Sale 976 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 29 September-2 October, 2009
Category — The Martin Richardson Gold Medal Collection of U.S. Post Office Seals (1872-1969 Post Office Seals on Cover)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2664
1888, Official Seal, Yellow Brown (OX7b). Three, used with 2c 1895 Ty. I single and pair and single 10c on April 2, 1895 registered cover from Cleveland O. to Yokohama, overpaying by 1c the 5c rate plus 10c registry fee, arrived in Yokohama May 22, repeated attempts at delivery in Yokohama recorded by eight Yokohama Post Office facing slips attached to front, damage repaired in Yokohama with three official Japanese seals, readdressed and returned to San Francisco and then forwarded back to Cleveland after three more failed delivery attempts, forwarded again to New York, handstamped "Received at New York P.O. / (Reg. Div.) in Bad Condition", a remarkable cover with a stunning array of markings, seals, and facing slips
E. 400-500
600