PORTUGAL POSTAL STATIONERY

28 NOV 82 light COIMBRA cancel on 20-reis postal card to Aisterheim Austria, fairly clear LISBOA transit mark the same day on the back, fairly clear arrival marking 1 December on front, variety--broken B in BILHETE (click on partial image above for enlarged view), brownish paper. 2 corners with faint small creases, another corner with two small creases. H&G #7. Sold but enlarged view still available for scholarly study & research as an enhanced 150-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 p

5 JAN 83 clear CORREIO LISBOA cancel on 10-reis postal card for Spain & Portugal, sent to Alhambra, variety--PARA under shield missing, brownish paper, 2 corners furthest from indicia knocked off. Neat small white arrow pasted on front to draw attention to the error. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 p

2-3-84 clear (except for month numeral) LISBOA CENTRAL / 2a SECCAO cancel on 10-reis postal card to Lisboa, 3 tiny faint corner creases, small brown spots on both sides, very thin paper, minor corner rounding. H&G #44. $9.00 p

"Lisbon (Portugal) the 29th February 1892 / I am writing a history of the violoncello ..." requesting birth & death dates of the professors teaching that instrument at the Vassar College of Music in Poughkeepsie New York, postal card mailed by Professor Carlos de Mello, multiple (but unimportant) creases. $5.00 mn-p

Unused Valida 1893 overprinted 10-reis postal card, brownish paper, 2 small corner creases, tiny ding in one edge that closes well. $2.50 p

12 FEV 90 clear CORREIO PORTO cancel on 20-reis postal card to Chaux-de-Fonds Switzerland, clear AMBULANT No 18 transit marking 3 days later, slightly blurry but readable Chaux-de-Fonds arrival mark on the 15th. All postal markings on the front, browning paper, corner crease affects nothing. $5.00 p

20 DEZ 93 clear CORREIO LISBOA cancel on 20-reis postal card to Paris, brownish paper, small faint creases at 2 corners, corners slightly softened & rounded. $3.75 p

9 NOV 95 clear CORRoeTELo Santarem on 50-reis letter card to Spa Belgium, clear backstamp shows arrival 4 days later, clear black circled 2 transit marking also on back, opened neatly along perforations (that edge gone), writing neat in 2 directions inside. H&G A2. $5.00 p

28 12 96 clear LISBOA CENTRAL / QUARTA SECCAO cancel on 30-reis international letter card to Moscow Russia, no writing inside, contents removed, neatly opened. H&G #A6. $5.00 p

19 MAR 01 clear CORRoeTELo SETUBAL cancel on 10-reis postal card to Lisbon, sender P. Chancerelle's red handstamp on reverse, tiny piece of one corner gone, very light toning along 3 front edges. H&G#44 with very thin paper. $12.50 p

26-6-02 partial LISBOA CENTRAL / 3A SECCAO cancel on 25-reis postal card to New Haven Connecticut, long noticeable creases & wrinkling near corners, clear NEW HAVEN, CONN REC'D YALE STA. arrival mark on July 11th, faint New Haven machine cancel same day. Request from a conservator at the National Library in Lisbon to a Yale College librarian for a copy of an article on Creole grammar that appeared in the Transactions of the American Philology Anociat[?] $2.00 p-l

29-10-02 clear LISBOA CENTRAL / QUARTA SECCAO cancel (a small part off the card) on 25-reis postal card to Berlin Germany, yellowish brown paper variety, tiny piece of one corner gone, another corner with a faint small corner crease. Sent by Dr. Gomes de Amorim. H&G #42. $6.00 p

"Real Castello da Pena -- Cintra" black & white bilhete postale mailed 12-2-08 at Lisboa Central to Princesse Dietrichstein in Vienna Austria. Message is in French. $10.00 p-p

2-11 10 LISBOA CENTRAL / QUARTA SECCAO clear rounded-box cancel on 50-reis international letter card to Hannover Germany, neatly opened to remove contents (no message on card), sender's violet oval handstamp on back has identifying lettering inked out. Small corner crease, grayish paper. H&G 11a. $5.00 p

24.OUT.11 light VIZEU cancel on 10-reis postal card (overprinted REPUBLICA in red) to Lisboa, brownish paper. H&G #57. $2.50 p

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PORTUGUESE COVERS

LISBOA / LISBON. "LISBOA--Largo de Camões" including the Café Suisso Restaurant & the adjacent Café Martinho; bilhete postale mailed TCV in 4-1-16 to Connecticut, minor wear at 3 corners. $4.75 p-p

