Came Across Nice Cover

While cataloging my vast stacks of covers, I came across this little treasure.

It is a cover from Butler Brothers, San Francisco, CA to an individual in Manila, PI.

DAte: March 3, 1937
Total postage $3.75 applied.

Stamps: Nothing special, but all perfinned with a "D" rated perfin pattern B.B. or a cat # B33.

The cover was cancelled with the San Francisco Ferry branch office handstamp cancel.

This letter had some misfortune along the way and when it reached Manila, (20 days later) a Commonwealth of the Phillippine Officially Sealed sticker (OX11) was applied.

Value wise, the 18 D rated perfins @ around $1.25 each off cover. The OX11 nominal value.

I think however it is a NEAT cover and will likely pull a favorite spot in my collection.









Just thought I would share.

PoStat4evR

Nice POStatRevR

Would it be possible for you to show the perfin stamps closer?

This will give me a better idea of the pattern itself.

Thank you

Chimo

Bujutsu

B.B. perfin pattern B33





Hope this helps.
PoStat4evR

Really is a nice cover. I am assuming that the initials on the "in" of "Received in Bad Order" are of the postal worker.

That would be my guess as well.

That cover does have alot going on for it, I like it!

Thanks for that PoStat4evR

Much appreciated

Chimo

Bujutsu

One has to wonder if the letter made it to its intended recipient with the contents intact...

I love old covers with lots of different stamps!

The OX11 may have a nominal value off cover, but tied on a cover like this makes it a pretty nice item. OX11 on cover in the 2012 Specialized is $300.

Given that it OX11 was applied in Manila, PI, collectors of the PI will find this particularly appealing. How do I know this? The seal is applied on top of the Manila received cancel.

Thanks revcollector and snauggie for the input on the OX11. My old Scotts doesn't go into
on cover" values, so I was quite surprised by the value notation. I have been going through a 14 inch stack of perfins on cover that I have squirreled away over the years to get them data based into my system. It is fun to see a lot of covers I never thought about when they were filed into my boxes.

I guess the old addage that "One never knows what one has until you stumble on it later" fits here.

Thanks for all your inputs.

If any interest I can post perfin covers in threads...

Philippine OX's on cover are all valuable, this is actually one of the lowest cat values for any of them. OX's in general tied on a cover have at least some modest value, even if it is only a few dollars.