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South Africa. Dated 1929/05/10. Double circle CAPETOWN PAQUEBOT cds ties 2c Washington (#645) on cover.
Cover #96127 | Price: $10.00
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United States. Dated 1914/04/15. Violet "UNITED FRUIT STEAMSHIP CALAMARES PURSER posted on the high seas" cds ties Scott 405 on correctly rated post card, written in Jamaica, to Canada. Violet Colon (Panama) 17 April transit cds also ties stamp..
Cover #83721 | Price: $90.00
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United States. Dated 1928/12. S.S. ?? boxed cancel tie 2c Molly Pitcher (#646) & 2c Washington on cover to Curacao.
Cover #96074 | Price: $10.00
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United States. Dated 1929/02/22. Posted at sea, an octagon "Le Havre A New York" date stamp ties 5c (#650) on cover to Tunisia.
Cover #90444 | Price: $60.00
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United States. Dated 1929/12/08. U.S.-Ger. Sea Post S.S. Leviathan duplex cancels tie 5c Roosevelt (#637) & 5c Airplane (#650) on airmail cover to Kenya, Africa. 8 Jan. 1930 Makuyu receiving cds on reverse.
Cover #90011 | Price: $35.00
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United States. Dated 1932/03/03. United Fruit Company S/S Carrillo double circle cds ties 1c (#705) on post card.
Cover #94360 | Price: $20.00
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United States. Dated 1933/04/20. "U.S. Sea Post Porto Rico S.S. Coamo" duplex cancel ties 1c (#705) & 2c (#707) on double rate 3c entire.
Cover #94335 | Price: $20.00
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United States. Dated 1934/07/20. "U.S.T.P.SEAPOST S.S.PRES.COOLIDGE" duplex "30" cancel ties 3c Mother's Day (#737) on Karl Lewis hand painted cover.
Cover #92171 | Price: $300.00
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Alaska
United States. AK. Juneau, Dated 1932/12/06. Black Vancouver, British Columbia "Way Mail" postmark and green oval "Vancouver-Skagway RPO S.S. Princess Norah" hand stamp tie 1c (#705) & 2c (#707) on cover.
Cover #94408 | Price: $50.00
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California
United States. CA. Columbia, CA. Tuolumne Co. Dated 1856/11/04. VF cds on stampless cvr (edge wear) to France. Red NY & French transits + French black transits. "PAID/26" in circle. Williams TUO-430
Cover #558 | Price: $275.00
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California
United States. CA. Redwood City, CA. San Mateo Co. Dated 1951/05/17. Capetown Paquebot cds ties 3c (#945) on cover.
Cover #90858 | Price: $10.00
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California
United States. CA. San Francisco, CA. San Francisco Co. Dated 1862/12/12. VF double circle cds + arc "SHIP/5" on cvr (piece out at top). Ms "Per Washington.". Williams SAF-600
Cover #608 | Price: $137.50
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California
United States. CA. San Francisco, CA. San Francisco Co. (open 1849+). Dated 1925/08/25. "U.S. T.P. SEA POST S.F. No. 21 duplex cancel tie four Scott 554 + C4 & C5 on two zone double rate cover to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Reverse with 26 Aug. San Francisco & 28 Aug. Chicago transit cancels.
Cover #85323 | Price: $175.00
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California
United States. CA. San Francisco, CA. San Francisco Co. (open 1849+). Dated 1926/06/01. "U.S. T.P. SEA POST S.S. PRES. TAFT" duplex ties Scott C6 on three zone airmail cover to Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Reverse with 2 June San Francisco & 5 June New York transit cancels.
Cover #85321 | Price: $175.00
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California
United States. CA. San Francisco, CA. San Francisco Co. (open 1849+). Dated 1932/01/28. Posted at sea, a blue Jan. 28th Matson Line S.S. Mariposa boxed cancel ties 2c (#707) on cover to the U.S.S. Arizona.
Cover #90447 | Price: $25.00
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California
United States. CA. Wilmington, CA. Los Angeles Co. Dated 1935/11/11. Machine cancel ties 3c Boulder Dam (#774) on cover with "S.S. City of Eastbourne" handstamps.
Cover #96036 | Price: $15.00
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Connecticut
United States. CT. Bridgeport, CT. Fairfield Co. Dated 1932/08/08. "N.Y. & Buenos Aires Seapost S.S. Western World" duplex cancel ties 1c (#705) on real photo post card showing Rio de Janeiro. The ship part of the Munson line.
Cover #94505 | Price: $15.00
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Florida
United States. FL. Key West, FL. Monroe Co. Dated 1954/09/25. Duplex cancel ties 3c Lewis & Clark (#1063) on folded newsletter "The Gilmore Globe." Produced on board the cruise ship "USS Howard Gilmore".
Cover #95993 | Price: $15.00
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Hawaii
United States. HI. Honolulu, HI. Hawaii Co. Dated 1913/01/29. Machine flag cancel ties Scott 405 on Pacific Mail Steamship Co. post card to Michigan. Magenta "Packet Boat" (Hosking 792) hand stamp. Reverse shows Mount Fuji and the Honolulu waterfront.
Cover #84133 | Price: $75.00
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Hawaii
United States. HI. Honolulu, HI. Oahu Co. Dated 1934/06/26. U.S.T.P, SEA POST U.S. WILSON" cds ties 3c Mother's Day (#737) on fold out post card to Hong Kong. Content is 18 full color illustrations of various fish.
Cover #92206 | Price: $25.00
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Illinois
United States. IL. Chicago, IL. Cook Co. Dated 1833/06/05. Slogan cancel ties 3c (#729) on short paid cover to Canada with large "4" handstamp. Duplex cancel ties 2c (#J7) pair on cover to pay the postage due.
Cover #90753 | Price: $25.00
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Illinois
United States. IL. Chicago, IL. Cook Co. (open 1831+). Dated 1916/05/25. Machine cancel ties Scott 403 upper left corner margin single with guide line at top on cover to Japan. Reverse with violet June 10 "YOKOHAMA-MARU I.J. SEA POST" transit & black June 24 receiving cds.
Cover #83624 | Price: $150.00
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Louisiana
United States. LA. New Orleans, LA. Orleans Co. Dated 1932/05/05. Posted on the High Seas cds ties blk4 of 1/2c (#704) on window envelope.
Cover #90464 | Price: $10.00
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Louisiana
United States. LA. New Orleans, LA. Orleans Co. Dated 1934/05/20. United Fruit Company s/s "Zacapa" cds ties Mother's Day (#737) blk6 on special delivery cover to Illinois via New Orleans. The 18c postage would cover 8c airmail + 10c special delivery fee. The cover does not contain any reference to air mail delivery and was sent by railroad. The cover left New Orleans on 21 May and arrived in Normal on 24 May.
Cover #92199 | Price: $30.00
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Massachusetts
United States. MA. Boston, MA. Suffolk Co. Dated 1837/10/02. VF red cds + red "PAID" on fls. At right is Fine strike of oval 38x27 mm "U.S. NAVAL LYCEUM" with ship in center. Letter to Lieut. in the Mediterranean Squadron informs him of his mother's death.
Cover #411 | Price: $725.00
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Massachusetts
United States. MA. Boston, MA. Suffolk Co. Dated 1853/12/01. 10cts in circle h/s on cvr from St. John, New Brunswick (cds) in closed bag via contract steamship Eastern City to Boston, then overland to New York.
Cover #65416 | Price: $150.00
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Massachusetts
United States. MA. Boston, MA. Suffolk Co. Dated 1854/06/01. 10cts in arc h/s on cvr from St. John, New Brunswick (cds) in closed bag via contract steamship Admiral to Boston, then overland to New York.
Cover #65417 | Price: $125.00
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Massachusetts
United States. MA. Boston, MA. Suffolk Co. Dated 1856/05/10. 10c h/s on cvr from St. John, New Brunswick in closed bag via contract steamship Admiral to Boston, then overland to New York.
Cover #65414 | Price: $125.00
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Massachusetts
United States. MA. Boston, MA. Suffolk Co. Dated 1856/08/02. Ms 20 on cvr from St. John, New Brunswick (cds) in closed bag via contract steamship Admiral to Boston, then overland to New York.
Cover #65415 | Price: $100.00
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Massachusetts
United States. MA. Boston, MA. Suffolk Co. Dated 1890/02/28. "Boston Paid All Direct" duplex ties 5c Garfield (#216) on cover to Paris (11 March cds). At upper left is ms "per S.S. La Champagne" (French Line).
Cover #93342 | Price: $15.00
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Massachusetts
United States. MA. Dorchester, MA. Suffolk Co. Dated 1907/04/23. "U.S. GERMAN SEAPOST" duplex "17" ties Scott 304 on cover to Mass. This duplex used by the Hamburg-American Line "Kaiserin Auguste Victoria" at this time.
Cover #83777 | Price: $40.00
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Massachusetts
United States. MA. Florence, MA. Hampshire Co. (open 1852-1906). Dated 1863/09/09. CDS & part fancy cancel tie 3 (#65) on cover with faults. Enclosure is shipping receipt for carrying a case of merchandise to San Francisco. Document complete, scan cropped.
Cover #89610 | Price: $35.00
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Massachusetts
United States. MA. Springfield, MA. Hampden Co. Dated 1913/10/01. Oct. 1, Lahinch, Ireland cds ties 3d on registered cover (open three sides) to Springfield, MA via Cork (2 Oct.) and New York (9 Oct.). The cover remained in Springfield 10 Oct.-20 Oct while searching for the addressee. On Oct. 20th a violet pointing hand "returned to writer unclaimed from registry division Springfield Mass" hand stamp was applied. The trip back to Lahinch was via New York (Oct. 20-21) with on board "Transatlantic Post Office" (Oct. 21 cds), Cardiff (Oct. 27th) & Dublin (Oct. 29th). The Austrian stamp was applied at the origination port.
Cover #91116 | Price: $100.00
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Michigan
United States. MI. Marquette, MI. Marquette Co. Dated 1934/02/28. United Fruit Company S/S Platano cds ties 3c (#729) on cover with Marquette duplex on back.The ship was a refrigerated banana boat.
Cover #90752 | Price: $15.00
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Minnesota
United States. MN. Minneapolis, MN. Hennepin Co. Dated 1952/12/13. Paquebpt-Kingston Jamaica cds ties 3c Lafayette (#1010) on cover posted on the S.S. Cape Avinof.
Cover #96356 | Price: $10.00
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New York
United States. NY. Rockville Centre, NY. Nassau Co. Dated 1928/10/27. "U.S. Sea Post S. S. Minnekahda duplex cancel ties 2c Molly Pitcher (#646) on cover with violet "Received in Sea Post Service Under Cover" hand stamp.
Cover #96064 | Price: $10.00
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New York
United States. NY. Brooklyn, NY. New York Co. Dated 1935/02/01. Machine cancel ties 3c (#720) on cover with Cunard "Sent to Quarantine" hand stamp.
Cover #93223 | Price: $15.00
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New York
United States. NY. Brooklyn, NY. New York Co. Dated 1938/10/24. Blue cds ties 5c Dare on cover posted aboard the "City of New York.".
Cover #93358 | Price: $20.00
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New York
United States. NY. Buffalo, NY. Erie Co. (open 1821+). Dated 1901/09/17. Two duplex "12" on unpaid cover to Germany. First duplex where a stamp would normally be, the second on the reverse ties a Pan-American label that seals the flap. Blue crayon around the seal indicates it was not accepted as postage. At left is a red Pan-American embossed logo with the "return in five days" crossed out (no return address on the cover). At lower left is a "SPOT 11" seapost cancel (Hosking TA/X18). Blue crayon "80" denotes 80pf (20c) due from the addressee. 80pf equivalent to 10c double weight letter & 10c penalty. The cover shows an indent at the top that indicates enclosures adding weight. At lower left on the reverse is a 28 Sept. JNGOLSTADT receiving cds.
Cover #84057 | Price: $275.00
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New York
United States. NY. New York, NY. New York Co. Dated 1932/05/02. Machine & cds tie 2c (#707) on cover. Posted onboard the S.S. Gripsholm May 2nd, then May 3rd through New York to destination.
Cover #91270 | Price: $10.00
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New York
United States. NY. New York, NY. New York Co. Dated 1829/09/30. Carried by favor ("Favored by Capt. Crowell") at LL from St. John, NB to New York City. The letter was deposited into the New York City Post Office for delivery to the adressee so it was rated 6c due for port-of-entry rate.
Cover #65413 | Price: $75.00
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New York
United States. NY. New York, NY. New York Co. Dated 185?/??. VF "STEAM SHIP/30/Cts" on brown cvr (stains).
Cover #1508 | Price: $27.50
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New York
United States. NY. New York, NY. New York Co. Dated 185?/??. VF 40 in circle & STEAM/SHIP on flty cvr (repairs) from CA to NY.
Cover #15154 | Price: $40.00
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New York
United States. NY. New York, NY. New York Co. Dated 185?/??. Fine "STEAMSHIP/20" on cvr.
Cover #23795 | Price: $15.00
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New York
United States. NY. New York, NY. New York Co. Dated 1851/09/19. VG "BR. PACKET/24" on fls from England/w business letter. Carried on Cunard "Europa".
Cover #32803 | Price: $22.50
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New York
United States. NY. New York, NY. New York Co. Dated 1866/12/21. Cover (large opening tear left) with Paris cds, "12" & "N.Y. Am Pkt/or U.S. notes 39" to New York. No postal markings on reverse.
Cover #86522 | Price: $40.00
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New York
United States. NY. New York, NY. New York Co. Dated 1879/05/23. VF two joined circles "NEW YORK" & "SHIP LETTER/DUE 6 CTS" on cvr to Maine.
Cover #802 | Price: $137.50
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New York
United States. NY. New York, NY. New York Co. (open 1775+). Dated 189?. Double oval "3" on W303 wrapper to Brazil. 1c pays the printed matter rate. Violet "S.S. Vigilancia" hand stamp. At the time the ship was owned by the U.S. & Brazil Steamship Co. Sunk by German submarine in 1917. Business hand stamp on reverse.
Cover #85396 | Price: $30.00
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New York
United States. NY. New York, NY. New York Co. Dated 1921/07/07. Blue oval "W. R. GRACE & CO. S/S SANTA ELISA" hand stamp ties Scott 498 on post card (wrinkle) to New York. Stamp and cancel applied aboard ship. Reverse shows scene in Lima.
Cover #85286 | Price: $100.00
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New York
United States. NY. New York, NY. New York Co. Dated 1936/01/08. Red "Posted On The High Seas" cds ties 5c (#744) on cover to France. 3 Aug. Paris cds on back. During WW II the vessel was taken over by the U.S. Navy, and renamed as the USS John Penn. The ship was sunk by enemy action during the battle of Guadalcanal.
Cover #90647 | Price: $50.00
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New York
United States. NY. New York, NY. New York Co. Dated 1936/04/28. Machine cancel ties 3c Texas (#776) on cover posted at sea on the S.S. Scanpenn. The cover with light horizontal fold, no back flap. The ship was torpedoed and sunk off the coast of North Carolina in 1942. .
Cover #93389 | Price: $20.00
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New York
United States. NY. New York, NY. New York Co. Dated 1938/03/22. Magenta cds ties 5c Dare on cover posted aboard the "S.S. Acadia." The ship used as a hospital ship during WW II.
Cover #93357 | Price: $20.00
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New York
United States. NY. New York, NY. New York Co. (open 1775+). Dated 1938/07/14. VF N.Y. & BUENOS AIRES SEAPOST/S.S. PAN AMERICA duplex ties full pane of 1c Franklin (#632a) on cover. 3c postage + 3c supplementary fee for post-mail closing but pre-ship sailed.
Cover #82731 | Price: $75.00
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New York
United States. NY. New York, NY. New York Co. Dated 1958/07/09. Machine cancel ties 1c coil line pair (#1054) on cover with "S/S/ Southland" hand stamp.
Cover #95729 | Price: $10.00
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New York
United States. NY. New York Grand Central Annex, NY. New York Co. Dated 1934/05/14. Machine cancel ties 3c Mother's Day (#734) on first class rate cover to Canada.
Cover #92207 | Price: $10.00
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New York
United States. NY. New York Grand Central Annex, NY. New York Co. Dated 1934/10/04. Machine cancel ties 2c (#707) on cover with Cunard "Sent To Quarantine" hand stamp. Portion of back flap missing.
Cover #94346 | Price: $20.00
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New York
United States. NY. New York Wall Street Station, NY. New York Co. (open 1905+). Dated 1908/04/03. Duplex cancel with "WALL/ST" in killer ties Scott #304 on cover to England. Purple commercial "RECEIVED/TOO LATE/ISMAY, IMRIE & CO." hand stamp at lower right. Ismay, Imrie and Company was the parent company of the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company Ltd. which was the White Star Line�s official name. Apparently the letter arrived to late to be placed on board the White Star Line "Teutonic".
Cover #83760 | Price: $40.00
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New York
United States. NY. Smithtown, NY. Suffolk Co. Dated 1950/07/20. Violet framed PAQUEBOT hand stamp (Hosking 1424) ties Scott 806 & 961 on correctly rated cover to England. Partial Haifa cds in middle, indistinct (Haifa?) cds on reverse. Return address from Smithtown, New York.
Cover #83609 | Price: $25.00
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Ohio
United States. OH. Cincinnati, OH. Hamilton Co. Dated 1964/07/10. Double circle cds & oval cancel tie 3c Liberty coil (#1057) & 8c Pershing (#1214) on surface rate cover to England with steamboat "Delta Queen" cds..
Cover #95908 | Price: $15.00
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Pennsylvania
United States. PA. Philadelphia, PA. Philadelphia Co. (open 1775+). Dated 186?/02/21. Boston cds & cancel on 3c (#65) on cover with "6" & "SHIP" hand stamps.
Cover #89749 | Price: $35.00
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Pennsylvania
United States. PA. Philadelphia, PA. Philadelphia Co. (open 1775+). Dated 1933/10/30. N.Y. & BUENOS AIRES SEAPOST S.S.WESTERN WORLD duplex cancel ties 3c (#731a) on cover to Philadelphia PA..
Cover #90739 | Price: $20.00
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Texas
United States. TX. Dallas, TX. Dallas Co. Dated 1938/10/24. "Texas & Pan American Exposition" machine slogan cancel ties 5c Dare (#796) & 1c Franklin (#632) on air mail cover.
Cover #93359 | Price: $20.00
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