July Internet Auction

(1898 July) "Soldiers Letter, Lt. E.J. Leyden, Co. G., 2nd Mass.", pencil endorsement on cover to Springfield Mass., partial "New York, Jul 30 '98, Ship Letter" double-cds handstamp and pencil "Due 2¢" rating, 2¢ postage due tied by pencil; sealed with string at left, reduced slightly at right, Very Fine early soldier use prior to establishment of U.S. post offices in Cuba.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $150 - 200.

Catalina, Cuba, partial purple double-ovals tie Cuba, 2c on 2¢ reddish carmine (222) , 3c on 3¢ purple (224) and 5c on 5¢ blue (225) on registered Aurelio de Flores cover to Halle, Germany , purple "Havana, Apr 15 1899, Cuba." three-line backstamp, Eingeschrieben registry label, Halle (4.28) arrival backstamp, Very Fine and rare registry use from Catalina.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $300 - 400.

Mil. Sta. No 13, Cienfuegos, Cuba, clear strike of purple double-oval ties Cuba, 10c on 10¢ brown (226) on 1899 registered Soldier's Letter cover to New Bedford Mass., reverse with Havana (2.16) and Jacksonville (2.20) transits, New Bedford (2.23) arrival, Very Fine.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $300 - 400.

Mil. P. Sta. No. 16, Guanajay, Cuba. Mar 7, 1899, clear magenta strike on cover with purple "Headquarters, 202d Inf., N.Y. Vols." corner card handstamp bearing Cuba 2½c reddish carmine (223) tied by oval cancel to Tonawanda N.Y., flap with embossed "202 N.Y." crossed rifles gold-leaf imprint; some light toning, F.-V.F.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $150 - 200.

Correos, Habana, 4 Oct 98, cds ties Cuba 5c pink on J.A. Hernandez, Habana imprint cover to Halifax, Canada , endorsed "Via Tampa" at top, reverse with New York (10.8) transits and Halifax (10.10) arrival backstamps, Very Fine and scarce use under U.S. occupation.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $200 - 300.

Mil. St., Havana, Cuba, Dec 24 98, perfect bold strike with "1" barred oval ties U.S. 2¢ red (279B) on cover to Pittsburg Pa.; couple tiny edge tears at right, Extremely Fine and choice strike.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $75 - 100.

Military Sta. No. 10, Havana, Cuba, N.Y.P.O., Feb 15 '99, duplex ties Cuba 2½c on 2¢ reddish carmine (223) on Headquarters Division of Cuba, Havana corner card cover to St. Louis Mo., Very Fine.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $75 - 100.

Military Sta. No. 10, Havana, Cuba, N.Y.P.O., Feb 27 '99, duplex ties Cuba 2½c red (223) on "Headquarters Seventh Army Corps, Office of the Chief Signal Officer" imprint cover to Albany N.Y., Mar. 2nd arrival backstamp, Very Fine.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $50 - 75.

Correos, Habana, 20 3 99, two strikes tie Cuba 2c on 2¢ reddish carmine (222), 2½c on 2¢ reddish carmine (223)and 3c on 3¢ purple (224) , couple stamp flaws, on "Department of Posts, Post Office at 'Havana'" cover to New York City, F.-V.F.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $75 - 100.

Manzanillo, Cuba, Oct 10, 1901, cds duplex ties Cuba, 10c on 10¢ brown (226) on registered cover to Worcester Mass., magenta "Registered No '95', Oct 10 1901, Manzanillo, Cuba." three-line postmark, reverse with Havana (10.13) and New York (10.17) transits, Worcester (10.18) arrival cds, Very Fine.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $150 - 200.

Mil. P. Sta. No. 27, Matanzas, Cuba. Mar 9, 1899, bold duplex ties U.S. 2¢ red (279B) on cover to Amesbury Mass., Mar. 15th arrival backstamp, letter talks of marching and the hot sun with thin tents; light crease through 2¢, otherwise Very Fine.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $50 - 75.

Mil. P. Sta. No 27. Matanzas, Cuba, Mar 31, 1899, partial duplex ties Cuba, 2½c on 2¢ reddish carmine (223) on Havana illustrated cover to West Boxford Mass., Amesbury (3.27) cds and "Missent" straightline; some edge tears and reduced slightly at left, F.-V.F.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $100 - 150.

Santiago de Cuba, Ysla de Cuba, Jul 28 '98, cds and bold " T " due handstamp on homemade stitched cover from Private H.B. Whitmore of Co. G to his mother in Springfield Mass., Aug. 9th arrival backstamp and "Due 2" handstamp with precanceled 2¢ postage due affixed, enclosed letter written on Tomato Can Label reading, " Santiago de Cuba, July 26 '98 , Dear Mother, we have had a very wet night…A good many of our boys are sick. There is nothing to do or see here…Our boat, No 13, the one that we came over in, is at the dock getting unloaded. Not more than half our company are fit for duty… ", accompanied by original newspaper article concerning letter; letter is separated in pieces and needs to be reattached; corner nick and some toning, F.-V.F. and early soldier advertity use from Cuba.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $150 - 200.

Santiago de Cuba, Ysla de Cuba, 4 Ago '98, cds on YMCA envelope with "Soldier's Letter" endorsement to Fort Leavenworth Kans., Aug. 13th arrival backstamp, U.S. 2¢ postage due tied by cork cancel, Very Fine.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $50 - 75.

Military Sta. 1, Santiago de Cuba, Mar 3 '99, perfect bold duplex strikes tie 1¢ green (279) and two 2¢ red (279B) singles on 1899 cover to New York City; right 2¢ small flaws, Extremely Fine strikes.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $75 - 100.

Registered, Mar 9 1899, Military Station No. 1, Santiago de Cuba., purple four-line registry postmark on Ware Department penalty cover bearing Cuba, 10c on 10¢ brown (226) tied by "Mil. Sta. No. 1, Santiago, Cuba" oval handstamp to St. Louis Mo., reverse with Jacksonville (3.23) transit and St. Louis (3.26) arrival cds; 10c corner nicked, Very Fine.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $200 - 300.