| Abraham Lincoln - 1909 Commemoratives |
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Lot 75 |
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Correspondence from Pres. Theodore Roosevelt, six items: 1.) a carbon copy of a telegram dated Jan 2, 1909, from president Theodore Roosevelt to the wife of the late sculptor Augustus Saint Gaudens, asking her permission to use one of her husbands sculptures of Lincoln as the basis for a stamp being prepared for the Feb 12th 100th anniversary of Lincoln's birth; 2.) A hand written two page letter from Mrs. St. Gaudens granting such permission; 3.) a typed letter signed by Roosevelt's secretary, William Loeb, Jr., to Postmaster General Meyer enclosing Mrs. St. Gaudens' letter; 4.) a carbon of a draft proposal for Roosevelt's original telegram, which included the date of Feb 22nd, confusing it with Washington's birth date; 5.) an official 8x10 archival photo of the St. Gaudens statue of the seated Lincoln in Chicago's Grant Park, upon which the bust on the issued stamp was based; and 6.) a multicolor postcard featuring St. Gaudens' "standing Lincoln" which resides in Chicago's Lincoln Park.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
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Lot 76 |
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1909, 2¢ Lincoln, Post Office Announcement (367 var.), issued Jan 12, 1909. Very Fine.
Estimate 500 - 750
Provenance: "Aristocrat"
Purportedly one of two recorded.
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Lot 77 |
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1909, 2¢ Lincoln, Retouched artist's model reduced to stamp size with dates added (367-E2), Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,500
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Lot 78 |
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1909, 2¢ Lincoln, large die essay of incomplete design in carmine (367-E3), India on full card. Very Fine and uniqe.
Scott $3,500
Provenance: Ainsworth
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Lot 79 |
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1909, 2¢ Lincoln, large die proof (367P1), on full card, approved and signed below proof by Postmaster General George von Lengerke Meyer ("G.V.L. Meyer"). Light toning on edges of card only. Otherwise Very Fine.;one of only two known.
Scott $1,750
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Lot 80 |
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1909, 2¢ Lincoln, small die proof (367P2), Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,200
Expertization: 1984 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 81 |
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1909, 2¢ Lincoln, "Panama-Pacific" small die proof (367P2a), Extremely Fine.
Scott $2,500
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Lot 82 |
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1909, 2¢ Lincoln, perf & imperf, group of six production varieties (367, 368), comprises an imperf corner sheet margin block of four with a major foldover, a perd block of 4 with plate number which had an extraneous thread fall onto the plate during printing and four pre-printing paper creases, one on an imperf single, the others on perd single, block of four and top margin plate block of 10; a marvelous lot. O.g. Very Fine.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
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Lot 83 |
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1909, 2¢ Lincoln, imperf, horizontal coil (368H), guide line strip of 4. O.g., never hinged. Fresh and choice, Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,300
Expertization: 1996 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 84 |
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1909, 2¢ Lincoln, imperf, vertical coil (368V), guide line strip of 4. O.g., never hinged. Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,100
Expertization: 1996 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 85 |
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1909, 2¢ Lincoln, imperf, vertical coil (368V), end of roll strip of 4 with sheet margin and partial imprint at top and small piece of coil leader still attached on back of sheet margin. O.g., never hinged. Very Fine and rare.
Scott $750+
Expertization: 1996 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 86 |
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1909, 2¢ Lincoln, bluish paper (369), wide top imprint & plate no. block of 6. Minor separation in selvage. F.-V.F.
Scott $2,750
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Lot 99 |
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Withdrawn
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