Jan. 6 '09 at Concepcion Chile, Postcard mailed to the US by a sailor whose interesting message mentions that he expects to receive mail when he returns to his ship. 5- & 2-centavos Chilean stamps. Postcard sold recently. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original postcard area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.75 c

    Sailor's message dated Jan. 7 '09 at Concepcion Chile, postcard mailed next day there, Valpariso transit mark on the 10th. "200 sailors from each ship are ashore…Am expecting mail from the States tonight." View of Callo Comercio (vista desde la Estacion) at Concepcion. 5- & 2-centavos stamps. Postcard sold recently. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original postcard area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.75 c c

    Message dated Jan. 10 '09 at Talcahuano Chile, mailed there on the 12th to the US by a sailor who wrote: "Had a fine time ashore and saw many quaint and interesting scenes. A beautiful place and the prettiest Senoritas you ever saw. People mostly Spanish though some French and German and a very few English." Message side comment: "This is some miles inland but is quite important as a agricultural center." 5- & 2-centavos Chilean stamps, clear Secn Recepcion Valparaiso auxiliary marking. Long crease. Postcard sold recently. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original postcard area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.75 c

    Message written Jan. 20 '09 at Coquimbo Chile, gorgeous USS Tennessee cancel next day. Postcard sold recently. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original postcard area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.75 cn

    "VALPARAISO, Bahia de Valparaiso  HANS PREV" showing the bay filled with many varied ships, mailed there 3 ABR 25  1925 to Pennsylvania (gorgeous VALPARAISO MARITIMA cancel, stamp missing a lower corner), both sides toned & soiled. $3.00 c-c

    "Piscina del Golf Club - Santiago / Swimming Pool at the Golf Club / Piscine du Golf Club" real photo with good focus, mailed from Santiago Chile 19 VIII 31 with 2 different stamps nicely cancelled TCV. One internal crease that is hard to notice. $8.50 sc-c+

1942 CENSORED envelope from Santiago to California franked by 40-cts Cobre stamp, EXAMINED BY 5737 tape around edge. $2.50

1954 AIRMAIL envelope from Vina Del Mar to New York, franked by 6-peso stamp tied by clear cancel. $1.00

1959 AIRMAIL #6 envelope from Iquique to Illinois, commercial mail to Montgomery ward but franked with 5 different stamps. Attractive. $1.25

1959 AIRMAIL #6 envelope from Chillon to Illinois, franked with 4 different stamps making the $85 rate ($50 stamp uncancelled & one corner gone), opened neatly. $0.75

1960 AIRMAIL ADVERTISING from N. Martin in Santiago to Illinois, advertising art for Floid product, commercial mail but franked with 4 different airmail stamps to make $85 rate, opened neatly. $1.25

1961 AIRMAIL from Sancagua to Wisconsin, Sewell return address, #6 envelope franked with 5 stamps (3 different) making the $85 rate, opened neatly. $1.25

1962 AIRMAIL #6 envelope from Santiago to Michigan, 10-centesimos sesquicentennial stamp of 1960 barely cancelled, cancellation ink on back. $1.00

3 JUL 1976 FDC for $5 US Bicentenary stamp (complete), unaddressed, multicolor cachet. $0.50

Undated DIPLOMATIC MAIL FREE #10 envelope from Washington DC to Michigan, long tape stain along bottom edge. $0.50

Lot of 6 miscellaneous envelopes #6 & #10 size with a good variety of stamps & unclear cancels. $2.50

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    11 Feb 1976 GENERAL BERNARDO O'HIGGINS BASE cancel on Eo800 Corbeta Baquedano ship stamp franking #6 envelope to Ohio, black base cachet applied, Chilean backstamp on 14 April, autographs of the Base Comandante & Base Postal Officer also on the back, neatly addressed, backflap unsealed. $4,00

circa 1976 PEDRO AQUIRRE CERDA BASE cancel on Eo800 Corbeta Baquedano ship stamp franking #6 envelope to Ohio, violet base cachet picturing the territorial claims, neatly addressed, unopened. One of the cancels applied to the stamp is incomplete. $3.00

23 Feb 1979 PEDRO AQUIRRE CERDA cancel on 5 different Chilean stamps (another stamp was missed) franking #6 envelope to Ohio, neatly addressed, backflap unsealed. $3.25

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ANTARCTIC CROSS-REFERENCES
Other listings at our website of potential interest:

See also Antarctica postcards.

