Somewhat light SEP 1 1932 QUÉBEC QUE. cancel on pair of halfpenny British king stamps franking postcard to Mrs. C. F. Schroeder in Cleveland Ohio from her children, gorgeous double-ring red SHIP MAIL EX BRITISH S.S. "LETITIA" / POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS" (whilst still in the Gulf of St. Lawrence), fully struck in the address area, unimportant small corner creases at the right edge. Owned by the Anchor-Donaldson Limited at the time, she later saw service as an armed merchant cruiser & troop ship & hospital ship during World War II. $18.00 s(a)g-pq

NOV-3'49 clear red Montreal Quebec .04 meter cancel with Canadian Pacific advertising on windowed #9 cover sent by the treasurer at their Windsor Station there. slight reduction at top in opening removed backflap. $2.00 rq

"FRASER BROS. (CANADA) LTD. / Announce a Great Fall / CATALOGUE AUCTION / For a Prominent Local Estate / ... / And For Other Interests / including / Air Marshal Wm. Bishop, V. C., C. B., etc." on 2-c postal card mailed at Montreal OCT 22 1952 (clear EAT RIGHT / FOR HEALTH / ALIMENTEZ-VOUS / SAINEMENT) slogan cancel. Air Marshall Bishop was Canada's top World War I ace. $3.50 qm-q

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26 OC 37 Port Moresby cancel ties 1-s & 3-d airmail overprints on canoe stamps franking registered letter from Bank of New South Wales to Kingaroy Queensland (very small town), 4 clear backstamps including Brisbane, lightly toned front, neatly opened, neatly addressed. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 pq

4 DEC 1939 clear Brisbane ADDRESS MAIL TO /  PRIVATE BOX NO. / IT EXPEDITES / DELIVERY slogan cancel ties 2-d King stamp franking continental QSL postcard  to Lakewood Ohio from 4QC (Australian Broadcasting Commission at Brisbane Queensland), brownish paper along top edge, typed address, 2 long crease affect stamp, tiny creases at corners. exceptionally detailed; gives hours of broadcast & frequencies for 3 stations. $3,50 q-q

1987 PAQUEBOT. THURSDAY ISLAND QUEENSLAND BLACK PAQUEBOT IN DIAL on #6 cover from Cyprus ship TMS Lissy Schulte to Wisconsin in 1989, fancy violet SCHIFFSPOST cachet & large ship's cachet & master's cachet, franked by 17-c ship stamp issued in 1987. Cover sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

QUEENSLAND PHILATELIC LITERATURE

"AUSTRALASIA" 1977 Robson Lowe Ltd. Sale Nos. 4196 & 4197 auction catalogue with color illustrations on the cover, complete with prices realized. Fine sections of Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia & the Great Barrier Island collection formed by Eric Roe. $7.50 avq

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ROMANIA. 40-Bani harness racing stamp franks postcard from Mangalia to Cluj-Napoca, continental size. $1.50

SWITZERLAND. "CONCOURS HIPPIQUE NATIONAL..." on postcard with 2 stamps to USA. $1.00

    USA. MAY 1 1993 unique unaddressed FDC for US 29-c horse racing, bold Louisville cancel ties stamp & large clipping cachet showing Round Table ridden by Willie Shoemaker. Round Table was the world's leading money winner until passed by Kelso; Shoemaker was then in his prime. $5.00 khur

    USA. MAY 1 1993 unique unaddressed FDC for US 29-c harness racing stamp, bold Louisville cancel ties stamp & large clipping cachet showing Meadow Rice racing. $5.00 khur

USA. Unique FDC for 29-cent horse racing stamp issued May 1, 1993, fashioned maximum card style to a linen postcard showing a race at Santa Anita, cancel well struck & ties stamp, very attractive & unique. $4.00

MAY 1 1993 unique unaddressed FDC for US 29-c harness racing stamp, bold Louisville cancel ties stamp & large clipping cachet showing B. F. Coaltown racing (with his best times). $5.00 khu

USA. "SUMMER RACING AT / Centennial Park / SOUTH OF DENVER - HIGHWAYS 85-87" in Littleton, unused linen postcard cleverly fashioned into a unique first day cover for the 29-c horse racing stamp issued by the US May 1 1993 by adding that stamp TCV style. Nice! Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 rc-hu

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BRITISH ROYALTY VISIT THE USA

May 15 1939 clear Washington DC cancel on penalty Post Office Department postcard announcing the availability of the special cancels below, to which has been affixed a tiny photo of the Royal Family of Great Britain, brownish paper, one corner badly creased, additional ding at one edge. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

ALPHABETICAL LISTINGS BY RAILROAD

ALGONA & CRAMB TR 22 JUN 7 1951 R. P. O. on Black Hills view postcard to Jackson Michigan. $7.50

AMARILLO & ALBUQUERQUE. "BIRDS EYE VIEW OF BELEN, N. M." color postcard mailed FEB 22 1911 (ALBUQ. & EL PASO R.P.O. hand cancel) to Grand Rapids Michigan, bottom corner crease, 1" tear in the mountain area. Hard to find in any condition. SALE IN PROGRESS n(b)-r

AMARILLO & ALBUQUERQUE.  "BELEN, New Mexico" multiview post card with 3 scenes in color--including the depot & a hardware store; mailed 6 APR 1912 (eastbound AMARILLO & ALBUQ. R.P.O. cancel) to Miss Harriett Kremer in Grand Rapids Michigan from her nephew Louis, tiny bottom corner crease, other corner & edge wear, very light toning both sides. SALE IN PROGRESS n(b)m-r

    AMARILLO & ALBUQUERQUE. "Street Scene, Belen, New Mexico" color post card mailed APR 23 1912 (eastbound AMARILLO & ALBUQ. R.P.O. cancel) to Miss Hariett Kremer in Grand Rapids Michigan, typed message, 2 small corner creases, another corner with 2 creases (one long), both sides toned. $10.00 n(b)-r ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

AMARILLO & VAUGHN. "H-2063 A MEXICAN WOOD TRAIN." Fred Harvey postcard mailed JUN 16 1926 from Clovis New Mexico (Amarillo & Vaughn RPO cancel) to Goshen Ohio, corner wear & rounding, corner crease, lightly toned back. Sold but still available for philatelic study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 fm-r

ASHLAND & MILW. T212 JULY 22 1947 R. P. O. on Eagle River Wisconsin real photo view card to Mount Healthy Ohio. $5.00

ATLANTA & NEW ORLEANS SHORT LINE RAILROAD / ATLANTA & WEST POINT RAIL ROAD. "1510  Montgomery St.,  West Point, Ga.  Pub. by W. R. Houston" black & white postcard with undivided back, mailed DEC 20 1906 (ATLANTA & N. O. R.P.O cancel) to Miss Grace Reid in Palmetto Georgia, 2 small tears in the left front border, small indent in the right front edge, light toning both sides. Rarely seen or offered in any condition. The Atlanta & New Orleans Short Line was an early nickname for the Atlanta and West Point Rail Road which connected Atlanta, Newman, La Grange & West Point. Through the Western Railway of Alabama & its connection to the L. & N. one could in fact travel to New Orleans.  Its cancel is rare -- not illustrated or listed in the authoritative US Transit Markings Catalogue. $50.00 g(w)-r NEW / NUEVO / NEU

ATLANTA & NEW ORLEANS SHORT LINE RAILROAD / ATLANTA & WEST POINT RAIL ROAD. "Levee Scene / (New Orleans)" showing many bales of cotton, steamboats the background; mailed MAR 6 1911 (ATLA. & NEW ORLEANS RPO cancel fairly clear) by M. S. Smalley (who taped that typed name neatly to the front), minor wear at the upper corners. The Atlanta & New Orleans Short Line was an early nickname for the Atlanta and West Point Rail Road which connected Atlanta, Newman, La Grange & West Point. Through the Western Railway of Alabama & its connection to the L. & N. one could in fact travel to new Orleans.  Its cancel is rare -- not illustrated or listed in the authoritative US Transit Markings Catalogue. $50.00 l(n)-r NEW / NUEVO / NEU

