EL SALVADOR COVERS

9 on repaired and trimmed outer from Suchitoto to London,  Par of address lost due to repair, nice Suchitoto Sept 17, 1874 strike, San Salvador transit and British post FB Oct receiving cancel.  Despite its faults, a very rare item $250  PHOTO

79 Nov 21, 1893 cover to Santa Ana from San Salvador, rarely seen on cover $500 PHOTO

91 with New Year's Day cancel, Jan 1, 1895, local 1c usage, very scarce and attractive, $125  PHOTO

94 x3, with PAQUEBOT straight line, to San Francisco, with oval SF cancels tying stamps and attractive San Francisco Box receving cds, $100  PHOTO

118 X3, 121, on attractive cover from Santa Ana to Switzerland, Jun 17, 1895 cds  $95  PHOTO

157G (2) on a December 2, 1897 cover from San Salvador to San Francisco.  Nice mute cancel and CDS in blue; San Francisco Dec. 18 receiving mark on back. $40  SCAN

Registered 1899 cover from small town Santa Ana to San Francisco, with 213 (on rev), 214, 215, 216, 219.  $50  PHOTO

1899 Local cover with 213, tied with El Chimatal ccl, no further address than addressee, stamp placed on top of HG B59.  Interesting an rare $75  PHOTO

Rare May 13 1899 small town Cojutepecue to Bordeaux with 219 with June 9, 1899 Bordeaux receiving mark on rev.  $95  PHOTO

Bisect domestic franking (5c) La Libertad to San Salvador made up with 2 of 214 and a bisect of 214,  San Salvador receiving mark on rev. $100 PHOTO

Bisect domestic franking (5c) Sonsonante to San Salvador, using bisect of 217.  Nicely tied and rare $100 PHOTO

213 and 219 (x2) on registered March 2, 1899 cover from San Salvador to San francisco, unusual issue on cover $100  PHOTO

20th CENTURY

283, 292 on large piece to Mexico, nice registered markings in blue  PHOTO  $15

283, 288 on 7/8/1904 cover to Paris, very attractive, PHOTO  $40

289 On May 13 cover from San Miguel to Rimschud, Germany, $40.  PHOTO

Mourning cover w/1c within town rate paid w/283, town not evident but possibly Santa Ana, unusual  $30.  PHOTO

1903 picture postcard showing rural scene and basket weaving from Santa Tula to Algeria and NY FOR office ccl, 3c rate paid w/283,284 $40. PHOTO1  PHOTO2

285, 287 11/20/1904 cover to Bordeaux, Paris transit on front, Bordeaux receiving on rev. PHOTO  $50

1905 Registered cover from Santa Ana to New York with block of 12 of 287.  Interesting a Gilbraltar Morocco Agencies Registered Envelope was used with a slight doubling of Morocco Agencies overprint $75  PHOTO1  PHOTO2

1905 cover to NYC with 289  $50  PHOTO

289,291 unusual registered cover to Mexico, dated, 11/26/1903, attractive registered markings including shield in blue, roughly opened and repaired  PHOTO, $40

1904 cover from Jucuapa to San Francisco, with 288.  Nice usage from a very small town $40.  PHOTO

1907 September 11, 1907 local usage of H & B B81, cut off envelope and pasted to cover, nicely tied by fancy "S" marking.  Was this an attempt to defraud the PO or brought about by a shortage of stamps at the PO?  Not known, but an unusual and attractive usage  $35 PHOTO.

1907 local San Salvador usage using cut square for postage, 1c greens, to make up local rate $40  PHOTO

1907 local San Salvador usage using cut square for postage, 3c yellow overpays local rate, $50  PHOTO

336a beautiful miniature or "Ladies" cover to San Francisco, addressed to a woman attending college in San Francisco, very unusual for the time, $35  PHOTO1  PHOTO2

358, 361 5/22/1909 cover from San Miguel to Napoli, Italy, scarce early 20th century usage $50  PHOTO

358, 361 on Oct11, 1909 cover from San Miguel to Saginaw, MI.  La Union and San Salvador transit markings and Saginaw receiving, missing piece at bottom $15  PHOTO

358, 262 on illegible date cover to Italy, has 1/19/1913 receiving mark on rev.  Very attractive and scarce  $50  PHOTO

362 San Salvador to Toledo OH, 3/3/08, Toledo receiving on reverse.  Stamp trade related, but nice $25  PHOTO

401 x3 and 402 on Mary 3, 1912 picture postcard to Switzerland.  Interesting photo of Independence Ave. San Salvador with printed "Look for the Central Pharmacy" and "No more headaches Use the "Antipain Compound" of M Palomo" $15  PHOTO1  PHOTO2

413, 415, 416, 418 4/13/1916 registered cover to NYC, probably philatelic in usage, but very attractive and scarce on cover  PHOTO  $50

414, 415, 419 (2) on 2/15/ 1916 registered commercial cover from San Miguel to New Brunswick, NJ, San Salvador and NYC transit markings, New Brunswick receiving mark 3/2/1916,  very attractive and scarce usage PHOTO  $75

414, 416 (2) footnote (stamps with the S overprint) on an August 29, 1915 cover from Berlin to San Salvador.  Berlin is a tiny city with only 17,000 people today, many fewer in 1915. A scarce, clear usage of an issue that Scott does not yet recognize.  $30  SCAN

415 on 1915 paper censor cover to Copenhagen.  Original stampremoved and replaced by used copy of 415, still intesting and inexpensive. $10  PHOTO

416, 419 10/28/1915 cover from San Miguel to Napoli, very nice, scarce usage PHOTO  $35

417, 418 footnote (stamps with the S overprint) on a n August 28, 1915 cover from San Salvador to La Union.  La Union receiving mark on the back. A scarce, clear usage of an issue that Scott does not yet recognize.  $30  SCAN 

435 and 437 x2 on attractive registered letter from San Salvador to Detroit May 26, 1919 Detroit receiving on rev $25  PHOTO

450, 451c on an October 19, 1917 local cover in San Salvador, 451c unpriced in Scott, scarce $50  SCAN

463 on Apr 7, 1921 Registered cover to Paris, attractive and not often seen $75  PHOTO

476, 478 on December 1923 cover to Detroit addressed to Dodge brothers, early automobile cover, most of return address intentionally cut away,interesting item, $15  PHOTO

500 on 3/25/1933 cacheted Grace Line cover to West Asheville, NC, $15  PHOTO

512 (x2), 513, 514 on  12/30/329 cover from San Salvador to NYC with "Via Puerto Barrios" handstamp in violet, very attractive  $25  SCAN

512-515 Imperf singles on two 9/2/1930 covers (two stamps on each cover) to NYC.  Each has a neat slogan cancel that reads, "EL SALVADOR is the name of the country; SAN SALVADOR is the name of the capital of the republic." $120 for both SCAN

512-515 on a single cover to Chico, CA, date appears to be 12/19/30 with a great strike of the uncommon "TOMEN CAFE DE EL SALVADOR--DRINK EL SALVADOR COFFEE" covering all 4 stamps.  A showpiece $35  SCAN

516-519 on a 12/3/1930 registered FDC to Guatemala, reverse has a 12/6/30 Guatemala City receiving cancel, very unusual $75 SCAN

589 and punched proof of 589 (w/out handstamp), 654 on unaddressed March 1, 1955 cover $5.

614 with a Washington, DC 2/20/1950 CDS from the US Embassy in El Salvador to Detriot.  Handwritten "Embassy Mail" and violet handstamp "This article originally mailed in country indicated by postage".  Very attractive and unsual usage $15  PHOTO

704 "Doctor" postcard with 4/7/1960 San Salvador CDS with printed message advocating the advantages of Pentothal.  Reverse shows view of hotel pool and smoking volcano in background $5.  PHOTO

730 not cancelled addressed to Revista ITMO in San Salvador, interesting $5

August 2, 1985 registered letter from Tonacatepeque to San Salvador, apparently sending 100 colones in cash, reverse has two old official seals covered by four postage stamps 992, 1001, 1014 and 1015, all neatly tied by Tonacatepeque CDS markings and a San Salvador receiving marking $15  PHOTO1 PHOTO2

AIRMAILS

523, C11 September 20, 1932 cover to Guatemala.  Stamps tied by attractive purple biplane ccl.  Correo Aereo/Air Mail hand stamp in pink and purple Correo aereo internacional CDs in purple, all on front; Sept 21 receiving and Cartero 3 handstamps on back in black, $25.  SCAN1

C117 Roosevelt Ss on 10/19/1948 registered letter to Michigan, attractive piece.  $15  SCAN

 FLIGHT

January 1. 1930--498, C5 on attractive advertising first flight cover to Honduras, back has interesting Honduras 1/4/30 receiving ccl and slogan cancel warning against the consequences of drunkenness and vagrancy.  $60  SCAN1  SCAN2

January 1. 1930--498, C5 on attractive Eureopean sized first flight cover to Honduras, back has interesting Honduras 1/4/30 receiving ccl and slogan cancel warning against the consequences of drunkenness and vagrancy.  $60  SCAN1  SCAN2

January 1. 1930--514, C5 on European sized first flight cover to Honduras, back has interesting Honduras 1/4/30 receiving ccl and slogan cancel warning against the consequences of drunkenness and vagrancy.  $60  SCAN

January 1 1930 --498, C5 on advertising first flight cover to Guatemala, reverse has attractive flag & pilot facsimile signature cachet and a Guatemala Cartero ccl (appears to be 17 but the last digit is very faint)  $60  SCAN1  SCAN2

January 1. 1930--514, C5 on European sized first flight cover to Guatemala, back has Guatemala City 1/1/30 receiving cancel in violet.  $60  SCAN

499,500,C3, C5 on 1/1/1930 first flight cover to NYC, attractive franking with nice blue cachet of flag and facsimile of pilot signature, $60  SCAN

496,497,500,C3,C4 on very attractive first flight to Merida, Mexico, attractive flag cachet in corner, stamps tied by fancy flag and airplane cancels, CDS of January 1, 1930 finishes off this cover as does a January 3, Mexico City receiving mark on Rev,  $80  PHOTO

498, C3, C4 on first flight on 1/22/1930 cover San Salvador to NYC. Stamps tied with attractive plane and bar ccls in blue and CDS  A few file folds that do not affect stamps or ccls.  $50  SCAN

July 1, 1930, first "expedited" flight to South America, 496 and C9 on an attractive cover to Lima, flag cachet, airplane ccl and CDS repeated on rev.  $50  SCAN

Sept 21, 1930 registered cover from San Salvador to Guatemala City with 496 and C9, flag cachet, attractive airmail cover, nice piece $50  SCAN

December 17, 1930 cover with C15-C18 (cpl set) San Salvador to President Enrique Olaya Herrera (president of Colombia) Bogota, Colombia. Fancy plane cancel on C15-C18, attractive cachet commemorating centennial of the death of Simon Bolivar, signed by the pilot and the Salvadorean director of posts, a great cover $150  SCAN

June 28, 1931 First Flight San Salvador to Montreal, Canada, signed by pilot & co-pilot, MU#24, 44 mm tear on left under return address that doesn't detract from the cover's attractiveness, $75  PHOTO

June 29, 1931 Registerd cover with c12 (x4) Esclintlas to Bahamas, First Flight, signed by pilot attractive bi-plane ccl,  6/29 San Salvador ccl and 7/1/31 Nassau receiving ccl, very nice $40  SCAN1  SCAN2

July 1, 1931 registered cover with 498, C11(x2), C19 on first flight to Venezuela (Caracas), reverse has 7/5/1931 Maracaibo transit ccl  $120  SCAN

July 1, 1931, registered cover with C19 on first flight to Colombia (Barranquilla), Signed by pilot, Barranquilla 7/6/31 receiving ccl, $100  SCAN

July 19, 1931 registered Cover San Salvador to Lerch in Wtbg, Germany, Reverse has NYC 7/22/31 & Bremen 8/2/31 transit ccls and 8/3/31 Orch in Wurtt receiving ccl.  $40  SCAN

April 16, 1932 registered cover from San Salvador to Bern, Switzerland with 521 (x2), 524, C7, C8, C9, reverse has NYC 4/19 transit and Bern 4/29/32 receiving ccl  $60  SCAN1  SCAN2

November 21, 1943 First Flight from El Salvador to Havana and Miami, very attractive cachet with US, Cuban, British and Central American flags in full color and a purple first flight hand stamp.  Franked with 578 and C76  $25  SCAN

OFFICIAL

O244 front from the Scientific,Agricultural and Industrial Museum of El Salvador to Brusselles.  A very unusual usage and destination  $100  SCAN

O-338 1918 From La Prensa Newspaper to NYC, paper censor seal, very nice $50  PHOTO