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)

Est.US$2,500

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)

Est.US$1,500

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)

Est.US$4,000