Lot
2049 
1906, 2¢ lake, type II, Schermack type III perfs, strip of 4 tied by Aug 1911 Pine Lawn, Mo. duplex (inverted) in a cover with pre-printed address to C.H. Mekeel in St. Louis, Very Fine.Scott No. 320A Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $70
Lot
2050
1908, 1¢ green, D.L. watermark, Schermack type III perfs, with control perfin, 9-hole control perfin missing pins 2 & 8 - Perfin Catalog 90-13 - neatly tied by a 1910 Detroit, Mich. machine cancel on a promotional postcard from the Anti-Saloon League entitled "Prohibition and Divorce"; remarkably fresh and clean, Extremely Fine.Scott No. 343 var. $500.
Realized: $190
Lot
2051
1909, 5¢ blue, D.L. watermark, vertical coil, pair, tied by Chicago ovals on registered cover to New York, affixed registry slip with red "Chicago, Ill., Registered, Oct. 6, 1909" cds; bottom stamp with the barest hint of a corner crease at bottom right, Very Fine, a rare usage with the pair which properly paid 2¢ for postage and 8¢ for registration, an early usage with the EKU being June 16, 1909; with 1989 P.F. & 2022 P.S.E. certificates.Scott No. 351; $825 for off cover Estimate $500 - 750.
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Realized: $800
Lot
2052
1909, 5¢ blue, D.L. watermark, horizontal coil, two singles, paying the 10¢ registry fee, used with a 2¢ Washington, tied by Pine Lawn, Mo. cds's, Nov 14, 1911, on a registered cover from publisher, C.H. Mekeel, to Providence, R.I.; light soiling, central file fold not affecting stamps, Fine, a very rare used of the 5¢ 1919 coil; with 2022 P.S.E. certificate.Scott No. 355; $600 as two singles Estimate $300 - 400.
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Realized: $475
Lot
2053
1909, 2¢ Hudson-Fulton, tied to Special Exposition postcard by First Day Cancel, stamp with fault at lower right corner, still Very Fine and scarce.Scott No. 372 $1,500.
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Realized: $110
Lot
2054
1910, 1¢ green, S.L. watermark, horizontal coil, tied by neat Lewiston, Me. Flag cancel, Dec 14, 1910, on a multicolored "Seasons Greeting, January 1911 Calendar" picture postcard to Auburn, Me.; small tear at right edge, otherwise Very Fine.Scott No. 387 $250.
Realized: $50
Lot
2055
1912, 4¢ brown, S.L. watermark, horizontal coil, three singles tied by partial Cincinnati, O. double ovals on a registered cover to Bluffton, Ind., Nov 19-20, 1913; Fifth-Third National Bank corner card; stamps with clipped perfs from affixing device, F.-V.F., an unusual franking, correctly paying the 2¢ letter rate plus 10¢ for registration.Scott No. 395 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $260
Lot
2056
1912, 1¢ green, S.L. watermark, horizontal coil, guide line pair tied by neat Detroit, Mich., Grand River Sta. Flag cancel, Sep 8, 1914, on a Washington Theater, Detroit corner card cover to Havana, Cuba and backstamped there Sep 12; slight wrinkling at right from thick contents (not present), otherwise Very Fine; with 2006 P.S.E. certificate.Scott No. 412; $250 off cover Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $150
Lot
2057
1916, 2¢ carmine, type II, unwatermarked, horizontal rotary press coil, tied by New York machine cancel, Dec 23, 1918, on a New Years Greetings postcard to Columbus, Nebr.; stamp removed and hinged in place, Very Fine, a scarce war rate postcard usage.; with 1988 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 491 $1,100.
Realized: $300
Lot
2058
1918, 3¢ violet, type V, offset printing, imperf., on two airmail covers; horiz pair on Dec 16, 1918 Wash.-N.Y. First Day of 6¢ Rate, with Roessler "Air Plane Stamp News" address cachet (AAMC #RC5d), and block of 4 in combination with Airmail 1923, 6¢ green (C4) on Feb 20, 1928 Lindbergh Chicago-St. Louis flight cover, with horseshoe flight cachet, otherwise Very Fine.Scott No. 535 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $90