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Specialized U.S. Collections, Air Post, Foreign Stamps & Covers continued...

War Department Issues (Covers: Stampless and 1c-15c Values)
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
5504 c William Tecumseh Sherman.> Signed <<W.T. ShermanGeneral.>> on neat unaddressed cover with War DepartmentOfficial Business and penalty handstamps, file fold thru the penalty notice does not affect the frank which is Very Fine and choice, one ofWilliam Tecumseh Sherman. Signed "W.T. Sherman/General." on neat unaddressed cover with "War Department/Official Business" and penalty handstamps, file fold thru the penalty notice does not affect the frank which is Very Fine and choice, one of only two known unused examples, Sherman was appointed Commanding General of the United States Army by his friend Ulysses S. Grant in 1869 and served in that role until 1883, and as such was responsible for the conduct of the Indian Wars (Image)

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 E. 500-750

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
5505 c War Department, Adjutant Generals Office. Official Business.> Imprint on legal-size cover to Newburgh N.Y. with penalty clause below, perfect strike of Washington D.C. Jun. 14 1884 5 PM duplex cancel, ms. <<Wm Townsend vs. Forson & Ross>> and reWar Department, Adjutant General's Office. Official Business. Imprint on legal-size cover to Newburgh N.Y. with penalty clause below, perfect strike of "Washington D.C. Jun. 14 1884 5 PM" duplex cancel, ms. "Wm Townsend vs. Forson & Ross" and red "Returned" at left, purple handstamp "1206", fresh and Extremely Fine penalty cover, although mail from field offices to private citizens required stamps until July 5, 1884, letters from Washington needed bear only a penalty notice (Image)

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 E. 300-400

SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
5506 c 1c, 3c War (O83, O85).> Tied by bold circle of Vs with Washington D.C. Mar. 7 (1874) duplex cancel on large-size Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Official Business imprint cover to Congressman Alexander Stephens in Washington, cover with faul1c, 3c War (O83, O85). Tied by bold circle of V's with "Washington D.C. Mar. 7" (1874) duplex cancel on large-size "Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Official Business" imprint cover to Congressman Alexander Stephens in Washington, cover with faults and missing backflap and one side flap, appears Fine, the earliest documented use of the 1c War stamp, Stephens served in Congress before the Civil War, was the Vice President of the C.S.A. from 1861-65 and then served in Congress again from 1873-82 (Image)

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 E. 500-750

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
5507 c 6c, 10c War (O83, O88).> Both cancelled by and 10c tied by indistinct cork, Washington D.C. Reg. Std. Jun. 14 (1877) circular datestamp on large-size <registered> Adjutant Generals Office, Official Business imprint cover to Brookfield Conn., 106c, 10c War (O83, O88). Both cancelled by and 10c tied by indistinct cork, "Washington D.C. Reg. Std. Jun. 14" (1877) circular datestamp on large-size registered "Adjutant General's Office, Official Business" imprint cover to Brookfield Conn., "10902" handstamp and ms. "4203" markings, ornate blue receiving datestamp on back, some minor edgewear and couple small tears at top, 10c few perf faults from placement near edge, Fine appearing and scarce use of 10c War to pay the fee for registered letter, the 6c stamp paid the double-rate postage (Image)

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 E. 400-500

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
5508 c 2c, 7c War (O84, O87).> 7c full margins, 2c defective with large piece missing, both tied by Washington D.C. Feb. 16 5 PM duplex cancel on large-size Adjutant Generals Office imprint cover to the Presidio in San Francisco, cover tears with piece o2c, 7c War (O84, O87). 7c full margins, 2c defective with large piece missing, both tied by "Washington D.C. Feb. 16 5 PM" duplex cancel on large-size Adjutant General's Office imprint cover to the Presidio in San Francisco, cover tears with piece out at right, 7c stamp with perf fault at left, extremely rare 7c War Dept. stamp on cover, one of only two known, the 7c value was issued in 1873 to pay the single letter rate for Prussian Closed Mail and for mail to Denmark, the stamp was made obsolete for those purposes by the 1875 5c G.P.U. rate yet the Department continued to requisition the 7c value, no foreign usages are known, with this and lot 5514 being the only known domestic usages (Image)

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 E. 300-400

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
5509 c 3c War (O85).> Horizontal pair, s.e. at left, scuffed corner at top right, tied by purplish-black <Fort Grant * Arizona * Mar. 29, 1880> duplex datestamp and Star in Circle cancel on legal-size cover to Tucson, reduced at left, otherwise Fine, scar3c War (O85). Horizontal pair, s.e. at left, scuffed corner at top right, tied by purplish-black "Fort Grant * Arizona * Mar. 29, 1880" duplex datestamp and Star in Circle cancel on legal-size cover to Tucson, reduced at left, otherwise Fine, scarce usage from this territorial fort in Arizona, ex Starnes (Image)

