Military Postal History Society Auction 187

MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY SOCIETY

Auction 187

Closing Date: October 24, 2009

The auction is open to all bidders - see Rules

CIVIL WAR	KOREAN WAR
PRE WORLD WAR I	VIETNAM WAR
WORLD WAR I	POST-WORLD WAR II MILITARY
PRE WORLD WAR II	POST-WORLD WAR II NAVAL
PRE WORLD WAR II NAVAL	MODERN MILITARY
WORLD WAR II MILITARY	UN MILITARY MAIL
WORLD WAR II NAVAL	MISCELLANEOUS

MINIMUM BID $2.50

Descriptions & Bidding Instructions

CIVIL WAR

1. Soldiers Letter from 17TH Reg N.Y.S.V. to Tremont, NY. Cover franked with 3c stp cancel Old Point Comfort, VA (dial high some letters missing)from the 1860s. VF. MB $10.00 (0901)
2. Cover 3c stp cancel TAUNTON Ms. Oct 6 (VF)from 1860s to 39th Reg. Mass. Vol. (Massachusetts Volunteer), Washington, DC. VF. MB $10.00 (0901) PICT

3. Cover 3c stp cancel South Braintree, MS (F) from 1860s to Co. R, 43rd Reg. Mass. Vol. (Massachusetts Volunteer), Newberne, NC. F/VF. MB $10.00 (0901)

PRE WORLD WAR I

4. Spanish-American War cover with letter. 2c stp cancel Baltimore, MD May 22, 1898 (VF) to Apothecary USN - USS Dixie — Newport News, VA. F/VF MB $10.00 (0901)
5. Washington D.C. 1891 (F) Small cover to Home Secretary N.A.S., Naval Observatory, Washington DC. Open Roughly (0905)
6. Naval — PC 1c stp cancel USS New Hampshire — Nov 22, 1909 (VF). VF. MB $10.00 (0901) PICT

7. French Indochina. Free franked ms “Colonne du Cdt Bonifacy” cancel Thaiguyen — Tonkin 5 Nov 09 (F/VF) to “Conseil de Guerre — Hanoi”. Handstamp “Colonne du Phuc-Yen — Tonkin — Le Commandant”. Cancel Hanoi — Tonkin on back. VF. MB $10.00 (0901)
8. French Morocco. PC “Colonne de Fez 1911”. Handstamp “Troupes Debarquees au Maroc” + “Campagne du Maroc”. No cancel but dateline 16 Jan 1913. VF. (0901)

WORLD WAR I

9. US AEF. 18 covers. Misc types of stationary. Cancels unchecked (4 no cancel) all censored. + 4 stateside covers. Quality is Average to poor. (0905)
10. US AEF. 24 covers. Misc types of stationary. Cancels unchecked (5 no cancel) all censored. Quality is Average to poor. (0905)
11. US AEF. 7 covers. All US Military cancels incl 715, 735, 746, 795, 945. All censored. F/VF (0910)
12. #10 official Business from Treasury Department, Bureau of War Risk Insurance. Washington DC 1918 cancel (VF). F/VF (0910)
13. 5 Postcards. One British Tank Egbert (new) + one Japanese canon (new) + 3 used French (canon, Gen Joffre, Gen Gallieni). Also PC Napoleon used in 1918. F/VF (0910)
14. French Occupation Egypt. Small cover free franked handstamp “Marine Francaise”. Cancel Corr. D’Armées — Port Said — 28 Sep 15 (F some letter faint). With letter enclosed. VF. MB $10.00 (0901)
15. Bosnia. 3 KuK Militarpost stamps cancel K und K Mili Post Sarajevo 1 — 1917. Faulty stamps, cover repaired. (0910)
16. 7 covers. 2 US to APO. 2 US to England censored (1 #10). 2 England to US censored. 1 front only New Zealand to US censored. Ave/F (0905)
17. Belgium. 6 commercial covers franked with German Occupation Ovpt “Belgien” stamps. All censored. 2 with 3 Cent, 1 with 2 x 5 Cent, 1 with 10 Cent + 5 Cent, 2 with 15 Cent. VF (0901)

