Canal Zone

You'd almost think that this was a Canal Zone stamp, well it is released in the Canal Zone.

I think.

I like it anyways.

It must be a U.S. Navy ship based in the Canal Zone on the postmark. Ships of the U.S. Navy are technically U.S. Ground.


JimmyB

UX5 US Postal Card

I need to get a scott's specialized catalogue. I really do, maybe stuff like this I could look up then.

I'm really enjoying the cigar also. It even came wrapped in cedar.

I appreciate the occasional cards. The occasional cigar works just as good. Too bad I can't buy real good Cubans.

It's messed up that it would take an act of Congress to make cigars legal for me to purchase.

Politics and governments have an evil side to them that sometimes the will of the people isn't enough.

I hope Fidel gets well, I'd be happy to give him a cigar when he recoups, bet hell, he's got better smokes then I can get!!!(arguably)

I cannot discern the year on the postmark, nor even the century.

JimmyB

Pan American Pearl Harbor

I like this one, Stationed on the USS Enterprise I see the sender is. Special delivery 10 more cents. A hefty sum for a serviceman in 39 I would guess.

Delivered (stamped on back not shown Dec 27th, 1939) in 8 days. Pretty fast for back then I guess.

Being a Navy man myself I can appreciate the Enterprise cancelation.

I also like the envelope, it must be a photo of the mail plane in the bottom left corner.

JimmyB

World's Fair St Louis

Coming Soon!!! My scans aren't uploading!!!

OK, now I got them up. This is a type II stamp in Scott's catalogue. Wish I could see the watermark without soaking off the stamp!!!

JimmyB

Hindenburg

This postal envelope is simply peppered with stamps to cover the postage for this first Hindenburg flight cover.

Stampless Cover

I don't have very many examples of covers without stamps.

This one strikes me odd, with the double circular mark that looks like a stamp cancel. Why mark the cover paid and also give it a stamp like that? Does anyone know what this 00 looking mark is for?

Postmarked Apr 29 Trenton NJ, I assume 1846 by the note written on the right side of the envelope.


JimmyB

Whoever recieved it was careful and cut around the seal to open it.