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Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
5042 c   imageSeattle WA,Nov 20 ,1918 machine cancel ties 3c stamp to envelope ,with enclosed letter, addressed Grand Rapids ,MI, contents ,mention the Spanish Influenza epidemic in Seattle, stating &ldquo,The &ldquo,flu&rdquo, took over 600 lives in Seattle. It was very bad. Everyone had to wear masks wherever they went. Schools closed 5 weeks, churches and everything else closed, too. Some days no stores open but food shops&rdquo,, Very Fine. , (Image 1) 100-150

SOLD for $60.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:19 PM
5043 c   imageColumbus OH,Aug 13 ,1931 machine cancel ties 2c stamp to envelope, addressed to a passenger on-board a steamer undergoing quarantine in New York harbor. The blue handstamp SENT TO QUARANTINE was used to indicate a delay in delivery of the letter caused by quarantining the vessel, companion marking on reverse "Mail Dept. / New York", Very Fine. (Image 1) 100-150

SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:20 PM
5044 c   imageBrantford ONT,Aug 29 ,1934 ,machine cancel ties 3c Canadian stamp, corner missing, to ,envelope, ,addressed to a passenger onboard the steamship American Trader, docked in New York after arriving from Europe. Due to a contagious disease on the ship, the vessel was quarantined and the boxed blue marking: SENT TO SHIP / SEP 1 1934 / AT QUARANTINE handstamped on reverse. The envelope was also disinfected, and handstamped FUMIGATED on the front and is the only recorded marking, Very Fine. , (Image 1) 250-300

SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:20 PM
5045 c   imageMount Alto PA,Apr 12 ,1909 ,duplex postmark ties 1c stamp to ppc, addressed ,Marysville PA, very clear Type 1 magenta colored "DISINFECTED." handstamp, measuring 30 x 3 1/2 ,mm. It is the second earliest recorded example of the this marking. This card was mailed by an employee working in the infirmary, and not by a patient. It is the only disinfected example from Mont Alto that was not sent by a patient, Very Fine. , , , , , , , , , , , , , (Image 1) 150-200

SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:20 PM
5046 c   imageMount Alto PA,Apr 23 ,1909 -duplex postmark ties 1c stamp to Real photo ,ppc (female patients), addressed ,Hamorton, PA (Doane arrival), with a very clear Type 1 magenta colored "DISINFECTED." handstamp, measuring 30 x 3 ,1/2 mm. It is the third earliest recorded example of the this marking. Also included with this lot is an unused ppc depicting residents "taking the cure" at the South Mountain Sanatorium at , Mont Alto, Very Fine, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , (Image 1) 200-250

SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:20 PM
5047 c   imageMount Alto PA,Aug 7 ,1909 duplex postmark ties 1c stamp to comic post card promoting &ldquo,Milk & Eggs night & morning, also at three. If I don&rsquo,t get fat, I&rsquo,ll tell you that, You may put all the blame on me.&rdquo, ,addressed Altoona PA, Type 1 purple colored "DISINFECTED." handstamp, measuring 30 x 3 1/2 , ,mm. , Unusual card! , ,, Very Fine (Image 1) 120-150

SOLD for $80.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:21 PM
5048 c   imageMount Alto PA,Apr ,6 ,1910 ,duplex postmark ties 1c stamp to ,Real Photo ,ppc (Dining Hall and sender marked his seating position) ,addressed Punxautawney PA, , with a clear Type 1 carmine "DISINFECTED." handstamp, measuring 30 x 3 1/2 mm, Very Fine. , , (Image 1) 150-200

SOLD for $95.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:21 PM
5049 c   imageMount Alto PA,Jun 6 ,1910 ,duplex postmark ties two 1c stamps to envelope, addressed ,Norristown PA, handstamped with Type 1 "DISINFECTED." handstamp, measuring 30 x 3 ,1/2 mm, struck in rose pink ink over the two 1c Franklin issues. This cover is only one of three recorded envelopes disinfected at Mont Alto, and this example is the only known envelope with a Type 1 handstamp, all other Type 1 markings were used on picture post cards or postal cards. Rare and ,Very Fine. , , , , , , , (Image 1) 300-400

SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:21 PM
5050 c   imageUX19, Mount Alto PA,Jun 17 ,1910 duplex postmark on 1c postal card, addressed ,Utica NY, handstamped with Type 1 marking: "DISINFECTED". in carmine color ink over the indicia. , This is the only recorded postal stationery card with a Type 1 marking, and one of only two postal cards disinfected at the Mont Alto tuberculosis sanitarium. Rare and Very Fine. , (Image 1) 300-400

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:22 PM
5051 c   imageUX20, Mount Alto PA,Nov 9 ,1910 ,duplex postmark on 1c postal card, addressed ,Turin NY, ,light strike of the Type 3A "DISINFECTED" marking in violet with serifs, measuring 19 1/2 ,x 2 mm, without the final period at the end. Only five examples recorded, this is the earliest recorded usage and on postal cards are very rare, Very Fine. , (Image 1) 250-300

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:22 PM
5052 c   imageMount Alto PA,Dec 22 ,1910 ,duplex postmark ,ties 1c stamp to ppc, addressed ,Williamsport PA, Type 3B "DISINFECTED." marking of Mont Alto, in serif capital letters and final period, in magenta, measuring 20 x 2 mm. Only three ,examples are recorded, rare, Very Fine. (Image 1) 250-300

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:22 PM
5053 c   imageMount Alto PA,Apr 15 ,1911 duplex postamrk ties 1c stamp to ppc, addressed ,Steeltown PA, with a Type 3B "DISINFECTED" marking in black with serifs, measuring 20 x 2 mm with the final period at the end. Of the three recorded items, this is the only example in black, Very Fine. (Image 1) 350-450

SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:23 PM
5054 c   imageMount Alto PA,Dec 20 ,1911 ,duplex postmark ties 1c stamp, missing corner, to ppc, addressed ,East Smithfield PA, with rare Purple ,Type 2A "DISENFECTED." handstamp of Mont Alto, in sanserifed capital letters, measuring 21 x 2 mm. In this type, the word &lsquo,Disinfected&rsquo, is misspelled as DISENFECTED. Only five examples are recorded with the Type 2A handstamp, Very Fine. , (Image 1) 200-250

SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:23 PM
5055 c   imageMount Alto PA,Dec 22 ,1911 , duplex postmark ties two 1c stamps to envelope (front only), addressed ,Sharon PA, with the Type 2A "DISENFECTED."marking without serifs. This is the only recorded example on an envelope, four other examples are used on picture post cards. The five recorded examples, were used from Dec 1911 to April 1912. Rare and ,Very Fine. , (Image 1) 300-400

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:23 PM
5056 c   imageMount Alto PA,Nov 28 ,1912 duplex postmark ties 1c stamp to ppc, addressed ,Philadelphia PA, with a very clear Type 3 "DISINFECTED" handstamp in black of Mont Alto, in sanserifed capital letters, measuring 19 1/2 ,x 2 mm. This marking replaced the Type 2A marking and corrected the spelling error of &ldquo,DISENFECTED&rdquo,. Only four examples recorded, this being the earliest recorded usage, Very Fine. , (Image 1) 200-250

SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:23 PM
5057 c   imageMount Alto PA,Nov 28 ,1912 duplex postmark ties 1c stamp to unusual ppc with sense of humor, from 1909 with the Mont Alto Camp Song. , This card has a Type 3 "DISINFECTED" handstamp in black, in sanserifed capital letters, measuring 19 1/2 ,x 2 mm. This marking replaced the Type 2A marking and corrected the spelling error in &ldquo,DISENFECTED&rdquo,. Only four examples recorded of Type 3, Very Fine. , , , (Image 1) 200-250

SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:24 PM
5058 c   imageMount Alto PA,Dec 2 ,1912 ,duplex postmark ties 1c stamp to ppc, addressed ,Osceola PA, handstamped with Type 1A "DISINFECTED" marking (without final period), measuring 29 x 3 1/2 mm. , Latest known use of Type 1A handstamp, and the only known example of this type in black ink, rare, Very Fine. , , (Image 1) 200-250

SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:24 PM
5059 c   imageMount Alto PA,Nov ,21 ,1913 duplex postmark ties 1c stamp to ppc, addressed Hunlock Creek PA, ,Type 4 "DISINFECTED" marking in magenta, measuring 26 x 2 ,3/4 mm used on the picture side. This type is known used from 2 May 1913 until 2 Dec 1914, and 13 examples are recorded, three in magenta. Scarce and Very Fine. (Image 1) 150-200

SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:24 PM
5060 c   imageQ1, Mount Alto PA,Dec 22 ,1913 ,duplex postmark ties 1c parcel post stamp to ppc, addressed ,Phoenixville, Penn., with a Type 4 "DISINFECTED" marking in black, measuring 26 x 2 ,3/4 mm, of the 110 items recorded for all types used at Mont Alto, this is the only example recorded using a parcel post stamp, Rare and Very Fine. , (Image 1) 250-300

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:24 PM
5061 c   imageCresson PA,Apr 7 ,1913 ,duplex postmark ties 1c stamp to ppc, addressed ,Carbondale PA, disinfected at Cresson, ,with a perfect strike of the Type 1A "DISINFECTED" (without period). , Of the 12 examples recorded of the Type 1A, this is the third earliest, Scarce and Very Fine. (Image 1) 250-300

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction before May-26, 12:25 PM

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