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Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
161	O	313	#313, $5.00 Dark green, well centered, natural s.e. at left, tied to small blue linen-lined piece along with 8c Violet black (#306), horizontal pair of 15c Olive green (#309), 50c Orange (#310) and two $1.00 Black (#311) by multiple neat strikes of "New York/Reg" double oval postmarks, the $7.88 postage total represents a payment of one hundred fifty-six times the 5c per 1/2 oz. letter rate, plus an 8c registry fee, fine-very fine; an impressive high value franking. (Image)	Est. 500-750 SOLD for $900.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
162	O	313	#313, $5.00 Dark green, two choice singles used on an extraordinarily handsome large piece of a registered parcel, along with a single 8c Violet black (#306), two 10c Pale red brown (#307), a 50c Orange (#310), and a single and horizontal pair of $1.00 Black (#311), all tied by clear neat strikes of "New York/Reg" double oval pmks., red New York registry label below, the impressive $13.78 total postage represents a payment of two hundred seventy-four times the 5c per 1/2 oz. letter rate, plus 8c registry fee, the dollar values are all quite well centered and fresh, couple of trivial flaws to the lower values, fine-very fine; a striking and rare usage of two Five Dollar 1902 stamps on a single piece (as used stamps alone this piece catalogs $1,692.70); an excellent alternative to an enormously rare and almost unobtainable complete cover with a Five Dollar value; 1994 PF certificate. (Image)	Est. 750-1,000 SOLD for $1,150.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
163	EDU	319	#319, 2c Carmine, Ty. I, single centered just into perforations at left, tied to cover to Manila, P.I. (Philippine Islands) by clear "Washington/Nov 19, 1903" wavy line machine cancel, being the earliest documented usage of the Two Cent 1903 "Shield" stamp, San Francisco transit and Manila arrival c.d.s. on reverse, cover with slight edge wear and small part of back flap missing, fine; a highly important cover not only for the 1902-03 Issue specialist, but for the serious collector of first day and earliest documented usages of all U.S. stamps; accompanied by a 1989 AFDCS certificate and explanatory letter. (Image)	Est. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $3,500.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
164		319	#319, 2c Carmine, Ty. I, natural s.e. at top, tied to cover to Baltimore by scarce and distinctive "Roanoke, Va./Mar 17, 1905" experimental Samuel J. Evans type B-1 machine cancel, cancellation bars being made up of small segmented dashes in parallel lines, small repaired edge tear at top of cover not affecting postmark, a fine and very scarce experimental machine cancellation, which also happens to be the earliest recorded use of this postmark. (Image)	Est. 200-300 SOLD for $475.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
165		319	#319, 2c Carmine, Ty. I, a most unusual picture post card of San Francisco ("Evening at the Cliff House and Seal Rocks") franked with a vertical bisect of the Two Cent "Shield" stamp, accepted as legitimate payment of postage as the San Francisco Post Office had a severe shortage of One Cent stamps (the proper post card rate) following the devastating San Francisco earthquake, stamp tied by "San Francisco, Cal./May 9, 1906" machine cancel (three weeks after the April 18th earthquake and subsequent fires), addressed to Dimond, Cal. and backstamped upon arrival, with poignant message "Tell Mrs. Rhodes I could not find her brother", very fine; few such legitimate bisect usages still survive; also accompanied by five picture post cards of the era showing the devastation following the earthquake, plus a stampless cover sent from San Francisco one week after the earthquake to Philadelphia on April 25th (residents were allowed a brief period to send mail postage free). (Image)	Est. 200-300 SOLD for $525.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
166		319	#319, 2c Carmine, Ty. I, affixed at top of 1906 cover from Tsicheo, China to Harvey, Illinois, cover also franked with pair of Chinese 2c Scarlet adhesives (#112) which are tied by Chinese postmarks, the U.S. Two Cent stamp however remained uncancelled, as the sender had hoped that the Chinese postal system would deliver his letter via the U.S. Postal Agency in Shanghai, as evidenced by his manuscript instruction below the stamp, nevertheless the letter was given to the Japanese Imperial Shanghai post in error, resulting in a 6c postage due penalty (double deficiency rate) and with a "Due 6 Cts." violet handstamp applied, various Shanghai and Japanese backstamps, cover with rounded corners at top and a couple of minor edge tears, a fine and fascinating cover. (Image)	Est. 150-200 SOLD for $600.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
