MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY SOCIETY
Auction 177
Closing Date: 1 October 2005
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1. Stampless cover to Honorable Howell Cobb Washington D.C. FREE orange handstamp. CIrcular handstamp with letters. Not clear. Seller says Congressman, Governor, Confederate General who nominated Jeff Davis. 1851 No message. SB$50. F.(935)
2. War Between the States. Book. Blue Hurricane by Mason.. The Great "River War" Maine,Western Flotilla, Mississippi. 1861-62. Fictionalized narrative with much based on real incidents. (681)
3. India. OHMS envelope with imprinted ONE Anna stamp tied by Pashawar 1895 cancel to Jubulpore with L6 1895 receipt cancel. Appears to be military mail with sender Lt. Older style writing hard to read. Slight marks front and back. F. (836)
4. Spanish. American War. Ornate souvenir spoon honoring Admiral Dewey and Flagship Olympia. In plastic case. VF. (008)
5. Austria. 2 page letter without an envelope with 4 Hungarian stamps, charity stamp for War widows and orphans, page from ration book, black yellow cross labels,and 7 labels for wounded soldiers. Stamps/labels appear affixed to paper. AVE-F.(560)
6. France. 3 different military cards: 1 from and to Dragons, 2 nd with 1/2 message side picture of attacking soldier to soldier with civilian cancel and regiment handstamp; 3 special green card to Dragons with only partial cancel endorsed Dec. 1914. AVE-F. (836)
7. Germany. Cover with handstamp of Commander of Alpine Corps with cancel of Alpine Corps 19.8.15. VF. (836)
8. Germany. 4 Feldpost cards with cancels FP#176, XIX Army Corps, 23. and 25 Infantry Divs. with sender handstamp and/or military address. 1 with colored picture of Peroberg Temple Wiesbaden. VF. (836)
9. Germany. Postcard with view of Barracks and troops Wegscheide Lager and sender cachet Military Training area Orb with special camp cancel 26.5.16. VF. (836)
10. Germany. Postcard with picture of impressive monument for Bavarian Reserve Infantry Rgt.12 in Arras Northern France 1914-15. 1916 cancel and handstamp for 1 Bavarian Division. F. (836)
11. Germany. 2 special postcard distributed in U.S. by German Red Cross before entry in to war showing Red Cross scenes. 1 shows Train Service other automobiles. Unused. 1 has collectors hand stamp. F. Plus photo card of Royalty for Red Cross postally used. F. (836)
12. Germany. Cover with Konstanz 22.4.17 cancel on 15 pfg.. envelope. KONSTANZ XIV AK censor handstamp. Flap missing. AVE. (836)
13. Great Britain. 9 covers with APO S.61 cancels. 13 covers with S 78 cancels. All from same sender OAS with rectangular censor type CM6 with #4832. Also 4 hard to read. F. (424)
14. Great Britain. Honor envelope used to U.S. Charged postage due in States as no FREE rate at time. Postage paid in U.S. with 2 2¢ postage due stamps. AFW 3312 censor label tied by hexagonal censor handstamp. Number not legible. Tears. AVE. (560)
15. Netherlands. Photocard for mobilization 1914 with 2 girls and Dutch soldier. Stampless with RILLANO 16.12.14 cancel. Sender at Bath. F-VF. (755)
16. Netherlands. Colored view card of Breda. Sent Free Militar with Rotterdam 29.5.14 train cancel. Slight stain on message side. F-VF. (755)
17. Netherlands. Colored photo card of couple. Sent Free with Grafenpolder and RILLAND cancels. Said to be small town. Date not clear. 1 corner cracked. AVE (755)
18. Russia. Picture card of Saugatuck MICH. to Russia Jul 1914. Cyrillic message and blurred circular censor handstamp. F. (424)
19. Special Postcard for POWs sent from Camp Oglethorpe Dec 18 1918. Circular Chief MILITARY CENSOR WASHINGTON hand stamp. To Ohio. Flag cancel on 2¢ stamp. Town hard to read in cancel but killer has FORREST BRANCH. F. (836)
20. Colored picture card of Monte Carlo France with unit censor and Military Postal Express APO 752 4/28/1919 cancel. F. (755)
21. FREE envelope endorsed F.M. with Flag cancel with #2. Unit censor. Sender S.S.U.2.9 Convois Autos Par B.C.M. Paris. American Ambulance. Plus YMCA cover from Lt. with APO 714 MAR 12 1918 barrel cancel. Cut short on opening. F. (424)
22. Censored # 10 penalty envelope Lt. Col. Walker MC Base Hospital 116 APO 731 with unclear NOV 2 1918 barrel cancel. Soiled and tears. AVE. Plus YMCA envelope from soldier APO 772 with 10 SEPT 1918 cancel. F. (903)
23. Small censored cover with double circle APO 713A 20 November 1918 cancel. Letter enclosed. Letter identifies as mechanic in Air Service but is written 3 months after cancel. Slight tears. F. Small cover with double barrel APO 776 cover in Germany. Slight soiling and tears. AVE-F. 6 covers same sender APO 715 and 2 others all badly torn on opening. Poor.(848)
24. Foyer Du Soldat card used by member 103rd Inf. March 15 1918 APO cancel with APO not legible. Partial censor. AVE. (869)
25. 5 covers. 4 same sender including YMCA with British Morn Hill Camp 1918 cancel and partial civilian censor tape. 2 APO 750, and APO 662(poor). Also Souvenir card different sender from 324 H.E.K. with illegible APO. Except as stated F. (727)
26. Colored view card of Fort Oglethope Officer's Quarters with May 22 1918 Chattanooga Military Branch machine cancel. VF. Also Spartaburg S.C. Church with Oct 1917 Wadsworth Military Branch machine cancel. AVE. (869)
27. YMCA card for AEF. JUN 3 1918 Flag cancel partially on card. Stamp removed.? Special 3 line censor mark of Chaplain 6th Cavalry. AVE. (249)
28. 2¢ stamped envelope with cancel of WACO TEX OCT 4 1917 from Chaplain 127th Inf. Camp MacArthur. Repaired on back with translucent paper tape. F. (836)
29. Small cover with provisional 2 line APO 773/AUG 27 1917 cancel. Sender 1st. Pro. M.G.R. with eagle censor with partially legible number by officer 301st. Mach. G. Bn. F. (869)
30. French view card with APO 763 MAR 19 1919 Die and barrel type cancel Van Dam A2002. Sender with 104th. Ammo train. Blurred censor. F.(249)
31. Jewish Welfare Board (JWB ) envelope from member 306 F.A. with no cancel. Plus unused photo card of American Troops marching in to French town. F. (008)
32. Humorous Easter Post card with circular Easter seal of baby chicken canceled by Food will Win the War...machine cancel Dated Boston. Part hard to read. F. (869)
33. Special card for Liberty Bond Drive. Picture of rows of bonds. Lots of wrinkles. Written message but no postal markings. AVE. (249)
34. Unidentified military tent camp picture card with "PASSED BY CENSOR" inscription. To sailor Norfolk with Food will win the war cancel. F-VF. (869)
35. Business cover New York 1919 cancel on 5¢ Washington to Denmark with civilian censor New York handstamp. Slight gum stains. F. (137)
36. 6 covers APOs 713, 723, 744, 763, 780 and Mother's letter without date stamp and piece missing. 2 are picture cards and 1 Christmas. 3 with post-Armistice dates. AVE-F. (137)
37. 2 1918 K of C Christmas cards with unclear cancels. 1 may have had message side pealed off?. Plus 1919 Easter with no postal markings. (661)
38. 3 postcards of France with APOs 717 -machine, 743 and , and 767 steel die with barrel type cancels. Plus Winchester Cathedral postcard with censor but no cancel. F.(935)
39. Small official War Department envelope used by HQ Troop 3d Cavalry. Unit censor signed by Capt. Die and Barrel FEB 5 1918 cancel of APO 720. VF.(935)