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 E. 500-750

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction
5510 c 3c War (O85). Horizontal block of six> tied by four-ring target, Jamestown R.I. circular datestamp on large-size cover addressed to Maj. General Henry Hunt at Charleston S.C., pos. 1 top left corner insect erosion, also tiny bit on pos. 2, cover redu3c War (O85). Horizontal block of six tied by four-ring target, Jamestown R.I. circular datestamp on large-size cover addressed to Maj. General Henry Hunt at Charleston S.C., pos. 1 top left corner insect erosion, also tiny bit on pos. 2, cover reduced at right and mended corner, few other edge faults, this is the only surviving War Department cover franked with block of stamps, General Hunt had been the Chief of Artillery in the Army of the Potomac (Image)

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 E. 500-750

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
5511 c 6c War (O86).> Tied by circular cork cancel with matching Washington D.C Oct. 24 circular datestamp on large-size War Dept. imprint cover to Menomonee Mich., ms <<Returned cannot find this name>>, blue Menomonee Mich. Dec. 17 circular datestamp6c War (O86). Tied by circular cork cancel with matching "Washington D.C Oct. 24" circular datestamp on large-size War Dept. imprint cover to Menomonee Mich., ms "Returned cannot find this name", blue "Menomonee Mich. Dec. 17" circular datestamp struck on returned date, received back in Washington with partly scratched out Dec. 22, 1873 circular datestamp which also ties the stamp, reduced at top and missing top flap, appears Fine, the earliest documented use of the 6c War stamp (Image)

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 E. 300-400

SOLD for $150.00
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5512 c 6c War (O86).> Horizontal pair, used with <regular issue 6c Dull Pink (159),> cancelled by corks, St. Louis Mo. Oct. 6 (1875) circular datestamp on 3c War Department entire (UO34) <addressed to London, England, in the hand of General William Tecums6c War (O86). Horizontal pair, used with regular issue 6c Dull Pink (159), cancelled by corks, "St. Louis Mo. Oct. 6" (1875) circular datestamp on 3c War Department entire (UO34) addressed to London, England, in the hand of General William Tecumseh Sherman, "Headquarters Army of the United States, Official Business" imprint at upper left, red New York and 1875 London transits, trivial edgewear

VERY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING COMBINATION OF THE REGULAR POSTAGE AND WAR DEPARTMENT ISSUES ON A COVER SENT BY COMMANDING GENERAL WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN TO LONDON.

William T. Sherman, whose "March to the Sea" made him a Civil War hero in the North (and equally despised in the South), was appointed Commanding General of the U.S. Army after the war (1869-83). In November 1871 he embarked on a tour of Europe for the first time, returning to Washington D.C. in September 1872. In September 1874, at Sherman's request, the Headquarters of the U.S. Army was moved from Washington D.C. to St. Louis. (Image)

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 E. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $2,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
5513 c 12c War (O89).> Horizontal pair, tied by cork circle of diamonds and St. Louis Mo. Dec. 28 (ca. 1875) circular datestamp on 3c War Dept. entire (UO34) addressed <to Rome, Italy, in the hand of General William Tecumseh Sherman,> Headquarters Army o12c War (O89). Horizontal pair, tied by cork circle of diamonds and "St. Louis Mo. Dec. 28" (ca. 1875) circular datestamp on 3c War Dept. entire (UO34) addressed to Rome, Italy, in the hand of General William Tecumseh Sherman, "Headquarters Army of the United States, Official Business" imprint at upper left, red New York transit, missing part of top flap and some edgewear

VERY FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE 12-CENT WAR DEPARTMENT MULTIPLE FRANKING TO ITALY, ADDRESSED IN THE HAND OF COMMANDING GENERAL WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN.

William T. Sherman, whose "March to the Sea" made him a Civil War hero in the North (and equally despised in the South), was appointed Commanding General of the U.S. Army after the war (1869-83). In November 1871 he embarked on a tour of Europe for the first time, returning to Washington D.C. in September 1872. In September 1874, at Sherman's request, the Headquarters of the U.S. Army was moved from Washington D.C. to St. Louis. (Image)

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 E. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $3,250.00
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5514 c 2c, 7c War (O84, O87).> 7c wide margins, both stamps tied by Washington D.C. Aug. 26 5 PM duplex datestamp and cork cancel on large-size War Department imprint cover to Haverhill Mass., few small cover tears and piece of top flap missing, Fine appe2c, 7c War (O84, O87). 7c wide margins, both stamps tied by "Washington D.C. Aug. 26 5 PM" duplex datestamp and cork cancel on large-size War Department imprint cover to Haverhill Mass., few small cover tears and piece of top flap missing, Fine appearing and extremely rare 7c War Dept. stamp on cover, one of only two known, the 7c value was issued in 1873 to pay the single letter rate for Prussian closed mail and for mail to Denmark, the stamp was made obsolete for those purposes by the 1875 5c G.P.U. rate yet the Department continued to requisition the 7c value, no foreign usages are known, with this and lot 5508 being the only known domestic usages (Image)

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 E. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction

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