Sale 316

The Aristocrat Collection
of First Day Covers and Earliest Documented Usages


Special Delivery
 
 
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Lot 237

1885 Special Delivery Post Office Announcement, August 11, 1885, poster-size announcement of the "Immediate Delivery System" from the Post Office Department with the issuance of a 10¢ Special Delivery stamp, highlighted paragraph "It has been accordingly decided to introduce the special-delivery system on the 1st of October, 1885, at all the post offices at which it is permitted by the law…", Very Fine and important special delivery item.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 238

Special Delivery, 1894, 10¢ blue, unwatermarked (E4), used with 2¢ carmine (220), tied by "Worcester, Mass. Oct 25 1894" machine cancellation on Special Delivery cover to New Bedford Mass., reverse with "New Bedford, Mass. Rec'd Oct 25 '94" arrival c.d.s.; cover fold, stamp faults, Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750

THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1894 10¢ BLUE SPECIAL DELIVERY STAMP.

Expertization: 2001 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 239

Special Delivery, 1902, 10¢ ultramarine (E6), used with 2¢ carmine (279B), tied by "Worcester Mass. Jan 15 1903" machine cancellation on cover to Lowell Mass, reverse with "Lowell, Mass. Rec'd. Jan 15 1903" arrival c.d.s.; irregular opening at right, stamp faults, Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750

THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1902 10¢ ULTRAMARINE SPECIAL DELIVERY STAMP.

Expertization: 2002 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 240

Special Delivery, 1925, 15¢ deep orange (E13), block of 15 with two plate "16857" numbers, used with ½¢ Hale (551) plate number "17029" block of 12, tied by "Washington D.C. Apr 11 1925" duplex handstamps on large First Day cover addressed to E. Worden in Milburn N.J., Very Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 241

Special Delivery, 1931, 15¢ orange (E16), well centered with luxurious color, used with 2¢ red cross (702), tied by "Easton Pa. Aug 6 1931" machine cancellation on First Day cover to H.M. Southgate in Chevy Chase Md., reverse with "Washington, D.C. Special Del. Aug 7 1931" duplex c.d.s., Extremely Fine.
Scott $125

Provenance: Harvey

H.M. Southgate obtained timely information on the dates and places when certain rotary press stamps were first issued. He arranged with contacts in those towns to obtain FDCs.

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