RYUKYU ISLANDS 1//R23, EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF ABOUT (290) ISSUES, MOSTLY COMMEMORATIVES, DEFINITIVES, AND AIRMAILS, F-VF LH/NH, w/a couple used, incls Revenues R9, 18, 23; missing #17 and #1-7 are present but a mix of first and second printings. There are a few (2-3) duplicates. Organized collection in mounts on White Ace pages in a 3-ring binder Cat($1,080) (Image)

$800

599, 2¢ Carmine on 1931 USS Houston Naval Cover posted in China, F-VF, addressed to Bridgeport, Conn., with cds "U.S.S. Houston./NOV/4/1931" and "SHANGHAI/CHINA" in between the killer bars. At the outbreak of the "Incidents" (before the second Sino-Japanese War), the USS Houston was sent to Shanghai in 1931 to protect U.S. interests. Cover with Historical and Philatelic interest

$10