Sale 1037 — United States and Foreign Stamps and Covers
Sale Date — Monday-Friday, 10-14 December, 2012
Category — Air Post, Postage Due, Officials
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2830
2c 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
225