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BANGOR & BOSTON R.P.O. OCT 6 1903 TR 84 clearly struck on 1-c Franklin franking postcard to Philadelphia. "PORTLAND HEAD LIGHT, PORTLAND, MAINE" in color on lightly toned view side, published by Chisholm Brothers, corner & edge wear, back paper browning evenly with age, very light album marks at corners. $8.00 ml-r

BOSTON CIRCUIT R.P.O. "G299  Malden Square, Malden Mass." including streetcars & horse-drawn wagons, Rotograph postcard with undivided back, mailed JAN 23 1908 (clear BOSTON CIRCUIT R.P.O. flag cancel) to Miss Frances Bell in Dorchester Massachusetts, very light toning near stamp, trivial wear at 3 corners. Seen offered elsewhere as high as $9.99. Save with us & pay just $7.00. m(m)-r

    BOSTON CIRCUIT R.P.O. "G298b  Summit Street, Malden, Mass" including 2 parked buggies near some residences, Rotograph postcard with undivided back, mailed APR 1 1908 (clear BOSTON CIRCUIT R.P.O. flag cancel) to Miss Frances Bell in Dorchester Massachusetts, lightly toned back, good edges. Hard to find! $10.00 m(m)-r& NEW / NUEVO / NEU

    BOSTON & NEW LONDON. "Motor Boat Race, East Greenwich Bay, R. I." color post card made in Germany, mailed 1912 (Boston & New London RPO cancel JAN 1 1912), much corner & edge wear. $4.75 r(e)rs(p)-r

BOSTON & NEW YORK. "Paddy's / Clam House // Oysters R in Season // 215 W. 34th Street / Bet. 7th & 8th Aves. / New York City" showing its exterior, linen postcard on yellowish paper mailed JAN 21 1945, noticeable corner & edge wear, clear BOS. & NEW YORK R. P. O. cancel ties 1-c Washington coil stamp.  Was in the Carnegie Hill neighborhood of Manhattan. The sign in the window is most appropriate, for this long-gone New England style fish shack served fried oysters, cole slaw & Nesselrode pie that is remembered to this day. $5.50 n(m)n(n)-r

BOSTON & SOUTH VERNON. "WEST ST, KEENE, N. H." looking down the tracks in the center of the street, going past residences on both sides; sepia-tone real photo post card mailed SEP 24 1915 (BOSTON & SO. VERNON TR 38 R. P. O. hand cancel clearly struck), small upper corner bend, oxidation consistent with age. Hard to find! The RPO was on a branch of the Lehigh & Hudson River Railway. $15.00 n(h)-r& NEW / NUEVO / NEU

BRUNSWICK, BATH & LEWISTON RAILROAD.  "522  BURNT ISLAND LIGHT, MAINE.  / G. W. MORRIS, PUBL , PORTLAND, ME." pre-1908 postcard with undivided back mailed (MAY 23 TR50 / BATH. & LEWISTON R.P.O. cancel clearly struck without year, a cancel of the Brunswick, Bath & Lewiston Railroad), light toning near one back bottom corner, trivial edge wear, light album impressions at 2 corners. Getting a nice one this old is easier said than done! $10.00 lm(b)-r NEW / NUEVO / NEU

BUFFALO & CINCINNATI RPO. "Ursuline Convent   Cleveland, O." with 'Nottingham, O.' crossed out at the end of the caption by the printer, color post card mailed 1906 (clear BUF. & CIN. TR 25 16 SEP 1906 R.P.O. overlapped by a lighter indistinct cancel), light album marks at corners, back paper browning evenly with age, small but noticeable smudge of cancel ink in the sky. Hard to find! $9.00 oc(c)-r

    BUTTE & SALT LAKE CITY. "BEAVERHEAD BEEF CATTLE. NEAR DILLON, MONTANA  B-704" showing a herd within a barbed wire fence, real photo postcard with high contrast, mailed MAR 7 1954 (BUTTE & S. LK. CY. RMS cancel in almost complete). 2 small corner creases with wear. $4.00 ma-r%

Wanted to buy. A May 3 1942 cover for the inauguration of the CHICAGO & CARBONDALE RPO. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

    CINCINNATI & CHATTANOOGA. "Millions of Oranges for the Market, Florence Villa, Fla." stacked in crates, black & white postcard mailed NOV 20 1910 (clear CIN. & CHATT. R.P.O. cancel), a few small spots of toning on back. A rare postcard not offered or exhibited elsewhere. $15.00 f(f)f-r

CIN. & ST. LOUIS DEC 23 1918 TR 3 R. P. O. on greeting postcard franked with 2-cent Washington to McGuffey Ohio. $2.00

"Picturesque Letter / Sidney Ohio" booklet with 8 black & white views mailed SEP 23 1911 (CLEVELAND & COLUMBUS R.P.O. / TR10 clear hand cancel on 2-c Washington stamp, the 11 o'clock train going towards Lima Ohio). Views as follows: courthouse, along the race, Monumental Building, Wagner Park Entrance, Wm. Haslup Residence, Presbyterian Church, Sidney High School, P. O. and Commercial Club Building. Cover lightly toned with small corner creases; images inside are fine. Hard to find! $45.00 o(s)g-r

COUNCIL BLUFF & KANSAS CITY RPO. C. BLUFF & K. CITY R.P.O. TR23 / JUN 4 1916 clearly struck as transit marking on post card mailed from 2 days earlier in Wyoming to Palmyra Missouri. Image side shows "Make me an / invalid for life" a line drawing of an injured little boy being tended to by a little girl nurse (named for each child neatly penned beside). One corner bend which does not affect the philatelic markings or the drawing. $15.00 cm-r

DENISON & TAYLOR R.P.O. JAN 10 1910 TR.4 clearly struck on postcard from Hillsboro Texas to Gardner Kansas. View side shows "The Mc. Kinley Monument, Buffalo, N. Y." in color, mild corner wear & rounding. $7.00 n-r

DENVER & GRAND JUNCTION R.P.O. "MINERAL PALACE // HOME OF THE EIGHTEENTH NATIONAL IRRIGATION CONGRESS / PUEBLO, COLORADO, SEPTEMBER 26-30, 1910" mailed AUG 16 1910 (DENVER & GRAND JUNCT. R.P.O. hand cancel lightly struck) to Hutchison Kansas, minor corner & edge wear. The other postcard publicizing this event, showing just the adjacent park, is not as hard to find. $10.00 c-r& NEW / NUEVO / NEU

APR 30 1937 clearly struck Denver Colo. Terminal R.P.O. machine cancel ties 6-c Garfield stamp franking windowed #10 cover with multiple violet air-mail handstamps, vertical crease through center misses everything important, backflap lost in opening, top edge a little rough from same. $2.00 cr

    DETROIT & CINCINNATI R.P.O. "High School, Deshler, Ohio" color post card mailed 1910 (Det. & Cin. RPO cancel), minor corner & edge wear. $4.50 (o-r)+

    ELROY & TRACY. "'BROOKINGS, S. D. / THE CITY OF CHURCHES" sepia-tone souvenir postcard with 5 views--First Presbyterian, Baptist, Methodist, Norwegian Lutheran & St. Paul's Episcopal. Mailed OCT 7 1905 (clear ELROY & TRACY TR504 R.P.O. hand cancel) to Miss Helen Watkins in Newark Ohio, a little smearing of the address ink, mild rounding of the corners. $12.00 s(b)m-r

    19 MAY 1908 ENID & WAURIKA R.P.O. cancel ties 1-c Jefferson stamp franking postcard to Kansas City Missouri. Color view shows "DAM OF THE CHICKASHA ELECTRIC POWER PLANT, CHICKASHA, OKLA. All corners rounded, 2 corners creased but nothing affecting the stamp or cancel. $15.00 o(c)e-r ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

    FORT WORTH & SAN ANGELO. "LAKE BROWNWOOD  BROWNWOOD, TEX." sepia-tone real photo post card, mailed AUG 5 1941, clear FT. WORTH & SAN ANG. TR78 R.P.O. cancel of the westbound 'Angelo' ) to Mrs. Helen Pea Tower in Washington D. C., good edges, slight oxidation consistent with age. $7.50 t(b)-r

    FRANKLIN & CAROLINA. "348:--A TYPICAL CABIN HOME IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK." white-border era, mailed circa 1925 (Frank. & ..L.. RPO cancel, presumably the Franklin & Carolina Railroad), 2 corner creases, edge wear. $2.50 n-r

    GRAFTON & CINCINNATI. "METHODIST CHURCH / GREENFIELD O." corner view in vertical format, sepia-tone real photo post card with good contrast & focus, mailed SEP 24 1909 (clear GRAF. & CIN. R. P. O. TR. 3 hand cancel) to Mrs. Mary Hawthorne in Franklin Ohio, slight oxidation, minor corner wear, stamp perf folded. $12.00 o(g)-r NEW / NUEVO / NEU

GRAND RAPIDS & CHICAGO. Well struck GR. RAP. & CHICAGO TR 9 FEB 24 1967 on postal card from Mrs. L. Ray Wood in Wyoming Michigan advising her fellow collector Miss Marjorie Rind in Grand Rapids that this would be the last run of the train, small bottom corner crease, paper clip indent on one edge. $3.75 m(w)-r NEW / NUEVO / NEU

HANNIBAL & ST. JOSEPH RAIL ROAD. "SEVENTY YEARS OF PROGRESS / IN THE RAILWAY POST OFFICE" picturing the circa 1862 Hannibal & St. Joseph Rail Road US Mail car No. 1 7 & the interior of a then-modern Burlington Route car, black & white multiview postcard furnished for mailing in the Postal Car on the Burlington World's Fair Exhibition Train, unused, back toned extensively, front toning along the bottom edge is light. $4.00 err-r

HOUSTON & EL PASO. "SAN ANTONIO, TEX. / TOM JONES, PUB., CIN., O. / W. COMMERCE ST." including horse-drawn vehicles, oval sepia-tone viewcard within a decorative border, mailed MAR 8 1907 (clear HOUS. & EL PASO TR.6 R.P.O. hand cancel) to Mrs. E. T. McCarthey in Brooklyn New York, tiny corner crease, other corners with minor rounding, small spots of light toning in the front borders & back. Rare: we found no other offers or even an exhibit of it when we searched the Internet. $15.00 t(s)-r

HOUSTON FLATONIA & SAN ANTONIO RPO. Clear HOUS. FLAT. & SAN ANTO. / TR10 / DEC / 12 / 1912 R.P.O. hand cancel on 1-c Washington stamp franking postcard from San Antonio to Rochester New York. Noticeable ink smears on back mercifully miss the stamp & cancel area. Postcard shows "Mission San Francisco de Espada, / Fourth Mission, Built 1730 / San Antonio, Texas' in color with a little edge wear. $9.00 t(s)-r

INDIANAPOLIS & LOUISVILLE. "Franklin College Dormitory Franklin, Ind." a corner view with 4 people nearby, black & white postcard with sky tint, mailed SEP 19 1916 (IND & LOUIS R.P.O. cancel) to Mrs. Sarah Martin of Indianapolis from a grandchild, heavy & long vertical crease from the top edge, noticeable corner wear. The Indianapolis & Louisville Railroad later became a part of the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville. $3.75 i(f)cg-r NEW / NUEVO / NEU

JAMESTOWN & MILES CITY. "Soo Hotel, Bismarck, N. D." also with part of the American Restaurant next door, color, mailed 1909 (somewhat light Jamestown & Miles City / TR 2 R.P.O. cancel), lightly toned back, 2 corner creases, minor edge wear, lightly toned front. $8.00 n-r

KANSAS CITY & DODGE. "H2654  SANTA FE DEPOT, TOPEKA, KANSAS" with a few passengers on the platform & baggage carts placed strategically between the tracks; white-border era postcard mailed OCT 13 1920 (bold KANS. CITY & DODGE TR.9 R.P.O. hand cancel) to Jamestown New York, minor wear at 3 corners, lightly toned back, some cancel ink in the front sky. $5.00 k(t)r-r

KANSAS CITY & LA JUNTA RAILWAY. "U. S. Weather Bureau  DODGE CITY, Kansas." mentioning the Department of Agriculture on its sign, hand-colored postcard published by Fred Harvey, mailed NOV 4 1915 (nearly complete K. CITY & LA JUNTA TR13 R.P.O. hand cancel with RMS in the killer) to Mr.  Don Nelson in Belen New Mexico, back paper browned a bit with age, a few tiny spots of light toning in the front sky. Not the common white-border version that everyone seems to have! SALE IN PROGRESS k(d)mhf-r

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: Otis Elevating R.R., Lees Bridge, Fawn's Leap, Mountain House, Rip Van Winkle Rock, etc. $10.00 m(d)r-n

    LAKELAND & FORT MYERS. "RUSSELL'S FRUIT FARM. / FORT OGDEN, FLA." showing an orange orchard, sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed FEB 6 1914 from nearby Arcadia (clear LAKELAND & FT. MYERS R.P.O. hand cancel) to Harry Heath in Washington Court House Ohio with entire message about the farm, tiny corner crease, light uneven toning on back. Interesting & rare. $40.00 f(f)fg-r ILLUSTRATION ADDED RECENTLY

    LINCOLN & BILLINGS. "To .. / Have / and / To / Hold" depicting a well-dressed man holding a bag of money, hand-colored leather post card in vertical format, undivided back, mailed DEC 5 1906 in Quimby Iowa to Snyder Oklahoma, DEC 6 1906 LINC. & BILLINGS MISSENT railroad markings on back are clear but 15% off the edge. $14.00 l-r

LINCOLN & BILLINGS. Almost complete LINCOLN & BILL. E. D. RPO / TR 74 SEP 22 1943 cancel on 1-cent Jefferson postal card to Mascoutah Illinois, faint upper left corner bend, noticeable lower left corner crease. This is a division of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway in Wyoming. $2.50 r-rw

LITTLE ROCK & HOT SPRINGS. "Ozark Lithia Spring. / Made in Germany. Located on the best road in the country - six miles North of Hot Springs" with several people hold glasses of the mineral water clustered about the source, color postcard with undivided back mailed MAR 7 1908 (mostly clear L. ROCK & HOT SPRINGS TR46 R.P.O. hand cancel) to Miss Grade Reid in Palmetto Georgia, very light toning on back, noticeable corner wear & rounding. This is both early for the spring & rare in its own right. Their sales of mineral water appear reported in a Congressional publication for the first time in 1909. When we searched the Internet, no one was exhibiting this card, no one bragged of its sale, & no one was offering it. $25.00 a(h)-r

MACKINAC CITY & CALUMET. "MICH. COLLEGE OF MINES  HOUGHTON, MICH.  H8" its buildings in winter, real photo post card published by L. L. Cook Co., mailed AUG 28 1954 (lightly doubled MACK CY. & CALUMET R.P.O. hand cancel) to Middlefield Ohio, unimportant small spot of toning in the address area, good edges. $4.50 m(h)mcw-r

MILES CITY & SPOKANE. "DAVID C. SMITH / DRUGGIST // TAFT, MONT.  POWER PLANT" nearly to its eaves in snow, post card mailed SEP 25 1910 (MILES CITY & SPOK. R.P.O. cancel is clear) to Bertram Osborn in Conneaut Ohio, couple tiny indents in the lower edge, tiny upper corner crease. Taft, now a ghost town that burned down previous to this mailing, was instrumental in the Pacific Coast expansion of the financially troubled Chicago, Milwaukee & Pacific Railroad when a tunnel was bored nearby its site. Rare, front & back! $75.00 m(t)r(c)wg-r

