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Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
5022 c   image210, Haines City, Fla,Oct 8 1888 ,postmark ties 2c stamp to envelope, addressed to ,Dubuque Iowa, yellow fever fumigated cover. Because of citizen complaints about delays in mail delivery caused by yellow fever fumigation at Way Cross, Georgia, mail heading west was also disinfected at Flomaton, Alabama. This envelope is one of very few known covers that was disinfected at Flomaton, where it was struck with a paddle studded with nails, producing rows of puctures in the envelope, and fumigated by burning sulfur, Very Fine. (Image 1) 300-400

SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:12 PM
5023 c   image213, Jacksonville, Fla,Oct 21 1888 postmark ties 2c stamp to envelope, Sent from the offices of the Board of Health at Jacksonville, Florida, to New York, disinfected at LaVilla Junction, located outside Jacksonville. In early August 1888, the U.S. Surgeon General ordered that quanartine be enforced because of an outbreak of yellow fever in the Jacksonville area, and all mail leaving the Jacksonville area was fumigated. The envelope was struck with a paddle studded with nails, producing rows of puctures in the envelope, and was fumigated by burning sulfur, Very Fine. (Image 1) 350-450

SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:12 PM
5024 c   image156, to Cato Miss,ca 1880s killer on 1c stamp, envelope with printed ,"Appeal for Relief of Yellow Fever Sufferers" addressed to the Masonic Lodge at Cato, Mississippi, the Only known example of this preprinted envelope, Very Fine. , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , (Image 1) 200-250

SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:12 PM
5025 c   image220, Austin TX,Jul 1 1893 postmark ties 2c stamp to ,envelope ,with enclosed letter, illustrated c/c ,"Quarantine Department, Austin, Texas" with ,State of Texas Star at left, ,1879 an act amending and supplementing the Quarantine Act of 1870 authorized the governor to appoint a medical health officer for the State, to be a physician "familiar with yellow fever," old enough to have mature judgment but not too old to be capable of active duty, and "pledged to the importance of both quarantine and sanitation", Very Fine. (Image 1) 75-100

SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:13 PM
5026 c   imageto U.S, Jaupur, India26 DE ,96 ,postmark on reverse of small envelope, boxed "Postage Due/One Anna" and Sea Post Office strikes, addressed ,New York City, ,carried on ,White Star Line ,S/S Britannic, that arrived at New York on 30 Jan 1897, disinfected for plague, after disinfection, the circular marking: HEALTH OFFICERS' DEPARTMENT / DISINFECTED / STATE OF NEW YORK / JAN 30 1897 was applied.This envelope was sent &ldquo,Bearing&rdquo, (unpaid), and charged 10 cents postage due on arrival (T in circle) ,with 10c due affixed for short payment. Only eight covers are recorded with this circular marking that was in use for only one day, article from the June 1983 issue of the Postal History Journal accompanies, Very Fine. (Image 1) 1,000-1,250

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:13 PM
5027 c   imageIndia #36(5), Fort Stedman, (British Burma)21 DE 96 postmarkd tie India ,single & block of four 1/2a stamps ,to envelope, addressed Bethlehem PA, letter travelled on the White Star Line ,S/S Britannic, arriving at New York on 30 Jan 1897, where it was disinfected for plague, after disinfection, this circular marking: HEALTH OFFICERS' DEPARTMENT / DISINFECTED / STATE OF NEW YORK / JAN 30 1897 was applied. Only eight covers are recorded with this circular marking that was in use for only one day, article from the June 1983 issue of the Postal History Journal accompanies, Rare and Very Fine. , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , (Image 1) 1,250-1,500

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:13 PM
5028 c   imageJapan #74, Shanghai I.J.P.O.,28 Dec 1896 ,postmark ties 5sen Japanese stamp to ,envelope, enclosed letter to Monclair, New Jersey, ,mss "pr ,(SS) Sydney" and ,"(SS) Empress of Japan", from Yokohama, on arrival at San Francisco envelope was punched with two strikes of a five hole punch in a circular pattern, approx. 38mm across, and disinfected at the Angel Island Quarantine Station, as bubonic plague was epidemic in the Far East, a ,special device was acquired by the Health Department in San Francisco that produced a circular pattern of punctures in letters prior to undergoing fumigation, Rare and only example known, Very Fine. , , , , , (Image 1) 500-750

