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Washington-Franklin Earliest Documented Usages continued...

OFFICES IN CHINA
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
161 c K1-2 image#K1-2, 2c on 1c Green and 4c on 2c Rose, well centered singles of each tied to cover to the United States by "U.S. Pos. Service Shanghai China" duplex, dated July 2, 1919 earliest documented usage, this being only one day after the stamps went on sale on July 1st and bearing contemporaneous notation at top left "These stamps are from 1st sheets sold in Shanghai, China July 1, 1919" and signed C.G. Weisbrod, ironically the two stamps were used to pay the wartime rate of 3c, or 6c in local currency, except that rate ended on the previous day so only the 4c on 2c value was needed for the letter rate to the United States, very fine and a very important earliest documented usage for this popular foreign postal agency; 2003 APS certificate. (Image) Est. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $7,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

Postal Stationery Earliest Documented Usages

1903-1904 HARTFORD ENVELOPES
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
162 c U379/398 image1903-1904 Hartford postal envelope specialized collection of earliest documented usages consisting of seventeen entires and two fronts (#U379/398), one front is especially important being a 2c Carmine on white (#U385; UPSS #1398-13-78-14) cancelled with a Vicksburg, Mich. duplex dated March 18, 1903, the earliest documented usage of any envelope manufactured by the Hartford Manufacturing Co., this plus six other envelopes are the earliest documented usages for Scott #'s U379, U380, U381, U383, U385, U391 and U398, a Scott number earliest documented usage is for that denomination on that color or type of paper regardless of size, knife or watermark (as well as being the earliest documented usage for their specific UPSS number), the 1c Green on oriental buff is of particular interest because it is the April 10, 1903 earliest documented usage for any 1c envelope; the other eleven covers and a front are the earliest documented usages for specific UPSS numbers, which are all differentiated in the UPSS specialized listings, included in that group are six very scarce and mostly newly listed watermark 14 varieties of "03" and "903" in the dates instead of "1903" as is normal, these varieties apparently occurred late in the Hartford issue production, one of which is dated in the year 1906 and the other five all in 1907, these are all scarce in their own right and given considerable premium value over the normal but even so the UPSS price is absurdly low, almost always bringing multiples of catalog value in whatever venue they appear, let alone as the earliest documented usages, these include the particularly elusive 1c Green on white with watermark "903" (UPSS #1377c-10-57-14 var.), newly listed and the only 1c envelope yet discovered with this watermark variety, others are 2c Carmine on white with watermark "03" (UPSS #1442c-10-57-14), plus two different 2c Carmine on amber and two different 2c Carmine on buff, all four newly listed and undervalued with watermark "903" (UPSS #'s 1453a-10-57-14 var., 1457a-23-106-14 var., 1463a-13-78-14 var., 1464a-21-100-14 var.), several foreign usages are also noted, overall condition is fine-very fine with most being very fine; a marvelous collection of all earliest documented usages of this popular envelope series and a must for anyone building a specialized collection of these issues; each accompanied by a 2002-2005 APS certificate. (imagea) (imageb) (Image) Est. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
1907-1916 MERCANTILE OVAL DIE ENVELOPES
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
163 c U400/419 image1907-1916 Mercantile Oval Die postal envelope collection of earliest documented usages, a rather extensive collection of this company's postal stationery consisting of a total of 66 different (#U400/419), 26 of these are the earliest documented usage of Scott numbers which distinguishes the envelopes by denomination, color, die and color or type of paper, but not by size, knife or watermark as the UPSS catalog further delineates in there specialized listing, the collection breaks down by denomination to include ten of the 1c value, five of which are Scott number earliest documented usages including an interesting unsealed circular usage to Belgium without additional franking, cancelled by Chicago, Ill. machine cancel dated October 23, 1907, the earliest documented usage of any 1c Mercantile envelope (#U400; UPSS #1478-10-57-15), the 2c value has an impressive collection of 43 different envelopes and one front, five being the scarcer Brown red color used early in production, the cover front is exceptionally important being 2c Brown red on white, die 1, with a full South Sharon, Pa duplex dated July 11, 1907, the earliest documented usage of any Mercantile value, being used only eleven days after the contract started with Mercantile Corporation on July 1st, included in the 2c envelopes are several scarce types in their own right including the scarce die 7 on 2c Carmine on amber and on blue(#U412f, U414f; UPSS #1845-11-65-20, 1947-10-59-19), both earliest documented usages for those Scott numbers, also scarce die 8 on 2c Carmine on blue (#U414f; UPSS #1950-13-80-19), other values include three 4c Black (two are earliest documented usages of Scott numbers) and nine 5c Blue (three earliest documented usages of Scott numbers), the 5c values are all foreign usages and include rare UPSS varieties as 5c Blue on white vertically laid paper (UPSS #1985-8-41-15A) and on wove paper (UPSS #1989-10-59-19), condition is fine-very fine or better, an exceptional collection of this issue all being earliest documented usages of either the Scott numbers or UPSS numbers; accompanied by a 2003-2005 APS certificate for each item in the collection. (imagea) (imageb) (Image) Est. 5,000-7,500

SOLD for $3,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
1915-1932 CIRCULAR DIE ENVELOPES
Lot Symbol CatNo. Lot Description CV or Estimate
164 c U420a/529 image1915-1932 Circular Die postal envelope collection of earliest documented usages, includes a total of 36 different earliest documented usages (#U420a/440), ten of these are earliest documented usages of the Scott numbers which distinguishes the envelopes by denomination, color, die and color or type of paper, the rest are the earliest documented usages of UPSS numbers which further distinguishes the envelopes by size, knife and watermark, in addition there is a FDC of the later issued 6c Orange on white (#U529), the collection starts with three 1c Green, all of which are earliest documented usages of the Scott number including a very rare #U420a size 8 envelope (UPSS size 23), additional 1c Green (#498) tied by Foxboro, Mass. duplex dated December 29, 1923, the earliest documented usage of one of the most difficult of all 1c Circular dies (UPSS #2028-23-111v-19), other envelopes include an excellent selection of 23 different 2c Carmine with four earliest documented usages of Scott numbers, nine 3c Violet entires have two earliest documented usages of Scott numbers including 3c Dark violet on white window envelope with Bridgeport, Conn. machine cancel, November 27, 1917 earliest documented usage of not only Scott #U436b, but the earliest documented usage of any window envelope (UPSS #2496-10-58w-19), condition overall quite clean with some interesting usages, fine-very fine or better; each entire accompanied by a 2004-2005 APS certificate. (imagea) (Image) Est. 2,000-3,000

SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
165 c U446/495 image1920-1925 Surcharged postal envelope collection of earliest documented usages for either the Scott number, which distinguishes the envelope by surcharge, denomination, color, die and color or type of paper, or by UPSS number which further distinguishes the envelope by size, knife and watermark, includes a total of fifteen postal entires with thirteen of the various 2c surcharges on 3c Dark violet entires (#U446/471d var.), nine of these are earliest documented usage for the Scott number, plus there are two later 1 1/2c surcharges on 1c Green entires (#U495), many of the 2c on 3c Dark violet entires are quite scarce, featured here are two double surcharges on #U468d and U471d, both are earliest documented usage for these Scott number varieties, the latter not listed in UPSS, also a double surcharge, one inverted on U471d var., this listed in neither Scott nor UPSS, all three of these are believed to be the only recorded used examples of these varieties, we also note interesting foreign usages and one with a Post Office official seal, overall fine-very fine and a very interesting collection of these fascinating surcharges; each accompanied by a 2003-2004 APS certificate. (imagea) (imageb) (Image) Est. 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction

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