Back-of-Book Issues
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 1500 |
 |
 10c Orange, Special Delivery
(E3). Vivid color, used with 2c Carmine (220), both tied by perfect
Back Bay Boston Mar. 1894 machine cancel on Hartford Life Insurance
Co. corner card cover to Lynn Mass., receiving backstamps, slightly
reduced at left, otherwise Extremely Fine, very pretty
(Image) |
E. 150-200 |
140.00 |
| 1501 |
|
 1c Parcel Post (Q1).
Natural s.e. at left, rich color, tied by "Chicago Ill. May 1913"
machine cancel on Goodman Rainproof Coat Company cover to Lynn Ind., some
toning at top of cover and around a few perfs not mentioned on accompanying
certificate, otherwise Very Fine, according to the Gobie book, a quantity
of these were used as either third or fourth class mail, this was likely
sent via third class mail as the month and yeardate are still present, with
2005 P.S.E. certificate (Image) |
E. 750-1,000 |
0.00 |
| 1502 |
|
 Typeset Post Office Seal,
Dark Blue on White (LOX17). Used on back of legal-size "U.S. Department
Of Labor/Immigration Service." corner card imprint cover, registered
locally in Sumas Wash. and franked with 2c Carmine (463) and 1c and 5c
Parcel Post Postage Due (JQ1, JQ3), natural s.e., tied by "Sumas, Wash.
Registered. Feb 29 1916" double-circle datestamps, official seal on back
with same cancellation, back of cover has light mounting stains not
affecting the seal, also includes another LOX17 cover with "Department of
the Interior/United States Land Office" and "Woodward, Okla." handstamp
corner card, Official Business/Eagle and Shield Official Business indicia
to Minco, Indian Territory, 8c 1902 tied by Nov 1906 Minco Ind. T.
grid duplex circular datestamp to pay registry postage back to Woodward,
seal slit open when cover opened at right, scarce pair of covers (Image) |
E. 750-1,000 |
650.00 |
| 1503 |
|
 3c Red on White Entire, Die 3
(U5). Size 7, knife 20, watermark 1, clear strike of blue
Charlottesville Va. circular datestamp, couple slight edge tears at top,
Fine and scarce (Image) |
900.00 |
325.00 |
| 1504 |
|
 Geo. F. Nesbitt & Co. Printed
Notice of 1862 Revenue Act. Titled "Stamp Duties, Imposed by the Act of
1862, to take effect on or after October 1st, 1862", listing the amount of
duties payable for everything from Bank Check to Entry of Goods etc., fresh
and Very Fine, a marvelous piece of printed ephemera for the revenue
specialist (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
250.00 |
| 1505 |
|
 Bicycle Mail Route, Cal., 25c
Brown Entire (12LU2). On 2c Green on Amber (12LU2) to San Francisco,
cancelled by parallel bars, 2c embossed stamp cancelled by cork, clear
"Gilroy Cal. Jul 14 1894" circular datestamp, bottom right cover corner
tear, otherwise Very Fine, scarce (Image) |
1,350.00 |
2,000.00 |
| 1506 |
|
 Glen Haven Daily Mail, Glen
Haven N.Y., 1c Black on Green Glazed (71L4). Type III, large margins,
uncancelled, used on cover to Skaneateles N.Y. with 3c Dull Red (26) tied
by "Homer N.Y. Nov. 4" circular datestamp, both stamps have faint toning,
still Extremely Fine, ex Hall (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
750.00 |
| 1507 |
 |
 Hussey's Post, New York N.Y.,
(unstated value) Black on Wove, Imperforate (87L63 var). Block of nine,
Mint N.H., large margins to ample at lower left, Extremely Fine, scarce (Image) |
900.00 |
1,200.00 |
| 1508 |
|
 Swarts' City Dispatch Post,
New York N.Y., (2c) Red on Wove (136L4). Large margins to ample at
bottom right, cancelled by "Paid", red "Swarts' Chatham Square Post Office"
oval handstamp on blue folded cover, the Swarts stamp used for forwarding
to a local street address, originally franked with 3c Dull Red (11), partly
torn off and covered by Swarts stamp, "Prncton Arks. Aug. 19" ms. postmark,
1852 docketing, some back panels removed, otherwise Fine, quite unusual (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
350.00 |
| 1509 |
|
 Local Posts Balance.
Eight stamps incl. Blood's 15L15 on piece, Boyd's 20L9, Hussey's 87L10,
87L26 cut to shape, 87L45, 87L60, 87L65 and 87L67, also five Hussey time
labels and some of the common Boyd's 20L56 remainders, Fine group (Image) |
E. 100-150 |
110.00 |
| 1510 |
|
 HAWAII, 1883-89, 1c-2c Paid
Reply Postal Cards (UY1-UY4). Unused, folded, No. UY2 end separations,
otherwise Very Fine complete set (Image) |
1,650.00 |
300.00 |
