UNIQUE WW II POSTAL HISTORY.....1943 'RETURNED TO WRITER' w/ "finger" auxiliary markings. Includes "VERIFIED" & "war dept...status changed" on reverse side (PRISONER OF WAR) Our Price....$75.00
Reverse side w/ "War Dept. A.G.O. Status changed to:" auxiliary marking w/ APO cancel along w/ various machine b.s.
March 1944 issue of THE SEA BREEZE (Official publication of the 85th Naval Construction Battalion) posted w/ #908 (3) tied by 4 April 1944 US Navy cancel & Censor h.s. Nude illustration on reverse. Our Price......$95.00
Reverse side THE SEA BREEZE publication issue of March 1944 posted 4 April 1944
Cover a significant piece of American Postal History as it was sent to a U.S. Cavalry Fort. to the wife of General B.H. Grierson who sas in command of the 10th Cavalry, an all black outfit Our Price....$125.00
Label commemorating General Patton w/ some of his memorable quotes. Reverse side w/ July 26, 2007 double ring cancel. Our Price.....$10.00
February 21, 1899 Soldiers Letter from Philippines 'MILITARY STATION #1 MANILA" cancel & Soldiers Letter h.c. from Chaplain 20th KANSAS VOLUNTEERS. Including DUE markings. Our Price....$225.00
April 1, 1899 Soldiers Letter in the 20th Kansas Infantry w/ Military Station #1 from Manila & May 5th b.s. from Fort Scott. Includes Chaplain hand stamp Our Price.....$125.00
1898 Spanish American War illustrated cover CHICKAMAUGA BATTLEFIELD Our Price....$185.00
1899 SPANISH AMERICAN WAR related cover from Captain R.N. Hoyt of the 11th Infantry to Lieutenant E.A. Shuttleworth, Officer in Company "C" of the 11th Infantry. Includes April 27, 1899 MILITARY STA #4 WDS San Juan, Porto Rico back stamp. Our Price....$225.00
Reverse side: 1899 cover to Lt. Shuttleworth w/ REC'D b.s. MIL STA #4 WDS San Juan Porto Rico
1943 FAIRBANKS, ALASKA 4 bar cancel tied on pen & ink drawing from soldier / construction worker on ALCAN HIGHWAY Our Price....$65.00
Sc. UX27 sent from Georgia to Germany uprated w/ 2c Morse (Sc. 890) and tied by different "College Park, GA p.m. German Wehrmacht Censor's cachet in blue black. Scarce and attractive usage of this 2c Famous American commemorative to meet the 3c foreign mail postcard rate Our Price.....$75.00
1881 New Orleans to military personal @ JACKSON BARRACCKS (Battery "L" 2nd Artillery) & "Forwarded to Atlanta. Includes 'RECEIVED IN BAD CONDITION" auxiliary marking Our Price....$85.00
1942 New Orleans machine cancel tied on Prexi w/ "Examined......." label & 'RETURNED TO SENDER BY CENSOR" label Our Price......$25.00
1830 New York Militia 46th Brigade of Infantry ROLL OF OFFICERS. Reverse side is posted to Adjutant General in Albany w/ manuscript rate marking. Our Price....$85.00
Descriptive Leaflet No. 18-J-1
WW II Japanese POW pictured on PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE BRANCHJ leaflet 18-J-1 dropped on Japanese Forces in the Philippines. Includes descriptive leaflet. Price.....$150.00
PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE BRANCH #117-J-1 "Grass for my Pillow" Leaflet Dropped on Japanese Forces in the Philippines (Reverse side of illustration)
PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE BRANCH #117-J-1 "Grass for my Pillow" Leaflet Dropped on Japanese Forces in the Philippines Illustration depicts soldier resting on the ground. Message exhorts abandoned troops to surrender. Includes WARFARE branch descriptive material & reverse side. Our Price....$150.00
APO 557 England 4 bar cancel w/ straightline PRESENT ADDRESS UNKNOWN & boxed "Returned to Writer" finger. Includes manuscript markings Our Price...$35.00
1944 Oklahoma cover to POW in Germany w/ auxiliary marking RETURNED TO SENDER & includes Censor tape @ left edge Our Price.....$25.00
Public relations OFFICIAL BUSINESS from Ft. Des Moines, Iowa.with information letter inside.
Early WW II public relations document from 1st WAC training center at Fort Des Moines, Iowa stating individual is in training Our Price....$35.00
The Eighth Naval Construction Battalion served in Alaska before being transferred to Iwo Jima and ended the war in Hiroshama, Japan. The cover along w/ letter insert calls for a reuinion in 1960. Our Price....$15.00
Letter insert calling for a reunion of members in Boston.
