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Lot 1432 |
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1917, 1¢ green, imperf horizontally (498a), o.g., hinge remnant at top, bottom pair lightly hinged. Very Fine. one pane of 100 reported.
Scott $600+
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Lot 1433 |
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1917, 1¢ green, imperf between (498b), o.g., lightly hinged. Extremely Fine. A marvelous positional piece.
Scott $325
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Lot 1434 |
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1917, 1¢ green (498e var.), pair from booklet pane tied by A.P.O. No. 7 cancel, Sept 27, 1917 on censored cover from Major W.L. Babcock to his wife in Detroit, "Base Hospital No. 6" handstamp reverse; cover creases at right affecting one stamp, reduced slightly at left, Fine and scarce A.E.F. pane collateral.
Estimate 150 - 200
Babcock was the first to purchase A.E.F. booklets when they went on sale.
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Lot 1435 |
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1917, 1¢ green (498f), A.E.F. booklet pane of 30. Crisp and well centered. O.g., few hinge remnants. Couple trifling tiny selvage bends. Otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $1,000
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Lot 1436 |
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1917, 1¢ green (498f var.), block of six from an A.E.F. booklet pane of 30. Smudge cancel, small tear lower right stamp. Otherwise Fine and very scarce.
Estimate 300 - 400
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Lot 1437 |
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1917, 1¢ green (498f var.), pair from an A.E.F. pane of 30, two tiny perf tears, pencil-tied on a picture postcard to Salem, Ore., postmarked U.S. Army Postal Service "2" flag cancel (Paris) with magenta censor no. 7 handstamp; corner crease in card not affecting stamps, Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
By this date American soldiers had been given the free franking privilege. This card may have been mailed by a civilian using military facilities.
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Lot 1438 |
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1917, 1¢ green (498f var.), bottom margin strip of three from an A.E.F. pane of 30, right stamp damaged, tied by A.P.O. 709 duplex, Jan 13, 1918, on censored Y.M.C.A. envelope to Camden, Me., edge flaws at right and top, Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
A.P.O. 709 opened in late 1917 and moved with its division, the 26th "Yankee" Division.
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Lot 1439 |
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1917, 2¢ rose, type I (499), tied, along with 10¢ Special Delivery (#E9 or E10), by "Honolulu, Hawaii Jul 3, 7 A.M." duplex on cover to New York, N.Y., type inscription at upper left "Aeroplane Mail/Via Hilo". F.-V.F.
Estimate 150 - 200
This was Hawaii's first airmail. Letters were carried by U.S. Army plane for Honolulu to Hilo. This cover was then put aboard ship for the normal ocean crossing to the mainland. Since there were none of the new U.S. airmail stamps available in Honolulu, the postmaster ruled that all covers should be a 10¢ special delivery stamp. Even though the cover was not marked for special delivery handling, the "Fee claimed…" handstamp indicates that it received such handling anyway.
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Lot 1440 |
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1917, 2¢ rose, type I, imperf horizontally (499a), top sheet margin block of 9 with part arrow at top right. Well centered, fresh color, light natural paper or gum wrinkles. O.g., never hinged. Very Fine.
Scott $1,050 ++
Expertization: annotated in selvage "guaranteed part of original sheet Herman" (Herst?).
This is the largest multiple of the imperf horizontally error we have seen; an outstanding position piece for the 2¢ Washington-Franklin specialist.
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Lot 1441 |
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1917, 2¢ rose, type I, imperf vertically (499b), right margin plate no. 13524 block of 8. Above average centering, rich color. O.g., hinge remnants. Sealed tear in right vertical pair. Otherwise Fine. Only 100 pairs reported.
Scott $1,200+
AN EXCELLENT POSITION PIECE FOR THE SPECIALIST.
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Lot 1442 |
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1917, 2¢ rose, type I (499 var.), upper left stamp in block of four. O.g., never hinged. F.-V.F. A marvelous example of this rare and dramatic variety.
Scott $1,500
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Lot 1443 |
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1917, 2¢ rose, type I (499f), A.E.F. booklet pane of 30. Quite well centered, bright and fresh color, strong, intact perforations. O.g., lightly hinged on one only, light hinge thin in one, others all never hinged. Choice Very Fine appearance.
Scott $28,000
The 2¢ A.E.F. pane is by far the rarest of all U.S. booklet panes with perhaps 20-25 surviving examples, most of which are poorly centered. This pane is among the finest centered and most attractive available.
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Lot 1444 |
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1917, 2¢ rose, type I (499f var), strip of three and pair from 2¢ A.E.F. pane, tied by "U.S. Military Postal Express Service/*Registered*/No. 750" c.d.s.s., 5 Nov 1918 on registered cover to Star City, Ind., magenta censor marking at lower right, pencil A.P.O. number "750" on one stamp as it is not plainly struck in the postmark; opening tears at left, minor perf flaws where stamps overlap edge of cover at top. Fine and rare.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
Soldiers were given free franking for single rate first class postage but had to use stamps for additional postage and fees. These stamps paid the 10¢ registration fee.
A.P.O. 750 was in operation from June 7, 1918 through April 24, 1919. Return address indicates a soldier from the 108th U.S. Engineers (33rd Division).
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Lot 1445 |
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1917, 2¢ rose, type I (499f var), block of 6 from A.E.F. booklet pane. Cancelled by illegible A.E.F. duplex handstamp. Corner crease at lower left. Otherwise fresh and Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
This block is said to have been taken from the wrapper of a package sent by Dr. W.L. Babcock to his family. Babcock was a surgeon and a major in the first Artillery unit to reach France. He was the first soldier to purchase A.E.F. booklets when they were put on sale.
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Lot 1446 |
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1917, 2¢ lake, type I (499h), horizontal pair. Intense true color, centered to bottom. O.g., hinge remnant. A scarce multiple.
Scott $800
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Lot 1447 |
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1917, 2¢ deep rose, type Ia (500), full top margin plate no. 10208 block of 6. Strong color and impression, crisp and intact perforations. O.g., lightly hinged at top, bottom row never hinged. F.-V.F.
Scott $2,100
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Lot 1448 |
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1917, 2¢ deep rose, type Ia (500), bottom plate number 10208 block of six with the two right stamps in the bottom row being type I #499, radiant color. O.g., never hinged. Slight separation in selvage. Centered to top, about Fine. A little known and exceedingly rare variety.
Scott $17,500
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Lot 1449 |
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1917, 2¢ deep rose, type Ia (500), Fine, tied by Anderson, S.C. flag cancel, Feb 12, 1920, on reply half of 1¢ message/reply card (UY7) to Hartford, Conn. Very Fine.
Scott $650
The sender of this card was undoubtedly not aware that the pre-war postcard rate of 1¢ had been restored as of July 1, 1919.
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Lot 1450 |
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1917, 3¢ light violet, type I, imperf horizontally (501c), vertical pair. O.g., lightly hinged. Very Fine. only 25 pairs reported.
Scott $1,250
Expertization: signed by Eugene Klein.
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Lot 1451 |
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1917, 3¢ dark violet, type II, imperf horizontally (502c), vertical strip of 3. O.g., bottom pair never hinged. about 40-50 pairs reported.
Scott $900 + for never hinged pair
Expertization: signed Ward/Economist.
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Lot 1452 |
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1917, 3¢ dark violet, type II, double impression (502d), block of 4. O.g., bottom pair never hinged, top pair hinge remnant with slight gum thin upper right stamp. Fine and rare.
Scott $3,750 as single
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Lot 1453 |
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1917, 4¢ brown, eight 5¢ blue and six 10¢ yellow (503, 504, 510), tied by Carbon, Cal. duplexes March 20, 1919 on an insured parcel tag to Berkeley, Cal. two pairs of the 1¢ documentary revenue (R228) are added to pay the war tax on parcel post, large magenta handstamp "PERISHABLE"; creases affect some stamps, a stamp of unknown denomination has fallen off on reverse, Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
The war tax was assessed at the rate of 1¢ per 25¢ of postage exclusive of other fees.
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Lot 1454 |
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1917, 5¢ blue (504), tied by Gary, Ind. machine cancel, Feb 18, 1921 on censored cover to Tornova, Romania, the cover was then turned inside-out and reused from Tornova to Gary on Aug 16.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1455 |
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1917, 5¢ blue (504), Dupont perfin, tied by New York Join the Army slogan cancel, July 25, 1920, on Dupont advertising cover to Paramaribo, Suriname, the cover was then turned inside-out and reused from Paramaribo to New York on Aug 21, 1920, Very Fine, a most unusual usage.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1456 |
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1917, 5¢ rose error (505), middle stamp in strip of three, tied by Charlotte, N.C. machine cancel, May 23, 1918, on cover to East Flat Rock, N.C.; few slightly nibbed perfs at bottom, left 2¢ separated. Otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $2,250
AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE NON-PHILATELIC USAGE.
The edges of the envelope indicate that it held a fairly thick contents. It is likely that the sender did not even notice the 5¢ stamp and thought he was applying a strip of three 2¢ to pay double the 3¢ war-time rate.
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Lot 1457 |
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1917, 6¢ red orange (506), tied, along with four 2¢ rose (499), three on reverse, and a 1¢ offset (525) by magenta Port Townsend, Wash. registry cancels, March 10, 1919 on registered cover to Bagdad, Mesopotamia, backstamped New York, March 10 and 11, where an N.Y.P.O. form dated 3-5-19 was affixed reading "Return to Sender, Turkey-No Registry Service" explaining that only unregistered letters and postcards were being accepted by the British postal authorities for despatch to Turkey (and Mesopotamia); few nibbed perforations 6¢ otherwise Very Fine and rare suspended service cover.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 1458 |
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1917, 6¢ red orange, perf 10 at bottom (506a), Petersburg, W. Va., precancel. Very Fine.
Scott $3,250
SOUND USED EXAMPLES OF THE RARE VARIETY ARE ALMOST NON-EXISTENT.
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Lot 1459 |
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1917, 8¢ olive bister, perf 10 at top (508c), neat barred ellipse cancel. Faint vertical crease. Otherwise Fine.
Scott $4,500
AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE VARIETY, WHICH IS ONLY KNOWN USED.
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Lot 1460 |
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1917, 9¢ salmon red, perf 10 at top (509a), cancelled box Tell City, Ind. postmark, well centered, bright and fresh. Choice Very Fine.
Scott $6,000
ONE OF THE FINEST USED EXAMPLES OF THIS RARE VARIETY EXTANT.
Expertization: 1980 P.F. Certificate as 509 var.
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Lot 1461 |
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1917, 10¢ orange yellow, dry print (510 var.), bottom plate number 10255 block of 6. O.g., never hinged. Light vertical paper crease middle pair. F.-V.F., a dramatic variety.
Estimate 200 - 300
Expertization: 1988 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1462 |
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1917, 10¢ brown yellow (510a), deep distinctive color. O.g., never hinged. Post office Very Fine.
Scott $1,600
Expertization: 1985 P.F. Certificate for pair (photocopy).
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Lot 1463 |
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1917, 11¢ light green, perf 10 at bottom (511a), light magenta c.d.s. and partial black cancel. Very Fine.
Scott $2,750
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Lot 1464 |
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1917, 11¢ light green, perf 10 at bottom (511a), lower right stamp in block of four, o.g., error never hinged. Light vertical gum crease. Very Fine.
Scott $6,000
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Lot 1465 |
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1917, 12¢ claret brown (512), pair tied by Long Beach, Cal. ovals on large part parcel wrapper bearing an A.E.F. "Christmas Package Coupon" to a soldier 52nd Pioneer Infantry in France, also attached is a Long Beach Red Cross inspector's label; one stamp damaged, file creases in coupon, extremely rare.
Estimate 300 - 400
By General Order No.166, Sept. 13, 1918, each soldier in France received a coupon and a mailing envelope to send to his family in the U.S. The family could then send "one Christmas package not heavier that three pounds and not larger than 9 by 4 by 3 inches" which would "be carried free from Hoboken, N.J. to each American Soldier in Europe". Postage had to be paid to Hoboken. The Red Cross supplied standard boxes for such shipments upon request. The wrapper offered here came from one of those boxes.
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Lot 1466 |
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1917, 12¢ claret brown (512), block of four, two stamps damaged, tied by partial A.P.O. 747 duplexes, Nov 24, 1918, on large part of parcel wrapper with address label to Philadelphia, magenta censor handstamp, note by addressee on label reads "This package came from France wrapped around a German helmet", most unusual.
Estimate 200 - 300
American soldiers had free franking privileges for first class mail but had to pay for postage on parcels.
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Lot 1467 |
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1917, 12¢ claret brown, perf 10 at bottom (512b), "(Wate)rville (Io)wa" double oval cancel fresh and well centered. Choice Very Fine.
Scott $3,250
AN EXTRAORDINARY EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE VARIETY, ONE OF THE FINEST OF ONLY ABOUT TEN RECORDED, ALL OF WHICH ARE USED.
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Lot 1468 |
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1917, 20¢ light ultramarine, perf 10 at bottom (515d), light boxed "Pala(cios), Te(x.") cancel. Faint suggestion of vertical crease with minor soiling at upper right. Still a Very Fine example of this exceedingly rare variety.
Scott $10,000
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Lot 1469 |
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1917, 30¢ orange red (516), strip of three, tied, along with 8¢ olive green (508) pair by Oneonta, N.Y. ovals on registered bank parcel tag to New York N.Y., magenta Oneonta cds's Feb 21, 1921, Very Fine; $1.06 postage was calculated on a zone 3 parcel weighing 46 lbs. at 6¢ for the first lb., 2¢ for each additional lb. and 10¢ for registration.
Estimate 150 - 200
This parcel should have been subject to a war tax of 4¢ at 1¢ per 25¢ postage (the tax ended on Dec. 31, 1922). An alternative explanation would be that the package weighed 3 lbs. and was sent by first class mail at 2¢ per ounce (48 oz.=96¢).
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Lot 1470 |
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1917, 30¢ orange red (516), tied, along with 5¢ Beacon airmail (C11), by target cancels on registered cover from Oakland, Cal. to Copenhagen Denmark, Mar 13-29, 1929, hotel corner card, faint Oakland Philatelic Society Exhibition handstamp at left (stronger strike on reverse), handstamped "Air Mail London to Continent", Oakland, N.Y., London and Copenhagen postmarks on reverse, Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
Cover went by air from Oakland to New York, by surface from New York to London, and by air from London to Copenhagen.
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Lot 1471 |
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1917, 50¢ red violet (517), top margin plate no. 7042 block of 6. Strong and intact perforations, beautifully centered. O.g., never hinged. Tiny natural inclusion. Choice Very Fine.
Scott $2,550
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Lot 1472 |
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1917, 50¢ red violet (517), two pairs, tied by light Phoenix, Ariz. ovals on slightly reduced registered bank parcel tag to San Francisco, magenta Phoenix registry c.d.s., May 26, 1921, on reverse where a large abrasion has resulted in loss of most of San Francisco receiver, F-VF. $2.00 postage was calculated on a zone 5 parcel weighing 31 lbs. at 8¢ for the first lb., 6¢ each for the additional 30 lbs., and 10¢ for registration (2¢ overpaid).
Estimate 300 - 400
An alternative, that would account for the absence of the required 4¢ was tax, would be that the package weighed 6 lbs. and was sent by first class mail at 2¢ per oz. (95 oz.) plus the 10¢ registration fee.
