises beside an unexplained waterfall scene, color postcard mailed OCT 5 1909 at Weyers Cave VA (clear cancel accords with senders RFD address) to Miss Girtie Miller in Bridgewater Virginia from a sibling. Interesting family-life details (harrowing, singing on visit). $5.00 fg(m)v-v

February 28, 1912 BERRYVILLE cancel on 2-c Washington #6 postal stationery to West Virginia, Rec'd marking of same town dated February 28 on back (odd!), and backstamped clearly with Parkersburg flag on arrival. Go figure! $3.75

August 13, 1912 RICHMOND RETURN TO WRITER POINTING FINGER & red numeral 6 in circle (applied twice on front) to #6 cover from West Virginia bearing large Bentley & Gerwig Furniture Co. advertising cachet, 2 different Richmond backstamps including red Directory 6, rough opening at top but closes well, corner furthest from stamp is creased. $7.50

"George Washington Statue /  University of Virginia /  Charlottesville, Va." color post card in horizontal format, mailed at University (now a DPO, clear & complete cancel) NOV 25 1916 to Ohio, one corner creased twice but faintly, other minor corner & edge wear. $3.00 vcs-v

    "A Glimpse of the Colonnades, U. of Va., /  Charlottesville, Va." color postcard in vertical format, mailed at University (now a DPO, clear & complete cancel) MAR 18 1917 to Ohio, faint small corner crease $3.75 vc-v

    Clear USS DICKERSON OCT 27 1934 hand cancel with NVAY DAY / N. N. Y. / VA in killer bars ties 1-1/2-c Harding stamp franking #6 cover to New York, large blue NAVY DAY cachet is well struck, envelope glue just starting to show through the front. long bend in the upper left front corner may iron out. $3.75 nvm

Clear violet MAY 30 1935 USS STURTEVANT hand cancel with MEMORIAL DAY / NORFOLK VA in killer bars ties 6-c winged globe airmail stamp franking #6 airmail cover to Illinois, beautiful Memorial Day /  Confederate--National. / May 30, 1935 cachet with eagle and US flag within, neatly addressed, never sealed. $4.50 nv

Clear AUG 5 1936 USS KANE with RICHMOND  /  VA. in killer bars, ties 2-c Washington franking #6 cover to Virginia, boxed dark blue & red 'Seventeenth Annual Reunion / 80th DIVISION / VETERANS' ASSOCIATION / Welcomes the U. S. S. Kane  /  August 5, 1936  /  RICHMOND, VIRGINIA' for cachet. $4.25 nv

Destroyer USS BABBITT (DD-128) at Portsmouth Virginia JAN 15 1937, 1-c Navy & 1 / 2-c Nathan Hale, green cachet for commissioning of USS DOWNES, tiny corner crease. $3.75 nv

USS BAGLEY at Norfolk Navy Yard JUN 12 1937, 3-c Susan B. Anthony, red-brown first day in commission cachet, light envelope glue show-through on back. $3.75. Same except less envelope glue show-through & 7 missing in cancel. $3.75 nv

November 22, 1937 USS NOKOMIS cancel with PORTSMOUTH VA. in killer bars tying 3-c Constitution stamp to #6 cover to Illinois, envelope glue show-through (shown). $3.25

Bold FEB 24 1938 USS OMAHA hand cancel with PORTSMOUTH / VIRGINIA in the killer bars ties 3-c Alaska stamp franking #6 cover to Illinois, generic brown ship cachet with blue-anchors border all around, one bottom corner with small bend. $3.50 nv. Same except no corner bend. $3.75 nv

USS BAGLEY at Norfolk Navy Yard JUN 7 1938, 3-c Washington Bicentennial stamp, green & blue keel laying cachet, light envelope glue show-through on back. $4.00 nv

November 23, 1938 USS BUSHNELL cancel with PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA in killer bars tying 3-c Northwest Territory stamp to #6 cover to Illinois, a little envelope glue show-through on back. $3.25

