AMERICAN SAMOA

INDEX - U. S. PACIFIC ISLANDS BULLETIN NUMBERS 1 - 51 INCLUSIVE

AMERICAN SAMOA

American Samoa - Forerunner Cover - March 1900 - No. 23

American Samoa Commemorative Stamp & FDC - Nos. 25, 28 & 30

Airmail Services in the 1940’s - No. 20

New (additional) P.O. proposed - Nos. 33, 34 & 45

Postal Service - mail schedules - Nos. 33, 34, 35 & 40

Postal Service - Counter Service - No. 47

Postal Service - General - No. 48

Postmasters - No. 45

Postmaster (Former) Dies - No. 42

1899 - The War in Samoa - No. 34

7 - 1 - 71 Affair in American Samoa - Offices known to have produced covers - No. 35

4 - 30 - 73 Postal People FDC’s - Offices known to have produced covers - No. 40

Faga’itua Branch - Date-stamp - APDS (Double Circle) - No. 3

- Date-stamp - 4-Bar - Updating Murphy - No. 28

- Status in 1995 - No. 12

Fiti’uta - Branch Closed ? - No. 14

Leone Branch - Cancellation Study 1970 to 1994 - No. 10

- 4-Bar - 1947 - No. 41

- 4-Bar - 2004 - No. 46

- Re-Opened - APDS - 45

- Photographs of P.O. 1979 - No. 10

- P.O. Boxes - No. 48

- Station Managers Letter - No. 41

- Status in 1995 - No. 12

- Status in 1997 - No. 19

Manu’a Islands - Cancellations - Nos. 14 & 22

- Cyclone - No. 47

- Mail Delayed /improved mail service - Nos. 50 & 51

Manu’a Station - Murphy - Updating - No. 34

Ofu Branch - Cancellations - Nos. 14, 32, 42, 44, 45 & 48

- Updating Murphy - No. 42

Olosega Branch - Cancellations - No. 14

- Updating Murphy - No. 42

Ofu-Olosega Branch - Updating Murphy - Nos. 22 & 42

Pago Pago - Cancellation Study 1980 to 1995 - Nos. 9 & 10

- Certified Mail Covers - No. 8

- Commercial Mail in 1995 - No. 12

- Date-stamps - APDS (Double Circle) - Nos. 19, 24, 32, 38, 40, 45, 46, 48, 49 & 51

- Date-stamps - 4-Bar - No. 25, 33, 41, 42, 46 & 51

- Machine Cancellations 1971 to 1974 - Nos. 22 & 42

- Machine Cancellations 1973 to 1996 - No. 28

- Machine Cancellations 1999 to Date - Nos. 25, 26, 30, 41, 49 & 51

- Mailer’s Postmark Permit # 1 - No. 30

- Mailer’s Postmark # 2 - Nos. 31, 33 & 47

- Meter Markings - Nos. 9, 10, 12, 15, 22, & 25

- Mis-sent Mail Cachet - No. 10

- Updating Murphy - Nos. 19, 20, 22, 23, 41, 42, 46 & 47

Mail Services - American Samoa - Hawaii - No. 31, 40 & 43

Postage Rates in the 1940’s - No. 20

Swains Island - Covers - Nos. 4, 12 & 47

- Status in 1995 - No. 12

Tafuna P.O. - Proposed - No. 45

Ta’u Branch - Cancellations - No. 14

- Updating Murphy - No. 42

Ta’u Manu’a Islands 1905 to 1915 - Nos. 34, 36, 44 & 45

Tutuilla Station - Murphy - Updating - Nos. 22 & 34

U.S. Naval Station - 1902 Cover - No. 7

WWII Guard Mail - Marine Corps Unit # 575 - No. 31

Publications - Ken Lake visits Pago Pago P.O. - No. 7

- Censorship in advance of war - No. 13

- Fellowship of Samoa Specialists - No. 22

- Precancels (included in above) - No. 22

BAKER ISLAND - History & Postmarks - Nos. 29 & 38

CANTON ISLAND (See Also Kanton Island under Line & Phoenix Islands)

