TRINIDAD POSTAL HISTORY

Unused 1/2-d Queen Victoria wrapper, intended for newspapers or items entitled to book rate service, as explained at its top, light browning of paper with age, tiny corner bend. $2.00 t

Unused 1/2-d inland postal card, King George VI indicia in green, paper browned with age, one top corner badly worn, the other top corner with mild rounding, as is. $1.25 t

Undated On His Majesty's Service MONEY ORDER ADVICE from G. P. O. Trinidad with 'Registered Letter Receipt' crossed off & printed addressee correction from The Registration Clerk /  General Post Office / Port of Spain' to 'The Postmaster /  General Post Office', small but noticeable piece of lower edge missing from the opening as well. As is. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 t

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MY 10 20 #6 cover from Port of Spain to New York City, neatly opened, corner crease not affecting stamp or postal markings. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. t

AP 6 27 #6 cover from Port of Spain to Chicago, bearing all-over-back Montgomery Ward printed ordering instructions, franked by 2-1/2-p stamp, attractive. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 t

FE 15 39 airmail #6 cover from GPO at Port of Spain to Kentucky, franked by 24-c Government House stamp, fairly clear cancel, doubled up 14 in small circle marking on the back, neatly opened. $2.50 t%

JU 7 45 ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE official #10 cover with colorless embossed GOVERNMENT OF TRINIDAD seal on its backflap, from Port of Spain (no hyphens) to Kentucky, violet handstamp of ACCOUNTANT: POST OFFICE under signature, a little wrinkling in the cancel area, slight smearing of cancel ink (everything is legible). $2.50 t%

OC 22 46 airmail #6 cover from GPO at Port of Spain to Michigan, franked by 12-c town hall & 8-c park stamps each tied by a clear cancel, neatly opened, backstamped on arrival. $3.00 t%

14 OC 48 registered #6 airmail cover from GPO Trinidad to Michigan, franked by 24-c Government House stamp which is tied, five backstamps (one of which is indistinct), neatly opened. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 t

28 JUN 49 #6 cover from Biche to Pennsylvania, franked by 6-c lake discovery stamp lightly cancelled, opened neatly. The only time we have ever seen the Biche cancel. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 t

26 JAN 51 unaddressed #6 cover franked by 3-c peace & two shades of the 4-c Memorial Park stamps all tied by bold Scarborough Tobago cancels, obviously prepared as a favor. $3.00 t^*

26 JAN 51 unaddressed #6 cover franked by 1-c first rock & 24-c Government House & a different 24-cent Government House stamps all tied by bold Scarborough Tobago cancels, obviously prepared as a favor. $3.00 t

"VP4LE" Palo Seco QSL postcard mailed 30 AU 61 at San Fernando (clear cancel on 12-c definitive stamp) to Philadelphia, raindrop smearing of ink on both sides. $1.50 t-t

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19 Aug 1962 airmail #6 cover from Port-of-Spain to St. Lucia, franked by 2-c & 6-c definitives, handstamped PHILATELIC MAIL / Please Cancel Lightly, recipient's annotation on back includes receipt date. $1.50 t

23 DE 63 airmail #6 cover from Tunapuna to Ohio, franked by 15-c steel band & 16-c calypso king stamps, fairly clear cancel, neatly opened. $1.50

9 DE 64 registered airmail #6 cover from St. Vincent Street Post Office Trinidad to Curacao Netherlands Antilles, franked by two 15-c coat of arms stamps tied by clear cancel, 5 backstamps all clear, neatly opened. $5.00 tcc

28 OC 1965 airmail #10 cover from Port-of-Spain to Puerto Rico, franked by 35-c pitch lake stamp, neatly opened. $1.75 t

7 DE 65 airmail #10 cover from Port of Spain to Puerto Rico, franked by 35-c International Cooperation Year stamp which is tied, neatly opened. $2.00 t

11 MY 66 airmail #10 cover from Port of Spain to Puerto Rico, franked by tied 35-c Queen's visit stamp with flag, neatly opened. $2.00 tf

28 AU 66 airmail #10 cover from Port of Spain to Puerto Rico, franked by 10-c hospital & 60-c lilies stamps, neat from front, backflap wrinkled a bit. $1.75 t

12 SP 66 airmail cover (slightly larger than #6) from GPO at Port of Spain to St. Lucia, on the stationery of the M/v Caribia of the Siosa Line, franked by 5-c royal visit & 2-c building & 1-c memorial stamps, recipient's annotation of receipt date on back, reduced away from stamp in opening. $2.50 t

23 SP 66 airmail #6 cover from GPO at Port of Spain to Puerto Rico, franked with tied 35-c pitch lake stamp, neatly opened. $1.50 t

31 DE 1966 airmail #6 cover from Port-of-Spain to Turks & Caicos Islands, franked by 15-c coat of arms stamp, wrinkled lower left corner. $3.00 th

10 FE 67 airmail #6 cover from Port of Spain to Ohio, franked by 5-c Whitehall & pair of 10-c general hospital stamps, opened neatly. $1.50 t

8 JY 67 airmail #6 cover from GPO at Port of Spain to Ohio, franked by 1-c memorial & two 12-cent oil refinery stamps, one cancel clear the other partially indistinct, opened neatly. $1.75 t

24 JY 1967 airmail #6 cover from Port-of-Spain to St. Lucia, franked by 1- and 8-c definitives, neatly opened, recipient noted date received on the back. $3.00 t

17 AU 1967 airmail #6 cover from San Fernando to Turks & Caicos Islands, franked by 2-c & 6-c definitives, opened neatly. $3.00 t

20 JU 68 airmail #6 cover from Port of Spain (indistinct cancel) to New York City, franked by 25-c carnival stamp, neatly opened. $1.25 t

16 JY 68 registered #6 airmail cover from Woodbrook to Illinois, franked by 25-c ibis bird & 15-c steel band stamps that are tied, 6 backstamps include the best Woodbrook, opened neatly. $5.00 t

2 SP 68 registered #6 cover from San Fernando to Illinois, franked with 25-c human rights & 10-c human rights & 5-c Whitehall stamps, four backstamps including two different on arrival, Duncan Village return address. $3.75 th

5 NOV 68 #6 cover from Siparia to St. Lucia, franked by 5-c Olympic cycling & 1-c monument stamps, receipt date annotation on back, lightly toned front, corner crease. $2.50 t

2 FE 70 registered #6 cover from San Fernando to Illinois, franked with 25-c ibis bird & 35-c pitch lake stamps, four different backstamps, small corner crease not affecting stamps or postal markings. $3.50 t

8 NO 1970 airmail #6 cover from San Juan to St. Vincent, franked by pair of 5-c San Fernando stamps, neatly opened. $3.00 t

13 JA 71 airmail #6 cover from GPO at Port of Spain to Illinois, franked by 8-c oil industry & two 12-c citrus industry stamps, clear cancels, a little wrinkling visible from back. $1.50 t

23 JY 71 registered #6 windowed airmail cover from GPO Trinidad to Ohio, franked with 5-c cocrico bird (guacharaca) & 50-c Muslim mosque stamps, 3 backstamps (including 1 on arrival), neatly opened. $3.25 t

10 OC 71 Port of Spain Trinidad cancel on Trinidad & Tobago 30-c agouti stamp franking #6 cover to New York City, neatly addressed, reduced at bottom in opening. $2.00 at

31 DE 1971 registered #6 cover from Scarborough to Illinois, franked by 25-c equality & 30-c radio telescope stamps, 5 backstamps, lower left corner reduced a bit in opening (nicking the etiquette). $1.25 t

AP 27 72 airmail cover from San Fernando to Chicago, franked by 25-c equality & 30-c first adhesive anniversary stamps, four backstamps (three complete & legible, the other cut into when reduced on opening). The reduction on the left side away from the stamps is enough to transform a #10 size cover into something more like a #6; as is. $1.25 t

22 MY 72 airmail #10 cover from GPO at Port-of-Spain to Ohio, franked with 20-c equality & two 5-c cocrico bird stamps, slightly reduced at top in opening. $1.75 t

12 JY 1972 registered #6 airmail cover from Princes Town to Ohio, franked by two 25-c equality & one 5-c cocrico stamp, six backstamps, opened neatly, irregular selvedge on 5-c covers part of one 25-c. $3.75 t

17 AUG 1972 registered #6 cover from Belmont to Illinois, franked with 50-c Maracas Bay & 5-c cocrico bird stamps, five backstamps, neatly opened. $5.00 t

14 SP 72 Port-of-Spain Trinidad & Tobago cancels on one 5-c & two 10-c stamp-on-stamp anniversary stamps (plus 5-c independence medal stamp) franking #6 cover airmailed to Texas. $1.75 st

22 SP 1972 #6 cover from San Fernando to Pennsylvania, franked by 5-c & 10-c medal stamps which are tied. $2.00 t

15 AU 73 registered #6 airmail cover from University PO to Illinois, franked with 5-c cocrico bird & 50-c Maracas Bay stamps both tied, 6 backstamps including two different on arrival, neatly opened. $3.75 t

19 OC 73 registered #6 cover from St. Vincent Street Post Office to Illinois, franked with 30-c independence & 25-c equality stamps lightly cancelled, six clear backstamps, neatly opened, no return address. $3.25 t

18 JAN 1974 small official cover "On Trinidad and Tobago Government Service" from Postmaster General (violet hand stamp & printed arms) to Michigan. $1.50 t

1 AP 77 airmail #6 cover from St. Vincent Street Post Office to Maine, franked by 5-c Columbus ships & strip of three 10-c old view stamps, neatly opened. $1.50 t

21 AU 78 airmail #6 cover from GPO at Port of Spain to Maine, franked by 5-c Angostura & 6-c buildings & pair of 10-c Miss Universe stamps, Mt. Lambert return address, neatly opened. $1.75 t

1 AUGUST 1979 official FDC for postage stamp centenary, unaddressed with two-color cachet, franked with six different stamp-on-stamp designs, attractive. $2.25 tcs

20 AU 84 #6 airmail cover from Belmont to Pennsylvania, franked by 15-c hotel & two 20-c flower stamps, neatly opened, backflap has wrinkled appearance as does one front corner. $2.25 t

20 MR 85 registered #10 cover from St. Vincent Street Post Office to Pennsylvania, franked with 20-c flower & $3.00 musical instruments stamps, four backstamps are legible, attractive return cover bearing the advertising of the correspondence school to which it is addressed, neatly opened. $3.75 t

22 AU 85 registered #6 cover from St. Vincent Street Post Office to Pennsylvania, franked by $1.50 Federal Palm ship & 40-c flower & 55-c Labour Day stamps, 2 different backstamps, Maraval return address. $3.75 t

22 AU 1985 registered #6 cover from San Juan to Pennsylvania, franked by $1.50 flower & 95-c Lady Drake ship stamps, three backstamps, opened neatly. $4.00 t

3 FEB 1986 registered #6 cover from Diego Martin to Pennsylvania, franked by 10-c cadet force & $2.00 chaconia (wild poinsettia) & undenominated slaver shackles label, four backstamps, neatly opened. $5.00 t

10 FE 87 registered #10 cover from St. James to Ohio, franked with $2.00 flower & 30-c Dr. Williams & 15-c flower stamps all tied by clear cancels, claim check stub on front, four clear backstamps. $3.50 t

"9Y4BK" Port-of-Spain shortwave (14.026 MHZ) QSL postcard mailed 3 AP 87 to Pennsylvania using a pair of 20-cent flower stamps, trivial corner wear, 2 small US routing marks on front. $2.50 t-tf

8 November 1991 airmail #6 cover from Frederick Street to Illinois, franked with $5.00 & 10-c & 15-c flower stamps, 3 clear backstamps. $4.00 tf

17 JU 1993 registered #6 airmail cover from Rio Claro to Illinois, franked with one $2.25 toucan & pair of $1.50 flower stamps, 2 different backstamps, opened neatly. $4.00 t

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Lot of 38 Trinidad & Tobago covers with a good variety of stamps & destinations, all fairly attractive and neatly opened, whose only drawback is that most cancels are faint or light. Some destinations: Turks Island via Jamaica, East End (Tortola British Virgin Islands), Christchurch Barbados, Castries St. Lucia & many US. Also noteworthy: 15-c postage due marking at Akron Ohio, block of four QEII 5-c post office & treasury stamps & a few other pairs and strips. $38.00 priority postpaid to any US address.

