Sunday, July 20, 2025

Two 1944 Registered Covers to the US

 By the time this first cover was posted, in November 1944, the very rare clay paper 2p, which saw postal use mostly in January and February 1944, was not seeing any postal use. 




The 2p has a rust red frame.


The second cover bears a U.S. Customs marking applied upon receipt in Baltimore, MD.


This cover got a transit marking in Miami, FL.




Two 1pA Covers to the US

 The 1p Airmail is very common on cover. Here are two covers bearing this stamp. Both covers are registered and has censorship tape.






This cover got a transit mark in Miami, FL.


This 25c has a distinctive dark shade that saw use in 1943-44.

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Two Continental Grain Covers with multiple 20cLC

The first cover is from December 1944.








The second cover was mailed late enough in December 1944 to be received in January 1945.






Two 1944 1p Continental Grain Covers

These are 1.25 pesos rates, 1p and 25c values.








Three 1944 Continental Grain Covers with Airmal Values

The first one bears a 1 peso airmail stamp and is a 1.25 pesos rate.




The first one bears three 1 peso airmail stamps and is a 3.25 pesos rate.




The first one bears a 1.25 peso airmail stamp and is a 2.25 pesos rate.



Two 1944 20cLC Continental Grain Covers

Both are 1.25 pesos rates. The first one is combined with a 1 peso value.





The second one is combined with a 1p airmail and a 5c commemorative.