MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY SOCIETY
Auction 174
Closing date: 10 July, 2004
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MINIMUM BID $2.50
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1. Germany. Boxer Rebellion. Picture postcard of sailing of D Andalusia with East Asian Expedition Corps to China.To U.S.A, via England with 10 pfg. Bielefield 5/5/01 cancel. Stamp cut short. Some letters indistinct in cancel. Some slight ink smudges from cancels. AVE-F. (848)
2. Germany. 2 picture postcards S.M.S. Brandenburg and Hagen. To Germany with Kiel 1902-03 cancels. Messages in German., F. (848)
3. Germany. Special picture post card of S.M. School ship Gneisenau sunk on 16 December 1900. Canceled Wilhemshaven 17.8.02. F. (848)
4. Germany. 2 colored embossed postcards issued by German "Navy League". 1 has picture,of Prince Heinrich and ship and flags. To U.S. with stamp missing and 1902 New York cancel on address side. Plus mint card F.-VF. (848)
5. France, Small photo card of French Navy ship Le Pothuau (?).1905 Cherbourg cancel to Austria. F. (917)
6. Philippines. Special photographic postcard for 1909 Christmas program of Army Transport "LOGAN" to U.S. with local 2¢ stamp tied by Manila 1910 cancel. Slight bleed through of postmark. AVE-F. (146)
7. Belgium. 2 Official covers from Government in Exile sent Free with civilian cancels. One with corner card Belgian Army Paris. Other Pyrotechnical school with Le Havre cancel and Anvers handstamp. Latter has opening tears and small pieces missing. AVE-F. (661)
8. Belgium. French colored postcard showing soldiers and flags of Allies. with Belgian military cancel 28.IV 15 unit #8 and 2 line similar handstamp. Unaddressed. F-VF. (723)
9. France. 3 different military cards 1 from and to Dragons, 2nd 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)
10. France. Unused comic postcard in color showing Frenchman with lobster and wine and German with turnip and water. 1914. VF. (723)
11. France. Unused army card with colored flags. Back has map of central Europe. VF. (723)
12. France. Unused army card with colored flags. Back has map of central Europe. VF. (723)
13. Not Used
14. France. Stampless Military card used by German POW to relative in Switzerland on 19.XII.14 from camp Dragungnau/Vogt Hotel Berlin. 2 line French Verified and partial double circle handstamp. F. (723)
15. France. Postcard showing old Alsace, Thann postmark 31.8.15 on French Scott's 109 and 112 with seated Liberty cachet of Bitschwiller and cachet of Mayor. Also Red Cross volunteer handstamp in German. Message in French.VF. (723)
16. Germany. 3 different postcards for Italian POWs in Alten Grabow camp from Italy. Italian and German censorship. 1 card with reply card still attached with message. F. (836)
17. Germany. Special printed POW card from Russian POW in Celle camp. 3 line boxed Russian censor handstamp and 1915 Petrograd cancel. Slight tears. F. (869)
18. Gibraltar. 2 colored English Gibraltar cards. with French Naval handstamps with anchor.to France. Sender's particulars not clear. F. (723)
19. Great Britain. 4 "I am Well" cards with FPO C7 to Canada, H.1, R3, and T.36 cancels. 1 censored with slight toning. F-VF. (661)
20. Poland. Colored postcard of Main post Office Warsaw in German and Polish. German Feldpost cancel #192. Sender with Bug Army Russia. Vertical fold. F. (723)
21. Russia. Postal card from Austrian POW Orenburg Minovi-Door to Olmutz (Now Czechoslovakia). Olmütz 2 line military, Vienna triangular , and 4 line boxed Russian Orenburg POW handstamps. 1916 Orenberg 1916 cancel.(869)
22. Russia. Special printed POW card from Austrian POW Tambov to Böhmen (Now Czechoslovakia). Vienna triangular and circular Russian POW handstamps. No cancel. Message dated 1916.in Czech. Slight tears. AVE-F.(869)
23. Russia. Postal card from Austrian POW Bolchow Orel to Steiermark Vienna. Circular Austrian and Russian POW handstamps. with Tambov 1915 cancel. F.(869)
24. Russian. Special printed POW card from Tilsit Perm POW. Russian circular censor handstamp and triangular Austrian POW handstamp. Small piece missing. AVE.(869)
25. Salonica. Stampless FM cover with Paris 1917 cancel to British soldier London Regt. British Expeditionary Force Brittany Army in Salonica. Roughly opened. Plus U.S. AEF cover from member 16th Rgt. Railway Engineers. Also registered cover with Cape Verde label to Mexico with Cape Verde stamp and 1 stamp cut out. AVE (848)
26. Switzerland. 3 stampless covers with double circle Swiss Feldpost handstamps with numbers 5, 5?, and 67. 2 Chau de Fonds 1915-17 machine cancels on receipt. (723)
27. Switzerland. 5 stampless covers with unit handstamps.One corner card of 2. Division. 1 special corner card for Soldier's reading rooms with Thur Kaserne 12.VI.17 school cancel. 4 receipt postmarks. F. (723)
28. Switzerland. 5 stampless covers with different unit handstamps.from above. F. (723)
29. Official War Department Penalty card for Walton, N.Y. Draft Board. Recipient classified IVA on JAN 11 1918. Y in cancel faint. F. (836)
30. 3 YMCA covers with flag cancels APO's 2 and 705 (2) From 77th , 101 U.S. F.A., and 35th Eng. 1 has 3 line Officer handstamp in addition to Eagle censor. Opening tears AVE. (848)
31. 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)
32. 2 colorful cards YMCA "Allies Flags and Flowers" and Private "Flowers of the Allies". Mint. VF. (661)
33. 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)
34. Special censored K of C Easter card with unclear date. Message written April 12, 1919. F. (137)
35. 1919 JWB (Jewish Welfare Board) Return card. Philadelphia May 12 1919 cancel. MILITARY MAIL handstamp with no sender. F. (137)
36. 1919 JWB Return card. with normal Military Post Office Eagle cancel. Printed place for unit and ship. Sent by Sgt. 314th Regt. on board Princess Matoikar. Scrape on address effecting part of name. F. (137)
37. Navy Forces in Europe. YMCA letter sheet used by soldier Battalion B 5th Field Art. dated 8/27/1918. Interesting message about hauling guns wherever we go, use of rail system, types of horses, guns etc. F-VF. (723)
38. AEF in BEF. Small cover with British APO S 18 7 DE 18 cancel and British type censor #3402 from General Hospital 18. To USA. Slight blur of censor #. F. (137)
39. AEF. Germany Occupation.Cover to soldier APO 927 AEF Forces Metternich Germany. Returned to U.S. and forwarding handstamps.with APO 927 Oct 1919 backstamp.Worn from journey. Also 2 covers from same soldier with 1919 APO 734 and 927 cancels and roughly opened. AVE. (137)
40. AEF. Germany. Picture postcard of Daun Germany from American soldier of apparent Danish descent with 358th Infantry.of 98 Div. Eagle censor. To Denmark with 2¢ stamp tied by JAN 7 1919 barrel cancel. without APO. F.(007)
41. Book. The 4th Division in the World War. Softcover. 1919 9 by 6 inches. 104 pages.100 pictures in action. Slight wear of cover. F. RES $20.00 (860)
42. 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. Published at $37.00 (999)
43. 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)
44. #10 like envelope from sailor U.S.S. PATOKA sent special delivery with 6 2¢ Washingtons tied by 1924 NEW YORK C.P.O cancels. Also Gibraltar stamp tied by JA 29 1924 Gibraltar cancel.Received Brooklyn FE 13 backstamp. Plus Official Penalty cover from same ship with weak U.S.S. Ellis Canal Zone cancel. AVE-F. (146)
45. Cover to Florida with DEC 18 1930 U.S.S. HANNIBAL cancel on 5¢ Globe stamp and Guatanomo Bay CUBA in killer. Plus 5¢ Cuban Air mail stamp tied by BOQUERON CUBA cancel. Also cover from same ship with 1927 cancel on 2¢ U.S. and BATABANOA in cancel. F. (146)
46. Haiti.Marines. #10 like Penalty cover with corner card of Navy Office Port au Prince. Very clear cancel U.S.M.C Port au Prince OCT 8 1930. (146)
