Philatelic Postal History of

"Tin Can Island Covers"

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Tin Can Island Postal History Covers

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Sold 1938 - Registered Cover #410 with "C" rated handstamps [SM-20 & C-34], "B" rated ML-13 and other "B" & "A_AA" rated handstamps, franked with 1s issue of 1920 -- SC 63 [SG 63] -- CDS 23Mar38 addressed to Suva, Fiji. Very fine Cover. Sold @ $ 53.00
Sold 1938 - Registered cover with very rare "DD" rated cachet "PC-6b. Other "C", "B" & "A" rated handstamps franked with issues of 1920 & 1934 -- SC 39, 46, 56 [SG 55, 47, 57] -- Very rare cover addressed to ships captain -- Pago Pago, Samoa. Sold @ $ 103.00
Sold 1938 -- Large Cover with 2½d issue of 1920 -- SC 58 [SG 59] with many "B" & "A-AA" rated handstamps -- addressed to Toledo, Ohio, USA. Sold @ $ 18.50
Sold 1941 -- Large Cover bearing "C" rated C-7 shield handstamp with many "B" & "AA-A" rated handstamps with 2½d issue of 1920 -- SC 58 [SG 59] -- addressed to Toledo, Ohio. Clean cover with clear handstamps including a 2¢ postage due handstamp from San Pedro, California. Very unique cover. Sold @ $ 42.50
TG829 1934 -- Nice clean cover bearing Type 4 Niuafoou multi-bar cancel, SS City if Los Angeles "B" boxed cachet [B-16] franked with 2½d issue of 1920 -- SC 58 [SG 59] -- CDS 13Aug34 addressed to Los Angeles, California. No handstamps on reverse -- unusual for most Tin Can Mail covers. $ 21.50
Sold 1936 -- small cover with common rated "A-AA" rated handstamps bearing ½d & 1d issues of 1897 & 1920 -- SC 39-40 [SG 39, 55] -- addressed to Dundin, New Zealand. Sold @ $ 16.50
SOLD 1936 -- small cover with common rated "A-AA" rated handstamps franked with 2½d issue of 1920 -- SC 58 [SG 59] -- CDS 21Jul36 addressed to Christchurch, New Zealand. SOLD @ $ 14.50
Sold 1938 -- small cover with common rated "A-AA" rated handstamps franked with 2½d issue of 1920 -- SC 58 [SG 59] -- addressed to Renfreneshire, Scotland. Sold @ $ 14.50


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