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1917-1919 Washington-Franklin Issue, flat plate, unwmk, perf 11
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
1088 cover 498e, 499e image1917, 1¢ green and 2¢ rose, booklet stamps (Scott 498e, 499e), used on three covers, comprising Feb. 23, 1917 cover from Oakland, Ca. to Germany bearing 1¢ green pairs (2) and single, showing "Mail service suspended/to country addressed." unframed handstamp in purple; Dec. 18, 1917 Registered cover from an American Major to Paris bearing on reverse 2¢ rose block of five, canceled by "U.S. Army Postal Service/No. 13" duplex, with "A.E.F. Passed as Censored/A. 45" circular cachet in violet; and Aug. 12, 1918 cover to Monticello, N.Y. to a private with the 35th Infantry in the American Expeditionary Force, bearing 1¢ green and 2¢ rose, showing "Deceased verified by/Statistical Division "H.A.E.F." framed handstamp in green; the last cover a little tatty around the edges, otherwise Fine to Very Fine World War I uses. (Image) (Image2)

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Get Market Data for [United States 498e, 499e] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $350-400
SOLD for $190.00
Will close during Public Auction
1089 cover 498e A,H image1917, 1¢ green, booklet pane and stamps (Scott 498e), comprising pane of six, "L" shaped strip of three and two pairs, positions A and H, with 3¢ violet, type I, on front and back of 1916 Registered censored envelope from New York City to Atbara, Sudan (1.15.17) via Cairo, showing three different censor cachets; the cover (reduced at back) with "Opened by Censor" tape applied across front and back which was split upon opening, Fine appearance for such a spectacular franking. (Image)

Get Market Data for [United States 498e A,H] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $300-400
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
1090 BKnh/og 498e slxns image1917, 1¢ green & 2¢ carmine, booklet panes of 6, near-complete plate number holding (Scott 498e, 499e), 65 of the 73 plate numbers plus nine duplicates (missing eight of the plate numbers starting with "7"), a partial reconstruction of the 360-subject of 60 panes for both the 1¢ green (45 panes) and 2¢ carmine (54 panes), mostly perf 11 and never hinged, arranged on black stockpages, Fine to Very Fine, see them all online. Shipping charges apply - weight 1.4 lbs. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

Get Market Data for [United States 498e slxns] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $500-750
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
1091 BKog BK64 image1917, 1¢ green, $3 A.E.F. black on green booklet covers (Scott BK64), reading "300/1 cent Postage Stamps/$3", front and back covers only, no staples, and one separate page of interleaving, small faults, Fine appearance. (Image) (Image2)

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Get Market Data for [United States BK64] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $500-750
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
1092 cover 498f image1917, 1¢ green, perf. 11, A.E.F. horizontal strip of 3 (Scott 498f), from the top row of the pane, dark color, tied by two strikes of "U.S. Army Post Office MPES 719 4-9-18" (Sept. 4, 1918) circular datestamp on censored cover to Nacqueville, Manche (Normandy) France where backstamped, A.P.O. 719 manuscript at top left, two boxed purple censor markings, roughly opened at bottom, Very Fine. (Image)

Get Market Data for [United States 498f] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $500-750
SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
1093 cover 498f image1917, 1¢ green and 2¢ rose, type I, A.E.F. booklet singles (Scott 498f, 499f), 1¢ with large margin at top and dark color, 2¢ with straight edges at left and bottom, both tied by duplex cancel on censored Canadian Y.M.C.A. in Paris, France; cover to Melrose, Mass., purple censor mark at left, Very Fine, a scarce use of the 1¢ and 2¢ A.E.F. stamps on cover, with 1988 P.F. certificate. (Image) (Image2)

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Get Market Data for [United States 498f] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $750-1,000
SOLD for $2,800.00
Will close during Public Auction
1094 cover 498f image1917, 1¢ green, A.E.F. booklet stamps (Scott 498f), irregular block of ten with imperforate margins at top and foot, tied by British "Army Post Office/R.K.4." c.d.s. on reverse of Aug. 16, 1918 Registered censored envelope to Berwyn, Pa., showing "U.S. Military Postal Express Service/No. 756/Registered" double-ring datestamp (8.16) in red adjacent, endorsed on front "Officer's Mail" from an American Colonel with "U.S.A.P.O. 756" in manuscript above "Registered" handstamp in red, and British "[Crown]/Passed by Censor No. 6471" framed cachet, small opening fault at top right, nevertheless a Very Fine use from U.S. troops brigaded with or attached to British units. (Image) (Image2)

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Get Market Data for [United States 498f] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $750-1,000
SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1095 cover 498f image1917, 1¢ green, A.E.F. booklet stamps (Scott 498f), blocks of six and four, the former showing three vertical rows of the pane, tied by light strikes of "U.S. Army Postal Service No. 2/Registered" double-ring datestamp in bluish violet (another superb strike alongside) on Apr. 23, 1918 "American Red Cross, Military Hospital No. 3" Registered censored corner card envelope to Detroit, Mich. (5.9) via New York (5.8), showing "A.E.F. Passed as Censored/A. 300" circular cachet in black and "Registered/No. 1252" framed handstamp in violet adjacent, one stamp in the block of four is defective, otherwise Very Fine and handsome franking. (Image)

Get Market Data for [United States 498f] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $1,000-1,200
SOLD for $3,750.00
Will close during Public Auction
1096 cover 498f image1917, 1¢ green, perf. 11, A.E.F. booklet single (Scott 498f), with horizontal line at bottom, used with stamps from France, Sweden, Denmark and Great Britain, all tied by three strikes of "Washington D.C. Sep. 24, 1918" duplex cancels, 1¢ affixed over "From Military Attache American Embassy Paris Aug. 27. 1918" large blue double-oval handstamp on YMCA cover with three-line "American Embassy Paris. Censored by … Office of Military Attache" and four-line "Washington D.C. P.O. This article was mailed in country indicated by postage" purple handstamps on faulty cover addressed to Detroit, Fine to Very Fine appearance. (Image)

Get Market Data for [United States 498f] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $150-250
SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
1097 og 498f W5 image1917, 1¢ green, A.E.F. booklet pane of thirty (Scott 498f), position W5, large tab at left with horizontal guideline at foot showing side arrow, lustrous color, well centered, o.g., positions 15 and 20 have hinge remnants, Fine to Very Fine, fresh, and exceptionally rare with the side arrow.
Scott $1,050. (Image)

Get Market Data for [United States 498f W5] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $900-1,200
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1098 nh 498f W6 image1917, 1¢ green, A.E.F. booklet pane of thirty (Scott 498f), position W6, tab at right, vertical guide line at left and horizontal guide line at foot, outstanding centering, o.g., never hinged, light gum crease at lower left, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,700. (Image)

Get Market Data for [United States 498f W6] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $900-1,200
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
1099 og 498f W6 image1917, 1¢ green, A.E.F. booklet pane of thirty (Scott 498f), position W6 with tab at right, vertical guide line at left and horizontal guide line at foot, bright color, near perfect centering, o.g., a couple of hinge remnants and a few trivial spots of gum missing, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $1,050. (Image)

Get Market Data for [United States 498f W6] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $400-500
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1100 og 498f W11 image1917, 1¢ green, A.E.F. booklet pane of thirty (Scott 498f), position W11, tab at left and "W.Mc.A." initials at lower left, vertical guide line at right, large margin at top, deep rich color, well centered, o.g., four stamps hinged at top, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $1,050. (Image)

Get Market Data for [United States 498f W11] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $500-600
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
1101 og 498f W11 image1917, 1¢ green, A.E.F. booklet pane of thirty (Scott 498f), position W11, tab at left and "R.B." initials at lower left, vertical guide line at right, large margins at top and foot, bright clear color, o.g., a few light hinge remnants and minor gum bends at lower left crossing bottom stamp only, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $1,050. (Image)

