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Sale 316
The Aristocrat Collection
of First Day Covers and Earliest Documented Usages
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Lot 142 |
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1898, 2¢ carmine, type IV (279Bf), top line single with bright color, cancelled by neat circle of wedges on cover to New York N.Y., matching "Forest Glen Md. Nov 18 1897" c.d.s., reverse with "Willets Point N.Y. Nov 19 1897" arrival backstamp; small edge tear, Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1898 2¢ CARMINE TYPE IV.
Expertization: 2002 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 143 |
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1898, 5¢ dark blue (281), tied by barred oval duplexed with "New Haven, Conn Mar 19 '98" c.d.s. on cover to Philadelphia Pa., reverse with Philadelphia Pa. Mar. 19 "Received" machine cancellation and additional Station A receiver; faulty cover corner, Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1898 5¢ DARK BLUE.
Expertization: 1998 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 144 |
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1898, 6¢ lake (282), two singles, tied by four-ring cancellations on preprinted stamp dealer registered envelope to Warsaw N.Y., matching "Clarksfield Ohio Mar 13 1899" c.d.s., reverse with clear "Warsaw N.Y. Rec'd Mar 1899" receiver, Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1898 6¢ LAKE.
Expertization: 1995 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 145 |
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1898, 10¢ brown, type I (282C), tied by circular grid cancellation duplexed with "Ellenville N.Y. Dec 10 1898" c.d.s. on registered cover to New York City, appropriate registry markings, reverse with purple New York branch D registry postmark and (12.11) arrival, Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1898 10¢ BROWN TYPE I.
Expertization: 2001 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 146 |
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1898, 15¢ olive green (284), single tied by "New York G" station registry oval on 4¢ red entire to Giessen, Germany, New York exchange label affixed, reverse with purple "Registered, Mar 3 1899, Station G, New York P.O." registry postmark and main post office (3.3, 3.4) ovals, Giessen (3.13) arrival backstamp, purple senders cachet; envelope reduced at left and bottom otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1898 15¢ OLIVE GREEN.
This example predates the current Scott EDU listing of March 18, 1899.
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