- 7 - 1 - 71 Affair - No. 35

- APO 914 in 1946 (LORAN) - Nos. 48 & 51

- For Whom the Bell Tolls - article - No. 34

- Mystery Postal Marking - No. 31

- Pan American Airways Canton Island Base - 34

- Rare Postmarks on 1941 cover - No. 48

- Reference to 1948 Cover - No. 2

- Registered Cover (1940) - No. 33

- Study in Ki-Tu News - Nos. 15 & 22

- Updating Murphy - Nos. 45 & 51

CHICHI JIMA - BONIN ISLANDS - Island History/APO’s etc. - Nos. 48 & 51

CHRISTMAS ISLAND - APO 915 Date-stamps - Nos. 17, 19, 20, & 22

- Air Services - No. 32

- APO 86 Cover - No. 36

CLIPPERTON ISLAND - Island History - No. 9

FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA (F.S.M.)

Cancellation Study - Introduction - Nos. 10 & 12

- Kosrae/Kusaie - Nos. 12 & 18

- Ponape/Pohnpei - Nos. 15, 18 & 29

- Truk/Chuuk - Nos. 14 & 18

- Yap - Nos. 13 & 18

Miscellaneous

7 - 1 71 Affair - Offices Known to have Produced Covers - No. 35

4 - 30 - 73 Postal People FDC’s - Offices Known to Have Produced Covers - No. 40

Assistant Postmaster General for the FSM - No. 31

A Philatelic Trip through the islands of... - Covers - No. 20

Bank of Hawaii Closes in FSM - No. 38

Express Mail (USPO) envelopes used in the FSM - No. 27

Hawaii Stamp Shows - cachets/cancellations - No. 33

Internet Sites - Nos. 22 & 23

Inverted Overprint - Nos. 50 & 51

List of Offices/Stations/Branches - Nos. 3 & 18

Mail Flights to Pohnpei - Nos. 33 & 35

Mail Holdups - No. 49

Maps Stamps - Inverted Overprint - Nos. 50 & 51

Pacific Missionary Aviation - Nos. 42 & 47

Philatelic Agents for FSM - Nos. 15, 16 & 19

Philatelic Bureau - No. 39

Pohnpei Air Services - No. 42

Population Figures - No. 23

Priority Envelopes (USPO) used in FSM - Nos. 23 & 28

Postage Rates in FSM - Nos. 16, 19, 20, 22, 26, 27, 31, 33, 35, 36 & 50

Postage Rates US to FSM - Nos. 50 & 51

Postal Stationery Envelopes & Cards - Nos. 27, 28,32, 46 & 47

Postmasters/Postmaster Generals in FSM - Nos. 31, 42 & 51

Pictorial Date-stamps - Article elsewhere - No. 7

Publications about Micronesia - No. 51

Sintaro K. Ezra of the Philatelic Bureau Dies - No. 49

Stamps in use on Commercial Covers - Nos. 22, 26, 27, 32, 35 & 51

Trip on the Micro Spirit - No. 49

Unicover & FSMPO - Nos. 15 & 16

U.S. Stamps - Late use of - No. 21

U.S. Government Mail Post Independence - Nos. 29 & 30

Capital Station Palikar - See Palikar, Pohnpei

Colonia, Yap - Cancellation Study - Nos. 13 & 18

- Certified Mail - No. 32

- Commercial Covers - Nos. 16, 21, 27, 32, 34, 40, 41 & 50

- Complete Correspondence - No. 50

- Date-stamps - APDS - Nos. 2, 7, 33, 34, 36, 39, 40 & 41

- Date-stamps - Dates of use - No. 27

- Date-stamps - Pictorial - Nos. 19, 21 & 25

- Date-stamps - Pictorial (Large) - Nos. 25, 27, 40 & 41

- Date-stamp - Single Circle (large) - Nos. 31, 32, 34, 45, 48, 49 & 50

- Meter Mail - Nos. 16 & 19

- Murphy Extended Dates - Nos. 19 & 46

- Postage Due Cachet - No. 36

- Postmaster’s Return Address Stamp - No. 8

- Postmaster Retires - No. 31

- Registered Mail - No. 32

- Routing of Mail (Yap to Pohnpei) - No. 32

- Typhoon - No. 45

- Updating Murphy - No. 50

Faichuuk Islands - Possible new State ? Post office - Nos. 32 & 35

- Post Office Planned - No. 49

Fefan, Truk - Cancellation Study - Nos. 4 & 7

Kanifay Rural Branch, Yap - Nos. 44 & 45

Kapingamarangi - A Hoax Post Office ? - Nos. 47 & 48

Kolonia, Pohnpei - Cancellation Study - Nos. 15, 18 & 29

- Certified Mail Covers - Nos. 8, 22, 32, 36 & 39

- Commercial Covers - Nos. 16, 25, 27, 28, 32, 34, 35, 39, 41, 42, 43, 48 & 51

- Date Only Cancellations - Nos. 27 & 28

- Date-stamps - APDS - Nos. 10, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31,32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 41, 42,43, 44, 45, 46, 48 & 51