Get Market Data for [United States 498f W11] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $500-600
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
1102 og 498f W12 image1917, 1¢ green, A.E.F. booklet pane of thirty (Scott 498f), position W12, tab at right and "J.H.K." initials at lower right, vertical guide line at left, large margin at top, deep bright color, a few hinge remnants and pencil notation on one stamp, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $1,050. (Image)

Get Market Data for [United States 498f W12] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $600-800
SOLD for $2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
1103 cover 498f, 499f image1917, 1¢ green and 2¢ rose, type I, A.E.F. booklet singles (Scott 498f, 499f), each with large margins at top and deep rich colors, tied by "U.S. Army Postal Service Jun. 11, 1918 (A.P.O.) 702" duplex cancel on "The Salvation Army American E.F. France" corner card cover to Salvation Army Secretary Col. Peart in New York City; censor marking at bottom left, Extremely Fine. A scarce and very attractive use of the 1¢ and 2¢ A.E.F. stamps on cover. Peart's son was killed in the war five months later. Read about it at www.newyorkalmanack.com/2018/11/a-ny-officer-killed-one-day-before-wwi-armstice/. (Image)

Get Market Data for [United States 498f, 499f] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $4,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1104 cover 498f, 499f image1917, 1¢ green and 2¢ rose, type I, A.E.F. booklet singles (Scott 498f, 499f), 1¢ with very large margin at bottom and dark color, 2¢ with straight edge at bottom, both tied by "U.S. Army Postal Service Apr. 2, 1918" duplex cancel on censored WWI patriotic cover with printed red and blue flag, plus manuscript "From E.D. Prim c/o U.S. Postal Agent France" at top left and blue censor mark at bottom left, addressed to his wife in Hayward, California; YMCA text on reverse, Very Fine. (Image)

Get Market Data for [United States 498f, 499f] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $750-1,000
SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction
1105 cover 498f, 499f image1917, 1¢ green and 2¢ rose, type I, A.E.F. booklet stamps (Scott 498f, 499f), vertical pair and single respectively, tied by barred handstamp on undated envelope (223 x 142mm.) from a corporal with the 18th Engineers to Duluth, Minn., showing faint strike of A.E.F. censor cachet in violet adjacent, stamps have faults at top, Very Good to Fine appearance, with 1988 P.F. certificate. (Image) (Image2)

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Get Market Data for [United States 498f, 499f] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $200-250
SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction
1106 498f, 499f slxn image1917-18, A.E.F. Cover and Postcard Balance (Scott 498f, 499f), six items, consisting of 1¢ green on multicolored picture postcard of the Louvre and its surroundings, 2¢ rose, type I, sepia picture postcard of the Siene and four covers including one legal sized with "headquarters United States Navy Department 23 rue de la Paix Paris France" printed corner card, one with original letter where the writer expresses disappointment that the French women were not "beautiful and gay" as he hoped, and one with 1998 A.P.E.X. certificate stating #499, most of the stamps have a straight edge on one side, five have a "U.S. Army Postal Service" duplex cancel (either No. 1 or No. 2), five are censored with the usual marking in either purple or magenta, few small faults, generally Fine to Very Fine, see them all on the web. (PDF for this Lot) (Image)

Get Market Data for [United States 498f, 499f slxn] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $200-300
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction
1107 cover 499e A image1917, 2¢ rose, booklet stamp (Scott 499e), position A, canceled by "Aqueboque/N.Y." duplex of "Jul 19 1917" on cover to Johnstown, N.Y., the earliest recorded date of use. Fine to Very Fine, with 2001 A.P.S. certificate. (Image) (Image2)

