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Lot 1535 |
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Guam, Provisional use of captured Spanish Marianas cancellations (1, 2, 5), oval dotted and star obliterator in violet tying 1¢ deep green, 2¢ red and 5¢ blue, first printings, matching Marianas c.d.s. on 1899 (Sept. 11) U.S.S. Solace corner card envelope to San Francisco (10.9) via Yokohama (9.16), stain next to 5¢ and envelope slightly reduced at left. Fine and rare.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 1536 |
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Lot 1537 |
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Guam, Provisional use of captured Spanish Marianas cancellations (1, 2, 5), oval dotted and star obliterator in violet tying 1¢ deep green, 2¢ red and 5¢ blue, first printings, matching Marianas origin c.d.s. also ties 1¢ on 1899 (Sept. 11) U.S.S. Solace corner card envelope to San Francisco (10.9) via Yokohama (9.16), the 2 has a horizontal crack and the 5¢ has small corner fault. Fine and rare.
Estimate 2,000 - 2,500
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Lot 1538 |
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Guam, Provisional use of captured Spanish Marianas cancellations (1), oval dotted and star obliterator in black cancelling 1 deep green strip of four and single, first printing, Marianas, origin c.d.s. in violet, on 1899 (Sept. 11) envelope to New York (10.20) via Manila (9.14). F.-V.F. civilian letter rate.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 1539 |
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Guam, San Luis d'Apra, Guam (1, 2, 5), straightline handstamp in violet and matching "Dec 13 1899" datestamp and captured "bear's paw" grid cancelling/tying 1¢ 2¢ and 5¢ first printings, on envelope to Altoona, Pa. (2.3.00) via Manila (1.6.00), the 2¢ has minor surface scuffs. Very Fine and only a handful of covers believed to exist with this captured cancellation.
Estimate 400 - 500
Provenance: Sicking
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Lot 1540 |
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Guam, San Luis d'Apra, Guam (1, 2, 5), straightline handstamp in violet and matching "Dec 9 1899" datestamp tying 1¢ deep green, 2¢ red and 5¢ blue, first printing, on envelope to San Francisco (1.20.00) via Manila (12.16). Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
THE EARLIEST RECORDED USAGE OF THIS CANCELLATION.
When the Guam post office was moved ashore in November, 1899, the U.S.S. "Yosemite" was moved to a more secure anchorage at San Luis d'Apra harbor. Covers with this cancellation were serviced on board the "Yosemite", and its mail facilities remained an unofficial branch of the Guam post office until the ship was lost to a typhoon in November, 1900.
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Lot 1541 |
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Guam, San Luis d'Apra, Guam (1, 2, 5), straightline handstamp in violet and matching "Dec 9 1899" datestamp tying 1¢ 2¢ and 5¢ first printings, on envelope to San Francisco (1.20.00) via Manila (12.16), the 1¢ has small surface scuff and the other two stamps have straight edges. Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
THE EARLIEST RECORDED USAGE OF THIS CANCELLATION.
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Lot 1542 |
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Guam, San Luis d'Apra/Guam, circular handstamp, with "Jul 24 1900" datestamp struck separately, tying 3¢ to 15¢ and Special Delivery 10¢ straight edge, on "U.S.S. Yosemite" corner card envelope registered to Pittsburgh (9.13) via Manila, showing instruction handstamp concerning non-delivery of this special delivery letter because the addressee had moved, stamps have perf faults/defects and the envelope is opened out for display. Fine and very rare cancellation.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
THIS IS BELIEVED TO BE ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED COVERS WITH THIS CANCELLATION.
