Special Delivery thru Officials
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 308° |
 |
 10c Orange, Special Delivery (E3). Bottom
imprint and plate no. 552 strip of four, full original gum, lightly hinged, vibrant color, Extremely Fine and superb (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
900.00 |
1,800.00 |
| 309° |
Verye |
 10c Blue, Special Delivery (E5 var). Bottom imprint and plate no. 882 block of six, dots in curved frame above messenger, this variety found only on Plate 882, full original gum, lightly hinged,
well-centered, intense color and fresh, Extremely Fine Gem plate block, scarce from any plate and especially so from Plate 882 (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
4,000.00 |
4,750.00 |
| 310° |
 |
 1c Deep Brown, Postage Due Special Printing (J8). Mint, exceptionally well-centered, deep shade and fine impression, fresh and Very Fine, probably the finest never-hinged quality attainable in this rare Special
Printing, with P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
6,250.00 |
0.00 |
| 311° |
|
 30c Deep
Brown, Postage Due Special Printing (J13). Magnificent centering, full original gum, Extremely Fine Gem, a rare Special Printing in the finest attainable quality, with 1992 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
1,850.00 |
6,500.00 |
| 312° |
|
 50c Deep Brown, Postage Due Special
Printing (J14). Full original gum, lightly hinged, Extremely Fine Gem example of this rare Special Printing, with 1994 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
2,250.00 |
3,000.00 |
| 313° |
|
 50c Red Brown, Postage Due (J21). Original gum, lightly hinged, Extremely Fine and
choice, with 1994 P.F. certificate (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
1,000.00 |
1,100.00 |
| 314° |
 |
 1c-50c Postage Due, Imperforate (J22a-J28a). Block
of four, original gum, lightly hinged (a few with h.r.), large margins and Extremely Fine set of blocks (Image
Magnifier)Search for comparables |
6,250.00 |
0.00 |
| 315° |
|
 1c Vermilion, Postage Due (J29). Original gum, barely
hinged, fresh and Very Fine, very scarce first Bureau postage due, with 1994 P.F. certificate (Image
Magnifier)Search for comparables |
750.00 |
2,000.00 |
| 316° |
 |
 3c Excecutive (O12). Used on insufficiently paid cover to Chief Justice William Story in Rome, Italy, addressed in the hand of President Rutherford B. Hayes, light cork cancel just ties,
"Washington D.C. Jun. 25' cs struck twice, franked at left with two 40c Italian postage dues tied by 1877 Rome ds, Executive Mansion corner card, dues creased, Fine (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 1,500-2,000 |
10,500.00 |
| 317° |
|
 3c Executive (O12). Circle of wedges cancel, matching "Long Branch N.J. Aug. 25" cds on cover with "Executive" and "Secretary" imprint, to Judge Edwards Pierrepont, addressed in the hand of President Ulysses
S. Grant and accompanied by a 3pp ALS which reads (in part): "I am in receipt of your letter of yesterday speaking of the complaints against Judge Fisher, Dist. Atty. for the district of Columbia. I have no doubt but the good of the
service demands a change. You may notify Judge Fisher of the fact and give him an opportunity to resign. The change will be made whether he resigns or not," etc., cover with diagonal crease passing through bottom left corner of stamp, Fine, less
than five examples of the 3c Executive are known used from Long Branch (Grant's home in the summer) (Image
Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 2,000-2,500 |
3,750.00 |
| 318 |
|
 Ulysses S. Grant. Free frank as President on Executive Mansion envelope to C.W. Ford of the U.S. Express Co. in St. Louis, addressed entirely in Grant's hand, all in matching purple ink with "Secretary"
imprint deleted by him, "Washington D.C. Feb. 22" cds, cover with tiny tear in top right corner, otherwise Very Fine, very scarce frank prior to July 1873, when the privilege was revoked and Executive Department stamps were introduced (Image Magnifier)Search for comparables |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
1,600.00 |
