Back to The Dr. Guy R. Dillaway Collection of U.S. PRESIDE

Records 1 to 25 of 47

Harmers International, Inc. Sale: 13

The Dr. Guy R. Dillaway Collection of U.S. PRESIDE
Single Frankings
image Sale No: 13
Lot No:102
Symbol:Cat No:806

1938, 2¢ rose carmine John Adams precancelled on unaddressed flyer, unfolded on reverse is a full page 11” x 18” printed grocery store advertisement. (Scott 806 )

An extremely scarce single franking mailed at Webster, Florida, a non-carrier office, advertising a grocery store sale the week of May 22, 1953. A special usage.


Sale and Lot Updates

Suggested Bid $300-500 (Image)

CV. Suggested Bid $300-500



Opening US$ 180.00


Closed..Oct-04-2023, 13:12:39 EST
Sold For 0

image Sale No: 13
Lot No:103
Symbol:Cat No:806

Certificate of Mailing from 1939: 1938, 2¢ John Adams rose carmine, tied by magenta double circle NEW YORK, N.Y. (WILLIAMS BRDG. STA.) JUN 1 1939 handstamp on certificate of mailing form showing name of addressee, street and post office address for 2 mailings. (Scott 806 )

Sale and Lot Updates

Suggested Bid $100-200 (Image)

CV. Suggested Bid $100-200



Opening US$ 65.00
Sold...US$ 65.00


Closed..Oct-04-2023, 13:13:05 EST
Sold For 65

image Sale No: 13
Lot No:104
Symbol:Cat No:807

1938, 3¢ Jefferson light violet on local cover, tied by magenta three line CENTRAL DRUG CO. W. H. Schaefer (Owner) Fredericksburg, Tex., handstamp on legal size envelope, identical magenta handstamp used for return address at upper left (Scott 807 )

Letter was sent by private carrier (probably Joe the delivery guy) and required regular (3c) postage. Very scarce and sought-after usage.


Sale and Lot Updates

Suggested Bid $100-200 (Image)

CV. Suggested Bid $100-200



Opening US$ 210.00
Sold...US$ 210.00


Closed..Oct-04-2023, 13:13:45 EST
Sold For 210

image Sale No: 13
Lot No:105
Symbol:Cat No:807

1938, 3¢ light violet Jefferson with CNB (Chase National Bank) perfin, tied by NEW YORK, N.Y. CHURCH STREET STA. FEB 7 1947 duplex on 7” x 9” envelope with red double circle BIBAO 47 18 XII 46 BANCO DE VIZCAYA Apartado No. 115 machine postmark, printed BANCO DE VIZCAYA BILBAO at lower left, forwarded from New York to Pittsburgh. (Scott 807 )

Excellent solo use of a 3c perfin used to forward mail from Spain. Mr. J. Frank Drake served first as president, then chairman of the board and later as head of the executive committee at Gulf from 1931 until 1955. During that time he played a key role in guiding Gulf to its position as one of the world's largest and most powerful corporations.


Sale and Lot Updates

Suggested Bid $150-250 (Image)

CV. Suggested Bid $150-250



Opening US$ 90.00
Sold...US$ 90.00


Closed..Oct-04-2023, 13:14:38 EST
Sold For 90

image Sale No: 13
Lot No:106
Symbol:Cat No:807

Certificate of Mailing from 1941: 1938, 3¢ Jefferson light violet, tied by magenta double circle NEW YORK, N.Y. (WILLIAMS BRIDGE STA.) PARCEL POST JUN 9 1941 handstamp on certificate of mailing form bearing name of addressee, street and post office address for 3 mailings. (Scott 807 )

Sale and Lot Updates

Suggested Bid $100-200 (Image)

CV. Suggested Bid $100-200



Opening US$ 80.00
Sold...US$ 80.00


Closed..Oct-04-2023, 13:14:55 EST
Sold For 80

image Sale No: 13
Lot No:107
Symbol:Cat No:807

Japanese Detainee Mail: 1938, 3¢ light violet Jefferson on two envelopes, the first tied by AMACHE COLO. OCT 5 1942 duplex on envelope from Japanese detainee relocated to Relocation Center, Amache Branch, Lamar, Colorado, and the second from a Japanese detainee relocated to Heart Mountain, Wyoming. Both to the Denver Post. (Scott 807 )

A reminder of the efforts to address security fears on the west coast after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. In February 2042 President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 that authorized the Secretary of War and military commanders to evacuate all persons deemed a threat from the west coast to internment camps, called “relocation center,” and implementation of the order soon focused on persons of Japanese descent, whether they were American citizens or foreign-born


Sale and Lot Updates

Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

CV. Suggested Bid $200-300



Opening US$ 170.00
Sold...US$ 170.00


Closed..Oct-04-2023, 13:15:38 EST
Sold For 170

image Sale No: 13
Lot No:108
Symbol:Cat No:807

Mail Robbery: 1938, 3¢ light violet Jefferson violet tied by JUNCTION CITY WIS NOV 25 1939 duplex on legal size envelope bearing “Delayed by Mail Robbery of Nov, 26, 1939” handstamp, magenta boxed five line Circuit Court Waupaca County, Wis. FILED DEC 7 – 1939 PAUL OVROM CLERK handstamp. (Scott 807 )

First class mail from a bank in Junction City, Wisconsin was delayed from reaching its intended destination at the Waupaca County Circuit Court. Very fine and attractive example of a mail robbery marking.


Sale and Lot Updates

Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

CV. Suggested Bid $200-300



Opening US$ 850.00
Sold...US$ 850.00


Closed..Oct-04-2023, 13:16:51 EST
Sold For 850

image Sale No: 13
Lot No:109
Symbol:Cat No:808

1938, 4¢ Madison bright rose purple tied by magenta SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Army Air Force Postal Service double circle postmark, purple VIA AIR MAIL handstamp on airmailed return receipt requested, deliver to addressee only, from APO 77 in Osan, Korea, on reverse ARMY AIR FORCE POSTAL SERVICE duplex and magenta Deliver to Addressee Only handstamp. (Scott 808 )

Airmail return of receipt occurred only if the air mail domestic post card rate of 4c was paid in full at the original posting. Extremely scarce usage.


Sale and Lot Updates

Suggested Bid $300-500 (Image)

CV. Suggested Bid $300-500



Opening US$ 525.00
Sold...US$ 525.00


Closed..Oct-04-2023, 13:18:04 EST
Sold For 525

image Sale No: 13
Lot No:110
Symbol:Cat No:810

1938, 5¢ Monroe bright blue on certificate of mailing, tied by magenta double circle NEW YORK, N.Y. WILLIAMS BRDG. STA. PARCEL POST APR 10 1939 handstamp on certificate of mailing form bearing name of addressee, street and post office address for 5 mailings. (Scott 810 )

Sale and Lot Updates

Suggested Bid $100-200 (Image)

CV. Suggested Bid $100-200



Opening US$ 85.00
Sold...US$ 85.00


Closed..Oct-04-2023, 13:18:43 EST
Sold For 85

image Sale No: 13
Lot No:111
Symbol:Cat No:810

Marines in Chine: 1938, 5¢ Monroe bright blue, tied by 4TH REG.U.S.M.C. SHANGHAI, CHINA NOV 12 1941 duplex with SEMPER FIDELIS slogan on envelope, no markings on reverse. (Scott 810 )

Mail from the 4th Regiment of the U.S. Marine Corps stationed in Shanghai, China sent to a business in Boston. The domestic 5c surface rate applied when U.S. mail service was in operation. The F.W. Foxon Company was managed the subscription service for the "American Journal of Numismatics" Scarce and desirable solo usage.


Sale and Lot Updates

Suggested Bid $100-200 (Image)

CV. Suggested Bid $100-200



Opening US$ 60.00


Closed..Oct-04-2023, 13:19:01 EST
Sold For 0

image Sale No: 13
Lot No:112
Symbol:Cat No:810

Brazilian Military Mission Air Mail envelope: bearing 1938, 5¢ Monroe blue, tied by U.S. ARMY POSTAL SERVICE A.P.O. 742A JUL 28 1948, magenta four line BRAZILIAN MILITARY MISSION Liaison & Protocol Section OMGUS APO 742 P.M. New York, N.Y. (Scott 810 )

Mailed from APO 742A, located at Templehof Air Base, Berlin, Germany paying the 5c air mail rate. On January 5, 1945 the Post Office Department allowed members of the Brazilian Expeditionary Forces to send mail through U. S. Army channels using U. S. postage. Two staples in envelope do not detract. A very unusual solo use of the 5c.


Sale and Lot Updates

Suggested Bid $100-200 (Image)

CV. Suggested Bid $100-200



Opening US$ 65.00
Sold...US$ 65.00


Closed..Oct-04-2023, 13:19:31 EST
Sold For 65

image Sale No: 13
Lot No:113
Symbol:Cat No:810

Registered Penalty Mail: 1938, 5¢ Monroe bright blue used on Registered penalty mail returned to recipient., Tied by mute double oval handstamp on UNITED STATES REGISTERED MAIL penalty envelope, printed in red UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFICIAL BUSINESS and RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED,bearing boxed negative red REGISTERED NO. with manuscript 510041, manuscript “Notice 1-2-52,” magenta LAST NOTICE JAN 7 1952 handstamp, magenta UNCLAIMED handstamp, two magenta pointing hand “Returned to Sender From Long Beach, Calif.” handstamps, INTERIOR SECRETARY’S MAIL CENTER handstamp, on reverse two magenta double circle WASHINGTON, D.C. REG. DIV. DEC 26 1951 handstamps, magenta double circle LONG BEACH CALIF. DEC 31 1951 handstamp, magenta double circle LONG BEACH CALIF. FEB 2 1952 handstamp, magenta double circle WASHINGTON, D.C. FEB 5 1952 REG. DIV. handstamp. (Scott 810 )

The registered mail penalty envelope paid for the postage and registration fee but not for the 5c fee for the return receipt. Scarce solo fee usage.


Sale and Lot Updates

Suggested Bid $100-200 (Image)

CV. Suggested Bid $100-200



Opening US$ 100.00
Sold...US$ 100.00


Closed..Oct-04-2023, 13:20:01 EST
Sold For 100

image Sale No: 13
Lot No:114
Symbol:Cat No:810

Prisoner of War: 1945 letter bearing 1938, 5¢ Monroe bright blue, tied by DETROIT, MICH JUL 7 1945 duplex on envelope addressed to prisoner of war in Poland, Polish censor handstamp at lower right, manuscript “retour Detroit Mich” and manuscript Retour with arrow point to Detroit, Mich. Duplex, on reverse double circle STALOWA WOLA 1 05.9.45-14 handstamp (2x), an unclear circular handstamp, manuscript pencil writing at top, NEW YORK, N.Y. NOV 7 1945 duplex. (Scott 810 )

Letter to prisoner of war presumably in Poland but not found. Returned to sender.


Sale and Lot Updates

Suggested Bid $100-200 (Image)

CV. Suggested Bid $100-200



Opening US$ 170.00
Sold...US$ 170.00


Closed..Oct-04-2023, 13:22:09 EST
Sold For 170

image Sale No: 13
Lot No:115
Symbol:Cat No:810

Dead Letter Return Office Fee: Two examples of 1938, 5¢ Monroe bright blue used instead of postage due stamp on TWO penalty envelopes, (1) tied by SOUTHINGTON CONN. APR 7 duplex receiving mark, at upper right NEW HAVEN CONN. APR 6 1949 duplex over penalty message, printed return address POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT POST OFFICE (magenta NEW HAVEN 10, CONN. handstamp) DEAD LETTER BRANCH OFFICIAL BIUSINESS (No. 23), at center COLLECT 5 CENTS ON DELIVERY; and (2) tied by magenta double circle MIDDLESEX VERMONT JUN 5 1955 handstamp, at upper right SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. 9., JUN 1 1955 duplex over penalty message, printed return address POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT P.O., SAN FRANCISCO 1, CALIF. DEAD LETTER BRANCH OFFICIAL BUSINESS, at center printed COLLECT 5 CENTS ON DELIVERY followed by hollow star. (Scott 810 )

The Dead Letter Office return fee for the return of first class letters and parcels was 5c. The fee applied to letters and parcels without the sender’s name and address. Letters and parcels with the sender’s name and address were not sent to the Dead Letter Office but returned to the post office from the post office to which it was addressed. Two very fine and attractive examples of a solo use paying the Dead letter Office Return Fee.


Sale and Lot Updates

Suggested Bid $100-200 (Image)

CV. Suggested Bid $100-200



Opening US$ 110.00
Sold...US$ 110.00


Closed..Oct-04-2023, 13:24:42 EST
Sold For 110

image Sale No: 13
Lot No:116
Symbol:Cat No:811

Certificate of Mailing: 1938, 6¢ John Quincy Adams red orange, tied by magenta double circle NEW YORK, N.Y. (WILLIAMS BRDG STA.) PARCEL POST MAY 3 1940 handstamp on certificate of mailing (Form 3877a 5-11245) showing name of addressee, street and post office address for 6 mailings. (Scott 811 )

Sale and Lot Updates

Suggested Bid $150-250 (Image)

