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1938, $2 Presidential. Used with 10¢ Prexie (815), tied by two strikes of "New York, N.Y., Wall St. Sta. Dec 6, 1941" duplex on legal-size airmail cover to Alexandria, Egypt at three-times the 70¢ airmail rate, purple Egyptian "Postal Censor" octagon censor handstamp and censor tape at left, Cairo (2.28) transit backstamp; opened at top, Very Fine and early commercial FAM 22 use carried on second flight. Scott No. 833; Estimate $500 - 750.
This cover is from the same correspondence as the Dec. 1st 1941 cover that was routed via Trans-Pacific FAM 14 and held in Hawaii by censors before being rerouted on the trans-Atlantic FAM 22 route. However, this cover was sent on the trans-Atlantic FAM 22 route that was inaugurated on Dec. 6th, carried on the second FAM 22 flight and arriving in Egypt almost a month before the Dec. 1st cover.
The 70¢ per ½ ounce trans-Atlantic FAM 22 rate to Egypt was effective December 6, 1941. Est. $500-750 (Image)
1938, $2 Presidential. Strip of three, used with 1¢ Prexie (804) strip of three, 5¢ Prexie (810), 15¢ Prexie (820) pair and strip of three, and $1 Prexie (832), all tied by strikes of purple "San Francisco, Calif. U.S. Army Postal Service, A.P.O. 929, Mar 9, 1949" cds on top piece of wooden crate from Fukuoka, Japan to the United States, purple "Parcel Post" straightline handstamps, Very Fine and scarce use of $2 Prexie from overseas A.P.O. Scott No. 833; Estimate $300 - 400.
Prepaid $7.83 for $7.53 parcel post postage on a 65-66 pound zone 8 parcel plus 30¢ insurance fee ($100.01-$200 indemnity). All overseas APOs were rated as Zone 8. Est. $300-400 (Image)
1938, $2 Presidential. Used with 4¢ Taft (556), tied by "Chicago, Ill, Air Mail, Jun 21, 1940" duplex on 6¢ airmail (UC3) entire to Sheffield, England prepaid for seven-times the 30¢ FAM rate, blue "Par Avion, By Air Mail" label affixed and tied by duplex, "Opened by Examiner 458" label at left; flap torn from opening, some edge wear, Very Fine and scarce $2 Prexie use. Scott No. 833; Estimate $300 - 400. Est. $300-400 (Image)
1938, $5 Presidential. Total of 14, each cancelled by dumb oval, purple "Rochester N.H., Feb 6, 1956" cds on 1956 large buff First National Bank of Rochester cover to Boston Mass., same day Feb. 6th receiving backstamps, some minor cover creasing and three filing holes at bottom, otherwise Very Fine and rare one-value $5 Prexie use. Scott No. 834; Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
A REMARKABLE ONE-VALUE $5 PREXIE REGISTERED BANK COVER WITH FOURTEEN EXAMPLES.
A recent auction had a similar $5 Prexie bank cover a large franking (one $5 partially missing) that realized $13,800. Est. $3,000-4,000 (Image)
1938, $5 Presidential. Vertical strip of four with full right selvage, used with 3¢ Win the War (905) pair, 20¢ Prexie (825), two, 50¢ Prexie (831), $1 Prexie (832) two, and $2 Prexie (833), all tied by dumb ovals, purple "New York, N.Y. (Wall St. State) Registered, Sep 19, 1944" backstamp on large-size manila cover to Springfield Mass., Sep. 20th arrival backstamp; partial flap and small flaws, Very Fine. Scott No. 834; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
A SCARCE $5 PREXIE USE ON FULL COVER.
Cover was prepaid $24.96 for 9¢ postage, $1.35 registry indemnity to $1,000 plus $22.52 supplementary surcharge for value of up to $196,000. The supplementary surcharge to cover indemnity beyond the registry value. Registry fee in effect through December 31, 1948. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)
1938, $5 Presidential. Used with 15¢ Transport (C28) pair and 25¢ Airmail (C38), tied by "Sturgis, Mich." duplex strikes on piece of package to Zurich, Switzerland, "Via Air Mail" label, pink Zurich two-line handstamp; some light stamp creases, a Very Fine and scarce $5 use on letter mail. Scott No. 834; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
A SCARCE USE OF THE $5 PREXIE ON LETTER MAIL.
Package was prepaid 37-times the 15¢ per ½ ounce airmail letter rate to Switzerland. Rate was in effect until June 30, 1971. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)
1938, $5 Presidential.block of 15, tied by double oval cancels on reverse of parcel tag from San Francisco Cal. to Agana, Guam, "Air Mail" handstamp; some light creasing, Very Fine and use of large $5 block. Scott No. 834; Estimate $300 - 400.
