50-c butter fish air letter with 25-c grunt fish stamp added for extra weight to Ohio, neatly opened, clear Valley cancel. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 af

AUSTRALIA. 24 JAN 1980 fairly clear Melbourne machine cancel with PLEASE POST / EARLY / BEFORE LUNCH / & BEFORE FOUR O'CLOCK slogan cancel ties 50-c sailfish Australian stamp franking #10 O. H. M. S. cover airmailed from their Geological Survey Division, Department of Minerals & Energy to Ohio. $1.50 gfa%

BAHAMAS. 15.4.90 clear Lisboa Portugal circular date stamp ties 30-c butterfly fish stamp to #6 PAQUEBOT cover to New Jersey from M.V. City of Manchester (Isle of Man registry), unsealed, neatly addressed. $3.00 fbp

BARBADOS. "Paradise Beach / St. Michael, Barbados" chrome with scalloped edges as issued, mailed 7 APR 1967 (15-c angel fish stamp tied by 'SPEND THE WINTER / IN SUNNY BARBADOS' slogan cancel), trivial wear at 2 bottom corners. $1.25 b-bf

    BARBADOS. "DC12 West Coast Beach, Barbados / DA'AGS Cards--Photo by Willie Alleyne Associates" chrome postcard mailed there 25 MAY 1969 (40-c vase sponge & 10-c pink-tipped anemone stamps, clear cancel) to England. $1.25 b-bf

BARBADOS. "TRAFFIC POLICE / BROAD ST., BRIDGETOWN, B'DOS" at the corner where Knights is, mailed to New York City (12-c flying fish stamp with light Christchurch hand cancel franks this postcard). $1.75 bl-f

BELIZE. 29 JA 85 clear COROZAL hand cancel ties 50-c coral crab stamp franking #6 airmail cover to Chicago, backstamped on arrival 8 FEB, little backflap wrinkling, slight reduction at bottom when opened, small staple holes in address area. $3.50 bf

    BELIZE. MR 13 1986 clear REGISTRATION G.P.O. / BELIZE hand cancel ties $1 yellow-tail snapper & 60-c tube sponge with fish stamps to #6 cover airmailed to Chicago, back has registration etiquette & backstamp of sending office but apparently this was not noticed in the US because there are no other markings. Cover sold, but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 bf

    BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORY. 4 JAN 1977 bold Halley cancel ties complete four-stamp whale conservation issue to cacheted unaddressed official FDC. Gorgeous! $20.00 bfe

BURUNDI. Undated #10 cover from Bujumbura Burundi to Ann Arbor Michigan franked by 14-f orange fish airmail stamp lightly cancelled. $1.25 bf. Same except for different fish--orange & blue, light wrinkling of cover. $1.00 bf

    ETHIOPIA. 1992 greeting-card size envelope with Castels of Godar pictorial cachet franked by two 55-c flag stamps mailed to the US. Although postage was sufficient for airmail, the envelope is not so marked. $1.75 ef

    FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES. NO 29 78 clear Falkland Islands Dependency / South Georgia dial cancels tie five different South Georgia overprint stamps franking #6 cover from the British Antarctic Survey at King Edward Point (green cachet supplies longitude & latitude) to Ohio, neatly addressed, never sealed. Stamps: 2p on 2d sperm whale, 3p on 3d fur seal, 5p on 6p sooty albatross, 1 / 2p on 1 / 2dreindeer & 1 / 2p on 5-1 / 2d elephant seal. Nice. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ff

GAMBIA. 11 NOV 71 registered letter 2-1 / 2-p stationery (#6 size) with additional 50-b electric catfish stamp, from Brikama Gambia to Chicago Illinois, 3 different backstamps. Neatly opened. $7.00 gf

        
GREENLAND. 25 marts 1993 crabbing issue: 4.00 "Peqquk / Troldkrabbe / Lithodes" (above left); 7.25 Saatauq / Den store grønlandske krabbe / The Large crab" (above right); & 8.50 "Assagiarsuk / Sandkrabbe / Stonecrab" (at left). Set of three maximum cards: $10.50 gf-gf

    GREENLAND. 9 Mai 2001 Europa issue on maximum card with Rosing art depicting the importance of shrimp to fishermen & whales, stamp denominated 15.00. Complete as shown. $5.50 gf-gf#

GRENADA. 7 JY 77 GPO Grenada cancel ties 60-c CAPEX jumping sailfish stamp to #10 ON GRENADA GOVERNMENT SERVICE official cover (converted to private use by inking out those words) to Illinois, light wrinkling at the corners, neatly opened. $1.25 gf

MALAWI. Almost clear Kanongo (couple letters may be wrong but very small town whatever it is) hand cancel ties 30-t & 10-t fish stamps franking airmail #6 cover to Ohio, small US Z1 & KC & K7 routing marks on back, neatly addressed, neatly opened. $2.50 mf

    MONTSERRAT. circa 1983 light Plymouth Montserrat dial cancels tie 45-c schoolmaster & 5-c spadefish (inscribed 1983) & 65-c bigeye fish stamps to greeting card size cover airmailed to Washington DC, violet "Come to Montserrat / For Christmas Festival handstamp", small US routing marks on back include N4, 2 small corner creases at bottom. $1.25 mf

MONTSERRAT. 12 JUN 1984 clear GPO Plymouth Montserrat dial cancel ties 65-c O.H.M.S. overprint on bigeye fish & 5-c O.H.M.S. overprint on spadefish stamps franking airmail #10 cover to Ohio. 5-c stamp has a tear, some wrinkling along top edge of cover, transparent tape helped to seal backflap. $1.25 mf

    NEW CALEDONIA1964. First day / maximum card with the 27-franc Paracanthurus Teuthis stamp canceled 21 Dec 1964, to Puerto Rico. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 (nf)

SINGAPORE.  FOR SPEED / THE SINGAPORE / DISTRICT NUMBER slogan cancel on two 20-cent chelmon bostratus fish stamps franking postcard to Romania, both stamps damaged by postal equipment, clear 030459 receiving cancel, view of Van Kleef Aquarium. Mail from Western Block countries to Romania was very unusual at the time due to the repressive regime that was in power. Undoubtedly the item was photographed by the secret police, which accounts for the clear receiving mark. $5.00 frs

    SOUTH GEORGIA. 21 DEC 1974 bold Falkland Islands / Georgia / Dependency dial cancel ties 4-p on 4-d fin whale stamp franking #6 cover airmailed from M.S. Lindblad Explorer Antarctic Tourist Expedition of 1974 / 75 (well struck markings in black include image of ship) to Ohio, neatly addressed, never sealed. Well struck dark red Grytviken South Georgia cachet pictures a walrus. Cover has sold, but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ff!

SRI LANKA. 1994 01 19 Nattandiya hand cancels tie 2,00 & 20,00 fish stamps franking #10 airmail cover to California, Pannipitiya return address, small US K8 routing mark on back, corner bend at upper left front, neatly opened. $1.75 sf

    UNITED STATES. Two partial (one almost complete) 27 OCT 1946 USS FLYING FISH violet hand cancels tie 1-c & 2-c Roosevelt stamps franking #10 envelope to Ohio, blue ship's cachet for Navy Day 'VICTOR IN WAR / GUARDIAN IN PEACE', neatly addressed, neatly opened. $3.25 n(f)f NEW / NY / NOUVEAU

UNITED STATES. Light Groton CT machine cancel ties 6-c Daniel Webster stamp franking #6 cover from USS FLYING FISH SSN 673 (with their violet cachet, address label removed without a trace, never sealed. $2.25 nf

Wanted to buy--topical covers with cancellations from US towns having "Turtle" (or a type of turtle) in their names. For example, Turtle Missouri, Turtle Bayou Texas, Turtle Creek West Virginia, or Turtle Wisconsin. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

Wanted to buy--topical covers related to whales, dolphins & porpoises. Stamps, meters, and fancy cancels are included. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

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    12 / 20 / 95 REGISTERED SHIP MAIL, Rijeka (Fiume) to Ohio, from Maltese ship m.t. Alandia Lynx out of Valletta, franked with a first-class Finland flower stamp, mailed unsealed, 2 clear Croatian markings. $3.75 (cff)%

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    1898 Williamsport Pennsylvania 1 flag cancel on cover. Cover has sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 fp

    1899 Boston 9 ovate flag cancel on cover. Cover has sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 fm

    WEST SUPERIOR SEP 4 1902. DPO flag cancel on government postal card receipt from Buffalo Oil Co. $3.75 wf

    "Tugs Breaking Ice for Steamer Ireland Going to Winter Quarters, Duluth, Minn." color post card mailed to Mankato Minnesota 1907 (nice flag cancel receiving mark DEC 21 1907 ties 1-c Franklin stamp), published V. O. Hammon (No. 644), tiny upper corner crease, all corners worn, small light stain along lower left front edge. The Steel Steamer Ireland was registered to the Gilchrist Transportation Company in Cleveland; the names Gilchrist & Ireland are plainly visible on the bow. Not easy to find--the best American ship postcard collection we ever saw did not have it. $9.00 m(d)s(l)s(g)-mf

Wanted to buy--postcards & covers bearing the flag cancels of Jamestown NY & Jamestown ND, circa 1907. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c NEW / NY / NOUVEAU

    Lot of 7 Bellevue Ohio covers with Jan 8 1908 - Jan 10 1910 flag cancels (1 in center of flag) on #6 2-c Washington postal stationery covers to Lakewood Ohio, some roughly opened, some with recipient's penciled annotations on back. All for $5.00 of

