1890 and Later Issues continued...
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
Prices realized...
| 487 |
 |
 1c Blue Green (300). Six
picture postcards, five with two copies which are tied by "U.S. Postal
Agency Shanghai May 23, 1904" duplex cancels to Vienna, Austria and
forwarded within Austria, themes of postcards incl. execution, opium
smokers, street scenes, dinner table, three with Seattle Wash. backstamps,
minor edgewear, Very Fine, last postcard bears single tied by 1907 duplex
from same post office to Brattleboro Vt., fascinating group (Image) |
E. 500-750 |
400.00 |
| 488 |
|
 5c Jamestown (330). S.e.
at bottom, used with 1c and 5c Panama-Pacific (397, 399) and 1c and 2c
Parcel Post (Q1, Q2), tied by "San Antonio Tex." ovals on registered
cover to Latrobe Pa., purple registered handstamp, purple "San Antonio
Registered Apr. 18, 1914" and receiving backstamps, fresh and Very Fine,
colorful and attractive usage (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
275.00 |
| 489 |
|
 1c Green, 2c Carmine, U.S.
Automatic Vending Machine Co. Ty. I Private Perforations (343, 344). 1c
pair, 2c vertical strip of four, tied by oval registry cancels on
registered corner card cover to Guadalajara, Mexico, OCt. 21, 1909
magenta double-circle datestamp on label affixed at bottom, El Paso and
Mexican transits, light horizontal fold, Very Fine, some pencil notes
regarding perfs, very scarce -- the Scott value of $100.00 for a cover has
no relevance to this type of usage (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
2,400.00 |
| 490 |
|
 2c Lincoln (367). Rich
color, tied by "San Juan Porto Rico Feb. 12 8-PM 1909" circular
datestamp on First Day picture side of postcard depicting a view of
San Juan, to local address with blank message, Very Fine, very rare First
Day use from Puerto Rico (Image) |
500.00 |
425.00 |
| 491 |
|
 2c Hudson-Fulton (372).
Well-centered, tied by "Lancaster, Pa Sept 25 09" First Day machine
cancellation on double folded "Fulton Souvenir" picture post card, card
corner crease at bottom left affecting both cards, otherwise Very Fine,
with 2005 P.S.E. certificate (Image) |
1,400.00 |
550.00 |
| 492 |
|
 8c Olive Green, 10c Yellow
(380, 381). Used with 10c Registration (F1) and tied by "U.S.
Postal Agency * Shanghai, China * R D" oval handstamps on registered
cover to Chemnitz, Germany, purple "Shanghai, China (U.S. Postal
Agency), Registered, Mar. 18, 1914" double-circle datestamp and receiving
backstamps, Hong Kong transit, some slight wear, Very Fine, scarce use of
10c Registry stamp from Shanghai (Image) |
E. 400-500 |
650.00 |
| 493 |
|
 $2.00 Dark Blue, $5.00 Light
Green (479-480). Horizontal strip of three of $5.00, used with 10c
Orange Yellow (472) and tied by "Foreign Station U.S.A." oval handstamps on
part of registered wrapper, purple "New York (Foreign Station) N.Y.,
Registered, Apr. 10, 1917" double-circle datestamp and matching
"Registered" handstamp, the 10c and $2.00 defective, otherwise Fine, scarce
high-franking usage (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
375.00 |
| 494 |
|
 2c Carmine Rose, Ty. III,
Rotary (546). Single used between five 2c Perforated Offset Ty. VII
singles to pay the 2c plus 10c Special Delivery rate, tied by Washington
D.C. Oct. 3, 1921 grid duplex circular datestamps, Fine, also incl. another
cover from the same correspondence paying the same rate with two Fine-Very
Fine singles and strip of four of No. 540, also tied Washington D.C.,
scarce lot (Image) |
847.50 |
225.00 |
| 495 |
|
 $5.00 America (573). Arrow
block of four tied by Baltimore Md. Mar. 16, 1938 circular datestamp on
First Flight cover to Bermuda with Postmaster General's embossed
corner card cover and signature of Postmaster James A. Farley and Baltimore
Postmaster Ernest Green, serviced by well-known Texas collector Amon G.
Carter (known for his high-value and multiple-franking covers), one of the
few known multiples on cover of Scott 573 used during its official period
of use (Image) |
E. 1,500-2,500 |
1,200.00 |
