1934-37 United States Dollar Steam ship Line "President", five covers to USA, including USS President Grant, Lincoln, Wilson, Jefferson (two, one not hand-painted), various cachets with different Japanese franking, combination numbers and violet kan chops on back, two with signed Karl Lewis letters, opened at top, fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.US$500

1934-37 selection of 11 covers, Japanese "Imperial Sea-Post; per Trans-Pacific m/v" "Chichibu Maru", "Heian Maru" (2), "Asama Maru", "Chichibu Maru", "Tatsua Maru", "Hiye Maru" (3), "Hikawa Maru", "Tasuta Maru", various combination frankings and hand-painted illustrations, different typed letters and sealing handstamps on back, two with Karl Lewis signed letters, opened at top, couple of insignificant flaws, mostly fine-v.f. (Image)

Est.US$1,500

1935 (14 Mar) "Asama Maru" cover to Holton, Kansas, franked with Red Cross and 7s regular issue, blue "To US" directional handstamp, violet "Asama-Maru Sea Post Nippon" datestamps, with "C-J's'n.", "Sp'1" and "O", with penciled "Open This" and oval horizontal kan closing the backflap, tiny cover tear at top, otherwise fine, with long letter from Karl Lewis (Image)

Est.US$200

1935 (12 Mar) "Heian Maru" Gossip Printery return envelope to Holton, Kansas, beautifully hand-painted, franked with three regular issues, tied by violet "Heian-Maru Sea Post Nippon" datestamps, blue "To US" directional, with typed "C-J's'n'" and "O" on reverse, v.f. (Image)

Est.US$200

1936 (28 Apr) By the Imperial Japanese Trans-Pacific M/v "Heian Maru" to Seattle, franked with 1/2s and 9 1/2s Air Post, tied by "Heian-Maru Seapost Nippon" illustrated handstamps, cover opened at top, with "O" and "C-6" typed on backflap, with vertical handstamp (Image)

Est.US$150

1936 (17 May) By the Imperial Japanese Sea Post; per Trans-Pacific M/v "Asama Maru" To Tacoma, franked with four different regular issues, tied by "Asama-Maru Seapost Nippon" illustrated handstamps, typewritten "O" and "C-1", with round handstamp sealing backflap, tiny cover tear at bottom (Image)

Est.US$150