NEBRASKA CITY & HOLDREGE. "Here's to my wife - wish her long life! / She's might good looking, unrivaled at cooking / Knows all about medicine, as inventive as Edison, ... The Faithful Husbands Toast" with the lame poetry continuing for 4 more lines, quality art in color depicts a man having a drink while his betrothed gives him a big hug, postcard mailed FEB 22 1910 (partial N ... TY & HOLDREGE R.P.O. cancel) to Roy Dwinle in Tecumseh Nebraska, upper corner crease not into the art, long internal crease into the poem, minor corner & edge wear otherwise. $6.00 pw(s)-r NEW / NUEVO / NEU

NEW BEDFORD & NANTUCKET. "SANKATY HEAD LIGHTHOUSE, NANTUCKET, MASS." white-border era postcard with red caption at the bottom front, interesting printed information on the back; mailed (clear NEW BED. & NANTUCK. TR10 R.P.O. mail boat hand cancel without year) to Mr. James Morgan in Jamaica Plain Massachusetts, several very tiny speckles of cancel ink in the front sky, short internal crease near one bottom corner, other edge wear is minor. For more information on the interesting cancel, please see the May/Jun 2003 Transit Postmark Collector for an excellent article by Douglas N. Clark. $20.00 lm(n)-r NEW / NUEVO / NEU

NEW HAVEN & WILLIMANTIC RAILROAD. "10268  The Center, East Hampton, Conn." a horse-drawn wagon in the foreground & a church steeple in the distance; black & white postcard in vertical format, undivided back, printed in Germany, mailed OCT 6 1905 (complete WILL. & NEW HAVEN R.P.O. hand cancel) to Miss Frieda Lumpe in New York City, a little cancel ink in the sky. The cancellation is from the New Haven & Willimantic Railroad; not illustrated in the US Transit Markings Catalogue. $20.00 c(e)-r NEW / NUEVO / NEU

NEWPORT & SPRINGFIELD. "Post Office Corner, Norfolk, Conn." black & white post card mailed AUG 6 1915 (clear NEWP'T & SPRING. R.P.O. S.R. cancel to Livingstone New Jersey, tiny corner crease, bit of cancel ink in front sky. $5.00 cp-r

    NEW YORK & CHICAGO. [Balalaika player] depicted in colorful art on a Russian postcard mailed 1912 to Barton Wisconsin, 2 corners creased (1 is small), N. Y. & CHI. RPO transit cancel JUN 2 1912 well struck on front, message in Russian. $3.00 mr-r

NEW YORK & PITTSBURG. "Pennsylvania Industrial School and World War Monument, Huntingdon, Pa. / 1A1196-N" as it appeared circa 1931, early linen postcard mailed MAY 16 1946 (NEW YORK & PITTS / TR 13 / RMS / R.P.O. postmark is clear), small but noticeable corner crease. $2.00 p

    NEW YORK & PITTSBURG. "Greater New York. / Broad Street and Stock Exchange" from Tuck Series No. 1038, undivided back post card mailed OCT 1 1905 (fairly clear N. Y. & PITTSBURG R.P.O. hand cancel), small corner crease, wear at the top front corners, faint toning in the front message area. $4.00 n(n)t-r

    NEW YORK & PITTSBURG. "RED STAR / LINE. // Triple-Screw 'PENNLAND' / (EX-PITTSBURGH) / 16,332 Tons" art in vertical format showing her underway near a tugboat, written by a passenger who expected to arrive in New York OCT 3 1927, cancelled OCT 2 1927 NEW YORK & PITTS. R. P.O., two small spots of toning in the message area. She was to serve as an Allied troopship in the 1942 Battle of Dakar. $6.00 s(r)s(o)s-r

OGDEN & SAN FRANCISCO RPO. Clear OGDEN & SAN FRAN. / TR 4 / APR / 15 / 1906 / R.P.O hand cancel with partial FAST MAIL killer (FA and MAI show) tie 1-c Franklin stamp franking postcard from Denver Colorado to Chicago Illinois, embossed view shows state capitol (captioned "124--Colorado State Capitol"), minor corner rounding & 2 small spots of light toning well away from the stamp, light toning at back corners due to album contact. The fast mail killer is uncommon and our reference only shows a partial strike of it. $8.50 c-r

PITTSBURGH & KENOVA. "DOUBLE SERVICE / Copyright 1910 by the Colonial Art Pub. Co., B'klyn, N.Y.  Published by F. G. Henry & Co. Inc. N.Y." showing a young man hugging a young lady with racquet on either side of him near the net; sepia-tone postcard mailed OCT 6 1910 (PITTS. & KENOVA T719 R.P.O. cancel & straight-line violet New Haven, W. Va. auxiliary mark both well-struck) to Mr. Robert Richard in Maggie West Virginia, long bottom corner crease, minor corner rounding, light toning both sides. This RPO was a leg of the Norfolk & Western that went on to Cincinnati. $7.00 s(t)-rw& NEW / NUEVO / NEU

PITTSBURGH & SAINT LOUIS. "A 4497  Main Street , Coshocton, O." including horse-drawn traffic & a pocket watch sign, black & white postcard with undivided back, MAILED JU 6 1906 (bold PITTS. & ST. L. TR20 R.P.O. hand cancel) to Philadelphia, album toning near the back edges & lower front corners, long upper corner crease & a much smaller one within. A large sign on a storefront reads in part 'To Quit Business / ENTIRE STOCK / To Be Sold". $5.00 o(c)m-r

PITTSBURG STREET CAR RPO. "WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA BLIND ASYLUM, PITTSBURG, PA." with a corner view, post card, mailed there SEP 15 1908 (clear TRIP 7 PITTSBURG STREET CAR R.P.O. flag cancel) to Mr. Earl Fitzsimmons in North Wheeling West Virginia, album toning both sides, minor wear at 3 corners. $4.00 p(p)s-r NEW / NUEVO / NEU

PORTLAND & SAN FRANCISCO R.P.O. "You can't raise crops with a Cropper, /  You can't shave your chops with a Chopper, / Break Nags with a Nagger / ..." & 2 more lines of comic verse; color postcard depicts a dandy frog dressed in tophat, vest, cane & spats; clear transit 1908 cancel just over frog's shoulder, light toning near front edges; fairly clear PORT. & SAN FRAN. RPO OCT 6 1908 cancel ties 1-c Franklin stamp on back, paper browning evenly with age. $4.50 f-r

PORTLAND & SAN FRANCISCO R.P.O. "Depoe Bay, Ore.  Oregon Coast H'wy 75 / MELS" showing several cards parked near a complex of businesses--an aquarium, a tavern, Depoe Bay Store (General Merchandise), Crabs Standard Oil Products, Jiffy Lunch; real photo postcard that will make you get out your magnifying glass; mailed JUL 12 1941 (PORTLAND & S. F. N. D. R.P.O. cancel clearly struck) to Dr. Maud Bell in Lincoln Nebraska. The Portland & San Francisco Railroad connected Marshfield Oregon to Trinidad California, with connection available on another line to San Francisco or Portland. $12.00 o(d)r-r NEW / NUEVO / NEU

SANDUSKY & PEORIA. "What are the wild waves saying" showing a small beach scene, hand-captioned sepia-tone real photo postcard, mailed APR 1910 (very rare SAND & PEO. RPO cancel) to Muncie Indiana, writer comments 'I took this picture off the Cedar Point Beach. Can you see our trains from where you work? If so, tell me the spot and I'll be looking..." Obviously unique, from an employee of the railway. The Sandusky & Peoria constituted the main line of the Lake Erie & Western Railroad Company, but no marking whatever from that line is either mentioned or shown in the authoritative US Transit Markings Catalogue Volume I. $50.00 o(c)ar(s)-r

SAND. & SPRING TR 26 FEB 1908 13 on "vinegar Valentine" postcard mailed to Kenton Ohio. $3.75

