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United States LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS UNITED STATES - Covers
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4607
Symbol: e
Cat No: Collection
1914-50 accumulation of 1,200+ covers and cards in carton, United States Military, American Expeditionary Force WWI, APOs, censor markings, WWII, official mail, foreign postage, unusual destinations, interesting frankings, including a good showing of 1938 Prexies, also Flights, Postage Dues and much more. Acquired years ago, mostly one by one, many with the original descriptions and prices paid, left intact for further study and research, mixed condition, solid assembly (Image)
Est.US$5,000
Opening US$ 5,250.00
Sold...US$ 5,250.00
Closed..Sep-11-2024, 12:15:59 EST
Sold For 5250
United States - Postal Stationery Postal Cards
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4001
Symbol: e
Cat No: Collection
Postal Cards sent by Special Delivery, 1887-1904, single Frame (16 pages) exhibit, 30+ cards, starting with 1c Jefferson with 10c franking, used locally in Cincinnati,1892-93 "Columbian" Special Delivery cards, Bicycle Messenger stamps, Double Special Delivery fee, Parcel Post and Postage Dues, also definitives paying Special Delivery fees, etc., various origins and destinations, mostly fine-v.f., interesting collection (Image)
Est.US$750
Opening US$ 5,000.00
Sold...US$ 5,000.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:04:49 EST
Sold For 5000
United States Army at War (World War II)
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4020
Symbol: e
Cat No: Collection
"The U.S. Army and its Postal Service Abroad during World War II 1941-45" Exhibit, offered mostly intact (a few items were removed and are offered in this sale), 390+ covers and cards illustrating APO numbers, Military Postal Markings from American Base Forces, BPO markings, RPS markings and Auxiliary markings, Postal Rates for U.S. Troops and Official Mail, APO use by Non-US Army Personnel (including Civilian personnel, Foreign and UN Officials, Red Cross, etc.), APO Incoming Mail, Army Censorship, V-Mail, POW mail, various Offensive Operations in the Western Hemisphere, Europe and Africa, China-Burma-India Theater, South West Pacific Area, Central Pacific Area, etc. The collection begins with an unused Japanese stationery postcard depicting bombing of Pearl Harbor and ends with "Japanese Forces Surrender U.S.S. Missouri Tokyo Bay Sep 2 1945" cover. A spectacular insight into the scope of the heroic operations of U.S. Armed Forces during World War II, basically a 100-volume library/PBS Documentary series presented through a Postal History exhibit, curtesy of Al Kugel (Image)
Est.US$10,000
Opening US$ 9,000.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:18:37 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4021
Symbol: e
Cat No: Collection
Army Post Offices, Mail to Foreign Destinations and incoming mail to APOs from foreign senders during WWII, collection of 50 covers or cards, forming a two frame (32 pages) exhibit, destinations include Aruba, Barbados, Colombia, India, Mexico, Honduras, Peru, Venezuela, Sweden, Iceland, Italy, Switzerland, Yugoslavia, Egypt, Northern Rhodesia, South Africa, India, Belgian Congo, Palestine, China, Manchuria (marked "Mail Route Blockaded, Return to Sender"), Australia, New Zealand, many with U.S. franking, various origins (Egypt, Austria, Antigua, Germany, Italy, Tokyo, Dutch New Guinea), censor cachets or labels and more. The incoming origins include Tonga, Antigua, St. Lucia, Brazil, in-transit from St. Lucia to Trinidad, Iceland, Russia, Morocco, Tunisia, Uganda, Palestine, India, Japan, Dutch New Guinea, New Caledonia, Wallis & Futuna, etc., various censor markings, excellent insight into the extent of APO presence in the world during World War II (Image)
Est.US$750
Opening US$ 950.00
Sold...US$ 950.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:19:37 EST
Sold For 950
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4022
Symbol: e
"Prexies Go To War", single frame (16 pages) Exhibit offered intact, showing the individual Presidential Series issue on cover or card, used from various APO locations throughout the world, including Newfoundland, Virgin Islands, Post-War Military Mission in China (1948), Hawaii, U.S. Occupation Army in Germany, Morocco, Australia, New Caledonia, Egypt, England, Trinidad, Tunisia, Post War Occupation A.P.O. in Japan, 1945, Fiji, New Hebrides, Philippines, "U.S.S. Henderson" and U.S. Navy FPOs, domestic usages, tag for registered mail franked with single $2, strip of 3x$5, other stamps and a meter for $99.99, paying total $117.76 postage. Also included is a previous definitive $1, $2, $5 Liberty on registration tag, plus cover with $2 Capital and pair of 17c Buchannan on registered cover to Canton, China, backstamped San Francisco on December 6, 1941, Honolulu 9 July, 1942 and back to Yakima, Wash. on 3 Aug 1942. An interesting and well selected presentation (Image)
Est.US$1,500
Opening US$ 2,100.00
