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U.S. and C.C.A. Postal History and Hawaii continued...

Officials
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
1580 c Image1c and 10c Navy (O35, O40). Horizontal pair of 10c, tied by cork cancels, light strike of "Washington D.C. Mar. ? PM" circular datestamp on legal-size cover with "Navy Department, Official Business" imprint, addressed to "Commodore C. H. B. Caldwell, U.S. Navy, Commanding U.S. Naval Force on South Atlantic Station, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil", red "New York Mar. 17" and London transit datestamps, red crayon "80" (centimes) credit, "Rio de Janeiro 27 Abr. 77" receiving datestamp on back, stamps and cover with flaws, staining which affects the cover but is mostly clear of the stamps, Fine appearance and extremely rare 10c Navy Dept. cover to Brazil, with the newly discovered group of Caldwell covers there are now four known complete franking 10c Navy covers, all to foreign destinations, see Siegel 2013 Rarities sale for discussion of the Caldwell covers (Image)

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 E. $ 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
1581   Image6c and 10c Navy (O38, O40). Two covers with Navy Department official imprints, each addressed to "Commodore C. H. B. Caldwell, U.S. Navy, Commanding U.S. Naval Force on South Atlantic Station, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil" and paying the 21c British mail rate, first franked with 6c stamp and missing 15c, second franked with pair 10c and missing 1c, Jan. and Mar. 1877 Washington D.C. circular datestamps, red New York and London transits, Rio de Janeiro receiving datestamps on back and second also with "2. a" rectangular backstamp, stamps and covers with flaws, Fine appearance and despite the missing stamps extremely rare Navy Dept. covers to Brazil, see Siegel 2013 Rarities sale for discussion of the Caldwell covers (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1582 c Official Mail, 1853-1949. 30 covers, the earliest is 1853 folded letter with "Washington Free" circular datestamp and straightline "Official Business/Auditors Officers" handstamp, many others with departmental printed corner card, wide range of departments, incl. several Interior from 1881-82, military incl. one with Naval ship cancel, one with official stamp tied (No. O124), a couple with postage due stamps and one registered with additional stamps, slightly mixed condition, mainly Fine E. $ 150-200

SOLD for $190.00
Will close during Public Auction
1583 c Official Issues Covers and Postal Stationery. 15 covers, incl. 3c Executive (couple corner faults), tied by blue Washington D. C. Nov 22 1879 grid duplex, "Executive Mansion" corner card, 3c Navy, 3c State (not tied but appears to belong), four Interior, two Post Office, three Treasury and one War, all with appropriate official corner cards, the Stationery incl. 23 items, 1c-3c Official and War issues, entires and cut squares, useful lot for the specialist E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction
1584 c Penalty Envelopes and Official Mail. 47 covers or postcards, first is legal-size with pair of No. 65 on Assistant Quartermaster's cover, also No. 65 on cover from Reuben Fenton (Gov. of New York) with illustrated Executive Dept. enclosure, some Officials on cover incl. pair of 2c Interior, single and pair of 3c Treasury, some entires, some penalty envelopes, also some World War I and II soldiers' mail, overall Fine-Very Fine

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction

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