"K. O. Belawski: Der Kuss / Csók / Polibek / Pocalunek / Le baiser" signed art showing a male violinist kissing a lady's bare shoulder as she stands near a piano. 3 small corner creases & some edge wear. Mailed 11.IV.17 by an Austrian infantryman, bold 98% complete censor marking reads in  part "Griechisch orientalische Militärsaalsorge der k. u. k. 93 Infanterietruppendivision" which places the location as Macedonia; clear black KuK Feldpostamt 220 also struck on back. $25.00 a(b)l-am

1953 5-din Jugoslavian aerogramme with 15-d & 50-d stamps added, from Skopje (legible cancels) to Ohio, neatly opened. $3.00

9.4.2007 first day cover for the 5-denar cat stamp, unaddressed, multicolor cachet, excellent condition. $0.75 mc

5.6.2007 first day cover for the 12-denar hand stamp, unaddressed, multicolor cachet, excellent condition. $1.00 m

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

09/10/2007 registered envelope airmailed from Skopje to Ohio franked by 7 different stamps (4-denar, 5-denar, 10-denar, 35-denar, 36-denar & 50-denar), neatly opened. $5.00 m

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3-45p SEP 17 1885 BOSTON MASS early & uncommon American machine cancel boldly struck on 1-c government postal card  to Woodstock New Brunswick, backstamped lightly on arrival. Former owner's references to Brill & Olson lightly penciled in. $5.00 mm

APR 29 1891 BOSTON MASS. (H within 5-line killer bars--scarce) on 1-c government postal card to Westfield Massachusetts. $10.00 m

OCT 22 1894 CHICAGO ILL. (with 2 in dial above year, D within killer bars) very scarce American machine cancel on 1-c government postal card to Iowa Falls Iowa. $65.00 mi

JUN 10 1898 Buffalo New York TRAIN LATE / 1 / MAIL DELAYED very scarce service marking on backflap of small cover from Lockport NY (2-c Washington neatly tied) to Buffalo, opened carefully, another receiving backstamp with S.A.B. at bottom (incomplete). Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 mnr

JUN 10 1898 NEW YORK PAID ALL in oval (uncommon American machine cancel) on postcard mailed from Mainz Germany (2 clear cancels tie pair of 5-pf stamps) to Upper Alton Illinois (clear arrival handstamp on JUN 13th). Card is "Rhein-Dampfschiffahrt / Kölnische und Düsseldorfer Gesselschaft / An Bord des Dampfers: 'Hansa'" with view of Bingen & red-violet drawing of ship printed on face. corner crease, small corner crease, mild corner wear & rounding. $20.00 m-s(r)w

DEC 13 1898 BOSTON SOUTH END A MASS. (no numeral in oval within 6 killer bars) boldly struck twice (one ties 2-c landing of Columbus commemorative) franking small cover to Cherryfield Maine, light but legible received violet marking on arrival next day, neatly opened. $5.00 m

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DEC 15 1898 TOLEDO, O. 1 uncommon Barry killer on 2-c Washington #6 postal stationery to Parkersburg West Virginia (where it was backstamped), yellowing of the paper with age, lightly toned front, part of backflap missing. $3.50 m(b)o

DEC 22 8:30 PM'98 BALTIMORE MD. 2 cancel (numeral 2 breaks three lines in the killer) clearly struck ties 2-c Washington franking #6 cover to Parkersburg West Virginia (receiving backstamp), brownish paper, back side shows effects of rough opening, Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 m(b)m

FEB 9 330PM'99 NEW YORK, N.Y. / STATION O. 1 cancel ties 2-c Washington franking #6 cover to Parkersburg West Virginia (backstamped), small top edge indents due to opening, back corner gone. Uncommon station usage. $3.25 m(b)n

FEB 17 1899 BUFFALO, NY 2 ties 2-c Washington franking #6 cover from The Larkin Soap Mfg. Company (fancy corner card in black) to Parkersburg West Virginia (backstamped), yellowish paper, backflap damaged in opening. (Shown). Similar, but 11-PM of same day, toned both sides. Similar except Jan 28 11-PM with number missing in the killer bars, long paper bends & backflap tear hard to detect from the front. All three for $7.00 m(b)n

FEB 18 530PM'99 WILMINGTON, / DEL. 1 cancel well struck in gray ink ties 2-c Washington franking #6 cover to Parkersburg West Virginia (backstamped next day), brown paper, slight ink smear on front, right front edge a bit ragged from opening. $3.75 m(b)d

FEB 20 1230PM'99 NEW YORK,N,Y. / P.O.BRANCH E 1 cancel ties 2-c Washington franking #6 cover from Halpern Bros. Auction Rooms to Parkersburg West Virginia, brownish paper, cancel ink spots in address area, backflap damage in opening. We believe this to be an uncommon Barry usage at a branch. $5.00 m(b)n

AUG 17 1899 PITTSBURG, PA. 1 cancel well struck in gray ink ties 2-c Washington franking #6 cover to Parkersburg West Virginia (clear backstamp same day), brownish paper, backflap tear from opening. $3.75 m(b)p

Lot of 9 Barry cancels all on cover. All #6 covers in size. Three opened roughly, but the rest opened neatly. 1899 to 1907, with most 1899. Locations include Mount Vernon New York, Manchester New Hampshire, Dayton Ohio & Cincinnati Ohio. We believe they have common Barry cancels, but not yet picked over by a specialist. $7.00 gets them all.

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FEB 21 12-M'02 CLEVELAND,OHIO. / STATION B 1 cancel ties 2-c Washington to #6 cover to Parkersburg West Virginia (backstamped clearly next day), right front edge ragged with stamp corner over new edge. Uncommon station usage. $3.25 m(b)o

AUG 28 8-PM'05 CLEVELAND,O. / STATION B 1 cancel ties 2-c Washington franking #6 cover to Parkersburg West Virginia (complete flag backstamp next day), slight browning of the paper with age, ding at right front edge & faint internal crease miss everything important. We believe this to be an uncommon station usage. $5.00 m(b)o

FEB 16 7-PM'06 BUFFALO, N.Y. / STATION B 1 light cancel ties 2-c Washington franking #6 cover to Parkersburg West Virginia, tears to backflap & top edge from opening, bluish paper. Uncommon station usage. $4.50 m(b)n

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"CINCINNATI, OHIO / 4 PM / SEP 1 '10" dial with "STATION V" in 6-line killer canceling 2-c Washington franking #6 windowed cover with Kuhlmann Hardware Co. corner card, clear flag cancel backstamp next day at Parkersburg West Virginia, yellowish paper, opened neatly, light wrinkling towards cover bottom. $4.00 m(c)o

"WEST CHESTER / JAN15-16 / 10-30AM / PA." with 8 straight lines canceling the 1-c Washington stamp franking #6 cover with Keystone Tag Company corner card to Parkersburg West Virginia, opening caused 2 tiny edge dings visible from front & 1" tear on back, brownish paper. Uncommon Columbia killer, a few letters light in the squarish dial portion. $4.00 m(c)p

"WESTFIELD / APR 3 - 17 / 7--- ---PM / MASS" with 8 straight lines canceling the 2-c Washington indicia on #6 postal stationery with Vitrified Wheel Co. corner card (emery & corundum wheels) to Parkersburg West Virginia, neatly opened, tiny tear that closes well. Uncommon Columbia killer. $4.50 m(c)m

"MARIETTA / APR 21 -17 / 6--30PM / OHIO." with 8 straight lines canceling the 2-c Washington indicia on #6 postal stationery with Marietta Paint & Color Co. corner card to Parkersburg West Virginia, neatly opened, back toned. Uncommon Columbia killer. $4.00 m(c)o

"MARIETTA / MAY 1 -17 / 6--30PM / OHIO." with 8 straight lines canceling the 2-c Washington indicia on #6 postal stationery with Marietta Paint & Color Co. corner card to Parkersburg West Virginia, neatly opened, small but noticeable smudge at right of indicia. Uncommon Columbia killer. $3.75 m(c)o

"CHAMBERSBURG, / JUN12-17 / 7- ---PM / PA." with 8 straight lines canceling the 2-c Washington indicia on #6 postal stationery with P. Nicklas' Sons corner card to Parkersburg West Virginia, opened neatly, typed address. Uncommon Columbia killer. $5.00 m(c)p!

