The William Barlow Collection of Post Office Seals continued...
Dead Letter Office - Postal History continued...
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| 1723 |
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 (Civil War) Memphis Ten, Mar 4, 1862. Partly-clear double-circle datestamp on reverse of cover to Springville Mich., "Held for Postage" double-oval, sent to Dead Letter Office where bold strike of large
"Soldier's Letter" fancy oval struck, "Due 3" rating handstamp; some staining mostly on reverse, reduced at left, otherwise Very Fine and scarce.
Estimate; $200 - 300.
This fancy "Soldier's Letter" handstamp is a D.L.O. marking
intended for identifying mail that had not been properly endorsed. Postal law (1861) permitted soldier's mail to pass through the mails without prepayment, although postage had to be paid by the recipient. This letter was mailed while Memphis was
still in Confederate hands, falling to the Union on June 6, 1862 after the first Battle of Memphis. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $290.00
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| 1724 |
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 (Civil War) 1862 Flag-of-Truce Mail: Via Norfolk Va. to Alexandria Va. Inner cover to Alexandria Va. endorsed "Via Norfolk & Flag of Truce" at top, pencil "R.S.R." examiner's mark, bold "DUE 6cts"
handstamp and matching "Dead Letter Office, Mar 6, 1862" cds, entered mails with "Washington D.C., Mar 6, 1862" cds; large cover tear, soiling and wear, part of flap missing, Fine and scarce D.L.O. use.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $425.00
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| 1725 |
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 (Civil War) 1863 Flag-of-Truce Mail: Columbia S.C. to East Otto N.Y. Inner cover sent via civilian Flag of Truce by Anna R. Tuthill of Columbia, South Carolina to her sister in East Otto, N.Y., the letter
was sent to the Richmond to be censored, top left corner with manuscript examiner censor marking "Ex JMH", bearing obsolete U.S. 3¢ dull red (26) left uncanceled, cover sent to Dead Letter Office with "Dead Letter Office,
P.O. Dpt." double-oval backstamp and straightline "Due 6cts" straightline tying 3¢ adhesive, entered mails with "Washington, D.C., Apr 14, 1863" cds; cover with minor soiling and wear, small piece of flap missing, Fine and rare use, a
wonderful usage (Pictured in Monroe Book on p. 95), ex-Monroe, with 2009 C.S.A. certificate.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.
A SCARCE CIVIL WAR FLAG-OF-TRUCE COVER SENT TO THE US POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT DEAD LETTER OFFICE.
This
fascinating cover which originated in Columbia, S.C. was sent to the Confederate War Department in Richmond, Virginia, to be censored prior to being forwarded to Fortress Monroe, Virginia. Once past the Confederate censorship, the inner envelope was
sent to Fortress Monroe where it was rejected and sent on to the US Post Office Department Dead Letter Office in Washington, DC. It may have been sent there because of the demonetized 3 cent stamp. but more likely because of non-regulation contents
which were later excised from the letter. In any event, the letter was sent on to East Otto, New York, with a Washington, DC, April 14, 1863 cancellation. A handstamped "DUE 6 cts" was added to pay for the postage from Fortress Monroe to the Dead
Letter Office, and from the Dead Letter Office to East Otto.
The examiner was a clerk in the War Department named John M. Higgins who ironically was imprisoned for his Union sentiments just before he was hired by the War Department to censor
prisoner-of-war and civilian Flag of Truce letters. (Image1)
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Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,350.00
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Dead Letter Office - Collections
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Lot Description |
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| 1726 |
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 Dead Letter Office Mail and Collateral featuring Wegner Collection Pages. Album of 85 items including early mail and a wide range of D.L.O. handstamps, note 1814 receipt attached to quarterly return, 1828
"forwarded by request" letter sent to DLO, 1833 Rutland Vt. fancy oval use sent to DLO, 1836 Washington D.C. free frank cover sent to DLO, several early official covers sent to DLO, 1840 preprinted DLO return letter, 1830 to Ireland with money draft;
1850 free franked advertising use, 1850s Sacramento City Cal. 3¢ #26 use "Due 3" sent to DLO, 1879 OX2 use with "Philadelphia, Dead" cds use, 1868 "San Francisco, Dead Letter Office" double-circle handstamp on returned letter receipt, OXB2 and
OXB7 uses, etc., some mixed condition, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $3,000 - 4,000. (Image1)
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Est. $3,000-4,000
SOLD for $3,000.00
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| 1727 |
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 U.S. Dead Letter Office in the 19th Century - Barlow Exhibit Balance. Balance of 5-frame exhibit with single and double-pages, starts with early postmaster reports, DLO handstamps including "G.P. Office"
and later "P.O. Dept" circular handstamps in red and black, latter "P.O. Department, Dead Letter Office" large double-oval, "Dead Letter Office, G.P.O. Dept, Postage Not Paid" double-oval, smaller cds styles, etc, note 1831 unclaimed ship letter and
"refused" letter; Dead Letter return letters and envelopes from 1830s to 1880s showing postage due envelopes transitioning to free, Official stamps and penalty mail; held for postage mail, various DLO divisions including return letter division,
property division, minor division, money division, DLO foreign mail, registered foreign mail, pointing finger handstamps, DLO seals, unmailable matter, deficiency in address supplied including labels, blind reading with DLO forwarding label, DLO
trace requests, carrier labels, corner cards and postal stationery, National Return association, etc., Very Fine and wonderful exhibit balance tracing the DLO operations from the 1830s to 1890s.
Estimate; $3,000 - 4,000. (Image1) (Image2)
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Est. $3,000-4,000
SOLD for $3,250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1728 |
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 Dead Letter Office - Forms and other Matter. Binder with DLO forms and correspondence, note 1840-41 accounting sheet, several DLO return letters to Postmasters from 1845 on, several printed forms
describing P.O.D. regulations, noting deficiencies in reporting, disposition of unmailable matter, etc., DLO receipt for picking up a dead letter, 1880s requests for postage on mailed letters, 1859 Washington DC P.O. form letter concerning newspaper
at DLO; many ex-Wegner.
Estimate; $400 - 600. (Image1)
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1729 |
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 Dead Letter Mail - Stampless Transatlantics. Small group of 8 letters including 1841 (Mar. 9) London to Auburn NY via "British Queen", 1841 to Ireland, 1849 to Ireland, 1852 "Money Letter" printed Abraham
Bell, New York envelope to Ireland, 1854 "Money Letter" printed Abraham Bell, New York envelope to Liverpool with bank draft enclosure, etc.; some faults, F.-V.F., several ex-Wegner and Hahn.
Estimate; $500 - 750. (Image1)
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Est. $500-750
SOLD for $750.00
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| 1730 |
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 Dead Letter Mail, 1843-1900. Collection of over 190 covers including inbound foreign mail, some postage dues and post office seals, few early stampless and 1860s DLO handstamp mail, note a 8¢
Trans-Miss on 5¢ Columbian entire registered to Germany and returned, 1851 black "P.O. Dept., Dead Letter Office" black handstamp use on Ashtabula Oh. stampless cover, 1857 "P.O. Department, Dead Letter Office" oval on a 3¢ Nesbitt entire,
small blue "Dead Letter Office, P.O. Dpt" on 3¢ #U35 entire to Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis Mo., blue "Dead Letter Office, Mar 23, 1864" cds on Hartland Four Corners Vt. 3¢ #65 cover to Virginia City, Nevada Terr.; etc.; some mixed
condition as usual for this type of mail, generally F.-V.F.
Estimate; $1,500 - 2,000. (Image1)
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Est. $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $3,250.00
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| 1731 |
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 Dead Letter Office Return Envelopes, 1860s-1900s. Collection of over 190 envelopes including Returned Letter Office due envelopes, a few Postal Service envelopes, some Official Stamp uses, a few
used abroad including penalty to Russia, two uprated to England and Germany, a few postage due, a couple Official Seals, etc.; mixed condition but interesting group, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500. (Image1)
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Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,700.00
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Dead Letter Office Seals
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| 1732 |
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OXA1A/OXA9 |
 Dead Letter Office, Small Format Forwarding Seals, Types 1-11 Complete. Complete collection of these labels mounted exhibit pages and loose comprising the eight different designs with a total of twelve
different listings (three with different perfs), better includes #OXA2 on reverse of Grant Letter Sheet (U293), the only recorded example of DLO seal on such, the unique unpriced OXA2a subtype, a Very Fine and unique complete collection,
most ex-Kotanchik.
Scott Nos. OXA1A/OXA9; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
The forwarding seals were applied on the back of envelopes for which the Dead Letter Office was able to determine a correct address. The corrected address is
always on the front in red ink. (Image1)
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Est. $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1733 |
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OXA1//OXA8 |
 Dead Letter Office, Small Format Forwarding Seals Balance. Balance of 18 seals comprising four off-cover seals (OXA and 14 on cover comprising OXA1, OXA2, OXA3, OXA3A, OXA4, OXA5 (2), OXA6 (2), OXA7 (2)
and OXA8 (3), some mixed condition, stamp issues, etc., F.-V.F. and scarce group.
Scott Nos. OXA1//OXA8; Estimate $500 - 750.
(Image1)
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Est. $500-750
SOLD for $550.00
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| 1734 |
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OXB2//OXB7 |
 Dead Letter Office Return Seals. Group of 6 with five different on cover comprising OXB2, OXB3, OXB6 (two, one missing stamp), OXB7 and OX7a, each affixed on reverse; some flaws including the OXB6 cover
missing the stamp, F.-V.F. and scarce group.
Scott Nos. OXB2//OXB7; $2,300; Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image1)
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Scott $2,300
Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $675.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 1735 |
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OXB7 |
 1890, Dead Letter Office Return Seal. Affixed on 1895 incoming U.S. 2¢ entire from Finland to Michigan, U.S.A. bearing Finland, 5p green, pair and strip, purple "Misdirected." and "Held on account
of/Imperfect Address" two-line handstamp, purple "Deficiency in Address Supplied at Dead Letter Office" circular handstamp, Very Fine and choice use.
Scott Nos. OXB7; $500; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Scott $500
Est. $300-400
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| 1736 |
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OXB6 |
 1887, Dead Letter Office Return Seal. Offixed on reverse of right side of cover bearing 2¢ red brown (210) tied by "Tonawanda N.Y., Jul 18" duplex addressed to "East 3st", sent to New York City and
struck with blue "No Post Office Named" two-line handstamp, various manuscript notes and dates, purple "Postal Note Letter, Dead Letter Office" three-line handstamp, address ascertained as Oswego N.Y.
Scott Nos. OXB6; $250; Estimate $150 -
200. (Image1)
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Scott $250
Est. $150-200
CLOSED
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| 1737 |
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OXB2//OXB7 |
 Dead Letter Office Return Seals Balance, 1882-1900. Balance group of 7 on cover comprising OXB2, OXB3, OXB6 and four OXB7, each affixed on reverse; some flaws, F.-V.F. and scarce group.
Scott
Nos. OXB2//OXB7; $3,050; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)
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Scott $3,050
Est. $500-750
SOLD for $500.00
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Dead Letter Office - Package Tracking Seals
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| 1738 |
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OX |
 Dead Letter Office, Package Tracking Seal, Type 4, Blue. With red manuscript DLO record number, affixed on 2¢ green (W316) wrapper cancelled by "Baltimore Md 22" double oval to Frankfurt, Germany,
"Baltimore, Md. F.D. May 1 1900" cds and handstamp "48" in circle struck, purple "Unmailable, Subject to Letter Rate of Postage" with blue crayon "12" and matching purple handstamp on reverse "Sent to D.L.O. Baltimore, Md. May 5 1900", Very Fine
and most unusual, only three recorded type 4 seals used on cover.
Scott Nos. OX; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)
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Est. $500-750
SOLD for $525.00
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| 1739 |
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OX |
 Dead Letter Office, Package Tracking Seal, Type 5, red. With red manuscript DLO record number, affixed to wrapper front from Baltimore Md. to Essex, England bearing 2¢ carmine (220), pair and single,
tied by "Baltimore Md 9" double ovals, handstamped "46" in circle, endorsed "crimping tool" at top right, light violet "Unmailable, Subject to Letter Rate of Postage" straightline, bold purple "Sent to/D.L.O./Baltimore, Md. Oct 20 1894" three-line
handstamp, Very Fine and rare type 5 use, ex-Kotanchik.
Scott Nos. OX; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1)
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $450.00
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| 1740 |
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OX |
 Dead Letter Office, Package Tracking Seals, Types 1-5. Group of 8 different used examples of the five types comprising type 1: black with perf 12 and hyphen hole 7, type 2 in blue, type 3 in red and
blue, type 4 in blue, type 5 in red with perf 11¼ and 12, all ex-Kotanchik; Type 3 seal used on brittle buff cover (only recorded on cover, ex-Kotanchik); also includes accumulation of 23 extras; some faults, Fine and scarce group.
Scott Nos. OX; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1)
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $475.00
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Registry Seals
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| 1741 |
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OXF1 var. |
 Registered Package Envelopes and Seals Post Office Circular. One-page printed announcement of the new Registered Package Envelope used with registry seals from W.h.H. Terrell, Third Assistant Postmaster
General; some fold erosion, otherwise Very Fine and scarce, ex-Nussman.
Scott Nos. OXF1 var.; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
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| 1742 |
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OXF1-E1a |
 Registry Seal, 1872, brown, die essay with reverse impression on card. Die sunk on 148 x 102mm card, colorless border, engraving of essay with "Registered" obliterates the other words where it touches them,
Very Fine and extremely rare, ex-Christiansen.
Scott Nos. OXF1-E1a; $1,500.
Reference: Illustrated, "The Post Office Seals of the United States - Volume One: The Regular Issues", Adam Perkal & Seymour
Kazman, 1983, p. 126, fig. 89. (Image1)
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Scott $1,500
SOLD for $850.00
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