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Ice Cap News, Volume 41 Number 4 (Whole Number 226) October - December 1996. 44 pages approximately 8-1/2"x11" with quality printing. Topics of numerous articles include: polar philately & the 'net', ships of Tristan da Cunha, CHINARE postmarks, postcards connected with Captain Scott, etc. Fresh. $4.50 at

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"No. 502 Tunis. Le Muezzin appelant les fidèles à la prière" color postcard, mailed there 1910 (clear cancel & 5-fr stamp) to Gorizia Italy & forwarded on receipt, lightly toned front. $6.00 t-t%

1943 US FORCES AT BIZERTE (APO 758) to Louisiana on 6-c US postal stationery, passed by Army examiner 03396 in violet, roughly opened (trim candidate). $3.75 *

1948 AIRMAIL airmail cover from Lucien Pabion in Tunis to Michigan, franked by 6-f mosque decoration & three 10-f Neptune stamps. $2.50 t*!%

1954 SURFACE MAIL cover from Tunis to Indiana, clear machine cancel on 5-f Carthage horse & 25-f Hernes de Berbér stamps, neatly opened. $1.00 %

1958 AIRMAIL #6 cover from the Italian Embassy in Tunis to Illinois, clear machine cancel, franked by 50-f Medinine & 5-f Chenini stamps, neatly opened. $1.50 %

1965 SURFACE MAIL large cover from US AID in Sousse to New York City, machine cancel on 25-f Sfax & 40-f Kairouan stamps. $1.50 *

17 -2 2016 greeting card size envelope franked with 700 Phare Borj Khadija stamp (the harbor fortress at Chebba) for the priority rate to Columbus Ohio, 2 violet Djerba Souani hand cancels one tying stamp, neatly opened, backflap secured neatly with tape. $1.50 t

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Lot of 16 different tri-lingual (Arabic, French & English) informative announcements from the Tunisian Ministere des Transports et des Communications for stamp issues from October 1979 - August 1983. Detailed & authoritative data -- exact sizes, printer & printing processes used, artist identifications, first day of issue & much background information about the reasons for those issues. Most fold out to 4-panels. If you make your own stamp pages you will be glad to have them. $7.00 t-t

 
 
 
Lot of 166 different tri-lingual (Arabic, French & English) informative announcements from the Tunisian Ministere des Transports et des Communications for stamp issues from May 1979 - December 1993. Detailed & authoritative data -- exact sizes, printer & printing processes used, artist identifications, first day of issue & much background information about the reasons for those issues. Shown above are the earliest 6 announcements. [All 15 of the smaller lot announcements are in this lot as well.] Most fold out to 4 panels. If you make your own stamp pages you will be glad to have them -- and you will learn a lot in the process! $60.00 t-t

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"JERUSALEM.  View from Mt. of Olives. / Jerusalem du Mt. des Oliviers. Jerusalem vom Ölberg aus." souvenir postcard mailed there MAR 29 1910 with 10-para Turkish stamp tied by Turkish Offices cancel, well-rounded corners affect a corner of the stamp. 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 p-pt

"Faubourgs de SMYRNE. - Cordelio. 1" also captioned in Greek, showing the Cordelio / now Karşıyaka suburb on the Gulf of İzmir; carte postale mailed 6.6.14 at Smyrne using an Italian Offices 20-para on 10-centesimi stamp to New Bedford Pennsylvania, both upper corners with a tiny crease, the upper corner further from the stamp having a longer crease as well, long bottom corner bend. Sold but both sides still available for scholarly study & research as enlarged 300-dpi scans (publication quality) in .jpg format for $3.75 each or $7.25 both. t-ti

28-2-1940 airmail greeting card cover from Beyoglu Istanbul to Detroit Michigan "via Paris", franked by 2-1/2-kurus leader and three 30-kurus leader stamps all tied by clear cancels, light but legible Istanbul backstamp, backflap torn on opening. $3.00 t

Censored WWII cover from Sislini Bardez Portuguese India to the International Red Cross in Genéve Switzerland 'via Istanbul / Sofia', 'written in Italian', return address is Trieste Italy 'via Karachi Durban', censor tape 'OPENED BY EXAMINER / P. C. 90' tied by 'PASSED DHC / 1' under crown handstamp, censor tape 'Oberkommando der Wehrmacht Geöffnet' in violet tied by 2 red 'Oberkommando der Wehrmacht' handstamps, brown tape over the latter without words. Franking is a pair of 7-1/2-Tgs plane over globe stamps. $500.00 gtb

1946 cover from Galata Istanbul to Detroit Michigan, hard to read month in cancel, franked by 2-kuru leader stamp which is tied, long crease & some wrinkling at the top which could iron out pretty well, backflap discolored somewhat at top. $1.00 t

15- 8-47 greeting card cover from Adana to Detroit Michigan, franked by pair of 10-kurus leader stamps tied by clear cancel, long paper bend near top affects stamps. $0.75 t

19-11-47 greeting card cover from Adana to Detroit Michigan, franked by pair of 10-kurus leader stamps tied by legible cancel, faint Istanbul backstamp, extra cancel ink along bottom front, wrinkling most visible from back. $0.75 t

22 3 48 airmail #7 cover from Adana to Detroit Michigan, franked with 4-Ks leader & 10-kuru leader (damaged) & two 1-kurus leader & three 30-kurus leader stamps all tied, some of the cancels clear, clear Istanbul backstamp, opened a little roughly. $1.00 t

18-6-1951 registered #6 cover from Galata Istanbul to Detroit Michigan, franked by 2-K's &10-kurus & pair of 30-kurus leader stamps, linear violet TAAHHÜTLÜ handstamp boldly struck, four different backstamps (two of which are light), roughly opened but missing stamps. $1.75 t

11-7-1951 airmail #7 cover from Galata Istanbul to Detroit Michigan, franked by pair of 30-kurus leader stamps tied by the clear cancel, ragged opening at top closes up fairly well. $1.00 t

1958 EDIRNE / KIRKPINAR / GÜRESLERI / 6HAZAN1958 fancy cancels on greeting card cover franked with brown 20 leader stamp, unaddressed, long crease along top. $1.00 t

1. 5.61 #7 cover from Samsun to Springfield Ohio, franked with 195-kurus figure with sword & scales stamp tied by clear cancel, much writing on back. $0.75 t

30.12.61 greeting card cover from Üsküdar to Boston Massachusetts, frankd by 30-kurus 1961 stamp tied by clear cancel, handstamped corner card of the American Academy for Girls in violet, light wrinkling along top edge. $1.25 t

"GALATA KÖPRÜSÜNDEN YENI CAMININ GÖRÜNÜSÜ /  New mosque at Eminönü / Istanbul" postcard mailed 8 APR 1965 by US serviceman on the ship Sampson (DDG10) to Ohio at the 5-c rate, wear at bottom corners. $2.50 t-t

10 VII 70 registered airmail #10 cover from Kadiköy 4 to Columbus Ohio, franked by 100-kurus red triangle & two 150-kurus leader (one torn) stamps tied by clear cancel, marked CONFIDENTIAL, two different backstamps on arrival (one a bit blurry), opened neatly. $2.50 t

30VII70 small business cover from Osmanbey (2 clear cancels) to Washington DC franked by 100-kuru red triangle stamp & three 10-kuru horseman stamps, return address on front crossed off in pen. $0.50 t

16 4 71 registered express airmail cover from Ankara 2 to Columbus Ohio, franked with strip of four 500 leader & 250-kuru Ahmet Sekar & 50-kuru leader and pair of 10-kuru leader stamps, backstamped clearly on arrival, opened neatly. $4.50 t

26 VII 71 registered special delivery airmail #10 cover from Taksim to Columbus Ohio, franked by strip of three 500 leader & three 50-kurus (one pair) leader stamps all tied by clear cancels, backstamped clearly on arrival, opened neatly. $4.00 t

MAR 15 1973 airmail #10 cover from 09254 APO at Ankara to Richmond Virginia, franked by 11-c US airmail stamp with clear cancel, neatly opened. $2.00 ta

Almost complete NOV 28 1974 USS MEREDITH (DD-890, Gearing-class destroyer) cancel on 10-c postal stationery envelop send to Ohio, large green & red & black Thanksgiving Day cachet is well struck. This Gearing-class destroyer became the Turkish naval vessel TCG Savastepe (D 348) five years later. $2.50 ntu(p)

3-5-1976 Turkey FDC for its 2-stamp Europa issue, unaddressed, Fleetwood cachet with explanatory insert. Gorgeous. $10.50 et

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29 VI 76 express airmail #10 cover from Kadiköy to Columbus Ohio, franked five 400-kuru leader stamps (two pairs, one with creased corner), top edge a little rough from opening. $3.25 t

5 7 1976 cacheted FDC for 150-kurus & 250-kurus & 600-kurus stamps issued then tied by clear fancy Aksehir cancels, unaddressed. $2.75 t

