1987 REGISTERED EXPRESS AIRMAIL Varazdin to Ohio, metered at 895 rate, claim check attached, $3.00

Undated AIRMAIL, 12 g sent at 510 rate to Ohio, franked by 300 Beli Manastir & two 80 Christmas & 50 Sibenik stamps that are uncancelled, greeting card size; mail did reach recipient, from whom we obtained it. $1.25

2 / 16 / 87 REGISTERED AIRMAIL Varazdin to Ohio, metered at 965 rate, claim check attached. $3.00

1992 REGULAR #6 cover to Samobor, franked with 10 checkerboard shield stamp, $1.50

1992 METERED INTERNAL #6 cover, Pedekovydina (? Hard to read) to Samobor, 3,00 rate. $2.50 (c)

3 / 20 / 92 INTERNAL Bedekovcina to Samobor, clear cancel, cartoon cachet shows frogs with tennis rackets, greeting card size, opened neatly, sealed on back with cartoon stickers (2 frogs play tennis, girl talks to puppy). Probably held a greeting card sent by a youngster. $2.50

5 / 25 / 92 INTERNAL Samobor to Samobor, franked 7 Vukova & 1,00 airplane stamps, clear cancel, neatly opened, greeting card size. $4.00

7 / 14 / 92 METERED INTERNAL Zlatar to Samobor, 12.00 rate, cacheted with mermaid surfing(!), mermaid & mushroom stickers applied to back. Probably held a greeting card sent by a youngster. $2.50

2 / 8 / 93 AIRMAIL Samobor to Ohio, franked with 300 150-year anniversary & two 75 snake & one 100 Vinkovci stamps, paper bend & small tear away from stamps. $3.75

2 / 26 / 93 AIRMAIL #10 cover to Ohio, franked with two 300 street scene & one 80 Christmas stamps, clear cancels, tear away from stamps, toned lower left corner. $2.25

3 / 29 / 93 AIRMAIL #10 cover, Samobor to Ohio, 10 checkerboard shield stamp & 300 150-year anniversary & 500 stag deer stamps, small tear & minor wrinkling left edge. $3.00

6 / 9 / 93 AIRMAIL INFLATION Zagreb to Ohio, franked by two 1000 Varazdin & one 400 Lipik & one 50 Sibenik stamps, torn in opening (missing stamps & cancels). $2.00

9 / 29 / 93 AIRMAIL INFLATION Zagreb to Ohio, franked by three 1000 Varazdin and a pair of 800 550-year anniversary stamps, crinkling affects some stamps (ironing candidate). $3.50

9 / 15 / 94 AIRMAIL #10 cover, Zagreb-Dubrava to Pennsylvania, franked by 5 Pope John Paul II (4 in a strip with all selvedge from the bottom margin--handsome!), opened neatly, all cancels clear. #3.00 (cr)

2 / 3 / 95 AIRMAIL Split to Ohio, two 1,00K waterfall & one 4,00 Kravata Hrdata stamps, clear cancel, small cachet shows cathedral at Split, greeting card size, neatly opened. $2.50

12 / 20 / 95 REGISTERED SHIP MAIL, Rijeka (Fiume) to Ohio, from Maltese ship m.t. Alandia Lynx out of Valletta, franked with a first-class Finland flower stamp, mailed unsealed, 2 clear Croatian markings. $3.75 (cff)

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"'GRAND PRIX' / EN LA EXPOSICION DE PARIS DE 1900 / La 'SMITH PREMIER'" illustrated US government postal card publicizing their company representatives in Cuba, mailed 1900 to Sr. Don L. Ruiz in Habana (OCT 18 1900 arrival marking is clear). $12.00 tcea-c^

"Train 104 at Grove City running about 35 miles an hour, a good deal of black smoke EH! Joe Smallwood, Engineer. / A letter in a few days. Wm. S." uncaptioned (so we used most of the message on back) divided back real photo postcard, mailed 8/20/07 (partial MINNEAPOLIS in RPO cancel) to US Marine Barracks in Baracoa Cuba (arrival AGO 31) via Key West (partial New Orleans transit cancel). There are 5 Grove Cities in the US: 3 (in PA FL & OH would have gone in the wrong direction to get to New Orleans on the way to Key West), 1 (in IL has no railroad going through it at all), leaving Minnesota! We have seen a 1909 real photo of the Main Street depot in Grove City MN in which the locomotive looks exactly like this one. The engineer Joe Smallwood can be seen to the left in this head-on shot. William Smallwood would be the sender, probably his dad or brother. Sent early during the second US military occupation of Cuba ordered by Theodore Roosevelt to protect North American interests there. The New Orleans - Key West transit would have been by ship. $22.50 m(g)g-c

"51009 Scaling Walls, Practice Drill U. S. Naval Station, / Guantanamo Bay" color, mailed 10 DIC 1911 at Caimanera Oriente to Iowa (1-centavol stamp tied), light but noticeable cancel ink on front in sky, corner crease, mild corner & edge wear. $10.00 cm-c*

"51009 Scaling Walls, Practice Drill U. S. Naval Station, / Guantanamo Bay" color postcard mailed 10 DIC 1911 at Caimanera Oriente to Iowa (1-centavol stamp tied), light but noticeable cancel ink on front in sky, corner crease, mild corner & edge wear. $10.00 c-c

 
"Yumuri Valley, Matanzas, Cuba." tarjeta postal mailed there ENE 22 1912 to Kentucky, mild wear to corners, corner crease, a hint of cancel ink in the front sky, small spots of light toning in address area. $6.50 c-c

"601.  Memorial Wall to the Cuban Students, / Havana, Cuba." recalling the execution on 27 November 1871 of 8 medical students by the Spanish Governor during the Ten Years War, postcard published by Harris Brothers Company in Havana, mailed there OCT 22 1914 to Mrs. Martha Hill in Cattaraugus New York (clear HABANA - ISLA DE PINOS AMBU hand cancel on 1-c stamp) by her son Bert. $3.75 cg-c*

   
"VIEW OF ANTILLA FROM THE WATER  THE CUBA RAILROAD" postcard mailed 1922 from the USS HENDERSON (AP-1) to Miss Muriel Smith in Washington DC, messaged in part 'Tell your bad brother the Henderson rides like a cradle..." paper separation at one upper corner, tiny bottom corner crease, minor corner rounding. Provides information about the ship's location at that time not otherwise available on the Internet. $10.00 c-n(h)NEW / NUEVO / NOVO

"CM8YB" United States Naval Station QSL postal card (1-c Jefferson, clear Naval Station machine cancel) mailed there DEC 12 1934 to Pennsylvania by B. B. Greer, cancel is clear but back is toned, a little cancel ink on front, pushpin discoloration at top center & partial hole at bottom center, uneven toning on front is light at the bottom edge. $13.00 cm(n)-c

DIC 9 1940 registered #6 cover from Habana to Illinois, franked with 5-c centenary & 1-c pro hospitales & 1-c tobacco & three 2-c centenary stamps, clear DEVULETA POR CARECER DEL / SELLO SEM-POSTAL handstamp, 5-c value applied over part of the FINLAY slogan cancel, two different & clear US backstamps, a little wrinkling, opened neatly. Interesting. Cover sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan. $1.50

"RESTAURANT / 'PARIS' / HABANBA-CUBA" postcard showing a patio area with 1 waiter, sepia-tone real photo mailed there ENE 5 1941 to Missouri (1-c children & 2-c centenario stamps tied by neat machine cancel), interesting pertinent information on back, fairly fresh. $15.00 ci-c

"PARQUE DE SAN JUAN, / NEAR SANTIAGO, CUBA" linen mailed ABR 11 1941 (1-centavo stamp, bold "COMPRE AZUCAR / CUBANO / Buy CUBAN SUGAR' slogan cancel struck twice), corner crease, mild corner wear, cancel ink on front. $2.25 c-c

circa 1941 airmail #6 cover from Habana to Washington DC franked by 1 / 2-c V & pair of 5-c Rescate de Sanguily stamps (both with corner selvedge attached & lightly canceled), censor tape EXAMINED BY / 4093, additional brown tape at one corner (a mend by previous owner) & small creases at the right front comers. The censor tape partially obscured a numeral in the address & the censor thoughtfully filled it in, $3.00 c*

circa 1941 airmail #10 cover from Habana to Washington DC franked by 1 / 2-c V & pair of 5-c Rescate de Sanguily stamps (both with selvedge attached & lightly cancelled), censor tape EXAMINED BY / 4926, additional brown tape at one corner (a mend by previous owner), a couple small spots of toning on the front, some minor wrinkling on the right front corners & a tiny crease at the corner of the selvedge on one 5-c stamp. $3.00 c*