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Get Market Data for [United States 499e A] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $300-400
SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1108 BKog BK65 image1917, 2¢ rose, type I, $6 A.E.F. black on pink booklet covers (Scott BK65), reading "300/2 cent Postage Stamps/$6", front and back covers detached, two staples in back cover which still has seven sheets of interleaving attached, minor tape reinforcement over one staple hole on front cover, Fine to Very Fine appearance. No intact or partly complete booklets containing stamps are known to date, and only a few booklet covers are believed to have survived. (Image) (Image2)

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Get Market Data for [United States BK65] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
1109 og 499f image1917, 2¢ rose, type I, booklet pane of thirty (Scott 499f), with tab at right, vertical guide line at left and large margin at foot, nice clear color, fresh, part o.g., top pair in third vertical row has vertical gum wrinkle and top right stamp has light gum bend, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott $20,000. (Image)

Get Market Data for [United States 499f] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $6,000-8,000
SOLD for $7,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1110 og 499f image1917, 2¢ rose, type I, booklet pane of thirty (Scott 499f), with tab at left, bright fresh color, particularly well centered for this, o.g., the four corner stamps have light hinge/fingerprint or minor gum disturbance, the others never hinged, light diagonal gum bend crosses four stamps at lower right, Very Fine, with 1981 P.F. certificate.
Scott $20,000. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Get Market Data for [United States 499f] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $8,000-10,000
SOLD for $8,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1111 cover 499f image1917, 2¢ rose, type I, perf. 11, A.E.F. booklet single (Scott 499f), with very large margin at bottom, tied by well-struck "U.S. Army Postal Service Jun. 18" duplex cancel on censored picture post card of Concorde Place in Paris, with purple boxed censor mark at bottom left and second strike of waving flag machine cancel at left, addressed to Ann Arbor, Michigan, message dated June 10th, 1918, Very Fine, scarce use of the 2¢ A.E.F. stamp on a postcard. (Image) (Image2)

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Get Market Data for [United States 499f] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $500-750
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1112 cover 499f image1917, 2¢ rose, type I, A.E.F. booklet stamp (Scott 499f), vertical strip of three with imperforate margins at top and foot, horizontal guide line very close to bottom stamp, and Franklin 10¢ orange yellow pair, tied by "U.S. Army Postal Service/No. 1" duplex or framed bars on Sept. 28, 1917 Registered censored envelope (250 x 190mm.) to San Francisco (10.14) via New York (10.10), opened and sealed by "Examined/by/Base Censor" red on white labels, tied by "S" in violet circle and "A.E.F. Passed as Censored/A. 120" circular cachets, top 2¢ stamp is defective at left and the cover crumpled and creased, Fine appearance, a rare registered franking. Only two examples of the booklet stamps with this close horizontal guide line have been reported, both of which are on cover. (Image) (Image2)

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Get Market Data for [United States 499f] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $500-750
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
1113 cover 499f image1917, 2¢ rose, type I, A.E.F. booklet stamp (Scott 499f), horizontal strip of three with large imperforate margin at foot and vertical guide line at left, tied by "U.S. Army Postal Service" flag duplex on June 1, 1918 censored envelope to Karlshamm, Sweden (7.9), some light rust and flap at lower back missing, foreign rate of 5 cents overpaid by 1 cent, Fine appearance and believed the only recorded use of the booklet stamps to a destination other than the United States or France. (Image)

Get Market Data for [United States 499f] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $400-500
SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1114 cover 499f image1917, 2¢ rose, type I, A.E.F. booklet stamp (Scott 499f), from the top row of the pane, tied by "U.S. Army Postal Service/No. 1" duplex on Oct. 11, 1917 censored envelope to Detroit, Mich., showing "A.E.F. Passed as Censored/A. 41" circular cachet in violet, Very Fine. (Image)

Get Market Data for [United States 499f] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $350-400
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction
1115 cover 499f image1917, 2¢ rose, type I, perf. 11, A.E.F. booklet stamps (Scott 499f), 11 in total, including vertical strip of three with straight edges at top and bottom, tied by multiple strikes of violet "U.S. Army Postal Service Registered Jul. 29, 1918" double-circle datestamp, on 9 x 5.5 in. envelope from the American Y.M.C.A to the A.E.F. Y.M.C.A. in Paris, France; purple boxed Registered handstamp and light magenta censor handstamp at bottom left; one stamp with large piece off and another with faults from placement over edge of cover at right, cover with faults, Fine appearance. (Image) (Image2)

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Get Market Data for [United States 499f] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $750-1,000
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction
1116 cover 499f image1917, 2¢ rose, type I, perf. 11, A.E.F. booklet single (Scott 499f), with very large margin at bottom, used with 1¢ green (#498), both tied by poorly struck "U.S. Army Postal Service" duplex cancel on censored WWI patriotic cover with printed red and blue flag, plus two different purple censor marks, addressed to Clinton, Michigan; YMCA text and typed Paris return address on reverse, opened roughly at right and vertical crease affecting the 2¢ stamp, otherwise Fine to Very Fine, with 2000 A.P.E.X. certificate. (Image) (Image2)

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Get Market Data for [United States 499f] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $300-400
SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction
1117 BKO 499f image1917, 2¢ rose, type I, perf. 11, A.E.F. booklet block of 27 (Scott 499f), large "keyhole" cancels, a truly exceptional nearly complete used example of the rare 2¢ A.E.F. pane; bottom left stamps small surface scrapes and top right horizontal strip of five with diagonal crease, otherwise Very Fine. There are very few used multiples of this issue; this is the second largest block (largest is block of 29), with 1995 P.F. certificate. (Image) (Image2)

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Get Market Data for [United States 499f] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census

Estimate $5,000-7,500
SOLD for $4,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1118 BKnh BK63 var. A image1918, 3¢ violet, type II, 37¢ violet on sage booklet (Scott BK63 var.), complete and unexploded, comprising two panes of six (#502b), position A, the cover with barred handstamp in purple applied over "37¢", o.g., never hinged, but some gum disturbance, scarce and unusual example of this devalued booklet, Fine to Very Fine.


In 1919, the rate reverted to two cents. Postmasters were instructed to remove the 3-cent stamps from the booklets and to place the stamps on sale as needed. Nevertheless, one postmaster, believed to be in Springfield, Illinois, devalued a number of booklets and sold these at the face value of "36¢". (Image)

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Estimate $200-250
SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction
1119 cover 502b A image1918, 3¢ violet, type II, booklet stamp (Scott 502b), position A, on Feb. 1, 1919 YMCA corner card cover from a lieutenant with the American Expeditionary Forces in Siberia to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, canceled by "U.S. Postal Agency/Siberia/1" duplex, showing "Am. E.F. Siberia/Passed as Censored/Lieut. Lester. K. Ade/Base Censor" oval cachet adjacent; also 1917, 2¢ rose, type I, booklet stamp (#499e) on undated front and back flap from a lieutenant with the A.E.F. to Oklahoma, showing "A.E.F. Siberia/Censored/Sig…" framed handstamp in blue, countersigned by officer; the first is Fine to Very Fine, and the second has faults. (Image)

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Estimate $200-250
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
1120 og 502b O image1918, 3¢ violet, type II, booklet pane of six (Scott 502b), position O, horizontal guide line at top and vertical guide line interrupted at top left, from plate number 9129; deep color, o.g., hinge remnants, Fine to Very Fine, the unique example of this variety from position O. (Image)

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Estimate $250-300
SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
1121 cover 502b O image1918, 3¢ violet, type II, booklet stamp (Scott 502b), position O, horizontal guide line at foot and vertical guide line interrupted at bottom right, an exceptional example with unusually large margins at right and foot highlighting this variety to its full extent, canceled by "Akron/Ohio" duplex on Mar. 25, 1919 illustrated cover to Warren, N.Y., Very Fine and believed unique on cover. (Image)

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Estimate $250-300
SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

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