Sale 1291 — United States Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 25-26 July, 2023
Category — First Day Covers
Lot
Symbol
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Cat./Est. Value
Realized
267
2c Red Brown (210). Rich color, tied by "Washington D.C. Oct 1 6PM 1883" First Day of Issue duplex cancel on cover to Hartford, Ct., Oct 4 backstamp, Department of Justice imprint at top left, opened at left, Very Fine, Scott value $2,000.00
E. 500-750
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268
2c Carmine & Black, Pan-American (295). Tied by "Buffalo N.Y. May 1, 1901" Pan-American Exposition First Day machine cancel on multicolored exposition mailing card to Hamburg, Germany, with May 11 receiving postmark on the address side, card with just slightly weak corners from mounting, still fresh and Very Fine, reported to be the only known first day use from the exposition to Germany, Scott value $2,750.00 for a normal domestic use
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E. 1,000-1,500
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2c Carmine & Black, Pan-American (295). Tied by "Philadelphia Pa May 1 6:30PM 1901" First Day of Issue machine cancel on cover to Lowell, Mass., May 2 backstamp, cover with crease at left, still Very Fine, Scott value $2,750.00
E. 300-400
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2c Carmine, Lincoln (367). Tied by "Boston Mass Feb 10 10AM 1909" First Day of Issue circular datestamp on front side of multicolored and embossed souvenir postcard, unaddressed, fresh and Very Fine, Scott value $600.00
E. 150-200
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2c Carmine, Lincoln (367). Tied by "Cleveland Ohio Feb 12 1:30AM 1909" First Day of Issue machine cancel on beautiful multi-colored illustrated and embossed postcard, sent locally, Extremely Fine, Scott value $500.00
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E. 200-300
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2c Carmine, Alaska-Yukon (370). With bottom selvage, tied by "Seattle Wash. Jun. 1, 1909 5:30 P.M." Exposition First Day machine cancel on beautiful multicolored postcard of "Manufacturer's Building from Agricultural Building. Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. Seattle Wash. 1909", serviced by Fred Lindsley with original content "June 1st 1909 opening day of P. E.", card with a couple trivial corner mounting bends, Very Fine, fewer than ten first day uses are thought to exists on an exposition postcard with station cancel, Scott value $5,000.00
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E. 750-1,000
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2c Carmine, Alaska-Yukon (370). Tied by Auburn N.Y. Jun-1 5-PM 1909" First Day of Issue waving flag machine cancel on manila cover with Wm. H. Seward & Co. Bankers corner card, to Syracuse N.Y. (same day backstamp), cover with small tear at top not affecting stamps or markings, otherwise Very Fine, with clear 2015 P.F. certificate, Scott $3,000.00
E. 500-750
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2c Carmine, Alaska-Yukon (370). Deep color, tied by "St. Albs. & Spring R.P.O. Jun 1 1909 TR 21" First Day of Issue duplex datestamp, backstamped Hanover, N.H. the same day, Very Fine, this is both the only recorded No. 370 first day cover from Vermont and the only one with a railroad postmark, with 1969 P.F. certificate, Scott $3,000.00
E. 500-750
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2c Carmine, Alaska-Yukon (370). Tied by "Winchester Mass Jun 1 12-M 1909" First Day of Issue waving flag machine cancel on cover addressed locally, cover with light vertical crease, otherwise fresh and Very Fine, Scott $3,000.00
E. 400-500
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2c Carmine, Alaska-Yukon (370). Tied by "Seattle, Wash Jun 1 2:30PM 1909 First Day of Issue World's Fair publicity duplex datestamp on sepia postcard of Seattle waterfront, a stamp has been removed from the front of the postcard and there is slight soiling on the left side of the card, still a Fine first day use, as few exist with the publicity cancel, Scott $5,000.00
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E. 500-750
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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, used locally, card with very faint bend at left, 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
E. 300-400
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2c Carmine, Ty. IV (526). Tied by "Washington D.C. Mar. 15 11:30PM 1920" duplex datestamp on First Day cover to Washington D.C., "First Day of Issue" handstamp at upper left, slight toning along flaps, still Very Fine, scarce, with 1977 AFDCS certificate
850
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3c Violet (537). Tied by "Washington D.C. Mar 3 12PM 1919" First Day of Issue machine cancel on cover with Civil War Patriotic design at left, addressed locally, Very Fine, Scott $900.00
E. 300-400
