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
2668
1907, Official Seals, Royal Blue, Blue (OX12-OX13). Nine covers on exhibit pages, several with multiple seals, both U.S. and foreign origination, highlights include single No. OX12 on cover from Saltpoint N.Y. to Poughkeepsie N.Y. listed in Kotanchik as earliest known usage, cover with parts of five No. OX13 described on page as imperforate horizontally but show traces of blind perfs, two-color franking on illustrated hotel cover from Moscow to Boston, three color franked postal card from Merzhioun, Turkey to Cincinnati, O. with two seals, three color Canadian franking with six seals, several others, a very worthwhile and attractive group
E. 200-300
375