1895 Bureau issue bisect usages. Group of 5 covers including #269 vertical bisect from 1897 Philadelphia; #269 diagonal bisect from 1904 Waltham; #269 diagonal bisect used with 2¢ #279B from 1898 New York; #264 vertical bisect used as ½¢ stamp on 1¢ entire from 1925 St. Paul as there were no ½¢ stamps for the new 1½¢ rate; and #280 vertical bisect from Eastwood N.Y. on preprinted return envelope to Pierce, Butler & Pierce Mfg. Co. in Syracuse (tape stain reinforcement on face), plus one faulty #269 vertical bisect on large part of cover, F.-V.F. and interesting group.
Scott No. 264, 269, 280 vars.; Estimate $300 - 400.

Complete Images. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

1895, 4¢ dark brown, diagonal bisect. Top left diagonal half, tied across the cut by light strike of "Wadham's Mills N.Y. Apr 1 12PM 1898" cds, second strike at left, on cover to West New Brighton N.Y., manuscript "out of .2 and .1¢ G.H.P." by Postmaster at bottom right where rest of stamp would have been, Mar. 30th receiving backstamp; reduced slightly at right; with original enclosure stating "The P.M. here is out of 1's and 2's and is forced to split 4c stamps. I mail you one and if you desire more I will save some for you. It will be a most interesting and genuine provisional", opened a bit roughly at left, stamp with tiny toned spot, Very Fine, unusual and rare usage, accompanied by typed transcript of notes regarding these bisects, Very Fine, ex-Dan Curtis.
Scott No. 269 var.; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

A RARE 4¢ 1895 BUREAU ISSUE BISECT, APPARENTLY DUE TO A SHORTAGE OF 1¢ OR 2¢ STAMPS AT WADLAM'S MILLS, ONE OF ONLY FOUR RECORDED.

The Whitpain collection contained a matching pair of covers used on the same day from Wadham's Mills N.Y. that realized $2,645 each in 2009. All four covers have the matching notation by the postmaster noting the 1¢ and 2¢ stamp shortage. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

1898, 5¢ dark blue. Tied by bold "Le Havre, Seine-Infre, 2 OC", additional strike adjacent and matching "PAQUEBOT" straightline on cover from Ponce, Puerto Rico to Paris, France, purple "Papeleria Bazar Otero Libreria, Ponce P.R." double-oval, Extremely Fine.
Scott No. 281; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200