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1c Green, Perf 10 x 11 (542). Horizontal pair, tied by clear strike of "Washington D.C. May 26 11 PM 1920" duplex datestamp on First Day cover to local address, Very Fine, scarce, with copy of 1975 AFDCS certificate
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1c Green, Perf 10 x 11 (542). Horizontal pair, tied by "Washington D.C. May 26 11 PM 1920" First Day of Issue duplex datestamp to local address serviced by Hammelman, a seldom-offered first day cover
1,750
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1c-5c Pilgrim Tercentenary (548-550). Complete set tied by "Washington D.C. Dec 21 12:30PM 1920" First Day of Issue slogan cancel on local cover, cover has a couple trivial hinge marks not affecting stamps or markings, still fresh and Very Fine, a rare complete set on one first day cover from Washington, Scott $3,000.00
E. 500-750
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1c-5c Pilgrim Tercentenary (548-550). Complete set tied by "Philadelphia Pa. Dec. 21, 1920" First Day of Issue slogan cancel, with yellow and blue corner card of Philip Ward, Jr., addressed to Leicester, Mass., Very Fine and attractive complete set on a first day cover, with 1989 A.P.S. certificate, Scott $2,250.00
E. 500-750
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2c Pilgrim Tercentenary (549). Tied by Washington D.C. Dec. 21, 1920 10-PM" First Day machine cancel on blue cover locally addressed to Fred Ludwig, neatly opened at left as is typical for these Hammelman-serviced FDCs, Extremely Fine, ex Dr. Martin
700
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1922-34 Regular Issues, First Day Covers. Contains the Perf 11, Perf 10, Perf 11 x 10-1/2, coils and imperforate Regular Issue stamps, much of the value in the Perf 11 series, which has all values to 50c, duplication of denominations include better cities such as 14c from Muskogee Okla., some with blocks, a few unaddressed, some better combination covers, including Nos. 588-590 (listed but unpriced in Scott), coils include No. 597, one with Canal Zone overprint, vast majority Fine-Very Fine, Scott value in excess of $14,000.00
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E. 1,500-2,000
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1920s-1940s Commemorative First Day Covers. Several hundred, earliest is 2c Harding, which includes three with George Linn first cachet, Huguenot-Walloon has complete sets from a variety of cities, Lexington-Concord set also has a variety of cities (including unofficial) and 1c and 2c with first Jackson cachet, later issues similarly collected, with different city and cachet combinations, for example the 5c Erickson contains the four different cities each with Griffin cachet, strong in 2c Reds, with better first cachets, such as No. 643 with first Kirkjian from unofficial city of Albany, N.Y., the 1928 Hawaii set on eleven different cacheted covers, the 2c Ohio River contains six different Beazell photographic cachets, and it carries on like that, with several from the 1930s and 1940s in plate blocks, Farley souvenir sheets including Nos. 766 and 767 on one oversized cover, this was formed by a true collector over six decades, vast majority Very Fine, an outstanding lot for someone wanting to start a collection of this visually pleasing area of first day cover collecting, it would be equally desirable for a dealer who can sell the specialized material of this era
E. 2,000-3,000
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5c Dark Blue (557). Tied by "Oyster Bay Oct 27 6 PM 1922" First Day of Issue machine cancel on cover to Nassau Stamp Co. in New York (with their return corner card), stamp with deep color, fresh and Very Fine, one of the key first day cover city rarities of the 1922 Issue, Scott $3,250.00
E. 750-1,000
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11c Light Blue (563). Tied by "Fremont Ohio Oct 4 2 PM 1922" First Day of Issue machine cancel on cover addressed to Worcester, Mass., stamp with rich color, for strict accuracy we note a slightly yellowish spot at bottom right of cover (nowhere near stamp or markings), Very Fine and rare, the 11c Hayes first day from Fremont is the first time the Post Office began issuing stamps from a location related to the subject (Fremont was Hayes's home town), Scott $3,750.00
E. 750-1,000
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20c Carmine Rose (567). Tied by "San Francisco Cal. May 1 10-PM 1923 First Day of Issue machine cancel on cover to Detroit, stamp with bright color, cover is unusually fresh, Very Fine example of the San Francisco first day cover, Scott $2,000.00
E. 400-500
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$1.00 Violet Black (571). With top selvage, tied by "Springfield Ill. Feb 12 3 PM 1923" First Day of Issue machine cancel on registered special delivery cover to New Kensington, Penn. (Feb. 14 backstamp), violet registry and special delivery handstamps, registry backstampsVERY FINE AND RARE FIRST DAY COVER OF THE $1.00 1923 ISSUE USED FROM SPRINGFIELD.
