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Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions Sale: 97

United States
1879-88 Bank Note Issues

Sale No: 97
Lot No: 1181
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Cat No: 216

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image 1888, 5¢ indigo. Corner crease, tied by partial "Louisville, Ky. Nov 22, 1888" cds on Brand & Bethel Leaf Tobacco corner card cover to Goree, Senegambia, Africa, reverse with various transits including New York (11.24), London (12.6) and Goree (12.29) arrival cds; reduced slightly at right, a Very Fine use.
Scott No. 216; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Opening US$ 170.00
Sold...US$ 170.00


Closed..Jul-30-2021, 14:15:01 EST
Sold For 170


1893-1937 Issues

Sale No: 97
Lot No: 1182
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Cat No: 232

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image 1893, Columbian, 3¢ green. Tied by "New York, Sep 5 '93" duplex on 2¢ Columbian (U349) entire to Freetown, Sierra Leone, reverse with London (9.14) transit and Freetown (10.3) arrival cds, Very Fine and scarce destination.
Scott No. 232; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Opening US$ 150.00


Closed..Jul-31-2021, 05:00:00 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 97
Lot No: 1183
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Cat No: 233 var.

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image 1893, Columbian, 4¢ ultramarine, diagonal bisect. Upper left half, tied by "Lakeport, N.H., Jan 25 1894" duplex with target duplex on corner card cover to Saginaw, Mich.; cover with light water staining in address panel, otherwise Very Fine and rare accepted Columbian Issue bisect use, with 2018 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 233 var.; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Opening US$ 230.00
Sold...US$ 230.00


Closed..Jul-30-2021, 14:16:02 EST
Sold For 230

Sale No: 97
Lot No: 1184
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Cat No: 238

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image 1893, Columbian, 15¢ dark green. Used with three 2¢ carmine (220) singles, all cancelled by cork cancels on small parcel tag to Messrs. Otis Clapp & Son in Providence R.I.; card crease slightly affects couple 2¢ Very Fine and scarce high-value Columbian Small Bank Note combo parcel tag use.
Scott No. 238; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Opening US$ 160.00
Sold...US$ 160.00


Closed..Jul-30-2021, 14:16:19 EST
Sold For 160

Sale No: 97
Lot No: 1185
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Cat No: 239

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image 1893, Columbian, 30¢ orange brown. Used with 5¢ Columbian (234) block of four, all tied by partial strikes of violet "Highlandville, Mass. May 22, 1894" cds on manila package front to Otis Clapp & Son, Providence R.I.; some light creases, F.-V.F. and scarce 30¢ Columbian package use.
Scott No. 239; $375 on cover; Estimate $150 - 200. Scott $375 on cover
Est. $150-200 (Image)

Scott $375 on cover
Est. $150-200

Opening US$ 100.00
Sold...US$ 100.00


Closed..Jul-30-2021, 14:16:37 EST
Sold For 100

Sale No: 97
Lot No: 1186
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Cat No: 287

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image 1898, Trans-Miss., 4¢ orange. Used with 1¢ green (279), pulled corner perf, tied by "New York, N.Y., Mar 31 '99" machine cancel on cover to Sumatra, reverse with Padang (5.6) and N.I. Postal Agent, Penang (5.15) arrivals, Very Fine and rare Trans-Mississippi destination.
Scott No. 287; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Opening US$ 325.00
Sold...US$ 325.00


Closed..Jul-30-2021, 14:17:24 EST
Sold For 325

Sale No: 97
Lot No: 1187
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Cat No: 290

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image 1898, 10¢ Trans-Miss. Tied by "New York 1, 1-27, 1900" Supplementary Mail oval on cover with preprinted address to Christiansand, Norway, red "Paid, Liverpool, U.S. Packet" (2.3) transit cds, Kristiansand (2.7) arrival backstamp, Very Fine and scarce supplementary mail use.
Scott No. 290; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Opening US$ 425.00
Sold...US$ 425.00


Closed..Jul-30-2021, 14:18:13 EST
Sold For 425

Sale No: 97
Lot No: 1188
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Cat No: 297

