1938, 3¢ Presidential. S.e. at left, tied by "McGehee, Ark., Relocation Br., Mar 18, 1943" duplex on cover with "Mr. Sam Sakai, Blk. 9-5-E, Rohwer R.B., McGehee, Ark." corner card to Denver, Col., purple Denver Post Mar. 22nd receiver, Very Fine and scarce use from a Japanese Internment camp.
Scott No. 807a; Estimate $100 - 150. Est. $100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

1938, 4¢ Presidential. In combination with 1938, 10¢ Presidential (815) on New York corner card mailer to Sumatra, Netherland Indies, with "Consignees Mail" and "Shipping Documents" endorsement handstamps, tied by "Tandjong, Priok, 21. 7. 41" port of entry cds's, bold "Paquetbot" handstamp and censor tape and handstamps at left, Very Fine.
Scott No. 808; Estimate $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

1938, 10¢ Presidential. Pair and single, tied by "New York. N.y., Grand Central Annex, Jun 26" duplex on airmail cover to Prisoner of War, American Military Internee, Camp Maloney, Adelboden, Switzerland, U.S. censor tape at left, German censor tape and handstamps on flap, magenta "Zuzustellen, Feldpostdirektica" framed handstamp, Very Fine.
Scott No. 815; Estimate $300 - 400.

Camp Moloney was named for Sgt. Joe Moloney, the first American to die in Switzerland during World War II. Located in Adelboden, it was the first internment camp for American internees. Initially all American internees were sent to Adelboden, but soon other camps were established to accommodate larger numbers of internees. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

1938, 17¢ Presidential. Tied by mute oval cancel, purple "Honolulu, Hawaii, Registered, Jun 14, 1941" backstamps and matching "Registered" straightline on light buff Central Market corner card local cover to Territory of Hawaii, Very Fine and rare important solo use.
Scott No. 822; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE SOLO 17¢ LOCAL REGISTERED RATE.

Cover prepaid 17¢ for 2¢ local rate plus 15¢ minimum registry fee. The other recorded example of this rate, the June 10th 1941 ex-Suffet example noted as one of the keys to his landmark collection, was recently offered at auction realizing $3,600. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

1938, 20¢ Presidential. Horizontal pair, used with 30¢ transport (C30) tied by "Pittsburg Pa. Jan 19, 1943" duplexes on cover to Egyptian Sudan, forwarded to Alexandria, Cairo etc., various censor markings and dual tap including "Passed by Censor, Sudan" triangular handstamp, Very Fine and interesting use.
Scott No. 825; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

1938, 22¢ Presidential. Rounded corner, tied by oval cancelled, purple "Chicago, Ill. (Mid-West Sta), Registered, Mar 30, 1943" cds backstamp on legal-size cover to local address, several auxiliary markings and backstamps including "Return Receipt Requested", "Notice Sent" and "Return to Writer" straightlines, Very Fine and rare.
Scott No. 827; $2,000; Estimate $750 - 1,000.

ONE OF THE RAREST PREXIE SOLO USES IN EXISTENCE, THE 22¢ REGISTERED LOCAL USE WITH RETURN RECEIPT FEE.

Cover prepaid 22¢ for two-times the 2¢ local rate, 3¢ return receipt fee and 15¢ no indemnity registry fee. The rates were in effect through March 25, 1944. This solo use was missing from the great Suffet collection. Scott $2,000
Est. $750-1,000 (Image)

Scott $2,000
Est. $750-1,000

1938, 25¢ Presidential. In combination with 1938, 25¢ Presidential (829) paying the Special Delivery fee for non first class matter for more than one pound, on penalty Official Business tag to Phoenix, Az., purple "Special Delivery, Fee Paid, 35 Cents" two-line handstamp and matching "Washington D.C., May 3, 1942" cds, reverse with "National Headquarters, Selective Service System" corner card and receiving postmark, Very Fine.
Scott No. 829; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

1938, 25¢ Presidential. Used with 15¢ Presidential (820), both tied by "Pago Pago, Samoa, Sep 14, 1944" duplex on preprinted return address envelope to New York N.Y. at the 40¢ rate, blue "Passed by Censor, American Samoa" handstamp and censor sealing tape at left, Very Fine and rare unpublished 40¢ rate.
Scott No. 829; Estimate $150 - 200.

Officially air mail service did not start until 1956, but some limited service was available as shown here. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

1938, 25¢ Presidential. Pair, tied by "Wellsville, Ohio, Nov 1, 1946" machine cancel on cover to Brisbane, Australia at double the new 25¢ per ½ oz. air mail rate, purple "Via Air Mail" straightline, some edge wear, Very Fine use on the first day of the new 25¢ airmail rate to Australia.
Scott No. 829; Estimate $100 - 150. Est. $100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

1938, 30¢ Presidential. Two singles, used with 10¢ Prexie (815), all tied by two strikes of "Springfield Mo., Dec 8, 1941" duplex on air mail cover to Hong Kong, China for the 70¢ Trans-Pacific rate, "Examined By 1652" censor tape at left, purple "Returned to Sender, Service Suspending." two-line handstamp, Very Fine and choice.
Scott No. 830; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

AN EARLY SERVICE SUSPENDED TRANS-PACIFIC USE SENT THE DAY AFTER THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR WHEN TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE WAS SUSPENDED.

After the Japanese December 7th 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, trans-Pacific flights west from Hawaii ceased. Mail to Japanese-occupied places was returned to the senders, as was the case with this cover addressed to Hong Kong. Mail to other places was rerouted for transatlantic transport to the destinations. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

1938, 50¢ Presidential. Vertical pair, used with two 10¢ Prexie (815) singles, all tied by strikes of "New York, Morgan Annex, Feb 24, 1944" duplex on large-size green Red Cross envelope from Prisoner of War Camp, Camp Swift, Texas to Geneva, Switzerland at four-times the 30¢ per ½ oz. airmail rate, "U.S. Censorship, Examined by 503" circular handstamp, Very Fine.
Scott No. 831; Estimate $100 - 150.

Although normal air mail service to Switzerland was suspended from November 1942 to June 1945, express messages from POW's addressed to International Red Cross were allowed to pass through. This outer envelope was send from Camp Swift, Texas, censored in New York by POW censors and entered the mail stream at the 30¢ per ½ oz. rate. Est. $100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

1938, $2 Presidential. Strip of three, used with 1¢ Prexie (804) strip of three, 5¢ Prexie (810), 15¢ Prexie (820) pair and strip of three, and $1 Prexie (832), all tied by strikes of purple "San Francisco, Calif. U.S. Army Postal Service, A.P.O. 929, Mar 9, 1949" cds on top piece of wooden crate from Fukuoka, Japan to the United States, purple "Parcel Post" straightline handstamps, Very Fine and scarce use of $2 Prexie from overseas A.P.O.
Scott No. 833; Estimate $150 - 200.

Prepaid $7.83 for $7.53 parcel post postage on a 65-66 pound zone 8 parcel plus 30¢ insurance fee ($100.01-$200 indemnity). All overseas APOs were rated as Zone 8. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

1938 Prexie Issue Postal History. Group of 4 covers comprising 3¢ Prexie used on 1944 Japanese post card cancelled by APO 7 duplex to Detroit; 1944 Page Pago Samoa use with 20¢ Prexies (2) to Kansas City; 1941 May 4th use with 20¢, 50¢ Prexies to Palestine "by Clipper via Pacific"; and 1941 Rockford Ill. use to Niuatoou Island, Tonga with 5¢ Prexie and 3¢ War Defense via Inward Tin Can Mail, interesting F.-V.F. group.
Estimate; $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200