MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY SOCIETY
Auction 163
Closing date October 28, 2000
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MINIMUM BID $2.50
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1. Itemized bill for a Col. Hilburn Boston 1819. Plus letter around July 1826 to a Capt. Lane relative to repossessing items from debtor. ?...get what you can....if he has any boots or shoes unsold I wish you to get them.? Some aging. Slight piece missing from blank areas. No postal markings. AVE. (138)
2. Spanish American War. Set of 3 panoramic prints (8 1/2" by 50") of disposing of Battleship Maine. Said to be quite rare. Stored in roll form. F-VF. (146)
3. China. Boxer Rebellion. Stampless cover with 14/12 K.D. FELDPOST STATION No. 4 cancel to Soldier 137 Inf. Rgt. Hagenau Alsace. Backstamped Hagenau 29.1.01. This cancel places cover in 1901 Boxer period. Small piece missing on top and cut slightly short on opening. Unusual piece. Slight handling marks. F. SB $25.00 (005)
4. Cuba. 2 covers from Capt. Gibbs U.S. Army Signal Corps to States. 1 with corner card, roughly opened, and franked with Scott 228 and indistinct cancel. Back has Havana and Iowa 1908 cancels. Plus front with Scott 227 (2) and 228 with Columbus Cuba 1907 cancels with some letters indistinct. AVE. (643)
WORLD WAR I
5. Austria. Picture postcard of Train Construction regiment showing large bridge metal frame construction. Postally used with indistinct cancel on 5H stamp. Slight stain on picture. AVE. (005)
6. Egypt. Tiny OHMS envelope with Base Army Post Office Z 17 MR 1918 cancel of Alexandria to Capt. in Alexandria. Cancel faint but legible. Flap has tears. F. (659)
7. France. Postcard sent Free with red handstamp of seated Liberty administrative handstamp of ?Le Médicin Chef-Train Semi-permanent? P.O. #4. Receiving postmark Loire. Red cross handstamp on picture side with similar words. F. (723)
8. France. Unused card with photo of French troops marching with banners for Victory Festival on Bastille Day 1919. F-VF. (005)
9. Great Britain. 7 ?I am well? cards from APO ? early type without number and censored. Plus FPO 11-censored, 111, 116, D-12, H.5, and T 15. F-VF. (137)
10. Great Britain. 7 Honor envelopes with cancels of FPO 6, 8, 80, 145, C.7, D.24, and I.M. Opening tears, AVE-F.(137)
11. Great Britain. 2 covers to USA with British civilian censorship tapes. 1 with 1p stamp tied by Fieldpost D.32 May 30 17 cancel and military CM 5 censor with number excised. Stampless OAS cover with APO S 20 18 JY 17 cancel Also stampless OAS cover with APO S-8 cancel and military CM 6 censor with number excised. Opening tears. F. (137)
12. Great Britain. 18 covers. One with Base APO 4 cancel with red and white censor label. Plus APOs 1, 4-with black and white censor tape, S-15, S.17, S.25, S.48, and S.53. Plus FPOs AR, C.4, C.5, 3.Y, 101. Also British type CM4 censor #851 to London with Indian FPO 18 1916 cancel on back of 1st Indian Calvary Division (Proud). All have legible cancels and censor numbers and appear to be from France. Plus 4 covers with legible censors and ambiguous cancel including 1 skeleton type. Opening tears. F. (137)
13. Great Britain. 5 covers. 3 identifiable with H.X., A.4, and 145 cancels. Plus 2 with unclear FPOs. All have legible censor handstamps. Most CM5 unlisted in Daniel. AVE. (643)
14. Great Britain. Honor envelope AFW 3078 to England with FPO 3.B. Nov. 1915 cancel of 3rd Guard Brigade with Base Censor AFW 3312 sealing tape. plus special handstamp indicating letter was opened because envelope had not been signed. Crabb & Kennedy FMC24. Some letters in handstamp faint. F. (005)
15. Italy. Picture postcard of Grand Hotel Maggio to soldier in Switzerland with Swiss Poste De Campagne 19 handstamp for forwarded letter. Simple 2 line Milano Posta Estera handstamp with Balisio 1916 cancel on 10 centesmi stamp. Fancy hotel handstamp. F. (723)
16. Italy. 8 stampless military cards. 6 have colored flags. 4 censored. Mostly legible cancels. F-VF. (708)
17. Italy. British Forces. OAS cover to U.S. with F.D.9 14 MY 18 cancel with CM8 censor type of Italy with #443. SB $10.00 F-VF. (005)
18. Russia. Small Letter sheet from Petrograd 27.4.16 to Mobile Field Hospital No. 426 with Minsk Head Field Post office 30.4.16 handstamp. AVE-F. (703)
19. Switzerland. 2 picture postcards, 1 with picture of Fribourg barracks, sent free with handstamps of Engineering Battalion #2. VF. (723)
20. Switzerland. Colored picture card of Mountain Restaurant with 10 ct. stamp on picture side tied by 31.V.16 cancel of 1st Division. Weak Poste De Campagne 2 handstamp on message side. Full message. F. (723)
WORLD WAR I US AEF
21. 17 covers APOs 701, 704, 743(3), 772, 795 (4), and 907. Plus 3 French postcards and 1 cover with illegible APOs. Plus cover to soldier with multi manuscript forwarding remarks and cover to 5th Rgt. U.S. Marines. Mixed. (819)
22. 2 covers to Paris Bank with A4001 type cancels from APOs 742 and 755 with reversed date 1819. Listed in Update to Second Edition of AEF book. Open on 3 sides. F. (723)
23. 6 covers to Paris Bank 3 with A4001 type cancels APOs 745 (2), and 749; 2 A4101 with APOs 754 (blue) and 788; and A2002 APO 748. Open on 3 sides. F. (723)
24. Small cover with M.P.E.S. machine cancel with date in numbers 11/15/1918 type 7001.3. Said to be earliest known date. Cancel upside down and partially off cover with APO # not legible. Identified as APO 717 from sender. Unit censor handstamp. Slight piece missing from opening. F. (810)
25. Small cover with early type A1001 cancel of APO 2 of June 1 1918. 2 faint and year not visible. Sender at Base Hospital #30. Base censor #6. Slight opening tears. F. (810)
26. Cover with printed corner card for U.S. Army France with location for name and rank with Dec. 7 1919 barrel cancel with faint APO 718. Letter enclosed on special stationery of Samur Artillery School AEF. Top of envelope rolling down due to improper storage. F. (810)
27. 3 French town views to U.S. franked with 2? Washington stamps with military cancels. One unit censored from civilian YMCA APO 723 (address cancel not clear). Also APO 702 machine cancel and MPES cancel. Both with Base Censor in killer. F. (137)
28. #10 Envelope with handstamp of ?DIRECTOR M.P.E.S.? to bank APO 702. 1918 Blurred MPES APO 717 Cancel. Envelope open at 2 sides, tears and small piece missing. Sides cut on opening. AVE. (723)
29. War Dept. Penalty envelope used by Lt. 20 F.A. APO 745 type A4101 January cancel with unclear year. Probably 1919 based on known dates of cancel. Very likely Germany. Opening tears. Sides cut on opening. AVE. (723)
30. #10 British OHMS envelope used by C.O. 115 M.G. Bn. Co. B. to bank in France. APO 749 cancel with blurred date. Unit censor. Sides cut on opening. F. (723)
31. 6 covers: APO 701 from ?Air Service Det.?, 709 type A4102, 729, 762 with ?Private? censor handstamp, 774 with Base and unit censor and sender at APO 902 with type A4022 cancel in black. AVE-F. (723)
32. 3 Jewish Welfare Board ?Return Home? cards. SS America with wrinkles and SS George Washington. Both unused. Plus card from SS President Grant with message but no postal markings. AVE-F. (137)
33. Cover with Little Rock Ark PIKE BRANCH 1917 cancel with corner card 348th Infantry Regiment 87th Division National Army with crossed rifles and 348. Slight opening tears. Also patriotic song book with 20 pages sponsored by PATAPSCO Corn Meal. Attractive red, white, and blue cover with slight stains. F (138)
34. 2 souvenir folders of Richmond and Norfolk Virginia sent by soldier with 336 Bakery Co. each with 20 plus colored scenes. Canceled Norfolk Stuart Branch cancels..Some wear. AVE. (819)
35. 9 postcards with military scenes 2 uncanceled. 2 with Jacksonville Military branch cancels. Mint card and special 1947 cacheted unaddressed cover for 30th Anniversary of Camp Crane. WW I training center for Ambulance corps. Plus cover for Camp Mills. Mixed. (819)
36. Home Bases. 10 covers with corner cards of 110 Motor Supply Train, 87th Div., 166 Depot Brigade, Camp Johnston, Base Hospital Camp Hancock, Office of Surgeon General, Utica YMCA War Camp Community Service, ARC Canteen Denver, and Washington, D.C. Plus McClellan Branch cancel on street scene card, Ponnon Bridge card with Gibson cancel, 2 special delivery from Bases, 3 covers with Liberty Bond handstamps and 1? Lincoln postcard with Wadsworth Branch cancel. Some with letters enclosed on stationery. Mixed. (137)
37. Home Bases. Tiny 2 1/2" by 2 3/8" card to Asst. Quartermaster Major 32nd Div. Camp Mac Arthur. Forwarded with JAN 4 1918 Camp cancel and 1 line handstamp ?NOT AT CAMP QUARTERMASTERS OFFICE.? ?N? off envelope. F. (137)
38. Home Bases. Texas. 4 covers from military Camp MacArthur(2), Fort Clark (hard to read cancel) and Fort Sam Houston Oct. 1916-Dec. 1917. 1 roughly opened. 1 repaired with tape. Mixed. (137)
39. Air. Small AEF censored cover from member of 467 Aero Sqdn. Partial Received Bordeaux SEP 1918 cancel to States and forwarded. Part of flap missing. Repaired tears. F. (005)
40. Air. Small AEF censored cover to States from member of 165 Aero Sqdn. No cancel. F. (005)
41. Navy. Stampless cover from Naval Forces Europe to Naval base Norfolk. U.S. Naval Base FEB 20 cancel with 7 in barrel on JUL 22 No year. 2 ?CANNOT BE FOUND? Handstamps. AVE. (005)
42. Navy. Cover with 3? stamp tied by U.S. Navy MAR 25 1918 cancel. Special boxed ?PASSED BY/CENSOR J.K.C.? ship censor handstamp. Unidentified in Kimes. With more research should be identifiable. Torn roughly on opening. AVE-F. RES $8.00 (005)
43. Navy. Viewcard of St. Nazaire from sender Navy Base Hospital #5. AEF censor handstamp #A. 104. where cancel would be. Endorsed OCT 28 with no year. Slight green spot. AVE-F. (005)
44. Navy? Cover with Vallejo CAL MAY 2 1917 flag cancel tying pair 1? Washington's from booklet. 100 by 9 mm PASSED BY CENSOR handstamp on front and back. Not in Kimes. F-VF. SB $6.00 (005)
45. Germany Occupation. Cover to Paris Bank with A4001 20 FE 1819 cancel. Sender 1st. Aero Squadron. F. (723)
46. Germany Occupation. Cover to Paris Bank with A2002 FEB 25 1919 cancel. Sender General Alexander APO 770 90th Div. F. (723)
47. Germany Occupation. #10 cover from Lt. to Paris bank. Cancel of Third Army APO 734 of 32 Div. MAR 22 with indistinct year probably 1919. Red Unit censor. Opening tear. Sides cut on opening. AVE-F. (723)
PRE-WORLD WAR II NAVAL
48. Naval Air. 10 mainly 1927-32 #10 covers with corner cards of Naval Air Stations (4), Squadron 5 (3), U.S. Asiatic Fleet USS Avocet with illegible date. 2 with no cancels. AVE-F. (661)
49. Canal Zone. 7 1929 mostly #10 official penalty covers. 6 to Canal Zone with Canal Zone forwarding/receiving cancels. 1 is from USS New Mexico. Plus corner card Submarine Base Coco Solo (roughly opened). Mixed. Most AVE-F. (661)
50. Guam. Special Manley/Richell cacheted cover for 1934 Independence Day of USS Gold Star. Ship cancel has Guam in killer. F-VF. (022)
51. Philippines. 5 Official War Department Penalty envelopes used in 1928-29 from various locations. 4 #10 and 1 slightly larger. 2 to Commander Asiatic Fleet.. Some toning and opening tears. Also front USS Black Hawk Manila and 3 not counted. Poor-AVE. (661)
52. 9 June - November 1941 War Dept. Penalty covers endorsed via Clipper, Air mail, or MAILGRAM. All have Scott C9 20? map issue with ship cancels from USS's Astoria, Bagley, Craven, Holland, Rail, San Francisco (2), and Wharton (2) All #10 but one slightly larger. F-VF. (574)
53. 3 #10 August 1941 War Dept. special MAILGRAM Penalty covers with Scott C9 20? map issue and ship cancels from USS's Antares, California, and Enterprise. F-VF. (574)
54. Billig 1950 Catalog of Naval Postmarks A-I and USCS 1963 version complete. In 3 small 3-ring binders. F (998)
BETWEEN THE WARS
55. French Morocco. 2 colored view cards of Lisboa. 1 showing King Edward the VII's yacht. Both with May 1923 Morocco cancels and handstamps of 3rd Eng. Bn., written in Rabat and sent Free F.M. to France. Slight paper remnant under cancel from original postcard booklet? F. (723)
56. United States. #10 air mail envelope with Columbus Ohio May 25 1929 cancel with Citizen's Military Training slogan and green handstamp LINDBERG DAY on Scott C11. Plus special circular handstamp for Army Air Maneuvers Norton Field Columbus Ohio May 15-25 1929 with airplanes in different colors. 7 on front and 4 on back. Vertical fold. F. (106)
57. United States. 17 1930-31 covers from girlfriend in San Francisco to cadet transitioning to Lt. at Kelly Field, Fort Lewis, Cussy Field, Salt Lake City, Mitchell Field, Fort MacArthur, and Langley Field. 6 to 91st Observation Squadron. Plus cacheted cover for commissioning USS Belleau Wood 1978 and signed by Capt. AVE-VF. (129)
58. United States. Cover from Sgt, 128 Inf. Wisconsin National Guard with 1936 Battle Creak cancel tying Scott 778d and 3 line handstamp for SIXTH CORPS maneuvers. Slight bleed through of glue. F.(005)
WORLD WAR II
59. Algeria. Attractive Minkus patriotic with airplanes and eagle with 6? Transport stamp tied by APO 698 9th BPO May 13 1944 machine cancel. 6 page letter has caused envelope to separate. F. (187)
60. Algeria. Cover from French Sergeant Algeria to Swiss Lt. in Artillery camp 5 with Nov 1939 machine cancel tying 2 25F 1939 International Exposition in New York stamp with multiple forwardings with Swiss cancels and Swiss Camp 5 handstamp. F. (723)
61. Algeria. Letter to Red Cross Geneva with Algerian stamps tied by indistinct Alger machine cancel. English PC-90 censor tape and U.S. Base, and German Ax Paris censor handstamps. F. (723)
62. Australia. 3 Australian military covers to Australia. 1 Comforts Fund sent air mail with cancel Army P.O. 221 1943 then in New Guinea with 3 1/2d postage and censored. 2 oval Unit Postal Station 82 24 NOV 1942 cancel on 4d stamp sent air mail and censored. 3 Mil. P.O. Liverpool 1940. Slight tears AVE. RES $5.00. (005)
63. Bahamas. Air Mail cover to England from member of RAF. Nassau Bahamas Nov 1944 cancel with untied Canadian stamp. PC-90 tape. Repaired tear. F. (659)
64. Belgium. European size cover to France with German Cologne Office censor tape and machine censor mark. Riemer C55. Franked with semi-postal Scott B270. F. (137)
65. Belgium. Cover from sender P.O. Box 218 London EC1 used as undercover address by Belgian Army. To U.S. with 9 pence British stamp tied by machine cancel with city blocked out by censor. PC-90 tape. VF. SB $25.00 (005)
66. Belgium. European sized cover with cancel of U.S. APO 255 Nov 19 1944. Enclosure is special Christmas card for 5th Armored Division. F. Plus 3 roughly opened covers APOs 66 and 131.(819)
67. Brazil. U.S. APO 676 cancel on 6? air mail stamped envelope with Base and Unit censorship. Cancel has heavy ink but is legible. Plus view card of Atlanta Georgia sent by member of Caribbean Wing ATC APO 4136 and canceled Miami. Transit APO used in Brazil. AVE-F. (819)
68. Brazil. 3 Free covers with May to Sept. 1945 U.S. APO 604 cancels. Sender with 22nd Weather Sq. Some opening tears/letters indistinct. F. (116)
69. Ceylon. Small air mail envelope franked with 50c stamp tied by Gerrard #12 cancel and RAF 18/ W6 censor handstamp. Plus envelope with 2 stamps tied by June 1942 cancels with name excised by censor. Also Indian Sec BPO #9 cancel and type 10 RAF censor handstamp with #9550. F-VF.(137)
70. Egypt. South African Forces. Official OAS stampless pre-printed envelope, OHMS-IDVSM, with British crowned ?PASSED BY CENSOR/No./6698.? ?Egypt/138? 28.JU.43 cancel. Slight tears. F. SB $3.00 (821)
71. Emirau Island, St. Mathias Islands. 2 1944 6? Air mail printed envelopes from Navy 3220 to USS Alderamin. Slight tears. F. (318)
72. France. Special Vichy Family Correspondence card with partial Pussiac(?) Moribhan 7.6.41 cancel to sailor with French navy in Algeria. F. SB $10.00 (005)
73. France. Stampless F.M. cover with handstamps of French Navy and French POSTE AUX ARMEE 18.3.45 cancel to American Officer 3rd Army Headquarters APO 403 and forwarded. Backstamped APO 658 APR 6 1945. Opening tears. F. (836)
74. France. OHMS envelope with British FPO15 18 AP 40 cancel and Daynes type A100 #550 censor handstamp of BEF in France. Year not clear in cancel. F. (280)
75. France. 16 U.S. Air Mail APO covers from APOs 21, 79, 126, 140, 252, 259 (3), 403*, 516, 597 (3), 772, and 17 BO and 1 to APO 758. Some from nurses. Plus 3 censored French photo cards from same sender APO 654. 2 uncanceled. other APO 887 cds. Also unused WWI card. and 4 post-war including 1 CFPO. Mixed. (819)
76. Germany. 4 1945 covers from U.S. APOs 9, 79, 260, and 576. Only 1 censored and roughly opened. Others F. (819)
77. Germany. Lot of 5 covers with various Hitler stamps from French ?Guest worker? to French ?Zone Occupée.? 1 registered. All show Frankfurt censoring. Opening tears. F. (723)
78. Gold Coast. Cover from sender 14th Airways Comm Sqdn. APO 606 with JAN 7 1943 cancel on 6? Transport. Unusual 4 line censorship handstamp. F. (318)
79. Great Britain. #10 War Department Penalty envelope with 3 War Economy labels pasted over with handstamps of Headquarters VIII Bomber Command APO 634 and several Confidential handstamps. No cancels. Probably sent in an outer envelope? F. (318)
