Lot 1680
Official Seal - Sea Post, 1895, black. Four seals used to repair circa 1899 cover from Germany to Chicago Ill. bearing Germany 10kr blue, handstamped "T." for tax due, Postage Due 10¢ carmine (J35) pair tied by New York "Due 20" duplex, faults, Fine, One of only two recorded examples of this Sea Post Office seal recorded on cover.Scott No. OXSP1 $3,750.
Realized: $2,600
Lot 1681 /o
Typeset Seal, black, types 1-6. A complete set of the six different types, types 1 & 6 are unused, rest are used with typical creasing, type 4 with purple "Received Unsealed at P. O. at Cupertino, Cal." two-line handstamp, a F.-V.F. group, a rare and perhaps unique showing of all six types, there are only 11 used and 8 unused examples recorded.Scott No. LOX1 $3,000.
The border is from Central Type Foundry and can be dated to about 1890. The typeface of the second line is from the Dickinson Type Foundry in 1892.
Realized: $1,200
Lot 1682
Official Seal - Typeset, black, Type 4. Affixed mostly on reverse and over right edge of a badly damaged 1913 commercial cover bearing 2¢ Franklin tied by "Washington D.C. Jul 19 1913" machine cancel to Castine Me., Fine and rare, one of only three recorded on-cover usages.Scott No. LOX1 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $625
Lot 1683 o
Official Seal - Typeset, black, 15 diamonds vert. Type 4, signed "Addie Jenkins", large margins, creased from use, Very Fine and rare, one of only two recorded examples, the listing example in Scott.Scott No. LOX2 $1,500.
Realized: $650
Lot 1684 o
Official Seal - Typeset, black, 15 diamonds vert. Type 4, signed, horizontal crease from use, there is offset of LOX1 on the face confirming that this seal and the LOX1 seal were prepared by the same printer, Fine.Scott No. LOX2 $1,500.
Realized: $700
Lot 1685 o
Official Seal - Typeset, black, 14 diamonds vert. Type 1, well centered, horizontal crease from use, unsigned, Very Fine and scarce.Scott No. LOX2a $750.
Realized: $135
Lot 1686 o
Official Seal - Typeset, black, 14 diamonds vert., no period after "Department". Type 2, well centered, partial magenta San Francisco cds at right; light corner crease and tone spots, Very Fine and scarce.Scott No. LOX2b $750.
Realized: $300
Lot 1687
Official Seal - Typeset, black, "Offically". Type 3, o.g., Very Fine and rare, one of only three recorded examples.Scott No. LOX2c $1,500.
Realized: $425
Lot 1688 o
Official Seal - Typeset, black. Well centered with large margins, lightly creased from use, Very Fine appearance, the Scott listing image, one of only two recorded examples (the other is a different type on cover).Scott No. LOX3 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $900
Lot 1689 o
Official Seal - Typeset, black on pink. Strong paper color, partial cds upper right, minor flaws, Very Fine and rare, illustrated in Scott, one of only three recorded examples.Scott No. LOX4 $1,250.
Realized: $725