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Lot 1403 |
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1851, 1¢ blue, type III (8), clear to enormous margins, socked-on-the-nose "Litchfield, Ct., Sep 21 1857" c.d.s., the earliest documented use of the 1¢ type III. Fresh and Extremely Fine. A spectacular EDU.
Scott $3,250 ++
Expertization: 1988 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 1404 |
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1870, 2¢ red brown (146), well centered and tied on lemon cover by "New York City/Received/May 7" duplex, enclosure places the year at 1870 and makes this the earliest documented use of the stamp, Very Fine.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
Expertization: 2004 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 1405 |
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1888, 30¢ orange brown (217), tied, along with 5¢ blue (216), by New York "P" duplexes, Sept 7, 1888, the earliest documented usage of the 30¢ on cover, on legal size cover to England, backstamped London, Sept 17; slightly rough opening at top, F.-V.F.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
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Lot 1406 |
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1908, 1¢ green, imperf, vertical coil (343V), tied on picture postcard by neat New York machine cancel, May 24, 1910, the earliest documented use of the stamp, Very Fine. One of only three recorded covers from the 1909-1910 period.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
Expertization: 2003 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 1407 |
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1909, 4¢ orange brown, imperf, vertical coil (346V), tied on illustrated advertising cover by Pittsburgh, Pa. machine cancel, Feb 23, 1911, the earliest documented use of the stamp, Very Fine. A spectacular EDU and one of only three recorded examples of #345V on cover. The cover features a Pittsburgh Steel fence withstanding the charge of an elephant with the caption "The weld that held".
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
Expertization: 2003 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 1408 |
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1910, 4¢ orange brown coil (350), tied with 1¢ green (408) strip of three and (on back) pair, on 5¢ entire (U377) sent registered from DeGraff, O. To St. Paul, Minn., boxed DeGraff cancels, with magenta DeGraff registry postmarks, Aug 12, 1912 tying pair of 1¢ on reverse, the earliest documented use of the 4¢ vertical coil, Very Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
Expertization: 1989 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 1409 |
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1909, 1¢ green, bluish paper (357), average centering, tied on picture postcard by Feb 22, 1909 duplex cancel, the earliest documented use of the 1¢ bluish paper, Very Fine. While the date of the postmark is quite clear, the town name is illegible; it is likely Washington, D.C. as the writer mentions he is sending out a copy of the Congressional Directory and the picture side shows Washington's bedroom at Mt. Vernon.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
Expertization: 2000 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 1410 |
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1912, 2¢ carmine, imperf, vertical coil (409V), tied on cover front only by neat Brooklyn, New York machine cancel, June 1, 1912, the earliest documented use of the stamp, Very Fine. The front of the envelope, addressed to the American Federation of Labor, was used by the A.F.L. as a record of dues received ($6.25).
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Expertization: 2002 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 1411 |
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1916, 8¢ olive green (470), tied on censored cover to France by clear New York machine cancel, Mar 21, 1917, the earliest documented use of the stamp, French Military Censor tape and handstamps at left, docket blue crayon "11/4/17", F.-V.F. A properly franked double-weight cover with 5¢ for the first ounce and 3¢ for the second.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
Expertization: 2004 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 1412 |
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1919, 5¢ blue coil (496), tied on window envelope by New York machine cancel, Sept 11, 1919, the earliest documented use of the stamp; few missing perfs at right, possibly caused by vending machine, tear in window, F.-V.F.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Expertization: 2003 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 1413 |
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1918, 3¢ purple Offset, type IV, double impression (530a), tied by Stanford University, Cal. c.d.s., April 8, 1919, on cover to San Francisco; small sealed opening tears at upper left, otherwise Very Fine. The only recorded use of the double impression on cover.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
Expertization: 2000 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 1414 |
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1918, 2¢ carmine Offset, type VI, Schermack type III perfs (534A), tied on window envelope by Chicago "Join the U.S. Army" slogan cancel, Sept 7, 1920, the earliest documented use of the 2¢ type VI with type III Schermack perforation, Very Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
Expertization: 2001 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 1415 |
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Envelope, 1893, 2¢ Columbian (U349), die 95C, type 2 entire cancelled neat New York machine cancel, May 5, 1893, the earliest documented use of this size and die, F.-V.F. UPSS 1156.
Estimate 400 - 600
Expertization: 2004 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 1416 |
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Envelope, 1893, 2¢ Columbian (U349), die 95D, type 1 entire cancelled mostly clear New York duplex handstamp, May 1, 1893, the earlist documented use of this size and die, F.-V.F. UPSS 1162.
