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FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA

KOLONIA POHNPEI FM 96941: Steven Zirinsky reports a couple of covers from Kolonia both cancelled by Illustration 65/4 on March 4 and 16 2011 both on 2 x 22c Coconut stamps ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~KOLONIA POHNPEI FM 96941: Steven Zirinsky has sent a scan of a padded envelope from Pohnpei to Fiji bearing 3 x 80c Fish definitives + 1 x 10c Bird definitive + 2c Surfing = $2.52 – not a rate that I recognise ($2.53 is the 2 oz rate for Flats) but George Baka suggests it might be media mail. The datestamp (dated May or Mar 7 2012) may be Illustration 68/9 but when compared to the size of the surfing stamp against the 13c fish stamp on Illustration 68/9 it looks a little larger – see Illustration 69/1 below .

Illustration 69/1*************************************************KOLONIA POHNPEI FM 96941: Steven Zirinsky has sent a scan of a spectacular cover from Pohnpei to New Caledonia bearing a total of $16.93 in stamps – possibly to cover the $16.63 32oz flats rate for First Class International Mail. Stamps are $10.00 + $4.05 Butterfly + 2 x 98c Birds + 2 x 40c Coconuts + 2 x 5c and 1 x 2c flowers. See the Bulletin website.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WENO CHUUK FM 96942; Steven Zirinsky reports an April 1 2011 cover cancelled by Illustration 66/1 on 3c Shell + 4c Butterfly + 37c Surfing.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WENO CHUUK FM 96943: Steven Zirinsky has sent a scan of a large Registered cover to Fiji bearing 4 x $3.50 Fish definitives cancelled by Illustration 66/1 on Nov 28 2011. See Bulletin website.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~JAMES MULIK VISITS POHNPEI: James Mulik visited Pohnpei during April

and was able to visit the the Philatelic Bureau, the Kolonia Post Office and the Palikar Post Office. Pictures he took are on the Bulletin 69 website. These include photographs of the Kolonia and Palikar Post Office Buildings and of notices displayed in the Post Offices. It is interesting to note that the exterior of the Kolonia Post Office still retains the title PONAPE POST OFFICEJames obtained examples of the cancellations available on the counters at Kolonia and Palikar – these were Bulletin Illustration 65/4 at Kolonia and 65/5 at Palikar. No postmarks were visible on the counter at the philatelic bureau. The received stamp which is shown below as Illustration 68/2 was on notices displayed there.The counters at Kolonia and Palikar only held 10-15 stamps of a number of values but referred him to the Philatelic Bureau for a better selection.

Illustration 69/2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~POSTMASTER KOLONIA POHNPEI: One of the notices on the website photographed by James Mulik is signed Jack J. Jack Pohnpei Postmaster. The last mention of the Pohnpei Postmaster was in Bulletin No. 51 September 2006 when the Postmaster was shown as Albert Falcam.However Bulletin No. 64 records a mention in the local press of Jack Jack as the Assistant Postmater General – I guess Mr Jack holds both posts. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ F.S.M. POSTAL STATIONERY – A HISTORY: George Baka has sent scans of all the postal stationery items, known to him, which have been issued by the F.S.M.. I have split this history into two – Part 1 appears on the Bulletin website and takes the story up to the 22c Postal Stationery envelope picturing the ship Senyavin which George believes was issued in 1986 – the

year after the domestic postal rate increased to 22c on 17 Feb 1985 . According to Scott's Stamp Catalogue, an identically designed 22c stamp was issued on 14 April 1986 (though George has yet to see a FDC). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CURRENT F.S.M. POSTAL STATIONERY: Both Steven Zirinsky and James Mulik have reported 3 pictorial Postcards with printed stamps and available from the FSM Post Office. The stamp values are 27c, 72c & 94c with surfing scenes similar to a recent stamp series (can't be sure they are the same as I don't have any stamps from that set to hand) The photos on the reverse of the cards also show surfing scenes – but these are not the same as the scens on the stamps. James recently visited Pohnpei and was told by the clerks in the Philatelic Bureau that these three surfing postcards were the only postal stationery items available. The cost of the cards is $1 each irrespective of the value of the stamp on the cards.The set of stamps featuring surfing had many more values. Scans of the front and back of the cards are on the Bulletin website. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~PACIFIC MISSIONERY AVIATION FIRST FLIGHT COVERS - PONAPE TO KOSREA AND RETURN: Previous reports on these covers can be found in Bulletins Nos. 43,47,54, 57 & 62. Steven Zirinsky reports that he has obtained 3 more sets of these covers – Each set of two is numbered. Steven has classified the covers he has seen or has seen scans as Numbers:-12 Blue/green – D.Trutwin15 Deep Pink - Cy Kitching17 Deep Pink - E. Baxendale18 Green - DT19 Blue/Green - S.Zirinsky21 Blue/Green - SZ37 Deep Pink - SZ38 Deep Pink - SZ Can anyone add others?~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~LITTLE AMERICA TO TO PONAPE: Steven Zirinsky has submitted a scan of an interesting cover from his stock – A Certified Special Delivery item posted at the Little America Antarctic Base on May 1 1956 and surcharged on arrival at Ponape with a 10c Postage Due stamp cancelled by Murphy Fig. 2.1 on Nov 20 1956. The scan can be found on the Bulletin