40. Small cover Sgt. 104 Engineers to Sgt. 9th Co. N.B. Rhode Island. Letter enclosed. Unit censor but no APO # in cancel.(935)
41. Special AEF YMCA colored post card of JF Bouchor with quote from President Poincare. Censored with 1919 cancel. APO partial cancel but 752 in address. F. (935)
42. Special 1921 Department of War Records State of Connecticut colored recognition certificate for service in WWI In original card board mailer. Stamp missing from cylinder. (935)
43. Booklet pane(?) of 10 of special 1918 Red Cross Christmas seals. Plus special pamphlet for stamps and effort against TB. VF. (935)
44. AEF in BEF. # 10 envelope sent by American Major Am. Rest Camp Winchester with smudged cancel of Morn Hill Camp Winchester and AEF Censor 512. To Base Hospital 6. Slight toning. F. (903)
45 AEF in BEF. Cover with British Field Post Office cancel 12.K AUG 12 1918 with boxed British censor 6550 used by American 80 Div. 2 rounded corners and 2 small corner pieces missing. Does not detract from overall cover. AVE-F. Plus beat up cover from same correspondence with US APO cancel OCT 29 1918 with no APO # and AEF censor with illegible number. Poor-F. (424)
46. Germany Occupation. Picture postcard of Remagen with single circle 12.18,18 cancel, unit censor, and Chaplain handstamp. Text says location of 2nd Engineers 2d. Division Plus cover with THIRD ARMY APR 10 19 APO 73(?)4 cancel and weak censor and flap opening tears. AVE-F. (935)
47. Germany Occupation. Colored view card of Attenahr. Unit censor. THIRD ARMY APO 746 MAY 7 1919 cancel. From Remagen. AVE. (755)
48. Luxembourg. AEF. View of freight yards/Factories Esch with Van Dam type 2001.94 (?) APO cancel with Month/time and 1919 but no APO. Unit censor. Slight toning on one end. (836)
49. Book. The Postal History of the AEF 1917-1923 War Cover Club edited by Theo Van Dam. 1990 Second Edition with errata. 265 pages richly illustrated. Besides expected AEF European campaign coverage with valuation guide also includes outstanding chapters on POW, Courier Service, Red Cross, Rhineland Occupation, Civilian Postal censorship, Aviation, and Russian campaign. New. RES $20. (999)
50. Book. AEF in the BEF by Boyden. U.S. Forces with British civilian or military cancels. Identifies Units, locations, and units associated with censor stamps. Approximately 150 illustrations and 400 pages. VF. New. RES $25. (999)
PRE-WORLD WAR II NAVAL
51. Vertical strip of 3 1¢ Washington stamps tied by U.S.S. WYOMING cancel with hard to read date JUL 23 1934. Killer has GIBRALTAR. No sender. F-VF. (836)
52. #10 cover with corner card of U.S.S. MEDUDA San Pedro CA. Partial ship cancel with OCT 12 1935 cancel to U.S.S. WRIGHT. Plus 1¢ stamped envelope with 2 1¢ Franklins. USS CANOPUS NOV 7 1933 cancel with Manila P.I. in killer. To Major at Nichols Field. F. (935)
53. Mint cover with cachet of Air Craft Carrier U.S.S. RANGER with Crosby type photo. VF. Plus 4 home bases with different cancels. Also 1953 Virginia War Ballot. AVE-F. (424)
54. Belgium. View card of Camp D'Elsenborn showing soldiers on main street. Printed in French and Flemish. Sender 2/IIII/12A at camp. to Brussels. Belgian 29/IV/21 #10 cancel. Possibly Germany? F. (836)
55. Germany. British Forces. Small cover with APO S40 18 MY 27 cancel. To Sgt, APO BAOR. Backstamped APO with no number. Slight tears and stain on back, F. (836)
56. Great Britain. OHMS envelope with double oval handstamp of DEPOT BRIGADE R.A. DEPOT WOOCWICH with July 1935 machine cancel on 1 1/2 p 1935 Silver Jubilee issue. AVE. (869)
57. Haiti. PC17 1¢ postal card with 1930 U.S.M.C. PORT AU PRINCE HAITI cancel. No message. F. SB $12.00 (019)
58. Haiti. Cover with 2 1¢ Franklins tied U.S.M.C CAPE HAITEN HAITI Duplex cancel. Year not clear. F. SB $12.00 (019)
59. Haiti. Cover with 1 1/2¢ Washington Bicentennial tied U.S.M.C CAPE HAITEN HAITI 1932 Duplex cancel. Year not clear. F. SB $12.00 (019)
All references to Temporary APOs are from Numbered Army & Air Force Post Office Locations 7th Edition Volume 2 Temporary APOs 1941-1947 by Russ Carter
60. Admiralty Islands. Sender at Seaplane Base Navy 3205-Unit #1. Navy FEB 23 1945 cancel on 6¢ air mail stamp. Letter enclosed talking about pictures found in Philippines and used in Newspapers. VF. (755)
61. Algeria. Cover postmarked Alger 15.4.43 endorsed F.M. Handstamp of groupment Instruction Du Train No. 25. Oval censor stamp TA 316 with red boxed 15 on back. Less common yellow "Controle" censor tape. (723)
62. Australia. Slightly smaller than #10 War Dept.Penalty cover from Headquarters AUSTRALIA BASE SECTION APO 927 Sent registered to U.S. Army Representative Perth. Australian stamps tied by Sydney cancel. Originally to be sent AIR SAFE HAND COURIER but crossed out. Back has various cancels (755)
63. Azores. 3 1944-45 covers from APO 100. 2 with air mail stamps and 100 in cancel. Petroleum Products station. F-VF. (755)
64. Azores. Green honor envelope with APO 100 NOV 2 1944 cancel. Base censor. Partial censor label. Interesting letter enclosed saying why he used Blue envelope. F. (755)
65. Bahamas. Official Navy Penalty cover with corner card of Navy 22 USNAS Great Exuma Islands. Registered with 2¢ Defense, 3¢ Victory, 6¢ air mail torn and 15 PREXIE. Dumb cancels on front. Backstamped Navy MAR 14-18 1945 and D.C. (755)
66. Belgium. Cover to Switzerland with corner card of Brussels with stamp tied by partial VILVOR June 28 1919 cancel and pink paper censor tape. F. $3.00 (870)
67. Belgium. Cover to Switzerland with 5 5c stamps with black on white paper censor tape. Tape covers stamps and thus can not read cancels. Backstamped Clarens Switzerland 16.IV.19 F. $3.00 (870)
68. Belgium. Small Registered letter sent from APO 261. Dumb cancels tong 6¢ air mail and 4, 5, and 20 ¢ PREXIES APO 261 Unit 1 and 17 BPO FE 1945 cancels on back. VF. (755)
69. Belgium. Cover to U.S. 11. IV 1940. Early British censor tape without PC and #180 in manuscript ink. Also 1945 cover to U.S. with Belgian and U,S. censor tapes. Slight tears. F. (848)
70. Belgian Congo. Cover with 5 Belgian Congo stamps with Kindu Port Empain and Leopoldville 1945 cancels. U.S. and Congo censor tapes. Corner card of Mission to American Prophetic Leaugue?. F-VF. (755)
71. Bermuda. #War Dept. 10 cover from civilian APO 856. 2 3¢ Victory stamps tied by NOV 11 1942 machine cancel. Unit censor handstamp with #313. Black and white Army censor tape tied by Army cancel. Flap torn on opening. Numerical doodles on back. Some staining. AVE.(935)
72. Bermuda 2 U.S.Navy Official envelopes with Navy 1944 cancels from CBMU 540 in Bermuda. 1 # 10. VF. Other larger and wrinkled from storage. AVE. (008)
73. Bermuda. Special Lent Lease Czubay cachet for U.S. and Great Britain deal. Cachet for APO 802 shows various bases and some APOs Stamp tied by AMERICAN BASE FORCES APO 802 OCT 20 1941 cancel. Forwarded. VF. (836)
74. Bora Bora. 3 covers from APO 919 and unit censors. 1 6¢ air mail stamped envelope APO 919 1943 and APO 919 1942 with no month or day dates. Also FREE cover with complete APO 919 cancel. F. (755)
75. Brazil Larger than #10 envelope with corner card of FPO 119. Sent registered with 20 ¢ PREXIE with weak dumb cancel and back with NAVY 10942 June 1944 back cancels. F. (755)
