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United States Postal History continued...

Fancy Cancels
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
323   imageWaterbury Ct Bridgeport Fireman (Rohloff E-6) bold strike clearly showing all of the fine lines of this striking cancellation ties 3¢ rose (Scott 65) on cover addressed to East Litchfield Conn., Waterbury Con Apr 25 '66 postmark to the left of stamp; this cancel was only used between April 25 and May 8 1866; this is the earliest known example and considered to be one of the finest if not the finest example of this highly desirable fancy cancel; ex-Jackson (1970), Matthies (1977), and Houser (1990), 1990 and 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificates (Image1) Starting Price $15,000

SOLD for $85,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 02:55 PM
324   imageWaterbury Ct Small Bee (Rohloff A-14) extremely fine strike ties 1¢ buff 1869 (Scott 112) on locally used cover; cover reduced at left and with light staining at right and on the top of the stamp; the Small Bee cancel is only recorded as used between January 31 and May 23 1870; a choice example of this very desirable cancel which is scarce on the 1¢ 1869;ex-Jackson (1970), Matthies, and Houser (1990); 1990 and 2016 PF certificates (Image1) Starting Price $2,500

SOLD for $5,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 02:57 PM
325   imageWaterbury Ct Pumpkin (Rohloff G-2) virtually complete strike ties 3¢ 1869 (Scott 114) on Abbott's Naugatuck Valley Book Store corner card addressed to Wolcott Conn.; Waterbury CT. Jul 15 (1869) postmark to the left of the stamp; cover very slightly reduced at right and stamp with trivial toned spots; one of the later uses of this desirable cancel as the latest recorded example was used on July 22 1869; illustrated in Rohloff; Very Fine usage, ex-Houser (1990), 1990 and 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificates (Image1) Starting Price $500

SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 02:58 PM
326   imageWaterbury CT Star and Crescent (Rohloff S-10) bold complete strike ties 3¢ rose (Scott 65) on cover addressed to Bridgeport Conn., excellent strike of Waterbury Con Aug 27 '67 postmark to left of stamp; earliest recorded of the 3 examples of this extremely scarce Waterbury cancel which was in use for only four days (August 27 to August 31, 1867); ex-Matthies and Houser (1990), 1990 and 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificates (Image1) Starting Price $1,000

SOLD for $12,500.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 02:59 PM
Offices in China Covers
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
327   image96, 1868 10¢ yellow green "F" grill horizontal pair tied by segmented cork cancels and San Francisco Cal. date stamp on 1869 folded outer address sheet to Montreal; "P.O.D. U.S. Con. Genl SHANGHAI CHINA 21 JAN" date stamp at bottom, red oval "CHINA AND JAPAN STEAM SERVICE" handstamp at right, Montreal backstamp; cover with light file folds and stamps with trivial wrinkling from affixing; one of only a few covers recorded bearing the 10¢ 1861-67 issue used from China to Canada via the US Consulate PO in Shanghai China; Very Fine usage; ex-Drucker (2003); 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image 2) (Image1) Starting Price $5,000

SOLD for $14,500.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 03:02 PM
328   image271-272, 1895 6¢ dull brown and 8¢ violet brown single of each, tied by New York double oval registry cancels on Aug 25 1896 cover to Kiew Kiang China which was returned to New York passing through the Shanghai Local Post Registry system (label and 5c Shanghai Local Post stamp), the US Postal Agency Shanghai (duplex) to Tacoma (registry label, backstamp), San Francisco (backstamp) and finally to NYC arriving Dec 7 1896; the use of two local posts (Kewkiang and Shanghai) with the US Postal Agency Shanghai is very unusual along with the wealth of markings; cover with light soiling and a few minor bends; Very Fine usage; ex-Drucker (2003); 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image 2) (Image1) Starting Price $7,500

SOLD for $37,500.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 03:06 PM
329   image270, 1895 5¢ Chocolate, horizontal pair, used with single 1¢ blue and 2¢ carmine (Scott 264, 267, 270), all tied by U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai May 5 1899 duplex postmark on registered cover with Consulate General of the United States. Shanghai China return address, sent to Cleveland Ohio; proper U.S. of America Shanghai, China registry label at lower left; San Francisco and Cleveland registered backstamps; stamps and cover with light creases; Very Fine and Scarce commercial registered usage, ex-Drucker (2003); 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image 2) (Image1) Starting Price $1,000

SOLD for $4,750.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 03:09 PM
330   image283, 1899 10¢ orange brown type II used with 1¢ green, 5¢ blue and 8¢ violet brown (Scott 272, 279, 281 and 283) all tied by straightline "CHINA" handstamp cancels on 1901 registered cover to Hanover Germany; double circle purple "REGISTERED Mil. Postal Sta. No. 1, China FEB 12 1901" handstamp at lower left, New York registry label (small corner off) at bottom center; San Francisco, New York and Hanover backstamps; Wonderful usage during the "Boxer War" period from Tientsin and thought to be the earliest usage of the "CHINA" straightline handstamp which was only used at Tientsin on military mail during the short lived Boxer Rebellion; ex-Drucker (2003); 1986 Peter Holcombe and 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificates (Image 2) (Image1) Starting Price $3,000

SOLD for $5,500.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 03:11 PM
331   image294-95, 299, 1901 1-2¢ and 10¢ Pan-Americans single of each, all tied by bold purple"REGISTERED APR 4 1906 U. S. POSTAL AGENCY SHANGHAI, CHINA" handstamps on cover to Moudon, Switzerland; NY registry label at left, San Francisco, New York and Moudon backstamps; also purple "JOHN M. DARRAH, POSTMASTER" and "U. S. POSTAL AGENCY SHANGHAI, CHINA" handstamps on backflap; Very Fine and Rare usage of the Pan-American issue from the US Post Office in Shanghai, China; ex-Drucker (2003); 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image 2) (Image1) Starting Price $2,000

SOLD for $3,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 03:12 PM
332   imageK1-16, 1919, 2¢ on 1¢ - $2 on $1 Shanghai China overprints complete all tied by "U. S. Postal Service Shanghai, China Rec'd Sep 27" date stamps on 1920 European sized cover addressed to Mr. Eugene Klein Philadelphia Pa, magenta boxed Registered handstamp at lower left; this cover sent from one stamp dealer to another with an enclosure commenting about the US Postal Agency; cover with trivial edge flaws; F-VF usage; 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image 2) (Image1) Starting Price $3,000

SOLD for $5,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 03:13 PM
333   imageK18, 1922 4¢ on 2¢ carmine type VII single tied by excellent strike "U. S. Postal Agency Shanghai China Aug 12 1922" duplex cancel on cover addressed to Rhode Island, embossed Rev. G. C. Hallock Shanghai China return address at left; Very Fine usage; ex-Drucker (2003); 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott as a used stamp $200; Scott does not price covers for this stamp) (Image1) Starting Price $200

SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 03:14 PM
Local and Private Posts
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
334   image2L2, 1850 Adams City Express Post, New York, 2¢ black on buff single, large margins all around, uncancelled on small neat cover franked with 5¢ red brown (Scott 1) to pay the postage to Waterford NY, light strike of red "NEW YORK AUG 24" date stamp at upper left, Extremely scarce usage as seven or less examples exist on cover, all but one of which is uncancelled; Very Fine usage; 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate which states that it is a genuine stamp and a genuine cover declines opinion as to whether the Scott 2L2 originated (Scott $5,000 as an unused stamp) (Image1) Starting Price $1,000

SOLD for $3,250.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 03:15 PM
335   image6LB9, 1849 U.S. Mail 1¢ black on rose single, clear to large margins, manuscript cancelled as always, tied by red New York 5cts date stamp on FRONT ONLY addressed to Utica NY and forwarded with blue double oval Utica NY date stamp and matching straightline "FORWARDED" to Union Spring NY; manuscript "5" below NYC marking added to show postage charge of 10¢; Fine and Uncommon usage (Image1) Starting Price $100

SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 03:16 PM
336   image15L17, 1848 D. O. Blood & Co. Philadelphia (2¢) bronze single, three full margins, into at right, lightly tied by blue "5" in circle rate mark with pair of 5¢ red brown (Scott 1) paying the over 300 mail rate to Montreal Canada, blue Philadelphia date stamp at upper right, manuscript "4 1/2" due for postage from the US-Canadian border to Montreal; red Montreal backstamp; 5¢ stamps slightly folded over the top edge otherwise a Very Fine usage; 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $11,000 for usage for a pair of 5¢ dark brown, but no listing for this combination) (Image 2) (Image1) Starting Price $1,000

SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 03:16 PM
337   image15L18, 1855 Blood's Penny Post Philadelphia (1¢) Black single, clear to large margins including frame lines at left and bottom, cancelled not tied on cover franked with 3¢ dull red perforated (Scott 26) to pay the domestic postage, addressed to Hagerstown Md, double circle Blood's Penny Post handstamp at bottom left; cover with small water spot at lower right, Very Fine usage; 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image1) Starting Price $100

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 03:17 PM
338   image22L1, 1857 Brady and Co. NY 1¢ red on yellow, single, large margins all around, tied by excellent strike of blue oval "BRADY & Co. CITY DESPATCH POST 97 DUANE ST" company handstamp on locally used cover with matching boxed "PAID"; cover and stamp very slightly soiled; Extremely Fine usage;extremely rare local on cover, only four examples have been recorded and this is the only example where the stamp is tied by the company handstamp, the other three are tied by the boxed paid; ex-Golden (1999); 1978 APS certificate (erroneously listed in the Golden sale as a PF certificate) and 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $22,000 for stamp on cover tied by company handstamp) (Image1) Starting Price $10,000

SOLD for $10,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 03:18 PM
339   image33L6, 1862 California City Letter Express, (Hoogs & Madi- sons) San Francisco 10¢ green single, large margins all around except touching along top, manuscript cancelled not tied on locally used red and blue Flag and Globe Civil War patriotic cover, originally placed upside down next to patriotic design and later moved to its current position prior to the Caspary sale, cover without backflap and stamp with light vertical crease from fold; One of two recorded examples of the 10¢ green type II and the only example known on cover, additionally it is the only California City Letter Express stamp known used on a patriotic; ex-Caspary (H.R. Harmer, Sale 8, 1957), Edwards (1991), Golden (1999), illustrated in Letters of Gold, 1991 and 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificates (Scott $31,000) (Image1) Starting Price $10,000

SOLD for $10,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 03:24 PM
340   image50LU1, 1865 Clarke's Circular Express New York (unstated denomination), uncancelled cut square on locally addressed folded outer address sheet; there is some question as to whether this stamp originated on this cover, however it is still an exceptionally rare local stamp as there are less than 10 examples recorded as a cut square or as an entire; ex-Golden (1999) and Kuphal (2006); 1999 and 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificates whichdecline opinion as to whether the stamp originated on this cover (Scott $6,250 as an unused stamp, no price for a used example) (Image1) Starting Price $2,000

SOLD for $6,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 03:21 PM
341   image69L3, 1845 Frazer & Co. Cincinnati 2¢ black on green single, large margins all around tied by manuscript "X" on FRONT showing a triple forwarding usage; originated in Cincinnati, addressed to Pittsburgh, redirected to Philadelphia, forwarded to NYC and finally arrived in Albany NY; various manuscript rates added to a total charge of 25¢; only seven covers bearing the Frazer 2¢ black on green stamp have been recorded, this is certainly among the most interesting usages; the cover with a small area of ink erosion mended at the bottom; ex-Caspary (H.R. Harmer, Sale 8, 1957), Kuphal (2006); 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $2,750 as a used stamp off cover) (Image1) Starting Price $2,000

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 03:21 PM
342   image117L3, 1844 Pomeroy's Letter Express New York State 5¢ Blue on thin bond, two overlapped singles, clear to large margins all around, proper manuscript "W" cancellation on circa 1844 folded outer address sheet addressed to St. Neots England; St. Neots receiving mark at top and oval "AMERICA" transit mark on reverse; pencil notation on the reverse states that the addressee (Mr. Standley) died in 1845; stamps with light toning, cover faint soiling; Very Fine and Rare Usage; 2016 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Image 2) (Image1) Starting Price $1,000

SOLD for $1,450.00
Will close during Public Auction before Jun-03, 03:21 PM

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