Military - General - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 3131 - u.s. postal history Military - General - Harmers International, Inc. Spring 2022 SaleCensored POW Cover from Detainee in China, envelope with printed "Shanghai War-prisoner's Camp." cc and manuscript "James C. Rice/ Barracks 4-sec-3-33/ Shanghai China" return address, printed frank with chop at upper right, red "Sec Des Prisonniers De Guerre" straight-line above frank, U.S. censor tape and handstamp at left, Very Fine H. R. Harmer Inc Spring 2022 Saleu.s. postal history Military - General |
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 Lot 3132 - u.s. postal history Military - General - Harmers International, Inc. Spring 2022 SaleWWII Patriotic Covers and Postal History Collection, approximately 230 items in two binders, many used WWII patriotics but also some postcards and other military mail, generally very fine and fresh, an attractive and interesting group H. R. Harmer Inc Spring 2022 Saleu.s. postal history Military - General |
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 Lot 3128 - u.s. postal history Military - General - Harmers International, Inc. Spring 2022 SaleSpanish American War Postal History Collection, approximately 140 items including patriotic covers with original letters, all-over flag covers, several giant post cards, camp postcards, ship postcards, advertising cards including Schlitz beer, and more, generally fine to very fine with condition better than usually encountered, a superb collection which obviously took many years to assemble and which would be virtually impossible to duplicate, a close inspection is a must, ex-Dr. Parks H. R. Harmer Inc Spring 2022 Saleu.s. postal history Military - General |
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Lot 3129 - u.s. postal history Military - General - Harmers International, Inc. Spring 2022 SaleWorld War I Postal History Collection, approximately 275 items in a binder covering various aspects of the war, including the YMCA, Red Cross, and Knights of Columbus; postcards including real picture cards, Liberty Loan advertising, slogan cancels, soldier's mail both foreign and domestic, etc., as well as a bit of ephemera from the war, some mixed condition but most covers fine to very fine or better, an exceptional and interesting lot for the World War I postal historian H. R. Harmer Inc Spring 2022 Saleu.s. postal history Military - General |
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 Lot 3130 - u.s. postal history Military - General - Harmers International, Inc. Spring 2022 SaleCensored POW Cover from Detainee in China, envelope with printed "Shanghai War-prisoner's Camp." cc and manuscript "James C. Rice/ Barracks 4-sec-3/ Shanghai China" return address, printed frank with chop at upper right, red "Sec Des Prisonniers De Guerre" straight-line above frank, U.S. censor tape at left, opened at right, some typical light edge wear, Fine example H. R. Harmer Inc Spring 2022 Saleu.s. postal history Military - General |
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 Lot 92 - u.s. postal history Military - General - Harmers International, Inc. Spring 2022 Sale"Adams Express Co. Baltimore, Md. Jul. 11, 1861", attractive strike on 3c Red Star Die entire (U27), "Baltimore, Md." unobscured, two strikes of straightline "Paid" alongside, southbound cover to "Mr. W.W. Fife, Newbern, North Carolina", endorsed "per Express" at top left, blue "Adams Express Co Augusta, Ga Jul 18" oval, entered the Confederate mails with "Augusta Ga. Jul 18" double circle postmark and straightline "Paid 10", small sealed tears do not detract, lightened stained spot at lower left, very fine appearance, one of seven examples of the Adams Baltimore office handstamp and one of just three datestamped at the Augusta office, a spectacular combination of markings, Special Routes Census No. S-AD-20 and illustrated on page 43, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate H. R. Harmer Inc Spring 2022 Saleu.s. postal history Military - General |
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 Lot 93 - u.s. postal history Military - General - Harmers International, Inc. Spring 2022 Sale"Cannot Be Forwarded", framed straightline handstamp with on cover to Bayou Goula, Louisiana, 1861 3c Rose (65) tied by segmented cork, red "Boston Mass. Sep 28" double circle postmark, additional "Mails Suspended" in oval applied at the Dead Letter Office in Washington, DC, reverse with receiving occupation postmark "New Orleans La. Free Oct 23, 1862", small tear at right, very fine, atttractive cover with a rare combination of markings, see previous lot for further discussion, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate H. R. Harmer Inc Spring 2022 Saleu.s. postal history Military - General |
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 Lot 94 - u.s. postal history Military - General - Harmers International, Inc. Spring 2022 Sale"No Mail Service", crisp strike of straightline handstamp from Memphis, Tennessee, with additional "Mails Suspended" in oval applied at the Washington, DC Dead Letter Office, "New-York Nov 20 1862" double circle datestamp on cover to Holly Springs, Mississippi, sender's "via Memphis Tenn." at top, "Memphis Tenn. Dec 2" duplex backstamp, small tear at left edge due to opening, otherwise very fine, the only recorded example of the Memphis "No Mail Service" handstamp, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate H. R. Harmer Inc Spring 2022 Saleu.s. postal history Military - General |