Sold...US$ 2,100.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:20:38 EST
Sold For 2100
Military Mail
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4024
Symbol: e
1942 General Headquarters Southwest Pacific Area Office of the Commander-in-Chief corner card cacheted cover sent by General MacArthur in Australia, marked "Safe Hand Courier", addressed to General Vandergrift on Guadalcanal, likely immediately after the landing there on August 7th, 1942, as it is designated "G.H.Q.Item No.1". The Marine Unit 730 operated on the island from that date until December 22, 1942 (Image)
Est.US$150
Opening US$ 210.00
Sold...US$ 210.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:21:40 EST
Sold For 210
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4025
Symbol: e
1943 (13 Mar) "HQ 1 Army Corps. USA Office of the Commanding General", corner card cacheted cover from Lt.General R.G. Eichelberger, APO 301 (Rockhampton, Australia) addressed to General George G. Marshall, Chief of Staff at the Pentagon, marked "Personal", "Passed by Base 1600 Army Examiner" and self-censored by sender, franked with 6c Air Mail stamp tied by magenta APO cancel, scarce (Gen. Eichelberger first saw action in World War II in December 1942 in Buna, on the island of New Guinea and with support of the 18th Australian Brigade, achieved what was then one of the first ground victories against the Japanese. In September 1944 he took command of the newly activated U.S. Eighth Army in Netherlands New Guinea. The following months saw him effectively employing amphibious tactics to lead his forces through many severe island engagements on New Guinea and New Britain. In 1945 he launched the Philippines re-occupation campaign, mopping up Japanese resistance in Mindanao. With the Japanese surrender, Eichelberger landed a small detachment at Atsugi Air Field to begin the Allied occupation of Japan) (Image)
Est.US$250
Opening US$ 240.00
Sold...US$ 240.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:22:03 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4026
Symbol: e
1944 (3 Nov) cover from APO 500, Office of the Commander in Chief, addressed to NY, with the original letter from a 10 year-old stamp collector addressed to General MacArthur, requesting that his sent stamped and self addressed cover be returned, postmarked from Manila or Bataan, remarkably complied, letter signed at bottom: "Good Luck to you Saul / Douglas MacArthur", sent back to the determined stamp collector. APO 500 was at Hollandia, New Guinea and MacArthur rarely provided his autograph (Image)
Est.US$150
Opening US$ 220.00
Sold...US$ 220.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:22:23 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4027
Symbol: e
1944 (21 Apr) U.S. Army APO 442, cover from General Walter Krueger, HQ Sixth Army corner card cachet, endorsed "Free", sent to Springfield, Ohio, fine. APO 442 was located at Leyte (Image)
Est.US$150
Opening US$ 160.00
Sold...US$ 160.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:22:46 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4028
Symbol: e
1945 (29 Mar) "Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force Office of the Supreme Commander" stationery letter signed by Dwight D.Eisenhower, with cover from APO 757, sent Apr 1, 1945, endorsed "Free", censored and sent to Lansing, Mich. SHAEF was located in Versailles, when this letter was sent (Image)
Est.US$250
Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 500.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:23:36 EST
Sold For 500
Registered Mail
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4023
Symbol: e
1941-48 single frame (16 pages) exhibit showing Registered Mail of the American Base Forces, 24 covers, with American Forces in Newfoundland (APO 801, 801A, 801B, 801-C), including "Marine Det. Argentia, Newfoundland", Bermuda (APO 802, "Marine Det. Bermuda Br."), Trinidad (APO 803, 803-A, "Mar.Det.Trinidad"), Jamaica (American base Forces A.P.O.804, Mar.Det.Portland Bight Jamaica Br.), St. Lucia (American Base Forces A.P.O. 804 and "Mar.Det.St.Lucia, Windward Islands"), Antigua, Greenland, Iceland, Aruba, Northern Ireland (American Base Forces A.P.O. 813 at Victoria Barracks in Belfast), Australia (July 1945) and Japan (American Base Forces APO 929, Dec.17, 1948, latest recorded example from Fukuoka, Japan), a remarkable presentation (Image)
Est.US$1,500
Opening US$ 1,500.00
Sold...US$ 1,500.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:21:08 EST
Sold For 1500
United States Intervention in China China Relief E
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4002
Symbol: e
