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UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS Guam continued...

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3121

1901 (3 July) registered cover to Alzey, sent from the German Post Office in Saipan, Mariana Islands, franked with strip of 3x10pf Yacht, tied by departure pmks, with corresponding Registry label alongside, large two-line "AGANA-GUAM Jul 5, 1901" transit datestamp, with violet U.S.Mil. Sta.1 Philippines (Aug 18) transit and Alzey (27.9.01) arrival pmks on back, fine and extremely rare Agana-Guam transit usage (Image)

SOLD for $625.00
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3122

2,8,11,12

1901 (31 Oct) registered cover addressed to Saipan, Marianas, franked with overprinted 2c, 10c, 50c and $1, usual centering, tied by violet "Guam Ladrone Isls" departure cds, with "Agana Guam" circular pmk used as a Registry mark, with German Saipan/Marianen (10/1/02) arrival pmk (catalogued as $1 on cover and used singles) cat. $3990 (Cat No. 2,8,11,12) (Image)

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SOLD for $1,600.00
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3123

2,E1

Special Delivery. 1901 (23 Jan) cover to Newton, Mass., franked with 2c red and 10c Special Delivery, straight edge at left, canceled by faint "Agana, Isle of Guam" departure datestamp, forwarded on arrival (Jan 23, 1901), with Special Delivery arrival marking, some toning, 2c with ink mark at right, scarce, proper Special Delivery usage, cat. $1500 (Cat No. 2,E1) (Image)

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UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS Hawaii

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3124

1898-1914 collection of 11 covers or cards, franked with mostly U.S. adhesives, used from Honolulu, Eleele, Lihue and Hilo, six are Registered, one franked with 13c and registered to France, another with 10c Pan-American, plus others, mostly fine (Image) (image 3124a) (image 3124b) (image 3124c) (image 3124d) (image 3124e) (image 3124f)

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UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS Philippines

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3125

1899 (27 Jan) letter from Admiral Dewey to John Hughes in Denver, personally written on "U.S.Cruiser Olympia" stationery, signed "George Dewey", with cover franked 2c Trans-Mississippi, canceled "Mil. Sta.No.1 Manila, Philippines" (Jan 28), overall toning, otherwise fine (Image)

SOLD for $1,300.00
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3126

1899-1902 collection of 70+ covers or cards, mostly written-up on exhibit pages, some loose covers and cards, showing various markings, including "Advertised Manila, P.I." and Dead Letter Bureau cds, Registered covers and parcels franked with Trans-Mississippi commemoratives, Naval Mail covers registered from Manila to Shanghai, China, Military Station No.2 Cavite, U.S. Marines mail from Luzon, Military Station No.1 Manila, Military Station No.3 Ilolo, Panay, Hospital Station mail, incoming mail from Japan, Hawaii, Venezuela, also a cover returned to sender with "Deceased Soldier" endorsement, U.S. Army Transports, including "U.S.S. Brooklyn", cover addressed to the U.S. Consul in Chefoo, China, others from "U.S.S. Yorktown" and "U.S.S. Helena", both from Ilolo, "U.S. Monitor Monadnock", Flagship "U.S. Olympia", foreign destinations, one to Inhambane, East Africa, covers from training camps, Troops in transit home, covers from Nagasaki, with Japanese franking, one showing "Brooklyn Daily Eagle Headquarters U.S. Transport Sheridan Bound for Manila, via Suez Canal" cachet, mixed condition, fascinating group of covers (Image) (image 3126a) (image 3126b) (image 3126c) (image 3126d) (image 3126e) (image 3126f) (image 3126g) (image 3126h) (image 3126i) (image 3126j) (image 3126k) (image 3126l) (image 3126m) (image 3126n) (image 3126o) (image 3126p) (image 3126q) (image 3126r) (image 3126s) (image 3126t) (image 3126u) (image 3126v) (image 3126w) (image 3126x) (image 3126y) (image 3126z)

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SOLD for $10,000.00
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3127

1900 two covers, one to Luzon, with "Dagupan & Manila R.P.O. North" pmk, the other to Kenosha, Wisconsin, canceled "Dagupan & Manila R.P.O. South", minor toning, otherwise fine pair of U.S. Philippines TPOs (this railway was under military control of the U.S. 8th Army Corps) (Image)

