Pago Pago, American Samoa to London, England.
A lovely small envelope franked with a 1st Bureau 1-cent stamp and a pair of 2nd Bureau 2-cents Washington Flag stamps to make up the UPU letter rate for a 1/2 ounce. Sent from the U.S. Possession, American Samoa in 1906 to London, England. By 1906 newer versions of the 1¢ and 2¢ stamps had been issued, the 2nd Bureau 1¢ and 2¢ shield stamps were available in 1903 in the States’ as well as American Samoa.
What a destination! A postcard sent from Pago Pago, American Samoa, a United States Possession, to the small Marshall Islands atoll named Jaluit. Posted December 1906, the card was quickly carried to Apia, Western Samoa where it probably sat waiting for a vessel bound for the Marshall Islands. It was not delivered to Jaluit until 20 March 1907.
The German Empire purchased the Marshall Islands from Spain in 1885 and established a trading outpost on Jaluit Atoll. This card is franked with a pair of 1¢ definitive Franklin stamps (Scott #300) to pay the UPU postcard rate of 2¢.
1907 UPU rate postcard from American Samoa to Jaluit, Marshall Island, Southseas.
The postcard was sent to Carl Teschke, Captain of the SS Triton. However, I have not been able to find further information on either the captain or the vessel. Most likely one of the numerous small trade ships sailing the Pacific.
Inner Harbour, Pago Pago (face of the card)
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