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Department
Officials (#4)
| Item # |
Description |
Price |
Picture |
| 1888 |
#O75, XF, tied by square cork killer with matching Washington, D.C. postmark large cover from the
Office of the Auditor of the Treasury For the Post Office
Department. Quarter inch reduction at right and tiny edge
faults do not detract from this otherwise VF, scarce cover. |
$100 |
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| 5527 |
#O75, fine, sound, canceled by multiple strikes of
blue Chicago fancy killer, Berg type TW, triple wedge. Pretty. |
SOLD |
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| 5479 |
#O75, F-VF+, sound, crisp perfs around,
canceled by an XF strike of fancy blue shield killer of St.
Joseph, MO (Whitfield 1291). Gorgeous stamp with fancy cancel. |
SOLD |
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| 3308 |
#O76, XF 7 cent Treasury, plus fine pair #O72, 1 cent
Treasury, triple the 3¢ domestic rate, on fine legal size envelope, very minor reduction from opening at right.
Rare franking combo, one of 2 recorded. |
SOLD |
 |
| 3359 |
#O77, 10c Treasury, fine, paying registry on large, intact envelope to First Nat'l Bank of Stonington, Conn.,
purple straight, 3 line REGISTERED JUN 14 1881 WASHINGTON, D.C. Two wax seals on reverse. Scarce. |
$350 |
 |
| 5507 |
#O79, 15¢ Treasury, XF sound pair, each canceled by a
VF-XF strike of unusual geometric killer composed of an 8-segment
box with 3 internal bars. Almost certainly this is a
scarce-to-rare New Orleans geometric killer. Gorgeous pair. |
SOLD |
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| 5128 |
#O79, fine, tiny fault, canceled by a superb SOTN
strike of Chicago blue numeral 1 in circle, Berg type NUM-2, top
scarcity 5. Amazingly, one other O79 with almost identical
killer (probably off the same cover) exists. A gem fancy on
an official. |
SOLD |
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| 3761 |
#O80, 24 cent Treasury, VF-XF, sound,
immaculate perforations with face-free cancellation. A gem stamp,
rarely found this nice. 2008 PFC, graded VF 80, which I
believe misstates the centering of this stamp. The 24 cent
Treasury is notorious for poor margins and centering because of the
large size of its die relative to other official stamps. (See:
Campbell, Alan, "The Quest for Perfection: Observations on Grading
and on Perforating the Official Stamps," The Chronicle of the
U.S. Classic Postal Issues, November 2007.) |
SOLD |
 |
| 382 |
#O80, 24 cent Treasury, F+ and very fresh, small blue
cancellation, key stamp in Treasury issues. |
$45 |
 |
| 5491 |
#O81, 30¢ Treasury, VF, crease, clearly showing the
catalog listed short transfer at upper right variety, plate
position 45, scarce. |
$20 |
 |
| 5160 |
#O83, 1 cent War, canceled by PELHAM, NY postmark
(Westchester County DLO, 1849-93), a couple trimmed perfs at top
left and top right. All town postmarks scarce an desirable on this
issue. |
$15 |
 |
| 5164 |
#O83, fine, deep rose color, canceled by an
XF-superb SOTN strike of indigo blue star in circle killer that
beautifully contrasts with color of the stamp. |
$25 |
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| 4925 |
#O 84, fine, scissor separated on all four sides,
canceled by an XF SOTN strike of FT. LEAVENWORTH, KS geometric
killer, scarce. |
$30 |
 |
| 397 |
#O84, 2 cent War, VF with an XF purple strike of "CAMP HARNEY, GRANT"
(County, Oregon Territory) APR 20 1879 double ring CDS. This was
apparently before this became part of Harney County. Scarce and desirable (Helbock scarcity index
7). Stamp has tiny corner crease and internal fault which do
not detract from this great cancellation. |
SOLD |
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| 3525 |
#O85, fine 3 cent War, sound, tied by black cork
killer with Washington, DC AUG 24 postmark (circa 1874-75) on War
Department, Surgeon General's Office envelope, opened at left. |
$50 |
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| 5151 |
#O85, F-VF, SE at left, canceled by an XF strike
SAN DIEGO, CAL, JUL 19, 1882 postmark. Scarce, particularly so
well struck. |
$40 |
 |
| 4320 |
#O85, fine, fresh, 3 cent War, bearing a
spectacular 100% strike of NEW ORLEANS, LA fiery cross killer,
easily the finest strike on an official extant. Stamp has a
thinned perf at top but is otherwise sound. An incredible
fancy cancel. (HCS) |
SOLD |
 |
| 4028 |
#O85, 3 cent War, scissor separated, bearing a VF
and attractive strike of indigo blue star in circle killer. |
$10 |
 |
| 3414 |
#O85 block of 4, avg, used, two fair strikes of Missoula, MONT (Montana territory) postmarks.
Used blocks of low value War stamps are extremely scarce, especially
with town postmarks. Scissor separated at top and bottom,
horizontal wrinkle. A great item! |
SOLD |
 |
| 3892 |
#UO54, VF intact entire, bearing a F-VF strike of
violet double ring DARBY, DELAWARE CO., PA., APR 1, 1882 postmark
with matching target killer. Washington, DC, receiving mark on back.
County name postmarks are quite scarce on these entires.
Unobtrusive half inch tear at top. |
$30 |
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| 5444 |
#UO55, 3¢ War entire, blue target killer plus VF
strike of fancy purple DERRY, N.H. saw-toothed double ring MONEY
ORDER OFFICE, S. PETTEE, P.M. postmaster postmark, AUG 16, 1880.
Small tear at bottom, a VF entire with a very uncommon style of
postmark. |
$75 |
 |
| 5474 |
#O86, just fine, sound, pen cancel with VF partial
strike of double ring blue ticket ribbon, JUL 10, 1876 postmark with
the wording, "Y. WASHINGTON, SUMM" clearly readable. Most likely
this is a railway station postmark, unlisted. |
SOLD |
 |
| 5006 |
#O86, 6 cent War, bearing a VF+ SOTN strike of
incised 5 point star fancy killer. |
$15 |
 |
| 4366 |
#O86, 6 cent War, canceled by an XF strike of Fort
Leavenworth, KS fancy honeycomb geometric killer, stamp with
tiny thin. (HCS) |
$40 |
 |
| 3277 |
#O86, F-VF, cancelled by an XF strike of US (S in U) fancy killer of Jefferson
Barracks. An attractive example of this scarce killer on official. Stamp has a small filled thin. |
$30 |
 |
| 4324 |
#O86, 6 cent War, fine, tied by quartered cork killer
with light Washington, DC postmark on fine Adjutant General's
Office cover to Tennessee, half inch reduction at right affects
nothing, minor docketing at left. |
$95 |
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