- Date-stamps - Dates of use - Nos. 27 & 28

- Date-stamp - Oval - Nos. 25, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 39 & 42

- Date-stamp - Double Circle (Large) - Nos. 25, 27, 46 & 48(under Mwoakilloa)

- Date-stamp - Pictorial (Large) - Nos. 25, 28, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 42 & 46

- Date-stamp - Pictorial (Large & Distorted) - 37, 38 & 39

- Date-stamp - Pictorial (Philatelic) - Nos. 14, 25, 42 & 50

- Date-stamp - Pictorial (Small & Worn) - Nos. 5 & 8

- Date-stamp - Dumb Rectangular - No. 30

- Express Mail Envelope - No. 27

- First Flight Covers - Pacific Missionary Aviation - Ponape to Kosrae - Mar 14 1979

- Instructional Markings - Nos. 19 & 24

- Mailer’s Permit Postmark - No. 5

- Meter Mail Nos. 16, 17, 29, 38 & 42

- Permit Mail - Nos. 16, 28 & 29

- Postmaster - No. 51

- Post Office Picture - No. 45

- Registered Covers - Nos. 24, 28, 32, 36 & 42

- Unicover Datestamps - Nos. 15 & 47

- Updating Murphy - No. 19

Kosrae - Study of 4-Bar Datestamps used between 1977 to 1986 - No. 6

Lelu, Kosrae - Cancellation Study Nos. 12 & 18

- Commercial Covers - No. 16 & 32

- Date-stamps - APDS - Nos. 3, 8, 25, 28, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 43, 44, 46 & 48

- Date-stamps - Dates of use - No. 27

- Date-stamps - Double Circle (Large) - Nos. 27, 38 & 39

- Date-Stamps - ‘French’ Type - No. 38

- Date-stamps - Pictorial (large) - Nos. 25, 27, 38, 50 & 51

- First Flight Covers - Pacific Missionary Aviation - Kosrae to Ponape - Mar 14 1979

- Meter Mail - No. 16

- Mis-sent Mail - No. 25

- Postmasters - Nos. 49 & 51

- Recorded Delivery Cover - No. 8

Moen, Truk - See Weno, Chuuk

Mortlock Islands - See Post Office Planned - No. 49

Mwoakilloa Branch - Cancellation Study etc. Nos. 16, 17 & 23

- Mwoakillok (New spelling) Double Circle Datestamp (Large) - Nos. 27 & 32

- Date Stamp - Double circle large - No. 43

- Mail Services - Nos. 16 & 17

- Use of Kolonia Date stamp - No. 48

Ngard Village - 7 - 1 - 71 Affair

Northwest Islands - Post Office Planned - No. 49

Ohwa Rural Branch - Cancellation Study - Nos. 21 & 22

Outer Islands T.P.O. - Plans Abandoned - No. 49

Palikar, Pohnpei - Cancellation Study - Nos. 3, 4, 5, & 15

- Clerk in Charge at Opening - No. 49

- Date-stamp - APDS - Nos. 22, 42 & 48

- Date-stamps - Dates of use - No. 27

- Date-stamps - Double Circle (Large) - Nos. 25, 31, 32, 35 & 46

- Date-stamps - Pictorial (Large) - Nos. 25 & 27

- Date of Opening Queried - No. 49

- Photograph of Capitol Building - No. 47

- Postal Address - Nos. 17 & 48

- Meter Mail - No. 17

- Status of Post Office - No. 49

Pingelap, Pohnpei - Cancellation Study - Nos. 19 & 20

- APDS (Large) - Nos. 44, 47 & 51

- Colour Blindness - No. 15

- Mail Clerk Signature - No. 38

- Mail Services - No. 16

Truk - See also Weno, Chuuk

- Military Government Unit/Civil Administration Unit - U.S. Navy 10455 Br. 1948 - No. 43

Ulithi, Yap - Cancellation Study & History of P.O. - Nos. 8, 9, 16 & 17

- APDS - Nos. 8, 32,38, 46, 48 & 51

- Oil Pollution - No. 35

- Typhoon - No. 43

Ullithi, Yap - Date-stamp -Single Circle - Nos. 26, 30, 31,32 & 46

Weno, Chuuk - See also Truk

- Cancellation Study - Nos. 14, 15, 16 & 29

- Certified Mail - No.32

- Commercial Covers - Nos. 22, 25, 27, 32, 34, 41& 43

- Date-stamps - APDS - Nos. 6, 7, 25, 26, 28, 31, 32, 34 & 39

- Date-stamps - Dates of use - No. 27 & 28

- Date-stamps - Double Circle (Large) - Nos. 25 & 27

- Date-stamps - Pictorial (Large) - Nos. 25, 27, 28,29,32,39,50 & 51

- Date-stamps - Pictorial (FM96942) - No. 33, 34, 39, 41, 43, 45, 46 & 51

- Meter Mail - No. 14

- New Name for P.O. - Nos. 6 & 7

- Postage due Cachet - Nos. 14 & 25

- Postmaster - No. 39

- Registered Mail - No. 32

- Returned for Postage Cachet - No. 27

- Travelling Post Offices Planned - No. 49

- Typhoon - Nos. 38 & 39

- Unclaimed Marking - No. 39

Wone, Pohnpei - Cancellation Study - No. 47

- Date-stamp - APDS - No. 22

- New P.O. Branch & Date-stamp No. 4

- Opening Day Cancellation - Nos. 7 & 23

- Closed ? No. 46

FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS

- Article re visits by U.S. Navy ships in the 1930’s - Nos. 32 & 34

- LORAN Station - Post WW 2 - Nos. 32 & 34

GUAM

General - 7 - 1 - 71 Affair in Guam - Offices know to have produced covers - No. 35

- 4 - 30 - 73 Postal People FDC’s - Offices known to have produced covers - No. 40

- Article (in La Posta) - A look at Guam’s Postal History 1945 through the 1980’s - No. 32

- List of Offices, Stations & Branches - Nos. 3, 26 & 50

- Book - “The Liberation of Guam....1944” - No. 13

- Bulk Mail Services - No. 45

- Commemorative Battle Postmarks used in USA - No. 46

- Delays to Mail Services - 2001 Terrorist attack - Nos. 34 & 36

- Door to Door Delivery - No. 42

- Early Covers - Updating Murphy - Nos.. 13, 17 & 20

- Free Postage Home for Military Personnel - No. 47

- Gibraltar to Guam 1903 - cover - No. 51

- Guam Guard Mail Stamps - No. 47

- Home Delivery of Mail in Guam - Nos. 38 & 43

- J.H. Underwood Palm Tree Cachets - No. 15

- Lost Mail - No. 50

- Mail Contract - Honolulu - Guam - NMI - No. 43

- Military presence to be increased - No. 51

- Population - No. 33

- Radio Station on Guam - No. 14

- Submarine Squadron re-activated - Nos. 32 & 42

- Typhoon (Effect of Postal services) - Nos. 39 & 40

- Yawl Kualoa - No. 31

- Zip Codes revised - Nos. 33, 34 & 35

Agana (See also Hagatña)

- Cover - Yawl Kualoa Cachet & Agana 4-Bar - No. 31

- Date-stamps - APDS - Nos. 1, 13 & 50

- First Day of Issue Date-stamp - No. 13

- Machine Date Stamp - No. 49

- Meter Mail - Nos. 14, 15, 18, 20, 32, 42 & 48

- Paquebot Cachets - No. 13

- Postage Paid Permits - No. 15

- Received Partly Torn Cachet - Nos. 49 & 50

- Updating Murphy - Nos. 21, 38, 46, 47, 48, 49 & 50

- Unclaimed cachet (cover from Yap) - No. 36

Agat Contract Sta. - APDS - No. 51

Air Base Guam 1940 to 1944 - No. 26

Anderson AFB Branch - APO AP 96543 Date-stamps - Nos. 39 & 45

- APO AP 96543 - Status of Post Office - No. 43

- Date-Stamps - APDS - No. 41

- Official Mail - No. 39

- Redirected Date-stamp - No.39

- Zip Code - Nos. 1 & 39

Asan Branch - No. 11

Barrigada Station - Closed 1979 - See also Guam MPO (Barrigada)

