Sale 1118 — The Don David Price Iconic Collection of U.S. Bicolored Issues

Sale Date — Tuesday, 15 March, 2016

Category — 1901 Pan-American Issue Covers

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
225
c
Sale 1118, Lot 225, 1901 Pan-American Issue Covers8c Pan-American (298). Vignette shifted down, used with 1c and 4c Pan-American (294, 296), also 1c Green (279) and horizontal pair of 2c Carmine, Ty. IV (279B) on back, tied by purple "Registered, Oct. 14, 1901, Yonkers N.Y." three-line datestamp on registered censored illustrated McKinley mourning cover to Johannesburg, Transvaal, pink "On His Majesty's Service, Opened Under Martial Law" label at left which is tied by purple oval censor's datestamp, some edgewear, missing part of bottom flap, some slight toning around a few perfs, 1c Pan-American small scuff, still Very Fine, a remarkable censored use of a mourning cover to Transvaal sent during the Boer War, properly paying double the 5c UPU rate plus 8c registry fee

E. 300-400
450