Sale 280

New York City Public Auction


First Day Covers
 
 
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Lot 2108

1883, 2¢ red brown (210), very light cancel, Plainfield, Mass. c.d.s. to left, 10/3 Belleview, Mich. receiving strike and Maltese cross on back. Opened at top and right. Fine.
Scott $2,000
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Lot 2109

1893, 2¢ Columbian (231), tied by 1/2/93 Hartford, Ct. duplex cancel on cover with attractive Lithographer's illustrated corner card, bright white paper, opened at top plus missing small part of backflap. Still fresh and Fine for this rare classic First Day Cover.
Scott $3,500
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Lot 2110

1909, 2¢ Lincoln (367), tied by Modesto, Cal. flag cancel, opened at left. Very Fine.
Scott $500
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Lot 2111

1909, 2¢ Lincoln (367), tied by Providence, R.I. machine cancel. Opened at right. Very Fine, fresh white cover.
Scott $500
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Lot 2112

1909, 2¢ Alaska-Yukon (370), tied on cover by Philadelphia, Pa. cancel. Open on three sides, missing backflap and manuscript notations inside. Very Fine appearance for this scarce issue.
Scott $3,000
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Lot 2113
 
1909, 2¢ Hudson-Fulton (372), tied by Lancaster, Pa. machine cancel on W.W. Greist post card of Fulton and Clermont which is probably part of Planty-Mellone #372-1. Small border tape remnant on picture side only. Very Fine.
Scott $750
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Lot 2114

1920, 2¢ carmine Offset, type IV (526), tied by machine cancel on small white cover, some light pressed bends, Fine, rare and undercatalogued.
Scott $800
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Lot 2115

1920, 1¢ Pilgrim (548), single tied by Washington, D.C. slogan cancel on an unsealed "The Stamp Shoppe" illustrated advertising cover, Fine.
Scott $900
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Lot 2116

1920, 2¢ Pilgrim (549), tied by Washington, D.C. slogan cancel on light blue cover, opened at left, VF.
Scott $700
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Lot 2117

1920, 1¢-5¢ Pilgrim issue complete (548-550), complete set tied on small neat cover by Philadelphia, Pa. slogan cancel, neat typed address and Ward corner card; opened at top. Very Fine.
Scott $2,500
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Lot 2118

1922, 2¢-10¢ Regular Issue (554, 556, 561-562), tied by duplex cancels on special delivery cover, Nickles typed address and printed corner card; opened at bottom and slightly reduced at left. Still Fine for this exceedingly rare combo cover.
Scott $3,500
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Lot 2119

1922, 8¢ olive green and 14¢ blue (560, 565), tied by machine cancel on registered special delivery cover, various auxiliary and receiving strikes on both sides, Philatelic Stamp Agency manuscript corner card. Very Fine, rare combo cover. Brookman $2,500.
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Lot 2120

1922, 11¢ light blue (563), tied with 1¢ green #543 by Fremont, Ohio machine cancel on brown special delivery cover, opened at top, 15mm left edge tear which is fairly unnoticeable on face. Still Very Fine for this most rare cover.
Scott $4,000
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Lot 2121

1922, 11¢ light blue (563), tied by slogan cancel on Worden addressed bright white cover with purple "First Day" rate stamp cachet, VF, quite attractive for this scarce cover.
Scott $600
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Lot 2122

1922, 15¢ gray (566), tied by slogan cancel on Worden addressed cover with purple "First Day" rate stamp cachet, bright white paper, VF.
Scott $550
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Lot 2123

1923, 20¢ carmine rose (567), tied by slogan cancel on Worden addressed cover with purple "First Day" rate stamp cachet, bright white paper, VF.
Scott $500
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Lot 2124

1922, 25¢ yellow green (568), tied by slogan cancel on Worden addressed cover with purple "First Day" rate stamp cachet, fresh and VF.
Scott $650
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Lot 2125

1922, 50¢ lilac (570), horizontal pair tied by duplex cancel on 2¢ stationery entire, neat typed address, opened at left. Very Fine, rare issue.
Scott $1,250
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Lot 2126

1924, 2¢ carmine, rotary (583a), booklet pane of 6. Booklet pane of six tied by duplex cancel on special delivery cover, very fresh and VF, attractive cover.
Scott $1,800
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Lot 2127

1925, 4¢ yellow brown, 5¢ blue, 6¢ red orange (585-587), all tied by duplex cancels on special delivery cover, neatly opened at left, VF rare combo cover.
Scott $1,000
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Lot 2128

1923, 1¢ green coil (597), horizontal pair tied by slogan cancel on bright white cover, neat manuscript address, opened at left, VF, rare issue.
Scott $600
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Lot 2129

1926, 2¢ carmine, type I Electric Eye (634 var.), margin pair tied by 3/28/35 duplex cancel on unaddressed bright white cover. Very Fine. Rare. Brookman $1,000.
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Lot 2130

1929, 1¢-10¢ Kans.-Nebr. set complete (658-679), complete sets tied by May 1, 1929 Washington, D.C. duplex cancels on a matching pair of Roessler special delivery air mail covers, matching address labels. Very Fine, very attractive pair of combo covers.
Scott $2,600
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Lot 2131

1962, 4¢ Hammarskjold, original background inverted error (1203 var.), tied on unaddressed Artmaster cover by 10/23/62 New York, N.Y. cancel. Very Fine, rare and undercatalogued.
Scott $2,500

Expertization: 1978 A.F.D.C.S. Certificate which while authenticating it as genuine incorrectly calls it #1204 (the special printing).
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Lot 2132

Airmail, 1918, 16¢ green (C2), tied by 7/15/18 Philadelphia cancel of first flight cover to New York, receiving strike on back, Very Fine.
Scott $800
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Lot 2133

Airmail, 1918, 24¢ carmine rose & blue (C3), margin single tied by magenta 5/15/18 New York cancel on first flight cover to Washington, D.C., addressed to Robinette, printed Doane c.c. and with James C. Edgerton pilot's autograph on back, neatly opened at right, Very Fine attractive cover.
Scott $750
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Lot 2134

Airmail, 1930 Graf Zeppelin set complete (C13-C15), April 19 Washington machine cancels on three dual-cacheted Zeppelin covers (65¢ is a card) flown from Friedrichshafen to Lakehurst. F.-V.F. set.
Scott $3,600
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