United States and Worldwide Stamps, Covers, and Collections

UNMP; August 18, 1948 Airmail Cover from Haifa to Lake Success, legal-sized cover sent from the UN Secretariat in Haifa to the UN Comptroller in Lake Success, franked with Israeli coin issue, censor tape with handstamp at left, light wrinkling but still Very Fine and rare with only two such covers known from HaifaSale 3054: Session 3 - United States Stamps and Covers

UNMP; November 24, 1948 Airmail from Beirut, legal-sized registered airmail cover with Mediator on Palestine printed cornercard, franked with a colorful assortment of Lebanese stamps, addressed from a French member of the council to Épinal, France, receiving handstamp on reverse, Very Fine and attractiveSale 3054: Session 3 - United States Stamps and Covers

UNTSO; November 19, 1948 Cover from Jerusalem to Paris from a French soldier via the French Post in Jerusalem, franked with French Offices in Jerusalem 20m on 6fr type I overprint, "UN Observation Palestine" on backflap, Very Fine and rareSale 3054: Session 3 - United States Stamps and Covers

UNTSO; November 27, 1950 Cover from Jerusalem to the Belgian Army in Germany, marked "Via Belgique" and with mixed issue Palestine franking, backflap with manuscript return address of "Colonel de Ridder", the chief of the UNTSO contingent (acting Chief UNTSO April-June 1951) , arrival backstamp of B.P.S. 7 13-12-50, envelope some small age spots still Fine and rareSale 3054: Session 3 - United States Stamps and Covers

UNTSO; February 10, 1949 Cover from Haifa to USA, legal sized envelope with US 6c Transport tied by US APO 206 cancel, return address of "Capt Donald F Stegmann/ United Nations Mediator Hq/ Advance Command Post/ Haifa. Palestine", envelope with central vertical fold, still Very Fine; at the time US APO 206 was in Athens, Greece Sale 3054: Session 3 - United States Stamps and Covers

UNTSO; Five 1948/56 Covers to USA or England, through APO 206 (Athens) or local offices, frankings of Palestine, Lebanon, USA and including a US airletter with Lebanon stamp, airmail envelopes in typical mixed condition, FineSale 3054: Session 3 - United States Stamps and Covers

UNTSO; 22 Covers to USA and Europe, 1958/89, with assorted frankings of Iran, Jordan, Sweden, Israel, UAR, UN, USA, Belgium or official unfranked mail with appropriate handstamp markings, various return addresses/ cc including Jordan, Gaza, Syria, Egypt/ UAR, Belgium, usual mixed condition (some missing backflap), F-VFSale 3054: Session 3 - United States Stamps and Covers

UNEF I; 1957 UNEF Airletter to Sweden, dated Jan 31, 1957 and written as a requirement from the evacuation ship "SS Herakles" in the Suez Canal and posted in Port Said, Very FineSale 3054: Session 3 - United States Stamps and Covers

UNEF I; May 16, 1957 Cover to Canada, legal-sized envelope with UNEF cc of "Maj Gen E.L.M. Burns/ Commander UNEF, Gaza", UNEF machine slogan cancel, with original enclosure signed by the General containing the message "...the use of UNEF postal facilities for the purpose of philately is forbidden.", envelope with some small faults, Fine and rareSale 3054: Session 3 - United States Stamps and Covers

UNEF I; 1962 Cover to Scotland, envelope with Mar 20 62 UNEF machine cancel (variety without "19" in the year), amateur radio call sign/ UNEF Base Post Office return address handstamp on backflap, small edge break at left, still Very Fine, cancel variety in use for just one day Sale 3054: Session 3 - United States Stamps and Covers

UNEF I; Brazil Contingent Mails, two covers to Brazil, 1957 registered letter and 1963 Field Post airmail envelope with UNEF machine cancel; also Scott #C88 on FDC and tied by date of issue cancel on UNEF souvenir card, F-VFSale 3054: Session 3 - United States Stamps and Covers

UNEF I; Finland Contingent 1956 Cover to Finland, field post airmail envelope (known correspondence) with Finland franking tied by field post 16.12.56 cancel, Very FineSale 3054: Session 3 - United States Stamps and Covers