    "SURF AT WINTHROP BEACH  AFTER A STORM" color postcard from Robbins Brothers, mailed AUG 12 1908 at Winthrop (clear flag cancel), slight yellowing of the paper with age, partial cancel on front, long curved dark mark on front. $2.00 m-mf

"529. Havana Summer Palace" color within fancy embossed border, postcard mailed SEP 4 1909 (almost complete Newark Ohio flag cancel), slight browning of the paper with age, partial cancel on front. $6.50 c-f

APR 25 1911 bold Lewiston Maine flag cancel on 2-c Washington franking #6 cover to Parkersburg West Virginia (clear backstamp 2 days later), slight browning of the paper with age, neatly opened. $0.75 mf

MAY 3 1911 bold & almost complete Lewiston Maine cancel on 2-c Washington (dark red shade) franking #6 cover to Parkersburg West Virginia, slight browning of the paper with age, roughly opened & reduced at left front. $0.75 mf

    "A good place for Sandwi(t)ches / 626" showing women in low-cut one-piece bathing suits attracting admiring glances at the beach, pun intended to comment on the women's character; art in color signed F. B. [Frances Brundage], post card mailed JUL 27 1911 from Lestershire New York (DPO, good example of their flag cancel), minor corner rounding, short thin scratch in sky is hard to notice. $15.00 ba-nf NEW / NY / NOUVEAU

OCT 5 1911 clear Mobile flag cancel (2 pts) ties 2-cent Washington franking commercial cover to Parkersburg West Virginia, violet For EXPORT DEPARTMENT / IMPORTANT handstamp at LL, backstamped, neatly opened, light toning along lower edge. $1.00 af

    Clear OCT 31 1911 Portsmouth New Hampshire flag cancel ties 2-c Washington franking #6 cover from Portsmouth Furniture Company (small ad corner card) to West Virginia, complete & clear Parkersburg receiving flag cancel backstamped 2 days later, minor edge wear & small corner bend affect nothing. $1.75 nf+

OCT 31 1911 clear & complete Portland Maine West End Station flag cancel on 2-c Washington franking #6 cover to Parkersburg West Virginia (clear backstamp 2 days later), neatly addressed, neatly opened. $1.50 mf

APR 22 1912 clear & complete Houlton Maine flag cancel on 2-c Washington #6 postal stationery from Dunn Furtniture Company to Parkersburg West Virginia (incomplete backstamp 2 days later), very ragged & reduced left edge just nicks the corner card. $0.75 mf%

    August 13, 1912 Richmond Virginia RETURN TO WRITER pointing finger in violet & red numeral 6 in circle (applied twice on front) to #6 cover from Parkersburg West Virginia (flag cancel) bearing large Bentley & Gerwig Furniture Co. advertising cachet, 2 different Richmond backstamps (including red Directory 6), rough opening at top but closes well, corner furthest from stamp is creased. $7.50 (vf)

    East Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 1912 flag cancel. Cover has sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 fp

    Clear & complete JAN 6 1916 MERIDIAN MISS. flag cancel ties 1-c Washington franking #6 cover from C. B. Mack to Parkersburg West Virginia, edge wrinkling affects nothing important & simply suggests an iron. $4.00 mf NEW / NY / NOUVEAU.

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Crisp JUN 14 1948 USS FOSS (DE 59) hand cancel ties 3-c Alfred E. Smith stamp franking #6 cover from the Buckley-class destroyer escort to New York, well-struck blue KEEP IT FLYING FLAG DAY cachet, neatly addressed, never sealed, paper browning evenly with age, ink from 2 old prices on back. $2.50 n(f)f

    Bold NOV 26 1957 USS BUCK hand cancel ties 3-c US Coast & Geodetic Survey flag stamp franking #6 cover to California, large violet cachet honoring George Washington, yellowish paper, never sealed, small spot of toning at the edge under the address. $2.50 nwf

    5 MAY 1961 almost complete U.S.C.G. CUTTER EASTWIND (WAGB-279) hand cancel on 4-c flag stamp franking #6 cover to Tennessee, large black cachet 'CGC EASTWIND (WAGB-279) / 1960 1961 / FIRST ICEBREAKER AROUND THE WORLD', tiny corner crease affects nothing. $4.00 cf

11 MY 66 airmail #10 cover from Port of Spain to Puerto Rico, franked by tied 35-c Queen's visit stamp with flag, neatly opened. $2.00 tf

    1976 V.29 clear fancy Interphil cancel ties 5-ft Hungarian Interphil stamp with label to #6 multicolor cacheted cover neatly addressed to Columbus Ohio, fresh appearance. Stamp-on-stamp design shows US 6-c flag stamp. $3.50 hfs

29 AGO 1977 FDC for HONDURAS L0.18 stamp with American flag, violet cachet showing the White House, neatly addressed to Ohio. $1.00 hf

10 NOV 1980 Tegucigalpa cancels on #10 envelop franked by a pair of L0.12 UPU stamps showing the Honduran flag, neatly opened. $1.75 hfu

