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Wrapper, 1875, 2¢ vermilion on manila, die 5. Cancelled by light San Francisco Cal. and showing New York red "Paid All" straightline to Berlin, Germany; file fold, otherwise Very Fine and scarce use. Scott No. W148; Estimate $150 - 200.
The New York exchange office "Paid All" handstamp was used per treaty to indicated prepayment of postage to destination. Est. $150-200 (Image)
Wrapper, 1881, 2¢ vermilion on manila, die 8. Cancelled by "Philadelphia Pa." third-class oval to Germany, Landau Pfalz (10.16) arrival backstamp, Very Fine and choice. Scott No. W158; Estimate $400 - 600.
THE ONLY RECORDED USE OF THE DIE 55 VERMILION WRAPPER. Est. $400-600 (Image)
Wrapper, 1883, 2¢ red on manila. Wrapper with illustrated John A. Salzer's Plant and Seed Catalog advertising design showing plant, cancelled by target cancel to Berea, Ohio; small tear at left, otherwise Very Fine,This is the only recorded example with illustrated advertising.. Scott No. W235; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)
Wrapper, 1887, 1¢ blue on manila. Wrapper enclosing January 1892 Chicago Stamp News showing World's Fair Packets advertisement, cancelled by Chicago third-class oval to Southampton, Great Britain, sharp strike of purple "Saved from wreck of S.S."Eider."" framed handstamp; some faults from emersion in sea water, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. W301; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
THE ONLY RECORDED WRAPPER CARRIED ON THE NORTH GERMAN LLOYD STEAMSHIP "EIDER" WRECK USE.
This wrapper was onboard the North German Lloyd S.S. "Eider", a German luxury passenger liner traveling from New York and bound for Bremen via Southampton with 227 passengers and 167 crew. She ran aground about half a mile from shore off St. Catherine's Point on the Isle of Wright in the English Channel during in a dense fog on Sunday night. January 31st 1892. The captain believed that the liner would ride off the bar with the tide. Some of the cargo was jettisoned. At 7am the next day, a lifeboat approached "Eider" to warn that a gale was approaching. The captain felt sure that tugs would arrive in time and asked the lifeboat to carry some of the mail bags ashore instead of the passengers. As conditions worsened all passengers and crew were removed with no loss of life; however, the ship was lost. The mail was taken charge of by officials from the Newport Post Office. Two markings were used, one in German for mail bound for Bremen and the scarcer one in English (Saved from wreck of S.S. "Eider") for mail bound to Southampton. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)
Wrapper, 1887, 1¢ blue on manila. Wrapper cancelled by bar grid cancel to Round Grove Ill., "Held for Postage" and "Due 1" straightline handstamps, sent to Dead Letter office where Dead Letter Office, Package Tracking Seal, Type 5, red (OX) affixed, red manuscript "H. 3717" DLO record number; edge tears, Dead Letter Office (12.10) triangular datestamp; tears, Fine and rare use. Scott No. W301; Estimate $400 - 600.
ONE OF FOUR RECORDED DEAD LETTER OFFICE TYPE 5 SEALS USED ON COVER. Est. $400-600 (Image)
Wrapper, 1887, 1¢ blue on manila. Uprated with 1¢ deep green (279) tied by partial "N.Y. Supplementary Mail, May 21 '98" duplex to Curacao; some toning, Fine and rare supplementary mail use. Scott No. W301; Estimate $300 - 400.
THE ONLY RECORDED SUPPLEMENTARY MAIL WRAPPER USE, AND THE ONLY RECORDED THIRD CLASS MAIL EXAMPLE. Est. $300-400 (Image)
Wrapper, 1887, 1¢ blue on manila. Uprated with 10¢ Trans-Miss. (290) cancelled by cork cancel registered to Batavia, Java, "New York" registry exchange label (FX-NY1a) affixed, partial Batavia arrival backstamp, Very Fine and rare registered wrapper to Java. Scott No. W301; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)
Wrapper, 1887, 1¢ blue on manila. Wrapper bearing 10¢ Special Delivery (E5) tied by cork cancel duplexed with partial "Malvern Pa., Sep 16, 1899" cds to Philadelphia Pa., manuscript "9630/2" delivery notation; small nick, Very Fine and rare special delivery wrapper. Scott No. W301; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)
Wrapper, 1887, 1¢ blue on manila. Wrapper with illustrated red The Black Diamond Shoe Dressing, Parker, Holmes & Co., Boston Mass. advertising design showing cork bottle, cancelled by "Boston Mass." third-class oval to Halifax, Nova Scotia; file fold through design, otherwise Very Fine and attractive. Scott No. W301; Estimate $100 - 150. Est. $100-150 (Image)
Envelope, 1894, 1¢ dark blue on manila. Overweight wrapper uprated with only 1¢ Trans-Miss. (284) tied by four-ring target cancels, matching "Heusler, Ind. Jun 7, 1899" cds to Switzerland, blue crayon "2/T" and "80" centimes due ratings (40c (8¢) doubled to80c), Switzerland 10c, 20c, 50c Postage Dues, each tied by "Bern, 19.VI.99" arrival cds, Very Fine. Scott No. W303; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)