PRE WORLD WAR II MILITARY

18. San Juan PR Puerta de Tierra Sta. 1928 cancel (F) cover to Red Cross Hawaii corrected MS Schofield Bks Oahu. F (0905)
19. 4^th Res U.S.M.C. West Coast Expeditionary Force 1928 cancel (VF) on Business card (dentist) used like a PC. VF (0907)

PRE WORLD WAR II NAVAL

20. Official Business #10 USS Antares 1925 with Guantanamo Bay Cuba in KB (F year faint)+ #10 USS Hannibal 1927 (VF) with Batabano Cuba in KB. VF (0907)
21. 2 covers USS Beaver. One 1927 (VF) + #10 Official Business Asiatic Station 1928 with Manila P.I. in KB (F). VF (0907)
22. 2 covers USS Black Hawk. 1929 + 192? (F) Both #10 Official Business Asiatic Station with Cavite P.I. in KB. F/VF (0907)
23. 2 covers USS Dobbin. One #10 1927 (VF)+ #10 Official Business cancel Destroyer Squadron Three 1932 (F). F/VF (0907)
24. 2 Naval covers. USS Patoka 1924 (F) + USS Vega (1930)(VF). F/VF (0907)
25. USS Bridge #10 Registered 1926 (VF) + #10 Official Business USS Arctic 1934 cancel United States Fleet (F) + Reduced front Registered USS Buchnell 1927. F/VF (0907)
26. 2 covers USS Whitney. Both #10 with Guatanamo Bay CU in KB. One 1926 (VF) and one no year but same type cancel/sender. Both cut open irregularly on right not affecting stamp/cancel. F (0907)
27. 2 covers USS Black Hawk. One #10 Asiatic Station CC - 1925 (F)+ #10 cachet Good Will visit to Japanese Ports — 1934 with Yokohama — Japan in KB (VF). F/VF (0907)
28. 3 covers USS Vestal. All #10 Official Business Registered - 1927 (2) 1928 (1). + Fragment 1927 with Cuba in KB. F/VF (0907)
29. USS Maryland — MC 1929(F) with letter. F (0907)
30. Canal Zone. 3 Ships USS Bridge 1931 with Panama Canal Zone in KB (F), USS Neches 193? With Balboa Canal Zone in KB (F/VF) and USS Sirius 1932 with Balboa CZ in KB (F). VF (0907)
31. China. 2 ships cacheted covers. USS Alden 1937 with Asiactic Fleet Chefoo type F (VF) and USS Bittern 1939 with Shanghai China in KB (F/VF). VF (0907)
32. China. 2 x USS Augusta cacheted covers. One 1936 with July Fourth Tsingtao in KB (VF) and one 1936 with Navy Day Shanghai in KB (VF). VF (0907)
33. China. 2 ships cacheted covers. USS Edsall 1938 with Asiactic Station Shanghai China type F (VF) and USS Marblehead 1937 with Tsingtao China in KB (VF). VF (0907)
34. 3 Ships cacheted covers. USS Jason 1932 + USS Sirius 1932 + USS Fulton 1941. F/VF (0907)
35. Fleet Marine Force — Charlotte Amalie V.I. cancel Dec 15, 1937. Special Delivery 10c stp + 4 x 3c matching stamps (C.A. — V.I.). First Day of the stamps! F/VF (0907) PICT

36. US Submarines. 18 mint gummed cachet labels for misc launch, Commissioning, Keel laid,… A few duplicates. Unusual. F/VF (0907)
37. Polar Byrd Expedition. 2c cancel S.S. Eleanor Bolling 1930 (vf). Back rubber stamp cachet Byrd Antarctic Expedition. F/VF 90907)

