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VERY FINE. AN EXTTREMELY RARE AND POSSIBLY UNIQUE SEA POST OFFICIAL SEAL. THIS IS THE FIRST (AND TO DATE, THE ONLY) RECORDED SEA POST OFFICIAL SEAL.
Sea Post Offices operated on board transoceanic steamers and processed mail posted on board or picked up at ports along the voyage. The need for official seals was very limited. (Image)
VERY FINE. THE UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF THIS POST OFFICE SEAL. ONE OF THE KEYS TO A COMPLETE COLLECTION OF TYPESET SEALS.
With 1976 P.F. certificate (Image)
This cover also has significance for the Washington-Franklin specialist. (Image)
THESE ARE THE ONLY TWO EXAMPLES OF THE "POST OFFICE, OFFICIALLY SEALED, LOS ANGELES" LABELS, SCOTT LOX30. A REMARKABLE 20TH CENTURY COVER.
The Scott Catalogue listing is based on this cover, describing the two seals as "unique", but obviously referring to the cover itself, as no other examples are recorded. (Image)
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE PORTAGE, WASHINGTON, TYPESET SEAL.
Ex Lyons (Image)