    See also Antarctica topical covers (mostly expeditions).

See also Australian Antarctic Territory postal history.

    See also British Antarctic Territory postal history.

See also British Antarctic Territory postcards.

    See also French Southern & Antarctic Territory postal history.

    See also Ross Dependency covers.

EARLY CHINESE COVERS

    Postcard mailed Nanking 1913 to Ohio (3-cents & 1-cent stamps issued by the Republic & overprinted vertically in red, Shanghai transit marking). Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 c-c

    "Dragon Boat" real photo postcard mailed from Shanghai (5000 inflation stamp, most of cancel legible) to US, typed request for catalog, a little toning on lower border of image, slight ink smear on back in message area. $15.00 c-c%

SHIPS IN CHINESE WATERS, 1930 - 1940

    Almost complete USTP SEA POST /  EAST / DEC / 3 / 1930 / SS PRES. TAFT duplex cancel with 21 in killer ties 2-c Washington franking greeting-card size envelope from 'Fern  Sinkey / Yenping China' to Ohio. neatly opened, stamp overhangs right edge a bit. Fern Myrtle Sinkey (1887 - 1970) was a missionary who served in Yenping Fukien China. $40.00 cs

    Light but legible USS ROCHESTER / SEP / 1 / 2 / PM with SHANGHAI / CHINA in the killer bars ties pair of 1-1 / 2-c Washington Bicentennial stamps franking #6 envelope to Missouri, black cachet depicts Washington mounted on a horse, slight envelope glue show-through in address area. small corner crease affects nothing. The USS Rochester (ACR-2) was a cruiser. The year is 1932. Cover sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 cwn

    JUL 4 1934 clear U.S.S. BLACK HAWK // ASIATIC /  STATION / CHEFOO /  CHINA cancel ties 3-c Washington stamp franking #6 envelope to Ohio, large dark-blue Uncle Sam 4th of July cachet with firecracker, USCS member's handstamp on back, brownish paper, slight envelope glue show-through on back, faint corner crease, light wrinkling along left front edge, lightly toned back. Cover sold, but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 cn

    Clear & almost complete (top of dial just off envelope) U. S. S. TULSA JAN 5 1936 hand cancel with SOUTH CHINA / PATROL in killer bars ties 1-1/2-c Harding stamp franking #6 cover to Holyoke Massachusetts, well-struck violet Buddha & dragon handstamp in upper left front, well-struck rickshaw handstamp in lower front center, quality paper with no envelope glue show-through, light toning near the left front edge. $10.00 cn NEW / NOVA / NUEVO

    Partial USS TUTUILA / 1936 / MAY 6 / A.M. with CHINA / NANKING in killer bars ties 2-c Red Cross stamp franking #6 envelope to Massachusetts, large light violet cachet of the John Paul Jones Chapter of the USCS, toned lower right front corner. Cover sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 cnr

Light but legible USS / 14 / DEC / 1937 / A.M. / POPE with SHANGHAI / CHINA in the killer bars ties 3-c Constitution stamp franking #6 envelope to Illinois, handstamped address, handstamped address, never sealed, slight envelope glue show-through on back, corner crease away from stamp. The USS Pope was serving then to evacuate Americans from northern Chinese ports to Shanghai. $10.00 c

    Clear USS MONOCACY /  APR / 11 / 1938 with YANGTZE PATROL / HANKOW CHINA in killer bars ties 3-c Constitution stamp franking #6 envelope to Illinois, generic ship cachet with decorative anchor border, neatly addressed, never sealed, paper browning with age. This river gunboat PG-20 was serving as a station ship at this treaty port at the time. $17.50 cn!

Clear USS MONOCACY / SEP 17 1938 with YANGTZE PATROL in killer bars ties 1-c Washington / Greene & 2=c Jackson / Scott franking #6 envelope to Illinois, generic ship cachet. typed address, never sealed, small corner bend. This river gunboat PG-20 served in China from 1914 - 1939. On 29 August 1938, during the Japanese invasion of China, several mines exploded near the ship at Kiukiang and she stayed thereafter for several days pending minesweeping operations. $15.00 cn!

Almost complete USS / OCT / 27 / 1938 / A.M. / ISABEL with SHANGHAI / NAVY DAY in killer bars ties 3-c Susan B. Anthony franking #6 envelope to Illinois, neatly addressed, never sealed, light envelope glue show-through both sides. $9.50 c!

Legible but doubly struck USS / 4 DEC / 1938 / OAHU with SHANGHAI / CHINA in killer bars ties 3-c Washington franking #6 envelope to Illinois, neatly typed address, decorative blue anchor border, slight envelope glue show-through both sides. $10.00 c

    Clear JUN 8 1939 USS GUAM hand cancel with HANKOW / CHINA in the killer bars ties 1-1 / 2-c Martha Washington prexy franking #6 cover to New York, gorgeous U.S. FLEET / in / ASIATIC WATERS cachet in Chinese red (what else?), neatly addressed, never sealed. $10.00 cn

Clear USS / JUN / 18 / 1939 / FINCH with CHEFOO / CHINA in killer bars ties 1-1 / 2-c Martha Washington prexy to #6 envelope to New York, large red US Fleet in Asiatic Waters cachet from the John Paul Jones Chapter of the USCS, bit of red ink from another envelope's cachet on the back. The USS Finch (AM-9) was a minesweeper. $10.00

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MODERN CHINESE POSTAL HISTORY

    21 12 48 greeting card size envelope from Tinetsin to Shanghai, franked by 100.00 boxed overprint on 1 stamp on front & marginal block of four 20.00 building stamps in green (one corner torn off by sender), never sealed, stamp on front has small corner crease, attractive rickshaw silhouette design at lower left front & blue Par Avion label at lower right, light stain along bottom edge (mostly visible from front). $12.50 c

84 12 30 - 85 2 20 #6 envelope franked by 80 mountain stamp canceled at King George Island (China's first expedition there) in Antarctica, two auxiliary Chinese markings in dials showing penguins & gulls in red , also bearing an uncancelled 40-c Ross Dependency stamp showing the Vanda Station, unsealed, neatly addressed to Ohio, toned along both sides of one edge. $7.50 car

Lot of 4 1984 covers from the joint expedition of the (Chinese) Lanzhou Institute of Glaciology and Cryopedology & the (US) Institute of Polar Studies of the Ohio State University, all franked with Chinese stamps & attractively cacheted, neatly addressed & never sealed. 4 for $20.00. ac

1986 80 blossoms stamp franking cover from Ar La Tao Mountain Scientific Expedition /  Buertala Mongolia Autonomous State /  Xing Jiang, Wei Wu Autonomous Province /  People's Republic of China participant to Ohio, printed matter rate, never sealed, lightly penciled annotations in English explain everything Chinese. Nice! $7.50 mc%

1986 10 2 #10 airmail envelope from Shanghai to Ohio franked by 1.10 building stamp tied by neat cancel & receiving cancel on the 28th, neatly opened, faint corner crease (furthest from stamp). $1.00 c

circa 1987 expedition cover franked with 80 blossoms stamp franking #6 envelope sent at printed matter rate to Ohio, large black cachet 'DUNDE ICE CAP / CHINA EXPEDITIONS /  1986-1988 /  Lanzhou institute of Glaciology and Geocryology /  INSTITUTE OF POLAR STUDIES, THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, neatly addressed, never sealed, small AB & A8 US routing marks on back. $5.00 ca

1991 1 19 #10 airmail envelope from Guangzhou to Ohio, franked by pair of 1 stamps, opened neatly, small smudge in lower right corner apparently from incomplete backstamp attempt. $1.00 c

1993 7 3 #10 airmail express envelope from Shanghai to Michigan, franked by pair of 2 building stamps, clear cancel ties stamps, opened neatly, a little wrinkling evident along 2 edges of back. $2.50 c

1993 8 5 #10 registered airmail envelope from Shanghai to Michigan, franked by pair of 20 man & one 5 & pair of 1 man stamps all tied by neat cancels, receiving mark on face six days later, Olympic advertising of China Post on back. $4.00 co

CHINA PHILATELIC LITERATURE

January 1967 American Philatelist: Costa Rica's 1928 Lindbergh Issue; North China--The Hsin Min Prints; Canada--The Jacques Cartier Stamps; & much more. $3.75 the complete issue. acccl NEW / NOVA / NUEVO

October 1967 American Philatelist: Laos--Its Musical Instruments on Stamps; China--a Selection of Ship Letters and Stampless Covers; Mongolia--Growth of Its Postal Service; & much more. $3.75 the complete issue. aclm

October 1968 American Philatelist: Paraguay's 1922 Revolutionary Issues; Postal Rates Between China, Hong Kong & United States, via England--1849-1875; & much more. $3.75 the complete journal. achp

The China Clipper, Volume 58 Number 3 (March 1994), official publication of The China Stamp Society Inc. Articles include: the Korean government in exile at Shanghai; Chinese Eastern, South Manchurian Railways; and more. $2.50 c

The China Clipper, Volume 67 Number 3 (March 2003), official publication of The China Stamp Society Inc. Articles include Uighur bilingual labels used for registered mails & the currency control overprint 1915-1946. $2.50 c

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    "1886-7 / A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR / ... /  TORONTO LETTER CARRIERS" card the size of a regular postcard including a postman, mailbag, heraldic crests & a Canada Post Card, 5-colors (brown on sepia, dark violet, dark red & gold), toned back, mild corner & edge wear, long crease, small corner crease, lightly toned front. Handed out to "Their Friends Everywhere", no postcard back. As nice a postcard precursor as you are likely to find. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 oc-onpc

USS LIOBA clear DEC 25 1946 cancel on 3-c telegraph centenary stamp with tab franking #6 cover to Michigan, fancy green Navy Department season's greetings cachet with Santa & Neptune, untied 1946 Christmas seal on back, slight browning of the paper with age. $3.50 nc

NOV 24 1952 clear Whitford PA. 1 handstamp (1884-1962, now DPO) on 4-c Christmas stamp of that year on unaddressed #6 envelope. $3.75 pc

    1 DEC 1964 first day cover for the 4-stamp Malawi Christmas issue, cachet in 2 colors shows the star of Bethlehem as seen from Lake Malawi, unaddressed, postmarks clear. $1.75 mc

1964 Zanzibar and Tanzania aerogramme to Florida franked by 20-cent islands & 30-cent hands stamp, clear Mombasa Kenya POST EARLY FOR CHRISTMAS slogan cancel. $3.00 (zkc)!

12 OCT 1966 first day cover for 4-stamp Christmas 1966 issue, unaddressed, attractive blue & gold & white cachet depicts star of Bethlehem over town. $3.00 mc

    3 different unused 1966 Christmas aerogramas for use by Portuguese soldiers in Angola, 'Edição exclusiva do / MOVIMENTO NACIONAL FEMININO'. Rare. Shown is the front of one & an interior of another. All 3 for $72.50 ac

    USS ASSURANCE (MSO 521). Clear JUN 1 1970 USS CANISTEO (AO-99) hand cancel ties 6-c Christmas stamp franking #6 envelope to New Jersey, fancy black cachet for the visit of the Assurance to Norfolk with its commanding officer's corner card showing FPO New York 09501. Nice. $2.50 n(a)cv

    25-10-72 FDC for complete 4-stamp Christmas issue featuring pioneering missionaries, cacheted & unaddressed, with stiffener, fresh appearance. $3.00 pcr

3 DEC 1973 #6 airmail envelope franked by Kenya Uganda & Tanzania shs2 / 50 Interpol stamp tied by clear Nakuru POST EARLY / for CHRISTMAS slogan cancel, a little wrinkling & small tears at bottom where opened. $1.25 lc

-7-11 74 complete set of three Burundi FDC's for six Madonna paintings & souvenir sheets for Christmas 1974, unaddressed, uncacheted. All for $6.00 bcm (2 sets available)

-2-12-74 complete set of three Burundi FDC's for 6 Madonna paintings & souvenir sheets, semi-postals for Christmas 1974, unaddressed, uncacheted. All for $11.00 bcm

Bold 13 OCT 1975 USS FORRESTAL (CVA-59) hand cancel on 10-c Peace on Earth Christmas stamp franking #6 cover to Orient Ohio, 'FIRST IN DEFENSE' ship's cachet in violet, cancel ink in the bottom front, receiving backstamp of DEC 17 1975 suggests chicanery. $2.25 nc NEW / NOVA / NUEVO

Clear USS JOSEPHUS DANIELS (CG 27) cancel ties 10-c Peace on Earth Christmas stamp franking #6 envelope to Ohio, 2 tiny corner creases affect nothing, neatly addressed, never sealed. $1.75 nc

Tilted but complete 14 JUL 1976 USS RACINE (LST 1101) hand cancel ties 10-c peace on earth Christmas stamp franking #6 envelope to Ohio, black cachet with anchor shows FPO San Francisco 96601 return address, USPS cancel overlaps slightly at the top right, neatly addressed, never sealed. $2.25 nc

