FIRST DAY OF USAGE 1899 Postcard from Saipan to Leipzig/Germany franked by 1899 5pf green tied by SAIPAN 18/11 99 MARIANEN, old-time Spanish crowned YSLAS MARIANAS / YSLA DE SAIPAN cachet alongside, scarce first day of usage Estimate: € 1’000 – € 1’500 (Image)

VERY EARLY DATE OF USAGE 1899 Envelope from the Spanish Mariana Islands to Manila, franked by two 2c blue-green and two 3c dark brown, tied by oval GOBIERNO P.M. YSLAS MARIANAS pmk, American arrival cds in Manila on December 11, 1899, a rare letter and a very early usage Expertise: Graus Estimate: € 1’500 – € 2’000 (Image)