"100 Years ON THE ROAD WITH FORD..." ad for stamps and first day covers on Marshall Islands government postal card mailed from Majuro October 14, 1996. $2.00 (ma-ma)

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

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Reference: "The United States and Micronesia in Free Association: A Chance to do better?" by Ambassador Philip W. Manhard, National Security Affairs Monograph 79-4 (June 1979), paperbound, 78 pages plus covers, with a useful foldout map of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Cleared for public release; distribution unlimited. A few library markings on the cover. Interesting & critical look at the history of the region. $10.00 mmp

    ATTACK TRANSPORT WOOD (APA-56), renamed USS LEEDSTOWN (APA-56). "S. S. EXILONA" Kodak real photo postcard showing the ship dramatically in silhouette against the sky, when owned by the American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines, reliable penned identification on back from a seaman's collection. During World War II, this ship earned at least 4 citations, campaign ribbons & awards of which we are aware for the occupations of Marshall Islands, Guam, Western Caroline Islands & landings at Leyte & Lingayen Philippines. Rare: the only image of any kind for this ship that we have ever seen in anyone's stock. $50.00 s(m)s(a)mgcp

"KX6DC" Kwajalein Atoll QSL card used 1989 by operator Jim at the Roi-Namur Radio Club, small map with callouts in a tiny font that is hard to read, excellent condition. $2.00 m NEW / NOUVEAU / NOVÝ

"KX6DS" Kwajalein Atoll shortwave (21 MHZ) QSL card used 1988 by operator Dave Sublette, seal of the North Ala. DX Club in black, excellent condition. $2.00 m. Same except 28 MHZ frequency. $2.00 m. NEW / NOUVEAU / NOVÝ

"KWAJALEIN  MARSHALL ISLANDS // N6HR/KX6" shortwave (21 MHz) QSL card with simplified world map design, used 1988 by operator Hillar L. Raamat of Sunnyvale California, excellent condition. $2.00 m NEW / NOUVEAU / NOVÝ

    "S.S. American Planter" showing the former Ormsby Class Attack Transport from the side, when transferred to the United States Lines & renamed; Kodak real photo postcard with identification penned in neatly on back (verifiable under magnification of the front), contrast a bit low. Participated in operations off the Gilbert Islands, Marshall Islands, Marianas, Western Caroline Islands, Philippines liberation, and Okinawa occupation -- and awarded at least 7 citations, ribbons & medals that we know of. Rare: the only postcard of her we have ever seen in anyone's stock. $50.00 s(m)gmmcpr

"The World's Legendary Steam Locomotives / have now been captured on coins and stamps..." ad on government postal card mailed from Majuro October 15, 1996. $2.00

"V73K" Kwajalein Island QSL card used 1997 by operator Dick Stepanian on his visit from Nipomo California, seal of the Republic of the Marshall Islands in black, excellent condition. $2.00 m NEW / NOUVEAU / NOVÝ

    "W8LQA" Kwajalein QSL postcard mailed in the US documenting contact August 3, 1946, and specifically mentioning the atomic bomb tests. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 (m)

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    Uncaptioned photograph from a US sailor's album circa 1919-1920, showing an Aikido group with masks and weapons in a Nagasaki Japan park. Detail shown here is from about 1 / 3 of the photo, corner crease, no postcard back, unusual subject matter. $5.00 (jm)%

"WING /; CHUN / KUNG-FU" by J. Yimm Lee, Technical Editor Bruce Lee, paperback book with 223 pages, profusely illustrated,  concentrating on the fundamentals (centerline, facing, footwork, trapping hands, parries, exercises & much more), clear explanations, slight signs of use. $9.50 m

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    "127. Collect. A. BENOIT JEANNETTE (Martinique) / MARTINIQUE / FORT-DE-FRANCE - L'Hospice Civil et le Cimetière de Trabaud, au premier plan" black & white post card, circa 1915, unused, fresh appearance. $6.00 (mcm(f))

    "169 Collect. A. BENOIT JEANNETTE (Martinique) / LE MONT-PELÉ (Martinique) - Une nuée ardente de 3000 m de hauteur / se précipitant sur…" showing the erupting volcano, black & white, circa 1915. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 mv^

"206 Collect. A. BENOIT JEANNETTE (Martinique) / MARTINIQUE - St.PIERRE - RUINES de la Maison Caminade et le Cône du Mont-Pelé" black & white postcard, circa 1915 but mailed much later in the United States, trace of cancel ink on front , one uneven edge (from booklet separation). $2.75 (m)

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"36 -- MARTINIQUE / Fort-de-France : le port, la gare maritime / et arrivée du S/S ‹‹ ANTILLES›› / The french(sic) liner ‹‹ ANTILLES››, entering the / port is going to be berthed next to the / maritime station." unused postcard printed in France. Timeframe is necessarily 1951 - 1971, because the ship burned off Mustique in the Saint Vincent Grenadines. $6.00 ms(o)