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image 1901, Pan-American, 5¢ ultramarine & black. Slightly trimmed from edge placement, tied by "Meriden, Conn, Jun 19, 1901" wavy machine cancel on 1901 cover to Freetown, Sierra Leone, red Liverpool Paid (6.28) transit cds, Freetown (7.15) arrival backstamp, Very Fine and scarce use to Sierra Leone.
Scott No. 297; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Opening US$ 170.00
Sold...US$ 170.00


Closed..Jul-30-2021, 14:18:31 EST
Sold For 170

Sale No: 97
Lot No: 1189
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Cat No: 298

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image 1901, Pan-American, 8¢ brown violet & black. Rich color, tied by neat "Madison Square Branch, N.Y." oval cancel on 10¢ brown entire to Germany, purple "Registered, Sep 16, 1901, Madison Square Branch, New York P.O." framed backstamp, bold "C.B. Calman" oval corner card handstamp along with "Registered" and "Return Receipt" straightlines at bottom left, Apolda (9.26) arrival backstamp, Very Fine.
Scott No. 298; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Opening US$ 270.00
Sold...US$ 270.00


Closed..Jul-30-2021, 14:19:16 EST
Sold For 270

Sale No: 97
Lot No: 1190
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Cat No: 294, 296, 298

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image 1901, Pan-American, 1¢ 4¢ & 8¢ Pan-Americans. Each tied by "New York, A" station ovals on Amberg, Brill & Co. building illustrated ad cover to Germany, purple "Registered, Branch P.O., Station A, New York P.O." framed backstamp, New York registry label (FX-NY1a) affixed; arrival backstamps, F.-V.F. and attractive.
Scott No. 294, 296, 298; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Opening US$ 140.00
Sold...US$ 140.00


Closed..Jul-30-2021, 14:19:51 EST
Sold For 140

Sale No: 97
Lot No: 1191
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Cat No: 623

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image 1925, 17¢ black. Tied by oval handstamp on 1931 registered cover to the St. Saviour's Orphanage in Dublin, Ireland, New York backstamps and boxed registry handstamp on obverse, red hand drawn boxed with "Detained & returned to sender by order of the Minister for Justice, Saorstat Eireann" directive and "R.L.B. Dublin" handstamp, "Returned Letter Branch, Dublin, 18 Mr, 31" cds alongside, with original enclosure indicating 5 dollars sent for two Irish Sweepstakes tickets; light cover soiling, F.-V.F., an unusual detained and returned letter due to the illegal attempt of obtaining lottery tickets from the U.S.
Scott No. 623; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Opening US$ 400.00
Sold...US$ 400.00


Closed..Jul-30-2021, 14:21:00 EST
Sold For 400

Sale No: 97
Lot No: 1192
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Cat No: 716

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image 1932, 2¢ Winter Olympics. Tied by "Lake Placid, N.Y., Jan 25, 1932" First Day of Issue machine postmark on cacheted cover with Franklin Roosevelt and John Nance Garner autographs, Very Fine, Roosevelt and Garner (who later became one of Roosevelts' Vice-Presidents) were in Lake Placid at the same time for the Opening of the Winter Olympic Games, a unique Olympic item.
Scott No. 716; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

Opening US$ 475.00


Closed..Jul-31-2021, 05:00:00 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 97
Lot No: 1193
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Cat No: 785-789

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image 1936-37, Army complete. On cover with General Douglas MacArthur signature, "West Point, N.Y., Jul 4, 1863" duplex postmarks, accompanied by return front with MacArthur corner card, Very Fine.
Scott No. 785-789; Estimate $100 - 150. Est. $100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

Opening US$ 110.00
Sold...US$ 110.00


Closed..Jul-30-2021, 14:21:48 EST
Sold For 110


1938 Presidential Issue

Sale No: 97
Lot No: 1194
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Cat No: 807

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image 1938, 3¢ Jefferson. S.e. at left, tied by "Rivers, Ariz., Sep 16, 1942" duplex on cover endorsed "Taro Kobara, 49-5-C, Rivers, Arizona" Relocation Center to Phoenix, Ariz.; reduced slightly at top, Very Fine and scarce use from relocation center.
Scott No. 807; Estimate $150 - 200.

The Gila River War Relocation Center was an American concentration camp in Arizona, one of several built by the War Relocation Authority (WRA) during the Second World War for the incarceration of Japanese Americans from the West Coast. It was located within the Gila River Indian Reservation (over their objections) with a peak population of 13,348 operating from May 1942 to November 16, 1945.
Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Opening US$ 260.00
Sold...US$ 260.00


Closed..Jul-30-2021, 14:22:08 EST
Sold For 260

Sale No: 97
Lot No: 1195
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Cat No: 808

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image 1938, 4¢ Presidential. In combination with 1938, 10¢ Presidential (815) on New York corner card mailer to Sumatra, Netherland Indies, with "Consignees Mail" and "Shipping Documents" endorsement handstamps, tied by "Tandjong, Priok, 21. 7. 41" port of entry cds's, bold "Paquebot" handstamp and censor tape and handstamps at left, Very Fine.
Scott No. 808; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Opening US$ 140.00


Closed..Jul-31-2021, 05:00:00 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 97
Lot No: 1196
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Cat No: 808

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image 1938, 4¢ Madison. Tied by "Army-Air Force, Postal Service, 94, Nov 20, 1958" machine cancel on legal-size local cover from Washington Heights in Tokyo, Japan to Major at APO 925 in Fuchu, Tokyo, Very Fine and rare solo 4¢ local use.
Scott No. 808; Estimate $150 - 200.

Although this is a late Prexie use, it is an unusual local 4¢ rate from APOs within Tokyo, Japan. The local letter rate was increased to 4¢ on August 1, 1958.
Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Opening US$ 80.00
Sold...US$ 80.00


Closed..Jul-30-2021, 14:22:41 EST
Sold For 80

Sale No: 97
Lot No: 1197
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Cat No: 810

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image 1938, 5¢ Presidential. Tied by "Los Angeles, Calif. Dec 9, 1941" machine cancel on green cover to Trinidad, purple triangle censor handstamp; 5¢ faulty from creasing, otherwise Very Fine and scarce use only 2 days after Pearl Harbor Attack.
Scott No. 810; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Opening US$ 100.00
Sold...US$ 100.00


Closed..Jul-30-2021, 14:23:07 EST
Sold For 100

Sale No: 97
Lot No: 1198
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Cat No: 810

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image 1938, 5¢ Monroe. 1941-43 correspondence group with solo franking tied by New York machine cancels on legal-size airmail covers to New Caledonia at the 5¢ surface rate; each censored differently, 1941 with Sydney censor tape and handstamp; 1943 (Jan.) with U.S. and New Caledonia censor tapes; and 1943 (Feb.) with U.S. (Chicago) and New Caledonia censor handstamps, Very Fine and scarce war-time trio to New Caledonia.
Scott No. 810; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Opening US$ 70.00


Closed..Jul-31-2021, 05:00:00 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 97
Lot No: 1199
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Cat No: 810

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image 1938, 5¢ Monroe. Used with 1¢ defense tied by "U.S. Army Postal Service, A.P.O. 488, May 1, 1946" duplex (Yunnanyi, China) on airmail cover to Los Angeles, Cal. with red printed "By B.O.A.C. to Lagos, Nigeria via Calcutta and Cairo, and thence by P.A.A. to destination", return address of "U.S. 21st Field Hopt., A.P.O. 627" in Kumming, China, Very Fine and unusual APO use from China printed airmail endorsement.
Scott No. 810; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Opening US$ 70.00


Closed..Jul-31-2021, 05:00:00 EST
Sold For 0
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 1200
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Cat No: 818

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image 1938, 13¢ Millard Fillmore. Sheet margin single, tied by "Chapel Hill, N.C., Nov 11, 1939" duplex on special delivery cover to Narberth Pa., purple "Special Delivery" handstamp with "Postage Due" below crossed out, flap sealed with "Yours in Trust" forest fire label, Narberth (11.12) arrival backstamp, Very Fine and rare solo 13¢ Prexie Special Delivery use.
Scott No. 818; $500; Estimate $400 - 600. Scott $500
Est. $400-600 (Image)

Scott $500
Est. $400-600

Opening US$ 375.00
Sold...US$ 375.00


Closed..Jul-30-2021, 14:24:13 EST
Sold For 375

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