The "Chrysanthemum" Collection of First Day Covers and Earliest Documented Usages continued...
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Est/Cat |
Realized |
Prices realized...
| 492 |
 |
 2c Vermont, Burgoyne, Valley
Forge (643-645). Five First Day covers with Kurkjian cachets incl.
three No. 643 with different cachets incl. two with unofficial
cities (Troy and Albany N.Y.), No. 644 with Alburg and Albany R.P.O.
unofficial cancel, and No. 645 with Lancaster P.A. cancel (Planty No.
12), fresh and Very Fine group withthree unofficials, the No. 643's
are the first Kurkjian cachets (Image) |
E. 300-400 |
450.00 |
| 493 |
|
 2c Vermont Sesquicentennial
(643). Left plate no. block of six, tied by green "Cleveland
(Midwestern Philatelic Sta.) Ohio May 26 12AM 1928" cancel on red Gorham
cacheted cover to Washington D.C., Very Fine, scarce plate block on a First
Day cover (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
210.00 |
| 494 |
|
 2c Rogers Clark (651).
Tied by "Montezuma Ind. Feb. 25 4PM 1929" duplex on first Ioor
cacheted First Day cover to Indianapolis Ind., Very Fine, scarce
unofficial city (Image) |
E. 200-300 |
160.00 |
| 495 |
|
 2c Rogers Clark (651).
Tied by "Olney Ill. Feb. 25 3:30PM 1929" machine cancel on first
Ioor cacheted First Day cover to Flora Ill., Very Fine, scarce
unofficial city (Image) |
E. 150-200 |
230.00 |
| 496 |
|
 2c Rogers Clark (651).
Nineteen incl. eighteen cacheted First Day covers, incl. nine from
Vincennes Ind., other ten unofficial cities comprising Loogootee
Ind., Kenosha Wis., Niles Mich., Cincinnati, St. Louis, Louisville,
Lawrenceville Ill., Oblong Ill., Springfield Ill., and Benton Harbor
R.P.O. (?), almost all different with wide range of cachets incl. four Ioor
in three different colors, three different Shockley, Stoutzenberg, seven
Johnson, Very Fine (Image) |
E. 400-500 |
800.00 |
| 497 |
|
 1c-10c Kans. Overprints
(658-668). Complete set tied by "Washington D.C. May 1 5PM 1929"
duplex cancels on First Day cover to Nickles at local address, fresh
and Very Fine, attractive and colorful First Day cover of the set of Kansas
overprints (Image) |
1,300.00 |
1,600.00 |
| 498 |
|
 1c, 2c-10c Kans. Overprints
(658, 660-668). On separate First Day covers serviced by Carter
Glass, stamps tied by "Holton Kans. May 1, 1929" flag cancels to
Glass in Lynchburg Va. (except 6c with duplex cancel), 1c with 1c Postage
Due stamp tied at top left, fresh and Very Fine, scarce group with the 1c
(solo), 2c, 4c, 5c, 7c (solo), 9c and 10c reportedly being the only ones
known from Holton, apparently Glass did not care for the 1½c issue but it
is possible that the 1½c never made it to the Holton post office as no 1½c
first day covers from Holton are known
(Image) |
E. 1,500-2,000 |
750.00 |
| 499 |
|
1c-10c Kans., Nebr. Overprints (658/679). Twelve mostly uncacheted
First Day covers with May 1 cancels, incl. No. 664 on first flight
from Kansas City Mo., Nos. 666 and 667 from Washington D.C., Nos. 666 and
679 from Washington D.C., No. 669 from Fairbury Nebr. (unofficial city),
No. 671 plate block with Omaha Nebr. cancels, few interesting combination
frankings, fresh and Very Fine group |
E. 1,000-1,500 |
525.00 |
| 500 |
|
 1c Kans. Ovpt. (658).
Horizontal strip of four and single of No. 632, tied by "Newton Kans.
Apr. 15 6PM 1929" duplex and "Newton Kans." handstamps on air post
cover to Roessler in East Orange N.J., Very Fine "true" First Day
usage (Image) |
E. 400-500 |
220.00 |
| 501 |
|
 1c Kans. Ovpt. (658).
Horizontal pair, tied by "Newton Kans. Apr. 15 6:30PM 1929" machine
cancel on First Day cover to local address, receiving backstamp,
Very Fine (Image) |
325.00 |
220.00 |
| 502 |
|
 8c Kans. Ovpt. (666).
Bottom left corner selvage, tied by "Newton Kans. Apr. 15 8:30PM
1929" machine cancel on First Day air mail cover to Carrollton
Ky., red crayon "Air Mail" at top, Very Fine
(Image) |
575.00 |
375.00 |