Sale 103: The APS Auction

Lot 4062    

(Penalty Mail) Inbound Penalty Mail, 1893-1936, group of 52 from a wide variety of origins, many franked with stamps of origin country, note 1916 from Canada with three 1¢ war tax stamps, 1928 U.S.S. Rizal posted in Cavite with 20c orange, 1926 from Italy, 1926 from Norway, 1925 from Sweden, 1926 from Irish Free State, 1926 from Yugoslavia, 1926 from Poland, etc.; some mixed condition, a nice group with a wide.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $425

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Lot 4063    

(Penalty Mail) Official Dept. Penalty Mail, 1880s-1939, group of 26 including some with Treasury and Interior Dept. Official stamps incl. O19 on cover, couple War Dept. imprints, few Postal Savings official stamp uses, some later imprint entires, one with postage dues and another with P.O. seal, Penalty envelope E600 essay, etc., mixed condition.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $220

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Lot 4064    

(Penalty Mail) Penalty Mail Collection, 1880s-1930s, group of over 100 covers and cards, wide range of material including a few Exposition items and post cards, Bureau of Soils use with Collection & Distribution Wagon duplex, 1898 #286 use on P.O. Dept. envelope tied by pneumatic machine cancel; Hakell Institute, United States Indian Training School purple penalty indicia; 1918 C3 airmail use, weather bureau related group, couple crash covers, printed matter label uses, etc., some mixed condition, interesting group.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $525

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Lot 4065    

(Penalty Mail) Penalty Mail Uprated with Stamps, 1880-1907, group of 36 with regular-issue frankings from Bank Note to 1902 Issue frankings, Departments include Agriculture, Interior, Justice Treasury, War, note Bloomington Nebr. wheel of fortune use, Board of Regulation of Seacoast Artillery Fire, Treasury Dept. Light-House Inspector, 1890s Bureau of Animal Industry, Eastern High School of Washington D.C.; etc., mixed condition, interesting group.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $270

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Lot 4066    

(Penalty Mail) Penalty Mail with Commemorative Frankings, 1893-1933, interesting group of 32 covers, range of frankings including 1893 Columbians, 1898 Trans-Miss., 1901 Pan-Americans, etc., note #231 on Treasury Dept., #236 on registered P.O. Dept cover, #237 solo frankings on two small Post Office Dept. registered covers, #298 on Dept. of Interior registered cover; #299 on P.O. Dept registered cover; #400A on faulty Dept. of Interior registered; some mixed condition and stamp flaws, nice group.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

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Realized: $375

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Lot 4067    

(Penalty Mail) Post Office Penalty Mail, 1880s-1930s, group of 58 including uprated with a range of stamps, couple registry return receipts and a money order receipt, dead letter office return envelopes, some with postage dues, a large group of Philatelic Division of Stamps mailings, an unused P.O. Dept. mourning envelope and three Postal Service entires, etc., mixed condition, interesting group.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

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Realized: $240

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Lot 4068    

(Penalty Mail) Registered Penalty Mail, 1883-1922, group of 29, majority uprated with stamps, some Departmental mails without, note 1884 Treasury Dept. use with four #210 singles; 1888 Gainesville Florida Dept. of Interior with five #213 franking; Treasury Mint uses including 1886 #209; 1898 #220 (2), 226; 1902 8¢ Bureau; 1904 8¢ #306; etc.; several P.O. postage stamp division uses including 1895 #258 and 1903 #307 uses, etc.; some faults, a nice group.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

Realized: $250

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Lot 4069    

(Penalty Mail) U.S. Possessions Penalty Mail, 1902-1931, group of 24 including Canal Zone, Cuba, Philippines, Virgin Islands, Shanghai P.O., etc. mostly uprated with stamps, note some nice Philippines like 1906 Malolos with #226 blue crayon "O.B." overprint, 1906 Lucena bearing #226 pair, 1907 Tuquegarao with #241 with ms. "OB" overprint, etc.; some mixed condition, a nice group.
Estimate    $400 - 600.

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Realized: $270

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Lot 4070    

Postal Stationery, 1874-1900s, assortment of approximately 200 used and unused with cards, envelopes and wrappers; several are uprated, c.c. imprints etc.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

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Lot 4071    

United States Postal Cards Cancels Collection 1870s-1900s, approximately 220 cards to 1950s uses with most 1870s/1910s uses, variety of fancy cancels with geometrics (including an 1881 Waterbury Conn "Leaf", 1882 Stillwater Minn "Wheel of Fortune", Hannibal Mo "US"), targets, stars, Maltese Cross, letters and numerals including negative, manuscript, etc. colored cancels plus assorted duplex and cds including octagonal, Carrier, Route Agent, City Delivery, Postmaster, County, Chicago "Blues", etc., note numerous S2 including an 1873 use to New Brunswick, etc., some minor faults but overall Fine or better with the cancels generally selected for quality of strike.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $500

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