Sale 104: The Alan Parsons Collection

Lot 2276    

1923, 2¢ Harding, flat plate printing, horizontal pair, o.g., never hinged, left stamp with dramatic 8mm wide pre-printing paper fold, nibbed perf at bottom, Very Fine appearance.
Scott No. 610    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $130

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Lot 2277    

1923, 2¢ Harding, flat plate printing, left margin block of 6 with plate number, with dramatic diagonal pre-printing & perf paper fold, fresh and Fine.
Scott No. 610    Estimate $150 - 200.

Realized: $375

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Lot 2278    

1923, 2¢ Harding, flat plate printing, diagonal bisect, and illegal bisect accepted as 1¢ postage on a picture postcard from Van Buren, Ark. to Schofield Barracks, Honolulu, Hawaii, Feb 10, 1924; the bisect tied by both Van Buren's Flag cancel and its duplex handstamp; minor bends, Fine and rare.
Scott No. 610 var.    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $160

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Lot 2279    

1923, 2¢ Harding, flat plate printing, tied by "Marion, Ohio, Oct 29, 1923" machine postmark on mourning cover sent locally by First Lady and widow Florence Kling Harding, with original signed mourning enclosure thanking recipient for the sending of a year book, with black and red Harding portrait label on front of cover, Very Fine.
Scott No. 610    Estimate $200 - 300.

Realized: $140

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Lot 2280    

1923, 2¢ Harding, flat plate printing, tied by "Wooster, Ohio, Oct 30, 1923" machine cancel on cover with multicolor DuPont Powders illustrated gun design showing "Monora, Champion 1910" to La Porte, Ind., printed chart on reverse for Game and type of Powder to be used, Very Fine.
Scott No. 610    Estimate $100 - 150.

Realized: $120

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Lot 2281    

1923, 2¢ Harding, flat plate printing, tied by "Boston, Mass. Apr 16, 1924" machine cancel on illustrated "The Elastic Tip Co." gun ad design showing Toy Rifle & Elastic Tipped Arrow to local Boston address, reverse with all over illustrated design of "Elastic Arrow Tips", V, Very Fine and attractive.
Scott No. 610    Estimate $100 - 150.

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Lot 2282    

1923, 2¢ Harding, flat plate printing, tied by "Marion, Ohio, Sep 1, 1923" First Day of Issue machine postmark on First George W. Linn mourning border cover (79x55mm with 4mm band) with text at lower left, Very Fine, this is the smallest of all the 1st Linn cachets, the scarcest of the group and a key to a classic FDC collection.
Scott No. 610    Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $750

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Lot 2283    

1923, 2¢ Harding, flat plate printing, tied by "Marion, Ohio, Sep 1, 1923" First Day of Issue machine postmark on First George W. Linn mourning border cover (80x56mm with 5mm band) with text at lower left, Very Fine, scarce with an estimate of only 200 were produced in five sizes, some with different mourning band sizes.
Scott No. 610    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $300

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Lot 2284    

1923, 2¢ Harding, flat plate printing, tied by "Marion, Ohio, Sep 1, 1923" First Day of Issue machine postmark on First George W. Linn mourning border cover (88x65mm with 3mm band) with text at lower left, Very Fine, scarce with an estimate of only 200 were produced in five sizes, some with different mourning band sizes.
Scott No. 610    Estimate $300 - 400.

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Lot 2285    

1923, 2¢ Harding, flat plate printing, tied by "Marion, Ohio, Sep 1, 1923" First Day of Issue machine postmark on First George W. Linn mourning border cover (88x65mm with 5mm band) with text at lower left, Very Fine, scarce with an estimate of only 200 were produced in five sizes, some with different mourning band sizes.
Scott No. 610    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $375

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