The "Chrysanthemum" Collection of First Day Covers and Earliest Documented Usages continued...
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
Prices realized...
| 448 |
 |
 1-1/2c Yellow Brown, Brown,
(553, 582, 598). Tied by "Millburn N.J. Mar. 19 6:30PM 1925"
cancel on 1-1/2c entire No. U481 to Leo Rutstein in Newark N.J., purple
"registered" handstamp at bottom left but no registry no., Very Fine, this
is the First Day for all three stamps and for the entire, sent to
Worden's assistant (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
230.00 |
| 449 |
|
 3c Violet (555). Block of
six, cancelled by handstamp, "Hodgenville Ky. Feb. 12 2PM 1923"
circular datestamp on First Day cover to Sterling Ill., Very Fine,
attractive multiple on a First Day cover, with 1982 American First Day
Cover Society certificate, Scott Retail as single on First Day cover (Image) |
300.00 |
280.00 |
| 450 |
|
 3c Violet (555). Tied by
"Hodgenville Ky. Feb. 12 2PM 1923" duplex on First Day cover
with printed address to Eugene Klein in Philadelphia, Very Fine (Image) |
300.00 |
210.00 |
| 451 |
|
 3c Violet (555). Tied by
"Hodgenville Ky. Feb. 12 2PM 1923" duplex on First Day cover
to Philip Ward in Germantown Pa., s.e. at right, Very Fine (Image) |
300.00 |
120.00 |
| 452 |
|
 5c Dark Blue (557). Tied
by neat strike of "Oyster Bay N.Y. Oct. 27 3:30PM 1922" machine
cancel on First Day cover to Worden in Milburn N.J., Very Fine usage
sent from Roosevelt's home town (Image) |
1,000.00 |
850.00 |
| 453 |
|
 5c Dark Blue (557). Rich
color, tied by "City Hall Sta. N.Y. Oct. 27 1:30PM 1922" machine
cancel on First Day cover to Herman Toaspern in Brooklyn N.Y.,
attractive "Toasty" in elaborate script at top left, Very Fine (Image) |
175.00 |
65.00 |
| 454 |
|
 5c Dark Blue (557). Tied
by "New York, N.Y. Sta. T. Oct. 27 5PM 1922" machine cancel on
First Day cover to Bronx N.Y., blue "First Day Issue" handstamp at
top left, Very Fine (Image) |
175.00 |
105.00 |
| 455 |
|
 6c Red Orange (558).
Horizontal pair, radiant color, tied by "Washington D.C. Nov. 20 5:30 PM
1922" machine cancel on First Day cover with printed return
address from National Research Council, to local address, fresh and Very
Fine, Scott Retail as single on First Day cover
(Image) |
225.00 |
105.00 |
| 456 |
|
 7c Black (559). Tied by
purple "Niles Ohio May 1, 1923 11:30AM" machine cancel on First
Day cover to Youngstown O., Very Fine
(Image) |
250.00 |
110.00 |
| 457 |
|
 7c Black, 8c Olive Green (559,
560). Horizontal pair of 7c, tied by "Washington D.C. May 1 12:30PM
1923" machine cancel on First Day registered special delivery
cover to Boston Mass., purple Washington and Boston registry backstamps,
central toned spot from servicer George Frost's wax seal, Fine, rare
combination First Day cover with two of the four values issued on that date
(the others were the 14c and 20c) (Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
600.00 |
| 458 |
|
 7c Black, 14c Blue (559,
565). Tied by "Washington D.C. May 1 12:30PM 1923" machine
cancel on First Day registered special delivery cover to Boston
Mass., purple Washington and Boston registry backstamps, central toned spot
from servicer George Frost's wax seal, otherwise Very Fine, scarce
combination First Day cover (Image) |
E. 1,500-2,000 |
1,100.00 |