    8 NOVEMBRE 1976 New Hebrides Christmas issue in French on official cacheted FDC (3 different stamps, shown) & Christmas issue in English on official cacheted FDC (3 different stamps), both unaddressed & fresh. Both for $8.50 nc

JUN 28 1977 Unalaska Alaska dial handstamp ties 13-c Christmas stamp to #6 cacheted envelope from the Lindblad Explorer Wildlife Expedition to Ohio, neatly addressed, never sealed, small A7 & Y4 routing marks on back. $4.25 ac

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17.11.1977 official Swedish FDC for 5-stamp Christmas preparations issue, explanatory insert in 4 languages, fresh appearance. (2 available) $2.75 each. sc

    Bold -8.-12.-1977 SDR. STRØMFJORD / KANGERDLUGSSUAK /  JULI GRØNLAND-KALÂTDLIT-NUNÄNE JÛTDLE cancel with star & flying bird ties 1,50 ship near coast stamp franking #6 envelope to Ohio, block of 4 Føroyar Jol 1976 Christmas seals provide eye-catching cachet (showing all se-tenant pair possibilities). 2 small corner bends affect nothing. $4.50 gfc%

    9.DEZEMBER 1980 official Liechtenstein FDC for 3 Christmas stamps, unaddressed, cacheted. $2.00 lc

    1981 FDC with Christmas souvenir sheet on #10 envelope, multicolored cachet, unaddressed, interesting technical details printed on back. $2.75 lc

3 DE 82 Roseau GPO Dominica cancel ties two 90-c Raphael Holy Family painting stamps to #6 registered cover to Illinois, neatly opened, five backstamps all legible, lightly toned front. Christmas topical. $2.75 dcp%

14-12 1982 FDC for Greenland 2,70 harpooning from kayak stamp on cacheted (snowman design in monochromatic blue) #6 envelope with SDR. STRØMFJORD fancy cancel (slogan translates send Christmas mail in good time') to Ohio, small US Z5 routing mark on back. $2.75 gc

    25 12 1984 clear fancy Kangerlussuaq Greenland dial cancel with snowflake & star design ties 10-ore Queen (tough on cover!) & 10-ore aurora & 2.00+.40 bird / ship semi-postal franking #6 envelope to Ohio at the printed matter rate, multicolor Christmas cachet dates to 1964. $6.00 gc

18 -3 1978 clear Lome-Nyekonakpoe Togo hand cancel ties 130-f Eglise de Togoville stamp (Christmas 1986) to greeting-card size envelope to Chicago Illinois, small T2 & W8 & W9 US routing marks on back, neatly opened, tiny staple holes in address area. $2.50 rct

    "ANGELS! This stunning 1996 Heavenly Angels / Christmas Coin can be yours at Face Value..." ad on first day of issue postcard from Majuro Marshall Islands, September 4, 1996. Scrape on image; first day side fine. $1.50 mcan-mcn

   
9 November 2000 Greenland Christmas issue with Rolf Müller images: 4,50 "Nuummi juulli I. / Jul i Nuuk (Godthåb) I." (shown left) & 4,75 "Nuummi juulli II. / Jul i Nuuk (Godthåb) II." (shown right). Complete set of 2 maximum cards: $4.75 gc-gc NEW / NOVA / NUEVO

4 DEC 1991 light BELIZE CITY / BELIZE with SEASONS GREETINGS / FROM YOUR / BELIZE / POST OFFICE slogan cancel ties 1991 Christmas folklore stamp to #10 airmail envelope to Chicago, small US L8 routing mark on back, light paper bends near top of envelope. $2.00 bcf

Clear 14.12.91 Madrid Ofc. Principal 18 slogan cancel ties 45-pta Christmas art stamp franking greeting-card envelope to France, light wrinkling. $1.00 sc

 
16.10.2001 Greenland Christmas issue with Buuti art on double maximum cards, stamps denominated 4.75 & 4.50 depicting ptarmigans. Complete as shown & seldom seen: $5.75 gc-gc

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1 August 1973 official Newsletter 2 / 73 of the Territory of Christmas Island, Announces the Christmas issue & special postmark of that year, list of stamps on sale & stamps withdrawn from sale. Interesting. $1.00 c

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    9 OCT 1974 Great Britain FDC for four stamps honoring Churchill centenary, airmailed to Michigan, neatly typed address, multicolor cachet. Includes explanatory stiffener. $3.25 ccg

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