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January 29 FAAA-CENTRE * 29-1 1999 ILE-DE-TAHITI StampWorld.com # 724 1996 Stamp Day - The 40th Anniversary of the Death of Henri Lemasso, Photographer and Stamp Designer |
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Three for today. Fort Bragg,  Falk,  and Melburne.  |
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I collect most of California's Redwood Empire , Humboldt & Mendocino counties, including the RPOs that ran through them. Any town or city I mention is located in one or the other. My primary sources are California Town Postmarks 1850 - 1935 compiled by John H. Williams & the Western Cover Society Mobil Post Office Society RPO Catalog, MPOS U. S. Route and Station Agent Catalog, and the MPOS RPO Directory and AGT Directory California Postmaster Compensation compiled by Alan H. Patera |
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January 30 French Oceania to Paris, FranceATUONA * 30 -1 1958 ILE HIVA OA SWC number 236. 1955 13-franc airmail - Mt.Pahia, Bora-Bora Today this island is part of the postal administration of French Polynesia. |
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Good morning.  Seven postmarks for today, one is not recorded in Williams' California Town Postmarks 1850 - 1935. Below are the nine Willits postmarks pictured in the Williams book.  This Willits fancy double circle, seriefed letters postmarks was not recorded. Its measurements are 2C 28 26.5 9L. The usage dates of Men-4090 (Feb 12 1878 -Feb 18 1889) and Men-4100 (Apr 16 1883 - Jun 5 1884) suggest Men-4095 as the Williams number for this postmark. Willits,  Mendicino, in-coming  Fort Bragg,  Willits,  Eureka & Scotia RPO,  Fort Bragg,  and Branscomb.  Edit to add usage dates. |
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I collect most of California's Redwood Empire , Humboldt & Mendocino counties, including the RPOs that ran through them. Any town or city I mention is located in one or the other. My primary sources are California Town Postmarks 1850 - 1935 compiled by John H. Williams & the Western Cover Society Mobil Post Office Society RPO Catalog, MPOS U. S. Route and Station Agent Catalog, and the MPOS RPO Directory and AGT Directory California Postmaster Compensation compiled by Alan H. Patera |
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Only three postmarks today. Eureka,  Eureka,  and Willits.  |
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I collect most of California's Redwood Empire , Humboldt & Mendocino counties, including the RPOs that ran through them. Any town or city I mention is located in one or the other. My primary sources are California Town Postmarks 1850 - 1935 compiled by John H. Williams & the Western Cover Society Mobil Post Office Society RPO Catalog, MPOS U. S. Route and Station Agent Catalog, and the MPOS RPO Directory and AGT Directory California Postmaster Compensation compiled by Alan H. Patera |
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February 1 Honolulu to Kentville, Nova Scotia 1866 USA SW.C #39 1869 Baldwin Locomotive 4-4-0 - Grill about 9˝ x 9mm 3-cent Hawaii SW.C #18 1866 King Kamehameha V, 1830-1872 5-cent Hawaii SW.C #13 1864 King Kamehameha IV, 1834-1863 2-cent bisected  |
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Three today. Fishrock,  Ukiah,  and Mendocino.  |
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I collect most of California's Redwood Empire , Humboldt & Mendocino counties, including the RPOs that ran through them. Any town or city I mention is located in one or the other. My primary sources are California Town Postmarks 1850 - 1935 compiled by John H. Williams & the Western Cover Society Mobil Post Office Society RPO Catalog, MPOS U. S. Route and Station Agent Catalog, and the MPOS RPO Directory and AGT Directory California Postmaster Compensation compiled by Alan H. Patera |
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February 3 Morne Rouge, Martinique to Montserrat (via/MISSENT) St. Lucia. 972 MORNE ROUGE 18 H 3-2 1975 MARTINIQUE FRANCE 1974 Marianne. New Value: 80-centimes (SW.C) #1882. I have seen numerous covers going to Montserrat from various islands that were missent or directed to St. Lucia. The map below shows the two-step route.  |
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After two days of nothing to post, I have five for today, The second of my 3 Clov. & San Fran. AGT, the first was posted Jan 18th, here; https://goscf.com/t/11887&whichpage=147#845176 Dyerville  Redwine,  Little River's doane cancel  and Weott.  |
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I collect most of California's Redwood Empire , Humboldt & Mendocino counties, including the RPOs that ran through them. Any town or city I mention is located in one or the other. My primary sources are California Town Postmarks 1850 - 1935 compiled by John H. Williams & the Western Cover Society Mobil Post Office Society RPO Catalog, MPOS U. S. Route and Station Agent Catalog, and the MPOS RPO Directory and AGT Directory California Postmaster Compensation compiled by Alan H. Patera |
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February 5 Fort de France, Martinique to Syracuse N.Y., U.S.A. FORT-DE-FRANCE 12 * 5 2 1949 MARTINIQUE This combination cover contains France # 793 (Six-franc Marianne issued in 1947) and two Martinique Airmails # 237 (five-franc) and (twenty-five-franc) both showing WWII victories. The catalogue number are from the online stamp catalogue, StampWorld.com. |
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Later the same day - February 5 1904 Registered letter from Auckland NZ to Bogota, Colombia, via NYC.AUCKLAND N.Z. 5 FE 04 REGISTERED The stamp numbers provided here are from the StampWorld.com online catalogue. The one-penny and a half stamp commemorating the participation in the Boer War, was issue in 1900 and it pays the postage to Colombia (#99). The four-penny 1902 pictorial showing Lake Taupo & Mount Ruapehu (110) pays the registration fee. |
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February 6 1844 stampless cover from Manila to Rio Janeiro The cover appears to be dispatched FE 06 when the fee was PAID; it also appears to have been returned to Manila in October 1844. |
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Three this morning, Ukiah & San Fran. RPO,  Mendocino,  and Covelo.  |
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I collect most of California's Redwood Empire , Humboldt & Mendocino counties, including the RPOs that ran through them. Any town or city I mention is located in one or the other. My primary sources are California Town Postmarks 1850 - 1935 compiled by John H. Williams & the Western Cover Society Mobil Post Office Society RPO Catalog, MPOS U. S. Route and Station Agent Catalog, and the MPOS RPO Directory and AGT Directory California Postmaster Compensation compiled by Alan H. Patera |
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February 7 Registered cover using Leeward Islands stamps - Tortola, Virgin Islands to Liverpool TORTOLA FE 7 03 LEEWARD ISLANDS #17-19, first issued in 1902 were overprinted on Leeward Islands #4-6. All numbers from StampWorld.com online catalogue. |
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