Lot
2664 
1893, $2 Columbian, tied on 1894 philatelic cover used locally, tied by light "San Francisco Aug 6 1894" machine cancel leave design visible, Very Fine and attractive.Scott No. 242 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Current Opening Bid: $1,000
Lot
2665
1895, $1 black, type I, D.L. watermark, well centered, tied by target handstamp on locally addressed cover, matching "Virginia, Cal., Feb 6, 1900" cds target cancel on a clean and attractive 1900 local cover, Very Fine, a very rare on cover usage; with 1994 P.S.E. certificate (which states it is "philatelic").Scott No. 276 Estimate $500 - 750.
Current Opening Bid: $240
Lot
2666 ()
1901, Pan-Americans complete on First Day cover front, tied by light registry ovals with purple "Sub-Sta. No. 37, Wash. D.C., Registered, May 1, 1901" double-circle datestamp on an apparent cover to Munich, Germany; New York registry label (No. 19449); central vertical file fold and back of envelope skillfully added (hence no German receiver or other transit markings), lovely Extremely Fine appearance, a handsome example of a very rare First Day Cover.Scott No. 294-299 $30,000 for full cover.
There are now a total of eight similar used from Washington D.C. having the same stamp configuration with New York registry exchange label numbers in the range (19447, 19449, 19452, 19457, 19458, 19465, 19468, 19474), including six to Germany, one to Finland and one to Switzerland.
Current Opening Bid: $2,100
Lot
2667
1901, Pan-Americans complete, Used in Samoa to Fiji, the complete set tied by Pago-Pago cds's, Dec 11, 1901, on a registered cover to Suva, Fiji; backstamped Apia, Samoa on Dec 20; 4¢, 8¢ & 10¢ each with straight edge on one side, cover with a vertical file fold at left end, not affecting stamps, Very Fine and rare. Quite possibly unique!Scott No. 294-299 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
AN OUTSTANDING USAGE AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PAN-AM COVERS.
Current Opening Bid: $2,100
Lot
2668
1901, Pan-Americans, attractive lot of 5 covers, four covers are all from the same correspondence to Hungary including full set on 2nd Day Cover to Hungary, two large covers with multiple values (one with complete set), plus fifth cover with lovely multicolor Expo design with matching letterhead franked with 2¢ Pan-Am, generally Very Fine.Scott No. 294-299 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
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Current Opening Bid: $3,000
Lot
2669
1901, 1¢-10¢ Pan-Americans, the complete set on a legal size registered cover from Hecker, Ill. to Leipzig, Germany, Jun 5, 1901; stamps tied—along with pairs of the 1/8-cent & 3/8-cent Battleship Documentary stamps—by purple Hecker M.O.B. c.d.s.s on a 2¢ entire with a New York exchange office registry label and a Jun 7 New York backstamp (no German receiver), Very Fine.Scott No. 294-299 Estimate $500 - 750.
Current Opening Bid: $1,000
Lot
2670
1901, 1¢ Pan-American, trivial corner crease, tied by "Buffalo, N.Y., Jun 01" machine exposition cancel (date slug removed) on oversized multicolored illustrated Wagner Typewriter Co. exposition cover showing a wonderful lithographed View of Niagara Falls, addressed (by typewriter) to Aurora, Ill., minor cover soiling and small puncture at right side of cover, otherwise Very Fine, considered to be one of the most spectacular Exposition covers ever produced.Scott No. 294 Estimate $500 - 750.
Current Opening Bid: $300
Lot
2671
1901, 1¢ Pan-American, 2¢ Pan-American, a pair of spectacular jumbo sized postcard showing multicolor view of the exposition, first is vert. pair of the 1¢ tied by Buffalo, N.Y. Jul. 19, 1901 duplex showing view of the Electric Tower, second is 2¢ tied by Buffalo, N.Y. May 18, 1901 duplex showing View of the Fairgrounds, both cards & stamps with faults as always due to the size of the card, lovely Very Fine appearance.Scott No. 294, 295 Estimate $400 - 600.
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Current Opening Bid: $200
Lot
2672
1903, $1 black, tied by Sep 10 (1912?) New York duplex cancel on a censored cover to Paris, France via Steamer Philadelphia; left end of cover with French Military censor's sealing tape and handstamp, Very Fine. A rare $1 single franking.Scott No. 311 $1,500.
Current Opening Bid: $1,250
Lot
2673
1915, 2¢ red, type I, S.L. watermark, vertical rotary press coil, tied by Kansas City, Mo. machine cancel, Aug 14, 1916 on a clean cover to Newton, Kans; South-West News Co. corner card, Very Fine; with 2019 Crowe certificate.Scott No. 449 $1,500.
Current Opening Bid: $300