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**The "Chrysanthemum" Collection of First Day Covers and Earliest Documented Usages continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
437		10c Orange Yellow, Coil (497). Vibrant color, cancelled by "Washington D.C. Jan. 31 8 PM 1922" duplex on 3c purple entire to local address, endorsed "Special Delivery" at top left, Jan. 31 Special Delivery backstamp, Very Fine, scarce First Daycover prepared by Hammelman (Image)	4,500.00	5,250.00
438		5c Blue (504). Tied by New York N.Y. Hudson Term. Sta. 5 Jun. 9, 1917 3PM"wavy-line machine cancel and censor tape on cover to Amsterdam, Holland, Very Fine earliest documented usage, with 2001 A.P.S. certificate (Image)	E. 400-500	0.00
439		12c Claret Brown (512). Tied by "Chicago Ill." double oval cancel on registered cover to Sun Prairie Wis., DeLaval Separator Co. printed corner card, two violet "Chicago Ill. Oct. 13, 1917 Registered" backstamps, cover slightly reduced at tright with tear just below stamp, otherwise Very Fine earliest documented usage, with 2002 A.P.S. certificate (Image)	E. 400-500	300.00
440		2c Carmine, Ty. IV (526). Tied by "Washington D.C. Mar. 15 11:30 PM 1920" duplex cancel on First Day cover to local address, Fine, only about 50 First Day covers were produced by Hammelman, with 1975 P.F. certificate (Image)	800.00	500.00
441		3c Violet (537). Tied by "Washington D.C. Mar. 3 8PM 1919" machine cancel on First Day cover to New York City, Colman return address handstamp at top left, fresh and Very Fine (Image)	800.00	400.00
442		3c Violet (537). Tied by "New Rochelle N.Y. Mar. 3 12 M 1919" slogan cancel on First Day cover to Birmingham, England, some edge toning, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	2,700.00
443		3c Violet (537). Block of four, tied by "Washington D.C. Mar. 3 4:30 PM 1919" duplex cancel on First Day Special Delivery cover to local address, purple "Special Delivery" handstamp and backstamp, Very Fine, scarce block on a First Day cover, Scott Retail for single on First Day Cover is $800.00 (Image)	E. 1,500-2,000	1,250.00
444		1c Green, Perf 10 x 11 (542). Horizontal pair, tied by clear strike of "Washington D.C. May 26 11 PM 1920" duplex on First Day cover to local address, Very Fine, scarce (Image)	1,750.00	1,100.00
445		1c-5c Pilgrim Tercentenary (548-550). Complete set, tied by bold strikes of "Washington D.C. Dec. 21, 1920 2:30 PM" First Day duplex cancels on fresh cover to "Mr. Thomas Jones Jr., Post Office Service, Post Office Department, Washington D.C.", with "H. Hammelman" signature at left, Extremely Fine (Image)	3,000.00	4,000.00
446		1c-13c 1922-30 Issues (552/687). Fourteen First Day covers comprising Nos. 552 (pair) from Philadelphia, 552 (blocks of 4, 8 and pair), 557, 586, 587, 591, 622 (Indianapolis & Washington), 632, 633, 638 (pair), 640, 642 and 687 (pair), six cacheted incl. three Gorham, fresh and Very Fine	E. 400-500	250.00
447		1-1/2c Yellow Brown, Brown, (553, 582, 598). Tied by two different types of "Washington D.C. Mar. 19 3PM 1925" cancels on 1-1/2c entire No. U481 to Edward C. Worden in Millburn N.J., Very Fine, this is the First Day for all three stamps and for the entire (Image)	E. 200-300	160.00

The "Chrysanthemum" Collection of First Day Covers and Earliest Documented Usages continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

437

10c Orange Yellow, Coil (497). Vibrant color, cancelled by "Washington D.C. Jan. 31 8 PM 1922" duplex on 3c purple entire to local address, endorsed "Special Delivery" at top left, Jan. 31 Special Delivery backstamp, Very Fine, scarce First Daycover prepared by Hammelman (Image)

4,500.00

5,250.00

438

5c Blue (504). Tied by New York N.Y. Hudson Term. Sta. 5 Jun. 9, 1917 3PM"wavy-line machine cancel and censor tape on cover to Amsterdam, Holland, Very Fine earliest documented usage, with 2001 A.P.S. certificate (Image)

E. 400-500

0.00

439

12c Claret Brown (512). Tied by "Chicago Ill." double oval cancel on registered cover to Sun Prairie Wis., DeLaval Separator Co. printed corner card, two violet "Chicago Ill. Oct. 13, 1917 Registered" backstamps, cover slightly reduced at tright with tear just below stamp, otherwise Very Fine earliest documented usage, with 2002 A.P.S. certificate (Image)

E. 400-500

300.00

440

2c Carmine, Ty. IV (526). Tied by "Washington D.C. Mar. 15 11:30 PM 1920" duplex cancel on First Day cover to local address, Fine, only about 50 First Day covers were produced by Hammelman, with 1975 P.F. certificate (Image)

800.00

500.00

441

3c Violet (537). Tied by "Washington D.C. Mar. 3 8PM 1919" machine cancel on First Day cover to New York City, Colman return address handstamp at top left, fresh and Very Fine (Image)

800.00

400.00

442

3c Violet (537). Tied by "New Rochelle N.Y. Mar. 3 12 M 1919" slogan cancel on First Day cover to Birmingham, England, some edge toning, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

2,700.00

443

3c Violet (537). Block of four, tied by "Washington D.C. Mar. 3 4:30 PM 1919" duplex cancel on First Day Special Delivery cover to local address, purple "Special Delivery" handstamp and backstamp, Very Fine, scarce block on a First Day cover, Scott Retail for single on First Day Cover is $800.00 (Image)

E. 1,500-2,000

1,250.00

444

1c Green, Perf 10 x 11 (542). Horizontal pair, tied by clear strike of "Washington D.C. May 26 11 PM 1920" duplex on First Day cover to local address, Very Fine, scarce (Image)

1,750.00

1,100.00

445

1c-5c Pilgrim Tercentenary (548-550). Complete set, tied by bold strikes of "Washington D.C. Dec. 21, 1920 2:30 PM" First Day duplex cancels on fresh cover to "Mr. Thomas Jones Jr., Post Office Service, Post Office Department, Washington D.C.", with "H. Hammelman" signature at left, Extremely Fine (Image)

3,000.00

4,000.00

446

1c-13c 1922-30 Issues (552/687). Fourteen First Day covers comprising Nos. 552 (pair) from Philadelphia, 552 (blocks of 4, 8 and pair), 557, 586, 587, 591, 622 (Indianapolis & Washington), 632, 633, 638 (pair), 640, 642 and 687 (pair), six cacheted incl. three Gorham, fresh and Very Fine

E. 400-500

250.00

447

1-1/2c Yellow Brown, Brown, (553, 582, 598). Tied by two different types of "Washington D.C. Mar. 19 3PM 1925" cancels on 1-1/2c entire No. U481 to Edward C. Worden in Millburn N.J., Very Fine, this is the First Day for all three stamps and for the entire (Image)

E. 200-300

160.00