Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

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United States Postal History continued...

Official Seals

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

2323A

8c Violet Brown, 4c Orange Brown, 5c Blue (272). Tied by "Cleveland Ohio" ovals on 1c registered entire to Germany, purple "Cleveland Ohio Reg. Div. Aug. 25, 1899" double-circle datestamp, back of cover with "Officially Sealed, Sea Post Office, New York-Bremen No. 12" label with "12" in blue crayon, various transits

VERY FINE. AN EXTTREMELY RARE AND POSSIBLY UNIQUE SEA POST OFFICIAL SEAL. THIS IS THE FIRST (AND TO DATE, THE ONLY) RECORDED SEA POST OFFICIAL SEAL.

Sea Post Offices operated on board transoceanic steamers and processed mail posted on board or picked up at ports along the voyage. The need for official seals was very limited. (Image)

E. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $2,700.00
Will close during Public Auction

2324

U.S. Post Office Department, Officially Sealed, Opened through mistake by... (LOX1). Affixed over left edge of cover bearing 2c Alaska-Yukon issue tied by "Des Moines Iowa Oct. 11, 1909" machine cancel, to Letts Iowa, address crossed out, "Returned to Writer" pointing hand, Des Moines and Letts backstamps, fresh and Very Fine, Scott Retail as off cover (Image)

500.00

SOLD for $625.00
Will close during Public Auction

2325

U.S. Post Office, Officially Sealed, Opened by Mistake by... (LOX17). Affixed over top edge of blue cover with 2c Shield tied by "Skowhegan Maine Aug. 29, 1907" machine to Weymouth Mass., Weymouth datestamp also ties stamp, label split from opening cover, Very Fine, scarce and attractive usage (Image)

1,000.00

SOLD for $525.00
Will close during Public Auction

2326

Officially Sealed, Opened by Mistake by... (LOX28). Label affixed over top of green cover and with ms. "Grafton Stone Co." to Cleveland Stone Co. in Grafton O., town name crossed out and "try Beria" written in, with 2c 1894 Issue tied by cork, Greenwich, Grafton and Berea circular datestamps of Oct. 1898, 2c defective

VERY FINE. THE UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF THIS POST OFFICE SEAL. ONE OF THE KEYS TO A COMPLETE COLLECTION OF TYPESET SEALS.

With 1976 P.F. certificate (Image)

3,000.00

SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction

2327

U.S. Postoffice Dept., Officially Sealed, Opened through mistake by... (LOX29). Label affixed over top of cover bearing 3c Coil tied by "Coldwater Ohio Jun. 28" duplex to Delmar Del., purple "Missent to Smyrna, Del." handstamps, opened roughly at left, some edgewear affects stamp

VERY FINE. THE UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF THIS POST OFFICE SEAL. ONE OF THE KEYS TO A COMPLETE COLLECTION OF TYPESET SEALS.

This cover also has significance for the Washington-Franklin specialist. (Image)

3,750.00

SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction

2328

Post Office, Officially Sealed, Los Angeles (LOX30). Pair, placed over edge of cover with 2c Shield tied by "Fruita Colo. Mar. 26, 1905" duplex to Los Angeles Cal., purple "Name Not in Directory Searcher P" handstamp and red pointing hand, some wear, labels torn on opening

THESE ARE THE ONLY TWO EXAMPLES OF THE "POST OFFICE, OFFICIALLY SEALED, LOS ANGELES" LABELS, SCOTT LOX30. A REMARKABLE 20TH CENTURY COVER.

The Scott Catalogue listing is based on this cover, describing the two seals as "unique", but obviously referring to the cover itself, as no other examples are recorded. (Image)

5,000.00

SOLD for $1,900.00
Will close during Public Auction

2329

U.S. Post Office, Portage, Wash., Officially Sealed, Opened by Mistake by... (LOX34). Trace of cancel at top, torn on opening and repaired, accompanied by 2c entire from which it originated, addressed to Ballard Wash., sent to Portage and eventually returned to writer, opened roughly at right

THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE PORTAGE, WASHINGTON, TYPESET SEAL.

Ex Lyons (Image)

3,250.00

SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction