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Lot 180 |
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1904 Louisiana Purchase Series P.O. Announcement, March 22, 1904, one page announcement from the Office of the Third Asst. Postmaster General, noting stamps to be issued starting Apr. 21 for sale to the public from Apr. 30 to Dec. 1, 1904, Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
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Lot 181 |
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1904, 1¢ Louisiana Purchase (323), well centered with rich colors, tied by "St. Louis, Mo. Apr 29 1904" machine cancellation with "World's Fair St. Louis" slogan on Farm Machinery dealer cover to Norway Iowa, reverse with "Norway, Iowa Recd Apr 30 1904" arrival c.d.s., Very Fine.
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
A RARE COMMERCIAL PRE-DATE FIRST DAY COVER FROM THE WORLD'S FAIR CITY.
Expertization: 2004 A.P.S. Certificate.
Contrary to the Post Office announcement, St. Louis and other cities sold stamps to the public prior to the Official April 30, 1904 first day of issue. Apparently, St. Louis started selling them to the public on April 29th, see the endorsement on the following lot. This cover was not recorded in the Berkun census.
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Lot 182 |
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1904, 2¢ Louisiana Purchase (324), single, tied by "St. Louis, Mo. Terminal Sta. Apr 29 1904" on cover to Detroit Mich., Apr 29 1904" c.d.s., endorsed "This Stamp was 1 out of 1st sheet sold out of St Louis Post Office"; reduced at left, Fine.
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
A HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT PRE-DATE FIRST DAY COVER FROM THE WORLD'S FAIR CITY WITH NOTATION AS THE FIRST STAMP SOLD.
Expertization: 2005 P.F. Certificate.
This cover was not recorded in the Berkun census.
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Lot 183 |
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1904, 2¢-5¢ Louisiana Purchase (324-326), singles, tied by oval registry cancellations on Mekeel Stamp Co. envelope to local street address, magenta "Registered St. Louis Mo. Apr 29 1904" c.d.s., appropriate registry markings; 2¢ & 5¢ with natural straight edges, cover faults, Fine.
Estimate 10,000 - 15,000
THE LARGEST AND UNIQUE COMBINATION FRANKED PRE-DATE FIRST DAY COVER FROM THE WORLD'S FAIR CITY.
Expertization: 1997 A.P.S. Certificate.
Illustrated in Alan Berkun's article "The 1904 Louisiana Purchase FDCs", First Days, June 2000, p. 5.
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Lot 184 |
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1904 Louisiana Purchase set complete (323-327), natural straight edge singles, each neatly tied by individual strikes of the "New York Madison Square Apr 30 1904" circular datestamp portion of duplex cancellations on large cover to Magazine Ala., reverse with "Magazine Ala. May 2 1904" backstamp, endorsed by sender "This envelope was mailed on the same day above stamps were issued…Apr 30 - 1904", printed "Scott Stamp & Coin Co, New York" corner card; some insignificant stamp flaws and light cover creasing (not mentioned in certificates), Very Fine.
Scott $80,000
THE UNIQUE FIRST DAY COVER BEARING A COMPLETE LOUISIANA PURCHASE SET.
A CORNERSTONE TO ANY MAJOR COLLECTION OF THIS AREA.
Expertization: 1976 AFDCS and 1996 P.F. Certificates.
Provenance: Burger, Unicover Museum
On each occasion this cover has been offered at public auction in the past, it has set the price recorded for any United States 20th century cover.
Illustrated in Alan Berkun's article "The 1904 Louisiana Purchase FDCs", First Days, June 2000, p. 2.
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Lot 185 |
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1904, 2¢ Louisiana Purchase (324), straight edge single, tied by crisp "Boston Mass. Apr 30 1904" Jamaica Plain Station waving flag machine cancellation on cover to St. Johns, New Brunswick, printed E.W. Clark corner card, enclosed letter on matching stationery; couple light stains and stamp with rounded corner, still Very Fine.
Scott $5,000
A CHOICE 1904 2¢ LOUISIANA PURCHASE FIRST DAY COVER TO A FOREIGN DESTINATION AND WITH LETTER MENTIONING THE "NEW STAMPS".
The letter states in part, "Just about 5 minutes ago, These new stamps came in so you see I am not wasting much time sending to you. They didn't send us any 10cts ones".
Illustrated in Alan Berkun's article "The 1904 Louisiana Purchase FDCs", First Days, June 2000, p. 7.
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Lot 186 |
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1904, 10¢ Louisiana Purchase (327), single bearing clear sock-on-nose strike of first day "New York Madison Square Apr 30 1904" c.d.s. cancellation, Fine and rare.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED 10¢ LOUSIANA PURCHASE EXAMPLES WITH A FIRST DAY CANCELLATION, THE OTHER BEING ON THE UNIQUE COMPLETE SET FIRST DAY COVER.
Expertization: 2001 A.P.S. Certificate.
This stamp also bears the same New York Madison Square c.d.s. cancellation as the famous complete set first day cover sent by Scott Stamp & Coin offered in lot 184. This is listed in the Berkun census along with the unique first day cover.
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