The C.A. Stillions Collection of Washington D.C. Postal History

1847, 5¢ dark brown, four large margins including part sheet margin at top, tied by red grid, matching "Washington D.C. Mar 25" cds on 1849 blue folded letter addressed to Elliot Reed, care of Rawdon, Wright & Hatch, New York City, letter from J. H. Arnold and suggests that when he leaves Washington and returns to NYC, he and Mr. Reed might enter into the printing and engraving business together; sensibly refolded, Very Fine, ex-"Pittsburgh" ; with P.F. certificate.

Scott No. 1a   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $500 - 750.

Elliot Reed was a previously unrecorded engraver at Rawdon, Wright & Hatch.

1847, 10¢ black, four large even margins, tiny hint of discoloration in top margin, tied by red grid cancel, matching "Washington City, D.C. May 14" cds on 1849 cover to Boston Mass., flap with May 17th 1849 receipt docketing and note "I hope this contains good news", Extremely Fine.

Scott No. 2   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $1,200.

A CHOICE 10¢ 1847 ISSUE COVER FROM WASHINGTON D.C. TO BOSTON MASS.

1847, 10¢ black, four margins, tied by manuscript "X", red "Washington City, D.C. Jul 6" cds on gray folded letter to Peoria, Illinois; some minor tone specking, F.-V.F.

Scott No. 2   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $1,200.

1852, 1¢ blue, type IV, position 51R1L, sheet margin single with large to huge margins, tied by "Washington D.C. Dec 10" cds on part of folded illustrated circular depicting " Second Exhibition of the Metropolitan Mechanics' Institute " addressed to Keene N.H., Very Fine and remarkable circular.

Scott No. 9   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

The Second Exhibition of the Metropolitan Mechanics' Institute opened the newly erected Smithsonian Instituation Building (now known as the Castle) on February 8th 1855. The exhibit ran until March 14, 1855. A third exhibition was held at the "Castle" March 2-30, 1857.

1852, 3¢ dull red, type I, left margin single, tied by green "Londonderry Vt., Sept 3" cds on buff cover to New York City, "P.O. Department, Dead Letter Office, Sep 15, 1857" double-oval with blue ms. " B " and "$5" filing notation; 3¢ minor gum toning at top, Very Fine and attractive Dead Letter use.

Scott No. 11   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

1852, 3¢ dull red, type II, tied by "Washington D.C. Jul 2" cds on illustrated House's Printing Telegraph, New-York & Washington Line, Washington Office ad cover showing telegraph machine neatly addressed to Scottsville N.Y.; some slight edge wear and toning, F.-V.F. and scarce.

Scott No. 11A   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

1855, 10¢ green, type II, position 77L1, clear to large margins, tied by "Washington City, D.C., Jun 6, 1857" cds on cover to Mexico City, Mexico , with "Veracruz, Junio 26, 1857" oval entry datestamp and matching "2" reales inland rate handstamp, Very Fine.

Scott No. 14   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

1857, 1¢ blue, type II, plate 2, position 9L4, intense shade, tied by "Washington D.C. May 3" cds on buff circular-rate cover to Richmond Va.; trivial edgewear, Very Fine and scarce Top Row Plate 4 stamp on cover, ex-Wagshal, Middendorf ; with 2011 P.F. certificate.

Scott No. 20   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $1,500.

1857, 12¢ black, plate I, used with 3¢ dull red (26) , tied by large grid cancellations, matching "Washington D.C. Aug 28, 1860" cds on light buff cover to Leipsig, Germany , endorsed "via Bremen or Hamburg" at bottom, red "N. York, Bremen Pk. 'Paid 12' Sep 1, 1860" exchange cds, blue Bremen exchange and receiving (9.18) backstamp; top edge tear, otherwise Very Fine, ex-Hargest, Turner .

Scott No. 36   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

This cover was used by Hargest to create the "N.York, Paid 12' Brem Pk." exchange cds illustration in fig. 71a.

1861, 3¢ rose, block of four, tied by strikes of "Washington D.C., May 11, 1863" cds on cover to Lowville N.Y.; light stains at top, reduced slightly at right just affecting block, F.-V.F. and scarce block use.

Scott No. 65   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

1861, 3¢ rose, tied by quartered cork duplexed with "Washington D.C. Jan 26, 1865" cds to Paris, France , partial New York "6" debit exchange cds, red Calais (2.11) entry cds with "8" decimes due handstamp, fresh and Very Fine.

Scott No. 65   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1863, 2¢ black, with bottom part imprint and plate no. 29 selvage , centered to bottom right, tied by "Washington D.C. Mar 20" cds and quartered cork duplex on albino embossed corner card cover to local street address, Very Fine and scarce plate number example on cover, ex-Mackey, Metzger, Faust, Flannery .

Scott No. 73   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $500 - 750.

1863, 24¢ lilac, tied by "Washington D.C. Jun 5" duplex on orange cover to Birkenhead, England, red "Boston Br. Pkt. '19 Paid' 7 Jun" credit exchange cds, carried by Cunard Line China from Boston Jun. 7th to Queenstown arriving Jun. 16th, red London (6.17) transit and Birkenhead (6.17) arrival backstamp, forwarded upon arrival with Great Britain 1d red tied by "Birkenhead, JU 17, 65" duplex to Blackheath, Kent; cover tears, opened for display, Fine appearance.

Scott No. 78   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1863, 24¢ lilac, bright shade, canceled by open grid cancel, matching "Washington D.C., Free, Apr 6 '64" cds on 1864 buff cover to Birkenhead, England , red "N.York, Br. Pkt. 'Paid 19' Apr 6" credit exchange cds, carried by Cunard Line China from New York Apr. 6th to Queentown arriving Apr. 17th, Birkenhead (4.18) arrival backstamp; top edge opening tears, otherwise Very Fine.

Scott No. 78   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $425.

1869, 1¢ buff, natural s.e. at right, tied by full strike of fancy Geometric cancel duplexed with "Georgetown, D.C. Apr 5" cds on local drop cover; cover missing backflap, an Extremely Fine strike of this rare fancy cancel; with 2012 P.F. certificate.

Scott No. 112   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $500 - 750.

1869, 3¢ ultramarine, four singles, tied by target cancels, matching "Congress, Washington D.C., May 12" double-circle datestamp on 1870 cover addressed to Clara Barton in Geneva, Switzerland , red "New York, Paid All, Br. Transit, May 14" exchange cds, carried by German Lloyds Rheim from New York May 14th to Southampton arriving May 26th, Basel (5.26) and Geneva (5.26) backstamps; some gum toning around stamp edges, few with perfs trimmed, still Very Fine cover to Clara Barton in Switzerland.

Scott No. 114   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

Clara Barton was at the International Red Cross headquarters learning about their mission. Upon return to the U.S.A., she founded the American Red Cross and served as its President from 1882 until retiring in 1904.

References: Discussed and illustrated in Cancellation Club News, Feb. 2014, p. 17.

1869, 12¢ green, couple short perfs, cancelled by quartered cork duplexed with "Washington D.C., Nov 26" cds on 1869 cover to Stourbridge, England, partial red "New York, Nov 27" exchange cds, reverse with Birmingham (12.8) transit and Stourbridge (12.8) arrival cds; reduced slightly at right, F.-V.F.

Scott No. 117   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

1869, 15¢ brown & blue, type II, used with with 5¢ brown, F. Grill (95) , both canceled by matching quartered corks duplexed with "Washington D.C. Apr 18" cds on 1870 cover to a sailor on board the U.S.S. Tuscarora at Aspinwall, New Grenada , red "New York, Apr 20" exchange cds; slightly reduced at top, some slight edgewear, Fine and rare rare mixed-issue franking for the double 10¢ rate, ex-Gibson, Krug, Haas and Forster ; with 1961 P.F. certificate.

Scott No. 119   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $500 - 750.

