United States continued...
1909 TWO CENT LINCOLN CENTENNARY FIRST DAY COVERS continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 361 |
F |
367 |
 #367, 2c Lincoln, tied to cover to St. John, New Brunswick, along with Canadian 10c Green special delivery (#E1), by single strike of "Ashton, R.I./Feb 12 1909" first
day duplex postmark, two different St. John arrival bksts., trivial ink run at top left, very fine; a most unusual first day usage, one of the few known to a foreign destination and quite likely unique in combination with the Canadian special
delivery stamp. (Image) |
Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1909 TWO CENT LINCOLN CENTENNARY POSTAL HISTORY COLLECTION
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 362 |
 |
367-69 |
#367-369, 1909 2c Lincoln, the specialized postal history collection of 57 covers (33 perforated, 19 imperforate and 5 bluish paper), all individually selected by Mr. Ainsworth over many years for their unusual usages, cancellations and
overall eye appeal, includes many attractive advertising covers, excellent foreign usages such as Brazil, Denmark, Netherlands and Switzerland, there are multiples on cover including several of the imperforates (including a block of six, which is the
largest known multiple on cover), plus there are better interesting items such as four first day cover usages of the perforated stamp (catalog $500.00 each) from Brooklyn, N.Y. (unusual postal card usage), Detroit, Mich., Modesto, Cal. and
Philadelphia, Pa., in the imperforates we note a couple with Schermack Ty. III private perforations (early usages), and concluding with five covers franked with the scarce bluish paper stamps (catalog $425.00 each on cover), fine-very fine;
all-in-all an excellent basis for a specialized collection or exhibit. |
Est. $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $2,700.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1923 THREE CENT REGULAR ISSUE ESSAYS & PROOFS
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 363 |
E |
555-E2 |
 #555-E2, 3c Violet, die essay on India, mounted on card measuring 26x30mm, featuring a complete design as issued, except with background of cross-hatched lines
(which were subsequently removed on the issued design) surrounding the bust of Lincoln, "70003" Bureau control number stamped on reverse, bright and fresh, very fine; one of the premier essays, of the very few that exist, from the popular 1922-25
Regular issue series, this being the only recorded example of a Three Cent Lincoln essay; an essential item for an award-winning exhibit; quite likely undercataloged given its unique status and popularity; 2007 PF certificate. (Image) |
$2,750.00
SOLD for $2,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 364 |
P |
555P1 |
 #555P1, 3c Violet, large die proof on India, die sunk on large card measuring 153x207mm, "332355" Bureau control number stamped on reverse at bottom, bright and fresh,
trifling bend to card at extreme bottom left corner, extremely fine. (Image) |
$1,250.00
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1923 THREE CENT REGULAR ISSUE STAMP
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 365 |
 PB |
555 |
 #555, 3c Violet, full top margin plate no. 14297 block of ten, signed in the top selvage by B.E.P. Director Louis A. Hill, 3rd Assistant P.M.G. W. Irving Glover and
Postmaster General Hubert Work who dated his autograph "2/12/23", the first day of issue for this stamp, well centered, o.g., bottom stamps with slightly disturbed o.g., very fine; illustrated in Griffth's book U.S. Stamps, 1922-26 (page
45). (Image) |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1923-27 THREE CENT LINCOLN SPECIALIZED COLLECTION
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 366 |
O |
555/635 |
 #555/635, 1923-27 3c Lincoln specialized collection, consisting of some mint and used stamps, but the lion's share is a wonderful range of 60 usages on cover,
including various first days, covers with "Lincoln" incorporated into the town cancellation name, Zeppelin and Catapult flights, bisect usages, unusual registry usages including one franked with a 3c Lincoln and a 1923 24c Airpost (#C6) used from
Guam, as well as a most impressive group of uncommon destinations such as the Falkland Islands and Palestine, condition overall is fine-very fine; a marvelous basis for an award-winning exhibit collection. (Image) |
Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1923 ONE DOLLAR LINCOLN MEMORIAL PROOFS
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 367 |
P |
571P1 |
 #571P1, $1.00 Violet black, large die proof on India, die sunk on full size card measuring 225x153mm, signed and dated December 19, 1922 by the Postmaster General
Hubert Work, "154045" Bureau control number stamps on reverse at bottom, very fine and handsome. (Image) |
$1,500.00+
SOLD for $1,150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 368 |
P |
571P1 |
 #571P1, $1.00 Violet brown, large die proof on India, die sunk on large card measuring 197x150mm, taken from a special presentation book, as evidenced by a bit
of the linen binding hinge affixed at the bottom edge, minute edge tear at left edge of card, very fine and rare. (Image) |
$1,500.00
SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1923 ONE DOLLAR LINCOLN MEMORIAL ISSUED STAMP
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 369 |
 PB |
571 |
 #571, $1.00 Violet black, bottom margin arrow and double plate no. 18680 block of twelve, showing arrow in center of multiple and plate numbers at each end of
bottom sheet selvage, a most unusual configuration, well centered, especially deep color, o.g., n.h., a couple of stamps with minor natural gum skips, very fine; cataloged simply as twelve n.h. singles. (Image) |
$1,140.00+
SOLD for $575.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1923 ONE DOLLAR LINCOLN MEMORIAL POSTAL HISTORY
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 370 |
|
571 |
 #571, $1.00 Violet black, full top margin arrow and plate nos. 14268/F14268 block of twelve, the sole franking on a legal size Edward Worden cover and tied by several
strikes of clear "San Francisco, Calif/Aug 21, 1923" machine slogan cancels, addressed to Milburn, N.J., vertical file fold at left away from the stamps, very fine; a striking and most unusual franking. (Image) |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 371 |
|
571, 524, 547 |
 #571, $1.00 Violet black, tied to an extraordinarily rare commercial cover additionally franked with 1918 $5.00 Franklin (#524) and 1920 $2.00 Franklin (#547), along
with 1923 6c, 30c & 50c (#558, 569, 570), all tied by "Provo, Utah/Jul 20 192(6?)" duplex cancellations on 2c stamped envelope addressed to New York, N.Y., envelope was originally taped to a large parcel and served as an address label with $8.86
postage paying the 37-times the domestic zone 3 airmail rate of 24c, some usage flaws and slight soiling as would be expected, a fine and impressive non-philatelic usage of several high values; 1995 PF certificate.
