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UNITED STATES PACIFIC ISLANDS

THIS SECTION CONTAINS A SAMPLING OF COVERS THAT ENTERED THE U.S. MAILS FROM SMALL PACIFIC ISLANDS THAT ARE OR ONCE WERE A U.S. TERRITORY OR UNDER U.S. PROTECTION.  THE ISLAND MAY HAVE BEEN BONDED UNDER THE GUANO ISLANDS ACT, CLAIMED BY OTHER MEANS, HAD A U.S. MILITARY PRESENCE AND/OR OTHERWISE COME UNDER U.S.  CONTROL.   IN SOME CASES THE U.S. CLAIMS ARE OR WERE  DISPUTED BY OTHER COUNTRIES AND MAY HAVE BEEN FORMALLY RELINQUISHED OR ABANDONED.

CANTON ISLAND

U.S.S. AVOCET  AT CANTON ISLAND FOR TOTAL ECLIPSE - AUGUST 8, 1937

CANTON ISLAND PHOENIX GROUP  D0UBLE CIRCLE DATE STAMP - JAN 2 1952

CANTON ISLAND CANTON ISLAND CDS WITH 4 KILLER BARS -  JUL 15 1940

CANTON ISLAND WITH 4 KILLER BARS - FEB 24 1947

CANTON ISLAND PHOENIX GROUP -  MAR 23 1947

CANTON ISLAND PHOENIX GROUP -  DEC 27 1954 (SMALLER LETTERS)

CANTON ISLAND DOUBLE CIRCLE DATE STAMP - JAN 28 1949

CHRISTMAS ISLAND (PACIFIC OCEAN)

A.P.O. 915 CDS WITH 4 KILLER BARS WITH 4 KILLER BARS  - MAR 7 1944

A.P.O. 915 CDS WITH APO # REMOVED - OCT ? 1942

FANNING ISLAND

U.S. ARMY POSTAL SERVICE  A.P.O,967 - AUG 29 1943

JOHNSTON ISLAND

NAVY CDS WITH 4 KILLER BARS - MAR 23 1944

NAVY CDS WITH 3 KILLER BARS - FEB 5 1943

APO 105 MACHINE CANCEL  - FEB 25 1985

KINGMAN REEF

U.S.S. ASTORIA CDS WITH KINGMANS REEF BETWEEN 3 KILLER BARS - JUL 20 1934

MAKIN ISLAND

U. S. ARMY POSTAL SERVICE    A. P. O. CDS WITH 4 KILLER BARS - JAN 24 1944

MARCUS ISLAND

   USCG LARAN STATION MARCUS ISLAND FANCY CANCEL - 16 MAR 1972

MIDWAY ISLANDS

U.S. NAVY 1504 BR. CDS WITH KILLER BARS - MAY 24 1947

MIDWAY DET. 3RD. DEF. BAT. FLEET MAR. FORCE DUPLEX #1 - AUG 1 1941

3rd. DEF. BAT. FLEET    MAR. FORCE CDS WITH MIDWAY ISLANDS BETWEEN 3 KILLER BARS - APR 13 1941

U.S. MARINE CORPS CDS WITH MIDWAY ISLANDS AT RIGHT - MAR 22 1942

U.S.S.  CHICAGO CDS WITH MIDWAY ISLAND BETWEEN 3 KILLER BARS

PALMYRA ISLAND

U.S. NAVY CDS WITH 3 KILLER BARS - MAR 22 194?

U.S.S. PREBLE WITH PALMYRA ISLAND BETWEEN 3 KILLER BARS - NOV 17 1939

ROSE ISLAND

U. S. S. ONTARIO CDS WITH ROSE ISLAND BETWEEN 3 KILLER BARS

SWAINS ISLAND

  ISLAND WITH PAGO PAGO, SAMOA DOUBLE CIRCLE DATE STAMP - MAY 15 1931

COVER FROM SWAINS ISLAND WITH APIA (WESTERN SAMOA) CDS  - 4 NO 31 AND PARTIAL SAN FRANCISCO (CALIFORNIA) CDS

WAKE ISLAND

WAKE WAKE ISLAND CDS WITH 4 THIN KILLER BARS - MAY 3 1951

WAKE WAKE ISLAND DUPLEX # 1 -  MAY 24 1959

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