Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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Official interesting postal history lot of seventeen covers, most with departmental imprints, excellent variety, with five 3c or 6c Interior including usages from the Land Office in Shasta, Ca. (with ms. note: "Secretary of Interior directs that no more than 20 acres of mining ground be entered in one claim") and Gainesville, Fla., plus one with violet Smithsonian Institution handstamp at top left, two 3c Navy, four 3c or 6c Post Office, two 3c Treasury including one postmarked Greensboro, N.C. plus a 10c Bank Note (#209) used on Treasury Dept. imprint envelope to the U.S. Consul in Hawaii, and finally three War Dept. usages, some small faults but mostly fine or better; a nice lot for the official specialist. (Image)

Est. 500-750

Closed or SOLD for $625.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM

116

#116, 10c Yellow, a lovely perfectly centered and large-margined example, with radiant color, tied to an immaculate 1870 cover from Shanghai, China to Iowa by small neat circle of wedges pmk., clearly struck "P.O.D. U.S. Con. Genl./Shanghai/Oct 13" c.d.s. to left, neat San Francisco transit backstamp, extremely fine; a most extraordinary cover in terms of both its rarity and quality; ex-Dale-Lichtenstein, "Concord" Collection where it realized $3,080.00 in a 1994 Siegel sale. (Image)

Est. 2,000-3,000

Closed or SOLD for $2,400.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM

116

#116, 10c Yellow, another fresh cover used from Shanghai, China, stamp is a perfectly centered jumbo, with gorgeous rich color, tied by well struck circle of wedges cancel, mostly clear "P.O.D. U.S. Con. Genl./Shanghai/Sep 13" c.d.s. at center, sent to Iowa, San Francisco transit backstamp, slightly reduced at right, very fine. (Image)

Est. 750-1,000

Closed or SOLD for $1,050.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM

139

#139, 10c Brown with grill, tied on 1871 cover by bold circle of wedges cancel, "P.O.D. U.S. Con. Genl./Shanghai/Oct 12" c.d.s. at right, San Francisco transit below, sent to Maine, blue "Russell & Co. Shanghai" oval merchants handstamp on flap, slightly reduced at right, minor edge wear, fine; a very rare usage of the Ten Cent grilled Bank Note; 1991 PF certificate. (Image)

Est. 750-1,000

Closed or SOLD for $950.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM

U.S. Post Offices in China 19th century postal history lot of twenty covers, most are Bank Note issues, includes seven franked with a 10c Brown Bank Note with "U.S. Postal Agcy Shanghai" c.d.s. postmark, plus two 5c Blue with the same cancels, five franked with 5c Garfield with "U.S. Postal Agency/Shanghai" in violet oval, one of these additionally franked with five 1c Blue. one with 5c Small Bank Note and two with 5c Bureau issue, also an 1861 10c Green (#68) with Yokohama c.d.s., a large part of cover franked with an amazing block of twenty, strip of three and a pair of the 2c Brown Bank Note with Yokohama c.d.s. tying the large block, plus a stampless cover from the U.S. Consulate General at Shanghai to Ningpo, with blue "Consulate General/Shanghai, China/Mar 20 1894" c.d.s. on reverse, small faults on some, all with fine-very fine appearance; a interesting lot of scarce covers. (Image)

Est. 1,500-2,000

Closed or SOLD for $3,000.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM

U.S. Military Stations in China lot of four covers, 1900-1901. one 2c Entire cancelled by "Mil Postal Sta No 1/China" c.d.s. and with similar backstamp to Indiana, one postal card additionally franked with 1c and 2c Bureaus tied by "Mil. P Sta No 1 Tientsin/China" c.d.s. postmarks to Germany, and two covers with 2c Red Bureau tied by "U.S. Mil Postal Sta/Peking, China" c.d.s. postmarks to Philadelphia and Baltimore, some cover edge faults, generally fine. (Image)

Est. 400-500

Closed or SOLD for $675.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM

U.S. Postal Offices in China extensive 20th century postal history collection of about 90 covers or cards, 1902-1922, most are franked with Washington-Franklin heads, however we do note at least a dozen with the 1902 Issue, a varied range of covers showing the different types of duplex postmarks, plus some censored, picture postcards, a 2c Parcel Post (#Q2) usage, a very rare usage of the 10c Parcel Postage Due (#JQ4) cancelled on arrival from Shanghai to San Francisco, combination usages with Chinese or Philippine stamps, illustrated advertising, business corner cards, some inbound usages to Shanghai (including a few from the late 19th century) showing U.S. Postal Agency receiving postmarks, mostly fine-very fine; an unusually comprehensive lot, certainly one of the largest groups offered at public auction in a long time. (Image)

Est. 2,000-3,000

Closed or SOLD for $4,250.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM

U.S. Postal Offices in China specialized collection of registered covers, 34 items in all (27 covers, 7 fronts), 1900-1922, includes three covers franked with Bureau issues, each with a rare registry label, later issues show a wide range of registry markings, including various straightline, several boxed (many with additional registry markings), "Per First Steamer/Registered", "Received/Registered Mail" in circle, some ms. registered markings, foreign usages include Holland (three), Switzerland and England, and of course many of the receiving cities applied registry backstamps, mainly fine or better; an extraordinary lot for the U.S. Postal Offices in China specialist or a collector of registered mail. (Image)

Est. 2,000-3,000

Closed or SOLD for $6,850.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM

U.S. Post Offices in Shanghai correspondence of the E.I. du Pont de Nemours Export Co., fifteen huge covers (12 1/2" x 10") sent from their office in Shanghai to their office in New York, 1920-1922, all franked with various Washington-Franklin stamps to the 20c value, making up rates from 16c to 86c, tied by various U.S. Post Offices in China cancels, note some stamp with perfins, six covers are registered, some interesting markings including one with violet "U.S. Customs/Free of Duty" in oval, some cover faults as expected on such large commercial covers, fine appearance; a very rare group. (Image)

Est. 750-1,000

Closed or SOLD for $0.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM

United States stamps with Offices in China cancels over 100 stamps, some in multiples, showing a wide range of Shanghai cancels, including ovals, c.d.s.'s, parcel posts, etc., mostly Washington-Franklins including large frankings on piece (note one with $2.67) and a pair of $2.00 Black and red (#547), also some Bureau issues including a 5c tied to piece with Foochow local and four tied to piece by Tientsin military station cancels, also a group of about fifty 30c Orange Franklin heads with parcel post roller cancels, stamps in mixed condition, generally fine-very fine strikes.

Est. 500-750

Closed or SOLD for $850.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM

#K1, 2c on 1c Green, block of twelve (3x4) tied by oval "U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai China" pmks. on back of 1920 registered cover to Washington, Y.M.C.A. corner card, cover with small edge flaws and a few minor toned specks, still fine; the catalog value as simply two used blocks and four singles is $450.00. (Image)

Est. 150-200

Closed or SOLD for $210.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM

#K1, 2c on 1c Green, block of ten (5x2) and a horizontal pair tied by "U.S. Pos. Service Shanghai China" c.d.s. on 1922 special delivery cover to Madison, Wisc. (backstamp), stamps are well centered and fresh, cover very slightly reduced at right, very fine and unusually clean; ex-Siskin. (Image)

Est. 200-300

Closed or SOLD for $350.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM

#K2, 4c on 2c Rose, two blocks of four (one on reverse) tied by oval "U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai China" pmks. on 1920 registered cover to Philadelphia, opened irregularly at top left (not affecting stamps or markings), fine; the two used blocks catalog $340.00; ex-Siskin. (Image)

Est. 150-200

Closed or SOLD for $220.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM

#K2, 4c on 2c Rose, horizontal strip of five and a single tied by indistinct "U.S. Pos. Service Shanghai China" duplex pmks. on 1922 special delivery cover to Madison, Wisconsin (backstamp), a fresh and very fine cover. (Image)

Est. 150-200

Closed or SOLD for $230.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM

#K2, 4c on 2c Rose, horizontal strip of three, horizontal pair and single tied by "U.S. Pos. Service Shanghai China" duplex on 1922 registered cover to Illinois, several backstamps, the stamps in the strip of three have an unusual overprint flaw, with a line after the "4c", very fine; a very scarce commercial usage paying the correct registered rate. (Image)

Est. 300-400

Closed or SOLD for $270.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM

#K4, 8c on 4c Brown, along with two 2c, two 4c and one 6c Surcharges (#K1, K2, K3) tied by oval "U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai China" pmks. on a 1922 legal-size registered penalty envelope cover to Pennsylvania, with a very scarce "Post Office Department/United State Postal Agency/Shanghai China" imprint at top left, stamps affixed over penalty imprint at right, red seal chops at top left and on reverse, numerous backstamps, fine; an interesting usage. (Image)

Est. 300-400

Closed or SOLD for $375.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM

K1-6

#K6, 12c on 6c Orange, along with 2c-10c Surcharges (#K1-5) tied by oval "U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai China" pmks. on 1921 registered cover to London, several backstamps including U.S. Postal Agency in Shanghai, New York Foreign oval and London receiver, cover opened for display, very fine; any destination outside the United States is rare. (Image)

Est. 400-500

Closed or SOLD for $550.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM

K1, K5, K10

#K10, 20c on 10c Orange Yellow, tied along with 2c on 1c (#K1) and 10c on 5c (#K5) by oval "U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai China" pmk. on 1920 registered cover to Philadelphia, paying the triple 2c rate and registry fee, merchant's corner card, rare violet boxed "Registered" also ties two stamps, violet "Supposed liable to customs duty" handstamp and green customs label at bottom left, several backstamps, just slightly reduced at right, very fine; a very rare commercial usage, particularly with the customs label attached; ex-Siskin. (Image)

Est. 500-750

Closed or SOLD for $1,000.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM

K10

#K10, 20c on 10c Orange yellow, along with 4c on 2c Rose (#K2), tied by bold oval "U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai China" on 1922 registered cover to Cleveland, violet "Postal Agent./Shanghai, China." handstamped imprint at top left, stamps show traces of white paste applied by the postal agent prior to use, several backstamps, very fine and scarce; ex-Siskin. (Image)

Est. 150-200

Closed or SOLD for $160.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM

K12

#K12, 30c on 15c Gray, tied by oval "U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai China" pmk. on 1922 registered cover to Cleveland, "Postal Agent, Shanghai China" violet handstamped corner card, numerous backstamps, stamp applied with paste causing a little whitening around the stamp, fine and quite scarce; ex-Siskin. (Image)

Est. 200-300

Closed or SOLD for $260.00
Closing..Nov-17, 05:00 PM