"CLARKSBURG, / JUN15-17 / 8- ---PM / W.VA." with 8 straight lines canceling the 2-c Washington indicia on #6 postal stationery with Pardee & Curtin Lumber Co. corner card to Parkersburg West Virginia, opened neatly, typed address, yellowish paper. Uncommon Columbia killer. $4.50 m(c)w

"GREENSBORO, / AUG 1 -17 / 10--30PM / N.C." with 8 straight lines canceling 2-c Washington franking #6 windowed cover with Wysong & Miles Co. corner card (wood-working machinery also structural & sheet steel work), opened nearly. Uncommon Columbia killer. $4.00 m(c)n

"PARKERSBURG / DEC 7 -17 / 6--30 PM / W.VA" 8 straight lines canceling the 2-c Washington indicia on #6 postal stationery with J. N. Murdoch Co. corner card to Centre Belpre Ohio, neatly opened, accounting scribble in pencil on backflap, cancel bold but smudged a bit. Uncommon Columbia killer. $4.00 m(c)w

"NEW YORK, N.Y. / 1917 / STA. S" with 6 wavy lines canceling 1-c Washington stamp franking #6 cover with Mendelson & Co. corner card (just after they moved to Broadway location) to Parkersburg West Virginia, typed address, neatly opened, thin small paper adherence over 4 letters in address that may come off. Uncommon Columbia station dial. $5.00 m(c)n

COMMON COLUMBIA CANCELS
ON 18 COVERS

All #6 covers in size, except one smaller. Four opened roughly, but the rest opened neatly. 1910 to 1917, with most 1910 to 1912. Locations include Jamestown New York, Paterson New Jersey, Newark New York, Pittston Pennsylvania & Elmira New York. We believe they have common Columbia cancels, but not yet picked over by a specialist. $10.00 total gets all 18

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Almost complete MAR 20 1904 Doane 1 ATTEBERRY (DPO) cancel ties 2-c Washington franking small brown envelope to Topeka Kansas, 2 different backstamps, 'Badly Damaged' written in blue at left front, recipient docketing on front as it was processed through a company, light but extensive soil to right front. Top of envelope has wrinkling & small dings (one removed about 5% of the upper edge of the dial), also wrinkling at both side edges--leads us to speculate that the damage was noted by the postal authorities rather than the addressee company. In any event, one of Missouri's scarcest DPO cancels. $50.00 mm(d)

Gorgeous ATTEBERRY MAY 13 1905 Doane 1 cancel ties 2¢ Washington franking #6 cover to the W. W. Gavitt Medical Company, Conway Missouri backstamp the same day, Topeka Kansas backstamped the next day, company handstamp on front MAY 15 in blue, the addressing & enclosed note in the hand of Thomas D. Deckard disputing his account balance with them, stating that their last shipment was damaged, recommending a name they contact for agency, and asking that future mail be sent to him via the Sampson post office (also in Webster County, apparently to avoid more damage). To give you an idea of how small Atteberry was, Google Maps could not show it to you in April 2015! Atteberry operated 1903 - 1906 only, and its La Posta scarcity is 6. $80.00 mm-g(d)

Clear KINGSTON & ONEON. / AUG / 9 / TR 9 / 1905 hand cancel ties 1-c Franklin franking postcard from Catskill Mountains to Halcottsville New York (clear Doane 3 receiving mark same day), corner crease misses the stamp & cancel. Postcard is a multiview with 10 labeled scenes from the Catskill Mountains: Otis Elevating R.R., Lees Bridge, Fawn's Leap, Mountain House, Rip Van Winkle Rock, etc. $10.00 m(d)r-n

"4487  KING MEMORIAL GATES, OAKLAND CEMETERY, Sag Harbor, L. I.:" post card mailed there 1905 to Fort Terry (clear DEC 11 1905 Doane 5 receiving mark), minor corner & edge wear, tiny upper corner crease. $8.00 n(s)c-nm(d)

"The Upper Cover, Sag Harbor L. I." black & white postcard with glitter added in trees & light blue tinting in sky, mailed there 1905 to Fort Terry (almost complete Doane 5 receiving mark), lightly toned back. L.I. is Long Island in New York. $6.00 ng-n

Clear & complete FEB 1 1906 KEENER MO. Doane 1 cancel ties 2-c Washington franking #6 cover to Topeka Kansas (backstamped on arrival next day), multiple docketings on front as it was processed through the recipient company. With contents: a handwritten note by M. R. Lewis of Williamsville. $15.00 mm(d)

