Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale

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UNITED STATES FIRST DAY COVERS continued...

1922-1935 Regular Issues continued...

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

1121

634EE

#634EE, 2c Carmine, Experimental Electric Eye, bottom right corner sheet-margin block of eight (4x2), tied to Albert E. Gorham first day cover by "Washington/D.C./Mar.28/ 1935" duplex cancels, Gorham hallmark typed address in green and printed general cachet of the Capitol Dome, very fine; exceptionally scarce with a block and printed cachet. (Image)

Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,000.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM

1122

637, 639

#637, 639, 5c Dark blue and 7c Black, tied to combination first day cover by "Washington, D.C./Navy Dept. Sta./Mar 24/1927" duplex, serviced by Albert E. Gorham and sent special delivery, unclear year date is confirmed by Washington, D.C. transit on reverse, slight edge wear to cover causing rounded corner perf. to 7c Black, otherwise very fine; a number of values from the last rotary press issue were issued at the Philatelic Agency on the same days, but combination covers are surprisingly scarce, some do not even exist, this one is especially scarce with the Navy Department station cancel. (Image)

300.00+

SOLD for $425.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM

1123

645

#645, 2c Valley Forge, set of seven first day covers from all of the official cities (Cleveland is with Midwestern Exhibition cancel), each with Milton Mauck cachet (Planty #5) at bottom left, Lancaster cover slightly reduced, Valley Forge cover with small tear at top, otherwise a very fine group; a very difficult set to assemble. (Image)

420.00+

SOLD for $140.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM

1124

658-68

#658-68, 1c-10c "Kans." ovpts. cplt., each on separate first day cover, all with "Washington, D.C./May 1/1929" cancels, all but two are machine cancels, the other two are duplex handstamp cancels, six of the covers also have a general boxed handstamp cachet in purple, fine-very fine. (Image)

1,110.00

SOLD for $475.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM

1125

669-79

#669-79, 1c-10c "Nebr." ovpts. cplt., each on separate first day cover, tied by "Washington, D.C./May 1/1929" machine cancels, with an additional inverted strike at bottom left having been run through the cancelling machine upside down, very fine matched set. (Image)

1,085.00

SOLD for $475.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM

1126

681

#681, 2c Ohio River, matched set of seven October 19, 1929 first day covers from all seven official cities, each with Nickles cachet (Planty #15), rubber-stamped addresses, very fine. (Image)

245.00+

SOLD for $200.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM

1127

697

#697, 17c Black, fresh single tied to clean first day cover by "Washington, D.C./Jul 27/1931" machine cancel, tiny "First Day Cover" handstamp in bottom left corner, very fine. (Image)

400.00

SOLD for $110.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM

1128

697

#697, 17c Black, well centered block of four, tied to C. E. Nickles first day cover by "Washington/D.C./Jul 27/1931" duplex, with an additional sharp strike at left, extremely fine; high denomination stamps are much scarcer in blocks. (Image)

725.00

SOLD for $450.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM

1129

697, 699

#697, 699, 17c Black and 25c Blue green, sheet-margin singles of each tied to a very rare combination first day cover by unofficial "Brooklyn/N.Y./Jul 25/1931" duplex cancels, typed address to W.R. M'Coy, one of the individuals responsible for the few covers that were posted at this post office with either 17c or 25c values, return address of M.G. Johl, sent by special delivery with all the attendant markings and backstamps that go with that service, plus two registry c.d.s. on the reverse that have been marked out with blue crayon, apparently applied in error, slightly reduced at top, very fine; most of the stamps of the last rotary press issue were sent to various post offices at about the same time as they were issued at the Philatelic Agency, but no announcement was made so that collectors could make covers, the Philatelic Agency covers for nearly all the stamps of this issue therefore stand as the earliest documented usages, there are a very few exceptions where stamps could have been used earlier, these Brooklyn usages of the 17c and 25c are a case in point, only through the efforts of several well known philatelists, H.M. Southgate, W.R. M'Coy and probably Max G. Johl, were 26 covers, and maybe a few more by others, posted on this earlier date, the vast majority of these were individual values on cover, which are very rare by virtue of this small number, but even rarer are covers with both values, to our knowledge this is one of two known covers, the other is pictured in First Day Covers of the Regular Postage Issue of 1922-1935 by Jack V. Harvey, and was sold in our September 1996 Unicover Corporation Museum Collection auction for $4,500.00, plus the 10% buyer's premium; an exceptionally rare cover that is indispensible for the specialized collector of these issues; ex-Baron. (Image)

4,000.00

SOLD for $5,250.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM

1130

698

#698, 20c Carmine rose, a pretty block of four with radiant color, tied to first day cover serviced by C. E. Nickles by "Washington/D.C./Sep 8/1931" duplex, additional full clear strike at left, very fine. (Image)

650.00

SOLD for $170.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM

1131

699

#699, 25c Blue green, attractive single, very neatly tied to first day cover by "Washington, D.C./Jul 27/1931" machine cancel, small "First Day Cover" handstamp in bottom left corner, extremely fine. (Image)

