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Washington-Franklin Earliest Documented Usages continued...

1916-1917 WASHINGTON-FRANKLIN ISSUES continued...

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

101

478

#478, $1.00 Violet black, fine single with small flaws, along with 30c Orange red (#439; s.e. at bottom) and 2c Rose (#499), all tied to large portion of parcel label to England by "New York/PA. Term./5-24, 1917" double circle oval, this being the May 24, 1917 earliest documented usage, $1.00 value lifted for examination and hinged in place, slight creasing to the card, otherwise fine; the accompanying APS certificate mistaken lists the date on this cancel as May 12, 1917, which Scott has also used, however this May 24, 1917 date is the earliest documented usage and the item Scott is referring to; 1996 PF and clear 2004 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction

102

479, 480

#479, 480, $2.00 Dark blue and $5.00 Light green, a single of the former and a horizontal strip of three of the latter (natural s.e. at right), tied to a large piece of a registered wrapper along with single examples of 2c Rose red (#463), 5c Blue (#466), 20c Light ultramarine (#476) and $1.00 Violet black (#478) making another impressive franking from this foreign correspondence, all tied by Foreign Station, N.Y. ovals, this piece is dated April 6, 1917, the earliest documented usage for both the $2.00 Dark blue and the $5.00 Light green, light purple New York, Foreign branch registry c.d.s. at bottom left, small faults to the piece which have largely left the stamps unscathed, otherwise very fine; finding the earliest documented usage of an issue is a difficult task, but it is real find when one item represents the earliest documented usage for two different stamps, especially ones that are as important as these two high values; a perfect exhibition piece to go with the matching 50c Light violet earliest documented usage above; 2000 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. 3,000-4,000

SOLD for $2,900.00
Will close during Public Auction

1916-1917 WASHINGTON-FRANKLIN IMPERFORATES

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

103

481

#481, 1c Green imperforate, four margined horizontal pair tied to John E. Lord corner card cover by Chicago, Ill. machine cancel, November 17, 1916 earliest known usage, used locally within the city, pair lifted for identification and hinged in place, overall very fine; a very early date for this stamp that is recorded as having an unspecified November issuance date; 1970 PF certificate; ex-Fisher, Wagner. (Image)

Est. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction

104

482 var.

#482 var., 2c Carmine imperforate, Ty. I, Farwell 4A4 perforations, large-margined single tied to exceptionally fresh window envelope of the John V. Farwell Company, dated October 24, 1916, the earliest documented usage with this perforation by Chicago, Ill., Canal Station machine cancel which neatly ties the stamp (lifted for identification and hinged in place), extremely fine; the private perforations of the Farwell Company are exceptionally scarce on cover, particularly in this stellar condition, however this cover is especially important in that it predates any imperforate #482 from sheet stamps or with other private perforations by over three weeks; a great rarity for the collector of either the earliest documented usages or of affixing machine coils; 2004 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $2,200.00
Will close during Public Auction

105

482 var.

#482 var., 2c Carmine imperforate, Ty. I, Schermack Ty. III perforations, well centered single tied to window advertising cover of Austin, Nichols and Co. with food product illustrations on the reverse, December 16, 1916 earliest documented usage for this imperforate with Schermack Ty. III perforations with the stamp tied by a New York, N.Y. machine cancel of that date; cover rather faulty at right with some age toning; this is the cover used to establish the #482 sheet stamp prior to the policy of distinguishing between the sheet stamps and affixing machine coils; 2001 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. 500-750

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction

106

483

#483, 3c Violet imperforate, remarkably attractive and well margined single with fresh bright color and impression (stamp lifted for identification), neatly tied to yellow Stanley Gibbons of New York corner card cover by New York, N.Y., Hudson Terminal Station machine cancel, November 8, 1917 earliest documented usage for this sheet imperforate, posted to John Kay, the famous Detroit collector, extremely fine. (Image)

Est. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,050.00
Will close during Public Auction

107

483 var.

#483 var., 3c Violet imperforate, Schermack Ty. III perforations, bright single (with pre-printing paper fold), tied to window envelope with shield corner card of Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co., stamp tied by well applied Chicago, Ill. machine cancel, November 2, 1917 earliest documented usage for the Schermack affixing machine coil, this company had apparently used the Schermack affixing machine to send out there invoices or business letters, this date is also the first day of the 3c wartime letter rate, and the first date on which the 3c stamp would be in normal usage, this also predates the earliest documented usage of the normal #483 sheet stamp by six days and is very close to the Issuance date of October 13, 1917 listed by Scott (Scott lists Oct. 2,1917 as earliest documented usage, but that is in error, it should be this Nov. 2, 1917 date) , stamp lifted for proper identification and hinged in place, minor cover flaws, fine and attractive; 2001 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

108

484 var.

#484, 3c Violet imperforate, Ty. II, Schermack Ty. III perforations, single tied to window cover front with The Ronald Press Company corner card by New York, N.Y. Hudson Terminal Station machine cancel, April 5, 1918 earliest documented usage, very fine usage and attractive; this earliest documented usage also predates the sheet stamp without vending machine perforations by nearly a month; 2003 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. 500-750

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction

1916-1922 ROTARY PRESS COILS

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

109

487

#487, 2c Carmine coil, Ty. II, perf. 10 horiz., single with fine centering tied to locally run Detroit Legal News Company corner card by Detroit, Mich. machine cancel, September 21, 1917 earliest documented usage, very fine and handsome cover; 2001 APS certificate; ex-Hart. (Image)

Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction

110

488

#488, 2c Carmine coil, Ty. III, perf. 10 horiz., unusually choice single being well centered with bright color, tied to clean window envelope with an organization's corner card by New York, N.Y., Madison Square Station machine cancel, April 25, 1917 earliest documented usage, this being an unusually early date compared to when it was thought to have been issued as Johl reported that the type III plates were put into use in 1919, stamp lifted for identification and hinged in place, extremely fine; 2002 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction

111

490

#490, 1c Green coil, perf. 10 vert., single with light crease, tied to St. Patrick's Day card by Chicago, Ill. machine cancel, March 6, 1911 earliest documented usage for this stamp on cover, (there is an earlier known date on an off-cover pair), posted locally within Chicago, very fine card; 2001 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. 500-750

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction

112

491

#491, 2c Carmine coil, Ty. II, perf. 10 vert., single showing joint line at left of this especially scarce coil type, tied to window envelope with American Medical Association corner card by Chicago, Ill. machine cancel, January 2, 1917 earliest documented usage, stamp has been lifted for identification and hinged in place, minor cover faults including tear on the reverse, otherwise very fine; this coil issue is extremely scarce in all forms from mint to used, it is unusually scarce on cover with only a handful of examples known making this earliest documented usage all the more important, especially with this early January date that is quite close to its purported late 1916 issuance date; clear 2000 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $2,700.00
Will close during Public Auction

113

492

#492, 2c Carmine coil, Ty. III, perf. 10 vert., single with portion of joint line showing at right (clipped perforations from vending machine or affixing device), tied to window envelope of Sherer-Gillett Co. with illustration on the reverse, stamp tied by Chicago, Ill. machine cancel, April 1, 1917 earliest documented usage, stamp lifted for identification and hinged in place, very fine cover; 2004 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction

114

493

#493, 3c Violet coil, Ty. I, perf. 10 vert., handsome single with bright reddish violet color, tied to attractive window envelope with illustrated corner card of The Scholl Mfg. Co. maker of Dr. Scholl's Foot Comfort Specialties, November 2, 1917 earliest documented usage being tied by full Chicago, Ill. machine cancel, extremely fine; this date also coincides with the first day of the 3c letter war rate and is a particularly desirable cover; 2003 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

115

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. (Image)

Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction

116

495

#495, 4c Orange brown coil, two well centered singles which were originally a pair prior to being affixed to the cover, tied to obsolete 4c Green on white postal entire (#U250) by Philadelphia registry ovals, registered with return receipt requested being the June 20, 1917 earliest documented usage with Philadelphia c.d.s. of that date on the reverse, backstamped Springfield, Mass. the next day, choice very fine and a scarce coil issue; 2001 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction

117

496

#496, 5c Blue coil, perf 10 vert., fresh single tied to excellent transatlantic cover to Denmark with Chas. T. Stork and Co. corner card by New York, N.Y., Hudson Terminal Station machine cancel, April 15, 1919 earliest documented usage, cover opened by censor with censor tape at left, tiny edge tears at right in opening, otherwise very fine and nice usage; a rather early cover as this coil was not issued until early 1919, being some time after the other lower value coils of this series; 2004 APS certificate; ex-Hadley. (Image)

Est. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction

118

497

#497, 10c Orange yellow coil, perf. 10 vert., exceptionally well centered strip of four, tied to neat First Day Cover being the January 31, 1922 earliest documented usage, stamps tied by three strikes of Washington, D.C. duplex cancels, the cover, which was serviced by Hammelman, was sent special delivery to Wm. O. Siebold, Washington, D.C. special delivery duplex on the reverse, very fine and choice; this high value coil was the last issue of the Washington-Franklin series, produced barely before the inauguration of the 1922 series, and was issued well over two years after the other coil denominations; collectors are beholding to Mr. Hammelman for the few known examples of this major first day cover rarity; this is the largest known multiple on FDC, Scott value for single is $5,000.00; 2003 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. 5,000-7,500

SOLD for $8,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1917-1919 WASHINGTON-FRANKLIN ISSUES

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

119

498d

#498d, 1c Green, double impression, an extraordinarily rare used vertical strip of three of this impressive variety, exhibiting two complete and distinctive impressions of the design, stamps have strong rich color, centered to the right, tied to small piece by two impressions of 1919 Philadelphia, Pa. machine cancel, fine; while the month and day cannot be deciphered this is quite likely the only dated used example of this variety that exists and therefore the earliest documented usage by default; the truth be known this is far more rare used than mint, in fact this is only the second certified used example we have ever seen, the other being an undated used single that realized $3,000.00 plus 10% buyers premium in Shreves March 7-8, 2003 Collector's Series Sale; catalogs $7,500.00 as three used singles; 1985 PF certificate. (Image)

Est. 4,000-5,000

SOLD for $7,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

120

498e

#498e, 1c Green, booklet pane horizontal pair being a perfect multiple to pay the letter rate and show a booklet pane usage, tied to attractive illustrated corner card cover of the Sheidy Shoe Co. by Pine Grove, Pa. machine cancel, this being the March 30 1917 earliest documented usage, accompanied by similarly illustrated enclosure, extremely fine cover; an important early cover of this issue as this date predates the listed April 6, 1917 issuance date listed by Max Johl and Scott; 2004 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,450.00
Will close during Public Auction