SAN FRANCISCO & PACIFIC GROVE. "THE SAND DUNES, MONTEREY  P. P. NO. 663" sepia-tone real photo post card published by the Pillsbury Picture Company, mailed MAY 1 1915 (clear SAN FRAN. & PAC. GROVE TR 27 R.P.O. cancel  - on the Del Monte of the Southern Pacific Coast Line) to Cambridge Massachusetts ('Missent to Winchester Mass.' auxiliary mark struck clearly 4 days later) from a writer at Pacific Grove, minor wear to the bottom corners, oxidation consistent with age. Seldom seen; even less seldom offered. $15.00 c(m)-rm

SEATTLE & HOQUIAM. Clear SEATTLE & HOQUIAM / T 310 / 8 / SEP / 1910 / R.P.O. hand cancel on 1-c Franklin franking postcard from Porter Washington to Moultrie Ohio (DPO), forwarded to New Franklin Ohio (light SEP 13 1910 DPO hand cancel), thence forwarded to Homeworth Ohio! Tiny bottom corner crease & minor corner rounding affect nothing of philatelic significance. Postcard shows the Pierce County Court House in Tacoma, but who's looking at the front? $17.00 ro

SAINT PAUL & ABERDEEN. "'YOU'LL LIKE MILBANK' - MILBANK, SO. DAK.   72507" generic linen postcard with moonlit scene, clear ST. P. & ABERDEEN / TR 18 JUN 23 1953 / RMS cancel ties 2-c Adams stamp, small corner bend, corner crease. $2.00 s-r

    SOO & MINNEAPOLIS. "Notice to Consignee of Goods on Hand . Railway Express Agency / INCORPORATED / COOKS, MICH." postal card form notifying consigner of unclaimed goods & charges, dated May 16 1932, postmarked SOO & MPLS R. P. O. TR 87 MAY 16 1932, to Ray S. Ball in Huron Ohio. The unincorporated community was on the Minneapolis, Saint Paul & Sault Sainte Marie Railroad line. $5.00 m(c)r(m)-r

     
SPRINGFIELD & NORTH-EASTERN RAIL ROAD. Mostly complete MAR 7 83 NEW YORK (12 in killer) cancel on Scott UX4 postal card with small watermark, neatly addressed to "Mr. Wm. K. Baker, Treas., Springfield Massachusetts", neatly written message on the back clarifying the quantity of an order, slight photo corner mount toning at all corners of the front (but not the back). More completely, Mr. Baker's title was Treasurer and Clerk of Corporation for the Springfield & North-Eastern Rail Road. Nice! Click on the image of either side to get a greatly enlarged view. $375.00 u(p)r-gr NEW / NUEVO / NEU

    TOWNSEND & CATONSVILLE. "THE FAT MAN / Some men keep on getting fatter / And say to themselves 'it don't matter;' / But if you'd say to such / 'Stop eating so much!' / He'd get as mad as a hatter. / COPYRIGHT, 1905, BY R. HILL" postcard mailed MAR 22 1907 (TOW. & CATONS. R. P. O. BALTO. MD. streetcar cancel ties the stamp) to Cleveland then forwarded to Cincinnati Ohio; album impressions at the corners, upper corner crease, minor corner & edge wear, toned both sides from album contact. $4.75 cp-r NEW / NUEVO / NEU

TRACY & P____E T516 28 OCT 1909 R. P. O. on art postcard to Battle Creek Iowa, 2 corner creases, much corner wear & rounding, lightly toned back. $2.50

VILLISCA & BIGELOW. "BRIDGE AND SPRING, ELMWOOD / PARK, OMAHA, NEB." with a few people for scale, color postcard with unevenly divided back, mailed OCT 2 1915 (complete & exemplary strike of VILLISCA & BIGELOW TR50 R.P.O. hand cancel), light toning at the top left back corner, 2 faint upper corner creases (1 tiny, 1 small), mild wear to the bottom corners. $50.00 n(o)b-r

WACO & ROTAN. "412. Shooting Up the Towns" with art depicting 3 horse-mounted cowboys firing their guns indiscriminately, post card mailed AUG 29 1909 (clear Waco & Rotan RPO cancel) from someone suggesting an exchange, noticeable corner wear including a small bottom corner creases not into the image, faint but long internal crease, very light toning both sides. $3.25 cg-r

    WASH. & HINTON  TR.5 APR 20 1917 R.P.O. clear on 1-c Washington franking post card from Clifton Forge Virginia to Columbus Ohio. "The New Post Office Building, Clifton Forge, Virginia" corner view in color is the image side, minor corner wear, faint corner crease into stamp. $7.00 vp-r

WATERS & MONICO TR 12 JUL 9 1943 R. P. O. on Eagle River Wisconsin view card to Mount Healthy Ohio. $5.00

WILLIMANTIC & NEW HAVEN."10268  The Center, East Hampton, Conn." a horse-drawn wagon in the foreground & a church steeple in the distance; black & white postcard in vertical format, undivided back, printed in Germany, mailed OCT 6 1905 (complete WILL. & NEW HAVEN R.P.O. hand cancel) to Miss Frieda Lumpe in New York City, a little cancel ink in the sky. The cancellation is from the New Haven & Willimantic Railroad; not illustrated in the US Transit Markings Catalogue. $20.00 c(e)-r NEW / NUEVO / NEU

WILL & SEATTLE. "Beach at Boundary Bay, / Wash, U.S.A." including bathers, cars parked close by, and a pier; black & white postcard mailed JUL 1 1955 (clear WILL & SEATTLE TR 28 R.P.O. cancel). $2.00 w-r

WOODBURY & KALAMAZOO.  "Crooked Lake / Delton, Mich." shoreline view with a dirt path by a couple of cottages, sepia-tone real photo postcard mailed AUG 8 1917 (good strike of WOODBURY & KAL. R.P.O. hand cancel) to Marguerite Kurz in Zanesville Ohio) by the writer Fran pictured in the background with her sister & cousin Helen, toned back, paper adherence in lower left front corner obscures nothing important & might be removable with patience. The cancel was used on the Chicago, Kalamazoo & Saginaw. $8.50 m(d)m(c)-r NEW / NUEVO / NEU

RAILROAD CANCELS--PHILATELIC LITERATURE

"29 YEARS TO OBLIVION / THE LAST YEARS OF RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES" softbound book with 1980 copyright by Edwin B. Bergman, 79 pages, illustrated, alphabetical arrangement by line. Hard to find. $24.00 r

"A HISTORY OF THE RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE, Together with a Brief account fo the Origin and Growth of the Postoffice Service and a Sketch showing the Daily Life of a Railway Mail Clerk" softbound book reprinting a 1903 publication of the Columbian Correspondence College, published in 1977 for the National Postage Stamp Show, 34 pages plus covers. $9.50 r

"B&O CABOOSE DIAGRAM BOOK" by Robert Hobbler (autographed to thank a contributor), softbound book with 1982 copyright, 32 pages plus covers, with many quality photos. Nice & very hard to find! $34.00 r

"DIRECTORY OF ROUTE AGENT ROUTES 1837 - 1882" 3-hole punched in a loose-leaf notebook (as intended), by John L. Kay, 1990 copyright, 170 pages. $11.50 r

"MAIL TRAVEL GUIDE / UPDATED AGENT AND RPO ROUTES LISTED BY STATE AND RAILROAD / WITH ROUTE NUMBERS, DIRECTIONS AND MAPS" by John L. Kay & Fred MacDonald, with data compiled by Charles L. Towle. 50 pages, 3-hole punched with covers. Thorough coverage of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas & Connecticut: routes, name changes, types of cancels... Magnificent & useful. Condition is very fresh. $25.00 rc

"Mobile Post Office SELECTIONS / VOLUME NO. 1 / (MAY 1980)" Softbound book with 38 pages. Six articles include: 'Rules and Regulations for the Guidance of Clerks-in-Charge of the Railway Mail Service, 1935', 'Regional Organization of the Railway Mail Service' & 'You Just Can't Get There from Here (Early Austrian Transit Markings)'. $9.50 ra

