United States Stamps continued...

**1908-1909 WASHINGTON-FRANKLIN ISSUES continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
441	EDU	337	#337, 8c Olive green, well centered single (natural s.e. at bottom) tied to a registered 2c Carmine on white entire (#U411) on January 8, 1909, the earliest documented usage, the stamp is tied by a Paterson, N.J. oval with that city's magenta registry c.d.s. below, posted to Leipzig, Germany where backstamped and having on the reverse a confirming New York, Jan. 8,1909 foreign office oval, very fine and attractive; an interesting treaty rate for registered mail that made this foreign rate the same as for registered domestic mail; 2001 APS certificate; ex-"Alpha". (Image)	Est. 750-1,000 SOLD for $725.00 Will close during Public Auction
442		340a	#340a, 15c Ultramarine on experimental "China Clay" paper, pristine mint single, lovely rich color and impression, well centered, immaculate o.g. with just the faintest suggestion of a hinge mark, choice very fine; 1981 and 2001 PF certificates; ex-Floyd. (Image)	1,000.00 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
443		341	#341, 50c Violet, outstanding centering within large and wonderfully well balanced margins, rich color and a strong impression on bright paper, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine and an especially handsome stamp; 1997 PF certificate. (Image)	$350.00 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
444		341	#341, 50c Violet, lovely top sheet-margin plate no. 4956 single, exceptionally well centered within large and wonderfully well balanced margins, remarkably rich color and a strong impression on bright paper, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine and an especially handsome stamp; 2005 PF certificate. (Image)	$350.00 SOLD for $290.00 Will close during Public Auction
445		341	#341, 50c Violet, exceedingly well centered within "tall" margins, sumptuously rich color and a crisp detailed impression on fresh paper, o.g., very lightly hinged, extremely fine; 1998 PF certificate. (Image)	$350.00 SOLD for $230.00 Will close during Public Auction
446	u	342	#342, $1.00 Violet brown, a highly select mint example of this high value, featuring four very large margins and being exceptionally well centered within them, incredibly intense color, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine and exceedingly choice; 1992 and 2006 PF certificates (the latter graded XF 90; SMQ $870.00). (Image)	$550.00 SOLD for $625.00 Will close during Public Auction
447		342	#342, $1.00 Violet brown, well centered within large margins, deeply rich color and a sharp impression, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; 2006 PSE certificate. (Image)	$550.00 SOLD for $450.00 Will close during Public Auction
448	EDU	344H	#344H, 2c Carmine imperforate coil, horizontal format, a remarkably interesting and exceedingly rare cover bearing a single of this scarce imperforate coil, stamp is fresh with bright color, side margins are cut at a slight bias from a government vending machine, March 23, 1909 earliest documented usage, additionally the stamp is tied by "Chi. & N. Clark St. R.P.O, Chi. Ill" duplex handstamp streetcar cancel, this cancel makes it conceivably a first day of issue cover, or very nearly so, since the government vending machine was tested in the stations of this trolley line and broke down after the first two hours, this date is over two weeks prior to the only other cover bearing this value, which was also cancelled on this streetcar line, to date only two covers are known to exist with the horizontal format imperforate coil, backstamped Tacoma, Washington on Mar. 26th, very fine; a cover that is virtually unavailable for years at a time and a must for anyone building a specialized collection of the Washington-Franklin issues; listed but unpriced on cover in Scott; 1999 APS certificate; ex-"Alpha". (Image)	Est. 3,000-4,000 SOLD for $3,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
449	PB	345	#345, 3c Deep violet imperforate, gem full top margin imprint and plate no. 4925 block of six, with large top sheet-margin selvage, plus uniformly extra-large margins on the other three sides as well, rich luxuriant color and impression on bright paper, o.g., n.h., extremely fine. (Image)	$240.00 SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction
450	PB	346	#346, 4c Orange brown imperforate, full top margin imprint and plate no. 4935 block of six, rich luxuriant color, large even margins all around, o.g., n.h., trivial corner crease at top right corner of sheet selvage, still extremely fine; ex-Fogelson. (Image)	$275.00 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
451	EDU	346	#346, 4c Orange brown imperforate, attractive top margin partial arrow vertical pair, fresh and well margined with bright color, March 13. 1909 earliest documented usage being tied to neat cover by Washington, D.C. duplex, posted to Takoma Park, D.C, a handsome and extremely fine cover used very close to its believed issue date of February 25,1909; 2003 APS certificate; ex-Wagner, "Alpha". (Image)	Est. 750-1,000 SOLD for $1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
452	PB	347	#347, 5c Blue imperforate, select full top margin imprint and plate no. 4931 block of six, very large margins all around, deep luxuriant color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; ex-Fogelson. (Image)	$500.00 SOLD for $600.00 Will close during Public Auction
453		347V	#347V, 5c Blue imperforate coil, vertical format, two singles applied by the Simplex affixing machine using vertical imperforate coils, tied to 2c Carmine on blue entire (#U414), registered to Gotha, Germany, stamps tied by New York registry ovals, posted on July 24, 1911 being the previously recognized earliest documented usage (mistakenly listed as July 25,1911), various New York pmks. and U.S. Sea Post on the reverse, backstamped, very fine; despite losing its earliest documented usage status this is a very rare cover with only three or four covers known with the imperforate coil franking; stamps are listed but not priced either used or on cover in Scott; 2003 APS certificate as earliest documented usage of 7/25/1911; ex-"Alpha". (Image)	Est. 500-750 SOLD for $850.00 Will close during Public Auction

