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| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | Est/Cat | Realized |
| 3847 |  |
 2c Treasury (O73). Horizontal strip of four, superbly centered which is quite remarkable for a multiple of this size, tied by segmented cork cancels and "New York P.O. Sep. 18 5 P.M." circular
datestamp on legal-size "Custom House, New York, Collector's Office" imprint cover to local street address, 4x intra-city rate, Extremely Fine (Image Magnifier) |
E. 400-500 | 425.00 |
| 3848 | |
 3c Treasury (O74). Tied by quartered cork cancel, "Washington D.C. Apr. 10 8PM" circular datestamp on "Treasury Department, Second Auditor's Office" imprint cover to Bedford Ia., "Unclaimed" and "Advertised"
handstamps, "Dead Letter Office U.S. Jun. 7, 1875" backstamp, "Second Auditor's Office June 8, 1875" blue oval datestamp, red and green recording numbers, Very Fine (Image Magnifier) |
E. 200-300 | 375.00 |
| 3849 | |
 3c Treasury (O74). Rich color, tied by blue circle of diamonds cancel and matching "Athens O. Jul. 12" circular datestamp on United States Internal Revenue Collector's Office imprint cover to
Clarington O., slightly reduced at left, Very Fine (Image Magnifier) |
E. 150-200 | 120.00 |
| 3850 | |
 6c Treasury (O75). With left sheet selvage, tied by circle of V's cancel, "Wash'n D.C. Registered Sep. 17" circular datestamp on legal-size cover to "Quincy Quiverly" (the nom de plume of Warren R. Taylor, a
collector) in Plymouth Vt., black "Treasurer of the United States" imprint and red "Please Register, [signed] L. D. Tuttle, Asst. Treasurer U.S." imprint, blue registry number handstamp, small part of return receipt attached to back, with
original letter on Treasury Department letterhead dated Sep. 17, 1874, enclosing $4.50 in new gold coins in exchange for coin coupons, Extremely Fine, the 6c stamp paid for double domestic postage, the registry fee was free in accordance with a
postal law that required the Washington D.C. postmaster to register without charge mail containing new currency (or coin) returned for currency redeemed (Image Magnifier) |
E. 500-750 | 800.00 |
| 3851 | |
 1c, 3c, 6c Treasury (O72, O74, O75). Unusual three-value combination tied by Philadelphia oval cancels, purple "Philadelphia, Pa./May 5, 1883/Registered" framed registry datestamp on cover to Lincoln Neb.,
endorsed "Register from Mint", purple Treasury Department penalty handstamp (very scarce), blue Treasury Department label on back, intact U.S. Mint red wax seal, Philadelphia registry backstamp, vertical fold at right, a few minor perf
flaws in stamps, still Very Fine, Starnes note indicates rubber stamp with penalty clause is "quite rare" (Image
Magnifier) |
E. 750-1,000 | 1,900.00 |
| 3852 | |
 6c Treasury (O75). Rich color and choice centering, top right corner rounded from placement near edge, used in combination with 6c War (O86), well-centered, bright shade, 6c Treasury tied by "Chicago
Ill. Jul. 9 3PM" circular datestamp and duplex oval, 6c War tied by target cancel, "Charleston S.C. Jul. 23 1PM" circular datestamp and "Forwarded" in oval frame on "Office of Assistant Treasurer U.S., Chicago, Illinois." imprint cover
to Capt. J. H. Belcher, Assistant Quartermaster in Santa Fe N.M., forwarded to Charleston S.C. and again to Salem Mass., evidently the Charleston Quartermaster's office was obliged to pay a second postage rate with their War Department stampTHE ONLY RECORDED COMBINATION OF TWO DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS' STAMPS ON ONE COVER. Both Fort Union and Fort Marcy were located at Santa Fe, New Mexico, but we think it is more likely this was sent to Fort Union, where there was a large supply depot run by the Quartermaster's Department. From there the cover was redirected to the Quartermaster's office in Charleston without incurring a secondary postage charge. However, upon forwarding to Salem, the 6c War stamp was required to pay the double domestic rate. (Image Magnifier) |
E. 3,000-4,000 | 10,500.00 |
| 3853 | |
 10c Treasury (O77). Perfs partly torn away at upper right, tied by Maltese Cross cancel on legal-size Treasury Department penalty imprint cover to the postmaster of Nugget, Arizona Territory,
purple "San Francisco/Cal./Mar. 23 1882/Registered" four-line datestamp and backstamp, blue registry number handstamp, vertical fold, small edge faults and toning, still Fine, scarce usage (Image Magnifier) |
E. 300-400 | 400.00 |
| 3854 | |
 10c Treasury (O77). Tied by circular cork cancel on large "Treasury Department, Register's Office, Official Business" penalty imprint cover to Saugerties N.Y., purple "Registered/Jun. 20,
1881/Washington, D.C." three-line datestamp, blue registry number handstamp, bright red docketing (bonds were enclosed), creased in two directions away from stamp, Fine (Image Magnifier) |
E. 300-400 | 375.00 |
| 3855 | |
 10c and 12c Treasury (O77, O78). Single 10c and three 12c tied by cork cancels, "Philada. Pa. Registered Nv. 16" circular datestamp on United States Mint imprint cover to Southbridge Mass., purple ornately
framed Philadelphia registry datestamp on back, cut away at left and repaired around edges, a very rare combination, ex Hughes (Image Magnifier) |
E. 500-750 | 550.00 |
| 3856 | |
 12c Treasury (O78). Tied by target cancel, "Knoxville Tenn. Aug. 22" circular datestamp on Treasury Dept. Collector's Office penalty imprint cover to Rogersville Tenn., reduced at left and stained, still presentable and scarce (Image Magnifier) |
E. 200-300 | 150.00 |
| 3857 | |
 6c and 15c Treasury (O75, O79). 15c has a large pre-use tear, tied by segmented cork cancels, "Plattsburgh N.Y. Mar. 21" circular datestamp on legal-size "Custom House, Plattsburgh, N.Y., Collector's Office,
Official Business" imprint cover to Jay N.Y., crease, tear at bottom and stain and lower left, still very presentable, scarce Treasury Department combination (Image Magnifier) |
E. 500-750 | 200.00 |