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1901-1989 Issues continued...
LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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1543 |
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583a |
1924, 2¢ Washington, rotary press printing, booklet pane of 6. Tied by "Washington D.C., Aug 27, 1926" First Day of Issue duplex postmarks on locally addressed special delivery cover to the
U.S. Patent Office, delivered with "Captain of the Watch" oval date stamp of the same day, receiving backstamp, Very Fine and rare. Scott Nos. 583a; $1,500. (Image1)
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Scott $1,500
SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1544 |
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599 |
1923, 2¢ Washington, type I, horizontal rotary press coil. Tied by "Washington, D.C., Jan 15, 1923" First Day of Issue machine postmark on Philip H. Ward, Jr. addressed cover, Very Fine,
with Ward handstamp. Scott Nos. 599; $1,750.
ONE OF ONLY THIRTY SEVEN FIRST DAY COVERS OF THE 1923 2¢ WASHINGTON COIL ISSUE.
(Image1)
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Scott $1,750
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1545 |
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599 |
1923, 2¢ Washington, type I, horizontal rotary press coil. Tied by Pittsfield, Mass. machine cancel, Jan 6, 1925, on a locally addressed cover; redirected to Washington D.C. (Jan 9 receiver),
then to Fort Shafter, Honolulu, Hawaii (Washington D.C. Jan 14 and Honolulu Mar 5); multiple Honolulu markings including "Advertised", "Unclaimed" and "Not known at Ho. Hawaiian Dept.", with final Honolulu "Dead Letter Bureau" handstamp, May
29, on reverse, Very Fine, a fascinating cover. Scott Nos. 599; Estimate $100 - 150. (Image1)
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Est. $100-150
CLOSED
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1546 |
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623 |
1925, 17¢ Wilson. Tied by target handstamp on registered Covel Mfg. Co. reply cover with hand colored eagle handstamp with violet "Registered" boxed handstamp below, reverse with matching "Washington
(F. Street Sta.) D.C., Registered, Dec 28, 1925" First Day of Issue cds's, receiving postmark and manuscript "Handpainted by Brendy Caroll" endorsement; light cover band tone and stamp with a few tone perfs, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott Nos. 623; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $70.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1547 |
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633, 636, 641 |
1927, 1½¢ Harding, 4¢ Martha Washington & 9¢ Jefferson, rotary press printing. Tied by "Washington D.C., Navy Dept. Sta., May 17, 1927" First Day of Issue machine postmark on
fresh unaddressed cover with blue Gorham printed cachet showing the Capital Building, Very Fine. Scott Nos. 633, 636, 641; $550.
(Image1)
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Scott $550
SOLD for $270.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1548 |
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634 |
1935, 2¢ Washington, type I, right margin single with experimental electric eye marks. Tied by "Washington, D.C., Mar 28, 1935" First Day of Issue machine cancel on locally addressed cover,
with typed "First Day from Experimental Plate #21149" cachet below stamp, initialed and dated by addressee A.M. Daniels, Very Fine, a very scarce first day cover. Scott Nos. 634; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1549 |
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637, 639 |
1927, 5¢ Roosevelt & 7¢ McKinley, rotary press printing. Tied by "Washington D.C., Mar 24, 1927" First Day of Issue duplex postmarks on special delivery cover to North Dakota, Very
Fine, possibly serviced by Gorham. Scott Nos. 637, 639; $500. (Image1)
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Scott $500
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1550 |
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657 |
1929, 2¢ Sullivan Expedition. Neatly tied by Horseheads, N.Y. First Day machine cancel on cover with Dorothy Knapp hand-painted add-on cachet (Planty 657-64, Weisz 657-1);
addressed to England, Very Fine and rare, ex-A. Martin. Scott Nos. 657; Estimate $500 - 750. (Image1)
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Est. $500-750
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1551 |
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725 |
1932, 3¢ Daniel Webster. Tied by "Franklin, N.H., Oct 24, 1932" First Day of Issue machine postmark on Dorothy Knapp hand painted cachet cover to Rhinebeck, N.Y., Very Fine, a
unique Dorothy Knapp design and one of three known designs produced for this issue, illustrated but unidentified as Knapp in Planty. Planty Nos. 51. Scott Nos. 725; Estimate $300 - 400. (Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1552 |
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842 |
1939, 3¢ Jefferson, horizontal coil. In combination with 1939, 2¢ John Adams, horizontal coil (841) on cover to Basseterre, St. Kitts, tied by "Detroit, Mich, Nov 10, 1941" machine
postmark, tape at left tied by red circular censor handstamp, receiving backstamp, Very Fine. Scott Nos. 842; Estimate $150 - 200.
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Est. $150-200
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1553 |
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1058a |
1958, 4¢ Lincoln, horizontal coil, imperf. Wide-margined single tied by Fort Worth, Tex. machine cancel, Sep 6, 1962, on a pre-printed return envelope to Fort Worth National Bank, Very Fine, a
very rare commercial use of the previously-undiscovered error. Scott Nos. 1058a; Estimate $300 - 400.