Card prepaid $75 for probably rate of $50.75 air mail postage rated at 72.5-73 ounces at 35¢ per ½ ounce, $1.35 minimum registry and $22.90 supplementary fee, zone 7 for $14-$15 million indemnity. Registry fee time frame of June 6, 1945 through December 31, 1948. Est. $300-400 (Image)
1938, $5 Presidential.block of six, used with 1¢ Prexie (804), 25¢ Prexie (829) and $2 Prexie (833), all tied by dumb ovals on registered airmail parcel tag to New Zealand, purple "San Francisco, Calif. Reg. Sec. Rincon Annex, Nov 14, 1947" origin cds; card crease affects bottom $5 pair, otherwise Very Fine and scarce $5 use to foreign destination. Scott No. 834; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)
1939, 3¢ Presidential, horizontal coil. Pair, tied by "New York, N.Y., Mar 17, 1945" machine cancel on cover to "Frank Perry, American Civilian Internee held by Japan in Zentsuzi War Prison Camp, Zentsuzi, Shikoku Island, Japan", from his wife in San Francisco endorsed "Via New York, N.Y.", censor tape at left with purple "11877, U.S. Censor" handstamp, Japanese blue censor handstamp with three Japanese characters reading Ken'etsuzumi (censored) and additional orange red oval censor mark of Wada; reduced slightly at right. Scott No. 842; Estimate $150 - 200.
Frank Perry was a civilian working on Guam when taken Prisoner. It was reported he was paralyzed from the waist down. He one of only three American prisoners in this camp. Est. $150-200 (Image)
1939, 4½¢ Presidential, horizontal coil. Tied by "Portland Oreg." roller cancel on large-size manila cover to local address at triple the 1½¢ per 2 ounce third-class rate; horizontal crease and upper left corner nick, F.-V.F. and rare solo 4½¢ Prexie solo use. Scott No. 844; Estimate $150 - 200. Est. $150-200 (Image)
1939, 10¢ Presidential, horizontal coil. Tied by "Pelham N.Y., Oct 20, 1954" machine cancel on picture post card to Austria at the 10¢ air mail rate, Very Fine and rare coil use. Scott No. 847; $1,200; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
ONE OF THE EXTRAORDINARY PREXIE COIL ISSUE SOLO USAGES, THE 10¢ COIL PREPAYING THE 10¢ AIR MAIL POST CARD RATE.
Effective June 1, 1954, post cards could go by air mail at a separate rate of their own. The 10¢ rate was in effect through June 30, 1961. Scott $1,200 Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)
1939, 10¢ Presidential, horizontal coil. Tied by "New York, N.Y. Jun 24, 1939" machine cancel on FAM 18 first flight cover to St. Johns, Newfoundland, maroon "North Trans-Atlantic, first flight, f.a.m. 18" cachet handstamp, Botwood (6.27) arrival backstamp, Very Fine and scarce use of 10¢ Prexie coil. Scott No. 847; Estimate $200 - 300.
The 10¢ per ½ oz. FAM airmail rate to Newfoundland was effective from only Jun. 5, 1939 to Sep. 26, 1939. Est. $200-300 (Image)
The 1938 Presidential Issue Exhibit Collection. Exhibit balance of approximately 226 usages written up for exhibition on single and double pages, many better uses noted up to the $5 value including the coil issue, many better uses noted including solo uses, note 12¢ 817 solo use prepaying 2¢ local rate plus special delivery fee, 12¢ 817 solo on quadruple first class rate cover, 1¢ #804 prepaying 1¢ post card rate on 1945 report of hunting licensee with $1 Duck stamp; 2¢ on post card at the new 2¢ post card rate (Jan. 2 first business day of use); 2¢ #850 coil on cover at 3rd class single piece rate per 2 ounces; 7¢ #812 on motion picture package label; 17¢ #822 on package label fourth class use, 13¢ #818 on 4th class package piece; 11¢ #816 on 4th class package piece and another 11¢ solo on Champion Spark Plug tag; 22¢ #827 solo on 4th class parcel tag; 1¢ #804 pair w/3¢ Victory pair on March 26, 1944 first day of 8¢ domestic airmail rate use; two 5¢ #845 coil solo uses on 5¢ airmail covers; 5¢ #810 on Greek air lettersheet from APO 206 in Athens to APO 331 in Okinawa; 4¢ $808 on Jan. 1, 1949 first day of new air mail post card rate; $2 x7 on registered 1954 parcel tag at air parcel post; 10¢ #815 block of four paying 40¢ airmail rate on 1940 cover to Guam; 10¢ #815 (2) paying 20¢ possession to possession rate on 1946 cover from Guam to Hawaii; $5 #834 registered parcel tag usages including block of four use; 13¢ #818 solo use paying 3¢ first class plus 10¢ special delivery fee; 15¢ #820 paying special delivery fee on 1¢ postal card; 10¢ #815, 25¢ #829 on Special Service tag paying 35¢ special delivery fee; 5¢ #810 pair on Postal Form 3818 paying 10¢ fee to change terms of C.O.D.; 5¢ #810 on Dead Letter Office Return to Sender envelope paying 5¢ fee; 5¢ #810 paying 5¢ surface rate to an undercover address for Dutch Marines in London; 5¢ #810 for 5¢ surface rate on v-mail use to Natal; 8¢ #813 on 1954 UPU cover to Argentina; 9¢ #814 on triple weight surface cover to Canada; 1½¢ on printed matter use to Chile with S.S. John Bidwell handstamp after recovered when scrapped in 1960; $1 #832 (4) with 6¢ on parcel tag to Finland with Finland 25m for customs fee; 2 #833 (2) with 3¢ pair and 10¢ on parcel rag to Czechoslovakia; 10¢ #815 on 1946 airmail cover to Newfoundland; two Korean War uses of 15¢ #820 from APOs; 10¢ #815, 20¢ #820 on 1941 cover to G.B. APO in Middle East censored in Bermuda; 14¢ #819 with 1¢ to Tanganyika, East Africa for 5¢ surface rate plus 10¢ airmail from Cape Town (faulty); 50¢ #831 on 1945 trans-Pacific use on FAM 19 leg to New Zealand; 50¢ #831, 20¢ #820 on 1941 airmail cover to Jewish Internee in Internment Camp at Victoria, Australia; 15¢ #815 and 30¢ Airmail paying 45¢ rate on 1940 cover to Iran (rate valid only 1 year); 20¢ #820 (2) with 13¢ #818 on 1953 use of 2¢ postal card for 15¢ letter rate plus 40¢ international registry fee; 15¢ #815 for small packet customs fee on wrapper front from Switzerland to Alaska; $1 #832, 25¢ #829 on cover at 5-times 25¢ rate to Ceylon; 50¢ #831 on 1944 airmail cover to Belgian Congo; 50¢ #831 (5), 30¢ #830 and 5¢ on cover to South Africa at three-times the rare 95¢ rate by trans-Pacific route via Hong Kong (one 50¢ faulty); 30¢ #830, 2¢ #806 and 3¢ Victoria on 1946 cover from Guam to the US mainland; 1¢ #804b complete booklet pane paying 6¢ airmail rate; 10¢ #815 paying 10¢ Special Delivery fee on soldier's mail cover; 12¢ #817 (2), 3¢ 807b on registered cover to undercover address for atomic bomb project in Los Alamos; 7¢ #812 on circa Jan. 1953 penalty cover paying 7¢ return receipt fee (window env without enclosure; various solo registered uses on penalty covers including 18¢; 2¢ #806 on 1942 cover to internee at San Island Detention Camp in Hawaii; 4½¢ #809 solo use on piece for triple weight 3rd class mail; ½¢ Canal Zone on 1c entire for 1½¢ third class rate; 12¢ #817 solo on 1944 double-rate military mail use; 30¢ #830 on POW formula lettersheet back to his wife in Germany; and 10¢ #815 (2), 50¢ #831 and 10¢ #815 pair on 1942 cover at 70¢ airmail rate to Macao with red "Service Suspended, Returned to Sender" handstamps, etc etc; some faults, F.-V.F., a solid basis for an award-winning exhibit. Scott No. 803//834; Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.
THE WONDERFUL BALANCE OF THE SCHLESINGER AWARD-WINNING EXHIBIT COLLECTION.
1942, 3¢ Win the War. Tied by "Red Hook, N.Y., Sep 9, 1944" machine postmark on Dorothy Knapp hand-painted cachet cover, Very Fine. Scott No. 905; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)
1943-44 Overrun Countries complete. Tied by "Washington D.C., Dec 7, 1943" First Day of Issue postmark on oversized Dorothy Knapp hand-painted cachet cover, Very Fine, a striking first day cover. Scott No. 909-921; Estimate $500 - 750. Est. $500-750 (Image)
1944, 3¢ Steamship, block of four. On First Day of Issue Dorothy Knapp hand painted cachet cover, tied by "Kings Point, N.Y., May 22, 1944" FDC postmark, Very Fine. Scott No. 923; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)
1944, 3¢ Telegraph, block of four. On First Day of Issue Dorothy Knapp hand painted cachet cover, tied by "Baltimore, Md., May 24, 1944" FDC postmark, Very Fine. Scott No. 924; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)
1944, 3¢ Philippine, corner margin block of four. On First Day of Issue Dorothy Knapp hand painted cachet cover, tied by "Washington, D.C., Sep 27, 1944" FDC postmark, Very Fine. Scott No. 925; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)
1944, 3¢ Motion Pictures, block of four. On First Day of Issue Dorothy Knapp hand painted cachet cover, tied by "New York, Oct 31, 1944" FDC postmark, Very Fine. Scott No. 926; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)
1945, 1¢ Roosevelt. Tied by "Hyde Park, Jul 26, 1945" First Day of Issue postmark on Dorothy Knapp hand-painted cachet cover. Scott No. 930; Estimate $200 - 300. Est. $200-300 (Image)
