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    "Kaiser Friedrich-Platz. / Wiesbaden" street scene showing many pedestrians, a dog & horse-drawn vehicles; color postcard with undivided back mailed there 1902 to München (4 different exceptionally clear postal markings). Grayish paper, mild corner & edge wear, cancel ink on front mostly in caption & sky, 2 tiny scrapes in pavement areas. $6.00 h-h

    "DARMSTADT. Marktplatz." mailed there 30.7.251925 (clear cancel ties German stamps) to Pennsylvania, 2 small corner creases, partial cancel on front. Red writing is a post office clarification of the German handwriting. $3.00 h-h+

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    "THE FLXIBLE HIGHWAY POST OFFICE" postcard with side view in black & white of the vehicle, lightly cancelled on its first trip Feb 20 1940 (Muskogee - Oklahoma City), bold violet commemorative cachet in back message area, courtesy of the Flxible Company of Loudenville Ohio. corner crease, small corner crease, internal crease, minor corner wear. $6.00 o(m)po(l)-h

MAY 3 TRIP 1 1941 first trip cover South Bend, Peru & Indianapolis Indiana, neatly addressed to Indianapolis, large & attractive two-color cachet showing the vehicle, small corner crease. $3.50 hi

SEPT 9 TRIP 1 1946 Union Mississippi & Mobile Alabama first trip cover, bold cancel, neatly addressed to Ohio, envelope glue show-through. $2.50 ham

JAN. 17 TRIP 2 1949 first trip cover Fort Wayne & Indianapolis Indiana, light green cachet, neatly addressed to New York, backstamped clearly. $2.00 hi

JAN 31 TRIP 1 1949 Richmond & Louisville Kentucky first trip cover, violet cachet, neatly addressed to Chicago, Lincoln 3-c quotation stamp. $2.50 kh

FEB 1 TRIP 2 1949 Louisville & Somerset Kentucky first trip cover, violet cachet, neatly addressed to West Virginia. $2.00 hk

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

    January 23, 1950 highway post office FIRST TRIP between Berryville & Little Rock, #6 neatly addressed to New York, franked with California gold 3-c stamp, violet cachet & backstamp. $2.00 Another with 2-cent Roosevelt & 2-cent Army & Navy stamp, as shown. $2.00 (ah)

JAN. 23 TRIP 2 1950 first trip cover Little Rock & Fort Smith Arkansas, blue cachet, neatly addressed to New York, violet backstamp. $2.00 ha

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JAN. 23 TRIP 2 1950 first trip cover Berryville & Little Rock Arkansas, violet cachet, neatly addressed to New York, newspaper clipping enclosure. $2.25 ha Another with the violet cachet better struck, but no clipping. $2.00 ha

FEB 1 TRIP 1 1950 first trip cover Richmond Virginia & Sanford North Carolina, neatly addressed to New York, clear backstamp, part cancel through address area. $1.75 hnv Same but TRIP 2 & autographed by a postmaster. $2.25 hnv

FEB. 20 TRIP 2 1950 first trip cover Oklahoma City & Mangum Oklahoma, light green cachet, neatly addressed to New York, backstamped Oklahoma City. $2.00 ho Same, but TRIP 1 & no backstamp. $2.00 ho

APRIL 17 TRIP 1 1950 first trip cover Kansas City Missouri & Neodesha Kansas, neatly addressed to Pennsylvania, autographed by the Kansas City postmaster, backstamped clearly at Neodesha. $2.50 hakm

APRIL 26 TRIP 2 1952 first trip cover Cadillac & Grand Rapids Michigan, violet cachet supplies simple map, addressed to Maryland. $2.00 hm

MAR 31 TRIP 2 1955 first trip cover Connellsville Pennsylvania & Charleston West Virginia, neatly addressed to Michigan, fight cancer backstamp. $2.00 hpw. Same but TRIP 1 & Charleston backstamp. $2.00 hpw

HIGHWAY POST OFFICE PHILATELIC LITERATURE

"THE FIRST HIGHWAY POST OFFICE / INTRODUCTION OF HIGHWAY POST OFFICE SERVICE / WASHINGTON D.C. - HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA" softbound book compiled by James H. Bruns, 1985 copyright, 78 pages well illustrated. Hard to find. $25.00 hvd NEW / NUEVO / NOV

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COVERS COMMEMORATING US HISTORICAL EVENTS
All are cacheted in black with gold borders, all neatly addressed to Ohio destinations, all franked with at least one stamp pertinent to the event, all stamps tied by bold cancels.
Cancel location is the event location, same day & month.
Each cover accompanied by an explanatory insert.
Size slightly larger than a #6 cover;
mounts easily into most album pages.
Listing format, for brevity--event date, event, location.

    Aug 28 1565 - St. Augustine founded - Saint Augustine FL. hf

Sep 13 1609 - Hudson River discovered - New York City

Dec 21 1620 - Pilgrims land at Plymouth - Plymouth MA

Apr 21 1649 - Maryland Toleration Act - St. Marys City MD

Apr 24 1704 - First successful Newspaper begun - Boston MA

Aug 4 1735 - Peter Zenger Trial - New York City

Jul 3 1754 - French & Indian War begins - Uniontown PA

Jul 10 1754 - Franklin's Albany Plan of Union - Albany NY

Mar 18 1766 - Stamp Act repealed - New York City

Dec 17 1773 - Boston Tea Party - Boston MA

Sep 5 1774 - First Continental Congress - Philadelphia PA

Mar 23 1775 - 'Give me liberty or ... Death' speech - Richmond VA

Apr 1 1775 - Boonesorough founded - Lexington KY

Apr 18 1775 - Paul Revere's ride - Charlestown MA

Apr 19 1775 - Battle of Lexington and Concord - Lexington MA

May 10 1775 - Ethan Allen seizes Ticonderoga - Ticonderoga NY

May 10 1776 - John Paul Jones' first command - Providence RI

Jul 4 1776 - Declaration of Independence - Philadelphia PA

Aug 27 1776 - Battle of Brooklyn - Brooklyn NY

Sep 22 1776 - Execution of Nathan Hale - New York City

Dec 25 1776 - Washington crosses the Delaware - Washington's Crossing PA

Jun 13 1777 - Lafayette arrives in America - Georgetown SC

Oct 7 1777 - Burgoyne defeated at Saratoga - Saratoga Springs NY

Nov 15 1777 - Articles of Confederation adopted - York PA

Dec 19 1777 - Winter of trial at Valley Forge - Valley Forge PA

May 4 1778 - French alliance ratified - York PA

Feb 25 1779 - Clark captures Vincennes - Vincennes IN

Mar 15 1781 - Battle of Guilford Court House - Greensboro NC

Oct 19 1781 - British surrender at Yorktown - Yorktown VA

Dec 4 1783 - Washington bids officers farewell - New York City

Jan 14 1784 - Treaty of Paris ratified - Annapolis MD

Jan 19 1786 - Virginia enacts religious freedom - Richmond VA

Jul 13 1787 - Northwest Ordinance enacted - Marietta OH

Dec 13 1791 - Bill of Rights ratified - Richmond VA

    Apr 16 1793 = Eli Whitney's cotton gin - Savannah GA

Sep 19 1796 - Washington's farewell address - Philadelphia PA

Oct 21 1797 - USS Constitution launched - Boston MA

Oct 12 1798 - Mississippi Territory established - Natchez MS

Nov 17 1800 - Washington becomes US capital - Washington DC

Dec 20 1803 - Louisiana Purchase - New Orleans LA

Nov 17 1805 - Lewis & Clark reach the Pacific - Astoria OR

Nov 15 1806 - Pikes Peak discovered - Colorado Springs CO

Sep 10 1813 - Perry defeats British at Lake Erie - Put-in-Bay OH

Aug 24 1814 - Washington burned by British - Washington DC (no insert available)

Sep 14 1814 - Star-Spangled Banner inspired - Baltimore MD

Jan 8 1815 - Battle of New Orleans - New Orleans LA

Feb 22 1819 - Florida acquired - Pensacola FL

Mar 3 1820 = Missouri Compromise - Jefferson City MO

Dec 2 1823 - Monroe Doctrine proclaimed - Washington DC

Oct 26 1825 - Erie Canal Completed - Buffalo NY

Jul 4 1826 - America mourns Jefferson & Adams - Monticello VA

Apr 21 1828 - Webster's dictionary published - New York City

Mar 4 1829 - Andrew Jackson inaugurated - Washington DC

Aug 5 1833 - Chicago founded - Chicago IL

Jun 21 1834 - McCormick patents the reaper - Lexington VA

    Feb 23 1836 - Siege of the Alamo - San Antonio TX. ht

Dec 20 1845 - Texas enters the Union - Austin TX

Aug 10 1846 - Smithsonian Institution founded - Washington DC

Aug 18 1846 - Kearny captures Santa Fe - Santa Fe NM

    Jan 24 1848 - Gold discovered in California - Coloma CA. hcn

Mar 10 1848 - Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo ratified - Washington DC

Jan 29 1850 - Compromise of 1850 - Washington DC

Nov 24 1852 - Perry opens trade with Japan - Norfolk VA

Dec 30 1853 - Gadsden Purchase - Tucson AZ

May 30 1854 - Kansas-Nebraska Act - Topeka KS

Jul 6 1854 - Birth of the Republican Party - Jackson MI

Mar 6 1857 - Dred Scott decision - Washington DC

Sep 15 1858 - Overland mail service begins - San Francisco CA

Jun 10 1859 - Comstock Lode discovered - Virginia City NV

Aug 27 1858 - First successful oil well - Titusville PA

Mar 9 1862 - Monitor & Merrimac clash - Norfolk PA Hampton Roads Branch

Jan 1 1863 - First homestead land grant - Beatrice NE

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    c.1813 front bearing clear Comayagua marking (very small town, then in the Kingdom of Guatemala), water stain over 35% of piece. [Background shown to convey shape.] Front sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original area) & enhanced 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 hg

NOV 18 1930 PUERTO CORES clear backstamp & lightly struck cancel on #6 cover to Illinois franked by 6-centavos blue stamp with inverted 1929a1930 inverted overprint in red, tape repair in corner card area. $4.00 h

MAY 5 1947 Tegucigalpa blue dial cancel on official #6 cover from their post office to Ohio, VIA AIRMAIL obliterated by sender's typing. $1.25 h

OCT 27 1947 Agua Fria-Danif cancels on 21-centavos coat-of-arms airmail & 1-centavo coat-of-arms airmail & 1-centavo Cruz Roja (Red Cross) stamps franking airmail cover to Illinois, 2 different backstamps a bit faint. $2.25 h

MAR 28 1953 Tegucigalpa dial & straight-line HONDURAS cancels tie 30-centavos stadium & 1-centavos flag airmail stamps to #6 registered cover to Ohio, backstamped on arrival, neatly opened, envelope glue show-through. $4.50 h

MAY 15 1955 Islas Bahia dial & straight-line HONDURAS cancel ties 12-centavos Olympics stamp franking #6 airmail cover to Wisconsin, clearly backstamped, neatly opened, small staple holes & crinkling mostly visible on backflap. $1.50 ho

    MAY 25 1955 SERVICIO NOCTURNO (night service) Tegucigalpa dial & straight-line HONDURAS tie two 16-centavos monument stamps franking #10 airmail cover to Ohio, neatly opened, envelope glue show-through. $5.00 h

MAR 19 1957 San Pedro Sula dial & straight-line HONDURAS in blue ties four 3-centavos carretera del sur stamps franking #6 airmail cover to Ohio, large kerosene lantern advertising in the corner card area, lightly backstamped, envelope glue show-through. $3.75 ha

JUN 18 1958 San Pedro Sula dial cancel with HONDURAS straight line in violet ties 12-centavo US building airmail stamp franking #6 airmail cover to Chicago Illinois, where it was marked "UNCLAIMED" & "Directory Service Given / Fort Dearborn Station". Small staple holes near corner card. $1.50 h

JUL 4 1959 San Pedro Sula dial & straight-line HONDURAS cancels tie three (including a pair) official Lincoln stamps franking registered #10 airmail cover to Illinois, 2 different arrival backstamps, minor envelope glue show-through. $3.75 hl

ABR 10 1962 San Pedro Sula dial & straight-line HONDURAS tie 12-centavos Lincoln Memorial stamp franking #6 airmail cover to Michigan, neatly opened, envelope glue show-through. $2.00 hl

FEB 9 1966 Tegucigalpa violet cancel ties 12-centavos Padre Subiran stamp franking #6 airmail cover to Wisconsin, neatly opened. $2.00 hr

4 May 1966 Santa Barbara cancel clearly ties 15-centavos Lincoln stamp to #6 airmail cover to Wisconsin, backstamped, neatly opened. $2.00 hl

MAR 14 1976 Tegucigalpa cancel ties L0.12 soldier & L0.24 on 2-centavos official stamps franking #10 airmail cover to Connecticut, neatly opened. $1.25 h

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

5 NOV 1980 Tegucigalpa cancels (somewhat indistinct) tie L0.04 Appeal to Heaven flag & L0.20 Tegucigalpa airmail & L.0.12 Apolo XIII overprint stamps franking #10 airmail cover from Dirreccion General de Salud (violet cachet hand-struck) to Ohio, neatly opened. $2.00 h

7 NOV 1980 La Ceiba cancels lightly struck on #10 airmail cover to Ohio franked by two 19-centavos Luis Landa stamps, neatly opened. $1.25 h

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

17 NOV 1980 Tegucigalpa cancels tie three L0.12 Apollo XIII overprinted stamps franking #10 airmail cover from Secretary of State for Natural Resources (blue-green handstamped cachet) to Ohio, neatly opened, internal crease that is hard to see from front affects one stamp. $2.50 hs

19 NOV 1980 Tegucigalpa cancels on three (including one pair) L0.02 Liberty and Union flags & ten L0.10 Tegucigalpa (one se-tenant pair, another se-tenant block of 8) stamps on the back. Nice! $3.75 h

28 JUN 1983 San Pedro Sula violet cancels tie 5-centavos map & 30-centavos International Women's Year & 50-centavos Tegucigalpa stamps franking #10 cover to Ohio, well drilling advertising art in the corner card area, vertical & corner creases miss stamps & art. $1.50 h

28 JUN 1983 San Pedro Sula violet cancels clearly tie L0.50 Tegucigalpa & L0.30 International Women's Year & L0.05 map stamp, well drilling advertising art in the corner card area, vertical crease misses stamps & art. $1.75 h

Lot of two #10 airmail covers to the USA, all neatly opened but with somewhat indistinct cancels. Eleven stamps in all: pair of Protégé los bosques, pair L0.15 soccer, two L0.02 UPU, two 1-centavo Red Cross, etc. $2.00 h

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HONG KONG COVERS

"Sabang Landschap." black & white briefkaart uit Nederlandsch-Indiê , mailed at Hong-Kong 14 APR 1914 (clear cancel) to New Jersey, corner knocked off near but not affecting the stamp or cancel, noticeable edge wear & corner rounding along one short side. As is. $2.00 n-h

    Clear 13 IX 41 BEIRA hexagonal cancels tie 5-e, 70-c- three 2-e (including pair), 20-e, 5-c & 2-e Mozambique Company stamps franking #6 airmail cover to the Chrysler Corporation in Detroit Michigan, violet boxed 'NOT OPENED / BY / CENSOR' further ties stamps, brown censor tape with violet 'PASSED BY / CENSOR 111' hand struck to tie on both sides, somewhat light small F and 8 both circled on front, 1 OC 41 VICTORIA / HONG KONG clearly struck transit mark on back. $190.00 mh%

"TA PAK FONG / FLOATING RESTAURANT / ABERDEEN, HONG KONG / SIK SZEW TOI STUDIO" with caption hand-stamped on back, black-and-white real photo postcard showing a group of customers going out to it in a sampan, mailed at Kowloon 30 MAR 1960 (clear cancel on pair of 50-c Queen stamps), small corner crease not into image or stamps. $4.75 h-h

    "This new Vessel 'Tai Pak' built in memory of the famous poet of the Tong Dynasty..." restaurant ad mailed from Kowloon 21 APR 1965 (clear bilingual cancel CORRECT ADDRESSING / SAVES DELAY on $1 queen stamp) to the United States, corner crease. $2.50 hp-h NEW / NUEVO / NOV

    12 JUL 1988 KWINANA Western Australia cancel on Hong Kong 50-c & 60-c Queen Elizabeth stamps & PAQUEBOT in black rectangle marking on #6 cover from ship LAMMA FOREST to Wisconsin. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 whp

    "BENAVON Built 1973 // FASTER BETWEEN / EUROPE AND THE FAR EAST" postcard showing a side view of the Ben Line container ship, mailed at Causeway Bay Hong Kong 28.1.92 (clear meter, airmail from the sister ship M. V. Benavon of Leith to California), trivial corner & edge wear. Nice. $3.25 s(o)s(b)-h

    3.11.00 HONG KONG 2 KCL cancels neatly tie $10 & $5 & $1 & 10-c cityscape stamps to registered air #10 cover to US. Exceptionally attractive, backstamped, opened neatly. $3.75 h

HONG KONG PHILATELIC LITERATURE

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 NEW / NUEVO / NOV

"1994 Yang's Postage Stamp & Postal History Catalogue of Hong Kong" softbound, 112 pages plus covers, profusely & entirely illustrated in color, quality printing. Includes: Japanese occupation, temporary post offices, paquebot marks, Treaty Port postmarks, first flight cover's & much more. Almost new condition.$15.00 h-h%

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Clear JUN 6 1940 USS O'BRIEN with CROSSING EQUATOR in killer bars ties 3-c Pony Express stamp franking #6 cover to Illinois, neatly addressed, never sealed, cover glue shows through back. $3.50 nh

USS HUGHES. Mostly clear JUN 11 1940 cancel with NEWPORT / R.I. in killer bars ties 3-c Pony Express stamp franking #6 cover to Illinois, envelope glue show-through on back. $3.25 nh

USS HULBERT. Bold JUN 11 1940 cancel ties 3-c Pony Express stamp franking #6 cover to Illinois, neatly addressed, envelope glue show-through on back. SALE IN PROGRESS nh

15.8.43 AUSTRIAN SPECIAL CANCEL on card for Grosser Preis von Wien, franked by 6+4 & 12+88 horse semi-postal stamps (second day for the stamps). $3.00

Clear JUN 6 1960 CARSON CITY NEV. cancel with '100th ANNIVERSARY / PONY EXPRESS / NEVADA ON THE TRAIL' in the killer bars ties 4-c Pony Express stamp franking home-made picture postcard showing a view of Virginia City Nevada. $1.25 nh

2.IX.1967 REYKYAVÍK / HANS HALL ties 10-aur horse stamp to unaddressed FDC, small light mark at top left. $0.75 ih

Clear USS TRUXTUN (DLG(N)35) SEP 11 1973 cancel ties 8-c Bicentennial horseman stamp franking #6 cover to Ohio, crisply stuck violet ship's cachet, neatly addressed. never sealed. $2.25 nh

Partial NOV 14 1973 (AE-21) hand cancel ties 8-c spirit of independence horseman stamp franking #6 cover to Ohio, clear handstamp in corner card area indicated FPO New York City, many speckles of cancel ink on the back. $1.25 nh

    "SUMMER RACING AT / Centennial Park / SOUTH OF DENVER - HIGHWAYS 85-87" in Littleton, unused linen postcard cleverly fashioned into a unique first day cover for the 29-c horse racing stamp issued by the US May 1 1993 by adding that stamp TCV style. Nice! FDC sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 rc-hu

    MAY 1 1993 unique unaddressed FDC for US 29-c horse racing, bold Louisville cancel ties stamp & large clipping cachet showing Round Table ridden by Willie Shoemaker. Round Table was the world's leading money winner until passed by Kelso; Shoemaker was then in his prime. $5.00 khu

MAY 1 1993 unique unaddressed FDC for US 29-c horse racing stamp, bold Louisville cancel ties tamp & large clipping cachet showing Candy Spots with Willie Shoemaker up. $5.00 khu

    MAY 1 1993 unique unaddressed FDC for US 29-c harness racing stamp, bold Louisville cancel ties stamp & large clipping cachet showing Meadow Rice racing. $5.00 khu

MAY 1 1993 unique unaddressed FDC for US 29-c harness racing stamp, bold Louisville cancel ties stamp & large clipping cachet showing B. F. Coaltown racing (with his best times). $5.00 khu

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    16-1 1996 blue Chad cancels tie strip of four 125-fr slavery abolition stamps franking greeting-card size cover airmailed to Pennsylvania, neatly opened. $2.25 ch

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955 JUN28 Szeged circular date stamp ties 20-f woman worker stamp to continental size postcard requesting a medical paper, corner bend, recipient's pencil check mark on back. $1.50 hm

    957 JUN 24 Kisbér circular date stamp ties 5-ft & 4-ft building stamps to registered #6 airmail cover to Cleveland Ohio, forwarded to Apple Creek Ohio, 5 backstamps in Ohio. $4.00 h

60 IX -9 BUDAPEST circular date stamp ties 60-f man in black & 2.60-ft woman driving stamps to registered (imprime rate) & cacheted & 6 cover sent to Texas, 4 different backstamps struck clearly. $2.25 h

1961 II-1 MABEOS BUDAPEST circular date stamp ties 1-ft Ferenc stamp to unaddressed FDC, small corner crease to backflap, bend corner. $0.50 h

1964 Szeptember 6 Budapest fancy cancel ties 2-ft women's basketball stamp to cacheted FDC, unaddressed, backflap faulty but otherwise fresh. $1.00 hs

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

71 X partially indistinct Budapest circular date stamp ties 2-ft bus stamp franking #6 cover to Cluj Romania, backstamped at destination, long crease just nicks stamp. Any international mail to Romania was unusual at that time due to the repressive regime in power there. $4.00 hr

    1976 V.29 clear fancy Interphil cancel ties 5-ft 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

77 1. 31 Hungary FDC for the 4-stamp history of the coach issue, unaddressed, pasted-on cachet, attractive. $1.25 th

1977 JUN 24 registered #6 airmail cover to Ohio (and then forwarded), franked with 5-ft & 4-ft small building stamps tied by clear Kisbér cancel, Cleveland & Apple Creek Ohio backstamps are clear. $5.00 h

    79 II.26 Budapest cancel ties three different 1-ft International Year of the Child stamps to FDC with multicolor Fleetwood cachet (Gary Greer art), unaddressed & fresh. $15.00 hc

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

    80-II 2 Hungary 7 ancient architecture stamps, complete on 2 (one shown) large cacheted & unaddressed FDC's, fresh appearance. Both for $3.00 ha

circa early 1991 indistinct cancels on three 5-ft building stamps added to 17-ft postal stationery to make new rate to US (Ohio), US marks on back include CB, K3, & D3 clearly struck. $2.00 h

91 VII 24 two Miskolc circular date stamp tie two pairs of 8-ft building stamps to greeting card size cover to Columbus Ohio, US routing marks on back include X9, large piece of backflap missing, crushed corner at lower right. $1.25 h

19910903 light Budapest circular date stamp tie10-ft airplane airmail & 20-ft building & 2-ft building stamps to greeting card size airmail cover to Ohio, backflap torn in opening. $1.25 h

91 VIII.22 clear Budapest circular date stamp ties 4-ft & 30-ft building stamps to greeting card cover to US, automated forwarding mail (bar-coded) on yellow sticker. $1.50 h

91 VIII.28 Szombathely metered cover at 032-forint rate to Ohio, greeting card size, backflap wrinkled. $1.25 h

    91 XI-1 light Budapest circular date stamp on 32-ft postal stationery to Ohio, neatly opened, fresh appearance. $2.00 h

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    12 IX 1959 clear Keflavik Flugvollur hand cancels tie 5-aur coast & 10-aur horse stamps to #6 cover from the US Strategic Air Base, blue cachet reads in part 'GUARDIAN OF THE POLAR / APPROACHES TO THE U.S.A. / IMPORTANT LINK IN THE / NATO CHAIN OF BASES, unaddressed, slight browning of the paper with age. Cover sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 100-dpi scan (almost doubles the cover's actual surface area) in .jpg or .tif format for $2.00

May 1961 indistinct Reykjavík circular date stamp ties 5-kr fish & 4.50 blue stamps to registered #10 cover to Montgomery Ward in Chicago, 2 backstamps are legible. $3.00 i

2.IX.1967 REYKYAVÍK / HANS HALL ties 10-aur horse stamp to unaddressed FDC, small light mark at top left. $0.75 ih

    10 IV 1968 clear Keflavík cancel ties 2.5--kr flower stamp to #6 cover for the first helicopter post between Keflavík and Reykjavík, map in red & purple showing locations, also a violet handstamp clearly struck, neatly addressed, clear backstamp. Cover sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 100-dpi scan (almost doubles the cover's actual surface area) in .jpg or .tif format for $2.00 %

-1.XII.68 FDC for 4.00-kr & 50.00-kr Jón Magnússon stamps, multicolor cachet of Icelandic flag, unaddressed & fresh. $6.50 I

    31 -7 75 faint Reykjavïk cancel on 18 Europa stamp franking #6 cover from the German ship MS Europa (clear ship handstamp at LL) to Ohio, neatly addressed, never sealed. $3.75 ieg

    15.8.1975 Reykjavïk machine cancels on 7,50-kr fishing boat & 20 stamp centenary stamps franking #6 cover from M.S. Lindblad Explorer summer in the Arctic cruise (clear blue cachet with puffin) to Ohio, neatly addressed. Cover sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 100-dpi scan (almost doubles the cover's actual surface area) in .jpg or .tif format for $2.00

    18 VIIII 1975 clear Vestmannaeyjar cancels tie 15 & 10 stamp centennial (stamp-on-stamp design) stamps franking #6 cover from M. S. Lindblad Explorer Arctic voyage (clear blue cachet with map of world design) to Ohio, neatly addressed, slight yellowing of the paper with age. Cover sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 100-dpi scan (almost doubles the cover's actual surface area) in .jpg or .tif format for $2.00

-3.V.1976 FDC for 35 & 45 Europa / CEPT stamps, unaddressed, sepia-tone Thingvellir cachet, explanatory insert, fresh appearance. $2.25 ie

    23.1.1977 Vestmannaeyjar fancy volcanic cancels on paris of 20 Jardeldar a Heimaey 1973 Icelandic stamps on cacheted unaddressed cover. $1.75 gi

-2.V.1977 FDC for 45-aur & 85-aur Europa stamps, unaddressed, Fleetwood cachet & decorative border, explanatory insert. $2.00 ie

30.IV.1979 FDC for 110 & 190 EUROPA stamps, unaddressed, multicolor cachet pictures old 2-sk stamp, explanatory insert, fresh appearance. $2.00 ie

    22 VI 1979 light Reykjavïk cancel ties 50 Einar Jönsson stamp franking #6 cover from Schulschiff Deutschland to Ohio; Arctic map cachet in green, red Polartalife handstamp with polar bear & the ship's straight-line marking in violet, neatly addressed. Cover sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 100-dpi scan (almost doubles the cover's actual surface area) in .jpg or .tif format for $2.00

    -3.VII.1979 FDC for 80 Bjarnason & 170 Hólm stamps (women topical), unaddressed, small multicolor cachet, fresh appearance. $1.25 iw

28.IV.1980 two FDC's--one for 250 Europa stamp honoring Gunnar Gunnarsson, the other Father Jon Sveinson--both unaddressed, multicolor cachet, fresh appearance. Both for $2.00 ie

