Harmers International, Inc. Sale

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The Dr. Guy R. Dillaway Collection of U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ISSUES continued...

Destinations - Asia continued...

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810

Used to Tibet: 1938 10c Tyler brown red VERTICAL PAIR, 5c Monroe bright blue, tied on air mail envelope by CLEVELAND.OHIO DPO. NOV 13 1951 duplex to Lhasa, Tibet via India, stamps with perforated initials (ERIE) of Erie Railroad Company, magenta arrow-shaped VIA AIR MAIL handstamp, separate red manuscripts B, 30/12 and DLO Calcutta, on reverse red manuscript “There is no convention of exchange of mail between India and Tibet nor authorized appeal hence rtd to sender via DLO Calcutta,” partial double circle GYANTSE 24 NOV 51 postmark, boxed D.L.O. CALCUTTTA 30 NOV 51 handstamp, boxed D.L.O. BOMBAY JAN 52 handstamp, boxed INCONNU handstamp, pencil manuscript 17937 Sherrington, magenta arrow shaped VIA AIR MAIL, tape with sender’s typed name and address. (Scott 810 )

The sender of the letter asked for the mail to Tibet to go via India. Tibet was never a member of the UPU. The envelope arrived in Gyantse, Tibet on November 24 but was sent back to sender via the Calcutta and Bombay dead letter offices.

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Suggested Bid $400-600

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
before Oct-04, 03:05 PM

Used with Foreign Issues - Also see lots 219 & 220

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222

803, South Africa 46

Used from South Africa: ½ c Franklin deep orange vertical Strip of Three tied by HILO duplex, South Africa ½ penny green and black, tied by double circle Johannesburg datestamp on fancy, printed in negative letters, African Collectors Exchange The Ace of Clubs wrapper, original Hilo address crossed out and manuscript Honolulu address inserted (Scott 803, South Africa 46b )

An excellent example of the 1 ½ cent third class rate paying the forwarding rate of a South Africa wrapper to Hawaii.

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Suggested Bid $150-250

SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction
before Oct-04, 03:05 PM

223

810, British Guiana

Used from Guadalcanal: 1938 5c bright blue tied by U. S. ARMY POSTAL SERVICE JUL 1 1943 APO 453 duplex on V-Mail letter sheet sent to British Guiana, address crossed out and forwarded to North Carolina, manuscript T20 for postage due, British Guiana 4c black and rose Pair and 36c purple tied by double circle AIR MAIL G.P.O with BRITISH GUIANA 28 AU 1943, manuscript signed “censored” at left, U.S. censor tape overlapping at top, EXAMINED BY 14643 (Scott 810, British Guiana 232, 235 )

PS V-Mail used as a letter sheet by a soldier located at Guadalcanal (A.P.O. 453) to Mr. Paul Talbot c/o Demerara Electric Company and then forwarded to Lt. P. K. Talbot, O.S.G. A.A.S., Camp Davis, North Carolina.

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Suggested Bid $150-250

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
before Oct-04, 03:06 PM

224

819, Turkey 972

Used from Turkey: 1938 Pierce 14c blue Pair tied by mute oval on legal size 1950 envelope, magenta REGISTERED and black 471965, upper left crossed out return address THE FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA with typewritten 213 Atayurk Bulvari, Ankara, Turkey, magenta Diplomatic Pouch Section, Air Attache Branch, Directorate of Intelligence, Washington 25, D.C., at upper right is uncancelled 20 kurush deep blue, on reverse magenta double circle WASHINGTON D.C. PENTAGON BR. FEB 23 1950 handstamp (2x), magenta double circle NEW YORK, N.Y. G.P.O. REGISTERED FEB 24 1950 handstamp, double oval NEW YORK, N.Y. REG’Y. DIV. 2-24 1950 (Scott 819, Turkey 972 )

Originally intended to be mailed from mailed from Turkey, carried in a diplomatic pouch to Washington D.C and sent registered to New York. An exceptional “diplomatic pouch” usage.

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Suggested Bid $200-300

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
before Oct-04, 03:07 PM

225

834, 833, 832, 829,

Mail Tags:1938 $5 Coolidge carmine and black (Two Copies), $2 Harding yellow green and black, $1 Wilson purple and black, 25c McKinley deep red lilac, 15c Buchanan blue gray, tied by mute ovals to clipped portion of tag, magenta double circle SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. REG. SEC. RINCON ANNEX SEP 29 1945 handstamp, magenta double circle SAN DIEGO CALIF. OCT 1 1945 handstamp, on reverse is printed boxed REGISTERED NO. and blue 220375 handstamps, printed -FROM- SECURITIES DEPARTMENT BRANCH 300 Montgomery Street San Francisco, Calif. Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, portion of four line typed address label “…K OF AMERICA NT….DIEGO MAIN OFFI….DIEGO, CALIF….MR. P.” (Scott 834, 833, 832, 829, 820 )

A very nice, clean example showing all three dollar values. Likely use was on a bank mail pouch sent by registered parcel post from one bank to another with bearer bonds or similar security. Tag mailed to zone 4 and fee calculated as $1.35 for first $1,000 indemnity fee, $11.715 (additional fee at 15c per $1,000) for indemnity of $85,000 and 33c postage (11 ounces at 3c per ounce).

