| U.S. - The A.R.T. Collection - Private Vending Machine Perforations |
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Lot 1484 |
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1908, 2¢ carmine, Brinkerhoff type I perfs (344), vertical combination strip of 5. Sedalia, Mo. oval cancels. Type II holes trimmed at top. Very Fine and perhaps unique.
Estimate 400 - 500
This piece was probably used as a trial of the 2-hole type II perforations after the 4-hole type I perforations proved unsatisfactory. It was then apparently salvaged by a Brinkerhoff employee in Sedalia and used for postage on a registered letter.
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Lot 1485 |
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1908, 2¢ carmine, Brinkerhoff type II perfs (344), single with three sets of Brinkerhoff perforations tied by neat Clinton, Iowa flag cancel, April 27, 1910, on legal size cover with Brinkerhoff corner card to Des Moines; stamp slightly damaged by corner crease in envelope. Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
An interesting item, the result of experimentation with the 2-hole type II perforations.
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Lot 1486 |
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1908, 2¢ carmine, Mail-O-Meter type I perfs (344), tied by St. Louis machine cancel, June 4, 1911, on picture postcard to Vienna, Austria, light creasing and minor soiling, Fine. Private vending machine stamps used to overseas destinations are very uncommon, particularly the early ones.
Estimate 200 - 250
Card is of Cuban manufacture and features a multicolor "cigar seller". The message, written in German, makes reference to cigars.
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Lot 1487 |
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1917, 3¢ violet, type I, Mail-O-Meter type IV perfs (483), paste-up pair with siderographer's initials on tab. O.g. Very Fine.
Scott $175+
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Lot 1488 |
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1908, 2¢ carmine, Schermack type I perfs (344), pair. Well centered within wide margins, rich color. O.g., never hinged. Choice Very Fine.
Scott $1,000 for hinged
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Lot 1489 |
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1918, 2¢ carmine Offset, type V, Schermack type III perfs (533), guide line strip of 4. Choice margins and centering, fresh rich color. O.g., never hinged. Light pencil notation far right stamp not affecting the line pair. Extremely Fine.
Scott $750 for hinged
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Lot 1490 |
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1918, 2¢ carmine Offset, type V, Schermack type III perfs (533), hyphen holes trimmed at left, guide line at right, tied by Chicago slogan cancel, Nov 5, 1920, on legal size Carson Pirie Scott window envelope; light fold, Very Fine.
Scott $250
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Lot 1491 |
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1918, 2¢ carmine Offset, type VII, Schermack type III perfs (534B), hyphen holes trimmed at left, tied by Chicago machine cancel, Feb 16, 1924, on Carson Pirie Scott envelope to St. Joseph, Mo. (addressed "Mich.") but changed with blue pencil; opening tear at lower right, small tape stain at bottom, otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $425
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Lot 1492 |
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1911, 1¢ green, U.S. Automatic Vending type I perfs (383), two singles tied by Columbus, N.J. duplex, Jan 23, 1912, on cover to Bordentown, N.J., Very Fine.
Estimate 150 - 200
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Lot 1493 |
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1911, 2¢ carmine, U.S. Automatic Vending type II perfs (384), tied on cover to Milford, N.H. by neat Brockton, Mass. flag cancel, Oct 28, 1912, backstamped Milford; small tear at right end of cover. Otherwise Very Fine.
Scott $2,500
The sideways coils were produced for a small low-priced vending machine developed for use on store counters. They saw little use and covers with correctly used type II coils are rare.
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Lot 1494 |
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1908-09, 1¢ green + 2¢ Alaska-Yukon, U.S.A.V. pocket type 4 (343, 371), in manila paper, no printing on front, red serial number 130 on reverse. Stamps are o.g., never hinged, hinge remnant on reverse.
Scott $300
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Lot 1495 |
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1908, 1¢ green, imperf (343, 373), red "Patent Pending" on front, red serial number 484 and violet advertising on reverse. O.g., never hinged. Very Fine and scarce.
Scott $700
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Lot 1496 |
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1908, 2¢ carmine, imperf, vertical coil (344V variety), vertical strip of 7 with top sheet margin and plate number 5299. The fourth stamp down is position 37 showing the foreign entry of the 1¢ Franklin, a desirable positional piece of this rare plate variety. O.g., lightly hinged (the variety is never hinged). Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,500 for hinged
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Lot 1497 |
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1909, 4¢ orange brown, imperf, vertical coil (346V), paste-up strip of three tied by "New York, N.Y./C.H. Sta. Reg." oval on registered cover to Benton Harbor, Mich., Oct 5, 1922, Benton Harbor receiver Oct. 7, Very Fine and very scarce. 2¢ domestic letter rate plus 10¢ for registration.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Expertization: 1997 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1498 |
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1909, 5¢ blue, imperf, vertical coil (347V), paste-up strip of 4. O.g., never hinged. Very Fine.
Scott $425 for hinged
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Lot 1499 |
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1909, 5¢ blue, imperf, vertical coil (347V), guide line strip of 4. O.g., never hinged. F.-V.F.
Scott $575 for hinged
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Lot 1500 |
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1909, 5¢ blue, imperf, vertical coil (347V), tied, along with 2¢ imperf coil (343V), by New York, N.Y. machine cancel, Feb 16, 1912, on blue legal size cover to Newport News, Va., backstamped Feb 17; 2¢ damaged, otherwise a Fine and very scarce usage, 1¢ overpayment of 6¢ triple rate.
Estimate 150 - 200
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