Philatelic Postal History of

Tin Can Island Covers

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SOLD 1938 -- small cover with common rated "A-AA" rated handstamps franked with 2½d issue of 1920 -- SC 58 [SG 59] -- CDS 26Oct38 addressed to Royal Oak, Michigan. Sold @ $ 14.50
Sold 1944 -- cover with "D" rated handstamp "ML-12 franked with 3d issue of 1942 -- SC 77 [SG 78] -- no clear CDS addressed to New York, NY. Sold @ $ 34.50
Sold 1936 -- Cover with "B" rated boxed cachet "B-20", franked with 2½d issue of 1920 -- SC 58 [SG 59] -- CDS 28Dec36 addressed to Chicago, IL. Sold @ $ 18.50
Sold 1934 -- Cover with "D" rated circle handstamp "C-17" in violet, "B" rated "B-16" franked with 2½d issue of 1920 -- SC 58 [SG 59] -- addressed to Richmond, Virginia. No handstamps on reverse which is very unusal. Sold @ $ 38.50
Sold 1930's -- Cover with B-1a, SL-6 & Type 4 Niuafoou Multi-Bar hand cancel -- no CDS with raree "D" rated "B-13 handstamp on reverse -- addressed to Albany, NY. Nice clean cover with rare handstamp. Sold @ $ 48.50
Sold 1934 -- Cover with City of Los Angeles boxed cachet "B-16", multi-bar Niuafoou Type 4 hand cancel franked with 2½d issue of 1920 -- SC 58 [SG 59] -- addressed to Chicago, IL. CDS 13Aug34. No handstamps on reverse which is unusual for Tin Can Mail covers. Sold @ $ 21.50
Sold 1934-5 -- Rare Cover with "DD" rated ML-8 "printed cachet" [E.R. Johnson, Commander] via SS Monterey, circular "B" rated C-16 handstamp, "D" rated C-20 & "C" rated boxed handstamp B-8 -- frsanked by 2d & ½d issues of 1920 & 1934 -- SC 39, 56 [SG 55,57] -- addressed to Los Angeles, California. Very rare cover. Sold @ $ 103.00
Sold 1934 -- Rare cover with "C" rated printed cover SM-13 [A.G. Townsend, Commander], "D" rated Dispatch handstamp C-23b and on reverse "B" rated C-16 and "C" rated B-14 boxed handstamp -- franked with 2½d issue of 1920 -- SC 58 [SG 59] -- addressed to Culver City, California. Sold @ $48.50


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