47. Marines. Cover with cancel of FIRST MARINE Brigade MAY 16, 1939; 3 covers with blocks of 4 of 1/2¢ PREXIE tied by pre-war 1941 cancels of MAR AIR GR 11, 2nd MAR AIRC'FT GROUP, and PARRIS ISLAND. Plus 2 covers with 1950 cancel of MARINE CORPS BASE SAN DIEGO. Philatelic. F-VF. (007)
48. 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. RES $6.00 (870)
49. 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. RES $6.00 (870)
50. China. 2 stamped covers with slightly different U.S. Marine Detachment Peping 1935 and 1940 cancels. F-VF. (146)
51. China. 5 stamped covers with 4 different U.S. Marine 4th Rgt. Shanghai 1931-1940.cancels. F-VF. (146)
52. China. Cover and PC 19 stamped card with U.S. Marine Det. Tientsin 1938 or 40 cancels. F-VF. (146)
53. Czechoslovakia. Swiss 7 1/2 c reply postcard with 2 1/2 c stamp added with Basel 1920 postmark to Bratislava with blurred boxed red censor(?) handstamp. F. (661)
54. Finland. 1928 insured money letter with handstamp of Reserve Officer's School in Hamina Business Office and wax seals. Backstamped. Helsinki. Slight aging. F. RES $8.00 (870)
55. Haiti. PC17 1¢ postal card with 1930 U.S.M.C. PORT AU PRINCE HAITI cancel. No message. F. SB $25.00 (019)
56. Haiti. Cover with 2 1¢ Franklins tied U.S.M.C CAPE HAITEN HAITI Duplex cancel. Year not clear. F. SB $35.00 (019)
57. Haiti. Cover with 1 1/2¢ Washington Bicentennial tied U.S.M.C CAPE HAITEN HAITI 1932 Duplex cancel. Year not clear. F. SB $25.00 (019)
58. Nicaragua. 2¢ Pulaski tied by U.S.M.C. 5th Reg. 2d Brig. Managua May 27 1931 Locy Type 9 cancel. Addressed to Locy. Sun Stain at left. Some gum bleed through. Cancel. VF. SB $20.00.(019)
59. United States. 2 stampless Official War Department.Penalty covers from CCC EDUCA ADV Headquarters CCC CO. 249 Camp SP.51 Red House N.Y. with 1936 Red House cancels.VF. (848)
60. Spain. Civil War. Canary Islands. Cover to U.S. with 30 Centimos Republic stamp tied by weak 1937 Las Palmas cancels. 2 line CENSURA MILITAR LAS PALMAS handstamp. Special 5 cents ISLAS CANARIAS stamp with small piece missing. Opening tears. AVE. (848)
61. Aden. Cover to handwritten Arabic name in England with boxed Aden censor handstamp on front and 2 tying PC 22 tape on back. 2 1/2 As stamp on front with 1 missing and weak cancel.(?). AVE. (848)
62. 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)
63. Argentina 2 Argentina 12C postcards to France with 1 Peso Airmail stamp added. Dated 1944. with U.S. small circle censor handstamps with #6003 and #5378. F. (723)
64. Australia. Official #10 OHMS cover from Sydney University. 3 stamps tied by weak but legible 1942 cancel. PASSED BY CENSOR S.33 handstamp. Some wrinkles and slight hole. Plus small cover with weak Australian cancel to U.S. Soldier APO 927 U-1 with AMERICAN BASE FORCES FEB 2 1944 cancel on back. Opening tears. AVE. (848)
65. Australia. APO 922 cover. Plus 6 ¢ air mail stamped envelope with April 29 7 BPO machine cancel without a year from sender APO 928. U.S. red on white army censor tape and Base #2430 censor. APO book ambiguous. May be New Guinea? Plus APO 43 1942 New Zealand. VF. (746)
66. Australia. Small cover from U.S. Army nurse Hospital #4 APO 924 to Major APO 704. American base Forces JUL 28 1943 cancel. Less common mail within country. VF. (836)
67. Bahamas. 2 1/2 Penny stamp with AUG 5 1942 slogan cancel. U.S. civilian censor tape. on letter to Canada. Slight wrinkles. F. (295)
68. Bermuda. 3 stamped covers. 2 types of Marine cancels. 1 with Lendlease cachet.1 with Minkus cachet. 1941 cancels. F-VF. (146)
69. Burma. Newspaper mailer from HQs Tenth U.S. AIR FORCE APO 216 with APO 218 MAR 22 1945 cancel to Newspaper. Weak China Burma Press censor. F. (836)
70. Camerouns. Cover from U.S. to Camerouns with 2¢ Defense and 3¢ Victory stamps with 1943 cancel Controle Postal Commission A Territore du Commission A censor Cameroun handstamp. Plus French type Military censor tape and oval handstamp. Also purple semi-circle handstamp. M'Balmayo cancel on back. F. SB $15.00 (755)
71. Camerouns. Cover from U.S. to Camerouns with 2¢ and 3¢ meter stamps with 1942 cancel Controle Postal Commission A Territore du Commission censor handstamp. Plus U.S. paper censor tape and small triangular handstamp. M'Balmayo cancel on back. F. SB $15.00 (755)
72. Canada. Air Mail cover with U.S. APO JUN 9 1944 cancel from sender Captain at APO 462 14 ATC Minneapolis. Had been folded at one time. away from markings. Not censored. S B $20.00 (755)
73. Canada. Special postcard for POWs used by German POW Camp 133 Work Group 28.Partial Camp 23 cancel and Canadian INT.OP circular censor handstamp. Message written 1946. In German "war over", some gone to England etc. Some smudging from mail handling. AVE-F. (836)
74 to 77 unused.
78. Canada. Special letter sheet for POWs used by German POW Camp 132 Work Group 5. Camp 132 JAN 27 1946 cancel and Canadian INT.OP circular censor handstamp. To POW Camp 25 "Abitibi Pulp and Paper Co." Ravine Lake Camp 25. Slight marks from special paper. F. (836)
79. Canada. #10 cover with corner card of War Shipment Administration Halifax War Shipping Administration New York. with Halifax JUL 20 1942 cancel. Straight line censor DB. Has been folded. F. (295)
80. Canada. 14 covers to Canada or U.S. including. 3 Free from Canadian troops in England with unit handstamp on back. Plus 4 Canadian Air Force. 3 with insignia on back. Also 5 apparent civilian with British stamps and censor tape. Also U.S. to Alberta with U.S. tape. AVE. (295)
81. Canada. 2 covers to stamp dealer in U.S. with attractive stamp. Each tied by V. for Victory cancel and Foreign exchange tape tied by PASSED FOR EXPORT handstamp and 1942 HAMILTON cancel. VF. (295)
82. Canada. New Foundland. 2 covers to Canada with New Foundland stamps. 1 with weak CAPO JU 24 43 cancel. Sender with Canadian FORCES corner card CHQ CAPO # 1 CAOS. Plus circular censor 24/8/43. Unfortunately cut on opening. Still all markings clear. Also faint cancel on 2 stamps and PC 90 DC/39 tape. Back shows V.- on shield and endorsed but hard to read. AVE. (295)
83. 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 $20.00 F. (755)
84. 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. (661)
85. Egypt. Small stampless cover to New Zealand with corner card of NAAFI and unit handstamp with#809. Plus red and white Base censor tape A.F.W. 3312 tied by 107 in circle and Deputy Chief Field Censor handstamp. Egypt 25 2 JU 42 cancel. Opening tears. F. Plus 1945 Air Mail cover with 4 stamps to U.S. with U.S. censor tape. Also 1962 air mail cover from APO 231 Libya. (643)
86. 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)
Finland items often translated on item in pencil
87. Finland. Pre-Winter War Mobilization letter from FPO 7 3.11.39 with 2nd Anti-Aircraft Rgt. HQ cachet. Partial Helsinki 1940 Olympics arrival cancel. (870)
88. Finland. Winter War. Patriotic Military censored card from FPO 22 on last day of war 13.3.40 RES $7.00 F. (870)
89. Finland. Peace time after Winter War. Letter from FPO 29 27.6.40 Sender Musician from 4th Brigade Band based in Hämeenlina and backstamped. F-VF. RES $6.00 (870)
90. Finland. Peace time after Winter War. Letter from FPO 16 30.10.40 Navy. Boxed Fieldpost cachet in Swedish. Coast Artillery Fortress Pirttisaari. Arrival mark. F-VF. RES $5.00 (870)
91. Finland. Continuation War. 2 covers. FPO 9 4.VIII.43 and FPO 9 different type 9.9.42 to FPO 7. F-VF. (870)
92. France. Scott #339 tied by Paris 13.9.1940 cancels to Red Cross in Geneva. Opened by German censor Frankfurt with "e" tape and handstamp. F. (723)
93. 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)
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 Marseille. They did not waste much time getting the Tourists?