76. Brazil. 7 covers from Brazil to U.S.A. 3 #10. 4 have Trinidad markings. 2 U.S. censor tapes. Roughly opened. AVE. (848)
77. Burma. FREE cover APO 218 Air Jungle Rescue with APO 218 JUL 19 1945 machine cancel. F-VF. (755)
78. Burma. Thailand. Book. LONG WAY BACK TO THE RIVER KWAI MEMORIES OF WORLD WAR II by Velmand. Survivor's story. 230 pages. Original jacket. VF. (507)
79. Canada. 15 Free covers from U.S. Soldier with APO 693 MAR 23 1944 -Oct 2 1944 cancels C/O PM Minneapolis. 10 with black and white censor tape tied by Unit Censor 926. Roughly opened. 5 with Race track censor on front with no label. All with letters to wife . AVE. (755)
80. Canton Islands. Air mail cover with APO SEP 10 1943 cancel with no APO. Sender APO 914 with Base Censor handstamp and cellophane tape. SB F. (755)
81. China. War Dept. Official Penalty cover from Public Relations Officer China Theater. APO 879 MAY 10 1945 cancel. Chinese and English handstamp "NEWS FROM CHINA:". Slight tears, F.(755)
82. China. Slightly larger than #10 stamped air mail cover from U.S. Information Service , American Embassy. APO 1160. Nov. 2 1945 machine cancel. F-VF. (755)
83. China. Facsimile "I am well" card for American POW Taiwan to Boys Town. Believed to be fund raiser. Passes in many locations as real thing. Some wrinkling. F. (998)
84. Christmas Islands. 2 covers with APO 915 in cancel and different senders. Unit censored. Cancels NOV 19 1943 to NOV 22 1944. F-VF. (755)
85. Christmas Islands. Cover with APO 915 in cancel and unit censored. Cancels Aug 10 1943, APO # over date. Vertical fold. F. (755)
86. Christmas Islands. 2 covers from APO 915 with different senders. Unit censored. 1 early Army double circle Censor other has RACE TRACK CENSOR. 1942 Cancels blurred. AVE. (755)
87. Ecuador. Air mail stamped envelope with Navy JAN 22 1944 cancel. Navy censor. Sender Chaplain Navy 413. (755)
88. Ecuador. 3 stamped air mail covers from APO 661 DEC 8 1942 to Nov. 29 1943. 2 Unit censor. 1 BASE EXAMINER 0001. F-VF. (755)
89. Ecuador. Navy Dept. Official Registered cover forwarded with 14 backstamps including various New Orleans Navy and Army. Roughly opened. Plus APO 661 unit censored front. AVE. (755)
90. Egypt. #10 Penalty War Department cover with slightly blurred handstamp Public Relations HQ A.M.E.T. with APO 678 OCT 19 1945 machine cancel. F. Plus small cover to South Africa with British 10p stamps tied by weak Egypt PREPAID cancel and boxed Unit censor. Annotated 1941. AVE. (836)
91. Finland. Stampless cover with No. 4 12.VIII.39 cancel and KARJALAN KAARTIN RYKMENTTI handstamp. VF. (836)
92. France. 1940 cover to U.S. from person of same name with 37 R.J.F. Bo 21 Secteur Postale 390. French military 1940 cancel. Military censor tape tied by oval censor handstamp WC 360. Patriotic message on back says the U.S. alone may...win liberty of the world.... Opening tears cutting into 1 stamp. AVE. (848)
93. France. 3 Free military covers 1945 all with security cancels. 1 with Inf. Rgt. handstamp, 2nd with Cross of Lorraine and S N 79507 and 1 SP 75090. AVE-F. (998)
94. France. 3 1945 covers sent Free. 1 corner card Colonies and less common handstamp of Ministry for Colonies and Paris Limoges 13 JUIL 1945 handstamp; similar with 4 R.T.S handstamp from Rgt. in Toulon, and similar with 2 Rgt. of the Guard 5th Squadron. (723)
95. France. Larger cover folded down middle from Tourism Office Aviation section. 1944 Official cancel. Partial Department of Public Works red handstamp. To Marseilles. They did not waste much time getting the Tourists?
(723)
96. France. Free cover with 3.9.45 cancel with handstamp of Military Government P.T.T. Division. F. (723)
97. France. Cover to Red Cross in Geneva from civilian with no censor marks. Interesting circular hand cancel 21 11 44 of Souloncourt Mouzon. Slight aging and staple holes from filing. F. (917)
98. France. Cover with 1F and 3F stamps to Switzerland with weak MORANCE 2 2 43 cancel. German Station x Paris censor tape and handstamps. F. (836)
99. France. 2 U.S. 2¢ printed envelopes overprinted for air mail UC8. Sender with 11th BASE POST OFFICE APO 887.1 with BPO 11 cancel other skeleton type 887 cancel. 1 has flap gum bleed through. F. (845)
100. French Morocco. Free cover postmarked Avignon 1942 to Colonel Commander of 7.R.T.M. from General of Army. F. (998)
101. French Morocco. Free cover postmarked Fes Ville 1945 from E.T.A. Fes Morocco. Partial oval handstamp of School de Fes. 1945 AVE.
102. Galapagos Islands. FREE cover with APO 662 MAY 1945 cancel. Opening tears. F. (755)
103. Galapagos Islands. Stamped air mail cover with APO 662 JULY 2 1945 cancel. Weak censor 00844. Opening tears. F. (755)
104. Galapagos Islands. #10 stamped air mail cover from sender APO 662. with indistinct 1944 cancel. Corner card of Red Cross with Base censor handstamp and army cellophane censor tape. To Washington D.C. with civilian censor tap #1113 F. (755)
105. Germany. WW I like Red Cross envelope made from 1941 German map. APO 803 NOV 8 1945 machine cancel. Letter written in Melhichstadt and mailed at APO at Bad Neustadt..(755)
106. Germany. Free envelope, with Munich machine cancel with unclear year. Handstamp of 1 Bordf. Ausb. komp Luftfl. Nachr. Schule 3. F. (836)
107. Germany. POW postcard from Lufwaffe Camp 3. German and U.S. censor handstamps. Sent stampless with less common Taxe Percue RM RPF handstamp. Vertically creased and some mounting remnants. Dumb 16.11.44 cancel. Interesting message. "Here's another souvenir. Guess you have more than I have now. I lost all mine visiting here. Scenery is beautiful, here". (836)
108. Germany. Stampless Feldpost cover with weak Amelinghausen 27.1.44 cancel. To soldier FPN 12068. Crossed out with handstamp in German Return recipient has fallen for Greater Germany. F. (836)
109. Germany. Hoffmann photo card of Hitler visiting Fortress Landsberg 10 years after his release. Message and collector's handstamp. No postal markings. F. (836)
110. Germany. Christmas Post card with DEUTSCHE REICHSPOST a with no year. Endorsed SS Feldpst with Verfugungstruppe Ersatz Batallion hand stamp. Some letters not clear. AVE (836)
111. Germany. Stampless Official cover with Berlin 2 24.10.40 machine cancel. 2 different types of SS Verfuhrsorge and Verfügungsamt handstamp F. (836)
112. Germany. Stampless humorous postcard with Klagenfurt 1942 cancel and Flight candidate school Seyring Bn. handstamp. F-VF. (836)
113. Germany 6 postcards from the series the Führer and his generals: #6 Leeb, #7 List, #21 Strauss, #22 Haase, #24 Hoepner, and 25 Fromm, Unused with no postal markings . 5 have 3 line handstamp of a prior owner on address side only. F-VF. (836)
114. Germany. Stampless colored card by Willrich featuring Rommel as a Division Commander before his fame from Panzer series. 3 line handstamp of a prior owner on address side VF-VF. (836)
115. Germany. 3 unused cards of ZB S.44 series with modest military scenes and quotes . Plus Artillery card with Allenstein 1943 cancel, 3 line handstamp of prior owner on address side F-VF. (836)
116. Germany. 2 colored postcards of very detailed military scenes from series of Verlag for Traditional Duty #109 and 111. One poem on West Wall and planes, soldier, obstacles etc. F, (836)
117. Germany. Humorous card with 3 soldiers sewing. Handstamp of 2 U Boat Training unit Neustadt with Neustadt 21.7.41 cancel. Slight tear. F.(836)