CV. Suggested Bid $150-250



Opening US$ 100.00
Sold...US$ 100.00


Closed..Oct-04-2023, 13:25:43 EST
Sold For 100

image Sale No: 13
Lot No:117
Symbol:Cat No:811

Prisoner of War: 1945 Letter sheet bearing 1938, 6¢ John Quincy Adams red orange, tied by SOUTHWEST P. APR 6 duplex on prisoner of war lettersheet to American prisoner at Stalag Luft #1, 12262 U.S. CENSOR marking at left, magenta RETURNED TO SENDER By direction of the War Department Undeliverable as Addressed, on reverse NEW YORK N.Y. JUN 19 1945 duplex. (Scott 811 )

A heart-wrenching letter from prisoner’s wife talking about their young children, her worry and lonesomeness. Stalag Luft #1 was located on the Baltic Sea just outside Barth, Germany about 105 miles northwest of Berlin. The camp began to receive American fliers in 1943. More than 7700 American prisoners and 1400 British prisoners spent time at this POW camp. On May 1, 1945, just over 3 weeks after the prisoner’s wife mailed this letter, with Russian soldiers advancing, the Germans abandoned the camp. The Russians took over the camp for about two weeks when American troops arrived and they released the prisoners.


Sale and Lot Updates

Suggested Bid $100-200 (Image)

CV. Suggested Bid $100-200



Opening US$ 170.00
Sold...US$ 170.00


Closed..Oct-04-2023, 13:27:03 EST
Sold For 170

image Sale No: 13
Lot No:118
Symbol:Cat No:812

Certificate of Mailing: 1938, 7¢ Jackson sepia, tied by magenta double circle NEW YORK, N.Y (WILLIAMS BRIDGE STA) PARCEL POST MAY 17, 1941 handstamp on certificate of mailing (Form 3877a 5-11245) bearing name of addressee, street and post office address for 7 mailings (Scott 812 )

Sale and Lot Updates

Suggested Bid $150-250 (Image)

CV. Suggested Bid $150-250



Opening US$ 100.00
Sold...US$ 100.00


Closed..Oct-04-2023, 13:27:34 EST
Sold For 100

image Sale No: 13
Lot No:119
Symbol:Cat No:812

Insured Mail:1942 cover bearing 1938, 7¢ Jackson sepia, tied by double oval undated BALTIMORE MD. handstamp envelope with five line red label reading CONTENTS MERCHANDISE – 4TH CLASS MAIL POSTMASTER: THIS PARCEL MAY BE OPENED FOR POSTAL INSPECTION IF NECESSARY RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED, magenta handstamp INSURED NO. (4045 written in pencil) BALTIMORE, MD. MAY 18 1942 (Scott 812 )

Rate was minimum fee 5c ($5.00 indemnity) plus 1 ½ c postage for 2 ounces, thus overpaid by ½ c. Excellent example of a scarce solo usage.


Sale and Lot Updates

Suggested Bid $200-300 (Image)

CV. Suggested Bid $200-300



Opening US$ 260.00
Sold...US$ 260.00


Closed..Oct-05-2023, 07:20:33 EST
Sold For 260

image Sale No: 13
Lot No:120
Symbol:Cat No:813

Certificate of Mailing: May 7 19411938, 8¢ Van Buren olive green, tied by magenta double circle NEW YORK, N.Y. (WILLIAMS BRIDGE STA.) PARCEL POST MAY 7 1941 handstamp on certificate of mailing (Form 3877a 5-11245) showing name of addressee, street and post office address for 8 mailings (Scott 813 )

Sale and Lot Updates

Suggested Bid $150-250 (Image)

CV. Suggested Bid $150-250



Opening US$ 100.00
Sold...US$ 100.00


Closed..Oct-04-2023, 13:29:04 EST
Sold For 100

image Sale No: 13
Lot No:121
Symbol:Cat No:813

International First Class Foreign Surface Rate: 1954 envelope bearing 1938, 8¢ Van Buren olive green, tied by ELIZABETH CITY JAN 26, 1954 duplex slogan cancel on envelope with a receiving magenta RECEIVED JAN 16 1954 SWAN ISLAND handstamp in the lower right corner, on reverse is a magenta two line “Swan Island, West Indies 17 degrees, 24 minutes N 83 degrees 56 minutes W” and the typewritten address “John W. Collie, Swan Island, W.I. via Tampa, Florida.” Also with this lot is the two-page typewritten enclosure responding to a letter dated December 22, 1953 from a gentleman in England to the Postmaster, Swan Island inquiring about the postal history services related to Swan Island. John Collie, one of the radio and weather bureau personnel stationed on the island, responds to the letter request by identifying himself as the Chief Overseas Foreign Airway Communications Operations Specialist at Swan Island, and goes on to describe the history of the island (as best he knew it), the manner in which mail is handled and a description of the island residents and life on the island. (Scott 813 )

Swan Island was a government-staffed radio and weather station with no post office on a small island off the coast of Honduras in the Gulf of Mexico. There were no docking facilities; station personnel carried out and received mail similar to the more well-known Tin Can Island in the Pacific. Mail was usually routed through Tampa, Florida but this letter was routed through Elizabeth City, N.J. where the sender John Collie lived when not stationed on Swan Island. The Collie letter accompanying this lot is fascinating and historically important.


