Sale 1289 — 2023 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Tuesday, 27 June, 2023
Category — Officials, including Special Printings from the William E. Mooz Collection
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
693
2c Ultramarine, Navy (O36). Tied by circle of hearts cancel, "Washington D.C. Mar. 29" (1874) circular datestamp on unsealed "Navy Department, Bureau of Provisions and Clothing. Official Business" imprint cover to Asst. Paymaster Nicholas H. Stavey, Asiatic Station, Yokohama, Japan, unsealed for 2c circular rate, carried on PMSS Great Republic from San Francisco to Yokohama, vertical fold at left, fresh and Very Fine, an extremely rare single use of the 2c Navy Department stamp on a circular-rate cover to Japan, from the Magnolia collection
E. 1,000-1,500
2,700