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Suggested Bid $200-250

SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction
before Oct-04, 03:07 PM

226

834, 832, 831, 829,

Mail Tags: 1938 $5 Coolidge carmine and black (Two Copies), $1 Wilson purple and black, 50c Taft mauve, 25c McKinley deep red lilac, 15c Buchanan blue gray, 6c John Quincy Adams red orange, tied by mute ovals on clipped portion of mail tag, portion of magenta double circle LOS ANGELES CALIF REGISTERED APR 13 1945 handstamp, on reverse boxed negative REGISTERED No. and red handstamp 165636, portion of address of Bank of America branch in Los Angeles to branch in San Diego (Scott 834, 832, 831, 829, 820, 811 )

A nice item with 6 different Presidential issue stamps including two examples of the $5 paying the fourth class rate upgraded to first class to receive registry service, mailed to zone 2, $1.35 for the first $1,000 indemnity fee, $10.22 for additional indemnity of $73,000 (at 12c per $1,000), 39c for postage (13 ounces at 3c per ounce) for a total of $11.96.

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Suggested Bid $125-150

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
before Oct-04, 03:08 PM

227

834, 833, 830, 815

Mail Tag: $5 Coolidge carmine and black, $2 Harding yellow green and black, 30c Theodore Roosevelt deep ultra, 10c Tyler brown red, tied by mute ovals on clipped portion of bank tag, magenta double circle SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. REG. SEC. RINCON ANNEX JUN 4, 1947 handstamp, portion of magenta double circle HAMILTON FIELD CALIF. JUN 5 1947 handstamp, on reverse printed boxed REGISTERED No. with blue 220525 handstamp. (Scott 834, 833, 830, 815 )

A clean tag from a Bank of America branch in San Francisco to one in Hamilton Field. The top two dollar values to zone 3 paid $1.35 for the indemnity fee for first $1,000, $5.39 for additional indemnity of $38, 500 (at 14c per $1,000), 66c for postage (22 ounces at 3c per ounce) for a total of $7.40.

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Suggested Bid $100-150

SOLD for $70.00
Will close during Public Auction
before Oct-04, 03:08 PM

228

834 2x, 833 2x, 831,

Mail Tag: $5 Coolidge carmine and black (Two copies), $2 Harding (Two copies) yellow green and black, 50c Taft mauve, 7c Jackson sepia, tied on full mail tag, magenta SAN FRANCISCO CALIF. (RINCON ANNEX) REGISTERED MAY 12 1945 handstamp, magenta SAN DIEGO CALIF. MAY 14 1945 handstamp, on reverse boxed REGISTERED No. with blue 220828 handstamps, blue manuscript 5/252, at upper left printed/typed -FROM- SECURITIES DEPARTMENT BRANCH 300 Montgomery Street San Francisco, Calif. BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION San Francisco, Calif, typed address label BANK OF AMERICA NT&SA, SAN DIEGO MAIN OFFICE, 615 BROADWAY, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA (Scott 834 2x, 833 2x, 831, 812 )

A very fine full tag with a desirable franking, sent by registered parcel post paying 32c for 4th zone postage, $1.35 registry fee for the first $1,000 and the surcharge registry fee of $12.90 for $85,000 at 15c per @$1,000 for a total of $14.57

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Suggested Bid $200-250

SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction
before Oct-04, 03:09 PM

229

812, 1052, 1053

Mail Tag:1938 7c Jackson sepia Strip of Three, 1956 $5 Hamilton black Pair, $1 Partick Henry purple Block of Four, tied by mute ovals, on reverse printed red boxed REGISTERED NO. and manuscript 48169, magenta double circle SAINT LOUIS MO. OCT 9 1958 handstamp, printed –FROM—THE CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK OF EVANSVILLE, EVANSVILLE, INDIANA to purple handstamped Federal Reserve Bank, St. Louis 2, Missouri, also printed PORT SAFETY SEAL CO., CHICAGO 12 – FORM 22 (Scott 812, 1052, 1053 )

An attractive use of the 7c Presidential Issue with the two high values of the Liberty Issue

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Suggested Bid $100-200

SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction
before Oct-04, 03:09 PM

230

832c, 829, 806, 1031

Mail Tags: Group of THREE from WAYNESVILLE SECURITY BANK, WAYNESVILLE, MISSOURI to the FERERAL RESERVE BANK, ST. LOUIS, MO.:, (1) $1 red violet and black block of 6 with 2 overlapping on reverse, 2c rose carmine, 3c deep violet pair tied by concentric circles, magenta REGISTERED and manuscript 607, manuscript 42,500, on reverse $1 red violet strip of 4, magenta double circle SAINT LOUIS DEC 24 1955 handstamp; (2) $1 red violet and black block of 6 tied by smudged concentric circles, magenta REGISTERED and manuscript 981, magenta double circle WAYNESVILLE MO. APR 16 1956 handstamp, manuscript 56,500, on reverse $1 red violet and black block of 5, 1c dark green, magenta double circle SAINT LOUIS MO. handstamp; (3) red printed block with REGISTERED NO. and manuscript 693X, on reverse, $1 red violet and black block of 8, 25c deep red lilac vertical pair and 1c deep green, magenta double circle SAINT LOUIS MO FEB 3 1958 handstamp. (Scott 832c, 829, 806, 1031, 1035 )

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Suggested Bid $200-300

SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction
before Oct-04, 03:10 PM

Used with Foreign Issues - Also see lots 219 & 220 - Coils

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840

Coil: 1939, 1½¢ Martha Washington, Horizontal Cboil precancelled in three lines LOS ANGELES CALIF. on 6 ¾” square envelope for a phonograph recording, from the AMERICAN SAFETY RAZOR CORP., BROOKLYN N.Y. with printed GEM BLADES (in red) BRING YOUTHE RECORDED VOICE OF (in manuscript) Pat and Sam Hyland in upper left and FRAGILE! CANCEL BY HAND! DO NOT FOLD! In red at lower right, includes the original VOICES OF VICTORY phonograph recording. (Scott 840 )

Paying the 1 ½ c rate per 2 ounces merchandise rate. Precanceled stamp was supposed to be used in the same city. Original VOICES OF VICTORY phonograph record included. A wonderful souvenir of the efforts to support the troops.

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Suggested Bid $300-400

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
before Oct-04, 03:10 PM

232

844

Coil: Address Correction: 1939, 4½¢ White House, Horizontal Coil precanceled CHICAGO ILL. on legal size window envelope for OLSON RUGS (in red), magenta two line 3547 FEB 18 1954 handstamp to right of address window, at lower left in manuscript is 2040 with a hand drawn arrow to small printed notice Form “3547 Requested Write “OC” for Key No.”, on reverse is printed in box The Valuable Materials in YOUR OLD RUGS, CLOTHING NOW Save you More Than Ever! (Scott 844 )

Includes original enclosures. The third class bulk rate was 1 ½ c. The magenta 3547 handstamp indicates that form 3547 was sent to notify the mailer of an address correction.

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Suggested Bid $150-250

SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction
before Oct-04, 03:11 PM

233

842

Coil: Used to Ulan Bator, Mongolia: 2c John Adams rose carmine Horizontal Coil, 3c Jefferson light violet tied by WILLIAMSPORT PA OCT 23 1940 duplex on envelope addressed to POSTMASTER ULAN BATOR KHO, magenta pointing hand within which is RETURNED TO WRITER, large purple RREBUTS handstamp, smaller red REBUT handstamp, magenta manuscript Route Interrupted, two identical four line black indecipherable (Chinese) handstamps, on reverse is magenta NON RECLAME (UNCLAIMED) handstamp, a SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. JAN 14 1941 duplex and an indecipherable (Chinese) black circular handstamp. (Scott 842 )

Paying the 5c international surface rate to Ulan Bator, Mongolia via China but returned because of Japanese occupation of the area. Rare destination at a significant time in history.

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Suggested Bid $600-800

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
before Oct-04, 03:12 PM

234

844

Coil: 1939, 4½¢ White House, horizontal coil PAIR, tied by NEW YORK MADISON SQ. STA. MAY 22, 1944 duplex on legal size envelope. a very fine and clean item (Scott 844 )

A very fine use paying the triple first class rate of 3c.

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Suggested Bid $200-300

SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction
before Oct-04, 03:12 PM

235

847

Coil: 10c brown red Tyler, Horizontal Coil Pair tied by mute oval on 1942 envelope, magenta boxed REGISTERED NO. and blue 3342 handstamp, magenta “Found in ordinary mail” handstamp, on reverse two magenta double circle AYER, MASS. (FORT DEVENS STA.) APR 1, 1942 handstamps, magenta double circle Lisbon, N.H. APR 2, 1942 handstamp (Scott 847,C45 )

An absolutely beautiful, exhibit-worthy 10c coil pair cover, paying the 3c domestic first class rate and the 15c minimum registry fee, forwarded by regular mail instead of secure registry mail.

