Emergency Stamp Black Oval Handstamp Cancel Tying #279Bf 2c Red on 1900 Cover to New York City
Enclosure from Belmont, Mass. The cover with a small tear into the cancel. The handstamp likely used because the datestamp was unavailable.
The Philatelic Icons Sale 2026 - Day 1
By: Americana Stamps
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Jun 26, 2026 America/Los_Angeles
Americana Stamps The Philatelic Icons Sale 2026 - Day 1
Friday Jun 26, 2026 19:00 to 23:00 America/Los_Angeles America/Los_Angeles
We are honored to present The Philatelic Icons Sale, the largest and most significant auction Americana Stamps has ever offered.
America's history lives in the letters that crossed goldfields and battle lines, in express covers that linked frontier towns to the outside world, and in the stamps that mark how a young country built its postal system from scratch. This sale brings together more than 1,500 lots that trace that story, including philatelic icons seldom offered to the public.
This auction is a natural fit for 2026, the 250th year of the United States, and for the Boston 2026 World Expo (May 23 to 30, Booth 141), the once-per-decade international exhibition where we are proud to open the sale. More than 750 lots are accompanied by Philatelic Foundation certifications, the largest concentration of certified material we have ever offered in a single sale.
As always, the sale is designed to serve both the collector and the researcher. Whenever available, you can expect:
✔ High-resolution imagery of all aspects of the item
✔ Links to reference articles and supporting research
✔ Links to philatelic certifications
✔ Census data and population insights
✔ Provenance details to trace notable histories
Whether you are pursuing a long-sought rarity or simply enjoy the chance to study material of this caliber, we invite you to explore the Philatelic Icons Sale and join us in Boston for our largest in-person preview to date.
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Lot #3141 - u.s. postal history U.S. 20th Century
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #3142 - u.s. postal history U.S. 20th Century
#332 1902 2c Carmine, Truncated Bisect, Tied by Houston, Tex Machine Cancel on Local Cover Used to Pay the Unsealed Circular Rate
Houston, Tex. May 29, 1909 machine cancel on locally addressed envelope from Hogg, Watkins & Jones, Lawyers.
Price: $ 150.00
Lot #3143 - u.s. postal history U.S. 20th Century
#374 1c Green, Tied by 1911 New Mexico Territorial Machine Cancel, Locally Addressed Drop Cover Very Unusual
HILLSBORO, N. MEX. APR. 29, 1911 machine cancel on folded tax document. The stamp with a straight edge and left and perf faults at right.
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #3144 - u.s. postal history U.S. 20th Century
First State Bank, #374 1910 1c Green on 1911 Illustrated Bank Advertising Postcard
First State Bank of Greenup, Illinois, “Your Money is Your Best Friend, Put it in the Bank" illustrated postcard with Greenup, Ill September 1 1911 datestamp.
Price: $ 20.00
Lot #3145 - u.s. postal history U.S. 20th Century
#405 1c Green on Large Envelope with Ohio Humane Society, Cincinnati, OH Precancel Very Fine
Ohio Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children Animals
Price: $ 20.00
Lot #3146 - u.s. postal history U.S. 20th Century
#499 1917 2c Rose, Diagonal Bisect, Tied by Hudson Terminal Station Machine Cancel on Drop Cover Bisect Usage Not Authorized.
FEB 13, 1923 postmark, addressed to New York City. Philatelic concoction that was accepted as postage, but not authorized. The cover with backflap missing.
Price: $ 200.00
Lot #3147 - u.s. postal history U.S. 20th Century
#527 2c Carmine, Diagonal Bisect, Tied by Cincinnati Cancel on Drop Cover Used as 1c Drop Letter Rate
Addressed locally to Avondale, Cincinnati, Ohio. Philatelic concoction that was accepted as postage, but not authorized. The stamp not identifiable, the cover with faults.
Price: $ 150.00
Lot #3148 - u.s. postal history U.S. 20th Century
Peters Shells & Cartridges Cover, Multicolor Design with #575 1c Green Tied by 1906 Erie, PA Machine Cancel to Local Address
Semmence Bros. Sporting Goods corner card design with Two Hunters Relaxing with Their Dogs. The reverse with an attractive all-over multicolor text advertisement. Slightly reduced at the top and left, otherwise Very Fine.
Price: $ 100.00
Lot #3149 - u.s. postal history U.S. 20th Century
#729, 1933 3c Purple and OX21 1919 Post Office Seal on 1933 "Damaged Robbery" Cover from East Saint Louis, Illinois to Waterloo, Illinois Robbery Usage
Single tied by "EAST SAINT LOUIS, ILL. JUNE 30, 1933" duplex cancel in cover to Waterloo, Illinois with manuscript "DAMAGED ROBBERY" with OX21 on reverse and tape sealed with Waterloo July 1, 1933 Duplex receiving cancel.