USS ACUSHNET. Clear DE 17 1938 hand cancel ties 3-c prexie franking $6 cover to Illinois, Portsmouth Navy Yard Virginia cachet for the occasion, neatly addressed, cover glue show-through on back. $3.75 nv& NEW / NEU / NUEVO

USS ACUSHNET. Fairly clear MAR 16 1939 hand cancel with N O B / NORFOLK VA in killer bars on 1-c Jefferson & 2-c prexie franking #6 cover to Illinois, neatly addressed, never sealed, just a little cover glue toning in left front area. $3.25 nv

JUL 18 1939 slightly blurred USS SAINT LOUIS at PORTSMOUTH / VA. hand cancel ties 1-c & 2-c prexies franking #6 cover to Illinois, some envelope glue show-through on both sides, neatly addressed, never sealed. $3.00 nv

JUL 24 1939 clear USS SAINT LOUIS at PORTSMOUTH / VA. hand cancel ties 1-c & 2-c prexies franking #6 cover to Illinois, some envelope glue show-through on both sides, long paper bends & light wrinkling suggest ironing, as is. $2.75 n

Clear OCT 9 1939 hand cancel with N O B / NORFOK'VA in killer bars on 1-c & 2-c prexies franking #6 cover to Illinois, neatly addressed, never sealed, slight cover glue show-through on back. Spelling of Norfolk unusual. $3.75 nv

Clear NOV 20 1939 USS STACK hand cancel with FIRST DAY / COMMISSION in killer bars ties 3-c Virgin Islands stamp franking #6 cover to Illinois, decorative multiple-anchor border all around, well struck 2-color commissioning cachet notes dates for keel laying, launching, etc.; neatly addressed, never sealed, quite attractive. Event was at Norfolk Virginia. $4.50 nv

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

DEC 7 1939 clear USS STACK at PORTSMOUTH, / VA. hand cancel ties vertical pair of 1-1 / 2-c Martha Washington prexies franking #6 cover to Illinois, typed cachet, extensive but light wrinkling, neatly addressed, never sealed, as is. $2.50 nv

Light Cruiser USS HELENA (CL-50). Light FEB 27 1940 cancel with NORFOLK / VIRGINIA in killer bars ties 1-c Washington Irving & 2-c James Fennimore Cooper stamps franking #6 cover to Illinois, typed infomation in cachet area, envelope glue show-through  both sides, neatly addressed. $3.25 nva

April 1, 1940 destroyer USS MORRIS cancel with PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA in killer bars tying 1-c Irving & 2-c Cooper stamps to #6 cover to Illinois, envelope glue show-through. $3.00

Somewhat light MAR 17 1941 USS OSPREY hand cancel with FIRST DAY / POSTAL SER in killer bars ties 3-c Victor Herbert stamp franking #6 cover to Ohio, neatly addressed, never sealed. Large dark blue patriotic eagle cachet for the commissioning of the ship at Norfolk Navy Yard as Minesweeper 56. $3.75 nmvb

June 10, 1941 RICHMOND cancel on strip of 3 1-cent For Defense stamps, well struck large official blue cachet on back for St. John's Church bicentennial, cover glue show-through. $1.25

June 10, 1942 FORT BELVOIR cancel on free postcard to Pennsylvania decorated with waving flag decal, neatly opened. $2.50

April 4, 1943 ARLINGTON cancel on free #6 cover from US Naval Reservist to California, neatly opened. $2.25

FEB 22 1949 Washingtons Birthplace Virginia cancel ties 3-c California gold centennial stamp to #6 cacheted envelop commemorating his birthday, short ink stroke on back. $1.50 wv

FEB 1 TRIP 1 1950 first trip highway post office cover Richmond Virginia & Sanford North Carolina, neatly addressed to New York, clear backstamp, part cancel through address area. $1.75 hnv

Clear FEB 20 1950 USS RHIND with NORFOLK / VA hand cancel ties 1-c Irving & 2-c Cooper stamps franking #6 envelope from the destroyer to Illinois, neatly addressed, some cover glue show-through both sides. $2.75 nva

October 31, 1955 highway post office FIRST TRIP between Suffolk & Danville cancel on 3-c New Hampshire stamp, lightly struck but legible green cachet, backstamped clearly at Danville (Community Chest slogan). $2.00 (vh)%

"Madeira -- Bullock car" showing an oxen-drawn sledge, sepia-tone on brownish paper from booklet, very APR 12 1958 usage at Bentonville Virginia (postmaster's handwritten note about the closing of the Limeton office). $4.00 m-v

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"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

June 25, 1962 FIRST FLIGHT Blacksburg-Radford- Pulaski, clear Radford cancel on pair of 4-c World's Fair stamps, clear Baltimore backstamp, well struck dark blue cachet. $2.00

"WB4DRF" Norfolk Virginia QSL postcard with world map design, mailed AUG 14 1966 at U. S. N. 10420 BR. by operator Alfred LaPeter Jr. $1.50 v-v

    Clear FEB 1 1970 USS FURSE (DD-882) hand cancel ties 6-c Harnett painting stamp franking #6 cover to Pennsylvania, large rusty-red cachet & corner card of the USS UMPQUA (ATA 209) at Norfolk, neatly addressed, never sealed. $2.50 n(f)n(u)vp

    Clear 13 APR 1970 USS FORT SNELLING (LSD-30) hand cancel on 6-c Daniel Webster stamp with bottom tab franking #6 cover to Texas, black USS UTINA (ATF-163) return address, fancy well-struck cachet for the fleet tug UTINA at Norfolk Virginia, never sealed. $2.75 n(f)n(u)v

USS ASSURANCE (MSO 521). Clear JUN 1 1970 USS CANISTEO (AO-99) hand cancel ties 6-c Christmas stamp franking #6 cover to New Jersey, fancy black cachet for the visit of the Assurance to Norfolk with its commanding officer's corner card showing FPO New York 09501. Nice. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original cover area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 n(a)cv

    Clear JUN 15 1972 hand cancel ties 8-c flag over White House stamp franking #6 cover to Ohio, large well-struck 'LAST DAY POSTAL SERVICE / U. S. S. YORK COUNTY (LST-1175) / NORFOLK BASED AMPHIBIAN / Michael S. Garner PC3 - Postal Clerk' cachet in blue. Decommissioned the next month, she was transferred to the Italian government and became Nave Caorle (L-8991). $2.25 nv-g!*

USS VIRGINIA (DLGN-38) keel laying 8 / 19 / 72 at Newport News Virginia, large cachet, address label removed neatly. $4.00 nv

USS VIRGINIA (DLGN-38) keel laying, 8 / 19 / 72 Newport News Virginia cancel on 8-8 flag over White House stamp, large USCS cachet in black & ochre. $4.00 n(v)v& NEW / NEU / NUEVO

November 1, 1974 VAPEX STATION OF NORFOLK cancel on 10-c conservation stamp franking #6 cover to Ohio, 3 different small submarine veterans cachets on the front, USCS members handstamp on back, another handstamp on the back promoting the idea of a sub vets stamp. $2.25 Same, but November 2. $2.25 Both for $4.00

    USS VIRGINIA (DLGN-38) multicolor launching cachet, 12 / 14 / 74 Newport News christening cancel. $2.75 vn(v)

    USS VIRGINIA (DLGN-38) black & green launching cachet, 12 / 14 / 74 Newport News christening slogan cancel particularly well struck. $3.00 vn(v)

    Clear Newport News VA JAN 17 1977 machine cancel ties 13-c stamp franking #6 envelope to New York, 2-color cachet for the keel laying of this nuclear powered guided missile cruiser Arkansas (CGN 41)., small address label, never sealed. $2.00 nv

CINCINNATI (SSN 693). Metered JUN17'77 #6 cover from Newport News Virginia with 'SAFETY SENSE' slogan to Ohio, black & red cachet honoring the launch of the submarine on February 19th of that year, Newport News Shipbuilding / Tenneco logo on backflap, tape closed but neatly opened at the top. $2.00 n(c)v NEW / NEU / NUEVO

"M.V. DOULOS" continental postcard in vertical format, special NOV 13 1978 Portsmouth VA fancy cancel for the visit of the ship on a se-tenant pair of Captain Cook stamps. Some characters in the dial of the cancel do not show. $2.75 s(o)-vc

June 2, 1979 KENT cancel on #6 cover with attractive multicolor cachet honoring Martha Washington, 15-c flag stamp tied, unaddressed, fresh appearance. $1.25

October 15, 1979 WYTHEVILLE cancel on #6 cover with attractive multicolor cachet honoring Edith Wilson (first lady 1915-1921), 15-c flag stamp tied, unaddressed, fresh appearance. $1.25

June 15, 1987 NATIONAL PARK STATION OF SHENANDOAH fancy cancel on 14-c flag postal card, unaddressed, fresh appearance. $1.00

November 12, 1991 MOON handstamp on business reply card sent by Port Haywood resident to Webster City IA (their permit no. 156), bent corner. $0.50

Undated ARLINGTON PERMIT NO. 4648 on unused business reply card (longer than most postcards) from the American Defense Preparedness Association. $0.50

Undated ARLINGTON PERMIT No. 4648 on unused business reply card (normal postcard size) from the American Defense Preparedness Association. $0.50

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"Mobile Post Office SELECTIONS / VOLUME NO. 3 / (DECEMBER 1984)" Softbound book with 48 pages. Six articles include: 'The Last Trip of the Toms River and Philadelphia Railway Post Office', 'Railroad Transportation of the Mails in Virginia - 1841' & 'Early St. Louis Street Car RPO Service'. $9.50 rv NEW / NEU / NUEVO

"THE FIRST HIGHWAY POST OFFICE / INTRODUCTION OF HIGHWAY POST OFFICE SERVICE / WASHINGTON D.C. - HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA" softbound book compiled by James H. Bruns, 1985 copyright, 78 pages well illustrated. Hard to find. $25.00 hvd

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25 FEB 1939 U.S.S. ARGONNE / FLAG SHIP BASE FORCE with sepia-tone THOMAS in killer bars tying pair of 10-cent map airmail stamps, on large piece. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 (vi)

DEC 23 1964 Charlotte Amalie Virgin Islands cancel ties 5-c Washington stamp (missing some perfs at UL) to #6 cover with blue cachet from Bell Systems Cable Ship 'Long Lines' mailed while placing cable from Florida to the US Virgin Islands, address label removed. $1.25 wv

Nov 14 1965 POSTCARD from Charlotte Amalie to Maryland franked with 4-cent Lincoln, view is Bluebeard's Castle in Saint Thomas. $1.00

"U. S. VIRGIN ISLANDS / 50^TH ANNIVERSARY /  1917--1967" slogan cancel on well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed at Christiansted. View is English. $1.00

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914 JUN.27 clear Zombor dial cancel ties pair 5-fil Hungarian stamps to postcard mailed to Columbus Ohio. Image (part photograph, part art) is some children at a window watching nearby birds, slight browning of the paper with age, corner crease, much writing on front. Zombor is also known as Sombor. $3.75 v

"Nagybecskerek, Vármegyeház" color postcard mailed there 914 JUL-8 with Hungarian 5-fil stamp to Kevepallos  (cancel & arrival markings fairly clear & almost complete). Nagybecskerek is now Zrenjanin, and was formerly named Petrovgrad. $5.00 v-v