"LAGOS (Portugal). - Vista parcial" with a waterfront scene, monochromatic green postcard mailed 17 MAR 24 TCV to Ecuador (2 stamps with corner wear), internal crease shows in the left front border. An unusual destination because the writer was seeking an exchange of stamps. $5.00 p-p*

"Lisboa - Praça do Restauradores e Avenida da Liberdade" real photo postcard mailed 1931, TCV to the United States with 2 different stamps (15 c. & 10 c.), scalloped edges as issued. $3.00 p-p Same except different stamps (25 c. & 50 c.). Shown. $3.50 p-p

16.SET.1955 FDC for 3-stamp issue for the telegraph centenary, unaddressed, two-color cachet. mild wrinkling to upper left & center front. $14.00 pc

28 DEZ 1966 FDC for 3-stamp Bocage centenary issue, unaddressed, two-color cachet, fresh appearance. Bocage was a Portuguese poet, politician & zoologist. $3.25 pac

Two c.1967-1970 #6 airmail envelopes from Lisboa to Northern Ireland. Rates 14$00 Coutinho aviation & 2$50 night stamps; two 2$50 knight stamps, addressing neat, one envelope reduced at left front on opening. Both for $2.50 p

1968 - 1970. Twenty-five Portugal covers to Cabo Verde. Includes one marked "F. F. URGENTE" at 4$00 rate, one marked "Para Natal", one with a block of seven 1$00 knight definitives. Minor faults present but seldom seen material. $25.00 cp

Somewhat light 15.7.70 Parede hand cancel ties pair of 1$.00 Porto refinery & 2$50 knight stamps franking $6 airmail envelope to Northern Ireland, neat appearance both sides. $3.00 p

31. 7. 70 Boavista Porto cancels tie 10-esc knight & 1$00 Vasco da Gama & 10-ctvs knight stamps to small registered cover airmailed to Washington DC, 2 backstamps, opening took corner off the da Gama stamp, recipient's mark on return address. $1.00 p%

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1 AGO 70 light S. BENTO - PORTO cancel on 10-ctvs knight & 10-esc knight & 1$00 Vasco da Gama stamps franking small registered envelope airmailed to Washington DC, high value stamp undamaged but other two cut in opening, two backstamps. $0.50 p

Three c. 1970 covers from Portugal to Northern Ireland. Minor faults present, all stamps in good shape. $2.50 np

c.1975 Portugal pair of 3$30 windmill stamps franking an airmail envelope to Ontario Canada, neatly opened, cancel hard to read. $1.00 %

JUL 7 1976 USS Wainwright (CG-2) cancel ties US 13-c Ohio flag stamp franking International Naval Review cacheted cover from N. R. P. Sagres (violet handstamp) to Worthington Ohio, neatly addressed, small US VC & I2 routing marks on back. Sagres was a tall ship participating in the review. $2.50 pn

2 MAIO 1977 unaddressed cacheted FDC for two-stamp Europa issue & interesting explanatory insert in English, fresh appearance. $2.00 pe

2 Maio 78 fancy cancels tie 10,00 and 40,00 Portugal Europa stamps to cacheted unaddressed cover. $3.25 ep

11 MAIO 1981 FDC for 2-stamp Europa Issue, multicolor Fleetwood cachet shows costumed couple dancing, interesting descriptive text on back. $3.50 pe

24.3.82 FDC for 10,00 tile stamp (complete), multicolor cachet shows man laying tile, neatly addressed, fresh appearance. $1.25 p*

3
.5.82 FDC for 33,50 Portuguese stamp issued for Europa, unaddressed, black & white cachet depicts the Parliament building, interesting explanatory insert recounts some history, fresh appearance. $1.75 pe

15.4.90 clear Lisboa Portugal circular date stamp ties 30-c butterfly fish stamp to #6 PAQUEBOT cover to New Jersey from M.V. City of Manchester (Isle of Man registry), unsealed, neatly addressed. $3.50 fbpp NEW / NUEVO / NEU

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SPECIALIZED GUINÉ POSTAL STATIONERY COLLECTION
1885 - 1914

Recently purchased, nothing held back, a collection of 41 Portuguese Guinea postal stationery. For items with reply cards attached we counted one, not two. Contents:

• 12 different letter cards, issues of 1903 - 1914, unused, complete as listed in Higgins & Gage

• 29 postal cards, issues of 1885 - 1914, unused, complete but at a specialized level beyond what is listed in Higgins & Gage, to include major varieties & 1 proof ("PROVA" overprint shown below)
  

Not yet written up for exhibit, but the nice presentable condition throughout & current sensible organization suggest moving ahead. Identifications, an occasional arrow, and an occasional remark very lightly penciled in & easily removed if desired.

