FIRST DAY OF USAGE 1899 10pf Red postal stationery card from Ponape to Yap, cancelled by PONAPE 12 /10 99 KAROLINEN cds, YAP 7/11 99 arrival cds alongside, only six items recorded from this office-opening date Expertise: Cert. Steuer (BPP) Estimate: € 1’000 – € 1’500 (Image)

1910 3rd Ponape Emergency Issue: Envelope of Südsee-Expedition der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Stiftung franked bisect 20Pf blue of Karolinen postmarked “PONAPE 12/7 10” alongside post office seal (2nd type) to Hamburg, superb quality and one of the finest Ponape covers we know Expertise: Cert. Bothe Estimate: € 3’000 – € 4’000 (Image)