Special Delivery, 1895, 10¢ Blue. Used with 2¢ Bureau issue tied by "New York, N.Y. Jun 23 1897" machine cancel on mourning cover to local New York City address, purple handstamp "Offered at Address / At / Cause of Non-Delivery" with notation of "Closed", reverse with "Notice. A Special Delivery Stamp Affixed to any article of mail matter is intended only to secure an immediate deliver - or one offer of immediate deliver. If...
Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction
By: Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc.
Schuyler J. Rumsey Auctions, Inc. Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction
We are pleased to announce our Winter 2014 auction with over 3,500 lots offered over four days. The sale is highlighted by:
- The Richard Graham Collection of Naval Covers
- Transatlantic Mail including the Ken Clark Collection of Liverpool Postal History.
- The John Cunningham Collection of United States Expositions.
- Hawaii including Specialized Hawaiian Numerals
- The Charles F. Meroni Jr. Collection of Panama Registered Mail (Part II)
- Worldwide Collections and Accumulations
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Auction scedule
December 8, Lots 1 - 975 - Western Postal History - U.S. Postal History
December 9, Lots 976 - 2053 - U.S. Postal History - U.S. Possessions
December 10, Lots 2054 - 2736 - Great Britain - General Foreign
December 11, Lots 2737 - 3544 - U.S. Cover Collections - Philatelic Literature
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Lot #1173 - united states postal history back of the book issues
El Paso, Tex. Registry Exchange Label. Affixed on 2¢ entire (U385) bearing 8¢ violet black (308), faulty at left, tied by large oval cancels to Parral, Mexico, purple "Registered, St. Louis, Mo. Oct 5 1904" cds, purple "Register." script handstamp and "Acknowledgment Required" straightline, reverse with purple "El Paso, Tex. Registered, Oct 9 1904" transit and Chih (10.9) arrival backstamp, clean and Very Fine.
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Lot #1174 - united states postal history back of the book issues
Mobile, Ala. Registry Exchange Label. Used on cover from France bearing 5c, 10c (2) and 25c Sower issue tied by "Paris, 9 - 7, 07" datestamps on front and back to Panama, New York (7.18) oval backstamp transits and New York registry exchange label added; top edge opening faults, Fine and scarce proper use of the Mobile registry label.
Scott No. FX-MO1; $500; Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #1175 - united states postal history back of the book issues
Postage Due, 1879, 3¢ brown. Ten examples used with 1¢ brown (J1) pair for total of 32¢ postage due, all cancelled by manuscript strokes on cover with red "London, MR 7 81" backstamp, black "New York F.D. Mar 18" cds, reduced slightly at right; stamp faults, Fine.
Scott No. J3; Estimate $200 - 300.
Lot #1176 - united states postal history back of the book issues
Postage Due, 1917, 2¢ carmine rose. Miami, Florida precancel, affixed on "Postage Due 2 Cents" Post Office Department Official Business card notice to sender of forwarding address, Very Fine.
Scott No. J62; Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot #1177 - united states postal history back of the book issues
Official Seal, 1919, black, perf 12. two singles, each with small purple "Shanghai" handstamp, affixed to backflap on reverse of floral cachet cover to Waterbury, Vt., franked with Offices in China 1919, 4¢ on 2¢ rose tied by "U.S. Pos. Service, Shanghai, China, Nov 18, 1920" duplex datestamp, forwarded within Vermont with partial Waterbury cds below stamp; slightly irregular cover reduction and stamp with a few nibbed...
Lot #1178 - united states postal history back of the book issues
Official Seal - Typeset, dark blue. Affixed on reverse of cover bearing 2¢ carmine tied by "State College Pa. Jul 16 1913" machine cancel to Patton Pa., pencil notation "Opened by Mistake, Mrs. Yeager", forwarded back to State College with Patton Jul. 19th cds, Very Fine and rare.
Scott No. LOX17; Estimate $500 - 750.
Lot #1179 - united states postal history back of the book issues
Parcel Post, 1913, 15¢ carmine rose. Used with 1¢ Franklin, cancelled by partial target cancels on registered cover to New York City, aqua "R.F.D. No. 3, South Orchards via Theodore, Alabama" return address handstamp, reverse with purple "Theodore, Ala. Registered, Aug 1, 1918" origin cds and New York City (8.5) arrival cds, F.-V.F. and scarce use.
Scott No. Q7; $350 on cover.
Lot #1180 - united states postal history back of the book issues
Parcel Post, 1913, 25¢ carmine rose. In combination with 1¢ green on 1915 legal size registered corner card cover to Kansas, tied by "Fort Worth, Tex." oval handstamp, origin backstamps and receiver on front; some edge flaws, F.-V.F.
Scott No. Q9; Estimate $100 - 150.
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