U.S. PACIFIC ISLANDS BULLETIN

An Occasional Newsletter about U.S. Post Offices in the Pacific area (including Guam, Midway Is., the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa and the successor administrations in the

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website. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~GUAM

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE – NEW POST OFFICE BUILDING:A report in a military newspaper on Guam reports the opening of a new P.O. Building built by the military and located next to the Post Exchange. The report is not entirely clear but it appears that the new building will house both the USPS Andersen AFB facility and the Air Force APO AP 96942 facility. It may also house the mail sorting for incoming mail for the U.S.Navy on Guam. Some extracts from the report are:-"Air Force, Navy, P.O. Officials and community members gathered at the new Andersen Post Office on Jan 9 2012 for the ribbon cutting ceremony."The report goes on to refer to a modern postal center. Not just for the USPS but for military employees who live here as well."It's really the location thats great, it's much easier for people to get their mail" said Sgt Jason Williams 36th Communication Squadron (C.S.) P.O. Non Commissioned Officer i/c. "There is no change for Army/Air Force (APO) deliveries. Dorm. residents & APO patrons will keep existing PSC 251 Box....APO AP 96942 mailing addresses. All military family housing residents will be issued a P.O. Box." A photo of the facility on the Bullletin 69 website.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~NEW GUAM POSTMASTEREmmanual Thomas, the new Postmaster for Guam Post office was appointed on March 24 2012. Mr. Thomas has served the USPS for 20 years and comes to Guam from Michigan where he served as a Customer Services Supervisor in Detroit.As Guam Postmaster Mr. Thomas will supervise more than 100 postal employees and the daily processing and distribution of mail to 25,000 P.O. Boxes and more than 19,000 addresses on 23 delivery routes.His predecessor Fred Workman was transferred to a mainland U.S. Postal Facility.(Adapted from USPS Postal Notice) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~BARRIGADA – GUAM M.P.O.: Dave Trutwin reports that on June 23rd 2012 Barrigada used a first day cancel on the Scenic landscapes postal cards issued that day. There were 10 locations with imprinted stamps featured on the cards. Hagatna Bay, Guam was one of the locations of the 10 different cards issued in a booklet of 20 cards. It wasn't possible to order an individual FDC – one had to take the whole 10 cards.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~MERIZO STATION GU 96915: This station may have closed. A cover sent there in March has been returned as Unknown - but the office still appears on a list of Postal stations supplied by the Guam MPO in June 2012. I've sent a further

enquiry but so far no response.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~GUAM OVERPRINT FORGERIES: An article with this title by Len McMaster appears in the 2nd Quarter 2012 edition of Possessions the journal of the U.S. Possessions Philatelic Society. The article updates a previous article by Mr. McMaster dealing with the 1c Franklin issue of 1898 and also including observations on the 3c, 5c & 10c stamps. Details of the Society can be found on their website. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~MARSHALL ISLANDS (REPUBLIC OF)

KWAJALEIN APO AP 96555: George Machado Jr. sent me a cover from Kwajalein cancelled by a clear impression of what appears to be Illustration 42/4 – the current 4-Bar dated 24 January 2012 but commercial covers from James Mulik with the same cancellation dated 23 April 2012 shows a distinct deterioration with a bulge appearing at the top on a total of 8 impressions over two covers . Both examples are shown below for comparison. The cover sent by George had a cachet on the reverse which I havn't previously seen. This is also shown below as Illustration 69/5.