2.5.77 FDC FPR 2-stamp Europa issue, cachet with multicolor graphics, unaddressed, with descriptive stiffener. $7.50 te

29 1 78 airmail #10 cover from Osmanbey to San Francisco California, franked attractively by six 100-kurus radio link stamps, cover wrinkled at one end before the application of the stamps. $1.50 tc

22.IX.1978 FDC for 3-stamp traditional Turkish houses issue, multicolor cachet, unaddressed. $0.75 ta

30.4.1979 FDC for 3-stamp Europa issue, multicolor cachet features classic Turkish stamp, unaddressed, with descriptive stiffener. $3.25 te

28.4.80 three FDC's for Europa issue, one for each stamp, multicolor cachets featuring the men honored on the stamps, unaddressed, pertinent information printed on the back of each cover. $2.50 for all 3. te

16 I 81 #10 cover to Worthington Ohio franked with three 10-lira (one pair) official stamps tied by light cancel, corner card address is Özel but the indistinct cancel could be different (small town expected from nature of correspondence), small Z2 & KB & M8 routing marks in US. $3.00 t

4.5.1981 Turkey FDC for its two-stamp Europa issue, unaddressed, multicolor Fleetwood cachet, with interesting information printed on back. $6.00 et

20 VII 81 registered cover from Kasimpasa to Washington DC, 100-lira leader & 20-lira flower & 20+1 lira beetle & 20-lira 1980 sports stamps all tied by clear cancels, neatly opened & boldly backstamped, small corner crease & a couple of small glue spots. $3.75 t

1615  3 83 greeting card cover from TESVIKIYE to Ohio, clear cancel on block of four 10-lira official stamps (from the Technical University at Istanbul). opening just a bit rough at the top, recipient's pencil writing on front. $1.50 t

16.21 1.83 greeting card cover from TESVIKIYE to Ohio, clear cancel on strip of four 10-lira official stamps (from the Technical University at Istanbul). neatly opened, US backstamps include K2 & J4. $2.50 t

14 III 84 greeting card cover from TEKNNIK ÜNIVERSITE ISTANBUL to Worthington Ohio, franked with50-lira & 5-lira & strip of 10-lira official stamps all tied, cancels fairly clear, opened neatly. $2.50

2.5.89 cacheted Ankara FDC for 50-lira & 200-lira avionics stamps addressed to Columbus Ohio, mailed 26.8.90 at Trabzon using additional 600-lira artifact & 10-lira leader stamps, backflap taped shut, US backstamps including V1. $3.25 t

15 7 91 BASINKOY-Sb.-YESI.. meter cancel on large postcard to Ohio showing 3 views of Tekirdag, 2 small corner creases. $0.75 t

29.9.92 registered #10 cover from Pasaport1-Izmir to Detroit Michigan, franked with pair of 10000-lira leader & two 500-lira stamps, almost all of cancels legible, light wrinkling at edge furthest from stamps, tiny staple holes miss everything important. $9.00 t

03/03/1992 airmail #10 cover from Adana to Columbus Ohio, franked by 1000-lira overprints on pair of RESMI 70 stamps lightly cancelled, Columbus spray marking ties stamps and supplies date we use, opened neatly, staple just misses stamp. $2.00 t

16 11.93 ODTU Sb EMEK / A 290 5000-lira meter franks #10 cover from Ankara to Clug-Napoca Romania, backstamp on arrival 85% complete, opened neatly. $1.50 t. Same but backstamp about 65% complete. $1.25 t

13 -X 1994 (with year inverted in dial) MERSIN cancel on 90-ct Netherlands stamp franking #6 cover to Ohio, POSTED AT HIGH SEAS / "CELTIC ICE", never sealed. $3.00 tn

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8 JY 50 Grand Turk Turks Islands cancels tie 1/ & 1-d & pair 2-1/2-d & pair 3-d & pair 1/2-d stamps to brown #12 ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE registered cover to Ashland Ohio, clear violet boxed 'PASSED FREE / U. S. CUSTOMS AT / CLEVELAND OHIO' & mostly distinct violet "COLLECT 10-c POSTAGE DUE / FOR CUSTOMS SERVICE" handstamp, three different US backstamps clearly struck, nearly opened, crinkling near small end (away from stamps & markings). $12.00 ut

