Warren G. Harding. 1865-1923, 29th President of the United States 1921-23. TLS as Senator datelined "Marion, Ohio, November 5, 1920" and addressed to Ambassador Brand Whitlock, Brussels, Belgium, accompanied by United States Senate imprint cover bearing 2¢ Wash. tied by "Point Isabel, Tex. Nov 14, 1920" duplex, "T/N.Y." and "30 Centimes" duplex, Belgian 30c blue (corner flaw) tied by cds, Very Fine.
Estimate; $300 - 400. US$300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Sale No: 104
Lot No:2267
Symbol:Cat No:610-E

1923, 2¢ Harding, flat plate printing. Tracing on tissue paper measuring 137 x 166mm, Very Fine, the only recorded example.
Scott No. 610-E; Estimate $300 - 400. US$300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Sale No: 104
Lot No:2268
Symbol:Cat No:610-E

1923, 2¢ Harding, silk print. Photo obtained from the Harding Home and Museum, used by F. Pauling to make the copper plate etching that was used to model the master die of the stamp issue, Very Fine, ex-Thatcher.
Scott No. 610-E; Estimate $200 - 300. US$200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

1923, 2¢ Harding, large die proof on white wove paper. 72x86mm, mounted on full size 144x192mm thick gray card, Very Fine and choice.
Scott No. 610P1a; $2,000.

THE ONLY RECORDED 2¢ HARDING LARGE DIE PROOF ON WOVE IN THIS FORMAT. US$0 (Image)

Scott $2,000

1923, 2¢ Harding, large die proof on white wove paper. Die sunk on full-size 153 x 201mm card, showing full die sinkage, typed "Approved: August 21, 1923. Postmaster General." and signed by "Harry S. New", blue control no. 154033 on reverse; minor corner crease bottom left, Very Fine, ex-Livingston.
Scott No. 610P1a; $2,000.

This proof was from the set presented to President Calvin Coolidge in 1929. Although it is dated August 21, 1923 just prior to when the stamp was issued, the control number indicates this was one of the proofs that Harry New had made in 1929 before he left office and is therefore on wove paper rather than India. Harry New present to President Coolidge a set of die proofs for all the stamps that were issued during the Harding-Coolidge presidencies, interestingly most of the proofs from this set were original approval proofs prior to the issue of the stamps, the proof offered here is one of the exceptions that apparently was needed to fill out the set. US$0 (Image)

Scott $2,000

1923, 2¢ Harding, trial color large die proof, in green. Die sunk on full size 151x202mm card, India untrimmed, bright and fresh., Very Fine.
Scott No. 610TC1ae; $4,000.

THE ONLY RECORDED 1923 2¢ HARDING TRIAL COLOR PROOF, NOT OFFERED AT AUCTION SINCE 1990. US$0 (Image)

Scott $4,000

1923, 2¢ Harding, small die proof on wove paper. 26x29mm, bright and fresh, Extremely Fine and rare.
Scott No. 610P2; $1,500. US$0 (Image)

Scott $1,500

1923, 2¢ Harding, flat plate printing, Specimen overprint. A well centered single with handstamped "SPECIMEN" overprint - as applied by an unidentified British Postal Administration - and diagonal blue crayon line, without gum, Very Fine, very rare, with 1977 B.P.A. certificate.
Scott No. 610S; Estimate $300 - 400.

Similar overprints were applied other U.S. stamps to be used as samples of the stamps that would be used on incoming U.S. mails. US$300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Sale No: 104
Lot No:2276
Symbol:Cat No:610

1923, 2¢ Harding, flat plate printing. Horizontal pair, o.g., never hinged, left stamp with dramatic 8mm wide pre-printing paper fold; nibbed perf at bottom, Very Fine appearance.
Scott No. 610; Estimate $150 - 200. US$150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Sale No: 104
Lot No:2277
Symbol:Cat No:610

1923, 2¢ Harding, flat plate printing. Left margin block of 6 with plate number, with dramatic diagonal pre-printing & perf paper fold, fresh and Fine.
Scott No. 610; Estimate $150 - 200. US$150-200 (Image)

Est. $150-200

Sale No: 104
Lot No:2278
Symbol:Cat No:610 var.

1923, 2¢ Harding, flat plate printing, diagonal bisect. And illegal bisect accepted as 1¢ postage on a picture postcard from Van Buren, Ark. to Schofield Barracks, Honolulu, Hawaii, Feb 10, 1924; the bisect tied by both Van Buren's Flag cancel and its duplex handstamp; minor bends, Fine and rare.
Scott No. 610 var.; Estimate $200 - 300. US$200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Sale No: 104
Lot No:2279
Symbol:Cat No:610

1923, 2¢ Harding, flat plate printing. Tied by "Marion, Ohio, Oct 29, 1923" machine postmark on mourning cover sent locally by First Lady and widow Florence Kling Harding, with original signed mourning enclosure thanking recipient for the sending of a year book, with black and red Harding portrait label on front of cover, Very Fine.
Scott No. 610; Estimate $200 - 300. US$200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Sale No: 104
Lot No:2280
Symbol:Cat No:610

1923, 2¢ Harding, flat plate printing. Tied by "Wooster, Ohio, Oct 30, 1923" machine cancel on cover with multicolor DuPont Powders illustrated gun design showing "Monora, Champion 1910" to La Porte, Ind., printed chart on reverse for Game and type of Powder to be used, Very Fine.
Scott No. 610; Estimate $100 - 150. US$100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

Sale No: 104
Lot No:2281
Symbol:Cat No:610

1923, 2¢ Harding, flat plate printing. Tied by "Boston, Mass. Apr 16, 1924" machine cancel on illustrated "The Elastic Tip Co." gun ad design showing Toy Rifle & Elastic Tipped Arrow to local Boston address, reverse with all over illustrated design of "Elastic Arrow Tips", V, Very Fine and attractive.
Scott No. 610; Estimate $100 - 150. US$100-150 (Image)