Securely housed in a slipcased springback album, the collection can be yours for $167.50 p

GUINEA-BISSAU COVERS

1968 - 1970. Five Guiné covers to Cabo Verde. Two use 1$00 rate: one of them marked "Via maritima"; the other has airmail marked out. Other three 2$50 airmail rate. Minor faults present but seldom seen material. $15.00 cp

MARCELLO CAETANO. Clear 14-4-69 Bissau hand-cancel ties diamond-shape Portuguese Guinea s20 African spitting cobra snake stamp franking unaddressed cacheted cover depicting Prof. Doutor Marcello Caetano 'Viagem do Presidente do Conselho'. $1.00 fsp

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"1886-7 / A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR / ... / TORONTO LETTER CARRIERS" card the size of a regular postcard including a postman, mailbag, heraldic crests & a Canada Post Card, 5-colors (brown on sepia, dark violet, dark red & gold), toned back, mild corner & edge wear, long corner crease, small corner crease, lightly toned front. Handed out to "Their Friends Everywhere", no postcard back. As nice a postcard precursor as you are likely to find. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 onpc-opc*

Clear JUN 11 1955 WEST PALM BEACH FLA. machine cancel ties 3-c Everglades stamp franking #6 envelope to Missouri, matching green pictorial cachet 'JAMBOREE' / FLORIDA FEDERATION STAMP CLUBS / JUNE 11-12, 1955 / FLORIDA'S BAREFOOT MAILMAN, explanatory brochure gives exceptionally detailed information about early mail delivery between Palm Beach & Miami in the late 1880's & early 1890's. Nice! $5.00 fp%

Mostly clear OCT 21 1963 CAPTIVA FLA. hand cancel on 5-c Lincoln #6 postal stationery to Fort Meyer, clearly struck violet cachet 'CARRIED ON ONE OF / AMERICA'S LAST REMAINING / MAIL BOATS / FROM / CAPTIVA, FLORIDA / ISLAND PARADIS / OFFICIAL CACHET, small spot of toning to right of indicia. $1.50 fps

1 July 1968 TWO FDC'S for the postal code popularization issue, accompanied by explanatory bilingual inserts. One cover bears a pair of the 7-yen stamps; the other, a pair of 15-yen stamps. Both for $7.50

USS SAN BERNARDINO (LST-1189) clear hand cancel on 8-c  postal worker at collection box stamp franking #6 envelope to Ohio, ink smear on front in postal clerks corner card, neatly addressed, never sealed. $2.00 np

Somewhat light 12 OCT 1973 USS ALBERT DAVID (DE-1050) hand cancel in violet on 8-c US postal worker stamp franking #6 cover from Port of Long Beach to Ohio, 5 different handstamps for cachet, neatly addressed, never sealed. $2.50 n(a)pc

NO 8 1975 clear SOCOPEX STATION COLO SPRINGS CO 80909 fancy cancel (for Colorado Centennial, depicting ox-drawn covered wagon) ties 10 airplane postal service stamp to #6 envelope neatly addressed to Ohio, never sealed. $1.00 cp

10.3.76 official Swedish FDC for its 85 post kort depicting an old mail box, fresh appearance. $1.25 sp

19.6.1976 official Sweden FDC for its 130 aerogram whose indicia depicts a mail box, fresh appearance. $1.50 sp

8.3.1978 official Swedish FDC for the 115 postcard depicting mail delivery by sled, fresh appearance. (2 available) $1.00 each. sp

8.3.1978 official Swedish FDC for the 130 post brev depicting mail delivery by bicycle, fresh appearance. (2 available) $1.00 each. sp

-4.-5.79 Austrian FDC for S6 Europa featuring Laurenc Koschier, multicolor cachet, unaddressed, explanatory stiffener. $1.25

22 AUGUST 1979 official FDC for Great Britain's 4-stamp Rowland Hill issue, airmailed to Michigan, neatly typed address, with enclosure. $2.75 pg

24 NOV 80 SHINYANGA Tanzania cancels on six 1 / Pan-African Postal Union stamps (including strip of 3 with bottom selvedge) franking #10 registered #10 envelope to Ohio, eight interesting backstamps including large violet SHINYANGA CUSTOMS EXCISE RELEASED, neatly opened & attractive. $7.00 t [Brown background to show stamps over edges.]

