1985 19-12 clear MATA-UTU cancel ties 3-f murex brunus & 7-f murex ramosus shell stamps franking #10 airmail cover to Michigan, neatly opened. $5.00 ws

15-6 1990 clear Sigave cancel ties 68-f barge rousse bird stamp franking #10 airmail cover to Fiji Islands, attractive multicolor cachet, light creases to bottom corners. $5.00 wb

11-12 1990 mostly clear MATA-UTU cancel ties 24-f Jean Renoir & 40-f Moana II ship stamps franking #10 airmail cover to New Zealand, attractive multicolor cachet, light wrinkling & tiny tear that closes well on one short edge. $5.00 w

18 -3 1992 clear MATA-UTU cancel ties 72-f warrior art stamp franking airmail cover to Italy, stamp extends a bit over top edge causing perf bends, attractive multicolor cachet, small tear at left front that closes well. $5.00 w

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    JUL 6 1932 Tiffin Ohio cancel on 3-c Los Angeles Olympics stamp franking #6 cover to same city, attractive blue & red cachet for his bicentennial, brownish paper, slight envelope glue show-through. $2.50 wo

AUG 22 1932 neat Warren Ohio cancel on block of four 3-c Washington stamps from booklet franking #6 cover to Geneva New York, large blue bicentennial cachet from the Universal Stamp Association Convention there, autographed by two club officials, trace envelope glue show-through. $3.00 wpo

    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 cover to Missouri, black cachet depicts Washington mounted on a horse, slight cover 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

    USS YOSEMITE (AD-19). Clear FEB 22 1948 hand cancel ties vertical pair of 1-c prexies franking #6 cover to New York, large green cachet in honor of George Washington's birthday, cover glue show-through mostly on back. $2.75 nw+ NEW / NUEVO / NOUVEAU

FEB 22 1949 Washingtons Birthplace Virginia cancel ties 3-c California gold centennial stamp to #6 cacheted envelop commemorating his birthday, short ink stroke on back. $1.50 wv

DEC 23 1964 Charlotte Amalie Virgin Islands cancel ties 5-c Washington stamp (missing some perfs at UL) to #6 cover with blue cachet from Bell Systems Cable Ship 'Long Lines' mailed while placing cable from Florida to the US Virgin Islands, address label removed. $1.25 wv

SEPT. 19 1977 clear Philadelphia Pennsylvania cancel ties 13-c bicentennial with Washington at Princeton & 1-1 / 2-c Mount Vernon stamps to cover cacheted in black & gold honoring his farewell address, unaddressed, with explanatory enclosure. $1.25 wp

25 JAN 1981 Carriacou Grenada first day cancel on Grenada Grenadines $3.00 stamp bearing Washington's portrait by Stuart, multicolor cachet depicting Stuart painting that portrait, from the International Council of Museums, unaddressed. $1.25 wpg

    JUL 30 1993 unique FDC for 29-c US National Postal Museum stamp depicting a Washington stamp, cacheted by a beautiful reproduction of a pair of classic 90-c Washingtons one of which appears to be cancelled as well, unaddressed & fresh appearance. $3.50 wu

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    "Haying near North Yakima. / $2,000,000 worth raised within eight miles of / North Yakima, Washington," color postcard mailed there 1909 (clear flag cancel with 1) to Ohio, corner crease, edge wear, cancel ink on front is in a dark area. $11.00 wa-w

Clear MAY 31 1933 US FRIGATE CONSTITUTION cancel with SEATTLE / WASHINGTON in killer bars ties 3-c Century of Progress stamp franking cacheted cover to Aspinwall Pennsylvania. Washington State Philatelic Society cachet in green starts "WELCOME! / TO SEATTLE / OLD IRONSIDES" over drawing of ship & mountain. Green handstamps of 2 officers of the Society decorate the back; also, there "FIRST DAY COVER" in black & a clear Seattle 3 machine cancel. $5.00 nw%

    Clear JUL 4 1933 cancel with BREMERTON, / WASHINGTON in killer bars ties 2-c Washington Bicentennial franking cacheted cover to Oakland California. Blue cachet (struck a bit low) of the John Paul Jones Chapter #2 of USCS mentions Puget Sound Navy Yard in a ribbon around a trident. Light brown toning over the front edges & most of the back, some cancel ink in the address area. $3.00 nw-

    USS NORTHAMPTON. Clear JUL 4 1935 violet cancel with '1776-1935 / EVERETT WASH' in killer bars ties 3-c California-Pacific expo stamp franking #6 cover to Illinois, deep red Fourth of July cachet depicts fireworks from the deck, brownish paper, envelope glue show-through on back. $4.25 nw%

JUN 21 1938 clear USS SANDPIPER at SEATTLE / WASH. hand cancel ties 1-c Washington / Greene & 2-c Jackson / Scott stamps franking #6 cover to Illinois, envelope glue show-through both sides, neatly addressed, never sealer. $3.25 nw

USS LOUISVILLE at Port Angeles Washington clear JUN 27 1938 cancel ties 1-c Washington-Greene & 2-c Jackson-Scott stamps to #6 cover to Illinois, light envelope glue show-through both sides, neatly addressed. $3.25 nw

USS BARNEGAT at Puget Sound Navy Yard JUL 29 1941, 3-c Roger Williams stamp, raised blue first day of postal service / christened & commissioned cachet, envelope glue show-through on back. $4.00 nw

DEC 11 1941 Vancouver clear cancel on 3-c Jefferson franking #6 cover with small multi-color corner card of the Forty-First Division at Fort Lewis, opened neatly. $2.00 w

MAY 25 1942 clear Tacoma cancel on free mail from Private stationed at Fort Lewis, APO 44 in return address (more than 2 years earlier than in my copy of Shaffer), small corner creases. $3.75 wa

SEP 7 1942 Port Townsend cancel of free mail from Private stationed at Fort Worden, SOLDIERS MAIL / FREE crossed off with handwritten "Free" substituting. $2.00 w

DEC 1 1942 U. S. NAVY cancel on free mail from NRAB at Pasco, neatly opened. $2.00 w

OCT 29 1943 Tacoma patriotic BUY / WAR SAVINGS / BONDS AND STAMPS clearly struck on #6 windowed & metered cover from Fort Lewis, Timeplan Bank Credit advertising logo in the meter, creased vertically. $2.00 wp

DEC 8 1943 Tacoma cancel on 6-c airmail stationery from a Corporal stationed at the Mount Ranier Ordnance Depot nearby, neatly opened. $2.00

"The mighty Columbia River is harnessed at Grand Coulee Dam" showing it in vertical format from a high vantage point, chrome postcard mailed at Everett APR 13 1950 (1950 HELP CRIPPLED CHILDREN seal tied by machine cancel). $1.25 w(g)-w

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SEP 4 1954 Ellensburg cancel ties 3-c Lewis & Clark stamp franking #6 cover with Labor Day rodeo cachet in black showing cowboy riding bronco, never sealed, neatly addressed. $1.50 w

    NOV 3 1960 OFFICIAL ELECTION SERVICE BALLOT--VIA AIR MAIL from a service voter from Toppenish who has filled in everything but the precinct number in the interesting declaration on its face, corner of backflap missing, small corner crease, one short edge wrinkled. $3.00 w

AUG 5 1962 Seattle 7 cancel on 4-c Project Mercury stamp franking #6 cover with 2-color cachet for the Gold Cup Unlimited Hydroplane Race at Lake Washington, never sealed. $1.50 w

December 19 1963 speech on a "Sound and Enduring Wilderness Policy" conveyed to a Pullman Washington constituent in a #10 cover bearing the free frank of Hon. Jeffery Cohelan, neatly opened, no contents. $5.00 u(f)ew

April 27 1967 free frank of Thomas M. Pelly (Member of Congress) on #10 cover from Washington DC with cachet on his guaranteed minimum incomes speech, neatly opened, no contents. $2.50 wdf

OCT 25 1968 clear WIPEX STATION of Seattle cancel ties pair of 3-c 4-H stamps to #6 cover with black cachet showing the Port Townsend kicking mule, attractive but address label removed. $1.25 w

OCT 26 1968 clear WIPEX STATION of Seattle cancel ties 4-c credo & 2-c Jackson / Scott stamps to #6 cover with black cachet showing the S. S. Portland (a Klondyke gold rush steamer), attractive but address label removed. $1.25 w

OCTOBER 17 1968 clear WIPEX STATION of Seattle cancel ties pair of 4-c George Washington Carver stamps to #6 cover with black cachet showing the Boeing airplane of 1916, address label removed, yellowish toned area just beneath the stamps. $1.00 w

APR 8 1972 INLAND EMPIRE PHILATELIC SOC. STA. of Spokane fancy cancel on show cover bearing 8-c Yosemite stamp & cachet with state map, attractive but address label removed. $1.25 w

    OCT 27 1974 blue EXHIBITION STATION of Olympia Washington fancy cancel showing FAA control tower at airport ties 11-c Olympic & 1-c Jefferson (damaged by sender) to cacheted cover for 16th annual Philatelic Roundup, one undamaged 1-c Jefferson stamp not canceled, neatly addressed, never sealed. $0.75 wa. Same but cancel in black ink on 10-c conservation stamp with MAIL EARLY IN THE DAY label. $1.50 wa

NOV 12 1991 well struck Malott hand cancel on business reply card sent to Webster City Iowa. $1.00 w. Same but cancel only 98% complete, going off the top a bit. $0.75 w

