1909 Penalty Envelope, CC Dept of Interior at Miles City, Montana, registration fee paid by 8¢ Martha Washington 2nd Bureau tied by indistinct black cancel; sent 6/24/09 to Minneapolis w/ instructions to hold for 30 days; several auxiliary markings leading to "Unclaimed" and returned to Montana by 7/24 receiver on back; busy & interesting, F-VF (Image)

Est. $150-200 LE

Abt (110) envelopes & cards in dealer annotated sleeves, 1890-1965, stampless Penalty Mail envelopes mailed from various government agencies, incl Census, Treasury, Interior, Pensions, Geological Survey, Forest Service, Customs, Justice, Mines, Weather Bureau, White House, FCC, Commerce, Division of Stamps (Prexy & other new issue announcements), more; very few post-WWII; gen F-VF (Image)

Est. $100-150 B