"Habana, Parque Fraternidad y Avenida Bolivar / Fraternity Square and Bolivar Avenue  1B-H508" postcard sent free by sailor to Connecticut, violet 'PASSED BY NAVAL CENSOR' clearly struck & initialed, one corner with 2 tiny creases, slight browning of the paper with age on back. Circa 1941 from publisher's code. $3.50 c-c

"THE PLAYA, HAVANA, CUBA" showing many bathers in the water, linen postcard mailed there ENE 17 1946 (clear 'Buy CUBAN SUGAR' slogan cancel ties 1-c elderly  couple stamp), partial cancel on front, mild corner wear & rounding. $2.75 c-c

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"Cuba: Trepando a una Palma / Cuba: Climbing the Royal Palm  69837-N" linen postcard mailed 1948 from Guantanamo (mostly clear US Navy cancel ties two 1-c Washington & 3-c Jefferson prexy stamps) to Wisconsin, light but long cancel ink on front. $3.75 c-c

"PALACIO PRESIDENCIAL, HAVANA, CUBA / A handsome and modern structure..." postcard with corner view, chrome with Havana metered .03 postage sent to Florida (large violet 'REGULAR' handstamp  in address area) -3VII'55, corner & edge wear. $2.00 c-c

"Habana: La Catedral / The Cathedral   1B-H2422" linen mailed from Habana 20II'57 (metered at 5 centavos, large black REGULAR handstamp) to Michigan, bottoms corners faintly creased, yellowish paper. $2.00 c-c

ABR 30 1957 registered #6 cover from Marianao in La Habana Province to Illinois, franked with 19-c seagulls & 1-c post office & 3-c Caballero stamps, 2 different US backstamps, opened neatly. Cover sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan. $1.50

"CO6JH" Cienfuegos QSL postcard mailed MAR 27 1965 by operator Jose Hernandez Cabral, 3-c stamp shows map of Latin America, 3 corners with small creases, the other corner with a tiny crease, edges lightly toned. $3.00 c-c

November 1968 American Philatelist: Cuban Stamps Used Abroad--In Cuba; UN--International Meteorology, Its Past and Future; Italy: The Stamps of Saseno; & much more. $3.75 the complete journal. acim

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"CLEO DE MERODE // Reutlinger / Paris // S. I. P. Nº7 SERIE 51" with clasped hands gazing downward, hand-colored / tinted real photo carte postale mailed FEB 25 1903 from Havana Cuba (clear hand cancel on 1-centavo stamp) to Pennsylvania, all corners with faint creases, 1" internal crease from right front edge, back paper browning with age. $3.75 nw-c

Bold green MAY 13 1931 USS PENNSYLVANIA hand cancel with 28 30 15 N / 74 29 35 W in killer bars ties 2-c Washington franking #6 envelope to North Carolina. On back are 2 clear strikes of their MAY 15 1931 hand cancels with GUANTANAMO / BAY in the killer bars, a well-struck violet CHARLOTTE NC GEN DEL receiving mark & a hand-written '8 AM Position' explanation. 4 small & unimportant cancel ink spots on the left front side affect nothing. $10.00 cn& NEW / NUEVO / NOVO

Bold violet USS PENNSYLVANIA MAY 21 1931 cancel with GUANTANAMO BAY in killer bars cancels 1-c & 2-c Cuban leader stamps franking #6 cover to North Carolina, quality paper with no envelope glue show-through, clear violet Charlotte N. C. MAY 28 1931 GEN DEL arrival mark on back. Nice! $11.00 cn

