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1. Naval. PC (USS Rhode Island) 1c stp. cancel USS CUMBERLAND – 11 APR 1913 (F/VF) with “GUANTANAMO … - CUBA” in KB. VF. MB $5.00 (1410)
2. Naval. PC (Barracks Mare Island) 1c stp. cancel USS INDEPENDENCE – FEB 19 9AM, 1911 (VF – Ty.1) { three-masted ship}. VF. MB $10.00 (0901)
3. Naval. PC 1c stp. cancel USS MARYLAND – JUN 4 5PM, 1910 (F – Ty.1) { Cruiser}. VF. MB $6.00 (0901)
4. Naval. PC 1c stp. cancel USS VIRGINIA – SEP 3 P.M., 1913 (VF – Ty.3) with “MASS” in killer bars. { Battleship }. VF. MB $10.00 (0901)
5. AEF – APO 2. Sender 2nd Cav AEF. Cancel Type A6001 US Army Postal Service 2(MC flag 10 Jun 1918 - F/VF). Square AEF Base Censor 6 + Boxed Examined by 52. VF (0901) MB $5.00
6. AEF – APO 715. Sender 168th Infantry AEF. Canc. Type A2011 US Army Postal Service 715 (not sure of #) – Jul 7, 1918 (F). AEF censor A.445. VF (09010)
7. AEF – APO 716. YMCA cover Canc. Type A3001.5 US Army Post Office MPES *716* (5 28 – Variety no star no year – F/VF). AEF Censor A…. VF (0901)
8. AEF. P/C “Rosemary! That’s for remembrance” showing soldier and young lady. Canc. Eagle + Military Post Office Soldier’s mail (MC– F/VF). Censor “Military Mail Censor 9”. VF (0901) MB $4.00
9. AEF – APO ?. YMCA On Active Service – AEF FRANCE P/C dateline Molesme France. Canc. Type A2101 US Army Post Office M.P.E.S. number ? (2 APR 1919 – Ave/F). Faint AEF Censor. VF MB $5.00 (0901)
10. Belgium – German Occupation. Commercial cover with CC franked with German Occupation Ovpt “Belgien 15 CENT.”. Canc. Postprufunasstelle – Etappen-Inspektion Gent - * -8. 2. 17. A” (F/VF). VF MB $5.00 (0901)
11. Italy. P/C. Handstamp “5e Reggimento Alpini – Battaglione Vest…. Italian stp indistinct canc. Posta Militare. MS 28-7-16. F (little hole) (0901)
12. Fort Riley, Kansas. WD #10 official MC Fort Riley Kans. Dec 18, 1928 (VF). VF (0901)
13. Spanish Civil War. Cover Rep. Espanola stp cancel Estafeta de Cambio – Barcelona - 3 NOV 38 (VF). Handstamp “Republica Espanola - Censura”. To US. VF MB $8.00 (0901)
14. Spanish Civil War. Cover Rep. Espanola stps MC cancel Barcelona – 14 Mar 38 (Ave). Handstamp “Republica Espanola - Censura” + indistinct handstamp + 259. To Paris, France. VF MB $8.00 (0901)
15. Spanish Civil War. Cover Espana stps cancel Zaragoza – 12 DIC 38 (VF). Handstamp “ Censura Militar - Zaragoza”. To Italy. VF MB $8.00 (0901)
16. US Veterans Hospital. WD #10 official canc. Fort Lyon Colo. OCT 8, … (Ave). Pencil note on back RCVD Oct 15, 29. VF (0901)
17. China – USS Black Hawk. Sender CC Asst. Navy Mail Clerk. Canc. USS BLACK HAWK – 27 OCT 1934 with “SHANGHAI - CHINA” in KB (VF). VF MB $10.00 (0901)
18. China – USS John D. Ford. Canc. USS JOHN D. FORD – 17 OCT 1937 with “CHEFOO – N. CHINA” in KB (VF). VF MB $8.00 (0901)
19. China – USS Monocacy. Canc. USS MONOCACY – 25 DEC 1934 with “HAN KOW - CHINA” in KB (VF). VF MB $10.00 (0901)
