Lot 1371
Circle of Wedges (Weiss TR-W17), two bold strikes, tie 2 vermilion (178), vibrant color, and 3¢ green (158), s.e. at right, on cover addressed to A. August Adee as Secretary of the U.S. Legation at Madrid, Spain, red "New-York Sep 5" exchange c.d.s., Madrid 1876 arrival backstamp; partial flap, Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400
Provenance: Weiss
Alvey Augustus Adee (1842-1924) was a long-time official with the United States Department of State who served as the acting Secretary of State in 1898 during the Spanish-American War and later Boxer Rebellion. He was the second of three senior State Department officials--the first being William Hunter and the third Wilbur J. Carr--whose overlapping careers provided continuity and good management in American foreign policy for over a century, from the administration of President Andrew Jackson until that of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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