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Lot 153 |
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1901 Pan-American set complete (294-299), singles, 5¢ and 10¢ straight edges, tied by Pan American Exposition machine cancellation on gold cacheted exposition envelope addressed locally to Buffalo N.Y., handstamped "Buffalo, N.Y. May 1 '01" c.d.s., flap with blue and red Pan-American Exposition label; couple perf flaws including 5¢ corner, opened at bottom and partially at top, Very Fine.
Scott $35,000
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED PAN AMERICAN EXPOSITION CACHETED FIRST DAY COVERS BEARING A COMPLETE SET FRANKING.
There are less than 15 recorded Pan-American first day covers bearing a complete set franking, of these most were sent by stamp dealers from the East Coast. Examples of any Pan-American cacheted first day covers from the Exposition are rare.
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Lot 154 |
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1901 Pan-American set complete (294-299), singles, tied by "Boston Mass 33" registry oval cancellations on 2¢ carmine entire (U362) to Salem Mass., purple "Registered/May 1 1901/Sub-Station No. 33/P.O. Boston Mass." framed postmark, purple "A.C. Sherman" senders backstamp; 2¢ repaired with part added at left, Extremely Fine appearance.
Scott $35,000
A MOST ATTRACTIVE COMPLETE PAN-AMERICAN SET FIRST DAY COVER.
Expertization: clear 1969 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 155 |
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1901 Pan-American set complete (294-299), singles, tied by registry oval cancellations on registered European size cover to St. Gallen, Switzerland, purple "Registered May 1 1901, Madison Square Branch. New York P.O." framed backstamp, New York exchange label affixed, reverse with New York (5.1, 5.2) ovals and St. Gallen (5.11) arrival c.d.s., Yonkers N.Y. return address; 4¢ straight edge, small cover faults, Fine.
Scott $35,000
THE ONLY COMPLETE PAN-AMERICAN SET FIRST DAY COVER TO SWITZERLAND.
Expertization: 1970 A.F.D.C.S. Certificate.
Provenance: Silberberg
There are only two Pan-American first day covers sent to Switzerland, the complete set offered here and a combination 5¢ 8¢ registered cover. This cover was purchased by the current owner from the Estate of Bernard Silberberg, and has not been on the public market in many years.
Illustrated in Bernard Silberberg, "United States Stamps: The Series of 1901," 1976.
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Lot 156 |
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1901, 1¢ 4¢-5¢ Pan-American (294, 296-297), singles, tied by "Boston Mass." registry oval cancellations on B.L. Drew & Co. envelope to New Bedford Mass., purple "Registered, Boston Mass. May 1 1901" framed postmark, reverse with purple "Received/May 2 1901/New Bedford, Mass." datestamp; reduced slightly at left, horizontal file fold, Fine.
Scott $27,500
A UNIQUE COMBINATION FRANKING FIRST DAY COVER.
Expertization: 1998 A.P.S. Certificate.
Illustrated in Berkun census, First Days, June 1999, p. 11.
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Lot 157 |
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1901, 1¢ Pan-American (294), used with 2¢ red, type IV (279B) horizontal pair, all tied by "Buffalo. N.Y. May 1 '01" duplex cancellations on cover to Leipzig, Germany, German (5.12) arrival backstamp; Very Fine.
Scott $5,500
A UNIQUE COMBINATION FRANKING FIRST DAY COVER PAYING THE CORRECT 5¢ UPU RATE.
Expertization: 2000 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 158 |
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1901, 1¢ Pan-American (294), single tied by "Buffalo, N.Y. May 1 '01" duplex cancellation on "U.S. Government Building" Exposition souvenir post card to Torrington Conn., "Torrington May 3 1901" machine receiver also ties stamp; stamp with surface scrape, some edge wear, Fine.
Scott $5,500
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED 1¢ PAN-AMERICAN FIRST DAY COVERS ON OFFICIAL PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION CARDS.
Expertization: clear 2004 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 159 |
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1901, 1¢ Pan-American (294), well centered, tied by "Chicago, Ill. May 1 1901" machine cancellation on unsealed envelope addressed to local street address, pencil "recd May 2/1901" docketing; two cover folds, Fine.
Scott $5,500
ONE OF THREE RECORDED 1¢ PAN-AMERICAN FIRST DAY COVERS SENT AT THE 1¢ DROP LETTER RATE.
Expertization: 1998 A.P.S. Certificate.
Provenance: W.M. Wrigley Estate
This item has never been offered on the public market. It was purchased recently by the current owner from the Estate of William Wrigley, the famous chewing gum tycoon.
Illustrated in Berkun census, First Days, June 1999, p. 13.
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Lot 160 |
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1901, 2¢ Pan-American (295), tied by "St. Louis, Mo. May 1 1901" maching cancellation on cover to Springfield Ills., printed "The Sanitol Chemical Laboratory Co." corner card, reverse with "Springfield, Ill/May 2" machine cancellation; Very Fine.
Scott $3,000
A CHOICE 2¢ PAN-AMERICAN FIRST DAY COVER.
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Lot 161 |
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1901, 2¢ Pan-American (295), used with 2¢ carmine (279B) tied by "Buffalo, N.Y. May 1 '01" duplex handstamp on red Pan-American Exposition imprint stationery addressed to Mrs. D.C. Warner in Buffalo N.Y., purple "First letter mailed in the Pan Am Postal Station 8. A.M. (5)/1/1901" endorsement, reverse with "Buffalo May 1 1901" machine cancellation, accompanied by copy of 1952 letter of affidavit from David Warner certifying as the first stamp and cover mailed at the exposition; 2¢ Pan-Am reaffixed, cover reduced into 279B, Fine.
Scott $3,000
A HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT TRUE "FIRST" DAY COVER, BEING THE FIRST PAN-AMERICAN STAMP SOLD AT THE EXPOSITION, THAT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY USED ON THE FIRST LETTER MAILED AT THE EXPOSITION.
Expertization: 1982 AFDCS Certificate.
Provenance: Siskin
This cover was mailed by David C. Warner who was an exposition policeman. The notarized affidavit to his son states in part "I was on my beat when Mr. Heinz, the Superintendent opened the Post-office May 1st, 1901 and he sold me the First Pan-American Commemoration Stamp, which I placed on a letter to your mother as being the first letter mailed in the Pan-American Postal Section on the Pan-American Exposition grounds. The letter was immediately hand-cancelled by Mr. Heinz".
Illustrated in Bomar page 74.
Illustrated in Berkun census, First Days, June 1999, p. 9.
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Lot 162 |
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1901, 2¢ & 8¢ Pan-American (295, 298), singles, tied by "Washington D.C." registry oval cancellations on registered cover to Boston Mass., purple "Sub-Sta. No. 37, Wash. D.C., Registered May 1 1901" postmark, reverse with purple "Boston, Mass. Registry Div. May 3 1901" receiver, printed "J.M. Bartels Co." return address; 8¢ straight edge, Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $28,500
THE ONLY RECORDED 2¢ 8¢ PAN-AMERICAN COMBINATION FIRST DAY COVER.
Provenance: Martin
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Lot 163 |
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1901, 1¢ Pan-American, center inverted (294a), rich color, nicely centered, tied by neat strike of "Bessemer Ala. Aug 2 1901" duplex c.d.s. on small cover addressed to Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hendrick in Bessemer; stamp with a tiny completely unnoticeable repair at lower right, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate 100,000 - 150,000
A WORLD CLASS INVERTED CENTER RARITY, THE EARLIEST OF ONLY THREE RECORDED COVERS BEARING THE ONE-CENT PAN-AMERICAN INVERT.
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Seybold, Atwood, Skinner
Exhibited at the Collectors Club of New York as one of the ten most important items in U.S. Philately. The display was titled, "Aristocrats of Philately".
The three recorded covers are:
1. August 2, 1901, Bessemer, Alabama local use -- the location of the first discovery of the 1¢ Inverted Center. The example offered here.
2. August 24, 1901 Oakland, California to Paris, France bearing 1¢ Inverted Center and 4¢ normal used together for the 5¢ rate
3. January 9, 1903, St. Louis philatelic usage with normal 1¢ mailed long after the Inverted Center error was recognized.
According to the 1937 revised Johl-King book (p. 7), "The first known copies of this error were discovered at Bessemer, Alabama, by the Carrel Jewelry Company on some circulars just prior to mailing them. When they realized the find they had made they lost no time in removing the stamps from the circulars and thus saved them for Philately." It is not known if the Carrel Jewelry Company had purchased the entire sheet, or whether this stamp originates from another source within Bessemer.
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Lot 164 |
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1901, 2¢ Pan-American, center inverted (295a), unusually well centered for the 2¢ inverted center, bright color, partial but clear strike of "Brooklyn Feb 26" circa 1902 c.d.s.; barely noticable small stain spot at lower right, invisible small surface scrape at left (not even mentioned on 1964 or 1984 certificates); Very Fine appearance.
Scott $55,000
ONE OF THE FINEST OF ONLY SEVEN RECORDED USED EXAMPLES OF THE 2¢ PAN-AMERICAN INVERTED CENTER, AND THE ONLY ONE WITH A DATED CANCELLATION.
Expertization: 1964, 1984 and 2001 P.F. Certificates.
Provenance: Col. Green (illustrated on front cover of part XX), Twigg-Smith
All examples of the 2¢ Pan-American invert in used condition have faults. The example offered here has faults that are barely noticable.
From Silberberg's monograph on the Series of 1901, "Approximately one week after the first date of issue, information came out of the existence of an additional pane of the inverted two cent stamp. These inverted stamps originated from the Brooklyn, New York Post Office." An individual was reported to have purchased ten of these stamps and used three of them on his business mail, before noticing the variety. He proceeded to write to the B.E.P. complaining of their defective nature. This stamp originates from this second find of 2¢ Pan-American inverts and was most likely used on business correspondence by an unsuspecting person on February 26, 1902.
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Lot 165 |
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"Pan American Sta., Buffalo., N.Y." (Bomar B-01-10), full strike of May 8, 1901 Columbia machine cancellation tying 2¢ Pan-American (295) on red Exposition stationery envelope to Mrs. D.C. Warner in Buffalo, N.Y., reverse with Buffalo "Received 2" (5.8) and "Station E" (5.9) machine backstamps, original enclosure accompanies; reduced slightly at left, Fine.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
THE FINEST AND EARLIEST STRIKE OF ABOUT 6 RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE FIRST PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION STATION POSTMARK, THIS COVER BEING SENT ON THE FIRST DAY OF USE.
Provenance: Rosenthal
This is the second Pan American Exposition letter mailed by David C. Warner to his wife. The enclosure is on official Exposition Department of Police letterhead and reads in part, "You will now through the kindness of the Postmaster receive the first letter cancelled by the new Pan Am Canceling machine." Additional correspondence includes mail between the son and Adolph Steeg, an early Buffalo collector of Pan American Exposition material.
Illustrated in Bomar page 75.
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