1899, 1c green from the 1900 Special Printing, original gum with light hinge, "SPECIAL SURCHARGE" hs on reverse, very fine and very scarce; cert. PF (2009). (Image)

1899, 8c violet brown, mint n.h., very fine and fresh; Scott $275. (Image)

1899, 50c orange, mint original gum with hinge remnant, very fine with fresh color; Scott $350. (Image)

1899, $1 black type I, mint original gum with faintest trace of a hinge, very fine and fresh; Scott $350. (Image)

1899-1900. Group of three covers incl. 1899 (Oct 11) envelope with 2c tied by "Agana, isle of Guam" two-line ds with "PAQUEBOT" hs adjacent sent underpaid to New Jersey, very fine; 1900 (Aug) envelope from Government House with 5c tied by "AGANA ISLE / OF GUAM" hs, cover faults; and 1900 (Dec 18) envelope with Philippines 2c cancelled in Philippines but with sender's manuscript "Agana / Island of Guam" at top left, missing backflap; a useful group. (Image)

1900 (Jun 27). Envelope to California, with 1899 4c with Special Delivery 10c, faintly cancelled by violet "AGANA, GUAM" hs and further by crayon cross, with ds alongside, reverse with Manila cds and San Francisco arrival, some cover faults, 10c with trimmed perfs at left, scarce usage of the Special Delivery stamp. (Image)

1900 (Oct). Envelope from San Luis D'Apra to Massachusetts, bearing two Philippines 2c, tied by blue-black cds, with ms annotation at top left "From John M. Hubbard / USS Yosemite, Guam / San Luis D'Afra - L.I.", reverse with Greenfield arrival ds, cover soiled, a scarce usage of Philippines stamps in Guam. (Image)

1901 (Apr 16). Printed envelope sent registered from the US Naval Station to New York, with 1899 5c and 6c, tied by straight-line "AGANA, GUAM" violet hs with matching datestamp and Agana registration handstamp adjacent showing "hump" in rim to facilitate the Spanish "'tilde" accent mark over the "N" of Agana, reverse with San Francisco transits, very fine. (Image)

1901 (Nov 30). Envelope from the Zug correspondence to Washington, with 1899 4c pair tied by "AGANA / ISLAND OF GUAM" cds, with Everest arrival cds alongside, Manila transit bs, missing backflap otherwise very fine. (Image)

1902 (Jan 22). Printed envelope for the Inspector of Ordnance foe the US Navy, sent to Pennsylvania with 1899 2c, 5c and 10c, tied by "AGANA / ISLAND OF GUAM"cds, reverse with San Francisco transit and Altoona arrival, remarkably fine and fresh. (Image)

Bohol (Visayas) Provisionals. Black on orange, with partial cancellation of "Correos/Bohol" dateless circular cancel, affixed to note indicating "stamp used in Bohol by the Revolutionary govt when the Americans landed in 1900. Out of issue now.", diagonal crease; very scarce. (Image)

La Unión Provisionals. 1898 Cover from La Unión to Intramuros, Manila via ordinary mail ("Correo Ordinario"), endorsed "El 4 de Setiembre de 1898" at base, bearing "blank paper" 2c in black (2), 3c pair in black and 10c in red, all tied by light strikes of "Correos/4 Set 98/Union" cds's, Manila receiving cds on front and reverse (July 6th), vertical crease of little consequence and only passing through the perforations between stamps in the pair; (in addition one 10c mint with additional vertical perforation); one of only six covers known bearing the "blank paper" issue of La Unión; ex Yacano. (Image)

Panay (Visayas) Provisionals. 1898-99 4cu, horizontal pair used with light strike of Iloilo cancel, one of only three used pairs recorded; cert. APS (2001); ex Yacano. (Image)

Zamboanga Provisionals. 1899 (March 23) Cover from Zamboanga to Manila, with "Resellado" 40c and 80c, tied by "Correos/Zamboanga" cds, showing very fine Manila Military Station receiving cancel dated 10 April (Baker CE-2, Goodale RC-2), slight toning on cover and around perforations; the only recorded use of the 80c Zamboanga Provisional on cover, cover #11 in the Peterson census; cert. Graus (1995). (Image)

1898 (Aug 13). Scarce inbound envelope from Watch Hill, Rhode Island addressed to USS "Charleston", care of the Navy Post office in San Francisco, backstamped with the Military Station no. 1 Manila receiving cds, average overall condition for this period. (Image)

1898 (Aug 19). Soldiers letter on pre-printed envelope "Co. B, 13th Minn. Inft., U. S. V./Remember the Maine" envelope from Manila to Minneapolis, bearing early departure military duplex cancel (Baker D-1), "Postage Due, 2 Cts." straight-line hs, with corresponding 2c postage due affixed on front, very fine. (Image)

1898 (Oct 15). Large complete pre-printed linen envelope via Hong Kong to London, franked by forerunner 5c and 10c single & block of four with guide line at base, tied by Military Philippine Station - San Francisco duplex cancel (Baker D-1), paying eleven times the UPU rate, toning spots and other faults also affecting the block of four, but scarce usage of the 10c forerunner issue. (Image)

1898 (Nov 15). Cover from Manila to Philadelphia, bearing Trans-Mississippi 2c tied by Military Station no. 1 duplex cancel (Baker D-2), arrival on back; a scarce usage in extremely fine condition for this period. (Image)

1899 (March). Cover to Grand Rapids bearing Trans-Mississippi 2c tied by "U.S.Mil.STA.NO.3 S F CAL/ILOILO HARBOR, P.I." two-line ds (Baker S-3), a very fine and appealing usage. (Image)

1899 (March 27). Soldiers illustrated letter with cachet of the Chaplain of the 57th Iowa Volunteers, with 2c forerunner tied by Cavite Military Station duplex cancel (Baker C-7a), being seldom seen so crisp, an early usage of this cancel during the first month of usage. (Image)

1899 (July 13). U.S. 2c postal stationery envelope (reduced at right) from Malolos (Bulacan) to the U.S., tied by "Mil. Sta. No. 6, Philippine Isls./Malolos" duplex cancel (Baker D-4), toning on front; a very scarce cancel. (Image)

1899 (Aug 7). Envelope to New York, bearing 2c forerunner tied by San Fernando Military Station duplex cancel (Baker-C3a), in average state of preservation, a very scarce cancel. (Image)

1899 (Sept 1st). Japan 4s incoming stationery card from Nagasaki via Hong Kong to Luzon, bearing Manila Military Station receiving cds (Baker CE-1) and Hong Kong cds at left, scuffed on top of middle section clear of the cancels and toning at bottom, scarce. (Image)

1899 (Sept 13). U.S. 2c stationery envelope used domestically from Jolo to Cebú (addressed to Lt. Goodale), tied by "Mil.P.St.Jolo/Phil. Isld's." duplex cancel (Baker C-3), showing on reverse Cebú Military Station n. 4 receiving cancel (Baker CE-4). (Image)

1899 (Oct 31). Soldier’s letter from Bacolod to Wisconsin, bearing 2c regular issue, tied by Bacolod No. 5 Military Station duplex cancel (Baker C-2), stamp cut into at right from opening and slight toning; a scarce usage. (Image)