167		319	#319, 2c Carmine, Ty. I, four singles used on a large registered orange colored cover that originated in Frankfurt, Germany and was first sent to New York City, an 80pf Germania adhesive tied by "Frankfurt/12.10.06" c.d.s., cover was then re-registered (paid by the four Two Cent "Shield" stamps) to Shanghai, China, via San Francisco, with rarely seen red two line "Re-Registered/At Delivery" handstamp applied at left, and finally the cover was returned from Shanghai to New York as the cover was unclaimed, with four line "Registered/Jan 12/U.S. Postal Agency/Shanghai, China" handstamp on reverse in addition to a multitude of other markings and transit postmarks, cover with expected edge wear, fine; a fascinating and rare usage perfect for exhibition. (Image)	Est. 500-750 SOLD for $1,000.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
168		319	#319, 2c Carmine, Ty. I, single tied to a most remarkable "cover" made out of a well starched man's shirt cuff with usual holes for cuff links, stamp tied by "New York, N.Y./Aug 9, 1907" duplex cancel and addressed to Schuylerville, N.Y., arrival c.d.s. on front of cuff, stamp with usage faults, fine; one of the more curious covers known franked with a Two Cent "Shield" stamp. (Image)	Est. 150-200 SOLD for $50.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
169		319	#319, 2c Carmine, Ty. I, single tied to picture postcard to Guatemala City, C.A. (Central America) by very scarce and distinctive "Washington, D.C./Feb 20, 1908" Krag and Handsen type #4 four straight line repeating machine cancel, excellent strike, New Orleans transit and Guatemala violet arrival c.d.s. all on front, fine; one of the most desirable of all the known machine cancellations of the period. (Image)	Est. 200-300 SOLD for $400.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
170		319	#319, 2c Carmine, Ty. I, single tied to large (10 1/2" x 6 5/8") "Department of the Interior/U.S. Geological Survey" Official Business penalty envelope to Shanghai, China by "Washington, D.C./Nov 11, 1908" duplex pmk., address was changed to a hotel in Peking, Shanghai bksts., some light edge wear and a minor crease at bottom left, fine; a highly unusual usage; while Official Business was recognized to Shanghai, the address was changed prior to mailing and required the UPU printed matter rate. (Image)	Est. 150-200 SOLD for $80.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
171		319	#319, 2c Carmine, Ty. I, small flaws, tied to unusual cover carried by pneumatic tube from Brooklyn, N.Y. to New York City via the Brooklyn Bridge, cover was damaged while in the tube (staining in two corners and a series of tiny slits at top edge) and handstamped with rarely seen two line "Received in Bad Order/From Pneumatic Tube" magenta handstamp at left, fine; also accompanied by special printed 1909 Boston, Mass. damaged pneumatic tube mail label in green, a perfect companion piece for an exhibition page. (Image)	Est. 300-400 SOLD for $850.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
172		479	#479, $2.00 Dark blue, tied to Federal Reserve Bank registered mail tag, along with single examples of 5c Blue, 30c Orange red, 50c Red violet and $1.00 Violet brown (#504, 516-18) by indistinct Philadelphia double oval pmks., magenta "Philadelphia, Pa./Aug 7, 1918" c.d.s., tag addressed to the Federal Reserve Bank in New York City, the postage total of $3.85 represents payment of one hundred and twenty-five times the 3c per oz. war rate, plus 10c registry fee, tag with usual usage creasing and wear (not unusual considering the contents of the mail pouch weighed so much), 30c stamp creased, fine; a most unusual and particularly high value franking for the time; ex-Marx. (Image)	Est. 400-500 SOLD for $200.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
173		479	#479, $2.00 Dark blue, tied to Federal Reserve Bank registered mail tag along with 2c Rose, Ty. I (#499) by Boston, Mass. double oval pmk., each stamp with perfin initials "FRB" (Federal Reserve Bank), magenta "Boston, Mass./Mar 13, 1920" c.d.s., tag addressed to the Bristol National Bank in Bristol, Conn., the postage total of $2.02 represents payment of ninety-six times the 2c per oz. letter rate, plus 10c registry fee, tag with usual usage creasing at far right well away from stamps, fine and scarce. (Image)	Est. 300-400 SOLD for $150.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
174		479	#479, $2.00 Dark blue, nicely centered single tied to flown 1929 Round-the-World Graf Zeppelin cover, along with 50c and $1.00 1922 Regular issues (#570 and #571) and 5c Aeronautics Conference (#650) for a total of $3.55 in postage, "New York, N.Y./Aug 6, 1929" duplex cancels tie stamps, usual circular flight cachet in violet, green Lakehurst bkst., small two line post office handstamp with scuffing from erasure attempt, very fine; the 1917 Two Dollar issue on a flown Zeppelin cover is quite scarce; ex-Marx. (Image)	750.00 SOLD for $400.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
