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Washington-Franklin Earliest Documented Usages continued...

1918-1920 OFFSET ISSUES continued...

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

141

527

#527, 2c Carmine offset, Ty. V, single in an unusual mixed franking with 2c Carmine engraved (#499), tied to commercial legal-size cover of the Kansas City Chapter of the Red Cross by Kansas City, Mo. machine cancel, April 20, 1920 earliest documented usage of the offset type V, double rate cover to the Philippine Islands, backstamped Arcao with Manilla and Cebu transits, returned undelivered, cover rather worn slightly affecting the stamp, still an interesting and very early usage as the first type V plate was not certified until March 20th and some time was necessary for production and distribution; clear 2001 APS certificate; ex-Hart. (Image)

Est. 400-500

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction

142

528

#528, 2c Carmine offset, Ty. Va, attractive single tied to neat corner card cover of the M. & S. Clothing Co., Inc. to Appleton, Wisconsin, June 18, 1920 earliest documented usage with stamp tied by well printed New York, N.Y. machine cancel, exceptionally choice and very fine cover; an early usage with the first offset type Va plate certified on May 4, 1920; 2003 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $650.00
Will close during Public Auction

143

529

#529, 3c Violet offset, Ty. III, single tied to corner card cover of E.C. Segar, Cartoonist, Chicago Herald, posted to Reading, Pa., Apr. 8, 1918 earliest documented usage, stamp tied by Chicago, Ill. machine cancel, some edge wear and discoloration slightly affecting the stamp, fine and early cover as Johl reported the issuance date as March 23rd; because of the Scott order and the attention drawn to the different types of the 2c offset issues few realize that this 3c value was issued almost exactly two years prior to the first 2c value; clear 2000 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $575.00
Will close during Public Auction

144

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. (Image)

Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction

145

OPB

531

#531, 1c Green offset imperforate, lovely used right margin plate no. 9509 block of six, with two clear strikes of Beloit, Wis. duplex dated March 17, 1919, the earliest documented usage of this stamp on or off cover, this value is reported to have been issued some time in January of 1919 and the block offered here predates the earliest documented usage cover by three weeks, trivial thin spot, otherwise extremely fine; clear 2003 APS certificate; ex-Wagner. (Image)

Est. 500-750

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

146

531

#531, 1c Green offset imperforate, vertical pair paying the 2c wartime drop letter rate, tied to Stanley Gibbons, Inc. of New York corner card cover by New York, N.Y. Hudson Terminal Station machine cancel, April 7, 1919 earliest documented usage on cover, posted within the city, backflap missing, otherwise very fine; 2004 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction

147

532 var.

#532 var., 2c Carmine rose offset imperforate, Ty. IV, Shermack Ty. III perforations, fresh single with margins all around, tied to Factory, The Magazine of Management, corner card cover by Chicago, Ill. machine cancel, April 28, 1920 earliest documented usage for this stamp with Shermack Ty. III perforations, cover is attractive and fresh, marked "Proofs" and probably being sent to an advertiser in the magazine, very fine; 2003 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. 500-750

SOLD for $575.00
Will close during Public Auction

148

533

#533, 2c Carmine offset imperforate, Ty. V, used center line block of four possessing absolutely immense margins all around showing small portions of adjoining stamps on three sides, cancelled with portions of duplex handstamp with a full c.d.s. of Benton Harbor, Mich., dated September 29, 1920, the earliest documented usage of this scarce type; extremely fine; an extremely scarce used center block in its own right, but especially desirable in this choice condition as the earliest documented usage; 2003 APS certificate; ex-Wagner. (Image)

Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $675.00
Will close during Public Auction

149

534

#534, 2c Carmine offset imperforate, Ty. Va, horizontal pair, tied to piece by clear Easton, Pa. machine cancel, dated June 24, 1920, the earliest documented usage, a very early date for this being less than a month from the date that the earliest plate of this type was certified, fine; 2005 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. 750-1,000

