circa January 1935 registered On His Majesty's Service greeting-card size cover to California franked by 3-d King & colony seal stamp, tear & wrinkling at top attributable to opening, colorless embossed colony seal on backflap mercifully unaffected. $5.00 g

13 APR 1976 FDC for 2-stamp American Revolution Bicentennial stamps, unaddressed, cachet in black shows eagle & shield. $0.75 gb

7 JY 77 GPO Grenanda 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

30 OCT 1979 FDC for 40-c reef shark & 45-c spotted eagle ray stamps, typed address in US, multicolor marine wildlife cachet features birds. My Scott Catalogue shows a different first day date. $1.25 g

    Set of six 15 JUL 1980 FDC issued by the International Council of Museums, unaddressed, multicolor cachets, explanatory inserts, fresh & appealing. Subjects: Picasso, Greek art, Chartres Cathedral, Rembrandt, Holbein & Nefertiti / Egyptian art (example shown is $3.00 stamp in the set). $4.50 ga

    "Fermain Bay, Guernsey, C.I." showing a boat heading out from the beach, continental postcard mailed JUL 1982 to The Netherlands, tiny spot of toning in address area, tiny corner bends, a little toning in the front caption area. Franking is the 20-p ship stamp issued for Europa, which is tied by a fancy COLLECT GUERNSEY STAMPS machine cancel. $1.50 g-gs NEW / NEU / NUOVO

Lot of three #6 registered covers airmailed to the US--one commercial mixed franking (Grenada & Grenada Grenadines), one commercial with Grenada ship stamps, the other philatelic (with mixed franking & PAQUEBOT mark). $8.00 for all.

Commercial mail lot of 4 covers, 1957 - 1984, #6 to #10 size, to US, franked with Grenada stamps (one mixed franking with Grenada Grenadines stamps) to the US. Includes a Birch Grove sending with cancel somewhat light. $7.50 for all.

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    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

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"GUADELOUPE / POINTE A PITRE / 7866 - Les Jardins de la Place de la Victoire / The gardens of Victory Place" continental post card mailed 14 -3 1980 from St. Francois to Ohio (neat machine cancel on French 0,20 & 1,10 stamps). $1.50 g-g

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GUATEMALAN POSTAL HISTORY

    c.1813 front bearing clear Comayagua marking (very small town, then in the Kingdom of Guatemala, now in Honduras), 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 postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 hg

    c. 1813 Leon (then Kingdom of Guatemala, now Nicaragua) black boxed cancel on small front to Managua. [Background shown to convey shape.] $32.50 ng%

    c. 1813 Managua (then Kingdom of Guatemala, now Nicaragua) in dark yellow script on small front to León, brownish paper in upper left corner, small hole that closes well. SALE IN PROGRESS ng

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"Calle de la Antigua Guatemala, fondo: Volcán de Agua." mailed 1930 (2-c Barrios & 1-c governmental building stamps) to Wisconsin, corner crease. $9.00 ^

    20 III 41 hexagonal hand cancels tie strip of five 70-avos & strip of five 5-avos plane over globe stamps used to secure the back of a #6 cover airmailed to Guatemala. The other side has: airmail etiquette, fancy violet return address of 'THE UNITED TOB' in Chinese, boxed green "PAR AVION de Macau à S Francisco" over which is the handwritten "P.A.A.' (Pan Am Airways), typed address, handwritten weight of '7 1/2 gs', and another 5-avos stamp neatly cancelled & tied. Back strip of 70-avos has a boldly struck Guatemalan violet carrier 'CARTERO 11 GUATEMALA' encircled. $190.00 mg

      Clear 17 XI 41 Macau Central hexagonal handstamp ties a pair of 10-avos stamps franking small cover to Guatemala, clear blue boxed NOT OPENED / BY / CENSOR over the Chinese addressing, clear 18 NO 41 Victoria Hong Kong double-ring transit mark on back, violet GUATEMALA RECIBIDA / SERVICIO LOCAL / 8 FEB 1942 handstamp about 2/3rds legible on back. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as 2 enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scans in .jpg or .tif format. Both scans for $4.00 mg

