405b (booklet pair) & E-8 tied by Woonsocket, RI duplex cancels. Control no. 24455 & "Fee claimed......" hand cancel on front w/ CHI. & MINNEAPOLIS R.P.O. on back Our Price=$25.00
THE PUTNAM hotel c.c. w/ manuscript SPECIAL DELIVERY & Pennington, VT "flag" cancel ties 425e (booklet pairs x 3) Our Price=$35.00
BANK EXAMINER c.c. Special Delivery w. control no. 3370 & "fee claimed at......." hand cancel all on E-8, 375a (booklet single) & Mountainview, MO duplex cancel Our Price=$35.00
C-12 & 634 (5) tied w/ Los Angeles, CA Arcade Sta cancel on air mail special delivery w/ manuscript "Special Deliv"fee claimed....." h.c. All on THE ALEXANDRIA illustrated" advertising envelope Our Price=$30.00
C-25a & 807a (booklet single) tied w/ BATTL CREEK, MICIGAN cancel on Ft. Custer, MI hospital c.c.. Manuscript SPECIAL DELIVERY AIR MAIL & VIA AIR MAIL SPECIAL DELIVERY h.c. Jersey City b.s. Our Price=$15.00
Pane 552c, 788 & 799 tie w/ Menasha, WI cancel & manuscript SPECIAL DELIVERY w/ "fee claimed....." h.c. Our Price=$25.00
Jul 1, 1907 USPOD allowed use of regular issued stamps to pay for special delivery as long as words "SPECIAL DELIVERY" was put on front of envelope. The Jan 8, 1911 5:30am Indianapolis to Chicago is THE EARLIEST COVER FOUND W/ INDIANA USAGE. On back: Chicago, IL Jan 8, 1911 2:30 pm On the front: FEE CLAIMED AT CHICAGO, ILL Control No. 12087 Our Price=$65.00
E-5 on Feb 24, 1900 5 pm Cambridge City, IN to Indianapolis, IN ON FRONT: Special Delivery Jun 16 9:15 pm 1902 Indianapolis, IND control no: 6590 No back cancel. Pencil manuscript of front: Delivered 7:15 AM 2-26-1900 Cambridge City Electric Light Co. c.c. Our Price=$25.00
New York STAMP DEALE c.c. w/ CE-2, 806b (single) & 830 tied w/ blank ovals on Registered SPECIAL DELIVERY AIRMAIL cover w/ St. Louis b.s Our Price=$20.00
THE NEW YORKER illustrated advertising cover w/ Sep 3 1930 8 pm New York to Indianapolis ON BACK: rec'd Indianapolis, IN Sept 4, 1930 11:30 am ON FRONT: VIA UA AIR MAIL wings (Earliest Indiana Air Mail Special Delivery Cover) w/ E-15 Our Price=$30.00
SPECIAL DESLIVER w/ "Not at address.......RETURNED TO SENDER (FINGER) auxiliary h.c. w/ "fee claimed by......" h.c. & manuscript notations Our Price=$20.00
Back side w/ b.s. & "Offered at address......." hand cancel
E-11 Feb 24, 1919 10 am Bedford, IN to Bloomington, IN Feb 24, 1919 11:30 am tied on UX-30 Our Price=$25.00
AIR MAIL SPECIAL DELIVERY "the hard way" Note the address Our Price=$20.00
HOTEL MAJESTIC illustrated advertising cover w/ Jun 13, 1919 8:30 pm New York GPO to Indianapolis. On back Jun 14, 1919 8:30 Indianapolis. ON FRONT: "Fee claimed......." h.c. & control no. 17966 Our Price=$25.00
Apr 18, 1918 Hamilton, Ontario to Columbus, IN w/ mixed franking. E-11 added but does not show it received the service. Canada maintained courtesy stock of US Special Deliv. Beginning Jan 1, 1923 the rate for special delivery to/from U.S. was 20 cents Our Price=$25.00ery stamps for service in the U.S
E-5 on June 15, 1902 2:30 pm New York to Indianapolis On Front: SPECIAL DELIVERY JUN 16 9:15 PM 1902 INDIANAPOLIS, IN control no. 2827 Our Price=$25.00
Jul 21, 1937 7:30 pm Indianapolis to Fennville, MI rec'd Jul 22, 1937 2 pm MACK. CY & RICH. S.D. RPO (620-X-1, MPOS) control no. 461 tied E-15 on postal card [Vertical crease] Our Price=$25.00
#499 booklet pane w/ perforations moved & single tied w/ Duplex cancel & manuscript SPECIAL DELIVERY. Allegan, MI duplex b.s. on back side Our Price=$35.00
#374a (booklet pair) & E-8 tied w/ "FLAG" cancel. Includes manuscript control no: 5073 & "FEE CLAIMED BY.........." hand cancel. On back side Sacramento b.s. Our Price=$50.00
E-6a tied by May 15, 1905 cancel w/ manuscript Control No: 197382 & "Returned to sender......." & "Fee returned at office....." auxiliary markings on front along w/ markings on back side Our Price=$100.00
New York b.s. & "Letter returned to p.o..........." & "Offered at address.........." hand cancels
#374a (booklet pair) & E-8 tied by Harrison, NJ cancel w/ "FEE CLAIMED......" h.c. & NEWARK TRANSIT h.c. on back side Our Price=$35.00
New Brunswick b.s. & NEWARK, N.J. TRANSIT cancel
1901 DOREMUS cancel ties # E-5a & 279BK (booklet single) on special delivery to Cleveland w/ control no. 1227 & "Pay no money to messenger" h.c. Auxiliary markings on back side Our Price=$100.00
"OFFERED AT ADDRESS........" auxiliary & R.P.O. w/ "TRAIN LATE" hand cancels
E-8 & #331a (booklet pair) tied to Milwaukee HOTEL c.c. w/ illustrated stationery insert. Edge wear 1910 CHI & MPLS R.P.O. cancel on back side Our Price=$60.00
E-4 or E-5 & 301c (booklet single) tied on w/ 1903 duplex cancel & faint R.P.O. cancel on back side Our Price=$35.00
1918 YMCA envelope sent from Camp Dodge, Iowa to San Francisco & forwarded to CHINA. Censor label & hs. Franked w/ E-11 & 501b (single) Our Price=$75.00
Back side YMCA envelope w/ OPENED BY CENSOR label
E-5 on THE BATES HOTEL advertising cover where President Lincoln stayed and gave a speech. Jun 8, 1900, 5 pm Indianapolis to Columbus, OH SPECIAL DELIVERY receiving cancel on front from Columbus, OHIO Jun 10, 1900 Note in manuscript: Delivered after 7 am Control No: 14939 @ 4:30 am Our Price=$25.00
E-10a tied on Feb 12, 1917 New York advertising c.c. to Indianapolis. On back: Rec'd Indianapolis, IN Feb 13, 1917 7:20 pm. On Front: Fee Claimed at Indianapolis, Ind P.O. Control No. 9151 Our Price=$85.00
Camp Gordon to Joplin w/ #804b (boolet pairs & blocs) & C-25a (booklet single) tied by Augusta duplex cancel on Special Delivery. Postage due w/ pencil 3c Our Price=$45.00
E-8 Apr 14, 1911 12 pm Indianapolis, IN to Davenport, IA via CHI MON & CIN RPO (655-L-1, MPOS) Apr 15, 1911 2:30 pm on Friendship post card for Easter. Note: Fee claimed by Office of first Address & control no. 3355 Our Price=$35.00
Message side AMBASSADOR HOTEL interior ppc used as Special Delivery franked w/ #632 (Booklet pane) & 2 pairs/ single. Message written on reverse about spending night on JAMBOREE GROUNDS (boy scout?) Our Price=$35.00
E-2 tied w/ May 24, 1892 Indaianpolis, IN 9:10 local delivery (Indianapolis uses this method to log in the time) Notice manuscript SPECIAL DEL. Control NO. 3874 (This is the cover that is in "THE POSTAL HISTORY OF INDIANA Vol II page 859) Our Price=$135.00
E-3 & pair #231 tied w/ Dec 23, 1893 10 am New York to Indianapolis Dec. 24, 1893 On Front: Rec'd Dec 24, 1893, 1 am & control no. 7082 Catalog value=$200.00 Our Price=$150.00
#548, 565 (2) & #621 tied on HAWKEYE STAMP CO. illustrated c.c. On Front: FEE CLAIMED AT INDIANAPOLIS, IN; registered return receipt requested; Control No. 80996; Register No. 7595; NO RESPONSE LEFT NOTICE & on back: Apr 2, 1926 Cedar Rapids Registered to Indianapolis Registry Div Apr 3, 1926 & NO RESPONSE LEFT NOTICE h.c. Our Price=$45.00
E-8 w/ Dec 12, 1911 7 pm Flint, MI to Attica, IN ON BACK: PT HURON & CHI RPO Dec 12, 1911 (624-J-4, MPOS) CHI & LOUIS RPO Dec 13, 1911 (655-J-4, MPOS) TOL & ST LOUIS RPO (577-U-5, MPOS) Dec 13, 1911. ON FRONT: "fee claimed at office///////////" Our Price=$40.00
Back side Special Delivery cover w/ R.P.O. cancels
634d (single) U-525 & #640 SPECIAL DELIVERY to patent Office w/ "Captain of the Watch" receiving cancel & RPO cancel on back Our Price=$50.00
Back side w/ Washington, D.C. Special Delivery duplex cancel & N.Y., GEN. & BUFF. RPO cancel
#1610 (3), 1608, 1597 used on Nov. 19, 1981 Wrightwood, CA to West Lafayette, IN. On back: Received West Lafayette, IN 3:30 am. On Front: AIR MAIL SPECIAL DELIVERY x 3, SPECIAL DELIVERY. Certified, return receipt requested. Special Delivery rate is $2.10 Our Price=$20.00
#1294 & #1288 tied on SPECIAL DELIVERY cover w/ JEFF ALPERT-PGA TOUR PLAYER c.c. & North Myrtle Beach 4 bar cancel to Washington, D.C. Our Price=$25.00
AIR MAIL SPECIAL DELIVERY labels tied on NOVELTY CO. c.c. w/ C-39 / 1031 /1044 which are tied by roller cancel & includes "POSTAGE DUE 10 CE" h.c. On back" Labels Our Price=$25.00
Baltimore double ring b.s. w/ labels
1938 Los Angeles meter used on AIR MAIL SPECIAL DELIVERY cover w/ "Fee Claimed......." auxiliary marking & "POSTAGE DUE, 6 CENTS" h.c. along w/ DUE franking Our Price=$10.00
Block of 8 #703 tied to HOTEL CLARK illustrated advertising cover w/ manuscript "SPECIAL DELIVERY" marking & "FEE CLAIMED........" auxiliary h.c. Our Price=$20.00
U-586 w/ 2 strips of 4 #1059A tied on w/ Jan. 21 1980 am GUAM, GU to Ellettsville, IN ( no back stamp) On front: SPECIAL DELIVERY label & special delivery rate is $2.00 Our Price=$10.00
Back side GUAM cover w/ Special Delivery label
E-12 used on post card grocery list (scarce non-GPC rate) July 6, 1925 11 am Lafayette, IN to Chicago, IL On Back: Rec'd Chicago, IL July 7, 1925 7 am Our Price....$25.00
Reverse side post card grocery list
1968 Special Delivery usage w/ SNOOPY special delivery label attached Our Price....$35.00
reverse side SNOOPY special delivery w/ additional labels
E-8 & F-1 tied on Oct 20, 1913 Indianapolis to Corwin, OH w/ auxiliary marking: RETURN RECEIPT DEMANDED ( rough open @ right) Our Price.....$75.00