"Mobile Post Office SELECTIONS / VOLUME NO. 2 / (DECEMBER 1981)" Softbound book with 38 pages. Seven articles include: 'Instructions to Railway Postal Clerks 1883', 'The Grand Junction & Durango R.P.O.' & 'Trip Report Instructions for Railway Postal Clerks, 1916'. $9.50 rc

"Mobile Post Office SELECTIONS / VOLUME NO. 3 / (DECEMBER 1984)" Softbound book with 48 pages. Six articles include: 'The Last Trip of the Toms River and Philadelphia Railway Post Office', 'Railroad Transportation of the Mails in Virginia - 1841' & 'Early St. Louis Street Car RPO Service'. $9.50 rv

"Mobile Post Office SELECTIONS / VOLUME NO. 4 / (DECEMBER 1985)" Softbound book with 52 pages. Five articles include: 'A Chronological History of the Highway Post Office', 'Foreign Mail Service at New York' & 'Mail Service on the Suncook Valley Railroad'. $9.50 rn

Monthly newsletters, data sheets, reports, membership correspondence & occasional publications of the Baltimore & Ohio Historical Society, 1981 - 1990. Measures 1-1/4 inch thick when all pressed together. Loose-leaf organization suggested for the specialist. $12.50 r(b)-r

"RAILROAD POSTAL ROUTES from 1867 to 1961" by Herbert H. Harrington Sr., third printing staple-bound, a predecessor to the more familiar & extensive later publications of the Mobile Post Office Society. Seldom seen these days. $14.50 r

"STREET CAR R.P.O. SERVICE IN BROOKLYN and NEW YORK CITY" by John M. Price, softbound book with 1979 copyright, 48 pages plus transparent overlays. $14.50 rns

"STREET CAR R.P.O. SERVICE IN CHICAGO" by John R. Mason & Raymond A. Fleming, softbound book with 1983 copyright, well illustrated with photos & maps, scarcity ratings included, 74 pages. $9.50 ri

"STREET CAR R.P.O. SERVICE IN CINCINNATI AND CLEVELAND" by Kenneth T. Stewart, and "STREET CAR R.P.O. SERVICE IN ROCHESTER" by Douglas N. Clark", together in a softbound book with 1986 copyright, well illustrated with photos & maps, scarcity & valuation information included, 52 pages. Hard to find. $25.00 ri

"STREET CAR R.P.O. SERVICE IN PHILADELPHIA" by Robert J. Stets, softbound book with 1978 copyright, well illustrated with photos & maps, scarcity ratings included, 41 pages plus transparent overlay. $11.50 rps

"THE CATALOG OF NEW MEXICO RAILWAY POSTAL MARKINGS" by Charles L. Towle, 1981 copyright, 1988 reprint,. 80 pages, well indexed, with route chronologies & valuations, profusely illustrated. $9.50 rn

"THE DEVELOPMENT OF OHIO'S RAILWAY MAIL ROUTE MARKINGS 1845 - 1900" photostats of a formal exhibit, with value annotations on all covers shown. Magnificent, with much scarce material & hard to find. Loose-leaf & 3-hole punch. $35.00 ro

"The Railway Post Offices of Denmark" by Anthony M. Goodbody, softbound book with 1979 copyright (not the reprint), 27 pages. Shows cancels & routes, explains abbreviations in English. $13.50 rd

"The Railway Post Offices of Switzerland" by Anthony M. Goodbody, softbound book with 1982 copyright, 26 pages plus large map with routes. $10.00 rs

"THE STREET RAILWAY POST OFFICES OF BOSTON" by Roger J. Heinen, softbound book with 1981 copyright, 46 pages well illustrated (cancels, photos, routes, timetables, etc.). Hard to find. $30.00 rms

"THE STREET RAILWAY POST OFFICES OF PITTSBURGH" by Lloyd Booth, softbound book with 1983 copyright. 58 pages include bibliography, timeline, cancels, routes, covers, maps & more. Hard to find. $47.50 rps

"THE STREET RAILWAY POST OFFICES OF SAINT LOUIS" by Robert G. Schultz, softbound book with 1984 copyright, 58 pages including numerous illustrations, maps, scarcity indications & a bibliography. $9.50 rms

"THE TRAVELLING POST OFFICES OF EGYPT" by Peter A. S. Smith, paperbound with 1983 copyright, 65 pages. Routes, scarcity indexes, bibliography, etc. $14.50 re

"THE UNITED STATES RAILWAY POST OFFICE POSTMARK CATALOG 1864 - 1977 / VOLUME 1" by Charles L. Towle, 3-hole punched & loose-leaf bound. Please inquire.

"THE UNITED STATES / TRANSIT MARKINGS CATALOG / VOLUME 2" 1978 copyright. Loose-leaf, 3-hole punched, lightly used. Covers Casselton-Marion, N. D. through Jackson, Tenn. - Grenada, Miss., with valuations, plus an addenda to Volume I. $19.00 r

"THE UNITED STATES / TRANSIT MARKINGS CATALOG / VOLUME 4" by Charles L. Towle. Coverage of local mail agent, transfer clerk & transfer office markings, with valuations. Well illustrated & alphabetically organized. Loose-leaf, 3-hole punched, lightly used. $19.50 r

"Transfer Offices" by William F. Rapp, article in Volume 1, Number 3 (September 1972) Postal History USA, hard to find. $5.00 the complete issue. p2

"TRANSIT POSTMARK COLLECTOR" 81 gently used issues of the whole numbers 222 (January-February 1978) - 308 (May-June 1992) offered as an instant & authoritative library. Includes occasional indices & membership directory. $185.00 tr

"U. S. Rail News" first 7 issues, April 1983 - October 1983. $6.50 r

"WATERWAY RAILWAY POST OFFICES OF THE UNITED STATES" by Charles L. Towle, with RPO route information by John L. Kay; 32 pages, with a selected bibliography & valuations, well illustrated, 1987 copyright. Gently used. $9.00 r

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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

Very light 1914 Presque Isle cancel on 2-c Washington franking illustrated-both-sides #6 cover from R. W. Wight Furniture to Parkersburg West Virginia. Front scenes: High School, Training School, Hose House & Free Library. All-over back maps 'PRESQUE ISLE--THE RAILROAD CENTER OF AROOSTOOK' including nearby towns such as Mapleton, Fairmount, Perham, Woodland, Caribou, Goodrich & Maple Grove. Railroad lines on back: B.&A.R.R., A.V.R. & C.P.R.R. Opened neatly, brownish paper, tiny 1 / 3" tear at side affects nothing & closes well. $20.00 mr%

    JAN 6 1945 Seattle Wash. machine cancel ties 3-c Transcontinental Railroad stamp franking #10 cover to Baltimore, large Porto-Server multicolor cachet has GI in jeep getting excited over the address. Nice. $7.50 ptr

Group of 46 Belgian parcel receipts & fragments, showing a good variety of cancels, each bearing the 4-franc red violet stamp with locomotive issued in 1934. $5.50 br

MAY 13 1946 somewhat light SHARON PA machine cancel ties 3-c Washington to #6 cover (R. R. B. Form 648) from an Erie Railroad Company freight agent there to Maury Ohio, where it was opened by mistake & resealed neatly at the top with clear tape (which has since browned), a similar name handwritten next to the typed address with 'Is this yours? Carrier' underneath it. It was, as we know from the source of this item. Envelope is brown with a vertical crease & wrinkling. Interesting. $4.00 ro

JUL 8'49 clear dark blue Pitney Bowes .03 meter with 'Ride the Mountaineer' advertising slogan over a train (for Boston & Maine Railroad), brown #10 cover to Boston Massachusetts, noticeable wrinkling & a long crease. $1.25 r

JUL 22'49 clear red Pitney-Bowes .03 meter with advertising slogan 'DEPENDABLE / IN ALL KINDS OF WEATHER" over a train, corner card of the Maine Central Railroad Company, windowed #10 cover, pencil writing on front to direct it within recipient company. $2.00 mr. Similar, but dated AUG-3'49 & pencil writing is on back. $2.25 mr

