Sale 1011 — United States Stamps & Postal History, Foreign
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 21-24 June, 2011
Category — Postage Due thru Officials
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1657
3c, 5c, 10c Brown (J3-J5). 3c s.e. at left, 10c faulty corner, cancelled by corks on orange cover from La Guaira, Venezuela, to Wilmington Del., bold "Correos La Guaira" handstamp and "T" in circle handstamp, , light strike of red "Surtaxe Sous ? cts." handstamp with blue crayon "40", also with "U.S. Charge to Collect" and "18 Cents" handstamps, 1879 St. Thomas and New York backstamps, edge flaws and overall wear, still Fine and unusual cover
0
200
1658
2c Bright Claret, Diagonal Bisect (J23 var). Neatly tied across the cut by "Thomson N.Y. Oct. 3, 1895" circular datestamp and target on cover to Thompson Mills, original franking 1c Ultramarine (246) tied by Boston Mass. Oct. 2, 1895 waving flag machine cancel (short paid 1c), overall Fine and scarce
E. 150-200
225
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3c Executive (O12). Tied by fancy cork cancel with blurry but readable "Washington D.C. Sep. 1" circular datestamp on 1877 cover to Salem Mass., with "Executive Mansion" imprint, addressed in the hand of Webb Hayes, son of and secretary to President Rutherford B. Hayes, incl. original enclosure on Executive Mansion letterhead, stamp with some perf toning, otherwise Very Fine, Webb Hayes fought in several wars, was a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient and was the founder of the forerunner to Union Carbide
1,000
550
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3c Executive (O12). Rich color, cork cancel with matching "Washington D.C. Jul. 13 2 PM" circular datestamp on 1877 cover to Salem Mass., with "Executive Mansion" imprint, addressed in the hand of Birchard Hayes, son of President Rutherford B. Hayes, original lengthy enclosure on Executive Mansion letterhead traces the political offices held by President Hayes, written by Birchard "In the absence of my brother Webb Hayes...", Very Fine, a nice companion to the cover in the previous lot from Webb Hayes
1,000
750
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3c Executive (O12). Stamp defective with tear and small piece missing from top, cancelled by bold strike of quartered cork, "Washington D.C. Nov. 11 5 PM" circular datestamp on "Executive Mansion" imprint cover signed by O. E. Babcock (Secretary to President Grant) to Madison Wis., light soiling, Fine appearance, the Executive stamps were issued July 1, 1873, were supplanted by penalty envelopes on May 1, 1879, and were declared obsolete on July 5, 1884
1,000
350
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3c Navy (O37). Tied by bold strike of negative "B" cancel with matching "Boston Mass. Feb. 12 11:30 AM" circular datestamp on Navy Pay Office corner card cover to Bluff Springs Tex., indistinct blue circular datestamp struck partly off cover at bottom, stamp with large pre-use tear, still Very Fine appearance
E. 200-300
130
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3c State (O59). Tied by "Washington D.C. 1879 Jun. 12 7 P.M." duplex datestamp on "Department of State" imprint cover to New Haven Conn., receiving backstamp, Very Fine
600
475
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3c State (O59). Tied by circle of wedges cancel, "Washington D.C. Sep. 13" circular datestamp on cover to Augusta Ga., blue "DEPARTMENT OF STATE" straightline handstamp, Very Fine
E. 400-500
300
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6c Treasury (O75). Vertical strip of three, tied by magenta segmented cancels with matching "Washington, D.C. Jan. 15 5 PM 1878" circular datestamp on legal size Treasury Official Business cover to London, England, red London "Paid" receiving datestamp, edge tears and part of top flap missing, top stamp small stain, middle stamp with small nick at left, otherwise Very Fine, scarce triple rate 6c Treasury franking to England
E. 300-400
450
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Officials Covers. 17, incl. Nos. O15, O16, O17 (5), O18, O49 (2), O74 (5), O75, O114 used in 1906 and not accepted for postage, nice range of imprints from various offices, the O15 with Smithsonian Institution handstamp and unsealed, some flaws to be expected, overall a Fine-Very Fine and worthwhile group
E. 500-750
500
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