2c Hudson-Fulton, Wash Drawing of Frame on Artist's Cardboard (372-E2). 198 x 149mm pencil drawing almost exactly matching adopted design but with "Centenary" on the essay instead of "Celebration", small mounting adherences on back corners and inconsequential small stain at bottom

VERY FINE. THIS IS THE UNIQUE WASH DRAWING OF THE FRAME FOR THE 1909 HUDSON-FULTON ISSUE.

Like the vignette, the frame for the Hudson-Fulton issue was designed by Marcus W. Baldwin.

Ex Bianchi. Accompanied by a photograph of the vignette painted by Baldwin

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2c Hudson-Fulton, Model on Card (372-E3). Wash drawing of frame with photo of No. 372-E1 vignette mounted in place and also worked over with wash, model mounted on 119 x 72mm thick grey card, the frame design is similar to the adopted design except at top corners with inscriptions "1609-1807" and "Series 1909", instead of "1609" and 1909" as seen on the 372-E4 essay and on the issued stamp, the "Celebration" inscription is as the issued stamp

VERY FINE. A UNIQUE COMPOSITE MODEL FOR THE 1909 2-CENT HUDSON-FULTON ISSUE, WITH REJECTED INSCRIPTIONS AT TOP.

The Scott Catalogue introduces significant confusion in its listing for this essay. The catalogue description for the essay is very similar to what appears here but they leave out the "Series 1909" inscription at top right. In addition, the illustration for the Scott listing is completely different from what is described (it is a cropped illustration for the model in 372-E4, which must be an error). With 2016 P.F. certificate

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2c Hudson-Fulton, Model on Card (372-E4). 126 x 100mm (5 x 4in -- incorrectly listed in Scott as 4 x 3in), wash drawing of frame with vignette cut out and mounted over photograph of No. 372-E1, typed "Approved -- August 17, 1909 Postmaster General." at bottom and "August 19, 1909. Amend by substituting word 'Celebration' for 'Centenary' Postmaster General" at right and signed "F.H. Hitchcock" in both places, initials and pencil "P.O. 488" in bottom right corner, few minor faults do not detract

VERY FINE. A STRIKING AND UNIQUE COMPOSITE MODEL FOR THE 1909 2-CENT HUDSON-FULTON ISSUE.

Ex Bianchi and illustrated in Scott Catalogue.

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2c Hudson-Fulton, Photographic Negative of Model (372-E4 var). 124 x 95mm negative of the No. 372-E4 wash drawing model, showing "Centenary" instead of "Celebration", Very Fine and unusual, lot also includes a photographic copy of the frame-only design and Sperati handstamp on back (also a photocopy), signed Sperati in pencil

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2c Carmine, Hudson-Fulton, "Southgate" Large Die Proof on Wove (372P1 var). 93 x 72mm and with blue Bureau control no. 361814 at bottom, gorgeous color

VERY FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE "SOUTHGATE" LARGE DIE PROOF OF THE 1909 HUDSON-FULTON ISSUE, PRODUCED DURING THE ADMINISTRATION OF FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT.

According to research by essay-proof authority James E. Lee and an article by Clarence Brazer in the Essay-Proof Journal, three sets of full-size unmounted die proofs on wove paper were produced in the 1930s by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) -- covering issues from the 1898 Trans-Mississippi through the 1934 Mother's Day. One set, with proving room numbers on the face, remained full size and became part of the Hugh M. Southgate collection (thought to be part of a trade with the BEP) and then the Caroline Prentiss Cromwell collection. This proof comes from that set. The other two sets were trimmed to small die proof size.

Ex Southgate and Prentiss Cromwell. Scott value as normal large die proof.

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2c Carmine, Hudson-Fulton, Large Die Proof on India, Small Die Proof on Wove (372P1, 372P2). Large die proof cut down to a small die proof size, small thin spots from removal from card blotter, otherwise Very Fine, small die proof removed from a Roosevelt album page, resulting in small faults (they are very difficult to remove from the pages without damage), otherwise Very Fine, much scarcer than the pre-1903 issue Roosevelt proofs

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2c Carmine, Hudson-Fulton, Small Die Proof on Wove (372P2 var). Brilliant color, Very Fine and rare, this is not the Roosevelt album small die proof but rather the later die proof pulled at the same time as the Southgate proofs (see our description for lot 1638), with 1997 P.F. certificate stating genuine small die proof but not noting its origin

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2c Carmine, Hudson-Fulton, Small Die Proof on Wove (372P2 var). Affixed to card backing, brilliant color, Very Fine, small die proofs of the post-1903 issues are much rarer than the pre-1903 issues

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2c Carmine, Hudson-Fulton, Small Die Proof on Wove (372P2 var). Rich color, Very Fine, small die proofs of the post-1903 issues are much rarer than the pre-1903 issues

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2c Carmine, Hudson-Fulton, Panama Pacific Small Die Proof on Wove (372P2a). Bright color, normal slight toning as seen on genuine Panama-Pacific proofs and not mentioned on certificate

VERY FINE AND RARE PANAMA-PACIFIC SMALL DIE PROOF OF THE 1909 2-CENT HUDSON-FULTON ISSUE.

In 1915 a limited special printing of 413 different small die proofs was created for the Panama-Pacific Exposition. They were printed on yellowish wove paper, and it is believed no more than five examples of each stamp were produced. This 2c Hudson-Fulton Panama-Pacific proof is the only example we have offered since we started keeping computerized records 30 years ago. We are aware of one other, heavily toned, offered in a 2003 Rumsey sale. We would be very surprised if five actually exist.

Ex Bianchi and Liberman. With clear 2010 P.F. certificate.

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2c Carmine, Hudson-Fulton, U.P.U. Specimen. Three singles with natural straight edge at left, tied by two strikes of large magenta "Postes et Telegraphes * Madagascar * Collection De Bern" double-circle handstamps at top of 275 x 361mm page with Director of Posts handstamp and signature at bottom right, sheet with scissors cut at right center and creases from folding to fit an exhibit page, otherwise Very Fine, sent by the U.P.U. to the Postmaster of Madagascar who dutifully placed them in his archives, ex Bianchi

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2c Carmine, Hudson-Fulton, Perforated and Imperforate (372-373). Collection of 34 plate blocks of six, representing all eight plates used to print the issue, each plate no. has both perforated (372) and imperforate (373) plate blocks, a few show the complete set of all four positions including plate nos. 5389 (perforated), 5392 (imperforate) and 5394 (imperforate), several others show three of the four positions, mix of hinged and Mint N.H. with plenty of the latter, no doubt a couple small flaws could be found including some perf separations (two plate no. 5389 perforated blocks show significant separations), overall a Very Fine and attractive group, Scott value as all hinged (and they are not) exceeds $8,500.00

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2c Carmine, Hudson-Fulton (372). Natural straight edge at right, bright color, tied by "Ashton R.I. Sep. 23 6PM 1909" pre-First Day duplex datestamp and oval grid on cover to Dodgeville Mass, receiving backstamp of Sep. 24

VERY FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE PRE-DATE USE OF THE 1909 2-CENT HUDSON-FULTON ISSUE. THIS IS THE EARLIEST KNOWN USE.

The First Day of Issue for the Hudson-Fulton stamps was September 25, 1909. This September 23 pre-date is one of three known according to Haber and is the earliest known use.

With 1995 P.S.E. certificate.

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2c Carmine, Hudson-Fulton (372). Tied by Troy Pa. Sep. 23 9AM 1909" pre-First Day duplex datestamp and oval grid on black-bordered mourning cover to Wellsburg N.Y., docketing at left "Mrs. M. Hoffman Sept 23/09" confirming the date, receiving backstamp which omits the date, slightly reduced at right trimming some perfs

VERY FINE AND EXTREMELY RARE PRE-FIRST DAY USE OF THE 1909 2-CENT HUDSON-FULTON ISSUE. THIS IS THE EARLIEST KNOWN USE.

The First Day of Issue for the Hudson Fulton stamps was September 25, 1909. This September 23 pre-date is one of three known according to Haber and is the earliest known use.

With clear 2012 A.P.S. certificate.

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2c Carmine, Hudson-Fulton (372). Tied by clear "Boston Mass. Sep. 24 11-30A 1909" pre-First Day waving flag machine cancel on cover to Belmont Mass., pristine condition, Very Fine and scarce pre-date use, the First Day of Issue was the following day, September 25

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2c Carmine, Hudson-Fulton (372). Tied by "Boston, Mass. Sep. 24, 4:30 P.M. 1909" pre-First Day duplex datestamp and oval grid on beautiful multicolored postcard depicting "Naval Parade, Hudson-Fulton Celebration 1909", unaddressed on other side which has a "B.W. Allen 20 Gaston St. Boston Mass." backstamp and a matching pointing hand handstamp with "Stamp Over", Very Fine and scarce pre-date use, with 1977 A.F.D.C. certificate

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2c Carmine, Hudson-Fulton (372). Tied by "Boston, Mass. Sep. 24, 4:30 P.M. 1909" pre-First Day duplex datestamp and oval grid on beautiful multicolored postcard depicting "The Death of Hudson" painting, unaddressed on other side which has Hudson-Fulton information, Very Fine and scarce pre-date use, with 2010 A.P.S. certificate

