U.S. Stamps and Postal History โ Spanish American War
1898 Spanish-American War Patriotic Cover, #279Bg 2c Pink Tied by Waving Flag Machine Cancel
Letter Sent Just Before the Signing of the US and Spain Truce Agreement on August 12
Opening: $75
Estimate: $150 - $200
Sold For $75
Addressed to Baltimore, MD on Army and Navy Christian Commission of the International Committee corner card with "TAMPA FLA. AUG 2 1898" datestamp.
The letter was sent just days before the August 12 armistice between the United States and Spain, making it a piece of mail carried during active hostilities.
When will this lot be auctioned?
Summer 2025 | July 18-20, 2025
Sale 18: US Postal History (continued) โ Jul 20, 2025 - 11:00
1898 Spanish-American War Patriotic, #279Bg 2c Pink tied on Cover, Trenton, MO to Winston, NV
Opening: $75
Estimate: $150 - $200
Status: Unsold
When will this lot be auctioned?
Summer 2025 | July 18-20, 2025
Sale 18: US Postal History (continued) โ Jul 20, 2025 - 11:00
#286 2c Trans-Mississippi Exposition, Tied by Waving Flag on Spanish-American War Patriotic
Sent 2 Days Before the Surrender of Santiago de Cuba
Opening: $75
Estimate: $150 - $200
Status: Unsold
"JUL 14 1898" Oakland, California circular datestamp with flag machine cancel, addressed to Utica N.Y.
When will this lot be auctioned?
Summer 2025 | July 18-20, 2025
Sale 18: US Postal History (continued) โ Jul 20, 2025 - 11:00
1898 Spanish-American War Patriotic, #279Bg 2c Pink, Tied on Cover, Columbus, Ohio to Muscatine, Ohio
Opening: $75
Estimate: $150 - $200
Status: Unsold
Monypeny-Hammond Co. Wholesale Grocers return address.
When will this lot be auctioned?
Summer 2025 | July 18-20, 2025
Sale 18: US Postal History (continued) โ Jul 20, 2025 - 11:00
1898 Spanish-American War Patriotic, #279Bg 2c Pink Tied by Waving Flag Machine Cancel
Opening: $75
Estimate: $150 - $200
Sold For $75
Bridgeport, Conn "JUN 23" machine cancel.
When will this lot be auctioned?
Summer 2025 | July 18-20, 2025
Sale 18: US Postal History (continued) โ Jul 20, 2025 - 11:00
#281, 5c Blue with "CUBA" Overprint, A Single, Pair and Strip of Three, Tied by Target Cancels on Registered Cover to New York
Occupied Cuba
Opening: $100
Estimate: $200 - $250
Status: Unsold
"Havana Mar 13 1899" three-line postmark with registry number datestamp. The cover slightly reduced at right, a fine usage.
When will this lot be auctioned?
Summer 2025 | July 18-20, 2025
Sale 18: US Postal History (continued) โ Jul 20, 2025 - 11:00
Opening: $75
Estimate: $150 - $200
Sold For $25
The stamp tied by JUL 18, 1898 Michigan handstamp, addressed to Detroit, Michigan.
When will this lot be auctioned?
Summer 2025 | July 18-20, 2025
Sale 18: US Postal History (continued) โ Jul 20, 2025 - 11:00
1898 Spanish-American War Patriotic, Manuscript "Colors That Do Not Run", #279Bg 2c Pink Tied, to San Francisco
Opening: $75
Estimate: $150 - $200
Status: Unsold
When will this lot be auctioned?
Summer 2025 | July 18-20, 2025
Sale 18: US Postal History (continued) โ Jul 20, 2025 - 11:00
1898 Spanish-American War Patriotic, "FREE CUBA" Illustrated Design, with #268 3c Purple, #279 2c Pink and #281 5c Blue
Opening: $100
Estimate: $200 - $250
Sold For $100
Endorsed at lower left from "Will Ritter, Co. L, 2nd U.S. Vols., Camp Albert G. Forse, Ala.", to South Dakota.
When will this lot be auctioned?
Summer 2025 | July 18-20, 2025
Sale 18: US Postal History (continued) โ Jul 20, 2025 - 11:00
Opening: $75
Estimate: $150 - $200
Status: Unsold
"AUG 10" Manchester, NH handstamp, addressed to Concord.
When will this lot be auctioned?
Summer 2025 | July 18-20, 2025
Sale 18: US Postal History (continued) โ Jul 20, 2025 - 11:00
1898 Spanish-American War Patriotic, 279Bg 2c Pink, Philadelphia to New Haven, Connecticut
Opening: $75
Estimate: $150 - $200
Status: Unsold
When will this lot be auctioned?
Summer 2025 | July 18-20, 2025
Sale 18: US Postal History (continued) โ Jul 20, 2025 - 11:00
Opening: $75
Estimate: $150 - $200
Status: Unsold
When will this lot be auctioned?
Summer 2025 | July 18-20, 2025
Sale 18: US Postal History (continued) โ Jul 20, 2025 - 11:00
1898 Spanish American War Patriotic, 279Bg 2c Pink Tied by Waving Flag, Lansing to Great Haven, Michigan
Opening: $75
Estimate: $150 - $200
Status: Unsold
When will this lot be auctioned?
Summer 2025 | July 18-20, 2025
Sale 18: US Postal History (continued) โ Jul 20, 2025 - 11:00
#279Bg 1899 Pink, Double-Line Watermark, Type IV, Tied by Bold Strike of Santiago de Cuba Handstamp on US Military Station Mail to Chicago
Opening: $50
Estimate: $150 - $250
Sold For $60
AUG 15, 1898 SANTIAGO de CUBA/YSLA de CUBA handstamp. The stamp with a corner crease at top right, and the cover with a nick out at bottom left.
When will this lot be auctioned?
Summer 2025 | July 18-20, 2025
Sale 18: US Postal History (continued) โ Jul 20, 2025 - 11:00