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Washington-Franklin Earliest Documented Usages continued...

1914 FLAT PLATE COILS continued...

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

445

#445, 3c Violet flat plate coil, perf. 10 vert.,exceptionally nice single, well centered with excellent color, tied to cover to Switzerland along with 12c Claret brown (#435) by New York registry ovals, August 13, 1915 earliest documented usage, New York double ovals on the reverse dated both August 13th and 14th, backstamped Lausanne, edge tears at top of cover from opening, otherwise very fine; this 3c coil is very scarce in its own right on cover, and particularly so as the earliest documented usage; clear 2002 APS certificate; ex-Hadley. (Image)

Est. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction

446

#446, 4c Brown flat plate coil, perf. 10 vert., single plus 1c Green coil single (#441), both tied to Greenebaum Sons Bank and Trust Company corner card cover, August 4, 1915 earliest documented usage, stamps tied by Chicago, Ill. machine cancel, posted to Sweden and backstamped Malmo, stains from wax seals that were next to this cover, not affecting the stamps or markings, fine and a scarce coil usage; 1996 PF certificate; ex-Hadley. (Image)

Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction

447

#447, 5c Blue flat plate coil, perf. 10 vert., unusually scarce pair, especially when found on cover, tied to registered return receipt cover along with two 1c Green (#405, 424) on 2c Carmine on white postal entire (#U411), May 9, 1916 earliest documented usage, posted from Washington, D.C. with ovals tying the stamps and Station G c.d.s. of that city on the reverse, backstamped Cleveland, Ohio, clean and choice cover, very fine; a particularly desirable earliest documented usage with a coil pair; 2003 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $1,450.00
Will close during Public Auction

1915 ROTARY PRESS COILS

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

448

#448, 1c Green rotary coil, perf. 10 horiz., attractive single along with 1c Green single of this same issue in horizontal format (#452), tied to very neat corner card cover of Stanley Gibbons, Inc. of New York, December 11, 1915 earliest documented usage of the vertical format coil, New York, N.Y., Hudson Terminal Station machine cancel tying both, posted to Scranton, Pa, very fine and handsome cover; very early cover that predates Johl's December 12, 1915 date of issue by one day, making this a candidate for being a first day cover; 2004 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

449

#449, 2c Red rotary coil, Ty. I, perf. 10 horiz., lovely and scarce used single of this remarkably scarce coil, distinctive fresh red color, especially handsome is the nearly full strike of "(Minne)apolis, Minn./Oct. 29, 1915" c.d.s., this being the October 29, 1915 earliest documented usage, a cover not being found until November, very fine for this; 1999 PF certificate. (Image)

Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction

450

#450, 2c Carmine rotary coil, Ty. III, perf. 10 horiz., select single tied to exceptionally clean and attractive corner card of P.K. Wilson & Son, Importers, especially neatly tied by full New York, N.Y. Station O flag machine cancel, this being the December 21, 1915 earliest documented usage, stamp lifted and replaced for identification, extremely fine in all respects; this issue had previously been thought to have been issued in 1916, this being the only known cover used in the year 1915; 1989 PF certificate; ex-Hadley. (Image)

Est. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

453

#453, 2c Carmine rose rotary coil, Ty. I, perf. 10 vert., fine single with rich carmine rose color, tied to corner card cover of the San Antonio Drug Co., September 16, 1914 earliest documented usage, two strikes of the San Antonio machine cancel, posted to Jersey City, N.J., filing pinholes and backflap missing, fine and attractive cover; clear 2002 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction

455

#455, 2c Carmine rotary coil, Ty. III, perf. 10 vert., strip of four, tied to registered cover by Kansas City, Mo. ovals, December 15, 1915 earliest documented usage, registry c.d.s. of that city on the reverse, small cover flaws due to the inferior paper quality of the envelope, may have stamps missing as the rate is at least four cents underpaid. fine; clear 2002 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. 500-750

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction

457

#457, 4c Brown rotary coil, perf. 10 vert., exceptionally scarce joint line pair and single, both items with small portion of manila coil leader tape at right, tied to registered Navy Athletic Association corner card cover to Philadelphia by Annapolis, MD. ovals, November 5, 1915 earliest documented usage, Annapolis registry c.d.s. on reverse, backstamped, cover opened at top and also slightly reduced at bottom, otherwise very fine; this cover is extremely interesting in a number of ways, this coil was apparently issued for general distribution in February of 1916, but a small quantity was sent to Annapolis in late 1915 where they were used on covers, such as this, to send tickets for the Army-Navy game, these being sent to his brother by Vice-Admiral Blakely, a most unusual franking with the joint line pair and leader tape on a very early cover that Siskin speculated might even be a first day cover; signed by Siskin, Agris and accompanied by clear 1989 APS certificate; ex-Siskin, Agris. (Image)

Est. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

458

#458, 5c Blue rotary coil, perf. 10 vert., single plus 4c Brown flat plate coil single (#446), both well centered with deep colors, tied to obsolete 3c Green on white postal entire (#U163), April 6, 1916 earliest documented usage for the 5c Coil, registered to Muscatine, Iowa with the stamps tied by New York, Hudson Terminal ovals, registry c.d.s. of that station on the reverse, backstamped, attractive advertising label on the reverse for Economist Stamp Co., very fine; a rare franking in addition to being the desirable earliest documented usage; 1999 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,050.00
Will close during Public Auction