"Lyngseidet." including a small steamer departing from there, color brevkort fra Norge mailed 9VII06 at Trondhiem to Mikana Wisconsin (clear AUG 2 1906 Doane 2 receiving mark), well-struck violet 'Turistskibet / TRONDHIEM / NORDKAP / Kong Harald' ship cachet in the message area completes a very attractive back. Album impressions at the corners & minor corner wear. $10.00 n-nwsm(d

"Rijsoord (Holland)  Pension Noorlander / Morks & Geuze, Dordrecht." briefkaart with divided back mailed there in 1906, trivial corner wear, minor toning in the front caption area. Sold but front side still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 n-nwm(d)

   
"Can I Put My / Little [shoes drawn] In / Your Trunk" leather postcard mailed MAR 13 1907 at Emmett Kansas (splendid Doane 1 cancel) to Miss Flossie Johnson in Saint Mary Kansas, hand-colored / tinted. internal crease. The 1 in the killer bars of the cancel tells us that their post office (established in November 1905) did about $100.00 worth of business in 1906. Surprisingly, no cancel at all is listed in Helbock's La Posta reference, volume II. $8.00 l-km(d)

04-19-07 Volga West Virginia clear Doane 2 cancel on a toned postcard depicting a Norwegian scene. $1.50

"BURNS' COTTAGE." with a horse-drawn vehicle beside it, and tracks in the right foreground, color postcard from the Elginton Series, mailed JU 20 07 at AYR Scotland to Gull Lake Michigan, clear & complete JUL 2 1907 YORKVILLE MICH (DPO) Doane transit mark with 3 in the killer bars, creases at the top corners, edge wear elsewhere is minor. $5.00 s-mm(d)

"Banqueting Hall, Edinburgh Castle. 1151" lined with many suits of armor & medieval weapons, color postcard from Alex. A. Inglis, mailed at Dinburgh JU 26 07 (clear handstamp) to Gull Lake Michigan (clear Yorkville Doane DPO transit mark JUL 6 1907 overlaps the stamp), bottom corner creased, mild corner wear. $5.00 si-mm(d)s

"CANOEING" woman in long yellow dress & hat stands in her canoe, oar in hand, near shore; color post card in vertical format, mailed DEC 1907 from Gypsy West Virginia (Doane cancel on 1-c Franklin stamp) to Mrs. George R. Boggess in Mannington West Virginia, back toned, corner wear & rounding. $3.00 s(p)-wm(d)

"Conawago Chapel, Edge Grove Pa." (corrected caption), Doane 2 cancel, mailed there 1907, but extraneous writing on stamp side. $5.00

"STATE SOLDIERS & SAILORS MONUMENT / INDIANAPOLIS, IND. / (HEIGHT FROM STREET 284 1/2 FEET)" color postcard mailed 1907 to West Walworth New York (nice Doane 3 receiving mark). $7.00 I-n

"Take a tip from me…" color postcard with art showing man at restaurant tipping waiter, conveys an invitation from Allen McGuire to a 'shin dig' at South Lebanon on April 11th 1908, written on both sides (Doane 2 cancel on April 8 1908, receiving mark of Cozaddale, now a discontinued post office). long corner crease & small spot (not on stamp corner), minor corner rounding, paper browning evenly with age. $5.00 o(s)-o

"Street View at North Jay, MAINE" in winter, \with brown caption on silvery paper from O. S. Weite, mailed 1908 (Doane 12 cancel from place starting with W), lightly toned back. $8.50 m(n)w-m

"LAKE STATION, LAKE SUNAPEE, N. H." including 2 steamers & railroad tracks passing by a water tower, postcard with undivided back, mailed 1908 at Burkehaven (DPO Doane cancel), extraneous writing on back, legible cancel ink on front. $5.00 (n(l)s(l)-nm)+*

   
"Presentation of National Medals--Wright Brothers' Celebration, Dayton, Ohio, June 18, 1909" Liddy & Iddings postcard mailed JUL 6 1909 to Pitsburg Ohio (complete Doane 2 arrival mark the next day), lightly toning near the back edges. $15.00 f-om(d)

