Spanish-American War
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
| 4314° |
 |
 1899, 2c Rose (81).
Bright shade, tied by neat strike of "Honolulu H.I. Feb. 13, 1899" duplex
datestamp and oval on bronze "U.S. Flagship Philadelphia" corner
card cover to Rockland Me., red "U.S.F.S. PHILADELPHIA"
straightline handstamp at left and bottom, slightly reduced at right, Very
Fine, an interesting contrast to lot 4315 as the second part of the red
handstamp ("2nd Rate") was purposefully struck off the cover, ex Pietsch (Image) |
E. 750-1,000 |
2,300.00 |
| 4315° |
|
 1894, 2c Brown (75). Tied
by bold strike of "Honolulu H.I. Sep. 5, 1898" duplex on red and blue
Sailor and Waving Flag Patriotic cover to Rockland Me., red
"U.S.F.S. PHILADELPHIA, 2ND RATE" straightline handstamp at top,
receiving backstamp, barely reduced at left, cover with some slight wear,
Very Fine, scarce and unusual usage, the "2nd Rate" designation was used to
specify that this was sent on a cruiser rather than a battleship and was
not struck on all covers due to its negative connotations, after annexation
on Aug. 12, 1898 U.S. soldiers and sailors could pay the domestic rate for
mails to the mainland, ex Pietsch (Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
2,900.00 |
| 4316° |
|
 1899, 2c Rose (81).
Horizontal pair, corner perf torn off and slightly toned, tied by two
strikes of "Honolulu H.I. Feb. 20 1PM 1899" duplex datestamp and oval grid
on cover to Maspeth N.Y., purple "U.S.S. 'OREGON'" straightline
handstamp, transit and receiving backstamps, Very Fine, the U.S.S.
Oregon was one of three Indiana-class battleships built for the U.S.
Navy in the 1890's and gained fame during the Spanish-American War -- ex
Pietsch (Image) |
E. 750-1,000 |
3,250.00 |
| 4317° |
|
 1894, 2c Brown (75). Tied
by "Honolulu H.I. Nov. 14 3PM 1898" duplex datestamp and oval on cover,
purple "U.S.S. BENNINGTON" straightline handstamp, reduced at left,
Fine (Image) |
E. 150-200 |
475.00 |
| 4318° |
|
 1893, 10c Red Brown, Black
Ovpt. (68). Choice centering, tied by "Honolulu H.I. Feb. 16, 1896"
duplex on "U.S.S. Bennington" corner card cover to New York, clear
Victoria B.C. and New York backstamps, fresh and Very Fine (Image) |
E. 150-200 |
650.00 |
| 4319° |
|
 1894, 5c Rose Lake (76).
Horizontal pair and single, rich color, tied by "Honolulu H.I. Feb. 11,
1896" duplexes on blue cover with "U.S.S. Bennington" corner card to
New York, clear Victoria B.C. and New York backstamps, minor wear, Very
Fine (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
700.00 |
| 4320° |
|
 1894, 1c Yellow, 2c Brown
(74, 75). 2c pair, tied by "Honolulu H.I. Sep. 12 1PM 1899" duplex
datestamp and oval on cover to Lewisville Wash. with soldier's letter
endorsement from a Second Lieut. in 3rd U.S. Artillery Division, San
Francisco transit and receiving backstamps, 1c tiny corner perf flaw,
otherwise Very Fine, attractive Spanish-American War usage (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
325.00 |
| 4321° |
|
 1894, 2c Brown (75). Tied
by "Honolulu H.I. Oct. 11 8MA [sic] 1898" circular datestamp on red and
blue overall Hawaiian Flag Patriotic cover to Montgomery N.Y.,
endorsed "Soldier's Letter", San Francisco transit and receiving
datestamp on back, stamp has faint toned spots, still Extremely Fine, a
spectacular and very rare design, the use of which coincides with both the
Spanish-American War and Hawaii's annexation to the U.S., ex Pietsch (Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
1,600.00 |
| 4322° |
|
 1899, 5c Blue (82). Rich
color, tied by purple "Lahaina, Maui Oct. 21, 1899" circular datestamp on
red and blue Hawaiian Flag Patriotic cover to East Whitman Mass.,
Honolulu transit, San Francisco and receiving backstamps, Very Fine, scarce
and attractive cover conveying pro-annexation sentiment
(Image) |
E. 750-1,000 |
1,600.00 |