1870, 10¢ brown, N.B.N.C. printing, tied by bold four-ring cancel, matching "Congress, Washington D.C., Dec 23" cds on cover with free frank "J.T. Wilson, MC" signature to Brussels, Belgium , partial red "New York, Paid All, Br. Transit, Dec 28" exchange cds, reverse with "Par Ostende" transit and Brussels arrival cds, Very Fine.

Scott No. 150   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

1873, 1¢ ultramarine, C.B.N.C. printing, vertical pair, tied by bold violet "Washington D.C., Nov 23, 1878" duplex with quartered corks on embossed blue "J.F. Ellis & Co. Musical Ware Rooms" cameo corner card addressed locally to the War Department, violet "Carrier, Nov 24" backstamp, Very Fine.

Scott No. 156   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1873, 3¢ green, C.B.N.C. printing, tied by the large patent cancel with center scarifying the stamp, matching "Washington D.C. Jun 8" c.d.s., on House of Representatives envelope to New York N.Y., original 1878 enclosure; paper loss from aging, Fine and rare patent cancel, ex-Turner .

Scott No. 158   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1873, 7¢ orange vermilion, C.B.N.C. printing, used with 1¢ blue (156) , each well centered and canceled by quartered cork, matching "Wash'n. D.C., Registered, Mar 6" cds on 3¢ entire entire to Upper Marlborough Md.; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine.

Scott No. 160   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1873, 10¢ brown, C.B.N.C. printing, canceled by quartered cork duplexed with "Washington D.C., Jan 19" cds on 1874 cover to Shanghai, China , and redirected back to United States, blue "Yokohama Japan Mar. 25 4P.M." datestamp (also Mar. 22 backstamp) with " DUE " handstamp with manuscript " 5c ", addressed to Master George Colvocoresses on U.S.S. Ashuelot , redirected to Litchfield Conn., then forwarded to U.S.S. Lackawanna at Mare Island Navy Yard, "San Francisco, Cal. Apr 16" transit cds; reduced at left, Very Fine and unusual forwarded use.

Scott No. 161   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $500 - 750.

1875, 2¢ vermilion, C.B.N.C. printing, tied by sunburst fancy cancel, matching "Crown Point, N.Y. Dec 5" cds on circa 1878 cover to soldier care of Adj. General, Washington D.C. indigo "Washington D.C., Dec 16" cds and matching "Forwarded" straightline to Fort Brown, Texas; top left corner tear, otherwise Very Fine, ex-Beane .

Scott No. 178   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

1875, 5¢ blue, C.B.N.C. printing, tied by violet "Washington D.C., Jul 24, 1878" cds duplex on cover addressed to Office United States Commission, Exposition Universelle, Paris, France , light strike of blue gray " The Yale Lock Postal Bureau " expo cancel, Cherbourg (8.6) entry cds, reverse with "Exposon. Univerelle." (8.6) arrival cds and additional blue "Universal Exposition, U.S. Commissioner" arrival cds ms. crossed out; cover bend into 5¢, F.-V.F., ex-Hogg, Markovits .

Scott No. 179   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

1879, 5¢ blue, A.B.N.C. printing, single with wide bottom margin, canceled by Indigo quartered cork duplexed with "Washington D.C. Dec 7, 1879" cds on cover to Finland, endorsed "Via. St. Petersburg" at top, bold "ANK 26 12" in box, New York, Russian and Finnish postmarks on reverse; small cover tears from opening, F.-V.F. and rare, ex-Welch, Markovits, Hogg .

Scott No. 185   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1879, 10¢ brown, A.B.N.C. printing, with secret mark, horizontal pair, tied by bold strike of bold Indigo "Washington D.C., 1879, Sep 25, 6 P.M." duplex with "2" barred oval on Treasury Department penalty cover from the Conant correspondence to London, England, red Oct. 7th arrival cds, original Treasury Department letterhead; trimmed slightly at top, left 10¢ small tear, Very Fine use.

Scott No. 188   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

1882, 5¢ yellow brown, tied by "Washington D.C., Jan 11, 1884" cds duplex with fishtail "4" barred oval on National Woman Suffrage Association corner card envelope to London, England, red (1.23) arrival backstamp, purple "American Exchange in Europe" (1.23) oval backstamp, readdressed with forwarding label; some edgewear, F.-V.F.

Scott No. 205   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1883, 2¢ red brown, tied by "Washington D.C. May 22, 85" duplex on black "The National Brass Works" cameo showing valve, on buff cover to Falls Church Va.; slightly rough opening at right, otherwise Very Fine.

Scott No. 210   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1887, 2¢ green, tied by "Amherst, Mass., Apr 23, 1888" duplex on cover to Washington D.C., with "American Eclipse Expedition to Japan, 1887, Professor David P. Todd, In Charge" corner card, Very Fine.

Scott No. 213   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1888, 30¢ orange brown, horizontal pair, used with 10¢ green (226) pair , all tied by strikes of "Washington D.C., Reg" double-circle, "Registered, Aug 8, 1890, Washington D.C." framed postmark on legal-size cover to Paris, France , New York (8.9) transit backstamp and New York, N.Y. (FX-NY1a) registry label affixed; cover opened on three sides and refolded at left, couple small 30¢ flaws, light toning, Fine and scarce use.

Scott No. 217 ; $1,400 on cover  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

1890, 5¢ chocolate, tied by "Washington D.C. Mar 22, 94" duplex on Post Office Department, Dead Letter Office imprint envelope to Germany , Uhlenhurst (4.1) arrival backstamp, Very Fine.

Scott No. 223   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $75 - 100.

1890, 30¢ black, tied by "Washington D.C., Reg" double-oval on registered 2¢ green entire to Germany, violet "Registered, Sep 26 1895, Washington, D.C., Station C." five-line registry handstamp, New York (9.27) transit backstamp and New York, N.Y. (FX-NY1a) exchange label affixed, Hannover (10.8) arrival backstamp, Very Fine.

Scott No. 228   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $600.

1893, 1¢ Columbian, 18 examples in singles, strips and block of six, each tied by "Washington D.C." ovals and "Washington D.C., Oct 29, 97" on large 1897 U.S. Department of Agriculture penalty package front to Germany; some faults, Fine and unusual use.

Scott No. 230   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1893, 15¢ Columbian, tied by "Washington, D.C., Nov 27 '93" duplex on 1893 Imperial German Embassy , Washington D.C. corner card cover to German Occupied Poland , addressed to an army officer in the artillery regiment at Custrin, red embassy wax seal on reverse, Custrin (12.8) arrival backstamp, Very Fine and scarce triple-5¢ UPU rate use to German Occupied Poland.

Scott No. 238   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

Küstrin is a town in Gorzów County, Lubusz Voivodeship in western Poland, close to the border with Germany. The town recovered from being burnt to the ground by retreating French forces in 1814, and became one of the most important railway hubs in the Kingdom of Prussia and later the German Empire. After WWII, the ruined town was placed under Polish administration by decision of the Potsdam Conference.

1893, 15¢ Columbian, two covers, each with single used on 1874 Washington D.C. cover to Lieut. on U.S. Flagship at Yokohama, Japan , each with "Yokohama, Japan, Meiji" arrival backstamp, F.-V.F. pair.

Scott No. 238   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

1893, $1 Columbian, with selvage at left, small faults, tied by "Washington D.C. Dec 26, '93" duplex datestamp on oversize cover to Gloucester N.J. with Department of Justice corner card, Philadelphia transit and arrival backstamps, file fold, some wear and small tears, Fine and very rare non-philatelic use.

Scott No. 241   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $1,800.

1895, 1¢ blue, D.L. watermark, tied by "Washington D.C. May 6" machine "Transit" cancel on 1¢ postal card (UX12) to Vienna, Austria, reverse with Washington Monument advertising , Vienna (5.17) arrival cds, Very Fine.