Sale and Lot Updates

Suggested Bid $600-800 (Image)

CV. Suggested Bid $600-800



Opening US$ 1,500.00
Sold...US$ 1,500.00


Closed..Oct-04-2023, 13:32:01 EST
Sold For 1500

image Sale No: 13
Lot No:122
Symbol:Cat No:815

Fiscal Usage: 1954 Postal Savings certificate bearing 1938, 10¢ Tyler brown red, tied by magenta JULY 15 1954 boxed handstamp paying surcharge fee of 10c for cashing Postal Savings Certificate prior to 30 days from date of purchase. Fee was in effect from October 1, 1953 to November, 1955. (Scott 815 )

A very scarce usage on an extremely fresh postal savings certificate


Sale and Lot Updates

Suggested Bid $300-500 (Image)

CV. Suggested Bid $300-500



Opening US$ 180.00


Closed..Oct-04-2023, 13:32:24 EST
Sold For 0

image Sale No: 13
Lot No:123
Symbol:Cat No:815

Prisoner Mail: 1938, 10¢ Tyler brown red, tied on rough envelope by indistinct duplex,bearing printed/manuscript return address showing origin was Kandana, Ceylon, manuscript “received in open condition at Castleton, N.Y” with Official Seal at lower left, beneath stamp is large magenta oval cancel U.S. CUSTOMS of NEW YORK FREE OF DUTY W.J.R., supposedly duty free but assessed 10c customs fee, magenta multi-line handstamp at lower right “Foreign Letter Packet COLLECT 10 CENTS (for Customs Clearance….), censor tape on left edge and reverse reading 37 OPENED BY CENSOR, also on back are Ceylon 13c and 25c stamps (Scott 815 )

A very scarce and desirable usage to pay custom fee.


Sale and Lot Updates

Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

CV. Suggested Bid $150-200



Opening US$ 110.00
Sold...US$ 110.00


Closed..Oct-04-2023, 13:32:48 EST
Sold For 110

image Sale No: 13
Lot No:124
Symbol:Cat No:816

Label: 1944 Label bearing 1938, 11¢ Polk ultramarine, tied on tag by boxed LITTLE FALLS N.J. paying the 11c parcel post rate. The rate was for 4th class, first zone, 25 miles; the postage paid for 3 lbs. until the war rates went into effect on March 26, 1944 when for 2 lbs. until January 1, 1949 when the rate went to 12c. (Scott 816 )

Sale and Lot Updates

Suggested Bid $150-200 (Image)

CV. Suggested Bid $150-200



Opening US$ 160.00
Sold...US$ 160.00


Closed..Oct-04-2023, 13:34:08 EST
Sold For 160

image Sale No: 13
Lot No:125
Symbol:Cat No:816

Late Usage: 1961 Christmas card with 1938, 11¢ Polk ultramarine, tied by WASHINGTON D.C. 12 DEC 1961 duplex SHOP AND MAIL EARLY slogan cancel on envelope paying 11c surface letter rate to Sweden,bearing strip of 3 1961 Christmas seals tied by the duplex. Late use of the 11c but the Liberty series replacement wasn’t issued until June 1961 (Scott 816 )

Sale and Lot Updates

Suggested Bid $100-200 (Image)

CV. Suggested Bid $100-200



Opening US$ 260.00
Sold...US$ 260.00


Closed..Oct-04-2023, 13:34:52 EST
Sold For 260
image Sale No: 13
Lot No:126
Symbol:Cat No:816

Large Mailing Label to the Canal Zone: 1938, 11¢ Polk ultramarine, precancelled CHICAGO ILL on 9” x 12” envelope bearing mailing label for book from Montgomery Ward to MARGARITA, CANAL ZONE. (Scott 816 )

A very attractive solo use of the 11c.


Sale and Lot Updates

Suggested Bid $100-200 (Image)

CV. Suggested Bid $100-200



Opening US$ 70.00
Sold...US$ 70.00


Closed..Oct-04-2023, 13:35:39 EST
Sold For 70


StampAuctionCentral and StampAuctionNetwork are
Copyright © 1994-2022 Droege Computing Services, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.
Mailing Address: 20 West Colony Place
Suite 120, Durham NC 27705
Back to Top of Page