1900-01 single Frame (16 pages) exhibit with 24 covers or cards, showing Military Postal Stations Peking, Tientsin, Registered mail, including one of only five recorded "Military Postal Station No.1 China" registered via New York to Germany, cover from Shanhaikuan Station (only recorded example), other Registered mail, Military P.Sta.No.1 Taku, covers to Fiume and Hong Kong, earliest and latest recorded pmks; only recorded example of Registered Mail from Taku to USA, Naval Mail from "Flagship Brooklyn", sent via the Japanese Post Office in Chefoo to Nagasaki; covers from a U.S. Warship "U.S.S. Monocacy", Marines mail covers, one sent from a Marine Lieutenant on the "U.S.S. Brooklyn", another forwarded from Chefoo via the French Post office to Cavite, Philippines, etc., mixed condition, superb presentation of U.S. presence in China during the Boxer War, with many rare and elusive items (Image)
Est.US$5,000
Opening US$ 15,000.00
Sold...US$ 15,000.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:06:42 EST
Sold For 15000
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4003
Symbol: e
1900 (19 Nov) German "Feld-Postkarte" franked with single 2c carmine, tied by "Mil. P.Sta.No.1, Pekin, China", endorsed "Soldier's Letter", with "Mil. Postal Sta. No.1 China" and Manila transit pmks, addressed to Sweden, charged "15 Ctms T" due on arrival in Malmo (18.1.1901), unusual foreign destination from an American soldier in China (Image)
Est.US$500
Opening US$ 475.00
Sold...US$ 475.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:07:10 EST
Sold For 475
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4004
Symbol: e
1900 (8 Nov) 2c stationery entire envelope, additionally franked with 4c Trans-Mississippi, tied by "Mil. P.Sta. No.1 Tientsin" cds, sent to Birmingham, Ala, with San Francisco transit and Dec.16 arrival pmks on back, fine example of civilian mail paying international rate of 5 cents, used during China Relief Expedition (Image)
Est.US$250
Opening US$ 475.00
Sold...US$ 475.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:07:45 EST
Sold For 475
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4005
Symbol: e
1900 (6 May) 2c stationery entire envelope with additional 1c, 2c and 8c franking, tied by "Mil Postal Sta. No.1 Tientsin China" cds, registered to Germany, with corresponding "Registered Mil. Postal Sta. No.1, China" departure cds, New York Registry exchange label, transit and arrival pmks on back, fine. Registered mail from the Military Stations is relatively scarce, only 25 (!) have been recorded over the past century, including those from Peking and Taku (Image)
Est.US$250
Opening US$ 1,200.00
Sold...US$ 1,200.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:08:11 EST
Sold For 1200
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4006
Symbol: e
1901 (9 Jan) 2c stationery entire envelope with additional 8c franking, tied by "CHINA" handstamps, registered to Atlanta, with corresponding "Registered Mil. Postal Sta. No.1, China" departure cds, further handstamped "Return Receipt Demanded", "R No.66" alongside, with San Francisco transit and arrival (Feb15 1901) pmks on back. This is the only recorded example of this Return Receipt handstamp, fine. (It should be noted that Registered mail from the Military Stations is relatively scarce, only 25 (!) have been recorded over the past century, including those from Peking and Taku) (Image)
Est.US$500
Opening US$ 6,000.00
Sold...US$ 6,000.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:08:29 EST
Sold For 6000
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4007
Symbol: e
1901 (12 Jan) Post Office Department Military Station No.1, China Official Business envelope marked "M.O.B." (Money Order Business), with "Military Postal Sta. No.1, China" departure pmk, addressed to Michigan, also a receipt for U.S.Postal Money Order, with corresponding Apr 4 1901 pmk, small cover tears, stated to be the "only recorded example of M.O.B. postmark" (Image)
Est.US$500
Opening US$ 1,700.00
Sold...US$ 1,700.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:08:53 EST
Sold For 1700
United States Intervention in China Yangtze River
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4008
Symbol: e
Cat No: Collection
1907-39 collection on exhibit pages, 25 covers or cards showing postmarks of the U.S. Naval patrols on the Yangtze and Pearl Rivers. There are pmks from "U.S.S. Concord", "U.S.S. Wilmington", "U.S.S. Villalobos", "U.S.S. Elcano" (one sent through the U.S.Postal Agency Shanghai), "U.S.S. Palos", registered mail from "U.S.S. Isabel", plus others, mixed condition, scarce lot. (The U.S. Navy's Yangtze Patrol was a naval force with minor combat power, mostly serving as a constabulary and diplomatic force. "YangPat" was gunboat diplomacy made manifest, with "U.S.River Rats" doing their best to defend American lives, interests, and property in China, until WWII) (Image)
Est.US$1,500
Opening US$ 2,100.00
Sold...US$ 2,100.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:09:17 EST
Sold For 2100
United States Intervention in Dominican Republic
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4011
Symbol: e
1916-24 single Frame (16 pages) Exhibit of 31 covers or cards, starting with the earliest recorded example of U.S. military mail from the Dominican Republic, written on board the "U.S.S. Neptune", while anchored off Santo Domingo and then posted nine days later from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. There are forerunners, "Military Government of Santo Domingo" ("Passed by Censor U.S.N." handstamp), covers sent by military pouch to Puerto Rico or the U.S., earliest recorded "San Domingo Dominican Republic U.S. Marines" cancel (17 Nov 1917), YMCA covers, "U.S.M.C. Br.Santo Domingo" cancels, Naval dispatches "U.S.S.Nokomis", Registration marks, various Earliest and Latest Recorded examples, registered cover from U.S.M.C. Santiago (extremely rare), "La Vega, D.R." and "U.S. Marine Barracks, La Vega" (only five examples recorded), "U.S.M.C. Br.Puerto Plata", two covers, one registered and censored (discovery copy and still the only example recorded), "San Pedro de Macoris", etc. A splendid presentation (the first U.S. occupation was aimed to force the Dominicans to repay their large debts to European creditors, whose governments threatened military intervention. The U.S. Marines landed on 16 May, 1916 and established effective control of the country within two months. Three major roads were built, largely for military purposes, connecting for the first time the capital with Santiago in the Cibao, Azua in the west, and San Pedro de Macoris in the east. With the inauguration of a new President on July 13, 1924, control of the republic returned to Dominican hands and U.S. forces withdrew on September 18th) (Image)
Est.US$1,500
Opening US$ 1,500.00
Sold...US$ 1,500.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:11:31 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4012
Symbol: e
1921 (30 May) cover to Portsmouth, Va., franked with 2c carmine tied by "U.S. Marines Pto. Plata" between two killer bars, supported by "New York (U.S.M.C. Br.Puerto Plata) N.Y." departure pmks, fine. Stated to be the only recorded example of this marking (Image)
Est.US$150
Opening US$ 350.00
Sold...US$ 350.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:12:03 EST
Sold For 350
United States Intervention in Haiti
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4013
Symbol: e
Cat No: Collection
1916-22 selection of ten covers from Haiti to the United States, including registered "Banque Nationale de la Republique d'Haiti" cover franked with 2c and 12c Washington-Franklins, tied by "U.S.S. Washington" departure datestamps, two "Marines Mail" covers from Port-au-Prince, cover with 3c franking from Capt. Whaley, U.S.M.C., with earliest recorded "New York U.S.M.C. Br/Port-au-Prince 26 Nov 1917" pmk from Haiti, two covers, each endorsed "No Stamps Available", with "U.S. Marine Corps. Port-Au-Prince Haiti" departure pmks, charged "Postage Due 2 Cents", another with 2c added on arrival, "Gendarmerie D'Haiti" corner card cacheted cover, censored by Major J.K.Tracy, U.S.M.C., etc., mixed condition (Image)
Est.US$1,000
Opening US$ 2,600.00
Sold...US$ 2,600.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:12:30 EST
Sold For 2600
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4014
Symbol: e
Cat No: Collection
1919-34 Exhibit collection, two-frames (32 pages), with 54 covers and cards, showing various markings used by the U.S. Marine Corps in Haiti, with Earliest and Latest Recorded cancels, "U.S.S. Kittery" cover to USA, "Aeroplane Mail", Registered covers, including the only recorded example of "New York (U.S.M.C. Br. Port-au-Prince) NY", Registry boxes, "Return Receipt Requested", plus many others. (The U.S. Marines landed at Port-au-Prince in 1915, after the National City Bank of NY convinced President Wilson to take control of Haiti's political and financial interests. This invasion and ensuing occupation resulted in years of socioeconomic instability, during which Haiti had three new presidents. The U.S. rule was a military regime, with martial law imposed by the Marines and the Haitian Gendarmerie. Most Haitians lived in poverty, while American personnel were well-compensated. In 1934, the United States, in concert with President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Good Neighbor Policy", officially withdrew from Haiti while retaining economic connections. The last contingent of marines departed on August 15,1934) (Image)
Est.US$1,000
Opening US$ 4,250.00
Sold...US$ 4,250.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:13:36 EST
Sold For 4250
United States Intervention in Nicaragua
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4015
Symbol: e
Cat No: Collection
1912-33 selection of 21 covers or cards on exhibit pages, starting with U.S.S. Annapolis, cover sent on Oct 24, 1912 to Cavite, Philippines, franked with 2c carmine, tied by blue "Annapolis" departure datestamp, others from Corinto, one showing the U.S.S. Annapolis departure and "Ensign Thoms/Headquarters U.S. Forces/Leon, Nicaragua" sender's address, 1924-25 "Marine Detachment, American Legation, Managua" cds used on two covers with commemorative franking to USA, covers marked "U.S. Marine Mail", one "No Stamps Available", still charged Postage Due on arrival in El Paso, various Expeditionary Forces cancels, Earliest and Latest Recorded examples of postmarks, Only Recorded examples of "Marine Barracks Exp. Forces" Registered Mail, etc. mixed condition, scarce (Image)
