Sale 1003 — Specialized U.S. Collections, Air Post, Foreign Stamps & Covers
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 15-17 December, 2010
Category — War Department Issues (Covers: Stampless and 1c-15c Values)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5505
War Department, Adjutant General's Office. Official Business. Imprint on legal-size cover to Newburgh N.Y. with penalty clause below, perfect strike of "Washington D.C. Jun. 14 1884 5 PM" duplex cancel, ms. "Wm Townsend vs. Forson & Ross" and red "Returned" at left, purple handstamp "1206", fresh and Extremely Fine penalty cover, although mail from field offices to private citizens required stamps until July 5, 1884, letters from Washington needed bear only a penalty notice
E. 300-400
150