(723)
96. 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. (723)
97. France. Free cover with 3.9.45 cancel with handstamp of Military Government P.T.T. Division. F. (723)
98. France. Small envelope with Scott S1. Spanish civil War refugee of 191st Worker Group Lorriet 5 40 postmark to Aid center in Paris. Cancels weak. AVE. (723)
99. 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)
100. France. 2 covers from sender with staff of U.S. 20th BPO APO 21. Slight soiling and tears. AVE-F. (746)
101. France. 7 US APO covers 20th BPO, 469, 472, 651, 696 (#10 Official Ninth Air Force), 740, 768. F-VF. (836)
102. French Equatorial Africa. Cover from Pointe Noire Congo with 65c stamp overprinted LIBRE 1 FR. to Camerouns. Controle Postal Commission B French Africa censor handstamp. Partial Point-Noire 27 OUT 42 cancel. Also similar handstamp for Camerouns?. Partial brown blank tape tied by oval Military Authority and small circle with B 3 handstamps M'Balmayo cancel on back.SB$15.00 (755)
103. French Morocco. Cover to France postmarked Casablanca 1945 with air mail label and Scott 187 tied by machine cancel with handstamp of 1st Rgt. Colonial Artillery. F. (723)
104. French Morocco. Free cover postmarked Fes Ville 1945 from E.T.A. Fes Morocco. Partial oval handstamp of School de Fes. 1945 AVE. (723)
105. French Morocco. Free cover postmarked Avignon 1942 to Colonel Commander of 7.R.T.M. from General of Army. F. (723)
106. French Morocco. Special 1.2F postcard from Paris to Casablanca Sept. 28, 1944. British Octagonal PASSED T.167 censor mark. Asking for help finding brother.(723)
107. Germany. 4 special POW letter sheets to Belgium for package mailing labels 3 with dumb 1941-44 cancels from STALAG IA (Kgf. B.P. handstamp), IVA, VIIIA, and XIB, (836)
108. Germany. Official stampless POW letter sheets and postcard used by French POWS in STALAG XVIIB with camp censor to France. 1 with dumb cancel. Other with just parallel lines. Some wrinkling and tears. AVE. (295)
109. Germany. 17 covers. 6 from soldier Feldpost number 04700 1940 167th Division in West. Plus 11 1943-44 covers from 00780 216 Div.in Poland and Russia. Mail from East has original letters enclosed and/or are postcards. 5 have various usage of Airmail admission stamp. Opening tears. AVE-F. (137)
110. Germany. Patriotic cover sent Free with cachet showing combat service pins from U.S. soldier with APO 450 May 9 1945 machine cancel. Slight cuts on opening. Unit censor hard to read over cachet. APO listed only 2 days in Haag Germany. F. (836)
111. Gold Coast. Cover to U.S. with 3 different Gold Coast stamps with Olda SEP 2 1940 cancels.Yellow Gold Coast censor tape. Opening tears with 1 stamp torn. AVE-F. (848)
112. Great Britain. 1/2d and 2d stamps commemorating centenary of postage. Stamp tied by HOME DEPOT R.E.P.S. 19 29-JU 40 cancel, Honor envelope opened and sealed with Base censor tape and censor #932 handstamp and British FPO 23 27 November cancel. France. FPO 527 MR 18 42 cancel to Canada with Canadian Unit date stamp and similar cover with blurred cancel; and Army POST OFFICE C No. 6 19 NOV 40 machine cancel with RAF Censor type R4 from Northern Ireland. Also OHMS envelope with unclear cancel with hexagonal censor handstamp believed to be WWI. AVE-F. (007)
113. 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)
114. Great Britain. 13 US APO covers APOs 130, 209-postage due, 413 (Official #10 ), 452(2 ), 469, 472, 562, 589 (Special foldout letter card with 6 views), 647, 813 (Honor envelope), 871, and 8 (Northern Ireland). 4 from Air Born units between missions. F. (836)
115. Great Britain. 5 covers from German POWs Camps 53, 73, 177, 247, and 268. F. (836)
116. Great Britain. Air Mail letter sheet with Maritime dumb cancel. Full message in Polish dated 1945 from s/s Lublin G.P.O. London F. (836)
117. Iceland. Small cover with U.S. National Park 10¢ issue plus 3¢ defense tied by US APO 810 NOV 12 1941 cancel. BASE 60 censor handstamp. Sent special delivery with backstamp. F-VF.(007)
118. Iceland. OAS cover to England with British 21 JY 40 cancel. Hard to read but looks like 306 with Daynes type 102 censor with #1171. Forwarded. Opening tears. F.(007)
119. Iceland. Air Mail cover with AUG 16 1942 APO cancel with no number. Sender 50 Sig. Bn. APO 860. Black and white Army Censor tape cut slightly short. and tied by unit censor. SB $15.00 F. (755)
120. Iceland. 2¢ Win the War series tied by FIRST MARINE BRIGADE PROVISIONAL SEP 26 1941 U.S.MARINES/ ICELAND cancel. Slight bleed through. F. (146)
121. India. 6 covers to India with RAF Post SOUTH EASTASIA cancels #1, #2, #3 2 types, #09, and unclear. All have censor type R17 with numbers 224, 353, 529, 294,, 22, and 354. Also larger registered cover from Bally to U.S. with civilian censor handstamps and partial wax seals. Also Calcutta to U.S. with 2 1R and 1 1/2A stamps. Plus 2 not clear. Mixed. Most F. (007)
122. Iran. Airmail cover from Teheran to Palestine. Iranian censor tape tied by Soviet English censor handstamps. Shah stamp with faint cancel. Also U.S. APO cover APO 680 of Railway Bn. in Iran. F. (848)
123. Italy. Air mail cover to U.S.A. with 6 stamps uncanceled but cover with JAN 31 1941 Toledo receipt cancels and censor handstamps on 1 stamp and tying tape on back. Plus 1945 cover with Napoli cancel on 2 stamps and later censor handstamp and tape. Opening tears. AVE. (848)
124. Italy. 3 Official penalty wrappers from U.S. APO 3 1944 to 23 General Hospital with hospital dated receipt stamp. VF. Also APOs 88 (2-1 repaired), and 520. AVE-VF. (746)
125. Italy. 3 U.S. APO covers from APOs 528*, 761 (Sender 761R), and 785. AVE-F. (836)
126. Italy. 12 covers US APOs 9, 34 (2-1 with insignia of Red Bull Division), 345, (2-1*), 394 (Military Delegate Rome), 512 (Navy cancel), 525, 570, 650, 773, and 794. F-VF. (836)
127. Italy. 6¢ U.S. stamped air mail envelope from sender APO 512. British FPO 728 FEB 5 1945 cancel on stamp. APO cancel with no number. of same date away from stamp. Also British shield censor #9463. Slight wrinkles. F. (836)
128. Japan. #10 Official War Dept. envelope from GHQ Public relations APO 500. SEP 6 1945 machine cancel with no APO. GHQ S.W.P.A. censor handstamp. Early usage of Occupation Forces. (836)
129. Leeward Islands. Minkus cachet with 2¢ Win the War series tied by MAR. DET, ANTIGUA LEEWARD ISLANDS cancel. F-VF. (146)
130. Malta. Cover with corner card UNION CLUB MALTA from RAF Squadron Leader to RAF Station England. London official Paid cancel and partial RAF censor without number. Similar cover from different correspondence with censor #178. F. (661)
131. Morocco. U.S. air mail cover from APO 396 NAFW-ATC with unclear 75? APO in cancel. Plus cover with 2 3¢ Defense issues tied by AUG 7 1944 cancel. Sender Civilian with UNRRA. Also Free cover APO 423 1944. Tunisia. AVE-F. (836)
132. Newfoundland. Minkus cachet with 2 2¢ Win the War series tied by MAR. DET, ARGENTIA MAR 1 1941 cancel. F-VF. (146)
133. North Africa. 6¢ stamped air mail envelope to wife(?) in Canada tied by U.S. APO 53? OCT 26 1943 cancel with British Daynes type A 500 British censor ??41. Could be Italy. F. (746)
134. Palestine. 4 covers with Palestine stamps to U.S and 1 to Uruguay. Variety of censorship including PC90 KK yellow tape, PC 66 KK white (2), PC 22 red on white, and U.S. cellophane tape. Mixed condition.Opening tears. (848)
135. 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. (836)
136. Philippines.Cover with Philippines stamps tied by APR MASBATE April 1940 cancels and Hong Kong Censor handstamp. Opening tears and wrinkles. AVE-F. (848)