$1.00 first day covers used from Springfield are decidedly rarer than those used from Washington, D.C. Scott value $7,500.00
E. 1,500-2,000
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2c Carmine, Perf 10, Booklet Pane of Six (583a). Intact booklet with tab, tied by three neat strikes of "Washington D.C. Aug. 27 4:30 PM 1926" First Day of Issue duplex cancels to local typed address, "Washington, D.C. Special Del. Aug. 27 4:30 PM 1926" duplex backstamp, bright and fresh, a Fine and very scarce booklet pane first day cover, Scott $1,500.00
E. 300-400
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2c Carmine, Ty. I, Coil (599). Tied by "Washington, D.C., Jan. 15 1923 7:30 PM" First Day of Issue machine cancel on cover with typed address to and serviced by Philip H. Ward, Jr., Very Fine, only 37 covers of this rotary coil were produced, all by Ward, Scott value $1,750.00
E. 300-400
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2c Black, Harding, Perf 11 (610). Three, each tied by "Marion Ohio Sep 1 12:30 PM 1923" First Day of Issue machine cancel, with first George Linn cachet, featuring a black border and imprint at bottom left, in each of the three distinct sizes (7.9 x 5.5mm, 87 x 64mm, and 118 x 69mm), smallest size with two very faint toned specks, overall exceedingly fresh and Very Fine, a handsome trio of the first recognized first day cover cachet
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E. 500-750
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1c-5c Lexington-Concord (617-619). With bottom selvage, used in combination with -1/2c (551) and 1-1/2c (576), all tied on 1c entire by "Washington D.C. Apr. 4 1:30PM 1925" First Day of Issue duplex cancels, label address, colorful and very scarce combination use of all five stamps that were officially issued on April 4
E. 200-300
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2c Carmine Rose, White Plains Souvenir Sheet (630). Tied by multiple strikes of purple "New York. (Int'l-Philatelic-Sta.) N.Y. Registered Oct 18 1926 6 PM" First Day of Issue cancels on unusually fresh color addressed to and serviced by Worden, Los Angeles backstamp of Oct. 20, registered box and straightline "Via Air Mail", Extremely Fine, this is as nice a first day cover of the White Plains souvenir sheet as one could hope for, Scott $1,800.00
E. 750-1,000
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2c Washington, Experimental Electric Eye (634EE). Right selvage with electric eye marking, tied by "Washington D.C. Mar 28 11:30 AM 1935" First Day of Issue machine cancel, neat typewritten address, both stamp and cover are remarkably fresh, Extremely Fine and rare, we have offered only one other (in our 2005 sale of the Dr. Martin collection)
E. 300-400
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1c-10c Kans., Nebr. Overprints (658-679). Each set on First Day cover, stamps tied by bold strikes of "Washington D.C. May 1, 1929 10:00 PM" duplexes, both addressed to Mr. C. C. Hendrix in New York, red Air Mail cachet at bottom left, a remarkably fresh and Extremely Fine matched set of first day covers, "Kans." with 1977 P.F. certificate, Scott $3,000.00
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E. 750-1,000
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1c-10c Kans., Nebr. Overprints (658-679). Each set on registered First Day cover with Roessler border, stamps tied by Washington oval cancels, with violet "Washington D.C. May 1 1929 Reg. Sec" backstamps, both sent to the same address in Gardner, Illinois, Chicago registry backstamps of May 3, Very Fine matched set of first day covers, Scott $3,000.00
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E. 500-750
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1c-10c Kans., Nebr. Overprints (658-679). Each on separate First Day Cover (both 1c in a pair), with "Washington D.C. May 1 6:30 PM 1929" slogan cancels on cover sent to the same handstamped address in Andover, Mass. (except 2c Nebr. sent to Providence, R.I.), Andover backstamps of May 2, Very Fine set of first day covers, Scott $2,560.00
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E. 400-500
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1c-10c Kans., Nebr. Overprints (658-679). Block of four of each stamp on separate First Day Cover, tied by "Washington D.C. May 1 5 PM 1929" duplex on cover to Miranda, Oriente, Cuba, with blue receiving backstamp of May 6, all covers incredibly fresh (especially considering they travelled through overseas mail), Extremely Fine and certainly one of the most spectacular sets of Kans.-Nebr. first day covers extant, Scott $2,560.00, but that is for an ordinary set of singles