SOLD for $675.00
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3128

215,217,218, 219

1900 50c orange, vertical pair (top stamp with rounded upper left corner), used with 3c, 10c and 15c on large parcel address label to Boston, with Mil. Sta. No.1 Manila Aug.25 departure cds below, sent by Lt.Cdr. Of the "U.S.S. Celtic", with framed "Examined and Released T.L. Shevlin, A.D. Collector" handstamp, fine example of commercial use of 50c stamps (Cat No. 215,217,218, 219) (Image)

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SOLD for $750.00
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3129

212,223,240,E1

1906 (19 Dec) "Philippines Constabulary" Official Mail cover franked with $1 black, used in combination with 2c carmine, 50c orange and Special Delivery 10c dark blue, handstamped "O.B." in violet, all tied by grid cancels, "Register No." handstamp below, Malolos, Bulacan, P.I. departure cds, addressed to Manila, with red "Registry Div. Manila P.I." same day arrival pmk on back, filing folds and minor toning away from the stamps, fine and scarce intact registered cover with four different issues (Cat No. 212,223,240,E1) (Image)

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SOLD for $5,250.00
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3130

236

1906 (5 Sep) registered Official Mail cover with single 50c orange, used from San Isidro to Manila, addressed to Col. H.H. Banholtz, with arrival pmk, minor toning, fine cover (Cat No. 236) (Image)

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SOLD for $1,200.00
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3131

237

1906 (3 Sep) Official Mail coverfront addressed to Philippines Constabulary Executive Inspector in Manila, franked with $1 Farragut, red overprint and additionally handstamped "O.B", with Santa Cruz Laguna P.I. departure cds alongside, stamp exceptionally well centered with balanced wide margins on all sides, v.f. (Cat No. 237) (Image)

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SOLD for $1,300.00
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3132

Registered Mail. 1898-1902 Military Postal Stations in the Philippines, collection of 23 covers and cards, written-up on 16 pages, presented in numerical and alphabetical order (for the unnumbered stations). The initial marking for registered mail from the Islands, was "Philippine Sta. San Francisco, Cal./Registered", represented by a postcard from Camp Dewey on Manila Bay (Aug 10,1898, earliest recorded), Sep 17, 1898 registered cover from Cavite, franked with 1c, 2c, 5c and 10c Bureau issues, sent to Genova, Italy, with French "Paq.Fr.No.1 Ligne N" maritime mark, Military Sta.No.1 markings on Registered covers to Albany, another to Paris, with 8c Trans-Mississippi franking, 1901 Registered cover with overprinted adhesives to Germany, Mil.Sta. No.2 Cavite, No.3 Ilolo, P.I. (two-line handstamp), No.4 Phil.Isls, Cebu, one to Spain, another to Singapore, No.5, Bacolod, P.I. to Spain (one of only four examples of the 4-line marking recorded), Mil.Sta.Aparri, Mil.Sta.Bongao (located in the Sulu Archipelago, this garrison did not have a registry marking, the lettered transited Jolo), Mil.Sta. San Fernando, Mil.Sta.Vigan, two registered covers to the United States. An extraordinary collection of registered mail from the Philippine Islands military stations, four decades in the making, mixed condition, some usual faults, mostly fine or better (Image) (image 3132a) (image 3132b) (image 3132c) (image 3132d) (image 3132e) (image 3132f) (image 3132g) (image 3132h) (image 3132i) (image 3132j) (image 3132k) (image 3132l) (image 3132m) (image 3132n) (image 3132o)

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SOLD for $17,000.00
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UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS Puerto Rico

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3133

1898-1901 Receiving postmarks at U.S. Military Stations, collection of 20 covers and cards, written-up on 16 exhibit pages, showing military stations in numerical order, unnumbered stations, usages after the stations were turned over to civilian control, etc. The exhibit includes "Military Stat. No.1" applied on 1899 card from Belgium, with "Forwarded Ponce Porto Rico" handstamp, receiving pmks of Playa Ponce, Military station No.2 Guayama, No.3 Mayaguez, No.4 San Juan, No 6 Utuado, No.7 Yauco, No.8 Juan Diaz, Aguadilla Station, Aibonito Station, Arecibo Station, Bayamon Station, Fajardo Station, Humacao Station, Lares Station and Rio Piedras Station, mixed condition, mostly fine or better. In addition to the normal postmarks used on outgoing mail, the military stations were supplied with receiving marks that were used on mail arriving or in transit through the various locations. Covers with such markings were not often preserved, some are quite rare and there are several discovery examples and others of which only 3 or 4 are known. A splendid assembly, the result of a "couple of decades of searching" (Image) (image 3133a) (image 3133b) (image 3133c) (image 3133d) (image 3133e) (image 3133f) (image 3133g) (image 3133h) (image 3133i) (image 3133j) (image 3133k) (image 3133l) (image 3133m) (image 3133n) (image 3133o)