Envelope, 1894, 1¢ dark blue on manila. Wrapper uprated with 2¢ green (213) tied by "Chicago" third-class oval cancel to London, England, red and black strikes of "N.P.B., 17 Jun 89" News Paper Box cds and matching black "Found in N.P.B., without contents" framed handstamp; opened for display, Very Fine and scarce auxiliary marking use. Scott No. W303; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)
Wrapper, 1887, 2¢ green on manila, die 2. Unwatermarked, wrapper cancelled by "Chicago, Ill." third-class oval cancel to Russia, likely went by ship via Odessa where censored with "Odessa" censor handstamp; opening tears, Fine and scarce wove paper without watermark use. UPSS No. 1024a. Scott No. W316; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)
Wrapper, 1887, 2¢ green on manila, die 2. Uprated with 8¢ Columbian (236) tied by bold "New York, P" registry oval to Germany, endorsed "Sample no value" and red ms. "Registered", reverse with "New York, N.Y. Reg'y Div., 7-28, 1893" dispatch oval and Hamburg (8.7) arrival cds, Very Fine and scarce registered wrapper use. Scott No. W316; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)
Wrapper, 1899, 1¢ green on manila. Wrapper cancelled by "New York, F" third-class oval to Kharkoss, Russia, "Odessa" censor handstamp (one of only 6 recorded), transit and arrival backstamps, Very Fine and scarce Russian censorship use. Scott No. W357; Estimate $200 - 300.
Czarist Russia censored incoming mail, including newspapers and magazines, during the period prior to WWI while attempting Russification of the empire. Est. $200-300 (Image)
Wrapper, 1899, 1¢ green on manila. Wrapper cancelled by "New York, 3" third-class oval to Johannesburg, South Africa, "Passed Press Censor, Johannesburg" censor oval handstamp, Very Fine. Scott No. W357; Estimate $150 - 200.
Great Britain censored incoming mail to South Africa during the second Boer War (1899-1902). Est. $150-200 (Image)
Wrapper, 1899, 4¢ brown on manila, die 3. Large-size wrapper cancelled by "Melrose Highlands, Mass." cds without date to Port Said, Egypt, Jun. 15th arrival backstamp; turned and remailed back with label on reverse to Melrose Highlands with Egypt, 3m green tied by "Port Said, 16 VII 05" cds, Very Fine. Scott No. W376; Estimate $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)
Wrapper, 1899, 4¢ brown on manila, die 3. Wrapper uprated with 15¢ dark blue (259), 5¢ blue (304) and 2¢ Hudson Fulton (372), all tied by "Chillicothe, Ohio" double-ovals and purple "Chillicothe, Ohio, Registered, Nov 11, 1909" cds to London, England, New York (11.22) transit backstamp and New York registry label (FX-NY1a) affixed, London (11.22) arrival backstamp; couple stamp flaws, Very Fine and scarce book mailing. Scott No. W376; Estimate $200 - 300.
The 26¢ prepaid the 8¢ registry fee plus 18¢ postage for an item weighing up to 36 ounces. This sending likely enclosed a book approximately 1 inch think and originally closed with two paper strips. Books and other large items were sometimes sent wrapped in a stamp wrapper and were permitted as long as the wrapper was not sealed. Est. $200-300 (Image)
Wrapper, 1899, 4¢ brown on manila, die 3. Registered wrapper uprated with 1¢, 4¢, 5¢, 6¢ and 8¢ Wash.-Franklins tied by "Chillicothe, Ohio" double-ovals, purple "Chillicothe, Ohio. Registered, Jan 24, 1911" cds backstamps to a library in Saxony, Germany, endorsed "Via German Steamer", New York (1.26) transit backstamps and New York registry label (NY-FX1a) affixed, Saxony (2.11) arrival backstamp, Very Fine and scarce registered book post wrapper use. Scott No. W376; Estimate $200 - 300.
Mailed books were a special category of third class and remained so, regardless of weight, even after items weighing more than 8 oz. were moved to parcel post in 1913. The rate was 1¢ per 2 oz. from 1874 until 1925. Est. $200-300 (Image)
Wrapper, 1899, 4¢ brown on manila, die 3. Large-size wrapper uprated with 5¢ blue (304) tied by "New York, P" ovals, pink "Registered, Dec 15 1904, Station P, New York N.Y." four-line postmark to Rome, Italy, New York registry exchange label (FX-NY1a) affixed, Rome arrival backstamp, Very Fine and scarce registered wrapper use. Scott No. W376; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)
Wrapper, 1903, 1¢ green on manila. Wrapper registered with 3¢ purple (302) and 8¢ violet black (306), each tied by "Chillicothe, Ohio, Registered, Dec 6, 1907" cds to Templeton, Cal., prepaid 12¢ for 8¢ registry fee plus four-times the 1¢ per 2 oz. rate for up to 8 oz., Very Fine and rare registered wrapper use. Scott No. W384; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)
