1938, 8¢ Presidential (Scott 813), on Tonga tin can mail cover, paying the 5¢ surface rate plus 3¢ additional ounce, tied by Watsonville, CA, machine cancel dated Oct. 28, 1941; cover addressed to Postmaster Quinsell at Tin Can Island, Tonga Group, South Sea Islands; front bears red "Inward-Tin-Can/-Mail-Cover,/Niuafoou-Tonga,/South-Sea," cachet, along with four Tin Can Mail dispatch handstamps; reverse with additional eight Tin Can handstamps (including Gaelic and (partial) Greek) plus a second boxed "Inward/Tin Can/Mail" cachet; missing back flap, Fine to Very Fine, a seldom-encountered incoming Tin Can Mail cover, scarce. Estimate $200 - 300. Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-300
Opening US$ 100.00
Sold...US$ 90.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 16:13:47 EST
Sold For 90
Sale No: 737
Lot No: 778
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Cat No: 822
1938, 17¢ Presidential (Scott 822), solo usage cancelled by socked-on-the-nose concentric rings on Cleveland, OH, local use #10 cover, returned to sender; the single stamp paying the extremely rare 17¢ rate for Registered local mail (2¢ postage plus 15¢ Registered fee); Aug. 15, 16 and 28, 1940, Cleveland daters on reverse, Very Fine, an amazing 20th century cover, ex Suffet. Estimate $750 - 1,000. Suggested Bid $750-1,000 (Image)
Suggested Bid $750-1,000
Opening US$ 500.00
Sold...US$ 500.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 16:14:05 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 737
Lot No: 780
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Cat No: 827
1938, 22¢ Presidential (Scott 827), solo airmail special delivery usage, stamp tied by Saint Paul, MN, machine cancel (Nov. 3, 1945) on cover addressed to New Brunswick, NJ, with violet "Via Air Mail/Special Delivery" handstamp at lower left, Very Fine, a magnificent example of this scarce franking. Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $1,000-1,500
Opening US$ 700.00
Sold...US$ 700.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 16:14:45 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 737
Lot No: 781
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Cat No: 828
1938, 24¢ Presidential (Scott 828), on airmail cover to Canton, China, a rather exotic combination of stamps to pay the 70¢ per ½-ounce airmail rate to China in 1946, the 24¢ pair and 22¢ single (#827) tied by Aug. 18 Scarsdale, NY, duplexes; cover addressed to Dr. James Henry of the UNRRA in Shameen, Canton; light Sept. 5 Chinese roller slogan cancel on reverse, Very Fine, ex Suffet. Estimate $350 - 500
Imaged on p. 289 of Rustad, "The Prexies" . Suggested Bid $350-500 (Image)
Suggested Bid $350-500
Opening US$ 200.00
Sold...US$ 200.00
Closed..Mar-31-2020, 16:14:57 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 737
Lot No: 1317
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Cat No: 832g
1954, $1 Presidential, bright magenta & black (Scott 832g), top margin plate block of 4, o.g., never hinged, an eye-catching block, bright and fresh in all regards with centering second to none, Extremely Fine. Scott $400. Estimate $350 - 500. Suggested Bid $350-500 (Image)