-4.V.1981 FDC for 180 & 220 Europa stamps, unaddressed, multicolor costume cachet (Fleetwood), fresh appearance. $2.50 I

    24.8.1982 clear Westmannaeyjar cancels tie 9-kr Iceland from space & 30 stamp-on-stamp & 30 Jón Erícsson stamps to #6 cover from MS World Discoverer (overinked Iceland Greenland Society Expeditions cachet in red, blue vertical ship handstamp) to Ohio, neatly addressed, small KC & M7 & K2 US routing marks on back. Cover sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 100-dpi scan (almost doubles the cover's actual surface area) in .jpg or .tif format for $2.00

    11.11.1985 first flight cover for Reykjavík-Nuuk flight of Greenlandair Inc., neatly addressed to Nuuk Greenland, clear Godthåb backstamp, fresh appearance, franked by 8,00 Rubus saxatilis stamp which is neatly tied. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged 100-dpi scan (almost doubles the cover's actual surface area) in .jpg or .tif format for $2.00 %

1986 4-4 Reykjavík cancel ties two 10.00 bird stamps to windowed #10 cover to US, forwarding label to Dublin Ohio, backflap torn unevenly & one stamp light internal crease in opening, vertical crease through cover. $0.50 i

17 NOV 1988 Gloucestershire England ties 14.00 Iceland runners stamp to #6 cover from ship Grundarfoss to Texas, straight-line PAQUEBOT marking in violet. $3.00 ipe%

circa 1990 official cover from Frímerkjasalan in Reykjavík to Ohio, approximately 6"x9", never sealed, wrinkling at corners. $0.50 i

    -4.1.1990 Reykjavik circular date stamp ties Antigua & Barbuda 10-c Columbus explorations & 15-c breadfruit stamps to #6 cover from ship Band Aid Express to New Jersey, straight-line Paquebot mark in black, fresh appearance. $3.50 iap

    16 MAY 1990 Aberdeen circular date stamp ties pair of 1987 Iceland 15.00 Europa stamps to #6 cover from ship Grundarfoss to New Jersey, PAQUEBOT / ABERDEEN in black square, fresh appearance. $3.00 isp%

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102 different official announcements for various stamp issues, mostly during the 1979 - 1991 timeframe. Typical announcement is folded to the size of a continental postcard (about 4"x6"), black-and-white printing including an illustration of the special first-day cancel, detailed information about the stamp subjects & production in 5 languages (Icelandic, English, French, German & Danish). As a group, a compact and authoritative reference for the collector who would like to know more about these stamps. The multilingual feature of these announcements is an invaluable aid for conducting thorough Internet searches. Shown above are 2 of the 6 pages in the announcement for the September 1987 bird issue. $50.00 i-i

68 different official announcements all in color for the 1986 - 1991 time period, plus 6 other items that belong with the group (not all in color). Typical announcement is folded to a size of about 5 inches x 7 inches. Mostly for the stamp issues, of course. But also including year packs, map for mid-Atlantic conference, waterfowl stamp prints & a few miscellaneous subjects. Detailed information about the stamp subjects & production in 5 languages (Icelandic, English, French, German & Danish). As a group, an authoritative reference for the collector who would like to know more about these stamps. The multilingual feature of these announcements is an invaluable aid for conducting thorough Internet searches. $40.00 for all 74 items. i-i

Nr. 1 / 1987 Nordatlant Filateli (English Edition), 40 pages, some color illustrations. Articles of interest to collectors of  Norway, Iceland,  Faeroes & Greenland. $4.00 fign

"PÓSTBURÐARGJÖLD / POSTTAKSTER / POSTAGE RATES / POSTGEBÜHREN / TARIFS POSTAUX / 15. 01. 1988" small (carry it in your pocket or purse) pamphlet in 6 panels (5 languages--Icelandic, English, French, German & Danish). An official & authoritative publication, it will help you spot unusual and / or incorrect rates on covers when you visit stamp shows. $1.50 i

"North Atlantic Philately' 1 / 1988, 48 pages, some color illustrations. Articles of interest to collectors of Iceland, Norway, Faeroes & Greenland. (2 available) $4.75 each. fign

"North Atlantic Philately' 2 / 1988, 32 pages, some color illustrations. Articles of interest to collectors of Iceland, Norway, Faeroes & Greenland. $3.00 fign

"North Atlantic Philately' 1 / 1989, 32 pages, some color illustrations. Articles of interest to collectors of Iceland, Norway, Faeroes & Greenland. (2 available) $3.00 each. fign

"North Atlantic Philately' 2 / 1989, 32 pages, some color illustrations. Articles of interest to collectors of Iceland, Norway, Faeroes & Greenland. $3.00 fign

