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Department
Officials (#1)
| Item # |
Description |
Price |
Picture |
| 5301 |
#O2, F-VF 2¢ Agriculture, reperforated at left,
canceled by a VF SOTN strike of a hollow 4-point star killer.
Fancy cancels on all Agriculture stamps besides the 3¢ value are
very scarce. |
$35 |
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| 5473 |
#O3, fine, small faults, canceled by a superb SOTN
strike of blue P. Ft. W. & C, R'y (Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne, and
Chicago Railway) JUL 3, 1877, MAHONG'TOWN STATION octagonal ticket
ribbon postmark.
The
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne, and Chicago Railroad Company was formed in
1856 as a consolidation of the Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad, the
Ohio and Indiana Railroad, and the Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad.
It reorganized out of bankruptcy on February 26, 1862 and renamed
the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne, and Chicago Railway. The new railway
leased lines throughout the Beaver Valley, in Pennsylvania and the
Mahoning Valley in Ohio. It also included routes throughout
Ashtabula and Cleveland, Ohio. Towle & Meyer list only a
single postmark for this railway, 223-S-1 as part of catalog route
223, Erie to Pittsburgh via Pennsylvania R.R. This
station postmark is unlisted and obviously quite scarce.
Helbock list Mahoningtown, PA in Lawrence County with dates of
operation 1884-1900. Apparently there was a railway office
before a post office. The blue of this postmark with its
distinct letters contrasts beautifully against the deep yellow of
the stamp. A wonderful and showy railway postmark on an
official. Terrific! |
SOLD |
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| 5171 |
#O3, fine, sound, bearing an XF strike of purple
outlined Maltese cross fancy killer with partial matching strike
of town postmark. |
SOLD |
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| 2512 |
#O4, VF, fresh, 3 large margins, cancelled by neat
SOTN strike of quartered cork killer. Stamp has a small shallow thin.
Attractive. |
$25 |
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| 2375 |
#O12, fine, sound, tied by light Washington, DC postmark and light broken leaf killer on
VF unreduced Executive Mansion cover to Cincinnati, OH, blue Cincinnati receiving stamp on
back. Very scarce, especially this nice. |
SOLD |
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| 4970 |
#O15, 1 cent Interior, VF, large margins, light
cancel, sound, from position 91 showing the catalog listed
plate variety, short transfer at bottom right. Desirable item
for the specialist and a very attractive stamp. |
SOLD |
 |
| 4325 |
#O16, 2 cent Interior, fine, just tied by small
6-wedge killer with Washington, DC postmark paying the local mail
rate on fine General Land Office cover, black AUG 11 carrier on
reverse, 1/4 inch reduced at right, minor docketing at left. |
$100 |
 |
| 4761 |
#O17, 3 cent Interior, VF, small perf fault at upper
right, canceled by an XF strike of an unusual ring and dots
target killer, unlike any I have previously encountered. |
SOLD |
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| 5022 |
#O17, fine, tied by purple target with VF matching
strike of OREGON CITY, OREGON, APR 27, 1878 postmark (probably
from a commercial rubber device, explaining why the circle is bent)
on fine cover, opened at right with small repair at bottom right.
Although there are no indications on the envelope of the official
nature of the correspondence, this most likely originated from the
Land Office. Scarce Oregon use. |
$100 |
 |
| 4716 |
#O17, 3 cent Interior, F-VF, sound, tied by notched
quartered cork killer and SEP 12, WASHINGTON, D.C. postmark on
VF intact Pension Office envelope. Based on 24 mm dimension
and postmark format, this is a scarce 1873 first year of issue
use. |
$75 |
 |
| 3424 |
#O17, fine 3 cent Interior, tied by light postmark and quartered cork killer on fine
small U.S. Land Office, Concordia, Kansas envelope to Olathe, KS, reduced 3/8 inch at
right, affecting nothing. |
$80 |
 |
| 3405 |
#O17, VF, tied by quartered cork killer and Washington, DC postmark on
VF Department of the Interior Pension Office envelope to Iowa, quarter inch reduced at left, ting edge stain at UL, otherwise fresh and attractive. |
$75 |
 |
| 3808 |
#O17, #O18, both VF stamps, paying triple rate
on VF intact Interior Dept. Pension Office envelope, each
stamp canceled by pretty strikes of Washington, DC fancy
geometric killer, with a particularly nice strike on the 6 cent.
