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THE SCHERMACK COMPANY continued...

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

961

384

#384, 2c Carmine imperforate, Schermack Ty. III perforations, perforated control mark, single with full perforations and huge margins all around, tied by "New York, N.Y./Aug 30, 1911/Jay Street Sta." machine cancel to window envelope with Austin, Nichols & Co. corner card, cover a bit reduced at left and with piece missing at bottom left, Tidioute, Pa. backstamp, fine usage; ex-Ken Lawrence. (Image)

$400.00

SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction

962

384

#384, 2c Carmine imperforate, Schermack Ty. III perforations, perforated control mark, fine single tied by "Chicago, Ill./Oct. 20, 1911/Canal Station" machine cancel to Burlington Watch Co. corner card cover to Manchester, N.H., cover with a few minor age spots, otherwise very fine and rare. (Image)

$400.00

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction

963

409, 484

#409, 484, 2c Carmine imperforate, Ty. I and 3c Violet imperforate, Ty. II, Schermack Ty. III perforations and private gauge 13 perforations, extremely rare used singles of each, lightly cancelled, very good; these compound private perforations still remain enigmatic, however George P. Howard probably offers us the best explanation when he writes: "With no facts to substantiate my theory, I should like to suggest that these were Schermack coils to which the 13-gauge perforations were added. It would then be possible to tear stamps from the coil, or to use the coil in a machine which separated the stamps by means of the perforation. Since Mail-om-eter could not handle a cover of more than 5 inches in width, to mail any larger envelope it would be necessary to apply the stamps by hand or with a small hand machine. Most of these, such as Standard Mailing Machine, operated by tearing the stamp from the coil at the perforations..Then too, it might be that certain users discarded their Mail-om-eters for machines using Bureau coils, and had their remaining Schermack coils perforated for use in the other machines. It is even possible that the Maiometer branch in New York at various times corrected the feeding fingers in use to adapt them to Bureau coils, and reperforated whatever coils the user had on hand." Accompanied by Ken Lawrence's American Philatelist article on these coils; ex-Ken Lawrence. (imagea) (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

SOLD for $1,150.00
Will close during Public Auction

964

482

#482, 2c Carmine imperforate, Ty. I, Schermack Ty. III perforations, an amazing paste-up strip of five, with single #482 pasted-up with strip of four Mailometer Test Stamps (#TD14, TD14a), showing the right Test Stamp with Schermack Ty. III perforations and the other three imperforate, o.g., h.r., the right pair l.h., left three test stamps each with a small fault, otherwise very fine; an extremely rare combination paste-up leader strip which well may be unique; this combination is listed by Scott with #409 for $6,000.00, but is not listed for #482. (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000

SOLD for $2,800.00
Will close during Public Auction

965

532

#532, 2c Carmine imperforate, Ty. IV, Schermack Ty. III perforations, an immensely rare combination paste-up strip of four, the left pair #482 and the right pair being #532, o.g., l.h., fine for this; one of a mere three reported examples; 1999 PF certificate. (Image)

$2,000.00

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

966

533

#533, 2c Carmine imperforate, Ty. V, Schermack Ty. III perforations, pair, nicely centered and fresh, o.g., l.h., very fine. (Image)

$375.00

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

967

533

#533, 2c Carmine imperforate, Ty. V, Schermack Ty. III perforations, single with intense color tied by "Chicago, Ill./Jan 11, 1921" wavy line machine cancel to cover to Lynn, Mass., with illustrated corner card of The Florsheim Shoe Company, fresh and very fine. (Image)

$275.00

SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction

968

534

#534, 2c Carmine imperforate, Ty. Va, Schermack Ty. III perforations, pair tied to 2c on 3c Dark violet revalued legal sized entire (#U461) to Yonkers, N.Y. by "New York, N.Y./Oct 5, 1920" slogan machine cancel, vertical file fold at left, very fine; an exceedingly rare commercial usage of a pair to pay the triple rate. (Image)

Est. $150-200

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction

969

534B

#534B, 2c Carmine imperforate, Ty. VII, Schermack Ty. III perforations, scarce used strip of three, deep rich color on fresh paper, unobtrusive duplex cancel, fine for this. (Image)

for singles $255.00

SOLD for $280.00
Will close during Public Auction

970

534B

#534B, 2c Carmine imperforate, Ty. VII, Schermack Ty. III perforations, single tied by "Chicago, Ill./Dec 29, 1922" slogan machine cancel to window envelope with James S. Kirk & Company corner card, cover with trivial corner nick at bottom left, still very fine and scarce. (Image)

$450.00

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction

971

575

#575, 1c Green imperforate, Schermack Ty. III perforations, pristine guide line pair, intense color, o.g., n.h., fine-very fine. (Image)

for hinged $400.00

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

972

575

#575, 1c Green imperforate, Schermack Ty. III perforations, very scarce guide line strip of four, post office fresh, rich color, o.g., n.h., fine-very fine; 1993 PF certificate. (Image)

for hinged $400.00+

SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

973

575

#575, 1c Green imperforate, Schermack Ty. III perforations, single without the usual precancel, tied to 1c circular die entire by "San Francisco, Calif./May 27, 1926" slogan machine cancel to bluish cover to Philadelphia, R.H. Mower corner card, very fine and surprisingly scarce. (Image)

$425.00

SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction

974

611

#611, 2c Harding imperforate, Schermack Ty. III perforations, scarce block of four, o.g., light owner's handstamp on gum, fine-very fine. (Image)

Est. $150-200

SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction

975

Schermack Ty. III perforations blank testing coil, strip of four, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; these gummed dummy test strips were used to test dispensing equipment, for training employees and to demonstrate machines to prospective buyers; photocopy of 1989 PF certificate; ex-Agris. (Image)

Est. $100-150

SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction

976

Schermack Ty. III perforations with perforated control marks, a desirable group of 23 used singles comprised of virtually all different perforated control marks on #343 (7), 344 (11), 346 (one of only twelve recorded by Glass as of 1996), 383, 384 (2) and 409, none identified by the company that used them, some faults including on the rare 4c, otherwise very good to very fine. (Image)

$2,567.00

SOLD for $525.00
Will close during Public Auction

U.S. AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE COMPANY

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

977

319c

#319c, 2c Scarlet, Ty. I, U.S. Automatic Vending experimental first coil, an exceedingly rare vertical pair, o.g., h.r. reinforcement, trivial corner crease at top left, otherwise very fine for this; signed "WAS" (W.S. Sissons, who obtained several pairs of these from Mrs. Werden, who ran USAV Co.).Early in 1907 the first experimental coil of the U.S. Automatic Vending Co. was produced. At the time they already had manufactured machines which dispensed tickets, which had no perforations, but which had notches in the side edges of the ticket strips to receive pairs of lugs spaced on the outer edge of the dispensing drum. The company decided to try the same method for stamps, taking regular sheets of the 2c scarlet "Shield" issue and separating them into vertical strips, then notching them by ordinary scissors at the edges. It is believed that only a very few of these stamps were tested in machines, one of which was believed to have been placed in the lobby of the Plaza Hotel in New York.Very few pairs have survived of this historically significant and valuable private vending machine forerunner. (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000

SOLD for $3,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

978

320a

#320a, 2c Lake imperforate, U.S. Automatic Vending Ty. I separations, guide line strip of four, choice centering and well margined, intense color, o.g., h.r's, extremely fine; not often seen as a line strip of four; ex-Wampler. (Image)

for line pair $210.00

SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction

979

315

#315, 5c Blue imperforate, U.S. Automatic Vending Ty. I separations, uncommonly fresh pair, crisp and intact, well centered, o.g., v.l.h., the bottom stamp n.h., choice very fine; 1989 PF certificate. (Image)

$800.00

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction

980

315

#315, 5c Blue imperforate, U.S. Automatic Vending Ty. I separations, select pair, strong and intact, rich color, o.g., very fine; 1991 PF certificate. (Image)

$800.00

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction