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Lot 3341 |
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Navy Dept., 1873, 2¢ ultramarine (O36), tied by New York, station "1" duplex cancel, Aug 21 (1883) used to pay postage due on cover franked with 5¢ brown (205), postmarked "Baltimore, Md., 20 Aug" c.d.s., to Ensign W.S. Benson on board the U.S.S. Yantic c/o U.S. Consul St. Johns, Newfoundland, Boston transit c.d.s., Sept 23, marked for postage due and routed to New York and the "U.S. Govt. Despatch Agency, New York" (magenta handstamp) on reverse is a magenta 6-line handstamp beginning "Deficiency in Postage supplied by U.S Gov't Despatch Agency…" advising the recipient to have the sender inquire of his local postmaster the correct rate; St Johns receiver, Aug 29; the 5¢ Garfield has a faulty corner, the 2¢ Navy has perforation flaws and small nick, otherwise Very Fine, the 2¢ Navy made up the 7¢ treaty rate to Newfoundland.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
THE ONLY RECORDED OFFICIAL COVER TO NEWFOUNDLAND.
Provenance: Hughes, Waud
Supplemental Navy postage applied in locations other than Washington, D.C. is quite unusual.
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Lot 3342 |
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Navy Dept., 1873, 2¢ ultramarine (O36), tied by separated cork cancel, "Washington, D.C., Feb 7" c.d.s., used to make up the 5¢ U.P.U. rate on a twice-forwarded cover overseas; originally addressed to a U.S. Marine on station in Norfolk, Va. with a 3¢ green (158) tied by light ultramarine cancel, an illegible matching postmark alongside; the cover was returned to the Navy Dept. in Washington where the 2¢ Navy was added and the cover was forwarded to London, England in care of B.F. Stevens, the U.S. Despatch Agent, at Charing Cross; Stevens then forwarded the cover to the addressee in Villefranche s/Mer, France; backstamped London and Villefrance c.d.s.s and red B.F. Stevens oval, the 2¢ Navy is also tied by a clear Charing Cross c.d.s.; minor toning 3¢ stamp, Very Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Provenance: Waud
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Lot 3343 |
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Navy Dept., 1873, 2¢ ultramarine (O36), tied by fancy cork cancel, "Washington, D.C., Mar 20" c.d.s., on legal size obsolete free frank cover to Yokohama, Japan, printed Naval Bureau of Provisions and Clothing indicia, addressed to the Navy Asst. Paymaster, Asiatic Station, in Yokohama; vertical file fold at left, fingerprints, apparently from cancelling ink at right, otherwise Very Fine, 2¢ local rate, carried outside the mails to Japan.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
ONE OF ONLY SIX RECORDED OFFICIAL COVERS TO JAPAN.
Provenance: Waud
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Lot 3344 |
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Navy Dept., 1873, 2¢ ultramarine (O36), "Washington, D.C., Aug 3, 1881" station "3" duplex on small cover addressed locally to "R.E. Peary, C.E.", ms O.B. notation at upper left, violet Washington "Carrier" c.d.s. on reverse; opened irregularly at right, Fine, single 2¢ local rate.
Estimate 500 - 750
This cover was addressed to a young Robert Edwin Peary, famed Arctic Explorer, who at the time was a draftsman with the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey.
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Lot 3345 |
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Navy Dept., 1873, 2¢ ultramarine (O36), two singles tied by cork cancels, weak Washington, D.C. c.d.s., on small locally addressed cover to Rear Admiral S.P. Lee, Paymaster's Office corner card; flap missing, docketing ink smudge at lower left, Fine, double the 2¢ local rate.
Estimate 300 - 400
Samuel Phillips Lee commanded the North Atlantic Blockade during the Civil War.
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Lot 3346 |
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Navy Dept., 1873, 3¢ ultramarine (O37), tied by fancy violet 4-point star, matching Georgetown, D.C. c.d.s, on cover to a Capt. W.A.T. Maddux, Asst Qtr. Master, U.S. Marine Corps, Philadelphia, docketed 1878 "from sister about…", Fine single 3¢ domestic rate.
Estimate 300 - 400
This cover is noteworthy for three reasons: first, this is the only recorded use of Navy stamps from Georgetown; second, Capt. Maddux apparently illegally supplied his sister with Navy stamps for her personal use; and finally, the cover is an example of the trials being conducted by the Georgetown post office with this distinctive violet cancelling ink.
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Lot 3347 |
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Navy Dept., 1873, 3¢ ultramarine (O37), tied by bold Maltese Cross and by "Washington, D.C., Jul 25" c.d.s. on small Navy Dept. envelope to New York, N.Y., Bureau of Medicine and Surgery corner card, New York receiver, July 26, on reverse; reduced a bit at right in opening, Very Fine, single 3¢ domestic rate.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 3348 |
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Navy Dept., 1873, 3¢ dull blue (O37a), tied by cork cancel and by "Philadelphia, Pa., Jun 8" c.d.s. on small cover to Washington, D.C., scarce blue handstamped U.S. Marine Corps, As't. Qr. Master's Office dated corner card, red "Carrier" c.d.s., June 9, on reverse; small corner creases, one affecting stamp, Fine, single 3¢ domestic rate.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 3349 |
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Navy Dept., 1873, 3¢ ultramarine (O37 pair), tied by quartered cork cancels, "Washington, D.C., Nov 11" c.d.s., on legal size to the U.S. Marine Corps office in Philadelphia, backstamped purple Philadelphia receiver Nov 12; reduced somewhat at left, small tear at bottom, vertical stain from rubber band, Fine double the 3¢ domestic rate.
