Lot Details
June 2023
"Erivan" Collection Part IX and Canal Zone Stamps and Covers
Our June sales include Part IX of the "Erivan" Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History and a catalogue of Canal Zone stamps and covers featuring the collections of James W. Crumpacker and Paul F. Ammons.
1894-98 Bureau Issues
tied by "New York Sta. P" mute double ovals on registered cover to Kantcheufu, China, red boxed "Registered Apr. 27, 1896 Branch P.O. Station P. New York P.O." datestamp, San Francisco registry label, Shanghai Local Post 1c and 4c stamps tied by "Registered-Shanghai Ju 15" datestamp, "Customs Shanghai Jun. 15, 1896" backstamp, manuscript "Try Via Newchwang" crossed out and "Not Known" at bottom left, "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, Jul. 25 10:30AM 95" duplex (should be 1896), August 13 San Francisco backstamp and "Returned to Writer" pointing hand applied, very fine mixed franking on a registered cover that was returned to the United States
Provenance: Drucker Family (R.A. Siegel Sale 855, 2003)