Sale 1230 — U.S. and Hawaii Stamps and Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 15-18 December, 2020
Category — The Sandford N. Arnold Collection of Early Texas Postal History
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1051
"Galveston May 21" (ca. 1838). Manuscript postmark with "Ship 31-1/4" (25c plus 6-1/4c) on folded cover to "Dr. Ashbel Smith, Surgeon General, Texas, Houston Texas", red "STEAM PACKET/COLUMBIA" two-line handstamp, Very Fine, unusual, the lack of the Ricker handstamp indicates this was carried privately to or originated in New Orleans, it should have qualified to be sent free as it was addressed to a government official
E. 300-400
325