Sale 2Completed: June 8, 2024
The NAPEX Sale
Lots 1288—1289
Official Seals
Lot 1288
Official Seal, 1895, gray brown, hyphen-hole perf 7, affixed over right side of cover to San Francisco, Cal. bearing 2¢ Bureau (279B) canceled by cork duplexed with "Forbestown, Cal., Jul 23, 1898" cds, straight line "Accidentally mutilated by Canceling Machine" handstamp with manuscript "Coin" notation below, 2¢ postage due (J39) tied by light oval and reverse with outline of a enclosure coin that accounts for postage due; cover corner torn at upper left, F.-V.F. and scarce use.
Scott No. OX9 ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ $500.Realized: $120
Lot 1289
Dead Letter Office, Package Tracking Seal, Type 5, red, with red manuscript DLO slash, affixed to cover from Norristown Pa. to Toronto, Canada bearing 2¢ carmine (220) tied by partial "Norristown Pa., Mar 12" duplex, bold "VR, Customs-Canada, Refused, Port of Toronto" crowned oval, reverse with Philadelphia (3.2), Toronto (3.14) arrival and Canada Dead Letter Office (3.16) cds; faults, Fine and rare Type 5 seal use.
Estimate ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ $300 - 400.Realized: $240