1916-1917 WASHINGTON-FRANKLIN ISSUES

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

462a

#462a, 1c Green, booklet pane single, well centered with rich color, tied to multicolor embossed Easter card by Duncombe, Iowa duplex, April 5, 1917 earliest documented usage, posted to Lakewood, Ill., stamp lifted for identification and hinged in place, very fine; 2004 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction

464

#464, 3c Violet, bright single tied to 2c Carmine on white postal entire (#U411) with corner card of the California Barrel Co., March 9, 1917 earliest documented usage, posted to Aarhus, Denmark, stamp tied by San Francisco, Cal. machine cancel, censor tape at right, backstamped, stamp lifted for identification and hinged in place, small edge faults to cover, otherwise very fine usage; clear 1999 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $675.00
Will close during Public Auction

466

#466, 5c Blue, lovely single being exceptionally well centered and possessing intense deep blue color, tied to attractive transatlantic cover to Denmark, especially neat Modesto, Cal. flag machine cancel, this being the December 7, 1916 earliest documented usage, backstamped Hellerup near Copenhagen, very fine and choice cover; a particularly desirable cover with this early usage in 1916, for while most of the this series were issued in late 1916, the earliest documented usages are usually in 1917 with very few exceptions, this being one of them; 2004 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,900.00
Will close during Public Auction

467

#467, 5c Carmine error, single (damaged at right in opening) tied to petite lady's cover by both a flag machine cancel and a handstamped duplex of Portland Maine (duplex added when the small envelope went through the machine incorrectly), May 22, 1917 earliest documented usage, posted to San Francisco, fine appearance; this is truly a remarkable usage, this error, caused by transferring the wrong denomination into three positions of the 2c plate no. 7942, though not caught by the Bureau of Engraving, was quickly recognized by collectors, thus many were saved mint with only a very few being used, mostly philatelicly inspired, in fact any cover is of great rarity with less than 20 covers known; however this cover has all the earmarks of a legitimate usage by someone who did not recognize the error, it is paying the 2c letter rate and certainly the recipient did not recognize the importance as evidenced by the way he opened it, this all coincides with it being the earliest documented usage, apparently used before the error was widely publicized; 1997 PF certificate. (Image)

Est. 4,000-5,000

SOLD for $3,250.00
Will close during Public Auction

468

#468, 6c Red orange, attractive bottom margin horizontal pair, just tied to nice registered cover by Indianapolis, Ind. oval, April 19, 1917 earliest documented usage with violet registry c.d.s. of Indianapolis on the reverse, backstamped Detroit the next day, stamps lifted for certain identification and hinged in place, very fine and choice cover for this earliest documented usage; 2005 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction

469

#469, 7c Black, top margin fine vertical pair, tied to registered return-receipt cover by New York Hudson Terminal Station oval, February 19, 1917 earliest documented usage with registry c.d.s. of that station on the reverse, backstamped Detroit the next day, stamps lifted for identification, very fine cover; 2003 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction

470

#470, 8c Olive green, along with 2c Rose red (#425), both attractive singles tied to registered 2c Carmine on white postal entire (#U429) by Winnett, Mont. four-bar cancels, February 13, 1917 earliest documented usage, backstamped Boulder, Mont. two days later, very fine and choice cover; interestingly the clerk grabbed a "31" date plug instead of the correct "13" and put it in upside down, this error is easily recognized by the fact that February doesn't have 31 days and the confirming backstamp on the 15th; 2005 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction

471

#471, 9c Salmon red, along with 4c Orange brown (#465), both with bright colors and fine centering, tied to neat corner card cover of the Philatelic Gossip of Denison, Kansas by the bottom portion of the registry c.d.s. of that city, December 27, 1917, earliest documented usage with full strikes of the registry c.d.s. of that date on the reverse, 9c Salmon red lifted for identification and hinged in place, very fine and attractive cover; 2003 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $625.00
Will close during Public Auction

472

#472, 10c Orange yellow, well centered single with bright color, tied along with 2c Rose red (#425) to a registered cover by Port Jervis, N.Y. registry c.d.s. of October 24, 1916, being the earliest documented usage, similar c.d.s. on the reverse with New York backstamps of the next day, 10c Orange yellow lifted to confirm identification and hinged in place, cover with a trace of toning, otherwise very fine; a rare early 1916 date that is only about one week after the listed October 17th issuance date; clear 2003 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction

100

477

#477, 50c Light violet, a wonderfully well centered single in not so light of a shade, tied together in a high value franking to large piece with $1.00 Violet black, $2.00 Dark blue and horizontal pair of $5.00 Light green (#478-80), plus 1c and 2c singles from the perf. 11 series, all tied by Foreign Station, N.Y. ovals, this piece is dated August 31, 1917, the earliest documented usage for the 50c Light violet by a purple New York, Foreign branch registry c.d.s. at bottom right, slight aging to piece hardly having any affect on the stamps, very fine; these high denominations, which were used for packages and foreign postings, as this is, are rarely found on full covers, the 50c value is especially rare and this date was also the earliest documented usage for the $1.00 Violet black when the accompanying certificate was issued (now May 24, 1917, see next lot); an impressive and attractive piece suitable for exhibition; clear 1996 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction