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**The "Chrysanthemum" Collection of First Day Covers and Earliest Documented Usages continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
546		15c Deep Orange, Special Delivery (E13). Used with 25c Special Handling (QE4) and 2c Lexington-Concord (618), tied by "Washington D.C. Apr. 11 5PM 1925" duplex cancels on First Day cover to Cornish in Washington D.C., usual toning along envelope seams, Very Fine, scarce combination First Day cover of both the 15c Special Delivery and the 25c Special Handling (Image)	E. 500-750	325.00
547		15c Deep Orange, Special Delivery (E13). Top plate no. block of six, used with block of ten with plate no. of 箱 Olive Brown (551), tied by "Washington D.C. Apr. 11 1:30PM 1925" duplex cancels on unaddressed oversize cover, Very Fine, scarce plate block of the 15c Special Delivery on cover used on the First Day of issue, the 箱 stamps were issued only one week prior, on April 4, with 1976 P.F. certificate (Image)	E. 500-750	550.00
548		箱 Dull Red (J68). Tied by "Rahway N.J. Apr. 15 11AM 1925" machine cancel on 1c Green entire to local address, with copy of what may have been original enclosure of employee record from U.S. Post Office for recipient, Very Fine, rare First Day usage, only ten were produced (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	1,500.00
549		1c Parcel Post (Q1). Choice centering, tied by "Biddeford Maine Jul. 1 -AM 1913" flag cancel on postcard to Haverhill Mass., Very Fine, rare usage on the First Day Parcel Post stamps became valid for use as postage (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	675.00
550		10c-25c Special Handling, Wet Printing (QE1a-QE4a). Tied by Washington D.C. First Day cancels on separate covers, 10c-20c to Miss., 25c to Tenn. (latter used with two 1c Lexington-Concord), others used on 2c entires, minor edgewear, Very Fine (Image)	370.00	150.00
551		10c-20c Special Handling, Wet Printing (QE1a-QE3a). Used with 2c Valley Forge (645) and tied by "Washington D.C. Jun. 25 6PM 1928" duplex cancels on First Day cover to H.A. Robinette in Washington D.C., Very Fine triple First Day cover (Image)	350.00	105.00
552		2c Black on Buff, Die 1 (U46). Crossroads cancel, to Almond N.Y., with ms. "August 21st, 1863 circular received from Haley & Sayre Fruit, Candy and Nuts dealers New York" on reverse, and with original prices current with printed Aug. 18, 1863 date, Fine, this is the earliest documented usage of No. U46, with 2003 A.P.S. certificate (Image)	E. 200-300	130.00
553		2c Red on Amber (U232). "Newberry C.H. S.C. Nov. 19, 1883" circular datestamp and target with local bank's printed corner card to Baltimore, Very Fine, with 1999 P.F. and A.P.S. certificates, the latter stating earliest documented usage (Image)	E. 400-500	0.00
554		2c Red, Retouched. (U236). "Detroit Mich. Jun. 30, 1844 5:30PM" duplex cancel, printed corner card, to Buffalo N.Y., Very Fine -- the retouching took place in June 1884 and although no distribution records exist, it is believed that this date will not be so easily superseded -- ex Siskin, with 1998 A.P.S. certificate (Image)	E. 500-750	0.00
555		5c Blue (U330 var.). UPSS No. 1093-10-54-8, light "Chi & Minn. Fast Mail Aug. 19, 1893 TR50" duplex cancel, Minneapolis Minn. printed corner card, to Norway, Norway receiving backstamp, Extremely Fine, this is the earliest documented usage, with 2004 A.P.S. certificate (Image)	E. 200-300	100.00
556		5c Chocolate, Columbian Issue (U350). UPSS No. 1174-11-61-11, well-struck "New York May 8, 1893 6:30PM F" duplex cancel to Paris, France, blue French transit at bottom, faint vertical crease at left, otherwise Very Fine earliest documented usage, with 2004 A.P.S. certificate (Image)	E. 300-400	375.00

