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The 2c tied by 1919 South Bend, Ind. handstamp, on American Trust Company corner card.

Germany single tied on 1913 post card to Brainard, Nebraska, blue crayon "T", boxed "T" and "HUDSON TERMINAL N.Y. DUE 5 CENTS" opera glasses handstamps paid by JQ3 tied by boxed "BRAINARD NEBR." handstamp. The postage due stamp with straight edges at top and right.

Single tied to cover by Arolsen datestamp, to Melrose, Mass. purple boxed "T 25 CTS" and black "COLLECT POSTAGE 5 CENTS" handstamps, paid by JQ3 with manuscript cancel with contents. The postage due stamp with a straight edge at left, the cover with staining at right.

1912 Cuzco, Peru postmark on cover to Boston, Mass., black "T" in circle and "COLLECT POSTAGE 7 CENTS" handstamps, paid by JQ5 and J46 tied by Boston double oval cancels. The cover repaired at bottom with added pieces, the postage due stamp with a corner crease at bottom right.

Columbian single tied by 1913 postmark on cover to Boston, Mass., black "D.S.7" in circle and New York, N.Y. Aug. 7, 1913 due 8 cents" opera glasses handstamps paid by JQ5 and J82 tied by Boston double oval handstamp cancels. The cover clipped at top left.

Single with red crayon cancel used on incoming cover from Kiev, Russia Nov. 1913 to Seattle Washington, red "T" and "HUDSON TERMINAL STA. NOV. 21, 1913 DUE 10 CENTS' OPERA GLASSES" handstamps, stamp with crayon cancel. The cover with a tear at right and a small piece out at top left and a vertical fold.

Registered entire used Feb. 6, 1919 with U.S. #300, #339, and #JQ4 from Shanghai, China to Corregidore, P.I., purple "PASSED BY CENSOR" double circle handstamp. The cover with a label removed at left.

The 2c is tied by a Los Angeles, Cal., Apr. 5, 1904 machine cancel on a cover to Tientsin, China, via Seattle, WA, with black "T 15" in circle, purple "REFUSED BECAUSE TAXED" and "RETURN TO SENDER" markings, and a pink pointing hand. Returned with China #J3 and #J6, both tied by fancy grid cancels. The cover with wrinkles.

Single on cover tied by indistinct postmark to Richmond, California, "T 50 CTS." in circle and "U.S. CHARGE TO COLLECT 10 CENTS" handstamps, paid by vertical pair of JQ3 tied by handstamp cancel and purple "THIS LETTER WAS POSTED INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID. PLEASE ADVISE YOUR CORRESPONDENT TO INQUIRE OF LOCAL POSTMASTER CORRECT RATE OF POSTAGE ON MATTER OF FUTURE DESTINATION" auxiliary handstamp, both on reverse. The stamp with corner creases.

Twelve 50c Singles, 20c Pair, and 1c Single, "NOV 30 1955" purple double-circle datestamps from Saint Louis, MO and Metropolis, ILL.

The stamp tied by a "Airmail Service Wash. N.Y. Phila/Jul/15/11 AM/1918" New York duplex handstamp . Faint "FEE CLAIMED BY OFFICE OF FIRST ADDRESS" handstamp.

Airmail cover from the Postmaster, Stuart, Florida to R.L. Bretton, Greenfield, Indiana

Flown Lakehurst to Friedrichshafen with Roundtrip cachet and New York "JUN 1" datestamp.

"Via Graf Zeppelin care Postmaster Lakehurst N.J." typed instructions at top left

Blue "Haddon Heights N.J. Apr. 25, 1930" duplex cancel with "Via Graf Zeppelin care Postmaster Lakehurst N.J." typed instructions at top left.

Stamp with large margins, tied by registered handstamp. "MAY 7 2-PM" New York handstamp

Flown on Zeppelin's westbound voyage, Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst, NJ by "VARICK ST STATION APRIL 24, 1930" to Lansdowne, Pennsylvania with green cancel on reverse at Lakehurst, NJ. An attractive cover.
SMQ $800 Stamp Only

"MAY 6 5-PM 1930" Washington, DC handstamp. Addressed to Rochester, NY.

"APR 30 6-PM 1930" New York datetamp.

"SEP 2 1945" handstamp. Only a small number of these locally produced cachets were made. TOKYO BAY/ USS WEST VIRGINIA / SEP 2 1945 rare special hand cancel ties C25 on unaddressed cover with locally produced cachet, Very Fine; only a small number made,and listed as "rare" in the Universal Ship Cancel Society Catalog

Both covers addressed to Capt. James P. Cooke, of the 106th U.S. Infantry, in France. Both covers with censor markings, one with a boxed eagle cachet and violet U.S. Army Post Office cancel (Dec 10, 1918), the other with U.S. Army Post Office M.P.E.S. cancel (Nov 23 1918) and purple "Passed As Censored" with eagle handstamp.

Supplementary Postmark, type G.