A photocopy of a signed affidavit telling of the discovery of this particular imperf is included. Briefly, the sender, Paul A.
Vinsant, was contacted on September 12 by someone at the bank who noticed the error. Mr. Vinsant said that his secretary had mailed the cover and, as it turned out, as many as 100 more, cutting or tearing the stamps from a partly-imperf roll of 500.
The following day Mr. Vinsant purchased the imperf stamps from the company he worked for and sold them to local collector, Vernon A. Forrester.
(Image1)
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Est. $300-400
SOLD for $240.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1554 |
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2419b var. |
1989, $2.40 Moon Landing, imperf single. Tied by red "Pleasanton, Cal., Jul 11, 1990" cds on manila envelope to Walnut Creek, accompanied by a large margin single from a Walnut Creek discovery of this
imperforate from a business mail room, Very Fine. Scott Nos. 2419b var.; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
Airmail & Special Delivery Issues
LotNo. |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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1555 |
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C10a |
Airmail, 1928, 10¢ Lindbergh, booklet pane of 3. Well centered, tied by neat "Washington D.C., May 25, 1928" First day of Issue duplex postmarks on airmail cover to Los Angeles, Cal., Chicago
transit and receiving backstamps, Extremely Fine. Scott Nos. C10a; $875. (Image1)
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Scott $875
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1556 |
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C11 |
Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon. In combination with 5¢ Huguenot-Walloon + 2¢ & 5¢ Hawaii + 2¢ Molly Pitcher pair + Offices in Shanghai 8¢ on 4¢ block of 4
(616+647-648+646+K4) on 1928 Zeppelin first flight post card (showing picture of Zeppelin), all tied by "Varick St. Sta., N.Y., Oct 27, 28" slogan machine postmark and N.Y. oval handstamps, violet American flight cachet and signature of pilot
Rosendahl at upper left, Very Fine, a very unusual franking and a very scarce usage of a Offices in Shanghai 8¢ on 4¢ multiple, with 2005 Sismondo certificate. Scott Nos. C11; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1)
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1557 |
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C11 |
Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon. Tied by smudge type postmark on incoming airmail special delivery cover to Oklahoma City, in combination with Italy 1929, 5c-35c definitives + 1928, 50c Airmail + 1926,
2.50l Special Delivery (213//220+C3+E8) all tied by "Roma Centro, Posta Aerea, 5.9.29" cds's, reverse with transit and receiving date stamps, Very Fine, a scarce combination franking. Scott Nos. C11; Estimate $200 - 300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1558 |
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C11 |
Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon, top margin plate number single. Tied by "Saint Petersburg, Fla., Aug 7, 29" cds on incoming German Zeppelin flight cover, in combination with Germany 1928, 4m Zeppelin
(C37) tied by "Friedrichshafen, Luftpost, 15 Mai 29" cds, blue German flight cachet, Very Fine. Scott Nos. C11; Estimate $200 - 300.
(Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1559 |
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C11 |
Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon. On airmail cover to Denmark, in combination with 1919, 3¢ violet + 1927, 1¢ green + 2¢ carmine (537+632+649) all tied by "New York, Jun 7, 1929" duplex
postmarks, with additional Denmark 1913-26, 1ö orange + 2ö carmine + 7ö green (85-86+91) with "Sunday Delivery" notation above, Very Fine, an interesting U.S.-Denmark mixed franking. Scott Nos. C11; Estimate $200 -
300. (Image1)
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Est. $200-300
SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1560 |
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C11 |
Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon. On Fort Crook, Neb., Boeing Air Transport, January 6, 1929 crash cover (CAM 18) S.F. to Chicago flight, plane hit a tree while landing with moderate fire damage,
violet two-line crash notice cachet handstamp, Very Fine. AAMC Nos. IF 290106. Scott Nos. C11; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1561 |
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C11 |
Airmail, 1928, 5¢ Beacon. On Park City, Utah, Boeing Air Transport, March 11, 1929 crash cover (CAM 18) S.F. to Chicago flight, crash in snow storm, moderate crash damage, with 3-line violet
crash cachet handstamp, F.-V.F. for this. AAMC Nos. IF 290311. Scott Nos. C11; Estimate $150 - 200. (Image1)
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Est. $150-200
SOLD for $130.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1562 |
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C13-C15 |
Airmail, 1930, Graf Zeppelin complete. Each on separate flight cover (65¢ on post card) tied by 1930 "Varick St. Sta., N.Y." slogan machine cancel, all with purple U.S. and red German flight cachets,
$2.60 with green Round Flight backstamp, a Very Fine set. Scott Nos. C13-C15; Estimate $400 - 600. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Est. $400-600
SOLD for $675.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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