Sale 1155 — United States and Confederate States Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday, 9 May, 2017
Category — Officials
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3245
12c Post Office (O52). Two covers, first bears single tied by quartered cork, "Washington D.C. May 9" circular datestamp on legal-size imprint cover to South Scituate R.I., barely reduced at left and minor wrinkling, stamp with tear at bottom right; second bears single tied by quartered cork, "Providence R.I. Oct. 21 3PM" circular datestamp on oversize cover to South Scituate R.I., minor edgewear, a Fine pair of covers from the same source as the 15c offered in the following lot
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2,000
0
3246
15c Post Office (O53). Detailed impression, tied by cork on orange cover to the postmaster at South Scituate R.I., opened at sides, some edge tearsVERY FINE APPEARANCE AND VERY RARE. PERHAPS FOUR OR FIVE COVERS ARE KNOWN WITH THE 15-CENT POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL ISSUE.
The 15c stamp pays the five-times 3c domestic rate. Judging by the size of this cover, it likely held a regulation manual or accounting of some sort. Robert Markovits recorded only four covers in total (2004 Bennett sale). We are not sure whether this is one of the four -- this is offered to the market for the first time and was found by us in an old-time New England collection formed in the 1920's and 1930's.
5,000
1,100
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3c War (O85). Choice centering with well-balanced margins, tied by well-struck circle of V's cancel, "St. Louis Mo. Feb. 15" circular datestamp on "Headquarters, Army of the United States, Official Business" imprint cover to General Benjamin H. Grierson at his home in Jacksonville Ill., addressed in the hand of William Tecumseh Sherman and with original 3-page autograph letter signed, with similar printed letterhead datelined "St. Louis Mo. Feb. 15, 1875", military content discussing strategy for troop placements, some splitting along folds of contents sensibly reinforced, Very Fine
E. 1,000-1,500
1,300
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Officials Covers. Approximately 50 covers and a few cover fronts, majority are Post Office including O47 (2), O48 (2 single frankings plus strip of three), O49 (34), O50 (3), also O72, O73 strip of three, few other better, mixed condition, some Fine-Very Fine
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E. 750-1,000
400
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