12 NOV 1980 Tegucigalpa cancels tie pair of L0.18 US flag stamps franking airmail #10 cover to Ohio, neatly opened. $1.50 hf

    Well struck 14 JUN 1981  USS FOX CG33 hand cancel ties 2-c Jefferson and 13-c Hopi pottery stamps (3-c ballot box stamp also cancelled) franking #6 cover with large blue National Flag Day cachet. address label removed without a trace, never sealed, attractive USS Oregon Chapter 79 handstamps on the back. $2.25 nf

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        SEABREEZE / SEABREEZE HISTORIC DISTRICT (VOLUSIA COUNTY). "The Clarendon.  Seabreeze, Fla." looking in from the ocean, with many people enjoying the beach; hand-colored Albertype postcard, mailed there, minor edge wear, muted colors. Seabreeze was a city independent of Daytona Beach from 1901 - 1925, and had its own postmark (fairly clear on this item). Shown left. $5.00 f(s)ha-f. Another example, a light brighter colors but a few small spots of toning in the sky, minor wear at 2 corners, mailed there February 1923 (better cancel, but receiving postal marking overlaps). Shown right. $5.00 f(s)ha-f. NEW / NY / NOUVEAU

    Clear SAINT PETERSBURG JUN 12 1932 machine cancel with AIR MAIL / SAVES TIME in the killer bars ties 5-c airmail beacon stamp to cacheted #6 cover commemorating the Veterans of Foreign Wars state encampment there, sent to Ohio. colorful & attractive. Cover sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg (360,830 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 fm

    Mostly clear SAINT PETERSBURG NOV 11 1932 machine cancel with AIR MAIL / SAVES TIME in the killer bars ties 2-c Washington & horizontal pair of 3-c Olympic runner stamps franking #6 cover to Ohio, stars and stripes blue & red border all around, red-violet cachet commemorating Armistice Day, evenly browning paper, attractive. Cover sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg (431,332 bytes) or .tif format. $1.50 fm

    "W4DLH" 3-color QSL card on brownish stock mailed Goulds Florida APR 19 1935 (now a discontinued post office), 2 upper corners creased, small pushpin hole at top center, light toning both sides. $2.75 f(g)-f NEW / NY / NOUVEAU

    USS UMPQUA (AT-25) at Pensacola Florida July 4 1937, autographed by mail clerk, extraordinarily attractive $7.50 (nf)+

USS LEA destroyer at Key West Florida clear May 11 1940 cancel ties 2-c Cooper & 1-c Irving author stamps franking #6 cover to Illinois, envelope glue show-through on back. $3.25 nf*%

Clear JAN 15 1942 SAINT PETERSBURG machine cancel ties 2-c cannon stamp franking #6 cover to the same city, large official red & black cachet of the Tony Jannus Chapter 12 of the Air Mail Society Annual Convention in 1938 (signed M. Amiel art), cover glue show-through on back. $2.00 f

Clear Orlando & Leesburg Fla. NOV. 1 1949 H. P. O. cancel with FIRST TRIP in killer bars ties 3-c Poe stamp franking cacheted cover from the highway post office to New York, 'TRIP 2' inside the dial, clear backstamp at Orlando the same day, typed address, tiny corner bend. $2.25 fh. Same but a small corner bend. $2.00 fh

Clear JUN 11 1955 WEST PALM BEACH FLA. machine cancel ties 3-c Everglades stamp franking #6 cover to Missouri, matching green pictorial cachet 'JAMBOREE' / FLORIDA FEDERATION STAMP CLUBS / JUNE 11-12, 1955 / FLORIDA'S BAREFOOT MAILMAN, explanatory brochure gives exceptionally detailed information about early mail delivery between Palm Beach & Miami in the late 1880's & early 1890's. Nice! $5.00 fp%

Bold MAR 18 1957 CRYSTAL LAKE (DPO) hand cancel ties 3-c land-grant colleges stamp. Postcard sold but cancel still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.00 f

Clear DEC 18 1957 BARTH (DPO) hand cancel ties 3-c whooping crane stamp. Postcard sold but cancel still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.00

Clear MAR 21 1960 FORT GREEN (DPO) hand cancel ties 4-c Winter Olympics stamp. Postcard sold but cancel still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.00 f

Clear SEP 7 1960 GARDEN CITY RUR. STA. of JACKSONVILLE FLA. (DPO) hand cancel ties 40c forestry congress stamp. Postcard sold but cancel still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.00 f

Clear MAR 16 1961 FOLEY (DPO) hand cancel ties 3-c Mellon stamp. Postcard sold but cancel still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.00 f

Clear MAR 22 1962 NEW PORT RICHEY FLA. cancel with PRAY /  FOR / PEACE in the killer bars ties 4-c Remington Indian dance stamp franking #6 cover to Pennsylvania, large dark blue Chasco Fiesta 1962 cachet depicts a flotilla of Native Americans (official cachet of the Avery Stamp Club). Unopened cover contains a typed enclosure. $1.50 fi

Mostly clear OCT 21 1963 CAPTIVA FLA. hand cancel on 5-c Lincoln #6 postal stationery to Fort Meyer, clearly struck violet cachet 'CARRIED ON ONE OF / AMERICA'S LAST REMAINING / MAIL BOATS / FROM / CAPTIVA, FLORIDA / ISLAND PARADIS / OFFICIAL CACHET, small spot of toning to right of indicia. $1.50 fps

Mostly clear OCT 4 1966 GOLDEN GATE RURAL BRANCH of NAPLES (DPO) double-ring cancel ties 5-c Poland millennium stamp. Postcard sold but cancel still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.00 f

Wanted to buy--covers from the Recruit Training Command in Orlando Florida during the early 1970's. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars. *c

    5 NOV 1973 with corner card of Officer in Charge USCGC Point Swift (WPB-82312) at Clearwater Beach Florida, to Ohio, large black ship's cachet with ship & state outline & 'Guardian of the Gulf' well struck. $2.25 cf

Clear greenish-blue APS-STAMPEDE STA. APR 20 1974 MIAMI, FLA. cancel with cowboy on bucking bronco cancel ties 10-c Jefferson Memorial stamp franking #6 cover to Ohio, neatly addressed, never sealed. $1.25 a

Clear red GANESVILLE NOV 12'74 Pitney-Bowes meter with 'Florida's / FIRST university / Focusing its resources on Solutions for Tomorrow / University of Florida, Gainesville' slogan, franking #10 cover to Ohio, neatly opened, neatly addressed, small bottom corner crease. $0.75 fe

Clear Sarasota FEB 28 1975 USPO with SARAPEX-75 in the killer bars ties 10-c Skylab space stamp franking #6 cover to Ohio, neatly handstamped address, never sealed, small X2 & X8 routing marks on the back. $1.25 f

Large clear & fancy APR 19 & 20 1975 STAMPOREE '75' STA. FT. WALTON BEACH< FL. 32548 with flag designs ties 10-c crossed flags coil stamps franking set of two #6 covers neatly addressed to Ohio, multicolor Artopages cachets commemorates the American Bicentennial & shows two old flags. $2.50 f

    28 FEB 1976 Fort Lauderdale FL 333 cancel on PNS 36314 of 13-c eagle & shield stamp, from Commanding Officer of USS Francis Scott Key (SSBN-657) with blue ship's cachet & PORT EVERGLADES cachet well struck. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 un(f)f

    APR 24 1976 bold USS W. S. SIMS (FF-1059) hand cancel on 13-c flag over Independence Hall stamp with USE ZIP CODE selvedge franking #6 cover to Ohio, corner card of the Commanding Officer, their violet double-ring branch hand cancel well struck at lower left front, violet boxed PORT EVERGLADES at top center, neatly addressed. Attractive. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 nf

    Aug 28 1977 cover commemorating an anniversary of the founding of St. Augustine, neatly addressed, two-color cachet. $1.25 hf

Clear FEB 22 1978 PENSACOLA FL 32501 hand cancel ties 13-c flag over Capitol & 3-c Florida centennial stamp franking cover commemorating the acquisition of East Florida from Spain on February 22, 1819, black & gold cachet depicts a Seminole Indian prominently, explanatory insert, unaddressed. $1.25 f

Bold MAY 9 1981 PENSACOLA FL 32501 hand cancel ties 15-c flag & 3-c ballot box stamps franking cover commemorating the Spanish Victory in the Floridas, multicolor Fleetwood cachet for the Bicentennial, unaddressed. $1.25 fb

Circa 3 / 85 bold Tampa FL 33620 violet auxiliary markings--RETURN TO SENDER with point finger & 'Do not use this cover / or wrapper again', also marked out violet 'NO SUCH NUMBER IN CITY DELIVERY' with pointing finger, #10 cover from Royal Oak Michigan NOV 84 & 12 MAR 85 & 20 MAR 85 (each time the sender changing or adding to the address, all franked with a single 20-c Hispanic Americans stamp, corner card of Tunkers Industries in Rochester Michigan. Interesting! $5.00 f

Clear 20 OCT 1986 FORT MYERS FLA machine cancel ties 17-c Rachel Carson & 2 George Washington Carver stamps franking #6 cover to Ohio, cachet in dark olive green WHERE SUMMER / SPENDS THE WINTER! / *1985-1986* / CITY CENTENNIAL, neatly addressed, small X8 & B1 routing marks on back. $1.00 fc

1 / 88 triple mileage enrollment form on unused business reply mail to Delta Frequent Flyer--permit 150 Jacksonville Florida. $1.00