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

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

546

15c Deep Orange, Special Delivery (E13). Used with 25c Special Handling (QE4) and 2c Lexington-Concord (618), tied by "Washington D.C. Apr. 11 5PM 1925" duplex cancels on First Day cover to Cornish in Washington D.C., usual toning along envelope seams, Very Fine, scarce combination First Day cover of both the 15c Special Delivery and the 25c Special Handling (Image)

E. 500-750

325.00

547

15c Deep Orange, Special Delivery (E13). Top plate no. block of six, used with block of ten with plate no. of 箱 Olive Brown (551), tied by "Washington D.C. Apr. 11 1:30PM 1925" duplex cancels on unaddressed oversize cover, Very Fine, scarce plate block of the 15c Special Delivery on cover used on the First Day of issue, the 箱 stamps were issued only one week prior, on April 4, with 1976 P.F. certificate (Image)

E. 500-750

550.00

548

箱 Dull Red (J68). Tied by "Rahway N.J. Apr. 15 11AM 1925" machine cancel on 1c Green entire to local address, with copy of what may have been original enclosure of employee record from U.S. Post Office for recipient, Very Fine, rare First Day usage, only ten were produced (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

1,500.00

549

1c Parcel Post (Q1). Choice centering, tied by "Biddeford Maine Jul. 1 -AM 1913" flag cancel on postcard to Haverhill Mass., Very Fine, rare usage on the First Day Parcel Post stamps became valid for use as postage (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

675.00

550

10c-25c Special Handling, Wet Printing (QE1a-QE4a). Tied by Washington D.C. First Day cancels on separate covers, 10c-20c to Miss., 25c to Tenn. (latter used with two 1c Lexington-Concord), others used on 2c entires, minor edgewear, Very Fine (Image)

370.00

150.00

551

10c-20c Special Handling, Wet Printing (QE1a-QE3a). Used with 2c Valley Forge (645) and tied by "Washington D.C. Jun. 25 6PM 1928" duplex cancels on First Day cover to H.A. Robinette in Washington D.C., Very Fine triple First Day cover (Image)

350.00

105.00

552

2c Black on Buff, Die 1 (U46). Crossroads cancel, to Almond N.Y., with ms. "August 21st, 1863 circular received from Haley & Sayre Fruit, Candy and Nuts dealers New York" on reverse, and with original prices current with printed Aug. 18, 1863 date, Fine, this is the earliest documented usage of No. U46, with 2003 A.P.S. certificate (Image)

E. 200-300

130.00

553

2c Red on Amber (U232). "Newberry C.H. S.C. Nov. 19, 1883" circular datestamp and target with local bank's printed corner card to Baltimore, Very Fine, with 1999 P.F. and A.P.S. certificates, the latter stating earliest documented usage (Image)

E. 400-500

0.00

554

2c Red, Retouched. (U236). "Detroit Mich. Jun. 30, 1844 5:30PM" duplex cancel, printed corner card, to Buffalo N.Y., Very Fine -- the retouching took place in June 1884 and although no distribution records exist, it is believed that this date will not be so easily superseded -- ex Siskin, with 1998 A.P.S. certificate (Image)

E. 500-750

0.00

555

5c Blue (U330 var.). UPSS No. 1093-10-54-8, light "Chi & Minn. Fast Mail Aug. 19, 1893 TR50" duplex cancel, Minneapolis Minn. printed corner card, to Norway, Norway receiving backstamp, Extremely Fine, this is the earliest documented usage, with 2004 A.P.S. certificate (Image)

E. 200-300

100.00

556

5c Chocolate, Columbian Issue (U350). UPSS No. 1174-11-61-11, well-struck "New York May 8, 1893 6:30PM F" duplex cancel to Paris, France, blue French transit at bottom, faint vertical crease at left, otherwise Very Fine earliest documented usage, with 2004 A.P.S. certificate (Image)

E. 300-400

375.00