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Lot 1543 |
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Guam, San Luis d'Apra, Guam (1, 2), straightline handstamp, matching "Feb 8 1900" datestamp and cork "killer" (similar to the earlier "bear paw," tying 1¢ deep green and 2¢ red, two singles, on envelope to New York (3.12) via San Francisco (3.5), one 2¢ has a few negligible surface scuffs which is consistent with the first printings that were damaged during shipment to Guam, the other 2¢ has tiny tear and there is a horizontal envelope cut below the stamp. Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
Provenance: Sicking
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Lot 1544 |
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Guam, Agana/Island of Guam (1, 10), c.d.s. of "May 22 1902" tying 1¢ deep green and 15¢ olive green on registered envelope to Everett, Wash. (8.4) via San Francisco (8.1), showing "Agana, Isle of Guam" straightline handstamp in violet, used as registration marking with "Reg No 446" applied below by hand. Very Fine albeit philatelic franking.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1545 |
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Guam, San Luis d'Apra, Guam (1, 2, 5), straightline handstamp in violet and matching "De 13 1899" datestamp and captured "bear's paw" grid cancelling/tying 1¢ 2¢ and 5¢ first printings, on envelope to Altoona, Pa. via Manila (1.6.00). Fine and rare.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1546 |
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Guam, Agana, Isle of Guam (1, 2, 5), straightline handstamp in violet and matching "Jan 25 1900" datestamp tying 1¢ deep green, 2¢ red, two singles, and 5¢ blue on envelope to San Francisco (3.6), the 1¢ has straight edge at top and slightly defective lower left corner. Otherwise Very Fine double rate franking for civilian mail.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1547 |
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Guam, Agana, Guam (1-5), straightline handstamp in violet tying 1¢ 4¢ and 5¢ with uncancelled 2¢ and 3¢ matching "Dec 21 1900" datestamp on registered envelope to Germany (2.17.01) via Manila (1.7.01) and Hong Kong (1.19.01), showing "Agana/Guam" circular handstamp in violet with "R.136" inserted by hand, horizontal filing fold. Fine registered philatelic franking at the correct foreign letter rate.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1548 |
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Guam, Agana, Guam/Interisland Mail (2, 11), straightline handstamp in violet and matching "Oct 4 1900" datestamp tying 2¢ red and 50¢ orange on envelope to the German Colonial Administrator on Saipan, showing "Saipan/Marianen" arrival c.d.s. on "10/10.00," endorsed in manuscript "To be registered", light gum staining around 2¢ and central vertical filing fold. Fine and scarce franking with the 50 cents.
Scott $1,500+
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Lot 1549 |
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Guam, Ladrone Isl's (2), duplex of "Aug 17 1901" in blue, tying 2¢ red on soldier's envelope to Washington, D.C. (10.8), redirected to Morris Heights, N.Y. (arrival datestamp). F.-V.F.
Estimate 200 - 300
THE EARLIEST RECORDED DATE OF USE FOR THIS CANCELLATION, PREDATING THE LITERATURE BY TWO DAYS.
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Lot 1550 |
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Guam, Isl. Guam (4, 10), duplex of "Jun 9 1905" tying 3¢ purple and 15¢ olive green on "From P.M.D./Guam Guam" corner card envelope to Everett, Wash. (8.3), showing "Guam, Guam/Registered" double-ring datestamp in magenta. Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1551 |
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Guam, Isl. Guam (5, 10), duplex of "Jun 10 1905" tying 5¢ blue and 15¢ olive green on "From P.M.D./Guam Guam" corner card envelope registered to Everett, Wash. (8.3), showing "Guam, Guam/Registered" double-ring datestamp in magenta adjacent. Very Fine double rate registered franking.
Estimate 500 - 750
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Lot 1552 |
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Guam, Agana, Isle of Guam (5), straightline handstamp in violet and matching "Nov 21 1899" datestamp tying 5¢ blue, first printing, on envelope to Sherman, Texas (1.1.00) via Manila (11.27). Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
Provenance: Sicking
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Lot 1553 |
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Guam, Agana, Isle of Guam (5), straightline handstamp in blue and matching "Oct 21 1899" datestamp tying 5¢ blue, first printing, on envelope to Chicago (11.29) via Manila, cover waterstained and reduced on all sides with front and back rejoined. Fine appearance for this scarce cancellation.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1554 |
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Guam, Ladrone Isl's (6, E1, U372), duplex of "Oct 4 1901" in blue, tying 6¢ lake and Special Delivery 10¢ blue, straight edge at left, U.S. 4¢ brown on amber legal-size entire registered to Hecker, Ill. via San Francisco (11.27), showing "Agana/Guam" circular handstamp in blue with "R.36" inserted by hand, the 6¢ has pulled perf at right, cover has light central vertical filing fold. Very Fine and rare franking with this uncommon cancellation.