118. Germany. Free cover with Munster 21.4.42 cancel and hand stamp of Airport Commander Post Wollinsky. Feldpost address on back L46708 LGPA Breslau. Slight running of ink on cover. F.(836)
119. Germany Patriotic card showing vivid German plane attack against English Troop transport. 13 Schiff Stammabteilung. Dumb 28.2.43 cancel. Circular handstamp of a prior owner on address side. F.(836)
120. Germany. 12, 24, and 30 Gr issues of 1940 Winter Aid issue on large piece tied by Gen. Gouv. 1940 Lublin cancel. Also unused copy of special postcard for incorporation of Sudetenland and Greater Germany. VF. (836)
121. German. Stampless Feldpost cancel with dumb 16.1.45 cancel with Savings book slogan. To Denmark from sailor M 34044 MPA Hamburg used by Minesweeper 201 of 7th Minesweeper Squadron. Faint framed Feldpost cachet. OKW F censor label and late war Zensurstelle handstamp. Riemer F-8 1500 points. F. (627)
122. Germany. 4 1945-47 covers APOs 794,403*; British FPOs 504 (Packet receipt card), and 899 with Tombstone censor. Also APO 46 1960. (836)
123. Germany. Card with drawing of Künzelsau with APO 410 JUN 2 1945 machine cancel. F-VF. (869)
124. Germany. Book. The Nightmare Years 1930-1940 by Shirer. 654 pages. 92 photos. Gruesome pictures of Afghanistan. Original jacket. VF. (106)
125. Gilbert Islands. #10 like cover APO 459 to APO 958 "INTERISLAND"AVE. Year and day not clear. (507)
126. Gilbert Islands. Tarawa. 2 air mail covers from APO 240. Both with censor tape and Base censor handstamp. Letter and relative newspaper clipping. AVE-F. (755)
127. Gold Coast. 2 covers APO 606 FEB MAR 1944 13 COMM SQDN. TO APO 7388 changed to 958. Roughly opened. Damage away from areas of interest. (507)
128. Great Britain. 4 #10 1944 Penalty covers with corner cards of Navy 248, 414, and 525. Plus Wales Navy 98 and 321. F. (008)
129. Great Britain. Picture post card mailed from Golder's Creek to U.S. Part of message "There will always be an England". Octagonal censor T.178. VF.(007)
130. Great Britain. POW stamped POW Air letter sheet. Address filled out but no cancel or message. F. (869)
131. Great Britain, Northern Ireland. Picture postcard of Ireland village. Sender U.S. 11th Inf. APO 813 and DEC 13 1943 cancel. Base censor 1100, VF. Also APO 646 BPO 14 GB. F, (008)
132. Great Britain. Book. A Man Called Intrepid-The Secret War. "The authentic account of the most significant secret diplomacy and decisive intelligence operations of World War II" by William Stevenson. 486 pages with 42 photos. Original jacket cover with slight tears. F-VF. (681)
133. Greece. Small British cover with British FPO 782 22 MR 43 cancel. F. (424)
134. Greenland. Minkus Patriotic to Gimbels. 1¢ and 2¢ Defense stamps tied by AMERICAN BASE FORCES APO 809 NOV 24 1941 cancel. Unit censor. Some gum bleed from flap. F. (998)
135. Guatemala. Air mail cover franked with 2 Win the War series. Sender APO 840 New Orleans with unit censor. Year not clear in cancel. Looks like Apr 22 1944 (755)
136. Guatemala. Stamped air mail envelope with APO 839 OCT 13 1943 cancel. Army cellophane censor tape and Base Examiner #0001 handstamp. Plus Official War Department #10 from Military Attache Guatemala and D.C. May 25 1944 cancel (755)
137. Guatemala. 4 covers with APO 839 in cancels. 2 1944 with Base , Unit, and cellophane tape cancels. 1 3¢ Defense without sender. 1 Official War Dept. #10 with 1947 cancel. (755)
138. Iceland. Cover with 2 U.S. 6¢ Air mails tied by California 1944 cancel to Officer HQ APO 860. Slight tears and wrinkling. F.(007)
139. Iceland. 6¢ stamped air mail envelope plus 2 Denmark Overrun Nation stamps tied by APR 24 1944 APO 860 machine cancels. Unit censored. Sent special delivery and backstamped. F-VF. (755)
140. India. 4 1944 censored covers with cancels of APOs 433, 465, and 689 (2). Forte Estimate F-VF. SB$6.00 (998)
141. India. 2 FREE US APO 689 covers from Army Nurse 20 Gen. Hospital. 1 has letter on special CBI Medical Corps stationery. Other with Christmas card and opening tears. F-VF. (809)
142. India. Small OHMS Official envelope to Secunderbad Club with Indian FPO 111 15 JUN 1944 cancel. F-VF.(998)
143. India. Slightly larger than #10 air mail stamped envelope from General APO 885 with faint cancel. Plus Official FREE cover from different General with APO 885 APR 6 1944 cancel. AVE-F. (755)
144. India. Blue Triangular Air Letter Sheet. Inside gives address as HQ 225 group R.A.F. India. Text to Pan American Airways about magazine. Indian Type military censor and civilian handstamps. Postmark heavy but indistinct. F. (869)
145. Iran. #10 cover with pair of U.S. 3¢ Defense series tied by US APO 824 APR 14 1943 cancel. Sender APO 3307 listed as Cairo. Cover has been folded to letter size. Stain size of coin lower right hand side. AVE. (008)
146. Iran. Free cover with APO 795 AUG 17 1944 Unit censored. Slight stain. F. (311)
147. Iran. Airmail censored cover from APO 797. Year not clear in cancel. F. (997)
148. Iran. 6¢ air mail stamped envelope with APO 680 cancel. Some letters in cancel indistinct. Some soiling. AVE-F. F. (727)
149. Italy. 3 air mail U.S. covers with APO 251 and 790 1 Base PO (2) cancels. 1 slight stain. F. (311)
150. New Guinea. 2 covers from Pvt. APO 703 to Lt. APO 503 Unit 2. 1 cover APO 703 SEP 6 1944 cancel in blue. Other red MOB type cancel Sept 8 1944 cancel. VF. (836)
151. Philippines. 2 #10 Official War Dept. penalty covers from Public relations Offices GHQ and AFWESPAC. 1 APO 500 FEB 18 1945 and other APO 707 with machine cancel without #. Also 2 different S.W.P.A. censor marks. AVE-F. (998)
152. Philippines. Processed V-Mail with envelope from Col. X Corps APO 310 5 DEC 1944 to General Office of Chief of Chemical Warfare Service. Interesting letter. (836)
153. Philippines. Book. American Guerilla in the Philippines by Wolfert. 301 pages Story of Naval Officer Richardson behind the lines. 301 pages. F.(106)
154. Russia. 2 1942-43 stampless covers with letters in Russian. Plus 1961 with cachet and letter. and 2 1978. Post war have triangular handstamps. Censor? AVE-F. (424)
155. Russia. Book. THE 900 DAYS/ THE SIEGE OF LENINGRAD. Original jacket with slight tears. 635 pages. 25 pages of sources and bibliography. F-VF. (681)
156. Solomon's. FREE #10 Penalty cover from VMSB-236 MAG 21 with Navy APR 24 1944 cancel. Marines on Bougainville. Photo copy of Unit History summary. Bottom tears. F. (019)
157. South Africa. Free letter from Queenstown to Capetown with I.IX.41 machine cancel. 3 page letter enclosed from member of RAF Station Queenstown. Reverse has rectangular handstamp of ROYAL AIR FORCE SOUTH AFRICA 1-9-1941. Slight toning. F.(998)
158. Southern Rhodesia. Free stampless cover to Scotland. BULAWAYO 11 NOV 1940 cancel and dated handstamp of KUMALO AIR STATION with some letters hard to read. Sender with RAF KUMALO. Opening tears on back. Some wrinkles. F. (007)
159. Sweden. Airmail cover to U.S. with 8 of Scott 335, 336, and 337. Special Stockholm FDC 9.12.42 cancels. British PC 90 tape. Damaged at 1 end effecting 2 of #335 stamps. AVE. (848)
160. Switzerland. Official cover Fortress Commander Sargan with Baden Schweiz 12.1.42 cancel and Fortress handstamp. Plus trilingual Army envelope with Cologne 1940 cancel. F-VF.