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Lot 1473 |
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1917, 50¢ red violet (517-518), overlapped and tied, along with seven 1¢ green (498) by magenta Detroit, Mich. c.d.s.s., May 20, 1920 on registered election return parcel tag from Detroit to Washington, D.C.; two 1¢ damaged where they extend beyond edge of tag, otherwise Very Fine and scarce. $1.57 postage was for a 36 lb. zone 4 parcel calculated at 7¢ for the first pound, $1.40 for the additional 35 lbs. at 4¢ per lb., and 10¢ for registration.
Estimate 400 - 500
Government mail was not subject to the war tax of 1¢ per 25¢ of postage normally assessed on parcel post mail.
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Lot 1474 |
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1917, $1 violet brown (518), bottom margin imprint, "A" and plate no. 5782 block of 6. Crisp and intact. O.g., hinged on two only. Very Fine.
Scott $1,300
Expertization: 1958 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1475 |
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1917, $1 violet brown (518), block of nine, tied, along with 4¢ #503, 9¢ #509 and 12¢ #512 (3), by Los Angeles, Cal. ovals on registered bank parcel tag to New York N.Y., Jan 8-13, 1919, a Very Fine and very rare usage. $9.49 postage indicates a 19 lb. 9 oz. parcel sent by first class mail at the war-time rate of 3¢ per oz. (131 oz) plus 10¢ for registration.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
The package could not have been sent by parcel post, as it would have weighed 78 lbs., well in excess of the post offices 50 lb. weight limit.
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Lot 1476 |
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1917, 2¢ carmine, DL watermark (519), tied by New York duplex, Oct 19, 1917, on cover to Camp Dix, N.J.; truly trivial perf stains. Fine and scarce.
Scott $550
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Lot 1477 |
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1918, 2¢ carmine Offset, type V, imperf horizontally (527b), in a block of 12 along with another partial pair imperf between. O.g., paper remnant on reverse (see explanation below). Fine and rare. Only two or three pairs reported.
Scott $600
The corner of this sheet was torn off before (or during) the horizontal perforating process. It was then crudely taped back in place and the vertical perforations were added. The block has subsequently become separated along the center vertical perforations.
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Lot 1478 |
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1918, 2¢ Washington offset-printed postal forgery, tied by New York Sta. C slogan cancel, April 30, 1924 on cover to Albany N.Y., sent by the recipients, the N.Y. State Board of Regents, to the Post Office Dept. in Washington, handstamped two blue "Post Office Dept., Division of Stamps, May 14, 1924" ovals, accompanied by a letter of transmittal from the P.O.D. in which the cover was returned to the Board of Education; one of two punch holes at right end of cover goes through stamp, the upper right corner of the stamp has also been replaced. Also includes a "mint" block of nine of the same forgery (the top strip of three has become separated and the left stamp of the strip is damaged). A very rare postal forgery.
Estimate 500 - 750
The letter expresses regrets that "the stamp inadvertently became mutilated while in the custody of post office inspectors." It also refers to the fact that this was apparently the second such forgery submitted by the N.Y.B.O.E. to the department.
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Lot 1479 |
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1918, 2¢ carmine Offset, type V (527), top margin strip of 10 from the upper right pane of plate number 11203. Miscut so that 95% of the plate number and split arrow from the adjacent sheet are visible at the top of the selvage. O.g. Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
A unique item occurring when dividing the large 1600-subject sheet into 400-subject sheets and before dividing the 400-subject sheet into 100-subject post office panes.
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Lot 1480 |
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1918, 2¢ carmine, Offset imperf, type VII (534B), pair. Large balanced margins. O.g. Small thin spots. Extremely Fine appearance.
Scott $4,400
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Lot 1481 |
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1919, 1¢ gray green Offset, perf 12½ imperf vertically (536a), horizontal pair. Large margins all around. O.g. Light wrinkle between stamps. Very Fine.
Scott $900
Expertization: signed HFC (Coleman).
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