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E. 1,000-1,500
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1c-10c "Kans." and "Nebr" First Day Covers. Six April 15 covers, with "Kans." 1c (block and single), 6c, and 8c (two, one with Newton City Schools imprint and other signed by Newton Postmaster) from Newton, and "Nebr." 1-1/2c and 2c from Harrington, both 8c covers with some band toning, otherwise Very Fine, Scott $3,725.00
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E. 400-500
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1c, 6c, 8c "Kans." (658, 664, 666). Tied by "Newton Kans Apr 15 4:30PM 1925" First Day of Issue machine cancel on local special delivery cover, receiving postmarks on both sides, merchant's corner card, Very Fine, these are the only three values found on first day covers from Newton, and it is rare to find all three on one cover
E. 400-500
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11c-50c 1931 Issue (692-701). Each on separate First Day Cover, with Washington, D.C. slogan or duplex, each with neatly typewritten address, wonderfully fresh, Very Fine and choice set of first day covers, Scott $2,270.00
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E. 400-500
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3c Alaska Territory, Mt. McKinley First Day Cover Collection (800). Over 110, collected by different cachets, including twelve mostly different Crosby with raised print, at least six hand-painted, some foreign destinations including China, Manchukuo, and Hungary, also some better commercial uses including a few hand-painted cachets on non-first day covers, Fine-Very Fine
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E. 300-400
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-1/2c-$5.00 1938 Presidential, First Day Covers (803-834). Complete set in blocks, complete set of electric eye in blocks, plus booklet panes and coils (both singly and sets on one cover), the most interesting is a complete set on miniature (80 x 55mm) covers, Very Fine
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E. 300-400
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First Day Covers to Foreign Destinations. 1920s-1960s, over 100, earliest is 5c Lexington-Concord with first Jackson cachet to France, many from the 1930s and 1940s to Asian, African, or small Pacific Island countries, several forwarded, some with mixed country frankings, nearly all with receiving backstamps from the country of destination, most Fine-Very Fine, first day covers sent outside the United States are scarce, even when sent to the more populous European countries, it would take years (if not decades) to assemble this variety of first day covers to so many different countries
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E. 1,000-1,500
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First Day Cover Collection. Probably a couple thousand, 1940s to about 2014, neatly housed in cover albums, all are cacheted and unaddressed, the collector's choice of cachet-maker was Artmaster, except the last ten years or so he switched to Colorano Silk, very comprehensive, just about complete for the period, not only singles, but many plate blocks and booklet panes, and some of the se-tenant blocks are present both in block and singles, plate blocks includes many of the better items of the period, including issues from the late 1940s, Liberty and Prominent Americans regular issues (including the $5.00 Hamilton and $5.00 Moore), high value Express Mail stamps, etc., includes complete booklets of some of the more modern issues, in addition there are some varieties, such as Prominent American high values on Luminescent paper in plate blocks, 1969 6c Christmas pre-cancel from the four different cities, and Americana series (including dollar values) signed by the designer, very fresh and clean throughout and much better than your typical first day cover collection from the period, our estimate is a minute fraction of the total retail value
E. 1,000-1,500
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First Day Covers, Better Group. Twelve, Nos. 367 (three, one on pictorial postcard), 372, 528 (AFDCS certificate), 537 (two), 549, 630, J68 (not listed in Scott; Brookman $750.00), UX21 Feb. 13 EDU (not counted in catalogue value) and UX37, a few minor faults, Fine-Very Fine appearance, Scott value $7,950.00 for the ten items they list
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E. 1,000-1,500
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