161. Switzerland. 7 covers to U.S. with U.S. censor tapes (2 1945), 4 PC 90 (2 with IC notation, 1 piece missing, 1 window, 1 registered, and 1 triangular via Genf handstamp). Also cover with piece missing with Meter stamp and PC 90 tape with IC and OKW machine censor Office b. AVE-F. (848)
162. Trinidad. 5 air mail covers from U.S. Soldier APO 869. 3 with corner card 33rd Infantry. 4 1943 machine cancel without APO and usual 5 digit Army censor. 1 has early 3 digit censor #759 with only wavy line cancel without date etc. Also Magazine envelope to US Navy 154 Curacao with Navy 154 Directory Service handstamp and backstamped. Flap missing. F-VF. (809)
163. Trinidad. Cover to U.S. with AMERICAN BASE FORCES APO 803 A JAN 10 1942 cancel on U.S. stamps and Unit censor. No sender. F-VF. (836)
164. Trinidad. #10 1944 Penalty covers with corner cards of Navy 117. Slight wrinkle and navy censored. F. (008)
165. Trinidad. Air mail envelope with 6¢ stamps tied by U.S. APO 803 machine cancel. From sender 99th Air Base Group APO 869. Unit censor 732. Actual usage. F-VF. (869)
166. Trinidad. Cover from APO 695 and 6¢ stamped air mail cover with Navy cancel and censor from Section Base Fleet 117. F-VF. (746)
167. Trinidad. 2 #10 envelopes: 1st with U.S. Naval Operations Base Trinidad corner card with Navy 1942 cancel and censor. 2nd Trinidad Base Exchange corner cards with U.S. APO 803 1942 cancel. Also Philatelic cover with MAR DET TRINIDAD APR 25 1941 cancel. F-VF. (007)
168. Trinidad. Air mail cover from U.S.N. SECTION BASE TRINIDAD. Navy FEB 5 1945 Navy machine cancel. Naval censored. Forwarded. F. (560)
169. Tunisia. Free cover with 28.XII.45 machine cancel Tunisia. Sender with Guard Legion. Plus faint circular Guard handstamp. F. (723)
170. Venezuela. 1 and 20 airmail stamps to England. Front endorsed Transatlantic Clipper with TRANSATLANTIC handstamp. Stamps tied by weak but legible 26 SEP 1941 cancel. Smaller similar clearer cancel on back. F-VF. (295)
171. Book. Day of Infamy by Lord. 243 pages. 48 photos. Attack on Pearl Harbor. 11 page list of contributors/sources. 11 page index. AVE. (106)
172. Official War Dept. cover of Military Intelligence Service privately used by Major General Converse to wife. Air mail stamp with Washington D.C. , SEP 8 1943 cancel. AVE-F. (755)
173. Censor slip NC Form No. 3 for missing item. No envelope. F. (661)
174. V-Mail Air Mail letter from Capt. V-Mail Station APO 72 with AUG 1 1945 cancel. Located in Philippines. TO Lt. at Kodak. F-VF. (836)
175. V-Mail Special processed V-Mail promoting use. Sample of film stapled to censor's normal spot. Without envelope. (836)
176. V-Mail Processed Change of Address form. Sender with 385 Inf. APO 76. Cable Address also given. No date but form i971 was issued 1 July 1944. Without envelope. F-VF. (836)
177. V-Mail Processed Change of Address form without envelope. Sender with APO 964 DEC 21 1944 in Hawaii. Form #204(?) DEC 21 1944. F-VF. (836)
178. V-Mail Processed Change of Address form without envelope. . Sender with APO 512 Nov 18 1943 in unnumbered form. Africa, F-VF. (836)
179. V-Mail Unprocessed with large boxed handstamp with reasons for returning letter with incomplete address checked off. Base censor. No dates. F. (836)
180. V-Mail Unprocessed with NOT SUITABLE FOR FILMING handstamp. AUG 30 1944 APO cancel. Sender APO 706 Solomon's. Unit censor Inside says "V-Mail could not be PHOTOGRAPHED /WET WHEN RECEIVED". F. (836)
181. V-Mail Unprocessed with NOT SUITABLE FOR FILMING handstamp. and no cancel. Navy censor. Sender Mobile Hospital #9. Message says Australia March 11 1944. Corner cut off. F. (836)
182. Application for War Ration book #3 , Form No. R-129. To OPA mailing Center Newark. 1¢ Freedom of want and 2¢ Defense issues tied by weak Jersey City cancel. AVE. (935)
183. 8 covers from domestic air force units including 4 with corner cards. F-VF. . (008)
184. Bases. 14 stampless covers from military senders in States. 7 #10 (6 Penalty). Some duplication. Plus 8 penalty envelopes of civilian agencies including War Production Board with Permit dated cancels. Also 3 covers from different sender Air Force locations. F-VF. (424)
185. Bases. Army. 10 different Free covers with corner cards and/or designs. 1 torn and 1 stained. Mixed. (036)
186. 14 covers from home bases AVE. (008)
187. Home bases. 17 covers. Good Variety. AVE-F. (507)
188. WWI like Red Cross envelope FORM 539. 6¢ air mail tied by New York FE 8 1944 cancel. Civilian censor tape #7135 of New York. Sender civilian U.S.M.S /Z 435 459. Sender's location job not clear. .(935)
189. Book. PATTON A STUDY IN COMMAND By Essame. 280 pages. Original jacket. VF. (681)
190. Book. Soldier The Memoirs of Matthew B. Ridgway. 361 pages. Mostly WWII but some Korea and general philosophy. Original jacket with tears. F. (036)
191. Alaska. 4 1944-45 covers APOs 726, 729 (2) and 980. F-VF. (935)
192. Canal Zone. 2 unit censored covers from sender APO 827* and 832.1 greeting card size with flap. bleed through. F. (507)
193. Canal Zone. 2 #10 once folded envelopes from Marine Balboa. 0ne with 4 other 5 Zone stamps tied by BALBOA 1942 machine cancel. and Navy censored. Plus #10 with 2 ¢ stamp tied by U.S.S. HOLLAND FEB 21 1931 cancel with Canal Zone in killer. Also cover from Navy 122- Canal Zone with JUN 21 1944 cancel. AVE-F. (848)
194. Hawaii. Large front Official from HQ Tenth Army franked by 19 25¢ PREXIEs and 1 6¢ air mail stamp. All with dumb cancels except air mail stamp is tied by APO 357 MAR 16 1945 cancel to War Bond office and receipt stamp. No back. Unusual. F. (755)
195. Hawaii. #10 envelope with 15¢ air mail stamp tied by Honomic , Hawaii APR 26 1945 cancel. Sender civilian. THMA CENSOR 123 cellophane tape. Slight wrinkles. F. (755)
196. Hawaii. #10 envelope corner card of Navy INTELLIGENCE CENTER P.O.A. Navy 128 with . U.S. Navy JUL 27 1944 and Aug 1 overcancels. on 6¢ air mail stamp. F. (755)
197. 4 Minkus Patriotics . Domestically used. 2 postwar with 1949 PITTS & CHI 1949 RMS cancels. AVE-F. (007)
198. Staehl Patriotic INVASION DAY. France Overrun nations stamp with Washington D.C. JUN 6 1946 cancel. Unaddressed. VF. (935)
199. Cachet by T.C.S. (Shaw) to son APO 860 1945 Iceland. Minkus cachet Free with APO Feb 4 1945 machine cancel from APO 758. Plus Italian Red cross card by Wanzer showing sailor in carriage pulled by horse. Blurred censor handstamp. Also 2 window envelope meter stamps with patriotic slogans. AVE-F. (836)