WORLD WAR II Military

38. Alaska. 6c Air #10 sender 97^th Engineers - APO 989. Scarce APO but cancel Albany, NY - May 26, 1943. F/VF (0909)
39. Alaska. 2 War Ballots APO 985 and 986 (damaged on top). Ave (0909)
40. Alaska. 5 covers APO 980 — 1944(2 x 6c air) and 1945(2 6c air + 1 free ). 3 MC (VF) — 2 KB on size #10 (Ave/F). 4 are censored. (0909)
41. Alaska. 2 censored (6c air) covers APO 726 — 1944 (1 MC — 1 KB). One has red censor. F/VF (0909)
42. Alaska. 5 covers. 980 (2 x 6c air), 983 (6c air), 986 (2 free). 4 are censored, 1 Inter Alaska. F/VF (0909)
43. Algeria. 4 censored covers. APO 522 (6c air - KB 1943), 529 (free - KB 1943), 600 sender (6c air - 5^th BPO MC 1944), 650 sender (6c air - KB 1943 no #). F/VF (0910)
44. Australia. Base Censor APO 501 from 1942 (2x 3c Prexie - KB faint) with marking “Air Mail by Sea and Air to USA”. Also base censor 6c air cover sender APO 501 — MC 7^th Base Post Office (year not clear). F/VF (0910)
45. Corsica. Censored 6c air cover APO 509 (MC Dec 1944). VF (0910)
46. Egypt. 2 Censored 6c air covers APO 616 (MC Nov/Dec 1944). F/VF (0910)
47. Germany. 6c air APO 205 (KB 1946). F (0905)
48. Great Britain. 5 censored covers. APO 161 (6c air — 1944 faint), 312 (6c air 1944), 2x 510 (6c air 1944), 516 in sender (free - KB 1944 no # - base censor). F (0910)
49. Great Britain. Official Business Size 10 (base censor). APO 871 in sender (KB 1942 no #). 5 Auxiliary markings incl. Missent TO APO 305, NO Record 112 ENGRS, Directory Service Given Fort Meade, RTS (all F/VF). Cover is Ave. (0910)
50. Iceland. 2 patriotic 3c stamps. Cancel American Base Forces APO 810 — 1942. Censored. F/VF (0910)
51. Iceland. Base censor free. APO 860 (KB 1942). VF (0910) PICT

52. Japan. 6c air APO 315 sender. 4 BPO cancel (MC 1945 — no day/month). VF (0910)
53. Newfoundland. Sender APO 863 (free - MC 1944 no #) and Sender APO 864 Officers’ Club (6c air — KB Dec 1945). VF (0909)
54. New Guinea. Sender APO 503 - Large (11 x 5) Registered (40c Prexie)cover. 2 x MS Censor. Back APO 503 cancels (DR 1943) + transit postmarks. 15 pages letter enclosed! F/VF (0909)
55. Papua New Guinea. 6c air censored cover — APO 320 (faint KB Aug 1944). F (0909)
56. Philippines. 6c air — APO 714 (KB 1945). VF (0904)
57. Philippines. 6c air censored — APO 96 (KB 1945). F/VF (0910)
58. Solomon Islands. 6c air - Unit + Base censor. APO 717 (KB 1944). F/VF (0910)
59. Wales. 6c air censored. APO 134 (KB faint 1944). Nice Air Mail label! — VF (0910)
60. Wales. 6c air censored. 2 x APO 349. One 1944 MC no #, one 1945 MC with #. 1945 cover roughly opened at left with letter. F/VF (0910)
61. 16 APO covers. Most censored, most 6c air. APO 24, 75, 90, 461, 502 (Force censor 2), 528, 706 (3), 767, 922 (3), 928, 942 (2). F/VF (a few roughly opened). (0910)
62. Auxiliary. #10 cover forwarded several times incl to APO. 9 Auxiliary markings incl NOT IN DIRECTORY APO 813, NO Record 1^st B.P.O., Army Directory Service Given, Search Made Camp pickett (all F/VF). Back has few postmarks incl New York Dead Letter BR. Cover is tired. (0910)
63. 5 V-Mails with envelopes 1943 to 1945. From APO 513, 557, 650,709, 776. VF (0910)
64. 2 V-Mails with envelopes. One from APO 964 and one from Navy #147. VF (0904)
65. 2 Censored covers from Alaska. From Ruby 1942 and Savoonga 1943. VF (0910)
66. Censored cover. Honolulu 1942 on 20c air. Illustrated Midway Island cover. Part of censor tape missing + fold. (0910)
67. 5 Censored covers. From Guatemala (2), Bolivia, Brazil, Honduras. Also front from Ecuador. Ave/F (0910)
68. Crosby patriotic Remember Pearl Harbor. From Memorial, Tenn 1942. Signed Postmaster. VF (0907)
69. France censored cover from Algeria 1943. British and French censor. Also OAT marking. Big tear at bottom. (0910)