Price: $ 100.00
Lot #3150 - u.s. postal history U.S. 20th Century
#807 3c Purple Tied on 1952 Cover to Macau via Hong Kong, China
Addressed to Tai Yung, 10 Estrada de S. Francisco, Macau, via Hong Kong, China with Transfer Office circular handstamp and a red boxed Hong Kong censor marking. Reverse with clear Macau arrival postmark.
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #3151 - u.s. postal history Pan-American Exposition
1901 Pan-American Exposition Souvenir Post Card, Unused
Unused multicoloured envelope produced for the Pan-American Exposition, 1901 at Buffalo, N.Y. by the Niagara Envelope Manufactory at Buffalo.
Price: $ 30.00
Lot #3152 - u.s. postal history Pan-American Exposition
#279b 2c Red, Type IV on 1901 Pan-American Exposition Souvenir Post Card
Advertising envelope of the Niagara Envelope Manufactory of Buffalo, N.Y. for the Pan-American Exposition, 1901. The enclosed card describes the styles/types available and declares that the Niagara Envelope Manufactory are the Stationery Licensee of the Pan-American Exposition Co.
Dated Mar 2, 12.30 pm '01 by the publicity slogan machine cancel of the Barry...
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #3153 - u.s. postal history Pan-American Exposition
#279b 2c Red, Type IV on Pre-Pan American Exposition Slogan Machine Cancellation
This die was installed on a Barry machine in the Buffalo main post office.
The first cover is Bomar type B01-13B with a numeral 1 in the bars die space, which was used from Sep 17 to Dec 31, 1901 The stamp is a 2¢ (Scott #23279b) which is used on a Buffalo & Susquehanna Railroad Co. corner advert cover with multi-coloured Exposition advertising....
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #3154 - u.s. postal history Pan-American Exposition
#294 1c Pan-American on 1901 Pan-American Exposition Souvenir Post Card
Post card posted at the Exposition using a 1 Pan-American stamp with an International Machine Co. Pan-American STATION machine cancellation dated Aug 21, 1901. The card shows the Ethnology building.
Price: $ 30.00
Lot #3155 - u.s. postal history parcel post
Parcel Post Postage Due, 1913, 2c Dark Green, JQ2, Horizontal Pair with #406 1912 2c Carmine on Cover, "DUE 4" Straightline
The 2c tied by machine cancel with Philadelphia "JUL 29 130 AM 1913" datestamp on Bureau of Water, Department of Public Works in Philadelphia corner card to the Paymaster at City Hall in Philadelphia.
Price: $ 150.00
Lot #3156 - u.s. postal history parcel post
Parcel Post Postage Due, 1913, 5c Dark Green, JQ3, on 3c Postal Stationary with #406 2c Carmine Missent Handstamp
The 2c tied by 1919 South Bend, Ind. handstamp, on American Trust Company corner card.
Price: $ 20.00
Lot #3157 - u.s. postal history parcel post
1955 Parcel Post Tag, Saint Louis, MO to Metropolis, IL
Twelve 50c Singles, 20c Pair, and 1c Single, "NOV 30 1955" purple double-circle datestamps from Saint Louis, MO and Metropolis, ILL.
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #3158 - u.s. postal history parcel post
Anna State Bank, 1955 Registered Parcel Post Tag to Saint Louis, MO
Price: $ 50.00
Lot #3159 - u.s. postal history airmail
#C2, 1918 16c Green, on First Flight Cover to Philadelphia on L.W. Charalat Corner Card First Flight July 15, 1918
The stamp tied by a "Airmail Service Wash. N.Y. Phila/Jul/15/11 AM/1918" New York duplex handstamp . Faint "FEE CLAIMED BY OFFICE OF FIRST ADDRESS" handstamp.
Price: $ 150.00
Lot #3160 - u.s. postal history airmail
Tokyo Bay, USS West Virginia, Special Handstamp Tying #C25 6c Carmine on Unaddressed, Locally Produced Cachet Very Fine and Rare
SEP 2 1945 handstamp. Only a small number of these locally produced cachets were made. TOKYO BAY/ USS WEST VIRGINIA / SEP 2 1945 rare special hand cancel ties C25 on unaddressed cover with locally produced cachet, Very Fine; only a small number made,and listed as "rare" in the Universal Ship Cancel Society...
Price: $ 150.00
