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1938 Presidential Issue - 1¢ to 12¢ Issues

Lots 1370-1379 Lots 1380-1389 Lots 1390-1396

Lot 1380    

1938, 5¢ Presidential, tied by "Pago Pago, Samoa, Mar 26, 1952" machine cancel on cover to Apia, Western Samoa at the 5¢ foreign surface mail rate for up to 1 oz., Very Fine and scarce inter-Samoa solo use.
Scott No. 810    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $160

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Lot 1381    

1938, 6¢ Presidential, tied by "New York, N.Y., Dec 14, 1943" machine cancel on "Motorship Gripsholm" corner card cover to Omaha Wash. prepaid for the 6¢ airmail rate, origination matching letterhead enclosure datelined "Nearing Rio de Janeiro, S.A., Nov. 12, 1943" mentioned writer was interned at the Japanese "Camp Wei Hsien, Shantung" internment camp for Allied civilians and spent a good deal of time in the camp hospital with TB; roughly opened at right, F.-V.F. and rare use.
Scott No. 811    Estimate $300 - 400.

The MS "Gripsholm" was an exchange and repatriation ship operating under the protection of the Red Cross. Ship arrived in New York on Dec. 2, 1943, after which mail was censored and put in the mail stream.

The Weihsien Internment Camp was a Japanese operated "Civilian Assembly Center" in the former Wei County, located in the present-day city of Weifang, Shandong, China. The compound was a Japanese-run internment camp created during World War II to hold civilians of Allied countries living in North China. The camp's population initially included British, Canadian, American, Australian, Dutch, Belgian and other citizens.

Realized: $800

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Lot 1382    

1938, 6¢ Presidential, tied by "New York, N.Y., Feb 7, 1945" machine cancel on Prisoner of War Formula Lettersheet to Camp Stalag Loft 4, Germany, purple "11082 U.S. Censor" handstamp at left, held by censor for eight months, purple "Returned to Sender, By Division of the War Department, Undeliverable as Addressed" three-line handstamp and reentered mails with "New York, N.Y., Nov 24, 1945" machine backstamp, Very Fine and scarce 6¢ Prexie solo on a POW Lettersheet.
Scott No. 811    Estimate $150 - 200.

Effective March 26, 1944, the 6¢ military rate was extended to Prisoners of War correspondence. This cover was returned as undeliverable. This rate expired on September 30, 1946.

Realized: $200

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Lot 1383    

1938, 10¢ Presidential, tied by "Northampton Mass." double-oval on Jan. 1939 insured parcel wrapper free franked "Grace Coolidge" to Claremont, Cal., purple "Insured" handstamp, accompanied by another "Grace Coolidge" free frank letter use from the same correspondence, Very Fine.
Scott No. 815    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

A REMARKABLE 10¢ PREXIE SOLO USE FREE FRANKED BY THE WIDOW FIRST LADY GRACE COOLIDGE.

Former President Calvin Coolidge was 60 when he died in Northampton on January 5, 1933. His widow, Grace, was granted the franking privilege, free use of the mails for life, by a special act of Congress on June 16, 1934. The Former Presidents Act of 1958 formalized the granting of the franking privilege to former Presidents and their widows. Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge died in Northampton at the age of 78 in 1957.

The 10¢ postage prepaid the 10¢ insurance fee ($5.01-$25 value) as the free frank did not cover special fees.

Realized: $1,900

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Lot 1384    

1938, 10¢ Presidential, tied by "U.S. Army Postal Service, A.P.O. 69, Sep 26" duplex on 1947 air letter sheet from Bremerhaven, Germany to Lexington Mass.; content concerning soldier heading home to Camp Kilmer for reassignment "…We are staying in beautiful barracks (built by the Germans)…", Very Fine and rare 10¢ Prexie solo use on air letter sheet.
Scott No. 815; $500    Estimate $400 - 600.

The 10¢ air letter rate was effective from April 29, 1947 to June 30, 1961.

Realized: $400

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Lot 1385    

1938, 10¢ Presidential, 14 in a block of 10 and four singles, all tied by "San Francisco, Cal., Dec 6, 1941" machine cancel and duplex strikes on legal-size cover to Singapore at four-times the 70¢ airmail rate via FAM 14 trans-Pacific flight, since the cover just missed the prewar flight, it was rerouted on the new trans-Atlantic FAM22 route getting as far as India with Indian censor tape at left tied by triangular "Passed by Censor" handstamp, partial purple "Returned to Sender" framed handstamp, Very Fine.
Scott No. 815    Estimate $400 - 600.

SENT FROM SAN FRANCISCO ON DECEMBER 6TH, JUST MISSING THE ANZAC CLIPPER TO HONOLULU AND PEARL HARBOR.

On the morning of December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese and the mail trans-Pacific routes were immediately suspended. Mail was rerouted via the trans-Atlantic FAM 22 flights. This cover just missed the Anzac Clipper flight from San Francisco on December 6th afternoon to Honolulu arriving during the morning of the Pearl Harbor attacks, the flight was less than an hour away from Honolulu when word of the attacks was radioed and it was then diverted to Hilo.

Realized: $625

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Lot 1386    

1938, 10¢ Presidential, tied by purple "Paid, Jun 26, 1954" handstamp on $5 Postal Saving Certificate redeemed within 30 days of issue, Very Fine fiscal use paying the 10¢ penalty for early redemption.
Scott No. 815    Estimate $300 - 400.

The 10¢ early redemption fee was in effect to October 31, 1955.

Realized: $425

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Lot 1387    

1938, 10¢ Presidential, pair and single, tied by "U.S.S. Langley, Nov 2, 1939" duplex with "Manila P.I." slogan bars on cover from Cavite, Philippines to Pearl City, Oahu, Hawaii; some edge wear, Very Fine and rare possession to possession air mail rate.
Scott No. 815    Estimate $200 - 300.

Prepaid 30¢ for the 30¢ per ½ ounce air mail Possession to Possession rate. Air mail rates between possessions was determined by difference in rates in possessions involved. In the case here, the difference between the 50¢ Philippines rate and the 20¢ Hawaii rate.

Realized: $200

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Lot 1388    

1938, 10¢ Presidential, horizontal pair, tied by dumb oval on manila cover to St. Pierre and Miquelon, purple "New York, N.Y. (Grand Central Annex), Registered, Apr 5, 1943" origin backstamps, typed "Permit No. 366" endorsement at bottom left, censor tape at left, two-line "This Article has been held / by the Office of Censorship" and "Jun 23 1945" release date handstamp, reverse with "New York Reg'y Div." (4.5.1943, 6.23.1945) ovals; light central file fold, Very Fine and scarce wartime use.
Scott No. 815    Estimate $150 - 200.

Cover prepaid 5¢ surface mail rate plus 15¢ no indemnity registry fee. Cover held in office of Censorship until June 1945 in spite of "Permit No. 366" allowing cover to go through.

Realized: $350

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Lot 1389    

1938, 10¢ Presidential, used as to prepay the U.S. 10¢ Special Delivery fee on incoming 1940 airmail cover from Mexico to Peoria Ill. bearing Mexico 10c purple, 20c red, 20c Special Delivery pair and 1p Airmail, all tied by strikes of "Service Aereo, Mexico, 27. Dic 40" cds, reverse with Brownsville Tex Air Mail Field (12.28) transit and Peoria (12.29) arrival cds, Very Fine and scarce incoming Special Delivery mixed-franking use.
Scott No. 815    Estimate $150 - 200.

The United States allowed the special delivery fee to be paid by the use of United States postage on covers originating from abroad.

Realized: $200

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