U.. Army Postal Service April 28, 1918 Ambulance Company Number 1 AEF Before the 1st U.S. Troops arrived the volunteer ambulance service had grown to a strength of about 2000 men and in the fall 1917 most of these were enlisted or commissioned in the US Army. Our Price....$35.00
1944 PRISONER OF WAR card to Zentsuji War Prison Camp including Censor handcancel. Our Price....$175.00
APO-34. 34th Infantry Division. Envelope w/ 4 religious stamp labels, free frank surface rate w/ Chaplain endorsed and censor signature. Not scarce location but rare stationery. Our Price....$75.00
Insert APO 34 34th Infantry Div. stationery showing military crests and letter contents.
1936 Marine Corps in China. 4th regiment cancel tied on scarce Thermograph cachet. Our Price....$45.00
1942 dated APO-607 sent by service man stationed in Nigeria. Censored by sender! Our Price....$40.00
1944 soldiers letter APO-465 Calcutta, India tied on UC-4. Short pay the airmail rate w/ postal due. Vertical crease n/a total appearance. Our Price....$45.00
Letter from USA to British POW at "Airforce Stalag-3" Sagan, Germany. 1944 letter sent via "Atlantic Clipper" through NY. US censor sealing tape, German censor removed stamps to check for hidden messages & replace w/ boxed h/s. Our Price....$75.00
Scarce usage of #809 used as 3 x 1 1/2 cent rate 3rd class. Large oversize envelope sent from CAMP ROBERTS, CA infantry training battalion. Our Price.....$285.00
2 Page transcript of the USA Today interview w/ Paul Tibbets (Pilot of the Enola Gay) discussing THE ATOMIC BOMB DROP. Two pages signed by Tibbets Our Price....$225.00
World War II Italian POW held in British camp in Bombay, India Includes British censor h.s. Our Price....$25.00
Message side Italian POW correspondence from POW camp in Bombay
Marine Corp MCPO 715 BR cancel used in 1946. Participated in occupation of North China until 1946 Our Price....$25.00
WW II airmail cover from soldier stationed at Camp Livingston, LA. Soldier was probably a guard at the POW camp Our Price....$18.00
Sept 16, 1944 4 Bar APO 925 cancel (INDONESIA) tied on War Department Official Business envelope w/ Military Censor h.s. Our Price....$20.00
Civilian Conservation Corps c.c. used on April 4, 1940 Clarksdale, Arizona cancel tied on War Department c.c. Our Price....$20.00
Cover flown in EC-121 WARNING STAR to celebrate the 25th anniversary of USAF as a separate branch. Flown in Korea w/ 1972 APO cancel & cachet on front & back. Includes insert describing the event Our Price...$25.00
Letter insert EC-121 flown cover celebrating 25th anniversary of USAF as separate branch
Reverse side EC-121 cover flown in Korea
WW I undated letter on British Red Cross stationery, original censored transmittal envelope & cloth epaulet. Our Price.....$125.00
1968 Department of the Army APO 96294 c.c. to soldier in 1st Cav Division. Cover includes auxiliary markings "RETURNED TO SENDER" & DECEASED........" Includes insert letter Our Price.....$45.00
1920 Calendar on reverse of 7th Division headquarters advertising. Official business Our Price.....$45.00
Reverse side 7th Division Official Business card w/ August 1920 calendar
October 1941 1st Marine Brigade stationed in Iceland w/ 3 bar slogan cancel tied on Patriotic cover Our Price.....$25.00
Letter to soldier in APO-713 Papua New Guinea w/ Aircraft Company c.c.. Includes b.s. & auxiliary markings "Deceased" & "Verified"" along w/ "Return to Finger" Our Price.....$50.00
Camp Alva WW II POW camp in Oklahoma for the most troublesome of the German POW;s; "Nazi leaders, Gestopo agents and extremists voer to Red Cross in Washington, DC Our Price....$65.00
US Italian Occupation w/ C-25 pays the 6 cent ship letter rate from occupied Italy to New York. Transit b/s on Red Cross stationery. Scarce US stamp usage. Our Price....$65.00
Red Cross emblem on flap of cover sent by member of Royal Rifles of Canada who was taken hostage upon surrender of the British Canadian Garrison in Hong Kong Our Price.....$75.00
1963 APO-239 to Germany from Okinawa Our Price....$75.00
