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Sale 3051 - Part IV - The Eli Babcock Collection of US Postal Stationery
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Lot# : 3580 Canal Zone
Canal Zone Stationery Selection, includes UPSS 6 mint (2) and used (3), 7 mint and used (4 incl 1929 first flight uprated to Argentina and returned to sender), and S17 used (6), all Very Fine or better, an attractive group (UPSS $419)Start Price : 50.00 USDCurrent Opening : 65.00 USDHammer price : 150.00 USDLot# : 3581 Cuba
Cuba Stationery Selection, includes (mint unless otherwise stated) UPSS 1 mint and used to New York, 1c, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8a, S1 used, S2 mint and used to Germany, and perf surcharge used to New York, all Very Fine or better, a wonderful group (UPSS $375)Start Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 80.00 USDHammer price : 300.00 USDLot# : 3582 Danish West Indies
Lot# : 3583 Danish West Indies
Lot# : 3584 Danish West Indies
Lot# : 3585 Danish West Indies
Lot# : 3586 Danish West Indies
Danish West Indies Envelope Selection, includes UPSS 1 mint and used (3 incl to Germany and Uruguay), 2 mint, 3 used (faults), 4 mint, 5 used plus used full corner, 6 mint (2) and used, 7 used (5), and 7c mint (2), mostly Very Fine but a few small faults, a scarce group (UPSS $1,985)Start Price : 150.00 USDCurrent Opening : 150.00 USDHammer price : 400.00 USDLot# : 3587 Danish West Indies
Lot# : 3588 Hawaii
UX3, 1882 3c Blue green, "Honolulu H.I. Dec 31 1894" duplex, addressed to Otto Bickel (stamp dealer) in Cettinje, Montenegro, San Francisco transit datestamp, Montenegro arrival on reverse, small nick at bottom right, still Fine and attractive, a desirable destinationStart Price : 120.00 USDCurrent Opening : 120.00 USDHammer price : 120.00 USDLot# : 3589 Hawaii
Lot# : 3590 Hawaii
UX9, 1894 2c Green, "Honolulu H.I. Oct 2 1895" duplex, addressed to Yokohama, Japan, Very Fine and fresh, message on the reverse reads:rnThanks for the stamps. Will try to get some for you. Intended a letter but am surprised to hear that the steamer is coming in. We are enjoying our home, and are still busy with carpenters and others getting settled. Our expected household, most of them, are on the other islands, waiting for quarantine to be off. Schools not allowed to open. Cholera so new here that they are taking vigorous measures to stamp it out. Thankful it is diminishing, without having been more of an epidemic. Business and all else has been quite paralyzed here. Am pleased that the ex-Queen is now at her home, Washington Place. Many of the rebellion prisoners are pardoned. Princess Ruth place to be the High School building. Our kind regards, P.H.D.Start Price : 150.00 USDCurrent Opening : 150.00 USDHammer price : 300.00 USDLot# : 3591 Hawaii
U11, 1893 2c Carmine "Provisional Government", uprated with 1893 2c Brown, 2c Rose, and 2c Vermilion overprints as well as 1894 5c Rose lake (56, 65, 66, 76), all tied by black targets, red "Honolulu Hawaii Apr 24 1894" datestamp on registered cover to Philadelphia, purple "Hawaiian Stamp Co." handstamped cornercard, San Francisco and Philadelphia backstamps, Very Fine and fresh, pays 5c postage plus 8c registryStart Price : 150.00 USDCurrent Opening : 150.00 USDHammer price : 1,100.00 USDLot# : 3592 Hawaii
U12, 1893 5c Blue "Provisional Government", uprated with vertical pair of 1893 10c Black overprints (61), on registered cover addressed to New Mexico Stamp Co. in Vaud (Eddy County), New Mexico, red "Honolulu Hawaii Sep 11 1893" datestamp and matching registry markings, backstamped San Francisco, light even toning, Very Fine and attractive to a scarce destinationStart Price : 100.00 USDCurrent Opening : 300.00 USDHammer price : 375.00 USDLot# : 3593 Hawaii
Lot# : 3594 Hawaii
Lot# : 3595 Philippines
UPSS 20, 1901 4c Brown on white (U13), two covers, one with"Manila P.I. Oct 7 5 8AM" duplex on locally-addressed cover, the other with "Manila, P.I. Apr 14 1904 1-P" Doremus machine cancel addressed to Superior, Nebraska; both Very Fine and choice, quite scarce (UPSS $300)Start Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 75.00 USDHammer price : 120.00 USDLot# : 3596 Philippines
UPSS 21, 1901 4c Brown on white (U13), uprated with 1c, 3c, and 5c overprints (213, 215-16), postmarked "Registered Manila, P.I. Jul 10 1902" and addressed to Berlin, Germany, appropriate German backstamp, minor tears from opening and a vertical crease away from stamps, still Very Fine appearance, a scarce and attractive coverStart Price : 75.00 USDCurrent Opening : 75.00 USDHammer price : 350.00 USDLot# : 3597 Philippines
Lot# : 3598 Philippines
Lot# : 3599 Philippines
Philippines Stationery Selection, includes mint UPSS numbers: 1 (2), 2 (2), 3-4, 5 (2), 6-9, 10 (2), 11, 12 (2), 13-14, 15 (2), 16, 17 (3), 18 (2), 19 (2), 20-22, 23 (2), 24, 28, 30, 32-33, 35-38, 40, and W3, all Very Fine and fresh, a wonderful basis for a collection (UPSS $1,935)Start Price : 350.00 USDCurrent Opening : 375.00 USDHammer price : 1,100.00 USDLot# : 3600 Puerto Rico
Lot# : 3601 Puerto Rico
UPSS 11, 1900 4c Brown on white (U10), legal-sized entire, Roses cornercard, postmarked "Arecibo P.R. Sep 8 3PM 1901" and addressed to Boston, Massachusetts, backstamps including San Juan transit and Boston receiver, normal light postal wear, Very Fine, a wonderful example of this rare envelope in used condition, of which very few survived (UPSS $1,000, Scott $900)Start Price : 200.00 USDCurrent Opening : 200.00 USDHammer price : 375.00 USDLot# : 3602 Puerto Rico
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