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CROATIA, CUBA,
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CYPRUS & TURKISH CYPRUS,
CYRENAICA COVERS, POSTAL HISTORY
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CROATIA POSTAL
HISTORY & CROATIAN COVERS
REPUBLIC OF CROATIA / REPUBLIKA HRVATSKA
/ Kroatien /
CROATIË / CROACIA / CROATIE / Kroasië
/ Xorvatiya
See also Croatia postcards
& Jugoslavian post cards.
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
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
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CUBA COVERS &
CUBAN POSTAL HISTORY
REPUBLIC OF CUBA /
República de Cuba / KÜBA
/ Kuba /
Куба / キューバ / ประเทศคิวบา / 古巴 / Yn
Choobey
See also Cuba postcards & Cuban gymnastics photos.
"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
"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*
"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 #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
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"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
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 To order from the pricelist above, please
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CUBAN POSTAL
HISTORY--US SHIPS
Alphabetical by ship. Text in the killer bars,
if any, is reproduced, followed by the date.
If a cachet is present it is mentioned.
Commemorative stamps, if present, are mentioned.
Cancellation color is black unless otherwise noted.
These covers typically have a return address on the back &
one or more owner's or service provider's markings.
Our listing is chronological, not by ship.
"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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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 To order from the pricelist above, please
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CURAÇAO POSTAL
HISTORY & CURACAO COVERS
CURACAO / Kiurasao
/ Kòrsou / Курасао /
NETHERLANDS WEST INDIES / Кюрасаа / Кюрасао /
Κουρασάο / 퀴라소 / キュラソー島 / குராசோ / คูราเซา / 庫拉索島
See also Netherlands
Antilles postcards & Curaçao postcards.
1933 TO US. Aruba cancel ties 12-1 / 2-c Queen stamp. Part of
backflap missing. $2.50 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
MAIL FROM PERU TO
CURACAO 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*
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*
=> Special: All 5 of the above covers for $27.75 c <= 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 To order from the pricelist above, please
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CYPRUS POSTAL
HISTORY, COVERS
& PHILATELIC LITERATURE
KIBRIS / REPUBLIK ZYPERN
REPUBLIQUE DE CHYPRE / CHIPRE
See also Turkish Federated State of Cyprus postal
history
& Cyprus postcards.
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
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)*
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propose reciprocal links 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)*
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 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 *+
CYPRUS PHILATELIC LITERATURE
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CYPRUS
POSTAL HISTORY--TURKISH FEDERATED STATE OF
KUZEY KIBRIS TÜRK CUMHURIYETÍ
See also Cyprus postal history.
1992 REGISTERED. Bold Lefkosa 14XI92 circular date stamp ties 1500 animal
& 5000 inflation stamps on #10 cover to Connecticut, no backstamps, neatly opened.
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CYRENAICA PHILATELIC LITERATURE
March 1968 American Philatelist: US--The Difficulty in Producing 1851 1-Cent Plate I Early; Tasmanian Taxed Letters; Senussi of Cyrenaica; & much more. $3.75 the complete journal. actu To order from the pricelist above, please
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