"VP5ME" Grand Turk Island QSL card mailed 1960 to Philadelphia by E. M. Barnes at North Base, almost complete 1960 APR 12 US Navy hand cancel on 3-cent US Statue of Liberty Stamp. $3.75 t-t

Light Grand Turk 1964 cancel ties 3-d albacore definitive franking #6 cover to Castries St. Lucia, crinkling along 3 edges. Recipient docketed the back with reply dates. $2.00 ft NEW / NUEVO / NOWY

Clear 8JAN67 HAMILTON BERMUDA hand cancel on 9-d & 1/ Queen definitives franking registered #6 cover to the Turks & Caicos Islands, backstamped lightly on arrival the 13th, recipient's docketing in blue on back. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg format. $2.00 bt

Mostly clear GRAND TURK 25 NOV 72 hand cancel ties 5¢ Colonel Glen splashdown anniversary stamp franking regular-size postcard to Lima Ohio, cartoon art on front shows flier over Providenciales Island, advertising of Third Turtle Inn over the message area promises some 'swinging' times. $2.50 t-ts

1973 OFFICIAL FDC of Royal Wedding with 12-c & 18-c, address lightly penciled. $2.00

1974 OFFICIAL AIRMAIL announcement forwarded in Michigan, two vertical folds. $1.00

1974 OFFICIAL FDC of UPU centenary issue, 4 stamps on cacheted #10 cover, address lightly penciled. $2.50

1974 OFFICIAL FDC of Lucayan remains archaeology stamps, 6-c & 10=c & 12-c & 18-c & 35-c stamps, multicolor cacheted #10 cover, address lightly penciled. $2.50

1974 OFFICIAL REGISTERED #10 cover to Michigan. backstamped on arrival. $2.00

1974 OFFICIAL REGISTERED #10 cover to Michigan, backstamped, a little wrinkling at one edge, opening through 1 Turks backstamp. $1.25

2 JUN 1978 FDC for 6-c & 10-c stamps honoring 25th anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Designs show Queen Victoria & King Edward VII, respectively, unaddressed, multicolor cachet. $1.00 rt

1983 REGISTERED AIRMAIL #6 cover to Malta, franked by 15-c gregory fish & 50-c fiery basslet fish stamps, backstamped clearly, opened neatly. $10.00

OC 9 84 Grand Turk cancel ties 35-c Turks & Caicos Darwin stamp with prominent monitor lizard stamp to airmail #6 cover to Pennsylvania, address correction by sender, neatly opened. $1.75 at

JAN 19 85 Zejtun Malta return marking on upper left corner of small airmail cover from Zejtun Malta to Turks Islands, franked by 7-c art & pair 2-c Dun Gorg stamps indistinctly cancelled, marked RETURN TO SENDER / UNDELIVERABLE / AS ADDRESSED / UNABLE TO FORWARD, also NOV 15 1984 Miami Florida marking on front with dial inverted compared to its slogan, interesting & possibly philatelic. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg format. $1.50 mt

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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

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%

                                 TUVALU PHILATELIC LITERATURE
Number 21 issue of News & Views on their 1981 issues (such as their UPU admission) and news of shipwrecks which had delayed their mails. Interesting. $1.00

Undated news circular from their Philatelic Bureau detailing problems with the Royal wedding and UPU issues. Circa 1981-1982. $1.00

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1969 AIRMAIL #6 cover from Ibale to Ohio, franked by 2/50 bird stamp. $1.25

1970 OFFICIAL AIRMAIL #10 cover from Kampala to Maryland, clear POST EARLY FOR CHRISTMAS slogan cancel. $1.25

1992 AIRMAIL #10 cover from Jinja to Indiana, franked by three 100/ butterfly stamps tied by exceptionally clear cancels. $2.25

1992 AIRMAIL cover from Ibale to Indiana, marked "Only Card", franked with 300/ Christmas 1992 stamp. $1.25

1993 AIRMAIL #10 cover from Banyatereza Sisters at Fort Portal to Indiana, franked by 300/ Pope stamp. $1.75

1993 AIRMAIL #10 cover from Holy Cross Community Bugembe Parish at Jinja to Indiana, franked by 300/ Pope stamp. $1.75

1993 AIRMAIL #6 cover from Kamapala to Indiana, franked by 300/ Pope stamp. $1.25

1993 AIRMAIL cover from Fort Bortal to Indiana, 300/ bird stamp, exceptionally clear cancel. $2.00

1993 AIRMAIL cover from Fort Portal to Indiana, franked by 50/ Papal visit & 250/ bird stamps. $1.50

1993 AIRMAIL cover from Kampa to California, franked by 300/ bird stamp, vertical crease affects World Vision International violet cachet on back, paper bent near top. $1.00