200. Marine Corps Iwo Jima FIRST DAY COVER with Crosby Iwo Jima cachet Melone 31. IA. VF. SB 12.00 (019)
201. Marine Corps. Iwo Jima FIRST DAY COVER with Flugel Iwo Jima cachet Melone 20. UA. VF. SB $15.00 (019)
WORLD WAR II UNITED STATES NAVAL
202. New York JAN 12 1942 cancel on 3¢ Defense issue. Corner card of MD at Sub Base New London changed to USS PRAIRIE and early 2 line Navy censored handstamp. F. (836)
203. 2¢ stamped envelope overprinted for 6¢ air mail. 3 line handstamp USS WEBSTER/TOKYO BAY/OCCUPATION FORCES. No cancel. F-VF.(998)
204. Cover with Corner card of U.S.S. CIMARRON with 31 DEC 194- cancel eith JINSEN KOREA in killer. Backstamped JAN 15 1946 establishing date. Also Air mail cover with Navy 10088 BR SEP 4 1945 machine cancel from sender LST 762 with letter. F-VF. (836)
205. 6 # 10 Penalty covers from bases. all with common PREXIE postage to pay fees including 3¢, 5¢, 2¢, 4¢, 6¢, 15¢. F. (903)
206. 2¢ stamped envelope overprinted 6¢ air mail with 2¢ Defense issue tied by Detroit July cancel addressed to U.S.C.G. STORIS . Letter enclosed. F-VF. (007)
WORLD WAR II UNITED STATES APO'S
207. 2 Green honor envelopes. 1 with APO 871 1944 machine cancel on 6¢ air mail stamp. Cellophane censor tape and Base censor. Form 911 1942. Similar envelope with no printer markings with APO 647 1944 cancel. VF. (845)
208. Cover franked with Special Delivery CE2 with APO 339 JUL 24 1944 cancel. From. Lt. Col. 9 th Army. Earlier than MPHS listing. Slight wrinkling. (755)
209. United Nations. OSCE. Irish Forces. Cover to Canada with Austrian stamp tied by weak cancel and handstamp of PERMANENT MISSION OF IRELAND TO THE OSCE. F. (295)
210. UNDOF. Canadian Forces. Special handstamped cachet for 25 years of Canadian Forces Post Office with UN 1999-12-2 cancel. Handstamp of UNDOF enclosed. F. (295)
211. UNMEE. Canadian Forces. ETHIOPIA and ERITEREA. 20 colored clippings showing troops on duty. F. (295)
212. UNPROFOR. Yugoslavia. 13 picture cut outs from Canadian magazine showing troops of several nations. VF. (295)
213. United Nations. #10 cover with corner card INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY FUND UN New York with 1951 meter of UN Official mail To U.S. Dept. of Army. Some toning. F. (661)
214. United Nations. 25 clippings from Canadian magazine including Congo, Africa, Angola, Somalia, Namibia, Guatemala, El Salvador, Croatia, Macedonia, AVE-F. (295)
215. Austria. 6 1946-47 covers from Austria to same Austrian POW USA PWEs 326 (3), 3800, 9800 (2). Italy. 1 FREE with handstamps Vienna POW search service. 1 FREE with Red Cross handstamps. 4 with Austrian censorship with 3 stamped. 1 dirty. AVE-F. (560)
216. Austria. 1 with US POW sheet form WD AGG Form 19.4 to same sender as last at PWE 339 with 2 line CENSOR/PWE 339 handstamp from POW 9006 Naples with complete message in German. Slight tears and stains. F. (560)
217. Austria. 2 commercial covers to England with Vienna 1951 cancels and Z.1 censor handstamps and plain paper tape. VF. (836)
218. Belgium. 2 1F stamps on letter to France. Belgian paper censor tied by 25? and French tape tied by oval censor with LLY. Cancel not legible .(870)
219. Belgium. NATO # 10 cover with 3 line corner card and 6 line handstamp of SHAEF HQ. Bilingual. US APO 09055 1969 machine cancel on air mail stamp to HQ Central Army Group 09099. F-VF. (848)
220. Belgium. NATO. 2 registered #10 covers with meter for Brussels and bilingual NATO slogan. To US Atomic Energy Commission. 1 registereed. F. (424)
221. Canada, 10 stamped covers from Standing Forces Atlantic. HMCS ATHABASKAN (2), and HMCS FREDERICTON (8), 7 have colored label HMCS FREDERICTON and 1 STANAVFORLANT. All have pasted on ship seal, officer signatures. 4 with ship cancels. (295)
222. Cuba. Cover California to Naval Base 34 FPO San Francisco Calif. 09593 Naval Base Cuba. San Francisco replaced by NY. 1968 FPO SF machine Directory cancel. 3 line handstamp to advise correspondents of correct address. F. (720)
223. Egypt. British Forces. FREE OAS covers 1946 with FPO 38 and 590 North Africa. Also 6 with unclear cancels. AVE. (424)
224. Estonia. Special cacheted cover for visit of NATO standing Naval Force Atlantic 06.10.08.92 Estonian stamp canceled Tallinn. #10 like envelope. VF. (424)
225. France. 5 official covers. 4 stampless. 3 from army hospitals: Hospital Militaire Jean-Louis FREJUS 1966, Army Hospital at Dijon 1978, and Army Hospital 356 "EMILE FORNIER"1980 with POSTE AUX ARMEES machine cancel. Plus 2 Naval with Toulon NAVAL 1990-91 cancels.(1 with stamp). Numerous handstamps and cachets. VF. (998)
226. France. 2 covers with spec. Lorient Naval circ. pmks. 1 showing sailboat and "Bagad de Lann-Bihoue 40 years" 11 Juin 1992 on Scott 2272. One showing T over wings and "Centenaire de la Naissance du CDT Test" 1892-1992 on Scott 2184. VF. (723)
227. France, 3 cvs w/rect. Pictorial Brest Naval 1991-92 pmks on Scott 2183, 2184, or 2196.F. (723)
228. France. 4 covers with diff. Naval anchor postmarks from Lann Bihou, Lorient Ecole, Toussus, and Columbe dated 4-20-91 on Scott 2196. Vertical folds from mailing. F.(723)
229. France. 2 covers with spec. Brest Naval Rect. pmks showing warship and castle on Scott 2186 on 1-2 93 and warship and Instruction building 9-10-91 on Scott 2196. 1 with fold from mailing. F-VF. (723)
230. France. 3 Official stampless covers: Direction of Sante Service Toulon with Toulon Naval 1966 cancel and corner card, circular anchor handstamp and Close Par Necesite handstamp: similar cover with Brest-Laninon Naval 1973 cancel and Official anchor handstamp and corner card of Chef du C.A.D., and Brest Depot des Equipagges 1981 cancel and handstamp on cover with large Official Depot handstamp. F-VF. (723)
231. France. 3 1991 oversize Official stampless covers: with rectangular handstamps and circular Naval anchor handstamps including Ajaccio-Saline Corsica , Base-Sous-Marins Toulon cancel and Lorient Naval post mark with cachet of Administrator Ceneter Port of Lorient. Some folded for mailing. F-VF. (723)
232. France. 3 covers with Military stamp Scott M11 with 3 different Vaguemestre handstamps for Group Regional Exploitation Des Transmissions 1962; Centre D'Instruction Du 57th R.I. 1962 and 17th Battalion Du Genie 1953 with letter enclosed and torn stamp. AVE-F.
