Lot 870
Guam, Regular Issue Postal History, 1899, Complete Set Except 10¢, Type II Registered to Saipan, #1/12, E1, each on one oblong rice paper cover, sent reg. to Mariana Islands and dated Dec. 24, 1900 with straightline datestamp, each stamp with purple straightline AGANA, GUAM hs. tying, matching "Agana Guam R. 182" circle hs. with registry number in brown ink, matching "$12" written outside of circle and deleted in black ink, bold "Saipan Marianen 1/1 01" cds on back, 2¢ with tiny scuff and faint gum stain, $1 with gum stains around stamp, still very fine, a handsome and very rare showpiece. Realized $2400 in the 1995 Rarity sale. A nearly identical cover from the same correspondence, realized $6,600 in the Siegel 1989 Specialized Guam sale. PF (1966) cert.
Scott $4,800+.
Estimate $2,500-3,000.
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