Estimate 300 - 400
MAIL TO AND FROM THE MARINE CORPS IS RATHER SCARCE.
Provenance: Waud
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Navy Dept., 1873, 3¢ and 6¢ (O37, O38), tied by segmented cork cancels, "Philadelphia, Pa., July 19" c.d.s., on legal size cover to the U.S. Marine Corps office in Atlantic City; reduced at left and a tad at right, small edge tears, 6¢ with damaged corner, not readily noticeable, otherwise Fine, triple 3¢ domestic rate.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
ONE OF TWO KNOWN COMBINATIONS OF THE 3¢ AND 6¢ NAVY.
Provenance: Waud
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Lot 3351 |
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Navy Dept., 1873, 3¢ ultramarine (O37), applied as forwarding postage on a small cover from France with an French 1878 25¢ red #93 tied by Nice c.d.s. Apr 1, 1879 to the Navy Dept. in Washington where the 3¢ Navy was added and cancelled Apr 15 and the cover was handstamped "Forwarded" and redirected to Athol, Mass., backstamped Paris, Marseilles and New York, Very Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
OUTSTANDING MIXED FRANKING.
ONE OF ONLY FOUR RECORDED COVERS ORIGINATING OVERSEAS BEARING NAVY DEPT. STAMPS FOR FORWARDING AND THE ONLY ONE OF TWO FROM FRANCE.
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Lot 3353 |
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Navy Dept., 1873, 6¢ ultramarine (O38), tied by "Washington, D.C., Jun 11, 1880" station "1" duplex on Navy Dept. cover to Dover Plains, N.Y., Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting corner card, Very Fine, double the 3¢ domestic rate.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
ONLY 21 COVERS ARE RECORDED BEARING THE 6¢ NAVY.
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Lot 3354 |
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Navy Dept., 1873, 1¢ and 6¢ (O35, O38), tied by violet quartered cork cancels, matching "Washington, D.C., Sep 3, 1878" c.d.s., on cover to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil originally franked with a 3¢ green (158) cancelled by the same Washington, D.C. markings on Sept. 2, addressed to Midshipman W.S. Benson on board the U.S. Flagship Hartford, c/o Navy Dept., Washington, violet "Carrier, Sep 2" c.d.s. on reverse; 6¢ small corner crease, otherwise Very Fine and most attractive, the additional 7¢ postage made up the 10¢ treaty rate to Brazil.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
A CHOICE SOUTH AMERICAN USAGE.
ONE OF ONLY FOUR RECORDED OFFICIAL COVERS TO BRAZIL.
Provenance: Waud
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Navy Dept., 1873, 7¢ ultramarine (O39), violet quartered cork cancel, matching "Washington, D.C., May 14, 1878" c.d.s., on cover to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with a 3¢ green (158) originally postmarked Pikesville, Md. and addressed to W.S. Benson, as previous lot; flap missing, small edge tears, tiny corner repair at bottom right, stamps with few perforation stains, still Fine and quite attractive, the 7¢ Navy made up the 10¢ treaty rate when the cover was forwarded to Brazil.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED 7¢ NAVY COVERS.
Provenance: Waud
Many of the great collectors of Officials, such as Ackerman, Hughes and Ehrenberg, never owned a 7¢ Navy cover.
Midshipman William Shepherd Benson, a graduate of the Naval Academy, went on to become Chief of Naval operations and served as such until he retired as an Admiral in 1919.
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Lot 3356 |
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Navy Dept., 1873, 2¢ and 7¢ (O36, O39), tied by cork cancels, "Washington, D.C., Apr 3" c.d.s., on legal size cover to Mansfield, O., printed Navy dept. corner card; light vertical file fold, tear at top, reduced a tad at right in opening, perforation tones, 2¢ couple short perforations, Fine, triple 3¢ domestic rate.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED 7¢ NAVY COVERS.
Provenance: Waud
See editorial comment, lot #3355.
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Lot 3357 |
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Navy Dept., 1873, 24¢ 2¢ and 6¢ [strip of 3] (O43, O36, O38), tied by neat crossroads cancel on package front from Washington, D.C. to Benton, Me., printed address label and corner card label from the Navy's Nautical Almanac Office, signed by Superintendent J.H.C. Coffin, stamps and "cover" are fresh and Very Fine, 44¢ printed matter rate (1¢ per 2 oz. for a 5½ lb. parcel).
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED 24¢ NAVY COVERS AVAILABLE (A THIRD WAS IN THE STARNES COLLECTION AND IS PRESUMED LOST).
Provenance: Waud
See note after lot 3143. The other 24¢ Navy cover was the Lehto cover which sold in our sale #230 for $18,000 +10%.
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