Sale 1011 — United States Stamps & Postal History, Foreign

Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 21-24 June, 2011

Category — Mail to and From China and the Far East

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1313
c
Sale 1011, Lot 1313, Mail to and From China and the Far East2c Carmine Rose, Postage Due (J62). Horizontal strip of three, "Des Moines Iowa" precancels, affixed to legal-size cover with "Des Moines Iowa Sep. 10, 1929" 2c permit marking to Los Angeles Cal. and forwarded to Shanghai, China, various markings incl. Los Angeles (Sept. 14), Shanghai backstamps in black and red, bearing China, 1915, 2c Postage Due (J53), horizontal strip of three, tied by Shanghai datestamps, bold "T15" in circle due marking, "Refuse/Refused" boxed handstamp struck twice, eventually returned to sender, slight edgewear, Very Fine and attractive use

E. 300-400
325