Midway Islands Postal History


Stock # Description of Cover Click on Image for Full view Net Price
SOLD 1941 Airmail Cover posted on First Day that the Naval Air Station was commissioned on Midway Island -- CDS 1Aug1941 bearing 45¢ in postage with Receiver CDS 30Aug41 in Auckland, New Zealand -- Unique mailing to New Zealand "C/O of American Yacht "Drifter" -- Very Rare Cover Cancellation Type 3.3.1 SOLD @ $55.20
SOLD 1941 - USMC 3rd Defense Battalion, FMF, 10Jan41 Midway Island cover to Philadelphia, PA, USA -- Cancellation Type 3.3.2 -- Three Bar Handstamp "Midway Island" betweeen killer bars. Very nice cover mailed prior to WWII. SOLD @ $25.40
USMID12 1941 Cacheted Cover posted on First Day that the Naval Air Station was commissioned on Midway Island -- CDS 1Aug1941 - USMC 3rd Defense Battalion, FMF - Cancellation Type 3.3.1 - Eight Killer Bars in Oval format above CDS. $49.65
USMID13 1942 Picture Postcard with "Passed - Marine Censor DWJR" Handstamp -- CDS 22Mar42 -- Cancellation Type 3.4.3 "Marine Corps - Midway Island" between two killer bars. $33.80
USMID14 1942 Cover with "Passed - Marine Censor DWJR" Handstamp -- CDS 23Apr42 -- Cancellation Type 3.4.3 "Marine Corps - Midway Island" between two killer bars. Receiver CDS on reverse - 18May42, Cleveland, Ohio $28.70
USMID15 1943 -- "Free Navy Mail" Cover with "Passed by Naval Censor" Handstamp -- CDS 20May43 -- Correspondance Course Mailing. {Military Mailing Address #1504 was "Midway Island"} -- [Navy P.O. was active from 1942-49] $24.80
USMID16 1953 -- Navy P.O. 17005 Br. Cover -- CDS 20Jan53 to Hollywood, CA, USA {17005 at bottom of CDS is Routing # for Midway Island}. Transfered for mailing 22Jan42 via "US Coast Guard Cutter Ponchartrain" - Unique that it wasn't sent airmail which was normal method of transit for Midway Island mailings. {17005 at bottom of CDS is Routing # for Midway Island} $35.50
USMID17 1956 -- Navy P.O. 17005 Br. Cover -- CDS 3Dec56 to Northfield, Vermont, USA {17005 at bottom of CDS is Routing # for Midway Island}. $24.80
USMID18 1956 Postcard -- Navy P.O. 17005 Br. -- CDS 31Oct61 to Northfield, Vermont, USA {17005 at bottom of CDS is Routing # for Midway Island}. Cancellation Type 3.5.3 -- 21mm Round CDS with Wavy line machine cancel $19.20


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