COMNAVMARIANAS - APO Zip Code - No. 1

- Post Office (M.O.U. # 2) Closed - No. 24

- Postal Directory cachet - No. 50

Dededo Station - APDS - No. 45

- Cachet (Station Address) - 45

GUAM, GUAM - Boxed Cancel (Undated) - No. 47 & 50

- Updating Murphy - Nos. 40. 45, 47, 49 & 50

- Unlisted 4-Bar - No. 50

Guam MPO/GMF (also Barrigada GU 96921)

- Bulk Rate Permit - No. 39

- Corner Card - No. 50

- Date-stamps - APDS - Nos. 1, 21, 28, 32, 34, 36, 38, 41& 51

- Date-stamp - Roller - Nos. 1, 46 & 47

- Date-stamp - 4-Bar - No. 20

- Date-stamp - the TT 4-Bar error - Nos. 11 & 14

- Machine Cancellations - Nos. 1, 2, 11, 45, 46, 48, 49 & 50

- Mailer’s Postmark Permit # 1 - No. 28

- Meter Mail - Nos. 18, 20, 42, 47 & 48

- Meter Marks - Fox type - Nos. 20 & 48

- Permit Mail - Nos. 48 & 51

- PMB Closed Down Cachet - No. 40

- Postmaster - No. 35

- Received (Scotch Tape) Cachet - Nos. 18 & 19

- Received Partly Torn at MPO Guam cachet - No. 34

- Straight Line (Spray on) Marking - Nos. 41, 46 & 48

- Updating Murphy - Nos. 21, 29, 49 & 50

Hagatña Station - Date-stamps- APDS - Nos. 24, 26, 45, 48 & 51

- Meter Mail - Nos. 42 & 48

Inarjan Station - Updating Murphy - Nos. 28, 45 & 46

- APDS - No. 38

Marine Barracks - Updating Murphy - No. 50

Merizo Rur. Sta. - Updating Murphy Nos. 49 & 50

- APDS - Nos. 49 & 51

Money Order Branch - APDS & Postal Money Order - No. 47

M.O.U. # 1 - Nos. 13, 30, 32 & 51

M.O.U. # 2 - Cancellation Study - No. 31

- Date-stamps - Nos. 13, 24 & 46

- Office Closed - No. 24

- Updating Murphy - No. 46

M.O.U. # 3 - Nos. 13, 30 & 46

Naval Activities Branch (See also Naval Station) - Nos. 23 & 26

- Cancellation Study ( See also Naval Station Br.) - No. 39

- Post Office Opening Hours - No. 39

- U.S. Navy FPO 96540 - Nos. 13, 19, 41 & 42

Naval Air Station - Certified Mail Cover - No. 8

- Closed - No. 11

- Meter Mail - No. 14

- Zip Code - No. 1

U.S. Naval Air Station Br. Honolulu Hi - 1927-1928 - Did it exist ? - No. 26

Naval Computer & Telecommunications Station (Formerly Naval Communications Station)- Zip Code - No. 1

- APDS - NCTS Postal Directory - 45

Naval Hospital - Zip Code - No. 1

Naval Magazine Branch - Closed - No. 2

Naval Supply Ships - No. 19

Naval Station Branch - Cancellation Study (See also Naval Activities) - No. 39

- Date-stamps - APDS - Nos. 1, 13, 23 & 26

- Missent to Nav. Sta. Br. cachet - No. 47

- Updating Murphy - Nos. 45, 48 & 50

- U.S. Navy FPO 96540 - Nos. 13, 19 & 50

- Zip Code - No. 1

Navy Postal Directorate - Date-stamps - APDS - No. 30

Navy P.O. 10499 BR. - Updating Murphy 1951 - No. 40

Navy P.O. 13794 BR. - Updating Murphy 1947 - No. 51

Navy Zip Codes on Guam - No. 39

Santa Rita Station - Cancellation Study - N