Stampless Markings by State
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
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| 13 |
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 Woodstock CT. 10 July. Clear strike of rimless arced
town datestamp with "Woodstock CT. Paid 3cts." circular handstamp on buff cover to Simsbury Conn., 1851 docketing at left, Very Fine and unusual, signed by Carroll Chase with the comment "In my opinion this is a postmaster's
provisional", we respectfully disagree but the dateless town marking is reminiscent of how provisional entires were marked (Image)Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
E. $ 200-300
SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 14 |
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 ST. AUGUSTINE/18 JUNE 1822. Perfect strike of
two-line handstamp on 1822 folded letter addressed to the Quartermaster General in Washington D.C., manuscript "Free", some wear including splitting along folds and small piece out at upper left corner, Extremely Fine strike of this rare marking (Image)Search for
comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
E. $ 400-500
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 15 |
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 New Orleans La. Oct. 9 (1840). Blue circular
datestamp on folded letter addressed to Washington D.C. magenta manuscript "1.25" rate with unclear notation (possibly "Box Chg"), forwarded to Georgetown with blue manuscript "fwd 30/ $1.55" total due, green
"Washington D.C. Oct. 16" circular datestamp, Very Fine, a most unusual 5-times rate (the single rates were 25c for over 400 miles plus 6c forwarding for under 30 miles)
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E. $ 200-300
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 16 |
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 Lowell Mass. Oct. 10 3 cts. Paid. Blue integral-rate
circular datestamp and matching "* United * States *" three-star oval handstamp on brown cover to Danielsonville Conn., 1851 enclosure, Very Fine, only four or five examples of this "United States" handstamp are recorded, ex Hahn (Image)Search for comparables
at SiegelAuctions.com |
E. $ 400-500
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 17 |
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 Albany N.Y. 3 Paid May 11 (1854). Red circular
datestamp struck on stamp collar of New York Agricultural Society illustrated cover addressed to Hempstead Branch N.Y., "State Agricultural Rooms" title at top with original enclosure informing the recipient that he has been chosen to judge
stoves at the upcoming Society fair in New York, manuscript "forwarded" but no indication of where or additional rate, Very Fine, a beautiful design
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E. $ 200-300
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 18 |
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 July 1, 1845, First Day 2c Circular Rate. Folded
letter datelined July 1, 1845, red "New-York Jul. 1" circular datestamp and blue crayon "2" cent rate, endorsed "Circular" at top and addressed to Albany N.Y., Very Fine and scarce circular rate on the first day of the new 5c, 10c and in this
case 2c rates under the Act of March 3, 1845, interestingly the contents appear to be written and are specific to the recipient so the circular rate should not have applied, an unusual use (Image)Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
E. $ 300-400
SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 19 |
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South Carolina U.S. and C.S.A. Covers. Single box with approximately 150 covers, wide range of years from stampless thru 20th Century, a few slightly better including C.S.A. No. 2 (faults) tied by blue Columbia S.C. circular datestamp, C.S.A.
No. 11 with manuscript Green Pond postmark, a couple attractive 3c 1857 Issue frankings, mixed condition with flaws to be expected, some appear Fine Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
E. $ 200-300
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 20 |
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 Texas-Related Stampless Covers. Four covers, first
two are folded letters, datelined at Monterrey on March 1, 1850 to Dexter Me. with "Rio Grande City Tx. Mch 11" manuscript postmark, second datelined Mier Aug. 24, 1855 to Brownsville Tex. with "Roma Tex. Aug. 31st" manuscript postmark,
third with bold strike of "Rio Grande City Texas, July 23" circular datestamp with manuscript "5" rate on blue 1854 folded cover to Brownsville, last with "Wm. Bryan, Agent of the Texian Post Office Dt., New Orleans" large double-line oval handstamp
on undated folded cover to Ashbel Smith in Galveston, manuscript "12-1/2" rate, some wear and last a bit toned, overall Fine-Very Fine group (Image)Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
E. $ 400-500
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 21 |
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Timberville Va. Post Office Documents, 1840's-90's. Large group of documents filling a Priority Mail box, dates as early as 1843 and covering decades into 1890's, a few covers, also notices, forms and lots of postmaster reports, some of the
early items with clear Auditor's Office handstamps, Fine and interesting group which will provide hours of perusing Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
E. $ 300-400
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 22 |
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 1790's-1804 Straightline Postmarks. Two covers, first
from Wilmington Del. with "WILM. D. 2 Ma." straightline datestamp, well-struck with manuscript "6" rate on folded cover to Philadelphia, fresh and Very Fine example of this desirable marking, probably used in 1790's, second with neat strike of
"HAL MAR. 12" straightline datestamp with manuscript "20" rate on 1804 folded letter to Coventry Conn., Very Fine strike of this District of Maine postmark
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E. $ 300-400
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 23 |
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 Vinegar Valentines. Collection of 104 different
multicolored "Penny Dreadful" or "Vinegar" Valentines housed in a three-ring binder, each printed on one side of single sheet of paper with satirical and insulting designs and messages, introduction states these were produced mostly by cartoonist
Charles Howard in the 1870s-1880s, Very Fine with many quite amusing, list of designs accompanies (Image)Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
E. $ 300-400
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction |
