Lot
2089 
1917, 1¢ green, precanceled "Springfield, Ohio" and affixed to seal "The William Tell Line" multi-color mailer and split upon opening, addressed to Ellsworth Falls Me., some small faults, F.-V.F. Scott No. 498 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $80
Lot
2090
1917, 1¢ green, used with 1917, 10¢ orange yellow pair, 50¢ red violet and $1 violet brown; along with 1917 1¢ and 2¢ documentary revenues (R228, R229), single and strip of three respectively, all tied by "Dayton Ohio" third class ovals on insured parcel tag from Dayton, Oh. to Jamaica Plains, Mass.; some stamp flaws, F.-V.F. Scott No. 498 + 510, 517, 518 Estimate $300 - 400.
The $1.71 in stamps prepays postage of $1.46 (1 lb. @ 8 cents, 23 lbs. @ 6 cents) for Zone 5 parcel post plus 25¢ insurance fee. The war tax was to be paid by revenue stamps at a rate of 1¢ per 25¢ in postage according to the schedule: 1 to 24 cents: no tax, 25 cents - 1¢ tax, 26 to 50 cents: 2¢ tax, 51 to 75 cents: 3¢ tax; and each additional 25¢ or fraction: 1¢ additional tax. The 7¢ war tax on this tag incorrectly paid tax on the entire $1.71, tax should have been 6¢ as special service fees were not taxed.
Realized: $280
Lot
2091
1917, 1¢ green, used with 1917, 3¢ purple as forwarding postage, tied by "Grand Forks, N. Dak." third-class oval on large The Saturday Evening Post illustrated magazine cover to Grand Forks and forwarded to Mentor Minn., prepaying the 2nd class transient rate of 4¢ for up to 16 ounces, F.-V.F. Scott No. 498 + 501 Estimate $200 - 300.
The transient second-class rate of 1¢ per 4 ounces was used for mailings by unregistered news agents and for the forwarding of second class matter. While most second class material was paid for in whole to the postmaster this rate required stamps to be affixed.
Realized: $350
Lot
2092
1917, 1¢ green, used with 1917, 15¢ gray, 50¢ red violet and $1 violet brown singles, all with "FRB/SF" perfin for Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, all tied by San Francisco third class ovals on part of parcel tag to local bank, Very Fine. Scott No. 498 + 514, 517, 518 Estimate $200 - 300.
Current Opening Bid: $95
Lot
2093
1917, 1¢ green, cracked plate, wide left margin clearly showing crack, plate 10645 position 96, tied by Rochester N.Y. Jun. 19 machine cancel on post card to North Greece, N.Y.; some card creasing and tear, F.-V.F. Scott No. 498 Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $80
Lot
2094 BK
Booklet, 1917, $3 "A.E.F.", black on green covers, front and back covers only for the A.E.F. booklet; typical slight toning, otherwise Very Fine. Scott No. BK64 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $400
Lot
2095 BK
1917, 1¢ green, A.E.F. booklet pane of 30, position W6, right tab with guide lines at left and bottom, well centered, o.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine; with 2002 P.S.E. certificate. Scott No. 498f $1,150.
Realized: $525
Lot
2096
1917, 1¢ green, A.E.F. booklet pane, horizontal pair, fresh with rich color, tied by large double-circle Fontairie Military School handstamp on gray lettersheet addressed to Philadelphia Pa., Fontairie (10.19) origin cds, purple A.E.F. censor handstamp, forwarded locally upon to the state hospital, Very Fine a; with 2006 P.S.E. certificate. Scott No. 498f Estimate $500 - 750.
THIS WAS SENT ON THE LAST DAY BEFORE THE SOLDIERS FREE FRANKING PRIVILEGE TOOK EFFECT.
Free franking for military personnel overseas was established October 4, 1917, and implemented on October 20, 1917.
Realized: $650
Lot
2097
1917, 1¢ green, A.E.F. booklet pane, horizontal row of three from bottom left corner of pane showing guideline at left, tied by French militare cds on cover to Hudson Falls N.Y., purple "Missent to Hoosick Falls, N.Y." straightline handstamp, "Hoosick Falls N.Y. May 19 1918" forwarding duplex also ties stamps, circular A.E.F. censor handstamp, Fine, This was sent by the YMCA secretary who was not entitled to free soldiers mail.; with 2006 A.P.S. certificate. Scott No. 498f Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $260
Lot
2098
1917, 1¢ green, A.E.F. booklet pane single, easily distinguished by the wide imperforate margin at top, corner tear, tied by "U.S. Army Postal Service, Aug 8 1917, No. 2" duplex of APO 2 in Paris, France, on French picture post card showing the Americans arriving in France, addressed to Norfolk Va., violet U.S. A.E.F. censor handstamp at left, complete unexploded booklet, a Very Fine usage, ex-Alpha; with 1998 A.P.S. certificate. Scott No. 498f Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1¢ A.E.F. BOOKLET PANE ISSUE.
The sender was a war hero and his service record is well known. John Newport Greene went to France with the American Red Cross in January of 1917. He served six months with the Norton-Harjes Field Ambulance Service. He wrote and mailed this card just after his enlistment in the U.S. Army. He was commissioned a second Lieutenant in the field artillery. He was quickly promoted to first lieutenant and later became the first recipient of the U.S. Military Cross and the first American to receive the French Croix de Guerre for valor in battle.
The A.E.F booklets were long thought to have first reached France in September of 1917 through the firsthand account of Dr. Warren Babcock of Detroit, who arrived with that shipment. However, subsequent research has established that an earlier shipment was ordered around the middle of June just as the preparations were being made for the deployment of troops in France and the United States Mail Agency in France was being established. This earlier shipment probably reached France around the end of July or first of August. The card offered here is the earliest 1c usage of only two known post cards with the 1¢ A.E.F. booklet pane stamp that have been recorded in August and can be identified to be from the first shipment.
Realized: $9,500