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SOLD for $3,750.00
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3134

1898-1901 collection of 22 covers or cards, some partially written-up on pages, two with Spanish franking, others with U.S. stamps overprinted Puerto Rico, military mail, municipal Post Offices, Adjuntas, Aguas Buens, El Dorado, various rates, mixed condition, good lot (Image) (image 3134a) (image 3134b) (image 3134c) (image 3134d) (image 3134e) (image 3134f) (image 3134g)

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SOLD for $3,250.00
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3135

Registered Mail. 1898-1901 Military Postal Stations in Puerto Rico, collection of 23 covers and cards (plus one coverfront and few stamps with various markings), written-up on 16 pages, presented in numerical and alphabetical order to the unnumbered stations. Early registered mail cover sent through Military Station No.1 located at Ponce shows "Registered Sep 27 1898 Military Station No.1 Porto Rico Washington D.C." five-line handstamp, followed by Mil.Sta.No.2 Guayama (registered cover franked with 2x5c blue, addressed to Barcelona), Mil.Sta.No.3 Mayaguez (cover to Germany), Mil.Sta.No.4 San Juan, Mil.Sta.No.6 (Utado) cover franked with 5x2c Trans-Mississippi (faulty), (this is discovery example of registered mail from Utado), Mil.Sta.No.7 (Yauco), the only recorded example, registered cover to Corsica, Mil.Sta.No.8 (Juana Diaz), one of the only two recorded registered covers from this station; Aguadilla Station, Aibonito Station, Bayamon Station (front of a registered cover with departure cds, only recorded example), Cayey Station, Fayardo Station, Playa Ponce Station, Rio Piedras Station, San German Station and a registered cover from "Vicques Station", franked with a combination of Puerto Rico overprints and 3x2c Trans-Mississippi (postmark was erroneous as the name of the town was "Vieques", not "Vicques"). A formidable showing which includes some "only recorded" Registry markings from U.S. Military stations in Puerto Rico. Al Kugel admitted to have spent four decades to assemble this exhibit (Image) (image 3135a) (image 3135b) (image 3135c) (image 3135d) (image 3135e) (image 3135f) (image 3135g) (image 3135h) (image 3135i) (image 3135j) (image 3135k) (image 3135l) (image 3135m) (image 3135n) (image 3135o)

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SOLD for $10,500.00
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UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS Samoa

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3136

1900-18 collection of 10 covers, written-up on exhibit pages, starting with a forerunner cover franked with pair of 20pf German Eagle, sent via the German postal agency at Apia, originating from "U.S.S. Abarenda", cover with 2x1c green, sent from "Pago Pago Samoa" (9 December, 1900 earliest recorded date), registered cover franked with a combination of Bureau issues and 8c Trans-Mississippi, other registered covers, various destinations, one to New Zealand, etc., fine-v.f. (Image) (image 3136a) (image 3136b) (image 3136c) (image 3136d) (image 3136e)

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SOLD for $5,750.00
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ALBANIA

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3137

1810 FL to Venice, showing a good strike of "Cattaro in Albania" in black, rated "20" (deci), with "Venezia" arrival handstamp on back, fine and scarce Napoleonic-era cover, with the earliest postal marking which includes the word "Albania". It was introduced in 1810, when the French occupied Dalmatia and considered the southern part as the province of Albania (Image)

SOLD for $1,400.00
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3138

1851 (21 Jan) FL from Antivari to Paris, with negative cachet of "Apostolic Mission", posted from the Austrian Post Office in Cattaro, with straight line dated "Cattaro" strike, taxed "19" (deci) on arrival, with red French entry cds alongside, v.f. (Image)

SOLD for $700.00
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3139

1913 registered cover from Vlone to Trieste, franked with overprinted Fiscal adhesives, used as regular postage, Registry Number filled-in by hand, backflap missing, rare usage (Image)

SOLD for $475.00
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3140

1913 1pi ultramarine, used on cover from Vlone (10.9.1913) to Austria, v.f. (Cat No. 7) (Image)

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SOLD for $260.00
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