Est.US$2,500
Opening US$ 4,500.00
Sold...US$ 4,500.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:15:00 EST
Sold For 4500
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4016
Symbol: e
Cat No: Collection
1928-32 single frame Exhibit Collection, 16 pages, with 35 covers and cards, showing earliest and latest recorded usages of various pmks provided for the U.S. Marine Corps, sent from HQ Aircraft Squadrons, medical units, Registered mail, including the only recorded example of the 11th Regiment Second Brigade USMC to San Pedro, Calif., covers from HQ Puerto Cabezas, Money Order markings, unrecorded "Rec'd" handstamps, Evacuation of the Marines from Nicaragua 1932-33, with cover the "U.S.S. Henderson" with the last contingent of U.S. Marines leaving the country, etc. A well researched and definitive collection (The United States Intervention/Occupation of Nicaragua from 1912-1933 was part of the "Banana Wars" and was meant primarily to prevent any other nation except the US from building a Nicaraguan Canal. There were of course many other reasons, including internal rebellions, insurgents, bandits, etc. Due to budgetary considerations related to the depression in the US, President Hoover ended the American intervention in 1933) (Image)
Est.US$2,500
Opening US$ 3,250.00
Sold...US$ 3,250.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:15:49 EST
Sold For 3250
United States Intervention in Northern Mexico
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4009
Symbol: e
Cat No: Collection
1916-17 single Frame (16 pages) Exhibit with 26 covers or cards documenting the postal history of the American Involvement in Northern Mexico prior to U.S. entry into World War I, with "On the Way to Mexico Camp Brumbaugh" patriotic cover, Columbus and Deming, N.Mex 1916 cards; advance into Mexico, The First U.S. Military Air Mail Service, two covers flown from Mexico to Columbus, where they were postmarked (27 Mar and 5 Apr 1916), each mailed by Lt. Baird to his wife, endorsed "Soldier's Mail" and as no stamps were available, both were charged "Due 2c", or with the actual 2c Postage Due (AAMC 92, $5,000), also a ppc depicting the actual Aircraft. In addition, there are covers showing use of Civilian post offices, Forwarded Mail, "U.S. Army on Mexican Border" letterhead and cover posted on a railway car of a train enroute to El Paso; Military Branch markings, Official War Department cover, etc. A fascinating collection (during the Mexican Revolution 1910-20, the United States had varied involvements, supporting and then repudiating Mexican regimes. Beyond Vera Cruz, the US sent thousands of troops led by General John Pershing deep into northern Mexico between 1916-1917 to capture Pancho Villa after his forces raided US border towns) (Image)
Est.US$5,000
Opening US$ 8,500.00
Sold...US$ 8,500.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:10:25 EST
Sold For 8500
United States Intervention in the Caribbean
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4010
Symbol: e
Cat No: Collection
1899-1906 balance of the collection, mostly written-up on pages, good showing of 60+ covers, cards, some coverfronts and pieces, U.S. military and Naval mail from Cuba (including "U.S. Army Hospital Ship Missouri" War Dept cover), incoming mail, "Rough Riders in Action" illustrated cover, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Haiti, one from Nicaragua, with a variety of frankings and cancels, some better, including commercial mail, etc., mixed condition, excellent foundation for expansion or break-up (Image)
Est.US$1,500
Opening US$ 2,600.00
Sold...US$ 2,600.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:11:02 EST
Sold For 2600
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS Cuba
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4029
Symbol: e
Cat No: Ed.2
1897 (17 Nov) cover franked with Insurrectionist stamps, pair of 2c brown, tied by "Prefectura de Guaimarillo Camaguey" departure cds, with oval "Jefature Superior de Sanidad Militar Ejercito Libertador" (HQ of the Medical Corps of the Liberation Army), addressed to the head of medical activity of the First Corps at Jatico-Tunas in Oriente Province, arrival pmk No.22, 1897, filing fold and some toning, otherwise fine, endorsed on back "this envelope was received by me from Cuba and used inside of Cuban lines", signed Seybold. According to Mr. Kugel, fewer than five (!) covers with this issue are recorded (Cat No. Ed.2) (Image)
Est.US$500
Opening US$ 800.00
Sold...US$ 800.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:23:58 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4030
Symbol: e
