Cover Calendar For Month And Day -Pics

February 23

1926 - Registered cover from Port Moresby, Papua to Berlin, Germany

Missed one yesterday and three for today.

Caspar to Italy,



Rohnerville,



Arcata,



and Fort Bragg.

February 24

1934 - Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) to Grebbestad, Sweden


CHRISTMAS ISLAND
10 - AM
24 FE
1934
+





Straits Settlement #199, twelve-cent George V, first issued in 1922, is affixed to letter. Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) was a sub-post office of the Singapore post office. The catalogue number comes from the online StampWorld.com website.

Four today.

A narrow-gauge cover, Tom. (Tomales) & San Fran. AGT,



Manchester, this is Manchester's first post marker and their fanciest. Williams' California Town Postmarks 1850 - 1935 records usage from Dec 10,1879 to Dec 28, 1886.



Trinidad,



and Willits & San Fran. RPO.

February 25

1884 - Registered cover from Amoy, China to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada




Amoy, China was a Treaty Port where the British operated a post office using Hong Kong postage stamps. Today Amoy is know as Xiamen. Henry Hechler was known for creating some unusual Canadian "service" covers.

One mis cataloged Feb 24 and four for today.

Yesterday, my listing error, I've had several of these, happens when I scanned and catalogued several items with similar dates. Or my cat was wanting attention. Sorry.

Comptche,



Today,

Mendocino,



Northspur,



Eureka & San Fran. RPO,



and Calpella,

Three today.

Point Arena,



Point Arena, again,



and Eureka.

February 27

1873 - Gibraltar to London, England aboard The Delhi




GREAT BRITAIN #38 (SW.C) six-penny 1872 Queen Victoria - White Control Letters in Corners

Two today. Both philatelic.

Irmulco,



and Showers Pass, last day.

February 28

1942 - - Registered letter from Saint-Denis, Reunion to Paris, France.





and

1967 - Roura, French Guyana to their capital, Cayenne





By car, today, this is a 40-minute trip.

Three today and depending how you see it, one two years late or early, a Feb 29th.

Ferndale,



a Registered package receipt from Waddington,



Elk,



Feb 29, I didn't get this post card until last year, so for me, it's early.

Fort Bragg,

Four today.

Punta Arenas, (The first Post office opened in Mendocino County June 2,1858, will become Point Arena in January 1889) has no clear day, but looks to me to be a single digit, a scarce postmark!



Ukiah,



Berkeley, one of a few that aren't addressed to or postmarked from somewhere in Humboldt or Mendocino counties, but the view side shows early logging equipment. So, I'll also show that side also.




and Wendling.

A single cover today.

Arcata. This is Arcata's first postmark. The Williams' book California Town Postmarks 1850 - 1935 shows only one usage date, a Sep 17 1862 for the earliest use and a Mar 30 1865* for an estimated late use.

March 3

1949 - SHEIKH OTHMAN to CAMP ADEN all within Aden Colony


SHEIKH OTHMAN was a planned community, built in 1880 on land the British Government purchased from the local owners. This was where the RAF would establish the regional air force base at a later date.

and

1898 - Seychelles to Zanzibar

Only one today, the main "Lost Coast" town, after this town faded away, the rest disappeared. My cover by decade list shows a Moody Mar 3, 1909, but couldn't find it.

This card is a Post Office order form # 1567 for supplies for the very short-lived town of Andersonia, Jul 26, 1904 to Aug 31, 1905.
During final construction of the mill, a large beam fell from the rigging and hit the owner in the head, killing him, the mill, the town, the railroad, and the proposed port at Bear Harbor.
California Town Postmarks 1850 - 1935 list Dec 13 1904 as EKU and Jan 21 1906 as LKU.

Andersonia, both sides,







Edit for spelling, added hit