"THE ESPLANADE, DUNDEE" including 3 ladies & a LEMCO sign, color post card mailed MAR 9 1910 from Hopewell Ohio (clear Doane 1 hand cancel), light fingerprint in address area, bottom corners with a bit of wear, hint of cancel ink in the front sky. $8.00 s-m(d)o

JUN 9 1909 JOHNSONS BAYOU Doane 1 hand cancel ties 1-c Franklin franking postcard to New York. $7.00 lm(d)

Complete powder-blue (and, therefore, exceptionally hard to scan; it is all there & easily legible) Doane 1 PEPACTON N. Y. JUL 2 1909 (DPO) ties 1-c Jefferson stamp franking birthday postcard to Arena New York. Front design is art within the shape of a bell surrounded by embossing. $5.00 nm(d)

"SUNSET BEHIND PIKE'S PEAK FROM COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO." postcard made in the USA for the Rock Mountain Series, mailed NOV 29 1909 from Pikeview Colorado (crisp Doane 1 cancel) to Mrs. Sue Bell in Johnstown Pennsylvania from her grandson Charles, small spot on the back bottom edge, mild corner & edge wear show from the front. $9.00 c(c)-c

"6548 BOONE ISLAND LIGHT, YORK, ME. DETROIT PUBLISHING COMPANY" postcard mailed 1910 (Doane 5 cancel), red check mark in ink on back, corners badly worn. $3.00

24 April 1911 clear Sand Run West Virginia Doane 1 cancel on 2-cent Washington (upside down on cover), wrinkling along short edge near but missing stamp, small tear at right, a little of the back lost on opening the left side. $22.50 mw

31 August 1911 clear Sand Run West Virginia Doane 1 cancel on 2-cent Washington, lightly toned front, opening put small tear in backflap & a little reduction of the envelope near the stamp.  $30.00 mw

"Grove Church" or more fully the Grove Church of Christ, about 5 miles from Bladensburg Ohio on Grove Church Road, including the adjacent cemetery; mailed Bladensburg Ohio (May 28 1911 Doane 3 cancel) to Miss Bessie Cooksey in Martinsburg Ohio with message about a dying woman  .   Sepia-tone real photo postcard with good focus & contrast. $15.00 o(b)c

19 February 1912 clear Sand Run West Virginia Doane 1 cancel on 2-cent Washington, slight reduction on opening at bottom corner furthest from stamp, light blue envelope makes for an attractive cover. $18.50 mw 

18 March 1912 clear but partial (2 letters mostly off cover) Sand Run West Virginia Doane 1 cancel (and traces of other cancels) on 2-cent Washington franking a small cover. $18.50 mw

10 May 1912 clear Sand Run West Virginia Doane 1 cancel on 2-cent Washington, lightly toned back, lightly toned front, neatly opened. $18.50 mw

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Lot of 15 Doremus cancels all on #6 covers. Three opened roughly, but the rest opened neatly. Three 1904 to 1907, the rest 1910 to 1912. Locations include Adams Massachusetts, Northwood Massachusetts, State College Pennsylvania & Circleville Ohio. We believe they have common Doremus cancels, but they have not yet been picked over by a specialist. $10.00 gets them all.

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"BEVERLY, MASS. / FEB 6.6--PM'99" (on two lines) clear cancel ties 2-c Washington (one straight edge) franking #6 cover to Parkersburg West Virginia (clear but light backstamp 2 days later), slight browning of the paper with age, neatly opened. Corner card is A. C. Lunt, a furniture dealer. $40.00 m(h)m

"ZANESVILLE, O. FEB 6 12---M - 99" (on one line) clear Hampden machine cancel ties 2-c Washington (one straight edge) franking #6 cover with Robert Silvey & Sons advertising corner card (furniture, mattings, lace curtains, window shades, oil cloths, rugs) to Parkersburg West Virginia, partial backstamp 2 days later; top a little rough from opening but could be trimmed easily. $25.00 m(h)o

"FAIRMONT, W.VA. / FEB 19 6:30 PM 1902" (on two lines) clear Hampden machine cancel ties 2-c Washington franking #6 cover to Parkersburg West Virginia (where it was backstamped clearly 2 days later), neatly opened, slight browning of the paper with age, lightly toned back. Corner card is for Ruddy Installment Company. $40.00 m(h)w

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