"North Atlantic Philately' 1 / 1990, 32 pages, some color illustrations. Articles of interest to collectors of Iceland, Norway, Faeroes & Greenland. (2 available) $3.00 each. fign

"North Atlantic Philately' 2 / 1990, 32 pages, some color illustrations. Articles of interest to collectors of Iceland, Norway, Faeroes & Greenland. (2 available) $3.00 each. fign

"North Atlantic Philately' 1 / 1991, 32 pages, some color illustrations. Articles of interest to collectors of Iceland, Norway, Faeroes & Greenland. (2 available) $3.00 each. fign

Slick multicolor official announcement of the joint Faroese-Icelandic Europa CEPT issue of 1992, 8,5x11" size, two sided, multilingual. $1.00 fei

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    FEB 7 1940 registered #10 official business cover from Post Office Department at Boise to Illinois, franked with lightly canceled (per request?) pair of 1-c Mount Vernon & block of four Stratford Hall stamps, witnessed receipt inside detailing the stamps sent & signed by Harry Yost (apparently just promoted to Postmaster there). $5.00 i

SEP 19 1942 Athol cancel on #6 cover on US Naval Training Station official business, typed penalty at upper right, spot at LL, some envelope glue show-through. $1.50 i

OCT 31 1945 Mountain Home Army Air Field Red Cross #10 airmail cover to Michigan with 8-c airmail stamp tied by light but complete Mountain Home Idaho cancel. $2.00

JUL 3 1977 Boise circular date stamp ties 13-c eagle with shield stamp to cover commemorating Idaho statehood, cachet is encapsulated stamp for 50th anniversary (issued 37 years earlier), neatly addressed & attractive. $1.00 i

IDAHO DPO CANCELS
Scans of cancels on contemporaneous stamps,
for scholarly research, taken from postcards we have sold.
Symbol / indicates new line in the dial.
$0.75 or $1.00 or $1.25 indicates full-size (72-dpi).
$1.50 indicates enlarged (200-dpi).

Acequia (AUG / 2 / 1958 P.M.) on 3-c teachers. $1.50

Baker (JAN / 31 / 1957) on 3-c crippled children. $1.00

Banida (APR / 28 / 1958 / A.M.) on 3-c Brussels. $1.00

Bennington (JAN / 6 / A.M. / 1958) on 3-c crane, two non-overlapping strikes. $1.00

Big Bar (OCT / 3 / P.M. / 1966) on 5-c Poland. $1.00

Big Springs (JUL / 12 / P.M. 1966) on 5-c dog, with straight-line handstamp nearby. $1.25

Burke (SEP 28 / 4 PM / 1960) on 4-c Mexican Independence. $1.00

Camas (MAR / 7 / P.M./ 1957) on 3-c architects. $1.50

Chatcolet (OCT / 31 / 1957 / P.M.) on 3-c Michigan State College. $1.00

Colburn (JUN / 20 / P.M. / 1958) on 3-c. $1.00

Copeland (OCT / 1 / A.M. / 1959) on 4-c NATO, with postmaster's handwritten note 'Present population 3 and dog 'Buttons'. $1.25

Corral (OCT / 20 / A.M. / 1955) on 3-c Ticonderoga. $1.00

Dixie (JAN / 29 / A.M. / 1958) on 3-c. $1.00

Duthie (JAN / 29 / A.M. / 1958) on 3-c. $1.00

Edgemere (JAN / 21 / A.M. / 1957) on 3-c religious freedom. $1.00

Emida (JUN / 20 / 1958) on 3-c Hall stamp. $1.00

Fish Haven (MAY / 28 / 1953? / P.M.) on 3-c Benjamin Franklin. $1.00

Gardena (JAN / 27 / 1958 / P.M.) on 3-c religious freedom. $1.00

Gem (NOV / 18 / 1959 / P.M.) on 4-c Arctic exploration, year is blurry due to overinking. $0.75

Gifford (NOV / 18 / 1959) on 4-c Arctic exploration. $1.00

Goodrich (SEP / 22 / 1956 / A.M.) on 3-c antelope. $1.00

Grasmere (SEP / 30 / 1957) on 3-c & another nearby not overlapping. $1.00

Gray (APR / 28 / 1958 / A.M.) on 3-c Brussels. $1.00

Greer Rural Station of Orofino (SEP / 14 / A.M. / 1959) on 4-c petroleum industry. $1.00

Lamont (MAY / 10 / A.M. / 1958) on 3-c Monroe. $1.00

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IDAHO PHILATELIC LITERATURE

"Owyhee County (Idaho) Post Offices of Territorial Period 1863-1890 (from photostatic copies of National Postal Records from the Washington Archives" article in Volume 2, Number 1 (December 1973) Postal History USA, hard to find. $5.00 p2 NEW / NEU / NUOVO

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