WORLD WAR II NAVAL

70. USS Argonaut sender. 1 Free MC US Navy Jan 16, 45 + 1 6c censored MC US Navy Jun 1945. Plus cover sender VMD-954 cancel US Navy 1946 on 2 x 8c air. VF (0907)
71. Admiralty Island. Sender Navy 3205 Unit 1 — 6c censored KB US Navy 1944. VF. Plus Sender Navy 3142 - 6c censored KB US Navy 1945 (torn at left). (0909)
72. Brazil. Sender Navy 335 — 6c censored KB US Navy 1945. F/VF (0909)
73. Hawaii. 22 covers same sender 6c air Naval Censor. Sender 10^th 155 mm Gun Bn. All KB US Navy cancels 1944. F/VF (0901)
74. Roi Island — Marshalls. Sender Navy 825 — 6c censored KB US Navy 1944. F/VF (0909)
75. 2 V-Mails with envelopes 1944. One from Amphibious Boat Pool 8^th Fleet and one from Marine 4^th Wing. VF (0904)
76. NCB V-Mail with envelope 1944. From 90^th NCB. VF (0904)
77. Seabees postcard. Cancel US Navy 1943. Plus 2 US Frigate Constitution 1933. F/VF (0902)
78. Marines. 2 cacheted covers. One 2x 2c KB MAR AIR GR 11 — F.M.A.W.F.M.F 1941 and one 2c KB 1^st MAR AIRC’FT FLT — MAR FORCE 1941. Plus 1c PC KB 5^TH MAR 1^ST MAR DIV — FLEET MAR FORCE 1941. F/VF (0907)
79. Marines. 2 Patriotic covers. One 2c KB SIXTH DEFENSE BAT - FLEET MAR FORCE 1941 and one 2c KB FOURTH DEFENSE BATTALION — FLEET MARINE FORCE 1941 with Guantanamo Bay Cuba in KB. Plus #10 Official Business sender 2^nd Marine Aircraft Groupe — Pearl Harbor — cancel Scout Force — US Fleet 1941. F/VF (0907).
80. Marine Fighting Sqdn 212 sender. 3 censored covers 6c KB US Navy 1945. F (0907)
81. Marines. 4 misc covers. One Free censored 3^rd Mar Div 1944, one patriotic (Iwo Jima)1 1/2c KB Navy 5956 BR 1946, 2 x cacheted carried by USS Kalmia Mar Det — 3c KB VB Squadron 3B 1937. F/VF (0907)

KOREAN WAR

82. Lockheed Aircraft Corp. #10 6c air KB US Navy 17033 — year not clear. VF (0909)
83. USS Saint Paul. Free KB USS Saint Paul Jan 17, 1952. Trimmed at top (sender’s name is missing). (0904)

VIETNAM WAR

84. 3 covers. Two x 6c MC AF P.S. 96348 Saigon AMT 1968 (1 sender unit “Rmk-Brj” — APO SF 96243) and one KB Army P.S. APO 96238 — 1969. F/VF (0903)
85. 5 air mail blue covers with map. All with different KBC # handstamps. 4 with Quan-Buu Viet-Nam 1973 cancels. 1 no cancel. VF (0908)
86. 4 air mail blue covers with map (4 different types). All KBC 3799 and Quan-Buu Viet-Nam 1973 cancels. VF (0908)
87. Canada Military Delegation (ICCS). 3 covers with Vietnam stamps — KBC handstamps - Quan-Buu Viet-Nam 1973 cancels. 1 Thailand stamps — Bangkok cancel. VF (0908)

POST-WORLD WAR II MILITARY

88. Agana — Guam. 22c precanceled stamp and Mailer’s Postmark Permit No 1 cancel. VF (0906)
89. Alaska. 5 covers. APO 733, 937, 942 (1945), 949, 987. F/VF (0909)
90. Alaska. #10 6c air cancel Barrow Alaska (1957 VF) with handstamp “Artic Research Laboratory”. Plus cover from USNS Lt G Boyce cancel APO 121 (Greenland). F/VF (0909)
91. Asmara Eritrea. 3 x 6c air KB APO 843 (F — 1954). Cover trimmed at top. (0906)
92. Azores. #10 official business with 3c — KB APO 406 (1956 - a bit blurry). (0905)
93. Belgium. Sender Chievres Det — APO 09088 (cancel MC 09055- 1983). Plus cover KB 09667 - 1974. F/VF (0905)
94. Canada. #10 printed CC Fort Churchill, Detachment US Army Signal Missile Agency. Registered franked with 10 stamps cancel Fort Churchill, Man 1959. VF (0909) PICT

95. Canada. Cacheted Svelte Nordic Canadian Forces Arctic Exercise. Cancel Fort Elgin, Ontario 1992. Philatelic. F (0909)
96. Canada. 2 # 10 with diff CC from US Army — First Arctic test Center. Both cancel Fort Churchill, Man (1958 — 1959). F/VF (0909)
97. Canal Zone. #10 official Business from HQ Army Air Base APO 825. Handstamp “official mail” with MS name, unit and APO 825. No cancels. VF (0906)
98. China. 2 x #10 Official Business. One sender 20^th Sta Hosp APO 900 with KB APO 900 (VF — 1947). One sender 342^nd Inf Rgt APO 450 with KB APO 900 with # 2 in KB (VF — 1946). VF (0909) PICT

99. Germany. 13 covers (most 50s). APO 46, 108, 154, 227, 402, 403 (3), 757, 09102, 09175, 09611, 09757. F/VF (0903)
100. France. 2 covers 6c air APO 809 — one MC 1946 and one KB 1946. F (0909)
101. France. 5 covers senders at SHAPE. 4 x KB APO 55 (50s) + 1 KB APO 58 (VF 1951). F/VF (0909)
102. France. #10 cover. Sender 7^th Sig Bn WAC Det APO 55. KB APO 55 (F — 1954). F/VF (0909)
103. Greece (?). Cut down to smaller size Official Business cover from 492^nd Air Service Gr. APO 790G. KB APO 790G (VF 1946). (0906) PICT

104. Germany Dew Line? Sender 7811 AU Wing Det, Northern Area Sta Com — KB APO 800 (VF 1955). Seller says DEW line. MPHS book says Germany (but also lists in unknown or classified locations). F (0909)
105. Guatemala. QSL card from USAF Mission — US Embassy, Guatemala City. Cancel San Antonia, TX 1950. VF (0909) PICT

106. Guam. 4 covers. One sender 19^th Bomb Sq APO 334 — MC APO 1946 no number (stain), one sender Staff Commander Marianas navy 926 — KB faint Navy Br 1949 (fold), one cancel Guam 1949, one MC Anderson AFB Guam 1963. F (0905)
107. Iceland. 4 covers. One KB APO 81 (VF 1954), one KB APO 81 BR (VF 1951), two MC APO 81 (1954-44 VF). VF (0909)
108. Iwo Jima. Sender 568^th SAW Bn APO 86 — MC no number (Nov 1945 — F). F/VF (0909)
109. Korea. Sender British Correspondent APO 301 — MC APO 301 (VF 1959). VF (0909) PICT

110. Morroco. #10 Official Business with 6c air — MC APO 30 (VF 1957). VF (0905)
111. Hawaii. 8 covers 1946/47. 957 (1), 958 (1), 959 (6). Ave/F (0906)
112. Japan. Sender 40^th AAA Brig. APO 503 — KB APO 713-2 (KB — 1950 — year faint). Also #10 Front only KB APO 1050 (VF 1949). (0909)
113. Japan. 5 x #10 Official Business covers . KB APO 24 (2 — 1947/50), KB APO 24-2 (2 — 1947), KB 24-4 (1 — 1950). F/VF (0909)
114. Japan. 3 covers — sender APO 343 — MC 7 BPO (3 x 1946). Two are #10 incl one WD Essential Official Air mail. F/VF (0906)
115. Japan. Sender APO 994 — MC 7 BPO (1946 VF). VF (0906)
116. Japan. 11 covers 40s/50s (2 are #10). APO 317,323, sender 331-3 - MC 21 BPO, sender 343 KB faint, sender 503 MC 7 BPO (3), 710, 713, 903, 929. F/VF (0906)
117. Japan. 13 covers 50s/60s. APO 99, 317 (2 #), 323, 343, 503 (2), sender 503 — MC/KB 7 BPO (2), 919, 925, 994, 96503. VF (0903)
118. Japan. 3 covers APO 500 — 40s. One sender FEC Motion Picture Services. Two have faint cancels. F/VF (0906)
119. Misc. APOs. Most 40s. APO Sender 25 — MC Arlington, 201, sender APO 246 Unit 3 — KB no number, 323, sender APO 404 — MC 7 BPO (3), 502 (MS censor 1944), sender APO 845 — MC A-AFB PR. F/VF (0905)
120. Marshalls Islands. MC 187 (1950 — VF) located at Eniwetok Atoll (Nuclear testing Range). VF (0903) PICT

121. Newfoundland. 10 covers 50s/60s. APO 677 (2 # MC), 862 (3 # MC), 863 (2 # MC), 864 (3 # MC). VF (0909)
122. Newfoundland. 5 covers 40s/50s. All APO 864. Ave to VF (0909)
123. Newfoundland. 6 covers 40s/50s — 2 are #10. APO 862 (2 # KB), 864 (3 # KB), 677. F/VF (0909)
124. Philippines. 3 # Official Business APO 323 (1946). F/VF (0906)
125. Puerto Rico. Free - Sender 1^st casual Co. — KB APO 846 (VF — 1946). VF (0906)
126. Puerto Rico. 2 x #10 Official Business. One APO 845 (MC — VF 1946), one APO 846 (KB — F 1946). F/VF (0906)
127. Taiwan. Sender FOA M/S Mission to China APO 63. MC APO 63 (F — 1955). VF (0906) PICT

128. Misc. Asia. 12 covers 50s. APO 25, 74, 246, 301 (2 # MC), 438, 928, 953 (4), 958. F/VF (0903)
129. Misc. 15 covers 50s/60s. APO 30, 34, 58, 81, 83, 203A, 230, 254, 285, 286, 616, 864 (2), 09380 (faint), 98716. F/VF (0903)
130. Misc. 11 covers (4 #10). APO 218, 253, 334, 942, 09011, 09046, 09154, 09227, 09616, 09675, 96525. F/VF (0905)
131. Misc 6 covers. APO 354, 450, 731, 942, 22 BPO, 96274. Ave/F (0906)
132. Patriotic. 6 covers — 2 x 30s — 4 x 40s. F/VF (0902)
133. Douglas Aircraft. 2 x #10 stationary. One sender American Embassy APO 80 — MC APO 757 (1960), one sender / MC APO 164 (1960). F/VF (0909)
134. Puerto Rico. Sender Ramey AFB P.R. MC APO 845 (1954). Plus 4 covers Misc stateside Air Base, Camp, Fort. F/VF (0906)

POST-WORLD WAR II NAVAL

135. Alaska. 4 covers. One Registered sender NAS Kodiak — large DR US Navy with # removed — no date — back cancel DR N. Air Sta Kodiak Alaska Br 1948. One KB Navy 13609 (1951). Two KB Navy 230 unit 1 (1951). VF (0905)
136. Alaska. MC US Navy 230 Br. (F — 1951). VF (0905)
137. Alaska - USCG. 5 covers (3 #10 official business). Incl Air Station Kodiak, Juneau, Loran Sta St Paul. Two no cancels. F/VF (0909)
138. Hong Kong. 2 covers sender American Consulate General FPO SF 96659. KB 17071 Br (F 1968/70). Late use of Branch cancel. VF (0903)
139. Kwajalein Atoll. 2 covers. One sender MCB 10 — MC 10666 BR (VF - Jan 1954). Other MC 10666 BR (F - Mar 1954). During Operation Castle (nuclear test).VF (0906)
140. Newfoundland. 10,000 Atlantic Barrier Flights (DEW Line) handstamp — MC 10957 BR (VF 3 Mar 1961). With info letter from Commander Barrier Forces. VF Philatelic (0909)
141. Misc Navy Branch. 13 covers 50s/60s. 13791, 13793, 14042, 14048, 17002 (3 #), 17008, 17012, 17022, 17032, 17061, 17067. F/VF (0903)
142. Misc Navy Branch. 5 covers 50s/60s. 13973 (1948), 17000, 17026, 17045, 17048. F/VF (0906)
143. Misc Navy Branch. 4 covers 50s/60s. 13606, 14045, 17034, sender Navy 990 (Hawaii cancel). F/VF (0905)
144. Misc Navy Branch. 12 covers 40s/50s. 230 Unit 1, 10440, 10499, 13605, 13606, 13607 (2 #), 13740 (3), 13766 (2 #). Philatelic (0902)
145. Group covers sender VR-21 — Navy 14. 14 covers from same sender to family (1959-60) all Navy Br cancels. Plus 3 covers same sender but AEWBARRONPAC address cancel EWA Hawaii 1962. Ave/F (0905)
146. Marines Det. 2 x #10 covers. One KB USS Forrestal (VF 1957), One MC USS Saratoga (VF 1963). Ave/F (0907)
147. USS Rendova CVE-114. Flown by US Army Helicopter handstamp. Free — KB USS Rendova (VF 1946). VF Philatelic (0910) PICT

148. Submarines. 5 cacheted covers 80s. USS Michigan (Commission + Christening), USS Ohio (Commission + sea trial), USS Snook. VF Philatelic (0907)
149. Submarines. 4 cacheted (or handstamped) covers 60s. USS Abraham Lincoln (change command + Lincoln stamp FDC),USS Robert Lee, USS James Monroe (sea trials). Plus letter from USS James Polk . VF Philatelic (0907)
150. Submarines. 4 cacheted covers. USS Sea Owl (1952), USS Andrew Jackson (2 x 1963 — A. Jackson FDC + Panama Canal passage), USS Ohio (1976). Also USS Amberjack (1948) and USS Sarda (straight line — 194?). F/VF (0907)
151. Submarine FDC. Handpainted FDC from 33c Los Angeles Class stamp — official FDI Groton CT 2000. Plus USCGC Cowslip cacheted cover 2001. VF Philatelic MB $6.00 (0907) PICT

152. Polar. Ice Station T-3 handstamp (2) — cancel KB Ladd AFB Alaska 1960. VF Philatelic (0909)
153. Polar. MC So.Pole Br 10090 (VF 1975). VF (0905)
154. Polar. 3 cacheted covers (1 handstamped). USS Union on “Pribilof Island Expedition 1951” cacheted cover (VF 1951).USS Burton Island (VF 1954), USS Atka (VF 1955). VF Philatelic (0907)
155. Polar. 3 cacheted covers. USS Burton Island (TF 68 thermograph cachet with Picture) (VF 1947), Little America Antarctica (Deep freeze MC 1956), USS Curtis (IGY cachet — 1957). VF Philatelic (0907)
156. Polar. 2 covers Byrd Antarctic Expedition II. Both MC Little America Antarctica 1934 and 1935. One delayed one year handstamp. VF Philatelic (0907)

MODERN MILITARY (after 1965)

157. Korea. Flown cover. 25^th Anniv. US Air Force Kwang Ju AB Korea handstamp + Flown on EC-121 Mission in Korea handstamp on back. MC APO 96324 (F 1972). With letter. VF Philatelic (0906)
158. Berlin Airlift. 2 cacheted covers 50^th Anniv Berlin Airlift. Pictorial cancels APO AE 09050 Rhein Main and APO AE 09265 Berlin. VF Philatelic (0901)
159. Belgium NATO HQ. 2 cacheted covers 1999 NATO 50^th Anniv. FDC 33c NATO stamp. One official APO AE 09724 FDI cancel, one unofficial KB APO AE 09724 HQ NATO Brussels. VF Philatelic (0901) PICT