SPECIAL DELIVERY (manuscript marking) w/ 425a (pairs) tied by RPO cancels on UX-17. SCARCE special delivery usage w/ "Fee Claimed....." auxiliary marking Our Price....$115.00
SCARCE usage UX-22 as a 1911 New York SPECIAL DELIVERY to Brooklyn Our Price.....$100.00
502b booklet pane (split into 3 pairs) Washington, DC SPECIAL DELIVERY to New York. 9 August 1918. Scarce on cover Our Price.....$75.00
E-7 tied on Oct 23, 1909 8:30 am Chicago, IL to Evansville, IN. On back: Chicago & Evans RPO., Oct. 23, 1909 (663-M-2 MPOS) & Evansville, IN Oct 24, 1909, 7 am Control No. 1025 Catalog value....$400.00 Our Price.....$325.00
E-6 tied on Mar 1, 1905 10 pm Indianapolis, IN to Ft. Wayne, IN Mar 2, 1905 6 am postal card (UNCOMMON USAGE) Note: Fee claimed by office of first address. Our Price.....$125.00
E-5 on Scipio, IN to Columbus, IN. On Back: From CAM. CITY & MAD. TR121, July 25, 1901 (MPOS unlisted) AND REC'D COLUMBUS, IN JULY 25, 8:30 AM Our Price.....$45.00
WW I patriotic cover w/ E-10 Oct. 25, 1917 Charlottesville, IN to New York. On Back: OFFERED AT ADDRESS 10/26 at 12 AM CAUSE OF NON-DELIVERY no ans. On Front: Fee claimed by office of first address 9NYPO Sta. F) control No. 214526 Our Price.....$225.00
E-1 tied on Jul 18, 1887 Indianapolis local post. Posted at 3:30 by written in time (not a common occurrence) The manuscript marking 721/7-18-3:50 shows the cover received special delivery service. 721 is the control number for this cover. There is no marking on the back Our Price....$195.00
E-2 on STAMP DEALER c.c. Mar 8, 1890 8 pm Crawfordsville, IN to Merrimac, WI tied by cork cancel. Cancel on front: CHI & LOUISVILLE RPO Mar 8, 1890 (655-E-1 variant MPOS) Back stamped: CHI & WINONA RPO NIGHT Mar 9, 1890 West (838-F-4 MPOS) and Merrimac, WIS Mar 10, 1890 Our Price.....$150.00
Special delivery usage from Syracuse to Long Island City w/ "NY & Chi RY" cancel tied on 12 #705 Washington Bicentennial stamps Address on reverse side. Our Price....$25.00
E-6a tied w/ 1909 Tuxedo Park duplex on postal stationery w/ damaged transfer 'N of CENTS" . Includes auxiliary "Fee claimed....." Our Price....$95.00
E-4m tied on UX-14 w/ 1900 Spokane machine cancel & carried by RPO. Includes auxiliary "Notice...." & "Hour tried & Hour returned" h.s. Small fault @ bottom. Our Price.....$375.00
E-3 on May 28, 1894 CIGAR MANUFACTURER advertising cover to Cincinnati, OH. Note: No postage paid only the special delivery fee. Backstamps: IND. VAN. ST. L. RPO (561-AA-2 variant, MSPS) May 28, TR 8 On front: Control No. 3676 Our Price.....$195.00
E-4 (RARE ON COVER) on cover from the Famous SPENCER HOTEL Apr 9, 1895, 5:30 pm Wabash, IN to Anderson, IN (no back cancel) Control No: 40 Small reduction @ right! Our Price.....$250.00
1886 2c Grant Letter Card (U-293) uprated 1893 10c Orange Special Delivery (E-3) two strikes of "Denver, Colo Jun 5 93" duplex addressed to Denver. Side flaps intact (apparently used as an envelope) Very Fine and rare special delivery use on a Grant Letter Card Our Price......$715.00
Manuscript "Special Delivery" on U-432d w/ block of 6 #689 w/ Alhambra receiving b.s. Includes manuscript note "Not Here" & "Fee claimed" auxiliary marking. Flap damage Our Price.....$70.00
U-527 used w/ various colorful commemorative & regular issues. Manuscript "Special Delivery" w/ "Fee Claimed...." auxiliary marking. Special Delivery & RPO hand cancels on reverse. Small faults. Our Price.....$40.00
E-2 tied on postal stationery w/ Washington, DC duplex cancel to Astor House March 30, 1889 @ 3.30 pm w/ back stamp transit & PONY cancel @ 11 pm the same day. Our Price....$145.00
U-348 w/ #264 & E-2 tied by 1897 Chicago duplex cancel to New York w/ NY & Chicago RPO cancel on reverse. Our Price....$150.00
E-13 & 683 tied by Turlock, CA duplex cancel. Special delivery & San. Fran. & Los Ang RPO cancel seals flap. Cover reduced @ right Our Price.....$65.00
Aug 1927 Special Delivery parcel card (laundry card) No address so this is an example of E-13 used to pay for US Special Delivery Parcel Post. The cancels are unreadable, but it could have been from / to Indiana. On the front INSURED, Special Deliver, SPECIAL DELIVERY FEE PAID 25 CENTS Our Price....$75.00
Reverse side Special Delivery parcel card
Aug. 24, 1904 Special Delivery cover from Maine to New Jersey franked w/ 10c Blue and 2c Washington booklet single (Sc. 319g var, E6a) tied by Northeast Harbor duplex. "Port & New York RPO transit b.s. & Elberon, NJ arrival b.s. Attractive usage of this scarce shade of the 10c stamp demonstrating overnight delivery of more than 500 miles distance Our Price.....$90.00
Hotel illustrated advertising (reduced @ left) franked w/ C-4, C-7 & 554 (bklt single). Special Delivery & AEROPLANE SERVICE auxiliary markings Our Price.....$45.00
#623 FDC w/ handstamped SPECIAL DELIVDERY marking & C-4 w/ "CLAIMED BY OFFICE........" auxiliary h.c. Our Price=$50.00
May 12, 1924 3 pm Milton, IN to Ft. Wayne, IN 9 pm Control no. 20004. Postal card w/ E-12 special delivery stamp Our Price=$15.00
AMERICAN machine cancel TYPE D-6(4) 1893-1896 on special delivery mail Sc. E2 w/ Hazelton/Nov/10/7PM/1894/REC'D' back stamp (flap damage) Our Price....$100.00
E-18 is uncommon to find correctly used on a parcel. Also marking INSURED No. 148 is on wrapper used July 6, 1946 Fayetteville, NC to Muincie, IN w/ SPECIAL DELIVERY / FEE PAID.17.CENTS Our Price.....$50.00
#501b (booklet pairs) #498e (booklet single SPECIAL DELIVERY Kearney Branch (1917-1921) Our Price=$45.00
E-5 tied by Oct. 11, 1902 3 am Noblesville, IN (PERFECTION type machine cancel) to Muncie, IN. On back: MICH CITY & IND RPO (657-C-4, MPOS) SANDUSKY & PEORIA RPO Oct 11, 1902 (566-N-2, MPOS) & Muncie, IN Oct 11, 1902 10:30 am Our Price.....$40.00
Wateska, IL HARDWARE advertising cover w/ E-6 Apr 18, 1907 7 pm to South Bend, IN. On Back: CHI & EVANS RPO (APR 18, 1907) (662-J-5, MPOS) NY & CHI RPO (Apr 19 1907 (114-R-5, MPOS) & South Bend, IN Apr 19, 1907 12:30 am On Front: FEE CLAIMED BY OFFICED OF FIRST ADDRESS Control No. 517 Our Price....$40.00