175	O	479, 480	#479, 480, $2.00 Dark blue and $5.00 Light green, a single of the former and a horizontal strip of three of the latter, tied to a piece of a large registered parcel front, along with single examples of 10c Orange yellow (#472, natural s.e.) and 75c Parcel Post (#Q11), all tied by "Foreign Sta./NY/U.S.A." double oval postmarks, with magenta New York Foreign Station c.d.s. dated Apr 10, 1917 below, the impressive total postage of $17.75 represents payment of five hundred and ninety times 5c per 1/2 oz. and 3c per additional oz. letter rate, in addition to a 10c registry fee, small edge faults to piece, still very fine and striking. (Image)	Est. 400-500 SOLD for $350.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
176	EDU	479, 480	#479, 480, $2.00 Dark blue and $5.00 Light green, a single of the former (centered to top) and a horizontal strip of three of the latter (well centered), tied to a large piece of a registered wrapper along with single examples of 20c Light ultramarine (#476) and 50c Light violet (#477) by clear bold "Foreign Station/N.Y./U.S.A." double oval pmks., matching violet "New York (Foreign Station), N.Y./Aug 31, 1917/Registered" double ring c.d.s., which was at one time was considered the earliest known usage of both the Two and Five Dollar values (whose date has subsequently been supplanted by an earlier April 6, 1917 usage), however this August 31, 1917 usage remains the earliest documented usage of the Fifty Cent Light Violet (#477), 20c stamp with short perfs., overall a very fine and important high value franking. (Image)	Est. 750-1,000 SOLD for $1,300.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
177	O	480	#480, $5.00 Light green, tied to large part of registered parcel front, along with singles of 1c Green, 20c Light ultramarine and 50c Red violet (#498, 515, 517), by Washington, D.C. double oval pmks., front with printed address of "Branch Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco/Salt Lake City, Utah" and "Bureau of Engraving and Printing" corner card (package undoubtedly contained Liberty Bonds or Currency), the postage total of $5.71 represents payment of one hundred eighty-seven times the 3c per oz. war rate, plus 10c registry fee, some slight soiling and $5.00 with rounded corner, fine. (Image)	Est. 300-400 SOLD for $210.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
178	O	480	#480, $5.00 Light green, two blocks of four, plus two 20c Light ultramarine singles (#515) and a single 5c Pilgrim Tercentenary (#550, natural s.e.), all used on a portion of a most unusual "Railway Mail Services" printed form as method of internal payment (instead of cash) to the Post Office Department in Washington, all canceled with indistinct Washington, D.C. 1920 duplex postmarks, piece folded horizontally in center (not affecting stamps), the two scarce used Five Dollar blocks of four (catalog $300.00 each) are well centered and quite choice, very fine. (Image)	Est. 400-500 SOLD for $280.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM
179		480	#480, $5.00 Light green, an amazing franking of 55 copies (in various singles, strips and blocks) on a large sized registered cover with "Federal Reserve Bank/Fiscal Agency Dept./Minneapolis, Minn." corner card, sent to the "First American Bank/Duluth, Minnesota", cover additionally franked with a single $2.00 Capitol (#572) and a $1.31 meter, for an incredible total of $278.31 postage, all stamps tied by mute double oval postmarks, violet double circle "Duluth, Minn./Apr 18, 1935" postmarks on reverse, Federal Reserve Bank labels used as seals on reverse and are tied by special large registered handstamps, Minneapolis arrival bkst., small portion of top left corner of the cover clipped off, couple of stamps with small faults, still in quite extraordinary quality considering the size and weight of the contents, very fine; one of the most spectacularly franked 20th century covers in existence and ranks as one of the highest frankings known on any U.S. cover. (Image)	Est. 7,500-10,000 SOLD for $3,500.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM

Multicolored Advertising Covers

Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
180		300, 319	#300, 319, 1c Blue green and 2c Carmine, Ty. I, each tied to an incredibly handsome pair of multicolored illustrated advertising covers depicting two different forging operations of the Buffalo Forge Company, Buffalo, N.Y., the 1c on a cover showing "The Blacksmith's Helpers" and tied by 1905 Buffalo, N.Y. wavy line machine cancel, while the 2c is on a cover showing "The Engine Premier - Buffalo" and is tied by a 1904 Buffalo postmark, each cover quite clean, very fine; ex-Marx. (image 180a) (Image)	Est. 200-300 SOLD for $270.00 Closing..Dec-06, 05:00 PM