    "38 - Collect. A. Benoit (Martinique) / MARTINIQUE -- Le Nouveau Palais de Justice de FORT-DE-FRANCE" TCV 1913 with Francois cancel, post card with no writing on back. $20.00 (mc)

"38. ... / FORT-de-FRANCE - Statue de Joséphine" sepia-tone postcard with sky tint, writing on back dates to 18 Avril 1931, much corner wear & rounding, lacks freshness. $2.00 m&

    "46 Collect. A. Benoit Jeannette (Martinique) / Vue Générale de ST-PIERRE (Martinique) après la Catastrophe du 8 mai 1902 / ..." followed by 4 lines of French poetry in the sky, black & white carte postale with very late usage at New Waverly Indiana, minor wear at one upper corner, small ink smear in address. $4.00 mdvp

    "791 Coll. J. Benoit-Jeannette - Repr. Interdite / MARTINIQUE -- Fort-de-France - Les Piton de Balata" showing the Balata Gardens & nearby peaks, color post card circa 1915, unused. $3.50 mg%

    "99. - Collect. A. BENOIT JEANNETTE (Martinique) / Fort-de-France (Martinique) / Statue de l'Impératrice Joséphine sur la Savane" black & white postcard, circa 1915, unused. $3.25 msr%

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"FM4EB" Fort de France shortwave (28 MHz) QSL card used 1987 by operator Dominique Douge, call sign revision on front is not particularly attractive. $1.25 m NEW / NOUVEAU / NOVÝ

"FM5EQ" Fort de France shortwave (10 MHz) QSL card with REF logo, used 1988 by operator Bernard Cazeneuve, small corner crease, uneven cut to the bottom edge. $1.25 m. Same except 3 small creases at one corner, straight bottom edge. $2.00 m NEW / NOUVEAU / NOVÝ

    "FORT-de-FRANCE. - Hôtel des Postes" post card showing the exterior of the post office, also showing the Pharmacie F. Lamy; green back with much brownish paper, writing on back dates to 1920, corner & edge wear, one corner creased twice. $3.35 mppg

    "FORT-DE-FRANCE - La Fontaine Gueydon" with some roadside activity in the foreground, black & white postcard, unused, album marks on back. $6.50 (m)

    "FORT-DE-FRANCE (Martinique) -- Cascade du Gueydon" black & white post card with green back, mailed 1922 to Ohio but stamp removed. cancel ink on front, 2 small violet ink spots under the front caption. $2.75 (mw+)

    "FORT-de-FRANCE. - Statue de Joséphine / 38. - Coll. Art. Camille le Camus" sepia-tone carte postale with sky tint, legible & lengthy message in French on back dates to 1931, corners have tiny chips & rounding, paper starting to show its age. $3.00 msr%

"LA MARTINIQUE / ‹‹ Adieu madras, adieu foulards ›› / S/S ‹‹ Antilles ›› in Fort-de-France / harbour" unused real photo postcard with deckled edges as issued, glossy finish, fairly fresh. $3.00 ms(o)

"MARTINIQUE" a detailed map of the island, postcard mailed there 1960 (French stamp intact). $3.75 (m)

"MARTINIQUE / 112 -- L'Arbre à pain et set fruits... / Bread fruit tree" unused chrome postcard with rough edges as issued, fresh appearance. $1.25 (m)

"MARTINIQUE - FORT-DE-FRANCE / 5494 - Scène de marché" showing a market scene, unused continental post card, small bend at one top corner, otherwise fresh & interesting. $1.25 (m)

    "MARTINIQUE -- Fort-de-France / Monument aux Mort" TCV 1945 (3 stamps to Argentina), postcard with ink smear on back. $5.50 (m)

    "Martinique - Fort-de-France - Statue de Joséphine / Leboullanger, éditeur à Fort-de-France" 11 August 1914 Fort-de-France cancel (72% legible) on 10-c stamp franking post card to Massachusetts, slight browning of the paper with age, tape remnant on image, corner crease, corner wear & rounding. $10.00 m-m%

    "MARTINIQUE. - Le Bourg de Sainte-Marie, vu de son clocher" black & white postcard, circa 1915, unused, album marks on front. $6.50 (m)

"MARTINIQUE / SAINT-PIERRE--La Place Bertin avant l'Eruption" black & white post card, circa 1915, unused. $3.75 (m)*%

    "Street Car System / Port-au-Prince Haiti // By Raymond U.S.M.C.-15. // B2-5" showing a 2-car train loaded with passengers; unused sepia-tone real photo post card, rounded corners, 3  small corner creases. The US Marine Corps in 1914, to quell civil unrest; they stayed until 1934. You are lucky to have a chance to own this postcard. $80.00 m(m)hs NEW / NOUVEAU / NOVÝ

"TO5ORC" continental Gros-Morne QSL card picturing the operator Valére Tijus, commemorating the 50th anniversary of allied forces landing in Normandy, minor corner wear. $3.50 mg

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