Sale 1003 — Specialized U.S. Collections, Air Post, Foreign Stamps & Covers
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 15-17 December, 2010
Category — War Department Issues (Fort Cancellations)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5532
Fort Bennett. Dakota. Oct. 1, 1883. Duplex double-line datestamp and duplex Star cancel ties vertical pair of 3c War, Soft Paper (O116) on large-size yellow cover with "Official Business/Medical Department" imprint, printed address of the Surgeon General, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C., purple receiving oval at left, Very Fine
E. 400-500
400
5533
Fort Custer Mont. Sep. 2, 1883. Partly readable strike with large unframed grid cancels tying 1c, 3c War, Soft Paper (O114, O116) on large "Medical Department Of The Army Official Business" imprint cover to Surgeon General, Washington D.C., 3c natural s.e. and small edge fault, some cover edge faults, still attractive and scarce, ex Ackerman
E. 300-400
425
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Fort Leavenworth Kan. Aug. 9. Circular datestamp with circular cork cancelling 3c War (O85) on large-size "War Department, Headquarters Department of the Missouri" imprint cover with penalty clause, printed 'Army and Navy Journal' address, couple light cover file folds, Very Fine
E. 300-400
275
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Camp Robinson Neb. Oct. 3 1877. Blue circular datestamp, mostly complete strike, 3c War (O85) tied by cork cancel on small cover to a young lady in Scotia Neb., small toned spot at bottom of cover, otherwise Very Fine, almost surely an unauthorized use of a War Department stamp on civilian mail
E. 300-400
300
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Fort Sill, Ind. Tery. Jul. 8 1882. Clearly struck circular datestamp, 6c War, Soft Paper (O117), tied by Maltese cross on large-size cover to Eugene Kansas, ms. "OB" at top left, light straightline "Advertised" at bottom left, light "Unclaimed" handstamp at top center, outgoing and return backstamp transits incl. "Dead Letter Office" Sep. 13 datestamp, small cover tear and toning spot, otherwise Very Fine, scarce, ex Knapp
E. 300-400
400
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Fort Snelling. Minn. Jan. 23 1882. Beautiful strike of circular datestamp, 3c War, Soft Paper (O116) tied by target cancel on cover to a Captain in Helena, Montana Territory, Very Fine
E. 400-500
375
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Fort Wingate N. Mex. Nov. 17, 1877. Well-struck Ty. 2 circular datestamp, matching cork cancels on 1c, 2c War (O83, O84), used on legal-size cover to Santa Fe N.M., some slight wear incl. 2c stamp faulty at right, Very Fine and attractive
E. 500-750
375
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War Department, Fort Cancellations. Approximately 150 used stamps representing 40 different Forts, some pairs or strips and one block of four, mostly 1c-3c values but does incl. at least one each 6c and 10c-90c, excellent study showing different letter type styles, generally clear to bold readable strikes, one of the most extensive Fort cancellation lots we have ever handled, no doubt some are rare
E. 5,000-7,500
4,250
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War Department, Territorial Use. Four large-size covers and 14 used off-cover stamps, covers incl. 3c and 6c tied by Santa Fe N.M. quartered cork duplex (post office for Fort Marcy), 2c and 6c tied by Salt Lake City Utah Terr. oval grid duplex (post office for Fort Douglas), 6c tied by Boise City Idaho target duplex (post office for Fort Boise), and two 2c tied by bold Coeur D' Alene Idaho and star duplex (the post office for Fort Coeur d' Alene), off-cover incl. Apache Pass A.T., Baggs Wy. Terr., Bismark D.T., Rock Creek Wy. Terr, Tucson A.T. (24c denomination), Cheyenne Wy. Terr., Post Townsend Wash. Terr. and West Las Animas Col. Terr., nearly all of these marking were the post offices for Camps or Forts in their vicinities, generally Fine-Very Fine, scarce lot
E. 1,500-2,000
1,600
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