Unusual Usages & Fancy Covers
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Autopost Stamps
Used on Certificates of Mailing
(Very Unusual Usage - only a handful exist)
DC 83-00152 45c on Certificate of Mailing (correct fee)
$
0.00
Scott: Not listed in this denomination, even though value was a programmed for 1/2 oz international letter. (Machine couldn't calculate international rates.)
Postmarked 1 Dec 89 at MLK Station, where test machine was located during test period (23Aug89 - 7May90).
With machine receipt, VF+
Postmarked 1 Dec 89 at MLK Station, where test machine was located during test period (23Aug89 - 7May90).
With machine receipt, VF+
MD 83-00081 45c on Certificate of Mailing (correct fee)
$
250.00
Scott: Not listed in this denomination, even though value was a programmed for 1/2 oz international letter. (Machine couldn't calculate international rates.)
Postmarked 1 Dec 89 at White Flint Mall Station, where test machine was located during test period (23Aug89 - 7May90).
With machine receipt and "We Deliver..." label, VF+
Philatelic Autopost Covers with
fancy franking and
pictorial commemorative cancellations
MD 83-0074 Certified Mail Cvr ...934
Scott CVP16 sale date 2Dec89 on cover cancelled 3Dec89 at World Stamp Expo Station on first day of issue of US Space hologram envelope with 2 US imperforate stamps to reach $1.15 (5-cents above Certified Mail fee). Addressed to US Miiltary post office, Frankfurt-Roedelheim, Germany. Certified mail claim check receipt on reverse side.
$
0.00
MD 83-0072 Certified Mail Cvr ...928
Scott CVP16, sale date 2Dec89, on cover cancelled 3Dec89 with pictorial cancellation at World Stamp Expo Station
on first day of issue of US Space hologram envelope with 1 US
imperforate stamp to reach $.75 (35-cents below required postage for Certified Mail fee).
Addressed to US Miiltary post office, Frankfurt-Roedelheim, Germany.
Certified mail claim check receipt on reverse side + Certified Mail receipt.
$
0.00
MD 83-0076 Certified Mail Cvr ...933
Scott CVP16
+ "We Deliver..." label with sale date 2Dec89 on cover cancelled with three different cancellation marks dated 3Dec89 at World Stamp Expo Station
on first day of issue of US Space hologram envelope with 2 US
imperforate stamps to reach $1.15 (5-cents above Certified Mail fee).
Addressed to US Miiltary post office, Frankfurt-Roedelheim, Germany.
Certified mail claim check receipt on reverse side + Certified Mail receipt.
$
0.00
MD 83-0069 Certified Mail Cvr ...931
Scott CVP16
with "We Deliver..." label, sale date 2Dec89 on cover cancelled 3Dec89 at World Stamp Expo Station
on first day of issue of US Space hologram envelope with 1 US
imperforate stamps to reach $.75 (35-cents below Certified Mail fee).
Addressed to US Miiltary post office, Frankfurt-Roedelheim, Germany.
Certified mail claim check receipt on reverse side & Certified Mail receipt.
$
30.00
MD 83-0075 Certified Mail Cvr ...932
Scott CVP16
with "We Deliver..." label, sale date 2Dec89 on cover cancelled 3Dec89 at World Stamp Expo Station
on first day of issue of US Space hologram envelope with 1 US
imperforate stamps to reach $.75 (35-cents below Certified Mail fee).
Addressed to US Miiltary post office, Frankfurt-Roedelheim, Germany.
Certified mail claim check receipt on the front side & Certified Mail receipt.
$
0.00
MD 83-0077 Certified Mail Cvr ...920
$
25.00
Scott CVP16, sale date 2Dec89, on cover cancelled 3Dec89 with pictorial cancellation at World Stamp Expo Station on first day of issue of US Space hologram envelope with 1 US imperforate stamp to reach $.75 (35-cents below required postage for Certified Mail fee). Addressed to US Miiltary post office, Frankfurt-Roedelheim, Germany. Certified mail claim check receipt on reverse side + Certified Mail receipt.
DC 83-00213 US-D franking
$
30.00
Cover with Scott CVP6 affixed + "We deliver" label, with German post office commemorative cachet and 2x Berlin Automatenmarken (je 10pf), US machine postmark Washington, D. C., 3 Dec 89 (middle of test period). Postmark on reverse is same as shown, but from 4 Dec - error in illustration. With machine receipt.