Illustration 69/3

Illustration 69/4

Illustration 69/5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~EBEYE/MAJURO MH 96960; James Mulik reports receipt of a box from the Marshall islands with a $15.45 International Flat Rate stamp and cancelled by what appears to be a cancel with no date or location in the centre. (See Illustration

69/6 and Bulletin website) The customs label however has a dated cancel – Aug 9 2012 - but with an attempt having been made to remove the Post Office location from the device (see Illustration 69/7 ) It appears to be EBEYE D but James tells me it was posted at Uliga – the main Majuro Post Office.

Illustration 69/6

ustration 69/7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ULIGA MAJURO MH 96960 : Illustration 69/8 dated Aug 23 2012 has appeared on the reverse of a philatelic cover. The Marshall Island stamps on the cover were cancelled at Barrigada Guam on Aug 27 2012. This is likely to be first in a series of cancellations to replace the previous series (Illustration 63/6 and similar). The new cancellations – as with the previous type, include the letters USPS.

Illustration 69/8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS (COMMONWEALTH OF)

SAIPAN WW2 – UPDATING MURPHY: Steven Zirinsky reports additions to his stock include Murphy Fig. 6.2.2 (Page 93) dated July 20 1944 - one day earlier than shown in Murphy – Known Dates of Use now read July 20 1944 to March 3 1945 Also Murphy Fig.6.16.1 (page 98) dated Jan 16 1947 – almost a month earlier than Murphy. Known Dates of Use now read Jan 16 1947 to Oct 29 1947. Covers on the Bulletin website.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~TINIAN WW2: Steve Zirinsky has sent a scan of a cover and enclosures which appear to the be the source of the examples of Navy P.O. 10502 items on Page 109 of Murphy – see Bulletin website~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~PALAU (REPUBLIC OF)

KOROR PW – RECEIPT FOR POSTAGE PURCHASED: Steven Zirinsky has sent a scan of a receipt issued by the Philatelic Bureau for mint stamps purchased by him. This is headed US Postal Service – apparently because the USPS service the equipment. (See Bulletin 69 website)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~PALAU LOCAL POSTAL RATES: In Bulletin 68 Steven Zirinsky reported a local cover with a 33c stamp – he has since reported another one also cancelled by Illustration 57/14 but the date is illegible. It seems this is a new local rate.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~THE CAPITOL PW 96939: A cover addressed to General Delivery at the Capitol P.O. received the January 12 2012 Koror 4-Bar Illustration 57/14 on the back and the previously unreported Illustration 69/9 below dated Feb 2 2012 on the front before being returned to sender as unclaimed.

Illustration 69/9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~PALAU PERMITS: Steven Ziriinsky is in the process of setting up a page on his website – zirinskystamps.com – listing and illustrating the various post paid permits in use in Palau. A list is on his website There appear to be at least two patterns in use. One type in two sizes was shown as Illustration 68/23 while another type is shown in Column 2 as Illustration 69/10. This appears to be used only by the Social

Security Department and associated Departments using Permit 01.

Illustration 69/10Known uses are:Permit 01 Social Security 02 Not Known 03 Palau Public Utilities 04 Min of Finance, revenue, Customs & Tax 05 National Communications 06 Civil Service Pensions 07 Philatelic Bureau

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~KOROR PALAU PW 96941: Steven Zirinsky has sent scans of a number of covers recently added to his stock. These show that until at least late 2011 mail was being cancelled by the 4-Bar cancellations Illustrations 68/18 & 57/14. A nice cover from the office of the Vice President to Fiji bearing 44c fish + 37c + 23c + 1c Bird stamps making the International 1 oz rate of $1.05 and cancelled by Illustration 57/14 can be found on the Bulletin website.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OTHER ISLANDS:

BAKER ISLAND APO 457: Steve Zirinsky has sent a scan of a Baker Island item – The date of the cancel (Nov 8 1943) falls within the period reported by Murphy on page 321 of A Postal History... but since covers from here are rare I am showing it on the Bulletin website.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CANTON ISLAND – UPDATING MURPHY Steve Zirinsky reports new early and later dates for Murphy Fig 3.1.2. from Aug 16 1942 to Aug 7 1944. The cover with the earlier date is on the Bulletin website~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CANTON ISLAND – UPDATING MURPHY: Steve Zirinsky reports a previously unreported 4-Bar cancellation on a cover addressed to the Military Ordinate see llustration 69/10 below and Bulletin website

Illustration 69/10 - taken from scan – actual size not known

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CANTON ISLAND OPENING DAY COVER Steven Zirinsky has sent a scan of an Opening Day cover from Canton signed by the Postmaster on July 14 1940 – see the Bulletin website.*************************************************

CANTON ISLAND FFC CANTON-SUVA: Bob Murphy gives the date of F19-29 to Fiji as Nov 7 1941. The Bulletin website includes a FFC for this flight datestamped

Nov 8 1941. Can anyone comment on this.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CANTON ISLAND – UPDATING MURPHYSteven Zirinsky has sent a scan of a cover showing Murphy Fig 3.1.3 used on August 7 1944 – this is almost 5 months later than Murphy. Revised Dates for Murphy Fig. 3.1.3 are March 2 1943 to August 7 1944. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CANTON ISLAND – REGISTERED UPDATING MURPHY James Mulik has sent scans of the front and back of a Canton Island Registered cover he recently obtained. This can be found on the Bulletin website.James remarked that the Registered datestamp appeared to be unreported by Murphy. James may be correct but I'm inclined to think that it is Murphy Fig. 2.2.Fig 2.2 in Murphy appears to be taken from a tracing and I think the source was Don Vernons book Philatelic Handbook of the Gilbert & Ellice Islands. From the look of the cancellations illustrated in Don's Handbook - most - if not all were either improved or taken from tracings. The easy copying functions we have available today were not available to Don in the early 1970's. Murphy Fig. 2.2 is the same date as Don Vernons illustration. For the record this datestamp on the cover owned by James Mulik is shown below as Illustration 69/11 – as it was taken from a scan I cannot confirm the size. If anyone has an opinion on this I would be glad to report it in the Bulletin

. Illustration 69/11~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~JARVIS ISLAND – UPDATING MURPHY:This island has never had a Post Office but features briefly in Murphy on Pages 322-323 with a cachet used in 1957/1958 when the island served as a station in the IGY programme. Steve Zirinsky has obtained a number of covers from this expedition – one of which has a cachet different from that reported by Murphy. See Illustration 69/12 below – The covers are on the Bulletin website.

Illustration 69/12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~MIDWAY ISLAND – UPDATING MURPHY: Dave Trutwin reports Murphy 3.3.1 with nothing between the bars on Nov 16 1940. Dave had previously reported this cancellation used on Nov 1 1940 (See Bulletin # 53) . Known Dates now Nov 1

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1940 to Nov 16 1940.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~MIDWAY ISLAND – UPDATING MURPHY Steven Zirinsky reports Murphy Fig 3.4.5. - p308 on Mar 19 1945. Known Dates of use now read April 24 1942 to Mar 19 1945. See Bulletin website. The earliest date - April 24 1942 - was reported in Bulletin # 66.NEW SINGLE CIRCLE DATE STAMPSteven has also reported a new single circle datestamp on a registered cover in his stock. See Illustration 69/13 below. The front and back of this cover will be shown on the Bulletin website.This cancellation is on a Registered cover noted W.D. ESSENTIAL AIRMAIL and with the return address HQ Army Port & Service Command APO 455. According to Murphy APO 455 was on Sand Island. The cover has 38c in stamps.

Illustration 69/13(Actual size not guaranteed – taken from e-mail attachment)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~MIDWAY ISLAND – UPDATING MURPHY: Steven Zirinsky has sent a scan of a card with a cancel which appears to be either Murphy Fig. 3.2.2. or Fig 3.2.3 dated 27 Jul 1946 If the former then this is 5 days later than Murphy. The card is on the Bulletin website – Judge for yourself.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~MIDWAY ISLAND – UPDATING MURPHYSteven Zirinsky has sent a scan of a cover with a cachet I can't recall seeing previously – See Illustration 69/14 below.The cover is cancelled at Honolulu on Sept 25 1935 and there is a pencil notation reading carried by clipper. The cachet is signed by someone identifying themselves as Supt. Pacific Cable Co. The cover is on the Bulletin website