JUL 29'49 - NOV 17'49 group of 3 windowed covers from Maine Central Railroad Company each with a clear Pitney-Bowes .03 meter with advertising slogan 'DEPENDABLE / IN ALL KINDS OF WEATHER' over a train, in three distinctive ink colors--blue, violet & red violet. Small smudges of postal cancellation machine ink on two of them, one of which affects the meter. $5.00 for all 3. rm

NOV-3'49 clear red Montreal Quebec .04 meter cancel with Canadian Pacific advertising on windowed #9 cover sent by the treasurer at their Windsor Station there. slight reduction at top in opening removed backflap. $2.00 rq

TR 1 / JUL 28 / 1962 clear Burl. & St. L. R. P. O. cancel ties 4-c Homestead Act stamp to #6 cover with all-over cachet for the Railway mail service centennial (depicting Lincoln & first train to sort mail while in motion), neatly addressed, never sealed. $2.50 rcl

26.JUNI 1972 Denmark FDC for 70 Danish State Railways stamp (complete issue), unaddressed & uncacheted, interesting explanatory insert in 4 languages. $1.25 rd

    -4 AUG 1973 official FDC for 4-stamp Isle of Man Steam Railway issue complete, unaddressed, multicolor cachet, with interesting explanatory insert. $5.50 ri

26 March 1977 FDC for railway anniversary stamps (1-, 2-, 4- & 5-baht), unaddressed, multicolor cachet, explanatory stiffener with much information. $6.50 tr

APR 30 1979 clear Vaugman MS 39179 hand cancel ties "A" rate & 3-c railroad engineers stamps to #6 cover with gold & black cachet commemorating the death of Casey Jones in 1900, unaddressed, explanatory insert. $1.25 rm

MAY 10 1979 clear Corinne UT 84307 hand cancel ties "A" rate & 3-c transcontinental railroad stamp to #6 cover with gold & black cachet commemorating the 110th anniversary of the transcontinental completion there, unaddressed, explanatory insert. $1.25 ru

1980 WEST GERMAN RAILROAD EVENT COVERS

-5.-5.1980 clear fancy HEIDELBERG 1 LEISTUNGSSCHAU (trade show) cancel ties 5-pfg  West Germany satellite stamp to 140 Jahre / Eisenbahn in Baden / 25 Jahre Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof event cover with multicolor cachet showing an antique railroad engine, unaddressed, fresh appearance. Shown above.

31.-5.1980 clear fancy SIEGEN 1 cancel ties 5-pfg  West Germany satellite stamp to elektrifizierung / eisenbahn-motiv / der siegstrecke / briefmarkenschau unaddressed event cover with multicolor cachet showing a postal railway car. fresh appearance.

-1.-6.1980 clear fancy KAUFBEUREN 1 cancel ties 5-pfg  West Germany satellite stamp to tag der ??? mit Fahrzeugschau unaddressed event cover with multicolor cachet showing an electrified train. fresh appearance.

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    1982 REGISTERED #6 airmail cover from Monrovia IV Liberia to Illinois, franked by a pair of 35-c diesel locomotive stamps, 3 different backstamps that are readable, opened neatly. $3.75 lr

8 OCT 1983 clear Hartford CT 061 cancel with OCTOBER IS / STAMP COLLECTING / MONTH slogan ties 20-c Civil Service stamp to #10 cover from Orange Valley & Susquehanna RR to Ohio, corner card area has small illustration of the 'Ghost Train', a little ragged at the top due to opening (could be trimmed). $1.00 r

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    9.4.1984 cacheted FDC for 5-d railroad stamp for the centennial, airmailed to the United States, franked by 7 stamps including a block of six, neatly addressed, stiffener inside. $2.25 jr

    Light 1984 Funafuti Tuvalu cancel ties se-tenant pair of 25-c railroad stamps franking #10 cover to Ohio, neatly addressed & neatly opened. $1.50 rt%

1985 - 1989. Lot of eleven #10 airmail covers franked with various denominations of Grenadines of Saint Vincent (including Bequia & Union Islands) railroad stamps, including some se-tenant pairs, all neatly addressed & neatly opened, number writing on front. Good variety of stamps & denominations, a few with other stamps added to make the rate. Just a few with minor faults--corner wrinkling, number writing on front. $15.00 rs%

28.12.86 light but complete 12500 Praha cancel ties 1-Kcs electric locomotive stamp to greeting-card size cover to Kostelec. neatly opened, small corner crease. $1.50 rc

20 JA 87 clear Funafuti Tuvalu cancel ties se-tenant pair of 5-c railroad stamps & 60-c fisherman's boxes & 30-c basket and tray stamps franking #10 airmail cover to Ohio. $1.50 rt

OCT 1 1987 bold Baltimore MD cancels on a complete set of 5 US FDC. Each FDC is a continental postcard (example shown) bearing an appropriate color illustrations to match up with the stamps. Officially issued by the US Postal Service, with interesting explanatory text on the stamp side, fresh appearance. $4.25 for all. ru

    Clear 24 SP 90 Hull North Humberside hand cancel ties 20-p & 2-p Isle of Man railroad stamps franking #6 cover to California. Well struck PAQUEBOT in black box at front left, neatly addressed, small neat violet YB US postal routing mark on front, 2 other such marks on back. $3.50 rpgi NEW / NUEVO / NEU

1 AOU 1991 clear BZV Makelekele Congo hand cancel ties 240-f Trans-Siberian railroad stamp franking greeting-card size airmail cover to Chicago Illinois, tiny staple holes at bottom center, upper corners creased but affects nothing important. $2.50 rc

13 II 1992 clear Brazzaville-Ouenze Congo hand cancel ties 200-f Turkish diesel & 75-f art stamps to greeting-card size cover to Illinois, small US S7 routing mark on back, neatly addressed & neatly opened. Left perfs of 200-f stamp bent over edge with corner perf creased. Commercial mail. $1.75 rc

    Partial 27 VII a94 double-ring ..KANA Bophuthatswana hand cancel ties 45-c Mafikeng locomotive shed stamp franking #6 envelope to Bona-Lesedi Nursing College in Luipaardvlei, neatly opened. Small towns. $2.00 rb NEW / NUEVO / NEU

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"AMERICAN RED CROSS / 1910 /  1909 / MERRY XMAS /  HAPPY NEW YEAR" with 1909 Red Cross seal appropriately pasted on front, artwork shows Santa & Father Time, mailed 1909, writing on front where there was room. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 r-u(c)r

Clear SEP 12 1931 USS BRAZOS hand cancel ties 2-c Red Cross stamp franking #6 cover to Indiana, 2 hinge remnants on back, small spot of toning in the left front center, wavy paper, neatly addressed, stamp centered low, paper browning somewhat with age. $3.00 nr NEW / NUEVO / NEU

Partial USS TUTUILA / 1936 / MAY 6 /  A.M. with CHINA / NANKING in killer bars ties 2-c Red Cross stamp franking #6 cover to Massachusetts, large light violet cachet of the John Paul Jones Chapter of the USCS, toned lower right front corner. 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 cnr

MAR 5 1944 Kingman Army Airfield Red Cross #10 cover to Michigan with 3-c win the war stamp tied by clear Kingman Arizona cancel, backflap missing. $1.00

APR 12 1944 Merced Army Air Field Red Cross #10 cover to Michigan with 3-c win the war stamp tied by clear Merced California cancel, small tear at one edge (closes well). $1.75 Same but date is APR 25 1944. $1.75

April 28, 1944 BRADLEY FIELD DPO cancel on #10 cover from American Red Cross there to Michigan, neatly opened. $2.50

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MAY 15 1944 Laughlin Army Air Field Red Cross #10 cover to Michigan with 3-c win the war stamp tied by clear Del Rio Texas cancel, small tear in right side of cover. $1.50

MAY 18 1944 Truax Army Air Field Red Cross #10 cover to Michigan with 3-c win the war stamp tied by clear Madison 1 Wisconsin cancel. $2.00