915 MAR.12 clear Zombor cancel ties 10-fil Hungarian stamp to postcard mailed to Columbus Ohio, 3-line violet marking at Budapest '... / UBERY UFT / BUDAPEST..." a little blurred so hard for us to read, grayish paper. Photographic image shows children holding flower basket on which there is a hand-written message; front looks like it has edge wear, but it is really the speckled background supplied by the photographer's setting. $5.00 v

"GG // Cº // 2420/4" showing a kindergarten-age child orchestra comprised of trombone, paid, inexpensive violin & baton; sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed 915AUG10 from Zombor Vojvodina (10-heller Hungarian stamp as appropriate then, Budapest violet transit marking) to Ohio, slight curl to the paper, slight oxidation consistent with age, minor wear to the top corners, noticeable wear to the bottom corners, back cancel hard enough struck to partially raise its impression on front. Charming! $5.00 cm-v

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6 FE 85 light Falkland Dependencies South Georgia dial cancel ties 22-p volcano stamp to #6 cover to Ohio, neatly addressed, never sealed, small K1 & J7 & P5 US routing marks on back. 20-c US Roanoke voyages stamp is also present, but uncancelled. Recipient's pencil annotation on back about timing. $2.50 fv

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"5196-6 / Hope Street.  Wrexham" including several pedestrians in the foreground, sepia-tone real photo postcard, image within an embossed border, mailed AU 18 1909 (fairly clear TRAWSFYNYDD R.S.O. / MERIONETHSHIRE cancel ties stamp) to North Wales, light toning on back from album contact, light toning at corners of both sides due to album contact. $8.00 w-w

"Llanberis Pass from Pont-y-Cromlech" color souvenir post card in horizontal format from Valentine's Series, printed in Great Britain, back marred by numerous small & tiny spots, mailed 1909 with an interesting & clear SP 1 09 TRAWSFYNYDD R.S.O. / MERIONETHSHIRE cancel, heavy vertical crease on the message side. As is. $1.50 w-w

OCT 6 1944 APO 228 (Cardiff Wales) cancel on 6-cent airmail cover to New York, signature in lower left corner (censor?), a little crinkling mostly visible from the back. Late usage. $2.00

JUL 17 1945 APO 134 (Newport, Wales) cancel on free mail to New York, clear violet PASSED BY BASE 1208 ARMY EXAMINER, OPENED BY U.S. ARMY EXAMINER tape at end, neatly opened. $2.50 wa

Mostly 1968 - 1970 13-cover lot from a church correspondence from Cape Verde to South Wales. Most are #6 envelopes. Some roughly opened, but seldom seen material. Some variety in the stamps & rates. $9.00 cw

    OCT 1969 registered at Armagh 3 / 4 'minimum extra postage 1d' postal stationery cover to Michigan, violet handstamp "SUPPOSED LIABLE TO / UNITED STATES /  CUSTOMS DUTY, three different postal backstamps plus PASSED handstamp in violet from US Customs, four 1 / 6 & 4d & 9d extra stamps to front to make up the rate. $7.50 w

13 JLY 1979 GWYNEDD 'YNYS MÔN / ISLE OF ANGLESEY' with map cancel on 41-p Wales QEII stamp franking airmail cover to Ohio, opened neatly, paper crinkling most noticeable from the back. $1.00

    circa 9 JA 93 PAQUEBOT /  POSTED AT SEA / RECEIVED / CARDIFF (Wales) handstamp ties Gibraltar 1-p 13-inch mortar & 25-p rally stamps franking #6 cover from ship M.V. Cableman to Sun Prairie Wisconsin, neatly addressed, long crease runs along bottom edge. $3.00 gpw

    10 AP 95 CARDIFF PAQUEBOT cancel on 18-p & 3-p Gibraltar cannon stamps franking #6 cover from M.V. Cableman to Ohio, never sealed, Columbus spray marking over stamps (not affecting cancel) on receipt. 8" howitzer of 1783 & 25-pounder gun-how of 1943 are the stamp subjects. $3.00 wgm

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