137. Philippines. Japanese Occupation post card with imprinted 2 stamp. First Day of Sale 17 MAY 1943. Special Military Police censor handstamp. No message. VF. (848)
138. Romania. 2 mint 3 Lei Military postcards. 1 cut short. VF. (848)
139. Russell Islands. #10 air mail cover with Navy AUG 6 1945 cancel and censor. From USN Hospital Navy Mobile #10. Slight tears. F. (755)
140. Russia Ukraine. 2 U.S. 6 stamped envelopes from Captain HQ Eastern command. Both have APO 798. in sender's address. 1 AAF 559 with US Army 652 NOV 17 1944 machine cancel then in Europe. Other APO 798 with no year in cancel. F. (869)
141. Samoa. Stampless cover endorsed No Stamps available with SECOND DEFENSE BN./FLEET MAR. FORCE MAR 24 1942 cancel with "FIGHTING MARINES" in killer. Sender 2d Tank Bn.F-VF. SB $15.00 (019)
142. Slovakia. Airmail cover to Uruguay with 3 stamps and Bratislava 25 X 1941 cancels. Censor tape tied by 1 line CENZOR 71 handstamp. Montevideo receipt cancel. Opening tears. F. (848)
143. Solomons. 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. SB$10.00. (019)
144. 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)
145. Southern Rhodesia. Stampless cover to Canada from RAF Station Salisbury. Faint Mount Hemden APR 43 cancel and Official Handstamp. VF Hexagonal censor handstamp and censor tape. AVE. (295)
146. Spain. 2 covers. 1 1944 registered to U.S. with 3 stamps and Madrid handstamp and censor tape. #10 envelope 1944 with 7 Franco stamps with Barcelona censor tape and handstamp and Bermuda PC 90 tape. F. (848)
147. Sweden. 1941 air mail cover from Sweden to U.S. with German Berlin Transit censor used to tie blank tape. 2 line handstamp "By air over the Atlantic/and from New York" British PC 90 tape with I.C. in pencil. Slight tears. F. (007)
148. Sweden. 1944 air mail cover from Bjärnum 4.12.44 to U.S. with U.S. censor tape. 90 ore stamp for Swedish navy. Slight tape stains. F. (007)
149. Sweden. 1942 air mail cover from Arvika 2.10.42 to U.S. with U.S. censor tape. 15 and 90 stamp stamp. Slight tears. F. (007)
150. Sweden. Airmail cover to U.S. from member American Legation. 30 Stamp tied by straight line handstamp. MAILED G/2 W.D.G.S.JAN 13 1944. Most likely by pouch. 4 line WAR DEPARTMENT G-2 handstamp and cellophane U.S. censor tape. Slight tears. F. (007)
151. 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)
152. Switzerland. Official cover Fortress Commander Sargan with Baden Schweiz 12.1.42 cancel and Fortress handstamp. Plus trilingual Army envelope with Collonges 1940 cancel. F-VF. (723)
153. Switzerland. Special Internee envelope to Geneva. Handstamp of Ilanz Internment camp. Back has Swiss Internment censor tape. F. (723)
154. Switzerland. Special Catholic Youth envelope to Red Cross Geneva. Handstamp of Wallerswil Internment camp. Used by Italian Internee. Also #875. F. (723)
155. Switzerland. Special Catholic Youth envelope to Red Cross Geneva. Handstamp of Wellingen Internment camp.#315. Also cash register type marking of 16 March 1945. F. (723)
156. Switzerland. YMCA Internee cover from Italian with handstamp of Gümmenen Camp. envelope to Red Cross Geneva. #332. Plus larger cover with handstamp of Schüpfen camp. #365. Italian senders. F. (723)
157. Switzerland. 5 military covers. with circular Feldpost handstamps Zughaus Seewen, San. Anstalt Interlaken, Gruppe Dietikon, Baugruppe Zurich, and Festungs kommando Sargans. F-VF. (723)
158. Switzerland. Airmail cover to U.S. with Scott's 244 and 282 tied by Zurich 16.V.42 cancel. British PC 90 Form 167 censor tape with I.C. notation of Bermuda Office. F-VF. (848)
159. 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)
160 Trinidad. Cover from APO 695 and 6¢ stamped air mail cover with Navy cancel and censor from Section Base Fleet 117. F-VF. (746)
161. Trinidad. Commercial size cover with corner card of U.S. Engineer OFFICE APO 803 PORT OF SPAIN. 15¢ map air mail tied by AMERICAN BASE FORCES APO 803 DEC 19 1941 machine cancel and local censor. Slight wrinkling. F.(146)
162. 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)
163. Trinidad. 4th Anniversary of N.C.S. cachet with 2¢ Win the War series tied by MAR. DET, TRINIDAD. F-VF. (146)
164. Trinidad. 3 covers with Trinidad stamps 1 with straight line Censor handstamp on blank tape. 1 #10 with PC 90 tape with underlines and IE handstamp and censor number in manuscript. 1 #10 with 5 stamps and TRI IC in dumb handstamp. Plus 4 South American to U.S. with IE censor markings. Also 2 D/ID of Jamaica. AVE-F. (848)
165. Tunisia. Free cover with 28.XII.45 machine cancel Tunisia. Sender with Guard Legion. Plus faint circular Guard handstamp. F. (723)
166. Turks and Caicos Islands. #10 envelope with 1.2d and 2d of 1937 Coronation issue. tied by 1942 cancel. To U.S. with U.S. paper censor. Folded down middle.Small piece missing from country of address. F. (848)
167. 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)
168. Wallis Island. Stamped airmail cover from Marine 8th Defense Bn. Navy JUN 18 1943 cancel. Fold and slight tears. F. SB $20.00 (019)
169. Censorship. 4 covers. 1 Dutch East Indies 1941 with 4 stamps with 1 missing. 2. Russia 1 back with 4 stamps and 1946 cancels and double circular censor. Also Russia 1945 with 2 stamps and Russian censored handstamp and paper tape and U.S. tape. Plus Surinam 1943 with Surinam and U.S. censorship. Mixed. (848)
170. Censorship. 15 covers South/Central America with U.S. censor tapes.1 opened twice.1 with 4 British Guina stamps. plus 1 with Brazilian censorship. AVE-F. (848)
171. Special picture postcard showing captured 2 man Japanese Suicide Submarine. Used by soldier APO 380 JUN 3 1944 Italy. VF. (836)
172. Censor slip NC Form No. 3 for missing item. No envelope. F. (661)
173. Air Mail cover with APO MAR 7 1943 cancel with no APO#. No sender's particulars except Name and Merchant Marine. Black and white Army censor tape and Base Censor 1109. Seller says Algers? (755)
174. Air Mail cover from Lt. APO 41 163 Inf.and self censored. 2 9¢ PREXIEs tied by blurred APO cancel NOV 10 with indistinct year. Wrinkled. AVE-F. (755)
175. V-Mail Processed Easter V-Mail with Bugs Bunny from APO 957 Hawaii. No date. F-VF. (836)
176. 6 processed V-Mail with envelopes. 5 from same sender various APOS and medical locations GB and 1 France. Plus different party Hawaii. Also cover APO 7 FEB 5 1945 with Base censor. Philippines. F-VF. (007)
177. Special POW card W.D., P.M.G. FORM 6-1 ETOUSA 1-45 in English , German, and Italian. Used by Italian POW with weak Italian 26.6.45 cancel and U.S. BASE ARMY censor 1553. Address given as 81-36h-510 Service Co. 7462(?) U.S.Army P.W.I.B. France. (723)
178. Special mint POW letter sheet via New York. (Form 112 1 December 1944. Mint. VF. (836)
179. 6 #10 War Ballots 1944 election. 5 to Pennsylvania and 1 to Connecticut. 5 have Navy cancels from Staff Cmdr. North Pacific Forces, Navy 128, 78 NCB, 54 NCB, Armed Guard SS George Vickers, and Great Lakes. F-VF. (007)
180. Special card deck from U.S. Playing card company with each face being that of Aircraft for spotting. Orignal box with soiling. F. (146)
181. 8 covers dealing with Military Intelligence including #10 Official from Military Intelligence Center Camp Ritchie, 2 covers 3310 SU 1943 Blacksburg VA., 3 603d Engineering batallion and 1 Signal Section HQ 2nd Army with Fort Meade cancels. Plus Intelligence Div. USAREUR 1953(?). F. (848)
182. 7 1940-46 covers with Aberdeen Proving Ground cancels. 5 #10 Official. F-VF. (848)