20. China – USS Oahu. Canc. USS OAHU – 25 JUL 1932 with “HANKOW – HUPER CHINA” in KB (VF). VF MB $10.00 (0901)
21. China – USS Parrott. Czubay Cacheted “Asiatic Fleet” Canc. USS PARROTT – 2 SEP 1940 with “WEI HATWEI - CHINA” in KB (F). VF MB $10.00 (0901)
22. USS Delaware. Cover – canc. KB U.S.S. DELAWARE – 21 SEP 1920 with “NEW YORK – N.Y.” in KB (F). VF MB $5.00 (1410)
23. USS Erie. Cacheted cover – canc. KB U.S.S. ERIE – 11 NOV 1936 with “ARMISTICE – 1918 DAY 1936” in KB (VF). VF MB $3.00 (0901)
24. USS MISSISSIPPI. Cacheted cover – Canc. Type 6 U.S.S. MISSISSIPPI – 27 SEP 1933 (F). Handstamp Havana Cuba – Shakedown Cruise – Modernized Sept 1, 1933”. VF (0901)
25. USS Northampton. Richell Cacheted cover (Return to the Pacific) – Canc Type F U.S.S. NORTHAMPTON – 3 DEC 1934 with “GOODBUYE - ATLANTIC” in KB (VF). VF MB $5.00 (0901)
26. Alaska. Free franked cover Canc. APO 730 (KB Nov 1943 – F/VF). MS Censor. F (fold) MB $5.00 (1410)
27. Alaska. Patriotic cover 5c Netherlands Flag + 1c canc. APO 986 (MC Jan 1945 – F). Censor. VF (1410)
28. Australia. 6c air cover Canc. 7 BPO (MC Oct 1943 – VF). Censor. Sender APO 4750. VF (1410)
29. Azores. Free franked cover Canc. APO 406 (KB Dec 1944 – VF). MS Censor. F/VF MB $5.00 (1410)
30. Belgium. Free franked cover canc. APO 53 (KB Jul 1945 – VF). VF MB $5.00 (1410)
31. Belgium. 6c air cover canc. APO 113 (KB Mar 1945 – F). MS Censor. F (fold) MB $5.00 (1410)
32. Belgium. Cover 5c Netherlands Flag + 1c canc. APO 117 (KB Mar 1945 – F). F (fold) MB $10.00 (1410)
33. Belgium. Sender 6820 CBS - APO 228. Free franked canc. APO 571 – 3 JUL 1945 (F). Ave Stain MB $5.00 (0900)
34. Canada. Free franked cover canc. APO 677 (KB Dec 1944 – Ave/F). MS Censor. VF (1410)
35. Canada. Free franked cover canc. APO 724 (KB Dec 1943 – VF). Censor. VF MB $10.00 (1410)
36. China. Free franked cover canc. APO 627 (KB Oct 1945 – F). VF (0909)
37. France. Patriotic Free franked cover canc. 11 BPO (MC Apr 1945 – VF). Sender APO 887. Censor. VF (1410)
38. France. 6c air cover canc. APO 89 (MC Jan 1945 – Ave). Censor. VF (1410)
39. Germany (7). All front only. Sender Hq Co 6th Corps APO 46. All 6c air canc. APO 46 – 1945/46 (Ave - F). Ave (0900)
40. Germany. Sender 506 Army Postal Unit. 6c air canc. APO 755 (MC Aug 1945 – VF). With letter. VF (0901)
41. GB. Blue Envelope – Sender 314 Army Postal Unit. 2x 6c air canc. APO (314?) (KB Apr 1945 – Ave/F). VF MB $5.00 (1410)
42. Hungary – Military Russian Occupation P/C. Free franked Canc. Tabori Posta Hivatal 47 (41 x 10 – VF). Back Russian 30 Kopecks stp canc in Cyrilic (Khonkovtsi 239). VF Philatelic (1407)
43. Iceland. 6c air cover canc. APO 860 (KB Jul 1942 – F). Base Censor. VF MB $5.00(1410)
44. Netherlands. 2 x 3c stps canc. APO 79 (KB Mar 1945 – Ave/F). Censor. F (fold) (1410)
45. N. Ireland. 3x British stps canc. APO 813 (KB 1942 no month – F). Censor. VF (1410)
46. Patriotic. Cacheted “Buy War Bonds” cover. 5c Korea Flag + 3c stp canc. US Navy Naval Air Station (MC 1 Jan 1945 – F). VF (0901)
47. Philippines. Free franked cover canc. 4 BPO (MC Jul 1945 – F). Sender APO 24. 2x Censor. VF (0909)
48. Puerto Rico. 6c air cover canc. APO 851 (MC Jun 1944 – VF). Censor. VF (1410)
49. Spain - Censor. Commercial cover to Germany. Spanish Stps canc. Jerez de la Frontera (Cadiz) 8 FEB 40. Handstamp "Censura Militar - Jerez de la Frontera " + German censor tape on back. VF MB $5.00 (0901)
50. Dallas TX USN Aviation Base. Patriotic “Keep ‘em Flying” 3c stp canc Dallas, TEX – U.S.N. RES. AVIATION BASE BR – 7 OCT 1941 (Dr – VF). VF (0901)
51. U.S.C.G. Sender printed CC USCG Training Station, Curtis Bay, Maryland. Free franked MC U.S. Navy - 23 AUG 1943 (F). VF (0909)
52. USS ABSD-2. Free franked canc. US Navy (KB OCT 1943 – VF) + New York NY U.S.S. ABSD 2 Br (DR – VF). Multiple CC handstamp in V shape. No address. VF Philatelic (1410)
53. USS Charles F. Hughes. Patriotic cacheted cover 2c stp canc. U.S.S. Charles F. Hughes – 27 FEB 1941 with “Guantanamo Bay Cuba” in the killer bars (VF). VF (0901)
54. USS Strategy AM-308. 4x 8c air cover canc. US Navy (KB 2 SEP 1945 – VF). Censor. VF MB $5.00 (1410)
55. USS Strategy AM-308. 4x 6c air cover canc. US Navy (KB 2 SEP 1945 – VF). Censor. VF MB $5.00 (1410)
56. APO 7. Free franked – Sender 707th ORD M Bn, APO 7. Cancel APO 7 (MC 21 JUN 53 – VF). Located Taekwang-ni, Korea. VF (0909)
57. APO 59. Free franked – Sender QM Service Co, APO 59. Cancel APO 59 (KB 11 NOV 51 – F). Located Pusan, Korea. F (fold) (0909)
58. APO 71. Free Franked – Sender Sig Det 3, APO 71. Cancel APO (71?) (MC 31 Jul 53 – Ave). Located Wonju, Korea. VF (0909)
59. APO 86. Free Franked – Sender INF. Canc. APO 86 (MC 28 APR 53 – F). Located Nambakchon, Korea. F (fold) (0909)
60. APO 901. Free franked. Sender 931st EAB, APO 901. Canc. APO 901 (MC 9 May 55 – F). Located Taegu AB, Korea. VF (0909)
61. APO 909. Free franked. Sender 196 FA Bn, APO 301. Canc. APO 909 (MC ? May 52 – Ave/F). Located Pupyong-ni, Korea. VF (0909)
62. APO 970. Free franked. Sender 35th Sup Sqdn, APO 970. Canc. APO 970 (KB 16 Feb 51 – Ave/F). With letter. Located Taegu, Korea. VF (0909)
63. APO 96262. Free Franked. Canc. APO 96262 (MC 22 Oct 67 – F). Located Pleiku, Vietnam. F (back flap missing) (0909)
POST-WORLD II MILITARY / COLD WAR
64. Bermuda. Patriotic free franked canc. APO 856 (MC Apr 1946 – VF). VF MB $5.00 (1410)
65. Canada – CFPO 27. Forces Air letter Canadian stps canc. CFPO-27 (1964 – F/VF) in Nicosia, Cyprus. To CAPO 5047. VF (1411)
66. Canada – CFPO 40 (2). 2x covers Canadian stps canc. CFPO-40. 1 is 1961 (F)in Hemer, Germany. 1 is 1977 (VF) in Lahr, Germany. VF (1411)
67. Canada – CFPO 42. P/C (Soest) Canadian stp canc. CFPO-42 (1965 – F) in Soest, Germany. VF (1411)
68. Canada – CFPO 42. Cover Canadian stp canc. CFPO-42 (1967 – Ave/F) in Soest, Germany. VF (1411)
69. Canada – CFPO 43. Cover Canadian stp canc. CFPO-43 (1977 – VF) in Lahr, Germany. VF (1411)
70. Canada – CFPO 44. Cover Canadian stp canc. CFPO-44 (19?? – Ave) in Lahr, Germany. VF (1411)
71. Canada – CFPO 102. # 10 OHMS Cover Belgian meter to RCAF Langar Notts, England (1961). Back boxed canc. CFPO 102 – General Delivery. In Lahr, Germany. VF (1411)
72. Canada – CFPO 105 (2). 2x covers Canadian stps canc. CFPO-105. 1 is 1960 (F)in France. 1 is 1978 (VF) in Lahr, Germany. VF (1411)
73. Canada – CFPO 105. P/C (Paris) Canadian stp canc. CFPO-105 (1953 – Ave/F) in France. To RCAF Portage la Prairie. F (1411)
74. Canada – CFPO 109. Cover from St Catharines ONT (1962) to CAPO 5052. Back boxed canc. CFPO 109 – General Delivery (Ave). In Metz, France. VF (1411)
75. Canada – CFPO 107. # 10 OHMS Cover Canadian stp canc. CFPO-107 (1961 – VF) in Bade Sollingen, Germany. VF (1411)
76. Canada – CFPO 108. # 10 OHMS Cover Canadian stp canc. CFPO-108 (1960 – F/VF) in Marville, France. VF (1411)
77. Canada – CFPO 108. #10 Cover Canadian stp canc. CFPO-108 (1976 – F) in Lahr, Germany. VF (1411)
78. Canada – CFPO 111. Forces Air letter Canadian stps canc. CFPO-111 (1963 – VF) in Decimomannu, Italy. To CAPO 5047. VF (1411)
79. Canada – CFPO 5000. Cover Canadian stp canc. CFPO-5000 (1972 – VF) in Lahr, Germany. VF (1411)
80. Canada – CFPO 5003. Forces Air letter Canadian stps canc. CFPO-5003 (1970 – VF). Used for Exercise Nimrod II. To CAPO 5050. VF (1411)
81. Canada – CFPO 5004. Cover Canadian stp canc. CFPO-5004 (1991 – VF) in Doha, Qatar. VF Philatelic (1411)
82. Canada – CFPO 5053. #10 Cover Canadian stp canc. CFPO-5053 (1956 – VF) in Paris, France. VF (1411)
83. Canada – CFPO 5055. Cover Canadian stp canc. CFPO-5055 {or 5056?}(1967 – Ave) in Zweibrucken, Germany. VF (1411)
84. Canada – CAPO 5055. Forces Air letter free franked NO cancel but handstamp “R CAPO 5055”. To CAPO 5052. Misc handstamps on back. In Zweibrucken, Germany. VF Philatelic (1411)
85. Canada – CFPO 5056. Cover Canadian stp canc. CFPO-5056 (1965 – Ave) in Baden Soellingen, Germany. VF (1411)
86. Canada – CFPO 5056. Cover Canadian stp canc. CFPO-5056 (197? – Ave) in Baden, Germany. VF (1411)
87. Canada – CFPO 5056. P/C (London) Canadian stp canc. CFPO-5056 (1976 – VF) in Baden, Germany. VF (1411)
88. Canada – RCAF Langar. Cover British meter RCAF Langar Notts England 1962 (F/VF). Handstamp of both RCAF Langar and RAF Ballykelly but no address? VF MB $5.00 (1411)
89. Germany – APO 28. 6c air Canc. APO 28 (1957 – VF). Handstamp “Missent to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas”. F (fold) (0909)
90. Germany – APO 403. Sender Brig Gen Creighton W. Abrams APO 403. US stps canc. APO (403) (KB 1966 – F). VF (1410)
91. Germany – APO 742-A. 6c Air canc APO 742A (KB 1948 – F). Berlin Airlift. VF MB $10.00 (1410)
92. Hamilton Field. Sender and canc. Hamilton Field Calif (MC 1945 – F) to Bunohan School, Honolulu, T.H.. Aux. handstamp “No record at Sta Hospital – Hamilton Field, Calif.”. VF (0909)
93. Alaska – Kodiak. Size #10 commercial cover 6c air canc U.S. NAVY BR. 13609 – NAVAL AIR STATION - MC 1950 (VF). VF (0901)
94. Egypt. Sender Office of US Naval Attache – American Embassy – Cairo Egypt. Egyptian stamps indistinct canc. 26 NOV 1947. F (fold) (0909)
95. US Separation Center (2) in CC. 1 # 10 Official ND CC Shoemaker, Calif. Canc. US Navy (MC 1946 – VF) with letter. 1 cover 8c air canc. Minneapolis, Minn AMF – 1945. VF (0909)
96. Argentina – Official. #10+ Official “Armada Argentina” with military label “Serv. Correo Naval – M.P.” canc. Estafeta Central – Mar Del Plata – 29 JUL 2002. Handstamp “Armada Argentina – Submarino A.R.A. Suboficial Castillo”. VF MB $5.00 (0901)
97. NATO Flown cover. Commemorative # 10 cover 10th Anniv NAPMO. Belgian + Dutch stps canc. 1988 on cover FLOWN on AWACS plane from Brussels to Brunssum. Numbered cover. VF MB $10.00 (0901)
98. USS Rhode Island (Sub). Change of command cover Signed by both Captains. Canc. St Mary’s GA … 1995. VF (0901)
99. SFOR - Canada. Mail Bag Tag CCSFOR CFPO 5112 canc. CFPO-5112 (2002 – Last Day CFPO ?) in Zagreb, Croatia. F MB $7.00 (1411)
100. UNEF II - Canada. Cover Canadian stp canc. CFPO-5002 (1974 – VF) in Egypt. VF (1411)
101. UNFICYP - Canada. Cacheted Cover (45th Anniv Caen Captured) Canadian stp canc. CFPO-5001 (1989 – F) in Cyprus. VF Philatelic (1411)
102. UNFICYP - Canada. Forces Air letter Canadian stp canc. CFPO-5001 (1965 – VF) in Cyprus. VF (1411)
103. UNFICYP - Canada. Cover Canadian stp canc. CFPO-5001 (1989 – F) in Cyprus. VF (1411)
104. UNTAG - Namibia. Handstamps “Pollog – UNTAG”. Free franked canc. Warszawa 60 – 89-10-11. VF MB $5.00 (0901)
105. UNTSO. Small official UNTSO stationary. Canadian stp canc. CFPO 32 - 28 II 67 (VF). VF MB $5.00 (0901)
106. UNTSO. Size 10 official UNTSO stationary. Israeli stps canc. Jerusalem 197(6)? (Ave). VF MB $5.00 (0901)
107. Autograph – Flying Tigers in China. 5 x 3 card Autographed by Edward L. Stiles - Flying Tigers - 3rd Sqdn AVG Crew Chief – Burma + China ’41 + 42. VF MB $10.00 (0901)
108. Autograph – Tuskegee Airmen. 5 x 3 card Autographed by captain Harvey Alexander – Tuskegee Airmen – B-25 Pilot – 617th Sqd, 477th Bomb Grp. VF MB $14.00 (0901)
109. Book “Enlisted Soldier’s Guide”. 2nd Edition by SGM Dennis Perez. 224 pages – Published 1990. VF MB $4.00 (0901)
110. Book “With Wings like Eagles”. The untold Story of the battle of Britain. By Michael Korda. 320 pages – Published 2009. VF MB $5.00 (0901)
111. U.S.S. BENFOLD – Commissioning book 1996. U.S.S. Benfold (DDG-65) 88 pages full size. VF MB $12.00 (0901)
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