233. France. 2 covers with military stamps Scott M12 tied by 1968 civilian cancels with circular Vaguemestre cachets 8th Battalion of Marines and 501st Regiment De Chars De Combat. F. (723)
234. France. 2 colored Recruiting postcards with military scenes etc., 1 with special cancel for Forces in Germany BPM 507. Other 1998 Military stamp show in Paris with no message. VF (295)
235. France. Special cover for the 40th Anniversary of D-Day . Cachet has cross of Lorraine . Handstamp of Corvette Aconit 1 and 2 Dec 1984. VF. (723)
236. France. Official stampless cover with BPM 605 24 7 1990 cancel with handstamp 2 Regt. of Combat helicopters SP 69852 to Commander SP 69394. VF. (723)
237. France. 2 stampless covers with different corner cards of Secretariat D'Etat Aux Forces Armees and Minister of War handstamps.1 to Lt. Col. G.A.O.A.3 SETIF Algeria from Paris 1949 made from map with message on official card. Other with Red Beret cancel. F. (723)
238. French Indochina. 2 covers with cachets for PASSSAGE TO FREEDOM USS CALVERT. USS CALVERT NOV 30 AND DEC 1 slightly blurred cancels. F. (560)
239. Germany. Larger than #10 envelope to commemorate first flight New York Berlin. 30¢ Transport series tied by New York Morgan Station 8/28/46 cancel. Handstamped cachet. Berlin Air Port Central receipt cancel 8/29/46. U.S.CIVIL CENSORSHIP handstamp with button over PASSED. Berlin W 7 backstop 8/30/46. Also 1947 cover Heikendorf-Kiel with British censor tape and handstamp. AVE (848)
240. Germany. British Forces Cover with British stamp with partial cancel. 1999 dated handstamp of 3 Sqd. and Headquarters RAF Station LAARBRUCH R.A.F. GERMANY BRITISH FORCES POST OFFICE 43. Enclosure actual patch of RAF Station Laarbruch. AVE-VF. (295)
241. Germany. #10 plus Air Mail cover with Corner card of Seattle Post Intelligencer from soldier APO 403 . Also APO 757 SEP 1 1945 cancel on 8¢ air mail stamp. Special dated rectangular PRESS CENSOR ETO handstamps on cover and also on censor tape. F-VF. (836)
242. Germany. Air Mail cover with APO 742 JUL 19 1945 cancel. Sender U.S. Gp. CC(GER) PW DP DIV APO 742. Berlin OMG control of POW's and DPs Plus 24 BPO G-1 1946 and APO 757 G-4 SHAEF 1945. Plus window envelope APO 09227 cancel. . (836)
243. Germany. Stamped cover with British FPO 222 1950 cancel. Plus 2 #10 covers with BFPO 15 and 20 meter like 1987 OR 92 cancels. Each with BRITISH FIELD POST/ ERMÄSSIGTER GEBÜHR handstamps and BRITISH FORCES IN GERMANY BACKSTAMPS. (836)
244. Germany. 2 covers from U.S. APO 407 70 Fighter Wing. 5 ¢ air mail stamp tied by APR 9 cancel without year. Judging from stamps usage 1946-49? AVE. (845)
245. Germany. Approximately 200 APO 1953 covers from same sender without letters. Plus 6 related covers. (507)
246. Germany. Special multicolored cachet for German American Friendship week 1963. Franked with U.S. 5¢ stamp and APO 633 12 MAY 1963 cancel and German CARE stamp with Wiesbaden Friendship week cancel. Unadressed. VF. (424)
247. Germany. Same CARE stamp as before in pair tied by Wiesbaden 1963 Friendship cancel. Also US Military similar cachet and corner card of German American stamp club Wiesbaden to U.S. Navy 214. Also Navy 913 canceled APO 69. VF. (424)
248. Germany. British Forces. FPO 439-1946, 871-1946, 11-1969, and 513 1972. Last 2 stamped. AVE-F. (424)
249. Great Britain. Special cacheted cover for Queen's Review of Fleet 28 June 1977 9P Silver Jubilee stamp tied by special Jubilee BFPO 5277 1977 cancel and handstamp of Royal Yacht. Special enclosure depicting Jubilee Review. VF. VF. (904)
250. Great Britain. Special POW letter sheet to Camp 194. Mailed from Vienenburg 1.12.45. full message but no postal markings. F. (836)
251. Great Britain. POW letter sheet to wife from German POW Harcourt Hill Camp 1946 with POW CAMP No. 43 handstamp. Message in German on general family matters. No cancel as was common. F. (084)
252. Great Britain. Air Force. 6 1997-99 covers with British stamps and mixed cancels Dated handstamps of RAF 22, 32, LXX, 845 and 899-with crew signatures, and Logistics Support Center. Plus photo of 1988 plack for WWII crash. VF. (295)
253. Greenland. Canadian stamped 2¢ postcard to Canada tied by U.S. APO 23 17 SEP 1963 cancel. Camp 100 hand cachet with some letters hard to read. No message. (007)
254. Hong Kong. #10 like cover with $2.00 Hong Kong stamp tied by Hong Kong 1971 cancel. Also 1971 FPO 80 (?) cancel and dated backstop of Gurkha Rifles. Plus WWII censored New Zealand cover with stamps of Royal Princesses. F.(836)
255. Iceland. Correspondence of 5 covers from sailor Patrol Squadron /VP 26 different locations. All with contents. 2 are with 1955 APO 81 cancels Iceland. Letters discuss trip on leave to Capital . Other letter on special Airport paper. 1 from Maroco. Tears. AVE. (007)
256. India and Burma. British Forces. 6 OAS covers to England with 595 MAR 1946, Advanced Base 13, New Delhi HQ. (2), Small FREE OAS cover with BRITISH FLEET MAIL 32 5 FE 46 cancel. Less common? and Brigade? Most cancels on back.(424)
257. India. 6 different cacheted covers issued by Army Postal Service 1991-92. . All but 1 have bilingual writeup enclosed Includes, 20 SAT Rgt. 1992, 12 KUMAON RGT 1991, 64th Cavalry 19, IX JAT RGT, DOGRA RGT, and GARHWAL Rifles. VF. (424)
258. India. 15 NAYE PAISE stamped envelope to Calcutta with FPO 805 21.7.64 cancel and INDIA UNIT CENSOR handstamp. Dated backstop Calcutta. Slight corner cut. F. (084)
259. Iran. Greeting card size envelope with US 6¢ air mail stamp tied by APO 205 1958 machine cancel from U.S.O.M. Writing on back. F. (848)
260. Iran. #10 Penalty envelope from sender APO 795 Oct. 13 1945 from Headquarters Persian Gulf Command. F. (836)
261. Ireland. Christmas card with Uncancelled Israeli stamp and handstamp Lt. Col. Chief Personnel Officer UNTSO HQ Jerusalem. Special card for IRISH UN VETERANS ASSOCIATION with various patches.; card with handstamp Chaplain Cork, special card with English and Gaelic imprint of of Eastern Command Barracks Dublin, card showing HQ 4 Western Brigade. All except first with no envelope. F-VF. (295)
262. Israel. 4 Free covers with triangular 1980-84 cancels with numbers 2152, 2170, 2326 and 2348. 02170 has paper sealing strip torn in opening. F. (295)
263. Italy. British Forces 5 FREE British FPO covers 17 (3), 751 and 1 from same correspondence with hard to read #. Cancels 1945-46. (424)
264. Italy. Trieste. 3 European type cards from member U.S. 98th Army Bande Trieste. Sent FREE AUG 1947. Scenes are colored views of Trieste. APO cancels blurred but legible. F. (935)
265. New Foundland. 4 .6¢ stamped envelopes from 863 (3) and 864. 2 without year. Others 1952. (869)
266. Palestine. British Forces. 4 FREE 1946 OAS covers. 1 from FPO 123 and 1 same sender with blurred 588(?) cancels/ Plus 2 from Lt. Col. HQ CRE 63 Area M.E.F. with FPO 731 cancels. AVE-F. (424)
267. Poland. 3 1966-68 FREE covers with MIROSKAWIEC 1 cancels and red JESTNOSTKA 3785 handstamps. AVE. (295)