Light NOV 13 1991 SATSUMA hand cancel on business reply post card to Dublin Ohio, franked by first class permit 156 of Webster City Iowa. $0.50 f

Fancy & clear FEB 25-26 1995 Panpex Station of Panama City cancel ties 29-c marine life & G rate flying dove stamps to unaddressed cacheted cover. $1.00 f

Clear 27 APR 1995 COLUMBUS OH machine cancel ties undenominated LOVE angel stamp franking #10 cover to Pembroke Park Florida, light pointed finger marking in violet there RETURNED TO SENDER, bar code at bottom marked out appropriately. $1.00 f

FLORIDA DPO CANCELS
Scans of cancels on contemporaneous stamps,
for scholarly research, taken from postcards we have sold.
Any missing date & stamp information available on request.
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Barth 1957 on 3-c whooping crane. $1.00

Bean City 1959 on 4-c Fort Duquesne. $1.00

Bee Ridge Rural Station of Sarasota 1958 on 3-c Brussels, dial edge over OTA falls off edge. $0.75

Boyd 1957 on 3-c wild turkey. $1.00

Braden Castle Rural Station of Bradenton 1966 on 5-c Indiana. $1.00

Campville 1957 on 3-c whooping crane. $1.00

Charlotte Harbor / Punta Gorda 1956 on 3-c wild turkey with tab, 3 letters of Gorda fall off edge. $0.75

Cottage Hill Rural Station of Cantonment 1966 on 5-c National Park Service. $1.00

Craig 1956 on 3-c. $1.00

Crystal Lake 1957 on 3-c land-grant colleges. $1.00

Foley 1961 (1 in killer) on 3-c Mellon. $1.00

Fort Green 1960 on 4-c Winter Olympics. $1.00

Garden City Rural Station of Jacksonville 1960 on 4-c World Forestry Congress. $1.00

Golden Gate rural Branch of Naples 1966 on 5-c Poland, in red ink. $1.00

Greater Palm Beach Area 1970 on 5-c Washington.

Green Acres Rural Branch of Lake Worth 1960 on 4-c World Forestry Congress. $1.00

Highland View 1960 on 4-c Pony Express. $1.00

Johnson 1958 on 3-c Brussels. $1.00

Korona 1946 on 1-c Washington prexy. $1.00

Limona 1961 on 4-c Naval aviation. $1.00

Martin 1957 on 3-c architect. $1.00

McDill Field 1943. $1.00

Ocean Ridge Rural Branch of Delray Beach 1966, with Delray Beach overlapping. $1.00

Orange 1957. $1.00

Orsino 1957 on 3-c wild turkey with corner tabs. $1.00

Panasoffkee 1960 on 4-c silver. $1.00

Pierce machine on 3-c. $0.75

Pomona 1919 on 2-c Washington, top of MON off the edge. $0.75

Portland 1957 on 3-c wild turkey. $1.00

Port Mayaca 1958 on 3-c whooping crane. $1.00

Raleigh 1958 on 3-c 250th anniversary. $1.00

Saint Catherine 1958 on 3-c Brussels. $1.00

Salerno 1955 on 3-c. $1.00

Samoset 1961 on 4-c Gandhi, a little light. $0.75

Seabreeze Station of Daytona Beach violet double-ring 1966 on Johnny Appleseed, Daytona Beach machine cancel overlaps from same day. $1.00

Shamrock 1960 on 4-c silver stamp with boxed violet handstamp beside it (not overlapping). $1.50

Shiloh Rural Station of Titusville 1957 on 3-c, top part of ILLE went off the edge. $0.75

Taft Rural Station of Orlando 1960 on 4-c flag, with light strike of Orlando machine cancel overlapping. $0.75

Waukeenah Rural Station of Lloyd 1956 on 3-c Devils Tower. $1.00

Weeki-Wachee Rural Station of Brooksville 1966 on 5-c. $1.00

Wesconnett Branch of Jacksonville 1962 on 4-c Pony Express with Jacksonville double-ring struck nearby same day. $1.25

West Bay Annex of Jacksonville 1937 machine cancel on 1-c Franklin. $1.00

Whitehouse 1958 on 3-c Wheatland. $1.00

UNDATED FLORIDA PERMIT & BUSINESS REPLY MAIL

Altamonte Springs first-class mail permit number 480 on 2 different business reply postcards to Charisma Life Learning Resources for publications suitable for children's religious instruction, light corner bend on one. $1.25 fc

Flagler Beach FL first class mail permit no. 23 franks #6 business reply cover to Harvard Heart Letter in Palm Coast FL, unused & fresh. $0.75 f

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MAR 26 1959 Thomasville "ROSE FESTIVAL/4^th FRIDAY IN APRIL/THOMASVILLE GEORGIA" slogan cancel clearly struck on postcard, 1959 Easter seal not tied, floral view. $1.00 gf

