1858 stampless cover to Rev. Luther Halsey Gulick, Ponape, Ascension Isle, Micronesia, via San Francisco "Care of Prof. Dewitt Alexander, Honolulu", red "Paid New York Aug. 30" cds, with blue pencil "10" and docketing indicating it was sent in 1858, received Feb. 21, 1859, professionally restored, with 2008 Ronald Steuer certificate (earliest known arrival mail - Karolinen Fruhe Eingangspost), an important showpiece item of the Caroline Islands (Image)

Est.$1,000

1899 German domestic postal card 10pf carmine, used from Ponape on the opening date of the post office (12.10.99) addressed to Oppeln, with 3.2.00 arrival pmk on front, fine and interesting First Day of Issue from Caroline Islands, signed Dr.Wittman (Image)

Est.$500

1899 3pf-50pf, overprinted at 48 degree angle, set of six, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., with expert handstamp guarantees, cat. €4000 (Cat No. 1a-6a) (Image)

Cat. €4000, Est.$1,000

1900 3pf, 5pf and 10pf sheet margin singles, each cancelled on piece by clear "Saipan Marianen" 1900 cds, fine-v.f. (Cat No. Mi.1II- 3II) (Image)

Est.$150

1900 3pf-50pf, six different, 20pf and 50pf diagonal overprint, others 56 degree, all sheet margin singles, tied by clear "Saipan Marianen" 1900 cds on registered cover to Germany, appropriate Saipan registry label below, filing fold away from the stamps, fine and attractive usage, with Sachsenberg arrival pmk on back, 1992 Buhler certificate (catalogue value for 50pf on cover) cat. €3800 (Cat No. Mi.1II- 3II, 4I, 5II) (Image)

Cat. €3800, Est.$1,000

1901 Yacht, complete set used, 1m-5m canceled (Ponape) on pieces, signed, fine-v.f. (Mi.7-19) cat. €1000 (Cat No. 7-19) (Image)

Cat. €1000, Est.$400

1900 Yacht, 3pf-5m, complete set used, many canceled on pieces, fine-v.f., 5m signed Richter (Mi.7-19) cat. €1000 (Cat No. 7-19) (Image)

Cat. €1000, Est.$350

1905 "Gruss von den Karolinen-Inseln" ppc sent unfranked to Greiz, with Official Ponape negative seal and "T" postage due handstamp, with Greiz (31.8.1905) arrival cds alongside, v.f., with letter from Dr. Lantelme (Image)

Est.$500

1905 hand-colored (Palm Trees) ppc to Lyck, franked with 5pf green, tied by Official Ponape negative seal, v.f. (Image)

Est.$250

1905 hand-colored ppc to Lyck, franked with 5pf green, tied by Official Ponape negative seal, v.f., signed Steuer, Dr.Wittman, etc. (Image)

Est.$250

1905 3pf, 5pf, 10pf, 20pf and 25pf, paying the correct rate on cover to Berlin, tied by Official Ponape (7.2.05) cancels, used during the Typhoon, v.f. and attractive franking, with 2005 Steuer certificate (Cat No. 7-11) (Image)

Est.$500

1907 5pf stationery card, up-rated with 3pf Yacht, the latter with red manuscript "Nukuor / 22.6.07 / Seepost", cancelled Ponape (6/6/07) and Truk (12/7/07), addressed to Nukuor, with further endorsement "p Dampfer Diana", some toning, otherwise fine and interesting item (Image)

Est.$500

1909 (11 Mar) registered cover to Germany, franked with 25pf and 2x3pf, tied by "Deutsche Seepost / Jaluit Linie" cds, with corresponding registry label below, fine (Image)

Est.$150

1909 5pf stationery card, with manuscript "Nukeora / 24.12.08 / Diana", cancelled in Truk (6.1.09) and sent to Jaluit, Marshall Islands, fine (Image)

Est.$250

1899-1915 collection of 80+ used and unused postal cards, unsevered reply cards, proofs, various types, cancels, overprints, some duplication, mostly fine-v.f., Mi. cat. €4900 (Image)

Cat. €4900, Est.$1,500

1899 10pf carmine, postal card from Ponape (14.X.99) addressed to SMS "Jaguar" in Shanghai, cancelled Ponape (date unclear but day-date inverted), fine and early usage from Caroline Islands, stated to be one of only two recorded cards with inverted date (Cat No. Mi.P2) (Image)

Est.$200

1899 10pf carmine, postal card from Yap (6.12.99) addressed to Berlin, with violet Saipan, Marianen (31.12.99) transit and arrival in Germany (2.4.00), fine card, signed Mansfeld (Cat No. Mi.P2) (Image)

Est.$200

1899 5pf green, 10pf carmine, two unsevered postal reply cards sent from Ponape and Yap to Germany, fine-v.f., each with arrival pmk, cat. €525 (Cat No. Mi.P3,4) (Image)

Cat. €525, Est.$150

1900 5pf green, unsevered postal reply card, up-rated with 5pf green, registered from Ponape to Germany, fine, with Domitz (9.8.03) arrival (Cat No. Mi.P6) (Image)

Est.$150

1901 10pf postal reply card from Gotha (27.2.05), addressed to Ponape, v.f., with arrival pmk (Cat No. Mi.P10A) (Image)

Est.$250

1901 5pf green, postal card addressed to Solingen, with clear "Angaur Palau-Inseln" (11.12.09) departure cds, fine usage from Angaur, an island in the island nation of Palau. The island, which forms its own state, has an area of 8k, its population was 130 in 2013 (Cat No. Mi.P7) (Image)

Est.$200

1901 5pf green, postal card addressed to Munich, with clear "Angaur Palau-Inseln" (11.12.09) departure cds, fine usage from Angaur, an island in the island nation of Palau. The island, which forms its own state, has an area of 8k, its population was 130 in 2013 (Cat No. Mi.P7) (Image)

Est.$200

1901 10pf carmine, postal card addressed to Zoppot bei Danzig, with clear "Angaur Palau-Inseln" (26.4.12) departure cds, endorsed "(Dpfr.) Coblenz zwischen Angaur und Manila", fine usage from Angaur, an island in the island nation of Palau. The island, which forms its own state, has an area of 8k, its population was 130 in 2013 (Cat No. Mi.P8) (Image)

Est.$200

1901 5pf unsevered postal reply card from Ponape (7.03.09), uprated with 5pf green, used via Herbertshohe, German New Guinea (26.3.09), Nagasaki, Japan and Victoria, Hong Kong (1 May) to Vladivostok, with arrival (23.4.09) pmk on front, fine and unusual route via New Guinea to Vladivostok (Cat No. Mi.P9) (Image)

Est.$250

1901 5pf unsevered postal reply card from Ponape (7.03.09), uprated with 2x3pf brown, used via Herbertshohe, German New Guinea (26.3.09) and Nagasaki, Japan (6 May) to Vladivostok, with arrival (23.4.09) pmk on front, fine and unusual route via New Guinea to Vladivostok (Cat No. Mi.P9) (Image)

Est.$250