Guam 1971 paquebot cover (to collector in NZ), franked NZ 3c Moth canc "AGANA, GU/96910" duplex d/s MAY 25 1971. Below is "PAQUEBOT/AGANA/GUAM/96910" boxed h/s (purple). Also (at left) 3 earlier cachets of "S.S. Iberia" incl unframed "PAQUEBOT" h/s & 1 dated 28 APR 1971. Fine.

US Navy Event Mail c1940s-70s, 100+ cacheted covers for keel laying, sea trials, ship visits etc. An attractive historical lot.

USA 1851-1913 colln of 185v + 1 cover on 15 pages, with grills, shades & perfs annotated. Dupn & mixed cond, as to be expected. SG cat £2300+. GU/FU.

USA 1857-2010 mostly used colln with various mint from c1990-2005 also. Approx 4000v, minor dupn & some mixed cond (especially earlies), on Davo pages. Noted Columbian Expo range to 30c (15c & 30c damaged, not counted in cv) & Omaha 10c (faults, not counted in cv). SG cat £3900+.

USA 1861-c1970 untidy colln, dupn & some multiples. Approx 1900v on 95 pages. Mostly used.

USA 1944-1976 seln of 450+ diff used commems on 50 pages. GU/FU.

USA 1958 USS Edisto Operation Deepfreeze IV Oceanographic Survey Group cacheted 13 Dec cover to USA.

USA 1960 /IUSS Staten Island Oceanographic Group, green cachet cover to NZ, 13 Dec. Also similar but USCG Cutter Eastwind purple cachet cover 6 Feb & USS Glacier, green cachet cover 12 Feb (3 covers).

USA/NZ 1961 Cape Hallett, Antarctica & Operation Deepfreeze cacheted cover, US stamps cancelled by Cape Hallett, Antarctica Dec 24 1961 & US Navy 6 Jan 17038 (McMurdo) cancels & explanatory letter.

USA 1963 Operation Deepfreeze Airdevron Six (Naval Air Unit) cacheted 8 Feb cover to NZ.

USA 1964 NZ Oceanographic Institute/Balleny Islands/USS Glacier, Moreh 1964 & US Naval Antarctic Support Hallett Station cacheted 5 Oct (McMurdo) cover to NZ.

USA 1966 USCG Cutter Eastwind icebreaker, Operation Deepfreeze, 30 Dec cacheted cover to NZ.

USA 1966 USCGC Glacier icebreaker, Follow Me, cacheted 29 Nov cover to England.

USA 1967 cover, endorsed "Per Winter Flight" to Scott Base, with American stamps indistinct canc & b/s Scott Base 3 Sept date of 2nd WINFLY (pre season opening flight), otherwise not b/s in Christchurch & returned to Jim Brodie in Wellington.

USA 1967 McMurdo Station winter over party Deep Freeze cachet on 1 Dec cover to NZ.

USA 1967 USCG Cutter Eastwind icebreaker, MSTS Arctic Operations 31 July cachet cover to NZ.

USA 1968 Lindblad Travel cover with US Naval Antarctic Support Activities & Lindblad Travel cachets, 23 Jan (McMurdo) cancel, to Wellington.

USA 1968 BIO-V.P.I Antarctic Expedition cacheted, 1 Dec (McMurdo) cover to Wellington.

USA 1968 USCGC Glacier icebreaker, Deepfreeze & boxed International Weddell Sea/ Oceanographic Expdn 1968 cacheted 22 Jan cover to NZ, & captain signed.

USA 1969 USCGC Glacier icebreaker, Follow Me & boxed International Weddell Sea/ Oceanographic Expdn 1969 cacheted 26 Feb cover, to England.

USA 1971 Operation Deep Freeze cacheted cover 11 Jan (McMurdo) cancel to Wellington.

USA 1971 BIO-V.P.I Antarctic Expedition cacheted, 11 Jan (McMurdo) cover to NZ.

USA 1973 USCGC Glacier icebreaker, Deepfreeze 1973 cacheted cover, 8 Jan to Wellington.

USA 1979 50th Anniversary Byrd's South Pole flight illust cacheted souvenir cover.

USA 1930s-70s internal flight covers x 25 diff.