Sale 110: The Fall Sale

Lot 740    

Official Seal - Typeset, black, rouletted 16½ block of 4, o.g., minor hinge reinforced, Very Fine.
Scott Nos. LOX8f    $800+.

Realized: $70

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Lot 741 o   

Official Seal - Typeset, black, rouletted 16½ on 3 sides, handstamped "Augusta Kas.", light horizontal crease, Very Fine appearance, the unique listing copy in Scott.
Scott Nos. LOX8g    $300.

Realized: $50

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Lot 742    

Official Seal - Typeset, black, rouletted 11½ at top and side, setting 3, complete pane of four, o.g., light diagonal crease affects three and stain affects right pair, Very Fine appearance, one of only three recorded panes.
Scott Nos. LOX11f    $750.

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Lot 743    

Official Seal - Typeset, black, affixed to small piece of envelope, "Opened Through Mistake" crossed out and manuscript "Recd Unsealed" added, Chelmsford Mass. cds, clipped at top left and wrinkled, Fine appearance, the only recorded example and illustrated in Scott.
Scott Nos. LOX36    $750.

Illustrated and described in Kotanchik on p. 224, where he surmises that it may have been printed by Morrill Brothers due to the rouletting.

Realized: $160

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Lot 744    

Official Seal - Typeset, black, rouletted 11½ used to seal roughly opened right edge of 2¢ carmine entire canceled by "Montour Falls, N.Y. Oct 1, 1902" duplex to Watkins N.Y., pencil "Opened by mistake J.E.F." at left, Watkins (10.1) arrival backstamp, Very Fine use.
Scott Nos. LOX8    $750.

Realized: $70

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Lot 745    

Official Seal - Typeset, black, rouletted 12½ x 11½ Setting 1, position C, affixed to reclosed right edge of 1897 cover from Chihuahua, Mexico to Silver City N.M., bearing Mexico 5c blue, Silver City Jul. 19 cds backstamp, docketing, seal faulty from opening; a Very Fine use.
Scott Nos. LOX8c    $750.

ONE OF TWO RECORDED USAGES OF A TYPESET SEAL ON A FOREIGN ORIGIN LETTER, AND THE ONLY RECORDED TERRITORIAL USE OF A TYPESET SEAL.

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Lot 746    

Sea Post Seal, 1895, black, Bremen, label seals left edge of 2¢ green entire bearing 2¢ lake (219D) and 1¢ Columbian (230) tied by "Menasha, Wis. Sep 26", New York (9.28) machine transit backstamp; label partial, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott Nos. OXSP1    $1,750.

AN EXTREMELY RARE "NEW YORK - BREMEN" 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.

Realized: $270

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