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Department
Officials (#5)
| Item # |
Description |
Price |
Picture |
| 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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| 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 |
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| 4363 |
#O85, 3 cent War, canceled by an XF strike of bold
circle of Vs killer, possibly New Orleans. Stamp has small, deep
thin under the killer that projects to the stamp surface. (HCS) |
SOLD |
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| 4028 |
#O85, 3 cent War, scissor separated, bearing a VF
and attractive strike of indigo blue star in circle killer. |
$10 |
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| 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 |
 |
| 3945 |
#UO55 3 cent War entire, bearing a VF+ strike of
large blue letter H in circle with matching strike of FOREST &
AURORA AGT. postmark (Towle 730-A-1, Aurora to Forreston, Ill.
via Chicago & Iowa R.R.). Scarce fancy cancel, railroad usage
combination. Minor water spot at right does not detract. |
SOLD |
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| 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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| 4912 |
#O 86, fine, minor toning at left, bearing an
XF-superb strike of bold letter T killer, most likely from St.
Paul, MN. Great killer. |
$25 |
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| 4366 |
#O86, 6 cent War, canceled by an XF strike of Fort
Leavenworth, KS fancy honeycomb geometric killer, stamp with
tiny thin. (HCS) |
$40 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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| 3233 |
#O86, VF 6 cent War, minor perf faults, tied by quartered cork Washington, DC killer on fine, unreduced
Adjutant General's Office envelope, docketed FEB 6, 1875 on back. One inch tear at left, still attractive and scarce usage. |
SOLD |
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| 2414 |
#O88, fine 10 cent War, bearing a superb SOTN strike of FORT APACHE, ARIZONA, OCT 19 1883
postmark. Stamp has light surface rub at upper left and single nibbed perf at right.
A wonderful and scarce fort killer on official. |
SOLD |
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| 4663 |
#O89, F-VF+ 15 cent War, horizontal wrinkle, bearing
an XF SOTN strike of 4-point star killer (Cole STX-8), found
on other War stamps, unattributed. |
$40 |
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| 4343 |
#O89, 12 cent War, canceled by two partial strikes
of purple PORT TOWNSEND (Washington) postmark. |
SOLD |
 |
| 197 |
#O89, 12 cent War, VF and sound, 9-bar ellipse cancellation (numeral 4). |
$8 |
 |
| 4762 |
#O90, 15 cent War, canceled by a VF-XF strike of
FORT MAGINNIS, MONTANA TER. DEC 3, 1882 territorial fort double
rimmed octagon postmark. All fort cancels on high value
officials are scarce. Stamp with small perf faults. |
SOLD |
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| 3876 |
#O90, F-VF, bearing a VF SOTN strike of very
scarce LAPWAI, IDAHO, JUL 7, 1881 postmark (Lapwai, Nez Perce
Cnty, 1868-). Fort Lapwai, Idaho Territory, served from 1862
until 1884 protecting western settlers. |
SOLD |
 |
| 4144 |
#O92, 30 cent War, VF, bearing two VF strikes of
size 3 bottle stopper killer of FORT LEAVENWORTH, KS. Scarce.
Stamp has an unobtrusive 3 mm tear at top, still a great
cancellation item on an official. |
SOLD |
 |
| 4659 |
#O92, XF 30 cent War, canceled by a VF-XF SOTN
strike of blue FORT DAVIS, TEXAS, NOV 16, 1880 postmark and
partial star killer. Stamp has a couple nibbed perfs at
bottom, is otherwise sound. A terrific and very scarce fort
cancel on a high value official. |
$225 |
 |
| 2972 |
#O92, 30 cent War, bearing a F-VF strike of unusual square shield killer
(inverted). Scarce fancy killer on official. |
$20 |
 |
| 4020 |
#O97, 2 cent Interior soft paper, VF used top
margin block of 6 (partial capture of plate number), light CDS
with duplexed ellipse killer (city cannot be determined). Block has
a few faults, as to be expected on large multiples, including
internal tear in BL stamp and corner creases on BL and BR stamps.
All used official blocks are extremely scarce. |
SOLD |
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| 3822 |
#O97, VF, sound, bearing an VF-XF strike of scarce
circle-in-triangle-in-circle killer of Fall River, WI (Cole
GET-48, 1884 reported usage), probably a "seeing eye" Masonic
killer. Scarce and desirable fancy cancel. |
SOLD |
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