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1916-1919 WASHINGTON-FRANKLIN COILS continued...

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

501

EDU

494

#494, 3c Violet coil, Ty. II, perf. 10 vert., single tied by Brooklyn, N.Y. machine slogan cancel to The Charles Williams Stores corner card cover, April 16, 1918 earliest documented usage being quite close to the reported February issuance date, light corner crease to cover affecting the corner of the stamp, otherwise very fine and attractive; 1999 APS certificate; ex-"Alpha". (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction

502

495

#495, 4c Orange brown coil, perf. 10 vert., gem mint single, flawlessly centered, fresh color, o.g., never hinged, extremely fine; 2009 PSE certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $190.00): the highest grade the PSE has given this stamp. (Image)

$21.00

SOLD for $75.00
Will close during Public Auction

1917-1919 WASHINGTON-FRANKLIN ISSUES

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

503

498b

#498b, 1c Green, horizontal pair, imperforate between, strip of four with the error pair being in the middle, deep intense color, usual centering, o.g., n.h., a fine example of this rarely offered Washington-Franklin error; 2008 PF certificate. (Image)

$1,250.00

SOLD for $1,250.00
Will close during Public Auction

504

498f

#498f, 1c Green A.E.F. booklet pane of thirty, remarkably well centered throughout, strong bright color, o.g., lightly hinged, top left stamp with a small area of dry print, position 3 with a natural inclusion, very fine-extremely fine. (Image)

$1,150.00

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction

505

EDU

499f

#499f, 2c Rose, Ty. I, A.E.F. booklet pane, unusually well centered top margin single, tied by U.S. Postal Service four-bar postmark of Army Post Office No. 2 with clear August 7, 1917 date, the earliest documented usage of this very rare issue, purple U.S. Army censor handstamp at left, includes multicolor French post card with message as an enclosure, datelined "Hdqts. Amer. Exp. Forces, France/Aug. 3/17 confirming this very early posting, originally sent to Springfield, Mass., then forwarded to Worthington, Mass. with Springfield duplex of August 24th on the front, stamp with insignificant corner crease, a very fine and handsome cover.Upon the entrance of the United States into the Great War, known as World War I, in mid-1917 preparations were made for the U.S. Post Service in France to serve the military as well as civilian support personnel. One interesting philatelic feature was the unique 1c and 2c booklets that were prepared for this service with each consisting of ten panes of thirty for each value's booklet. Dr. Warren Babcock, a Detroit physician with the forces in France and a philatelist, wrote a firsthand account of a September shipment that accompanied his passage to France arriving in September. It was long thought that this was the only shipment. However philatelic researcher, Ken Lawrence, in an article in the November 1997 "American Philatelist" established beyond doubt that there was an earlier smaller shipment of both denominations of these special A.E.F Booklets that reached France in late July or early August of 1917.Covers posted with the stamps from the A.E.F. booklets are not common with the 1c post card usages being scarcer overall than the 2c letter postings. Many were not saved as being common frankings and the supply was small, not being replenished because the military was granted free franking privileges, as well as the rate for a letter being increased to 3c in November 1917. But of much greater rarity are usages from August 1917 that can be established as being from the first sending as is this cover. It is believed that there are only two 2c covers posted in August as well as two 1c post card usages. The cover offered here is not only the earliest documented usage of the two known 2c covers but it is also the earliest documented usage of any A.E.F. booklet pane stamp. In fact, one can speculate that this cover and enclosure gives us a hint to the arrival date of the first shipment of booklets. The message written on Friday August 3rd was not posted until Tuesday August 7th. There are certainly other explanations for this delay, but it may well be that the stamps only arrived on Tuesday making this a first day cover of the earliest possible date. Accompanied by a 2000 APS and 2006 PF certificates; ex-"Alpha". (Image)

Est. $5,000-7,500

SOLD for $7,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

506

499f

#499f, 2c Rose, Ty. I, A.E.F. booklet pane, bottom margin vertical pair and strip of three from the pane of thirty, tied by "U.S. Military Postal Express Service/Registered/No. 750/5 Nov 1918" violet c.d.s. postmarks on registered cover to Star City, Indiana, return address from the 108th U.S. Engineers, proper magenta censor marking at bottom left, pencil registration number on one stamp, opened a little rough at left, certificate mentions stamps with lightly toned perfs which is inconsequential, fine; while soldiers had free franking for first class postage, additional fees had to be paid with stamps, this cover pays the 10c registration fee, making this an exceptionally rare and sought-after A.E.F. cover; 2004 PF certificate. (Image)

Est. $2,000-3,000

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction

507

500

#500, 2c Deep rose, Ty. Ia, premium used example, extraordinarily well centered within large margins, deep vibrant color, light machine cancel, extremely fine; 1997 PSE certificate. (Image)

$240.00

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

508

500

#500, 2c Deep rose, Ty. Ia, excellent centering, brilliantly rich color, wavy machine cancel, extremely fine; 1996 PF certificate. (Image)

$240.00

SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction

509

503

#503, 4c Brown, marvelously well centered and margined, fresh bright color, pristine o.g., n.h., extremely fine gem; 2009 PSE certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $490.00). (Image)

$22.00

SOLD for $280.00
Will close during Public Auction

510

505

#505, 5c Rose error, a most desirable mint single, featuring outstanding centering amid especially wide margins, bright color, unblemished o.g., n.h., extremely fine gem; 2004 PF certificate. (Image)

$675.00

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction

511

509a

#509a, 9c Salmon red, perf. 10 at bottom, used, better centering than most of the other known examples, roller cancel (most copies of this variety are pre-cancelled), creases and a small thin, very fine appearance; our records indicate less than ten examples recorded; 2009 PF certificate. (Image)

$7,000.00

SOLD for $4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

512

EDU

515

#515, 20c Light ultramarine, single along with 5c Blue (#504) tied to a folded sheet being a registered wrapper paying the five times letter rate, stamps tied by light ovals, May 4, 1918 earliest documented usage, posted from Spartansburg, S.C. with registry c.d.s., to Washingtonville, N.Y., fine; 2000 APS certificate; ex-"Alpha". (Image)

Est. $400-500

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction

513

515d

#515d, 20c Light ultramarine, perforated 10 at bottom, used, with Elkhart, Ind. pre-cancel, fresh color, very fine.This is one of the rarest 20th Century perforation varieties of the United States, as we have been able to locate only three other examples, all of which are used. Of those three, two have faults and the third has a natural straight edge, making this the finest copy of this tiny number known.An enormously rare perforation error and one of the most important errors of the Perf. 11 Washington-Franklin series. Accompanied by 1980 and 2009 PF certificates. (Image)

for fine $15,000.00

SOLD for $13,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

514

517

#517, 50c Red violet, used, exceedingly well centered within oversized margins, bright color, light face-free cancel, extremely fine; 2009 PSE certificate (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo; SMQ $90.00 for 95 and $290.00 for 98). (Image)

$1.00

SOLD for $55.00
Will close during Public Auction

515

518

#518, $1.00 Violet brown, highly select mint example that is marvelously well centered within exceptionally large margins, sumptuously rich color, unblemished o.g., n.h., an extremely fine gem; 2004 PSE certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $490.00). (Image)

$120.00

SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction

516

523

#523, $2.00 Orange red and black, exceptionally well centered within large margins, wonderfully fresh colors, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 2008 PSE certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $1,200.00). (Image)

$1,300.00

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction

1918-1920 OFFSET ISSUES

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

517

EDU

529a

#529a, 3c Violet offset, Ty. III, double impression, nice single showing two distinct impressions, tied to cover to El Paso, Texas by Claremont, N.H. flag machine cancel being the June 24, 1918 earliest documented usage, very fine cover; this variety is certainly very rare on cover being unpriced used or on cover by Scott, plus this early usage is only a couple of months later than the very early use of the normal stamp; 2003 APS certificate; ex-"Alpha". (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $675.00
Will close during Public Auction

518

534B

#534B, 2c Carmine offset imperforate, Ty. VII, large balanced margins all around, fresh color, o.g., never hinged, small natural inclusion at top, an extremely fine example of this scarce stamp; 1989 PF certificate. (Image)

$3,500.00

SOLD for $1,150.00
Will close during Public Auction

1919-1922 COIL WASTE

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

519

539

#539, 2c Carmine rose coil waste, Ty. II, perf. 11x10, much better centering and larger margins than normally encountered on this terribly difficult stamp, exceedingly bright color and a crisp detailed impression, fresh clean o.g., lightly hinged, very fine; 2000 and 2007 PF certificates. (Image)

$2,850.00

SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

520

544

#544, 1c Green coil waste, perf. 11, used, with Binghamton, N.Y. pre-cancel, bright color, usual centering, diagonal crease ending in a small tear, small perf. faults, fine appearance; a presentable example of this rare coil waste stamp; 2009 PF certificate. (Image)

$3,750.00

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction