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**The "Chrysanthemum" Collection of First Day Covers and Earliest Documented Usages continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
503		1c-10c Nebr. Overprints (669-679). Tied by "Washington D.C. May 1 3:30PM 1929" duplexes on First Day cover to Philip Ward in Philadelphia Pa., receiving backstamp, Very Fine, colorful usage of the entire set (Image)	1,300.00	900.00
504		1箱 Nebr. Ovpt. (670). Tied by "Hartington Nebr. Apr. 15 7-PM 1929" machine cancel on First Day cover to local address, fresh and Fine (Image)	275.00	210.00
505		2c Nebr. Ovpt. (671). Selvage at top, rich color, tied by "Hartington Nebr. Apr. 15 7-PM 1929" machine cancel on First Day cover to local address, Very Fine (Image)	225.00	210.00
506		2c, 4c and 5c Nebr. Ovpt. (671, 673, 674). Five "pre-First Day" covers comprising 2c (Fremont Apr. 24 and Grand Island Apr. 24), 5c (Hastings Apr. 22) and 4c (one Omaha Apr. 24 and other used with 1c (No. 632) Hastings Apr. 22), both 2c and solo 4c with first Westphal cachets, Very Fine group (Image)	E. 500-750	1,700.00
507		2c Massachusetts Bay Colony (682). Horizontal pair, tied by "Salem Mass. Apr. 3 7:30AM 1930" duplex cancel on Halvorsen "Samosett" Indian cacheted cover to Salem Mass., signed by mayor of Salem, Very Fine (Image)	E. 150-200	230.00
508		11c-50c 1931 Regular Issue, Special Delivery (692-701, E16). Eleven First Day covers, 17c and 25c first flights (Nickles), 30c registered, No. E16 used with No. 702, typed addresses, Very Fine, Scott Retail in excess of (Image)	2,375.00	950.00
509		11c-50c 1931 Regular Issue (692-701). Blocks of four on individual First Day covers with Washington D.C. duplex cancels, matched typed address to G.E. Tisdale in Minneapolis Minn., Very Fine, scarce set of blocks of four on First Day covers (Image)	3,562.00	2,100.00
510		17c Black, 25c Blue Green (697, 699). Tied by "Washington D.C. Jul. 27 2:30PM 1931" slogan machine cancel on First Day cover to Cheyenne Wyoming, endorsed "Via Air Mail Special Delivery" and with purple "Fee Claimed by Office of First Address" handstamp, Very Fine (Image)	2,500.00	4,500.00
511		箱-10c Washington Bicentennial (704-715). Tied by "Washington D.C. Jan. 1 8AM 1932" duplex and machine cancel on First Day cover prepared by Farley and signed by Herbert Hoover, addressed to Hoover at the White House, Very Fine, scarce and attractive usage (Image)	E. 500-750	750.00
512		箱-10c Washington Bicentennial (704-715). Set of First Day covers each with plate no. block of four tied by "Washington D.C. Jan. 1 11:30PM 1932" cancel, matched typed address to Nickles in Washington D.C., Extremely Fine, scarce and attractive set	E. 200-300	350.00
513		Beazell First Day Covers. 41, incl. Nos. 657 (4 first cachets), 680 (6), 681 (8), 690, 702 (3), 703 (3), 704-715 with extra 4c with multicolored handpainted cachet, 727, 732, and 737, 39 different cachets incl. wide variety of interesting themes incl. Indians, Washington, Transportation incl. Ships, fresh and Very Fine, scarce group of these beautiful cachets (Image)	E. 4,000-5,000	5,250.00

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

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

503

1c-10c Nebr. Overprints (669-679). Tied by "Washington D.C. May 1 3:30PM 1929" duplexes on First Day cover to Philip Ward in Philadelphia Pa., receiving backstamp, Very Fine, colorful usage of the entire set (Image)

1,300.00

900.00

504

1箱 Nebr. Ovpt. (670). Tied by "Hartington Nebr. Apr. 15 7-PM 1929" machine cancel on First Day cover to local address, fresh and Fine (Image)

275.00

210.00

505

2c Nebr. Ovpt. (671). Selvage at top, rich color, tied by "Hartington Nebr. Apr. 15 7-PM 1929" machine cancel on First Day cover to local address, Very Fine (Image)

225.00

210.00

506

2c, 4c and 5c Nebr. Ovpt. (671, 673, 674). Five "pre-First Day" covers comprising 2c (Fremont Apr. 24 and Grand Island Apr. 24), 5c (Hastings Apr. 22) and 4c (one Omaha Apr. 24 and other used with 1c (No. 632) Hastings Apr. 22), both 2c and solo 4c with first Westphal cachets, Very Fine group (Image)

E. 500-750

1,700.00

507

2c Massachusetts Bay Colony (682). Horizontal pair, tied by "Salem Mass. Apr. 3 7:30AM 1930" duplex cancel on Halvorsen "Samosett" Indian cacheted cover to Salem Mass., signed by mayor of Salem, Very Fine (Image)

E. 150-200

230.00

508

11c-50c 1931 Regular Issue, Special Delivery (692-701, E16). Eleven First Day covers, 17c and 25c first flights (Nickles), 30c registered, No. E16 used with No. 702, typed addresses, Very Fine, Scott Retail in excess of (Image)

2,375.00

950.00

509

11c-50c 1931 Regular Issue (692-701). Blocks of four on individual First Day covers with Washington D.C. duplex cancels, matched typed address to G.E. Tisdale in Minneapolis Minn., Very Fine, scarce set of blocks of four on First Day covers (Image)

3,562.00

2,100.00

510

17c Black, 25c Blue Green (697, 699). Tied by "Washington D.C. Jul. 27 2:30PM 1931" slogan machine cancel on First Day cover to Cheyenne Wyoming, endorsed "Via Air Mail Special Delivery" and with purple "Fee Claimed by Office of First Address" handstamp, Very Fine (Image)

2,500.00

4,500.00

511

箱-10c Washington Bicentennial (704-715). Tied by "Washington D.C. Jan. 1 8AM 1932" duplex and machine cancel on First Day cover prepared by Farley and signed by Herbert Hoover, addressed to Hoover at the White House, Very Fine, scarce and attractive usage (Image)

E. 500-750

750.00

512

箱-10c Washington Bicentennial (704-715). Set of First Day covers each with plate no. block of four tied by "Washington D.C. Jan. 1 11:30PM 1932" cancel, matched typed address to Nickles in Washington D.C., Extremely Fine, scarce and attractive set

E. 200-300

350.00

513

Beazell First Day Covers. 41, incl. Nos. 657 (4 first cachets), 680 (6), 681 (8), 690, 702 (3), 703 (3), 704-715 with extra 4c with multicolored handpainted cachet, 727, 732, and 737, 39 different cachets incl. wide variety of interesting themes incl. Indians, Washington, Transportation incl. Ships, fresh and Very Fine, scarce group of these beautiful cachets (Image)

E. 4,000-5,000

5,250.00