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Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction
before Oct-04, 03:12 PM

236

847,C45

Coil:1951 envelope bearing 1939, 10¢ Tyler, Horizontal Coil Pair and 1949, 6¢ Wright Brothers magenta airmail, tied by CORVALLIS OREG NOV 12, 1951 duplex on air mail envelope to Beirut, Lebanon, magenta, Returned for Additional Postage, to the left and underneath the 10c pair, the 6c domestic air mail stamp previously tied by CORVALLIS OREG NOV 9, 1951, intending to pay the domestic air mail rate, on reverse is BEYROUTH R.P. 11XI 51 roller receiving cancel. (Scott 847 C45 )

A very interesting use of the 10c coil pair paying additional required postage for international first class rate of 25c after initial effort to pay only the domestic rate, resulting in an overpayment of 1c.

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Suggested Bid $600-800

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
before Oct-04, 03:13 PM

237

119

Canal Zone: 1 ½ c bister brown Pair overprinted CANAL ZONE 15¢ brown & blue, type II, tied by BALBOA HEIGHTS C.Z. JUL 7 1946 duplex on legal size envelope, printed at upper left 1215-1-L THE PANAMA CANAL Canal Zone Postal Service POSTMASTER (typed) BALBOA HEIGHTS, C.Z. (typed) (POST OFFICE) OFFICIAL BUSINESS, manuscript address. (Scott 119 )

A very nice use to pay for mail to Brooklyn, New York.

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Suggested Bid $100-200

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
before Oct-04, 03:14 PM

Used with Foreign Issues - Also see lots 219 & 220 - Canal Zone

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118, 119, U9

Canal Zone: 1939 ½ c Franklin red orange Block of Four overprinted CANAL ZONE, 1 ½Martha Washington bister brown Block of Four overprinted CANAL ZONE tied on legal size Canal Zone 2c carmine printed e, by two CANAL ZONE roller postmarks, BALBOA C.Z. 1943 DUPLEX paying the 10c airmail rate to New York, U.S. censor tape at left edge of front and right edge of reverse EXAMINED BY 3950 (Scott 118, 119, U9 )

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Suggested Bid $100-200

CLOSED
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before Oct-04, 03:14 PM

239

188, 119

Canal Zone:1940 envelope bearing 1939 ½ c Franklin red orange Block of TWELVE overprinted CANAL ZONE, 1 ½ cMartha Washington bister brown block of 8 overprinted CANAL ZONE, tied by BALBOA HEIGHTS CANAL ZONE double oval handstamps, red REGISTERED handstamp with manuscript 7051, printed at upper left THE PANAMA CANAL Canal Zone Postal Service (POST OFFICE) OFFICIAL BUSINESS and typewritten POSTMASTER BALBOA HEIGHTS CANAL ZONE to Maryland, on reverse two magenta BALBOA HEIGHTS C.Z. REGISTERED JAN 8 1940 handstamps, red lilac CHRISTOBAL, C.Z. REGISTERED JAN 8, 1940 handstamp, magenta NEW ORLEANS LA. REGISTERED JAN 15 1940 handstamp, two CUMBERLAND, MD. REGISTERED JAN 17 1940 handstamps (Scott 188, 119 )

A colorful and very attractive envelope paying the 15c for registration and 3c for the domestic first class rate.

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Suggested Bid $150-250

SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction
before Oct-04, 03:14 PM

240

118,119

Canal Zone: 1945 cover bearing 1939, ½¢ Franklin red orange Block of Four overprinted CANAL ZONE, 1 ½ Martha Washington bister brown overprinted CANAL ZONE, tied by two BALBOA C.Z. FEB 26, 1943 duplex postmarks, “JUN 23 1945” and “…ARTICLE HAS BEEN HELD…HE OFFICE OF CENSORSHIP” handstamps, censor tape at left edge of front and left edge of reverse, reverse with “JUN 23 1945” and “THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN HELD BY THE OFFICE OF CENSORSHIP,” manuscript return address A.E.S. Box 1696 Balboa, C.Z. (Scott 118119 )

Intended to pay the 3c domestic first class rate, letter was censored and detained because military in the Canal Zone were to use only U.S. stamps when sending out mail since overprinted Canal Zone stamps would give away the sender’s location. Letter released on June 23, 1945, almost two and a half years after it was put in the mail. Very desirable usage.

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Suggested Bid $150-250

SOLD for $95.00
Will close during Public Auction
before Oct-04, 03:15 PM