Clear FEB 22 1932 USS WYOMING hand cancel with HAVANA / BAY, CUBA in the killer bars ties 1/2-c Hale & 1-1/2-c Harding stamps franking #6 envelope to Pennsylvania, return address was in Texas. $7.50 cn

Bold JAN 17 1933 USS WYOMING hand cancel with GUANTANAMO / BAY, CUBA in the killer bars ties 3-c Washington franking #6 envelope to New Jersey, neat handwritten address. $7.00 cn

USS BAINBRIDGE (DD-246). Havana Cuba, Sep 10 1933, first week being fully commissioned serving with the Special Service Squadron, pair of 1-c Century of Progress stamps tied, addressed to Guantanamo Bay (backstamped there 5 days later), violet US Warships / in Cuban Waters cachet, a quality cover with no envelope glue show-through. Cover sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan. $1.50

USS ELLIS (DD-154). Antilla Cuba (the only time we have seen this in the killer bars), Sep 22 1933, tied 3-c NRA stamp franks to New York City, Blue-green US Warships / in Cuban Waters cachet. This ship was a destroyer that had previously searched for the ill-fated airship Akron & had carried president Roosevelt aboard. Cover sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan. $1.50 cn#

Clear USS TILLMAN OCT 23 1933 cancel with GUANTANAMO / BAY CUBA in killer bars ties 2-c Washington franking #6 cover with violet cachet welcoming US ships in Cuban Waters, address erased successfully (hard to do!), tiny corner bend, slight browning of paper. Ship DD135 was probably conducting battle practices & drills for training purposes. 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 cn

Light USS CLAXTON NOV 30 1933 with ... / OUR PART in killer bars ties 2-c Washington franking #6 cover to New York, blue-green & violet cachet THANKSGIVING DAY for U.S. Warships / in Cuban Waters, never sealed, internal crease (from paper clip?) misses everything, slight wrinkling of paper near top. Ship DD-140 was on patrol duty with the Special Service Squadron at the time. $5.00 cn

Clear USS WYOMING NOV 30 1933 with CUBAN WATERS in killer bars ties 3-c Washington at Newburgh stamp franking #6 cover to California, browning paper. $6.50 cn

USS ANTARES. Guantanamo Bay Cuba, Dec 8 1933, 2-c Washington bicentenary & 1-c Century of Progress stamps clearly cancelled, black US Warships / in Cuban Waters cachet, violet "SEA-POST MAIL - To: KEY WEST Fla." straight-line marking. Cover sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan. $1.50

Clear blue-green JAN 17 1934 USS J. FRED TALBOT hand cancel with GUANT / CUBA in the killer bars ties 1-1/2-c Harding stamp franking #6 envelope to Washington, neatly addressed, never sealed, quality paper. $7.50 cn(j)

Clear FEB 3 1934 USS J. FRED TALBOT hand cancel with HAVANA / CUBA in the killer bars ties 3-c Washington franking #6 envelope to New York, adherence to the right of the stamp & cancel, envelope glue showing through both sides, neatly addressed. $3.75 cn(j)

USS MEDUSA. Guantanamo Bay Cuba, May 13 1934, blue & red Mother's Day cachet, autographed by the commanding Capt. R. C. Grady, to North Carolina franked by 1-12-c Harding, a quality cover with no envelope glue show-through. Cover sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan. $1.50

Bold USS RICHMOND MAY 24 1934 cancel with GUANTANAMO / BAY CUBA in killer bars ties 2-c Arbor Day stamp franking #6 cover to Pennsylvania, neatly handstamped address in violet, uneven toning to front due to contact with other paper, never sealed, quality cover with no envelope glue show-through. Later, in WWII, this ship escorted convoys to Galapagos & Society Islands. $5.00 cn

Clear USS MEDUSA SEP 23 1934 cancel with GUANTANAMO / BAY CUBA in killer bars ties 2-c Grand Canyon stamp franking #6 cover to New York, autographed by A. A. Lopp M. M. C., two violet handstamps--U.S.S. MEDUSA and U.S. FLEET / REPAIR SHIP, a quality cover slight browning of the paper. 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 cn

