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Auction 42

Collector Series

Special Delivery

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Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 169		Special Delivery, 1885, 10¢ blue (Scott E1), an attractive fresh example, o.g., minimally hinged, Fine to Very Fine, with 2021 P.F. certificate. Scott $550. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $140
Lot 170		Special Delivery, 1885, 10¢ blue (Scott E1), used with 2¢ Bank Note on an Oct 22, 1885 cover from Oakland, Cal. to Boston, with letter enclosed, a Fine cover from the 3rd week of postal usage. Scott $225. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 171		Special Delivery, 1885, 10¢ blue (Scott E1), used with 2¢ Bank Note on a Nov. 13, 1887 cover from a dealer in "lumber, lath, shingles etc." in Coatesville, Pa., addressed to Philadelphia, with purple handstamp "Returned by Messenger / As Undeliverable", with Nov 16 backstamp, Fine to Very Fine, the handstamp is very scarce. Scott $225+. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 172		Special Delivery, 1885, 10¢ blue (Scott E1), used with a (slightly faulty) 2¢ Bank Note on cover from Salt Lake City, Utah Territory to a lady in the city, Fine to Very Fine, a scarce territorial usage. Scott $225 ++. Estimate $120 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $80
Lot 173		Special Delivery, 1885, 10¢ blue (Scott E1), used with 2¢ Bank Note on an 1887 cover from a lawyer in Cincinnati to a lady in the city, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $225. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 174		Special Delivery, 1888, 10¢ blue (Scott E2), used with 1¢ postage (paying the carrier rate), on a Camden, Maine local cover. Cover slightly reduced at right, Fine to Very Fine, the carrier rate usage with special delivery is quite scarce. Estimate $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 175		Special Delivery, 1888, 10¢ blue (Scott E2), used with a (slightly faulty) 2¢ Bank Note on an 1890 cover from Wellesley, Mass. to Boston, with a beautiful strike in purple of boxed "DELIVERY FEE PAID by office of first address", and with Boston backstamp, Very Fine and choice. Scott $135. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 176		Special Delivery, 1888, 10¢ blue (Scott E2), used with 2¢ postage on an 1894 advertising cover for a dealer in "carriages and wagons of all style, also dry goods, groceries, lime etc.", with 2 backstamps. A nice clean cover, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $135. Estimate $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 177		Special Delivery, 1888, 10¢ blue (Scott E2), used with 2¢ Bank Note on an Oct. 26, 1888 Ohio cover - the third week of usage, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $135. Estimate $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $40
Lot 178		Special Delivery, 1893, 10¢ orange (Scott E3), bright fresh color, o.g., never hinged, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $650. Estimate $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 179		Special Delivery, 1894, 10¢ blue, unwatermarked (Scott E4), used with 2¢ + 1¢ + 1¢ postage on an 1895 cover from Chicago to New York, not delivered because the recipient's office was closed. Reverse bears a N.Y. & CHI. R.P.O. postmark, plus a printed New York label explaining the special delivery service (from the 4th printing of these labels), Fine to Very Fine. Scott $300 ++. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 180		Special Delivery, 1894, 10¢ blue, unwatermarked (Scott E4), used with 2¢ postage on an 1895 cover from Kansas City to New York, not delivered because the recipient's office was closed. Reverse bears a printed New York label explaining the special delivery service (from the 5th printing of these labels), Fine to Very Fine. Scott $300 ++. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $170
Lot 181		Special Delivery, 1894, 10¢ blue, unwatermarked (Scott E4), used with 2¢ postage on an 1895 cover from Lowell, Mass. to New York, not delivered because the recipient's office was closed. Reverse bears a printed New York label explaining the special delivery service (from the 4th printing of these labels), plus advertising for a manufacturer of "pants - suits - overcoats", Fine to Very Fine. Scott $300 ++. Estimate $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $140
Lot 182		Special Delivery, 1895, 10¢ blue (Scott E5), used with 2¢ postage on an 1899 cover from Auburn, Maine to New York, not delivered because the recipient's office was closed. Reverse bears a printed New York label explaining the special delivery service (from the 13th printing of these labels), plus BOSTON, SPRING & N.Y. R.P.O. backstamp. The special delivery stamp shows a tiny plate flaw in the "N" of "CENTS", Very Fine, a very scarce usage. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 183		Special Delivery, 1895, 10¢ blue (Scott E5), natural s.e. at left, used with 2¢ postage on a lovely advertising cover with Providence, R.I. 1897 machine cancel (an early usage of machine cancels), addressed to Boston and not delivered because the recipient's office was closed. Reverse bears a printed Boston label explaining the special delivery service, Very Fine, a very scarce usage. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $100
Lot 184		Special Delivery, 1895, 10¢ blue (Scott E5), used with 2¢ postage on a lovely 1898 advertising cover from Atlantic City, N.J. to New York, not delivered because the recipient's office was closed. Reverse bears a printed New York label explaining the special delivery service (from the 11th printing of these labels), plus Philadelphia transit cancel, Very Fine, a very scarce usage. Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $100
Lot 185		Special Delivery, 1895, 10¢ blue (Scott E5), used with 2¢ postage on an 1897 cover from Boston, not delivered because the recipient's address was closed. Note the fancy special delivery postmark at left. Reverse bears a printed Boston label explaining the special delivery service. Cover roughly opened at top, Fine to Very Fine overall. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $75
Lot 186		Special Delivery, 1895, 10¢ blue (Scott E5), used with 2¢ postage on a 1902 legal-size cover from Washington, D.C. to New York, not delivered because the recipient's office was closed. Reverse bears a printed New York label explaining the special delivery service (from the 21st printing of these labels). Cover with several creases, Fine overall. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 187		Special Delivery, 1895, 10¢ blue (Scott E5), used with 2¢ postage on a 1900 cover from a U.S. senator in Washington, D.C., sent from New York, not delivered because the recipient's office was closed. Note the purple "Tried / By Special Messenger" boxed handstamp, also a Washington, D.C. backstamp, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $55
Lot 188		Special Delivery, 1895, 10¢ blue (Scott E5), used with 2¢ postage on a 1901 advertising cover from Oil City, Pa. to Pittsburg, with Pittsburg backstamp. The cover is addressed "to man who checks baggage at Union Station for Allegheny Valley RR" - which certainly rates as a marvelously unique address, Very Fine, a most remarkable cover. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 189		Special Delivery, 1895, 10¢ blue (Scott E5), used in 1899 on a 2¢ entire, with White Oak, Indian Territory postmark, plus Monett & Okla. R.P.O. backstamp. Cover slightly reduced at right, Fine to Very Fine overall, a nice territorial usage. Estimate $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 190		Special Delivery, 1895, 10¢ blue, line of color through "Postal Delivery" (Scott E5 var.), used with 2¢ postage on a 1902 cover from Brooklyn, New York to Chelsea, Mass., Very Fine, quite attractive. Estimate $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 191		Special Delivery, 1895, 10¢ blue, dots in curved frame above messenger (Scott E5a), used with 2¢ postage on a 1902 cross-border cover from Bay City, Mich. to Canada, with Detroit and Amherst, Ont. backstamps. Cover slightly reduced at left, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 192		Special Delivery, 1902, 10¢ blue (Scott E6a), beautifully well centered, o.g., very lightly hinged (minor gum bend), Very Fine. Scott $300. Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $160
Lot 193		Special Delivery, 1916, 10¢ pale ultramarine (Scott E10), used in 1917 on a 2¢ entire from Minneapolis, Minn. to a student in Northfield, with Northfield backstamp. Cover slightly reduced at left, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $200. Estimate $60 - 80. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $40

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