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction

150

534A

#534A, 2c Carmine offset imperforate, Ty. VI, Shermack Ty. III perforations single applied by affixing machine to Continental and Commercial National Bank of Chicago corner card cover, August 31, 1920 earliest documented usage as both the sheet stamp and with this vending machine perforation with full Chicago, Ill. machine cancel of that date neatly tying the stamp, 2c treaty rate cover to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, uneven aging to cover, otherwise a very fine and early cover; the earliest plate that produced this imperforate was certified on July 26, 1920. (Image)

Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction

151

535

#535, 3c Violet offset imperforate, Ty. IV, handsome four-margin single tied to attractive corner card cover of the San Diego Society of Natural History, September 30, 1918 earliest documented usage with strong San Diego, Cal. machine cancel of that date tying the stamp, very fine and an exceedingly choice earliest documented usage; 2003 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction

1919-1921 COIL WASTE ISSUES

Lot

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

CV or Estimate

152

538

#538, 1c Green coil waste, perf. 11x10, single plus 2c Carmine (#540) also of the coil waste issues, both with typical fine centering, tied to non-philatelic cover to West Virginia paying the 3c letter rate, June 28, 1919 earliest documented usage with stamps tied by New York, N.Y. machine cancel, very fine cover; an early date for this earliest documented usage with Johl listing June 14, 1919 as the date of issuance; 1995 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction

153

538a, 540a

#538a, 540a, 1c Green and 2c Carmine rose, vertical pair, imperforate horizontally, two pairs of each in quite well centered blocks of four, the 1c block is a bottom margin block, tied to special delivery cover by portions of Middletown, Pa. duplexes and the "Special Delivery" handstamps, September 5, 1927 earliest documented usage for both stamps, backstamped Detroit, Michigan the next day, very fine and attractive cover; when these coil waste issues were first issued some had no horizontal perforations between the top row and the selvage, because these were popular with collectors an order was made to produce some more of these, this order was misunderstood to mean completely imperforate horizontally, thus this variety came about and was virtually all saved by collectors mint, because they are so scarce used at the time caution must be used in obtaining contemporaneous cancels, covers with either value are very rare and a cover, such as this, with both values in blocks of four being the earliest documented usage is a find indeed. (Image)

Est. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

154

539

#539, 2c Carmine rose coil waste, Ty. II, perf. 11x10, magnificent single featuring enormous margins for this issue, especially at top and bottom leaving no doubt as to its authenticity as this stamp is almost a full millimeter larger than the coil stamp, unusually well centered as well, rich characteristic carmine rose color, tied to cover used within New York city by New York, N.Y Grand Central Station machine cancel, June 30, 1919 earliest documented usage, an attractive cover of personal correspondence, very fine and remarkably choice.This especially scarce issue came about from a stack of sheets perforated 10 vertically that were too short to be made into coils for which they were intended. These sheets, known as "Coil Waste" were perforated gauge 11 at top and bottom so they could be distributed as sheet stamps. Most of these were of type III. However mixed in was a small number of sheets of unknown quantity of the type II. Time has proven this coil waste type to be very scarce. What is most surprising is that, while the mint stamps are scarce, used stamp are exceedingly rare. Our records show that we have offered several dozen mint singles plus three plate blocks, but only one used example. It is estimated that only about 25 used examples are known including the unique example on cover offered here.The Two Cent Carmine Rose, Type II, Perforated 11x10 on cover ranks as one of the great cover rarities of the 20th century. Scott lists a value of $30,000.00 for this specific item, which we believe to be grossly undervalued. A perspective to its value may be achieved when it is compared to another extremely rare Washington-Franklin type of the same period, the 2c Deep rose, Ty. Ia, imperforate (Scott #482A). The census of that rare stamp shows a total of 38 used examples, including three covers. The last recorded sale of one of these covers, being the earliest documented usage cover, was in the March 30, 2005 Alfred S. Martin Collection sold by Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. where it realized $160,000.00, plus 10% buyer's premium. It is our expectation that the far rarer #539 cover offered here will bring an eye-popping price since no Washington-Franklin postal history collection is complete without it. Accompanied by 1994 PF, 1997 PSE and 1998 APS certificates. (Image)