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2c Carmine, Hudson-Fulton (372). Tied by "Boston, Mass. Sep. 24, 4:30 P.M. 1909" pre-First Day circular datestamp on beautiful multicolored postcard depicting "The Fulton Homestead", unaddressed on other side which has Hudson-Fulton information, Very Fine and scarce pre-date use, with 2004 A.P.S. certificate

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2c Carmine, Hudson-Fulton (372). Tied by "Boston, Mass. Sep. 24, 4:30 P.M. 1909" pre-First Day duplex datestamp and oval grid on beautiful multicolored postcard depicting the Hudson Memorial Monument and Hudson Memorial Bridge, unaddressed on other side which has Hudson-Fulton information, some slight enamel chipping at right edge and on back, still Very Fine and scarce pre-date use, with 1976 A.F.D.C. certificate

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2c Carmine, Hudson-Fulton (372). Part imprint at bottom, used with blue on yellow Hudson-Fulton Celebration Label, both tied by "Madison Sq. Sta. N.Y. Sep. 25, 1909 12:30PM" First Day of Issue wavy-line machine cancel on cover to Brooklyn N.Y., cover with couple tiny faults at left

VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND EXTREMELY RARE 1909 2-CENT HUDSON-FULTON ISSUE FIRST DAY COVER WITH THE LABEL FROM THE CELEBRATION. THIS WAS THE FIRST UNITED STATES STAMP OR LABEL TO DEPICT AN AIRPLANE.

According to research by Haber, this is the only recorded Hudson-Fulton Celebration label on a First Day cover. Ex Bianchi

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2c Carmine, Hudson-Fulton (372). Tied by "Hoboken N.J. Sep. 25 6:30PM 1909" First Day of Issue duplex datestamp and oval grid on multicolored postcard to Hamburg, Germany, depicting Hudson taking possession of Manhattan from Native Americans, bright and fresh, Very Fine and desirable combination of design, destination and First Day use, Haber records only seven overseas First Day covers, with 2011 P.F. certificate, Scott value without premium for the foreign destination

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2c Carmine, Hudson-Fulton (372). Three Sep. 25, 1909 First Day of Issue Hudson-Fulton picture postcards, wonderful designs each depicting Hudson or Fulton, each with New York City machine cancels, overall fresh with just one showing some light toning, Very Fine trio of First Day covers, one P.F. certificate accompanies

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2c Carmine, Hudson-Fulton (372). Horizontal pair with bottom part imprint and plate no. 5391 selvage, tied by "Dodgeville Mass. Sep. 25 AM 1909" First Day of Issue machine cancel on Dodgeville Mill corner card cover to Ashton R.I., receiving backstamp also of Sep. 25, fresh and Extremely Fine, an unusually choice and attractive Hudson-Fulton First Day cover, with 1995 P.S.E. certificate, Scott value $950.00 for normal

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2c Carmine, Hudson-Fulton (372). W. W. Greist three-part fold-out postcard, with two pictures of Robert Fulton and a third of his birthplace along with descriptive text, tied by "Lancaster Pa. 12:30-AM Sep. 25, 09" First Day of Issue machine cancel to Strasburg Pa., stamp also tied by "Strasburg Pa. Rec'd Sep. 25 9AM 1909" circular datestamp, Very Fine, an attractive and unusual postcard format created by U.S. Representative William Walton Greist, who represented the Lancaster Pa. birthplace of Robert Fulton, Greist served as chairman of the House Committee on the Post Office

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2c Carmine, Hudson-Fulton (372). W. W. Greist three-part fold-out postcard, with two pictures of Robert Fulton and a third of his birthplace along with descriptive text, tied by "Lancaster Pa. 12:30-AM Sep. 25, 09" First Day of Issue machine cancel and addressed to Drumore Pa., Very Fine, an attractive and unusual postcard format created by U.S. Representative William Walton Greist, who represented the Lancaster Pa. birthplace of Robert Fulton, Greist served as chairman of the House Committee on the Post Office

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2c Carmine, Hudson-Fulton (372). W. W. Greist three-part fold-out postcard, with two pictures of Robert Fulton and a third of his birthplace along with descriptive text, tied by "Lancaster Pa. 12:30-AM Sep. 25, 09" First Day of Issue machine cancel and addressed to Columbia Pa., Very Fine, an attractive and unusual postcard format created by U.S. Representative William Walton Greist, who represented the Lancaster Pa. birthplace of Robert Fulton, Greist served as chairman of the House Committee on the Post Office