400.00

SOLD for $140.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM

1132

700

#700, 30c Brown, attractive block of four, tied to first day cover by "Washington/D.C./Sep 8/1931 duplex, additional strike at left, serviced by C.E. Nickles with neatly typed address, very fine. (Image)

550.00

SOLD for $160.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM

1133

701

#701, 50c Lilac, fine single tied to C. E. Nickles first day cover by "Washington, D.C./Sep 4/1931" machine cancel, posted by special delivery to New York, backstamped, very fine cover. (Image)

450.00

SOLD for $150.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM

1134

701

#701, 50c Lilac, unusually well centered block of four of this key high value, tied to clean C. E. Nickles first day cover by two strikes of "Washington/D.C./Sep 4/1931" duplexes, extremely fine; a lovely example of this high denomination first day cover that is particularly scarce with a block of four. (Image)

875.00

SOLD for $210.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM

1135

551/723

#551/723, Extensive balance of the David H. Ahl first day cover collection, concentrating on the regular issues of 1922-1935, there is a total of 188 covers, with the vast majority being first day covers or early and unusual usages where first day covers are not available, the issues that are most significant include the flat plate and both rotary press issues, plus imperforates and coils, most are single stamp usages on uncacheted envelopes as is the norm for this period, some cachets are present in the later years, many are covers that catalog in the $50.00-100.00 range, and typically they bear Washington, D.C. postmarks, but there are others from official cities for the issue and some unofficial cities with premium value as well, in the flat plate issues we note six different unofficial cities for the 1/2c Nathan Hale, three different for the 1c Franklin and five different for the 3c Lincoln, plus scattered isolated unofficial cities for other values, a number of different first day cover makers are represented, the most prevalent include Edward C. Worden, Henry Hammelman, Philip H. Ward, Albert E. Gorham and others, there are some non-first day covers scattered throughout including such items as $1.00 and $2.00 values on parcel card and $5.00 on Round-the-World Zeppelin flight cover, there are also a small number of commemoratives such as the 2c Harding Memorial issues, "Hawaii" ovpts. and a few "Kans".-"Nebr." ovpts. that are related to, but not normally associated with the 1922-35 Regular issues, condition varies but overall most covers are quite clean and fine-very fine; the first day cover collector will want to examine this collection carefully as there are many desirable items to be found throughout.

Est. 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $4,000.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM

Modern Issues

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

1136

1203 var.

#1203 var., 4c Dag Hammarskjold, yellow background inverted, single tied to unaddressed first day cover by "New York/N.Y./Oct. 23 1962/First Day of Issue" postmark, this is the first day of issue for the original issue of this commemorative and not the special printing with inverted yellow, Scott #1204, that was released about a month later on November 16, 1962, the significance of this is that this cover bears an example of the original printing with a true error inverted color, rather than the intentionally printed issuance that so many are familiar with, the stamp is well centered and shows the error well, cover is very fresh and extremely fine; the saga of this error marks the low point in Post Office Department/collector relations, when it became known that an inverted error sheet had been found, the Post Office Department proceeded to purposely print this issue with inverted yellow producing over forty million stamps with the express purpose of destroying the value of the original error, they certainly were successful in doing so on the mint stamps, but the handful of dated first day covers, of which this is one, establishes for a certainty the original error, extremely rare and both under-valued and under-appreciated as this is an inverted error on the par with the small number of other similar inverted errors that have occured in United States stamps over the years, this cover was last offered in the 1995 Rarities of the World Sale of Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. where it realized $2,400.00 plus 10% buyer's premium; handstamped on reverse "Genuine First Day Cover/American First Day Cover Soc./ Certificate No. 463" and accompanied by a 1986 PF certificate. (Image)

Est. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $2,100.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM

Air Posts

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

1137

#C1, 6c Orange, tied to first flight cover by Dec. 16, 1918 Philadelphia air mail cancel, ms. "Via Aeroplane Mail", quite fresh, choice very fine; a very scarce first flight cover, particularly in this premium quality; ex-Schoendorf. (Image)

2,500.00

SOLD for $725.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM

1138

#C2, 16c Green, four July 15, 1918 first flight covers, with New York, Philadelphia (two) and Washington, D.C. (purple) "Air Mail Service..." pmks., very fine and scarce group. (Image)

3,200.00

SOLD for $850.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM

1139

C4-6

#C4-6, 1923 8c-24c Air Posts cplt., a remarkably fresh set of Worden addressed first day covers (with his neatly typewritten address), each tied by a "Washington, D.C./Aug 21/1923" machine cancel, envelope papers are especially bright and white, even the stamps are uncommonly well centered, extremely fine; a very scarce set of first day covers, particularly so in this stellar quality. (Image)

2,125.00

SOLD for $700.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM

1140

#C4, 8c Green, well centered single tied to first day cover by "Washington, D.C./ Aug 15/1923" duplex handstamp, Shoreham Hotel corner card, hand addressed to George Linn, very fine. (Image)

500.00

SOLD for $160.00
Closing..Mar-08, 09:00 AM