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Lot 166 |
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1903, 1¢ blue green (300b), single from booklet pane, quite well centered, tied by "Columbus, Ohio. Mar 22 1907" machine cancellation on picture post card to Dennison Ohio, slightly indistinct Dennison Ohio receiver, Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1902-03 1¢ BLUE GREEN BOOKLET SINGLE.
Expertization: 2003 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 167 |
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1903, 2¢ carmine (301), tied by sharp "New York, N.Y. Feb 2 1903" machine cancellation on cover to St. Catherines, Ontario, fancy architect corner card, partial St. Catherines receiving backstamp, cover tears, Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1902-03 2¢ CARMINE.
Expertization: 2005 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 168 |
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1903, 2¢ carmine (301c), single from booklet pane, tied by "Fortress Monroe, Va. Mar 28 1903" duplex datestamp on "Hotel Chamberlin" blue-green stationery envelope to Detroit Mich., reverse with "Detroit, Mich. Rec'd Mar 30 1903" arrival c.d.s., Very Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1902-03 2¢ CARMINE BOOKLET SINGLE.
Provenance: Hart, Brody
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Lot 169 |
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1903, 2¢ carmine (301c), position A, complete pane (less top selvage) and two booklet singles, all tied by "New York D" station registry ovals on reverse of cover to Kaposvar, Hungary, magenta "Registered. Apr 4 1908 Station - D, New York P.O." four-line framed postmark, New York (4.4) registry oval backstamp and New York exchange label affixed, Kaposvar arrival backstamp; top two stamps with tear, few perf separations, a Very Fine and rare usage.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
THE EARLIEST OF ONLY A FEW RECORDED INTACT 1902-03 2¢ CARMINE BOOKLET PANES USED ON COVER, ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE TO SUCH A SCARCE DESTINATION.
Provenance: Brody
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Lot 170 |
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1903, 3¢ bright violet (302), used with 1¢ blue green (300) horizontal pair, tied by purple "Hecker, Ill. M.O.B." handstamps, matching "Mar 19 1903" straightline datestamp adjacent, on Pan-American Exposition stationery envelope to Peipzig, Germany, reverse with Redbud Ill. (3.19), New York (3.21) and German (3.31) backstamps, Extremely Fine.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1902-03 3¢ BRIGHT PURPLE.
Expertization: 2002 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 171 |
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1903, 4¢ brown (303), on reverse used with 1¢ blue green (300) four singles and pair, and 2¢ carmine (279B) single on front, tied by "St. Louis Mo." registry oval cancellations on registered St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co. stationery envelope to Cleveland Ohio, magenta "Registered St. Louis, Mo. Mar 10 1903" datestamp, two Cleveland (3.11) arrival backstamps, Fine.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1902-03 4¢ BROWN.
Expertization: 2006 A.P.S. Certificate.
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Lot 172 |
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1903, 5¢ blue (304), tied by "Chicago, Ill. Feb 9 1903" machine cancellation on "Medinah Temple" illustrated cover to Borsbeek, Belgium, New York (2.10) and Deurne (2.19) backstamps, return address on flap (small piece missing); reduced slightly at top, Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1902-03 5¢ BLUE, AN IMPORTANT ITEM FOR THE LINCOLN COLLECTOR.
Expertization: 2004 A.P.S. Certificate.
Provenance: "Chrysanthemum"
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Lot 173 |
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Lot 174 |
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1903, 10¢ pale red brown (307), straight edge single, tied by "New York Reg" oval cancellation on cover to Brooklyn N.Y., purple "New York, N.Y./Mar 12 1903" registry postmark, appropriate registry markings, reverse with large oval "Brooklyn N.Y. Reg'y Div. Mar 12 1903" receiving datestamp, return address on flap; small stamp and cover flaws, Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1902-03 10¢ PALE RED BROWN.
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Lot 175 |
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1902, 13¢ purple black (308), straight edge single, used with 3¢ purple (268), tied by "Washington D.C." registry ovals on P.O. Dept. penalty envelope ("Official Business" crossed out") to St. Louis Mo., purple "Washington D.C. Registered Nov 18 1902" postmark, reverse with St. Louis Registered (11.20) arrival backstamp; cover and stamps faulty, Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
THE ONLY RECORDED FIRST DAY COVER OF THE 1902-03 ISSUE.
Expertization: 2000 A.P.S. Certificate.
From the article by Wayne L. Youngblood in Stamp Collector, The first 1902 13¢ printing plate was No. 1473, which was certified Oct. 27. 1902 and went to press the following day. "A contemporaneous column in Mekeels Stamp News in late November 1902 reports the sale of the new 13¢ stamp by the St. Louis post office on Nov. 19, 1902. Max Johl lists an issue date of Nov. 18, however, even though no first-day cover has been seen until now."
Featured in a front page article, "The first U.S. FDC of the 20th Century", Stamp Collector, 3 Jan. 2000, pp. 1 & 6.
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Lot 176 |
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1903, $2 dark blue & $5 dark green (312-313), singles, used with 10¢ pale red brown (307) two singles, 50¢ orange (310) and $1 black (311) pair, tied on registered canvas wrapper from Hawaii Terr. addressed to David R. Francis at St. Louis Mo., purple "Nahiku, Ter. of Hawaii" straightline with manuscript "2/17/04" date, appropriate registry markings, St. Louis (3.22) arrival handstamps, sender's address "N.E. Lemmore, Nahiku, Hawai, Bird's Nest Fern," and; 10¢ and 50¢ faulty, Fine.
Estimate 20,000 - 30,000
ARGUABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT COVER OF THE 1902-03 ISSUE. THIS BEING THE ONLY RECORDED NON-PHILATELIC FRANKING BEARING THE 1902-03 DOLLAR VALUES, AND ALSO THE ONLY ONE FROM HAWAII TERRITORY.
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1902-03 $2 & $5 STAMPS.
Provenance: Brody
The $9.70 franking paid four hundred and eighty-one times (30lbs., 1 oz.) the 2¢ per oz. first class letter rate plus an 8¢ registry fee. The parcel was addressed to David R. Francis, the President of the Lousiana Purchase Exposition Company, and contained a tropical "Bird's Nest Fern", indicated by the sender's notation.
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Lot 177 |
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1906, 1¢ blue green, imperf (314), tied by "Washington D.C. Dec 20 1906" machine cancellation on Congressional Library picture post card to Guilford College, N.C., indistinct Guildford Rec'd (12.22) c.d.s.; minor toning, Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1906 1¢ BLUE GREEN IMPERFORATE.
Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 178 |
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1906, 1¢ blue green, imperf, horizontal coil (314H), guide line pair, full margins with rich color, neatly tied by "West Pepperell Masss. Mar 9 1908" duplex handstamp on small cover to Springfield, Mass., reverse with "Springfield Mass. Mar 9 1908" c.d.s. receiver, Very Fine.
Estimate 10,000 - 15,000
THIS IS THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF ANY GOVERNMENT ISSUED COIL.
OUT OF ONLY FIVE RECORDED COVERS OF THIS RARE EXPERIMENTAL COIL, THIS IS THE ONLY EXAMPLE BEARING A GUIDELINE PAIR.
Expertization: 2003 A.P.S. Certificate.
This extraordinary cover was featured in a front page article in Linn's Stamp News on November 10, 2003 (Vol. 76, No. 3915). It was discovered in a collection unidentified for nearly 30 years before being found by the owner and subsequently certified by the A.P.S.
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Lot 179 |
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1906, 2¢ carmine, type I, imperf (320), four margins, tied by "Chicago, Ill. Oct 26 1906" machine cancellation on a cover front to Gardiner Mass., printed American Radiator Company corner card; front trimmed to stamp, Fine.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1906 2¢ CARMINE IMPERFORATE.
Expertization: 1998 A.P.S. Certificate.
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