80. Great Britain. 16 APO covers from APOs 121 (2), 121A, 165, 169, 206, 253, 259, 350*, 527, 552, 569A, 592, 645, and 872. Plus cover from England to APO 887 with British stamp and cancel and backstamped BPO 1. Also cover to APO 83. Plus 5 post war. Mostly F. (819)
81. Great Britain. 5 U.S. APO covers from APOs 413 (2), 511, 637*, and 887*. AVE-VF. (137)
82. Great Britain. 1943 cover from Nottingham to member of Foresters Replacement Unit with 5 line boxed handstamp IT IS REGRETTED THAT/THIS ITEM COULD NOT BE/DELIVERED BECAUSE THE/ADDRESSEE IS REPORTED/PRISONER OF WAR. F-VF. SB $30.00 (005)
83. Great Britain. 30 covers England to U.S. with PC-90 censor tapes. Good variety of stamps and cancels. 1 has Victory label under censor tape. AVE-F. (129)
84. Great Britain. 14 censored covers to U.S. with PC-90 tapes. 9 sent air mail with variety of stamps including 6d, 1/- (7), and 2/6. Plus 4 surface mail with 1940 Stamp centenary issues. Also heavily repaired cover endorsed written in Russian. AVE-F. (746)
85. Great Britain. 19 censored covers to U.S. with PC-90 censor tapes to Movie Stars in U.S. including Abbot and Costello, Don Ameche, Gene Autry, Linda Darnell, Deanna Durbin, Alice Faye, Errol Flynn, John Garfield, Betty Grable, Jon Hall, Sonya Henie, Gloria Jean, Carmen Miranda, George Montgomery, Donald O'Connor, John Payne, Tyrone Power, George Sanders, and Gene Tierney. All tapes have some sort of additional printer remarks. AVE-F. (746)
86. Guam. Airmail registered cover to Ohio from USS Mack. Various backstamps including Navy 3115. Franked with 25 PREXIE and 6 Transport. Opening tears. Plus slightly larger cover from APO 246. Also 2 1948 covers to APO 246 and 1946 Marianas. F. (819)
87. Iceland. 5 censored covers with APO 610 cancels. 2 with letters and 1 with paper Army tape. Some dates not clear. F. (318)
88. India. Air Mail cover to U.S. with ETAH 1940 cancel tying 3 Indian stamps including 1 R. triangular Karachi censored and rectangular unopened handstamps. Back repaired. F. 659)
89. India. 6 U.S. APO covers from APOs 487, 489 (2), 490, 631 (2). Plus APO 218 (Burma). 2 patriotics. F-VF. (187)
90. India. O.A.S. cover to England with 10 Indian stamps tied by Virk type 125 dumb FPO 275 cancels 21 MAR 45 with Field and unit censorship. Plus airmail civilian cover from Lucknow to England with Indian censor handstamp and tape. Also local OAS with hard to read markings. AVE. (280)
91. India. Censored APO covers from APOs 390 and 884(12). Most with letters. 5 roughly opened. Rest F-VF. Plus 1967 #10 from APO 09675. F. (819)
92. India. 2 unit censored covers from APOs 465 and 466. 1 sender Asst. Army Mail Clerk. F-VF. (137)
93. Iran. 2 1944 censored covers from APO 523 Both unit censored and one with Base censor also. F-VF. (137)
94. Italy. Special file card form in English for Italian 250 Legion POW in South Africa. Card gives particulars including place of capture, Bug Bug, and repatriation via Suez. Various handstamps. VF. RES $25.00 (005)
95. Italy. Cover Milano to Switzerland with 4 line handstamp of Italian censor returning to sender. Opening tears. Year not clear. F. SB $30.00 (005)
96. Italy. 4 covers U.S. APOs 251, 550, 567 and 2 BPO. Plus APO 499 used in Corsica. AVE-F. (137)
97. Italy. 2 small 1945 mourning covers to U.S. Both have double oval with bridge censor handstamps. Cancels hard to read.1 with flap missing. AVE. (424)
98. Italy. 12 U.S. APO covers from APOs 34 (3-1 with Overrun Nations with piece missing), 251 (3), 306, 367, 372, 378, 422, and 464. 2 #10s. AVE-F. (746)
99. Italy. 3 Official wrappers from 7th Inf. APO 3 to hospital APO 377 with 1944 hospital receipt handstamp. F-VF. (746)
100. Italy. Official penalty # 10 sized cover made on back of British OHMS envelope from 345 Bomb Squadron, U.S. APO 520*. Year hard to read but looks like 1945 or 46. Opening tears. AVE. (819)
101. Jamaica. 3 1941 covers including MAR DET PORTLAND BLIGHT JAMAICA BR JUL 18 1941 with First Day Cancel in killer and similar with BRITISH WEST INDIES in killer. Also civilian cancel Kingston on cover backstamped as last in 1942. Plus 2 covers with APO 804 and 861 cancels. F-VF. (318)
102. Japan. Mint colored military postcard showing soldiers resting on front line in China. Issued by Army Relief Dept. with named artist. Slight remnants of effects of corner mounting. F-VF. (129)
103. Japan. Mint colored military postcard showing soldiers walking in China. Private issue with named artist. VF. (129)
104. Japan. Mint colored military postcard showing soldier at guard in China. Issued by Army Relief Dept. VF. (129)
105. Japan. Mint colored military postcard showing different soldier at guard. Issued by Army Relief Dept. with named artist. VF. (129)
106. Japan. Mint colored military postcard showing camels in Mongolia. Issued by Army Relief Dept. with named artist. VF. (129)
107. Japan. Mint colored military postcard of ?Sacred Mount Fiji.? Issued to send from families to troops to provide them ?comfort.? With named artist. VF. (129)
108. Japan. Colored military postcard with named artist censored and pustule used in North China. Pin hole. F. (129)
109. Japan. Mint Japanese Military Postcard with dove and helmet with white star. Censors box and Military Mail inscription. Printed in orange. VF. (129)
110. Japan. North China. Picture card of Heaven Altar Peking from Negishi to Saitama Prefecture. Chops. (129)
111. Japan. American Occupation. 10 SEN banknote of Series 100. VF (138)
112. Kenya. South African Forces. 10 stampless OAS covers with APO MPK cancels and bilingual censor handstamps. 3 APO 2 Dec. 1940-Jan. 1941. 4 APO 3. 1 APO 4. APO 6 with illegible year, APO 10 stained. APO 17 (150 points) Proud mostly 50 points each. 2 roughly opened. SB$20. (821)
113. Luxembourg. U.S. War Bond patriotic from sender U.S. APO 403 with APO FEB 14 1945 cancel with no APO on 6? Transport (187)
114. Luxembourg. 2 U.S. APO covers. from APO 149* and 312. Latter with opening tears F-VF. (746)
115. Luxembourg. Cacheted cover of Royal Air Forces Escaping Society honoring Luxembourg support during war. Cards enclosed giving background of 3 members of the resistance 1973 with special Luxembourg cancel for 30th anniversary of aid to Allied pilots on Luxembourg stamps. Autographed with RAF backstamp. VF. 280)
116. Malta. Small envelope to England with Official Paid London Receiving mark plus RAF censor type R8 with #283. Sender with 6 digit number. F. (318)
117. Mariannas. 12 covers from APOs 182, 237 with Overrun country issue, 244 (2), 246 (2), 334 (3-2 1946), and Marine 35 Repl. Depot, 2 Mar. Div. and 18 AAA Bn. FMF.(2). Mostly F. (022)
118. Mariannas. Cover from 2nd Marines with Navy JUN 26 1945 cancel tying 6? transport. Some of cancel faint. F. (318)
119. Morocco. 6? stamped airmail envelope with cancel of U.S. APO 600 FEB 23 1945. Sender civilian with Refugee Section American Consulate #6. Self censored with Base censor audit. Cancel slightly off envelope. Slight tears. SB $10.00 (005)
120. Netherlands. Large 7 1/2" by 11"envelope from Department of Defense III L.K. to II L.K. with VELDPOST #8 1.XII.39 cancel. 2 file holes and fold. F. SB $5.00. (005)
121. New Caledonia. Official # 10 cover with printed address of G2 USAFISPA APO 502 with JUL 11 1944 APO 502 cancel. F-VF. (424)
122. Newfoundland. Censored air mail to New York from sender APO 865* with 1942 APO cancel. Actual non-philatelic usage. VF. (318)
123. Newfoundland. Air mail cover to California from civilian Post Exchange Gander. Faint 1944 Gander cancel tying 7? airmail stamp. PC-90 tape with DC/27 printed. F. (318)
124. New Guinea. 2 processed V-Mails APOS 322 and 705. Plus APO 565 censored but with no cancel with letter enclosed.. Also APO 920 and 7 BPO covers. Mixed. Mostly F-VF. (819)
125. Persia. Cover with Scott's 863 and 867 to New York with Indian red on white censor tape tied by Indian triangular censor with C2. Cancels clear but in Persian. From stamps would guess 1939-42. Slight wrinkles. F. (703)
126. Philippines. 3 censored unprocessed V-MAILs APOs 70 (2) and 705 and 2 covers APO 70 and 7 BPO. AVE-F. (819)
127. Philippines. 4 Official War Department Penalty envelopes mailed from November 1941 from January 1942 from Philadelphia Signal Depot to Philippines Signal Depot and returned due to war with 2 line Service Suspended handstamps. Large 10 1/2" by 7". Opening tears and creases around edges. AVE. (661)
128. Poland. Cover with handstamp of Polish Press Agency London to Polish Consulate General Chicago. British 2/6 stamp tied by faint London package(?) cancel with no date. Handstamp of Censor Postal Section Ministry of Information. Slight wrinkles and tears. F. (005)
129. Russia. 2 covers with English descriptions. 1 stampless envelope with triangular handstamp of PO Box used by Navy with Leningrad 1941 cancel. Stained with slight tear. Plus post card with printed 10 kop stamp from sender in village of Aban Kraznoyarsny territory 28.6.43 to Leningrad with slightly blurred 3 line military censorship handstamp #188 Kraznoyarsk. AVE-F. (703)
130. Russia. 20 Kop postcard from Tomsk with faint 1.2.44 cancel to Moscow and Moscow 15.2.44 cancel. 3 line military censorship handstamp #21087.AVE-F. (703)
131. Samoa. #10 naval censored cover sent registered by Lt. Cmdr. Naval Station Tutuila to U.S. Various backstamps including PAGO PAGO and San Diego. Opening tears. F. (574)
132. Solomon Islands. Cover with 2 1/2d stamp tied by Tulagi British Solomon Islands 1944 cancel. To District Officer Tulagi. Plus 3 covers for 1988 Guadalcanal memorial with various forwarding markings. F-VF. (318)
133. Solomon Islands. 5 #10 like Penalty envelopes with Navy 1942-44 cancels from Marine Air Base Squadron ONE, 9th Def. Bn., 11th Def. Bn., 4th Marines, and Unit 745. 1 with faint but legible cancel. Rest F. (318)
134. Solomon Islands. 5 #10 like Penalty envelopes with Navy 1943-44 cancels from Marine Air Craft Group TWENTY ONE, 1st. Mar. Div.(2), and 2d Avn. Engr. Bn., (2-1 IMAC). F. (318)
135. Solomon Islands. 2 stamped censored air mail covers from APO 709 with 6? Transport series tied by 1944 Navy cancels. F-VF. (819)
136. South Africa. 6 stampless OAS covers with handstamps of South African Forces including ?OFFICERS WIVES ASSOCIATION*CAPE CORPS.,? ?DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE/NO. 1 M.T.D.(P), `Q' SQ/OFFICIAL FREE? (2), ?DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE/OFFICIAL FREE/3rd DIV. SIGNAL COY.? backstamped ?S.A.M.C TRAINING DEPOT/PREMIER MINE/10-10-1942,? ?Department of Defence/OFFICIAL FREE/S.A. Heavy Artillery Brigade,? ?DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE/WYNBERG/OFFICIAL FREE/CAPE/MILITARY HOSPITAL,? and S.A. Gifts and Comforts Committee. No cancels. AVE-F. SB$21.00 (821)
137. South Africa. Official OHMS stampless pre-printed envelope, OHMS-IDVSM, with crowned Director General of Supplies handstamp. Red and white Official Registration label tied by Johannesburg 16 AU 41 cancel and backstamp. F. (821)
138. South African Forces. 2 stampless OAS covers with APO MPK cancels APO 10 with no year in cancel. Endorsed on back S.A.A.F. and Daynes R15 RAF censor #39 would lead one to Italian location? Stains. Plus APO 30 with smudged year and bilingual censor handstamps. Egypt or Libya where lost at Tobruk. SB (821)
139. Sweden. Commercial Air Mail cover to U.S. with 8.X.41 meter and endorsed Air Over Atlantic and various Air mail markings with PC-90 tape. AVE-F. Plus cover with 2 25 Ore, Scott 304, coils endorsed By Air to United Kingdom to State Department and forwarded. Year not clear but probably 1940-42 based on stamps. Opening tears.(659)
140. Switzerland. Buff special YMCA Military Internee envelope to Red Cross Geneva. Standard double circle internment handstamp. Sender Yugoslavian internee Pramoman. Undated as is common. Slight wrinkles. F. (723)
141. Tunisia. Special 1980 cacheted cover of Royal Air Forces Escaping Society honoring Libyan support during war. However could not be produced in Libya due to embargo. Card enclosed giving background of Libyan role and a card on particular escape with New Zealand fliers and photo of (the?) plane crashed in dessert. 1980 cancel on Tunisian stamp and New Zealand Air Force cancel on New Zealand stamp. Special flight sponsored by Air New Zealand. VF. (280)
142. Yugoslavia. Special 1978 cacheted cover of Royal Air Forces Escaping Society honoring Yugoslavian support. Card enclosed card describes general environment including Chetniks and Partisans. 2nd card gives biography of eminent Yugoslavia aviator General Lazarevic. Card signed by him. VF. (280)
143. Censored Covers.4 covers to USA with PC-90 tapes. 1 air mail from Argentina with 8 stamps and I.E. Trinidad tape. Eire with British PC-90 tape. India - 2 with DHC handstamps and usual tapes, and Switzerland 1941. F. (746)
WORLD WAR II UNITED STATES
144. Cover mailed from England to California 22 JAN 194 with 2 line early censor handstamp RELEASED BY AUTHORITY OF/THE DISTRICT POSTAL CENSOR. Piece missing lower left away from markings, and torn flap and other tear. AVE. (129)
145. Cover posted 25 NOV 42 Chicago addressed to Panama Canal with New York Examiner tape #3457 and handwritten 3330. 3 line green on white RETURNED/TO SENDER/BY CENSOR label. Some staining. AVE. (574)
146. Cover posted 10 NOV 41 New York City addressed to Shanghai China. San Francisco Examiner tape #1582 and 2 line RETURNED TO SENDER/SERVICE SUSPENDED handstamp. Backstamped return cancel of MAR 24 1942. Franked with pair of 1? PREXIE Coils and 3? Cachet and dated handstamp of YMCA. VF. (574)
147. Cover posted 15 DEC 41 Dayton, Ohio addressed to Belgium. with New York Examiner tape #5397. 2 line RETURNED TO SENDER/SERVICE SUSPENDED handstamp and 3 line green on white RETURNED/TO SENDER/BY CENSOR label. Backstamped New York return cancel of JUL 21 1942. VF. (574)
148. Cover posted 10 FEB 1943 California addressed to Holland. with New York Examiner tape #6456, 2 line RETURNED TO SENDER/SERVICE SUSPENDED handstamp and 3 line green on white RETURNED/TO SENDER/BY CENSOR label. Also OC 12 censor slip for messages to enemy occupied country. Backstamped New York return cancel of 1942. Slight tears. F. (574)
149. 14 business meter covers with patriotic slogans. 8 windows. Most #10's. F-VF. (424)
150. 1942 label ?Hurry Up/THIS IS FROM A/SOLDIER? tied by Salona Kansas 1944 cancel. Sender with 114 Inf. APO 44 Camp Phillips, Kansas. Tied labels less common. VF. SB $5.00 (005)
151. 12 postally used colored picture postcards with a military theme from various units. Plus 20 mostly unused cards. Some have writing but have not gone through mail. Plus used USO other postcard and 2 draft classification cards and 3 postwar cards. Mostly F-F. (819)
152. 36 colored postcards of civilian scenes from various camps etc. F-VF. (819)
153. 23 mostly Free covers from Army and Army Air Force camps. Some duplication. Plus 18 mostly early postwar all services. Mostly F. (819)
154. 23 mostly Free covers from Navy and Coast Guard camps. Heavy duplication. Mostly F. (819)
155. Alaska. 6? air mail stamped envelope tied by Dec 1 1941 Sitka Naval Air Station cancel. Cut short on opening away from cancel side. Plus 1966 Air mail cover from Navy 13609. F. (819)
156. Alaska. 2 1943-44 censored APO 726 covers with 2 types of cancels. F-VF. (318)
157. Canal Zone. Cover from civilian (?) Camp Chiva to U.S. with 15? Canal Zone stamp tied by Pedro Miguel C.Z. cancel and unit censor handstamp and Army black and white censor tape. Slight aging. F. Plus colorful QSL card with 1947 Ft. Armour cancel. VF. Also #10 cover sent air mail with 1949 Coco Solo and France Air Force base cancels and wrinkles. AVE-F. (819)
158. Hawaii. Unusual usage of 6? orange stamped envelope, Scott type U529, tied by 1943 cancel and sender from APO 954. Civilian cellophane censor tape missing but number still legible. Large type cancel with circumference blurred. Plus soiled APO 858 cover. Also 4 post war-3 are picture postcards with 1 having Midway Navy cancel. AVE. (819)
159. Hawaii. Honolulu YMCA cacheted cover with Honolulu FEB 6 1942 cancel on 2 3? Defense issue with provisional paper tape and RELEASED I.C.B. 86 censor handstamp. Stamps close to edge of envelope. F. (318)
160. Hawaii.#10 Air Mail cover with 20 Transport issue with Honolulu Apr 15, 1942 cancel to Naval Air Station Kodiak, Alaska. Sender ?Naval Cantonment Pearl Harbor.? Paper censor tape with #2725. Slight wrinkles, stains, and tear. F. (659)
161. Hawaii. 4 covers APOs 27(2), 33, 953. Also letter to APO 958 with various returned handstamps including ?Returning to United States? and cover from 23rd Marines with Navy cancel. Plus 2 1947 covers APO 953 from Radio Security Station to Chief of Army Security and 1966 Official library Overdue notice. (005)
162. Hawaii. 5 covers: Yard Disp. Pearl Harbor MAR 1942, Navy 128 with 1944 Navy cancel, Bank of Hawaii with May 1942 meter and civilian censor tape #2590. Registered Penalty from USS Sangamon with 4 backstamps including coded numbers for CINCPACFLT and PEARL HARBOR plus 1 cut out by censor?, and Penalty from USS Wharton with C9 tied by OCT 1941 PEARL HARBOR cancel. F. (574)
WORLD WAR II PATRIOTICS
163. 3 ?Back the Attack? hand cacheted covers with September 22 1943 Washington D.C. Army Postal Service cancels tying Belgium, Netherlands, and Norway Overrun Nations stamps. 1 with slight bleed through of envelope gum. F-VF. (615)
