Sale 1011 — United States Stamps & Postal History, Foreign

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

Category — United States Possessions

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1768
c
Sale 1011, Lot 1768, United States PossessionsU.S. Possessions Small Cover Balance. "Guam Ladrone Islands/January 15, 1900" dateline on letter written aboard the U.S.S. Yosemite, writer mentions enclosing "a few German stamps from their new possession recently purchased from Spain", the letter was posted in Japan and is franked with Japan No. 79 tied by bold "Yokohama Japan 6 Feb 00" circular datestamp, couple trivial perf flaws, still Very Fine, scarce and unusual, also Guam No. M4, on four buff covers to Dr. Muller, tied by different double-circle datestamps, Agat, Asan, Piti and Sumay, Aug 25/Sep 10 1930, finally Philippines 4c Olive Green entires, "Victory" Ovpts. (U43, U45), unused and used, each with part-printed return address, the unused 2c with printed "Money Order, Giro Postal" at bottom left, the used cancelled by "Tacloban, Leyte Jan. 17" duplexes, Very Fine, all ex Whitpain

E. 500-750
700