Lot
1217 
Airmail, 1930, Graf Zeppelin complete, Complete set on individual covers plus additional $1.30 on flight cover, occasional slight perf toning, all adhesives well centered, F.-V.F (photo on web site). Scott No. C13-C15; $1,275 Estimate $500 - 750.
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Realized: $650
Lot
1218
Airmail, 1930, $1.30 Graf Zeppelin, in combination with Airmail 1928, 5¢ Beacon tied by "Lakehurst, N.J., Jun 2, 1930" machine postmark and 1930, 65¢ Graf Zeppelin canceled by straight line "Lakehurst, N.J." handstamp, on flight cover with purple U.S. and red German flight cachets, Friedrichshafen transit backstamp, Very Fine. Scott No. C14 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $375
Lot
1219
Special Delivery, 1908, 10¢ green, usd with 1¢ green (331) tied by "Cresco, Pa, Sep 4, 1909" duplex with oval grid cancel on picture post card to New York City, Sep. 4th receiver, pink "Fee Claimed by Office of / First Address. / (N.Y.P.O. 3D Div.)" three-line handstamp, additional "Offered at Address" handstamp on reverse indicating "Closed", Very Fine and rare E7 post card use. Scott No. E7 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $200
Lot
1220
Special Delivery, 1908, 10¢ green, tied by partial purple "Detroit, Mich., Jul 4, 1911" double-circle datestamp, used with 10¢ yellow on registered 2¢ red entire to Saginaw, Mich., Jul. 4th receiving backstamp; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine and rare registered E7 special delivery use. Scott No. E7 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $220
Lot
1221
Postage Due, 1884, 1¢ red brown, with New York string of pearls precancel, used on 1884 Registry notice card to local address, "New-York, Dec 29 '84" duplex and red "New York Post Office, Adv., Jan 6, Due 1 Cent" advertising oval, blue "C.L." in circle handstamp; faults, Fine and scarce postage due use. Scott No. J15 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $525
Lot
1222
Postage Due, 1884, 10¢ red brown, corner flaw, tied by cork cancel on 1892 cover from Cape Coast, West Africa (Ghana) to Chester Conn., clear strike of "Cape Coast, JA 1, 92" origin cds, "T" tax due handstamp, "Liverpool, Br. Packet" (2.8) transit backstamp, "New York, Feb 19, Due 10 Cents" duplex, Chester (2.20) arrival backstamp; opened for display, Very Fine and scarce unpaid use from West Africa. Scott No. J19 Estimate $150 - 200.
Lot
1223
U.S. Postal Agency, Shanghai, May 15, 99, duplex with "1" barred oval, three strikes tie 1¢ deep green (279), pair and three singles, on 1899 cover with "Hotz, s'Jacob & Co., Shanghai" flap imprint to New York N.Y., Very Fine and scarce 1¢ use from Shanghai. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $400
Lot
1224
Official Seal, 1900, red brown, two singles with one bisected, repairing post card bearing 1¢ green (300) tied by "Indianapolis, Ind. 1904" machine cancel to Brazil Ind., purple "Damaged by Cancelling Machine" staightline handstamp, Very Fine and scarce post card use. Scott No. OX11 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $240
Lot
1225
Official Seal, 1907, blue, bisected to seal tear, on post card bearing two 1¢ green singles tied by "St. Louis, Mo. Dec 13, 1910" machine cancel to Birmingham, England, violet "Received at St. Louis, Mo. in bad order." two-line handstamp, Very Fine and scarce post card use. Scott No. OX13 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $240
Lot
1226
Official Seal - Typeset, black, dot after "Officially", affixed over edge, tied by "Chicago, Ill. N. Div. Sta., Rec'd, Jun 25, 94" cds on cover bearing 2¢ carmine (220) tied by "Milwaukee, Wis. Mar 13, 1894" machine cancel on H.G. Razall Mfg. Co. corner card cover to Chicago Ill.; blue crayon mark through address with "Not There" notation, Very Fine and rare official seal use. Scott No. LOX11c $1,500.
AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE USE OF THIS TYPESET SEAL VARIETY ON COVER.
As an indication of rarity, this seal variety on-cover use was missing from the wonderful Kotanchik collection.
Realized: $600