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2c Carmine, Hudson-Fulton (372). Two, natural straight edges a bottom, one with selvage which has become partly detached nicking a couple perfs on the stamp, used with sheet margin pairs of 2c Lincoln (368) and Alaska-Yukon (371, faulty) and 10c Ultramarine, Special Delivery (E6), tied by smudgy cancels, form 1549A registry label with purple "Washington, D.C. Sep. 25, 1909" First Day of Issue double-circle datestamp, repeated on back of brown legal-size envelope to Wausau Wis., cover nicked at top where it affects one of the pairs, Fine appearance and rare, Haber records only three registered First Day covers of the Hudson-Fulton issue and only this single Special Delivery cover, Scott value $950.00 for normal

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2c Carmine, Hudson-Fulton (372). Vertical pair and single, tied by oval grid cancels with "Hudson Terminal N.Y. Sep. 25 1-PM 1909" First Day of Issue wavy-line machine cancel on legal-size light blue cover with red and blue Norton Company corner card to Worcester Mass., receiving backstamps and several Norton stickers advertising their grinding wheels (still in business today), bottom stamp of pair with minor creases, still Very Fine and rare triple-weight and commercial First Day use, according to Haber this is the only example extant, with 1990 P.F. certificate, Scott value $950.00 for normal

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2c Carmine, Hudson-Fulton (372). Three Sep. 25, 1909 First Day of Issue picture postcards, including one with "First Trip of the Clermont" illustration, other two depicting Trinity Church in New York and Rustic Bridge in Rochester, New York and Rochester machine cancels, each addressed to a foreign destination including Germany, France and England, a couple small flaws including the Trinity Church card stamp with corner crease (lifted and placed back), the Rochester card with slight toning and some ink smearing, still a Very Fine appearing and scarce trio, two with P.F. certificates, Haber records only seven overseas First Day covers, Scott value $3,400.00 without premium for the foreign destinations

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2c Carmine, Hudson-Fulton (372). Three illustrated postcards mailed on Sep. 26, 1909, the second day of use and a Sunday, one perfectly centered, tied by Hudson Term. Sta. machine cancel on picture postcard of the Statue of Liberty to London, England, card with minor edgewear, still Very Fine, ex Bianchi, second tied by Hoboken N.J. machine cancel on picture postcard of the Half Moon and addressed to Hamburg, Germany, Very Fine, finally one tied by Grand Central Sta. machine cancel on picture postcard depicting Fulton and the Clermont to France, stamp with corner fault, otherwise Very Fine, a rare trio of Sunday uses paying the proper rates to the U.K. and Europe, since the second day of issue was a Sunday, relatively few covers were posted in comparison to second day uses of other issues

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2c Carmine, Hudson-Fulton (372). Tied by large violet "Centennial Parade R.P.O., St. Louis, Mo. 1809 Oct 7 1909" oval machine cancel on corner card envelope to Belleville Ill., slightly reduced at right barely into the address, Very Fine and rare use of this cancel on an envelope rather than a postcard, in use for only one day, this is the first U.S. postal marking celebrating a parade, despite the R.P.O. designation the vehicle was actually a horse drawn float representing a streetcar, accompanied by a second use on a picture postcard, franked with 2c Carmine, Lincoln (367), Very Fine

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2c Carmine, Hudson-Fulton, Cover Balance (372). Choice cover balance from the Haber collection, including 12 First Day of Issue (one is a front only to Germany used with three Washington-Franklin stamps), three First Days are on W.W. Greist fold-out postcards with three different illustrations, one First Day with an illustration of a mill, also uses in the several days following the First Day including two on Celebration postcards, plus a No. 331 on cover with the Hudson-Fulton Celebration yellow label depicting an airplane, a few small faults to be found including on the Greist cards, overall a Very Fine appearing and attractive group, several certificates accompany, we recommend viewing the full PDF scan on our website, Scott value just for the First Day uses, counting the Greist cards as normal exceeds $10,000.00

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2c Carmine, Hudson-Fulton, Imperforate (373). Five Mint N.H. blocks of four representing all the arrow positions and the centerline position, bright colors, natural gum bends, centerline block has what appears to be skips rather than hinging, one side block with light pencil notation, Very Fine and collectible set

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2c Carmine, Hudson-Fulton, Imperforate (373). Horizontal pair, full margins all around, tied by "U.S. Pos. Service Shanghai China Aug. 9" duplex datestamp with "1910" year date, on 2c on 3c Violet (U446) entire, also franked with Special Delivery, 10c Ultramarine (E11), Very Fine, handsome and rare use

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