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The listing, Vertical Pairs, Upside Down Overlay, Air Mail & Postage Due, Army Examiner Stamped Envelope has ended.

See photos, front & back side of stamps. Upside down 5c Postage Due Overlay, 2 vertical pairs, 2 horizontal pairs, 5c Airmail airplane stamp and old cover (envelope) postmarked July 5, 1945 from U.S. Army Postal Service with stamped "Passed By U.S. Army Examiner 13441" WOW !

I have taken close up photos of both the front and backside of each stamp(s) and also close up of the envelope, front and back side so there is no surprises. What you see is what you get.

One cent postage due horizontal pair has light overlay: Longview Tex.

Two cent postage due vertical pair from 1930's. You can find the Scott # and more information here:
http://www.1847usa.com/PostageDue1930.htm

Three cent postage due horizontal pair, light postmark.

5 cent postage due single stamp with upside down overlay: DAYTON OHIO. I have taken a photo of the stamp right side up and upside down so you can read the overlay. Also you can see the backside still has partial OG (original gum).

5 cent Air Mail airplane (DC 4 Skymaster) single stamp, carmine (redish color), 1946,

6 cent vertical pair Air Mail aiplane stamp, 1949.

1945 cover (envelope) has a canceled 6 cent Air Mail stamp from 1941, postmarked U. S. Army Postal Service, Jul 5, 1945 with a great stamp on the lower left corner reading: Passed by US Army Examiner, and looks like the person that inspected it, signed their initials, plus #13441 inside the oval circle.

Please note the cover is old, and has bent corners but I think this is a great piece of Postal History! I am going to see what I can find out about the Amry Examiner stamp and if anyone knows, please feel free to comment regarding this or anything else. All comments welcomed.

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This auction ends next Saturday, June 18, 2011.
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Questions & Comments

Hey Sue stamps look great Jerry

Jun 13th, 2011 at 11:59:57 AM PDT by

Hi Jerry! Nice to see you here! Thank you for your bid.

Jun 13th, 2011 at 12:11:36 PM PDT by

Here is some information I found regarding the old cover:

The envelope stamped, "passed by army examiner" or "passed by naval censor" was to make sure no confidential or damaging information was being sent stateside.

In place of stamps, a lot of the letters were sent free of charge for the enlisted men. On the top right hand corner of the letters, instead of a postage stamp, text, asking the public to buy war savings bonds was printed.

Examiner
# 942 - 188th Station Hospital, Narsarssuaq
# 01493 - 189th Station Hospital, Grondal/Ivigtut
# 946 - 190th Station Hospital, Sondre Stromfjord
# 903 - 191st, Ikateq

Great WWII ephemera.
Ephemera - (1) Things that exist or are used or enjoyed for only a short time.
(2) Items of collectible memorabilia, typically written or printed ones, that were originally expected to have only short-term usefulness or popularity.

Jun 13th, 2011 at 1:44:55 PM PDT by

Good work on that description! ...and spot on, from what I understand...except that I would add that ephemera also tend to "fade away" (or deteriorate very quickly) because they are manufactured as disposables with little care to their longevity. That's often what makes them rare to find in good or better condition.

Jun 13th, 2011 at 4:37:09 PM PDT by

The Precancel stamps (with black horizontal lines above and below the stamped city and state) are postage stamps that have been canceled before being used on letters or packages. Typically they are stamps cancelled with two lines, and the city and state where they where mailed.

And of course there is a precancel webiste:
http://www.precancels.com/

Jun 14th, 2011 at 6:43:36 PM PDT by

Vertical Pairs, Upside Down Overlay, Air Mail & Postage Due, Army Examiner Stamped Envelope is in the Collectibles | Stamps category