NOV 13 1991 clear Marblemount hand cancel on business reply card sent to Webster City Iowa. $1.00 w

WASHINGTON STATE PHILATELIC LITERATURE

"Tri-Cities Sectional Mail Center" by Arthur E. Rupert, article in Volume 1, Number 4 (December 1972) Postal History USA, hard to find. Corrections in Volume 2, Number 1. $5.00 each complete issue. p1

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1955 British Honduras 22-cent stamp showing Hidden Valley Falls franking #6 cover to Illinois, Punta Gorda cancel ties stamp, backflap lost when slit open neatly at top. $1.75

28 February 1993 pair of Ghana C50 stamps showing Boti falls franking airmail cover from Accra to Indiana, neatly opened. $1.75 (gw)

15 January 1994 Zambia K250 & K50 stamps, both depicting waterfalls, franking an airmail #6 cover to Pennsylvania, Lusaka cancel, recipient's docketing dates arrival. Nice item from their inflation of 1994. $3.00

19.9.2007 first day cover for the Macedonia 12-denar waterfall stamp, unaddressed, multicolor cachet, excellent condition & exceptionally attractive. $1.25 mw NEW / NUEVO / NOUVEAU

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    12 JUL 1988 KWINANA 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, never sealed. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 whp

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    29 AU 39 clear APIA hand cancels tie 1-d coastal scene, 1-1 / 2-d map, 2-1 / 2-p dancing party & 7-dRobert Louis Stevenson stamps franking registered FDC to New York City, 3 different fairly clear backstamps, envelope glue show-through along backflap, slight yellowing of the paper with age, penciled address on front has been erased fairly well. $16.50 w

    9 FEB 1940 clear USS ONTARIO cancel ties horizontal pair of 1-1 / 3-c Martha Washington stamps franking #6 cover to Illinois, typed cachet in green 'USS ONTARIO / Samoa Station ship', neatly addressed, slight yellowing of the paper. Cover sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 wn

    MAY 1961 light Apia cancel on 6-d fishing canoe & 2-d seal & pair of 1 / hut thatching stamps franking registered commercial #10 cover to Chicago Illinois, backflap sealed with tape, 2 light backstamps, neatly addressed. $5.00 w

1974 - 1977. Lot of 11 official paid covers from Apia to Michigan, good variety, all but one airmailed, all #10 size, four with forwarding marks. Two examples shown above. $14.50 for all. w

    20 JAN 76 FDC for 5 stamps issued in honor of US Bicentennial, 2-color cachet, unaddressed, Liberty Bell cancel. $5.00 wb

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26 NOV 1985 clear violet APIA hand cancels tie 3 Great Britain QEII definitives (12-1 / 2-p, 1 / 2-p & 1-p) franking #6 cover from m.v. IVYBANK (Bank Line Limited of London) to Wisconsin, 3 ship cachets in violet, master's attest under 'Posted in Ship's Box / on the High Seas', light but complete boxed violet paquebot mark at bottom front center, neatly addressed, extensive but light wrinkling that suggests ironing, as is. $2.25 wgp

WESTERN SAMOAN PHILATELIC LITERATURE

February 1974 Philatelic Bulletin No. 43 announcing the $4 black marlin fish definitive issued in March, order form, illustrations & some technical details. $1.00 w-f

August 1974 Philatelic Bulletin No. 44 announcing the legends of Old Samoa issue that month, order form, illustrations & some technical details. Shown at right. (2 available). $1.00 each. w

October 1974 Philatelic Bulletin No. 46 announcing the Christmas issue in November, order form, illustrations & some technical details. $1.00 w-c

December 1974 Philatelic Bulletin No. 47 announcing the 4 tropical flower stamps issued in January 1975. Order form, illustrations & some technical details. $1.00 w-f

February 1975 Philatelic Bulletin No. 48 announcing the 5-stamp mystery of the ship 'Joyita' issue in March. Order form, illustrations & some technical details. $1.00 w-s

August 1975 Philatelic Bulletin No. 50 announcing the 4-stamp musical instruments issue of September. Order form, illustrations & some technical details. $1.00 w-m

August 1975 Philatelic Bulletin No. 51 announcing the 4-stamp Christmas issue in October. Order form, illustrations & some technical details. $1.00 w-c

December 1975 Philatelic Bulletin No. 52 announcing the US Bicentennial issue the following month. Order form, illustrations & some technical details. $1.00 w-b

March 1976 Philatelic Bulletin No. 53 announcing the Samoan fishing series issued in April. Order form, illustrations & some technical details. $1.00 w-f

December 1976 Philatelic Bulletin No. 56 announcing the royal visit and silver jubilee issue in February. Wrinkling at corners. $0.75 w

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