1898-1901 balance of an exhibit, 43 covers or cards on pages, showing many interesting and scarce markings, including a "discovery example" of previously unrecorded auxiliary "Received in Bad Order Havana P.O. Cuba" on cover from Madrid, "Military Sta. No.13 Cienfuegos", cover from "U.S.S. Columbia 1st Rate" from Guantanamo Bay to San Mateo, Calif., another from "U.S.S. Resolute" to a Naval Hospital in Norfolk; Quarantine Mail, including cover with the only recorded example of 3-line "Mil't'y Sta./Montauk N.Y." provisional handstamp, card from Columbia Barracks to Germany, "Military Station No.27 Matanzas, Cuba" card to Germany, Registered card and two covers, one endorsed "Soldier's Letter Moro Castle, Santiago, Cuba", "Military Sta. No.33 Sagua la Grande" and "Military Sta. No.34 Caibarien" handstamps (only a few recorded), "Military Station No.29" from Placetas, with two privately overprinted "Cuba 2 1/2c de. Pso" in manuscript (one stamp damaged), plus many others (Image)
Est.US$2,500
Opening US$ 5,250.00
Sold...US$ 5,250.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:25:27 EST
Sold For 5250
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4031
Symbol: e
1898 (18 July) 1c stationery card from Maj.Henry Clay Cochrane, second in command of the First Marine Battalion in Cuba, to his wife in Newport. Written at Guantanamo on 14th July, noting that "Santiago surrendered today". The card was delivered by ship to the post office at Key West and placed in the mails four days later. This is the only recorded piece of Marine mail from Guantanamo during the Spanish-American War (Image)
Est.US$500
Opening US$ 450.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:25:47 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4032
Symbol: e
1898 cover to Norway, franked with vertical strip of 5x2c carmine, tied by "United States Post Office Military Station No.1, CUBA" handstamps, showing on back New York July 9, 1898 transit and "Kristiania" (23.7.98) arrival markings, trivial cover wrinkling, otherwise fine. The first military station opened at Daiquiri, Cuba on 23 June, 1898. The first postmark was undated, so "Earliest Use" cannot be documented. Based on an average of about 2 1/2 weeks delivery time from Cuba to U.S., this cover, which transited NY on 9 July, would possibly have been included in the first mail dispatch from Daiquiri. It is furthermore a cover to a foreign destination, possibly the only one sent during that time (Image)
Est.US$500
Opening US$ 450.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:26:00 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4033
Symbol: e
1899 (24 Jan) cover to New York, franked with 2c and 3c Bureau issues (the latter with straight edge), canceled duplex and "Military Sta. No.7 Gibara", Havana (30 Jan) transit and New York (Feb 3) arrival pmks on back. A rare usage from Gibarra (at the time a small village on the northeast coast), only a few recorded with this marking (Image)
Est.US$250
Opening US$ 230.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:26:15 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4034
Symbol: e
Cat No: 196
1899 3c on 1c black violet, tied by blue oval grid of Santa Cruz del Sur on cover addressed locally to Puerto Principe, blue company oval datestamp (15 Jan 1899) at bottom, stamp unfortunately defective, cover with folds and slightly reduced at right, fine appearance of one of the only two recorded Puerto Principe covers with "Santa Cruz del Sur" postmark (the other cover from the same correspondence, ex Robertson), cat. $3000 (Cat No. 196) (Image)
Cat. $3000, Est.US$400
Opening US$ 1,300.00
Sold...US$ 1,300.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:27:20 EST
Sold For 1300
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4035
Symbol: e
1899 (3 July) registered Patriotic cover (45-star design) to Chicago, franked with 6x2c carmine, tied by "Military Station No.26 Buena Vista" and Duplex markings, with corresponding Registry datestamp, Jacksonville, Fla. Transit and Chicago (10 July) arrival markings, backflap missing, otherwise fine. Ex-Molesworth (Image)
Est.US$150
Opening US$ 280.00
Sold...US$ 280.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:27:47 EST
Sold For 280
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4036
Symbol: e
1899 (3 Aug) registered cover to Boston, franked with 10x2c carmine, tied by "Isabel de Sagua S.C." cds, supported by Registry datestamp, Havana transit and Boston (18 Aug 1899) Registry Division arrival, cover roughly opened with backflap faults, otherwise fine and impressive (Image)
Est.US$150
Opening US$ 200.00
Sold...US$ 200.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:28:26 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4037
Symbol: e
Cat No: 198
1899 5c on 1c black violet, tied by Puerto Principe (2 Jan 1899) cds on cover to New York, insufficiently franked and marked "T" (Havana, Cuba) and on arrival in New York (Jan 14) and "Due 10 Cents", implemented by adding a 10c Postage Due on reverse, tied by cds, with additional markings, cover roughly opened and defective at right, additional filing folds, still fine and incredibly rare, cat. $6000 (Cat No. 198) (Image)
Cat. $6000, Est.US$1,000
Opening US$ 1,700.00
Sold...US$ 1,700.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:29:18 EST
Sold For 1700
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4038
