1899 (Sep) U.S.S. Yosemite, "San Louis d'Apra" (instead of the correct "San Luis d'Apra") cover with ship marking at upper left, franked with Guam overprinted 1c, 2c, 5c, tied by "Agana Isle of Guam" violet departure and grid cancels, addressed to the War Department in Washington, D.C., San Francisco transit and Oct.18, 1899 arrival pmks (Image)

Est.US$500

1899 (11 Sep) cover "From W.H. Rush U.S.S. Solace" corner cachet handstamp, franked with overprinted "Guam" 1c, 2c and 5c, tied by oval Spanish killer pmks, violet "Marianas 11 Sep" below, sent to Philadelphia, with Yokohama (26 Sep), San Francisco (Oct 9) and finally arrival (Oct 14) pmks, also "Received 1" in oval, fine early usage (The "U.S.S. Solace" was the station ship for Guam in this period, bringing supplies from the Philippines) (Cat No. 1,2,5) (Image)

Est.US$200

1899 (22 May) Special Delivery cover to Boston, franked with 2c red and 10c Special Delivery, both tied by "Agana, Isle of Guam" departure markings, Boston Special Delivery arrival mark, cover creased with some mended tears away from the stamps, showing Mil.Station No.1 Philippines (May 29) and Boston (July 5) arrival, cat. $1500 (Cat No. 2,E1) (Image)

Cat. $1500, Est.US$500

1899 (17 Aug) registered cover to Germany, franked with 2x5c blue, both tied by oval Spanish killer pmks, violet "Marianas 17 Aug" below, framed "CERTIF" at right, Germany Registry label applied on arrival, showing transit "Mil.Sta.No.1 Philippine Isls Registered" (Sep 14), Hong Kong (Sep 17) and Aue (Oct 21 99) arrival pmks, minor cover wear, otherwise fine. This is the Earliest Recorded Registered Letter from Guam, showing three different Spanish markings (Cat No. 5) (Image)

Est.US$500

1899 (17 Nov) cover to Yokohama, franked with single 5c "Guam" overprinted adhesive, placed upside down and tied by "Agana, Isle of Guam Nov 17, 1899" departure datestamp, charged "25 CTMS T" for a double weight letter (equivalent of 25 centimes or 5 cents U.S.), with the addition of 2x10sen orange canceled by framed mark, with arrival and additional chops alongside, U.S. Mil. Station No.1 Manila and Nagasaki transit pmks on back, fine and unusual usage of Guam overprint to a foreign destination (Cat No. 5) (Image)

Est.US$500

1899-1902 collection of 12 covers and two Registry Return receipts, written-up on exhibit pages, with examples of different cancels, including Agana, Guam, Government House, overprinted stamps on cover, including 15c olive green (Scott 10) single franking to Manila, 2c carmine canceled "Guam Ladrones Isl's", covers from San Luis d'Apra, official mail from the Navy Department, "Agana Island of Guam" cancel, 1901 cover franked with 2c Pan-American commemorative, also 5c blue, unoverprinted single on cover to France, mixed condition, mostly fine or better (Image)

Est.US$1,500

1900 (23 Aug) small registered cover to New York, franked with overprinted 1c, 3c and 6c (last one with straight edge at right), canceled by faint "AGANA" handstamps, supported by "Agana Guam" circular pmk, with datestamp across, fine cover, with Oct 10, 1900 arrival pmk (Cat No. 1,3,6) (Image)

Est.US$200

1900 (14 June) registered cover to Germany, franked with single 50c orange, tied by "Agana Isl. Of Guam" three-line departure datestamp, New York Registry label at left, San Francisco and New York transits, Baden-Baden arrival (26.9.00), v.f., cat. $1500 (Cat No. 11) (Image)

Cat. $1500, Est.US$500

1900 (14 June) registered cover to Portland, Maine, franked with single 4c lilac brown and 8c violet brown, tied by "Agana Isl. Of Guam" two-line departure handstamps, arrival "Registered Sep 16 Portland MI" on reverse, filing fold away from the stamps, unusual use of 4c and 8c denominations to pay the required 12c postage (4c letter, plus 8c registry fee) (Cat No. 4,7) (Image)

Est.US$200

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)

Est.US$500

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)

Cat. $3990, Est.US$1,000

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)

Cat. $1500, Est.US$500