160. Belgium NATO HQ. 2 cacheted covers 1999 NATO 50^th Anniv. FDC 33c NATO stamp. Two unofficial cancels. One KB APO AE 09710 US Embassy Brussels cancel, one DR APO AE 09714 NSA Brussels. VF Philatelic (0901) PICT

161. Belgium NATO. 2 covers (1 cacheted) with APO Mailer’s Postmark Permit cancels. One APO AE 09705 Shape Belgium (1999), one APO AE 09724 NATO HQ (1999).VF Philatelic (0901)

UN MILITARY MAIL

162. UNEF. 3 Wrappers from Public Information Officer (handstamp). One from UN BPO Beirut Lebanon — UNEF cancel 1959. One from HQ UNEF CAPO 5049 — UNEF 2 cancel 1961. One from UNEF Gaza — 2 UN stamps with roller UNITED NATIONS cancel. F/VF (9901)
163. UNEF Canada. 2 x #10 covers. One OHMS with MC UNEF 1958 (VF) — fold. One 3 X 5c stps cancel CFPO 5002 — 1974. F/VF (9901)
164. UNEF Denmark. Danish UN Command handstamp — 2 Danish stps faint postmark 1958. VF (9901)
165. UNEF Poland. 2 covers Egipt + UNEF handstamps. Free mail — Warszawa cancels 1974 / 1976. VF Philatelic ? (9901)
166. UNFICYP. #10 official UNFICYP stationary. Cyprus stp cancel Larnaca — Cyprus 1974. VF (9901)
167. UNFICYP — Austria. 3 covers — 2 with AUSCON handstamp. All cancels UNFICYP AUSCON 1986 — 1987 — 1989. VF Probably philatelic (9901)
168. UN to APO. 4 x # 10 Official UN New York stationary franked with Un stamps and sent to US APO. Forwarded with APO cancel on back + handstamp “ United Nations Postal Administration VERIFIED “. Plus large (13 x 10) UN Registered 1960 cover with 10 stps — mute UN NY oval cancel — to US APO. Back DR APO 82 + DR APO 111. (cover folded in 2). F/VF (0910)

MISCELLANEOUS

169. Booklet “Information for Pre-Commissioning Details” from US Naval Training Station — Newport, Rhode Island. 46 pages + map. Back cover is separated. VF (0907)
170. Deck of playing cards. International aircraft silhouettes — Spotter cards. WWII era. Complete — cards VF — box is F. (0907)
171. Match Book Covers. WWII era - 15 destroyers. Ave to F. (9907)
172. Match Book Covers. WWII era — 6 battleships + 3 Subs + 2 Carriers. Ave to F. (9907)
173. Match Book Covers. WWII era - 13 Misc incl base, patriotic, ships, USCG, Marines. 3 are large size. Ave to F. (9907) PICT

174. Misc Navy. 2 admission cards for Sub launching — USS Silversides 1941 — USS Portsmouth 1982. Plus 13 info cards for Sub launching, Commissioning from 50s/60s. Plus 2 programs (1 page)destroyer / cruiser launching 1935/37.

Suggested (SB) or Reserve Bids (RES) are in general provided by the Seller
and are not necessarily endorsed by the Auction Manager.

Descriptions & Bidding

Envelopes are regular size unless described otherwise (#10 or bigger).
Franking: After WWII, all covers stamped unless otherwise stated. Official business covers don’t have postage unless otherwise stated. “6c air” has either a stamp or is stamped postal stationary.
For individual lots, I try to mention the quality of the cancel - in parenthesis (VF) - as well as the condition of the cover in general - at the end of the listing.

Abbreviation: MS = Manuscript -- Stp = Stamp — PC = Postcard -- Pict = Lot is pictured
Cancels: KB = Killer bar -- MC = Machine cancel — DR = Double ring (all purpose)
APO or Navy Br number is in the cancel unless specified otherwise.
V-Mails have been processed and are with envelopes unless stated otherwise.
MB = Minimum Bid -- SB = Suggested Bid (this is just a suggestion, not a minimum)

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Updated: 14 September 2009