1944 APO257 7th Armored Division stationed in Netherlands. Includes 7th Division Christmas Card. Our Price.....$20.00
Christmas card Insert 1944 APO 257 cover
1st Marine Brigade cancel in Iceland Our Price.....$25.00
APO 682 Palestine tied on ppc of David's Tower in Jerusalem Our Price....$75.00
1943 Soldiers letter dated 1943 to USN hospital N-128 "Under Orders / Hosptial Patient Mail / Fleets Records Official / San Francisco" h/s & redirected to Acorn-Frg-Det, normal wear from trip Our Price....$40.00
1953 APO-72 Korea w/ religious cachet from Missionary Our Price.....$40.00
September 1941 APO-809 Greenland cancel tied on Patriotic Cover w/ newspaper insert Our Price.....$30.00
September 17, 1945 APO 742 Berlin Early NURENBERG WAR CRIMES participant. Our Price....$95.00
1st page of letter from officer at office of Naval Attache
2nd page of letter from officer at Office of Naval Attache
Naval Attache Nanking, China APO 909 (Dec. 45-Dec. 48) 4 bar cancel w/ 2 page letter describing conditions, etcx.... Rough open @top. .Our Price......$85.00
APO 604 Brazil cancel tied on "Pouch Receipt Return Card" w/Embarkation Army P.O. receiving mail cancel Our Price....$60.00
1944 Solomon-Sterling Island APO-706 Soldiers letter airmail rate dated 1944 w/ censor endorsement. Scarce location. Our Price....$75.00
APO-257 "Camp Lucky Strike" France 22 September 1945. Interesting Letter. Our Price....$25.00
APO 105 Johnston Island. 1951 machine postmark ties C-39 cover to New York. SCARCE location Our Price....$25.00
Indian Field Corps Ambulance (MASH units in Korea) usage of 1/2 cent prexi Our Price....$40.00
1952 Korea APO 71 Wonju w/ Prexi usage to Germany Our Price......$45.00
German at "Internment Camp Eastern Command" Australia sent in February 1941 to brother in Tulsa, OK. Passed by censor 106 w/ Censor label on flap Our Price....$65.00
Reverse side "Internment Camp Eastern Command" cover
March 12, 1941 Commissioning Corpus Christi Naval Air Station rubber cachet & printed cachet Our Price....$15.00
APO 617A Asmara, Eritrea 5 October 1944 w/ censor label and on Blue envelope $25.00
Australia to USA w/ SFP.E. APO San Francisco auxiliary marking & circular h.s. on reverse Our Price....$35.00
SFP.E. Army Post Office 1944 Directory Service Given Auxiliary Marking
Facit Navy #8150 assigned to NCB 28; (8000 series assigned to NCB's as secure mail addresses) NCB 28 arrived Iceland 4 Decamber 42, lkeft 2 October 43 for US detachment @ Fuel Depot which became NCBMU586 January 44. NCB 28 from US to UK April 1944 Our Price....$150.00
APO 93 Indonesia Flown registered official mail w/ b.s. 93rd Division a colored unit. Franked w/ Prexi and Transports. Our Price.....$65.00
ALFRED E. NEWMAN cachet produced by Melba Myers. Date in Korea was the BATTLE OF PORK CHOP HILL. Our Price....$35.00
Anonymous authored poem extolling the virtues of the 509th which was the group that would drop the atomic bomb over Japan. Document signed by pilot Paul W. Tibbets & his navigator Theodore Kirk Our Price.....$185.00
WORLD WAR I
1918 YMCA envelope sent from Camp Dodge Iowa to San Francisco & FORWARDED to China. Franked w/ E-11 & 501b (booklet single) Our Price....$75.00
Reverse side YMCA covers forwarded to China w/ "OPENED BY CENSOR" label
Adttractive WW I illustrated cover. Small tear @ right. Our Price....$25.00
MARINE MAIL manuscript marking w/ Military cancel. Includes letter descdribing the Armistice. Flap damage Our Price.....$35.00
November 8, 1918 American Expeditionary Force cachet w/ 727 post office cancel Our Price....$30.00
Base Censor & Examined label on January 13, 1919 cover from RED CROSS personal stationed at the Hotel Continental in Paris. Advertising on flap Our Price.....$30.00
SOLDIERS MAIL cancel tied on booklet singles to Pennsylvania. Attractive Paquebot "ROCHAMBEAU" illustrated envelope Our Price....$75.00
"Soldiers Mail........." auxiliary marking ties franking on ppc of Interior Y.M.C.A. & additional HELD UNTIL SAFE ARRIVAL........ imprint Our Price....$45.00