Illustration 69/14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~MIDWAY ISLAND – UPDATING MURPHY: Steve Zirinsky reports Fig 3.1.2 (p302 of Murphy) on Mar 20 1944. but without the APO number 455. Known Dates of use now read Mar 20 1944 to May 31 1945. The cover is on the Bulletin website~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JOHNSTON ISLAND – UPDATING MURPHY: Steven Zirinsky reports Murphy Fig 3.3.3 on 2 Sep 1946 making known dates of use Nov 12 1945 to

2 Sep 1946. Steve also reports Murphy Fig. 3.3.5 on 3 Sep 1946 making known dates of use 3 Sep 1946 to Dec 15 1947. See the cover on the Bulletin website.Steven has also reported two covers added to his stock with a previously unreported Barred Oval Cancellation. Dates are June 4 1948 to June 19 1948. The datestamp is shown below as Illustration 69/15. Size cannot be guaranteed as the image was taken from an e-mail attachment. The covers can be seen on the Bulletin website.

Illustration 69/15Steve has also obtained what appears to be Murphy Fig 3.1.7 on Page 295 of Murphy. There is no illustration of this item in Murphy but the date is given as Aug 16 1948 – the same as the item reported by Steve. This is shown below as Illustration 69/16 & on the Bulletin website.In Bulletin # 66 I published a Cancellation Study of Johnston Island. That study included an Illustration of an item supplied by Dave Trutwin (Illustration 66/J2) which appears to be identical to the Illustration 69/16 below – Note the position of the top bar in relation to the S of Service.I think it is fair to assume that the covers known to Dave Trutwin & Steven Zirinsky are cancelled by Murphy Fig. 3.1.7 (e.g. Illustration 69/16) and the known dates of this cancellation (Murphy Fig. 3.1.7) are July 25 1948 to Oct 9 1948. Comments invited ?

Illustration 69/16 (Size not guaranteed – taken from e-mail attachment)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~JOHNSTON ISLAND: Dave Trutwin tells me that Johnston island Murphy Fig 3.1.6 can be pre-dated to 4 Jan 1956 making known dates of use 4 Jan 1956 to Dec 23 1963 (See Bulletin No. 66 for TO date)*************************************************PALMYRA ISLAND: James Mulik has sent scans of a cover cancelled at the Pearl Harbor P.O. in Honolulu but with a Palmyra Island return address. James

wonders if the cover did indeed originate at Palmyra Island. I have put the cover scan on the Bulletin website together with some additional material. James would appreciate your comments on this item at. jmulik@gmail.com~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WAKE ISLAND: On Page 4 (top of column 2) of Bulletin # 68 I commented on a number of philatelic covers dated 1 May 1951 with apparently identical circular sections but with differing lengths of bars and suggested that a number of identical cancellations may have been used. Dave Trutwin does not think so – he suggests that the clerks on Wake, perhaps with time on their hands, may have masked part of the bars with a blotter to provide neater, but different length, cancellations on each cover. Has anyone any views on this?~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~U.S. POSTAL BULLETIN: The U.S. Postal Bulletins up to 1971 is now on line and searchable – I had a scout around the site and found it very easy to navigate. As an example I asked for Ponape and amongst the dozen or so references was the Aug 29 1968 edition which listed the opening of the short lived Branch Offices in the Caroline Islands – Uh, Metalanum, Kanifay, Map & Rumung opening on 16.Sep.1968 . If it is as good on everything it should answer most of your questions about the U.S. Post in the Pacific. Find it at http://www.uspostalbulletins.com/~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~BULLETIN ARCHIVE: The archive of past editions of the Bulletin from # 1 to # 67 can now be found both on the Steven Zirinsky website http://zirinskystamps.com/index.htmlunder Studies, Articles and Monographs. and also on the James Mulik website https://sites.google.com/site/pacificislanditems/ This latter site also includes the Bulletin Supplements issued since Bulletin 47. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The “U.S. PACIFIC ISLANDS BULLETIN” is issued 2/3 times each year. For details please e-mail uspibulletin@hotmail.com Scans in black and white and colour of some of the items mentioned in this publication can be found in the Bulletin 69 Supplement section of the Bulletin website:-https://sites.google.com/site/pacificislanditems/united-states-pacific-islands-bulletinI am grateful to James Mulik for his help with the Bulletin 69 Supplement website. **************************************NEXT ISSUE – MARCH 2013I usually issue an edition of the Bulletin in December. I doubt this will be possible this year – I aim to issue the next edition of the Bulletin by March 2013 at the latest.*************************************************