268. Russia. Stampless cover with 1956 Spassk Far East cancel to Charbin. Red Navy triangular handstamp. AVE-F. (870)
269. Senegal. Cover with France Scott 2260 with Paris France Naval cancel 3-10 1991 with unusual large rect. pictorial cachet "AGENCE POSTAL DAKAR UNITE MARINE." Vertical fold. F-VF. (723)
270. Singapore. #10 cover from U.S. Navy Office 96699 with 1977 FPO 96699 AUG 1977 cancel on Bicentennial stamp. VF. (903)
271. SUEZ. Book. WARRIOR AT SUEZ. Neff. Eisenhower Takes America into the Middle East. 479 pages. The 1956 Suez crisis. 67 photos. 36 pages of notes, Bibliography, and Index. Original jacket. VF. (681)
272. United States. Free greeting card size envelope with embossed corner card of THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF/ WAR DEPARTMENT/WASHINGTON with signature of Thomas T. Handy, General GSC and Washington D.C. JAN 3 1946 cancel. No flap. F. (848)
273. U.S. Misc., Lot. 1952 FREE cover APO 909 Korea, APO 323 with no date in cancel, 547 1955 Japan, 09139 and APO 807 (Germany). Plus 5 ship cover including USNS GEN.M.C. MEIGS-no year, VA-52 USS CARL VINSON -2 1983, NAS Willington TENN., 1942 with no ship name, 1945 not clear and Alaska cacheted cover from Dutch Harbor and 1952 Alaska cancel. Mixed. (809)
274. United States. Alaska. 1949 Fairbanks with TOP OF WORLD POINT BARROW cachet, 13609 NAS 13 1959-61 from same sender, 1946 Official with partial APO 980 and APO 980 DEC 1945 F-VF. (727)
275. United States. Alaska. 10 6¢ stamped envelopes from APOs 729, 731, 732, 733, 937, 942 (2), 942N. 949 (2). AVE-F. (869)
276. United States. Alaska. 2 covers APO 987 1948 and 728 1954(935)
277 United States. Puerto Rico. 12#10 Penalty covers. Plus 2 8 1/2 by 11" and 3 7 by 13" Penalty envelopes. All with FPO 10949 cancels to FPO 09593 Commander Cuba. (720)
278. United States. Puerto Rico. 9#10 Penalty covers. 2 with 10947, 7 with 1968 FPO 10949 cancels to FPO 09593 Commander Cuba. F-VF. (720)
279. United States. APOs: 283 1961 Spain; 09762-1965 Israel; and 96259 Korea. F-VF. . (727)
I have had some difficulty validating seller's definition of period in Former Yugoslavia. I'll do my best to state what I think they are. However this is not my collecting area and as time has gone on it seems to be more and more confusing
280. Canadian Forces. 10 mail bag tags from Canada to CFPO 5003 Velika Kladusa Croatia with 1997 CFPU sending cancels. FF. (295)
281. Canadian Forces. Cover with pasted on SFOR insignia and CFPO 5003 2001 cancel. Plus cover Operation Echowith 1999 CFPO 5047 cancel. F. (295)
282. Canadian Forces. 12 Free covers. 10 with 1995-2000 UN cancels. 2 with CFPO 5003 1998-2000 cancels. 8 with 5003 in address 1 IFOR. Various senders (295)
283. SFOR. Canadian Forces. Large colored postcard showing various military pictures on one card. "Greetings from Butmir. UN cancel with unclear date. Message says Butmir HQ SFOR in Sarajevo 1 DEC 00. F. (295)
284. SFOR. Canadian Forces. 4 covers with Canadian stamps tied by CFPO 5003 . Years not clear in 3 cancels. 4 say Bosnia. 1 NATO. AVE.(295)
285. French Forces. #10 cover with cachet of Multinational North Brigade. French stamp tied by Kosovo 9 May 2000 BPM 663 Operation Trident cancel for French mechanized Infantry Battalion. VF. (295)
286. Nuclear Testing. 5¢ revalued stamped envelope tied by JUL 5 1947 Navy 10666 cancel with number faint. Sender HQ 1525 A.A.F. B.U. ATC Navy 824. Vertical stain. Torn flap. AVE. (848)
287. ANTARCTIC. 3 covers with Money Order like 10 JAN 1947 cover of U.S.S. OLYMPUS with hand stamp cachets for TASK FORCE 68 OPERATION HIGHJUMP. 1 #10 . AVE. (848)
288. 13 mint envelopes with cachets and corner card of USS JOHN F KENNEDY. VF. (935)
289. 24 special colored metal buttons for USS FORRESTAL THE FID FIRST IN DEFENSE. VF. (935)
290. Special package for USS FORRESTAL including copies of vital statistics, decommissioning, copy of Auto placard, acceptance card , 3 buttons,maneuvering board original, full size patch 2 postcards with fancy cancels, 3 envelopes and 1 pad with Forrestal letterhead. Originally sold at $25,VF. (935)
291. 7#10 Penalty covers. Hawaii-Navy 15, 85, 128. 214 Morocco. 230-Alaska, 510 Italy. Most in 1950s with 5 digit Br. cancels. AVE-F. (008)
292. AUSTRIA. KM-BOOT LINDAU M1072. STANDING NAVAL FORCE CHANNEL. NATO. Dutch stamp tied by18.9.1974 cancel. F. (295)
293. Belgium. Cachet of Belgian ship MYOSOTIS. Cachet of Commander M922 MYOSOTIS. British stamp with only indication Maritime mail. AVE. (295)
294. Book Operation Deepfreeze by Admiral Dufek. First human at South Pole. Task Force 43. Autograph with message of Author. 24 illustrations. Original jacket. Many tears. AVE. (507)
295. Book. IN MORTAL COMBAT KOREA, 1950-1953. 624 pages,Soft cover VF. (681)
U.S. Forces unless stated.
All with cancels unless stated otherwise.
296. Australian Forces. OHMS cover with boxed FREE handstamp "POSTED IN HMAS BRISBANE No date. Cover has been folded for storage. Opening tears. Also piece with HMAS BRISBANE registration label tied by ship 13 AUG 1971 cancel. AVE. (560)
297. U.S. Navy. 4 cacheted covers en route to Vietnam: USS COLLETON, KRISHNA, INTREPID, and INDEPENDENCE to Far East. VF. (560)
298. Book. A BRIGHT SHINING LIE John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam by Sheehan, 859 pages. 35 photos, Softcover. Slight wrinkle. F-VF. (681)
299. Book. A BRIGHT SHINING LIE John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam. By Sheehan. Original jacket. 861 pages. 40 pages of notes and names. . VF. (106)
300. 2 covers with stamps U SS WHIDBEY ISLAND APR 4 1991 and USS WO JIM DEC 20 1991 cancels with DESERT SHIELD/STORM handstamps. Plus cover of USS CURTIS which looks like XEROX copy to me? (008)
301. Mediterranean. Canadian Forces. 4 1998-99 stamped covers. HMCS ST. JOHN'S . All with ships dated handstamps and pasted ships insignia and signed by crew members. Plus colored photo of HMCS ALGONQUIN. F-VF. (295)
302. Persian Gulf. Canadian Forces. 6 1998-99 stamped covers HMCS OTTAWA, (2), REGINA, TORONTO (2) and HMCS WINNEPEG. All with ships dated handstamps and pasted ships insignia and signed by crew members. VF. (295)
303. Book. THE FIRE THIS TIME U.S. WAR CRIMES IN THE GULF by Ramsey Clark. 323 pages. Original jacket. VF. (106)
304. Czechoslovakia. Colored postcard of Czechoslovakian. girl giving apples to Austrian boy. Said to be 1930? VF. (560)
305. Philippines. #10 envelope with Scott C57-58 with MANILA FEB 17 1939 PHILIPPINES cancel. Special Cachet for First Day Sale of Airmail exhibition stamps. FDC. Slight spot.(560)
306. U.S. Special colored church card with crossed American and church flags. 1¢ Balboa stamp tied by 1913 cancel. Slight soiling. From Minister with message. F. (845)
307. U.S. 7 napkins overprinted in gold for VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. Said by seller to be HW Bush
308. Great Britain. Book. THE BRITISH FIGHTER SINCE 1912. Lewis. Printed in 1974. 406 pages. Many photos. 14 pages of data tables by manufacturer. Original jacket. VF. (681)
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