Lot
2688 
1922, 10¢ orange yellow, unwatermarked, horizontal rotary press coil, a very fine pair tied by First Day Washington D.C. duplexes, Jan. 31 8PM 1922,l on 2¢ on 3¢ Surcharged entire sent Special Delivery from one early FDC servicer to another, from Henry Hammelman to Wm. O. Siebold; backstamped Washington Special Delivery duplex the same day., Very Fine, ex-A. Martin. Scott No. 497 $6,000+.
Realized $6,000 in the March 2005 Robert A. Siegel sale of the Alfred S. Martin collection.
Realized: $1,600
Lot
2689
1918, 2¢ carmine, type V, offset printing, imperf, earliest known usage, large margined vertical pair tied by clear Benton Harbor Mich. machine cancel, Jun 30, 1920 - the earliest documented use - on very clean cover to Atlantic City, N.J.; interesting corner card with Covel Manufacturing Co. rubberstamped over F-B Regulator Co., Very Fine. Scott No. 533 Estimate $500 - 750.
Scott notes the earliest documented use as Sep 29, 1920.
Realized: $475
Lot
2690
1919, 3¢ Victory, well centered and strong color, tied by neat "Washington, D.C., Mar 3, 1919" First Day of Issue machine postmark on fresh H.F. Colman stamp dealer corner card cover to New York, Very Fine and choice; with 1976 A.F.D.C.S. certificate. Scott No. 537 $900.
Lot
2691
1920, Pilgrim issue complete, neat arranged on fresh cover to Fort Worth, Texas, tied by "Philadelphia, Pa., Dec 21, 1920" First Day of Issue "Penn Square Station" slogan flag machine postmark, with Philip Ward Jr. corner card, with receiving backstamp, Very Fine and choice, a lovely complete set on First Day cover. Scott No. 548-550 $2,250.
Realized: $750
Lot
2692
1920, 2¢ Pilgrim, tied by perfect strike of "Washington D.C., Dec 21, 1930" First Day of Issue machine postmark on fresh locally addressed cover to Fred Ludwig, Extremely Fine, cover not opened at left which is typical for these Hammelman serviced First Days. Scott No. 549 $700.