183. Correspondence of Army Medical Doctor from 1933-1963 including Washington D.C. Minnesota, Carlyle (3), 1934 Philippines with stamps (3), 1937 Fort Devens 6 Lt. Col 1942, 127 General Hospital Louisiana(7) 212 General hospital (5 with insignia on back), 127 General Hospital, APOS 144, 157, 511, 517, 519(4), 574, 646, 4909 166 Gen Hosp., 1845, Lawson General Hospital 1942 166 general hospital (2)1945. 1947 Guam; 3 Camp Stoneham with 2 with cachet, Presidio 1949. 7 1950's covers to/from Canal Zone with stamps and corner cards. Miscellaneous items. 57 covers. Mixed. (848)
184. Alaska. Special Patriotic cover for Admiral Spruance sent FREE with APO 986 JAN 30 1945 machine cancel. Sender with 11th Fighter Sq. Det. unit censor. F. (146)
185. Midway. Airmail cover with 30¢ Transport tied by weak but legible SIX DEFENSE BAT. NOV 15 1941 cancel. Real usage. Vertical fold. F. (146)
186. 6 addressed cacheted covers with Oppressed Nations Series. 4 with matching cachets. 1 Korea, Kentucky. 1 Stahle. F-VF. (661)
187. Cover from Syracuse Army Air Base sent FREE with V. _ Victory symbol with Syracuse 1943 cancel. Slight toning at one end. F. (755)
188. 3 different #10 Porto Server Patriotics. 2 FREE. Different cancels. 1 APO 345 Camp Hale.F. (146)
189. 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)
190. Marine Corps Iwo Jima FIRST DAY COVER with Crosby Iwo Jima cachet Melone 31. IA. VF. SB $25.00 (019)
191. Marine Corps. Iwo Jima FIRST DAY COVER with Flugel Iwo Jima cachet Melone 20. UA. VF. SB $30.00 (019)
192. Marine Corps. Special cachet for Wake island dead. 1 and 2 cent of Win the War series tied by 2 different Philadelphia Marine Barracks 7 DEC 1941 date of Pearl Harbor cancels. l. VF. (146)
WORLD WAR II UNITED STATES NAVAL
193. Registered cover with 15¢ PREXIE and 3 1¢ Defense issues tied by dumb cancels. less common 2 line Navy CENSORED handstamp. From U.S.S. PRAIRIE W with JAN 28 1942 ship cancel. Slight gum bleed through. F. (007)
194. 2 covers U.S.S. PRAIRIE with Navy 1942 and 1943 cancels. Plus cover with 1 1/2¢ PREXIE tied by DEC 24 1941 Navy cancel with same censor as in lot 193 above. VF. (007)
195. 3 1942-44 Navy censored covers from U.S.S.VULCAN. Plus postal card with U.S.S. VULCAN AUG 4 1941 in cancel. No message. F-VF. (007)
196. Free cover to sailor U.S.S. MADDOX mailed from Fort Warren with special letter paper. Boxed 1943 Returned to Sender hand stamp. Similar cover to sailor VF-19 Various markings. F.(869)
197. 4 covers Fleet Air Wing 7 Navy NOV 26 1944 cancel; U.S.S.Y.M.S. 368 with Navy 1/17/44 cancel and.2 home bases-1 not canceled. AVE-F. (836)
198. 6 ship covers U.S. S. HORNET, HUNTER LIGGETT, MELVILLE-Official, SAMUEL CHASE, TENNESSEE-torn, WYOMING. All but 1 #10. AVE-F. (007)
199. 8 covers from Navy numbers 93 -Tunisia, 116-Puerto Rico 1950, 151-Alaska. 152- Solomon Islands torn, 943-Guam. 3110-France, 149 Somar Island , and 3410-Truk 1950. Most F-VF. (007)
200. 4 covers Navy 10 (2-Hawaii), 80th NCB-Trinidad, and 93 Batt. Green Island. Plus 3 covers not clear in Murphy 5th Naval Construction Batt., ? First beach Bn. with "93" in killer. and 92 NCB. Also 4th Marines 1944-Guadacanal and 1945. MP BN FMF (?)Mixed. (848)
201. Marines. Newfoundland. Art Craft cachet for National Defense series with 3¢ tied by MAR DET ARGENTIA AUG 17 1941 cancel and Navy censor. Plus similar cover without cachet with APR 21 1941 cancel and 3 line boxed Marine Detachment Argentia censor handstamp. VF. Also cover FIRST MAR DIV 1941, Mar. barracks MARE ISL 1940, and post war FIRST PROVISIONAL MARINE BRIGADE Navy 14000 Br.F. (007)
WORLD WAR II UNITED STATES APO'S
202. 20 covers with APO in address and civilian cancels from APOs 29, 30 (2), 35,77 (2), 88, 89 with corner card 354th Inf., 94, 103, 258, 309 (3), 402 (2), 447 and 448 with corner card of Camp McCain. Plus 2 from Divisions 1942-43 without APO. 3 #10. Mostly F. (746)
203. 8 covers APO 1221 (Egypt), 4127D (MPHS?). 4665 (Australia.)4738 (New Hebrides), 9149(local patriotic), 15185 JUNE 1944.(England), 21344 (Washington), Also multi censored cover "Embarkation Port San Francisco and no APO(?) AVE-F. (836)
204. 10 #10 War Ballots 1944 election. to Pennsylvania. from APOs 127 (France), 133 (GB), 136 (France), 198 (New Guinea), 506 (GB-sender Commander of S.S.Oakley Wood American West African lines. 510 (Belgium), 543 (Italy), 554 (GB), 557 (GB), and 709 (Solomons with 708 New Hebrides also). F-VF. (007)
205. 3 Maneuver cards 1 APO 80 Los Angeles. Message side has corner card of Desert Training center California. No cancel 2. APO 104 FEB 15 1944 cancel.3. Camp Forest Tennessee APO 452 APR 181942. Plus Maxton N.C card. and Minkus cachet APO 181 LA (aged). AVE-F.(836)
206. Air mail cover JUN 22 1944 to soldier APO 30 and forwarded to APO 871. 5 boxed No Record 1st BPO handstamps with various penciled dates from 1944-45. other markings including "finger". Back has July and October.1944 1 BPO machine cancels F.(836)
207. Desert Training. 3 covers C/O Postmaster Los Angeles.with 1943 APO cancels without numbers from APOs 439 (2-1 has drawing of air plane and 3 2¢ Defense stamp as postage). Plus unclear cover written over APO from 951 F.A. Bn. F-VF. (746)
208. 2 covers from APO 5. 1 with 1 BPO AUG 21 1943 machine cancel in England and Unit censor. Other with APO 5 DEC 6 1944 cancel of England with Unit and Base censorship. F-VF. (007)
Philatelic inspired unless letter etc. noted.
209. Turkey. Cover with corner card TURKEY FOR PEACE Korea, UNIIMOG, UNIKOM. UNOSOM, UNPROFOR, UNOMIG. From Turkish Major BFPO 548 with weaK FPO 575 cancel on British stamp. Said to be UNPROFOR. AVE. (295)
210. #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)
211. UNAMIC. Dutch Forces. Cambodia. Large size official envelope with UNAMIC corner card to Netherlands with 1992 machine cancel of Central Feldpost Office. Folded once. VF. (295)
212. UNCMAC. Canadian LIAISON GROUP. Korea. #10 envelope with address label of Canadian Colonel at American APO 96205. To Canada with Ottawa meter 8-9-2000. VF. (295)
213. UNCMAC. Canadian LIAISON GROUP. Korea. To Canada with U.S APO 96205.cancel on Billy Mitchell stamp. 9-20--2000. VF. (295)
214. UNDOF. Austrian Forces. Golan Heights. #10 envelope with special Austrian postage stamp for 30 years of Austrian and UN soldiers for Peace. UNDOF AUSBAT 5.7.99 1500 a cancel. Attractive gold cachet. Also special 25 year handstamp cachet. Unaddressed. VF. (295)
215. UNDOF. Austrian Forces. Golan Heights. #10 envelope similar to last mainly except U.N. 5.2.07 cancel and special Canadian Forces cachet. VF. (295)
216. 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)
217. UNDOF. Polish Forces. Israel. Envelope with UN BASE PO NAQYORA LEBANON 25.4.2001 cancel with 2 handstamps of Camp Ziouani Israel Also Warsaw forwarding cancel and handstamp 9.5.01 (295)
218. UNEF. Finnish Forces. Egypt. Letter to Finland with 30 stamp tied by Dec 1956 Bilingual cancels of Finland Company. Also cancel not on stamp. VF. RES $10.00(870)
219. UNEF. Finnish Forces.Egypt. Photo card "Bird.s eye view on Suez canal". Uncanceled but dated Gaza 28.2.57 Circular Red cachet of Finnish Company. F-VF. RES $10.00(870)
220. UNEF. Finnish Forces.Egypt. Letter to Finland tied by 11.2.57 Bilingual cancels of Finland Company. Envelope has Finnish flag and YKSK. Slight wear one side. F. RES $7.00(870)
221. UNEF. Swedish Forces. Egypt. Letter to Sweden with Swedish stamp tied by SVENSKA FN-BATALJONEN 22.52.57 Egypt cancels. VF. RES $12.00(870)
222. UNFICYP. Austrian Forces. Cyprus. Cover to England with Austrian stamp tied by UNFICYP AUSCON 24.12.79 a cancel. (295)
223. UNFICYP. British Forces. Cyprus. 2 AP 30 1979 Field Post 775 cancels on British or UN stamps. VF. (521)
224. UNFICYP. Canadian Forces. Cyprus. 3 covers CFPO 5001 1964-67. 1 Forces sheet with message but stuck together. 1 #10 Official. AVE-F. (295)
225. UNFICYP. Danish Forces. Cyprus. #10 Official with DANCON cachet. Special DANCON UNFICYP 13.8.91 machine cancel. Handwritten sender. VF. (295)
226. UNFICYP. Danish Forces. Cyprus. 3 covers with UN stamps tied by 1978 Geneva UN cancels. 2 have DANCON UNFICYP 1976 dated handstamps. 2 have straight line DANCON/UNFICYP. handstamps. VF. (521)
227. UNFICYP. Finnish Forces. Cyprus. #10 like cover with UNFICYP FINLAND 14.10.76 cancel on Finnish stamp. Handwritten sender. Slight smudge. F. (295)
228. UNFICYP. Irish Forces. Cyprus. 2 UN stamps tied by New York 1979 UN cancel.2 dated rectangular ECONOMICS HQ UNFICYP 4/28/2979 and 1 oval IRISH LIAISON OFFICE 23 APR 1979 UNFICYP HQ handstamps. VF. (521)
229. UNFICYP. #10 air mail envelope with corner card of UNITED NATIONS FORCES in Cyprus. 5 Cyprus Stamps with Trilingual 5.5.64 UN cancels.VF. (521)
230. UNIFIL. British Forces. Lebanon. Colored postcard Queen's Guard to Canada. English civilian 1991 cancel. Message talks about UNIFIL changes and Indian troops. Actual identity not clear without more research. F. (295)
231. UNIFIL. Canadian Forces. Israel. Official Canadian OHMS envelope to CFB Base Borden with receiving Borden handstamp tying Israeli air mail label. Israeli stamp tied by blurred Israeli cancel. F. Plus business card of Regimental Sergeant Major Princes Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry with UN and Canadian flag. Flap missing. F. (295)
232. UNIFIL.Dutch. Forces. Lebanon. #10 like Air mail cover with Netherlands Lebanon hand stamp cachet. Dutch 24.IV.81 #95 cancel. Flap missing. Cancel light. AVE. (295)
233. UNIFIL. Finnish Forces. Lebanon. Picture postcard of Beirut to Finland with UNIFIL 27.SEP 1983 cancel and sender's address and message. F. RES $5.00(870)
234A. UNIFIL. Ghana Forces. Israel. #10 Air mail cover. Sender's address on flap and torn. GHANA BAT MAIL UNIFIL 30 OCT 98 cancel. Wrinkles. Plus corner card UNIFIL with 2 different GHANBATT HQ UNIFIL handstamps. 1 dated 1998. Both to Burma Camp Ghana. F-VF. (295)
234B. UNIFIL. Irish Forces. Lebanon. Corner card UNIFIL with French stamps tied with BPM 125 1998 cancel. from Lt. Col. Irish Btn. Plus UNICEF card 50 Years UN with Erie on imprinted stamp. UNIFIL 9.4.1996 cancel on front and back and nice message to friend in Ireland. F-VF. (295)
235. UNIFIL.Norwegian Forces. Lebanon. #10 envelope with corner card of NOR BAT UNIFIL. Norwegian Fieldpost cancel 13.11.98. F-VF. (295)
236. UNIKOM. Iraq. Kuwait. Official #10 envelope with corner card of Force Commander Maj.Gen. Vize.with Kuwait stamp tied by blurred cancel. Letter enclosed on Official stationery from HQ Umm Qasr 10 NOV 2000 acknowledged request for stamp F. (295)
237. UNIKOM. Iraq. Kuwait. Envelope with corner card of Force Commander Maj.Gen. Vize.with Kuwait stamp tied by blurred SAFA cancel. F. (295)
238. UNIKOM. Iraq. Kuwait. Official large envelope with corner card of Force Commander Maj.Gen. Vize with Kuwait stamp tied by blurred SAFAT 11 JAN 2001 cancel. F. (295)
239. UNMEE. Canadian Forces. East Africa. 5 Canadian stamps tied by CFPO 5108 2/6/2001 to 3/20/2001 cancels. Different senders. 2 with cachet of 2nd Bat. Canadian Royal Regiment. VF. (295)
240. UNMIH Canadian Forces. Haiti. Cover with 2 Haiti stamps tied by blurred local boxed cancel. 1995 3 page letter from Port au Prince. Letter enclosed on building bases. (295)
241 UNMIH Canadian Forces. Haiti. 2 1995 covers from Canada to soldiers CCUNMIH CFPO 5057 Operation Pivot. Torn on opening and repaired. AVE. (295)
242. UNPROFOR French Forces. 10 covers. 8 have UN UNPROFOR dated 1993-95 cancels. 2 have French stamps tied by BPM 657 or 659 1995 cancels on French stamps. Said to be Rapid Reaction Force. Most have sender's address and/or hand stamp. 1 has BPM 651 crossed out. VF. (295)
243. UNPROFOR. French Forces. Photo card showing Maxi-Yacht "La Poste" and Crew from Commander with UNPROFOR 26 APR 1994 cancel to France. VF. (295)
244. UNPROFOR. French Forces. UN airletter sheet from sender SP 71053 to France with UNPROFOR 27.SEP 1993 cancel. Letter in French. VF. (723)
245. UNPROFOR. Ghana Forces. 3 Greeting card or #10 like covers to Major HQ UNPF Zagreb Croatia. 2 with Ghanian stamps.One with Indian stamps. Cancels hard to read. 1 stained. (295)
246. UNPROFOR. Ukranian Forces. Soviet letter sheet with picture of 1936 T-26 Tank. Russian stamps overprinted UKR BAT/UN BOSNIA SARAEVO KIEV. UN Ukrainian 25.12.94 military cancel. VF. (295)
247. UNTAC. Dutch Forces. Cambodia. Larger size cover with corner card of Dutch Air Force to Netherlands with VELDPOST 48 26.VI 92 cancel. Smaller Cover different sender 48 01 V 92 92. Senders NL DET UNTAC NAPO 60. F. (295)
248. UNTAG. Polish Forces. Namibia. Free cover with blurred Warsaw cancel. 2 large NAMIBIA handstamped cachets from 1989-1990. AVE. (295)
POST-WORLD WAR II MILITARY - OTHER
249. Afghanistan. Canadian Forces. 6 covers with Canadian stamps tied by CFPO 5113 cancels from March 6 till June 5 2002. 6 have Operation Apollo in address. 3 also say Afghanistan. Different Senders. VF. (295)
250. Afghanistan. Canadian Forces. 4 covers with Canadian stamps tied by CFPO 5006 5/27/02 - 6/10/02 and 5050 cancel from 6/5/02. All have Operation Apollo in address. Different Senders. VF. (295)
251. Afghanistan. Canadian Forces. 2 covers with Canadian stamps tied by CFPO 5006 5/13/02 or CFPO 5113 5/1/3/02 cancels with Operation Apollo in address. Letters enclosed. 1 with newspaper article about family and 1 location can't be given but better than Afghanistan? VF. (295)
252. Afghanistan.German. Forces. Cover with German stamp tied by German FELDPOST 1371 7/4/02 cancel with handstamp of FELDPOSTAMT "Camp Warehouse" Kabul/AFG. To Oberfeldwebel. VF. (295)
253. Albania. Registered cover to Italy with Italian stamps tied by 2001 ITALFOR ALBANIA cancels. Stamp not canceled and marked in pen. F. (295)
254. Austria. 5 American Occupation covers. APO 58 Vienna Area Command to Mil. Gov. Det. UNRRA; APO 168 USFA 1954; APO 200 1945; APO 541 1947 (revalued 6¢ envelope).Plus British FPO 710 12 MR 1947 (revalued envelope) to Forces mail with British sender to Canada. (836)
255. 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)
256. Canada. 2 cacheted covers for 1964 visit of Canadian Aircraft Carrier H.M.C.S. BONAVENTURE. Canadian and U.S. Naval cancels. VF. (146)
257. Cuba. 1951 cover with Navy 13607 in 1951 cancel. Plus #10 with 1953 Navy 10018 cancel. Both with 115 in sender's address. # 10,wrinkled from storage. F. (755)
258. Cyprus. Special cacheted cover for Battle of Britain Festival showing British modern and WWII planes over Cyprus. British stamp tied by special battle BFPO 1139 10 OCT 70 cancel. Unaddressed. Back has handstamps for delivery by Parachutist.VF. (295)
259. Czechoslovakia. Special multi-colored postcard of Postal museum showing UN Peace keeper. Special UN Prag 4.3.2000 cancel. VF. (295)
260. East Timor. Free #10 cover with oval Australian A.F.P.O. 5 7 NOV 1999 cancel. Opening tears. F. (295)
261. East Timor. Cover with Canadian stamp tied by FMO VICTORIA 6 1 00 cancel, Sender HMCS PROTECTEUR/ DEPLOYED TO EAST TIMOR, Autograph of COXSWAIN and seal of ship. F. (295)
262. Eriterea. Colored political Italian postcard to Italy with Italian stamp tied by Rome Airport cancel.2 different handstamps of Italian Forces in Asmara. Slight soiling. F. (295)
263. 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)
264. France. Official stampless cover with BPM 605 24 7 190 cancel with handstamp 2 Regt. of Combat helicopters SP 69852 to Commander SP 69394. VF. (723)
265. 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)
266. Germany. 2 covers. 1 unaddressed with 4 pfg. Hitler with " U.S. / Occupation" overprint. 2nd. 1¢ PREXIE overprinted GERMANY and 5 pfg. AMG overprinted U.S. Army to Medical Doctor Kurhotel Bad Wörishofen. Each has 3 Bad Wörishofen 21.3.46 cancels. Unrecognized overprints. VF. (848)
267. Germany. 2 unaddressed cards. 1 6 pfg. AMG card with " U.S. / Occupation" overprint. 2nd. Hitler card with Hitler quote. Bad Wörishofen 21.3.46 cancels. Different unrecognized overprints VF. (848)
268. Germany. Unaddressed 6 pfg. Hitler card card with Hitler quote and multicolor US APO 360 OCT 24 1945 cancel. Plus 4 pfg. Hitler with " U.S. / Occupation" overprint on cover to Doctor 5th Infantry APO 360 and 5th Infantry insignia and U.S. Army of Occupation Augsburg cachet. Also different 5th Infantry hand stamp tying Austrian stamp.handstamp. Latter has slight surface scrapes. F-VF. (848)
269. Germany. 13. covers US APOs 66, 79, 408*, 556, 633(3), and 757 (6). 7 1945. 4 #10 Penalty.covers. (836)
270. Germany. 3 6¢ stamped envelopes from civilians with APO 61-A, 207-A, and 207-1. 1949-59 cancels. AVE-F. (869)
271. Germany. 2 censored covers to U.S. with numeral issues. 1 with British censor tape and handstamp with slight dirt. Other with US CIVIL CENSORSHIP FFM "B". AVE-F. (661)
272. Germany. 3 covers with multicolor cachet for German American Friendship 1963 1 with U.S. Stamps including Hammarskjold "Invert" with APO 633 MAY 12 1963 and special U.S. Freedom bell dated handstamp and same cachet with U.S. and German stamps with APO 633, and Wiesbaden cancels), and dated Freedom Bell handstamp. 3. Unused. F-VF. (848)
273. Germany. 2 covers with multicolor cachet for German American Friendship Week 1962. Each has dated Freedom Bell U.S. handstamp 1 has APO 633 cancel. Other has Wiesbaden cancel. Plus Germany colored postcards Mosbach APO 175 1954, Berlin APO 742 1960. Also cover APO 29 1953, 227 1946. Also 2 envelopes with all different handstamps APO 110. Probably souvenir. Mostly F-VF. (848)
274. Great Britain. 2 cacheted covers for 1953 visit of H.M.S. PERSUEUS and 1969 visit of H.M.S. EAGLE. British and U.S. Naval cancels. VF. (146)
275. 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. SB $5.00 VF. (904)
276. 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)
277. Greenland. 6¢ stamped envelope from civilian with APO 858 MaY 16 1952 cancel. F. (869)
278. Greenland. Jul 13 1966 cover with APO 09023 cancel on 5 ¢ stamp. Corner card USNS BOYCE (T-AK 251). Cachet for 1965 MSTS ARCTIC OPERATIONS. Back has humorous hand cachet of animal ARCTIC EAST. Some letters indistinct in cachets. F. (755)
279. Greenland. U.S. Airmail cover with special cachet of Camp 100 Century Danish Territory 800 miles from North Pole. U.S. Airmail stamp tied by APO 23 MAY 13 1961 cancel of Thule. VF. (007)
280. Greenland. U.S. Airmail cover with 1959 Arctic Explorations and International Naval Review stamps tied by USS BURTON ISLAND MAY 19 1959 cancel. Typed cachet indicates flown by helicopter to Thule etc. Ship name blurred. F. (007)
281. Iceland. Greeting card size cover with 2 1 KR stamps.tied by blurred Keflavik air cancel. From member of Keflavik Airport Security Staff to Lt. Col. APO 710 1949. Backstamped and forwarded. 1 stamp torn. F. (007)
282. Iceland. 4 Navy 17067 1970's covers 2 with cachet of NAVSTA KEFLAVIK. 1 remembering POW MIA and 1 last day of operation Navy 17067 Unit 3 Plus 2 without cachet with Navy 17067 Unit 2 and 1 cancels. Little history enclosed. VF. (007)
283. Iceland. 2 #10 covers from Headquarters Iceland Defense Force APO 811951 or 57. 1 has torn tamp and toning. AVE-F. (746)
284. Iceland. #10 Penalty envelope from sender APO 610 NOV 28 1945 from Headquarters Iceland Command. F. (836)
285. Iceland. #10 Penalty envelope from sender APO 610 NOV 28 1945 from Headquarters Iceland Command. F. (836)
286. India. 15 NAYE PAISE stamped envelope to Calcutta with FPO 805 21.7.64 cancel and INDIA UNIT CENSOR handstamp. Dated backstamp Calcutta. Slight corner cut. F. (084)
287. Iran. #10 Penalty envelope from sender APO 795 Oct. 13 1945 from Headquarters Persian Gulf Command. F. (836)
288. Israel. Airletter from Nahab via Haifa 1951 to Czechoslovakia.Three different Israeli censor marks on front and censor tape and handstamp on back. Opening tears F. RES $7.00.(870)
289. Italy. Letter to Norway from Norwegian Officer with signature. NATO DEFENCE COLLEGE Rome Cancel of Philatelic Day 1998. F. (295)
290. Italy. Letter to Belgium from Major Joint Belgian Netherlands unit at Amendola. Red handstamp RNLAFDET F-16 Amendola with fighter in center. Italian stamp tied by Foggia 1999 blurred cancel. F. (295)
291. Japan. 22 1949-53 covers from civilians APOs 392), 7, 68, 75*. 323, 328(2), 343-2, 354. 500,, 710(2), 919-1, 925-1, 929, 950-2), 959, 963, and 994(3) and Navy 13766 and 17008. Also APOs 235, 239 (3*) Okinawa., 815 (Iwo Jima), Guam 13605 and 5 not clear. (869)
292. Japan. 100 air mail covers from same sender with APO 201 1952 machine cancels. F-VF. (746)
293. Johnston Island.6¢ stamped envelope from AACS Sq. APO 105 FE 19 1949 cancel. F.
(869)
294. Korea. Free cover APO 235 1946. #10 corner card APO 234 with 1954 APO 59 cancel and 6¢ stamp. Plus long letter in English from boy in 1957 with no envelope. (819)
295. Kwajalein. 6¢ stamped envelope from 1810 AACS Grp.APO 953 with Navy 10666 BR. APR 18 1951 cancel. VF.
(869)
296. Liberia. Large 8 1/2" by 5" letter with Ethiopian stamps to Major ECOMOG HQ Monrovia. Ethiopian cancel hard to read Canceled on delivery with Monrovia cancels. Year hard to read. F. (295)
297. Morocco. 7 covers from U.S. Lt. Casablanca to woman in Ras Te, Bouda. All with stamps and but one with open address. 3 with hard to read cancel. 3#10. Also 1957 APO 117. Plus window envelope with corner card Casablanca with 5 Moroccan stamps and U.S. and French WWII censoring. AVE-F. (848)
298. New Foundland. 4.6¢ stamped envelopes from 863 (3) and 864. 2 without year. Others 1952. (869)
299. Turkey. Special exploded registered air mail "POSTAGE AND FEES PAID" official cover from US APO 254 to U.S. Backstamped with MOB cancels APO 254 1963 plus New York cancels and Bank receipt stamp. F. 300. Turkey. 3 #10 envelopes from civilian APO 254 HQ TUSLOG.Each with 1957 stamps tied by Turkish VENESENIA 1957 and partial Ankara cancels. Slight gum creep from stamps. AVE-F. (848)
301. United States. Air Force Bases. 11 mostly 2¢ 1952-54 postal cards. Evidently project where collector sent card to clerks and asked for return with Base MOB cancel. Most also have civilian cancel. Heavy duplication. F-VF. (848)
302. Alaska. 10 6¢ stamped envelopes from APOs 729, 731, 732, 733, 937, 942 (2), 942N. 949 (2). AVE-F. (869)
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
303. IFOR. Finnish Forces. Cover with 1996 meter stamp to member FINCON/IFOR VF. (295)
304. KFOR. Austrian Forces. Special Austrian stamp commemorating Feldpost Overseas. Tied by special square cancel AUCON KFOR. 22.6.2001 First Day. VF. (295)
305. KFOR. Austrian Forces. Austrian stamp tied by l AUCON KFOR. 1503a 9.10.01 cancel. Sender MP AUCON/KFOR SUVA REKA. VF. (295)
306. KFOR. British Forces. British stamp tied by BFPO 113 1999 cancel. Royal Irish Rgt. and KOSOVO Operation Agricola handstamps. AVE. (295)
307. KFOR. French Forces. #10 like cover with large cachet for Mine Action Centre UNMIK, OSCE, KFOR. AFOR, IPTF, and SFOR. French stamp tied by BPM 663 3.11.2000 machine cancel. F-VF. (295)