Clear JUN 6 1944 HARRISON MISS. machine cancel ties 3-c win the war stamp franking #10 cover from the Gulfport Field Station Hospital to Michigan, nearly addressed, vertical crease, internal crease. $1.00 rm NEW / NUEVO / NEU

JUNE 10 1944 Alexandria Army Air Field Red Cross #10 cover airmailed to Michigan with 8-c stamp tied by clear Alexandria Louisiana cancel, wrinkling along one edge affects stamp. $1.00 Similar, except 3-c win the war stamp is tied by September 24 1944 cancel, stamp damaged. $1.00

JUN 10 1944 clear & complete CAMP HOWZE (DPO) machine cancel on #10 cover from American Red Cross Office at the Station Hospital there to Michigan, 8-cent airmail stamp, paper toned and wrinkled at left edge. $1.50 tr*

JUNE 11 1944 Ardmore Army Air Field Red Cross #10 cover to Michigan franked with 3-c win the war stamp tied by clear Ardmore Oklahoma cancel, wrinkling along one edge affects the stamp. $1.00

JUNE 19 1944 Merced Army Air Field Red Cross #10 cover to Michigan franked with 3-c win the war stamp tied by clear Merced California cancel, wrinkling along one edge, corner crease. $1.00 Same but October 16 1944 cancel & no significant wrinkling. $2.00

JUN 21 1944 Camp Carson (DPO not listed in La Posta Volume I) machine cancel ties 3-c win the war stamp franking #10 envelope from the Red Cross office at the station hospital to Michigan, recipient's annotations on front. $2.50 cr

JUN 24 1944 Billy Mitchell Field Red Cross #10 cover to Michigan with 3-c win the war stamp tied by clear Milwaukee 4 Wisconsin cancel. $2.00

Clear JUL 20 1944 CAMP VAN DORN MISS. machine cancel ties 3-c win the war stamp franking #10 envelope from the American Red Cross Office of the Field Director there to Michigan, top a little rough from opening, neatly addressed, a lot of wrinkling just below the stamp suggests ironing. Our La Posta does not list the cancel, so we take it to be a DPO. $2.00 rm NEW / NUEVO / NEU

JULY 26 1944 Lockbourne Army Air Base Red Cross #10 cover to Michigan with 3-c win the war stamp tied by clear Columbus 2 Ohio cancel. $2.00

Three mostly clear AUG 1 1944 KEY FIELD hand cancels tie pair of 3-c win the war & pair of 1-c Washington prexies franking #10 envelope sent airmail from the American Red Cross there to Michigan, considerable wrinkling at right front edge suggests ironing, paper bends at left front could also benefit, neatly addressed. Our La Posta does not list this cancel, which we take to be from a DPO. $5.00 mr

Clear & complete AUG 2 1944 KEY FIELD 1 hand cancel ties 8-c prexy franking #10 envelope sent 'VIA - AIR MAIL' from the American Red Cross there to Michigan, considerable wrinkling at lower right front corner suggests ironing, paper bend at lower left front corner would also benefit, neatly addressed. Our La Posta does not list this cancel, so we take it to be a DPO. $5.00 mr

    August 4, 1944 BRADLEY FIELD CT (DPO) cancel on #10 cover from American Red Cross there to Michigan, neatly opened. $2.50 (cr)

NOV 10 1944 Army Air Forces Pilot School Red Cross #10 cover to Michigan franked with 3-c win the war stamp tied by clear Dodge City Kansas cancel, minor wrinkling of cover. $1.75

NOV 27 1944 Rome Army Air Field Red Cross #10 cover to Michigan franked with 3-c win the war stamp tied by clear Rome New York cancel. $2.00

DEC 27 1944 Ardmore Army Air Field Red Cross #10 cover to Michigan franked with 3-c win the war stamp tied by clear Ardmore Oklahoma cancel. $2.00

JAN 6 1945 Portland Army Air Base Red Cross $10 cover to Michigan with 3-c win the war tied by clear Portland 3 Oregon cancel. $2.00

MAR 3 1945 Childress Army Air Field Red Cross #10 cover to Michigan franked by 3 Washington prexies tied by clear Childress Texas cancel, light wrinkling along the right front edge. $1.75 r

MAR 23 1945 Yuma Army Air Field Red Cross #10 cover to Michigan with 3-c win the war stamp tied by clear Yuma Arizona cancel. $2.00

MAY 14 1945 Salinas Army Air Base Red Cross #10 cover to Michigan franked with 3-c win the war stamp with clear Salinas California cancel. $2.00 Similar, but dated June 5, 1945. $2.00

JUN 7 1945 Enid Army Air Field Red Cross #10 cover to Michigan with 3-c win the war stamp tied by clear Enid Oklahoma cancel. $2.00

JUL 19 1945 Bluethenthal Field Army Air Base Red Cross #10 cover to Michigan with 3-c Jefferson stamp tied by clear Wilmington North Carolina cancel, 2 corner creases. $1.50

AUG 1 1945 San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center Red Cross #10 cover to Michigan with damaged 3-c win the war stamp tied by clear San Antonio Texas cancel. $1.50

OCT 12 1945 Kearney Army Air Field Red Cross #10 envelop to Michigan with 3-c win the war stamp tied by overinked Kearney Nebraska cancel. $1.75

OCT 19 1945 clear Camp Cambell Kentucky cancel (DPO) on 3-c Jefferson franking #10 cover from American Red Cross field director there to Red Cross executive secretary at Mount Clemens Michigan, neatly addressed & neatly opened. $3.75 kr+

OCT 31 1945 Mountain Home Army Air Field Red Cross #10 airmail cover to Michigan with 8-c airmail stamp tied by light but complete Mountain Home Idaho cancel. $2.00

DEC 28 1945 Victorville Army Flying School Red Cross #10 cover to Michigan with 3-c Jefferson tied by clear Victorville California cancel, corner crease through stamp. $1.75

JAN 21 1946 clear Ft. Douglas Station of Salt Lake City (DPO) cancel ties 8-c airmail stamp franking #10 cover from Field Director of the American Red Cross at Fort Douglas to Michigan, typed address, neatly opened. The stamp has selvedge at the bottom and a light brown spot of discoloration on that selvedge. The upper right corner is a bit rough with a small crease near the stamp. $2.50 ur%

"W0EJP" QSL card with bold graphics, mailed at Duluth Minnesota FEB 10 1948 by operator Charles C. 'Charlie' Orme, Clear & complete 'SAVE THE EASY WAY / BUY U.S. BONDS ON / PAYROLL SAVINGS' slogan cancel. $1.50 m-r

Bold FEB 6 1950 USS PRAIRIE (AD 15) hand cancel ties 30c Red Cross stamp franking #6 cover to North Carolina, neatly addressed, never sealed. $2.50 nr

    USS UNION clear 2 / 12 / 52 hand cancel on 3-c Red Cross stamp, generic ships cachet, slight browning of the paper with age, paper bend along one short edge. $4.25 (nr)

circa 1962 Poland greeting-card size 60-gr postal stationery honoring the Red Cross, unused, light wrinkling that suggests an iron. $1.00 cpr

    circa 1988 faint black KIGALI hand cancel on pair of Rwanda 5-fr OUA anniversary stamps franking greeting-card size cover from Croix-Rouge Rwandaise to another Kigali address. Red Cross prominent in corner card; attractive. $5.00 rr

13-490 clear Luxembourg cancel with slogan cancel appealing for blood donations to the Red Cross on 15-f Fort Thungen stamp franking airmail printed matter rate cover to Ohio, with enclosure on shortwave QSL matters. Nice blue cachet of Réseau Luxembourgeois de Amateurs D'Ondes Courtes. $1.50 lr

"V44KAI" continental shortwave (28.010 MHZ) Basseterre Saint Kitts QSL card mailed there 1991 (50-c Red Cross stamp) by operator Joel Liburd to Warminster Pennsylvania, mild corner wear, US postal markings on front. $3.00 s-sr NEW / NUEVO / NEU

Wanted to buy--Australian covers documenting Red Cross activities. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c

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