28.VII.62 fancy Ðingvellir cancel ties 50-aur & 1.20-kr flower stamps to unaddressed cover with black cachet (outline map of Iceland). $1.00 if

    c. 1964 airmail cover from a Russian astronomical observatory to Dr. Homer E. Newell, Associate Administrator for Space Science and Applications at NASA in Washington DC; 6-k flower stamp neatly tied, small tears at top close very well, discoloration both sides from backflap glue affecting the brownish paper, recipient's docketing notes country of origin. $7.50 afr

968 V.29 clear BUDAPEST cancel ties 20-ft Pal & flower stamp to greeting card size cover sent at the IMPRIMÉ rate to Québec, neatly opened. $1.50 hf

29.11.68 SPECIAL CANCEL for Austrian Stamp Day (candle design) on 45+20g flower stamp franking an unaddressed cover, fresh appearance. $1.25

    28-IV-1975 Romania FDC for its 2-se-tenant-stamp issue on Inter-European cultural & economic collaboration, unaddressed, multicolor cachet. Paintings of flowers by Luchian & Tonitza. (2 available) $3.00 each. erf

1978 "The Birds and Flowers of Canada" limited edition collection of 12 philatelic commemorative covers issued by Fleetwood and the National Audubon Society, cachets from original paintings created exclusively for the collection, housed in a faux-leather album, complete with explanatory inserts. Flowers include the pink lady's slipper from Prince Edward Island, the Pacific dogwood of British Columbia & prairie crocus for Manitoba. Beautifully done. $12.00 including the album. bfc NEW / NY / NOUVEAU

1978 "The Birds and Flowers of the 50 States" limited edition collection of 50 philatelic commemorative covers issued by Fleetwood & the National Audubon Society, cachets from original paintings created exclusively for the collection by wildlife artist Arthur Singer, housed in a faux-leather album, complete with explanatory inserts. Example contents: the willow ptarmigan & forget-me-not for Alaska, the cactus wren & saguaro cactus for Arizona & the mockingbird & apple blossom for Arkansas. $50.00 including the album. bf NEW / NY / NOUVEAU

December 1979 somewhat light MATA-UTU Wallis-et-Futuna hand cancel ties 29-f gloriosa superba flower stamp to airmail #10 cover to Fiji, cachet in brown shows tanoa, lali, ipu & kumete wallisien artifacts, small corner crease lower left front corner missing due to opening. $5.00 wf

ENE 1980 25 CENTRO DE LOS HE…OES / Santo Domingo circular date stamp ties 10-c isidorea pungens flower stamp to #10 airmail cover to Worthington Ohio, attractive. $1.50 df

    23 IX B80 Nzhelele Venda cancel ties 25-c ties mununzwu flower stamp franking registered cover to Johannesburg South Africa, next-day Sibasa transit on front, 2 Johannesburg receiving marks also on front. A violet handstamp is used instead of the usual registration etiquette. $10.00 vf

    22 OCT 81 2 PAQUEBOT / 2 SINGAPORE cancel clearly ties Danish 1.00 Truet Flora flower stamp to cover from ship t.s. Arthur Maersk to Sioux City Iowa, violet POSTAGE DUE ___¢ filled in 50, black T100 / 200 marking. $5.00 Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 usf

    Several 7 MY 1982 indistinct Vieille Case Dominica (small town) cancels on 25-c cashew nut & 35-c soursop & two 20-c allamanda buttercup stamps franking #6 registered cover to Chicago, neatly opened, 5 backstamps (3 different), Lower Penville return address. One of the stamps extends over the right edge a little, producing a slight curl. 2 tiny staple holes in the center of the cover do not affect any stamps or postal markings. $5.00 df* NEW / NY / NOUVEAU

    JY 29 83 bold BAKING POT cancel ties Belize 50-c Encyclea cochleatum (black orchid) stamp franking #9 commercial cover from Central Farm Cayo District to Illinois, some wrinkling & minor toning at edge furthest from stamp, long paper bend affects stamp, envelope glue show-through on 2 short edges. Stamp unpriced new or used in 1995 Scott. $10.00 obf** NEW / NY / NOUVEAU

    15 DE 83 Roseau Dominica GPO circular date stamp on 20-c allamanda buttercup flower & $1 fern (? Overlapped) franking registered cover to California, four backstamps, neatly opened. $3.50 df

    Six somewhat indistinct MUSCAT hand cancels tie two strips of five 20-baisa flower (Teucrium mascatense) stamps to #10 cover airmailed to Ohio, yellow US forwarding label on front 06 / 03 / 86, neatly addressed, cachet of the Ministry of Environment on backflap, neatly opened. Nice both sides. $7.50 of

    Clear 14.-7.1986 Narssarssuaq Harssarssuak cancel ties 3.70 centenary stamp to #6 cover sent at the printed matter rate to Ohio, message by member of a excursion there (in South Greenland) by the Botanical Institute of Denmark, additional clear cancels there dated 28.-7.1986 presumably on their return, clear Alborg  17.-7.86 cancel from an intermediate point, recipient's annotation of receipt 4 August 1986. A few stray speckles of cancel ink on front miss everything. $5.00 gfc

