Lot
1451 
1917, 2¢ deep rose, type Ia, perf. 11, tied to "Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginemen" advertising corner card cover to Harrisburg by "Philadelphia, PA W. Park Sta Jan 29 1920" postmark, cover small edge tear at foot, Very Fine and attractive; with 1980 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 500; $650 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $150
Lot
1452
1917, 2¢ deep rose, type Ia, perf. 11, tied with block of four of 3¢ Violet imperforate (#484) plus 1¢ Green (#498), to registered, Return Receipt Demanded, cover from Nassau Stamp Co. to Canton, China by New York ovals, their violet "Dec 31 1920 Regy Div" oval backstamps, Seattle Registered transit and Chinese arrival backstamp, slight overall aging, Very Fine usage.Scott No. 500 Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $150
Lot
1453
1917, 5¢ rose color error, center stamp in strip of three, perf. 11, tied to corner card cover by neat "Charlotte, N.C. May 23 1918" postmark, Very Fine and rare.Scott No. 505 Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
A LOVELY COVER FRANKED WITH THE 1917 5¢ ROSE ERROR IN STRIP OF 3.
Realized: $3,250
Lot
1454
1917, 5¢ rose color error, perf. 11, two line perfin with "NS & Co" perforated initials, tied to local use, corner card cover of the "The Snellenburg Clothing Co." by "Philadelphia Pa May 25 1917" postmark, cover vertical crease at left, Very Fine and rare, ex-Boker; with 1987 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 505; $2,250 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE COMBINATION OF A COMMERCIAL USE OF THE 1917 5¢ ROSE ERROR ON A CORNER CARD COVER.
Realized: $2,800
Lot
1455
1917, 10¢ orange yellow, perf. 11, tied on registered cover from Anchorage to Davos, prepaid 15¢ rate with three color franking, tied by violet boxed Anchorage, Alaska cancels w May 12 1923 backstamps, New York transits and Davos Platz arrival backstamp, Very Fine.Scott No. 510 Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $50
Lot
1456
1918, $5 deep green & black, tied by mute Hartford, Conn. double oval with 20¢ Carmine Rose (#567) and 8¢ Olive Green (#560) to registered cover from Aetna Life Insurance Company to Boston, "Hartford Conn Nov 20 1928" duplex postmark at left, no backstamps as this envelope would have been accompanied a heavy shipment, the 20¢ and 8¢ are perfins, opened on two side, slightly reduced at bottom, Very Fine and rare.Scott No. 524 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $290
Lot
1457
1918, 2¢ carmine, type V, offset printing, imperf., vertical pair, huge margins all around showing portions of adjacent stamps on all sides, tied by Chicago duplex and machine cancel, Jan 18, 1921, on cover to Benton Harbor, Mich. with a Hanna Engineering Works corner card, a Superb jumbo on cover; with 1991 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 533; $350 off cover Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $190
Lot
1458
1922, 5¢ Roosevelt, Tied on Rare Oyster Bay F.D.C., "Oyster Bay, NY Oct 27 1922" machine cancel, from Nassau Stamp. Co to Mass., F.-V.F., one of the key first day cover city rarities of the 1922 Issue.Scott No. 557; $2,000 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $550
Lot
1459
1922, 11¢ Hayes on Fremont F.D.C, the rare "Fremont Oct 4 1922" cancel tied, with additional 1¢, Special Delivery handstamp to Mass., Very Fine and rare.Scott No. 563; $3,750 Estimate $600 - 800.
The 11¢ Hayes first day from Fremont is the first time the Post Office began issuing stamps from a location related to the subject (Fremont was Hayes's home town).
Realized: $800
Lot
1460 ()
1923, $5 America, carmine lake & dark blue, vertical pair, in combination with 1922, 15¢ Statue of Liberty + 1925, 20¢ Special Delivery (566, E14) on a Rapid Electrotype Co. ad cover front pasted up on thin manila card made into parcel tag, to Valley City, N.D. with stamps tied by Cincinnati, O. wavy line roller cancel, violet "Special Delivery" & "Airmail" handstamps, reverse with 1931 registered receiving postmark and written list of contents, Very Fine, scarce usage of this $5 high value color variety.Scott No. 573a Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $120