Lot
1689 
Guam, 1899, 2¢ red. Bottom margin single tied by blue "San Luis D'Apra, Guam, Dec 9, 1899" two-line date stamp on cover to Greenfield, Mass., manuscript "U.S.S. Yosemite, Guam, L.S." (Ladrone Islands) sender's notation at top left, Manila and San Francisco transit backstamps; with December 27th enclosure from correspondence regarding flagship Sheridan being quarantined for measles; light cover edge wear and crease in stamp selvage, F.-V.F., the earliest recorded example of this Guam straight line postmark. Scott No. 2 Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $1,150