U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
August 13-14, 2003

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1833
Japanese Occupation of Marshall Islands
1918 registered cover headed "Imperial Post Office, Yokohama", crossed out in red and endorsed "Jaluit Naval Post office", franked with 20sen canc. in red "Jaluit" and tied by cds, addressed to USA, with New York arrival pmks, fine and scarce usage
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1834
Japanese Occupation of Marshall Islands
1919 ppc with "Truk - Navy Military Post Office" April 21 cds to Tokyo, with red "Military Mail" and framed "censored" chops alongside, v.f. and scarce usage from the Japanese occupied German Pacific Islands
Envelope
Price Realized
$900.00

Lot #1835
Japanese Occupation of Marshall Islands
1934 cover from Kusaie, on the East Caroline Islands to West Hartford, Conn., franked with 10s blue Nagoya Castle, prepaying the UPU letter rate to the U.S., the Kusaie military P.O. closed on March 31, 1922 and civil P.O. did notopen until Feb.15, 1937, so the stamp was canc. in transit at Ponape, a very rare commercial cover
Envelope
Catalog #196
Unsold
Lot #1836
Japanese Occupation of Marshall Islands
1940 (Sep. 19) use of 2s postal card from the Japanese Occupied Mariana Islands, canc. by rare Rota (Son-Son) cds and addressed to a farm on Tinian Island, fine and rare
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1837
Japanese Occupation of Marshall Islands
1941 registered legal size cover from Marshall Islands to Boston, franked with 8s olive and pair 20b blue, all tied by native Jaluit cds, with Tokyo registry label, Boston, Mass. arrival on reverse, some cover wear, fine and rare commercialusage from Marshall Islands to the United States
Envelope
Catalog #174,175a
Unsold

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