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United States Postal History continued...

Confederate States continued...
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
941 og 9 image#9, 10c Blue "TEN", a magnificent quality mint example of this rare and difficult stamp, possessing not only a marvelous overall freshness, but this stamp also boasts an absolutely enormous sheet margin at bottom, with its other margins quite large as well, bright color and impression on immaculate paper, full clean o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; clearly one of the most impressive original gum 10c Blue "TEN" stamps available. (Image) 850.00

SOLD for $525.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
942 og 9 image#9, 10c Blue "TEN", horizontal pair, huge margins all around, with sheet margin at right and parts of adjoining stamps showing at top, incredibly fresh and bright, lovely color, full clean o.g., slight diagonal gum crease at top right, still an extremely fine and handsome pair of this rare mint stamp; ex-Knapp. (Image) 1,850.00

SOLD for $1,000.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
943 c 10 image#10, 10c Blue "Frame Line", full frame lines at right and bottom, portion of frame line visible at left, tied to cover by clear Mobile, Ala. double circle pmk., sent to Virginia, cover with minor sealed tears at top not affecting the adhesive, stamp is very fine; a most attractive "Frame Line" cover bearing a particularly well margined example; clear 1992 CSA certificate. (Image) 2,500.00

SOLD for $1,500.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
944 c 11 image#11, 10c Blue, Die A, a stunning top right corner sheet-margin example, with huge margins all around, tied to neat homemade cover by virtually complete "Bristol/V. & T.R.R." dateless Virginia and Tennessee railroad station circular postmark, addressed to Lynchburg, Va., extremely fine; a magnificent quality example of this rare and desirable Confederate railway cover, quite likely the finest that exists. (Image) Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,050.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
945 ogbl 13 image#13, 20c Green, an extraordinarily handsome matched set of corner sheet-margin blocks of four, each boasting enormously wide and well matched sheet margins, with all other margins being quite large as well, brilliantly fresh, each with deep rich color, full o.g., lightly hinged, couple of natural paper wrinkles, extremely fine. (Image) 760.00+

SOLD for $550.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
First Day Covers
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
946 c 183, 206 imageOctober 1, 1883, First day of the 2c rate, three covers, one franked with a pair of 1c Gray blue (#206) with Racine, Wis. c.d.s., one is a 2c Vermilion on fawn entire (#U147) used from New York, and the third is a cover from Brookline, Mass. to London franked with 2c Vermilion (#183) and 3c Green (#184), fine-very fine; excellent group for the specialist. (Image) Est. 200-300

SOLD for $55.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
947 F 294-99 image#294-99, 1c-10c Pan-Americans cplt., an attractive complete set of well centered singles tied to a registered first day cover to Manchester, England, the stamps, which have been beautifully arranged on the small cover in a "cross" fashion have all been neatly tied by Lynn, Mass. double oval postmarks, clear three line "REGISTERED/May 1, 1901/Lynn, Mass." handstamp at bottom right, New York registry label affixed at bottom left, New York transit c.d.s. and Manchester arrival oval on reverse, extremely fine. An extraordinarily choice and colorful example of this very rare and popular complete set first day cover. In addition to being one of only thirteen recorded covers bearing a complete set of the 1901 Pan-American Exposition series, this cover is one of the finest and most attractive that exists. It has not been offered on the market since 1983. Alan Berkun, one of the premier students of first day covers, has compiled the most extensive census to date of the Pan-American complete set first day covers. He records six covers from the District of Columbia (four addressed to Germany and one to Switzerland), four from Massachusetts, two from New York (one of which is addressed to Switzerland) and one from Seattle. This cover has been lightly signed by H. Bloch and is accompanied by his 1980 Friedl certificate, in addition to having a 1983 PF certificate. (Image) Mellone 30,000.00

SOLD for $23,000.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
948 F 295 image#295, 2c Pan-American, well centered and margined, tied to an incredibly beautiful corner card illustrated first day cover by a clear "Milwaukee, Wis./ May 1, 1901" machine cancel, violet design for the "Milwaukee Elks Carnival and Grand Lodge Reunion" features a female riding an elk, addressed to Bear Valley, Wis., wonderfully clean, extremely fine; Two Cent Pan-American First Day Covers are especially rare with advertising designs, with this being one of the most beautiful and in the finest condition possible: a showpiece for either a serious first day cover collection or for the Pan-American specialist; ex-Rosenthal. (Image) Est. 4,000-5,000

SOLD for $3,500.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
949 F 367 image#367, 2c Lincoln, tied to beautiful multicolored embossed Lincoln picture postcard by "Los Angeles, Cal./Feb. 12/1909" first day machine cancel, card with light crease and tiny tear at bottom, otherwise very fine; scarce used on a Lincoln postcard, especially from Los Angeles. (Image) Mellone 600.00

SOLD for $325.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
950 F 367 image#367, 2c Lincoln, tied to first day Valentine picture postcard by "Tampa Fla./Feb 12/1909" machine cancel, light overall foxing, postcard with a couple small scuffs from hinging, fine appearance; a rare town. (Image) Mellone 500.00

SOLD for $300.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
951 F 372 image#372, 2c Hudson-Fulton, tied to an especially fresh first day cover by "Boston, Mass/Sep 25/1909" machine cancel, "Foreign Tours" corner card, choice very fine. (Image) Mellone 800.00

SOLD for $675.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
952 XXX 437 image#437, 15c Gray, nicely centered single tied to most unusual registered cover to Bileca, Bosnia and Herzegovina by Stockton, Cal. double oval cancel, originating violet "Stockton, Cal./Nov. 1, 1915" double ring c.d.s. on reverse, representing the earliest known usage of Scott #437, violet boxed registry handstamp on front, violet Sarajevo circular censor handstamps on both front and back, Belica bkst., very fine; any correct single usage overseas of the Fifteen Cent value is quite scarce, but especially so being the EKU and a most uncommon destination; 2000 APS certificate specifically describing this cover as the earliest documented cover. (Image) Est. 500-750

SOLD for $600.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
953 F 548 image#548, 1c Pilgrim Tercentenary, tied to first day cover by "Washington, D.C./Dec 21/1920" slogan machine cancel, printed address of The Stamp Shoppe, Washington, D.C., flap stuck to enclosure, trivial edge split at top right, very fine; a very scarce first day cover. (Image) Mellone 1,000.00

SOLD for $750.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
954 F 549 image#549, 2c Pilgrim Tercentenary, tied by "Washington, D.C./Dec 21/1920" machine cancel on first day cover, serviced by Hammelman and sent to Ludwig, unusual rubber stamp "First Day Cover/U.S.A." at left, very fine and scarce. (Image) Mellone 750.00

SOLD for $210.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
955 F 551/564 image#551/564, 1/2c-12c 1922 Issue, group of sixteen first day covers, six are 1/2c values including two on postcards (Planty #1, 2), 3c with scarce Millburn, N.J. unofficial pmk. and another with a block of four with Post Office rubber stamp corner card, 5c from New York, three 12c (two from Caldwell, N.J. and the other unaddressed), plus a 4c, 8c, 10c and 12c on separate Worden covers, mainly very fine; there are some items with premiums not listed in Mellone. (Image) Mellone 1,700.00

SOLD for $475.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
956 F 551 image#551, 1/2c Olive brown, block of four tied to first day cover by unofficial "Boston Mass./Apr 4/1925" duplex handstamps, with Halvorsen hand painted blue partially on front and completely on back, very fine and most unusual; this is the earliest known Halvorsen serviced cover. (Image) Est. 300-400

SOLD for $210.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
957 F 551, 576 image#551, 576, 1/2c Olive brown, 1 1/2c Yellow brown imperforate, block of four of each tied to a combination first day cover by unofficial "New York, N.Y. G.P.O./Apr 4/1925" duplex handstamps, "Home of the Postage Stamp" corner card, very fresh and extremely fine. (Image) Est. 150-200

SOLD for $150.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
958 F 551, 576 image#551, 576, 1/2c Olive brown, 1 1/2c Yellow brown imperforate, block of four of each tied to a combination first day cover by Philadelphia R.P.O. duplex handstamp, "Home of the Postage Stamp" corner card, very fine; a rare unofficial postmark. (Image) Est. 150-200

SOLD for $260.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
959 F 554/562 image#554/562, 2c, 4c, 9c, 10c 1922 Issue, each tied to a separate Jan. 15, 1923 Washington, D.C. machine cancel, with seldom seen C.E. Nickles corner card, very fine; the Mellone catalog value is for the normal first day covers. (Image) Mellone 450.00+

SOLD for $260.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM
960 F 565 image#565, 14c Blue, tied to immaculate Worden first day cover by "Washington, D.C./May 1/1923" machine cancel, extremely fine. (Image) Mellone 400.00

SOLD for $200.00
Closing..Jun-22, 09:00 AM

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