Combination of clean cover and VF Official stamps with well
struck fancy cancels is rare. |
SOLD |
 |
| 5069 |
#O18, 6 cent Interior, 2 fine sound copies paying
quadruple first class postage, tied by small Washington, DC grid
with MAR 30 (1874) postmark on F-VF intact Pension Office cover to
Baltimore. Attractive, scarce. Ex-Ainsworth. |
$275 |
 |
| 4329 |
#O18, 6 cent Interior, margin selvage copy,
tied by Washington, DC postmark and cork killer on clean intact
Pension Office cover to Newburgh, New York. Stamp fault where
overlaps cover edge. |
$40 |
 |
| 5135 |
#O18, 6¢ Interior, canceled by a bold and XF strike
of San Francisco, CA letter H killer. Quite eye catching. |
$40 |
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| 5110 |
#O18, scissor fault at right, canceled by light
SALT LAKE CITY (Utah) postmark. All town postmarks on officials
are scarce. |
$5 |
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| 4924 |
#O18, F-VF, canceled by a VF-XF SOTN strike of
Maltese cross style cross killer. |
SOLD |
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| 3970 |
#O19, VF, sound, canceled by a VF strike of
Washington, DC circular geometric fancy killer (Cole GR-78).
Stamp also shows trace of red foreign mail postmark along the
bottom. Pretty stamp. |
$40 |
 |
| 4858 |
#O20, 12 cent Interior, perf creases, showing a
major listed plate variety, position 6, short transfer/erasure at
lower right, not obscured by dark blue target killer. Scarce and
desirable variety. |
SOLD |
 |
| 4955 |
#O21, VF, sound, unused n.g. stamp with
proof-like impression clearly detailing the Huggins type IIb double
transfer variety at left. (See George Sayers, USPCS Chronicle, February
2009, pages 67-68.). Numerous other unerased transfer lines
visible throughout stamp design. A gorgeous example of this
scarce, catalog-listed plate variety. Wow! |
SOLD |
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| 5542 |
#O23, fine, sound, bearing an XF-superb SOTN strike
of unusual narrow rounded 6-bar killer. Neat cancel. |
$20 |
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| 5337 |
#O24, VF 90¢ Interior, sound, barely canceled
and clearly showing all elements of Scott listed position 17
major double transfer. A wonderful used example of this
scarce plate variety. |
SOLD |
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| 5472 |
#O25S, VF+ fresh and sound block of 4 of the 1¢
Justice special printing SPECIMEN overprint, all perforations
intact, no separations. The stamps are printed on horizontally
ribbed paper, confirming that this block is from the second
printing. Has to be one of the finest quality blocks
available on the market. Beautiful. Scott 2011
value for this variety, $550. |
SOLD |
 |
| 5099 |
#O27, fine, fresh 3¢ Justice, corner crease at
lower right, tied by VF strike of rectangular killer with
Washington, DC MAR 17 postmark on VF small Department of Justice
corner envelope, tiny trim at right. 1875 usage based upon other
covers bearing this killer. Cover mailed to Genl. W. (William)
G. Le Duc of Hastings, Minnesota, a Civil War veteran and U.S.
Commissioner of Agriculture under President Hayes (1877-1881).
Brevet Brigadier General Le Duc received his Civil War commission in
the Quartermaster Department. |
$500 |
 |
| 5466 |
#O27, fair-fine 3¢ Justice, sound, canceled by VF+
SOTN strike of large star in crescent fancy Masonic killer.
Unusual fancy killers like this are exceptionally difficult to
locate on any value Justice Department stamp. Terrific! |
SOLD |
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| 5377 |
#O27, 3¢ Justice, VF, fresh and sound copy,
canceled by light blue killer. Pretty. |
$35 |
 |
| 368 |
#O29, 10 cent Justice, F-VF, fresh and sound, moderate
black grid cancel. |
$50 |
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