308. KFOR. French Forces. #10 like cover with large cachet for 152 Infantry Regiment KOSOVO (KFOR) Sept. 1999-JAN 2000. French stamp tied by BPM 663 cancel. VF. (295)
309. KFOR. Norwegian Forces. Cover with cachet for SUPPLY PLT/NO NSE/KFOR with Norwegian stamps tied by Feltpost 100 7.3.00 machine cancel. VF. (295)
310. KFOR. Polish Forces. Envelope with Polish Ukraine (POLUKRBAT) KFOR KOSOVO Bn. Warsaw forwarding cancel and handstamp 7.2.02 VF. (295)
311. KFOR. Slovak Forces. Envelope with Austrian stamp tied by AUCON KFOR 1503 1.6.01 00 cancel. Also Swiss Army Military postal Service Swiss Coy marking. Special colored cachet for SLOVAK DEMINING TEAM. Various NATO KFOR markings including Task Force DULJE Slovak contingent SLOVENGCON. VF. (295)
312. SFOR. Austrian Forces. Cover with Austrian stamp tied by AUSLOG SFOR 1502 a 26.4.00 cancel. 4 different handstamps of AUSLOG SFOR including Fieldpost office. VF. (295)
313. SFOR. Austrian Forces. #10 like cover with 3 Austrian stamps tied by AUSLOG SFOR 1502 a 21.01.99 cancels. 5 different handstamps of AUSLOG SFOR including Fieldpost office and 2 Camp Helba Visoko. VF. (295)
314. SFOR. British Forces. 2 covers with Christmas cards with British stamps tied by weak FPO 1029 1999 cancels. 1 with 15 DEC 1999 letter from IRCOM Sarjevo. F.(295)
315. SFOR. Canadian Forces. Larger than #10 envelope with WWI air plane stamp tied by CFPO 5140 2000 01 03 cancel. Official envelope with National Command Element handstamp. Nice letter enclosed on Official stationery with letterhead of OPERATIONKINETIC TASK FORCE KOSOVO. F-VF. (295)
316. 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)
317. SFOR. Canadian Forces. UN 3 DEC 1999 cancel on stampless cover. Corner card of BATTLE GROUP/BG CSAAMP HOLOPINA CORALICI/OP PALADIUM ROTO 5/PO Box 5003 SFOR. Enclosure special Christmas card Greetings from Bosnia for 1st Bn. 22 Rgt. VF. (295)
318. SFOR. Canadian Forces. 5 covers with CFPO 5112 cancels on Canadian stamps. 3 from different senders Royal Canadian Regiment OP PALLADIUM Box 5003. Plus 2 Royal Edmonton Rgt. and OP Palladium CFPO 5112. VF. (295)
319. SFOR. Canadian Forces.4 special FIELD SERVICE POST CARDs with air views of different Bases CFPO 5003 or 5112 Op Palladium SFOR. 3 have Canadian Forces Mail 2002 cancels. No messages. VF. (295)
320. SFOR. Canadian Forces. 5 stampless covers from different senders CFPO 5003 SFOR. 2 with UN cancels, 1 small with CFPO 5003 cancels, and 2 normal CFPO 3 cancels. 1 cover has UN and CFPO 5003 cancels on same date 3/9/2001. F-VF. (295)
321. 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)
322. SFOR. Canadian Forces. #10 envelope with new Canadian Forces 2002.6.05 cancel with Dubai card enclosed. (295)
323. SFOR. Finnish Forces. Cover with 16.4.97 meter to Captain FINCON/SFOR AVE.(295)
324. SFOR. Finnish Forces. Cover to Finland with Finnish stamp tied by FINCON-SFOR 22.4.97 cancel. VF.RES $5.00 (870)
325. SFOR. 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)
326. SFOR. German Forces. 4 covers with German stamps tied by FP 730, and 731 (3) cancels and SFOR cachets. Various other handstmps.1 with photo of helicopter over Mostar. F-VF.(295)
327. SFOR. Irish Forces. 3 covers 1 with Bosnian stamp tied Ilioza 1998 cancel from sender IRCON Sarjevo BFPO 543 with dated HQ SFOR MP COY handstamp. 2 new type BFPO cancel with Sarajevo in cancel 16 DE 00 with Ilioza cachet, and 3rd from BFPO 543 with illegible cancel. AVE-F.(295)
328. SFOR. Italian Forces. 2 covers with Italian stamps tied by ITALFOR Bosnia 1997 cancels 1 has circular handstamp for 9th Parachute Assault Regiment. Other has no cachet. F.(295)
329. SFOR. Italian Forces. Postcard with Italian stamps tied by ITALFOR Kosovo 4.2.00 cancel. Handstamp of Multinational Brigade. Picture is of soldier in earlier time but not identified. VF.(295)
330. SFOR. Italian Forces. Postcard with Italian stamps tied by ITALFOR Bosnia 10.1.01 cancel. SFOR cachet. VF.(295)
331. SFOR. Italian Forces. Official stampless cover with ITALFOR BOSNIA 4.7.97 cancel. Sender Italian Contingent SFOR GARIBALDI LOGISTICS BASSAGLIONE. Operation Joint Guard. to Bersaglieri Brigade Caserta. Cut close on opening. F. (295)
332. SFOR. Polish Forces. Picture postcard for Warsaw uprising(?) with Warsaw 23.07.02 cancel and NORDIC SUPPORT SFOR cachet. Back has 2 SFOR cachets and 1 NATO and meter machine cancel. F. (295)
333. Netherlands Forces. Cover with hard to read sender's particulars on back with UTRECT NAPO 80 28.XI.97 meter cancel. Appears to be family letter. F. (295)
334. Miscellaneous stamped envelopes APOs 117 (Morocco), 125 (England), 206 (Greece), 209 (Italy), 231 (Libya), 616 (Saudi Arabia), 856 (Bermuda), 74,(2) and Navy 10434 (Philippines), Navy 13607 (Cuba), Navy 13796 (Commander Service Force), and 2 named locations. F-VF. (869)
335. AUSTRIA. KM-BOOT LINDAU M1072. STANDING NAVAL FORCE CHANNEL. NATO. Dutch stamp tied by18.9.1974 cancel. F.(295)
336. Belgium. Cachet of Belgian ship MYOSOTIS. Cachet of Commander M922 MYOSOTIS. British stamp with only indication Maritime mail. AVE. (295)
337. Canada. 8 covers with Canadian stamps tied by HMCS ATHABASKAN- - Adriatic Sea 1999, HMCS WINNEPEG -Arabian Gulf (6), and HMCS OTTAWA-Persian Gulf (2). Years hard to read. 1998-2001. F. (295)
338. Canada. Covers with Canadian stamp tied by CFPO 5030 2000 01 10 HMCS PROTECTEUR seal. Card enclosed says OP TOUCAN. F. (295)
339. France. 2 covers with cachets for visit of French Frigate F788 and Fregete DE GRASSE. Weak 2000 British postmarks on British stamps. AVE. (295)
340. Germany. 2 covers with cachets for 1990 2000 visits of.Destroyer BAYERN and Frigate Lubeck. Large ship cachets BAYERN with Italian stamps mailed on board. Other torn British stamp. AVE. (295)
341. Great Britain. 3 covers HMS ILLUSTRSIOUS 2001; HMS VANGUARD-2001, and HMS TRIUMPH 2000. British stamps and civilian cancels. AVE-F. (295)
342. Netherlands. Cover from HR.MS DOLFIJN/NAPO 323/ and Marine handstamp. British cancel on British stamp 2000. Dutch submarine with Navy Archive photo of ship enclosed. F-VF. (295)
343. Germany. Special cacheted cover for Launching of 3rd German U boat of new navy. Europa 10 pfg. stamp tied by Kiel 1962 cancel. VF. (146)
344. 16.6¢ stamped envelopes from civilians APOs 67, 67-190, 901, 970. (11) and 901-1 1950-54. F. (869)
345. Vietnam. Special cacheted cover for 70th Anniversary of Royal Canadian Engineers. Canadian stamp tied by ICCS AIR SERVICE Saigon JUL 1 1973. and handstamp listing countries participating. Plus U.S. type air letter sheet with map of Vietnam and military stamp tied by JULY 23 1973 QUAN BUU cancel and faint triangular censor KBC 3222. Plus FORCES air letter with CFPO 5005 12 IV 73 cancel and no message. (295)
346. Sweden. Small 1946 air mail cover 9 12 46 from Lindholm, Sweden to U.S. with 2 line red handstamp "By air over the Atlantic/and from New York" Slight tear. F-VF. (007)
347. WWII APO 706, 9291947 Official Penalty Camp Campbell 1947 cancels with APO 3 in Sender's address, APO 1009-1947, APO 845 19561944 Camp Claiborne Official, War Dept. Army Transport 1938 cancel, Canal Zone 1955 on stamp, and 6 mostly postwar bases. Mixed. (848)
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Updated: 2 July 2004
Envelopes are as expected for area: e.g., European size, etc., and will not be described unless unusual (#10, etc.)
Books are hardcover unless stated softcover.
APO number is in cancel unless stated.
* means in Sender's Address Only.
Navy numbers in address unless stated to be in cancel.
On individual lots U.S. WW II APO covers are on stationery with imprinted stamps unless stated FREE or stamped.
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