1993 SURFACE MAIL #10 cover from Kampala to Indiana, franked by 300/ bird stamp. $1.50

c.1988 AIRMAIL cover from Mbaraka to Colorado, franked by 70/ Pope Paul III & 20/ Titian & two different 5/ Seoul Olympics tied by neat cancels, obviously philatelic but attractive. $2.00

c.1992 AIRMAIL cover from Fort Portal to Indiana, franked by 200/ & 100/ butterfly stamps. $1.50

c.1992 AIRMAIL cover from Fort Portal to Indiana, franked by 300/ bird stamp. $1.25

c.1992 AIRMAIL cover to Indiana, franked by 200/ & 100/ butterfly stamps, illegible cancel. $1.00

c.1992 AIRMAIL small cover from Fort Portal to Indiana, 300/ bird stamp nicely tied. $1.50

c.1993 AIRMAIL #10 cover from Fort Portal to Indiana, franked by 250/ Christmas 1992 & 50/ Papal visit stamps, bent paper at left edge. $1.50

OFFICIAL AIRMAIL #10 cover to Maryland, COURTESY BEGETS COURTESY slogan cancel of Kampala. $1.25

OFFICIAL AIRMAIL #10 cover to Maryland, Stamp Bureau stationery. $1.00

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1 VI 38 greeting card cover from Stanislawow to Ann Arbor Michigan, franked with 10-gr building & strip of three 15-gr leader facing left Polish stamps, fairly clear cancels, all but top edge have wrinkling & wear caused by opening, neatly addressed. $8.50 u

101263 registered greeting card cover with green paper, mailed from Zhoba Novgorodskaia (Shmsk. Oblast) to Buffalo New York, franked with pair of 10-k orange 1961 workers & pair of 4-k dark red 1961 flag & emblem Soviet stamps tied by bold cancels, 2 different backstamps on arrival, notification marking by hand on front six days later, a little color fading & wear along the edges. $5.00 u

circa 1989 greeting card cover with BA3-2106 car multicolor cachet from Melitopol to Ohio, franked with 15-k France / USSR space & 15=k AIBA glove Soviet stamps, violet DX association handstamp on back, faint crease along short edge furthest from stamps, neatly opened. $1.50 u

22-5.74 large postcard requesting reprint of an oncology paper from Dr. Naumenko at Institute of Oncology Problems at Kiev to Columbus Ohio, franked with 4-k 30th anniversary stamp tied by fairly clear cancel, back shows brownish paper. $2.50 um

280687 greeting card cover airmailed from Uzgorod Transcarpathia to Columbus Ohio franked by 50-k olive building stamp from 1986 series tied by fairly clear cancel, tiny & faint corner creases. $2.50 u

12.02.96 inflation franking for greeting card cover from Berdyansk to Ohio, 10000 coat of arms & 50000 water-bearer & 50000 mustached man stamps tied, slight damage to luftpost label when US bar code sticker applied, small scrape to one stamp, US K6 & D4 route markings on back, long crease along most of top did no damage. $3.50 u

15.03.96 inflation franking for greeting card cover from Berdyansk to Ohio, 50000 ice skating & 40000 sking stamps se-tenant & tied, three 10000 coat of arms stamps (including one pair) also tied, addressed & opened neatly, colorful & attractive. $5.00 u

                              UKRAINE PHILATELIC LITERATURE
Ukrainian Philatelist, Journal of the Ukrainian Philatelic and Numismatic Society, Volume 43 Number 3/4 (73/74), including articles on the Western Ukraine forgeries and fantasies, franking of mail during 1992-3, & much more. The equivalent of a double issue. $6.50

Ukrainian Philatelist, Journal of the Ukrainian Philatelic and Numismatic Society, Volume 42 Number 2 (76), including articles on the revenues of 1918, the Kowel issue of 1919, Kyiv's city post and Jewish postal network, & much more. A quality publication. $4.50 u

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