Sale 4

Parcel Post

Lot	Photo	Description	Bidding
Lot 143		Used to Australia: Parcel Post, 1913, 1¢ carmine rose, five (5) copies tied by 1914 BUFFALO APR24 c.d.s. strikes on small envelope bearing Queensland receiver on reverse. Very rare usage (Scott Q1). Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Current Bid $115
Lot 144		Used from Vera Cruz: Parcel Post, 1913, 1¢ carmine rose, imprint PAIR tied by VERA CRUZ AUG 15 U.S. M.A.G. duplex on advertising corner card. to Morristown N.J. (Scott Q1). Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Current Bid $115
Lot 145		Used to Somali Cost: Parcel Post, 1913, 1¢ carmine rose and 2¢ carmine rose, tied by two different PHILADELPHIA APR 1 1916 duplex cancels on 2¢ envelope bearing DJIBOUTI 5 SMAI 1916 receiver on reverse and another on 22 MAI sealed by lovely Philadelphia Stamp Club label. A fantastic destination and quite colorful (Scott Q1, Q2). Estimate $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Current Bid $290
Lot 146		Parcel Post, 1913, 2¢ carmine rose, two singles (perforation faults) tied by Florida Feb duplex on undated ingenious paper bag wrapper (?) to Kirkland Me. Facinating usage and temperature extremes (Scott Q2). Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photo	Current Bid $115
Lot 147		Used from Great Britain: Parcel Post, 1913, 2¢ carmine rose, used with Great Britain 1d red, and Washington Franklin 1¢, all tied by various cancel on small 1913 envelope traveled London Sept 26, NY Sept 29, readressed to NY Oct 15, and finally Luzern, Switzerland Oct. 26 address also crossed out. A wonderful trip and use of the Parcel Post and Washington Franklins (Scott Q2). Estimate $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Current Bid $290
Lot 148		Parcel Post, 1913, 2¢ carmine rose and 3¢ carmine rose, two covers: 2¢ (SE) tied by STAMFORD JUL 20 1913 duplex from the old Nutmeg Stamp Co in Stamford CT and 2) 2¢ and 3¢ tied by PITTSBURG SEPT 20 1913 duplex on SCHENLEY HOTEL corner card envelope to Sweden. A fine duo of rates (Scott Q2, Q3). Estimate $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Current Bid $95
Lot 149		Parcel Post, 1913, 2¢ carmine rose and 5¢ carmine rose, two covers: 2¢ tied by SPRINGFIELD JUL 7 1913 duplex on petite envelope to Hartford (the 1st week of 1st class use) and 5¢, 2 SE copies with the W-F 2¢ tied by WASHINGTON c.d.s. strikes on 1914 registered envelope bearing Baltimore Feb 4, 1914 receiver on reverse. (Scott Q2, Q5). Estimate $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Current Bid $95
Lot 150		Used to England: Parcel Post, 1913, 3¢ carmine rose, block of four (2SE) on reverse plus Washington Franklin 2¢ red (406) SE pair, on front all tied on registered 2¢ red stationery by boxed NORWICH CT cancels numerous NY 8-28-1913 foreign ovals and possible receiver on reverse. Very impressive (Scott Q3). Estimate $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Current Bid $120
Lot 151		Used to London readdressed to Montreux, Switzerland: Parcel Post, 1913, 5¢ carmine rose, tied by CHICAGO JUN 15 duplex on envelope bearing LONDON 23 JUN 14 transit, with a Territat Switzerland receiver on reverse. Mailed from the Marion Green ofice of the famous Basso Cantante to Mr. Green. Great Opera item (Scott Q5). Estimate $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Current Bid $95
Lot 152		Used to Germany: Parcel Post, 1913, 10¢ carmine rose, 10¢ (SE) with Washington Franklin 5¢ (378) cancelled by targets on registered envelope from PITTSBURG (JAN 1914) via New York and sealed by red SOCIALIST CAMPAIGN STAMP. Interesting cover (Scott Q6). Estimate $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Current Bid $145
Lot 153		Used to Russia and returned: Parcel Post, 1913, 15¢ carmine rose, off center, tied by KENOSHA, WIS oval on envelope bearing manuscript "Retoure" and D.D.L. Record MAY 12 1915 in box on reverse NY 10-12 1914 outgoing transit, Russia receiver and corresponding 1915 incoming transit. Quite a trip - 7 months (Scott Q7). Estimate $175 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Current Bid $160
Lot 154		Parcel Post, 1913, 20¢ carmine rose, with Washington Franklin 2¢ red tied by probable New York duplex on front, bearing violet First Class on front and Mar 25 1913 Washngton partial waybill on reverse. To the Olympia, Wash. Superior Court clerk, probably a book shipment. Very rare (Scott Q8). Scott $750 on full cover Estimate $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Current Bid $375
Lot 155		Parcel Post, 1913, 25¢ carmine rose (crease) with Washington Franklin 3¢ tied by NEW YORK registered ovals on undated J.M. BARTELS large corner card front of large envelope bearing RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED to Cambridge Mass. (Scott Q9). Estimate $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Current Bid $290
Lot 156		Parcel Post, 1913, 25¢ carmine rose, together with Pan Pacific 10¢ orange yellow (400) (SE) and Washington Franklin 1¢ green, all tied by ALBANY, NY ovals on package label to Olympia, Washington. A wonderful combination and appropriate usage (Scott Q9). Estimate $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photo	Current Bid $350
Lot 157		Parcel Post, 1913, 50¢ carmine rose, fine copy bearing two private security perfins (in the shape of "pac-man") tied by two cancels one bearing a circular with a large NY, on neat corner card "Wendel Photographic Art Studio" of NYC envelope (8¼ x 5 3/4) to Johnstown NY with a "DO NOT BEND" handstamp. Inside there is a transfer on the back portion of the envelope showing three young boys. Unpriced on cover (Scott Q10). Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 This is quite extraordinary as the cover certainly is in period usage as the Wendel company was in business at this address starting in 1902 through the late teens NOTE: Perfin is "GE" for General Electric Co. and is supposed to be used in Schenectady, NY. How Wendel got to use is it is interesting, but, Johnstown, the address, is right next to Schenectady and perhaps the receiver supplied the stamp and was an employee of G.E. View details and enlarged photo	Current Bid $950
Lot 158		Parcel Post, used to foreign destinations: a fine group of three envelopes & 3 picture post cards, to England (2), Belgium (2) one rough, Germany and Switzerland (stamp damaged) 1¢, 2¢ and 5¢ Franklins. A good group all used 1913 &1914. Estimate $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Current Bid $325
Lot 159		Parcel Post, group of three, comprising 2¢, SEP 1913 ME to MASS, 3¢ NO 1917 (new rate) NEB to CAL and 4¢ picture post card (4¢ overpayment) JUL 1913 MASS to MASS, all very fine. Estimate $150 - 175. View details and enlarged photos	Current Bid $145
Lot 160		Parcel Post, Documents, 2 slightly different copies of the P.O.D. Parcel Post Rates & Regulations plus a very rare map of the United States 26"x16" showing Parcel Post Zones, Express Zones and Federal Reserve Bank Districts as distributed by Colliers. The map is most impressive. Estimate $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Current Bid $325