1.6.83 Austrian FD Card for postal vending machine which is pictured & explained by pertinent information on back, S4 label neatly cancelled. Nice! $4.00

16 JAN 1995 #10 envelope from Kpele Adéta to New Castle Pennsylvania, franked by 335-f postal work scene stamp which is tied by boldly struck cancel, backflap sealed by gorgeous "1974 1994 / CELEBRATING / 20 / YEARS / Taking the Truth / to Togo / ABWE" seal, MA backstamp in the United States, neatly opened. $3.75 tp

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JU 28 or 29 97 SUMMERSIDE hand cancels tie a well-centered 3-c Queen Victoria Jubilee stamp franking #6 envelope to Bank of Nova Scotia in Charlottetown (light backstamp), piece of backflap lost when opened. The stamp was issued on the 19th of that month. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 p

                   
"The RANDALL R. MARTIN COLLECTIONS / of / COLONIAL BRITISH NORTH AMERICAN // Charles G. Firby / AUCTIONS / Spetember 26, 2008" 8-inch by 10-inch, complete, 160 pages within are lavishly illustrated in color, outside covers shown. Rarities galore from British Columbia & Vancouver Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. A few spots of toning on the front cover & the long vertical edge away from the binding; everything else is fresh & appealing. Hard to find! $8.00 p-bnnnp

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JUL 26 1911 "'LOS NOVIOS' / FURNITURE STORE / AGENTS / GUNN DESKS / Bookcases / …RAFAEL MARGARIDA / BOX 857 / SAN JUAN, P. R." with large black & red image on #6 envelope, the Grand Rapids Michigan address of the company is lined out by overprinting, clear San Juan cancel ties 2-cent Washington, neatly opened & gorgeous. Interesting use of company stationery by an agent located elsewhere. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 apm*

Clear PONCE, P. R. JUL 8 1913 hand cancel ties 2¢ Washington franking #6 commercial cover to Parkersburg West Virginia, neatly opened at the top, tiny tear at the center right front. $1.50 p

Light but complete U. S. S. MAC DONOUGH FEB 28 1939 hand cancel with CULEBRA / P. R. in killer bars tie 1-c & 2-c prexies franking #6 cover to Joliet Illinois, generic ship & anchors cachet, never sealed. This Farragut-class destroyer was operating out of San Diego at the time; later she was attacked at Pearl Harbor. $2.75 pn

FEB 11 1943 APO hand cancels tie 6-c airmail stamp franking #6 envelope to Mr. I. W. Schwarz in New York City from Pvt. S. Zuckerman at Fort Brook Puerto Rico (APO #851 in his return address), violet PASSED BY BASE 0123 ARMY EXAMINER well struck atop a black boxed PASSED BY 0123 ARMY EXAMINER, attest of Howard H. Johnson 1st Lt. C.A.C. beneath, opened very neatly along the bottom, envelope glue show-through on back. $2.50 pa NEW / NUEVO / NEU

"KP4GP" Arecibo QSL postal card (1-c Jefferson with mostly clear machine cancel) on brownish paper, mailed there July 31 1948 by operator Jose E. Munoz, a little cancel ink on front. $2.50 p-p

"KP4IV" Roosevelt Roads QSL card with flying eagle background design, mailed at Roosevelt Roads Station of San Juan JAN 30 1950 (clear & complete hand cancel) by operator Bill Staples at the US Naval Air Station, 3 corners creased faintly away from stamp & cancel. $2.50 p-p

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"KP4UH" Sabana Seca QSL postcard mailed 1954 to Michigan (clear 17007 BR cancel of the US Naval Radio Station there, forwarded on arrival), tiny creases at bottom corners. Postcard sold, but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.75 p-p

Somewhat blurred DEC 1962 San Sebastian P.R. hand cancel ties pair of 4-c eagle airmail stamps franking #6 envelope airmailed from the University of Kansas' Geology Deparment 1962-1963 expedidtion to Puerto Rico to Pennsylvania, clear red cachet, neatly addressed. never sealed, with stiffener. $1.25 gp

Clear U.S. NAVY BR. 17028 DEC 24 1973 & DEC 24 1973 hand cancels ties 8¢ rural America stamp franking #6 cover from Camp Moscrip Puerto Rico to Ohio, Merry Christmas hand stamp in green clearly struck, violet MOBILE CONSTRUCTION BATTALION / US PACIFIC FLEET in violet also clearly struck, U.S. NAVAL MOBILE CONSTRUCTION BATTALION TEN / F.P.O. SAN FRANCISCO, CA 96601 return address, never sealed. This battalion was one of the busiest during the Vietnam War. $4.00 pc