Light but complete USS BRECKINRIDGE JUL 25 1936 cancel with GUANTANMOA(sic) / CUBA in killer bars ties 1-1 / 2-c Harding to #6 cover to Ohio, cachet in black with 2 anchors (similar to the one shown 2 covers below), label used for addressing, slight envelope glue show-through on back, browning of the paper. $7.00 cn

USS BRECKINRIDGE (DD-148). Guantanamo Cuba, Jul 30 1936, when assigned to Training Squadron 10, black Naval Reserve Cruise / Fourth Fleet Division cachet, franked by 1-1 / 2-c Harding, addressed to Ohio. Cover sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan. $1.50

Clear APR 12 1937 USS TUCKER hand cancel with HAVANA / CUBA in the killer bars ties 1-1/2-c Harding stamp franking #6 envelope to Wisconsin, lower left front corner creased, envelope glue shows through the back & is starting on the front. $5.00 cn

USS MUGFORD (DD-389). Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Mar 17, 1938. Later downed 3 planes in 10 minutes during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Cover sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan. $1.50

Bold USS OMAHA MAY 30 1937 cancel with GUANTANAMO / BAY CUBA in killer bars ties 1-c & 2-c Naval heroes stamps franking #6 cover to Illinois, generic blue multiple-anchor border, never sealed, neatly addressed. This ship was a light cruiser. $6.00 cn

USS BLUE. Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Nov 7, 1937. Constitution Sesquicentennial stamp. Some letters in killer very faint. Cover sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan. $1.50

USS PHILADELPHIA (CL-41). Gtmo. Bay, Cuba, Jan 6, 1938, arriving for her shakedown in the West Indies. Constitution Sesquicentennial stamp. USCS Chapter 4 notice enclosed & stuck to backflap--interesting! Cover sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan. $1.50 (nc)

USS RALPH TALBOT (DD-390). Cienfuegos Bay Cuba, Feb 21 1938 on her way to the Eastern Pacific, large blue cachet of the Navy Department, to Georgia, 3-c Constitution stamp tied. Cover sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan. $1.50

USS SAVANNAH (CL-42). Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. May 2, 1938 on her shakedown cruise. Alaska stamp. Paper bend at left edge. Cover sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan. $1.50

Clear USS SHAW SEP 14 1938 cancel with GUANTANAMO BAY in killer bars ties 3-c Washington franking #6 cover to Illinois, generic brown ship cachet & blue anchors border all around, slight browning of paper, never sealed, typed address. Ship DD-373 was on training exercises at the time. $5.50 cn

USS CONCORD. Guantanamo Bay Cuba, clear Jan 22 1939 cancel ties pair of 1-1 / 2-c Harding stamps, attractive blue border & brown generic ship cachet, to Illinois, a quality cover (no envelope glue show-through). Cover sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan. $1.50

USS HERNDON (DD-198). Guantanamo Bay Cuba, Feb 22 1940 the first day of cancellation, during service with the Caribbean Neutrality Patrol, pair 1-1 / 2-c Marth Washington stamps tied, addressed to Joliet Illinois (violet Missent to Chicago Ill. / Letter Section Delivery Div. handstamp) red & blue cachet with eagle. Ship was transferred to the Russian Navy in 1944, Cover sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan. $1.50

USS LAUB (DD263). Gtmo. Bay, Cuba. Apr 26, 1940. Irving & Cooper stamps. cover glue shows mostly on back. Then part of the Caribbean neutrality patrol. Cover sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan. $1.50

USS MORRIS (DD-417). Guantanamo Gay Cuba, July 3 1940, black shakedown cruise cachet, to California, franked by 1-c Irving & 2-c Whittier stamps which are tied. Ship was later to fight effectively in the Battle of Coral Sea. Cover sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan. $1.50

Clear JAN 10 1941 USS MEMPHIS hand cancel with GUANTANAMO / BAY CUBA in the killer bars ties 1-c Eli Whitney & 2-c Samuel Morse stamps franking #6 envelope to California, neatly addressed, never sealed. Left front side is marred by a heavy crease & lighter wrinkling, suggesting a patient application of an iron. $3.75 cn

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c.1937 TO US. Indistinct (magnification would help) Oranjestad, Aruba cancel ties 2-1 / 2-c numeral stamp to #6 cover, small corner crease. $1.50

Registered Venezuela cover to Curacao 1937, from the President of the State of Zulia in Maracaibo to the Vice Consul of Spain in Curacao, franked with a complete set of airmail surcharges, backstamped clearly on arrival, neatly opened. $80.00 (vc)

MAIL FROM PERU TO CURACAO
Interesting because of the variety of ways
Curacao's country designation is given,
even on the same company's correspondence!

28 MAI 1951 light Callao cancels tie s / 2 red UPU overprint & two 20-cts violet bank stamps franking greeting-card size airmail cover from Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot -   Maatschappij N.V (Royal Netherlands Steamship Company) addressed to Curacao A.H. (clear backstamp Willemstad -1.VII.51). Typed address, light wrinkling apparent both sides. $5.00 pc*

SET 22 1952 light Callao cancels on registered greeting-card size airmail cover from Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot -  Maatschappij N.V (Royal Netherlands Steamship Company) addressed to Curacao D.W.I. (clear backstamp Willemstad 3 days later). Stamps: S / 0.25 Escuela de Ingenieros, 15-cts building, S / o. 0.05 HABILITADA overprint on 15-ct building & pair of 2-soles Universidad Mayor de San Marcos. Typed address, neatly opened. "s.s. Baarn" typed on backflap. $8.00 pc*

15 NOV 52 clear Callao cancels tie s / 0.25 engineering school & pair 50-cts Barrio Obrero stamps to greeting-card size airmail cover from Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot -   Maatschappij N.V (Royal Netherlands Steamship Company) addressed to Curacao D.W.I. (clear backstamp Willemstad 3 days later). $5.00 pc*

ENE 3 1953 fairly clear LIMA cancels tie 80-cts violet road & s / .1.00 Inca ruins & 2-soles Universidad Mayor de San Marcos & 10-soles mountain stamps franking greeting-card size airmail cover from Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot -  Maatschappij N.V (Royal Netherlands Steamship Company) addressed to Curacao Ant. Hol. (clear backstamp Willemstad 4 days later). $5.00 pc*

APR 1 1953 light & numerous Callao cancels on block of eleven (!) S / 0.25 engineering school stamps franking registered greeting-card size airmail cover from Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot -   Maatschappij N.V (Royal Netherlands Steamship Company) addressed to Curacao Netherlands Antilles (light Willemstad backstamp in violet 4 days later). Typed address, small piece of backflap missing due to opening. $8.00 pc*

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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 (one on arrival), neatly opened. $5.00 tcc

1974 REGISTERED. PORT PAYE / POSTAGE PAID / 12 AUG 1974 / WILLEMSTAD / CURAÇAO in octagon (some letters not showing) & Curaçao circular date stamp on #10 cover to Illinois, 2 clear backstamps & hotel mail desk marking there. $2.50

1994 SHIP MAIL. Bold red Willemstad / 28 Juli 1994 / 10 / Curaçao & indistinct box cancel on Bahamian 20-c clapper rail stamp from ship M. T. Sanita to Ohio. $2.00

1995 METERED. Billemstad 175-cents red meter on #10 cover to Ohio, opened neatly. $1.00

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CYPRUS COVERS

1973 AIRMAIL from Nicosia to Hawaii, franked by 5 different stamps (10-m costume, 3-m design, 50-m building, 30-m sculpture & 20-m religious painting). Obviously philatelic. $1.50

1973 AIRMAIL from Nicosia to Hawaii, franked by 5 different stamps (10-m Munich archer, 15-m bowl, 5-m carving, 25-m mosaic & 50-m ancient head). Obviously philatelic. $1.50

1976 FDC. 3 pottery stamps of Europa issue of 3-5-76 on unaddressed Fleetwood cacheted cover, with explanatory printing on the back, fresh appearance. $3.00

1976 FDC. 100-m George Washington stamp of 5-7-76 (for US Bicentennial) on unaddressed Fleetwood cacheted cover, complete, fresh appearance. $1.00

1977 FDC. 3 stamps of Europa issue 2-5-77 on unaddressed Fleetwood cacheted cover, with explanatory stiffener, fresh appearance. $2.50

1979 REGISTERED EXPRESS commercial airmail from Limassol to Washington DC, franked by 10-m refugee & 100-m bracelet & 500 m bronze stand stamps, 2 different backstamps & claim check on the back. $5.00

2 JA 80 AIRMAIL #10 cover to Ohio, franked by two 10-m refugee & two 125-m Rotary International stamps, 2 small corner creases. $1.50 (cr)*+

1980 REGISTERED commercial airmail from Nicosia B.O.6 to Ohio, franked with 10m refugee & 250-m silver dish & 2 100-m UEFA stamps, 2 different backstamps & claim check on back, opened neatly. $3.75 (c)*

17 NO 80 AIRMAIL OFFICIAL #10 cover to Ohio, franked with 10-m refugee & pair of 125-m Olympic swimmer stamps, cancel somewhat faint, corner crease away from stamps, opened neatly. $2.25 (co)*+

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1981 FDC. 2 costume stamps of Europa issue 4-5-81 on unaddressed Fleetwood cacheted cover with explanatory printing on back. $2.00

1983 AIRMAIL Nicosia circular date stamp ties 3 different stamps (10-m refugee, 100-m jug &  200-m statue of god) to #10 cover to Ohio, neatly opened $1.25 (c)*

1983 REGISTERED. Nicosia B.O.4 registration ovals clearly tie 4 different stamps on #6 cover airmailed to Colorado, backstamp in violet is partially legible, notification form on front partially removed. $2.50 (c)*

1985 OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT for the Europa issue of that year, multilingual, giving technical information about the stamps & exchange rates they would accept. Interesting. Folded. $1.00

1987 AIRMAIL. Limassol circular date stamp ties 3 stamps (1-c refugee, 20-c forest & 15-c church) to #10 cover to Ohio, rectangular WAR ORPHANS' WEEK auxiliary mark clearly struck on front. $3.25 (c)*+

1987 REGISTERED. Clear Limassol ovals tie 1-c refugee, 15-c globe & 50-c ruins stamps to #10 surface cover to Ohio, claim check on front, backstamp readable. $3.75 (c)*

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. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size & enhanced 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

1987 REGISTERED. Limassol ovals cancel 3 stamps (1-c refugee, 50-c & 25-c. scenic) on #10 airmail cover to Ohio, claim check on front, light complete Dublin Ohio backstamp. $3.25 (c)*

1992 EXPRESS. Nicosia circular date stamp (some parts not legible) on #10 cover to Connecticut franked by 3 different stamps (1-c refugee 1974 & 50-c freize & 35-c 1992 Olympics), backstamp shows arrival time. $2.00 (c)*

1992 EXPRESS. Nicosia circular date stamp (few letters not legible) on #10 airmail cover to Connecticut franked by 4 different stamps (1-c refugee, 10-c Olympics, 50-c freize & 25-c soccer), backstamp shows arrival time. $2.25 *+

Somewhat light 26 JAN 1995 SWANSEA & SOUTH WEST WALES machine cancel with 'Pass on your / Postcode' slogan ties 15 Scorpaena scrofa fish (red scorpionfish) stamp franking #6 cover from the oil/chemical tanker MV Pacific Marchioness (registered Limassol) with attest of her master sent to a Columbus Ohio recipient, never sealed, small US routing mark on the back. The only example of a paper collectible we could find from this vessel on a Google search. $6.00 fcw NEW / NUEVO / NOVO

CYPRUS PHILATELIC LITERATURE

"The W. L. E. Miller specialized Cyprus also Gibraltar" catalogue with prices realized for Robson Lowe auction held 28 October 1977, well illustrated in black & white. 267 Cyprus lots include Austrian & British Post Offices, and 36 lots of proofs. 11 Gibraltar lots include 2 examples of the value omitted variety of the 1889-96 issue. Prices realized inked in neatly from the original prices realized (which is included, as is the bid form), short stray mark on cover. Hard to find! $12.50 c-c

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Wanted to buy--more covers from there, especially 1964 - 1974. Please offer us some, priced in US dollars or Euros! *c2

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