    3 AP 87 #6 airmail first flight cover Nairobi - Frankfurt franked by 3 / - & 1 / - flower stamps tied by gorgeous Embakasi (very small town) cancel, postcard rate because back of cover removed before sending. $3.75 kf NEW / NY / NOUVEAU

"9Y4BK" Port-of-Spain Trinidad shortwave (14.026 MHZ) QSL postcard mailed 3 AP 87 to Pennsylvania using a pair of 20-cent flower stamps, trivial corner wear, 2 small US routing marks on front. $2.50 t-tf NEW / NY / NOUVEAU

    11-10-89 clear blue RAMBUAA hand cancel ties Rwanda 10-f Tetradenia riparia flower stamp franking greeting-card size airmail cover to Kigali, faint vertical crease. $5.00 rf

    7.6.90 Greenland wildflower issue: 4,00 "Tikiusaaq / Grønlandsk blåklokke"; 5,50 "Qajaasaq / Grønlandsk  post"; & 6,50 "Issutit / Kantlyng" (shown). Complete set of three maximum cards: $7.50 gf-gf NEW / NY / NOUVEAU

8 November 1991 airmail #6 cover from Frederick Street Trinidad to Illinois, franked with $5.00 & 10-c & 15-c flower stamps, 3 clear backstamps. $4.00 tf

-1.-2.92 clear blue KIGALI cancel ties Rwanda 10-f Tetradenia riparia flower stamp franking greeting-card size cover from SIRWA (black logo in corner card) to another Kigali address, neatly addressed & opened. $3.75 rf

    24 JU 93 GPO cancel ties 3 (one pair) 25-c flower stamps franking #10 cover from the Flamboyant Hotel to Ohio, small US K6 & D8 routing marks on back. $1.50 gf

17-1.94 clear Carzanow 4 handstamp ties Poland 5000-zt orchid stamp to #6 cover with overall floral design airmailed to Los Angeles California. $1.50 pf

1996 AIRMAIL #10 cover Japan to the United States, clear Shibuya Tokyo cancels on seven flower stamps (two 30-yen, five 10-yen), neatly opened, corner crease away from stamps. $1.00

    AUG 19 1993 FDC for 29-c rose stamp, cacheted with large color illustration of the Mister Lincoln Rose (1965 All-America Rose Winner; Gertrude Hubbard Medal 1969) which is tied. Unique & gorgeous. $5.00 lf

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FLOWER TOPIC--12 UNIQUE FDC'S
(ALL FOR US 8 / 19 / 93 ISSUE)

Unique cachet showing "Solitude"
(1993 All America Rose Winner)
Lovingly produced, the cachets bear neatly clipped color illustrations (from a gardening catalogue?) that are tied by the first day cancel. All are unique. All rose cachets,
most with the variety identified: "Blue Ribbon",
"Boy Crazy" Shrub Rose,  Graceland" (1989 Rose of the Year),
"Old Faithful", 'Pleasure" (1990 All American Rose Winner),
"Queen Elizabeth" (1955 All America Rose Winner),
"Touch of Class" (1986 All America Rose Winner),
& "White Simplicity®". Number 6 covers throughout
mounting easily on album or exhibition pages.
All clean & unaddressed. Most attractive & unique FDC's
are priced at $5 or more retail, but we offer them at...
$40.00 postpaid to a U.S. address. fu

AUG 19 1993 rose imperforate stamp tied maximum-card style to a unique first-day cover fashioned from a continental postcard with an Olivia Parker composition including prominently a yellow rose. Stamp & cancel harmonized with the image to create an unusual composition. $5.00 u(f)f

AUG 19 1993 rose imperforate stamp tied maximum-card style to a unique first-day cover fashioned from a continental postcard with a Lilo Raymond still-life photograph 'Boxes" in which a pink rose sets on a stack of boxes. Stamp & cancel harmonized with the image to create an artistic   composition in its own right. $5.00 u(f)f NEW / NY / NOUVEAU

AUG 19 1993 rose imperforate stamp tied maximum-card style to a unique first-day cover fashioned from a continental postcard with a B. A. King photograph of the words 'I LOVE ROSES' written in the sand. Stamp & cancel harmonized with the image to create an attractive composition. $5.00 u(f)f

FLOWER CROSS-REFERENCES
Other material of potential interest at this site:

    See also Flower postcards. Shown is Tigridia Pavonia.

See also Flower topical stamps.

    See also Orchids topical covers. Shown is a Papua New Guinea FDC.

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79XII.29 complete set of 7 Hungarian FDC for the folklore issues, unaddressed and fresh. Cachets captioned in English--the fisherman and his wife, the 3 little pigs, etc. $9.50 fh

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

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