Clear & complete JAN 28 1974 U S S CORONADO (LPD 11) hand cancel ties 8¢ Spirit of Independence stamp franking #6 cover to Worthington Ohio, violet OPERATION / SPRING BOARD 74 & POSTED ABOARD / USS CORONADO LPD 11i / IN PORT PUERTO RICO clearly struck, neatly addressed, never seals, tiny bottom corner bends. The Coronado was an Austin-class amphibious transport dock that was the first combat ship in US Navy history to integrate females as full-time crew members. $3.50 pn-s NEW / NUEVO / NEU

Clear & complete FEB 1 1974 USS SAGINAW (LST1188) hand cancel on 8¢ rural America stamp with Mr. Zip tab franking #6 cover posted aboard to Ohio, CHANGE OF COMMAND CEREMONY / 1 FEBRUARY 1978 clearly struck in violet, OPERATION / SPRING BOARD 74 clearly struck in violet, USCS cachet in red on back clearly struck, never sealed. We are used to seeing SPRINGBOARD without the space. Her mission at that time was to transport Marines to and from exercises on Vieques Island. $3.75 pn(s) NEW / NUEVO / NEU

Clear & complete FEB 12 1974 USS SPARTANBURG CTY (LST-1192) hand cancel on 8¢ Independence drummer stamp franking #6 cover posted aboard to Ohio, clear OPERATION / SPRING BOARD 74 struck in violet, USCS cachet in red on back, some of its red ink from another envelope shows on the front of this envelope, upper corner creased 3 times away from the stamp. We are used to seeing SPRINGBOARD without the space. $2.50 pn(s) NEW / NUEVO / NEU

Almost complete 16 FEB 1974 WILLIAM V. PRATT (DLG-13) hand cancel ties 10-c crossed flags stamp with margin franking #6 cover to Worthington Ohio. Handstamps on front: PUERTO RICO in blue green, IN PORT & SPRING / BOARD 74 in red-violet, large fancy USS WILLIAM V. PRATT · DLG-13 / MORTIFER CUM PERICULUM ADEST in violet. Never sealed but containing the handwritten request that obtained it, and its cordial reply--unusual. This guided missile frigate was soon to be reclassified as a guided missile destroyer. Shown left. $4.50 pn. Another example, but stamp without tab & no contents. Shown right.$3.75 pn NEW / NUEVO / NEU

Clear & complete USS MANITOWOC (LST-1180) FEB 25 1974 hand cancel ties plate number 34722 single of crossed-flags 10¢ stamp franking #6 cover to Ohio, cachet for its commissioning (which occurred on 24 JAN 70), green linear PUERTO RICE clearly struck, IN PORT red-violet also clearly struck, USCS cachet in red on back. Then returned from Mediterranean duty, it later served at Inchon & Lebanon. $2.50 p NEW / NUEVO / NEU

8 JAN 1976 #6 envelope with corner card of Officer In Charge CGC Point Warde (WPB-82368) at San Juan Puerto Rico to Ohio. $1.75 cp

Almost complete 21 FEB 1976 Fort Lauderdale machine cancel ties margin example of 13¢ eagle with shield stamp franking #6 cover to Worthington Ohio, bold boxed violet PORT EVERGLADE handstamp, well-struck large violet commissioning cachet for the USS Ortolan (ASR-22) dates to July 14 1973, typed black RETURNS FROM - PUERTO RICO, neatly addressed, never sealed. $2.50 pf NEW / NUEVO / NEU

Partial 9 NOV 1976 San Juan PR machine cancel ties 1.00 Norwegian dancing couple stamp franking Norwegian Caribbean Lines® postcard sent to Mr. & Mrs. Larry Comer in Dayton Ohio, clearly struck black boxed PAQUEBOT / Norwegian M/S Skyward attesting to the propriety of the usage. Front shows the M/S Starward, M/S Southward & M/S Skyward under way near one another, traces of cancel ink on front. $3.00 pnp NEW / NUEVO / NEU

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-2. 2. 86 registered ON POSTAL SERVICE #10 envelope from Department of Posts in Doha to the National Director of Canada Post Corporation in Ottawa, two backstamps indicate routing via Montreal, small bends at 3 corners, fresh appearance. Cover sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 %

17 MAR 1986 clear DOHA machine cancel ties 1-riyal ruler & 50-dh sailing ship stamp to #10 airmail envelope from Sheraton's Doha Club (advertising cachet in brown) to Worthington Ohio, forwarded to Dublin Ohio with yellow sticker, paper clip stain at bottom center of both sides. Cover sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 %

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