Sale 1217 — United States Stamps

Sale Date — Tuesday, 3 March, 2020

Category — 1917-19 Issues (Scott 498-517)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1144
c
Sale 1217, Lot 1144, 1917-19 Issues (Scott 498-517)1c Green, 2c Rose, Ty. I, A.E.F. Booklet Pane (498f, 499f). Two covers, first with block of six and block of four from 1c pane tied by handstamp on registered cover to Detroit Mich. with purple "Army Post Service No. 5, Registered, Jun. 6, 1918" double-circle datestamp and censor's marking, second with L-shaped block of five from the 2c pane containing one full column, tied by handstamps on large part of wrapper to Prof. Andrew Keogh at Yale University Library, with purple censor's handstamp, Very Fine, the 1c cover was sent with postage free of charge and the 10c pays the registry fee, the 2c was oversize and was sent to the archivist of the American Commission to Negotiate Peace, very few covers exist with 2c A.E.F. stamps, especially showing the full height of the booklet

E. 500-750
1,100