U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
June 12-13, 2018
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #220 United States - U.S.Postal Agency Siberia 1918 (28 Aug) cover from the U.S.S. Brooklyn, sent by Lt. Ralph Fletcher to Mrs. R. K. Fletcher at Ft. McKinley, Manila, Philippine Islands, franked with 3c violet canceled "U.S. Navy Aug 18, 1918", with Manila (Sep 9) and Rizal (Sep 10) arrival pmks on back, fine usage from U.S.S. Brooklyn stationed at Vladivostok  | Price Realized $450.00 |
 | Lot #221 United States - U.S.Postal Agency Siberia 1918 (30 Dec) Birchwood veneer envelope with hand-painted Japanese scene, censored by senior officer, sent by Captain W.E. Crampton A.E.F. Siberia to Mrs. Crampton in Sulphur Springs, Texas, with appropriate U.S. Postal Agency Siberia duplex (showing 10 AM time of day), cover roughly opened at left, quite attractive, early usage of this postmark | Price Realized $280.00 |
 | Lot #222 United States - U.S.Postal Agency Siberia 1919 (5 Feb) cover sent by a member of the Russian Railway Service Corps in Russia (RRSC), placed in the Civilian Mail, as confirmed by the Vladivostok cds, as well as purple Japanese censor marking struck in the center, four-line Censor cachet and "Opened by Censor No.21" seal at left. The Russian Railway Service Corps was a semi military organization of American railway engineers and technicians formed by the Department of State in September 1917 at the request of the Provisional Government of Russia to operate the Trans-Siberian, Chinese Eastern, and Ussuri Railways. The first contingent of 350 men under the command of Colonel George Emerson arrived in Vladivostok on December 14, 1917. Shortly after, they left for Nagasaki, Japan, because of unsettled conditions. In March 1918, the Corps returned to Russia and began its work under the direction of John F. Stevens, Chairman of the Advisory Commission of Railway Experts to Russia and later President of the Interallied Technical Board. Evacuation of the enti | Price Realized $450.00 |