Estimate 400 - 600
Expertization: 2004 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 1417 |
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Envelope, 1893, 2¢ Columbian (U349), die 95A, type 1 entire cancelled New York duplex handstamp, Apr 26, 1893, the earliest documented use of this size and die, F.-V.F. Two auxiliary handstamps: "Received at Jersey City P.O. without contents" in magenta, and "Received at Jersey City P.O. in bad condition" in black. UPSS 1147.
Estimate 400 - 600
Expertization: 2004 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 1418 |
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Envelope, 1893, 2¢ Columbian (U349), type 2 entire to Germany, purple boxed Cleveland, Ohio registry postmark, Apr 17, 1893, the earliest documented use of this size and die, with 3¢ and two 4¢ Columbians added, N.Y. exchange office registry label, backstamped, F.-V.F. Properly franked cover with 5¢ U.P.U. rate plus 8¢ for registration. UPSS 1150.
Estimate 400 - 600
Expertization: 2004 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 1419 |
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Envelope, 1893, 10¢ Columbian (U351), entire to Holland, with additional 1¢ Columbian, cancelled New York Reg oval with magenta New York Station K registry postmark, Dec 20, 1893, the earliest documented use of this size and die, N.Y. exchange office registry label with manuscript "Printed" notation, backstamped Amsterdam; slight water stain at right, F.-V.F. The cover was sent unsealed at the 3¢ printed matter rate (plus 8¢ for registration) but the flap was sealed in transit covering one backstamp. UPSS 1180.
Estimate 500 - 750
Expertization: 2004 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 1420 |
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Envelope, 1882, 5¢ brown on amber (U223), size 8 entire to Germany cancelled Philadelphia duplex, Nov 6, 1885 (year not well struck but clear in backstamps), the earliest documented use of this entire, F.-V.F. UPSS 493-6.
Estimate 300 - 400
Expertization: 2003 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 1421 |
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Envelope, 1883, 2¢ red (U231), size 7 entire cancelled neat Boston duplex handstamp, May 29, 1884, the earliest documented use of this entire, Very Fine. UPSS 667.
Estimate 400 - 600
Expertization: 2004 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 1422 |
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Envelope, 1884, 2¢ brown, die 1 (U277), size 7 entire cancelled Olympia, Wash., Feb 10 (1885), the earliest documented use of this entire, sent to Washington, D.C. and redirected to San Francisco, year date not in Olympia postmark but shows clearly in Washington forwarding postmark, Very Fine. UPSS 793.
Estimate 400 - 600
Expertization: 2004 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 1423 |
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Envelope, 1899, 1¢ green on manila (W357), intact wrapper to Belgium cancelled purple "Post Office St. Louis, Mo., U.S.A., Nov 14, 1900 the earliest documented use of this wrapper, Very Fine. UPSS 1218.
Estimate 400 - 600
Expertization: 2003 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 1424 |
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Envelope, 1907, 1¢ green, die 4 (U400c), wove paper, watermark 19 entire to Belguim, cancelled San Francisco machine cancel, Nov 20, 1919 the earliest documented use of this entire, F.-B.F. UPSS 1520a.
Estimate 400 - 600
Expertization: 2004 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 1425 |
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Envelope, 1907, 1¢ green on oriental buff, die 1 (U402), laid paper, watermark 15 entire to Germany cancelled Hudson Terminal Sta., N.Y. undated printed matter machine cancel, backstamped Frankfurt, Jan 22, 1909 the earliest documented use of this entire. UPSS 1533.
Estimate 400 - 600
Expertization: 2004 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 1426 |
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Envelope, 1907, 2¢ carmine on amber, die 1 (U412), laid paper, watermark 15 entire, with additional 10¢ yellow (338) for registration tied by clear Flushing, N.Y> duplex handstamp, Feb 17, 1910" the earliest documented use of this entire, backstamped, F.-V.F. UPSS 1767.
Estimate 400 - 600
Expertization: 2003 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 1427 |
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Envelope, War Dept., 1875, 3¢ red on blue (UO54), size 7 entire with manuscript postmark "Oak Dale (N.J.), 9/16/79", the earliest documented use of this entire, F.-V.F. UPSS WD92.
Estimate 500 - 750
Expertization: 2004 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 1428 |
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Previous EDU's, group of 34 covers (about 25 are postal stationery entires) that are failed earliest documented usages, late 19th to early 20th century, many have A.P.S. certificates stating them to be EDU's at the time they were submitted.
Estimate 400 - 600
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