164. 7 Minkus cachets with 1 duplicate. 1 with weak cancel and 1 with gum bleed through. F-VF. SB $7.50 (615)
165. 8 assorted cacheted covers. 1 ArtCraft, 1 Crosby and 2 identified as Crosby. 2 FREE from domestic military. 1 forwarded. 1 with vertical crease. Some slight aging. AVE-F. SB$10.00 (615)
166. LINTO #1068. ?Russia needs America...? with Victory Vermont DEC 7 1945 cancel. 25 made. Slight gum bleed through. F. SB$7.50 (615)
167. LINTO #236. SOS to Abe Lincoln. 25 made. Slight gum bleed through. F. SB $7.50 (615)
168. LINTO #451. ?Barbarism.? Free Tawas Coast Guard Station. 32 made. F-VF. SB $7.50 (615)
169. LINTO #241. ?Lincoln's Idea of Government.? 32 made. F-VF. SB $7.50 (615)
WORLD WAR II U. S. NAVAL
170. Unusual boxed Navy cancel DEC 12 1941 on 3? Defense issue. No sender. Navy censor. Plus covers from USS Bayfield, Conklin, Hector, Pensacola, Phoenix, General George Randall (3-1 processed V-Mail), Surprise, and Vulcan (3). Plus 5 non-ship covers. AVE. (819)
171. Christmas card with photo of USS Indianapolis. No envelope or cancel. Believed to be WW II. F.(998)
172. Marines. 6 censored 1945 covers same Marine 38 replacement Draft (2) and HQ Forward Echelon FMF (4). Plus 1944 cover USMCR Rep, Btn, T.C. V AC and small cover to 5th Marine Div. 1944 with announcement of birth of son. Also 1955 cover MAG 33, 3rd Marine Division Forward 1965 and 1954 (2) from 3rd Marine Div. A, with navy cancels. Mixed. (819)
WORLD WAR II U. S. APO'S
173. 12 covers Admiralty Islands-Navy 3205, France-161,757, and 11 BPO; New Guinea-321*; New Hebrides -932; New Zealand-43 (2 roughly opened); Solomons 37, 709. Plus APO 257 Los Angeles and APO 851 Antilles 1959. (137)
174. 8 censored covers APOs 40* (New Britain), 251, (Algeria), 980 (Australia processed V-MAIl), 698 (Algeria), 801 (Newfoundland -- Lend Lease cachet and stained), 807 (British Guiana with Minkus cachet), Naval Base Bermuda 1941 with bleed through of gum, and 331 (1945 with rest of date blacked out but from sender must be Ryukyus). Mixed. (819)
175. 5 domestic APO covers with sender addresses of APO 3, 76, 255 (2-same sender but 1 without APO) and 444. 3 are picture postcards. 1 Special Delivery. AVE. (819)
176. 30 Air Mail covers from Lt. 82nd Squadron 12th Bomb Group in India December 1944 to September 1945. 7 APO 883 cancels with Transit address 16788-CK-4, APO 465, and APO 390 (22). 3 with 6 airmail stamps added to 6? stamped envelope. Some roughly opened. Most F.(746)
POST-WORLD WAR II MILITARY
177. United Nations. MINURCA. Canadian Forces Central Africa. Airmail with letter talking about war crimes atrocities and that letter will be handcarried to Canada. Letter postmarked in Canada. Also colored photo of sender in Africa. F-VF. (295)
178. United Nations. UNAMIR. Canadian Forces Rwanda. Unaddressed cacheted cover honoring UN operations with UN UNAMIR and Canadian CFPO 5052 August 10 1995 cancels. Plus 8 Official mail bag tags to CFPO 5052 Rwanda with November and December 1995 CFPU cancels. Also tag to Kenya CFPO 5005 without cancel. F-VF. (295)
179. United Nations. UNDOF. Golan Heights. 17 photo cutouts from military magazines showing military scenes and soldiers of various nations. Mostly colored. VF. (295)
180. United Nations. UNDOF. Austrian Forces. Golan Heights. Special purple hand cachet for 25th anniversary of Austrian Field Post Office A-1500 AUSBATT Austrian stamp tied by 1500a 27.3.99 cancel to Austria. VF. (295)
181. United Nations. UNDOF. Canadian Forces. Golan Heights. Official #10 envelope with corner card of UNDOF with UN 1999-01-30 cancel. 2 page personal letter enclosed. VF. (295)
182. United Nations. UNDOF. Canadian Forces. Golan Heights. Small envelope with Christmas card from Transportation Platoon with unit handstamp on card and envelope of CANCON UNDOF. 29 DEC 1998 UN cancel. Top of cancel blank. F. (295)
183. United Nations. UNDOF. Canadian Forces. Golan Heights. 11 covers with UN UNDOF cancels from 1994-99 from all different senders. All but one with unit handstamps and/or cachets. F. (295)
184. United Nations. UNDOF. Canadian Forces. Golan Heights. 8 covers with UN cancels from 1993-99 from all different senders, 2 with cachets. Plus 1995 registered cover to HQ in Ottawa with various handstamps. Cover made by folding down #10. Also cover with 1998 CFPO 5002 cancel and small Post Office memo paper with note apologizing for poor rubber stamps and stamped with UN UNDOF 1995 cancel but without an envelope. Also colored map card of Israel with 1999 UN cancel. All but 1 stampless. F-VF.. (295)
185. United Nations. UNDOF. Canadian Forces. Golan Heights. 10 Official mail bag tags to CFPO 5002 Camp Ziouani Israel with 1996 CFPU cancels. 2 have Israeli labels. F. (295)
186. United Nations. UNDOF. Irish Forces. Golan Heights. Christmas card with written note discussing being in the middle of freedom fighters and Israelis. To Canada with 3 Eire stamps tied by Irish machine cancel. No indication of unit. F. (295)
187. United Nations. UNDOF. Japanese Forces. Golan Heights. #10 envelope with colorful cachet of JC UNDOF with flag and UN seal. 1997 UNDO cancel to Canada. VF. (295)
188. United Nations. UNDOF. Polish Forces. Golan Heights. 12 stampless covers. Mostly 1988-89. and with handcachets. 1 1985. 2 with printed cachets. 1 with UNDOF envelope. All with Warsaw 60 cancels. VF. (295)
189. United Nations. UNDOF. Polish Forces. Golan Heights. 12 stampless covers.1979-93 with Warsaw 60 cancels. All with handcachets for various troop rotations from 12 to 36. 1 with printed cachet. 3 with UNDOF envelopes. Plus cover of Polish Commanding Officer of POLLOG with UNDOF-SYRIA hand cachet sent through Canadian CFPO 5002 in 1993 with cancels and Canadian stamp to Canada. F-VF. (295)
190. United Nations. UNEF. Canadian Forces Mideast. Yellow Forces Air letter sent stampless by Sgt. CFPO 5002 with UN UNEF 1975 cancel and nice personal message. Plus UNEF envelope with weak 1974 CFP 111 cancel on envelope and stamp. Also Defence envelope with weak 1975 CFPO 5002 and strong UNEF 1975 cancels on stamps. AVE-F. (295)
191. United Nations. UNEF. Danish Forces Mideast. #10 envelope to Denmark with Danish stamp tied by Kopenhavn 29.10.64 cancel with 2 line handstamp Dansk FN-kommando/UNEF Slight wrinkling of corners. and scotch tape remnant on back. F. (295)
192. United Nations. UNEF. Polish Forces Mideast. 6 stampless covers with handcachets. 1 with UNDOF envelope. 3 with parts of address inked out. All with 1978-79 Warsaw 60 cancels. F. (295)
193. United Nations. UNEF. Swedish Forces Mideast. Special military postcard with message from Major Svenska FN-Bataljonen 68M with special 1978 Swedish Bn. Mid East cancel VF. (295)
194. United Nations. UNEF. Swedish Forces Mideast. 2 special military envelopes from Major Svenska FN-Bataljonens 62 1nd 68M with return stamps still attached 1 with special 1978 Swedish Bn. Mid East cancel Other with UN UNEF 1976 cancels. Same sender as above card. Plus Philatelic cover to Denmark with 3 Swedish stamps tied by 1959 UNEF cancels and no sender. F-VF. (295)
195. United Nations. UNIFICYP. Canadian Forces. Cyprus #10 size unaddressed envelope with special colored cachet for 20th anniversary of Canadian Contingent with cachet showing UN Globe and UN Peacekeeper in uniform. Canadian 1983 Rgt. stamp tied by special 1984 CFPO 5001 cancel showing Cyprus map outline. Plus Forces airletter to soldier CFPO 5001 partially stuck down. Also Christmas card to Canada with message from Lt. Col. Commander of Irish Contingent. with envelope with weak British FPO 774 cancel. VF. (295)
196. United Nations. UNIFIL. Lebanon. 20 photo cutouts from military magazines showing military scenes and soldiers of various nations. Mostly colored. VF. (295)
197. United Nations. UNIFIL. Lebanon. Special UNIFIL envelope mailed from UN New York with UN stamps. 3 page enclosure giving ?incident? report by day from 11-25 April 1995. VF. (295)
198. United Nations. UNIFIL. French Forces. Lebanon. Stampless airmail envelope from soldier SP 25010 00404 Armées to Capt. ESR du 3 RHC 55400 Etain. Slightly blurred UNIFIL 1990 cancel. F. (295)
199. United Nations. UNIFIL. Ghanian Forces. Lebanon. Stampless cover with handstamps of GHANBATT. Plus #10 envelope sent Priority with 4 different French stamps tied by 1999 French BPM 125 cancels sent by woman (?) soldier GHANBATT. Both are UNIFIL envelopes. F-VF. (295)
200. United Nations. UNIFIL. Irish Forces. Lebanon.4 special colored humorous ?I SURVIVED LEBANON? cards sent to Ireland. Stampless with 1999 UNIFIL cancels. VF. (295)
201. United Nations. UNIFIL. Nepal Forces. Special UN Aerogramme with message sent by member of NEP BATT A Co. to Nepal with UNIFIL 1978 cancel. Slight staining on back. F-VF. (647)
202. United Nations. UNIFIL. Nepal Forces. Special UN Aerogramme with message sent by member of NEP BATT B Co. to Nepal with blurred UNIFIL handstamp and straight line Jan 1 1996 handstamp. F. 1978 cancel. Slight staining on back. F-VF. (647)
203. United Nations. UNIFIL. Norwegian Forces. Lebanon.#10 UNIFIL envelope with Norwegian stamp tied by FN Battalion 1998 cancel with UNIFIL hand cachet. VF. (295)
204. United Nations. UNIFIL. Polish Forces. Lebanon 6 mostly 1997 stampless covers with handcachets. 1 with UNIFIL envelope. All with Warsaw 60 and 5 with UNIFIL NAQURA cancels. VF. (295)
205. United Nations. UNIKOM. IRAQ-KUWAIT. 14 photo cutouts from military magazines showing military scenes and soldiers of various nations including Iraq POWs. Mostly colored. VF. (295)
206. United Nations. UNIKOM. Canadian Forces. IRAQ-KUWAIT. Cover with cachet of CFPO 5006 UNIKOM with UN and CFPO 5006 1992 cancels. Plus #10 cover with colored cachet for 90th Anniversary of Military Engineers with 1993 CFPO 5006 cancels. Both have Canadian stamps and are unaddressed. VF. (295)
207. United Nations. UNMIH. Canadian Forces. Haiti. 2 1996-97 stampless covers with UNMIH cancels. 1 has Canadian royal 22nd Rgt. cachet and is unaddressed. VF. (295)
208. United Nations. UNMOP Canadian Forces. Prevlaka Former Yugoslavia. Greeting card size cover with corner card of Chief Mission of Observers in Prevlaka. 1996 CFPO 5003 and UN cancels. Cover has been folded vertically. F. (295)
209. United Nations. UNOSOM. Canadian Forces. Somalia. Forces air letter sent by Major with CANCON CFPO 5005. UNOSOM 1993 cancel. Message. Slight smudges. F. (295)
210. United Nations. UNPROFOR. Former Yugoslavia. 24 photo cutouts from military magazines showing military scenes and soldiers of various nations. Many colored. VF. (295)
211. United Nations. UNPROFOR. Canadian Forces. Former Yugoslavia. Special cacheted cover in memory of Canadian personnel who have lost their lives on peacekeeping messages, UN UNPROFOR 1995 cancel. VF. (295)
212. United Nations. UNPROFOR. Canadian Forces. Former Yugoslavia. 10 mailbag tags to CFPO 5004. 9 with 1994 CFB Petawawa dated handstamps. F. (295)
213. United Nations. UNPROFOR. Canadian Forces. Former Yugoslavia. 4 covers with 1994-95 cancels with letters enclosed with 2 with unit handstamps. Also 2 1994-95 covers with UNPROFOR cancels and no letters 1 is UNPROFOR #10. (295)
214. United Nations. UNPROFOR. French Forces. Former Yugoslavia. 15 covers from units with little duplication. Most have UNPROFOR cancels but we note BPM 655, 654, and 660 (said to be rare Rapid Deployment Force). Also 2 to France with UNPROFOR cancels but no senders. F-VF. (295)
215. United Nations. UNPROFOR. Nepal Forces. Special UN Aerogramme with message sent by member of NEP BATT PROFOR to Nepal with large red UNPROFOR 1995 cancel. F. 1978 cancel. Slight staining on back. F-VF. (647)
216. United Nations. UNPROFOR. Netherland Forces. Former Yugoslavia. #10 cover with special Dutch contingent NAPO 90 1995 Veldpost cancel. Letter enclosed from Irish Forces Zagreb. F. (295)
217. United Nations. UNPROFOR. Turkish Forces. Former Yugoslavia. 4 stampless covers to Turkey with 1994-95 UNPROFOR cancels and 3 Turkish cancels. 3 UNPROFOR dates hard to read. AVE-F. (295)
218. United Nations. UNTSO Mideast. 10 photo cutouts from military magazines showing military scenes and soldiers of various nations. Also and 14 unit patch cutouts. Most colored. VF. (295)
219. United Nations. UNTSO Mideast. 5 1003-95 covers with corner card of UN truce Supervision Organization. All have Israeli stamps and cancels. 1 has 1993 UNDOF cancel to Belgian Commander UNTSO Tiberias. One to Italy. No senders. AVE-F. (295)
220. United Nations. UNTSO. Finland Mideast. #10 UNTSO envelope used by Finnish Capt. Egypt. 3 Egyptian stamps tied by 1978 cancels. (295)
221. United Nations. UNTSO. French Forces Mideast. French Armée de Terre envelope with French Commander in Sinai handstamp. French stamp with straight line Paris Tri Armées handstamp and backstamped Paris Tri Armées A 00480 1991. Some letters of handstamp indistinct. F. (295)
222. Australia. 2 Monarch size Official Australian Post covers. One used by USCGC Eagle on world cruise with U.S. Navy USCGC Eagle JAN 26 1988 cancel on 22? commemorative and Eagle hand cachets. Plus Joint Australia Bicentennial issue tied by Washington First Day cancel of same date. Other cover just FDC. RES $7.50 (674)
223. Belgium. SHAPE Headquarters. 10 1988-89 covers with different Canadian cachets with Canadian stamps tied by CFPO 5048 cancels. Also cover with boxed RN ADMIN 1998 handstamp and English stamp tied by BFPO Caseau 1998 machine cancel. Philatelic. VF. (295)
224. Bosnia and Herzogovina. Special Red Cross form in 3 languages, French and 2 local, filled out in June 1994 with complete letter. No handstamps. Plus unused form in English and Serbo-Croatian. VF. (005)
225. Canada. 3 #10 covers with Canadian stamps with colorful cachets for 1999 75th Anniversary of RCAF, 1987 German Canadian Friendship Lahr 20 years, and 1984 70th anniversary of 1st Canadian Signal Rgt. with unit history enclosure. Also 1995 cover for 50th Anniversary of Liberation of Holland with Netherlands stamp tied by Wageningen 1995 cancel. VF. (295)
226. China. 4 stampless 1989-96 military covers. 3 like #10. Various handstamps and cancels. F. (295)
227. Croatia. Stampless cover with Koprivnica 1995 cancel to Zagreb. 2 red handstamps. Said to be Refugee camp. I can only verify that it was sent free by the Red Cross. Flap missing. F. (295)
228. Croatia. 2 Free Expres covers to Red Cross Zagreb. From Czama 1994 and Grubisno Polje 1995 with local Red Cross named handstamps. SB $10.00 VF. (005)
229. France. 16 covers to different French Air Force personnel at various training bases in U.S. during Korean War period 1952-54. Attractive franking.(659)
230. France. Cover with 1992 Brest cancel on French stamps with special cachet for B.E.M. ?HENRI POINCAIRE? with ship and missile launch. To Commanding Officer of Australian ship. Some of cancel hard to read on stamps. F. Plus 1986 French cover with handstamp B.A. DAHLIA SB$3.00 (674)
231. Germany. U.S. APO covers from APOs 1 (2-1*) 12, 28, 39, 57, 108, 176, 171(2-1*), 207, 227 (To), 407 (2), 696, 751, 755 (free), 757, 800, and 09034 and 2 not clear. Most 1950's. Some 1940's. 6 are picture postcards. AVE. (819)
232. Germany. Special 1985 cachet for Destroyer Mölders at Damp with Damp cancel on 1985 Bach issue. Plus 2 different cachets of L.S. ?Kapitän Bleeker? to France with German stamps and 1986 cancel. F-VF. (674)
233. Guam Cover from sender M.B. N #926 with 1950 Marine Barracks Guam cancel on 6? air mail stamp. Street address crossed out and slight stains. F. (318)
234. Haiti.#10 cover with corner card of U.S. Office of Economic Warfare sent from Embassy with Scott 381 and C32 tied by Port au Prince 1948 cancel. Message enclosed on official stationery about stamps. AVE. (005)
235. Iceland. 2 Iceland colored picture postcards with 1955 APO 81 and 1992 Navy 09728 cancels. F-VF. (819)
236. Israel. Cover with 3 5? U.S. stamps tied by 1980 U.S. APO 09673 cancel used at North Base Ramoh. F. (318)
237. Italy. #10 envelope from Deputy Military Vicar Delegate for Allied Commission with APO 393 May 1946 cancel on 2 Win the War issues. VF. (005)
238. Italy. 6 covers from Canadian Forces at Aviano Air Base. 5 have unit cachets. 3 sent Free with 1998-99 United Nations cancels, 2 with CFPO 5047 1999 cancels, and 1 with Italian stamps and Aviano civilian cancel. Plus 5 pictures cut from military magazines showing Canadians working on planes at Aviano. VF. (295)
239. Italy. 3 covers: 1 Canadian Forces letter used by Canadian Postmaster CFPO 5047 with message,1999, 2 #10 with letter CFPO 5047 1998, and 3 1998 with letter. 2 have United Nations cancels. Plus 2 postcards with UN 1999 cancels and 1 also with CFPO 5047 cancel. Plus letter from Padre returned from Aviano. (295)
240. Italy. 1998 Christmas card to Canada with cancel of United Nations. Card has photo and endorsement of Canadian Postmaster Aviano. VF. (295)
241. Jamaica. 5? air mail cover with 1948 APO 861 cancel. VF. (318)
242. Japan. APO 25*. Ryukyus APOs 987708 with message, and 98773 (2). Also Korea, APO 7 and 96358, (819)
243. Kenya. Air Mail to Canada with 4 Uganda, Kenya stamps tied by 1947 cancels sent by Sgt. R.A.S.C. Nairobi by Forces Mail with handstamp of Supply Depot. 1 stamp torn. (318)
244. Lebanon. 2 #10 Official Foreign Service envelopes 1965-66. 1 Air Pouch other APO 09694 from Ambassador. Also similar cover Iraq 1965 and 1948 APO 676 Paraguay. F-VF. (318)
245. Lebanon. 7#10 covers from 4 countries to General Lahad South Lebanon Army c/o 2 different Israeli Chiefs of General Staff. F-VF.(424)
246. Mozambique. Cover with Italian stamp tied by Italian ALBATROS 1994 cancel. Sender Lt. Col. ITALFOR Albatross. Date hard to read. F. (295)
247. Philippines. 2? Washington overprinted 6? airmail, Scott UC8, to U.S. Sender Lt. with HQ LU POW Camp #1 APO 75. No date in postmark but probably late 1945. F. (005)
248. Sudan. Small OHMS label with British Field Post office 718 1946 cancel to Infantry records Ashford. F-VF. (318)
249. Tunisia. 2 covers sent Free F.M. with different 1959 Bizerte cancels and red cachet of 26th Escadron Regional Du Train. VF. (723)
250. Turkey. 3 U.S. APO covers: 206 A from Embassy 1954; 09338 1980 said to be sent by Nebraska National Guard; and #10 with 09380 1979. AVE-F. (838)
251. Turkey. 1967 U.S. APO 09224 cover to U.S. Sender USS Wrangell AE-12 on flap which is torn. AVE-F. (819)
252. United States. Approximately 100 military covers from 1998-1999. 50 09012-09284, 10 09601-09831, 5 Navy, 11 96205-96328, 12 34002-34032, 6 misc., 6 unclear. Mostly stamped and #10 envelopes. (819)
253. Yugoslavia. Photo card of sleeping baby to President Slobodan Milosevic from France in 1994 with message ?...stop your terrible war....? VF (295)
254. Miscellaneous Military. Canada-3 cacheted 1974-97 from home bases. Great Britain -4 from Museum series with enclosures and special 4 digits FPOs. Ireland a 1997 Ballot to soldier. Israel-4 1983-89 including 2 ?Operation Car.? Denmark special cover for 1987 meeting of Interallied Confederation of NATO Allied Reserve officers with enclosure explaining organization. F-VF. (295)
255. Miscellaneous. Navy 3205-Admiralty Islands), APO 86-Christmas Islands, Navy 10862 Morocco APO P.R.-Puerto Rico, 96274-Thailand, and Navy 117-Trinidad. Plus 2 covers to APO 283 (Spain). Most 1960's. AVE-F. (819)
Yugoslavia (Former)
256. IFOR Canadian Forces. 4 covers from Canadian units with United Nations 1996-97 cancels. 2 have cachets.3 from CFPO 5003. 1 has Velika Kladusa handstamp. VF. (295)
257. IFOR Polish Forces. Cover with hand cachet of POLBAT NORDBRIG IFOR with 1997 Warsaw meter cancel over faint Pecs Hungary Taxe Perçue cancel. F. (295)
258. IFOR Turkish Forces. 5 covers. 1 is special civilian (?) stamped envelope with corner card of Turkish Forces UN with Turkish Bat. NATO IFOR typed in as sender and Ankara 1995 cancel. 1 with hand cachet of NATO IFOR and hard to read cancel on Turkish stamp. 2 with NATO routing handstamp with 1 with 1996 Turkish military cancel. Also 1 with Turkish handstamp but no cancels from Zagreb Airport. AVE-F. (295)
259. IFOR United States Forces. 2 covers to Canada from same Sgt. 51st. Inf. Tuzla APO 09789 with 1996 cancels. 1 has unit cachet and is stampless. Other has U.S. stamps. VF. (295)
260. SFOR. 13 photo cutouts from military magazines showing military scenes and soldiers of various nations. VF. (295)
261. SFOR. Austrian Forces. 3 covers from different senders with hand stamped cachets with AUSLOG SFOR 1502 a 1998 cancels on attractive franking. 1 to Canada. VF. (295)
262. SFOR. Belgian Forces. Cover from sender BELUBGIV to German Captain with bilingual SFOR cachet. VF. (295)
263. SFOR. Bulgarian Forces. Cover from sender Bulgarian contingent with 5 Bulgarian handstamps. To Austria with AUSLOG SFOR 1502 a 1998 cancel on attractive franking. VF. (295)
264. SFOR. Canadian Forces. Special colored envelope for IFOR showing all services including planes, boats, tanks etc. from Camp Corilici with CCSFOR handstamp and CFPO 5003 1997 cancel on Canadian stamp. VF. (295)
265. SFOR. Canadian Forces. Cover with sender label of CCSFOR Military police Headquarters CFPO 5003 with United Nations 1999 cancel. Christmas card enclosed showing Chapel RCAF Station Goose Bay with short greeting. VF. (295)
266. SFOR. Canadian Forces. 13 stampless covers from different senders. All with 1997-99 United Nations cancels. 1 #10. VF. (295)
267. SFOR. Canadian Forces. 18 stampless covers with duplicate senders. All with 1997-99 United Nations cancels. 1 #10. 1 torn. F-VF. (295)
268. SFOR. Canadian Forces. 2 covers with 2 types of 1997-99 CFPO8 5003 cancels. 1 stamped. VF. (295)
269. SFOR. Canadian Forces. 2 stampless covers with letters and United Nations 1997-98 cancels. 1 letter is personal one defining levels of Canadian participation. Opening tears. F. (295)
270. SFOR. Canadian Forces. 3 colored postcards of transport plane. from same 1999 correspondence. 1 has CFPO 5003 cancel. The others have United Nations cancel. VF. (295)
271. SFOR. Canadian Forces. 10 mail bag tags to CCSFOR CFPO 5003 to Bvelika Kladusa via Belgrade with 1997-99 sending mail room cancels F. (295)
272. SFOR. British Forces. Air mail cover to Italy with FPO BANJA LUKA FPO 553 dated handstamp and FPO 1027 cancels with 2p stamp. VF. (295)
273. SFOR. Irish Forces. 2 1998 covers to Canada from Irish MP Co, SFOR HQ Both have bilingual SFOR and SFOR LOG Handstamps with 1 crossed out? 1 has Bosnian stamp tied by Ilidza cancel. Other United Nations cancel with nice letter. VF. (295)
274. SFOR. Italian Forces. Air mail cover to Austria with 1999 BOSNIA ITALFOR cancels on 4 stamps. No sender. VF. (295)
275. KFOR. Canadian Forces. 3 special large size KFOR photo cards showing vehicles and deployment. Each has CFPO 5140 and United Nations 9/20/99 cancels and boxed handstamp of Postmaster CCKFOR/OP KINETIC VF (295)
276. KFOR. Canadian Forces. Special large size KFOR photo cards showing Petrol dump deployment with CFPO 5140 1999 cancel with pen pal message from female Lt. stationed in Macedonia. VF (295)
277. Operation Able Sentry. Macedonia. U.S. Forces. Special Yugoslav Operation cacheted envelope with UN stamps tied by Operation Able Sentry APO AE 09790 May 1996 cancels. Plus handcacheted envelope with U.S. stamps tied by similar 1994 cancel. F (295)
278. Macedonia. Finish Forces. #20 like cover with 4 Macedonian stamps tied by weak cancel. 2 page letter enclosed from Chaplain telling of duties and family. F (295)
POST-WORLD WAR II NAVAL
279. Atomic testing. 1946 Navy 824 cover with sender Task Group 1.5 Air Photo unit 1.52 APO 22212DZ. Another cover same correspondence with 1946 Navy 10666 cancel, but no sender. Plus 1960 cover with APO 435 cancel (Eniwetok). F-VF. (819)
280. Australia/New Zealand. 14 - 5 3/4" by 8 inch Official colored photos from Australian (5) and New Zealand (9) navies. Each has photo of ship on front and history on back. VF. (295)
281. Canada. 5 colored ship photos with ship identified on back. Plus 18 1998-99 covers from different ships. Each has HMCS Posted On board handstamps with date and ship name written in, signature of one of officers, and pasted on ship's seal. Each has Canadian stamp tied by Halifax or Victoria cancels. Also special cacheted cover for HMCS Halifax with 1992 FMO Halifax cancel. VF. (295)
282. Canada. 6 covers with Standing Naval Force Atlantic markings.4 different ships. All have ship seals and various naval cancels on stamps. and officer's signatures. VF. (295)
283. France. 5 1991-95 covers with handstamped cachets of different ships with Navy shore cancels on French stamps. Plus 2 French ships with British stamps and French cachets. 1 has postcard that becomes ship decal. VF. (295)
284. Germany. 11 1997-99 covers with handstamped cachets of various ships with German, British, or Italian stamps and cancels. 1 has enclosure on German ship. VF. (295)
285. Great Britain. 30 1997-99 covers with dated handstamps of all different ships and some other units. Also 2 colored photo cards of ships from Navy recruiting. VF. (295)
286. Netherlands. 8 1998-99 covers with handstamps of all different ships with British stamps and cancels. Also 1 cover from Belgian ship with Belgian stamp tied by Antwerp cancel year 2000. 1 stamp torn. F. (295)
287. Spain. 3 1998-99 covers with cachets of Spanish ships and canceled in England or Germany. 1 undated. F-VF. (295)
288. U.S. 13 different mostly 1950's non-philatelic ship covers. Plus 3 1946 covers LST 452. Also 4 postal cards with 1975 cancels and handstamps of 4 different USCGC's and no messages. AVE-F. (819)
289. U.S. Hawaii.2 covers with U.S. Coast Guard FPO San Francisco 96619 1979 cancels and corner cards. 1 has embossed station seal. Other has Kure island Handstamp and additional Money order type cancel. VF. (022)
290. U.S. Johnston Island. 6? stamped air mail envelope with Navy 13804 Nov. 1945 cancel from sender Navy 311. Slight tears on edge and repaired flap. Plus 2989 Midway island FPO 96614 on #10 business envelope. AVE-F. (022)
