U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
November 29-30, 2016
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 | Lot #82 United States - Postage Dues 1882-1938 collection of 11 items, including "letters to immigrants", with 1882 and 1884 incoming covers from Sweden to Illinois and to Oregon, each charged "10 cents", with postage dues added; 1897 cover to Moscow, paying 6 cents and sent back to USA, with 8c postage due added; 1888 cover from Montreal to USA, charged 3 cents postage due; 1886 cover sent unfranked, with 2c stamp supplied by addressee (pink explanatory label added at Galesburgh, IL); 1913 Parcel Post Postage Due parcel tag (2x2c green added); two covers used in 1915 and 1917, each with parcel post postage dues added; 1938 registered letter from London to USA, with postage due and customs clearance charges assessed on arrival, usual faults, mostly fine and interesting group of covers
| Unsold
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 | Lot #83 United States - Postage Dues 1903 (December) cover from Hong Kong to Hawaii, charged 5 cents postage due, with the addition of 2c and 3c adhesives, Honolulu arrival pmk on back, some faults, otherwise fine example of early use of postage dues in Hawaii
| Unsold
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