Estimate 2,500 - 3,000
Provenance: Sicking
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Lot 1555 |
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Guam, Agana, Guam/Interisland Mail (6, 7), straightline handstamp in violet and matching "Oct 4, 1900" datestamp tying 6¢ lake and 8¢ violet brown, straight edge, on envelope to the German Colonial Administrator Saipan showing "Saipan/Marianen" arrival c.d.s. of "10/10.00" endorsed in manuscript "To be registered", gum staining around 6¢ and two vertical filing folds. Fine.
Estimate 400 - 500
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Lot 1556 |
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Guam, Agana/Island of Guam (7, 12, E1), undated circular handstamp tying 8¢ violet brown, $1 black type I, and Special Delivery 10¢ blue on envelope to Germany (2.28.03) via Manila (1.25.03), showing "Cavite/Cavite, P.I." c.d.s. (1.25.03) and violet "Received at Manila/without contents/in ordinary mail" unframed handstamp adjacent. Very Fine and highly desirable franking.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
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Lot 1557 |
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Guam, Ladrone Isl's (8), duplex of "Oct 4 1901" in blue, tying 10¢ brown type I, on registered envelope to Chicago (12.2) via San Francisco (11.27), showing "Agana/Guam" circular handstamp in blue with "R.32" inserted by hand. Very Fine and rare.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
THE LATEST RECORDED DATE OF USE OF THIS.
Provenance: Sicking
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Lot 1558 |
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Guam, Agana, Guam (8), straightline handstamp in bold capital letters tying 10¢ brown type I, block of ten, matching "Apr 20 1901" datestamp, on registered envelope to Germany (6.6) via Manila (5.2), showing "Agana/Guam" circular handstamp with "R.503" inserted by hand, vertical filing folds (one crosses two stamps). Fine franking at 1 dollar.
Estimate 400 - 500
This straightline "Agana, Guam" handstamp was the last Naval post office cancellation used during this period. Guam's post office was turned over to civilian control on March 29, 1901, which was situated in Government House in Agana. The above cover was mailed under the civilian postal administration.
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Lot 1559 |
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Guam, Agana Isle/of Guam (10), two line handstamp in violet and matching "Jun 14 1900" datestamp tying 15¢ olive green, straight edge at right, on eagle and shield corner card envelope to Walden, Mass. (9.13) via Manila (8.7). Very Fine. And extremely rare cancellation of which only a handful of examples have been recorded.
Scott $900
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Lot 1560 |
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Guam, Agana, Guam (10), straightline handstamp in violet tying 15¢ olive green, "Oct. 1900" datestamp, on envelope to San Francisco via Manila (10.30). F.-V.F., triple weight civilian letter rate.
Scott $900
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Lot 1561 |
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Guam, Isl. Guam (11), duplex of "Apr 2 1903" tying 50¢ orange on registered envelope to Everett, Wash. (6.5) via San Francisco (6.1), with manuscript "Regd. no. 271/P.O. of Guam" and handstruck "Apr 2 1903" in violet applied in between. Very Fine.
Scott $1,500
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Lot 1562 |
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Guam, Agana/Island of Guam (12), c.d.s. of "Nov 30 1901" tying $1 black type I, on registered envelope to Everett, Wash. (no arrival), showing "Agana/Guam" circular handstamp with "R 210" inserted by hand. Very Fine philatelic cover from the Zug correspondence.
Scott $3,000
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Lot 1563 |
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Guam, The excellent balance representing 17 covers (1-8), used between 1900 (Jan. 25)-1905 (June 14) bearing 28 stamps (one unoverprinted 3¢), one uprating 1¢ postal stationery entire, frankings including 1¢ + 2¢ pair + 4¢ cancelled by "Agana, Guam" straightline handstamp, 1¢ + 2¢ + 3¢ + 4¢ cancelled by duplex (cover reduced), 3¢ pair, 4¢ pair, and 6¢ single franking tied by duplexes on separate covers (3), and 8¢ pair and 10¢ single franking on separate registered covers (the former without arrival datestamp), a few faults. Mainly F.-V.F.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
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