**1908-1909 WASHINGTON-FRANKLIN COILS**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
454	u	348	#348, 1c Green coil, perf. 12 horiz., pair, incredibly well centered and margined, sumptuously rich color and impression, immaculate o.g., n.h., extremely fine; an especially scarce and desirable pair in this outstanding condition; 1999 PF certificate and a 2006 PSE certificate (XF 90; SMQ $305.00). (Image)	$210.00 SOLD for $350.00 Will close during Public Auction
455		348	#348, 1c Green coil, perf. 12 horiz., select mint pair, marvelously well centered within large margins, prooflike color and impression, unblemished o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a gem pair of this early coil issue. (Image)	$210.00 SOLD for $220.00 Will close during Public Auction
456		348	#348, 1c Green coil, perf. 12 horiz., pair, exceptionally fresh, bright color, well centered (especially the bottom stamp which is a large-margined gem), o.g., n.h., a very fine and choice coil pair. (Image)	$210.00 SOLD for $75.00 Will close during Public Auction
457		348	#348, 1c Green coil, perf. 12 horiz., guide line pair, incredibly well centered and margined, lovely rich color, immaculate o.g., n.h., a few minor perf. separations at right, otherwise extremely fine; clear 1998 PF certificate and a 2006 PF certificate. (Image)	$600.00 SOLD for $260.00 Will close during Public Auction
458		350	#350, 4c Orange brown coil, perf. 12 horiz., pair, well centered within large margins, lovely rich color and a strong impression, o.g., choice very fine; 1992 PF certificate. (Image)	$370.00 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
459		350	#350, 4c Orange brown coil, perf. 12 horiz., guide line pair, brilliantly fresh, rich luxuriant color, exceptionally well centered, o.g., n.h., very fine and exceedingly choice; a rare and handsome guide line pair; 1981 PF certificate for a strip of four from which this was taken and a 2000 PF certificate. (Image)	$2,750.00 SOLD for $1,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
460		354	#354, 4c Orange brown coil, perf. 12 vert., well centered within uncommonly wide margins, strong rich color, o.g., lightly hinged, choice very fine; 1999 PSE certificate for a pair, this being the left stamp. (Image)	$220.00 SOLD for $100.00 Will close during Public Auction

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