Sale 40: The Autumn Sale

Lot 1188    

1901, 2¢ & 4¢ Pan-American. 2¢ corner margin with inverted value imprint, 4¢ bottom margin plate no. single, target cancel and 2¢ tied by "Fort Flagler, Wash., Jul 6, 1901" cds on cover to Seattle; toning on reverse and reduction at right, Fine.
Scott No. 295+296    Estimate $50 - 75.

Realized: $40

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Lot 1189    

1903, 4¢ brown, Diagonal Bisect. Tied by "Roswell, N. Mex., Dec 20, 1909" machine postmark on locally addressed cover, Very Fine, an interesting tolerated bisect usage; with 2004 A.P.S. certificate.
Scott No. 303    Estimate $75 - 100.

Realized: $135

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Lot 1190    

1909, 2¢ Lincoln. Well centered with rich color, tied on fresh local cover by "Boston, Mass., Feb 12, 1909" First Day of Issue machine postmark, Extremely Fine.
Scott No. 367    $500.

Realized: $325

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Lot 1191    

1912, $1 violet brown. Well centered, tied by 1916 New York duplex postmark on local cover, company corner card, Very Fine, a rare philatelic high value cover; with 2005 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 423    $7,000.

Realized: $6,750

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Lot 1192    

1916, 5¢ carmine error. In combination with 1916, 1¢ green (462) and mistaken for the 2¢ to pay the 3¢ war rate, on cover to Philadelphia, Pa., tied by "Wayne, Pa., Jan 10, 1918" flag machine cancel; 5¢ with corner wrinkle ending in small tear at bottom left, Fine, a rare commercial usage of the 1916, 5¢ carmine error, with only 5 to 6 usages known; with 2008 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 467    $5,000.

Realized: $3,250

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Lot 1193    

1917, 2¢ rose, type I. Partial killer cancel and tied by purple "A.E.F. Siberia / Passed as Censored. / Base Censor" handstamp (Van Dam C-11) on cover to Maryland, "U.S. Postal Agency, Siberia, Feb 19, 1920" postmark tying portion of Russian franking affixed on front and reverse, from U.S. Army officer, Lt. Rattach, attached to the Russian Railway Service Corps, located at Olovyannaya, Siberia; cover repaired at top right corner, otherwise Very Fine, Lt. Rattach's involvement in Siberia during WWI and the evacuation of Czech soldiers, is mentioned in the book White Terror by Jamie Bisher.
Scott No. 499    Estimate $300 - 400.

Realized: $675

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Lot 1194    

1917, 2¢ deep rose, type Ia. Centered into perfs at left, tied by "Miami, Fla., Mar 23, 1920" machine postmark on post card to Ohio, Fine; with 2009 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 500    $650.

Realized: $65

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Lot 1195    

1923, $1 violet black. Nicely centered, canceled by oval handstamp with "Washington, D.C., Feb 12, 1923" First Day of Issue duplex cds alongside on locally addressed cover, Very Fine, a rare high value first day cover.
Scott No. 571    $7,000.

Realized: $1,450

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Lot 1196    

1929, 2¢ Edison, flat plate. Tied by "Menlo Park, N.J., Jun 5, 1929" First Day of Issue machine postmark on cover to Auburndale, Mass., original autograph of Thomas A. Edison additionally tying stamp, Very Fine, a quintessential autograph first day cover signed by the inventor of the practical electric light bulb; with 2010 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 654    Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $850

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Lot 1197    

1931, Wilkins-Ellsworth Trans-Arctic Submarine Expedition. Neat cover with purple Expedition cachet, franked with 1½d G.B. KGV definitive postmarked "London 5 Oct 31" and U.S.A. 2¢ & 5¢ definitives, usual smudge cancels with New York May 8 1931 duplex; couple stains do not detract; this dual franking was typical for mail associated with the Expedition, still Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $45

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