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Item # |
Description |
Price |
Picture |
9508 |
Cover from Chile,
blue 5 centavo postage [UPU single rate] postmarked
Coquimbo AUG 87 to
Watertown NY. Cover with large "T" due hand stamp, manuscript
rated "25c [centime, 5¢]" due.
"NEW YORK DUE 10 CENTS SEP 12 87" binocular hand stamp showing penalty
doubling, paid by torn, faulty strip of 5 #J2 across
the flap on back. This cover is pictured
and discussed on p. 107 of The
Use of U.S. Postage Due Stamps and Their Substitutes, 1879-2023 [Wawrukiewicz,
Anthony S. & Selengut, Arnold H., American Philatelic Society,
2023]. It
is a rare example (one of 4 known to its prior owner) of U.S.
postage due charged and paid by the addressee for short pay of the
optional surtax for additional distance. The
book (pp. 104-107) discusses the optional surtax and its treatment
by the U.S postal service. It specifically notes, "... a fair number
of surtaxed covers can be found, many from Great Britain, and many
from South America. However, ... examples
of uses where the surtax was unpaid or short paid are exceedingly
rare [emphasis
added]." A wonderful early postage due usage. |
$150$135 |
|
9540 |
#J1, F+, sound, tied by 4 ring target on VF
intact cover with
#184 postmarked Columbus, IND. FEB 3, to Boston, MA. Cover
advertised (ADV.
IN BOSTON MASS. FEB 10)
and UNCLAIMED
in circle.
Boston FEB 7 and MAR 25 postmarks on back. Very
pretty advertised cover postage due usage. |
SOLD |
|
9520 |
#210, fine, SE, tied by an XF
strike of unlisted negative letter "F" killer with MARION,
VA JAN 22 1885 postmark (Smyth
County, Virginia 1835-) on intact
cover to
Mocksville, North Carolina, "Due
2 Cents." hand stamp with #J2 postage due,
small cover tears at top. |
SOLD |
|
9358 |
#J22, VF,
sound,
tied by VF PHILADELPHIA PA G in double oval killer with DUE
2 on VF intact Colonnade Hotel stationery envelope (matching
enclosure) sent
locally without postage,
MAR 15 92 postmark and ellipse. Unpaid
drop letter, no penalty, not held for postage, due stamp shows
amount due paid by addressee. |
$35 |
|
9165 |
#J15, light precancel (probably a letter "C"), just tied by bold
straight line "UNCLAIMED",
due paying the 1¢ advertising fee as reflected by the “ADVERTISED
JAN 2” [year
date plug only] postmark (Piszkiewicz type AD-12), on intact
cover from
Waynesville, OH, DEC 15, 1886[?]. Cover
reverse bears
a DEC 16 "CHICAGO REC'D" postmark, a boxed
magenta "GEN. DEL. DEC 17 1885" hand stamp (Piszkiewicz
type GD-1), and a "CHICAGO, ILL. FEB 1" postmark, probably for when
forwarded to the DLO. Great
cover markings and usage. |
$45 |
|
9076 |
#J16 VF,
sound,
tied by XF
strike of double oval PHILADELPHIA
PA "PD" third class mail cancel on local
unreduced drop cover sent without postage,
MAY 25 91 postmark and ellipse at upper right. Cover stamped "DUE
2". Local
cover treated as postage due rather than held for postage.
Cover tear bottom right corner, small paper loss on reverse. |
$30 |
|
8455 |
#J23, fine 2¢ bright claret postage due, canceled by two strikes of small
boxed X Boston, MA killer on local
drop rate cover, "Due
2" hand stamp,
VF BOSTON MASS FEB 2 1893 machine postmark on back. Modest cover
faults, including a small portion of right rear flap missing. |
$25 |
|
8385 |
#J20, F-VF
used left SE block of 4,
canceled by 2 strikes of NEW YORK P.O. double oval killer. Upper
left stamp with small corner fault, bottom right stamp with small
tear, still an attractive item. Scarce
multiple,
Scott 2022 catalog $450. |
$175$160 |
|
8475 |
#J18S SPECIMEN overprint, fine,
fresh and sound, o.g. heavy hinge, Scott catalog $45. |
$25 |
|
8474 |
#J20S SPECIMEN overprint, VF
bottom margin copy, fresh and sound, no gum, Scott catalog $45. |
SOLD |
|
8386 |
#J15, fine 1¢ red brown postage due, target and SAWENS, NY postmark
tie to intact Sawens, NY printed publisher's corner advertising circular
mail cover to Amesbury, MASS. (JAN
3 1895 receiving postmark). Circular rate 1¢ postage is paid by a
#219 tied by a WEST BATAVIA, N.Y. dateless postmark. The
Amesbury P.O. stamped the cover with separate purple "UNCLAIMED" and
"Return to Writer" hand stamps. The #J15 pays return postage as
specified by section 465, PL&R, 1979, regarding "Return of other
than First-Class Card and Request Matter." |
SOLD |
|
8370 |
#J1, VF 1¢ brown postage due, sound, pencil canceled and "Due 1¢"
noted on intact
local mail cover postmarked MADISON, WIS. SEP 18.
The sender apparently believed that because this was a local drop
letter that the postage was 1¢ and applied a #206 (target killer). Since
Madison had carrier service, the local rate was 2¢, not 1¢, and the
postage due stamp was applied. |
SOLD |
|
8429 |
#J16, VF SE 2¢ red brown postage due with large
oval CINCINNATI OHIO precancel (unlisted
in "Silent Precancels") on intact #U311, WICHITA
& FORT WORTH RPO JUN 4 TR 2 postmark,
blue crayon 2 short paid indication, to Cincinnati. |
$25 |
|
8390 |
#J38x10, each canceled by JAMESTOWN,
NY postmark pre-cancels, cover
postmarked Åled (Sweden) 10 7 1898,
NY JUL 21 98 binocular DUE 10 CENTS, dues
paying penalty doubling of 5¢ UPU rate.
Some cover soiling and roughness at right. Nice usage. |
$25$20 |
|
8206 |
#J19, fine, perf faults, tied by large quartered cork killer on
unpaid cover
from Germany, postmarked 27/2/87 WULSDORF, to Savannah, GA.
Front bears an octagon boxed "T" due marking and NEW YORK MAR 13 87
DUE 10 CENTS binocular hand stamp, reverse with MAR 15, 1887
SAVANNAH, GA. receiver. Due pays penalty doubling of 5¢ single rate
deficiency. Unpaid
covers from Germany are uncommon. |
SOLD |
|
8208 |
#J19, fine, tiny perf faults, tied by target
killer on unpaid cover from Sweden to Plum City, WI,
NORA 7 5 1888 postmark, boxed "T" due mark and NEW YORK MAY 8 88 DUE
10 CENTS binocular hand stamp on front, transit and PLUM CITY, WIS.
MAY 21 1888 quadruple ring postmark receiver on reverse. Due
pays penalty doubling of 5¢ single rate deficiency. Small
cover edge fault at left. |
SOLD |
|
8210 |
#J29, fine, sound, NEW YORK UD barred oval killer, on 1907
New South Wales post card,
bearing the 1d Southern Cross shield stamp, large
"N.S.W. T 5" in shield due mark,
San Francisco COLLECT POSTAGE 2 CENTS. Penalty
doubling of 1¢ short pay of UPU card rate.
Card pictures a photo of the Sydney Customs House. |
SOLD |
|
8080 |
#J24 pair,
F+, sound, tied by ALBANY, N.Y., APR 29 95, REC'D postmark and paying
double the deficiency on intact
mourning cover from Great Britain,
one penny Queens head stamp underpays 1½ penny (15 T), 3¢ postage.
NEW YORK APR 27 95 DUE 6 CENTS binocular hand stamp. Contains two
letters datelined in March 1895. Pretty. |
SOLD |
|
8060 |
#J15 fine, sound 1¢ due, target cancel or precancel, not tied, on VF
intact cover with
fine #220, HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N.Y, JUN 6 postmark, to Freeport,
IL. There is a purple
"JUN 20 1891 / Advertised. Due 1ct" hand stamp with and "UNCLAIMED",
the J15
paying advertised fee.
JUN 7, 1891 Freeport receiver and and Freeport, JUL 6, 1891 postmark
on reverse. Pretty
usage. |
$75$70 |
|
8061 |
#J22, fine, sound 1¢ due with blue
ruled crayon precancel,
on unreduced cover with pair of 10pf German coat of arms stamps
canceled Bornum paying the single UPU rate to Pittsburgh, PA. Red
"PITTSBURGH, PA. / AUG 25 1893 / General Delivery No. 3", and purple
"Unclaimed / NON-RÉCLAMÉ". The
J22 apparently pays an ADVERTISED
fee.
The cover
back is
missing its back flap affecting some markings. There is a
Pittsburgh 23 AUG 1893 receiver and what appears to be a light
Pittsburgh 28 AUG 1893 ADVERTISED marking. |
$45 |
|
7911 |
#J3 tied on cover front by a VF+ strike of indigo blue star in
circle cancel, sent to Webster, Westmoreland Co., PA. Fancy
killers used to cancel postage due stamps are very scarce. Stamp
has small abrasion at top. |
$20 |
|
7457 |
#220, fine, sound, SPRINGFIELD, MASS., OCT 29, 92 postmark and
ellipse on cover to Concord, NH, where it was stamped
ADVERTISED, NOV 14, 1892.
Cover bears #J22
twice struck by CONCORD, NOV 22, 1892 postmark, paying the
advertising fee. |
$30 |
|
7398 |
#210+#206 on VF
attorney corner card cover postmarked
WATSONTOWN, PA, NOV 7, 1884 to Bellefonte, PA, manuscript
"Due One Cent",
bearing quarter cork canceled #J15. This
is an unusual use of the 1¢ due to make up for a partial deficiency
of postage. |
SOLD |
|
7203 |
#J3, 3 VF copies, plus #J1, manuscript canceled, paying inbound
postage due (10¢ for 5¢ underpayment, scarce
multiple due combination)
from Vaderstad (WADERSTAD), Sweden to Rock Island, IL, New York, JUL
7, 1884, DUE 10 CENTS binocular hand stamp, purple ROCK ISLAND,
ILL., JUL 11, 1884 receiver on reverse. Cover with minor reduction
at right. |
$60 |
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