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The Krupnick Collection continued...

Pan Am Early Cachets continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
64 cover 1935.12.29 image"Oceanic Islands Survey", the only known cover with illustrated bird handstamp and matching "Jarvis Island, Dec. 29 1935" two-line handstamp on cover to Honolulu, Oahu, signed "Dana Corman" in blue pen at top right, addressed to "Don Mitchell Kam. Boys School", Very Fine, according to Steve Pendleton's article "America in the Line Islands" (American Philatlelist Jan 2011) "…Pan American wanted to examine all possibilities (of where it could build a base in the South Pacific) and in 1935, the schooner Kinkajou was chartered to check out some of the Line Islands. The voyage was called the "Oceanic Islands Survey" and was led by Dr. Frances Corman. Jarvis was visited on December 29, 1935. A letter is known from that day with a one-linen "Jarvis Island" cachet. Its destination was Honolulu. … Groups of young Hawaiian men were recruited from the Kamehameha School in Hawaii for this task. They were transported between the islands and supplied mainly by the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Itasca…".


Illustrated in Jon Krupnick's "Pan American's Pacific Pioneers The Rest of the Story" p. 526 . (Image)

Get Market Data for [United States 1935.12.29] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $150-250
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
65 cover 1936.01.27 imageFirst Flight at Wake Island, 1936, cachet on three covers, one with 3¢ Michigan (#775) tied by "Honolulu, Hawaii Jan. 9 1936" duplex cancel, signed "Bill Miller" and addressed to Pago Pago Samoa & the other two with different 3¢ stamps tied by "Pago Pago Samoa Jan. 27, 1936" duplex cancel, one signed "W.T. Miller" and other unsigned, each addressed to Lieut. J.G. Johnson and backstamped, Very Fine.


One is illustrated in Jon Krupnick's "Pan American's Pacific Pioneers The Rest of the Story" p. 539 . (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Get Market Data for [United States 1936.01.27] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $100-150
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
66 cover Itasca crew imageThird Itasca Equatorial Cruise unframed cachet on legal sized cover, with 2¢ Washington (#634) tied by "Honolulu, Hawaii Sep. 26, 1935" slogan cancel, prepared by and addressed to "Sgt. J.G. Johnson, Fleet Air Base Pearl Harbor T.H.", Extremely Fine. (Image)

Get Market Data for [United States Itasca crew] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $100-150
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction

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