Est. 40,000-50,000

SOLD for $55,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

155

540

#540, 2c Carmine rose coil waste, Ty. III, perf. 11x10, attractive single on multicolor view card to Washington, D.C. paying the 2c post card rate, June 17, 1919 earliest documented usage with the stamp tied by New York, N.Y. Hudson Terminal Station machine cancel of that date, very fine; it is quite likely that an earlier date will never be found as this June 17th date is incredibly early being a mere four days after the June 14th date listed for this by both Scott and Johl; a marvelous rarity for the Washington-Franklin specialist or earliest documented usage collector; 2004 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction

156

541

#541, 3c Violet coil waste, fine single of this coil waste issue along with very fine vertical pair of 5c Blue (#504), tied to special delivery corner card cover of Powers-Weightman-Rosengarten Co. to Boston, June 14, 1919 First Day Cover, also being the earliest documented usage as no predated covers are known, stamps are tied by two strikes of a New York, N.Y Hudson Terminal Station duplexes, backstamped in Boston the next day, exceptionally clean commercial usage and a choice very fine cover.The coil waste issues are one of the few issues of the Washington-Franklin series where a specific date is listed for their issuance. Max Johl in his comprehensive work on "United States Postage Stamps 1902-1935" lists June 14, 1919 in both his introduction to the Washington-Franklin series as well as for each of the values of this series (#538-41) as the date of issuance. Furthermore, Scott uses this date as the date of issuance and lists #541 in the First Day Cover listing (unpriced) and specifically notes in citing this date as the earliest documented usage that it is a FDC.The other coil waste values are not listed as first day covers because none are known used as early as the day of issuance. The cover offered here is the unique example of the Three Cent Violet Coil Waste Issue, Type II, perforated 11x10, being the only first day cover known for this value or the entire coil waste series. A must for the collector trying to complete a collection of first day covers of the 20th century; 2002 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. 7,500-10,000

SOLD for $8,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

157

542

#542, 1c Green coil waste, perf. 10x11, an impressive block of fourteen (7x2) being especially well centered for such a large multiple, just tied to First Day Cover by Washington, D.C. duplexes, May 26, 1920 earliest documented usage, another of the few Washington-Franklin issues where the first day of issuance is listed and acknowledged by Scott, this cover was serviced by Henry Hammelman and posted to L. Walker in the Post Office Department in Washington, D.C. with that city's special delivery duplex on the reverse, very fine; this is the largest known used multiple on or off cover; Scott value for single on FDC $1,750.00; 1988 AFDCS certificate. (Image)

Est. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $2,500.00
Will close during Public Auction

158

543

#543, 1c Green, perforated 10, quite well centered single, tied to multicolor view card by Washington, D.C. machine cancel, May 21, 1921 earliest documented usage, corner creases to card, well away from the stamp and markings, fine and desirable earliest documented usage; this is actually quite early as Johl lists May as the issuance month, and Washington, D.C. is the city most likely to first have the stamps; clear 2001 APS certificate. (Image)

Est. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction

159

545

#545, 1c Green coil waste, perforated 11, horizontal pair with typical fine centering and with commercial perforated initials "WU" to prevent illicit usage, but used on small lady's cover with personal enclosure to Brooklyn, June 25, 1921 earliest documented usage with New York, N.Y slogan machine cancel of that date, very fine cover; the perforated 11 coil waste issues are much scarcer than the earlier issues perforated 11x10, so much so that any 1c usage is rare; this early date has long been recognized as the earliest documented usage since its discovery in 1988; woefully undervalued on cover in Scott as it is believed by specialists that there are less #545 covers in existence than #544 covers; signed Siskin and accompanied by 1987 PF certificate. (Image)

Est. 4,000-5,000

SOLD for $3,250.00
Will close during Public Auction

160

546

#546, 2c Carmine rose coil waste, Ty. III, perforated 11, lovely vertical pair being wonderfully well centered for this difficult issue, accompanied by 1c Green (#542) on neat cover to Finland, all tied by New York, N.Y. slogan machine cancel, this being the May 5, 1921 earliest documented usage, very fine and a remarkably choice usage; an amazingly early cover as Johl lists May as the issuance month, it is hard to get much earlier than the 5th and this cover has withstood the test of time since December 1988; signed Siskin and accompanied by 1994 PF certificate; ex-Hadley. (Image)

Est. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $2,200.00
Will close during Public Auction