Auction Detail
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.
single with cork cancel on January 16, 1873 cover from Brooklyn, New York to Glasgow, Scotland, all-over hand painted design with an owl (wearing boots) holding the address panel under his wing, red January 29 Liverpool transit and Glasgow arrival the same day, small corner faults, very fine, one of the most attractive and whimsical covers we've handled in some time
bright color, tied by perfect strike of New York Foreign Mail geometric cancel on cover to Yokohama, Japan, endorsed "Overland Mail" at top left, red "New York Dec 23" and "Yokohama Paid All Jan. 29" backstamps, extremely fine, a lovely and scarce 15c rate use
Provenance: Drucker Family (R.A. Siegel Sale 855, 2003)
bright color, tied by "New-York Jan 27 81" duplex to cover to Guanajuato, Mexico, endorsed "pr City of Alexandria", purple illustrated oval "Correos de Mexico, Vapor City of Alexandria" handstamp, Vera Cruz backstamp, very fine and attractive use
single tied by "2 Louisville Ky." oval to illustrated trifold broadside for Piper Heidsieck, obverse with red "Beware of the Dog" vignette with boy watching fence, reverse with spectacular multicolor advertisement for champagne-flavored plug tobacco, some splitting along the folds, otherwise extremely fine, an attractive and rare item
tied by "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, Nov. 21 1:30PM 94" duplex to oversized cover to Alameda, California, Chinkiang Local Post 1c Ultramarine tied by "Chinkiang * Postal Service * 5 P.M. 94 19NV" double circle datestamp, additional strike of Chinkiang datestamp on reverse, blue "Shanghai Local Post No 20 94" and December 14 San Francisco and Oakland backstamps, expertly prepared tears affect United States stamp, very fine appearance, a rare early combination of these two stamps
Provenance: Drucker Family (R.A. Siegel Sale 855, 2003)
tied by "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, May 4 2PM 95" duplex to Chefoo ½c postal card addressed to Louisville, Kentucky, "Local Post Chefoo 24 Apr 95" over indicium and repeated at left, faint blue "Shanghai Local Post Ap 26 95" datestamp, San Francisco and Louisville datestamps, small tape stains on reverse, very fine, message includes "You cannot imagine the sickness and the suffering...famine is often staring the people in the face. As one Christian sister said to me recently 'Is this the beginning of the last days?'"
Provenance: Drucker Family (R.A. Siegel Sale 855, 2003)
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)
tied by "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, Dec. 13 4PM 99" duplex to picture postcard to Baxter Springs, Kansas, used alongside China Imperial Post 5c Orange tied by rectangular grid and "Shanghai Local Post De 13 1899" datestamp, San Francisco transit, very fine and rare mixed franking, this postcard was mailed from a tourist in Shanghai on their way to Ceylon and is a non-philatelic mixed franking, the United States stamp was applied after the China stamp was cancelled
Provenance: Drucker Family (R.A. Siegel Sale 855, 2003)
tied by several strikes of "U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, Feb. 11 6PM 01" duplex on registered cover addressed to Springfield, Massachusetts, Foochow 6c Red also tied by duplex, "Foochow 23 Jan 01" datestamp alongside, Shanghai registry label and "R" handstamp, backstamped San Francisco February 26, accompanied by original registered receipt from Chinese Imperial Post, very fine and rare despite its philatelic origin
Provenance: Drucker Family (R.A. Siegel Sale 855, 2003)
tied by "U.S. Postal Agency Shanghai Jan. 4 1PM 01" duplex to cover used from Tientsin to San Francisco, Chinese Imperial Post 10c Green tied by "Tientsin 30 Dec. 1901" datestamp, January 2 Shanghai and January 27 San Francisco backstamps, tiny cover tear at top, very fine and scarce combination, the United States Postal Agency forgot to change the year date slug from 1901 to 1902 in the duplex
Provenance: Drucker Family (R.A. Siegel Sale 855, 2003)
horizontal pair tied by "U.S. Postal Sta. Shanghai China" duplex to 1905 cover to St. Louis, Missouri, Chinese Imperial Post 2c Scarlet also tied, black "T" handstamp applied by Chinese Post Office at Shanghai, backstamped Shanghai March 14, San Francisco April 7, and St. Louis April 11, very fine and attractive
Provenance: Drucker Family (R.A. Siegel Sale 855, 2003)
full margins, uncancelled on 1850 folded letter to Dorking, Surrey, England, red "Charleston S.C. Aug 17" datestamp with matching straightline "Paid" and "19", September 2 Liverpool arrival and London transit the next day, very fine and attractive transatlantic use of a Charleston carrier, 2023 Philatelic Foundation certificate (Scott $3,250)