291. U.S. Submarines. Special cacheted cover for visit of USS Bluefish SSN-675 to British Clyde Submarine Base. Cachet honors British 10th Submarine Squadron, HMS Neptune, and 3rd Submarine Squadron. Enclosure tells of Base and units stationed there. British stamp tied by 1971 Helensburgh cancel. Very tiny dot on envelope. F-VF. RES$5.00 (674)
292. U.S. Submarines. 8 covers with cachets of SS-480, 575, 624, 644, 647, 683, 669, 689 and Sam Rayburn with no number. Most have shore cancels but 2 have USS Canopus, 1 USS Frank Cable, and 1 USS Dixie. F-VF. (703)
293. U.S. Submarines. 6 covers with cachets of SS-323, 482, 618, 671, 675, and USS Spadefish with illegible #. 3 cancels hard to read on stamp(703)
294. U.S. Submarines. 6 covers with cachets of SS-610, 666, 669, 680, 694, and 698 with Australian U.S. APO. Plus unclear SSN Tautog. Mostly shore cancels but do have 3 with USS Frank Cable and USS Oldendorf. Also special cachet or visit of British Sub HMS Superb to Germany with German stamp and Bremerhaven cancel. F-VF. (703)
295. USS Coral Sea with special cachet for Operation Gulf of Sidra off coast of Libya with 1986 ship cancels. Plus 2 cacheted covers for Commissioning and First Day of Postal Service of USS Theodore Roosevelt. VF. (703)
296. U.S. Nuclear. 3 cacheted covers. 2 for Gold Polaris Patrols of USS Andrew Jackson (with slight aging) and Alexander Hamilton with different 1964 cancels of USS Holland. Plus Builders Sea Trials of USS James Monroe with Newport News cancel. AVE-VF. (674)
297. U.S. Nuclear. 13 unaddressed covers from different nuclear subs all franked with plate blocks of 4 of 1959 Arctic Explorations issue. Cachets of USS A. Hamilton, Ethan Allen, George Bancroft, George Washington Carver (Polaris Firing), Grouper, James K. Polk, Lafayette, Medregal, Sam Rayburn, Sea Dragon, Simon Bolivar, Skate, Stonewall Jackson. 4 cancels faint. F-VF. (703)
298. U.S. Nuclear. 6 unaddressed covers from different nuclear subs all franked with plate blocks of 4 of 1959 Arctic Explorations issue. Cachets of USS Henry L. Stimson Commissioning, Lapon Launching, Mariano G. Vallejo First Day in Commission (2 different cachets), Pargo Launching, Queenfish Commissioning. F-VF. (703)
299. U.S. 5 unaddressed covers from different subs USS Darter. Sabalo, Sea Fox, Trigger, and Wahoo. 4 franked with either Arctic Explorations or USS Constitution plate blocks. F-VF. (703)
300. U.S. 4 unaddressed covers with special cachet for SAFE PASS 82 with countries of STANAVFORLANT. Each has U.S. stamps tied by U.S. Ship cancels. Plus handstamps of HMCS Iroquois, Fregatte Augsburg, HR MS Van Nes, or HMS Danae. Also Tall Ships 82 cachet with USS La Salle cancel and Chilean ship B.E. Esmeralda handstamp. Plus special cachet for tour of German Destroyer Lutjens at Norfolk and USS Richard L. Page cancel. VF.(703)
301. UNITAS. Limited edition Beck printed multi-colored cacheted cover for USS John Willis DE 1027 and American Hemispheric Defense 1964 meeting and hand cachet. 14 NOV 1964 cancel. Addressed. VF. (674)
KOREAN AND VIETNAM WARS
302. Korea. British Forces. Air Mail cover to South Africa with 2 1/2p British stamp tied by faint 1954 Field Post cancel from sender 2 Squadron S A.A.F. S.A.P.O. 5301 Far East. South African? Slight ink blurring. F.(318)
303. Korea. Canadian Forces. Special multi-lingual Air Mail envelope sent Free by member 1st Connwel Div. OFP CAPO 5000 with CFPO 27 14 OCT 52 cancel. F-VF. RES $25.00. (571)
304. Korea. Canadian Forces. Canadian Legion cover sent by member 25 Cdn FDS, RCAMC, CAPO 5000 sent Free with CFPO 25 16 II 52 cancel. F-VF. RES $15.00. (571)
305. Korea. U.S. Forces. Airmail cover sent from 343 Gen Hospital APO 43 in Japan with May 17 1953 APO 3 machine cancel and special PL-609 handstamp for Free mail for wounded in hospitals. F-VF. RES $10.00. (571)
306. Korea. U.S. Forces. 76 Air Mail covers from 26 different APOs and different senders from 1950-55 with most being 1953 before war ended. F-VF. RES $150.00 (571)
307. Korea. U.S. Forces. 16 Air Mail covers with 8 different Marine cancels. Most 1953. F-VF. RES $40.00 (571)
308. Korea. U.S. Forces. Air Mail cover sent FREE to U.S. from Marine 1st Rgt. 1 Mar. Div. 1953 May 1953 cancel. F.(318)
309. Korea U.S. Forces. Small Free March 15, 1951 cover with APO 24 in cancel from sender APO 301 Thin Air Force envelope. Plus 2 Korea Prewar 6? air mail envelopes revalued to 5? from sender XXIV Corps APO 235. No year in cancel. (746)
310. Vietnam. 2 Canadian Forces. airmail envelopes to Malott with Vietnam map with Vietnamese stamps tied by 1973 QUAN BUU cancels and triangle/or circular unit handstamp. Plus Canadian cacheted cover with 1973 ICCS Saigon cancel and ICCS handstamp and Canadian Forces Air Letter with Canadian stamps tied by CFPO 5005 1973 of ICCS and no message. Plus Allied Safe Conduct Pass. F-VF. (295)
311. Vietnam. Indonesian Forces. European size cover sent by member of ICCS Saigon to Indonesia with GARUDA IV handstamp and Indonesian stamp tied by faint 1973 cancel. Torn on opening. F. (295)
312. Vietnam. U.S. Forces. Air Mail map cover sent to U.S. with 28 FEB 1967 Navy 12867 BR. Unit 8 cancel on 5? Marine Corps Reserve stamp to HQ Marine Corps. Plus cover without map with same stamp tied by 12867 BR UNIT 11 to Postal Officer III MAF. VF. (318)
313. Vietnam. U.S. Forces. Cover from Post office MAG 36 1st MAW on 5? stamped envelope with 1965 14009 BR Unit 6 cancel with letter. Plus corner card 9th Marine PHIB BRIGADE with faint Navy BR cancel on 5? stamped envelope. F. (318)
314. Vietnam. U.S. Forces. Registered cover from England with 1968 cancels on 4 British stamps. To L/Col. HQ MACV APO 96222 and backstamped APO 96309. Scotch tape used to seal letter. Cut short on opening. F. (318)
GULF WAR
315. Canada 6 1997 -99 covers with markings for Persian Gulf and unit cachet and various signatures. Some duplication with HMCS 334 (4), 341, and 333 cancels. 1 with letter enclosed. F-VF. (295)
316. Great Britain. 4 covers with British stamps and cancels. All have 1998 dated ship handstamps with signatures and 2 line handstamp OPERATION/SADDAM. Some cancels indistinct. F. (295)
317. United States. 3 covers. 1 1992 from sender APO 09855 with partial APO 09889 cancel sent FREE. APO 09012 1994 on stamp from Ramstein in support of No Fly Zone, and APO 09889 1994 on stamp then at Kuwait. Plus #10 cover from USS Saratoga with 1992 meter cancel and letter enclosed. Also special large card for Desert Storm welcome home New York 1991. AVE-F. (295)
318. Desert Shield. 2 unaddressed covers with various Desert Storm handstamps 1 with corner card of 4401 Air Postal Squadron with APO 09038 cancel. Other FPO 09526 cancel on Beau Geste stamp. F-VF. SB $5.50 (674)
319. Desert Shield. Unaddressed envelope with cachet for War Declared on Iraq 16 January 1991. 25? in stamps tied by Mailers permit cancel same date. VF. (005)
MISCELLANEOUS
320. U.S. 8 page 1886 handwritten letter from Jon Pope Pomercy Ohio to Judge Force, former civil war General, on financial arrangements proposed to recover money they have invested in Antiquity Coal Mine, Minersville, PA. Discovery of oil needed to save property. Typed version of letter also enclosed. (138)
321. French Polynesia. Colored photo card of Tahiti with Scott C28 air mail stamp tied by 1962 Tahiti cancel to U.S. F-VF. (318)
322. Philippines. #10 cover with special overprinted stamp for 1936 Arnacal Flight, Scott # C55, to U.S. with Manila SEP 14 1936 cancel. Vertical fold. F. (318)
323. United States Movie Stars 24 censored covers to U.S. with ordinary British WWII PC-90 tapes to Movie Stars in U.S. including Abbot and Costello, Don Ameche, Gene Autry, Lionel Barrymore, Linda Darnell, Deanna Durbin, Alice Faye, Errol Flynn, Betty Grable, Jon Hall, Sonya Henie, Gloria Jean, Alan Jones, Carole Landes, Carmen Miranda, Marie Montez, Maureen O'Hara, Donald O'Connor, Tyrone Power, Sabu with partial ?Not at 20th Century Fox? handstamp, George Sanders, Gene Tierney, and Max Factor. Plus general Warner Bros. AVE-F. (746)
324. United States. 10 picture postcards with 1906, 1907, (1)909, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912 (2), 1917, and 1 no year cancels. Many early type cancels. Mostly military related scenes. AVE. (819)
325. United States. War Cover Club Membership list 1980. F. (819)
326. United States. 2 different special cacheted covers for 25th Anniversary of War Cover Club 1962. F. (137)
327. Canadian Arctic. 11 1985-98 covers with various cachets and cancels of Canadian Arctic. 1 #10. 2 cachets not relevant? VF. (295)
328. Polar. Australia. Special French handstamped cachet for RHM Centaure on Australian Territory showing ship A-574 and Penguin. 1991 Brest Naval cancel on French stamp. VF. (674)
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