Scott No. 264   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1898, 2¢ red, type IV, guideline s.e., tied by "Washington D.C., Sep 4, 1900" duplex on imitation government postal card with U.S. Capital picture, Very Fine.

Scott No. 279B   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

The imitation postal cards were produced by G.C. Atlas which were known for only New York, Philadelphia, New Orleans and now Washington D.C.

1897, 2¢ pink, type IV, tied by "May 3 - 98, Washington D.C., 11:30AM" emergency oval duplex to U.S. Naval Station, Key West Fla., May 11th arrival backstamp; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine.

Scott No. 279Bg   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

The emergency hand-cancelers supplied by the Post Office Dept. and used briefly in 1898, which were necessary due to overwhelming demand to replace worn-out devices and to supply new offices and military camps during the Spanish-American War.

1898, 2¢ Trans-Miss., tied by "Washington D.C., Dec 1, 1898" wavy machine cancel on William McKinley 1898 Presidential Campaign post card to Germany, Rungsdorf (12.11) arrival cds, Very Fine.

Scott No. 286   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $150 - 200.

1898, 5¢ Trans-Miss., pair, tied by "Washington D.C., Jul 30, 1900" duplex and machine cancel on Smithsonian Institution penalty cover to London, England ; reduced slightly at right, corner nick, F.-V.F. and scarce use.

Scott No. 288   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $100 - 150.

1903, 2¢ carmine, used with China, 1900, 1c Ocher (111) , both tied by "Washington D.C. Jun. 17 12-M 1903" flag machine cancel on Legation of the United States cover from China to Dover Me., slightly reduced at left, minor tape stains on edges, Very Fine mixed franking, ex-Brody .

Scott No. 301   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

Under international conventions mail between foreign service posts and Washington could be carried by sealed diplomatic pouch, therefore the Chinese stamp was not canceled until arrival in Washington, upon receipt in Washington letters with proper U.S. postage would be dispatched in the mails.

1906, 1¢ blue green, imperf., top plate block of 12 , large to huge margins, tied by "Washington D.C." ovals, Washington D.C. "Nov 29 1907" registry label affixed on registered 1¢ green (U379) entire to Paris, France , New York (11.30) oval backstamps and New York, N.Y. (FX-NY1a) exchange label affixed, partial arrival backstamps, block with some light staining, F.-V.F. and rare registry use.

Scott No. 314   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $500 - 750.

1909, 2¢ Lincoln Centenary, bluish paper, rich color on deeply blued paper, tied by "Washington D.C. Apr. 5 9-30P 1909 Station A" waving flag machine cancel on cover with illustrated Newark Varnish Works paint and varnish dealer ad design to Baltimore Md., company slogans on back, Extremely Fine and choice 2¢ Lincoln bluish use, ex-Haber .

Scott No. 369   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

1909, 2¢ Alaska-Yukon, tied by "Washington, D.C. Jun 1, 1909" First Day machine cancel on Treasury Department imprint cover to Dept. of Agriculture Washington D.C., Very Fine, ex-Haber .

Scott No. 370   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $3,000.

1909, 2¢ Hudson-Fulton, two, natural straight edges a bottom, one with selvage which has become partly detached nicking a couple perfs on the stamp, used with sheet margin pairs of 2¢ Lincoln (368) , faulty 2¢ Alaska-Yukon (371) and 10¢ ultramarine, Special Delivery (E6) , tied by smudgy cancels, form 1549A registry label with purple "Washington, D.C. Sep. 25, 1909" First Day of Issue double-circle datestamp, repeated on back of brown legal-size envelope to Wausau Wis.; cover nicked at top where it affects one of the pairs, F.-V.F. appearance and rare, Haber records only three registered First Day covers of the Hudson-Fulton issue and only this single Special Delivery cover, ex-Haber .

Scott No. 372 ; $950 as normal FDC  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $300 - 400.

1919, 1¢ gray green, offset printing, perf. 12½ 1919, 1¢ gray green Offset, perf 12½ block of four, tied by "Washington D.C. Dec 27 1922" machine cancel on cover to Brightwood D.C.; some toned perfs, Very Fine and rare used block on cover.

Scott No. 536   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

1920, 1¢ green, rotary press coil waste, perf. 10 x 11, block of four, tied by "Washington, D.C. May 26, 1920" duplex on First Day Cover to local Washington D.C. address; small cover edge tear and rounded corner, F.-V.F. and rare FDC multiple use.

Scott No. 542   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $1,750 for FDC single.

There were few Washington-Franklin issues where the first day of issuance is listed and acknowledged by Scott. This cover was serviced by Henry Hammelman and posted to C. Luebkert in the Post Office Department in Washington, D.C.

1920, Pilgrim issue complete, complete set tied by "Washington D.C., Dec 21, 12:30PM, 1920" First Day of Issue slogan cancel on local cover; couple trivial cover abrasions, still fresh and Very Fine, a rare complete set on one first day cover from Washington.

Scott No. 548-550   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $3,000.

1938, 6¢ John Quincy Adams, tied by "New York, N.Y> Dec 14, 1943" machine cancel on Motorship Gripsholm imprint cover to Washington D.C., 7996" censor tape at left, opened at right; two-page letter with "Motorhip Gripsholm" imprint datelined "Nearing Rio de Janeiro, S.A. Nov. 12, 1943" written by V. Grace Clapper who was an interned American missionary to her brother J. Henry Clapper in Omak, Washington about her sickness on the voyage and her recovery from being held by the Japanese. She was held at the Wei Hsien internment camp in Shandong Province. A transcript of letter included, Very Fine, a rare American Missionary Japanese Internee use traveling home on the Repatriation Ship Gripsholm .

Scott No. 811   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $500 - 750.

1941-42 WWII Oil Co. American Internee in Hong Kong Correspondence repatriated on MS Gripsholm , correspondence 13 letters with envelope and a telegram from an American oil company worker in Hong Kong at the start of WWII. This archival holding detail his internment by the Japanese and his return home on the MS Gripsholm, the Swedish repatriation ship. The holding starts on December 17, 1941 when the California Texas Oil Company sends notification that everyone is safe. The final letter is dated August 10, 1942 from the company providing an update that the " S/S Gripsholm is now in at Rio. " Letters from the company are sent by surface and airmail using meters. One letter is sent to the from the American Red Cross, Fort Henry, N.Y. to the mother addressed to Fort Henry, N.Y. Another letter from the California Texas Oil, Company, LTD, New York to Fort Henry, N.Y. using a 6 Transport Airmail stamp. Final letter sent from Rio with censor paper tape (PC90) at left "I.E./8082" the backflip has 3-lines typed "J.W. Powell SS "Gripsholm" Rio de Janeiro. Fabulous holding of postal history with original content., F.-V.F.

Estimate  ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  $500 - 750.

1938, 20¢ Garfield, used along with 10¢ Booker T. Washington (873) , tied by "Washington, D.C. May 27, 1941" duplex on cover to Vichy-controlled St. Laurent du Maroni, French Guiana , censor tape at left with May 31, 1941 violet handstamp, Cayenne backstamp (June 7) and French censor double-ring handstamp, St. Laurent du Maroni arrival backstamp of June 14, vertical file fold not affecting stamps, Fine, although U.S. maintained airmail service to Cayenne while the colony was controlled by the Vichy government, the only way to get mail from Cayenne to St. Laurent du Maroni was by Dutch steamer based out of Surinam (which was controlled by the Dutch government-in-exile), Very Fine, a rare and striking use of both the 10c Booker T. Washington and 20c Prexie stamps.

Scott No. 825   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.

1938, $1 Wilson, four singles, used with 15¢ Prexie (820) and 20¢ Airmail (C21), twenty in blocks and singles , tied by double-oval on buff Navy Department Bureau of Supplies large-size penalty cover to the U.S. Naval Station, Guam ; small corner tear, Very Fine.

Scott No. 832   ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦  Estimate $200 - 300.