Symbol: e
Cat No: 225,226
1899 (2 May) registered cover to Spain, franked with 5c and 10c surcharges, with "Military Station No.1 Santiago de Cuba" departure datetamp, registry oval and label added in New York, arriving Madrid 24 May, cover with corner repair, otherwise v.f. (Cat No. 225,226) (Image)
Est.US$150
Opening US$ 160.00
Sold...US$ 160.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:29:50 EST
Sold For 160
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4039
Symbol: e
1906-09 American Troops in Cuba, eight covers or cards neatly displayed on four exhibit pages, showing markings from Marianao, Guanajay, Columbia Barracks, including registered letter from the post hospital at Columbia Barracks to USA, Marines mail from Sancti Spiritus and Baracoa, incoming mail from Lajas, forwarded mail, etc., mixed condition, mostly fine (Image)
Est.US$500
Opening US$ 450.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:30:14 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4040
Symbol: e
1917-22 a small exhibit of 16 covers or cards, neatly written-up on eight pages, with Station Ship at Guantanamo Bay, Marine Mail U.S. Navy, 9th Regiment covers, with censor markings, Earliest and Latest Recorded examples of 7th Reg. U.S.M.C. Santiago, Cuba, also "U.S. Marine Detachment Camaguey Cuba", Censor markings "Passed by Censor Second Lieut. U.S.M.C." and others, two Registered covers, each used 7 May 1919 (these are the only two recorded examples of Registered Mail from this U.S. Intervention) (Image)
Est.US$1,000
Opening US$ 950.00
Sold...US$ 950.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:30:43 EST
Sold For 950
Prisoner of War Mail
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4041
Symbol: e
1898 two covers from Annapolis, Md and Washington, D.C., showing "U.S.N.A. Censored" and "Prisoner's Letter Censored and Forwarded Navy Department Bureau of Navigation, Washington, D.C.", the latter with Spanish Red Cross handstamp applied on arrival, fine and extremely rare pair of covers from Spanish naval officers captured during the battle of Santiago Harbor. They were transported to the US and held briefly at the Naval Academy at Annapolis, pending repatriation to Spain following the signing of Armistice agreement on 12 Aug, 1898 (Image)
Est.US$500
Opening US$ 1,000.00
Sold...US$ 1,000.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:31:42 EST
Sold For 1000
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS Philippines
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4042
Symbol: e
Cat No: Collection
"Postal Markings of the U.S. Military Stations in the Philippines 1898-1902", partially prepared exhibit of 60+ covers or cards, mostly on pages, including Transport Post Office Forerunners, "Remember the Maine" patriotic cacheted cover from Hong Kong to Ilolo, Military Station markings, Registered cover from "U.S. Military P.O. Sta San Francisco, Cal. U.S.A. No. 1 Philippines" to Hong Kong, others to Wei-Hai-Wei and Tonkin, red violet arrival pmk, incoming registered cover from Mauritius to Manila, "M.O.B." marking, disaster mail ("Damaged Mail off S.S. Morgan City, Manila P.I. 9.30.99") cover addressed to Ilolo (The U.S. Army transport "Morgan City," a chartered steamship, sank while making passage through the Inland Sea of Japan. The ship was en route from San Francisco to the Philippines, carrying recruits for the U.S. Army), Military Station Dagupan, Jolo, Luzon, San Fernando, Military Station Siassi, Zamboanga, etc. Also included is a card from Hungary addressed to Aguinaldo, "chief of the rebels of Manila", plus a cover with Revolutionary franking, paying postage and Registry fee between two Rebel-held towns, mixed condition, remarkable assembly (Image)
Est.US$5,000
Opening US$ 26,000.00
Sold...US$ 26,000.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:32:51 EST
Sold For 26000
Military Mail
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4043
Symbol: e
1941 three covers, one from Kahuku, Hawaii to USA, showing return address of HQ 192nd Tank Bn., designation "PLUM", plus two covers addressed to "PLUM C/o Postmaster", sent October and December 1941, both "Returned to Sender Service Suspended" handstamps, scarce group ("PLUM" was the code name for the U.S. Army in the Philippines in the buildup to World War II) (Image)
Est.US$250
Opening US$ 280.00
Sold...US$ 280.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:33:17 EST
Sold For 280
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4044
Symbol: e
1943 (ca) cover from A.C. Jumauan, franked with specially prepared local label inscribed "USAFFE 2 centavos SCF" (denoting U.S.Armed Far East), tied by Badian/Cebu (16 Mar,194?) pmk, sent to Moalboal, censored by hand at Badian by MP Officer, some toning and cover wrinkles, rare (a small quantity of these labels was printed locally to serve as postage stamps in the areas held by the Philippine Guerilla fighters) (Image)
Est.US$1,500
Opening US$ 1,400.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:33:41 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4045
Symbol: e
1944 (30 July) legal size cover franked with 2c "Guerilla Postal Service", tied by oval "Posted in the Free Philippines 30 July 1944 M.D.No.10 Mindanao Guerilla Area", addressed to The Saturday Evening Post in Philadelphia, boxed "We Defend upon Gen.MacArthur's Pledge to Return" handstamp, "Tenth Military District" censor cachet, showing return address of Raul Celeste C/o Major Leo Hipe USFIP APO 500, wrinkled, with some toning, nevertheless a fine cover (released in 1943, this Philippine guerilla stamp was intended for use on the island of Mindanao. It is referred to as the "Free Philippines Guerilla Stamp" and was approved by General Douglas MacArthur. The stamps were printed in Brisbane and were delivered by the U.S.S Naval submarine to the 10th Military District at Esperanza, Agusan province, Mindanao. Colonel Wendell Fertig received the stamps on 15th November 1943, at the time he was the commander of the largest group of guerillas in the Philippines. A few covers were prepared, canceled at HQ at Esperanza and delivered by courier internally or forwarded to Australia) (Image)
Est.US$2,000
Opening US$ 4,250.00
Sold...US$ 4,250.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:34:54 EST
Sold For 4250
UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS Puerto Rico
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4046
Symbol: e
Cat No: Collection
1898-1900 collection of 19 covers or cards, written-up on exhibit pages, various frankings and destinations, Military Station No.5 Coamo, Military Station No.4 San Juan, showing "Advertised", "Dead Letter Bureau" and "Address supplied and forwarded", auxiliary markings applied in San Juan (not recorded in literature), "Official Business" Post Office Department envelopes to NY, Military Station No.3 Mayaguez, No.2 Guayama, incoming mail to Ponce, one handstamped "Military Station No.1 Washington, D.C. Ponce, Porto Rico" on cover from Canada, also Military Station No.6 Utuado, two covers with Trans-Mississippi adhesives sent from Caguas Station and Camuy, others from Bayamon and Arecibo, mixed condition, some extremely rare (Image)
Est.US$2,500
Opening US$ 4,500.00
Sold...US$ 4,500.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:35:58 EST
Sold For 4500
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4047
Symbol: e
1898-1901 balance of an exhibit,18 covers neatly displayed on pages, including letter posted Aug.4, 1898 from an officer in transit to Puerto Rico, cover from "Mil.Sta. No.1 Aug 3 98" (Opening Day of the Military Post Office, one of only three examples recorded), others showing "Military Station No.1 Porto Rico" provisional RPO pmks, one an attractive Patriotic design, also "Mil.Sta. No.7 Yauco P.R." provisional and normal steel duplex (with 2c Trans-Mississippi, rounded lower right corner), Naval Mail from "U.S.S. Panther" and "U.S.S. Monongahela", Military Station markings from Cayey Station, Fajardo Station, Humucao Station, Lares Station, Rio Pedras Station, San German Station, Vicques Station, some marked as "the only recorded" (Image)
Est.US$1,000
Opening US$ 5,250.00
Sold...US$ 5,250.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:37:33 EST
Sold For 5250
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4048
Symbol: e
1898 (10 Oct) cover with framed "Soldier's Letter 1 Reg. U.S.V.E. Camp near Coamo Puerto Rico" ms endorsement, addressed to Baltimore, franked with 2x1c green, tied by unclear skeleton-type military pmks, sent from either Juana Diaz or Mayaguez (Military station "8" or "3"), extremely rare usage, with arrival (Oct 18) pmk on back, overall toning (Image)
Est.US$500
Opening US$ 475.00
Sold...US$ 475.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:38:00 EST
Sold For 475
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4049
Symbol:
NO LOT
Est.US$0
Opening US$ 0.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:38:06 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4050
Symbol: e
1899 (12 May) commercial cover to Germany, franked with 1c and 2x2c, tied by duplex pmks supported by "Aguadilla Sta. Porto Rico" departure cds, with Military Station transits and Hamburg arrival pmk, little toning, otherwise fine (Image)
Est.US$150
Opening US$ 140.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:38:25 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4051
Symbol: e
1899 two covers to USA with Trans-Mississippi franking, one with pair of 1c green, the other single 5c blue, Military Station San Juan Porto Rico departure pmks, with arrival pmks, fine-v.f. (Image)
Est.US$150
Opening US$ 140.00
Sold...US$ 140.00
Closed..Sep-10-2024, 10:38:58 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 0924
Lot No: 4052
Symbol: e
1900 (25 Nov) Official Business Post Office "M.O.B." envelope to New York, with "Aibonito Sta Porto Rico" departure cds, San Juan transit and Dec.2 arrival pmks. Aibonito is a small mountain town and municipality, east of Coamo. It is the most obscure military station marking from Puerto Rico, one of only a few recorded (Image)