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:14 PM
5029 c   image270, to China, Angel Island (San Francisco Bay) CA,22 Feb 1897 postmark with killer ties 5c stamp to envelope paying the half-ounce UPU letter rate, addressed ,William C. Hixson, Vice Consul at Foochow China, from passenger on ,"Pacific Mail Steamship Company" , who arrived on 20 Feb 1897 on the ,S/S China and undergoing quarantine at the Angel Island Quarantine Station. "Disinfected, with Formalin, National Quarantine, Angel ,Island CAL" handstamp on reverse, the ,Finest of only two known examples, ,one corner of the envelope was clipped-off prior to fumigation with formaldehyde vapors, due to plague in the far east. Foochowfoo 28 March 97 receiving on reverse. (Image 1) 2,000-2,500

SOLD for $4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:14 PM
5030 c   imageNew Orleans, LA,Sep 23 ,1897 &ndash,machine cancel on 2c Green entire, addressed ,Keokuk IA, disinfected at New Orleans during a yellow fever epidemic one of those which ,occurred at New Orleans in 1897 and 1898, and letters were struck with a nail-studded mallet, to allow the fumigating agents to penetrate the contents inside the envelope, these yellow fever epidemics began when infected ships arrived from Africa and Caribbean ports, Rare with Less than five covers recorded, Very Fine. (Image 1) 400-500

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:14 PM
5031 c   imageCuba #222A, Savannah GA,Apr 21 ,1899 flag cancel ties 2c overprinted Cuban stamp to envelope, ,Soldier&rsquo,s letter written at Savannah, Georgia on 18 April, while onboard the troop transport Thomas while undergoing quarantine near the mouth of the Savannah River, the soldier, G. W. Wood, having just returned from Cuba after participating in the Spanish-American War, writes &ldquo,we expect to spend the next five or ten days in quarantine&rdquo,. Letters from Cuba arriving at southern U.S. ports were disinfected in 1899 for yellow fever, letters were also disinfected at Santiago, Cuba, prior to forwarding to the United States, the Cuban postage on the cover was not accepted by the U.S. post office at Ypsilanti, Michigan, and charged two cents postage due. During the Spanish-American War, over 5,000 soldiers died of yellow fever in Cuba. Only 968 died in combat, Very Fine. , (Image 1) 200-250

SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:15 PM
5032 c   imageU362, Key West FL,Nov 14 1899 duplex postmark on 2c entire, this is ,one of only six recorded envelopes that were punched full of holes and fumigated for yellow fever at Key West, Florida. The covers in this correspondence to Providence, Rhode Island were used from 18 October to 14 November 1899, this being the latest recorded example, U.S. troops returning from combat duty in Cuba during the Spanish American War were often transported to Key West due to its proximity to Cuba, many U.S. troops contracted yellow fever while in Cuba, and the U.S. Public Health Service disinfected letters leaving several southern U.S. ports because of yellow fever, Very Fine. , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , (Image 1) 250-300

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:15 PM
5033 c   image279B, Key West FL,Nov 14 1899 duplex postmark ties 2c stamp to envelope, this is one of only six recorded envelopes that were punched full of holes and fumigated for yellow fever at Key West, Florida, the covers in this correspondence to Providence, Rhode Island were used from 18 October to 14 November 1899, this being the earliest recorded example. U.S. troops returning from combat duty in Cuba during the Spanish American War were often transported to Key West due to its proximity to Cuba, many U.S. troops contracted yellow fever while in Cuba and the U.S. Public Health Service disinfected letters leaving several southern U.S. ports because of yellow fever, Very Fine. , (Image 1) 250-300

SOLD for $270.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:15 PM
5034 c   imageUSS Louisiana,Jan 10 1910 four bar ,strike on ,ppc mailed on the USS Louisiana (stamp missing). The message states &ldquo,The ship is in quarantine at the present time on account of diptheria, but don&rsquo,t fear, this postal is fumigated.&rdquo, Only known item from this epidemic, Very Fine. , (Image 1) 200-250

SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:16 PM
5035 c   imageUSS Ohio,Dec 26 1913 four bar strike on envelope sent by Marine on the USS Ohio in quarantine in Delaware Harbor, Philadelphia, for a smallpox epidemic, addressed Benton Harbor MI, all mail was punctured and fumigated with sulfur, One of only two known covers from the USS Ohio during this epidemic. (Image 1) 300-400

SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:16 PM
5036 c   imageSeattle WA,Mar 19 1915 slogan cancel ties 2c stamp to ,envelope, FUMIGATED by the / quarantine department / City of Seattle handstap at top, according to U.S. Public Health Service records, frequent outbreaks of smallpox occurred in Washington State around this time, and that may have been the reason for the use of this marking. Also, another envelope with clipped corners used 8 March 1900 during an earlier smallpx epidemic, and disinfected with formaldehyde gas, the handstamp is the only known strike of this ,marking, Rare pair, Very Fine. (Image 1) 300-400

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:16 PM
5037 c   imageColorado Springs CO,Jul 4 ,1918 ,machine cancel ties 2c stamp ,to ppc, ,addressed DeKalb, Missouri, in 1918, all incoming mail sent to Ozark towns in Missouri were disinfected in cooking stoves because of the Spanish Influenza epidemic, the marking, applied to this card, FUMIGATED / Health Department, is the only known example from this locality. Also included in this lot is a post card with a 2c coil, used from New York City in October 1918, , indicating the seriousness of the Influenza epidemic, and states that &ldquo,telephone operators will only handle calls required by war work, sickness, public welfare or other absolute necessity.&rdquo, Very Fine. , (Image 1) 300-400

SOLD for $525.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:17 PM
5038 c   imageWaco TX,Jun 7 ,1918 ,machine cancel ties 1c,2c stamps ,paying the three cents war rate usage fr, addressed Quarantine Unit at Camp Greene, Charlotte, North Carolina during the Spanish Influenza epidemic, the military lost many of their soldiers to the flu epidemic of 1917-19. At Camp Greene, bodies of soldiers were stacked up waiting for burial or transportation to other parts of the country, Very Fine (Image 1) 75-100

SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:17 PM
5039 c   imageMinneapolis MN,Feb 28 1917 machine cancel ties pair 1c booklet stamps to ,envelope from the City Hospital, addressed ,to Platte, South Dakota, with boxed 42 x 8mm green marking "DISINFECTED" applied. This is the only known cover with this marking, which was probably applied for smallpox, and used at the Minneapolis Small Pox Quarantine Hospital, roughly opened on right edge, Fine. , (Image 1) 150-200

SOLD for $190.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:17 PM
5040 c   imageUX27, Clackamas OR,May 13 ,1917 ,postmark on 1c ,postal card, from a ,soldier at Clackamas Military Camp, Oregon to Lebanon, Oregon. During the great Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1917-19, over 25 million deaths occurred worldwide. In the U.S. thousands died, including many soldiers in military camps, and disinfection of mail was enforced. The rare marking used on this card "FUMIGATED W.E.S. / ASSISTANT SURGEON 3rd ORE. INF. / Clackamas", also included in this lot are two ppc's, sent by soldiers in military camps, one from Cape Cottage, Maine, the soldier writes &ldquo,We are in quarantine for a few days.&rdquo,, the other from Camp Vail, NJ, used , 3 Nov 1918, the soldier writes &ldquo,The quarantine was raised from our camp yesterday&rdquo,, strike ,loisted above ,is the only known example, Very Fine. , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , (Image 1) 300-350

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:18 PM
5041 c   imagePortsmouth VA,Feb 17 1918 ,duplex postmark ties 3c stamp to ppc, ,from sailor at the Portsmouth Naval Hospital and disinfected for Measles in an autoclave. The writer states &ldquo,Well I&rsquo,m over the measles&rdquo,. The "STERILIZED" handstamp is only known example from this facility in the 1918-1920 period. It was also used during a quarantine for Mumps, less than five examples of this marking are known to exist. , Rare, Very Fine. (Image 1) 350-450

SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:19 PM

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