Est. $100-150

Sale No: 104
Lot No:2282
Symbol:Cat No:610

1923, 2¢ Harding, flat plate printing. Tied by "Marion, Ohio, Sep 1, 1923" First Day of Issue machine postmark on First George W. Linn mourning border cover (79x55mm with 4mm band) with text at lower left, Very Fine, this is the smallest of all the 1st Linn cachets, the scarcest of the group and a key to a classic FDC collection.
Scott No. 610; Estimate $750 - 1,000. US$750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

Sale No: 104
Lot No:2283
Symbol:Cat No:610

1923, 2¢ Harding, flat plate printing. Tied by "Marion, Ohio, Sep 1, 1923" First Day of Issue machine postmark on First George W. Linn mourning border cover (80x56mm with 5mm band) with text at lower left, Very Fine, scarce with an estimate of only 200 were produced in five sizes, some with different mourning band sizes.
Scott No. 610; Estimate $300 - 400. US$300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Sale No: 104
Lot No:2284
Symbol:Cat No:610

1923, 2¢ Harding, flat plate printing. Tied by "Marion, Ohio, Sep 1, 1923" First Day of Issue machine postmark on First George W. Linn mourning border cover (88x65mm with 3mm band) with text at lower left, Very Fine, scarce with an estimate of only 200 were produced in five sizes, some with different mourning band sizes.
Scott No. 610; Estimate $300 - 400. US$300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Sale No: 104
Lot No:2285
Symbol:Cat No:610

1923, 2¢ Harding, flat plate printing. Tied by "Marion, Ohio, Sep 1, 1923" First Day of Issue machine postmark on First George W. Linn mourning border cover (88x65mm with 5mm band) with text at lower left, Very Fine, scarce with an estimate of only 200 were produced in five sizes, some with different mourning band sizes.
Scott No. 610; Estimate $300 - 400. US$300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Sale No: 104
Lot No:2286
Symbol:Cat No:610

1923, 2¢ Harding, flat plate printing. Tied by "Marion, Ohio, Sep 1, 1923" First Day of Issue machine postmark on First George W. Linn mourning border cover (119x70mm with 1mm band) with text at lower left, Very Fine, scarce with an estimate of only 200 were produced in five sizes, some with different mourning band sizes.
Scott No. 610; Estimate $300 - 400. US$300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Sale No: 104
Lot No:2287
Symbol:Cat No:610

1923, 2¢ Harding, flat plate printing. Tied by "Marion, Ohio, Sep 1, 1923" First Day of Issue machine postmark on First George W. Linn mourning border cover (119x70mm with 2mm band) with text at lower left, Very Fine, scarce with an estimate of only 200 were produced in five sizes, some with different mourning band sizes.
Scott No. 610; Estimate $300 - 400. US$300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Sale No: 104
Lot No:2288
Symbol:Cat No:610

1923, 2¢ Harding, flat plate printing. Top plate 14854 block of six, tied by "Marion, Ohio" ovals, purple "Marion, Ohio, Registered, Sep 1, 1923" First Day backstamps on Langley Printing Co. corner card cover to George Linn in Columbus, Ohio, Very Fine. Planty No. 610-19.
Scott No. 610; Estimate $200 - 300. US$200-300 (Image)

Est. $200-300

Sale No: 104
Lot No:2289
Symbol:Cat No:610

1923, 2¢ Harding, flat plate printing. Strip of six, tied by First Day "Washington D.C., Sep 1, 1923" duplex strikes on legal-size mourning cover with "Office of the Postmaster General, Washington D.C." imprint addressed to Philip H. Ward, original matching mourning letterhead TLS signed by G.H. Armentrout reading "Dear Mr. Ward, the stamp used on the envelope which this letter inclosed is the new Harding memorial stamp. I thought that you would probably be interested, Sincerely yours, G.H. Armentrout"; left stamp corner flaw, otherwise Very Fine, This is the first example of this FDC we have seen. Planty No. 15F var.
Scott No. 610; Estimate $300 - 400. US$300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Sale No: 104
Lot No:2290
Symbol:Cat No:610

1923, 2¢ Harding, flat plate printing. Right plate 14853 block of six, tied by First Day "Marion, Ohio, Sep 1, 9am, 1923" machine and duplex cancels on legal-size mourning cover with "Department of Labor" imprint addressed to Edward Worden, Millburn N.J., blank matching letterhead enclosure, Very Fine and rare. Planty No. 15A.
Scott No. 610; Estimate $300 - 400. US$300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Sale No: 104
Lot No:2291
Symbol:Cat No:610

1923, 2¢ Harding, flat plate printing. Top plate 14854 block of six, tied by First Day "Marion, Ohio, Sep 1, 9am, 1923" machine and duplex cancels on legal-size mourning cover with "Navy Department" imprint addressed to Edward Worden, Millburn N.J., blank matching letterhead enclosure, Very Fine and rare. Planty No. 15G.
Scott No. 610; Estimate $300 - 400. US$300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400

Sale No: 104
Lot No:2292
Symbol:Cat No:610

1923, 2¢ Harding, flat plate printing. Top plate 14853 block of six, tied by First Day "Marion, Ohio, Sep 1, 9am, 1923" machine and duplex cancels on legal-size mourning cover with "Secretary of the Interior, Washington" imprint addressed to Edward Worden, Millburn N.J., blank matching letterhead enclosure, Very Fine and rare. Planty No. 15H.
Scott No. 610; Estimate $300 - 400. US$300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400