GUATEMALA PHILATELIC LITERATURE

"240 UNITED STATES / WORLD-WIDE LARGE LOTS / LATIN AMERICA / 'ROBERT PHILLIPS' GUATEMALA" catalogue for Peter Kenedi of California auction held 3&5 June 1981, cover color illustrations include 3 major Guatemalan rarities. Includes many stampless & early covers. Estimates refer to Scott & Gibbons. No prices realized. $5.00 g-g

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    "Fermain Valley, Guernsey" color postcard mailed there 1907 to Columbus Ohio, clear cancel ties 1-penny stamp, clear receiving mark. partial cancel on front, small corner crease, minor corner & edge wear. $5.00 g-g%

7 August 1979 official Bailiwick of Guernsey FDC for 4-stamp transportation centenary issue, unaddressed & cacheted. $2.50 tg

    Large cover to USA, franked with a pair of stamps featuring the Sark coat of arms & George III. $4.50

11 July 1989 Guernsey 12-p plane & lighthouse stamp on #10 cover from the Windmill Hotel (with windmill art in corner card), stamp tied by COLLECT / GUERNSEY STAMPS / AND COINS slogan cancel. $1.00 %

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   Clear MAR 17 1939 USS ENTERPRISE hand cancel with GONAIVES / HAITI in the killer bars ties 1-c Franklin & 2-c Washington (with tab) franking #6 envelope to Illinois, neatly addressed, never sealed. $10.00 hn NEW / NEU / NUOVO

Clear MAR 31 1939 USS YORKTOWN hand cancel with GONAIVES / HAITI in the killer bars ties 3-c Washington stamp franking #6 cover to Illinois, neatly addressed, never sealed. $10.00 hn

    Somewhat light 31 DEC 1947 PORT AU PRINCE cancels tie 10-c leader & 20-c Roosevelt airmail stamps franking small blue envelope to Florida, Southeastern Optical Company insignia at the lower left is actually the first line of the address, violet handstamp for return address helps to make the front quite colorful & attractive. Faint indent vertically through center is probably from a rubber band; careful ironing will probably fix. $2.75 h NEW / NOUVEAU / NOV

4 DEC 1951 PORT-AU-PRINCE  R hand cancel ties official airmail envelope from their Départment de l'Agriculture to the Farm Credit Administration in Washington DC, vertical crease through center, typed address, neatly opened. Cover is neatly franked by block of 3 1--c leader & one 5-c cacao stamps. $2.00 h NEW / NOUVEAU / NOV

Indistinct 1981 Port-au-Prince hand cancel ties 2-g tourist conference airmail stamp franking #6 envelope to Ohio, neatly addressed, backflap torn in opening. $1.00 h

30 - 7 1986 PORT-au-PRINCE hand cancel ties 1.25-g soccer stamp (France 4 Northern Ireland 1) stamp franking #10 envelope airmailed to Ohio, yellow forwarding label from Worthington Ohio to Dublin Ohio, attractive multicolor logo of Haiti Foratech, small US KB & K1 routing marks on back, faint vertical crease suggests ironing. $1.75 hs

Indistinct cancel ties 10-c alphabetisation & 50-c aircraft stamps franking #6 envelope to Washington DC., wrinkling in upper left front & backflap tears caused by opening, neatly addressed. $0.75 h

Wanted to buy--early covers from Haiti. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

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    "Hyacinthenvelden / Uitg. J. H. Schafer, Amsterdam. No. H. 23." showing a field of multi-color hyacinths, briefkaart mailed 27 MEI 01 at Rotterdam to Hameln Hannover (2 clear cancels & a clear receiving mark on arrival the next day), small corner crease not in image or postal markings, mild corner wear, partial cancel on front, lightly toned back. $6.00 n-nh

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KINGDOM OF HAWAII POSTAL CARDS

    Unused 1881 Kingdom of Hawaii 1-c red on buff postal card showing Queen Liliuokalani, 2 light hinge marks on back. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 h-h

    Unused 1894 - 1897 Kingdom of Hawaii 1-c red on buff postal card showing Iolani Palace, trivial ding in the right front edge. $20.00 h-h.

    Unused 1894 - 1897 Kingdom of Hawaii 2-c green postal card showing a world map, 2 tiny corner creases, and a hint of front toning, but overall quite fresh for its age. Shown. $40.00 hm-hm

HAWAIIAN COVERS

    "66  Volcano Mauna Loa Hawaiian Islands. / Published by the Island Curio Co., Jas. Steiner, Honolulu" color private mailing card mailed at Volcano House AUG 1906 (partial cancel, now a DPO) to Massachusetts using a 1-c US stamp, tiny corner crease minor corner wear. Sender's comment on front states that the image does "not look in the least like the volcano". $15.00 vh-h NEW / NOUVEAU / NOV

    NOV 10 38 light but legible St. Johns Registered dials tie Newfoundland 15-c baby seal stamp franking O. H. M. Service #6 registered cover to Honolulu Territory of Hawaii, 3 clear backstamps indicate routing through Boston & San Francisco, small corner crease. Nice. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 nha

    NOV 22 1935 clear San Francisco California cancel on 25-c trans-Pacific airmail stamp (tied, with centerline showing in its rightmost perforations) franking FDC & first flight cover (first contract trans-Pacific flight San Francisco to Hawaii, thence to Columbus Ohio, backstamped Honolulu on Nov 23, 2 rubber band marks & a tiny bit of thinning on back, but front quite fresh. $35.00 [u(a)hf]

Light but complete MAR 8 1938 USS PRUITT hand cancel with PEARL HARBOR in the killer bars ties 3-c Constitution stamp franking #6 envelope to Illinois, generic large firing ship cachet well struck in blue, neatly addressed, never sealed, quality envelope paper. SALE IN PROGRESS nh

    USS TRENTON. APR 4 1938 clear PEARL HARBOR / T.H. in killer bars ties 3-c Susan B. Anthony stamp franking #6 cover to Illinois, attractive two-color ALOHA / U.S. FLEET //  MANEUVERING IN / HAWAIIAN WATERS cachet, slight envelope glue show-through both sides. $4.75 nh%

6 JAN 1939 clear St. John's EAT MORE / NEWFOUNDLAND & / LABRADOUR FISH slogan cancel (rightmost letters off cover) ties 5-c moose stamp to O.H.M. SERVICE #6 cover to Honolulu Territory of Hawaii, brownish paper, minor corner & edge wear. $10.00 nh&

    -7SE39 G.P.O SYDNEY dial cancel ties 6-d kookaburra bird stamp to O.H.M.S. registered cover to Honolulu Territory of Hawaii, 2 different & clear backstamps, backflap has interesting printed ad for ornamental telegram forms & covers, light wrinkling to 3 edges. $10.00 nbh

MAY 23 1951 clear Honolulu slogan cancel honoring centenary of Hawaii's first postage stamps ties 6-c airmail stamp franking #10 cover to Ohio, return address corner roughed up in opening. $1.00 ch

    USS TUNNY (SS-282) at Submarine Base, Honolulu Hawaii (clear AUG 9 1966) cancel ties 5-c Kennedy stamp, fish & ship cachet in black, commanding officer corner card, never sealed, unaddressed. $4.25 n(t)h NEW / NOUVEAU / NOV

USS TAUTOG (SSN639) at HONOLULU HI SUBMARINE BASE. Almost complete FEB 27 1973 hand cancel on two 6-c wildlife conservation stamps franking #6 cover airmailed to Ohio, small black ship's cachet under Commanding Officer's corner card. $2.00 nh%

HAWAII PHILATELIC LITERATURE

April 1970 The American Philatelist with Edward J. Burns' article "Hawaiian Town Marks, 1850-1900: An Updating Study" A wonderful resource. $5.00 the complete issue

September 1970 The American Philatelist with Dr. K. J. McNaught's article "New Zealand's Marine Post Office Markings on Hawaiian Stamps". $5.00 the complete issue

March 1971 issue of the American Philatelist with illustrated article on "Gawauuab 18 Cents Banknote on Cover". $5.00 the complete issue NEW / NOUVEAU / NOV

"The Charles J. Pietsch III Collection of Important Hawaiian Stamps and Postal History" catalogue of Shreves Philatelic Galleries auction held 27-28 September 1996. Softbound, 324 pages plus covers, profusely illustrated in color, almost new condition. The scholarship of the write-ups is remarkable & valuable. On the whole, breathtaking & hard to find. No prices realized. $100.00 h-h

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