The World's Fair Collection of The 1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue continued...

**Domestic and Foreign Uses, 5c-10c on Cover**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
402		5c Trans-Mississippi (288). Tied by duplex, second strike of "Mil Sta. No. 1, Philippine Islands, Manila, Jun. 15, 1899 4PM" duplex at right, on cover to Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, receiving backstamp, vertical file fold well away from stamp which has some toning at upper left, Very Fine appearance, this is reported to be the first day of use of this Philippines military postmark (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
403		5c Trans-Mississippi (288). Tied by "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, ? Sep. 10AM 99" duplex datestamp on cover to San Mateo Cal., San Francisco and receiving backstamps, red "Canadian Pacific Railway, Royal Mail Steamships" on backflap, some toning affects stamp which is affected from placement at edge of cover, Fine appearance, scarce use (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 150-200 SOLD for $100.00 Will close during Public Auction
404		5c Trans-Mississippi (288). Rich color, used with 1c and 4c Trans-Mississippi (285, 287), tied by "Washington D.C. Jul. 20 8:30PM '98" machine cancel on red and blue Spanish-American War Overall Flag Patriotic cover to Schlesien, Germany, New York and receiving backstamps, fresh and Very Fine, a colorful cover (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 300-400 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
405		5c Trans-Mississippi (288). Rich color, used with 1c and 2c Trans-Mississippi (285-286), tied by light strikes of registry ovals on 10c Columbian entire (U351) to Weimea, Kauai, Hawaii, purple "Registered, San Francisco Cal. Nov. 22, 189?" oval datestamp, receiving datestamp at left, some soiling affects stamps, 2c tiny indentation at top, Very Fine and attractive use paying the 8c registry fee plus double 5c UPU rate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 150-200 SOLD for $180.00 Will close during Public Auction
406		5c Trans-Mississippi (288). Rich color, used with 3c Columbian (232), tied by registry ovals, purple "Cleveland, Ohio Reg. Div., Nov. 1, 1899" double-circle datestamp on 5c Columbian entire (U350) to Bagh, Baluchistan, red London transit also ties 5c, back of cover with 16 postal markings incl. Dead Letter Office markings from Karachi and Bombay, red manuscript "Forwarded to D.L.O. Karachi" with "Bombay" written beneath, manuscript "Please preserve this envelope" at left, Very Fine, a very unusual use, Baluchistan is an arid region incorporating parts of Iran and Pakistan (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
407		5c Trans-Mississippi (288). Rich color, used with 6c Red Violet, Columbian (235a), tied by Cleveland Ohio registry ovals on registered 2c entire to Dyrefjord, Iceland, purple "Cleveland, Ohio Reg. Div., Nov. 1, 1899" double-circle datestamp, New York registry label, Copenhagen, Reykjavik and receiving backstamps, manuscript "Please preserve this envelope" at left, sealed tear affects embossed stamp, otherwise Very Fine use properly paying the 8c registry fee plus 5c UPU rate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 200-300 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
408		5c Trans-Mississippi (288). Tied by "Boston Mass. Mar. 15 4-PM 1899 Roxbury Station" machine cancel on cover to London England and forwarded to Kyoto, Japan, London and receiving backstamps, forwarding label tied by Japanese manuscript, small filing holes at left, Very Fine, scarce use (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 300-400 SOLD for $160.00 Will close during Public Auction
409		5c Trans-Mississippi (288). Used with 8c Lilac (225) and tied by registry ovals on cover to Dahai, Baluchistan, purple "Cleveland Ohio, Reg. Div., Nov. 1, 1899" double-circle datestamp, New York registry label, red London transit also ties stamps, back of cover with twelve postal markings incl. Dead Letter Office markings from Bombay and Karachi, red manuscript "No such P.O., forwarded to D.L.O. Karachi for disposal", manuscript "Please preserve this envelope" at left, some edgewear, Very Fine and unusual use, Baluchistan is an arid region incorporating parts of Iran and Pakistan (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 200-300 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction
410		5c Trans-Mississippi (288). Rich color, tied by "Philadelphia Penn. Sep. 21 7-PM '98" manuscript on The Philadelphia Museums illustrated corner card cover to Helsingfors, Finland, receiving backstamp, fresh and Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 100-150 SOLD for $130.00 Will close during Public Auction
411		5c-8c Trans-Mississippi (288-289). Tied by light strikes of purple registry ovals, matching "Registered, Jul. 18, 1899, Station No. 51, Chicago Ill." four-line datestamp on red and blue Waving Flag and "U.S.A." of Stars Patriotic cover to Austria, New York registry label, receiving backstamp, few minor toned perf tips, still fresh and Very Fine, a colorful use (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
412		8c Trans-Mississippi (289). Detailed impression, used with 5c Dark Blue (281). tied by criss-crossing strikes of purple "Foreign" straightline handstamp on registered 5c Blue entire (U378) to London, England, matching "Registered Helena, Mont. Nov. 15, 1899" three-line datestamp, New York registry label, receiving backstamp, Very Fine, attractive use properly paying the 8c registry fee plus double UPU rate, illustrated in the Luff book (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. $ 200-300 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction

Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

StampAuctionCentral and StampAuctionNetwork are
Copyright © 1994-2022 Droege Computing Services, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.
Mailing Address: 20 West Colony Place
Suite 120, Durham NC 27705 Back to Top of Page