(Image) |
Est. $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 372 |
|
571 |
 #571, $1.00 Violet black, a single with s.e. at top, along with 1923 10c (pair) and 50c, tied to neat July 18, 1933 Balbo Return Flight cover, Chicago to New York
(AAMC #1184), U.S. black circular flight cachet, Chicago machine slogan postmark, New York City arrival bksts., very fine; a scarce and popular flight cover. (Image) |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 373 |
|
571 |
 #571, $1.00 Violet black, three singles, along with 1923 10c and 50c, tied to July 18, 1933 Balbo Return Flight cover, New York City to Rome (AAMC #1184f), purple
U.S. and blue Italian flight cachets, Rome arrival c.d.s., addressed to Paris then forwarded to Switzerland, slight cover soiling, very fine and scarce. (Image) |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 374 |
|
571 |
 #571, $1.00 Violet black, postal history selection of five unusual usages bearing at least one example of the $1.00 Lincoln Memorial stamp, three being 1928-29
Graf Zeppelin flight covers, all in combination with at least one other stamp, including one that is neatly franked with 1923 50c, $1.00 and $2.00 values (this one and another are also signed by the naval Air Station Commander, C.E. Rosendahl), two
other items are scarce high value mail tag usages, one undoubtedly being a registered mail tag for a gold or currency shipment from New York to Minneapolis, and franked with three $5.00 stamps (#573) in addition to the $1.00 and 11c stamps from the
same series (all with perf. initials), fine-very fine; nice specialist's group. (Image) |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1938 SIXTEEN CENT PRESIDENTIAL ISSUE SPECIALIZED GROUP
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 375 |
O |
821 |
#821, 16c Lincoln "Prexie" specialized group, mostly usages on cover but includes a few stamps including a plate block of ten with a "phantom" plate number (very lightly printed), the postal history is quite useful to the specialist in this
increasing popular series (13 covers in all), highlights include a multiple franking (various Presidential values) registered usage to Kitwe, Northern Rhodesia, a 1949 solo domestic special delivery usage with a 2c Postage Due added, 1941 censored
multiple franking to Punjab, India (and then forwarded), etc., in addition to several different cacheted first day covers, fine-very fine. |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
OFFICIALS ESSAYS, PROOFS
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 376 |
|
|
 Post Office Announcement of Official Stamps, a two-page original circular to all Postmasters dated May 15, 1873 advising of the abolishment of the franking
privileges of the first day of July 1873, and that "the Postmaster General is required by law to provide postage stamps and stamped envelopes of special design for each of the several Executive Departments of the Government, for the pre-payment of
postages on official matter passing through the mails;" the circular then describes the stamps and colors to be issued, minor splitting at folds, very fine; a marvelous frontispiece for a specialized collection or exhibit of United States official
stamps; ex-Lockyear. (Image) |
Est. $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 377 |
E |
148-E13 |
 #148-E13, 6c Black Lincoln vignette, die essay on small card measuring 22x29mm, showing just the completed central vignette and "Six 6 Cents" value tablet, prepared
as an essay for Official stamps, despite being listed by Scott in the postage stamp essay section of the catalog, very fine; quite handsome and certainly rare. (Image) |
$1,500.00
SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 378 |
E |
O50-E1 |
 #O50-E1, 6c Post Office Dept., incomplete Lincoln large die essay in black on white ivory paper, measuring 63x71mm, an incredibly handsome essay featuring an
incomplete engraving of a Lincoln vignette without rectangular frame design, very fine; this frame was in progress when the decision was made to switch the Post Office Department design from the portrait vignettes to large numerals; a highly
important and rare essay for the Official or Lincoln related specialist; likely the finest of only five recorded. (Image) |
$4,250.00
SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 379 |
TC |
O4TC/O86TC |
 #O4TC/O86TC, 6c Lincoln design officials, "Atlanta" trial color plate proofs on card, complete set of all five colors for each of the Departments that issued a 6c
Lincoln stamp (Agriculture, Executive, Interior, Justice, Navy, State, Treasury and War), each brilliantly fresh and mostly well margined, a couple of proofs with trivial hinge thin spots, largely very fine, except for the 6c Navy which is damaged
and has not been counted in the catalog value; these proofs were displayed at the International Cotton Exposition held in Atlanta, Georgia in 1881, only one sheet of one hundred was printed in each of the five different colors.
(Image) |
$1,950.00
SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 380 |
TCP |
O4TC3/O86P4 |
#O4TC3/O86P4, 6c Lincoln design officials, proof collection of 48 items representing each of the Departments that issued a 6c Lincoln stamp (Agriculture, Executive, Interior, Justice, Navy, State, Treasury and War), we note complete "sets" of
the small die proofs, as well as plate proofs on card, there are five values represented in large die proofs, we note some better trial color proofs on India, including four different colors of the 6c Justice "Goodall" trial color proofs, etc.,
nearly all quite well margined and with strong colors, just an occasional small flaw, largely very fine. |
$2,394.00
SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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